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News & Notes: Christie plans to finish term

The Daily Princetonian

News & Notes: Christie plans to finish term

Claire Lee

New Jersey governor and ex officio University trustee Chris Christie has announced that he plans to finish his term, which ends in 2018, according to the New York Times. He criticized the media for continuing to speculate whether he will leave the state to serve in President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. Despite his plan to finish his term, Christie has not ruled out continuing to serve in the Trump administration.

NEWS | 11/30/2016

MASJID addresses post-election impacts on Muslim community

The Daily Princetonian

MASJID addresses post-election impacts on Muslim community

Samuel Oh

Members of the Princeton community, including town residents and University students and faculty, came together on Tuesday, Nov. 29 to discuss the challenges facing the Muslim community in the wake of the 2016 presidential election in a forum. Speakers in the forum discussed issues such as anti-Muslim rhetoric and violence, civil and human rights, immigration, civic engagement, local politics, foreign policy, and international affairs. Favoring a town hall style, moderators listened to and wrote down points and concerns suggested by members of the audience on panels mounted around the room.

NEWS | 11/29/2016
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Proposal to increase gender-neutral housing receives support, voting to occur Wednesday

Proposal to increase gender-neutral housing receives support, voting to occur Wednesday

Rose Gilbert

On Nov. 30, the University Student Life Committee will vote on a new policy proposal submitted by the Gender-Inclusive Housing Working Group that would increase the availability of gender-neutral housing. The proposal is especially intended to help transgender and nonbinary students find housing where they feel safe and comfortable.

NEWS | 11/29/2016

USG candidates discuss respective platforms

The Daily Princetonian

USG candidates discuss respective platforms

Katie Petersen

Undergraduate Student Government announced the candidates for next year's offices last Sunday. Dan Qian ’19 is running for vice president of the student body. As vice president, Qian hopes to make USG projects more transparent by surveying student opinion on Senate projects before priorities are set and relaying results of weekly administrator meetings to the student body. With experience on the Senate, Executive Committee, and Core Committee, he has worked with the Vice President, President, and the rest of the Senate.

NEWS | 11/29/2016

Eisgruber explains email supporting DACA, hesitation in designating campus as "Sanctuary Campus"

Eisgruber explains email supporting DACA, hesitation in designating campus as "Sanctuary Campus"

Samuel Garfinkle

In an email sent to the undergraduate student body on Monday afternoon, University President Christopher Eisgruber '83 said that the concept of a “Sanctuary Campus” is a legally unfounded, noting consultation with immigration lawyers as the basis for this impression. Eisgruber also brought to bear his own experience as a constitutional scholar, connecting the judgment of these lawyers with “commitment to the rule of law,” which he holds as “one of the country’s most basic principles.” In the email, he wrote, “In a country that respects the rule of law, every person and every official, no matter what office he or she may hold, is subject to the law and must respect the rights of others.

NEWS | 11/29/2016

Eisgruber, Dolan endorse increased faculty appointments for American Studies

Eisgruber, Dolan endorse increased faculty appointments for American Studies

Jessica Li

As a step towards establishing an undergraduate concentration in American Studies with tracks in Asian American and Latinx Studies, President Eigsruber ’83 and Dean of College Jill Dolan expressed support for increasing faculty appointments and other recommendations placed forward by the taskforce on American Studies in a statement released on November 22nd. According to the statement, effective immediately, the University will phase in faculty appointments in American Studies.

NEWS | 11/28/2016

Q&A: Alia Malek, reporter and civil rights lawyer

Q&A: Alia Malek, reporter and civil rights lawyer

Emily Spalding

Alia Malek is a journalist, author, and civil rights lawyer. Her writing has appeared in a slew of publications including The New York Times and McSweeney's, among many others. She is the author of the narrative nonfiction novel "A Country Called Amreeka: US History Re-Told Through Arab American Lives" and will release her second book in February 2017. Malek is a former senior writer for Al Jazeera America and was recently awarded the Hiett Prize in the Humanities.

NEWS | 11/21/2016

Q&A: Sandra Clark, Vice President for News and Civic Dialogue at WHYY

Q&A: Sandra Clark, Vice President for News and Civic Dialogue at WHYY

Katie Petersen

Sandra Clark is the vice president for news and civic dialogue at WHYY. Before she took the role in August 2016, she was a managing editor at Philadelphia Media Network, publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com. She spoke about diversity in journalism on a panel last week, then sat down with the Daily Princetonian to continue the conversation and discuss where journalism is headed.

NEWS | 11/21/2016

HackPrinceton attracts over 600 developers, designers

The Daily Princetonian

HackPrinceton attracts over 600 developers, designers

Katherine Wang

Over six hundred developers and designers from across the nation pooled their mental stamina at HackPrinceton for a straight 36 hour period to create software and hardware projects.  The event, taking place on November 11 to 13, brought together students and seasoned mentors to engage the University’s on-campus and off-campus communities with both new and familiar technologies.

NEWS | 11/21/2016

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