Student captures her own raccoon attack on film
A possibly rabid raccoon attacked and bit Kathleen Li ’24 on Monday night. Li said she encountered the animal between Dod Hall and the Art Museum construction site around 9:00 p.m.
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A possibly rabid raccoon attacked and bit Kathleen Li ’24 on Monday night. Li said she encountered the animal between Dod Hall and the Art Museum construction site around 9:00 p.m.
Rates of student employment may have increased this fall, the first semester after the University eliminated the $3,500 student contribution from all financial aid packages. Preliminary data indicates the percentage of undergraduates working campus jobs at the end of this semester will be “the same as or slightly higher” than in Fall 2022, University spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss wrote in an email sent to The Daily Princetonian.
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.
Tennis balls, ping-pong balls, and beer cans found lodged in plumbing systems contributed to a backup in Holder and Henry Halls earlier this week, causing a lingering sewage smell, according to residents.
A new statement released by the University states, for the first time, that the kidnapping of doctoral candidate Elizabeth Tsurkov GS in Iraq last March occurred during travel related to research for her politics dissertation. The University originally confirmed that Tsurkov was missing in July and has since maintained that University-related travel to Iraq would not be approved for students.
Around 4:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, a large red oak tree was uprooted by a gust of wind and fell across Elm Drive, shattering windows in two bathrooms and two dorm rooms in Edwards Hall.
As temperatures cool after last week’s heat wave, the University continues to work to provide box fans to students in dormitories without air conditioning — an effort set back by an initially disorganized distribution system. About 150 extra fans have arrived on campus after the first day of distribution.
The University will be cracking down on the use of personal electric vehicles (PEVs) this academic year. While stopping short of an outright ban, a campus message issued on Friday, Aug. 18 introduced sweeping new restrictions. According to the new policy, PEVs including scooters, bikes, hoverboards, and electric skateboards will be prohibited during “peak hours” of 7:30 a.m. through 4 p.m. on weekdays within a “designated zone.”
Access to the Towpath and the other side of Carnegie Lake may be a bridge too far for students this fall as the bridge closest to campus closes due to construction.
Legal scholar Dr. Saskia Stucki announced her withdrawal from the University’s Fung Global Fellowship last month, citing sex discrimination as the cause of her departure. Stucki, who discovered she was pregnant shortly after her acceptance into the postdoctoral program, has made several allegations against the University surrounding the process of negotiating terms of her parental leave and subsequent childcare.
Students crowded Frist North Lawn this Sunday, weathering the second rainy Lawnparties this academic year. The conditions disrupted scheduled activities throughout the day, causing long lines at Ivy Club and an early closure at Tiger Inn. Skeez, the planned opener for headliner Waka Flocka Flame, was a no-show, leaving a DJ from Flame’s personnel to warm up the crowd. Student opener Ziff & Griff performed as scheduled.
Contract negotiations continue between members of three employee unions and administrators at Rutgers University after a nine-day strike was suspended by the union last week. A fourth union of administrative employees are holding their own protests.
Aleksa Milojević ’23 was named the valedictorian for the Class of 2023, and Annabelle Duval ’23 was named salutatorian, the University announced on Monday, April 24.
A fire ignited in the brush alongside tracks at Princeton Junction train station Tuesday afternoon caused concern among passengers and disruption to transit on the Northeastern Corridor (NEC). In New Jersey, brush fires peak annually in April. However, amidst moderate drought conditions recorded in recent months, 2023 has seen an uptick in incidents.
Born in Princeton Township on April 9, 1898, Paul Leroy Robeson would have been 125 years old on Sunday. A nationally recognized tackle and end football player and bass-baritone singer, Robeson rose to fame as a “renaissance man.” Aside from his multitude of talents, Robeson is best remembered for his political activism.
It’s less than ideal that I’m writing this. As a non-disabled person, I hesitate to speak (or write) for the disabled community. I can’t help but feel as though I am perpetuating a long, problematic history of non-disabled people calling the shots, and, in doing so, drowning out disabled voices that could represent such issues more accurately. It’s a tradition I don’t care to carry on.
As the end of the spring semester nears, Director of Campus Accessibility Michael Barnes’ first year of working at Princeton is coming to a conclusion — as is the first year of the position’s existence, which was introduced by the University this fall. Barnes’ role is intended to serve as the “leading authority on physical accessibility on campus,” according to a listing posted to DiverseJobs in September 2022. Barnes identifies as a person with a non-physical disability.
Emergency vehicles swarmed the Prospect House driveway, responding to a fire alarm set off in the architecture building on Tuesday, March 21. The incident originated in a fabrication shop located in the Architecture Building basement, and according to an email from Department Manager Jeanette Turner, was caused by a smoking router bit.
Princeton police are issuing a $50 fine to those caught riding scooters on public sidewalks, enforcing long-standing policy that defines a scooter as a “skateboard” under Princeton’s municipal code.
Content Warning: The following article includes mention of student death and suicide. University Counseling services are available at 609-258-3141, and the Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 at 988 or +1 (800) 273-TALK (8255). A Crisis Text Line is also available in the United States; text HOME to 741741. Students can contact residential college staff and the Office of Religious Life for other support and resources.