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Renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel caps Artist-in-Residence season at University with two sold-out concerts

Albert Jiang

Dudamel is Princeton University Concerts’ first-ever Artist-in-Residence. Marna Seltzer, Director of Princeton University Concerts, helped bring him to the University in celebration of the 125th season of Princeton’s concert series.

NEWS | 04/26/2019

McPaul ’95 appointed Navajo Nation attorney general

Linh Nguyen

On Wednesday, April 17, the Navajo Nation Council voted 17–1 on a bill to confirm Doreen N. McPaul ’95 as the Navajo Nation attorney general.

NEWS | 04/25/2019

U. increases financial aid budget by 7.2 percent for 2019–20 academic year

U. increases financial aid budget by 7.2 percent for 2019–20 academic year

Linh Nguyen

On Thursday, April 25, the Office of Communications announced that the University trustees have “adopted an operating budget for the University totaling $2.3 billion for 2019–20.” Of this total budget, $187.4 million — up 7.2 percent from last year’s $174.2 million — will go towards undergraduate financial aid.

NEWS | 04/25/2019

Jenny Cho '14 and Yongmin Cho '19 named Forbes' 30 Under 30 Changemakers

Naomi Hess

Jenny Cho and Yongmin Cho, along with University of Pennsylvania graduate Quan Nguyen, co-founded ‘SAY’, an online platform that pairs students interested in learning Korean with Korean senior citizens who teach them the language.

NEWS | 04/25/2019

U. awards seniors Blackburn ’19, Ficarelli ’19, and James '19 Labouisse prize fellowship

Benjamin Ball

The award provides $30,000 to each recipient to pursue projects focused in civic engagement.

NEWS | 04/25/2019

View from the back row: community auditors reflect on classroom experiences

View from the back row: community auditors reflect on classroom experiences

Marissa Michaels

Auditors, mostly retirees from the greater Princeton area, do not complete any assignments and literally take the back seat during lectures, usually remaining unknown to University students. The Daily Princetonian spoke to some auditors to learn about their experiences.

NEWS | 04/24/2019

The Bouncer Profiles: Nick DeStefano

The Bouncer Profiles: Nick DeStefano

Samantha Shapiro

When he checks your prox at the front door of Ivy Club, Nick DeStefano may come off as intimidating. He’s a self-described “big guy,” with a muscular, sturdy build and a certain aura of confidence.

NEWS | 04/24/2019

New York Times best-selling author T.A. Barron ’74 encourages students to ‘live their life as a story’ in lecture

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New York Times best-selling author T.A. Barron ’74 encourages students to ‘live their life as a story’ in lecture

Zoya Amir Gauhar

The New York Times best-selling author and University alumnus T.A. Barron ’74 delivered a lecture on Tuesday, April 23, centering his talk on how students can learn to live a meaningful life.

NEWS | 04/23/2019

Students protest Title IX office at Firestone Plaza

Students protest Title IX office at Firestone Plaza

Emily Spalding

Amid the students, campus tour groups, and community members strolling about the Firestone Library Plaza on Tuesday afternoon, a student wearing only his underwear lay sprawled out on the concrete. A black bag covered his face and the words “Title IX Protects Rapists” were emblazoned on his torso with black ink.

NEWS | 04/23/2019

Michelle Obama ’85, six faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

David Veldran

Announced as inductees on April 17, these distinguished individuals will be formally honored this October at a ceremony in Cambridge, Mass.

NEWS | 04/23/2019

University community holds interfaith vigil for Sri Lanka

University community holds interfaith vigil for Sri Lanka

Sarah Warman Hirschfield and Walker Stamps

Every chair was filled, with students waiting outside, as the community came together to pray and reflect on the bombings in Sri Lanka.

NEWS | 04/23/2019

Theft takes place in Tower Friday morning

Theft takes place in Tower Friday morning

Rebecca Han

In an email to members, Tower Club president Aliya Somani ’20 said that the club will be implementing new safety measures, including adding code locks on other commonly used doors and additional officer protocols to secure the club after dark. In another email, she said that staff will check that the kitchen exit and other exits are locked as they leave the club.

NEWS | 04/22/2019

U. releases Sustainability Action Plan, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2046

U. releases Sustainability Action Plan, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2046

Mallory Williamson

The second of its kind, the 2019 plan reflects on the initial 2008 Sustainability Action Plan and plots a course to furthering the University’s commitment to environmentalism.

NEWS | 04/22/2019

Man with knife arrested during Easter Service at University Chapel

Julia Ilhardt

“No one was threatened or injured,” said Deputy University Spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss, “though others at the Chapel were concerned.”

NEWS | 04/22/2019

Proposed changes to distribution requirements would add new category, give students more flexibility

Marissa Michaels

The proposed Culture and Difference distribution would require students to take a course that exposes them to diverse identities.

NEWS | 04/21/2019

Attorney General Barr releases report by Mueller ’66

Attorney General Barr releases report by Mueller ’66

Bill Huang

The report found that Russia did make a concerted effort to interfere in the 2016 election but concluded that there was no criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia. The report, however, could not reach a conclusion as to whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, although it did document several attempts by Trump to influence the Special Counsel investigation.

NEWS | 04/21/2019

New USG officers, U-Councilors elected, all referenda passed

New USG officers, U-Councilors elected, all referenda passed

Linh Nguyen

A total of 2,246 students voted in the 2019–2020 USG elections.

NEWS | 04/21/2019

SPEAR conference discusses violence and decarceration

Silma Berrada

On April 12 and 13, over 200 people joined the Students for Prison Education and Reform (SPEAR) for their sixth annual conference, entitled “Tracing the Violence.” According to the program, the conference was centered around understanding the origins of violence and recognizing “that policies and prisons are themselves sources of violence.”

NEWS | 04/18/2019

‘Eco-pirate’ Paul Watson discusses the environmental activism of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Kris Hristov and Walker Stamps

Speaking to a full house, “eco-pirate” Paul Watson, the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and co-founder of Greenpeace, asserted that predictions made about the environments of fish and other marine life were right and the world is on the brink of environmental collapse.

NEWS | 04/18/2019

Q&A with Janina Kugel, Chief Human Resources Officer of Siemens AG

Q&A with Janina Kugel, Chief Human Resources Officer of Siemens AG

Shira Moolten

Janina Kugel has been the Chief Human Resources Officer of Siemens AG, a German multinational tech company, since February 2015. In her position, she has global responsibility for human resources, which includes diversity and health management and safety, among other areas.

NEWS | 04/18/2019

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