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Obama ’85 recalls being surprised at the “mediocrity” of students during her time at the U.

Obama ’85 recalls being surprised at the “mediocrity” of students during her time at the U.

Karolen Eid

During the conversation, which discussed Obama’s life from childhood to to her last day at the White House, Obama recounted her experiences at the University. She explained her thoughts on affirmative action and obstacles facing students of color.

NEWS | 12/02/2018

New $6 M U. initiative partners with U. trustee Hugin’s former company Celgene

Benjamin Ball

The Princeton Catalysis Initiative (PCI) announced that it will begin a $6 million industrial partnership with the Celgene Corporation, a biotechnology company formerly headed by University trustee Bob Hugin ’76.

NEWS | 11/30/2018

Three USG presidential candidates debated before audience of 15

Zachary Shevin

Fifteen people, including Undergraduate Student Government officers, showed up to the Presidential Candidate Debate on Nov. 29. With elections taking place early next week, three presidential candidates presented their platforms and discussed topics such as mental health, Career Services, and national politics.

NEWS | 11/30/2018

U. hires bowhunters to kill campus deer

Katie Tam

Early this month, the University approved three bowhunters to hunt deer on University property. Hunting began after Thanksgiving weekend and will continue until 10 deer are removed. According to the University’s FAQ for Deer Management, killed deer will be removed and donated to a local food bank through Hunters Helping the Hungry.

NEWS | 11/29/2018

Russian ambassador, panelists talk US-Russia relations

Russian ambassador, panelists talk US-Russia relations

Kris Hristov

Speaking to a full house, Anatoly Ivanovich Antonov, a Russian Ambassador to the United States, asserted that Russia is not an enemy of the United States. The ambassador focused on strategic partnerships, such as nuclear disarmament, manned space exploration, and information sharing between intelligence services during his talk.

NEWS | 11/29/2018

Coates discusses race relations progress, Wilson’s damaging legacy

Oliver Effron

For one, Coates said, the University needs to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from buildings on campus, calling it an “embarrassment.”

NEWS | 11/28/2018

D’Angelo ’19 informs modern knowledge, creativity through classics

Katie Tam

D’Angelo, who is from Hewitt, N.J., was recently awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, which provides full financial support for graduate study at the University of Oxford. She plans to pursue a M.St. in Classics.

NEWS | 11/28/2018

Barry ’19 is an empathetic friend and talented writer, peers say

Hannah Baynesan

Known for her intellect and caring nature, Annabel Barry ’19 was recently named a George J. Mitchell Scholar, an award only given to 12 scholars nationwide out of 370 applicants.

NEWS | 11/28/2018

EHS associate director arrested for child pornography, placed on administrative leave

EHS associate director arrested for child pornography, placed on administrative leave

Marie-Rose Sheinerman and Oliver Effron

Gregory Cantrell, the University’s associate director for workplace safety in the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), was charged with possession of child pornography early in the morning on Wednesday, Nov. 28. He has since been placed on administrative leave, according to University Spokesperson and Director of Media Relations Ben Chang.

NEWS | 11/28/2018

ICC criticizes eating club task force report

Oliver Effron

Eating club presidents are pushing back against a recently released task force report, which recommended that clubs decrease the role of prior affiliations in the selection process and cut costs to lower membership dues, among other suggestions.

NEWS | 11/27/2018

U. transfer students with children face indiscriminate housing due to ‘shortages’

Marie-Rose Sheinerman and Hannah Baynesan

“They made promises to me when I decided to come to Princeton. I am in a one-bedroom apartment with my wife, daughter, and dog and am now being told a two-bedroom apartment will not be ‘guaranteed’ until my daughter is two. This was after the fact that they ‘guaranteed’ it to me when she turned one. They claim to be addressing the needs of the student while completely ignoring legitimate grievances,” Thomas Johnson said.

NEWS | 11/27/2018

Anthropology researchers talk Islam, drugs, crimes in Kurdish Istanbul

Haleigh Gundy

“Kurdish youth not only see the dead bodies of cousins … they witness the death of their peers in the war between the PKK and the Turkish state … Many [interlocutors] told me that they still see and hear the [violence committed against family members],” said Onur Günay, a documentary filmmaker.

NEWS | 11/27/2018

Lambert discusses Jewishness, TV, intersectionality

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Lambert used the case study of Amazon’s 2014 show “Transparent” as exemplary of the new ways in which Jewish culture manifests in media.

NEWS | 11/27/2018

Hoffmeyer ’19 hopes to explore intersection of classical music, literature, philosophy

Hoffmeyer ’19 hopes to explore intersection of classical music, literature, philosophy

Rebecca Han

When comparative literature concentrator and 2019 Rhodes Scholar John Hoffmeyer ’19 began at the University, he was torn between his musical and academic pursuits, especially with his growing interests in literature and philosophy. For a period, he even considered a concentration in math.

NEWS | 11/27/2018

Lawmakers vote to legalize marijuana in New Jersey

Sarah Warman Hirschfield and Linh Nguyen

Marijuana is one step closer to being legal in New Jersey, but advocates cannot relax just yet.

NEWS | 11/27/2018

Scholars discuss democracy, liberalism, progress in America

Karolen Eid

A month after the hearings for then-nominee for the Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh, scholars discussed implications and the future of democracy.

NEWS | 11/27/2018

Reed is generous with her time and brilliant, peers say

Reed is generous with her time and brilliant, peers say

David Veldran

Kate Reed ’19, known for her humility and love for learning, is one of four University students to receive a Rhodes Scholarship this year.

NEWS | 11/27/2018

Man exposes himself to graduate student outside Lawrence Apartment window

Oliver Effron

The Department of Public Safety revealed that a man peered into a graduate student’s window and exposed himself at Lawrence Apartments late Monday evening. The suspect — described as a white male in his 40s, approximately five feet eight inches tall, and wearing a dark-colored hoodie — has not been located at the time of publishing.

NEWS | 11/27/2018

Epstein discusses Harvard lawsuit

Allan Shen

One of the nation’s foremost constitutional legal experts would repeal Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in order to solve the quandary that is Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. “Well, I say, what you do is to repeal [Title VI], and then Harvard can do pretty much whatever it wants,” Richard A. Epstein, the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law at New York University (NYU) School of Law, said in a lecture Monday, Nov. 26.

NEWS | 11/27/2018

Passengers left behind, made late by Dinky replacement

Hannah Wang

The buses that have been substituting for the Princeton Dinky since Oct. 14 are leaving commuters behind and causing them to miss their train connections, due to their maximum capacity of 63 people in comparison with the Dinky train’s 119.

NEWS | 11/26/2018

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