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Vol. LXIII, No. 22
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
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Vol. LXIII, No. 22
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
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 (Photo Courtesy of Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite)
GENERAL STUDIES: Princeton University celebrated graduation over three days, which included remarks from U.S. Army General David Petraeus, A.M. ’85, Ph.D. ’87 (pictured, with students) during the Baccalaureate ceremony on Sunday; speeches from students in the Class of 2009, and from CBS Evening News anchor and honorary ’09 inductee Katie Couric on Monday during Class Day; concluding with Tuesday’s 262nd Commencement.
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Jenny Crumiller and Kevin Wilkes carried the Borough Primary Democratic election on Tuesday, garnering 530 and 470 votes, respectively. The win means they will be placed on the ballot in November’s election as Democrats for the two contested seats on Borough Council. Challenger Mendy Fisch received 396 votes.
The lively three-day-long graduation activities at Princeton University concluded with the 262nd Commencement on Tuesday, which saw degrees conferred upon 1,128 undergraduate and 753 graduate students.
Council approved the final agreements between the Borough, the Policemen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 130, and the Sergeants of the Superior Officers’ Association in a 3-1 vote last Tuesday. The agreement delineates salary increases, compensation, vacation time, insurance, training, and other terms that are in effect until December 31, 2009, and are retroactive to January 1, 2008.
Reflecting on Princeton’s civil rights history during a panel discussion organized by the Historical Society of Princeton (HSP), four longtime residents who had experienced the struggle firsthand spoke at the Witherspoon Presbyterian Church on Monday about their own experiences while highlighting present-day challenges.
After a protracted, contentious discussion, the Princeton Environmental Commission (PEC) voted not to oppose the installation of synthetic turf (syn turf) playing fields in Princeton Parks. The vote was five to one, with PEC Chair Wendy Kaczerski the dissenting vote.
“We’ve had lots of competent people on this board, but we’ve never been in a situation where we had a finer collection of people,” observed President Alan Hegedus at last week’s Board of Education Meeting where new committee and liaison assignments were announced.
The Teti name is synonymous with success in U.S. rowing circles.
Madeline Davis has traveled a rollercoaster ride in her career with the Princeton University women’s lightweight program.
As the Princeton University women’s open first varsity boat prepared last week for the NCAA women’s rowing championship regatta, it finally gained a sense of continuity.
In Allen Ginsberg’s poem “City Lights City,” a flight of fancy from 1994 set in 2025, the streets and landmarks of San Francisco bear the names of literary figures. The Oakland Bay Bridge and Golden Gate have been named for Philip Whalen and Gary Snyder; it’s the Ken Kesey Freeway, not the Bayshore; there’s a Robert Duncan Boulevard with cross-streets named for Diane DiPrima, Henry Miller, and Gregory Corso (the latter being home to the Neal Cassady R.R. Station); Czeslaw Milosz Street signs “shine bright on Van Ness,” a Philip Lamantia Tower “crowns Telegraph Hill,” and on Via Ferlinghetti & Kerouac Alley “young heroes muse.” It’s a Mecca of theosophic shops, where the Greyhound Station is “surrounded by Bookstore Galleries, Publishers Rows, and Artists lofts.”
The Princeton Girlchoir closed a chapter in its history Saturday evening with a gala entitled “Celebrate the Journey,” commemorating both the 20th anniversary of the ensemble and the retirement of its founding director, Janet A. Westrick. For events such as these, the Girlchoir has outgrown Richardson Auditorium, and this year’s gala concert was held in the Patriot’s Theatre of the Trenton War Memorial. The celebratory performance featured all of the choirs of the Girlchoir organization, as well as a newly-commissioned piece in honor of Ms. Westrick.
When you need help, it is an enormous relief to know that it is available. It is even more heartening to know that it will be there for you regardless of ability to pay, that a time of financial hardship will not stand in the way of your getting needed counseling.
“Tuscan Hills is a treasure trove of artisanal craftsmanship in a sea of mass production,” said an ASID-certified interior designer recently.