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Announced U. block plan cheaper than current meal plans

Zachary Shevin

The University plans to eliminate all current “Block” meal plans for upperclass and graduate students and replace them with a more cost-effective option, the “Block 105” plan. In addition, the University will allow students with “Block” plans access to dining halls during fall and spring recess beginning next year.

NEWS | 02/05/2020

U. administration establishes dates for reformed 2020–21 academic calendar

U. administration establishes dates for reformed 2020–21 academic calendar

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Although requirements may vary by department, the University-wide deadline for junior independent work, however, will be the first Friday of Wintersession, on January 15, 2021, according to an email statement by Deputy University Spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss to The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 02/04/2020

Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert announces she will not seek re-election

Evelyn Doskoch

Lempert will step down from her position as mayor, after having held the office since 2013. Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad President Mark Freda has announced his intention to run for the office.

NEWS | 02/04/2020

Eisgruber presents renovations to expand campus, increase efficiency in State of the University letter

Eisgruber presents renovations to expand campus, increase efficiency in State of the University letter

David Veldran

In his fourth annual letter to the University community, President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 discussed upcoming construction projects that will improve facilities and expand the undergraduate student body.

NEWS | 02/03/2020

Yovanovitch ’80, fixture of the impeachment trial, retires from the State Department

Yovanovitch ’80, fixture of the impeachment trial, retires from the State Department

Omar Farah

Former Administration member John Bolton and Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas have both shed light on the alleged misconduct on the part of the Trump Administration regarding the release of Yovanovitch last May.

NEWS | 02/03/2020

U. monitors five students for coronavirus, China Bridge Year group relocates in response to coronavirus outbreak

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U. monitors five students for coronavirus, China Bridge Year group relocates in response to coronavirus outbreak

Albert Jiang

As of Tuesday, Feb. 4, everyone assessed for the virus has been classified as low-risk.

NEWS | 02/03/2020

Lin '20 receives Churchill Scholarship for mathematics study

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Lin '20 receives Churchill Scholarship for mathematics study

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Forty-three University students have been granted the scholarship in its history — the highest number of any institution.

NEWS | 02/02/2020

Charter Club to reinstate Bicker in 2021

Charter Club to reinstate Bicker in 2021

Evelyn Doskoch

Charter has been a sign-in club since 1977, when it eliminated its selective Bicker process with the goal of attracting more members. The sophomores who authored the proposal have adopted the opposite philosophy in attempting to sustain Charter’s dwindling membership. This switch will skew the ratio of sign-in to Bicker clubs on the Street from 5:6 to 4:7.

NEWS | 01/18/2020

ICC announces new partnership between SHARE, the Street

ICC announces new partnership between SHARE, the Street

Sam Kagan

The group will comprise one SHARE peer from each club. In clubs with no members who are SHARE peers, a liaison will be appointed to work with the SHARE office.

NEWS | 01/16/2020

Oseguera Serra ’20, Elzalabany ’20, Oxford student Parisi awarded Sachs Scholarship

Oseguera Serra ’20, Elzalabany ’20, Oxford student Parisi awarded Sachs Scholarship

Caitlin Limestahl

The Sachs Scholarship allows recipients to travel, study, and work around the world and further their research that will benefit the public.

NEWS | 01/13/2020

Class of 2018 honorary member Cory Booker suspends presidential campaign

Class of 2018 honorary member Cory Booker suspends presidential campaign

Marie-Rose Sheinerman and Zachary Shevin

In an email to supporters Monday, Booker wrote, “It was a difficult decision to make, but I got in this race to win, and I've always said I wouldn't continue if there was no longer a path to victory.”

NEWS | 01/13/2020

Meet Ben Chang: diplomat, DJ, deputy vice president of communications

Danielle Ranucci

“I have seen some of the best spokespeople in my years consist of individuals who are great leaders,” said Anthony Clark Arend, a former professor of Chang’s at Georgetown. “Ben is one.”

NEWS | 01/13/2020

USG appoints Honor Committee clerk, confirms eye health ad-hoc committee

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USG appoints Honor Committee clerk, confirms eye health ad-hoc committee

Caitlin Limestahl

The ad-hoc Committee on Eye Health proposed by AJ Sibley ’20 will sponsor eye health awareness events that will resemble their efforts during Mental Health Awareness Month last November.

NEWS | 01/12/2020

Geyman ’19 has thesis research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal

Kris Hristov

Geyman graduated from the University with an A.B. degree in geosciences. Geyman’s thesis focused on the use of carbonate rock to record indicators of ancient climate.

NEWS | 01/12/2020

Hundreds attend ‘No War with Iran’ protest in town

Evelyn Doskoch

At the Princeton rally, speakers described the current political situation and argued against American military action. Rallygoers bore signs saying “Diplomacy Not War,” “Remove Trump,” “Hands Off the Middle East,” and “Prevent WWIII.”

NEWS | 01/12/2020

Students, community members protest India's Citizenship Amendment Act

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

The teach-in and protest was organized by undergraduate students and aimed to stand in solidarity with student-led protests in India that began at Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). In recent weeks, the Indian government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cracked down on protestors, with 25 deaths reported as of Jan. 10.

NEWS | 01/12/2020

'The integrity and will of ten men': the life of Paul Volcker ’49

Allan Shen

In his senior thesis, Volcker criticized how the Federal Reserve dealt with inflation in the wake of WWII. Thirty years later, becoming Chairman of the Federal Reserve among economic turmoil, he began a crusade against inflation that would define his career.

NEWS | 01/09/2020

T.S. Eliot’s letters in U. library after 50 years in storage

T.S. Eliot’s letters in U. library after 50 years in storage

Danielle Ranucci

On Jan. 2, a collection of 1,131 letters from renowned poet and Nobel Laureate Thomas Stearns Eliot, better known as T.S. Eliot, opened for research at Firestone Library. The letters dated from 1932 to 1947 and were written from Eliot to his muse and lover Emily Hale.

NEWS | 01/09/2020

Sophomore sues U. over poorly maintained sewer grate

Sarah Warman Hirschfield

The personal injury lawsuit, filed last month, charges the University, the Municipality of Princeton, and Mercer County with negligence over the fall 2018 incident. On Dec. 10, 2018, Spencer rode his bicycle over a poorly maintained sewer grate, which flung him off, resulting in “severe and permanent injuries.”

NEWS | 01/09/2020

Cats and dogs for tigers: emotional support animals on campus

Cats and dogs for tigers: emotional support animals on campus

Mindy Burton

Scarlet is precocious. At just 12 years old, she’s four months into her first year at the University. She has curly, sandy-colored hair, loves her roommate, K Stiefel ’20, and lives in the Pink House at 99 Alexander Street. Scarlet also has four legs, loves playing catch, and serves as Stiefel’s emotional support animal (ESA).

NEWS | 01/09/2020

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