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Maria Ressa ’86, journalist and 2018 Time Person of the Year, named 2020 Baccalaureate speaker

Maria Ressa ’86, journalist and 2018 Time Person of the Year, named 2020 Baccalaureate speaker

Allan Shen

Maria Ressa ’86, an acclaimed journalist and 2018 Time Magazine Person of the Year, has been announced as the Class of 2020 Baccalaureate speaker, according to an email sent out to the members of the 2020 graduating class by the 2020 class government.

NEWS | 11/25/2019

15-year-old cancer survivor Nicholas Matyas joins U. swim team

Ngan Chiem

Through Team Impact, an organization that “connects children facing serious and chronic illnesses with local college athletic teams,” Matyas was invited to join the University’s swim team. As a member of the team, Matyas is welcomed to attend team-related events.

NEWS | 11/24/2019

Q&A with Joshua Bolten ’76, former White House Chief of Staff

Q&A with Joshua Bolten ’76, former White House Chief of Staff

Sam Kagan

On Thursday, Nov. 21, Joshua Bolten ’76, former White House Chief of Staff under President George W. Bush, current CEO and President of Business Roundtable, and a University Trustee, spoke on campus at a public event organized by the Cliosophic Party.

NEWS | 11/24/2019

Forbes offshoot of U. vertical farm to reopen this month

Katie Tam

After a brief hiatus for the summer, the Forbes Vertical Farm is set to reopen this month.

NEWS | 11/24/2019

Alagappan ’20, Malhotra ’20 win 2020 Rhodes Scholarship

Alagappan ’20, Malhotra ’20 win 2020 Rhodes Scholarship

Ivy Truong

Serena Alagappan ’20 and Ananya Malhotra ’20 have been selected as two of the 32 U.S. students who have been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. The scholarship will provide all expenses for two or three years of postgraduate study at the University of Oxford.

NEWS | 11/24/2019

A brief history of the Veterans of Future Wars, the U. satire that became a national controversy

A brief history of the Veterans of Future Wars, the U. satire that became a national controversy

Rose Gilbert

In 1936, the Veterans of Future Wars began on the University campus as a joke between a handful of students, but soon exploded into a nation-wide phenomenon before collapsing, all in a little over a year.

NEWS | 11/21/2019

Tenants of 20 Nassau Street to lose storefronts and offices

Evelyn Doskoch

The 140 tenants of 20 Nassau Street, recently sold for $32 million to the hotel chain Graduate Hotels, are not just shocked by the news that they will soon lose their long-held office spaces and storefronts in downtown Princeton — they are outraged.

NEWS | 11/21/2019

Alexander Road closure poses problems for local business owners

Alexander Road closure poses problems for local business owners

Omar Farah

Businesses react to Alexander Road closure. Only 16 of the estimated 135 days of construction have passed and the effects are being felt.

NEWS | 11/21/2019

Triangle Club rehearsal space free of asbestos, despite reports otherwise

James Anderson

The University has confirmed that the Triangle Club has not been at risk of asbestos exposure while rehearsing at 171 Broadmead, despite misleading signage early this year.

NEWS | 11/21/2019

Yusef Salaam of Central Park 5 talks wrongful imprisonment and faith

Yusef Salaam of Central Park 5 talks wrongful imprisonment and faith

Uchechi Ihenacho

On May 31st, 2019 Netflix released the series “When They See Us,” which captured the attention over 23 million viewers worldwide and became the United States most-watched series in the months following, portrays the harsh trial that posited him and the others as predators ravenous for the white female jogger.

NEWS | 11/21/2019

Marie Yovanovitch ’80 testifies before Congress

Julia Ilhardt

“This is about far more than me or a couple of individuals,” Yovanovitch said. “As Foreign Service professionals are being denigrated and undermined, the institution is also being degraded. This will soon cause real harm, if it hasn’t already.”

NEWS | 11/19/2019

Professor emeritus Jameson Doig dies at 86

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Professor emeritus Jameson Doig dies at 86

Neti Linzer

“Jim Doig was far and away the best thing about my Princeton education and the same is true for many others,” Andrew D. Hurwitz ’68 wrote. “But Jim’s mentorship did not end when you graduated … he was always available to comment on your work and regularly asked [you] to comment on his.”

NEWS | 11/19/2019

Obamas win 55.7% of Student Speaker Initiative vote

David Veldran

In his announcement, Eddy wrote, “The next step is to officially present Michelle and Barack Obama as speakers to the university as the student choices for the trial program. I'll be sure to keep you all up to date as the discussion proceeds.”

NEWS | 11/19/2019

'That's love': Sitting down with Edith from the CJL

'That's love': Sitting down with Edith from the CJL

Ben Angarone

What is it like to be one of the most well-liked employees on Princeton’s campus? Our reporter met with Edith Murray at the Center for Jewish Life at 8 a.m. one Tuesday morning to find out.

NEWS | 11/19/2019

Boettcher ’14 falls to Holzhauer in two-day Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions finals

Boettcher ’14 falls to Holzhauer in two-day Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions finals

Evelyn Doskoch

Boettcher, a User Experience Librarian at the University of Chicago, ended Holzhauer’s winning streak on June 3, 2019, and went on to be a three-day champion. She advanced to the Tournament of Champions finals after victories in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds.

NEWS | 11/18/2019

UHS warns of increased gastroenteritis cases

UHS warns of increased gastroenteritis cases

Shamma Pepper Fox

In order to prevent the outbreak from spreading further, University Facilities and Dining Services is undertaking “enhanced cleaning protocols in residential dormitories, athletic facilities and dining venues,” according to Robin Izzo, the Executive Director of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS).

NEWS | 11/18/2019

Bridge Year Bolivia students relocated to Peru amid political crisis

Bridge Year Bolivia students relocated to Peru amid political crisis

Rooya Rahin and Rachel Sturley

Following recommendation for evacuation by the University’s emergency assistance provider, International SOS, students moved to Peru’s capital at the beginning of this week.

NEWS | 11/18/2019

Q&A with Staffan de Mistura, former UN Special Envoy for Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon

Allie Spensley

Staffan de Mistura is a diplomat who has worked for the United Nations and the Italian government. During his 40 years with the United Nations, he was stationed in countries including Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, and Lebanon, and he served as the UN’s Special Envoy on Syria from 2014 to 2018.

NEWS | 11/18/2019

U. announces summer internships to count as academic credit, CPT possible for undergrads

Mindy Burton

International students may now apply for curricular practical training (CPT) in specific domestic internships, a program which would allow them to work in the United States over the summer. Previously, CPT was not available to undergraduate students as there were no undergraduate internship courses available for credit.

NEWS | 11/18/2019

USG affirms language of P/D/F and exam paper referendums, discusses past changes to the Honor System

Caitlin Limestahl

Olivia Ott ’20, Academic Chair, and Ben Press ’20, U-Council Chair, discussed recent key changes to the Honor System in the past two years, including updates to the Honor Committee’s website, and additions of a dean on call and professional investigators to Honor Committee proceedings.

NEWS | 11/18/2019

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