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(12/16/16 2:46am)
In a meeting with the men’s swim and dive team Thursday
afternoon, Director of Athletics Mollie Marcoux Samaan and head coach Rob Orr
announced that the team has been suspended for the season.
(11/29/16 4:12am)
As a step toward establishing an undergraduate concentration in American Studies with tracks in Asian American and Latinx Studies, President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 and Dean of the College Jill Dolan expressed support for increasing faculty appointments and other recommendations put forward by the Task Force on American Studies in a statement released on Nov. 22.
(11/22/16 3:23am)
University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 is one of over 100 college and university presidents who signed a statement calling for the continuation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in light of the recent presidential election.
(11/20/16 4:19pm)
Aaron Robertson ’17 was named one of the thirty-two 2017 Rhodes Scholarship recipients selected from a pool of 2500 applicants in an announcement released by the Rhodes Trust.
(11/09/16 10:23pm)
College Democrats and Republicans, affinity group members, and other University students expressed their opinions on the landmark election on Tuesday that saw Donald Trump voted in as the 45th President of the United States in a jaw-dropping election.
(11/10/16 7:56pm)
In classrooms and on social media, Trump’s unexpected victory has generated abundant conversations of fear and worry across campus. The Daily Princetonian sat down with two members of the College Republicans to discuss the outlook of the United States under Trump. Paul Draper ’18 is the president of College Republicans, the New Jersey Millenials for Cruz director, and the Executive Director of the New Jersey College Republicans. Connor Pfeiffer ’18 was the Northeast Regional Campus Coordinator for Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign, former State Chairman of the High School Republicans of Texas, and an ex officio member of the Texas Republican Executive Committee. The interview has been edited for clarity and length.
(11/13/16 7:43pm)
“Ni Hao pretty,” “you’re pretty for an Asian,” and “you’re the whitest Asian ever” are among the verbatim comments received by female Asian-American students in the University that will be displayed around campus later this week as a part of a poster campaign.
(11/14/16 7:21pm)
History professor Angela Creager, Chair of the Committee on Naming, opened Monday’s Council of the Princeton University Community meeting with an update on the committee’s work.
(11/07/16 7:18pm)
With its near-hysterical, intimidating, and shocking moments, the presidential election of 2016 has become a focal point of global attention for the past few months. This election also marks the first time that many undergraduate students on the University’s campus gained the privilege to vote and participate actively in candidate’s campaigns. To survey how University students have engaged with the election, participated in campaigns, critically evaluated candidates, and ultimately cast their votes, the Daily Princetonian conducted an online poll open to all undergraduates from Thursday, Nov. 3 to Monday, Nov. 7. The survey garnered 701 responses, representing 13.3 percent of the entire undergraduate student body.
(11/14/16 7:17pm)
Professor of molecular biology and founder of the Princeton Election Consortium Samuel Wang devoured a bug Saturday during a live interview with CNN to make good on his promise in the event that president-elect Trump won over 240 electoral votes.
(11/09/16 8:17pm)
After marching through Prospect Avenue with the rest of the 1986 P-rade procession, former University president William Bowen GS ’58 weaved through the crowd in search of one female alumna whom he had asked to stay behind. When he finally found Sally Frank ’80, he offered to walk her back to the main campus, past the eating clubs that Frank had sued for shutting women out of their bicker processes.
(10/27/16 5:05pm)
In a report issued Thursday morning, the Task Force on General Education made six recommendations pertaining to undergraduate teaching that span from mandating foreign language studies regardless of prior proficiency to changes in the academic calendar.
(10/26/16 9:49am)
In a report issued Thursday morning, the Task Force on General Education made six recommendations pertaining to undergraduate teaching that span from mandating foreign language studies regardless of prior proficiency to changes in the academic calendar.According to the report, the task force is recommending that the fall term start earlier and conclude in December. Under this new calendar, students would complete their final exams before winter break and have the opportunity to participate in a three week “January-term.” During this term, the University will offer both credit-bearing courses and not-for-credit co-curricular experiences for students, such as Princeternships and independent work opportunities. This January term would be optional for all students.Another recommendation of the task force is to encourage departments to create for-credit writing-intensive seminars for third-year students. These discipline-specific courses would require graded work, but would not replace the graded Junior Paper assignments. Additionally, the task force encouraged departments that currently require two JPs to consider consolidating the two assignments into a single, spring JP that counts for two units of credit. Though the task force recommended against permitting dual concentrations, it encouraged departments to consider offering “formalized joint or mixed concentrations.”The recommendations further support requiring both A.B. and B.S.E students to take at least one course that explores the “intersections of culture, identity, and power” and at least another course with international content. The report noted that courses in the former category would not just “probe diversity,” but explore aspects of race, gender, indigeneity, and other aspects of cultural identity. The courses with international content may explore topics such as trade, globalization, and cross-border conflicts.Moreover, the task force recommended requiring foreign language instruction for all A.B. students, regardless of existing proficiency. The report states that those who have sufficient Advanced Placement credit or native fluency would be required to take at least one 200-level or above course in the acquired language or an introductory course in a new language.Along with this new requirement, the report also recommended that undergraduates have flexibility in choosing the area of emphasis in their distribution courses. Though the distribution areas have not changed, the report recommends that students take one course in each area and pick three areas to take a second course in.The report also recommended the creation of “sophomore signature” courses that explore topics in public health, environmental conservation, global migration, and other social issues.The task force is chaired by Dean of College Jill Dolan. Students may submit comments and reactions to the report by November 25.
(10/25/16 9:21pm)
In response to a press release issued by the University in late May, professor and former dean of architecture Alejandro Zaera-Polo has filedan amended civil action complaint against University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83, Dean of Faculty Deborah Prentice, and twenty other anonymous individuals affiliated with the University.
(10/23/16 8:03pm)
The University unveiled a new medallion on front campus on Oct. 22, its 270thcharter day. The newly installed medallion reads the University’s updated informal motto — “In the nation’s service and service of humanity” — words spoken by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’76 during her acceptance speech for the 2014 Woodrow Wilson Award, the highest honor for undergraduate alumni, during Alumni Day.
(10/19/16 4:29pm)
Joined by nine other former nuclear launch officers, University Research Scholar Bruce Blair penned an open letter Friday questioning the ability of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to serve as commander-in-chief.“The pressures the system places on that one person are staggering and require enormous composure, judgment, restraint and diplomatic skill. Donald Trump does not have these leadership qualities,” the letter reads.Other signatories of the letter include former officers from all three of the missile launch stations still active in the United States.Blair, who served in the underground launch center at Montana’s Malmstrom Air Force Base before accepting his position at The Wilson School’s Program in Science and Global Security, explained that the authority to deploy a nuclear weapon is a power granted only to the President and cannot be checked by any other decision-making body. He further noted that there is no room for flexibility once the decision is made at the highest end of the chain of command. Once the President issues a command, even the highest ranking officers in the Pentagon war room will have to create the launch order and must transmit the signal down to the very operators who are responsible for firing the weapons.“All of us in our careers were trained and persuaded to not question the decisions made at the top — that being the White House or generals above us. Our job is to carry orders,” he said.“I, as a very young man, [could] receive this message and it would take us one minute to turn the keys to send a signal to the missiles through underground cables,” Blair added. He said that he and his colleague could have fired up to 50 missiles carrying high yield nuclear weapons in a very short time.Blair further noted that he has not seriously doubted any President’s or presidential candidate’s ability to control the nuclear arsenal as he does for Trump’s.In their open letter, Blair and the signatories stated that Trump “has shown himself time and again to be easily baited and quick to lash out, dismissive of expert consultation and ill-informed of even basic military and international affairs — including, most especially, nuclear weapons.”According to a directive from the Department of Defense, everyone with access to nuclear weapons except for the President must meet certain criteria that include being “dependable, mentally alert, and technically proficient commensurate with their respective U.S. nuclear weapons, NC2 systems, PCM and equipment, or SNM duty requirements.” Among other requirements, the individuals should “have good social adjustment, emotional stability, personal integrity, sound judgment, and allegiance to the United States.”“I and some friends and acquaintances who formerly served as nuclear missile launch officers decided to issue a statement criticizing Trump as unfit to command our nuclear forces because we know that he would not pass these tests,” Blair said.Blair also described the potency of a misguided decision, noting that the United States’ current arsenal can wipe out entire civilizations on the other side of the planet within tens of minutes.According to Blair, there are currently 450 manned missiles in the United States controlled by 90 officers in three launch bases. Collectively, these missiles can kill 100 million people if launched all at once. All designated targets would be struck within thirty minutes after the missiles are fired.“Thirty minutes from now, this could be the beginning of the end of 100 million deaths,” Blair said.Yet Blair noted a silver lining in this election: Trump has raised awareness of nuclear responsibility. According to Blair, various polls have shown that the single most important issue to undecided voters in key swing states is whether Trump would bring the country to a nuclear war.Since the publication of the letter, more former and current nuclear launch officers have voiced similar concerns, according to Blair. There are now more than twenty launch officers who have signed on to the letter, Blair noted.“If you do not want Trump's finger on the ‘red button’, then you had better not elect him President,” Blair said.Though the letter is not an endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Blair stated that he personally believes that Clinton is more prepared to take charge of the nuclear arsenal than Trump.A media representative from Trump’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
(10/17/16 5:57pm)
Eric Schmidt ’76, the former CEO of Google Inc. and the current Executive Chairman of Alphabet Inc., will receive the Woodrow Wilson Award on Alumni Day. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski GS ’61, the President of Peru, will receive the James Madison Medal at Alumni Day on Feb. 25, the University announced in a press release on Monday.
(10/16/16 5:23pm)
The University reached a settlement with a group of Princeton homeowners who sued to challenge the University’s property tax exemption status, the University announced in a press release Friday. The settlement entails for an $18 million contribution from the University to the town and town residents over the course of six years.
(10/14/16 3:55pm)
The University reached a settlement with a group of Princeton homeowners who sued to challenge the University’s property tax exemption status, the University announced in a press releaseFriday.
(10/09/16 8:16pm)
The Princeton College Republicans will be maintaining their earlier position of neutrality on Donald J. Trump’s candidacy, according to College Republican president Paul Draper ’18.The decision came as a result of deliberations between group officers.Following the Republican nominee’s lewd comments about women that appeared in a leaked video on Friday, many prominent GOP leaders have withdrawn their endorsement of Trump. Among them include former presidential nominee John McCain. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan also disinvited the vice presidential nominee Mike Pence from attending a rally in Wisconsin.The National Chair of College Republicans, Alex Smith, also noted on her Twitter account that she is not supporting Trump after the video release on Friday.“The Party of Lincoln is not a locker room, and there is no place for people who think it is. Definitely not with her, but not with him,” Smith tweeted.Various College Republican chapters have also begun to consider walking away from the party’s nominee. Notably, the University of Virginia College Republicans noted on their Facebook page that they will hold a vote on whether to withdraw support.In a statement released to the ‘Prince’ when the Princeton College Republicans first decided to not take a position on the presidential nominee, the group noted that “individual voters can and should determine for their own purposes if any given candidate (for President, Congress, or any other office) sufficiently supports those policies and is therefore worthy of their vote.”