My Big Fat Interfaith Thanksgiving: A ‘touchpoint of community and connection’
The guttural hum of a singing bowl kicked off a Thanksgiving celebration hosted by the Office of Religious Life (ORL).
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The guttural hum of a singing bowl kicked off a Thanksgiving celebration hosted by the Office of Religious Life (ORL).
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Moments in Princeton’s Black history
Award season begins as Princeton student wins Rhodes scholarship
The University needs more transparency in how it funds religious life
For the past several weeks, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) has debated whether or not campus organizations have to show up in-person to defend funding requests in excess of $1,000. The requirement was eventually not instituted.
Appointment of University faculty is an elaborate process involving several stakeholders, including faculty within their specific departments, the Dean of the Faculty, and other members of the administration. The Daily Princetonian spoke with the chairs of multiple departments about the faculty hiring process.
Princeton has historically been a walking campus — students can make the longest trek on campus, from Forbes College to the E-Quad, in about 25 minutes.
In 1971, William "Bill" Frist ’74 had just $10 in his pocket when confronted by three chair-wielding assailants outside Princeton Inn College on a Sunday at 12:30 a.m. According to The Daily Princetonian, Frist, a brown belt in karate, successfully defended himself and sent two of the attackers sprawling. More than 50 years later, powered by several multi-million dollar gifts to his alma mater, Bill Frist and his family are creating a legacy and presence on campus matching some of the University’s biggest names.
The University has sent 1,700 computers to be destroyed since June 2023, according to University spokesperson Ahmed Rizvi in an email to The Daily Princetonian. In previous years, University-distributed computers were wiped and resold to members of the University community, non-profit partners, and the general public for lower prices. A new policy sends the devices to an e-recycling center, stepping away from reuse. Faculty are also now required to replace their devices every four years.
Mochinut and Ani Ramen shut down after severe health code violations
When Princeton students returned to campus this fall, the Nassau Street locations of Mochinut and Ani Ramen, two casual chain restaurants located near the Princeton Garden Theater, had closed after being open for less than a year. Other locations of each chain remain open.
Dr. Monica Bertagnolli ’81 was confirmed on Nov. 9 as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation’s foremost medical research agency and largest public funder of biomedical research in the world. Transitioning from her role as the 16th director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Bertagnolli is now the highest ranking Princeton graduate in the Biden administration.
A video circulated online and broadcast on Iraqi television networks appears to show Elizabeth Tsurkov GS for the first time since she was abducted in Baghdad in March of this year.
Changes to admissions and the state of open discourse on campus were two big topics of discussion at the second Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) of the 2023–2024 academic year on Monday, Nov. 13. The CPUC meeting is the primary venue for different stakeholders of the University to engage in open discussion and present progress reports.
Sam Harshbarger ‘24 has been awarded the Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford next fall. Harshbarger is one of 32 Americans to receive the prestigious scholarship and the only recpient from Princeton University.
On the evening of Nov. 1, residents of Whitman College found themselves locked out of their buildings as proxes were temporarily unable to open doors into the building. According to University Spokesperson Ahmad Rizvi, the temporary lack of access to the building was caused by “trouble with a component of the card reader system.”
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) met in its weekly meeting on Sunday, Nov. 12 to discuss an amendment to the Undergraduate Student Life Committee (USLC) charter to appoint a Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education (SHARE) liaison, and vote on various funding allocations. The meeting was held virtually because USG President Stephen Daniels ’24 was not on campus and could not lead the meeting in person.
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