U.S. Senate passes resolution honoring U. professor emeritus, author Toni Morrison
Danielle RanucciThe resolution was proposed by Ohio Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman.
The resolution was proposed by Ohio Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman.
In an interview, Jackiw described performance as an opportunity to “come together in some quasi-religious way, take communion together through this piece.”
According to Jarett Messina, Project Manager for the University, construction will commence during the summer of 2022 to complement the construction of the new residential colleges.
The initiative has spurred debate about what the concept of “free speech” means on college campuses, specifically because of the controversial nature of one of the five nominees — Ben Shapiro, a conservative political commentator.
“7x9” is meant to bring awareness to the use of solitary confinement in prisons. SPEAR has held the “7x9” demonstration annually for the past seven years. The performance protest has typically been accompanied by a talk from a formerly incarcerated person. This year’s speaker was Mark Hopkins.
In early October, Amada Sandoval, the former director of the Women*s Center, resigned from her position, having worked at the University for 19 years.
During her recent visit to the Woodrow Wilson School, The Daily Princetonian spoke with Rojas about her work at The Workers Lab and her thoughts on the most pressing issues facing American workers.
Samuel Hynes, a World War II veteran, as well as the University’s Emeritus Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature and emeritus professor of English, passed away at his home in Princeton on Oct. 10 at the age of 95.
Emma Boettcher ’14 and Gilbert Collins GS ’99 achieved success in this week’s Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, winning their initial matches and qualifying for next week’s semifinal games.
On Oct. 24, after a sharp drop in Amazon’s stock price, Jeff Bezos ’86 momentarily lost his title as the world’s richest man, only to regain the distinction after markets closed the next day. This incident interrupted Bezos’s almost-two-year reign as the world’s wealthiest man.
The Daily Princetonian phoned MacArthur grant recipient Dr. Jeffrey Miller ’06 to discuss his research, his future plans in his scholarly career, and to look back at his time at the University. The interview has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.
The Empire State Building was lit up in orange and red to celebrate the first-ever college football game, played between the University and Rutgers.
Under new guidelines, the NCAA will allow student athletes, including those at the University, to be compensated.
Mathematics professor Aleksandr Logunov was awarded the Packard Fellowship for his work on nodal geometry.
This year, Princeton residents voted on races for the NJ General Assembly, the Mercer County Executive, the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Princeton Town Council, and the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education. Residents were also asked a public question regarding the allocation of veterans’ benefit funds.
On Monday, Nov. 4, professor of politics and international affairs Aaron Friedberg and American Enterprise Institute visiting fellow Michael Mazza discussed China’s policies toward the ongoing Hong Kong protests and the American response.
Last week, U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim ’86 fined U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos $100,000 for contempt of court for violating a preliminary injunction.
Lin hopes that her art, now displayed outside the Lewis Center for the Arts, reminds people to slow down.
When a professor questioned if Ukraine’s reputation as being one of the most corrupt countries is justified, Volodymr Yelchencko refuted that claim, stating that “there are much more corrupt countries in Africa and in some other parts of this world.”
David Makovsky has built a career out of studying and reporting on Middle Eastern politics and the Israel-Palestinian conflict.