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(10/04/16 7:13pm)
The trial brought against the University over its tax exemption status will begin on Oct. 17, over a week later than the original scheduled start date of Oct. 6. The Property Tax Trial will take place in the Tax Court of New Jersey.
(10/03/16 5:11pm)
The Department of Public Safety responded to two cases of sexual harassment on Prospect Avenue reported in late September. Both reports indicated that the incidents took place almost one year prior, in the fall of 2015, according to University spokesperson John Cramer.
(09/22/16 7:17pm)
For the past eight weeks, Princeton resident Eric Lee Newton has spent hundreds of hours sitting outside the FitzRandolph gate, next to a canoe rental shack on Alexander Road, and in front of his house to rally support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. His presence had drawn many charged reactions from those he encountered.
(09/21/16 8:42pm)
When Arlene Gamio ’18 was told in the spring semester of their sophomore year that their application for an independent concentration in Latinx studies was not approved, they spearheaded a petition to challenge the decision.
(08/07/16 8:25pm)
The Princeton College Republicans are not taking a definitive position on whether to support the Republican Party’s presidential nominee Donald Trump in the general election at this time, according to a statement released to the Daily Princetonian by the group's president, Paul Draper ’18.
(05/28/16 7:36pm)
University professor Alejandro Zaera-Polo, former dean of the school of architecture, has filed a complaint alleging breach of contract, trade libel and defamation by members of the University earlier this week.
(05/28/16 4:50pm)
Beginning May 18, the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment celebrated its opening with a three-day symposium featuring energy industry leaders, policymakers and scientists.
(05/08/16 8:35pm)
Since hitting multiple listserv threads last Tuesday, a petition against the decision to limit undergraduate parking by the Department of Transportation and Public Services has gathered more than 1,200 signatures, spurred upwards of fifty concerned emails addressed to the Undergraduate Student Government, and fueled social media uproar about the lack of transparency.
(05/03/16 8:41pm)
After three weeks of setbacks that culminated in a decisive defeat in the Indiana primaries, Texas Senator Ted Cruz ’92 announced the end of his presidential bid Tuesday evening.
(05/01/16 8:20pm)
The University has not yet found elevated levels of lead concentration in drinking water on campus, according to University Media Specialist Min Pullan.
(04/27/16 9:27pm)
Texas Senator Ted Cruz ’92 announced former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the upcoming presidential election at a rally in Indianapolis earlier today.
(04/27/16 11:39am)
A mural of former University and United States President Woodrow Wilson, Class of 1879, will be removed from the wall of Wilson College dining hall over the next few days.
(04/20/16 8:02pm)
Over 70 students, including over 15 admitted students, participated in an American Whig-Cliosophic Society debate examining the question of marijuana legalization on Wednesday.The resolution that “this house would legalize marijuana” passed by a vote of 19-7.Bruno Schaffa ’18, the first pro-resolution speaker, said there are many public misconceptions and falsehoods surrounding marijuana use.Particularly, Schaffa said that the answer is not so “clear-cut” when debates arise about the physical detriments of marijuana use. Schaff explained that not only have tetrahydrocannabinol extracts from marijuana been used to ease the discomfort of AIDS/HIV patients, but that “responsible, low doses are described as relaxing [and] anxiety-reducing.”Schaffa further challenged the notion that marijuana is addictive, claiming that in a 2007 study, only nine percent of frequent marijuana users in the United States showed dependence on the substance.“[Users] are not physically incapacitated without. And the withdrawal symptoms are barely noticeable in most users who quit,” he said.Joseph Carlstein ’18, a speaker arguing against the motion, countered that because marijuana remains an illegal substance, it has not been examined as thoroughly as other addictive substances have been.Marijuana use has been shown to cause lung and mental ailments on an individual level, he said. Moreover, there are escalating societal costs associated with marijuana legalization, such as a potential growing need of rehabilitation centers.In his closing statement, Carlstein further noted that a significant difference exists between decriminalizing the substance and legalizing it.Making minor adjustments such as decriminalizing stands up as an economic argument, Carlstein said. However, he added that legalization sends a positive message.To legalize the substance is to make an endorsement of marijuana, he said. This can lead to an increase in its use, which is not ideal for societies.These glaring problems disqualify marijuana from the influx in positive association that will result from its legalization, Carlstein said.In addition, Carlstein said that there is no comparison between marijuana and alcohol or tobacco. Unlike tobacco, which does not incur addiction as easily if used in moderation, a single dosage of marijuana may cause the user to “get high” and may lead to addiction.Alexander Singleton ’17, however, noted in his closing statement that the mere possession of marijuana shouldn’t be inherently criminal.Marijuana should be legalized as an equivalent to alcohol, Singleton said. Just because someone has alcohol at hand doesn’t mean they have committed a crime, and the same should hold for marijuana, he added.“We should have to right to choose what to do with [our] own bodies,” he said.Singleton further argued that the real social cost lies in the current system where money is expended to contain the proliferation of the drug.Marijuana is incredibly easy to get a hold of almost everywhere, including in high school, Singleton said. However, billions of dollars are still being poured to prevent the drug proliferation, he added.In a rational way, billions of dollars can instead be generated through sales taxes on marijuana, and the industry would also create jobs, Singleton said. At the same time, the government can devote money to more effective endeavors, such as improving existing public service, he added.During the audience participation phase, a participant noted that the criminalization disproportionately affects people of color and provides ripe ground for discrimination.Maya Aronoff ’19, who stood in opposition of the resolution, argued that though it is true that racial profiling may occur in drug arrests, the problem is much more widespread. Merely decriminalizing marijuana does little to tackle the problem at large, she countered.People from all backgrounds have used marijuana, among them include Bill Gates, Michael Phelps and even president Barack Obama, Schaffa said.“Does it make sense that great people should be considered criminals just for smoking marijuana?” Singleton asked.
(04/20/16 4:06pm)
A fire that resulted from a cooking accident was reported at Lakeside Apartments last night.It was contained before the arrival of emergency service units, according to University Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan.Lakeside Apartments is a new residential unit for graduate students that opened in December of 2015.Pullan said that following a referral around 9:54 p.m. Tuesday night, the Princeton Fire Department was dispatched to 600 Hibben Magie Road.According to Kyle Rendall, deputy chief of the Princeton Fire Department, the apartment where the fire occurred is a five-story non-combustible building.“Public Safety received a call from a resident advising that there was a ‘cooking fire,’” Pullan explained, “the resident was heating oil in a pan which became too hot.”"The first arriving engine crew performed their initial investigation and reported a small grease fire in a pan on the stove in unit #213 and that the fire was extinguished by the tenant prior to our arrival," Rendall said.Every residential unit in Lakeside has its own kitchen.Pullan confirmed that when the Department of Public Safety arrived at the scene, the fire was already out. However, a smoke condition was present, she added.Crews subsequently checked to verify that the fire did not spread to areas around the stove. The housing unit was also ventilated to expel the smoke and odor, Rendall explained.There was no significant reported damage to the building and no individuals have been harmed, according to Pullan.Director of Public Safety Paul Ominsky deferred comment to Pullan.Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad and Princeton Plasma Physics Lab also responded to the scene, according to Rendall.On April 10, a fire at Edwards Place, another graduate residential unit, displaced six individuals who are currently settled in residential units across campus.During that instance, according to fire chief Dan Tomalin, when his team first arrived, they detected smoke from the right of the dwelling around a window in between the first and the second floors.Crews quickly found the fire in the walls between the first and second floors, and the fire was contained to the wall, Tomalin said. The crew had to remove several walls in order to access the fire, he explained.In addition to the walls that were torn down, there was smoke and water damage to the first and second floor, which rendered the unit uninhabitable. There were no reported injuries to fire personnel or residents, Tomalin said.According to the fire safety policies established by Housing and Real Estate Services, current University policies prohibit cooking in dormitory and annex rooms in compliance with the New Jersey Hotels and Multiple Dwelling Act.“Student-owned microwaves are not permitted anywhere in dormitories or annexes. If discovered, unauthorized appliances will be confiscated,” current policies read.Cooking appliances found in dorms will subject owners to a fine of $50 for first offense and $100 for second offense.
(04/18/16 7:41pm)
Princeton University Archives acquisitioned records from 15 different student organizations after a week-long campaign to collect documents on campus activism, said Jarrett Drake, a digital archivist at the University Archives.
(04/13/16 7:36pm)
The number of documented drug-related violations that occurred at the University this academic semester has doubled compared to those recorded between February and April of 2015.
(04/11/16 9:45pm)
In an email addressed to sprint football affiliates Monday afternoon, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 announced that the University has decided to discontinue its 82-year-old sprint football program.
(03/30/16 4:28pm)
The Princeton University Store and the C-Store have departed froma non-competition agreement, according toU-Store president Jim Sykes.
(03/28/16 5:58pm)
Posters with the words “Better Dead Than Ted” and “Ted’s a Mess” flooded various parts of the University this past week as part of a campaign by Princeton Against Cruz, a newly formed student group calling for the University community's opposition to the presidential candidacy of Texas Senator Ted Cruz ’92.
(03/23/16 9:07pm)
The University willexplore settlement discussions ona mental health-related lawsuit with theplaintiff, who is using the pseudonym W.P., as requested by the presiding judge.