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U. students react to Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize

U. students react to Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize

Allie Spensley

Bob Dylan, the famous American singer-songwriter and “rock poet,” was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday.According to the Swedish academy's press release, he was honored “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”Dylan, who was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music from the University in 1970, is the first musician to win the honor.

NEWS | 10/13/2016

Gandhi statue to be removed from the University of Ghana

Mashad Arora

In a movement that resembles the protests around the naming of the Wilson School and the Wilson College at the University last fall, activists and protesters have succeeded in convincing administration to remove a statue of Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi from the University of Ghana campus.The statue, which was unveiled this past summer as a gift from Indian president Pranab Mukherjee during a visit to Ghana, has had significant pushback during the past few months from students and professors alike who see Gandhi as discriminatory toward black Africans and promoting the caste system in India.The activists sent a petition to the university council at the University of Ghana to remove the statue, and the Ghana Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which intervened on part of the university council, agreed last Thursday to remove the statue from campus.Mantse Ayikwei, a supporter of the movement who works at the cultural network ACCRA [dot] ALT in Accra, Ghana said “a Gandhi statue should not be anywhere on African soil.”Ayikwei noted that Gandhi, when he was in South Africa, supported a 1906 British war on the Zulus and referred to black Africans using demeaning language.

NEWS | 10/13/2016

Update: New Wilson School fund to encourage cross-disciplinary proposals

Coco Chou

New funds in the Wilson School will be available for students and faculty who devise innovative and quantitative research proposals, in particular those involving education along with cross-disciplinary intersections, according to Wilson School officials. The Overdeck Family Foundation, founded in 2011 by John Overdeck and Laura Overdeck ’91, seeks to maximize children’s potentials by funding innovative projects with quantifiable results.

NEWS | 10/12/2016

Espinosa discusses influence of religion and race in 2016 election

Charles Kyungchan Min

Although secularist theorists argue that religion will become less relevant in political discussions as society progresses, issues of religion and race will continue to be important factors in the upcoming election and beyond, said Gaston Espinosa, a visiting fellow in Religious and Public Life at the University and a professor of Religious Studies at Claremont McKenna College, in a Wednesday lecture.Espinosa considered the question of whether the vast majority of Americans want less talk about religion in politics and feel indifferent about the religious beliefs of their presidential candidates.He noted that recent studies show that religion in America — particularly Christianity — is in decline.

NEWS | 10/12/2016

Former U. student convicted of drug possession released early, not re-enrolled

Simone Downs

Former University student Julian Edgren was released early after being sentenced to five years in prison following a drug possession arrest in January 2015.

NEWS | 10/12/2016

Christie reaffirms endorsement for Trump

Marcia Brown

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reaffirmed his support of the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump on Tuesday, despite calling himself “obviously disappointed” about Trump’s “indefensible” comments about sexual assault in a recently unearthed 2005 video.Christie is an ex-officio trustee of the University.He made the comments about the “Trump tape” on Oct.

NEWS | 10/12/2016

Fields Center reopens after renovation as a more welcoming space

Winston Lie

In July, the University commissioned a renovation of the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding to create a more welcoming space for all University students, according to director of the Fields Center, Tennille Haynes.Haynes explained that this renovation comes as part of the recommendations from a special, student-led task force commissioned by University President Christopher Eisgruber '83.

NEWS | 10/11/2016

U. dining hall workers discuss compensation satisfaction in light of strike at Harvard

Alexander Stangl

Last week, Boston’s Local 26, a labor union, called for a strike by Harvard University Dining Services staff.

NEWS | 10/11/2016

Michael Barry '70, lifetime humanitarian rehired as WWS research scholar

Abhiram Karuppur

Michael Barry ’70, former lecturer in the Near Eastern Studies Department, has been rehired by the University as a research scholar in the Liechtenstein Institute for Self-Determination at the Wilson School.In the May of 2016, after teaching at the University for 12 years, Barry’s contract as a lecturer was not renewed by the University.

NEWS | 10/11/2016

Dillon Gymnasium renovations near end of phase II, include gender-inclusive locker rooms

Norman Xiong

The multi-year renovations project on Dillon Gymnasium’s locker rooms, support spaces, and pool is nearing a close in the fall of 2016, according to Renovation Program Manager Dave Howell and Project Manager Jarett Messina.

NEWS | 10/11/2016

Princeton council discusses Nassau Street revamp

Hunter Campbell

Mayor Liz Lempert and the council of Princeton discussed the proposed Streetscape Design Standards for Nassau Street, as well as accepted a Mercer County body camera grant in the Oct.

NEWS | 10/11/2016

296 U. students register to vote through voter registration initiative

Emily Spalding

With the 2016 Presidential Election less than a month away, University student groups are encouraging students to engage with the electoral process through various events.On Friday, Sept.

NEWS | 10/10/2016

Tigers continue their historic season start with victories at Columbia and Cornell

Jay Lee

The women’s volleyball team continues their 9-game win streak after two back-to-back 3-0 sweeps against Columbia and Cornell.The Princeton Tigers (11-3, 5-0 Ivy League) have once again demonstrated stellar performance and proved worthy of their title as reigning champions.

NEWS | 10/10/2016

Updated: Hart GS '74 wins 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics

Norman Xiong and Sharon Xiang

Oliver Hart GS ’74 has been awarded the 2016 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his contributions to contract theory, according to a press release by the Nobel Foundation.Hart was jointly awarded the prize with Bengt Holmström, economics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.“Hart made fundamental contributions to a new branch of contract theory that deals with the important case of incomplete contracts,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in its press release announcing the award.“Hart’s findings on incomplete contracts have shed new light on the ownership and control of businesses and have had a vast impact on several fields of economics, as well as political science and law," the press release stated.Hart’s studies focused on incomplete contracts and how they are unable to predict future conflicts.“[A] contract that cannot explicitly specify what the parties should do in future eventualities, must instead specify who has the right to decide what to do when the parties cannot agree.

NEWS | 10/10/2016

News & Notes: Lauren Bush Lauren '06 expresses support for Clinton

Charles Kyungchan Min

Lauren Bush Lauren ’06 came out in support of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Lauren posted an image on Instagram of Clinton with the hashtag #ImWithHer.

NEWS | 10/10/2016

West, George discuss purpose of liberal arts education

Coco Chou

University professors Robert George and Cornel West GS ’80 discussed the goals of liberal arts education at a lecture on Oct.

NEWS | 10/10/2016

Men's water polo enjoys successful weekend

Emily McLean

This Sunday, the Princeton men’s water polo team (13-6 overall, 4-1 Northeast Water Polo Conference) handily defeated both No.

NEWS | 10/10/2016

Easterly discusses impact of US, EU foreign aid on immigration, xenophobia

Easterly discusses impact of US, EU foreign aid on immigration, xenophobia

Norman Xiong

New York University professor of economics William Easterly discussed foreign aid and development programs and their effects on immigration and xenophobia in the developed world in a lecture delivered on Oct.

NEWS | 10/10/2016

U. students stage demonstration in support of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe movement

Rose Gilbert

On Oct. 10 at noon, nearly 20 students gathered outside Stanhope Hall in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe movement currently working to prevent the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.Among those who met outside Stanhope Hall were members of the Graduate Women of Color Caucus, the Black Graduate Caucus, and Natives at Princeton.

NEWS | 10/10/2016

University researchers receive grant from Department of Energy

Betty Liu

Researchers at the University were recently awarded a grant from the Department of Energy to develop a sensor to detect methane leaks from pipelines, compressor stations, and other midstream infrastructure.

NEWS | 10/10/2016

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