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A-grades decreased the most before deflation and have increased since, committee finds

The Daily Princetonian

A-grades decreased the most before deflation and have increased since, committee finds

Angela Wang

Following decades of rampant grade inflation, the average GPA and fraction of A-grades given dropped dramatically from 2003-05 — the years right before the current grading policy was implemented — according to a report released by the University on Tuesday morning. The report, which was prepared at the request of University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 after only a few months in office, suggests that the controversial grade deflation policy has had little direct effect on grading.

NEWS | 08/07/2014

Dinky relocation to proceed after challenge is denied by local board

The Daily Princetonian

Dinky relocation to proceed after challenge is denied by local board

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

A petition proposed by two railroad passenger associations challenging New Jersey Transit’s jurisdiction over the Dinky Line and its surrounding buildings was denied by the Surface Transportation Board last week. The petition was put forward by the New Jersey and National Associations of Railroad Passengers after the University decided to construct a new Dinky station south of its original location due to the Arts and Transit Project, which requires the removal of 460 feet of track.

NEWS | 07/31/2014

Mulvey to fight theft charges, but police records complicate his case

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Mulvey to fight theft charges, but police records complicate his case

Chitra Marti

Professor John Mulvey, who was charged with stealing 21 lawn signs promoting a local computer repair company, has retained a lawyer and will fight the charges in Trenton Superior Court. But as he prepares to do so, police records records obtained by The Daily Princetonian this week under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act show that Mulvey allegedly admitted to police in his home that he had, in fact, continuously removed the signs. In addition, the owner of the property from which the signs were stolen, Joyce Johnson, said only the signs for Princeton Computer Tutor & Repairs, a local computer company, were taken even though there were other signs on her property, including some political ones. The missing lawn signs belonged to Ted Horodynsky, president of Princeton Computer Tutor & Repairs. According to the records, officers at Mulvey’s home confronted him about the apparent targeting, but he “couldn’t explain why he only removed Horodynsky’s signs.” He did not respond to a request for comment, nor did his lawyer.

NEWS | 07/23/2014
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With David Brat’s rise to fame, ambiguity about use of Princeton name resurges

The Daily Princetonian

With David Brat’s rise to fame, ambiguity about use of Princeton name resurges

Jacob Donnelly

Republican Congressional nominee David Brat is not the first individual to have made the assertion that he was educated in Princeton – the town, that is – while remaining ambiguous about the exact institution that he attended. Brat, a little known economics professor at Randolph-Macon College, rose to prominence earlier this week after a surprise victory over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a Virginia Republican primary.

NEWS | 06/13/2014

Despite prediction, Title IX case against Princeton not yet resolved

The Daily Princetonian

Despite prediction, Title IX case against Princeton not yet resolved

Ruby Shao

Contrary to New England School of Law adjunct professor Wendy Murphy's predictions that government investigations of the University and Harvard Law School would be resolved by May 20, both cases remain active.Murphy opened the cases against the schoolsfor allegedly violating Title IX, the law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in educational institutions that receive federal funds, in mishandling sexual assault complaints in 2010. Last month,Murphy said that she predictedthat the enactment of the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act would affect the outcome of the ongoing investigations by allowing the federal government to justify the schools' policies.The SaVE Act requires colleges and universities to clarify the rights of sexual assault victims and the means by which they can report offenses. "What might have been illegal is now legal under the Campus SaVE Act," she said in aMay 2interview.

NEWS | 06/09/2014

Neuroscience panel discusses more complete approach to discipline

The Daily Princetonian

Neuroscience panel discusses more complete approach to discipline

Ruby Shao

While neuroscience formerly examined diseases on an individual basis, new research reflects an increasingly holistic approach to mental processes, as evidenced by President Obama’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative, New York University Director of Bioethics Program Matthew Liao ’94 said at a Reunions panel titled “Where Will Neuroscience Take Us?” He noted that broader thinking generates new solutions.

NEWS | 06/04/2014

At 267th Commencement, Eisgruber ’83 discusses the impact of U. education on graduates

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At 267th Commencement, Eisgruber ’83 discusses the impact of U. education on graduates

Jacob Donnelly

It can be hard for graduating students to leave the University because it is a source of personal growth, but a Princeton education prepares students for lifelong learning and unforeseeable opportunities, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 said at Princeton’s 267th Commencement on Tuesday, the third and final day of graduation exercises. Woodrow Wilson, Class of 1879, was an example of someone who struggled to adjust immediately after graduation but ultimately “lived a life of leadership, service and consequence,” Eisgruber said. “Your path beyond Princeton, like Tommy Wilson’s path, is likely to take many twists and turns,” Eisgruber said, referring to Woodrow Wilson by the name by which he was known on campus.

NEWS | 06/03/2014

Updated: Former Triangle accountant faces indicted for alleged embezzlement of over $180,000

The Daily Princetonian

Updated: Former Triangle accountant faces indicted for alleged embezzlement of over $180,000

Chitra Marti

Former Princeton Triangle Club accountant and McCarter Theatre General Manager Thomas Muza has been indicted by a state grand jury for allegedly embezzling over $180,000 from the club, New Jersey’s Office of the Attorney General announced Monday. Muza was indicted on a charge of second-degree theft by unlawful taking, which carries with it a sentence of five to 10 years in state prison and a criminal fine of up to $150,000.

NEWS | 06/02/2014

Before demolition, Reunions offers last chance to visit Butler Apartments

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Before demolition, Reunions offers last chance to visit Butler Apartments

Paul Phillips

An open house held on Saturday was one of the last opportunities to see Butler Apartments -- a graduate housing complex built shortly after World War II that was intended to last for only a decade -- before it is torn down this summer having exceeded its projected life-span by almost sixty years. Many graduate students who resided in the complex remembered it fondly, all the while acknowledging its flaws. Simon Leblanc GS, who is studying applied and computational mathematics, and Sebastien Philippe GS, who is studying mechanical and aerospace engineering, explained that Butler Apartments offers an outdoor and community spirit that does not exist in the other graduate housing options. “I like the environment and especially the community spirit,” Leblanc said.

NEWS | 06/02/2014

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