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U. students to participate in TigerLaunch finals

U. students to participate in TigerLaunch finals

Benjamin Ball

An elite team of computer science majors from the University are taking their project to the finals of TigerLaunch, the nation’s largest student-run entrepreneurship competition. The co-founders of the BlockX team are Felix Madutsa ’18, Avthar Sewrathan ’18, and Richard Adjei ’18. Their company’s mission is to help people reclaim their privacy and data on the internet.

NEWS | 04/08/2018

USG discusses Yard Parties, movie co-sponsorship by clubs

USG discusses Yard Parties, movie co-sponsorship by clubs

Jacob Gerrish

The Undergraduate Student Government discussed Post-Thesis Life pictures, “Yard Parties” funding, and student co-sponsorship of Garden Theater movies during its weekly meeting on Apr. 8.

NEWS | 04/08/2018

Town ordered to build more affordable housing

Town ordered to build more affordable housing

Nick Shashkini

On March 8, the town of Princeton was ordered by Mercer County Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson to build 753 new affordable houses. According to Jacobson’s ruling, these units must be constructed by 2025.

NEWS | 04/06/2018

Jhumpa Lahiri talks art, linguistic boundaries

Anne Marie Wright

On Thursday, Pulitzer Prize winner and University professor of creative writing Jhumpa Lahiri gave a lecture about her personal experience with boundaries and borders through an analysis of avant garde and surrealist artist and writer Leonora Carrington’s paintings and short stories.

NEWS | 04/06/2018

Michael Wolovick explains potential solution to glacial melting

Neha Chauhan

Sea level rise is a much discussed symptom of climate change. While some ideas for curbing glacial melting have been proposed, few geoengineering solutions have been implemented. However, current research by University postdoctoral research associate Michael Wolovick indicates that there exists a practical solution for glacial melting. Wolovick is investigating glacial sills, or walls made of rock and silt, as a way to block glaciers from exposure to warm water and keep them from melting.

NEWS | 04/06/2018

Princeton Public Schools, Charter School negotiate settlement

Ivy Truong

A few weeks after a Princeton Public Schools board member offered an “olive branch” to the Princeton Charter School, a settlement negotiation process between the two parties is now underway. The negotiation process seeks to resolve the lawsuit initiated by PPS, which asserted that PCS had violated New Jersey’s Open Public Meeting Act during a meeting about expansion.

NEWS | 04/05/2018

Former NIH director Harold Varmus speaks about how to improve worldwide health

Former NIH director Harold Varmus speaks about how to improve worldwide health

Albert Jiang

On Wednesday, former NIH director Harold Varmus talked about research in developing countries and federal programs supporting international science. “Medicine is a public good that is not distributed fairly,” Varmus said to a packed room.

NEWS | 04/05/2018

U. professor Stephen Macedo discusses possible tradeoffs between immigration and social justice

Jonathan Lam

Saying all of us benefit from immigration does not cut it, according to University politics professor Stephen Macedo. He presented the political theories behind why policy makers and social scientists should think more in distributive terms rather than in aggregate terms in his lecture titled “Immigration, Globalization, and Social Justice: Is There a Tradeoff?”

NEWS | 04/04/2018

Ukrainian ambassador to the U.N. talks Crimean crisis

Ukraine map showing provinces in Crimean peninsula

Ukrainian ambassador to the U.N. talks Crimean crisis

Kris Hristov

On Wednesday, Ukrainian ambassador to the U.N. Volodymyr Yelchenko spoke about Russia's annexation of Crimea and Russia’s unique war tactics. “All human life is precious. One death is a tragedy,” Yelchenko said.

NEWS | 04/04/2018

U. students not allowed to look at their admissions files

Morrison Hall, home of the U. undergraduate admissions office

U. students not allowed to look at their admissions files

Roberto Hasbun

Though the University admissions office keeps records of all admissions files, students are not allowed to look at them. However, this was not always the case.

NEWS | 04/04/2018

A wealth of theater opportunities on campus

Hannah Wang

Theater at the University is a sprawling institution that presents students with a multitude of unique opportunities to experiment and engage with the dramatic arts throughout the academic year.

NEWS | 04/03/2018

Eating clubs will now use a fully electronic meal exchange system

Bill Huang

Meal exchanges between eating clubs are now fully electronic, and the days of carrying around those blue meal exchange slips are officially over. Following the electronic meal exchange, the eating clubs will now be using the system for all exchanges.

NEWS | 04/03/2018

Firestone renovations expected to be completed by end of year

Joe Kawalec

The 14-year endeavor to transform Firestone Library is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2018. Finishing touches on the B and C floors is anticipated to be completed by Commencement.

NEWS | 04/03/2018

New Klub seeks to live like the Kardashians

Student poses with her prize after winning a meme Kontest. Image Credits: Kardashian Lifestyle Klub.

New Klub seeks to live like the Kardashians

Ivy Truong

When Kylie Jenner named her baby Stormi in Feb. 2018, Kristen Starkowski GS was adamant that no one make fun of the baby’s name. She suggested to Allegra Martschenko ’20 that the two start a club on campus to show their support for the Kardashians.

NEWS | 04/03/2018

Calendar reform, American Studies certificate discussed at faculty meeting

Isabel Ting

According to Dean of the Faculty Sanjeev Kulkarni, the faculty is expected to officially vote on the proposed calendar revisions on April 23.

NEWS | 04/03/2018

University research produces patents; entrepreneurship grows in importance

Neha Chauhan

“Entrepreneurship is becoming more important on campus in general,” said OTL New Ventures Associate Anthony Williams. “A high proportion of University IP is now being licensed to startups.”

NEWS | 04/03/2018

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel named Princeton Artist-in-Residence

Gustavo Dudamel will serve as artist-in-residence at Princeton.

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel named Princeton Artist-in-Residence

Julia Ilhardt

According to Princeton University Orchestra conductor Michael Pratt, Dudamel is “one of the most important musicians in the world.” Pratt hopes to use next year’s music outreach efforts to connect Princeton musicians with young musicians in Trenton.

NEWS | 04/02/2018

Tree clean-up and damage assessment continues following March snowstorms

Albert Jiang

In addition to the 15 trees that were brought down by the snow across campus, there were dozens of fallen branches from both coniferous and deciduous trees, according to Assistant Vice President for Communications Daniel Day. For comparison, Day said that Hurricane Sandy felled a record 110 trees.

NEWS | 04/02/2018

Black Lives Matter leader DeRay McKesson discusses blackness, ‘quiet trauma’

Julia Ilhardt

Mckesson explained that he isn’t deterred by death threats and criticism, and he is constantly looking for ways to use his social power and media attention as platforms for bridging the ideological racial divide. Mckesson said that he is trying to give a voice to the oppressed regardless of the discomfort. “Freedom is not only the absence of oppression, but the presence of justice and joy,” he said.

NEWS | 04/01/2018

Princeton Student Climate Initiative crafts carbon policy with NJ state assemblyman

Carbon Fee and Dividend, national numbers

Princeton Student Climate Initiative crafts carbon policy with NJ state assemblyman

Katie Tam

“This isn’t just about this one piece of legislation. First of all, we’re trying to be part of a comprehensive energy package for the state of New Jersey. But it’s also about reimagining the environmental movement as a whole as being something more representative of the people actually impacted by climate change,” said Amanda Eisenhour ’21, political director of the Princeton Student Climate Initiative.

NEWS | 04/01/2018

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