At Alumni Day on Saturday, Feb. 23, Carol Quillen GS ’91 and Mellody Hobson ’91 received the University’s top alumni awards and reflected on their careers, both at Princeton and beyond.
The University unequivocally denies allegations that it unlawfully possesses ancient Eastern Orthodox texts and requests that it be awarded legal costs.
“Because I know how critical this role is in the life of the Club and given the step [sic] change in family commitments due to health issues, I have decided to put family first while ensuring the Club has what is needed in a Bicker Chair. This means stepping down,” Kick wrote in an email.
The Office of Communications published its annual summary detailing the University’s contributions to the surrounding town of Princeton on Feb. 12. Ranging from voluntary contributions to the municipality of Princeton and working with emergency services to educational outreach at Princeton High School and supplying transportation, the report brings attention to the town’s primary investments in the community.
Early Thursday morning, one of the front doors of Tower Club was found tied to the Bike Route sign on the corner of Prospect Avenue and Washington Road.
Kussman outlines his journey from a faith experience in prison that led him to his studies at Princeton Theological Seminary.
“One of the things we are trying to do is keep things alive and do more than just hold a vigil every single year to remind people of the situation,” said graduate student Mikey McGovern, president of student group Free Xiyue Wang. “We want to actually turn consciousness into action.”
Máté Bezdek, Sarah Carson, Daniel Floryan and Matthew Ritger were named Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellows last week, receiving the University’s “top honor for graduate students,” according to the Office of Communications.
Posters in multiple buildings across campus were found on Monday, covering the male and female bathroom signs and saying that the bathrooms had been “liberated from the from the gender binary.”
Maria Ressa ’86 has been arrested by the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation. Charges against her were related to an investigation conducted in 2012 by Rappler, Ressa’s online news organization.
On Wed., Feb. 20, the University announced that the campus would close “at noon today for non-essential personnel.”
The Dinky train service from campus to Princeton Junction station is set to return by the end of the second quarter, according to New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti.
Five undergraduate students have been selected as 2019 Arthur Liman Fellows in Public Interest Law by the University’s Program in Law and Public Affairs. This year, the fellows named include three juniors, Kat Powell ’20, Peter Schmidt ’20, and Audrey Spensley ’20, as well as two sophomores, Amanda Eisenhour ’21 and Leila Ullmann ’21.
Despite being a premier public policy school, the Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs grapples with an paradoxical phenomenon: few of its undergraduate alumni go into public service.
The Hidden Chaplains Initiative was launched in the fall of 2017, allowing students to recognize a member of the University community who serves as an unofficial “chaplain” for them in any number of ways.
In 2017, The Daily Princetonian reported that five University students served as volunteers. Now, according to Gregory, only one University student currently volunteers for the fire department.
Vanessa Tyson ’98, will meet with a Massachusetts District Attorney about her allegations of sexual assault against Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax. On Feb. 12, Tyson made her first public appearance since coming forward with her allegations. A second woman, Maryland resident Meredith Watson, has also accused Fairfax of sexual assault. Fairfax has maintained that his encounters with both Tyson and Watson were consensual.
Over the last five years among these five categories, 99 violations were reported to the Honor Committee, 37 resulted in a hearing, and 23 students were found responsible of violating the Honor Code.
Members of the community plan to hold a “Day of Action” in support of Xiyue Wang, who was detained by Iranian police in 2016.
The Daily Princetonian sat down with NPR correspondent and Fox contributor Mara Liasson for a brief interview.
