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Despite deflation policy, A-range grades on upward trend

Despite deflation policy, A-range grades on upward trend

Angela Wang

The fraction of A-range grades in the fall 2011 through spring 2014 three-year period increased to 43 percent from 40 percent in fall 2008 through spring 2011, the Faculty Committee on Grading announced at the first faculty meeting of the academic year on Monday. The 43 percent of A-range grades in the most recent three-year period is still lower than the 47 percent of A-range grades reported in 2001-04, the period right before the current grade deflation policy was enacted. These data were released in light of a separate grade deflation policy report that was released in August.

NEWS | 09/15/2014

Jepson School professor discusses the tenets of John Marshall at James Madison lecture

Paul Phillips

John Marshall, the first chief justice of the Supreme Court, was both an ardent advocate of judicial constructionism and supporter of central government, Gary McDowell said at a lecture on Monday. McDowell, a professor at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond, is the author of 11 books on topics like judicial power and the Constitution.

NEWS | 09/15/2014

Breaking: Faculty approves recommendations on handling of sexual assault cases

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

University faculty members unanimously voted to approve a set of recommendations on the handling of sexual misconduct by the Faculty Advisory Committee on Policy this afternoon. The four major changes inaugurated through the vote are to allow equal rights of appeal to both the accuser and those found guilty, to remove student presence from the adjudication panel, toreduce the burden of proof for sexual assault cases from “clear and persuasive” to “preponderance of evidence” and to allow both complainants and respondents to appoint an adviser from outside the University community. These changes take into account legislation from the Clery Act, the Violence Against Women Act and Title IX, a law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funds.The University is currently one of the 55 institutions underinvestigation for violating Title IX. Although a motion to postpone the vote and allow additional discussion time received some support from faculty members, who filled the ranks of Nassau Hall on Monday afternoon, Dean of the Faculty Deborah Prentice said that the University was under time pressure to comply with explicit legal demands made by the Office for Civil Rights over the summer. “We truly believe that these are very good, positive and compliant changes to our procedures,” she explained, saying they were very carefully thought out by the FACP.

NEWS | 09/15/2014

News & Notes: Bomb threat at CVS currently under investigation

Daily Princetonian Staff

]]>Police are currently investigating a reported bomb threat at the CVS Pharmacy on Nassau Street that occurred Friday evening. The Princeton Police Department responded at 7:55 p.m.

NEWS | 09/14/2014

News & Notes: Ohio State to strengthen sexual assault, harassment policies

Daily Princetonian Staff

Ohio State University has agreed to strengthen its policies on sexual assault and sexual harassment, the Washington Post reported, ending the longest-running Title IX investigation conducted by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

NEWS | 09/14/2014

Shapiro GS '64, Tilghman to teach freshman seminars this academic year

Konadu Amoakuh

Two former University presidents — Harold Shapiro GS ’64 and Shirley Tilghman — as well as former Harvard University president Neil Rudenstine ’56 are all teaching freshman seminars this academic year. Shapiro, who served as president of the University from 1988 to 2001, is teaching FRS 159: Science, Technology, and Public Policy.

NEWS | 09/14/2014

U. issues advisory in response to Ebola outbreak

Durva Trivedi

The University will not support undergraduate or graduate student travel to Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria or Sierra Leone due to the recent outbreak of Ebola in the region, and those who have recently traveled to the region must report to University Health Services.

NEWS | 09/14/2014

When estimating pay of U.'s top investment executives, multiple factors complicate picture

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

The base compensations of the University’s two top chief investment executives, Andrew Golden and Jonathan Erickson, both went up by just over 5 percent last fiscal year, maintaining the executives' positions as the two highest-paid University employees. Golden’s base compensation was $737,476, while Erickson earned $608,976, according to the University’s most recent 990 form, a public document that includes financial details of nonprofit organizations. Golden’s cited bonus and incentive compensation stands at $1,214,274, a 48 percent increase from last year.

NEWS | 09/14/2014

CPS extends service hours, plans partnerships with campus organizations

Do-Hyeong Myeong

The service hours for Counseling and Psychological Services have been extended for Mondays and Wednesdays as of Sept.

NEWS | 09/14/2014

U. to launch bike-sharing program in late fall

Jeron Fenton

]]>The University will pilot its own bike-sharingprogram beginning in the late fall, organized by the University’s transportation and parking department. The pilotbike-sharingprogram will consist of 10 bicycles available for rental at the new Dinky station.

NEWS | 09/11/2014

Student develops supplement to cure hangovers

Ruby Shao

By night, students drink. By day, they struggle through hangovers in precepts and in athletic practices, among other places. "You just kind of always hear people complaining about hangovers,” Brooks Powell’16 said.

NEWS | 09/11/2014

U. appoints Liu as director of Princeton Center in Beijing

Sharon Deng

Jin Liu was named the director of the new Princeton Center in Beijing and officially began her job working at the first administrative center abroad set up by the University in mid-July. The center was approved by the trustees of the University in April last year and is under the administrative oversight of Diana Davies, the University’s vice provost for international initiatives. Located on the campus of Tsinghua University, a top research university in China, the center offers assistance to faculty on their collaborations with different Chinese partner universities and helps students with logistical aspects of research and internships.

NEWS | 09/11/2014

Big Sibs project canceled after partner school loses charter

Jasmine Wang

The Princeton Big Sibs project, a program through which members of the Class of 2016 mentor low-income students at City Invincible charter school in Camden, N.J., has been discontinued because City Invincible did not have its charter renewed.

NEWS | 09/11/2014

With one Cuba program out, new program to be offered this spring

Sarah Kim

The Program in Latin American Studies will begin offering a new study abroad program in Cuba starting in spring 2015 to students with an interest in Latin American culture, politics and history. The Office of International Programs website describes Princeton in Cuba as a semester-long program with a curriculum focusing on the “contemporary culture, political economy, history and anthropologyof Latin America.” The Wilson School originally offered a task force in Cuba, but the program is no longer offered.

NEWS | 09/11/2014

News & Notes: Princeton Symphony Orchestra conductor to leave

Daily Princetonian Staff

Rossen Milanov, the music director of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, will also lead the Columbus Symphony Orchestra in Ohio, The Star-Ledger reported. Beginning in the 2015-16 season, he will direct the CSO for the following four years before his contract ends.

NEWS | 09/10/2014

News & Notes: New app for residents to announce issues in Princeton

Daily Princetonian Staff

A new smartphone app called Access Princeton was created to allow Princeton residents to report and track non-emergency incidents in the town such as downed trees, broken parking meters and potholes, according to The Times of Trenton. The app allows users to raise concerns and upload photos on the spot. Although the app is new, Access Princeton was a department created in August so users could call to report problems in lieu of filing reports on the town’s website and police department Facebook page.

NEWS | 09/10/2014

Student charged with drug possession at Princeton Stadium

Chitra Marti

An undergraduate student was arrested by the University’s Department of Public Safety and charged with possession of psilocybin and marijuana on August 26. Nicholas Horvath ’17 was arrested by DPS after an officer allegedly observed him in the Princeton Stadium just after midnight, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office and arrested after a brief foot pursuit. He was also charged with three disorderly persons offenses, including allegedly being in possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, allegedly being under the influence of marijuana and allegedly being in possession of drug paraphernalia. Psilocybin is a psychedelic compound found in psychedelic mushrooms and its possession is an indictable offense in the state of New Jersey. Horvath declined to comment.

NEWS | 09/10/2014

Class of 2018 predominantly from New Jersey, New York, California

Class of 2018 predominantly from New Jersey, New York, California

Corinne Lowe

Students from the Class of 2018 represent 46 states, along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam.

NEWS | 09/10/2014

Report to improve campus experience for students of diverse backgrounds released

Daily Princetonian Staff, Jacqueline Gufford, and Anna Windemuth

A working group of faculty and administrators led by Dean of the College Valerie Smith has issued a list of recommendations to improve academic achievement and create a more inclusive campus environment for students of all income levels, according to a recently published University press release. The committee of 11 representatives, originally launched by former University President emeritus Shirley Tilghman, recorded high levels of student satisfaction across all socioeconomic levels, commending the University’s admission policies and generous financial aid packages.

NEWS | 09/10/2014

Career Services launches new website to replace TigerTracks

Do-Hyeong Myeong

]]>The Office of Career Services launched HireTigers, a new career management website, to replace the former TigerTracks system on September 1.

NEWS | 09/10/2014

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