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Alumnus Peruvian President narrowly avoids impeachment

Alumnus Peruvian President narrowly avoids impeachment

Benjamin Ball

Last year's recipient of the James Madison Medal, given to an alumnus who achieved a distinguished career in public service or advanced the graduate education program, was Pedro Pablo Kuczynski ‘61, current president of Peru. Since receiving the award, however, Kuczynski has experienced a fall from grace.

NEWS | 02/22/2018

Whig-Clio hosts debate over Rosen's use of the word n****r

Rose Gilbert

“They got through this entire debate without using the N-word. Why didn’t they use the N-word? Because it’s not appropriate! I don’t think that the professor had to use the word in order to have some kind of educational experience. You can just say ‘the N-word,’” Shafaq Khan ‘21 said.

NEWS | 02/21/2018

Verdú placed on administrative leave pending review of conduct

Allie Spensley

Verdú was placed on leave before the beginning of the spring semester, according to Assistant Vice President for Communications Daniel Day.

NEWS | 02/21/2018

Proposed federal budget would impact Pell Grants, University students

Rose Gilbert and Mallory Williamson

These changes, which are likely to evolve as the budget moves through both houses of Congress, would not take effect until June of 2019.

NEWS | 02/21/2018

U. announces candidates for this year's Young Alumni Trustee

Audrey Spensley

Twenty-one members of the Class of 2018 are vying to serve as the 2018 Young Alumni Trustee on the University’s Board of Trustees. Elected during their respective senior years, each Young Alumni Trustee serves a four year term.

NEWS | 02/21/2018

Jack Finlay '18 receives Churchill Scholarship for study abroad

Audrey Spensley

Established in 1959, the Churchill Scholarship Program offers American students of “exceptional ability and outstanding achievement” the opportunity to pursue one year of graduate study in engineering, mathematics, or the sciences at the University of Cambridge.

NEWS | 02/21/2018

Powell ’17 to Appear on ABC's "Shark Tank"

Hunter Campbell

Brooks Powell ’17 will appear on ABC’s “Shark Tank” on Sunday, pitching several products by his company Thrive+. The main product of Thrive+, “After-Alcohol Aid,” which Powell developed as an undergraduate at the University, has two key benefits: it reduces short-term alcohol withdrawal and assists the liver in processing alcohol. Ultimately, it reduces alcohol’s negative next-day side effects.

NEWS | 02/20/2018

After Rosen's class canceled, students scramble to find replacement courses

Sarah Warman Hirschfield and Ivy Truong

After anthropology professor Lawrence Rosen cancelled ANT 212: Cultural Freedoms: Hate Speech, Blasphemy, and Pornography following a controversy over his use of the n-word, some students were left in need of a new class only days before the add/drop deadline.

NEWS | 02/20/2018

Class of 2022 applicant pool jumps 14 percent

Ivy Truong

The University received a record number of total applications for the first-year class with 35,386 applicants competing for a spot in the class of 2022.

NEWS | 02/20/2018

University seniors Parton, Pecsok named Pyne Prize winners

Benjamin Ball

John “Newby” Parton ’18 and Maggie Pecsok ’18 have been named the recipients of the University’s 2018 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize.

NEWS | 02/20/2018

USG passes resolution increasing budget of Student Group Projects Board by $10K

Aviva Kohn

The reform is part of a three-pronged plan from the Financial Reform Team. In addition to Sunday’s resolution, it is looking into centralizing funds and further exploring student fees.

NEWS | 02/19/2018

Venezuelan students weigh in on MIT financial aid issue

Nick Shashkini

MIT was embroiled in controversy last week as a prospective student, Venezuelan Amanda Vanegas, was denied appropriate financial aid due to her country’s exchange rate system, according to MIT alumnus Jesús Bolivar. Venezuelan students at the University expressed concern about the issues faced by MIT’s prospective student.

NEWS | 02/19/2018

Adam Berman ’18 and Kaamya Varagur ’18 awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships for graduate study in UK

Ivy Truong

Adam Berman ’18 and Kaamya Varagur ’18 were awarded Gates Cambridge scholarships to pursue postgraduate degrees at the University of Cambridge, the University announced on Feb. 19.

NEWS | 02/19/2018

NJ schools face safety threats after Parkland shooting

Allie Spensley

The Princeton Public School district will be making several changes to their safety practices and protocols in response to an incident in which a former student entered Princeton High School and walked around the building. The incident occurred on Feb. 15, one day after the shooting by a former student at a high school in Parkland, Fla., that resulted in the death of 17 people.

NEWS | 02/19/2018

Bioethicist Abby Notterman talks socially conscious science

Jackson Artis

“Your generation of scientists is more aware of the fact that you have to be aware.” This was the main takeaway from Abby Notterman’s talk entitled “Beyond the Bench: the Socially Responsible Scientist.” Notterman, who is a practicing lawyer and bioethicist, gave several talks on Thursday and Friday as part of a teach-in entitled “Rethink: Fostering an Inclusive Science Community.” The event, which was organized by the Princeton Citizen Scientists in collaboration with other student groups, was meant to foster conversations about how to create a more open and inclusive scientific community and how to encourage more socially aware scientists.

NEWS | 02/19/2018

PHS yearbook prints N-word, consequences follow

Audrey Spensley

Now a student at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, Ponder weighed in on anthropology professor Lawrence Rosen’s use of the N-word in the now-cancelled course ANT 212: Cultural Freedoms — Hate Speech, Blasphemy, and Pornography. “He decided that despite not being an African-American, his lecture was important enough to justify his use of the word, and he had the audacity to argue with students who tried to correct him,” Ponder said.

NEWS | 02/19/2018

Mueller ’66 indicts 13 Russians for interference in US election

Allie Spensley

Robert Mueller ’66, special counsel overseeing the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, announced on Friday that 13 Russian individuals and three Russian entities have been criminally charged for illegally assisting President Trump in the election.

NEWS | 02/18/2018

USG announces new appointments in weekly meeting

Jacob Gerrish

The Yee administration began in earnest on Sunday, when USG discussed a potential collaboration with the polling platform College Pulse, an adjustment in voting procedures, and new position appointments during its weekly meeting.

NEWS | 02/18/2018

Student group raises awareness through Period Palooza

Ivy Truong

“We really wanted to create a centralized initiative on campus to bring more awareness and discussion to themes of menstrual equity and the progress and some of the challenges that are still within this field,” said Preeti Iyer ’20, one of the organizers of Period Palooza and a director for PERIOD.

NEWS | 02/15/2018

Justice Department Drops Corruption Charges against NJ Senator Menendez

Jane Sul

Instead of going to a retrial, the Justice Department announced on Jan. 31 that New Jersey senator Robert Menendez was dismissed of counts of corruption.

NEWS | 02/15/2018

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