Firefighters responded to a fire in Frick Chemistry Laboratory which was reported by Michael Nechayev GS at 1:30 a.m. Friday morning.
A gunman inside the Panera Bread on Nassau Street is dead after close to five hours of negotiations with law enforcement officials.
Stephen Hawking, a theoretical physicist who received an honorary doctorate degree from the University in 1982, died on the morning of March 13 at the age of 76. Hawking is famed for his scientific achievements in studying the properties of black holes, as a beloved figure in pop culture, and for his book A Brief History of Time.
Almost 80 years old, the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad is an integral part of the town and community it serves, responding to thousands of calls every year. PFARS is an independent, non-profit emergency medical services organization that is heavily reliant on volunteers in the local area, many of whom are students at the University.
On March 14, Darnell Pygum, the former Terrace Club employee who recently made threats against the club manager, was placed under arrest by the Princeton Police Department, according to a statement from the PPD.
On Wednesday at noon, several hundred students, professors, and Princeton residents gathered outside Frist Campus Center to call for increased gun control in the wake of the Valentine’s Day high school shooting that killed 17 people in Parkland, Fla. Hosted by Princeton Advocates for Justice, the rally was named “We Call BS.”
In response to the recent protest undertaken by members of the Open Air Outreach and the subsequent counter-protest on the part of students, Kevin McElwee ’18 has established the PUFightsHate fundraiser through Venmo.
A change to the schedule of the FreeB bus, a free shuttle bus that is open to the Princeton community, has drawn fierce opposition from some town residents.
Taking a step back from perfection-obsessed ballerinas, unorthodox allegories about nature, and brutal boxing sequences, filmmaker, writer, and director Darren Aronofsky is pivoting his focus to the mystery of Earth in his new ten-episode series “One Strange Rock”. University students and community members were given a private screening of the series’ first episode, followed by a talkback with Aronofsky on Tuesday night in Richardson Auditorium.
A small group of Christian protesters amassed outside of the Wilson School across Washington Road Tuesday afternoon. The protest consisted of a few men holding signs that read “Jesus or Hellfire,” “Gamers are Murderers,” “Feminists are Whores,” and “Women Belong in the Kitchen.” The men voiced their ideas at various passersby, declaring that they were “failing at life” and “being a disappointment to God.”
After a major snow storm struck on Wednesday, March 7, the University provided overnight housing accommodations for several dining staff members in both on- and off-campus locations.
Princeton now has two Hoagie Havens — two doors down from each other. At the original Hoagie Haven on 242 Nassau St., customers can walk in and order sandwiches. The second location, 244 Nassau St., is designated for customers picking up phone orders. This location also has tables where customers can sit and eat, no matter which storefront provided their food.
“I believe that everybody could take advantage of going to a therapist, I think everybody could take advantage of going to a nutritionist, and I think everyone has, to some extent, an unhealthy relationship with food,” Feig said. “I think that the more we talk about that, the more we realize that, the more we provide support for each other, and provide spaces that are safe to express those anxieties.”
As the first month of the administration of Undergraduate Student Government President Rachel Yee ’19 draws to a close, the USG discussed the Ivy League Mental Health Conference, budget proposals and committee appointments, and elections resolutions during its weekly meeting.
On this day in history, March 9, 1988, The Daily Princetonian reported on a decrease in Wilson School applications, a panel on the changing status of women abroad, the ongoing presidential primary campaigns, and new appointments for the Humanities Council.
The average wait time for appointments used to be one to two weeks, with some students experiencing up to three-week wait times. The shortening of the initial consultation allows more students to be seen at a faster rate.
After a nor’easter swept through the town of Princeton and left behind 17.8 inches of snow, the University delayed opening until 10 a.m. Thursday morning.
The plan was to occupy East Pyne. After the protesters entered the classroom, they read their reasons for striking from their “manifesto.” They also encouraged students to walk out and join them. Only one unnamed professor knew of their plans and walked out with the students.
Because of severe weather, the University is closed to all non-essential personnel until 9 p.m.
Students have witnessed branches and even trees toppled onto the accumulating snow. According to Marina Latif ’19, multiple cars on Washington Street were backlogged in snow at about 4:30 p.m.
