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  • A policy on hurricane relief carries out university’s motto

    Employees given paid leave for humanitarian relief By: Hilary Parker    Princeton University Assistant Dean of Admissions Christopher Burkmar didn’t have to choose between his job and his desire to help people when he decided to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in the Saint Bernard Parish community of Violet, La.    "It almost looks as if the…

  • Give talk a chance

    Scholar seeks world peace through understanding of languages By: Kara Fitzpatrick    Only through communication will there be peace. And only with language will there be communication. So Ephraim Isaac has dedicated his life to both causes — peace and languages.    "People have described me as a Renaissance man," Mr. Isaac said while sipping coffee from…

  • WOMEN & BUSINESSNo apologies needed

    Expert traces the role of gender in office communications By: Lauren Otis    WEST WINDSOR — Men and women are different and they communicate differently, both in an office environment and outside, but gender is only one in a complicated thicket of factors which govern workplace communication, and miscommunication, a communications consultant told a recent Women…

  • New citizens minted in ceremony at school

    Holt welcomes 25 in real-life civics lesson By: Courtney Gross    WEST WINDSOR — Ten years ago, Carlos Reyes hitchhiked from Guatemala and swam across a river from Mexico to enter the United States illegally. On Monday, he became a citizen.    A citizenship ceremony at Grover Middle School attended by U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) gave…

  • WOMEN & BUSINESSSalon’s unique model spurs growth and employees

    Angela Pantaleone gives some ownership to her employees By: Hilary Parker    Demonstrating her design skills go far beyond hairdos, Angela Pantaleone — the owner of VC Salon Spa in Robbinsville — has created a business model that landed her business a place on "Salon Today" magazine’s list of the fastest-growing salons in 2005.    "We gave…

  • Surf party!

    Dinner-dance celebrates hospital Fete and its organizers By: Christian Kirkpatrick    Was it global warming or a week of rain that brought the Jersey Shore to Princeton over the weekend?    Neither. It was the tireless efforts of the June Fete committee, creators of the Beach Fete 2006. Members of the Auxiliary of the University Medical Center…

  • Gould, Filloux are top Fete finishers

    Both hoping to build on race success By: Justin Feil    The June Fete 10k race Saturday was a motivator for the winners.    Brian Gould, the overall winner, is hoping that he can improve on his finish time of 34 minutes, 20 seconds while female winner Claire Filloux is looking for the race to be a…

  • Be entrepreneurial, organizations working for social change are told

    Conference on entrepreneurship held at Princeton University By: Lauren Otis    Entrepreneurial skills are important for those who wish to set up organizations working for social change, with one of the first critical decisions being whether to create a for-profit socially responsible business or a not-for-profit entity, said participants at a panel discussion held during the…

  • Village Grande to hear talk on property taxes

    By: Courtney Gross    WEST WINDSOR — The Village Grande Civic Association will host Cy Thannikary, chairman of the Citizens for Property Tax Reform, on Wednesday for a presentation on property taxes.    Raymond J. Ryan, a civic association board member, said the organization is interested in acquiring more knowledge on property-tax reform and what the local…