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The debate over charter schools in Princeton, explained

The debate over charter schools in Princeton, explained

Talitha Wisner

In Princeton, the school community has been wracked in the last decade by bitter disputes over the educational goals and governance of the schools, according to former member of the Princeton Public School school board Chiara Nappi in 1999.

NEWS | 02/14/2018

U. orchestra ranked in top 20 college orchestras in nation

U. orchestra ranked in top 20 college orchestras in nation

Ariel Chen

The Princeton University Orchestra (PUO) is ranked as one of the top 20 college orchestras in the US. Led by conductor Michael Pratt, who celebrated his 40th season with the Orchestra this past fall, PUO performs a wide range of repertoire, from the classical period through the modern works of today.

NEWS | 02/13/2018

Class of 2022 Pre-read announced

Mallory Williamson

On Feb. 7, the University Office of the President announced that President Eisgruber selected “Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech,” written by politics professor Keith Whittington, as the Class of 2022 Pre-read book.

NEWS | 02/13/2018

New allegations surface about Verdú’s relationships with students

New allegations surface about Verdú’s relationships with students

Allie Spensley

On June 9, a Title IX investigation found professor Sergio Verdú responsible for violating the University’s policy on Sex Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct. In a memo describing the investigation obtained by The Daily Princetonian, the Title IX panel wrote that Verdú had exhibited “highly inappropriate and unprofessional” behavior: Inviting his graduate student Yeohee Im to watch a sexually explicit film and allegedly touching her on the stomach and thigh during the encounter.

NEWS | 02/13/2018

Princeton town hall meeting discusses Griggs Farm apartments fire, police training

Neha Chauhan

Princeton residents raised concerns about emergency preparedness and environmental awareness and Princeton Police Department discussed its racial profiling training at a town hall meeting on Monday, Feb. 12.

NEWS | 02/12/2018

Eisgruber talks Rosen controversy, Honor Code reform, Dreamers at CPUC meeting

Benjamin Ball

President Eisgruber addressed concerns about the recent controversy regarding anthropology professor Lawrence Rosen, Honor Code reform, and DACA students at a Feb. 12 meeting for the Council of the Princeton University Community. In response to the Rosen controversy, President Eisgruber emphasized his belief that free speech and inclusivity on campus are not exclusive, but rather “mutually supportive” of one another.

NEWS | 02/12/2018

Lawrence Bacow to serve as Harvard's next president

Benjamin Ball

The presidential search committee consulted faculty, students, staff, and alumni, before ultimately selecting Bacow from nearly 700 candidates.

NEWS | 02/12/2018

Course on hate speech canceled after racial slur controversy

Allie Spensley

Anthropology professor Lawrence Rosen sparked controversy on Feb. 6 when he used a racial slur during a lecture, causing several students to walk out of the classroom. Rosen announced today in an email to his students that the course, “ANT 212: Cultural Freedoms,” will be canceled.

NEWS | 02/12/2018

77 percent of sophomores bicker or sign-in to eating clubs, holds steady since spring 2017

Nick Shashkini

The admissions process for bicker and sign-in eating clubs took place last week, with 1,016 sophomores participating, representing 77 percent of the Class of 2020. This represented a 1 percentage point decrease from last spring’s participation rate of 78 percent, according to a press release by the Interclub Council of the Eating Clubs of Princeton University.

NEWS | 02/12/2018

USG discusses mental health at first meeting

Jeff Zymeri

The new officers of USG began by introducing themselves and presenting one goal they have for the year. Yee explained that the general public might not know how much work USG really does and resolved to work to improve this in the future.

NEWS | 02/12/2018

International student enrollment declines at U.S. colleges, continues to rise at U.

Hannah Wang

The number of international students residing in the United States and studying with student visas has declined. This overall decline is a recent trend that appeared after years of steady growth in international student enrollment, which may reflect widespread and newfound apprehension of the current political climate and immigration policies under the Trump administration. At the University, the number of international students has been growing steadily over the past few years.

NEWS | 02/11/2018

Former Japanese prime minister Hatoyama argues for regional cooperation

Hamna Khurram

Respecting one’s dignity while respecting the dignity of others is the central principle behind uniting East Asia, said former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama at a lecture on Thursday, Feb. 8. Hatoyama served as Japan’s prime minister from September 2009 to June 2010. He was the head of the Democratic Party of Japan, which he led to victory over the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party.

NEWS | 02/08/2018

McCarter Theatre receives $50K to further programs at Trenton Public Schools

Benjamin Ball

McCarter Theatre has received a $50,000 grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation to help grow their programs with Trenton Public Schools. The grant supports McCarter’s efforts to further integrate and grow arts programs into Trenton Public Schools and increase students’ overall academical and social performances.

NEWS | 02/08/2018

New Jersey could become the first state to outlaw the sale of menthol cigarettes

Sarah Warman Hirschfield

ew Jersey could become the first state to outlaw the sale of menthol cigarettes. Democratic Assemblyman Herb Conaway ’85, a physician and chairman of the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee, is sponsoring a bill that would add menthol-flavored cigarettes to New Jersey’s list of prohibited flavored cigarettes.

NEWS | 02/08/2018

Ad Hoc Committee on Calendar Reform proposes fall exams before winter break

Linh Nguyen

In addition to recent attempts to reform the Honor Code, the University is currently considering a reform of the academic calendar. In October 2016, the Task Force on General Education suggested that fall exams be moved to before winter break by beginning the fall semester earlier. At the time of the Task Force recommendations, a survey of students found that 75 percent supported such a change.

NEWS | 02/08/2018

University debaters place second at world championships

Audrey Spensley

Sinan Ozbay '19 and Sam Arnesen '20 were named runners-up at the World University Debating Championships, held in Mexico City, Mexico from Dec. 27 to Jan. 4. In a tournament featuring over 300 teams from roughly 90 countries, the pair surpassed predicted frontrunners such as Yale University, Oxford University, and Tel Aviv University to secure the second-place title and advance further than any prior University team.

NEWS | 02/07/2018

Egyptian writer Aswany and poet Gregerson read selections from their work

Nick Shashkini

Acclaimed Egyptian novelist and activist Alaa Al Aswany and American poet Linda Gregerson read selections from their work on Feb. 7 as part of the 2017-2018 Althea Ward Clark W’21 Reading Series sponsored by the Program in Creative Writing.

NEWS | 02/07/2018

Eisgruber to hold CPUC meeting following second annual President's Letter

Rose Gilbert

Next Monday, President Eisgruber will hold this year’s annual Town Hall meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community. The meeting will be based on President Eisgruber’s second annual President’s Letter to the community, a tradition the President began last February. The annual letter provides the University community with a regular update on how the University has changed over the course of the year, and includes goals it has set for the future.

NEWS | 02/07/2018

Ad Hoc Committee on Calendar Reform proposes fall exams before winter break

Linh Nguyen

The Ad Hoc Committee on Calendar Reform, charged in spring 2017 and composed of faculty members, two undergraduate students, and one graduate student, released a final survey on Jan. 30 to gather student opinions on the proposed new calendar. This calendar features a fall semester that would begin as early as Sept. 1 and end between Dec. 19 and 23, resulting in shortened reading periods and finals periods. By comparison, the spring semester would remain unchanged, save beginning and ending a week earlier.

NEWS | 02/07/2018

Students walk out of anthropology lecture after professor uses the word “n****r”

Claire Thornton

Several students walked out of an anthropology lecture Tuesday afternoon when a professor allegedly asked a question in which he used the word “n****r,” according to several students in the class.

NEWS | 02/07/2018

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