Category: archives
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Hun girls win prep fencing title
Gonzalez, Lee among individual champs By: Bob Nuse Sara Gonzalez knew pretty early on that this was going to be a special season for the Hun School girls’ fencing team. "Everybody really wanted it and they worked hard all season," the Hun senior said. "From last year to this year all the girls worked hard…
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Situation wanted
Whether downsized, or victims of the "dotbomb" era, many IT professionals are still out of work — but some say jobs are returning. By: Melinda Sherwood In the 1990s, if you knew a little about computers, you could write your own ticket at any number of businesses. Today, however, even the most highly skilled information…
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Public affairs professor named PU’s new provost
Christopher Eisgruber to succeed Amy Gutmann in July By: Jeff Milgram In 1979, Christopher Eisgruber started his undergraduate career as a Princeton University freshman. He would go on to study physics, graduate magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, be named a Rhodes Scholar, and earn both a master’s degree in politics at Oxford University…
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Award for Powell sparks debate on Princeton campus
Students appeared split on the legitimacy of the new Crystal Tiger Award and its first recipient. By: Elyse Graham Although Secretary of State Colin Powell was honored by Princeton University students Friday with the new Crystal Tiger Award, students themselves appeared split on the legitimacy of both the award and its first recipient. The new…
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National Book Award winners share their tales
Three noted authors discuss their craft in Princeton. By: Jennifer Potash From balancing scholarly pursuits with more emotional writing to composing a whole novel on a typewriter in the digital age, four National Book Award winners enthralled an audience of 150 gathered Thursday in the Jewish Center of Princeton with tales from the writing life.…
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PHS swim teams reach CJ B finals
Girls to face nemesis Rumson By: Justin Feil When the Princeton High girls’ swimming season ends this winter, it will be the end of competitive swimming for Olivia Prevost. The Little Tigers senior is determined to extend her career as long as possible before heading to Stanford to row next fall. Prevost did her part…
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Letters to the Editor, Feb. 24
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Feb. 24 By: Reject campaigns that rely on mudslinging To the editor: Thank you for your research and very interesting editorial "Slinging mud is nothing new in campaigns" (The Packet, Feb. 20). It put in historical perspective the political atmosphere of U.S. elections. We tend to think that the politics…
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Preliminary budget tops Princeton Township’s cap
Insurance hikes, debt service blamed. By: Jeff Milgram The Princeton Township Committee got its first glimpse of its 2004 municipal budget Monday and it didn’t like what it saw. The committee held a special meeting Monday afternoon, hours before its regularly scheduled meeting Monday evening. "Everyone is talking about taxes," said Mayor Phyllis Marchand.…
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Princeton Township offers parks for ‘adoption’
Environmental Commission seeks individuals or groups interested in long-term stewardship and maintenance. By: David Campbell The Princeton Environmental Commission wants to talk with groups and individuals interested in "adopting" parks in Princeton for long-term stewardship and maintenance. On Wednesday night, the commission heard annual reports from representatives of two groups participating in its volunteer Adopt-A-Park…
