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Panel discusses how external forces distort democracy

Democracy around the world is being distorted by external forces and corroded from within by officials who fail to conform to its processes and values, according to politics professor and University Center for Human Values director Melissa Lane, who presented the argument at a panel on Friday, Jan. 20.

Inauguration for Trump sees smaller audience, more protests

No official estimate of attendance has been released, but pictures and estimations suggest significantly lower attendance than that of President Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2009.

U. students participate in Women's Marches across the nation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a strong response to yesterday’s inauguration, hundreds of thousands of marchers descended on the capital. Due to the crowd’s size, the march could not proceed as planned. Attendees instead gathered to hear artists, speakers, meet with each other, and march through city streets in a less organized fashion.

Trump Inaugural concert touches on unity theme, campaign priorities

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Donald Trump welcomed supporters to inaugural festivities at the Make America Great Again welcome concert Thursday afternoon. The festivities centered around themes of unity that speakers emphasized and reflections on the campaign.

Former Ivy Club employee deported following criminal offenses

Arnoldo Agreda-Rodriguez, a former kitchen employee of Ivy Club, was deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in early August 2016 following his fourth criminal arrest and a series of criminal offenses dating back to 2005.

News & Notes : Art Museum purchases solar-powered vehicles

The Princeton University Art Museum recently purchased two solar-powered low-speed vehicles (LSVs) for staff use, according to an Office of Sustainability press release. The vehicles will be used by staff to go between the Art Museum, Alexander Street offices, and other locations locally.

Sewer odor mistaken for gas leak at Frist Campus Center

A suspected gas leak in Frist Campus Center on Wednesday, Jan. 18, was found to be an odor coming from a sewer drain, according to a statement by the University.

Cordish '96 to join Trump Administration as assistant to the President

Reed Cordish ’96 will join the Trump administration as assistant to the President for intragovernmental and technology initiatives, the presidential transition team announced Tuesday. Cordish will oversee presidential initiatives that demand multi-agency collaboration and high-impact task forces, concentrating on technological innovation and modernization.

News & Notes: U.S. Court of Appeals rules student-athletes not employees

The 7th U.S circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled against several former student athletes, claiming that they deserved to be financially compensated for their participation in their college’s athletic program.  The court ruled in favor of a February 2016 case where the student athletes’ claims were dismissed.

PPPL sponsors 33rd annual lecture series

To illustrate the importance of this issue, Kolemen played a clip from back to the future showing the “Mr. Fusion” device used to power a time-traveling car. Kolemen explained that process control should allow fusion to take place in a space of 5 or 6 meters in diameter, though he doubts that it would ever be possible in something as small as the Mr. Fusion. He outlined several methods for creating fusion energy, starting with the obvious example of the sun. This type of fusion energy is not attainable, though, for an obvious reason.

Q and A with Prof. Charles Fefferman GS '69

The Daily Princetonian sat down with University mathematics professor Charles Fefferman GS ‘69 to discuss his work and career. Fefferman was recently jointly awarded the 2017 Wolf Prize in Mathematics with Stanford mathematics professor Richard Schoen for his work in numerous fields such as complex variables, partial differential equations, and subelliptic problems, as well as his contributions to the Navier Stokes equation and Euler Equation, according to the Wolf Foundation’s press release. Fefferman was also awarded the Fields Medal in 1978 for his work on convergence and divergence.

Innovative course seeks to spark University-wide conversation

Pacala, an environmental science professor at Princeton for 25 years, first began to develop the course in 2015, a task he felt was an “important responsibility” given the influence of environmental issues on both contemporary and projected global affairs.

News and Notes: U. Signs Research Agreement with Facebook's Building 8

In early November the University, along with 17 other peer institutions, signed the Sponsored Academic Research Agreement (SARA) with Facebook’s Building 8 project.

News and Notes: U. physics professor discusses climate change at Trump Tower

On January 13, physics professor William Happer met with President-elect Donald Trump in his New York office at Trump Tower to discuss climate change.

USG discusses bathroom code and calendar survey

At their last senate meeting of the semester, the Undergraduate Student Government discussed the results of the bathroom code survey and the menstrual products pilot program among other issues on January 15. At the end of the meeting, outgoing USG members, USG president Aleksandra Czulak '18 and vice president Jeremy Burton '18 celebrated their terms.

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A recent study conducted by researchers in the University's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology found that buffalo from Buffalo intimidate — and even assault — buffalo from Buffalo. The study, entitled "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo," suggests that buffaloes in the wildlife intimidate and assault each other, just as humans do.

Late lunch to be discontinued to encourage students to attend classes*

Eisgruber '83 to complete Prospect 11*

Student garners acclaim for innovative Instagram of Nassau Hall in the snow*