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Vol. LXIV, No. 16
 
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Other News

(Photo by Emily Reeves)
THE OTHER R: The other “R” in Hinds Plaza’s 3-R Day event Saturday was the “R” in the Record Exchange, which sponsored the musical appearances of Chris Harford and His Band of Changes (shown here) and Dinner (featuring Prex employee Ben) as part of its celebration of Record Store Day. Princeton’s famous franchise was recently named the best college store in the nation by Phil Gallo in USA Today.

Free Community-University Shuttle Service Looks to Integrate With Larger Transit System

Dilshanie Perera

Borough Zoning Officer Derek Bridger acknowledged at last week’s Regional Planning Board meeting that Princeton University is “doing well in accommodating community needs” regarding its shuttle and transportation system.

Anyone can ride on the University’s Tiger Transit shuttles for free, and no identification is checked or required.

Holt: Primary Care, Especially for Elderly, Will Be Improved by Health Care Reform

Ellen Gilbert

“I can’t help but talk about it as a historic piece of legislation,” said Congressman Rush Holt (D-12) in a recent conversation with district AARP members, which also included call-in questions from telephone listeners.

Slide Show, Rare Books From Firestone Illuminate “Cartographies of Time”

Ellen Gilbert

Ways of looking at time were abundantly in evidence last week at Labyrinth Books when authors Anthony Grafton and Daniel Rosenberg talked about their new book, Cartographies of Time: A History of the Timeline (Princeton Architectural Press $50). A visibly appreciative audience witnessed not only a slide show, but the presence of actual examples of representations of time used in the book, courtesy of Firestone’s Rare Books and Special Collections Department.

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