Princeton Weekly Bulletin February 7, 2000 Vol. 89, No. 15 [<] [>] [archive]

Page one news and features • Trustees call for larger student body • Student fees increase by lowest percentage in three decades • Princeton enhances financial aid awards • Bobst gift establishes Peace, Justice Center • Graduate School launches Centennial Fellowships • Mandella visit is cancelled People • Staff recognition • Bartel, Teiser are named to endowed professorships • Latinist to join faculty • Retirements Nassau Notes • Arts • Speakers • Notices Sections • Calendar • Employment

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Editor:    Sally Freedman Associate editor:    Caroline Moseley Calendar and production editor:    Carolyn Geller Contributing writers:    Justin Harmon,    Ken Howard,    Steven Schultz Photographer:    Denise Applewhite Web edition:    Mahlon Lovett

	Trustees call for larger student body A special trustee committee has recommended that Princeton increase the size of its undergraduate student body by approximately 10 percent (from 4,600 to 5,100) to "enhance the quality of the overall educational experience at Princeton and make more effective use of the University's extraordinary resources." The increase would be phased in over four years, probably beginning three or four years from now after additional dormitory and dining space has been constructed. [>>more]
	Student fees increase by lowest percentage in three decades The trustees have adopted an operating budget that increases student fees for 2000-01 by 3.3 percent, a drop from last year's 3.5 percent increase and the lowest percentage increase in more than 30 years. The $661 million budget is projected to be in balance. [>>more]     Princeton enhances financial aid awards On the recommendation of President Shapiro, the trustees of the University will further increase the scholarship portion of many undergraduate financial aid awards.     It will do this by reducing the amount that students are required to borrow and by entirely removing the value of the family home from its financial aid calculations. These actions build on initiatives begun in 1998 to increase Princeton's affordability for students from lower and middle-income families. [>>more]
	Bobst gift establishes Peace, Justice Center A $10 million gift from the Elmer and Mamdouha Bobst Foundation will be used to create the Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice at the University.     The Bobst Center will be devoted to advancing the causes of peace, of mutual understanding and respect for all ethnic traditions and religious faiths, and of justice, both within countries and across national borders. [>>more]
	Bartels, Teiser are named to endowed professorships Two faculty members have been named to endowed chairs, as of July 1, 1999: Larry Bartels and Stephen Teiser. [>>more] Latinist to join faculty Denis Feeny, a Latin specialist, has been appointed professor of of classics, as of July 1.     Feeney earned his 1974 BA and MAs in Latin (1975) and Greek (1976) at the University of Aukland, New Zealand, and his 1982 DPhil at Oxford University. [>>more]
	Mandela visit is canceled Nelson Mandela has canceled the trip to the United States that would have brought him to Princeton on February 25 to receive an honorary degree. Because of his continuing international obligations, he will have to travel to the Middle East and West Africa at that time.     "We are, of course, exceedingly disappointed," said President Shapiro. "But the reason Princeton wanted to honor Mr. Mandela in the first place was to recognize such special contributions to humanity as those that now prevent him from being here. We wish him every success as he continues to provide leadership and mediation in his unparalleled and unceasing commitment to peace, justice and equality, in South Africa and throughout the world."
	Athletics Basketball. The men defeated Catholic University 90-49 on January 24, Cornell 59-44 on January 28 and Columbia 53-46 on January 29. The women beat Rider 77-73 on January 24 but lost to Cornell 68-66 on January 28 and Columbia 63-57 on January 29. (Men: 10-7, 2-0 Ivy; women: 3-14, 0-3 Ivy) Fencing. On January 30 both the men's and women's teams won against Vassar and Brown, and the men outfenced Army and Stevens Tech. (Men: 8-2, 0-0 Ivy; women: 7-2, 0-0 Ivy) Squash. On January 26 against the University of Pennsylvania, the men won 8-1 and the women lost 4-5. (Men: 5-0, 3-0, women: 5-1, 2-1 Ivy) Swimming, diving. Against Columbia, the men won on January 28 and the women on January 29, the women posting eight first-place finishes and recording head coach Susan Teeter's 100th career win. (Men: 8-0, 6-0 EISL, women: 7-0, 5-0 Ivy)
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