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Wilson Legacy Committee gathers diverse opinion from scholars

Wilson Legacy Committee gathers diverse opinion from scholars

Marcia Brown

The University Board of Trustees’ Woodrow Wilson Legacy Committee solicited papers from nine scholars who are experts on the history of Woodrow Wilson, class of 1879, about his contributions and legacy in education and public service. The nine scholars are historians James Axtell, Kendrick Clements, Nathan Connolly, John Milton Cooper Jr.

NEWS | 02/07/2016

Cheng '16 looks back on her year in office

Katherine Oh

FormerUndergraduate Student GovernmentpresidentElla Cheng '16said that the past year in USG was highlighted by revision of the P/D/F reversal policy, efforts to spread awareness about financial aid andanalysis of studentneeds through the 'What Matters' survey. Cheng is a former staff writer for the Daily Princetonian. According to outgoingacademics committee chair Ramie Fathy ’16, the USG academics committee pursued many projects driven by student interests, particularly administrative changestothe P/D/F policy. “When I came into the committee it was very different.

NEWS | 02/06/2016

Bicker ends, fewer bickerees across eating clubs

Katherine Oh

The number of bicker participants decreased this year compared to last year for multiple eating clubs, Cannon Dial Elm club president Ian McGeary '16 said. "Our total bicker number was lower and a lot of the other clubs saw that too," McGeary said. The decrease might be attributed to more upperclassmen choosing to be independent or on an upperclassmen meal plan, McGeary added. McGeary said that a total of 171 students bickered for Cannon this week, a decrease from 200 bickerees last year.

NEWS | 02/05/2016

U. receives record 29,313 applicants for Class of 2020

Christina Vosbikian

The Office of Admission has received and processed a record applicant pool of 29,313 applicants for the Class of 2020, the highest in the University's history, Dean of Admissions Janet Rapelye said.The applicant pool for the class of 2020 marks an increase of 7.4 percent from last year's pool of applicants, according to Rapelye.A total of 27,290 applications were received for the Class of 2019, of which1,908 students, or 6.99 percent, were admitted.The application numbers are yet to be analyzed for outstanding trends and specific metrics, Rapelye said.Rapelye added that the staff of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions is currently reading and evaluating applications for the Class of 2020.The number of applications has remained relatively constant since 2010, ranging between 26,000 and 27,000.

NEWS | 02/04/2016

Farah Amjad ’16 and Clarissa Kimmey ’16 awarded ReachOut fellowships

Andie Ayala

Farah Amjad ’16 and Clarissa Kimmey ’16 were awarded the 2016 fellowships from 56-81-06 ReachOut Domestic and International Fellowships.

NEWS | 02/04/2016

Frank Newport of Gallup discusses public opinion polls, voter priorities

Annie Yang

Despite the controversy behind Gallup's decision to move away frompolling leading up to the 2016 presidential elections, Editor-in-Chief of Gallup Frank Newport argued that polling is more than just election polling in a lecture Wednesday afternoon. In light of the 2016 state presidential primaries, Newport asserted that Gallup decided to move away from focusing on polling during this election cycle in order to focus on overall public opinion.Although Gallup is known for its role in developing horse-race polling, and has been one of the primary voices on election polling, in recent years ithas decided to focus on issues and voter priorities instead of forecasting election results. Newport is the editor-in-chief of Gallup and author of "Polling Matters—Why Leaders Must Listen to the Wisdom of the People." His analyses on the American public's views on elected officials and on public mood and behavior make regular appearances in his blog "Polling Matters." "What is the role of public opinion — beyond voting — as a measurement?" he asked. Public opinion is manifested in the vote and is essentially channeled through elections, he said.

NEWS | 02/04/2016

Q&A: Frank Newport, Editor-in-Chief of Gallup

Christopher Umanzor

Frank Newport is the Editor-in-Chief of Gallup, a management consulting company known for its influential public opinion polls, and author of "Polling Matters: Why Leaders Must Listen to the Wisdom of the People."He sat down with The Daily Princetonian before a lecture Thursday to talk about the importance of polling in politics, the role of Gallup in the 2016 election and where his love of polling comes from.Daily Princetonian: What are some of the important changes in political polling since you've become Editor-in-Chief of the Gallup? Frank Newport: The biggest change probably methodologically is the increasing use of cell phones in each sample which we did not have when I started in 1990, we were using the all land-line interviews so we continually changed our methodology.

NEWS | 02/04/2016

Former U. professor resigns from teaching position following allegations of sexual misconduct

Caroline Lippman

Former molecular biology professor Jason Lieb resigned in January from his position as a Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago after allegations of sexual misconduct. Lieb, who joined the University’s faculty in July 2013 and served as the director of the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, resigned from the University seven months later in February 2014. The reasons for his resignation were unspecified at the time.

NEWS | 02/03/2016

U. dietitian Mirota seeks to inspire healthy eating habits on campus

Abhiram Karuppur

Campus Wellness Dietitian Melissa Mirota seeks to help the University community make healthy diet choices as a food consultant across dining halls.Since she joined the University’s campus dining staff in 2014, Mirota has worked with the dining staff to develop menus and has been in charge with activity tables and food allergy programs.“She thinks about how might the food program nourish our campus community to be their healthy best both on and off campus,”Executive Director of Campus Dining Smitha Haneef said.Mirota’s job involves working with dining staff todesign and finalizecampus dining menus that adhere to the“Culinary Principles,” a criteria developed by the Culinary Institute of America and the Harvard School of Public Health to encourage healthy and sustainable eating.The principles recommend plant-derived foods, which are rich in nutrients and environmentally friendly, she explained. “The nutrition education that I do is based off of the culinary principles,” she explained.

NEWS | 02/03/2016

Campus Dining implements changes in Forbes Dining Hall following Food Waste Awareness Week

Maya Wesby

Changes have been implemented in the Forbes College Dining Hall to reduce the food waste following last December’s Food Waste Awareness Week. The Food Waste Awareness Week initiative took place between Dec.

NEWS | 02/03/2016

Student-produced show Princeton Tonight to debut in February

Christopher Umanzor

Several Princeton students will be launching a student-produced television show, titled‘Princeton Tonight,’ in late February.The show will feature guests in a talk show style format and will be programmed forthe University’s local cable channels, available in New Jersey on Comcast and Verizon networks.“Princeton Tonight is Princeton University’s first completely student-run broadcast television program,” showrunnerJordan Salama’19said.

NEWS | 02/03/2016

Thinking about Names and Classics

Erica Choi

As a Classics major here at Princeton, at times I have wondered whether my education has given me a limited or narrow worldview.

NEWS | 02/03/2016

U. strategic planning framework includes student body expansion, transfer admission program reinstitution

Zaynab Zaman

The University announced its strategic planning framework, recently adopted by its Board of Trustees, on Tuesday. The framework will focus on the University's commitment to research and the liberal arts, with an emphasis on diversity and inclusivity, affordability and service, and includes plans to accept transfer students, expand student body and create a seventh residential college. “The vision that is expressed in the strategic framework document is one that I own wholeheartedly and am delighted to have the Trustees putting forward,” University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 Eisgruber said. The framework identifies the University’s strategic priorities, such as expanding the student body and developing new facilities to better support engineering and environmental studies.In light of the University's mission as a residential liberal arts research university, priorities such as expanding the Graduate School are also being considered. Among other plans, the report states that the University will institute a small transfer admissions program for the first time since 1990, in order to attract students of diverse backgrounds, including military veterans and low-income students who may have begun their post-secondary careers in community colleges.

NEWS | 02/02/2016

Butler's iSpace seeks to encourage innovative ideas

Samvida Venkatesh

The new Butler College Innovation Space, or iSpace, aims to be a hub for budding entrepreneurs, Butler College Director of Studies Matthew Lazen said. The iSpace is located in the basement of Wu Hall and was officially inaugurated last November. The walls of the space are covered with whiteboards, and the movable tables can also be written on with dry-erase markers so that spontaneous ideas can be jotted down, according to John Danner, a lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering who was involved during construction process.

NEWS | 02/02/2016

Pace Center inaugurates the Month of Service

Betty Liu

Students and faculty participated in various service projects including decorating lunch bags, tutoring students and initiating food drives during the inaugural Month of Service spearheaded by the Pace Center for Civic Engagement this January.Gwen McNamara, Communications Coordinator of the Pace Center, said that the Center chose to hold the event in January as it is the month when the University honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with a formal commemorative event.“January is a great time for reflection,” Kimberly de los Santos, Executive Director of the Pace Center, said.“We’ve all had a busy fall and we’ll all be having a busy spring, so January is a great time to set aside to provide a lens for the upcoming year.”During the Month of Service, Pace Center’s Community House organized multiple service projects for University students.

NEWS | 02/02/2016

Jarvis takes new role as U. LGBT Center Director

Hannah Waxman

Judy Jarvis, former director of Vassar College’s LGBTQ and Women’s Centers, began her work as the Director of the University's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center on Jan.

NEWS | 02/02/2016

Cruz ’92 wins Republican Iowa caucuses

Jessica Li

Texas Senator Ted Cruz ’92 took victory for the Republican party at the Iowa Caucus on Feb. 1, claiming 27.7 percent of the electoral votes in a heated competition, CNNreported. According to the New York Times, Cruz walked away with eight out of the 30 possible delegates. Donald Trump, the Republican forerunner who sat atop the polls since he announced candidacy, fell short with 24.4 percent of the votes, claiming second in the race.

NEWS | 02/01/2016

Princeton Hidden Minority Council recognized for fostering first-generation, low-income community

Andie Ayala

The University presented the Journey Award on Martin Luther King, Jr.

NEWS | 02/01/2016

Lawsuit alleges privacy rights violation by U. email service provider

Abhiram Karuppur

Four students at the University of California, Berkeley, filed complaints against Google Inc. for privacy violations relating to Google’s Apps for Education program,which provides Gmail and other Google products to educational institutions, on Jan.

NEWS | 02/01/2016

Office of Disability Services works to support, foster awareness on students with disabilities

Gladys Teng

The number of students who are permanently registered with the University's Office of Disability Services has increased by 80 percent between 2011 and 2015, a growth that mirrors a national trend, according to Associate Director of the Office of Disability Services Elizabeth Erickson.Particularly, in the 2013-14 academic year, the ODS registered and accommodated the largest number of students with sensory, mobility and diagnosed psychological disabilities, she added.Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity Michele Minter noted when she first arrived at the University in 2011 that most of the accommodations provided by the ODS tended to be focused on students with learning disabilities.“Since then, we have seen an increase in the number of students requesting accommodations related to psychological disabilities, and we are very glad that those students are finding their way to the office so that they can be accommodated,” she said.Subsequently, Minter explained that the primary challenges of the ODS since its establishment in the fall of 2006 have come with the expansion and the transforming nature of accommodation requests.Providing Academic and Recreational SupportMinter noted that when requesting an accommodation, students go through an “interactive process” in which they submit documentation related to their disability and then work with staff and outside clinicians to review and determine appropriate options.Sofia Gallo ’17, who is visually impaired, said that the office asks students what accommodations they have had in the past.

NEWS | 02/01/2016

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