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In lawsuit challenging tax-exempt status, U. requests change of jurisdiction

The Daily Princetonian

In lawsuit challenging tax-exempt status, U. requests change of jurisdiction

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

The University has formally requested to move a locallawsuitchallenging its tax-exempt status from Morristown to Trenton, which would potentially place the lawsuit under the jurisdiction of a different judge. Four local residents challenged the University’s position as a nonprofit organization in 2011, demanding that the University pay taxes on 19 additional properties.

NEWS | 08/20/2014

Close to 500 U. affiliates and local residents protest Gaza situation

The Daily Princetonian

Close to 500 U. affiliates and local residents protest Gaza situation

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

Close to 500 University students, professors, activists and other community members protested against Israel’s armed attacks on Gaza this week. Princeton for Palestine members and other protestors marched down Nassau Street and gathered in front of the Wilson School, chanting and holding signs in support of Palestine to raise awareness and urge fellow citizens to contact their elected officials for further support. Chants included slogans such as “Not another nickel, not another dime, no more for Israel’s crimes” and “Killing each other is a crime, free, free Palestine,” according to lawyer and Princeton for Palestine member Mohammad Ali Naquvi. The rally was initiated by Amal Awad, a Palestinian-American who said he felt it was time to take a stand against the recent violence in Gaza, Naquvi explained.

NEWS | 08/19/2014

End of grade deflation could be implemented as early as this fall

The Daily Princetonian

End of grade deflation could be implemented as early as this fall

Angela Wang

Recommendations from the grading policy report released on Tuesday could go into place as early as the upcoming fall term, said University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83, who is supportive of bringing end to grade deflation. “I think it’s really important that Princeton be known for the quality of its teaching rather than for the severity of its curve,” Eisgruber said. Thereport, written by an ad hoc committee commissioned by Eisgruber to examine the grading policy implemented in 2005, urged that the quota for A-range grades of 35 percent be dropped and that emphasis be placed on providing meaningful feedback to students. Eisgruber explained that he will ask the Faculty Committee on Examinations and Standing to discuss the report at its first meeting in September.

NEWS | 08/08/2014

A-grades decreased the most before deflation and have increased since, committee finds

The Daily Princetonian

A-grades decreased the most before deflation and have increased since, committee finds

Angela Wang

Following decades of rampant grade inflation, the average GPA and fraction of A-grades given dropped dramatically from 2003-05 — the years right before the current grading policy was implemented — according to a report released by the University on Tuesday morning. The report, which was prepared at the request of University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 after only a few months in office, suggests that the controversial grade deflation policy has had little direct effect on grading.

NEWS | 08/07/2014
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Dinky relocation to proceed after challenge is denied by local board

The Daily Princetonian

Dinky relocation to proceed after challenge is denied by local board

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

A petition proposed by two railroad passenger associations challenging New Jersey Transit’s jurisdiction over the Dinky Line and its surrounding buildings was denied by the Surface Transportation Board last week. The petition was put forward by the New Jersey and National Associations of Railroad Passengers after the University decided to construct a new Dinky station south of its original location due to the Arts and Transit Project, which requires the removal of 460 feet of track.

NEWS | 07/31/2014

Mulvey to fight theft charges, but police records complicate his case

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Mulvey to fight theft charges, but police records complicate his case

Chitra Marti

Professor John Mulvey, who was charged with stealing 21 lawn signs promoting a local computer repair company, has retained a lawyer and will fight the charges in Trenton Superior Court. But as he prepares to do so, police records records obtained by The Daily Princetonian this week under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act show that Mulvey allegedly admitted to police in his home that he had, in fact, continuously removed the signs. In addition, the owner of the property from which the signs were stolen, Joyce Johnson, said only the signs for Princeton Computer Tutor & Repairs, a local computer company, were taken even though there were other signs on her property, including some political ones. The missing lawn signs belonged to Ted Horodynsky, president of Princeton Computer Tutor & Repairs. According to the records, officers at Mulvey’s home confronted him about the apparent targeting, but he “couldn’t explain why he only removed Horodynsky’s signs.” He did not respond to a request for comment, nor did his lawyer.

NEWS | 07/23/2014

With David Brat’s rise to fame, ambiguity about use of Princeton name resurges

The Daily Princetonian

With David Brat’s rise to fame, ambiguity about use of Princeton name resurges

Jacob Donnelly

Republican Congressional nominee David Brat is not the first individual to have made the assertion that he was educated in Princeton – the town, that is – while remaining ambiguous about the exact institution that he attended. Brat, a little known economics professor at Randolph-Macon College, rose to prominence earlier this week after a surprise victory over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a Virginia Republican primary.

NEWS | 06/13/2014

Despite prediction, Title IX case against Princeton not yet resolved

The Daily Princetonian

Despite prediction, Title IX case against Princeton not yet resolved

Ruby Shao

Contrary to New England School of Law adjunct professor Wendy Murphy's predictions that government investigations of the University and Harvard Law School would be resolved by May 20, both cases remain active.Murphy opened the cases against the schoolsfor allegedly violating Title IX, the law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in educational institutions that receive federal funds, in mishandling sexual assault complaints in 2010. Last month,Murphy said that she predictedthat the enactment of the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act would affect the outcome of the ongoing investigations by allowing the federal government to justify the schools' policies.The SaVE Act requires colleges and universities to clarify the rights of sexual assault victims and the means by which they can report offenses. "What might have been illegal is now legal under the Campus SaVE Act," she said in aMay 2interview.

NEWS | 06/09/2014

Neuroscience panel discusses more complete approach to discipline

The Daily Princetonian

Neuroscience panel discusses more complete approach to discipline

Ruby Shao

While neuroscience formerly examined diseases on an individual basis, new research reflects an increasingly holistic approach to mental processes, as evidenced by President Obama’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative, New York University Director of Bioethics Program Matthew Liao ’94 said at a Reunions panel titled “Where Will Neuroscience Take Us?” He noted that broader thinking generates new solutions.

NEWS | 06/04/2014

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