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Probable cause hearing request denied in ORFE professor theft case

Probable cause hearing request denied in ORFE professor theft case

Chitra Marti

A Princeton Municipal Court judge denied a request Monday afternoon to hold a probable cause hearing in the case of professor John Mulvey, who was arrested this summer for allegedly stealing several lawn signs promoting a local computer repair company. A probable cause hearing is convened to determine whether prosecution has enough evidence to bring the defendant to trial.

NEWS | 09/09/2014

U. to consider request by Campus Dining employee to use medical marijuana

Lorenzo Quiogue

A University employee who is one of the only New Jersey residents with a medical marijuana permit will potentially continue working forthe University after a dispute in which he was reportedly told he would have to choose between medicating and his job.

NEWS | 09/09/2014

Eisgruber '83 welcomes the Class of 2018 during Opening Excercises

Eisgruber '83 welcomes the Class of 2018 during Opening Excercises

De Vann Sago

University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 welcomed the Class of 2018 at Opening Exercises on Sunday and used the frequently-drawn comparison between the University and Hogwarts to encourage incoming freshmen to find their adventures here just as Harry Potter found his adventures at Hogwarts. “You feel like you are at the outset not just of any story, but of an adventure, your adventure, your own version perhaps, of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” Eisgruber said.

NEWS | 09/09/2014

Judge denies U. request to move lawsuit challenging tax-exempt status

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

The University’s request to have alawsuit moved from Morristown to Trenton was denied by Judge Vito L.

NEWS | 09/09/2014

Updated: Committee recommends lowering standard for disciplinary, sexual assault cases

Ruby Shao

The internal Faculty Advisory Committee on Policy is recommending updated procedures for addressing sexual misconduct cases, the University announcedlast Thursday. The changes aim to bring the University into compliance with the Violence Against Women Act, reauthorized by Congress in March 2013, and Title IX, a law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funds. The recommendations include lowering the burden of proof from the “clear and persuasive” standard, which requires roughly 75 percent of the evidence to indicate guilt, to the “preponderance” standard, which relies on a more-likely-than-not principle. All other Ivy League schools currently uses the “preponderance” standard, with Harvardhaving made the switch this summer. Michele Minter, the vice provost for institutional equity and diversity and Title IX coordinator for the University, said that the committee developed the recommendations in response to July conversations between administrators and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The Office for Civil Rights has been investigating the University for alleged violations of Title IX since 2010, when New England School of Law adjunct professor Wendy Murphy filed a complaint against the University forallegedly mishandling reports of sexual assault. “I think these recommendations are very important with regard to [the Office for Civil Rights] in order to make sure we’re fully compliant going forward, and that’s going to be very important in the resolution process,” University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 said. Although the Department of Education mandated the “preponderance” standard for investigating allegations of sexual harassment or violence in its April 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter to colleges, Eisgruber said that the letter required the “preponderance” standard in Title IX hearings without specifying whether all disciplinary proceedings were Title IX proceedings.

NEWS | 09/04/2014

Schoolboy Q to headline fall Lawnparties, Angel Haze to be opening act

Durva Trivedi

Hip-hop artist Schoolboy Q will be the main act at Lawnparties this fall, and Angel Haze will be the opening act, USG president Shawon Jackson ’15 announced in an email to the student bodyon Sundayafternoon. Schoolboy Q is a California-based rapper who has most recently been in the spotlight for his singles “Collard Greens,” “Man of the Year” and “Studio.” USG social chair Logan Roth ’15, whose committee made the decision to book the acts, said Schoolboy Q “pulls a crowd, and he’s good.

NEWS | 08/24/2014

Following PETA allegations, Princeton report says no animal mistreatment

Jacqueline Gufford

An investigation by a subcommittee of the University’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee into the alleged mistreatment of a marmoset in a University laboratoryfound no evidence to support the claims of animal rights groups that an animal was mistreated, the University said on Aug.

NEWS | 08/23/2014

In lawsuit challenging tax-exempt status, U. requests change of jurisdiction

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

The University has formally requested to move a locallawsuitchallenging its tax-exempt status from Morristown to Trenton, which would potentially place the lawsuit under the jurisdiction of a different judge. Four local residents challenged the University’s position as a nonprofit organization in 2011, demanding that the University pay taxes on 19 additional properties.

NEWS | 08/20/2014

Close to 500 U. affiliates and local residents protest Gaza situation

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

Close to 500 University students, professors, activists and other community members protested against Israel’s armed attacks on Gaza this week. Princeton for Palestine members and other protestors marched down Nassau Street and gathered in front of the Wilson School, chanting and holding signs in support of Palestine to raise awareness and urge fellow citizens to contact their elected officials for further support. Chants included slogans such as “Not another nickel, not another dime, no more for Israel’s crimes” and “Killing each other is a crime, free, free Palestine,” according to lawyer and Princeton for Palestine member Mohammad Ali Naquvi. The rally was initiated by Amal Awad, a Palestinian-American who said he felt it was time to take a stand against the recent violence in Gaza, Naquvi explained.

NEWS | 08/19/2014

U., town win lawsuit, confirm zoning rights for Arts and Transit Neighborhood

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

A lawsuit challenging the University's zoning rights for the Arts and Transit Neighborhood was dismissed by the Mercer County Superior Court.

NEWS | 08/11/2014

End of grade deflation could be implemented as early as this fall

Angela Wang

Recommendations from the grading policy report released on Tuesday could go into place as early as the upcoming fall term, said University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83, who is supportive of bringing end to grade deflation. “I think it’s really important that Princeton be known for the quality of its teaching rather than for the severity of its curve,” Eisgruber said. Thereport, written by an ad hoc committee commissioned by Eisgruber to examine the grading policy implemented in 2005, urged that the quota for A-range grades of 35 percent be dropped and that emphasis be placed on providing meaningful feedback to students. Eisgruber explained that he will ask the Faculty Committee on Examinations and Standing to discuss the report at its first meeting in September.

NEWS | 08/08/2014

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

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

Former Triangle Club accountant pleads not guilty to embezzlement charges

Chitra Marti

Thomas Muza, former Princeton Triangle Club accountant, pleaded not guilty to embezzling more than $180,000 from the club on Monday. Muza is being represented by Robin K.

NEWS | 07/30/2014

Former Princeton volunteer soccer coach pleads guilty to possession of child pornography

Chitra Marti

Jorge A. Roman, a former volunteer soccer coach at the University, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, U.S.

NEWS | 07/27/2014

Allegations of animal mistreatment prompt PETA to file complaints against Princeton

Ruby Shao

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals filed two federal complaints against the University on Monday, alleging the mistreatment of marmoset monkeys. According to the complaints, submitted separately to the National Institutes of Health and the U.S.

NEWS | 07/23/2014

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

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

Updated: Videos helped identify professor as alleged lawn signs thief

Chitra Marti

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs5FeHV2LCE] An Operations Research and Financial Engineering professor was charged with the alleged theft of 21 business lawn signs on Monday afternoon, the Princeton Police Department said. Professor John Mulvey was issued a summons and released.

NEWS | 07/14/2014

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

Graduate student allegedly robbed near E-Quad

Chitra Marti

A graduate student was allegedly robbed and held in a choke hold by two suspects on Maple Street on Monday around 9:20 p.m., according to a Campus Safety Alert sent to University students and staff around 2 p.m.

NEWS | 06/10/2014

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