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Spiritual adviser to Obama speaks on white nationalism

Spiritual adviser to Obama speaks on white nationalism

Elizabeth Shwe

Wallis was invited by the Coalition for Peace Action, a grassroots citizens organization based in the town of Princeton, to preach for its 40th Anniversary Multifaith Service and Conference. Wallis also spoke at the conference later in the afternoon at Nassau Presbyterian Church.

NEWS | 11/12/2019

University holds second annual Kognito Day about mental health on campus

Haleigh Gundy

On Sunday, Nov. 10, the University held the second annual mandatory Kognito Day to educate first-year students on how to address and discuss the mental health concerns of their peers through zee group discussions and completion of an online simulation.

NEWS | 11/12/2019

Supreme Court hears oral argument on DACA, including complaint from U.

Supreme Court hears oral argument on DACA, including complaint from U.

Benjamin Ball

The November 2017 complaint, which was one of the first challenges to the government’s decision to end DACA, alleged that the program’s termination violated both the United States Constitution and federal law.

NEWS | 11/12/2019

Q&A with adjunct professor Jeremy Levine on impeachment and Mueller ’66

Q&A with adjunct professor Jeremy Levine on impeachment and Mueller ’66

Zachary Shevin

On Nov. 5, Levine gave a lecture entitled “Contextualizing the Hearings,” where he discussed Robert Mueller ’66’s independent investigation into President Donald Trump and the impeachment process more generally. Following the event, The Daily Princetonian had the opportunity to sit down with Levine to discuss all things impeachment.

NEWS | 11/12/2019

Small fire breaks out at Cottage

Evelyn Doskoch

“A couple wires caught fire in the basement, but all is good,” Cottage President Jamie Denham ’20 said. “The house did not burn down.”

NEWS | 11/12/2019

CPUC discusses new committee on sexual misconduct, Title IX reports

CPUC discusses new committee on sexual misconduct, Title IX reports

Caitlin Limestahl

One of the committee’s co-chairs, Associate Dean for Student Life of the Graduate School Lisa Schryer, said the committee’s “goal is to prepare an initial report by the end of the [calendar] year.”

NEWS | 11/12/2019

Q&A with ThirdWay CEO Cami Anderson

Ngan Chiem

Former Newark Schools Superintendent Cami Anderson is now CEO of ThirdWay, an organization focused on solving problems of equity, specifically in regards to the treatment of marginalized students in school systems. On Nov. 11, she sat down for an interview with The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 11/11/2019

U.S. Senate passes resolution honoring U. professor emeritus, author Toni Morrison

Danielle Ranucci

The resolution was proposed by Ohio Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman.

NEWS | 11/11/2019

Violinist Stefan Jackiw, Pianist Jeremy Denk offer performances, musical insights

Violinist Stefan Jackiw, Pianist Jeremy Denk offer performances, musical insights

Julia Ilhardt

In an interview, Jackiw described performance as an opportunity to “come together in some quasi-religious way, take communion together through this piece.”

NEWS | 11/11/2019

USG discusses project for new health center to replace McCosh Health Center

Sophie Li

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.

NEWS | 11/10/2019

Student Speaker Initiative attempts to bring speakers to campus based on student votes

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Student Speaker Initiative attempts to bring speakers to campus based on student votes

Sarah Warman Hirschfield and Elizabeth Shwe

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.

NEWS | 11/10/2019

SPEAR holds performance protest, talk on isolated confinement

Rooya Rahin

“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.

NEWS | 11/10/2019

Director of the Women*s Center resigns

Director of the Women*s Center resigns

Elizabeth Shwe

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.

NEWS | 11/10/2019

Q&A with Workers Lab CEO Carmen Rojas

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Q&A with Workers Lab CEO Carmen Rojas

Karolen Eid

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.

NEWS | 11/08/2019

U. professor emeritus, World War II veteran Samuel Hynes dies at 95

Allan Shen

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.

NEWS | 11/08/2019

Emma Boettcher ’14, Gilbert Collins GS ’99 compete in Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions

Emma Boettcher ’14, Gilbert Collins GS ’99 compete in Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions

Sam Kagan

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.

NEWS | 11/08/2019

Jeff Bezos ’86 loses, then regains, title of world’s richest person

Omar Farah

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.

NEWS | 11/07/2019

Q&A with MacArthur Genius Jeffrey Miller ’06

Q&A with MacArthur Genius Jeffrey Miller ’06

Zoya Amir Gauhar

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.

NEWS | 11/07/2019