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U. updates rules for alumni interviewers in response to concerns about online searches

The Daily Princetonian

U. updates rules for alumni interviewers in response to concerns about online searches

Jessica Li

Alumni interviewers must now complete a short online questionnaire before they are able to meet with the prospective students assigned to them, according to a version of the rules obtained by The Daily Princetonian. Alumni interviewers are required to disclose whether they havefelony convictions or an online presence that parents "mightdeem inappropriate." In both cases, alumni must obtain advance written permission from the Office of Admission in order to interview applicants.The guidelines don't offer any explanation or examples of what administrators mean by "inappropriate." In addition, they must also disclose any immediate family members applying to the University or any other college, if they are employed by a for-profit admissions venture and if they have a criminal record. This update to the rules for alumni interviewers is part of a new series of guidelines released by the Office of Admission. The change came after the University admission office received telephone calls from parents, school counselors and students who found information online they deemed concerning about alumni assigned to interview University applicants, according to University spokesperson Martin Mbugua.

NEWS | 11/13/2014

Faculty committee approves changes to molecular biology concentration requirements

The Daily Princetonian

Faculty committee approves changes to molecular biology concentration requirements

Aana Bansal

A proposal by the molecular biology department to modify requirements for the concentration was approved last Thursday by the Faculty Committee on the Course of Study. According to molecular biology professor Elizabeth Gavis, the new curriculum will go into effect beginning in the 2015-16 academic year. James Baase ’15, the Undergraduate Student Government academics chair, said that one to two of the currently required courses will no longer be required.

NEWS | 11/13/2014

Alumnus convicted on alcohol charges while at U. elected Delaware State Treasurer

The Daily Princetonian

Alumnus convicted on alcohol charges while at U. elected Delaware State Treasurer

Pooja Patel

Kenneth Simpler ’89, a Republican who made headlines during his time as an eating club president for being convicted on alcohol charges, won the Delaware State Treasurer position in the midterm elections, defeating his opponent Democratic Sean Barney by 10 percentage points, or more than 22,000 votes. Simpler is the first non-incumbent Republican to win an election to a statewide office in Delaware since 1994. The New York Times reported in May 1988 that undergraduate initiations into the University’s eating clubs had resulted in the treatment of 39 students at the University infirmary.

NEWS | 11/13/2014

Murray-Dodge to undergo renovations, underground café expected to move location

The Daily Princetonian

Murray-Dodge to undergo renovations, underground café expected to move location

Zaynab Zaman

The beloved underground Murray-Dodge Café is expected to move locations temporarily once its host building begins renovations next academic year. Alex Cuadrado ’16, a student supervisor of the café, explained that the Office of Religious Life, currently located in Murray-Dodge, will relocate to Green Hall, while the café will likely move to Campus Club. Muslim Student Association president Sarah Qari ’16, who spends time in the building doing work for the association, said that renovations may include the installation of bathrooms on the first floor, as well as an elevator and a new air conditioning system. Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel Alison Boden declined to comment. When asked what prompted renovations, Cuadrado said that the University began to do renovations on Murray-Dodge because the building did not follow regulations set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

NEWS | 11/13/2014
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News & Notes: Yale student busts dormitory burglar

The Daily Princetonian

News & Notes: Yale student busts dormitory burglar

Daily Princetonian Staff

At 9 a.m. on Monday, 21-year-old Yale student William Genova allegedly found a burglar in his room unplugging his laptop, and chased him down barefoot, according to The Yale Daily News. Genova followed the burglar,Eleam Djamal, into the parking lot of the Marriott Hotel on Dwight Street in NewHaven and confronted him. At the Marriott, Genova got the attention of a police officer and saw a stolen laptop that wasn’t his in Djamal’s duffel bag.

NEWS | 11/12/2014

TI becomes vandalism target following alleged distribution of sex photo

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TI becomes vandalism target following alleged distribution of sex photo

Daily Princetonian Contributor and Tammy Tseng

The phrase “Rape Haven” was graffitied in black spray paint on the stone partition outside Tiger Inn at some point between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The graffiti was discovered this morning, according to a picture obtained by The Daily Princetonian that was taken at around 7 a.m.

NEWS | 11/12/2014

News & Notes: No updates on police investigation into TI sex photo scandal

The Daily Princetonian

News & Notes: No updates on police investigation into TI sex photo scandal

Daily Princetonian Staff

No witnesses or victims have publicly come forward with information in regards to allegations that a Tiger Inn officer shared a picture of a female student performing oral sex on a male student on the club’s dance floor in late October, the Princeton Police Department said on Tuesday. The photograph had allegedly been distributed to the TI membership email distribution list. While the police's investigation has not uncovered new information, the University is currently conducting its own investigation into the matter.

NEWS | 11/11/2014

News & Notes: Yale begins construction of 2 residential colleges

The Daily Princetonian

News & Notes: Yale begins construction of 2 residential colleges

Jacqueline Gufford

Yale has begun the construction of two residential colleges ahead of schedule, according to the Yale Daily News. Though the project is scheduled to break ground in February 2015, workers have been on site for at least the last three weeks, said a construction worker on conditions of anonymity given contractual constraints to the Yale Daily News. The project is funded by $500 million Yale received in donations, according to the Yale University website. A single alumnus, Charles B.

NEWS | 11/11/2014

ICE course planner likely to be phased out after the spring

Tiger Hub's Course Planner Feature

ICE course planner likely to be phased out after the spring

Linda Song

The Integrated Course Engine, the popular course planning TigerApp, will likely operate for one more semester before being superseded by Course Planner, the University-sanctioned course planning feature in the new student portal TigerHub. At last Sunday's weekly senate meeting, the Undergraduate Student Government discussed plans and negotiations to retain the TigerApp feature for spring course offerings. According to information technology chair Clement Lee ’17, he received confirmation that ICE will likely remain for spring 2015 before it will be officially retired by its original coder Gyeong-Sik Choi ’10. Choi built the TigerApp for a project for COS 333: Advanced Programming Techniques.Choi could not be reached for comment. “We’ve contacted him with regards to any updates,” Lee said.

NEWS | 11/11/2014

No life-threatening injuries in bus crash on Route 206

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No life-threatening injuries in bus crash on Route 206

Chitra Marti

A bus crash on Route 206 on Tuesday afternoon resulted in no life-threatening injuries, the Princeton Police Department said. A 2011 BMW 328i, driven by Justin Thomas of Morris Plains, N.J., struck the front bumper of a Rick Bus Co. school bus while the two were traveling directly toward each other. The bus flipped over onto its right side and sustained damage to its left front side, while the BMW spun around and sustained serious front-end damage. The crash took place at 2:48 p.m. The bus contained a student, a teacher’s aid and the bus driver. Those traveling on the bus were transported to the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro for medical care, while the driver of the colliding vehicle was transported by ambulance to Capital Health Systems at Fuld for medical care. All persons involved were alert and conscious upon the arrival of emergency personnel, and no one needed to be extricated from the vehicles, police said in a press release. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Serious Collision Unit and the PPD are currently investigating the incident.No summonses have been issued yet. In addition, Route 206 was closed to traffic for several hours between Lovers Lane and Province Line Road this afternoon.

NEWS | 11/11/2014

Princeton in search for Sanskrit lecturer in response to petition

The Daily Princetonian

Princeton in search for Sanskrit lecturer in response to petition

Jasmine Wang

The University is now looking to hire a three-year lecturer in Sanskrit to begin in fall 2015, according to its online employment postings. Religion Associate Professor Jonathan Gold, who will head the search committee for the new candidate, explained that the lecturer would ideally teach five courses over the course of each year, with two first-year Sanskrit courses, two second-year Sanskrit courses and an upper-level language or content course. However, Gold noted that these plans remain tentative and depend on the number of students who are qualified to take the more advanced level language courses. The University decided to make the hire after Vidushi Sharma ’17 started a petitionin late September to reintroduce Sanskrit to the University curriculum. The student body and administrative response to the petition have been encouraging, Sharma said. “I was pretty optimistic to begin with, and professors who supported the effort told me that the more students I could get, the better,” she noted. Although Gold noted that this petition was not the first attempt to establish a position for Sanskrit, he expressed appreciation for the student body’s enthusiasm. The search committee for the position, Gold explained, consists of various representatives from the classics, comparative literature and religion departments. He addedthat he was excited and optimistic for a very strong applicant pool. “We’re looking for dynamic and engaged language instructors with a deep and sophisticated research agenda in Sanskrit language, but also an interest in cutting-edge approaches to student learning,” Gold said. Funding for the position will come from the Council of the Humanities, the Program in South Asian Studies and the Dean of the Faculty, Gold said. Eric Huntington, a postdoctoral fellow in the religion department, said that the three-year length of the lectureship is a good starting point for the development of a cohort of students moving from beginner to advanced levels of Sanskrit. “This would presumably create more demand for a Sanskritist on campus.

NEWS | 11/11/2014

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