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USG discusses PrinceTHON project

The Daily Princetonian

USG discusses PrinceTHON project

Sheila Sisimit

USG Social Chair Logan Roth ’15 presented the PrinceTHON project to the Senate at the first meeting of the new administration on Sunday night. According to its website, PrinceTHON has started "a year-long effort of innovative projects to unite the community and fundraise for big impact causes, culminating in Princeton’s first dance marathon" which will take place on April 5.

NEWS | 02/16/2014
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Updated: Gore named Class Day speaker

The Daily Princetonian

Updated: Gore named Class Day speaker

Anna Mazarakis

Former Vice President Al Gore will speak to the Class of 2014 at this year’s Class Day, the University announcedFriday. Gore, who served as Vice President for President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his activism on climate change. “We were very excited when Al Gore accepted our invitation to speak at Class Day,” Class Day co-chair Alisa Tiwari '14 said in an interview.

NEWS | 02/14/2014

News and Notes: Princeton region running short on road salt

The Daily Princetonian

News and Notes: Princeton region running short on road salt

Sheila Sisimit

Due to the successive winter storms, the statewide demand for salt has exceeded the capacity of suppliers, resulting in a regional shortage of road salt, the Princeton Packet reported. A 100-ton salt shipment was expected to arrive at Princeton on Thursday, but it is now expected to arrive early next week, and it may not be the full order, Mayor Liz Lempert said. As of Thursday, Princeton had only half the amount of salt the municipality uses during snowstorms.As a result, the Department of Public Works employees will use a combination of salt and sand in order to clear smaller roads. The director of emergency management has the power to implement the Princeton Emergency Action Plan due to the state of emergency, and Princeton agencies are able to use property owned by Princeton to protect life and property. The removal of cars from the streets and unnecessary traffic is also required. Municipal offices and public schools in the area were closed on Thursday.Garbage collection was suspended for Thursday and is expected to resume Friday.

NEWS | 02/13/2014

Following suicide attempt, student filed complaint against Princeton alleging discrimination

The Daily Princetonian

Following suicide attempt, student filed complaint against Princeton alleging discrimination

Chitra Marti

In February 2012, a freshman was allegedly asked to withdraw from the University following a suicide attempt, according to a discrimination complaintfiled with the United States Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights.The student attempted to fight the administration's decision, the July 2012 complaint read, but ultimately left for two semesters. The complaint was initially dismissed in January 2013 by the OCR, although the student's lawyers allege that the determination was incorrect and are appealing the decision.

NEWS | 02/13/2014

New USG members appointed

The Daily Princetonian

New USG members appointed

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

The USG senate approved selected appointees for a range of positions last weekend, USG president Shawon Jackson ’15 said. Although public elections took place in November, only one student ran for Class of 2015 senator then, prompting Jackson and Class of 2015 president Jonathan Ma ’15 to send out additional application notices. Nihar Madhavan ’15 will serve alongside Mariana Bagneris ’15 as 2015 class senator.

NEWS | 02/13/2014

Obama ’85 speaks about undergraduate experience as part of video campaign

The Daily Princetonian

Obama ’85 speaks about undergraduate experience as part of video campaign

Carla Javier

First Lady Michelle Obama ’85 described feeling overwhelmed when first stepping onto campus as a freshman in a video for “I’m First,” a collection founded by the Center for Student Opportunity. According to the Center for Student Opportunity, “I’m First” aims to provide first-generation students and their mentors with “inspiration, information and support on the road to and through college.” Obama is the series’ first celebrity contributor. In her video, Obama explains that because neither of her parents graduated from college, she did not know how to find her classes or furnish her dorm room, adding that she did not even have the correct size sheets. “But here’s the thing, I may not have had the right sheets, but I learned pretty quickly that I had what it took to succeed in college,” Obama said in the video. University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 attended a White House conference on increasing college opportunities for low-income students on Jan.

NEWS | 02/11/2014

News & Notes: 16 students transported for alcohol consumption

The Daily Princetonian

News & Notes: 16 students transported for alcohol consumption

Carla Javier

16 students were transported to McCosh Health Center and the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro due to alcohol consumption this weekend, the highest number in at least the past three years. This weekend represents what has traditionally been a spike in the number of students hospitalized for excessive alcohol intake that coincides with the weekend of eating club pickups and initiations. University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua noted that, because the data represents all transports for the entire weekend, it is impossible to conclude whether they are related to specific campus activities. This year’s transport numbers are higher than last year’s, when six students were transported to McCosh and to UMCPP; in 2012, 10 students were taken to McCosh and to UMCPP; in 2011, 11 students were taken to McCosh and to UMCPP. Nine students were transported on Friday, three students were transported on Saturday, and four were transported on Sunday.

NEWS | 02/11/2014

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