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U. issues $500M in bonds to help finance campus expansion

To help finance its 10-year Capital Plan, the University raised $500 million in bonds in June 2020.

To help finance it's 10-year Capital Plan, the University raised $500 million in bonds in June 2020. Purchasers of these types of bonds generally include large institutionalized asset managers, insurance companies, and a significant minority consists of international buyers, according to Vice President for Finance and Treasurer of the University Jim Matteo.

Future of African studies program driven by student engagement

Seven of the eight Ivy League institutions boast robust African Studies departments, in which undergraduate students can major. Within the Orange Bubble, such a department does not yet exist, but students and faculty are seeking to rectify this disparity.

Alexander Road to close for nearly six months starting Nov. 6

Alexander Road in Princeton will be closed for approximately six months as the town works to renovate it. The county plans to build two new bridges and a culvert to replace and improve current traffic flows. 

USG recaps Project Board work, discusses Room Draw error

Projects Board Co-Chair Rachel Hazan ’21 reported that they funded 77 groups and more than 100 events with $132,000 requested in total for events this semester and a median request of $1,863. 

University community holds interfaith vigil for Sri Lanka

Every chair was filled, with students waiting outside, as the community came together to pray and reflect on the bombings in Sri Lanka.

‘Eco-pirate’ Paul Watson discusses the environmental activism of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Speaking to a full house, “eco-pirate” Paul Watson, the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and co-founder of Greenpeace, asserted that predictions made about the environments of fish and other marine life were right and the world is on the brink of environmental collapse.

Sophomores required to be on unlimited meal plan starting fall 2019

The University announced a shift in policy such that sophomores, like first-years are currently, will be required to be on the unlimited meal plan starting the 2019–2020 academic year. The shift is an attempt to include more sophomores in the “residential college experience” the unlimited plan fosters. 

Claire Gmachl to become new Head of Whitman College

“[Claire Gmachl’s] commitment to teaching — illustrated, among many other examples, by her engagement with the Freshman Scholars Institute, as well as her participation in reinventing the first-year engineering curriculum — points to her profound dedication to students’ intellectual, as well as co-curricular, experiences,” Dean of the College Jill Dolan wrote in an email announcing Gmachl as the incoming Head of Whitman College. “Claire is known for her kindness, her clarity and her concern for others, all of which will grace the lives of students at Whitman and across our campus.”

FCC Chairman dismisses concerns about net neutrality’s repeal during Q&A

The repeal of net neutrality, Pai argued, was a positive change that allowed for programs such as unlimited data plans to continue.