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Murray-Dodge Café reopens in its original location

After a full year of renovations, the Murray-Dodge Café, dubbed Princeton’s hole-in-the-wall space, has resumed its cookie-baking.The Café, located in the basement of Murray-Dodge Hall adjacent from the University Art Museum, was moved to the Carl A.

PICS launches new "Leave Your Legacy" endowment

Princeton Internships in Civic Service launched a new endowment called the Leave Your Legacy campaign, a separate initiativefrom its original endowment established within Princeton University Investment Company, which manages the University’s larger endowment.The original PICS endowment was based largely on donations from the Class of 1969 after its 25th Reunion.

LeBlanc '99 discusses privacy, consumer protections in telecommunications

Chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement Travis LeBlanc ’99 discussed the necessity of privacy and consumer protections in a lecture and Q&A session on Wednesday afternoon.LeBlanc’s talk underscored the need for both preventative and enforcement measures against violations of rights for American consumers online and in telecommunications.

Q&A: Travis LeBlanc '99, chief of the FCC Bureau of Enforcement

Travis LeBlanc '99 has advised President Obama’s administration as a Department of Justice attorney, and currently serves as Chief of the Bureau of Enforcement at the Federal Communications Commission.

U. professor accuses Islamic preacher in exile of orchestrating Turkish coup, calls for his expulsion

Associate Professor of Near Eastern Studies Michael Reynolds GS ’03 published an article on the Foreign Policy Research Institute on Sept.26 that accused supporters of Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen of allegedly orchestrating the attempted Turkish coup in Jul.Reynolds further called for Gülen’s expulsion from the United States.Reynold’s essay outlined the existence of a struggle between pro-government forces led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and underground, “insidious” forces purportedly led by exiled Gülen.Gülen is an Islamic cleric currently residing in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.

Feature: MacArthur Fellow Subhash Khot GS '03, computer scientist

Subhash Khot GS ’03, an alumnus of the University’s graduate computer science program, has received the MacArthur Fellowship for his pioneering work in computational complexity.Khot is currently a professor at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

U. committee to review campus dining options, get student input

A new University committee is hosting a series of focus groups to generate student input on meal plans and dining options on campus in an effort to recommend more efficient and more flexible options that best suit the University’s diverse student body.The Princeton University Board Plan Review Committee was created last semester as an extension of the University’s strategic planning process and the strategic planning task force on the residential college model.

Q & A with Sonya Satinsky, Director of Health Promotion and Prevention Services

Sonya Satinsky began serving as the director of health promotion and prevention services for University Health Services on Sept. 26. She sat down with The Daily Princetonian to discuss her personal perspective on health, sexuality, and gender issues, and a holistic approach to wellness.

University releases new trial date, witness list for property tax trial

The trial brought against the University over its tax exemption status will begin on Oct.

U. employee reports terrorist threats, deemed not credible

The Department of Public Safety responded to a report of "terroristic threats" incident on Sept.

Q & A with F. Duncan Haldane, 2016 Nobel Laureate in Physics

The Daily Princetonian sat down with University professor F. Duncan Haldane. Haldane was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for "theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter." He joins the likes of Philip Anderson, Joseph Taylor, Daniel Tsui, and David Gross as University faculty members who've received a Nobel Prize in physics.

Updated: U. Professor Haldane wins 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics

University professor Frederick Duncan Haldane was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics on Oct.

Breaking: Haldane Awarded Nobel Prize in physics

University professor Duncan Haldane was awarded the 2016 Nobel Physics Prize today “for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter”, according to a press release by the Nobel Prize Association. Haldane, the Eugene Higgins professor of physics, will share half of the prize with J.

Princeton Rallies From Two Goal Deficit to Tie Dartmouth

Playing on home turf at Roberts Stadium, Princeton came incredibly close to rallying for an amazing win, but ending the Ivy League opening game with a tie was almost a win in itself.

Fusion experimental facility malfunctions, PPPL Director steps down

Astrophysics professor Stewart Prager stepped down as director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory on Sept.

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Two cases of sexual harassment from one year ago on Prospect Avenue reported

The Department of Public Safety responded to two cases of sexual harassment on Prospect Avenue reported in late September.

Women’s Tennis Delegation Plays Challenging Tournament at Penn

Princeton Men’s Water Polo Establishes Dominant Position in Conference Play

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.

Over ninety students attend 7th annual Muslim spirituality retreat

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.