Human Values Center celebrates 10 years
The title of its anniversary volume may give
readers a sense of the scope of activity undertaken
by the University Center for Human Values in its
first 10 years.
What Should We Value?
compiles excerpts from lectures, papers and books
by scholars and students associated with the
center. The excerpts are grouped around such
questions as "How should democracy recognize
diversity?" "How should we value freedom?" "What is
the relationship between law and morality?" and
"How should we value life?" The contributors
include Princeton faculty, visiting fellows and
lecturers, and one undergraduate, Jilan Kamal '01,
whose excerpted essay addresses the question "Can
the self ever be free from all social influence?"
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Trustess accept Wythes Report
recommendations
The trustees formally approved the report of a
special trustee committee recommending 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 approval was made at
the quarterly board meeting on April 15.
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Board names eight to tenured faculty
At their April 15 meeting, the trustees approved
the appointment of one full professor, Athanassios
Panagiotopoulos, and the promotion of one assistant
professor, Elizabeth Gould, to professor. They also
promoted six to associate professor: Bonnie
Bassler, Luigi Martinelli, Kenneth Mills, Catherine
Peters, Eileen Reeves and Rob Wegman. All
appointments are effective July 1. [>>more]
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A concrete what?
While some like to engage in extreme sportssky
diving, ice climbing and the likeother Princeton
students do what you might call "extreme
engineering."
One group has designed,
built and raced a canoe made of concrete. Another
built a lightweight steel bridge and raced against
the clock to erect it across a simulated 14-foot
river without leaving the shore.
The feats were part of two
annual contests sponsored by the American Society
of Civil Engineers. The teams, which were the
University's first representatives to the contests
in many years, participated April 8 in a regional
competition near Doylestown, Pa. [>>more]
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Communiversity
Despite inclement weather, University and
community members turned out to watch dance
demonstrations and other performances; to sample a
variety of cuisines; to play games, ride ponies and
have their faces painted; and to participate in the
International Festival that was part of this year's
Communiversity celebration of town and gown on
April 15. (Photo by Ron Carter)
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Auditing Princeton courses: "It's a
privilege"
Walk into almost any Princeton lecture hall and
you'll see them: quiet, attentive, often
gray-haired, seated in the back rows. They're
passionate about learning, and they're getting a
Princeton education for a pittance. They're
auditors. [>>more]
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Spring cleaning
Among the 75 students, staff and faculty who
participated in Campus Volunteer Day on April 8
were Jenny Guberman of Romance Languages and
Literatures (l), graduate students Jonathan Schmidt
and Juha Savolainen, Assistant Dean of Religious
Life Deborah Blanks, Phillipa McKeown and graduate
student Jonathan McKeown, who worked on grounds
cleanup at Princeton Community Village. Community
Village was one of several venues for volunteer
activity in the program, which is cosponsored by
the Office of Community and State Affairs and
Community House. (Photos by Pat Hatton)
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Athletics
Golf. The men won the Ivy League
Championship and the women came in second on April
15 and 16, with Nat Hoopes '03 taking the
individual Ivy championship.
Volleyball (men's). The Tigers won the
Ivy League Tournament on April 16. (8-12, 4-10
EIVA)
Water polo (women's). Princeton finished
first at the Mid-Atlantic Championship on April 15
and16. (20-3, 8-0 CWPA)
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