Student Life

Latest student with bacterial meningitis hospitalized in home state; cases designated outbreak

Latest student with bacterial meningitis hospitalized in home state; cases designated outbreak

A 20-year-old male student was hospitalizedon Mondayfor symptoms of bacterial meningitis, the New Jersey Department of Health confirmed. The student traveled to his home stateSundayand was hospitalized thereMonday, according to a campus health alert email sent by the UniversityMondayevening.

NEWS | 05/20/2013

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Survey quantifies sexual assault

Survey quantifies sexual assault

Sohee Khim

More than 15 percent of female undergraduates reported experiencing non-consensual vaginal penetration during their time at the University, according to an unpublished survey conducted in 2008 by several University offices. The survey, a version of a standard survey format called the “Sexual Experience Survey” was developed in 2007 by Mary Koss, a University of Arizona Public Health professor specializing in sexual violence, and consisted of 17 multiple choice questions.

NEWS | 03/03/2013

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Easop's term highlighted by mental health awareness, USG-student transparency

Easop's term highlighted by mental health awareness, USG-student transparency

After his one-year term in office, outgoing USG president Bruce Easop ’13 said that he is most proud of his efforts to start conversations about mental health around campus. The Mental Health Initiative, launched last March, was the first major project in a term that also included the launch of TigerDeals, the first ever Princeton Restaurant Week, the release of the COMBO III survey and the expansion of gender-neutral housing.

NEWS | 02/10/2013

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106 sign in to Colonial, Charter down 28 percent from last year

106 sign in to Colonial, Charter down 28 percent from last year

While Terrace Club is asking its new members to consider joining other clubs, Cloister Inn, Colonial Club and Quadrangle Club are still accepting new members after the end of the sign-in period.In total, 438 students joined sign-in eating clubs, excluding those who joined Quad. Quad has a policy of not discussing specific membership numbers with The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 02/09/2013

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Over initiations weekend, six students require medical transport

Over initiations weekend, six students require medical transport

Six students were transported to McCosh Health Center and the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro due to alcohol consumption this weekend.

NEWS | 02/09/2013

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'Big Sibs' pairs Princeton and elementary students in mentorship

'Big Sibs' pairs Princeton and elementary students in mentorship

As freshmen entered McCosh 50 on Thursday afternoon, they were greeted by seven young children representing the City Invincible Charter School in Camden, N.J. The children, smiling and chatting with the freshmen in attendance, wore orange shirts that said “Once a tiger, always a tiger” in bold font, with a cartoon tiger over the heart — a reference to the school’s mascot, also a tiger. More than 175 freshmen gathered for an information session on Big Sibs, the Class of 2016’s service project.

NEWS | 02/09/2013

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USG holds first meeting under Jackson ’15

USG holds first meeting under Jackson ’15

In its first meeting under the new leadership of president Shawon Jackson ’15 and vice president Carmina Mancenon ’14, the USG Senate voted to approve its new spring budget, the new Project Board chairs and a proposal for funding a USG Mental Health Week.

NEWS | 02/09/2013

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199 bicker Cap, Tower receives 26 percent fewer bickerees

199 bicker Cap, Tower receives 26 percent fewer bickerees

Cap & Gown Club was both the most bickered and the most selective club on the Street this year, accepting 95 new members out of 199 bickerees.Acceptance rates for bicker clubs ranged between 47.7 percent, for Cap, and 79.5 percent, for Tiger Inn. Tower, the most bickered club last year, received 26 percent fewer bickerees than last year.

NEWS | 02/09/2013

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Updated: Princeton Pounce, now a TigerApp, alerts students of openings in courses

Updated: Princeton Pounce, now a TigerApp, alerts students of openings in courses

When Zach Koerbel ’16 and Jeremy Cohen ’16 signed up for COS 217: Introduction to Programming Systems this December, they had little hope of enrolling in their preferred preceptor’s section. According to Cohen, it is nearly impossible for freshmen to enroll in the two precepts taught by lead preceptor Robert Dondero because they usually fill to capacity during junior course registration. Determined, nonetheless, to defy the odds, the two prospective engineers wrote a script allowing them to monitor the course’s enrollment activity indefinitely and eventually snag two seats in the class.

NEWS | 02/06/2013

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