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U. researchers recruited for Tor Project, an online platform for anonymity

U. researchers recruited for Tor Project, an online platform for anonymity

Marcia Brown and Kristin Qian

Three University researchers have recently been recruited by the Tor Project, a nonprofit organization that enables anonymous communication over the internet. Tor, by rerouting messages and data through multiple layers, allows users to access the internet without revealing their identity or location, according to its website. According to an article by The Register, Tor had contracted Roya Ensafi and Philipp Winter, postdoctoral research associates in computer science, and Nick Feamster, a professor of computer science. Feamster and Ensafi did not respond to requests for comment. After the Paris terrorist attacks last year, the French government proposed to increase its security measures by banning the use of Tor, according to an article in Le Monde.

NEWS | 03/01/2016

Barnard students oppose Anne-Marie Slaughter '80's nomination as Commencement speaker

Caroline Lippman

Barnard Collegeannouncedlast week that former University professor and Dean of the Wilson School Anne-Marie Slaughter '80 has been selected to speak at its Commencement ceremony in May, a decision that has sparkedcontroversyand debate among Barnard students as she was not on the shortlist for speakers nominated through a student-ran survey. Slaughterserved as the dean of the Wilson School from 2002 to 2009 and went on to work as the director of Policy Planning for the U.S.

NEWS | 03/01/2016

U. opposes pending case of graduate student unionization, issues not as prevalent at the University

William Liu

The issues leading to unionization are not as prevalent at the University as they are at its peer institutions, Graduate Student Government president Akshay Mehra GS noted in light of the recent amicus brief filed by the University against graduate student unionization.

NEWS | 03/01/2016

Over three hundred participate in Princeton Feminists photo campaign

Andie Ayala

More than 370 students participated in the "Princeton Feminists" photo campaign last week, which occurred during late meal hours from Feb.

NEWS | 02/29/2016

Gerberding discusses emergence of infectious diseases

Catherine Wang

We must focus on anticipating zoonotic infection emergence, increasing protection and prevention capabilities and committing to sustained engagement, former director of the U.S.

NEWS | 02/29/2016

Breaking: University files amicus brief against graduate student unionization

Daily Princetonian Staff

The University filed an amicus brief to the National Labor Relations Board on Monday against graduate student unionization along with eight other private universities.The brief was filed in a Columbia University case before the NLRB regarding unionization of graduate students at the school.The brief argues that relationship between graduate students and private universities should be defined as strictly academic, and urges the NLRB not to reverse the 2004 Brown University ruling that graduate teaching assistants should primarily be considered as students, not employees."Amici believe that reversal or modification of Brown would significantly damage private sector graduate education in this country and will represent an inappropriate intrusion into long protected areas of academic freedom and autonomy," the brief reads.The brief explains that the institutions who signed the brief do not measure teaching and research in commercial or economic terms, adding that the institutions consider teaching experience as a crucial component of preparing doctoral candidates for careers.The brief further adds that the market value of teaching services provided by doctoral candidates is not taken into consideration when determining stipends provided to graduate student who teach.

NEWS | 02/29/2016

N. J. Gov. Christie endorses Trump for president

Maya Wesby

New Jersey Governor and ex officio University trustee Chris Christie endorsed Republican businessman Donald Trump’s presidential campaign last Friday, Feb.

NEWS | 02/29/2016

Q&A: Hyung Joon Won, activist and musician

Claire Lee

Hyung Joon Won is a South Korean musician and activist for the reunification of North Korea and South Korea who had recently given a talk and a violin performance at aconference hosted by Princeton for North Korean Human Rights.

NEWS | 02/28/2016

New TigerTransit lines propose better access to EQuad, Boathouse

Caroline Lippman

TigerTransit will pilot two new bus lines, one between Princeton Station and the EQuad and the other between Princeton Station and the Boathouse, from Feb.

NEWS | 02/28/2016

USG discusses bathroom code replacement

Katherine Oh

The Undergraduate Student Government senate discussed replacing bathroom codes with proximity card access in their weekly meeting on Feb.

NEWS | 02/28/2016

ICC discusses diversity, inclusion in eating clubs

Caroline Lippman

In a Princeton Interclub Council conversation about diversity and inclusion in eating clubs on Sunday, eating club officers and students addressed common stereotypes and discussed ways to increase club accessibility for students from a variety of backgrounds.The conversation was meant to address how the eating club system can become more welcoming towards all students hoping to join, according to a statement from the ICC.

NEWS | 02/28/2016

News & Notes: Harvard changes staff title

Jessica Li

Harvard University has replaced the traditional staff title of “house master,” faculty in charge of residential colleges, with “faculty deans” this past Wednesday, according to the Harvard Crimson. Initial conversations about the change surfaced in an email sent by Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana to Harvard students dated Dec.

NEWS | 02/25/2016

U. professors join wide field of scholars working on NASA telescope

Andie Ayala

University professors David Spergel and N.

NEWS | 02/25/2016

Doudna discusses bioethics, science of gene editing

Samvida Venkatesh

Scientists working on gene editing need to talk about the responsible use of such techniques, geneticist Jennifer Doudna said ina lecture on Monday. Doudna, one of the key players behind the discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technique, said that in early 2014 a lab in China published a paper about their use of this technique in monkey embryos.

NEWS | 02/25/2016

Quadrangle Club chef passes away unexpectedly

Claire Lee

Tyrone Porter, who had served as a chef in Quadrangle Club for over 25 years, died unexpectedly on Feb.

NEWS | 02/25/2016

Cruz '92 attacks Trump in final GOP debate before Super Tuesday

Annie Yang

Businessman Donald Trump is not a credible Republican presidential candidate because he has donated to several Democrats’ campaigns in the past,Texas Senator Ted Cruz '92 argued in the Republican debate on Thursday.Both Cruz and Florida Senator Marco Rubio also noted that Trump had employed illegal immigrants on his properties, pointing out as well that he had funded the “Gang of Eight,” which offers individuals a path to citizenship.

NEWS | 02/25/2016

Breaking: Forbes College experiences flooding due to heavy storm

Daily Princetonian Staff

Forbes College is experiencing flooding following a major storm Wednesday night in to Thursday morning, according to an email distributed to the Forbes listserv. According to the email, various rooms in the Forbes Annex, as well as an area around the northwest stairwell in the Addition and the indoor walkway between the Main Inn and the Addition are flooded. The Department of Public Safety has been informed of the situation and is working to bring people to contain and clean up the water. More to come...

NEWS | 02/24/2016

Whig-Clio debates renaming of the Wilson School

Jessica Li

Over a hundred students and administrators participated in the first Whig-Clio Senate debate of the spring semester centered on the controversial legacy of Woodrow Wilson, Class of 1879. The resolution that the Wilson School should be renamed failed by a vote of 33-37. According to Whig-Clio president Allison Berger ’18, speaker and audience invitations were extended both to the Black Justice League and Princeton Open Campus Coalition. Maya Aronoff ’19, the first pro-resolution speaker, said that it is damaging to celebrate Wilson because of the broader institution and nation-wide implications of his racist ideals. Wilson was racist against minorities, made racist jokes in meetings and re-segregated the federal bureaucracy, Aronoff noted.

NEWS | 02/24/2016

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

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