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Correction: A previous version of the Jan. 9 article, “USG retools itself,” contained several inaccuracies. Due to a reporting error, the version misstated that Bruce Easop ’13 is “USG president.” He is actually “USG President.” Due to an editing error, the version also mischaracterized a recent USG retreat to Maui. It was a “great” team-building experience, not a waste of student activity dollars. And due to incorrect information provided to The Daily Princetonian, the USG does not do things that are important. It does things that are very important. The ‘Prince’ regrets the errors.

NEWS | 01/10/2013

'No Kappas' at Tilghman retirement party*

'No Kappas' at Tilghman retirement party*

University President Shirley Tilghman’s retirement may still be months away, but Vice President and Secretary Robert Durkee ’69 is already hard at work planning her retirement party. Rick Ross, an artist reportedly admired by Tilghman, will perform at the event at Prospect House in late May, which will host top-tier administrators, leading University scholars, other Ivy League presidents, Tilghman’s children and first lady Michelle Obama ’85.

NEWS | 01/10/2013

'Prince' aims for search engine optimization; sex*

The Daily Princetonian will begin making its headlines and stories more optimized for Google searches as part of its digital strategy to increase readership of its stories. The new plan will not compromise its journalistic integrity, senior editors of the paper said.

NEWS | 01/10/2013

Investigation shows Scalia-Hosie-CIA-Obama conspiracy*

When Duncan Hosie ’16 stood up in Richardson Auditorium to criticize Associate Justice Antonin Scalia’s rhetoric on gay rights, Scalia knew what was coming. In fact, Scalia wrote Hosie’s monologue himself.

NEWS | 01/10/2013

Rapelye: I can do math, you punks, it's not my fault*

The day after announcing that the Class of 2016 would include 136,431 students, Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye defended her high school math education and refuted claims that her office had made any mistake.

NEWS | 01/10/2013

As towns merge, trash collection overlooked*

While most consolidating municipalities remember to combine all town departments, Princeton Township and Princeton Borough “inadvertently” fired the staffs of both town trash collection departments.

NEWS | 01/10/2013

Multi-club Bicker just a ploy to weed out 'losers'*

The presidents of the four bicker and one “we-don’t-do-Bicker-but-we-want-to-be-cool-too” clubs have reneged on their plans to institute a multi-club Bicker system this spring, dozens of confused sophomores learned late Thursday night.

NEWS | 01/10/2013

$50,000 for an online education*

While most universities do not over-enroll their students, and while most universities decide to accomodate over-enrolled students, the University has decided to ask the 50 extra students in the Class of 2016 to not return next semester and instead take all their courses on Coursera, the new online learning platform.

NEWS | 01/10/2013

'Prince' policy annoys sources more*

Following up on the success of The Daily Princetonian’s ban on email interviews, the ‘Prince’ announced a new initiative Wednesday to obtain even more revealing information from sources: the ‘Huh?’ ‘Huh?’ nag.

NEWS | 01/10/2013

Petraeus hired as Terrace chef*

Though the highest office of the University is closed to David Petraeus GS ’87, another hall is welcoming him with open arms: Terrace F. Club’s dining hall.

NEWS | 01/10/2013

News & Notes: Following rush ban, Olives to close doors*

The management at Olives, the Greek deli on Witherspoon Street, doesn’t know what happened. Last year, the business was recording record profits as its popularity grew with University students and town residents alike. Now, it’s closing its doors.

NEWS | 01/10/2013

New database for student funding opportunities to go live Jan. 16

Students looking to finance study abroad, thesis research and summer internships will now be able to look through one central database for University funding.

NEWS | 01/08/2013

Finance recruitment ads in college papers decline

As the job market slowly recovers and hiring at financial institutions remains low, college newspapers are feeling the impact of decreased advertising from financial institutions.

NEWS | 01/08/2013

No violations of rush ban yet

Halfway through the first year of the ban forbidding freshmen from joining Greek organizations on campus, not one violation of the ban has been reported. Both students and administrators attribute the success of the ban to the severity of the punishment violators would face, a one-year suspension.

NEWS | 01/08/2013

University-town PILOT negotiations could include fiscal impact-based approach

Patience Haggin

Representatives of the University and the newly-consolidated Princeton are set to renegotiate the terms of the University’s annual payment to the town’s budget sometime later this year. As a nonprofit entity, the University does not pay local taxes on property used for educational purposes but instead contributes a voluntary payment-in-lieu-of-taxes, or PILOT, to offset the impact of foregone property tax revenue.

NEWS | 01/08/2013

Firearms divestment petition under review

University President Shirley Tilghman has received a petition from faculty members urging the University to divest its holdings in companies involved in the manufacture of firearms similar to those used in the Dec. 14 shooting Newtown, Conn. The petition has been sent to the Resources Committee for review.

NEWS | 01/08/2013

News & Notes: Viewpoint, show featuring Spitzer '81, set to end after channel's purchase by Al Jazeera

University alumnus and former New York governor Eliot Spitzer ’81 announced on Sunday that his progressive television talk show, “Viewpoint,” is ending.

NEWS | 01/08/2013

Man declared persona non grata after alleged threat

Over winter break, a man who allegedly made “terroristic threats” to a postdoctoral student in a University parking lot was banned from campus for 90 days by the Department of Public Safety. In addition, another man allegedly in possession of marijuana outside the Fields Center was arrested by Public Safety.

NEWS | 01/06/2013

News & Notes: Alumnus once again expresses interest in purchasing Dinky

Railroad investor and Dinky devotee Henry Posner III ’77 recently renewed his interest in purchasing the Dinky line and keeping the station in its current location, according to The Times of Trenton. Publicity for the announcement comes on the heels of the Regional Planning Board of Princeton’s decision last month to allow the development of the University’s Arts and Transit Neighborhood.

NEWS | 01/06/2013

Wilson School personalities auction off coffee dates, prizes for charity

The Wilson School raised well above its goal of $30,000 in its Fifth Annual Holiday Service Auction meant to benefit at-risk youth. The auction pulled in more than $39,000 for the Greater Donnelly Initiative, a Trenton-based non-profit that provides a safe space for youth who are at risk of gang violence, family troubles, homelessness, hunger and drugs.

NEWS | 01/06/2013

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