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Film Legend Bothered by Use of Name in Stunt at PrincetonPaul Newman has attached his name to salad dressing, popcorn and salsa. But he has drawn the line at a Princeton tradition known as Newman's Day, in which students strive to drink 24 beers in 24 hours.
Newman's Day is scheduled for Saturday, and Mr. Newman has joined a chorus of university officials and residents of the Princeton community calling for moderation.
The day got its name from an apocryphal quote attributed to Mr. Newman: ''24 beers in a case, 24 hours in a day. Coincidence? I think not.''
Last week Mr. Newman's lawyer, Leo Nevas, sent the university a letter, quoted in The Daily Princetonian, saying that Mr. Newman was ''disturbed by the use of his name in conjunction with this alcohol-related event'' and that he ''would like to bring an end to this tradition.''
Several campus religious groups also purchased two full-page ads in The Daily Princetonian this week that said, ''Think about it. Pray about it.''
''We don't want to give the impression the Episcopal Church here is opposed to drinking or people having a good time, per se,'' said the Rev. Dr. Stephen L. White, the Episcopal chaplain at the university, who created the ad. ''What we are opposed to is the way in which some people who engage in Newman's Day drinking degrade themselves.''
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