Category: archives

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Feb. 23, 3:30 p.m.: Beating the Bushes

    A new book by Kevin Phillips takes on the Bush dynasty. By: Hank Kalet    I’m reading a rather fascinating book on the Bush dynasty by former Republican strategist Kevin Phillips that fleshes out the generational links between the two President Bushes and previous generations of Bushes and what this has meant for presidential policy —…

  • Mae Horn

       Mae Horn, 96, of Titusville died Thursday at the Foot Hill Acres Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Hillsborough.    Born in Flemington, she had resided in Flemington until moving to Titusville in 1962.    Wife of the late Glendon Horn and mother of the late Margaret Sladden, she is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, John and Beth…

  • Just Right

    Two travelers discover the joys of small cruise lines during a six-day journey on Lake Michigan. By: Janet Purcell Photos by Janet Purcell View from the deck while cruising Lake Michigan.    It wasn’t so many years ago that if you wanted to cruise on a small ship, you either had to own a yacht or…

  • Vagabond’s ‘American Pictures’ to show at university

       Jacob Holdt, vagabond, photographer and activist, will present "American Pictures," a slide show and live narrative examining race, poverty and privilege in America, on Friday at Princeton University.    Princeton University student organizers hope to raise awareness during Black History Month about the need for a continuing civil rights movement to address racial and social inequality.…

  • Letter: Time for Greenspan to enter retirement

    To the editor:     Isn’t it now evident that it’s about time, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan give up the job and join the ranks of the retired?    His recent report indicating that the generous cost-of-living index be replaced with a more frugal type index as a means of reigning in the exploding budget is…

  • Peddie girls’ basketball wins 7th straight MAPL title

    By: Neil Hay    Players come, players go. But one thing remains constant: The Mid-Atlantic Prep League girls basketball tournament belongs to the Peddie School.    Coach Sean Casey’s Falcons made it seven straight MAPL championships by defeating two challengers over the weekend. After playing a schedule that featured one top-ranked team after another, the biggest concern…