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U. declines to join AAU sexual assault survey, will design survey of its own

The University will design its own sexual assault survey to comply with Title IX as opposed to using a survey designed by the Association of American Universities. The decision was made by University President Christopher Eisgruber "83 following the unanimous recommendation of the new Faculty-Student Committee on Sexual Misconduct. As part of its resolution agreement with the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, the University is required to provide a“description of tools used for conducting a climate check” by Jan.

NEWS | 01/11/2015

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Reporting of Princeton resident's arrest met with indifference*

The Daily Princetonian's recent reporting of the arrest of John Smith, 54, a resident of Princeton, N.J., who did not attend the University, sparked no outrage on campus, according to a review of online comments posted on the paper's website. The reaction comes after waves of online commenters have publicly and pseudonymously decried the publication for running stories that single out University students by name as having been the unfortunate victims of an arrest. Smith was arrested by the University's Department of Public Safety earlier this week.

NEWS | 01/08/2015

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Gansa ’17 plans new campaign, partners with Monsanto to ensure riper fruit*

Will Gansa ’17 is already planning his campaign for the winter 2015 election. His supporters noted that he has modified and enlarged his platform from last December but said his campaign aims are simple: to represent the students and make his best efforts to address their needs —all of their needs. “Any way you want it, just the way you need it,” Gansa said in a video posted on his website. Gansa maintained his devotion to ripe fruit, waffle fries and bike reform, noting that the fruit in the dining halls is in an especially disgraceful state. “If Satan had offered Eve an apple and told her that it was from Wu dining hall, she would have shaken her head in disgust and we’d still be in the Garden of Eden,” he said.

NEWS | 01/08/2015

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Creator of Christian wonder-drug Thrive+ sets out to cure the munchies next*

Brooks Powell ’16 has announced that in addition to Thrive+, he will now be marketing “Satiation+,” which will help eliminate the phenomenon of insatiable hunger known as the “munchies,” experienced by students who are drunk or on other substances. “People talk about the munchies sometimes,” Powell said.

NEWS | 01/08/2015

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Mulvey charged with stealing Cheng's USG campaign posters*

Operations Research and Financial Engineering Department professor John Mulvey was allegedly recorded on video stealing posters for USG presidential candidate Ella Cheng ’16 last month in what appears to be a show of support for former joke candidate Will Gansa ’17. If found guilty, Mulvey could face a sentence of up to five years of hard labor as Cheng's personal assistant, assisting her in whatever endeavors, USG or otherwise, she should choose to pursue. Mulvey told University officials that the signs "were distracting to look at, and he didn’t feel that the USG had permission” to flout its uselessness in front of the entire student body, a police report reads.

NEWS | 01/08/2015

The Daily Princetonian

Honor code-inspired play 'The Jury and the Proxecutors' prompts threats*

Patrons of off-off-and a few more offs Broadway theaters in New York City report receiving unusual threats and the hacking of not-so-valuable financial information after they were planning to host dramatic productions of "The Jury and the Proxecutors," a play that satirically skewers Princeton’s Faculty-Student Committee on Discipline in action. The threats issued have been multifariously malignant.

NEWS | 01/07/2015

The Daily Princetonian

Student charged with multiple counts of drug possession; currently enrolled but banned from campus, U. says

A University student was arrested on Tuesday after attempting to retrieve a package from the Frist Campus Center mailroom that allegedly contained seven grams of ecstasy, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday. Julian Edgren ’16 was arrested shortly after 4 p.m.

NEWS | 01/07/2015

The Daily Princetonian

News and Notes: UMCPP loses funding for excessive number of infected patients

Over one-third of New Jersey hospitals, including the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro,will lose some federal funding because too many of their patients were infected during treatment, NJ Spotlight reported. Medicare payments will decrease by one percent for the federal fiscal year, which started on Oct.

NEWS | 01/06/2015

The Daily Princetonian

News & Notes: Sexual assault task force at Brown advises hiring of professional investigators

The Task Force on Sexual Assault at Brown University advised the administration to hire professional investigators to explore and help resolve student complaints of sexual assault and misconduct on campus in areport that was published inDecember, according to the Providence Journal. The Task Forceoperates under Title IX of the United States Education Amendments of 1972. Some of the other recommendations that the task force published include streamlining the University's hearing process, establishing a discretionary fund to help provide resources for both parties involved and improving communication with students coming forward with sexual assault. The 55-page report published by the task force does not specify what role local law enforcement should play in the issue of sexual assault and the new changes that should take place on Brown’s campus, although it did advocate for the development of a “Memorandum of Understanding” with the police force in Providence as well as the attorney general of Rhode Island. In the past two years, Brown has had three cases of sexual assault that have received considerable publicity, the last of which included a student who tested positive for GHB, a date-rape drug, after reporting to the University the incident that allegedly occurred at a fraternity party. Brown is still currently investigating this case.

NEWS | 01/06/2015

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Three Princetonians named to Forbes 30 under 30 list

Forbes Magazine’s 2015 Venture Capital 30 under 30 list features two University alumni, Ryan Shea ’12 and Nikhil Basu Trivedi ’11, and former University student, Kevin Petrovic, who was a member of the class of 2016. The annual list wasreleasedon Monday. Shea co-founded OneName, a company that allows users to share bitcoins and personal data easily, withMuneeb Ali GS ’11in June 2013. Shea received his B.S.E.

NEWS | 01/06/2015