Amid tech layoffs, fewer students declare COS BSE
For the first time in four years, the number of students declaring a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree (BSE) in Computer Science (COS), the University’s most popular major, decreased.
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For the first time in four years, the number of students declaring a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree (BSE) in Computer Science (COS), the University’s most popular major, decreased.
For residents of the southern part of Princeton’s campus, the campus construction is unlikely to subside any time soon.
Why did the building cross the road? For the building at 91 Prospect Street, the answer is more than just to get to the other side.
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters throughout Mercer County made their voices heard in the midterm elections, as some University alumni vied for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Voting machines are down on Election Day in Mercer County “due to a printing and scanning issue with the ballots,” according to county officials. Mercer County residents can vote by completing their ballots and placing them at the top of the scanning machine in the slot where the emergency ballots are placed, Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello said in a statement to NJ.com.
On Wednesday, Oct. 26, the University officially dedicated Laura Wooten Hall, named for a former Princeton resident who was a Campus Dining staff member for more than 27 years. Wooten served as a volunteer poll worker in New Jersey for local, primary, and general elections for 79 consecutive years, which made her the longest-continuously serving election poll worker in the United States.
This semester, the University welcomed 1,500 new first-year students — its largest class ever — in the first year of a four-year planned undergraduate expansion.
At the start of the semester, students welcomed the University’s new Pay with Points program, a campus dining initiative championed by the Undergraduate Student Government (USG).
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On Monday, Aug. 15, the University announced in an email to students in Yeh College and New College West (NCW) that students who were assigned rooms in Kwanza Jones, Jose E. Feliciano, Grousbeck, and Mannion Halls may be assigned temporary housing “before moving to their permanent homes.”
Effective immediately, students are “no longer required to submit asymptomatic test samples” for COVID-19, according to a memo from University administrators. The memo, which was sent out to the entire student body on July 28, also states that booster vaccines will no longer be required, marking a shift from previous policies.
Yeh College and New College West (NCW) may remain under construction as the school year begins, according to a July 20 email to students living in the residential colleges.
In an unanimous vote, the Princeton Town Council approved the designation of Prospect Avenue as a historic district at its July 11 meeting.
The building formerly known to campus as Marx Hall will now bear the name of Laura Wooten, a long-time University employee and the longest continuously serving election poll worker in the United States history, according to a University announcement on Monday, June 6.
Last month, A.B. students in the Class of 2024 gathered around Cannon Green after declaring their concentrations to take the classic Princeton banner photos. To better understand the sophomore class and longer-term trends in what Princeton students are concentrating in, The Daily Princetonian tracked this spring’s declaration decisions.
On April 18, the Princeton Reunions Team fulfilled 67.6 percent of the bed requests from student performing groups for Reunions.
The Tigers in Town program, which funnelled more than $170,000 into local businesses during the Spring 2021 semester, will expand in the Fall 2022 semester, according to Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Students Thomas Dunne.
At its Monday, April 11 meeting, the Princeton Town Council considered a proposal for the creation of a “historic district” along Prospect Avenue, continued to discuss the Witherspoon Phase Two renovation project, and approved the 2022 municipal budget.
The number of positive COVID-19 cases detected within the asymptomatic testing protocol is on the rise. For the week ending on April 1, the percentage of positive COVID-19 test results among undergraduate students reached an all-time high of 9.41 percent. This is an increase of 6.99 percent over the prior week. Recently, the BA.2 omicron variant has gained prevalence in the United States as the dominant strain.