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From U.S. Embassy, Beijing, to Twitter: SINSI Scholars praise program for support and flexibility

From U.S. Embassy, Beijing, to Twitter: SINSI Scholars praise program for support and flexibility

Angela Wang and Elliott Eglash

Established by the Wilson School in 2006, the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative has sent students across the globe for public policy fellowships in a variety of locales, from the Tanzanian Ministry of Health to the U.S.

NEWS | 01/12/2014

Scheide ’36: 100 years of passion, philanthropy, music

Scheide ’36: 100 years of passion, philanthropy, music

Jasmine Wang

William H. Scheide ’36 turned 100 on Jan. 6, 2014. In the century since his birth, Scheide has established himself as an international leader in the music community and has spread his passion for music, particularly that of Johann Sebastian Bach, philanthropy and scholarship all over the world. Best-known as one of the most famous Bach enthusiasts in the music world, Scheide founded the Bach Aria Group in the 1940s, an unprecedented ensemble that brought some of Bach’s rarest masterpieces to audiences everywhere. Among his many contributions to the University, his principal legacy is the Scheide Library, one of the most valuable rare books collections in the world.

NEWS | 01/12/2014

In final meeting, USG passes measure requiring class governments to report their budgets

Anna Mazarakis

In its final meeting of the year Sunday night, the USG Senate unanimously passed a series of constitutional amendments that require the class governments to report their budgets and hold monthly meetings.

NEWS | 01/12/2014

New biography portrays Wilson as passionate lover, draws interest from Hollywood

Corinne Lowe

“Wilson,” a recent biography of former University president Woodrow Wilson, Class of 1879, has drawn attention from Hollywood for its characterization of the late president as a passionate lover.

NEWS | 01/12/2014

News & Notes: Maltz pleads not guilty in death of James Diamond

Chitra Marti

A Princeton man has entered a plea of not guilty to charges of causing the death of former Executive Director of the Center for Jewish Life Rabbi James Diamond. Eric Maltz, 21, was indicted on charges of aggravated manslaughter, death by auto and assault by auto last October.

NEWS | 01/12/2014

News & Notes: University rejects ASA participation in academic boycott of Israel

Lorenzo Quiogue

The University has rejected the American Studies Association’s participation in a boycott of Israeli academic institutions, in spite of its membership in the ASA.In a statement released last December, University President Christopher Eisgruber '83 said that the boycott was "misguided" and emphasized the importance of working with academic institutions throughout the world despite disagreements with the governments under which the institutions operate.Eisgruber’s statement followed a statement issued by the Association of American Universitiesthatopposed the boycott on the basis that it hindered academic freedom, which should be fundamental in American academic institutions and especially in research universities.In an election last December that attracted 1,252 voters, the members of the ASA elected to endorse the resolution with 66.05 percent of the vote.The ASA originally called for the boycott due to its belief that these Israeli academic institutions are denying Palestinian students their right to education, given the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.

NEWS | 01/12/2014

Pilot SHARE course aims to educate eating club members through avatar games

Paul Phillips

Eating club members now have the opportunity to complete "Agent of Change," a pilot online Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education course on power-based personal violence. The course wasdesigned to build on the knowledge gained through the course“Unless There’s Consent,”a new program required for all members of the Class of 2017 prior to their arrival on campus.While “Unless There’s Consent” was intended to lay an informational foundation for incoming freshmen prior to orientation week, “Agent of Change” is more interactive, providing education on bystander intervention skills, SHARE director Jacqueline Deitch-Stackhouse said. The hour-long course touches on sexual assault, stalking, domestic violence and degrading language, Jackie Cremos '14, aSHARE Peer Advisor and member of Quadrangle Club, explained.

NEWS | 01/12/2014

Updated: In wake of GW Bridge closure revelations, former Township mayor says he never felt pressured by Christie

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

A series of controversialtext messages and emailsbetween top staff members of Gov.

NEWS | 01/09/2014

Dhanani ’16 creates Luminate supplement to increase focus

Joseph Sheehan Joe

Hafiz Dhanani ’16 has created a supplement called Luminate that he says helps increase focus, which he hopes to sell to Princeton students. “Luminate is a natural supplement,” Dhanani said.

NEWS | 01/07/2014

Mass transit users up by 15 percent despite fall in Dinky ridership

Mass transit users up by 15 percent despite fall in Dinky ridership

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

The use of mass transit provided by the University between Princeton and Princeton Junction went up by over 15 percentin September and October compared to last year, according to data provided by University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua.However, recent New Jersey Transit data revealed that Dinky train ridership between Princeton and Princeton Junction went down by 12.3 percent, according to NJ Transit Senior Public Information Officer William Smith. The total number of commutes now includes the 16,922 rides provided by theUniversity’s TigerPAWW shuttle bus system, according to Mbugua.

NEWS | 01/07/2014

Wintersession offers students classes in many subjects

Anna Mazarakis

Three hundred and fifty-six students have registered for the pilot Wintersession program as of Sunday, USG U-Councilor Laura Du ’14 told The Daily Princetonian. According to Du, 35 classes were registered when the website first launched on Dec.

NEWS | 01/07/2014

News & Notes: Due to extreme cold weather, U. switches to burning oil

Daily Princetonian Staff

The Princeton Energy Plant, which produces chilled water and electricity for most of the central campus, has switched to burning oil during the past few days, as much of the Northeast and Midwest of the U.S.

NEWS | 01/07/2014

U. affiliates discuss clemency for Snowden

Ruby Shao

Six months after the Edward Snowden affair began, public figures previously affiliated with the University have publicly expressed their opinions on Snowden’s clemency.Former Dean of the Wilson School and former Director of Policy Planning at the US Department of State Anne-Marie Slaughter ’80 generated controversy by tweeting that she supported clemency for Edward Snowden, the contractor who revealed National Security Agency secrets in a series of leaks, on Jan.

NEWS | 01/07/2014

Petition challenges Pourdavoud Chair candidate

Chitra Marti

A petition organized by Columbia professor Ehsan Yarshater surfaced challenging the University’s current candidate for the position of the Ibrahim Pourdavoud Professorship in Persian Studies.The petition, which has been taken down, argued that having the name of Pourdavoud, a pioneer in the field of pre-Islamic Iranian studies, meant that the professor who occupies the Pourdavoud Chair should continue his work in the field of pre-Islamic studies.

NEWS | 01/07/2014

Alain Kornhauser GS ’71: Like “a V8 engine on a roller skate”

Jasmine Wang

When Ben Klaber ’06 first asked professor Alain Kornhauser GS ’71 to help him sponsor University participation in an autonomous car race in 2004, the popular operations research and financial engineering professor answered with a characteristically humorous reply.“I said, ‘Ben, don’t interrupt my lecture.’ Just kidding.

NEWS | 01/07/2014

News & Notes: UCSB could receive imported vaccine for more than 20,000 students within weeks

Daily Princetonian Staff

Just a few weeks after Princeton students received their first dose of the Bexsero vaccine against meningitis strain B, the University of California, Santa Barbara is making arrangements for a much larger campaign to immunize its campus. As its application for the imported vaccine is pending, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials are preparing for a campaign that will provide the vaccine to over 20,000 students,NBC News reported. Because Bexsero is not yet licensed for use in the United States, UCSB is following Princeton’s lead in obtaining the vaccine through an Investigational New Drug application filed with the Food and Drug Administration.

NEWS | 01/06/2014

News & Notes: 4 University faculty receive presidential science awards

Daily Princetonian Staff

Four University professors were awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2013. The award has been given to associate professor of chemistryAbigail Doyle, assistant professor ofpsychology and the Princeton Neuroscience InstituteYael Niv, assistant professor ofchemical and biological engineeringRodney Priestleyand assistant professor ofoperations research and financial engineeringRamon van Handel. The Presidential Early Career Award is the highest honor that the U.S.

NEWS | 01/05/2014

News & Notes: Romney accepts Harris-Perry's apology for black grandson jokes

Daily Princetonian Staff

Former politics and African American studies professorMelissa Harris-Perry issued an apology on Saturday to Mitt Romney for her remarks about his adopted African-American grandson.

NEWS | 01/05/2014

U. researchers develop Bitcoin prediction market

James Evans

The value of the digital currency Bitcoin has soared in recent months, but can the technology also help make predictions?

NEWS | 01/05/2014

As CDC moves to provide Bexsero to UCSB, no meningitis precautions planned for Class of 2018, Preview students

Charles Kyungchan Min

In the wake of the vaccination campaign against meningitis B that began on campus last month, the U.S.

NEWS | 01/05/2014

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