October 6, 1997 Volume 87, Number 5 | Prev | Next | Index
Princeton University Office of Communications, Stanhope Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544POEM group develops organic laser
By Steve EisenbergResearchers have produced a laser using organic material that may have widespread industrial and consumer applications. The material -- a composite of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen -- is less expensive to manufacture and less temperature-sensitive than the semiconductor material in today's lasers, such as those in compact disc players.
AME elder joins Chapel staff
By Caroline Moseley"Nontraditional ministry" appeals to former Navy chaplain
The Reverend Deborah Blanks has always been drawn to what she calls "a nontraditional ministry. I never felt a particular call to be the pastor of a particular congregation," she says. She has always felt a calling -- "a nudge from God in a certain direction" -- to work with diverse populations, especially those including young people.
That's why she looks forward to her first year at Princeton. "The chapel here is an integral part of the life of the University," she explains. At Opening Exercises, at which Blanks pronounced the Benediction, "People filled the chapel; they experienced the splendor and beauty of the sacred space; they joined together to celebrate the new academic year in the joy of a shared sense of community."
Course examines what works and what doesn't for modern United Nations
By Mary CaffreyThe headlines from Bosnia and Herzegovina offer a dismaying drumbeat: Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadic carries on a power struggle with President Biljana Plavsic; Karadic flouts international authority as the de facto ruler in the Pale region and ignores charges of war crimes brought against him.
Meanwhile, a team of diplomats squabbles over whether to certify local elections held in mid-September, elections complicated not only by meddling from ousted rulers but by the thousands of refugees who had the right to vote in absentia.
Trouble in the peacekeeping operation in Bosnia is no surprise to Professor of Politics and International Affairs Michael Doyle, who became director of the Center of International Studies in July. Nearly two years after the United States brokered a peace agreement in Dayton, Ohio, among Serb, Croatian and Muslim leaders,...
Hungry? Sleepy? Bored?
By Caroline MoseleyStudent agencies offer solutions and provide business experience for undergraduates
Are you hungry? Call the Tiger Pizza Agency. Are you sleepy? Buy a futon from the Dorm Furnishings Agency. Are you bored? Rent a video from P-Flix ("offering over 1,300 of the most popular movies"), slap it in the VCR you rented from Tiger Rentals and invite the gang over. When they arrive in your room or office (tastefully decorated with orange and black items from the Princeton Outfitters and Souvenir Agency), you can greet them wearing the tux you rented from the Special Occasions Agency.