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U. to potentially provide upholstered furniture in residential colleges

U. to potentially provide upholstered furniture in residential colleges

Amber Park

All six Residential College Offices announced this week that the University has been investigating the possibility of providing upholstered furniture in student rooms in the future. Emails were sent out to the residential college listservs informing students of the furniture samples currently available for viewing at the Housing and Real Estate Services Office.

NEWS | 03/29/2016

Rawlings GS '70 named Acting President of Cornell

William Liu

Hunter Rawlings III GS ’70 was unanimously appointed the Acting President of Cornell University by the school's Board of Trustees on Mar.24. Cornell’s thirteenth PresidentElizabeth Garrett, the first woman to hold the position, passed away on Mar.

NEWS | 03/29/2016

U. changes course selection, academic advising system for upperclassmen

Andie Ayala

The University recently implemented the Department Academic Planning Form as the new system through which rising juniors and seniors across all departments select fall courses and meet with academic advisors, according to Christina Davis, faculty chair of the Wilson School's Undergraduate Program.Davis explained that the DAPF system is currently being used in residential colleges by underclassman, but in April the system will be transferred to upperclassmen to replace the Course Enrollment Worksheet.

NEWS | 03/29/2016

Sanger discusses U.S. involvement in overseas conflicts

Christina Vosbikian

It is important to think about where the foreign affairs debate fits in the current political discussion,David Sangernotedduring a lecture Monday.Sanger is the chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, specializing in U.S.

NEWS | 03/28/2016

Princeton Against Cruz poster campaign creates controversy

Jessica Li

Posters with the words “Better Dead Than Ted” and “Ted’s a Mess” flooded various parts of the University this past week as part of a campaign by Princeton Against Cruz, a newly formed student group calling for the University community's opposition to the presidential candidacy of Texas Senator Ted Cruz ’92.Walker Davis '17, a member of Princeton Against Cruz and a self-described Democrat, saidthat the seven-member group believes Cruz does not embody the values of the University, namely that of “serving the nation.” Hence, the group is taking an anti-Cruz stance, Davis added.Davis said that, at its core, the Princeton Against Cruz campaign is meant to raise awareness about the election in the community, adding that the group does not speak for the University.

NEWS | 03/28/2016

CPUC discusses future campus plans, sustainability

Maya Wesby

The Council of the Princeton University Community held a meeting Monday to discuss the future of campus planning and University sustainability efforts.

NEWS | 03/28/2016

Updated: Jodi Picoult '87 to be Class Day Speaker

Andie Ayala

The Class of 2016 Class Day Committee announced Monday morning that the speaker for this year’s Class of 2016 Day will be novelist Jodi Picoult ’87. Molly Stoneman '16, a member of the Class Day Committee, noted there have only been two women speakers, including Queen Noor of Jordan ’73 and journalist Katie Couric, as well as one person of color, Bill Cosby, in the history of Class Day. “We decided that we wanted to see more of the values of our class being reflected in the Class Day speaker,” Stoneman said.

NEWS | 03/28/2016

Husband of religious mentor charged with accepting bribes

William Liu

Trevón Gross,husband ofQwynn Gross, a ministry fellow of Christian Union at Princetonand mentor to many students, wasrecentlychargedwith accepting bribes from an illegal Bitcoin exchange platform. Christian Union oversees the Princeton Faith and Action program at Princeton. Qwynn Gross currently leads a Christian fellowship program and a bible study group on campus.

NEWS | 03/27/2016

USG discusses bike share program, Committee on Diversity and Equity

Katherine Oh

The Undergraduate Student Government Senate discussed the bike share program during their weekly meetingon Sunday. U-CouncilorEthan Marcus ’18 presented a brief update onthe new bike share program on campusand explained that the program has been going great so far, withmany new student users who had signed up for Zagster accounts.

NEWS | 03/27/2016

News& Notes: U. experiences wireless network outage, residual email delivery delays may occur

Daily Princetonian Staff

The University's wirelessnetworks were down for about two hours on Sundayafternoon around 1:50 p.m.

NEWS | 03/27/2016

UPDATED: Hacker, white supremacist website claim responsibility for anti-Semitic messages around U.

Amber Park

The University is undertaking an investigation with the Department of Public Safety and the Office of Information Technology in response to en masse anonymous delivery of anti-Semitic messages across campus between Thursday night and Friday morning. The flyer'smessageaccused the Jewish people of "destroying the country through mass immigration and degeneracy." A limited number of posters were found on different parts of the campus. University Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan said that the messages were printed out using Internet-accessible printers.

NEWS | 03/25/2016

Residential college deans to assume greater role in independent concentrator advising

Caroline Lippman

Starting this year, residential college deans will assume more active role in the application process for independent concentrators. According to Deputy Dean of the College Elizabeth Colagiuri, students will have to consult their residential college deans before submitting applications for independent concentrations.

NEWS | 03/24/2016

Bike-share program expands reach on campus

Maya Wesby

The Zagster bike-share program added eight new bike stations and 50 new bikes around campus over spring break, according to Nate Taber, head of marketing at Zagster.

NEWS | 03/24/2016

Water polo faces important road trip in preparation for national championships

David Xin

This Saturday, the women’s water polo team will start their weekend by traveling to Ann Arbor, Mich., for three straight conference matchups against the University of Michigan, Indiana University and Harvard.

NEWS | 03/24/2016

Career Services to begin partnership with PICS

Kristin Qian

Starting June 1 of this year, Career Services will be partnering with Princeton Internships in Civic Service, according to Pulin Sanghvi, executive director of the Office of Career Services. The PICS program allows undergraduate students to participate in eight- to ten-week paid internships in nonprofit organizations, all of which are sponsored by alumni.

NEWS | 03/24/2016

Women's lacrosse faces Harvard in tough matchup

Claire Coughlin

The last time the Princeton women’s lacrosse team (4-2 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) battled against the Harvard Crimson was last year’s semifinal game, which preceded the Tigers’ victory in the Ivy League Championship.

NEWS | 03/24/2016

Men's and women's crew to open spring season against difficult slate

Alan Balson

After strong performances in the fall races and months of preparation, Princeton men’s and women’s rowing both open their seasons this weekend.

NEWS | 03/24/2016

UPDATED: U. to explore settlement of mental health lawsuit

UPDATED: U. to explore settlement of mental health lawsuit

Jessica Li

The University willexplore settlement discussions ona mental health-related lawsuit with theplaintiff, who is using the pseudonym W.P., as requested by the presiding judge. According to a text order signed by Tonianne Bongiovanni, a magistrate judge at the United States District Court of New Jersey, on Mar.

NEWS | 03/23/2016

U. researchers collect world's oldest ice core

Andie Ayala

A team of four University researchers and one member of the U.S. Ice Drilling Program traveled to Alan Hills, Antarctica as part of an expedition drill for the oldest ice core.The team consisted of Assistant Professor of Geosciences John Higgins, Yuzhen Yan GS, research specialist Preston Kemeny ’15, postdoctoral researcher Sean Mackay and drill operator Mike Waszkiewicz of the U.S.

NEWS | 03/23/2016

OPT visa extension to allow longer stay for international STEM students

Samvida Venkatesh

Under a newDepartment of Homeland Securityrule, some international students at the University may be eligible to work and remain in the United States for a longer time post-graduation.With the new regulation that will go into effect May 10, international students who have a degree in designated science, technology, engineering and math related fields may pursue a F1 Optional Practical Training visa for up to 24 months, Assistant Director for International Students at the Davis International Center MladenkaTomasevic said.This extends the current 17-month STEM OPT visa limit.International students comprise around 12 percent of undergraduate student body and about 40 percent of the graduate student body.

NEWS | 03/23/2016

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