Category: archives
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Tilghman takes Princeton University helm
‘History will judge us in the weeks and months ahead by our capacity to sustain civil discourse in the face of deep disagreement.’ By: Jeff Milgram In times of national crisis, America’s institutions of higher education must remain committed to academic free speech, Shirley Tilghman said Friday after she was formally sworn in as Princeton…
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Cokie Roberts tells students women’s struggle isn’t over
Ms. Roberts urges women not to become complacent. By: Jennifer Potash Women have come a long way in gaining parity in voting booths and in the workplace, but that doesn’t mean the struggle is over, according to Cokie Roberts of ABC News. "It’s important for women in times like this to keep these issues of…
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One sex assault suspect arrested; police still looking for another
Rahway police apprehended one man who allegedly tried to assault a woman in South Brunswick’s Nassau Square area. The South Brunswick police also are seeking a suspect in a second attack on a woman off Route 27. By: Brian Shappell Police have arrested a man accused of attempted sexual assault and are looking for a…
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Painted Ponies
Horse Play in the Hills: New Jersey’s state animal is festooned with balloons, bedecked with fins and playing the sax and it’s all for a good cause. By: Susan Van Dongen "A Horse of a Different Color," in Bedminster. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski Artists love horses. Their noble heads, graceful movement and superb…
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‘Northern Exposure’ for a good cause
Bicycle ride from Fairbanks to Anchorage helps raise money for the development of an anti-AIDS vaccine. By: Michael Redmond When the issue becomes one of dealing with life’s inevitable passages, Dr. Norbert A. Wetzel, a psychologist, practices what he therapizes. In late August, Dr. Wetzel, 65, completed a six-day, 500-mile bicycle ride from Fairbanks to…
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Drinking on campus remains a difficult issue
Princeton Borough officials, university students agree on goal of limiting illegal alcohol use, but not on how to do it. By: Jennifer Potash Princeton University students and borough officials agree that reducing illegal alcoholic consumption at eating club parties and on campus is a desirable goal. But the best way to accomplish that goal was…
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P.U. president holds firm to core principles
PACKET EDITORIAL, Oct. 2 By: Packet Editorial It is highly unlikely that Shirley M. Tilghman, a native of Canada and a molecular biologist by training, could have imagined herself even a few short weeks ago devoting what would arguably be the most important speech of her life to an eloquent and stirring defense of freedom…
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Letters to the editor, Oct. 2
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Oct. 2 By: Grieving doesn’t know national boundaries To the editor: My friends and I have spent the last two weeks grieving for the victims in New York. But these feelings are not new to me as they are to most of my American friends. I have felt the same way…
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West Windsor honors rescue workers
WEST WINDSOR Two members of the township’s Division of Emergency Services were honored at a luncheon Monday by the West Windsor Volunteer Fire Company for their roles in the search and rescue effort at the former site of the World Trade Center. Lt. Michael McMahon and Specialist Erik Eitel worked at the site for…
