Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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New Yorker editor David Remnick speaks on journalism at university
David Remnick, left, editor-in-chief of The New Yorker, chats with a member of the audience after speaking at Princeton University on Tuesday. Staff photo by Katie Wagner
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Foreign policy expert traces roots of U.S.-UK geopolitical ‘hegemony’
Walter Russell Mead speaks at Princeton University By Claire Abramowitz, Special Writer The unpopular discipline of WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) studies deserves to be given more attention, the Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations said in a lecture at Princeton University on Monday. Walter Russell Mead,…
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Bond ordinance to end West Windsor planning stalemate
$200,000 measure would continue process for train station redevelopment area By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — A $200,000 bond ordinance will be introduced at the Township Council’s Monday meeting that should provide the remainder of the funding necessary to develop a viable plan for the 350-acre redevelopment zone around the Princeton Junction train…
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A plea deal for Congo is still open
Prosecutor supports bill in Assembly but says its outcome is similar to his offer to owners of dog that attacked landscaper By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer The Princeton municipal prosecutor whose case against Congo led to the order for the German shepherd to be euthanized said Wednesday that he supports the state Assembly bill that…
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Louise Wilson elected to a top post in League of Municipalities
Montgomery councilwoman is third vice president By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The state’s mayors elected Montgomery Deputy Mayor Louise Wilson to the position of third vice president of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities on Friday. The bipartisan organization’s executive board has four officers, which include president, first vice president, second vice…
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U-Store branch opens on Nassau Street
Bringing insignia apparel to a wider audience By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer A new branch of the Princeton University store, dedicated to Princeton insignia apparel and gifts, opened late in the day Friday. The additional U-Store is located at 116 Nassau St. in the former Micawber’s and Children’s Place locations. Its opening follows the Wednesday…
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Arts Council spoofs construction delays
New goal: early 2008 By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer Construction delays have yet again pushed back the grand opening of the Arts Council of Princeton’s much anticipated Paul Robeson Center for the Arts until early 2008, causing the postponement and rescheduling of much of the winter programming. But the council is taking the delay in…
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Merchants cast their eyes on long-awaited pergola
Early reviews are cautiously positive By Nick Norlen, Staff Writer Despite positive reactions from Spring Street shop owners about the nearly completed pergola, a few concerns remain about the completion of the long-awaited structure on the Albert E. Hinds Community Plaza. Jill Carpe, who owns Shop the World at Salty Dog at 4 Spring St.,…
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University’s changed rules on drinking spur debate
Can dormitory advisors also be enforcers? By Clair Abramowitz, Special Writer Proposed revisions to Princeton University’s alcohol policy, including an increased enforcement role for dormitory advisors, are raising concerns on campus about potential damage to the relationship between advisors and the students who are their responsibility. ”A lot of people are saying that they don’t…
