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Graduate students protest Student Health Plan changes

Graduate students protest Student Health Plan changes

David Veldran

At noon on Thursday, the Princeton Graduate Students United (PGSU) and the Young Democratic Socialists of Princeton (YDS) held a protest on the South Lawn of Frist Campus Center over recent changes to the University Student Health Plan (SHP).

NEWS | 03/08/2019

AAS department grows rapidly, adds more interdisciplinary courses

AAS department grows rapidly, adds more interdisciplinary courses

Katie Tam

With its first cohort of concentrators graduating in June 2018, the African American Studies (AAS) Department is looking to continue its work in education and research. In the past seven years, the department has hired a large number of faculty, growing rapidly to the six fully-appointed and eight jointly-appointed faculty members they have today. The new hires shaped the team, adding their own unique insights, backgrounds, and visions. Currently, the AAS department is focused on its academic offerings, developing its curricula and opening courses to a broader swath of the University community. Upcoming classes will continue to cut across traditional disciplines, attracting students in many departments.

NEWS | 03/07/2019

Liberating New South: How black student activists inspired change through protest

Liberating New South: How black student activists inspired change through protest

Ivy Truong and Benjamin Ball

At 7 a.m. on March 11, 1969, four students lurked in the weeds in front of the New South Building. Shortly afterwards, over 40 black students from the Association of Black Collegians (ABC) rushed the building, according to a log from the Department of Public Information. The students then chained the north doors of the building shut and secured the east doors with a mop.

NEWS | 03/07/2019

Members discuss BSU, hopes for the organization’s future

Members discuss BSU, hopes for the organization’s future

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Several Black Student Union (BSU) members discuss their experiences with the organization. The group organizes multiple events each year, but BSU leaders hope to increase funding in order to give back to black communities near Princeton, bring more speakers and alumni to campus, and build up a BSU alumni network, among other initiatives.

NEWS | 03/07/2019

1vyG organizers upset over removed U. Instagram story post

Rebecca Han

1vyG organizers posted to the University’s Instagram story in a planned “takeover” on Sunday, Feb. 17. The post was later taken down by the University, to the chagrin of the conference organizers.

NEWS | 03/06/2019

Dinky scheduled to resume service May 24

Dinky scheduled to resume service May 24

Hannah Wang

The NJ Transit announced in a Feb. 27 press release the Princeton Branch, or Dinky, line will return on Friday, May 24, in time for the end of the University’s academic year.

NEWS | 03/06/2019

UHS urges caution after two Rutgers students diagnosed with Meningitis B

UHS urges caution after two Rutgers students diagnosed with Meningitis B

Benjamin Ball

University Health Services sent an email to the student body sharing information about bacterial meningitis and preventative measures for it after two students at Rutgers were reported to have been diagnosed with the disease earlier this month.

NEWS | 03/06/2019

Milberg Gallery opens, showcases U.'s recent acquisitions

Milberg Gallery opens, showcases U.'s recent acquisitions

Claire Silberman

The exhibit sports a manuscript draft of Toni Morrison’s Beloved, the sole source for Bach’s Italian Concerto and French Overture and complete Qur’ans from China under the Qing Dynasty.

NEWS | 03/06/2019

Formerly incarcerated speakers advocate for the voting rights of the incarcerated in a SPEAR organized panel

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Formerly incarcerated individuals discussed voting rights and the criminal justice system in a panel organized by SPEAR’s Voting Rights project, led by Leila Ullman ’21. The panelists are currently advocating a New Jersey state bill that would remove the prohibition on voting by people on parole, probation, or serving sentences.

NEWS | 03/06/2019

David Madden ’03, Larissa Kelly ’02 win Jeopardy! All-Star Games

David Madden ’03, Larissa Kelly ’02 win Jeopardy! All-Star Games

Zachary Shevin

Former University Quiz Bowl teammates David Madden ’03 and Larissa Kelly ’02, two of the winningest Jeopardy! players of all time, came away with a $1 million prize, defeating Team Colby and Team Ken in the final round of the Jeopardy! All-Star Games, which aired on ABC Monday and Tuesday night.

NEWS | 03/05/2019

Q&A with Anthony Romero ’87, ACLU executive director

Marissa Michaels

Anthony Romero ’87 is Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, where he has overseen efforts to mobilize grassroots campaigns and pursue litigation and advocacy for civil liberties. He spoke at the University event “We the People” on March 4. The Daily Princetonian spoke with Romero the next day.

NEWS | 03/05/2019

U. places restrictions on pickup times, affecting sign-in clubs

U. places restrictions on pickup times, affecting sign-in clubs

Ivy Truong and Benjamin Ball

This year, the University prohibited sign-in clubs from participating in on-campus pickups. In emails obtained by The Daily Princetonian, the University claimed they could not accommodate on-campus pickups after 5 p.m., which was when sign-in clubs scheduled their pickups.

NEWS | 03/05/2019

Goldstein ’96 serves as mainstay of Mueller investigation

David Veldran

Goldstein, former chief of the public corruption unit in his office, has interviewed several key figures in the Trump administration, including Donald F. McGahn II, Michael Cohen, and Roger J. Stone Jr., a former adviser who was indicted in January in connection with interference in the 2016 election.

NEWS | 03/04/2019

Romero ’87 denounces Trump administration, family separations

Taylor Sharbel

In a lecture to a nearly full auditorium on Monday, March 4, Romero spoke about the efforts of the ACLU against the Trump administration and infringements on civil liberties as a whole.

NEWS | 03/04/2019

U. delayed opening until 10 a.m.

U. delayed opening until 10 a.m.

Linh Nguyen

At around 5 a.m. on Monday, March 4, the University announced that the campus would delay opening due to severe weather until 10 a.m., but classes would be “held as scheduled.”

NEWS | 03/04/2019

Joseph Rolón named incoming Director of Student Life

Joseph Rolón named incoming Director of Student Life

Marissa Michaels

Rolón detailed his aspirations for his new position, which includes contributing to student growth and development.

NEWS | 03/03/2019

Q&A with Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi '00, Oscar-winning filmmaker

Emily Spalding

“To make a documentary film you have to feel incredibly passionate about the subject. And for me it also has to make the world a little bit better.”

NEWS | 03/03/2019

Two alumni and former quiz bowl teammates to appear in final round of Jeopardy! All-Star Games

Zachary Shevin

Madden is a 19-time Jeopardy! champion, with the third longest winning streak in the show’s history. Kelley is in the Top 10 in regular season winnings in show history and was the first woman to win more than five games.

NEWS | 03/03/2019

Men's basketball standout Cannady ’19 to miss rest of season

Men's basketball standout Cannady ’19 to miss rest of season

Jack Graham and Ivy Truong

Cannady was a team captain and Princeton’s leader in points per game this season with an 18.2 average. He is fifth on Princeton’s all-time scoring list with 1515 points and third in three-pointers with 268.

NEWS | 03/01/2019

Q&A with Alec Karakatsanis, founder of the Civil Rights Corps

Q&A with Alec Karakatsanis, founder of the Civil Rights Corps

Yael Marans

Alec Karakatsanis is the founder and executive director of the Civil Rights Corps. He works to combat human caging, surveillance, the death penalty, immigration laws, war, and inequality. He gave a lecture through the Wilson School on Wednesday, titled “The Bureaucracy of Human Caging.”

NEWS | 02/28/2019

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