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BJL members reflect on successes, seek greater engagement

BJL members reflect on successes, seek greater engagement

Rebecca Ngu

June Philippe ’20 was visiting Princeton with her high school on Nov. 18, 2015, when she noticed students streaming out of buildings walking toward Nassau Hall. It was the Black Justice League’s student walk-out and first sit-in, acts of civil disobedience intended to force the administration to consider their demands to make the University more hospitable to students of color, particularly Black students.

NEWS | 06/01/2017

Q&A with Lisa Belkin '82, Yahoo news correspondent

The Daily Princetonian

Q&A with Lisa Belkin '82, Yahoo news correspondent

Shriya Sekhsaria

Lisa Belkin ’82 is the Chief National Correspondent at Yahoo News. She also worked for the New York Times for thirty years and has authored three books – "Life’s Work, Confessions of an Unbalanced Mom” , “First, Do No Harm”, and “Show Me A Hero”. The Daily Princetonian sat down with her to discuss her experiences at the University, her writing process, and her multi-decade stint in the world of journalism.

NEWS | 06/01/2017

Q&A: John Taylor '68, economist

The Daily Princetonian

Q&A: John Taylor '68, economist

Abhiram Karuppur

John Taylor ’68 is the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University, and the George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. He was previously the Under Secretary of the Treasury during the George W. Bush administration and a member of the Council of Economic Advisors during the George H.W. Bush administration. He sat down with The Daily Princetonian to talk about his University experience, as well as his views on current fiscal policy and college education costs.

NEWS | 06/01/2017

What happens if marijuana is legalized in New Jersey?

What happens if marijuana is legalized in New Jersey?

Sarah Warman Hirschfield and Jeff Zymeri

Every 22 minutes, someone in New Jersey is arrested for marijuana possession, according to a 2012 statistic cited in a new bill introduced by New Jersey lawmakers on May 15. Just this month, a University student was arrested for possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, according to a local police report. Sponsored by Democratic state senator Nicholas Scutari, the bill would legalize, regulate, and tax recreational marijuana in New Jersey, joining eight other states that host recreational marijuana programs. The new bill seeks to alleviate racial inequalities in the criminal justice system by legalizing the drug. The University's stance surrounding the drug's use is not immune to the potential policy change.

NEWS | 06/01/2017
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Robert Mueller III '66 appointed special counsel to Russia investigation

Robert Mueller III '66 appointed special counsel to Russia investigation

Marcia Brown

On May 17, the Justice Department appointed former FBI director Robert Mueller III ’66 to serve as a special counsel to oversee an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, including “any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump” and “any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation.”

NEWS | 05/17/2017

USG discusses efforts to ensure Honor Committee, Committee on Discipline reflect campus demographics

The Daily Princetonian

USG discusses efforts to ensure Honor Committee, Committee on Discipline reflect campus demographics

Jason Fu

"You know when you interview 17 white kids and when you don't, to be entirely frank," she explained. "I suppose if you want to return to this discussion of asking students to self-identify so that we can have hard and fast statistics about the diversity of these pools, then we can reopen that conversation. But I think anyone who was in the room this time who’s been in the room during past application cycles can just see that the room is more diverse than it otherwise is,” said Liziewski.

NEWS | 05/14/2017

Sombrero-clad students celebrate Mexican-themed party, chant, "Cinco de Mayo!" and "Piñata!"

Sombrero-clad students celebrate Mexican-themed party, chant, "Cinco de Mayo!" and "Piñata!"

Marcia Brown

Officers from the Department of Public Safety shut down a Mexican-themed party on Thursday night at which University students chanted, “Piñata!” and “Cinco de Mayo!” Around 50 students were in attendance at the party; some wore sombreros, ponchos, or other colorful clothing.

NEWS | 05/12/2017

U. presidents, past and present, reflect on their time in office

The Daily Princetonian

U. presidents, past and present, reflect on their time in office

Kristin Qian and Abhiram Karuppur

Two former University presidents joined current University President Christopher Eisgruber GS ’83 to reflect on their time leading the University, providing life lessons to the graduating class of 2017. Eisgruber was joined by former presidents Shirley Tilghman and Harold Shapiro GS ’64. Their conversation covered topics including the role of the University president, suggestions to improve the University, and individual moments of self-doubt and uncertainty.

NEWS | 05/11/2017

Gordin appointed director of Princeton Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts

Gordin appointed director of Princeton Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts

Samuel Garfinkle

Established in 2000 by a gift from University Charter Trustee Lloyd Costen ’50, the Princeton Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts supports a class of several scholars for a period of three years, providing them with financial and intellectual support. The Society, which has been directed for the last eight years by English professor Susan Stewart, will continue next year under the directorship of history professor Michael Gordin, according to a University press release.

NEWS | 05/09/2017

Ellipses member wins Dale Fellowship, will write interview-based poems

Ellipses member wins Dale Fellowship, will write interview-based poems

Allie Spensley

“I sometimes got worried, when writing my thesis, that a lot of the poems I was writing were probably most accessible or interesting to people who had had life experiences similar to mine. I started to wonder about how I could help make poetry that would include a wider array of voices, and maybe work more directly towards social change — which is something that I would ideally like to be doing with all of my writing, even if in just a tiny way,” said Margaret Wright ’17.

NEWS | 05/09/2017

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