Fusion experimental facility malfunctions, PPPL Director steps down
Samuel GarfinkleAstrophysics professor Stewart Prager stepped down as director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory on Sept.
Astrophysics professor Stewart Prager stepped down as director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory on Sept.
The Department of Public Safety responded to two cases of sexual harassment on Prospect Avenue reported in late September.
Ranked No. 14 in the national poll, the University’s men’s water polo team wasted no time in impressing observers, going 4-1 against fellow Collegiate Water Polo Association programs.
This past weekend, the Muslim Life Program in the Office of Religious Life held its seventh annual Muslim spirituality retreat open to students from universities across the East Coast.
On Sept. 22, José Quiñonez GS ’98, founder and CEO of microfinance nonprofit Mission Asset Fund, became one of the four University alumni named as a MacArthur Fellow.The annually awarded fellowships, colloquially referred to as “genius grants,” entail a $625,000 cash prize paid over five years by the John D.
The new Princeton Language Housing Initiative strives to create exclusively polyglot affinity housing on campus as soon as the next academic year.
The University Student Government discussed results from Friday's Voter Registration Day event in their weekly meeting on Sunday.The event was jointly organized by several campus groups, including Princeton Votes and the Whig-Cliosophic Society.
The stone building that used to serve as the waiting room for the New Jersey Transit Princeton train station is now the Dinky Bar & Kitchen, whichopened for full service in early August. The establishment is a "welcoming and simple bar offering locally-sourced, ingredient-driven snacks, small plates and more," according to its website. The bar is owned by Fenwick Hospitality Group, which also runs Agricola, a restaurant located on Witherspoon Street.
For Julia Wolfe GS ’12, composing music is more than just melodies, harmonies, and notes —it’s a mix of musical and nonmusical elements.“In most pieces, I’m thinking about something extra-musical.
Transgender model, actress, and activist Carmen Carrera described how her identification as a transgender person informed and guided her career and activism for the greater trans community in a lecture and meet-and-greet on Thursday.Carrera explained that the transition to her newfound identity was the easier part.
The University's Library Systems Office officially launched a new catalog that is designed to offer a more contemporary library system while retaining the functions and services of the previous network.
In light of the national media coverage of the Stanford sexual assault case, The Daily Princetonian decided to look into the existing measures in eating clubs to ensure healthy and safe nightlife on campus.Just last week, Charter Club began to ask students to read a consent pledge — a piece of paper that says, “Consent is asking for and receiving affirmation before and while engaging in anyone’s personal space or belongings, and can be revoked at any time,” — before they could enter parties at the club.The move was met with overwhelmingly positive responses, according to Lorena Grundy ’17, president of Charter.“While I was on duty that night, a lot of people came up to thank me for it, and not just girls but people of all genders,” she said, adding that former members and alumni of the club had also reached out to express their approval.The idea to introduce the pledges came from Will Rose ’17, Charter’s House Manager and Technology Chair.
The Institute for Advanced Study is continuing to put out bids for construction of 15 units of facultyhousing on the historic Maxwell’s Field.The Institute’s plans date back to earlier this year, when they rejected attempts at halting the construction projects.A statement on the IAS’s website noted that the site of Maxwell’s Field is no longer valuable as an archaeological site.
Starting from this academic year, the University’s Spanish Language Program stopped using “Sol y viento,” a textbook published by McGraw-Hill that requires an access code. Catalina Méndez Vallejo and Sylvia Zetterstrand, acting co-directors of the Program, described several issues that they were having with the textbook and its complementary online platform. “[Students were] paying so much for this textbook that costs so much, doesn’t arrive on time, comes in black and white, we have all these issues with the website, and we weren’t really 100 percent happy with the kind of text that was in the textbook anyway.
The results from January's Campus Compass survey by the University presents some major outdoor changes affecting future students, faculty, staff, and community members.
Starting this semester, students can schedule appointments with the University's Counseling and Psychological Services online, according to Director of CPS Calvin Chin. Previously, students had the option to schedule appointments via phone or in-person. “With online scheduling, students can schedule an appointment right away, during those moments when students are ready to reach out, instead of waiting until CPS is open again,” he said. Chin explained that CPS explored ways to implement the online scheduling last year and used this past summer to refine the process.
American photographer Richard Misrach and Mexican composer Guillermo Galindo discussed their photographs and music pieces on the U.S.-Mexico border at a lecture on Tuesday.The audience in attendance was composed of students, professors, and other University academics, looking at a table full of wires, bottles, shotgun casings, and other artifacts from the U.S.-Mexico border that had been transformed into instruments.Misrach is an acclaimed photographer who pioneered color photography in the 1970’s, which earned him numerous accolades including four National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships.Misrach proceeded to present his photos of the U.S.-Mexico border, the first half of his collaborative project with Guillermo Galindo.
Oxford University Professor Matthew Erie gave a lecture Tuesday afternoon about U.S.-China relations in the midst of China's bid to cut down on its corruption cases among domestic and foreign businesses.Erie’s talk highlighted the numerous challenges U.S.