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Q&A: Kris Perry, Sandy Stier, plaintiffs in Proposition 8 case

Q&A: Kris Perry, Sandy Stier, plaintiffs in Proposition 8 case

Tea Wimer

Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, two of four plaintiffs in the Hollingsworth v. Perry Supreme Court case, sat down with The Daily Princetonian before a lecture on Thursday to discuss the importance of civic engagement, their daily lives after the case and why they don’t necessarily view themselves as activists in light of LGBTQ+ awareness.Daily Princetonian: Why did you agree to come to the University today?Kris Perry:Well, the combination actually, for me, was the unique invitation — both the political group and the [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender] group together.

NEWS | 10/29/2015

Milley ’80, Heckman GS ’71 to be recognized at Alumni Day

Daily Princetonian Staff

General Mark Milley ’80, chief of staff of the U.S. Army, and James Heckman GS ’71, a Nobel Laureate in Economics who is a University of Chicago faculty member, will receive the University’s top honors for alumni at Alumni Day on Feb.

NEWS | 10/29/2015

Wolin, politics professor emeritus, dies at 93

Hannah Waxman

Politics professor emeritusSheldon Wolin died on Oct. 21 in Salem, Ore. He was 93.Emeritus history professor Arno Mayer, a colleague and close personal friend of Wolin’s, said that Wolin could be described in three ways: a teacher, a scholar and a public intellectual.“He was, in the Jean-Paul Sartre sense, a critical individual,” Mayer noted.Wolin taught at the University from 1972 to 1987.

NEWS | 10/29/2015

Cruz ’92, Christie discuss Social Security, taxes in CNBC Republican debate

Paul Phillips

Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Senator for Texas Ted Cruz ’92 and New Jersey governor Chris Christie discussed government responsibility, tax reform and climate change at the Republican debate hosted by CNBC on Wednesday. Cruz garnered attention on social media for attacking the CNBC moderators, saying that they were more interested in “cage match[es]” than policy issues and that their behavior demonstrates why so many Americans distrust the media.

NEWS | 10/29/2015

Class Confessions gives low-income, first generation students place to voice concerns

Andie Ayala

The Princeton Class Confessions page on Facebook allows first generation and low-income students to anonymously share testimonies or ask questions about their experiences, PrincetonHidden Minority Council co-chair Brittney Watkins ’16 said.The page was started by the Hidden Minority Council on Oct.

NEWS | 10/29/2015

Princeton Neuroscience Network approved as official club

Marcia Brown

Princeton Neuroscience Network, a student organization to help community members engage with and learn about the field of neuroscience, was approved as an official club by the Undergraduate Student Government on Oct.

NEWS | 10/27/2015

UMatter, TigerTransit to provide nighttime weekend bus service

Olivia Wicki

UMatter, a university-wide health communication initiative on bystander intervention, is partnering with Tiger Transit, the university bus services, to provide a nightly bus service for students from Prospect Avenueto their dorms on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, UMatter student fellow Adam Cellon ’17 said.Director of Transportation and Parking Services for the University Kim Jackson did not respond to a request for comment.Cellon explained that the bus will run from 12:30 to 3 a.m.

NEWS | 10/27/2015

U. researchers find correlation between Savanna rainfall, trees

Maya Wesby

More rainfall on the African savanna could lead to fewer trees, according to a recent study conducted by University researchers published in the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences. Authors for the study were David Medvigy, an assistant professor of geosciences, and Xiangtao Xu GS, one of his doctoral candidates.

NEWS | 10/27/2015

News & Notes: Harvard's Fox Club accepts women

Daily Princetonian Staff

The Fox Club, one of Harvard's eight original all-male final clubs, became the second final club to accept women into its membership on Monday, the Harvard Crimson reported.An email sent to prospective members of the club said that a group of women had become members of the club, and that the club intended to transition to being fully co-ed over the next year.The move comes six weeks after the Spee Club, another formerly all-male final club, voted to invite women to participate in its punch process.

NEWS | 10/27/2015

Attendees of memorial service for Nash GS ’50 appreciated the tribute

Ruby Shao

The University mathematics department hosted a celebration of the life and work of John Nash GS ’50 Saturday because Nash amazed both mathematicians and non-mathematicians, according to organizing committee member and mathematics professor emeritus Joe Kohn GS ’56. "Nash was really extraordinary.

NEWS | 10/27/2015

Icahn ’57 threatens Congress with super PAC

Christopher Umanzor

Carl Icahn ’57 threatenedCongress on Oct.

NEWS | 10/27/2015

News & Notes: Gov. Christie leaves quiet car after passenger complaints

Daily Princetonian Staff

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie exited an Amtrak quiet car after passengers complained to the train conductor that Christie had been screaming at his security detail and into his phone, CNN reported.Christie is an ex officio trustee of the University.Alexander Mann, a passenger, said that Christie was on a work call for five to 10 minutes despite signs that instructed riders to refrain from loud conversations or phone use.While one passenger indicated that the governor was asked to leave the area, another recalled that Christie exited of his own accord upon learning that he was in the quiet car.According to Christie’s spokesperson Sam Smith, Christie had not meant to board the quiet area.

NEWS | 10/25/2015

USG senate discusses option for students to 'un-P/D/F' courses

Do-Hyeong Myeong

The Undergraduate Student Government senate discussed possible changes to the pass/D/fail policy at its weeklymeeting onSunday. USG academics committee chair Ramie Fathy ’16 said his committee met with the Committee on Examinations and Standing to discuss the P/D/F policy revision proposal.

NEWS | 10/25/2015

Biographer lectures on story of Nash's rise, sudden fall, recovery

Paul Phillips

While literature features many stories about the meteoric rise and sudden fall of a remarkable individual, the life of University professor and Nobel Prize-winning economist and mathematician John Nash GS ’50 is extraordinary because it also had a third act of recovery, biographer Sylvia Nasar said in a lecture Saturday.Nasar’s lecture occurred on the same day as a memorial service for Nash, who battled paranoid schizophrenia and whose work in game theory won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1994.

NEWS | 10/25/2015

Former Triangle Club accountant sentenced to 3 years in prison for embezzlement

Jessica Li

Former Princeton Triangle Club accountantThomas John Muza was sentenced to three years in prison last Friday for embezzling nearly a quarter of a million dollars from the theater company bySuperior Court Judge Timothy P.

NEWS | 10/25/2015

Demand exceeds supply at USG coat giveaway

Gladys Teng

At least 100 people went to thecoat giveaway hosted by the Undergraduate Student Government onThursday, scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m., but only 50 to 60 coats were available, University Student Life Committee chair Kathy Chow '17 said.“People showed up ... an hour before the event was supposed to start, so it was very difficult to keep track of what people were doing,” Chow said.

NEWS | 10/25/2015

U. hosts memorial service for Nash GS '50 and wife

Myrial Holbrook

The University mathematics department hosted a memorial serviceSaturdayfor John Nash GS '50, a long-time professor at the University and winner of the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, and his wife, Alicia Nash.

NEWS | 10/24/2015

Lewdness incident reported on towpath

Paul Phillips

A University student reported a lewdness incident at about11:45 a.m.Fridayon the towpath between Washington Road and South Harrison Street, an email announcement by the Department of Public Safety said. According to the email, a female University student saw a man expose himself to her while she was on the towpath.

NEWS | 10/24/2015

News & Notes: Penn employees allowed to take two free classes

Daily Princetonian Staff

The University of Pennsylvania allows Penn employees to take up to two free classes at Penn, The Daily Pennsylvanian reported on Wednesday.These classes can be in either liberal and professional studies or in other fields, and enable these employees to learn more advanced career skills or work toward a degree.Charlotte Merrick, a communications officer in the Penn School of Engineering and Applied Science, explained that young professionals are most likely to take advantage of these free classes.

NEWS | 10/22/2015

Ellis discusses acceptance in LGBT community

Sarah Kim

Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, discussed the difference between equality and acceptance in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in a lecture on Thursday.“Regardless of our generational differences or our life experiences, there are things that bind us together.

NEWS | 10/22/2015

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