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What you need to know about DACA recipients and the University

Sarah Warman Hirschfield

In September of 2017, as students left their homes all over the world to come to campus, the Trump administration announced it would begin to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which provides protections for individuals who were brought to the United States illegally as children. Since then, the University has engaged in a yearlong legal battle to protect DACA beneficiaries after the policy’s announced rescission.

NEWS | 07/22/2018

U. drops ACT/SAT essay requirement, now requires graded writing sample

U. drops ACT/SAT essay requirement, now requires graded writing sample

Ivy Truong

On July 5, the University dropped the need for applicants to submit an essay score from the SAT or ACT. Beginning this 2018-2019 application season, applicants will, instead, have to submit a graded high school writing sample, preferably a work either of English or history.

NEWS | 07/07/2018

Six new trustees, including Jemison ’18, elected to Board

Benjamin Ball

Myesha Jemison ’18 is one of six new trustees recently elected to the Board of Trustees. She is joined by Joshua Bolten ’76, Kimberly Johnson ’95, Marco Tablada ’93, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo ’87, and Craig Robinson ’83. According to Jemison and Bolten, the diversity of the newest cohort of trustees means they're well-equipped to guide and support the University's goals.

NEWS | 07/02/2018

Online job posting for US Border Protection generates controversy

Isabel Ting

Students are expressing outrage over a posting on Handshake, a job recruitment platform, for a position as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer. The posting is not new, but many students are now deeming it unacceptable, especially in light of new information about the federal government’s family separation policy.

NEWS | 07/02/2018

University community weighs in on Supreme Court travel ban ruling

The United States Supreme Court building in Washington D.C.

University community weighs in on Supreme Court travel ban ruling

Linh Nguyen

On Tuesday, June 26, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 vote that President Trump’s travel ban was constitutional because it did not necessarily target immigration on the basis of race or religion. The ruling elicited a statement from President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83. Many University students are responding to the court's decision with outrage, while others said the travel ban could positively impact national security.

NEWS | 07/02/2018

Remembering Dr. Adel Mahmoud, a leader in global health

Benjamin Ball and Isabel Ting

An innovator in the world of vaccines, Mahmoud was known for his focus on saving lives and his consistent empathy. After creating better and more widely available vaccines as the president of Merck Vaccines and Case Western Reserve University’s department of medicine, Mahmoud would go on to join the University community as a professor, brightening the days of colleagues and students alike.

NEWS | 06/26/2018

YDS releases petition, first formal student response to U. workers' rights since 2003

Students displaying handmade signs during YDS town hall on May 9, 2018.

YDS releases petition, first formal student response to U. workers' rights since 2003

Katie Tam

YDS circulated the petition following a Town Hall on May 9, 2018, during which the petition’s issues were brought to public attention. The petition highlights ongoing problems with wages and benefits, managerial harassment, hiring practices, and more. YDS worked closely with the Service Employees International Union Local 175 to produce the petition document, which is a result of over thirty interviews with workers in Dining Services, Facilities, and other departments. The petition is directed at President Eisgruber, the Board of Trustees, and the Provost’s Office.

NEWS | 06/20/2018

Remembering Yasmin Ahmed Abdillahi ’20

Claire Thornton

Yasmin Ahmed Abdillahi ’20, known for her compassion for others and for her strong Muslim faith, died last Friday after being struck by a train in Euless, Texas. She was 20 years old. According to friends and family she had been playing with cousins and accidentally encountered the moving train. Her funeral took place on Sunday, June 10, in Dallas. Her death is still under investigation, and as of Friday, June 15, the Fort Worth Police Department was unable to provide additional information to The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 06/17/2018

Molecular biology professor Dr. Adel Mahmoud died of a brain hemorrhage in New York on Monday

Claire Thornton

On Monday, molecular biology professor Dr. Adel Mahmoud died of a brain hemorrhage in New York. He was 76 years old.

NEWS | 06/14/2018

Abdillahi ’20 died after being struck by train in Texas

Ivy Truong

According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m. Her death is still under investigation by authorities in Fort Worth.

NEWS | 06/12/2018

Princeton revisited: town Republicans persist despite strident opposition

Palmer Square Princeton (Princeton Rep.)

Princeton revisited: town Republicans persist despite strident opposition

Jeff Zymeri

The 2016 election continues to loom large on the psyche of Princeton Republicans. To many on both sides of the political spectrum, Donald Trump represented a subversion of political norms and accepted political behavior. To Dudley Sipprelle, Trump’s campaign posed a serious threat to the “traditional” Republican party. It was only after the Republican primary that Sipprelle was forced to come around on Trump and support his party’s nominee.

NEWS | 06/05/2018

Bhatia ’86 speaks at 2018 Baccalaureate, encourages public service focus

Benjamin Ball

“Lack of integrity has real, live consequences,” Eduardo Bhatia ’86 said. “In such an environment, we need to wake up and confront a culture of lies. There is no time to waste. The voices of reason, honor, integrity, and honesty need to be heard.”

NEWS | 06/04/2018

Conservative students, professors seek greater voice on campus

Isabel Ting

Politics Robert P. George, who serves as the director of the James Madison Program, and students shed light on their experiences with political conservatism and the quality of political discourse on campus.

NEWS | 06/04/2018

University campus expansion includes 2 residential colleges south of Poe Field

University campus expansion includes 2 residential colleges south of Poe Field

Allie Spensley

The University has made big steps throughout the 2017–18 year to pursue its 10-year campus development plan, including starting major additions like residential colleges and a new “Lake Campus” south of Lake Carnegie.

NEWS | 06/04/2018

Notable moments from the 2017-2018 year

Notable moments from the 2017-2018 year

Benjamin Ball

Significant administrative changes such as certificate opportunities, calendar reform, and student advocacy on issues such as honor code reform will leave a lasting legacy for future students.

NEWS | 06/04/2018

In Class Day speech, Booker instructs 2018 graduates on the importance of service

Benjamin Ball

“Walk into every room, go to every place, and embrace the world with your spirit and your truth,” said Senator Cory Booker said. “If you do that, if you live that way, if you strut like you are powerful then I promise you that generations yet unborn will know of your light and your love.”

NEWS | 06/04/2018

Councilmen, U. officials discuss contributions to town budget

Linh Nguyen

As the University’s endowment rises with each academic year, town inhabitants continue to raise long-existing concerns that the University should be contributing more to the town financially.

NEWS | 06/01/2018

Cadre of 5 pioneers veteran community at the U.

Rebecca Ngu

Opening the doors of Nassau Hall reveals an austere, dimly-lit chamber encased in white marble — the Memorial Atrium. Inscribed on the walls are the names of men who have died fighting in U.S. wars since the University was founded in 1746. Those who died in the Vietnam War are the most recent names to be added. A Latin inscription hangs over the columns: Memoria Aeterna Retinent Alma Mater Filios Pro Patria Animas Ponentes. Translated, it says, “In eternal memory our Alma Mater holds her sons who laid down their lives for their country.” Military servicemembers are literally incorporated into the architecture and memory of this University. But are they here in 2018?

NEWS | 05/31/2018

Eisgruber reflects on higher education, advocacy

Eisgruber reflects on higher education, advocacy

Ivy Truong

Higher education is entering a new time, explained President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 in an interview with The Daily Princetonian. This new era requires him to be more vocal than has been common for university presidents in the past.

NEWS | 05/31/2018

Alumni reflect on food, friends, farce at eating clubs over the years

Sarah Warman Hirschfield

University alumni shared their experiences as members of eating clubs with The Daily Princetonian, reflecting on food, friends, and farce. Teri Noel Towe ’70, who bickered into Colonial Club, shared a story he kept quiet for 20 years: He and a friend pulled a prank on Ivy Club.

NEWS | 05/31/2018

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