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Angela Davis pays tribute to Brazilian human rights activist Marielle Franco

Sarah Warman Hirschfield and Yael Marans

Political activist Marielle Franco’s black feminism aimed to understand and transform the world. She hoped it wouldn’t just respond to one group’s needs, but to all of ours, Angela Davis said in her tribute to Franco on Thursday, March 14.

NEWS | 03/15/2019

Trump announces penalties for universities that do not support free speech

Marissa Michaels

President Trump announced on March 2 that he will withhold federal funding for colleges that do not support free speech. Though the Trump administration has not released any further details, University faculty and administration feel confident that the move would not affect the University.

NEWS | 03/14/2019

Firestone renovations complete, encourages library attendance

Firestone renovations complete, encourages library attendance

Marissa Michaels

In February, the completion of the renovations on the Trustee Reading Room in Firestone brought about the end of the library’s official 10-year renovation project.

NEWS | 03/14/2019

"No US War on Venezuela Vigil" takes place in Palmer Square

Naomi Hess

Monday, March 11 at 5:00 pm The Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA), a Princeton-based grassroots organization, held an hour-long protest against United States intervention in Venezuela, which the group’s website referred to as a “vigil.” The protesters handed out flyers urging supporters to contact their members of Congress to advocate for the Prohibiting Military Action in Venezuela Act, which would block funds for American intervention and prevent the administration from taking military action without Congressional approval.

NEWS | 03/12/2019

Students organize first international TigerTrek

Naomi Hess

Ron Miasnik ’22 and Daniella Cohen ’22 planned the first international TigerTrek. Over Intersession 2020, 15 students will travel to Israel, the nation with the most venture capitalist funding per capita of any country in the world. Participants will spend a week exploring both the entrepreneurial and cultural aspects of Israeli life. Program participants will be selected at the beginning of next school year.

NEWS | 03/12/2019

Cannady ’19 enters plea deal, receives conditional discharge

Emily Spalding

Standout men’s basketball player Devin Cannady ’19 entered a plea agreement on Mar. 11 for the four charges brought against him after he allegedly threw a punch at a Department of Public Safety Officer in Wawa on Jan. 18. Three of his four charges were dismissed. For the fourth charge, Cannady received a conditional discharge, and he will serve 20 hours of community service as part of the agreement. According to his attorney, Cannady has plans to return to the University in the fall and will be preparing for the NBA draft while on leave.

NEWS | 03/12/2019

Q&A with Manuel José Cepeda Espinosa, former president of Constitutional Court of Colombia

The Palace of Justice in Bogotá, Colombia

Q&A with Manuel José Cepeda Espinosa, former president of Constitutional Court of Colombia

Karolen Eid

Manuel José Cepeda Espinosa was a magistrate of the Constitutional Court of Columbia for eight years and served as its president from 2005 to 2006. Justice Cepeda was a member of the technical-negotiation team working on transitional justice during the Colombian peace process. From 2014 to 2018, he served as the president of the International Association of Constitutional Law. During his recent visit to the Woodrow Wilson School, The Daily Princetonian spoke with Cepeda about his role in the Colombian peace process and his thoughts on current trends in constitutional law.

NEWS | 03/12/2019

USG discusses alternative polls, new UHS building, community affairs

Zoya Amir Gauhar

Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun stated that the initiative toward building a new UHS building is an “exciting moment … [and] really makes us think about where health care is headed.”

NEWS | 03/11/2019

FCC Chairman dismisses concerns about net neutrality’s repeal during Q&A

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FCC Chairman dismisses concerns about net neutrality’s repeal during Q&A

Walker Stamps

The repeal of net neutrality, Pai argued, was a positive change that allowed for programs such as unlimited data plans to continue.

NEWS | 03/10/2019

U. announces Young Alumni Trustee finalists

U. announces Young Alumni Trustee finalists

Linh Nguyen

Of the thirty seniors who ran in the primary election, Stefan (Amo) Amokwandoh ’19, Sarah Varghese ’19, and Rachel Yee ’19 are the three finalists for the Young Alumni Trustee (YAT) primary election. The winner of the general election will replace Tumi Akinlawon ’15 — whose term ends on June 30 — and serve until 2023.

NEWS | 03/08/2019

A walk past Nassau: the historically black Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood

A walk past Nassau: the historically black Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood

Linh Nguyen

Beyond FitzRandolph Gate, the hustle and bustle of Nassau Street — full of trendy restaurants, University apparel shops, and retail chains — serve as the facade of the town, the first image that tourists, visitors, and University students encounter upon leaving campus grounds. But unbeknownst to many non-residents, past Nassau lies a history of segregation and an ongoing struggle to preserve the culture of the town’s historically African-American Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, whose first inhabitants settled in the 1680s.

NEWS | 03/08/2019

Alumni speak on the Black Justice League’s fight against the University’s racist legacies

Rebecca Han

At the forefront of calls for a name change to the Wilson School was the Black Justice League (BJL), a student activist organization that coordinated one of the biggest protests in Princeton history — a demonstration on the steps of Nassau Hall in 2015 followed by a 33-hour sit-in.

NEWS | 03/08/2019

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

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