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"The Great Gatsby" director Baz Luhrmann named 2017 Class Day Speaker

Claire Lee

Academy Award-nominated film director, screenwriter, and producer Baz Luhrmann has been invited to address the Class of 2017 at the Class Day ceremony on Monday, June 5, according to a University press release. Class Day takes place on the eve of the University’s Commencement and is being organized by members of the graduating class. “[Luhrmann’s] life exhibits what it is like to dream, preserve and explore the full breadth of one’s desires and passions, which is a fitting mindset to convey to graduates before entering the real world,” Class Day co-chair Deana Hamlin ’17 said in the release.

NEWS | 04/19/2017

De Four discusses healthy masculinity, allyship on campus

De Four discusses healthy masculinity, allyship on campus

Jisu Jeong

“There is no single definition of healthy masculinity,” said Duane de Four, media critic, educator, and activist. In his talk, de Four discussed healthy masculinity and allyship. He especially stressed the applicability and relevance of allyship to University social life, particularly on the Street, where Princeton's 11 eating clubs are located.

NEWS | 04/19/2017

U. to rename spaces for Toni Morrison, Sir Arthur Lewis

Marcia Brown

In a press release Tuesday, the University announced that it will rename West College and the major auditorium in Robertson Hall of the Wilson School in honor of University Professor Emerita Toni Morrison and Nobel Laureate and former University Professor Sir Arthur Lewis, respectively. The new names will take effect on July 1, 2017.

NEWS | 04/18/2017

Santorum discusses degradation of traditional American values

Santorum discusses degradation of traditional American values

Alexander Stangl

On Tuesday, former U.S. Representative and Senator Rick Santorum discussed the degradation of “traditional American values." Santorum noted that one particular value – freedom – is equally important for both members of the Left and Right, especially among modern youth. According to Santorum, the manner by which the United States both conceptualizes and celebrates freedom is what sets the United States apart from other nations. He noted that Americans' unique view of freedom has been a key driver of the United States' rise to the status of world power.

NEWS | 04/18/2017

Panel discusses sustaining an activist life

Claire Thornton

Hedges, an author, former University professor, and Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for the New York Times, said that “to resist radical evil is to endure a life that by the standards of wider society, is a failure.”

NEWS | 04/17/2017

Men's tennis triumphs over Yale and Brown

Nolan Liu

The Princeton men’s tennis team members turned their fortunes around this weekend with a 4-3 win over Yale on Saturday and another victory over Brown on Sunday.

NEWS | 04/17/2017

Softball maintains first place ranking in the Ivies

Audrey Spensley

The Princeton softball team swept Penn 4-0 this weekend, retaining its first-place position in the conference and keeping its lead in the Ivy South.

NEWS | 04/17/2017

New residential college to be located near Poe Field

New residential college to be located near Poe Field

Allie Spensley

The University has selected a potential campus site for a seventh residential college, which will accommodate a planned increase of 125 students in each undergraduate class. The site is located south of Poe Field and east of Elm Drive.

NEWS | 04/17/2017

Backer ’85 turns himself in after going missing for 1.5 years

Abhiram Karuppur

Canadian investor and former Olympian Harold Backer ’85 turned himself in to the police after disappearing in November of 2015. Backer, who lived in Victoria, British Columbia, was a former investment dealer and Olympic rower, representing Canada in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Olympic Games.

NEWS | 04/17/2017

DJ Relley Rozay selected as student headliner for Lawnparties

Audrey Spensley

DJ Relley Rozay, also known as Durelle Napier '17, will be the undergraduate student headliner at the 2017 Spring Lawnparties, as announced by the Undergraduate Student Government Social Committee on Monday.

NEWS | 04/17/2017

Writing Center, founded to improve U. writing, used mostly by freshmen, fails to reach upperclassmen

Sam Oh

Every tutor expects to help their charges learn previously confusing material and eagerly awaits the light of innovation to break through the frustrating shadow of writer’s block.

NEWS | 04/16/2017

USG approves expansion of Honor Committee, senate amendment

Jason Fu

The Undergraduate Student Government discussed two separate amendments for the Honor Committee Constitution and the USG Senate Constitution in their weekly meeting on April 16. Honor Committee Chair Carolyn Liziewski ‘18 presented a proposal to amend the Honor Committee Constitution by expanding the membership of the Committee from 12 to 15 students.

NEWS | 04/16/2017

Men's lacrosse wins with strong finish

Claire Coughlin

The Princeton men’s lacrosse team (8-4, 3-1 Ivy) travelled up to Hanover, N.H. to play in their second-to-last Ivy League game against Dartmouth (2-9, 0-4). Although Big Green men’s lacrosse led for the majority of the first two quarters, they fell to No. 13 Princeton, 16-6, at Scully-Fahey Field on Saturday after a strong second half by the Orange and Black.

NEWS | 04/16/2017

AccessAbility Center unveiled in Frist Campus Center

Rebecca Ngu

The AccessAbility Center, a new student center affiliated with the Office of Disability Services, was publicly unveiled on Thursday, April 13, to a large crowd of students. The new center, located on the second floor of Frist Campus Center alongside the Women*s Center and LGBT Center, is housed in former office space and is designed to be a readily accessible place in which students can facilitate greater engagement and understanding of disability and difference on campus. The walls of the center are painted a bright soothing blue with the words “Ability Attitude: ‘I define me’” in large black letters.

NEWS | 04/15/2017

USG eating club referendum report promotes transparency, recommends subcommittee

Jason Fu

“I'm excited about the formation of a permanent USG USLC Subcommittee for Eating Club Transparency and Inclusivity and I’m glad to see that the reports [suggest] that the committee will have a mandate to collect demographics in its charter,” Clark said. “I hope that USG is able to act on this report swiftly, so that we get the demographics that we as a student body voted on as soon as possible.”

NEWS | 04/15/2017

New online system for senior thesis uploading

Allie Spensley

Members of the Class of 2017 will be the first students to use Thesis Central, a newly created online system that allows seniors to upload their theses directly into the University’s digital archives.

NEWS | 04/13/2017

World Wildlife Fund CEO Roberts '82 discusses climate change

“Climate change is hard because you can’t see it like you can see trash in the streets — the most vulnerable people in the world feel it, but they are so far away from us,” said World Wildlife Fund CEO Carter Roberts ‘82.

NEWS | 04/13/2017

SAB's Inspiration Night highlights intersection of arts and activism

Emily Spalding

The connections between social engagement and art were evident as the Student Advisory Board hosted its annual Inspiration Night in the Princeton University Art Museum Thursday evening.

NEWS | 04/13/2017

Q & A: Miranda Rosen '18 named Truman Scholar

Catherine Benedict

Miranda Rosen ’18 was named one of 62 2017 Harry S. Truman Scholars on Wednesday, April 12. Rosen is a history major pursuing certificates in European Cultural Studies, Judaic Studies, and the History and Practice of Diplomacy from Henderson, Nev.

NEWS | 04/13/2017

Ryan Anderson, Linda McClain debate religious liberty, anti-discrimination law

Rebecca Ngu

“Questions of religious liberty have animated our politics for centuries and that shows no sign of ending,” said Stephen Macedo, professor of politics and of the University Center for Human Values.

NEWS | 04/13/2017

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