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Eisgruber advocates for basic research funding at alumni event, hopes another residential college is in the future

Eisgruber advocates for basic research funding at alumni event, hopes another residential college is in the future

Marcia Brown

University alumni gathered in Washington, D.C. Monday night to hear from President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 at the JW Marriott. According to one alumnus present at the even, around 1,200 people attended.

NEWS | 04/25/2017

New undergraduate research journal distributed

Allie Spensley

The inaugural edition of the “Princeton Undergraduate Research Journal” was distributed this week to the University community in residences and academic departments.

NEWS | 04/24/2017

Student podcast about social issues seeks to expand after early success

Kirsten Traudt

With episodes on hot-button subjects like microaggressions, Barack Obama’s Presidential legacy, or the use of the N-word, the new podcast Woke Wednesdays does not shy away from controversy.

NEWS | 04/24/2017

8 students win Spirit of Princeton award

Marcia Brown and Audrey Spensley

Eight students were selected as the winners of the Spirit of Princeton Award, according to Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Students Thomas Dunne. Seven winners are seniors and one is a junior.

NEWS | 04/24/2017

Princeton Theological Seminary rescinds award given to controversial reverend

Audrey Spensley

Princeton Theological Seminary rescinded their decision to award Reverend Tim Keller the Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Witness, although he still delivered the 2017 Kuyper Lecture.

NEWS | 04/24/2017

PAJ travels to Congress to discuss policy

Samuel Oh

A group of 13 students of the Princeton Advocates for Justice (PAJ) travelled to Washington, D.C.

NEWS | 04/24/2017

Chow '17 and Storey '17 named valedictorian and salutatorian

Abhiram Karuppur

Jin Yun Chow '17 and Grant Storey '17 were named the Valedictorian and Salutatorian respectively for the Class of 2017.

NEWS | 04/24/2017

Women’s golf powers way to first tournament title in 12 Years

Chris Murphy

It is always very exhilarating to win a title, especially one after a long title drought. But to win a title in as dominating a fashion as the Tigers did is a feeling all its own.

NEWS | 04/24/2017

Tigers beat out Lions for spot in the Ivy League championship series

Jack Graham

In the penultimate weekend of their regular season, the Princeton softball team clinched the Ivy League South Division and a spot in the Ivy League championship series after winning three out of four games against Columbia.

NEWS | 04/24/2017

Undergraduate women create new club for right-of-center women

Claire Thornton

In an interview, Berger explained the function of the new chapter of the Network of Enlightened Women or NeW, will be to provide community and space for open dialogue among right of center women at the University. Berger is currently listed as the group’s president, and Caroline Pritt ’20 (check) is listed as treasurer, according to ODUS’s website.

NEWS | 04/23/2017

USG announces newly elected class officers, U-Councilors

Emily Spalding

“Senior year is a phenomenal time, and senior year is what people are going to remember for the rest of their lives," McGhee said. "There are so many milestones that occur during your senior year, and I think it’s very important to have a very cohesive, very strong, and very friendly class government that is planning events throughout the entire year."

NEWS | 04/23/2017

USG discusses Honor Committee appointments, referendum at weekly meeting

Jason Fu

The Undergraduate Student Government discussed amendments regarding Honor Committee appointments and referendum rules in their weekly meeting on April 23.

NEWS | 04/23/2017

Graduate organization advises against unionization with the AFT

Rose Gilbert

On April 20, 2017, the Princeton Unionization Information Committee gave their first presentation advising against unionizing with the American Federation of Teachers. Around two dozen people attended the meeting.

NEWS | 04/20/2017

Yazidi genocide survivor Nadia Murad recounts her escape from ISIS capture

Jane Sul

“My story is just one story among thousands of Yazidi families,” said Nadia Murad, a human rights activist who was formerly held captive by the Islamic State.

NEWS | 04/20/2017

U. releases public preview of new website

Kristin Qian

The last time the University updated its website was 2007 — when there were no tablets and few mobile devices. On April 19, the University released a public preview, beta.princeton.edu, of a new design for its main website. The new website fluidly adapts from a mobile to computer screen. Students, faculty, staff, and other visitors to the site are welcome to provide input and feedback on the new website design.

NEWS | 04/20/2017

Snell argues that the classification of personhood does not exist

Audrey Spensley

R.J. Snell emphasized that he did not want to establish and defend a thesis about the meaning of personhood. “I’d rather us just try to reflect together on some basic intuitions that we may or may not share,” Snell said. He described a hypothetical situation in which the audience would debate whether one of the particular audience member was a person.

NEWS | 04/20/2017

Racist flyers found on campus

Sarah Warman Hirschfield

On April 20, racist flyers were spotted in four places around campus, according to an email sent to University community members. This comes as similar posters have been found on other campuses across the country.

NEWS | 04/20/2017

Peter Brown: Inventor of late antiquity

Ruby Shao

The fall of the Roman Empire ushered in a dark age, replete with decay and barely worth studying. Or so scholars thought until history professor emeritus Peter Brown invented the field of late antiquity, which spans 250–800 A.D.

NEWS | 04/20/2017

OIT unveils two-factor authentication for Blackboard log-in

Jacob Tyles

The Office of Information Technology has implemented an additional security measure requiring duo two-factor authentication to access Blackboard.

NEWS | 04/19/2017

"The Great Gatsby" director Baz Luhrmann named 2017 Class Day Speaker

Claire Lee

Academy Award-nominated film director, screenwriter, and producer Baz Luhrmann has been invited to address the Class of 2017 at the Class Day ceremony on Monday, June 5, according to a University press release. Class Day takes place on the eve of the University’s Commencement and is being organized by members of the graduating class. “[Luhrmann’s] life exhibits what it is like to dream, preserve and explore the full breadth of one’s desires and passions, which is a fitting mindset to convey to graduates before entering the real world,” Class Day co-chair Deana Hamlin ’17 said in the release.

NEWS | 04/19/2017

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