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As US-Iran tensions escalate, Xiyue Wang remains detained abroad

Sarah Warman Hirschfield and Rose Gilbert

According to reporting from the New Yorker, Wang’s wife “has been assured by [Trump] Administration officials that they are working for her husband’s release, but she has been left largely in the dark about what is happening.”

NEWS | 07/11/2019

U. names nine new trustees

U. names nine new trustees

Rebecca Han

The University has named nine new members to the Board of Trustees, effective July 1, according to a statement on June 18. According to the statement, the new trustees are Heather Gerken ’91, Anthony H.P. Lee ’79, Brad Smith ’81, Sumir Chadha ’93, Bob Peck ’88, Anthony Yoseloff ’96, Amy Alving GS ’88, Terri Sewell ’86, and Sarah Varghese ’19.

NEWS | 06/24/2019

University faculty, alumni, guest artists win big at Tonys

University faculty, alumni, guest artists win big at Tonys

Paige Allen

The Tony Award for Best Musical went to Hadestown, produced by faculty member Mara Isaacs and Jordan Roth ’97. Faculty member Rachel Hauck and Lewis Center for the Arts guest artist Jessica Paz won for Best Scenic Design of a Musical and Best Sound Design of a Musical, respectively, for their work on Hadestown. Rodger and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, produced by Roger S. Berlind ’52 and William Berlind ’95, won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

NEWS | 06/11/2019

Boettcher ’14 ends Holzhauer’s 32-game winning streak, wins $97,002 in three days

Boettcher ’14 ends Holzhauer’s 32-game winning streak, wins $97,002 in three days

Zachary Shevin

In her first appearance on Jeopardy!, Emma Boettcher ’14 defeated professional sports gambler James Holzhauer, ending his 32-game winning streak and preventing him from surpassing Ken Jennings’ record for highest regular-season winnings. In her first three days on the show, Boettcher has made over $97,000.

NEWS | 06/06/2019

George Will GS ’68 speaks at 2019 baccalaureate amid student protest

Allan Shen

Will’s baccalaureate address was met with a silent protest from numerous students as part of Princeton IX Now, a coalition of University students that have protested against what they believed to be inadequate adjudications of Title IX procedures by the University administration.

NEWS | 06/03/2019

Q&A with actress and Class Day Speaker Ellie Kemper ’02

Q&A with actress and Class Day Speaker Ellie Kemper ’02

Naomi Hess

Ellie Kemper ’02 gave the 2019 Class Day speech on Monday, June 3. At the University, Kemper majored in English. She wrote and acted for the Triangle Club, performed improv with Quipfire!, and acted with Theater Intime.

NEWS | 06/03/2019

Students, alumni walk out of #MeToo panel, protest at P-Rade for Title IX reform

Students, alumni walk out of #MeToo panel, protest at P-Rade for Title IX reform

Sarah Warman Hirschfield

On June 1, the group of students seeking to reform policies relating to the Title IX office at the University staged a walk-out of a #MeToo panel and held signs and donned purple in lieu of orange and black during the P-Rade.

NEWS | 06/03/2019

Varghese ’19 elected to Young Alumni Trustee position

Benjamin Ball

According to Hotchkiss, the results of the YAT voting were presented at the Alumni Council Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 31.

NEWS | 06/03/2019

In Class Day Speech, Kemper ’02 encourages graduates to pursue kindness

Benjamin Ball

Others who spoke at the event included President Christopher Eisgruber ’83, class president Chris Umanzor ’19, Maya Rita Aronoff ’19, and Chris Kellogg-Peeler ’19.

NEWS | 06/03/2019

Guest artists Paz, Blanco receive Drama Desk Awards

Paige Allen

The Drama Desk Awards now recognize exceptional theatrical work in more than thirty categories by artists working on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway.

NEWS | 06/03/2019

No way in: a look into accessibility on campus

No way in: a look into accessibility on campus

Isabel Ting

University students with physical disabilities face a number of unique challenges as they navigate campus and academic and social life.

NEWS | 05/31/2019

Gift from Wendy and Eric Schmidt ’76 will consolidate computer science department by 2026

A large brick building with many arched windows stands against a blue sky.

Gift from Wendy and Eric Schmidt ’76 will consolidate computer science department by 2026

Marissa Michaels

The Schmidts hope that the central location on campus, across from Frist Campus Center, will promote collaboration in computer science on campus.

NEWS | 05/30/2019

Campus buildings, residence halls flood after severe rainstorms just in time for Reunions

Campus buildings, residence halls flood after severe rainstorms just in time for Reunions

Claire Silberman

Beginning in the afternoon and continuing into the evening, students found kitchens, laundry rooms, and lounges covered in as much as two to three inches of water.

NEWS | 05/30/2019

The Dinky resumes service

The Dinky resumes service

Hannah Wang

The Dinky resumed full service on Sunday, May 12.

NEWS | 05/18/2019

Title IX office protests come to a close, will return for the P-rade

Ivy Truong

For over a week, these student activists had weathered through thunderstorms and cold nights during reading period.

NEWS | 05/16/2019

Small fire breaks out in E-quad

Benjamin Ball

The fire was contained to a cubicle in the “E” wing. Emergency responders used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze.

NEWS | 05/15/2019

U. commits to planning Title IX office reform town hall, additional meetings over summer

U. commits to planning Title IX office reform town hall, additional meetings over summer

Benjamin Ball

In a press release from the Faculty-Student Committee on Sexual Misconduct and the University Student Life Committee, the Committees additionally said they anticipare releasing a final report in fall of 2019.

NEWS | 05/15/2019

U. offers admission to 13 transfer students

U. offers admission to 13 transfer students

Linh Nguyen

Of the 13 accepted students, eight come from military backgrounds. Five of the students are women and the other eight are men. Additionally, eight are first-generation college students.

NEWS | 05/13/2019

USG recaps Project Board work, discusses Room Draw error

Walker Stamps

Projects Board Co-Chair Rachel Hazan ’21 reported that they funded 77 groups and more than 100 events with $132,000 requested in total for events this semester and a median request of $1,863.

NEWS | 05/12/2019

PIXR protesters update demands, call for U. statement signed by Eisgruber

PIXR protesters update demands, call for U. statement signed by Eisgruber

Zachary Shevin

After over 100 hours of protest in front of Nassau Hall, Princeton Students for Title IX Reform (PIXR) updated their list of demands. Additionally, PIXR has called for a public statement from the University, signed by President Christopher Eisgruber ’83, “in order to demonstrate the University’s commitment to addressing students’ persistent suffering.”

NEWS | 05/12/2019

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