Category: archives
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Maurice Hawk school marks 40th year
Exhibit sheds light on the school’s namesake. By: Shannay Cadette WEST WINDSOR His first name is pronounced "Morris," not "Maurice." He wasn’t a cranky grouch despite his stodgy appearance and stern stare in the portrait that hangs in the Clarksville Road school. And, no, movie star Ethan Hawke is not related to him.…
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LETTER: No pity for sheik’s death
To the editor: It was with relief that I read of the demise of Sheik Ahmed Yassin, a man whose dedication to death and destruction for the nation of Israel was a road to disaster for the Palestinian people who followed him. I well remember the day that it was reported that Adolph Hitler…
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DISPATCHES: Pop music, politics and the art of the sale
DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet: Some songs are being used against their original meaning, and are now used to sell products. By: Hank Kalet I was watching ESPN the other morning when a promo for the station’s coverage of the NCAA Women’s Basketball championships came on. The promo featured some spectacular footage of players from the…
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PU vice provost will follow Amy Gutmann to Penn
The University of Pennsylvania has named Joann Mitchell, vice provost for administration at Princeton, as its next vice president and chief of staff. Ms. Mitchell’s appointment will begin July 1, and she will report to Amy Gutmann, Penn’s president-elect, according to Penn officials. Dr. Gutmann, Princeton provost and professor of politics, was elected Penn’s president…
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THE STATE WE’RE IN: Clean energy cuts energy costs
THE STATE WE’RE IN By Michele S. Byers: Clean energy helps the environment and your wallet. By: Michele S. Byers In high school physics we learn that "energy" is the capacity of a body or a system to do work. For most of us, that definition quickly becomes irrelevant as soon as we have to…
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Meals on Wheels
Volunteers bring food and good company to those who need both. By: Michael Redmond Like the other volunteers around her, Judy Kornhauser seems as disciplined and focused as a drill sergeant as she assembles the hot lunches and cold suppers that the American Red Cross of Central New Jersey’s Meals on Wheels delivers to program…
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PU friends give $10 million to fund new dorm
Structure to be largest in new Whitman College complex. Longtime friends will fund construction of the largest dormitory in Princeton University’s new Whitman College complex. The gift, which will total $10 million, comes from charter trustee Peter C. Wendell and his wife, Lynn Mellen Wendell, together with Scott D. Cook, cofounder of the financial software…
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‘The Ladykillers’
The synergy of many little things combines to make the Coen brothers’ latest film an uproarious, gut-busting visit to the deep South. By: Bob Brown Tom Hanks’ big heist hits a few unexpected road bumps in The Ladykillers. It’s spring, time for the hard laughs to come out of hibernation. This movie should do it.…
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LIFESTYLE: Just beat it
Performers show how both tribal and traditional dances tell a story By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi A pair of dancers tracing the African roots of their art had sixth-graders pumping their fists in the air, screaming and dancing in their seats. When the performers asked for volunteers to join them on stage, the Crossorads North students…
