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(09/26/17 2:53am)
Following four years of construction, the new Lewis Center for the Arts complex will celebrate its grand opening in a four-day festival from Oct. 5-8. The building has already been put to use for University activities and classes, and representatives from the Lewis Center for the Arts and the Department of Music, as well as architects involved in the project, gave an introductory tour of the new facilities on Sept. 25.
(09/09/17 12:10am)
Los Angeles-based R&B singer/songwriter Tinashe will headline fall 2017 Lawnparties. The biannual day of musical performances, also referred to as LWNPRTYS MMXVII, will take place on Sunday, Sept. 17.
(08/30/17 8:16pm)
In a letter to the White House dated Aug. 30, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 implored President Donald Trump to continue the current form of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, calling upon the President to shield DACA from any future court challenges.
(05/02/17 7:35pm)
Jane Cox, Director of the Program in Theater and senior lecturer in theater, was nominated for a Tony Award in the category Best Lighting Design of a Play on Tuesday, May 2, according to the official Tony Awards website. This nomination recognizes her work on the play “August Wilson’s Jitney.” Cox previously received a Tony Award nomination in 2014 in the same category for her work on the play “Machinal.” She was also nominated for a Drama Desk Award the same year for this production. Cox’s work has appeared on stages around the world, with recent projects including “The Color Purple”(Broadway), “All the Way” (Broadway), and the National Theatre’s production of “Hamlet” with Benedict Cumberbatch.
(05/02/17 3:49am)
Sir Gilbert Levine ’71 is an American conductor whose work has been featured on stages around the world and on television in various PBS concert specials. He has garnered the nickname “the Pope’s Maestro” for his enduring friendship with Pope John Paul II. In addition to his musical recordings, several profiles on his life have been broadcast internationally, including a recent feature on "60 Minutes." A film screening of Levine’s travels and performances, followed by a Q&A, will take place in McCormick 101 on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
(05/03/17 11:48pm)
“I want to get the crowd unbelievably hype,” said DJ Relley Rozay, the student headliner for spring Lawnparties, when asked what he was most looking forward to about his performance on May 7.
(04/24/17 3:09am)
The results of the Undergraduate Student Government spring 2017 elections were announced on April 21 in an email from USG president Myesha Jemison ’18. The seats up for election were the class officer positions of president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and social chair, as well as ten spots on the U-Council.
(04/14/17 2:53am)
The connection between social engagement and art were evident as the Student Advisory Board hosted its annual Inspiration Night in the Princeton University Art Museum Thursday evening. This year’s theme, “Art & Activism: Get socially engaged in art,” aimed to highlight the intersection of visual art and social activism by bringing together various social justice campus groups to speak about pieces in the exhibition “Revealing Pictures: Photographs from the Christopher E. Olofson Collection.”
(04/13/17 4:06am)
The Daily Princetonian spoke with theater professor Stacy Wolf about her recently received Guggenheim Fellowship and her work in theater, both with the University and outside of it.
(04/12/17 1:06am)
Mark Beissinger, the Henry W. Putnam Professor of Politics, is one of the recipients of the 2017 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Beissinger received the award in the field of Political Science for his work on social movements and imperialism in Russia and the post-Soviet states. The Daily Princetonian sat down with Professor Beissinger to learn more about his research interests and his view on Russia today.
(04/13/17 2:16am)
The Daily Princetonian sat down with two members of the Princeton University Figure Skating Club, Sophia Chen ’19 and Rachel Marek ’17, to learn about their backgrounds and experiences with skating on campus.
(04/11/17 1:36am)
Linda Colley, the Shelby M.C. Davis 1958 Professor of History, is one of the recipients of the 2017 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Colley received the award in the field of Constitutional Study, and she is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Literature. The Daily Princetonian sat down with Colley to discuss her current research on British history and its applications to society. This Q&A is part of a series featuring the four University affiliates who are recipients of this year's Guggenheim Fellowship.
(04/03/17 4:13am)
The Honorable Sonia Sotomayor ’76 believes that service is of utmost importance, no matter what form it takes — and she urged her listeners to make giving back a central part of their lives.
(03/15/17 4:05am)
Recommendations from the University Board Plan Committee proposed several changes to the undergraduate dining experience to be enacted in the fall of 2017 as part of a one-year pilot program, according to an official University statement.
(02/27/17 3:38am)
Donning dark jeans, a black hoodie, and gray sneakers, Junot Díaz relied on the simplicity of his presentation and the power of his speech in order to captivate an audience of University students, professors, and community members alike.On Friday, Feb. 24, approximately 300 people gathered to hear acclaimed writer and activist Junot Díaz speak on issues including white supremacy and racism. The audience listened as Diaz discussed how to combat these societal plagues using activism.
(02/24/17 2:59am)
Author Junot Díaz will be on campus for a special book reading and book signing hosted by Princeton Latinos y Amigos on Friday. Díaz will be reading from his book “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.” The ‘Prince’ asked Díaz a few questions about his identity and writing career over email.
(02/24/17 10:11pm)
952 members, or 72 percent, of the Class of 2019 joined either a selective or open eating club in the spring 2017 eating club admissions process, according to the official final statistics report from the Interclub Council of the Eating Clubs of Princeton University. Additionally, of the 105 juniors who registered on the ICC website, 32 joined selective clubs and 29 joined open clubs, the report states.
(02/16/17 4:34am)
With gallery walls and floor spaces adorned with a vast assortment of fine paintings and statues, it is hard for any patron visiting the University Art Museum to not feel a sense of romanticism in the air. On Feb. 11, this sense was further heightened when the recurring Art for Families series dedicated their event, Art from the HeART, to telling some of the great love stories behind select museum works.
(02/13/17 4:36am)
Constituting 77 percent of the Class of 2019, 1,018 sophomores participated in the Spring 2017 eating club admissions process, according to a press release from the Interclub Council of the Eating Clubs of Princeton University (ICC). This turnout is three percent less than last year’s sophomore participation of 80 percent.
(02/13/17 4:53am)
In reflecting upon her first term and goals for her second, Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert emphasized the importance of maintaining the strong relationship between the municipality of Princeton and the University in order to create a more environmentally concerned, historically aware, and civically engaged community.