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NJ Gov. Christie allegedly used more than $10M in taxes to pay for bridge closure scandal

NJ Gov. Christie allegedly used more than $10M in taxes to pay for bridge closure scandal

Zaynab Zaman

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has allegedly used more than $10 million tax dollars to pay for legal services regarding the Fort Lee George Washington Bridge lane closure case, according to the Chicago Tribune. Christie is an ex-officio member of the University Board of Trustees. The 2013 case consisted of members of the Christie administration collaborating to create intentional traffic jams in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

NEWS | 02/24/2016

U. professor faces revocation of Polish Order of Merit over controversial comments

Marcia Brown

University history professor Jan Tomasz Gross may lose his Order of Merit medal awarded by the Republic of Poland for claiming Polish complicity in Nazi war crimes, according to Ma?gorzata Sadurska, a member of the Polish presidential staff. The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, created in 1974, is a Polish honor awarded to those who have rendered great service to the Polish nation. Gross received the award in 1996 for his books on Poland under the German and Soviet occupations and his contribution to the struggle for democracy in Poland, according to historian Dariusz Stola, director of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Gross’ Order of Merit was brought into question after he wrote an op-ed piece for the German newspaper Die Welt in September 2015 claiming that Poles killed more Jews than the Poles killed Germans during World War II.

NEWS | 02/24/2016

Sign welcoming refugees returned to Nassau Presbyterian Church

Betty Liu

Members of the University Facilities staff found a sign on campus welcoming refugees that was originally displayed by Nassau Presbyterian Church and returned it to the church last weekend, according to Reverendof the ChurchDave Davis. The banner states that refugees are welcome at Nassau Presbyterian Church and lists the countries previous refugee families have come from. The banner was stolen a few weeks ago, according to Davis.

NEWS | 02/24/2016

Former President of Colombia talks security, guerilla movements

Catherine Wang

Colombia saw poverty reduction, economic growth and increased protection for liberty during his presidency, said Álvaro Uribe Vélez, Former President of Colombia, in a lecture on Tuesday. Uribe served as president of Colombia from 2002 to 2010. According to Uribe, during his term his government primarily focused on improving security, investment and social cohesion. Uribe said that 63 percent of voters reelected him in the first round of 2006 elections as a result of the parallel success of his investment and social policies.

NEWS | 02/23/2016

De La Bruyère awarded Weill scholarship

Maya Wesby

Emily de La Bruyère ’16 was awarded the 2016 Michel David-Weill Scholarship. The scholarship is used for a master’s degree in international security at Sciences Po, in Paris, according to theSciences Po website.The annual David-Weill Scholarship is given to one American student at one of the 30 top U.S.

NEWS | 02/23/2016

U. affiliates sign letter opposing to lecture by former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe Vélez

Andie Ayala

Twenty-two University affiliates have signed a letter addressed to Dean of the Wilson School Cecilia Rouse and President Christopher Eisgruber '83 to protest the talk by Álvaro Uribe Vélez, former president of Colombia. The signatories include University professors, postdoctoral fellows, lecturers and other faculty members, as well as Ph.D.

NEWS | 02/23/2016

Princeton Preview to be an overnight event once again

Caroline Lippman

Princeton Preview will once again be an overnight event this spring for the first time in three years, according to Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye. Princeton Preview is an annual event for all of the admitted students and their families to visit the University and attend panels, classes and open houses hosted by different student organizations or academic departments. This year, Preview will occur on April 11-12 and April 20-21.

NEWS | 02/23/2016

Court rejects lawsuit over Dinky relocation

Hannah Waxman

The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division rejected anappealfiled by “Save the Dinky,” a local organization comprised of Princeton residents who oppose the University’s decision to relocate the Dinky train station, last Wednesday, according to official court records provided by Peter McAleer, communications manager for New Jersey Courts. University Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan said via email that the University was pleased with the decision made by the Appellate Division. In their complaint, “Save the Dinky” challenged the NJ Transit’s decision to move the Dinky line branch station 460 feet south of the current site in order to develop an Arts and Transit center. “The people that got involved with this side of the case thought that there were some bad decisions being made from a historic structure standpoint [and] from a public transportation standpoint that were to the detriment of the traveling public and to the benefit of one large private real estate developer [the University],” said Philip Rosenbach, the attorney representing “Save the Dinky.” He added that moving the station further from the center of town made the move more inconvenient for travelers. Construction for thenew stationbegan in 2013 and the new dinky started operating in November 2014. According to court documents, the University, its Board of Trustees and New Jersey Transit were named as defendants in one case filed by “Save the Dinky.” Asecond casewas filed as an appeal in conjunction with the Board of Directors of New Jersey Transit Corporation and the New Jersey Association for Railroad Passengers against the New Jersey Transit Corporation.

NEWS | 02/22/2016

Zakaria discusses conflicts in the Middle East

Maya Wesby

Despite the tensions, wars and frustrations that dominate the global stage, Fareed Zakaria expressed Monday in a lecture titled “Global Trends and Hotspots: The Next Security Crisis" that he remains optimistic in his view of how conflicts, mainly those in the Middle East, should be addressed.Zakaria, a journalist and author who hosts CNN’s flagship international affairs program, “Fareed Zakaria GPS," explained that, while growing up in India, he was exposed to an energetic and enthusiastic portrait of the United States.

NEWS | 02/22/2016

News& Notes: Cruz '92 fires spokesperson over video controversy

Jessica Li

Texas Senator Ted Cruz ’92 asked his communications director Rick Tyler to resign Monday after Tyler allegedly distributed a video on Facebook which falsely depicted Florida Senator Marco Rubio being dismissive of the Bible, according to an article from CNN.The controversy surfaced after The Daily Pennsylvanian, the student newspaper of the University of Pennsylvania, uploaded a video of Rubio in which he said, “Got a good book there,” speaking to a staff member on Cruz’s campaign who was reading a book outside a hotel in South Carolina.At this point, the audio in the video becomes hard to understand, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian.

NEWS | 02/22/2016

Veterans for Princeton organization formed to oppose construction on historic field

Jessica Li

Over 70 veterans, historians and preservationists gathered at The Nassau Inn Monday morning to announce the creation of Veterans for Princeton, an organization dedicated to opposing the construction proposed by the Institute for Advanced Study.

NEWS | 02/22/2016

Cara McCollum '15 passes away after car crash last week

Myrial Holbrook

Cara McCollum ’15 passed away early Monday morning at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., a week after sustaining critical injuries in a crashlast Monday on Route 55, according to NJ.com.Cooper University Hospital did not respond to request for comment.According to a post on the Facebook page titled “Prayers for Cara,” McCollum passed away Monday morning at 4:31 a.m., accompanied by her family in the operating room.

NEWS | 02/22/2016

News&Notes: Cruz '92 places in South Carolina Republican primary, Bush drops presidential candidacy

Annie Yang

Businessman Donald J. Trump, Florida senator Marco Rubio and Texas senator Ted Cruz '92 remain front-runners in the Republican presidential race after placing in the top three in South Carolina's primary, according to the New York times. Trump won all 50 delegates and 32.5 percent of the vote, leading second place finisher Rubio by a 10 percent margin.

NEWS | 02/21/2016

USG discusses Lawnparties budget, wellness

Katherine Oh

The Undergraduate Student Government senate discussed spring Lawnparties budget and student wellness during their weekly meeting on Feb.

NEWS | 02/21/2016

U. graduate students organize a protest in solidarity with India's JNU

Andie Ayala

Some University Graduate students organized a protest on Friday in solidarity with India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University where Kanhaiya Kumar, the president of the school’s Students' Union, was arrested by the police under charges of sedition. The protesters gathered in front of Firestone Library at 2 p.m.

NEWS | 02/21/2016

James Heckman GS'71 talks inequality, early childhood education

Kristin Qian

At the Alumni Day lecture on Saturday, James Madison Medal winner James Heckman GS '71 highlighted the importance of non-cognitive skills in human achievement, early childhood education and family influence on inequality in society.The James Madison Medal is the highest honor bestowed upon an alumnus or an alumna of the Graduate School who has had a distinguished career, achieved a record of outstanding public service or advanced the cause of graduate education.Heckman’s medal inscription read that he is “renowned for theoretical advances in economics and for applying them to enhance human development."Heckman, who earned a Ph.D.

NEWS | 02/21/2016

General Mark Milley '80 talks service at Alumni day

Kristin Qian

Service is not about the self, despite the personal sacrifices needed to maintain our rights as free citizens, said General Mark Milley ’80, the 39thChief of Staff of the U.S.

NEWS | 02/21/2016

New eating club presidents hope to improve member events, sense of community

Caroline Lippman

All of the eating clubs with the exception of Tiger Inn have elected their Class of 2017 presidents for the coming year. Cannon Club elected Keelan Smithers '17 for its president, and Sean Poosson '17 got elected for Cap & Gown Club.

NEWS | 02/18/2016

News&Notes: Gilbert Jr. '09 does not show up to court, requests audience with "people at Cablevision"

Annie Yang

Thomas Gilbert Jr. ’09, who allegedly shot and killed his father Thomas Gilbert Sr. ’66lastJanuary, did not show up to his court trial on Wednesday and requested an audience with "people at Cablevision," according to New York Daily News. Gilbert had a history of delusions and reported in the past that he has been contacted through the television, according the New York Daily News. His case was open for a pre-trial update, but he failed to appear and refused to speak with his defense attorney. "My client would not give me reasons why he would not come to court," Gilbert Jr.'s attorney Alex Spiro reported to the judge Wednesday, New York Daily News reported. In an interview with the New York Daily News, Spiro said Gilbert Jr.

NEWS | 02/18/2016

News&Notes: Harvard Law School Activists Occupy Student Center

Daily Princetonian Staff

Reclaim Harvard Law, a group of student activists at Harvard Law School, occupied part of the school's Caspersen Student Center on Monday and plan to remain there indefinitely until their demands are met, according to the Harvard Crimson.The Crimson reported the activists wanted the Law School to reconsider using the family seal of the slave-owning Royall family, among other demands such as hiring more diverse faculty and creating a critical race theory program.Students also called the lounge "Belinda Hall" in honor of a former slave of its Law School benefactors and decided to claim a space that minority groups on campus lack, according to the Crimson.Although Harvard Law School's Dean Martha Minow appointed a committee to address these demands, students were dissatisfied with the administrators' response, according to the Crimson.

NEWS | 02/18/2016

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