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U. creates new position to market research amid lawsuit over tax exemption

U. creates new position to market research amid lawsuit over tax exemption

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

The announcement that the University’s Office of Technology Licensingestablishedthe position of executive in residence to help commercialize its research comes in the midst of alawsuitagainst the University regarding its tax-exempt status. Local plaintiffs, who filed the suit in 2011, cite the University’s commercialized research revenue as a reason to increase its tax duties, leading some community members to interpret the creation of the new position as a recognition of the University’s corporate priorities. Although the University does not pay taxes on most of its property, it spends about$10 million a yearon taxes for nonexempt properties and voluntarily pays taxes on some graduate student housing, making it the largest tax contributor in town. “They’re being sued in a nationally renowned lawsuit over abusing tax-exempt privileges,” the plaintiffs’ representative and Princeton-based lawyer Bruce Afran said of the University.

NEWS | 10/21/2014

150 students invited to meet the Dalai Lama

Zaynab Zaman

Following the Dalai Lama’s public speech at the University on Oct. 28, there will be a private, invitation-only event with him for selected students, faculty and staff. Around 150 students have been invited by the Office of Religious Life, which is organizing the 90-minute private meeting together withThe Kalmyk Three Jewels Foundation. Though the Dalai Lama has toured college campuses before, this personal interaction with students is a unique event, Dean of the Office of Religious Life Alison Boden said.

NEWS | 10/21/2014

Updated: Ten Princeton alumni seek seats in Congress

Jacqueline Gufford

At least 10 University alumni are seeking a seat in the House of Representatives or the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections. The candidates include Rep.

NEWS | 10/21/2014

USG discusses representation of women in officer positions

Zaynab Zaman

Members of the Undergraduate Student Government discussed strategies for increasing the representation of women in USG and strengthening communication between officers and students in the weekly Senate meeting Sunday. Discussion revolved around both the lack of women running for elected positions in USG and the low number of female members currently in USG.

NEWS | 10/19/2014

News and Notes: House of Cupcakes reopens after seven-month hiatus

Daily Princetonian Staff

House of Cupcakes has reopened after a hiatus due to a fire that destroyed the store nearly seven months ago, the Times of Trenton reported. The store is currently being run out of the former Ferry House restaurant next door, and an official awning is expected to be placed by next week.

NEWS | 10/19/2014

N&N: SDSU student dies from meningitis

Charles Kyungchan Min

An 18-year-old student from San Diego State University died on Friday after being diagnosed with meningococcal disease,U-T San Diego reported. Sara Stelzer, a freshman, was admitted to a regional hospital last Tuesday with flu-like symptoms.

NEWS | 10/19/2014

Eisgruber '83 talks diversity at Princeton

Shriya Sekhsaria

University President Christopher Eisgruber '83 spoke about the University’s current standing of diversity at a lecture during "Coming Back," a conference hosted by the University to reconnect black alumni. More than 900 undergraduate and graduate alumni and guests registered for the third Coming Back conference this week — a record turnout according to Eisgruber.

NEWS | 10/19/2014

USG discusses Yik Yak, initiatives to counter cyberbullying

Linda Song

Members of the Undergraduate Student Government gathered last weekto discuss current committee initiatives concerning cyberbullying within social media.

NEWS | 10/19/2014

Professors say repeal of grade deflation will have little effect on grading

Professors say repeal of grade deflation will have little effect on grading

Christina Vosbikian

Most professors do not think the repeal of the grade deflation policy will have a marked effect on their grading, according to close to 50 interviews conducted by The Daily Princetonian in the days since the faculty voted to strike down the policy. While grading may not be affected, a slight majority of professors across multiple disciplines said they agreed with the conclusions of the Faculty Committee on Grading’s report.

NEWS | 10/19/2014

Two people hit by car on Washington Road

Lorenzo Quiogue

Two pedestrians were struck by a car on Washington Road on Saturday, according to a press release from the Princeton Police Department. At 3:03 p.m., Richard Regan, 54, and his 8-year-old son — both residents of West Windsor — were standing on the shoulder of the roadway south of Carnegie Lake Bridge and were attempting to cross the road.

NEWS | 10/19/2014

Updated: Princeton endowment rises 19.6 percent, now valued at $21 billion

Daniel Johnson

The University’s endowment realized a 19.6 percent return for the fiscal year that ended on June 30.

NEWS | 10/17/2014

New position to market U. research filled by lawyer who negotiated on behalf of town

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

The University’s Office of TechnologyLicensing hashired Bradford Middlekauff as its first executive in residence, a part-time consulting position to assist researchers and students in translating their technologies into the marketplace, Office of TechnologyLicensingDirector John Ritter said in a phone interview. Ritter explained that, although the position of executive in residence already exists at other institutions, it was inaugurated at the University to provide additional benefits and man power to the office. Ritter said Middlekauff was a particularly strong candidate because of his unique background and perspective. “He’s not a University technology transferred professional; he comes from industry,” Ritter said.

NEWS | 10/16/2014

News & Notes: Sign campaign targets NBC correspondent Snyderman during Ebola quarantine

Chitra Marti

A local sign campaign urges residents to watch out for NBC News chief medical correspondent and Princeton resident Dr. Nancy Snyderman during her period of quarantine, following potential exposure to Ebola. The signs, which contain Snyderman’s home address and the names of her children, were originally photographed by Gawker. Snyderman’s colleague Ashoka Mukpo, a cameraman working on a freelance contract for NBC, tested positive for Ebola after working in Liberia and was flown to the United States. The sign asks residents who witness Snyderman breaking her quarantine to report her to police and health officials immediately. Snyderman violated a voluntary quarantine agreed upon by the crew to go to a local restaurant last week. “While under voluntary quarantine guidelines,which called for our team to avoid public contact for 21days, members of our group violated those guidelines andunderstand that our quarantine is now mandatory until 21days have passed,” Snyderman said in a public statement. “We remain healthy and our temperaturesare normal.”

NEWS | 10/16/2014

News & Notes: Alleged Gallup Road burglar arrested, failed to post bail

Chitra Marti

A burglary on Gallup Road from early August was resolved in the arrest of town resident Leon Pitman on charges of third degree burglary and third degree theft, according to a weekly press release by the Princeton Police Department. In August, the victim reported that an unknown actor had forcibly entered the residence by breaking a window pane and had stolen an undetermined amount of jewelry. Princeton Police Department detectives, led by Detective Travis Allie, were led to Pitman after recovering and processing evidence at the scene, as well as working with surrounding area police departments. Pitman, 37, is a resident of Florence, N.J. Last week, Pitman was arrested for allegedly shooting a woman at the Academy Woods Apartments on Cedar Lane, according to The Times of Trenton. The victim was taken to a Trenton hospital but was released shortly afterwards. Bail was set at $50,000 full cash only, and Pitman was released to the Mercer County Correctional Center after failing to post bail.

NEWS | 10/16/2014

News & Notes: Graduate student at Yale tested negative for Ebola

Chitra Marti

Tests for a Yale graduate student who developed Ebola-like symptoms returned negative Thursday, the Yale Daily News reported. The patient was being treated in isolation at Yale-New Haven Hospital. The student had recently returned from a research trip to Liberia, where he was studying Ebola.

NEWS | 10/16/2014

U. students now able to participate in Navy ROTC at Rutgers

Linda Song

University students are now able to participate in a University Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program with training heldat Rutgers University, a program that is now offered following a decades-long hiatus. NROTC had remained active until 1971 whenthe program ended at many college campuses amid protests against the Vietnam War.

NEWS | 10/16/2014

Records reveal cost of hosting events featuring public officials on campus

Records reveal cost of hosting events featuring public officials on campus

Jacob Donnelly

The University has spent approximately $645,400 since 2008 hosting federal executive branch and congressional officials on campus, according to public filings reviewed by The Daily Princetonian. During that time period, the University disclosed hosting 37 government individuals, for an average cost of $17,443 per event.

NEWS | 10/16/2014

Q&A: Assemblywoman and congressional candidate Bonnie Watson Coleman

Jacqueline Gufford

The Daily Princetonian spoke with Assemblywoman and Democratic candidate for New Jersey's 12thdistrict Congressional seat, Bonnie Watson Coleman, on the important points of her campaign, how her platform compares to her opponent’s and what she wants to communicate to young voters about the upcoming election. The Daily Princetonian: Your campaign website mentions many key issues, including job creation, gun violence, education, technology, voting rights, health care, job creation, women’s rights, social security and LGBT rights, as part of your campaign platform.

NEWS | 10/16/2014

N&N: Harvard Law School professors speak out against Harvard's new sexual assault policies

Daily Princetonian Staff

A group of 28 Harvard Law School professors said Harvard University’s new sexual assault policy is “overwhelmingly stacked against the accused” and “in no way required by Title IX law or regulation” in a letter published in the Boston Globe. Harvard announced its new sexual assault policy in July, forming an Office for Sexual and Gender-Based Dispute Resolution to handle cases.

NEWS | 10/15/2014

News & Notes: Lottery to be used to distribute tickets to local residents for Dalai Lama talk

Daily Princetonian Staff

]]>Local community members will have the opportunity to register online Tuesday Oct.

NEWS | 10/15/2014

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