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.
PSRJ President Jessica Quinter ‘18 explained that the guide has been several years in the making and provides detailed information about both what services are available to University students and important information on common sexual health issues, like STIs.
Earlier this week the University announced Maria Garlock and Stacey Sinclair as the upcoming heads of Mathey and Forbes, respectively.
“I’m a little intimidated to uphold the legacy of previous speakers,” said Bolden as he began his presentation. The 12th NASA administrator then kicked off by discussing the possibility of intelligent life existing elsewhere in the universe, a question which, according to Bolden, concerns us all.
Since 2017, the number of University food co-ops — meal plans in which students buy groceries, cook in small teams, and have evening meals together as a group -- has increased. There are currently five university-recognized co-ops: 2 Dickinson Street (2d), Brown, International Food (IFC), Scully, and Real Food, as well as one unrecognized co-op, Pink House.
Anne Treisman, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, passed away on Feb. 9 due to a stroke following an extended illness. She was 82 years old.
Ashley Koning, the director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University, said that pollsters have long found heavy opposition against self-pumping in New Jersey, especially among subgroups such as women and the elderly.
The University dating app, Prospect, is out on the iOS store — just in time for Valentine’s Day. Similar to dating apps like Tinder, “Prospect: Find Your Tiger” allows users to privately message one another after establishing mutual interest.
In Princeton, the school community has been wracked in the last decade by bitter disputes over the educational goals and governance of the schools, according to former member of the Princeton Public School school board Chiara Nappi in 1999.
The Princeton University Orchestra (PUO) is ranked as one of the top 20 college orchestras in the US. Led by conductor Michael Pratt, who celebrated his 40th season with the Orchestra this past fall, PUO performs a wide range of repertoire, from the classical period through the modern works of today.
On Feb. 7, the University Office of the President announced that President Eisgruber selected “Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech,” written by politics professor Keith Whittington, as the Class of 2022 Pre-read book.
On June 9, a Title IX investigation found professor Sergio Verdú responsible for violating the University’s policy on Sex Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct. In a memo describing the investigation obtained by The Daily Princetonian, the Title IX panel wrote that Verdú had exhibited “highly inappropriate and unprofessional” behavior: Inviting his graduate student Yeohee Im to watch a sexually explicit film and allegedly touching her on the stomach and thigh during the encounter.
Princeton residents raised concerns about emergency preparedness and environmental awareness and Princeton Police Department discussed its racial profiling training at a town hall meeting on Monday, Feb. 12.
President Eisgruber addressed concerns about the recent controversy regarding anthropology professor Lawrence Rosen, Honor Code reform, and DACA students at a Feb. 12 meeting for the Council of the Princeton University Community. In response to the Rosen controversy, President Eisgruber emphasized his belief that free speech and inclusivity on campus are not exclusive, but rather “mutually supportive” of one another.
The presidential search committee consulted faculty, students, staff, and alumni, before ultimately selecting Bacow from nearly 700 candidates.
Anthropology professor Lawrence Rosen sparked controversy on Feb. 6 when he used a racial slur during a lecture, causing several students to walk out of the classroom. Rosen announced today in an email to his students that the course, “ANT 212: Cultural Freedoms,” will be canceled.
The admissions process for bicker and sign-in eating clubs took place last week, with 1,016 sophomores participating, representing 77 percent of the Class of 2020. This represented a 1 percentage point decrease from last spring’s participation rate of 78 percent, according to a press release by the Interclub Council of the Eating Clubs of Princeton University.
The new officers of USG began by introducing themselves and presenting one goal they have for the year. Yee explained that the general public might not know how much work USG really does and resolved to work to improve this in the future.
The number of international students residing in the United States and studying with student visas has declined. This overall decline is a recent trend that appeared after years of steady growth in international student enrollment, which may reflect widespread and newfound apprehension of the current political climate and immigration policies under the Trump administration. At the University, the number of international students has been growing steadily over the past few years.
Respecting one’s dignity while respecting the dignity of others is the central principle behind uniting East Asia, said former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama at a lecture on Thursday, Feb. 8. Hatoyama served as Japan’s prime minister from September 2009 to June 2010. He was the head of the Democratic Party of Japan, which he led to victory over the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party.
