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U. prohibits faculty from engaging in romantic, sexual relationships with graduate students

U. prohibits faculty from engaging in romantic, sexual relationships with graduate students

Marissa Michaels

The Office of the Dean of Faculty released updated policies to prohibit all non-preexisting romantic and sexual relationships between faculty and graduate students on Monday, April 1.

NEWS | 04/07/2019

Fire extinguished at Fine Hall

Fire extinguished at Fine Hall

Benjamin Ball

The Office of Communications reported that the fire department and University officials were investigating the cause of the fire and assessing damage.

NEWS | 04/07/2019

Architect Walter Hood lays out plans for installation exploring Woodrow Wilson’s legacy

Ezra Zimble

Landscape architect and UC Berkeley professor Walter Hood introduced his plans for a new art piece, “Double Consciousness,” that he hopes will reflect both positive and negative aspects of Woodrow Wilson’s legacy.

NEWS | 04/04/2019

Former U. students suspected in 30-year-old murder case

Former U. students suspected in 30-year-old murder case

Hannah Wang

Investigators working on the 30-year-old unsolved murder of Emily “Cissy” Stuart, a resident of the Princeton township, recently revealed that they have long had two primary suspects in the case: two men who were teenaged University students at the time and familiar with Stuart.

NEWS | 04/04/2019

Alliance of Jewish Progressives to host alternative Shabbat in response to CJL’s “Israel Shabbat”

A pale yellow building with a large, windowed door is in the center of the photograph. The words “Center for Jewish Life” are above the door.

Alliance of Jewish Progressives to host alternative Shabbat in response to CJL’s “Israel Shabbat”

Zachary Shevin

In response to Tigers for Israel (TFI) hosting Shabbat dinner at the Center for Jewish Life (CJL) this week, the Alliance of Jewish Progressives (AJP) will be hosting an alternative event entitled “#NotOurShabbat” from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. in Campus Club.

NEWS | 04/04/2019

Former students, Catholic community reflect on controversy surrounding former U. chaplain

Former students, Catholic community reflect on controversy surrounding former U. chaplain

Yael Marans

Several months ago, Catholic prelature Opus Dei revealed they had settled a sexual misconduct case regarding Father C. John McCloskey, who previously served the Catholic community at the University.

NEWS | 04/04/2019

U. Dining hosts annual Tiger Chef Challenge

Talha Iqbal

Campus Dining Services hosted its fourth annual Tiger Chef Challenge competition on Wednesday, April 3, featuring students from each of the six undergraduate residential colleges.

NEWS | 04/04/2019

Sackler family faces new lawsuits

Sackler family faces new lawsuits

Katie Tam

The Sackler family is a major donor to the University and other educational institutions.

NEWS | 04/03/2019

Former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards speaks on women's achievements in politics

Haleigh Gundy

Richards held the position of president at Planned Parenthood and Planned Parenthood Action for a duration of 12 years. She has also served as deputy chief of staff to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

NEWS | 04/03/2019

Sophomores required to be on unlimited meal plan starting fall 2019

Students eating dinner in Rockefeller College dining hall

Sophomores required to be on unlimited meal plan starting fall 2019

Kris Hristov and Walker Stamps

The University announced a shift in policy such that sophomores, like first-years are currently, will be required to be on the unlimited meal plan starting the 2019–2020 academic year. The shift is an attempt to include more sophomores in the “residential college experience” the unlimited plan fosters.

NEWS | 04/03/2019

Visiting scholar Uhlenbeck awarded Abel Prize for work in mathematics

Visiting scholar Uhlenbeck awarded Abel Prize for work in mathematics

Allan Shen

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced on March 19, 2019, that it has awarded the 2019 Abel Prize to mathematician Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck. She is the first woman to receive the prize.

NEWS | 04/03/2019

Association of Black Seminarians’s petition demanding reparations gathers 572 signatures

Association of Black Seminarians’s petition demanding reparations gathers 572 signatures

Karolen Eid

The Association of Black Seminarians of Princeton Theological Seminary has released a petition for the institution to annually set aside 15 percent of the portion of the endowment used on operating expenses to fund tuition grants for black students. This would amount to $5.3 million a year, based on an estimate derived from the seminary’s expenses in the 2017–2018 school year. The petition also asks for the establishment of a Black Church Studies program.

NEWS | 04/03/2019

U.S. Deputy Solicitor General discusses upcoming Supreme Court cases

U.S. Deputy Solicitor General discusses upcoming Supreme Court cases

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States and constitutional lawyer Jeffrey Wall discussed on Tuesday the potential importance of upcoming Supreme Court cases and shared experiences from his decades-long career.

NEWS | 04/03/2019

Q&A with Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code

Vedika Patwari

Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code (BGC) and one of Business Insider’s “25 Most Influential African-Americans In Technology” has been working with young female coders, aged between 7–17 years, through her pioneering nonprofit since 2011. During Bryant’s recent visit to the University, The Daily Princetonian had the opportunity to speak with her about her journey of educating over 8,000 female technologists with BCG and her dream to reach one million young girls by 2040.

NEWS | 04/02/2019

Housing hosts dorm furniture fair in Frist

Housing hosts dorm furniture fair in Frist

Zoya Amir Gauhar

In an effort to encourage students to take part in the voting process, associate director for housing facilities and planning Michael Stillwagon wrote, “we also paid a great deal of attention to the process used in selecting this final list of vendors … [and] sought out opportunities to include minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses.”

NEWS | 04/02/2019

University staff member, renowned poll worker Laura Wooten dies at 98

University staff member, renowned poll worker Laura Wooten dies at 98

Taylor Sharbel

Laura Wooten, a University staff member and lifelong poll worker, died on March 24 at the age of 98.

NEWS | 04/01/2019

Scammer's scheme goes up in smoke

Suspect identified after defrauding Small World, Bent Spoon, and Dunkin'

Scammer's scheme goes up in smoke

Rebecca Han

On March 23, the man entered Dunkin’, Small World Coffee, and the Bent Spoon and posed as a worker for “Metro Fire Prevention” — a fictitious company — which was supposedly located at 1485 State Street, Trenton, NJ.

NEWS | 04/01/2019

USG discusses Honor Committee selections, replacing Blackboard

USG discusses Honor Committee selections, replacing Blackboard

Jacob Gerrish

Assistant Dean of the College James Alexander Dun said that evaluation and planning for a shift to a new learning management system would continue over the next year and that there would be a gradual transition to the selected platform in 2021 and 2022.

NEWS | 03/31/2019

Maria Ressa '86 arrested again in the Philippines

Marissa Michaels

The Philippine government arrested Filipina journalist and Time Person of the Year Maria Ressa ’86 as she disembarked from her flight from San Francisco.

NEWS | 03/31/2019

Michael Kratsios ’08 nominated as US Chief Technology Officer

Michael Kratsios ’08 nominated as US Chief Technology Officer

Bill Huang

President Donald Trump recently announced that he would nominate Michael Kratsios ’08 to serve as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the United States. Initially created by Obama in 2009, the CTO role is part of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and focuses on using data and technology to inform effective policy.

NEWS | 03/31/2019

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