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Alumni discuss communism in present-day China

The Daily Princetonian

Alumni discuss communism in present-day China

Ruby Shao

No one in China takes the concept of socialism seriously anymore, Ira Kasoff GS '82, a senior counselor at APCO Worldwide, said at a panel on Friday. He presented two common views of China’s place in contemporary politics. Some believe that the Chinese Communist Party is about to collapse, a long-held view that has taken on new momentum because of David Shambaugh’s article, “The Coming Chinese Crackup,” Kasoff said.

NEWS | 05/29/2015

Urban planning panel discusses future of American city architecture

The Daily Princetonian

Urban planning panel discusses future of American city architecture

Paul Phillips

Four University graduates now employed in occupations related to city planning and architecture discussed the future and challenges facing the American city at a panel discussion Friday. Panelists were Ray Gastil GS ’91, director of the Department of City Planning in Pittsburgh; Peter Waldman GS ’67, professor of architecture at the University of Virginia; Ellen Dunham-Jones GS ’83, professor of architecture and urban design at the Georgia Institute of Technology; and Waqas Jawaid ’10, a partner at Isometric Studio. The panel was moderated by Alison Isenberg, professor of history and co-director in the Program in Urban Studies at the University. Gastil said he and the other members of the Pittsburgh Department of City Planning wanted to look at development of the city in terms of “people, planet, place and performance.” They wanted to make sure that the people of the city — both those already there and those to come later — came first. In terms of "planet and performance," Gastil added they wanted to figure out good environmental metrics.

NEWS | 05/29/2015

Graduate student alumni discuss human trafficking, exploitation

The Daily Princetonian

Graduate student alumni discuss human trafficking, exploitation

Ruby Shao

Human trafficking survivors have been instrumental leaders of movements to reduce economic exploitation and labor exploitation, journalism visiting professor Noy Thrupkaew said at a panel she moderated on Friday. Elaine Pearson GS ’13, the Australia director of Human Rights Watch, defined trafficking as the movement of a person through deceptive or coercive means into a situation of exploitation. “What makes it a situation of trafficking is that it’s a situation where people can’t just freely get up and leave,” Pearson said, noting that today’s compulsion often involves psychological rather than physical constraints and can happen through both legal and illegal channels. Pearson distinguished trafficking from smuggling, which she described as the illegal movement of someone across a border for a fee.

NEWS | 05/29/2015

Alumni in education discuss issues in public school system

The Daily Princetonian

Alumni in education discuss issues in public school system

Paul Phillips

The American public system is in crisis, alumni panelists saidon Friday. Panelists included Alan Safran ’80, president and chair of the board at SAGA Innovations; Anne Herr ’85, director of school quality at Friends of Choice in Urban Schools; Dan Lips ’00, vice president for policy at the Goldwater Institute; and Matt Westmoreland ’10, a member of the Atlanta Board of Education. The discussion was moderated by Christopher Campisano, director of the Program in Teacher Preparation at the University.

NEWS | 05/29/2015
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Akinlawon '15 elected Young Alumni Trustee, to serve four-year term

The Daily Princetonian

Akinlawon '15 elected Young Alumni Trustee, to serve four-year term

Jessica Li

Tumi Akinlawon ’15 won the Young Alumni Trustee election and will begin a four-year term as a University trustee on July 1, the University announced on Friday.The general election ran from April 28 to May 20, and only members of the Class of 2015 could run for the position.Shawon Jackson ’15 and Hannah Rosenthal ’15 also made it to the runoff election.

NEWS | 05/29/2015

Majority votes for divestment in GSG poll

The Daily Princetonian

Majority votes for divestment in GSG poll

Jessica Li

In an opinion poll conducted by the Graduate Student Government earlier this month, 58.8 percent of voters cast ballots in favor of divestment. The graduate students called on the University to“divest from multinational corporations that maintain the infrastructure of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, facilitate Israel’s and Egypt’s collective punishment of Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, or facilitate state repression against Palestinians by Israeli, Egyptian, and Palestinian Authority security forces, until these corporations cease such activities.” Undergraduate students had previously voted against divestment by a small margin on a similar referendum. When combined together, the results of the undergraduate student referendum, in which 965 students voted in favor, and the graduate student poll, in which 417 students voted in favor, represent a 50.4 percent favorable view of divestment. “We see the combined favorability of divestment among undergraduate and graduate students as a mandate to continue pushing forward with the effort,” Kelly Roache GS, co-chair of the Princeton Divests Coalition, said.

NEWS | 05/24/2015

Special Task Force on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion releases recommendations on budget allocations

The Daily Princetonian

Special Task Force on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion releases recommendations on budget allocations

Nahrie Chung

After months of gathering community input and conducting discussions regarding campus climate, the Special Task Force on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion released its recommendations to the University on Wednesday. The task force was formed in December 2014 under the Council of the Princeton University Community, when University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 called upon the CPUC Executive Committee to assess the current campus climate and develop recommendations to create a safer, more inclusive community. His charge came in response to students who had openly expressed dismay over the events of Ferguson, Mo., and Staten Island, N.Y., uncovering related questions of racial discrimination and bias prevalent in University students’ own experiences, according to the Dec.

NEWS | 05/23/2015

News & Notes: Dartmouth fraternity banned from campus after losing appeal

The Daily Princetonian

News & Notes: Dartmouth fraternity banned from campus after losing appeal

Daily Princetonian Staff

After being accused ofbranding its pledges in the buttocks with hot pokers, the Dartmouth fraternity that inspired the movie “Animal House” lost a lawsuit appeal and can no longer stay on campus, according to the New York Daily News. Dartmouth administrators announced the decision on Friday. Alpha Delta had been previously disciplined for other misconduct, including hazing and illegal distribution of substances to minors. Alpha Delta is one among many fraternity houses that have been closed in the backdrop of increasing national dialogue about sexual misconduct, racism and sexism on college campuses. Last week, a fraternity at the University of Florida was shut down following allegations of intoxicated members yelling and spitting on disabled veterans.

NEWS | 05/10/2015

Municipality to consider upgrading town parking meters

The Daily Princetonian

Municipality to consider upgrading town parking meters

Olivia Wicki

Municipality authorities are looking into replacing current individual parking meters with newer multi-space parking meters in the downtown area, the Princeton Packet reported. Potential plans include new parking meter implementation near University Place around McCarter Theatre. Currently, the central business district has single meters for each parking spot and each one uses coins or "smart cards," that can be loaded up with money to pay, Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert said. The newer parking meter model would employ individual pay stations for multiple parking spots and would also allow individuals to pay using credit cards or their smartphones. “Having something that interacts with smartphones is really appealing,” Lempert explained. As of September, the municipality has been conducting a trial run with the newer parking meters in the Dinky Station parking lot, Lempert said. Municipality evaluations of the technology have been positive, but some obstacles, including cooperation with American Express, still need to be addressed before municipality-wide implementation of the technology can be achieved, Lempert noted. Lempert added that a number of towns, such as DuBois in Pennslyvania, that have similar downtown geographies to Princeton have implemented the newer parking meter technologies. Currently, there are approximately 1,100 parking meters in Princeton.

NEWS | 05/10/2015

Ng '16, Xiao '16 found student-run investment fund

The Daily Princetonian

Ng '16, Xiao '16 found student-run investment fund

Zoe Toledo

Mitchell Ng ’16 and Edward Xiao ’16 founded a student-run investment fund that currently manages $150,000 in assets.The investment fund, Thessalus Capital Management, focuses on exchange-traded funds and large market cap stocks to minimize risk and maintain a stable portfolio, Xiao said.“It’s about balancing risk, some high risk and high reward, as well as long-term stable investments, such as healthcare and technology, as well as [exchange-traded funds],” Ng explained.Ng said the two main goals of the fund are to generate positive returns and to beat the Standard & Poor’s 500 index.If the fund is successful, over time Thessalus will increase risk by incorporating long-short strategies similar to those of a hedge fund, Ng said, adding that Thessalus will provide seed funding for start-ups on campus.Seed funding is an early investment in a start-up that helps pay the initial costs of launching a company.Xiao said his team is not confining itself to any one sector.“We are doing what traditionally investment funds do, but at the same time we are taking on a portion that is somewhat like a venture capital business in that we are investing in very small companies like start-ups,” he said.Devansh Gupta ’16, the chief executive officer of Wolfpak & Pack Inc., will receive seed funding for his start-up from Thessalus management.Gupta's company, co-founded with Rutgers junior Felix Young, created a social networking app called Wolfpak that applies the anonymous social media concept of Yik Yak to photos and videos.

NEWS | 05/10/2015

USG holds last senate meeting of the academic year

The Daily Princetonian

USG holds last senate meeting of the academic year

Katherine Oh

The Undergraduate Student Government senate held its last meeting of the semester on Saturday, in which it wrapped up projects and invited committee members for an end-of-the-year celebration afterward.At the beginning of the meeting, Honor Committee chair and U-councilor Dallas Nan ’16 introduced newly selected Honor Committee and Committee on Discipline members to the senate.“We had a very strong applicant pool.

NEWS | 05/10/2015

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