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537 members of the Class of 2019 admitted to selective eating clubs

537 members of the Class of 2019 admitted to selective eating clubs

Emily Spalding

Constituting 77 percent of the Class of 2019, 1,018 sophomores participated in the Spring 2017 eating club admissions process, according to a press release from the Interclub Council of the Eating Clubs of Princeton University (ICC). This turnout is three percent less than last year’s sophomore participation of 80 percent.

NEWS | 02/12/2017

Men and women's fencing teams achieve Ivy League championship titles

Claire Coughlin

For the second year in succession, both the Princeton Men and Women’s Fencing Teams came home with the Ivy League Championship Title. This year’s Ivy League Round-Robins were hosted by the Penn Quakers at the Tse Ping-Cheng Cheung Ling Sports Center in Philadelphia.

NEWS | 02/12/2017

Lecture: Human Locomotion Uses Energy-Optimality Model Under Many Conditions

Samvida Venkatesh

In a lecture given on Friday, Feb. 10 titled “Human Locomotion: How Humans Move Efficiently and Stably”, Dr. Manoj Srinivasan, Associate Professor at Ohio State University, covered both experiments on how humans optimize their locomotion behavior under different conditions and an explanation of the computational methods used to design robotic prostheses and walking exoskeletons.

NEWS | 02/12/2017

Men’s Volleyball splits week with tight matches against St. Francis and Penn State

David Xin

The men’s volleyball team opened EIVA conference play with a pair of strong performances.

NEWS | 02/12/2017

Women's Water Polo dominates weekend play

Miranda Hasty

With victories over Claremont Mudd Scripps, St.

NEWS | 02/12/2017

Princeton Public Schools file lawsuit against Princeton Charter School

Sarah Warman Hirschfield

The Princeton Public Schools (PPS) filed a lawsuit against the Princeton Charter School (PCS) last month, claiming PCS violated the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) when its trustees voted to amend its charter to increase enrollment of the school. OPMA is a law that requires all meetings of government bodies to hold their meetings open to the public.

NEWS | 02/09/2017

Ecology lecture focuses on global environmental challenges

Jacob Tyles

It’s an exciting time to be an ecologist, said visiting lecturer Jonathan Levine from STEM university ETH Zurich who stood in front of an eager crowd of students, postdocs, and faculty gathered to hear him speak.

NEWS | 02/09/2017

Q & A with Deborah Prentice, Incoming U. Provost

Catherine Benedict

On Jan. 30, University President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 announced that current Dean of the Faculty Deborah Prentice will become University Provost on July 1. Prentice - who was formerly the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Psychology - will replace current Provost David Lee GS '99, who plans to return to full-time teaching and research.

NEWS | 02/08/2017

News and Notes: Melania Trump drops libel lawsuit against Tarpley '66

Daily Princetonian Staff

Trump’s attorney, Matthew Blackett, said in a statement that Tarpley had agreed to retract the blog post and apologize to the Trump family. Blackett added that Tarpley had also agreed to pay Mrs. Trump a “substantial sum."

NEWS | 02/08/2017

Hometown Stories: Beijing, China

Yang Shao

Coming from Beijing, I grew up in what Chinese people would call a “dayuan.” Translated directly, it means “big courtyard”. It specifically refers to a kind of self-sufficient residential community for retirees from state-owned companies or the military.

NEWS | 02/08/2017

Appeals Judge Clifton ’72 will rule on immigration case argued by Flentje ’92

Claire Thornton

August Flentje ’92 argued Feb. 7 on behalf of the Justice Department in favor of the executive order banning immigration from seven countries in front of a panel of three judges, which included Senior Judge Richard Clifton ’72 of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

NEWS | 02/07/2017

10 U. students chosen as SINSI Scholars

Zaynab Zaman

Four seniors, five juniors and one sophomore have been chosen as members of the Wilson School’s Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative (SINSI). This program is designed to help students gain opportunities in public service and later work in the federal government.

NEWS | 02/07/2017

Pink House will create new vegetarian co-op

Mashad Arora

The Pink House plans to establish a vegetarian co-op out of its kitchen starting in the fall of 2017.

NEWS | 02/07/2017

U. researcher shows gender stereotypes about intelligence present in young children

Ruby Shao

Stereotypes associating brilliance with men more than women emerge in girls by age six, according to a paper published in Science on Jan. 27.

ARCHIVES | 02/07/2017

News and Notes: Eisgruber drafts and signs letter critiquing executive order

Catherine Benedict

On Feb. 2, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 and 47 other American college and university presidents sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to “rectify or rescind” his Jan. 27 executive order.

NEWS | 02/07/2017

SPEAR panel argues University should divest from private prisons

Audrey Spensley

The University should divest itself from private prisons, argued three speakers at a panel hosted by SPEAR (Students for Prison Education and Reform) and Princeton Private Prison Divest. The panelists discussed the history of prison privatization, the results of privatization in terms of efficiency and human rights, and the ethical implications of incentivizing incarceration.

NEWS | 02/07/2017

Arens discusses personal comfort systems

Hamna Khurram

“What’s interesting about these results is that under cool conditions it’s one set of body parts that dominates, and in warm conditions it’s another set that dominates,” said Arens.

NEWS | 02/06/2017

Announcing the 141st Managing Board of the 'Prince'

Sharon Xiang

Here is the 141st Managing Board of the ‘Prince’:

NEWS | 02/01/2017

Dean of Faculty advises against international travel

Mashad Arora

Dean of the Faculty Deborah Prentice sent an email to University faculty members Saturday morning advising against travel outside the United States in the coming days.

NEWS | 01/29/2017

History of slavery at U. is focus of series of plays at McCarter

This inventory from the estate of John MacLean Sr., the first chemistry professor in the country and at the University, lists valuable items meant for his son John MacLean Jr., Class of 1816 and tenth president. The last two entries are slaves.:: Courtesy of Princeton University Archives

History of slavery at U. is focus of series of plays at McCarter

Ruby Shao

Seven nationally recognized playwrights will write plays about the history of slavery at the University, to premiere with the launch of the Princeton and Slavery Project on Nov. 18.

ARCHIVES | 01/28/2017

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