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76 percent of students say they plan to get meningitis vaccine

76 percent of students say they plan to get meningitis vaccine

Konadu Amoakuh and Joseph Sheehan Joe

Out of a total of 259 students interviewed by The Daily Princetonian between Tuesday and Wednesday, 197, or 76 percent, said they plan to get a vaccine not yet licensed in the United States that will be offered by the University to combat a campus outbreak of type B meningitis. Since March, six students and one visitor have been hospitalized with the disease.

NEWS | 11/20/2013

Presidential candidates Ogle ’15, Jackson ’15 debate focus of USG

Presidential candidates Ogle ’15, Jackson ’15 debate focus of USG

Ruby Shao

With a platform of student outreach, USG senator and presidential candidate Zachary Ogle ’15 called for a focus on best serving the needs of the student body at the USG presidential debate on Wednesday.

NEWS | 11/19/2013

Schmemann of International New York Times: "The U.S. cannot withdraw from the world"

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Schmemann of International New York Times: "The U.S. cannot withdraw from the world"

Loully Saney

As the United States debates what its role ought to be in the international community, completely withdrawing from involvement in foreign affairs is not the answer, said SergeSchmemann, editorial page editor of the International New York Times.

NEWS | 11/19/2013

Q&A: International New York Times editor Serge Schmemann on digital journalism

Q&A: International New York Times editor Serge Schmemann on digital journalism

Loully Saney

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Serge Schmemann spoke on campusTuesdayevening about the place of the United States in the international community.

NEWS | 11/19/2013

News & Notes: Male allegedly exposes self on campus in three public lewdness incidents

Emily Tseng

A male alledgedly exposed himself to passersby at three different campus locations Tuesday evening. The reported lewdness incidents occurred at 6:17 p.m.

NEWS | 11/19/2013

Founder of J Street speaks on two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Regina Wang

The present round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks have potential to finally establish a two-state solution, said Jeremy Ben-Ami ’84, the president and founder of J Street,a U.S.

NEWS | 11/19/2013

Q&A: Ben-Ami ’84, founder of J Street

Regina Wang

Jeremy Ben-Ami’84 spoke on campus Tuesday afternoon about the present-day politics of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Ben-Ami, the founder and president of advocacy group J Street, spoke to The Daily Princetonian about changes in the political climate on campus, particularly regarding Israel-Palestine. The Daily Princetonian: You mentioned that you’ve lectured on campus in the past.

NEWS | 11/19/2013

With new course and club, Deaf culture enjoys resurgence on campus

Ruby Shao

Amid the chaos of Cane Spree this October, Colin Lualdi ’17 was trying to ask for a T-shirt.

NEWS | 11/19/2013

Williams '84 only became interested in EVP after filling role in temporary capacity

Do-Hyeong Myeong

The University’s newly appointed Executive Vice President Treby Williams ’84 only lately became interested in her new job, she said.Williams told The Daily Princetonian in May that she had no plans to make herself a candidate for the position.

NEWS | 11/19/2013

Vaccine manufacturer Novartis likely not to benefit from emergency deal with Princeton

Marcelo Rochabrun

The commercial success of Bexsero — the vaccine made by Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis that will be offered to Princeton students in December and is not yet licensed for use in the United States — is crucial for the future of the company’s vaccine department, according to a review of financial disclosure forms.But whether Novartis will reap benefits from the University’s emergency use of Bexsero remains uncertain.

NEWS | 11/19/2013

'The fastest, most unsettling disease': one student's recovery from meningitis

Charles Kyungchan Min

On May 6, Peter Carruth ’14 was admitted to the hospital for symptoms of meningococcal disease.

NEWS | 11/18/2013

Acting Executive Vice President Treby Williams ’84 granted permanent status

Do-Hyeong Myeong

Acting Executive Vice President Treby Williams ’84 has been selected to take on her position permanently, University officials announced Monday.

NEWS | 11/18/2013

News & Notes: Footnotes to compete on NBC's “The Sing-Off”

Daily Princetonian Staff

The Princeton Footnotes, one of Princeton's four all-male a cappella groups, will compete in“The Sing-Off,”NBC announced on Monday.

NEWS | 11/18/2013

DREAM Team rallies against deportation of El Salvador native

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DREAM Team rallies against deportation of El Salvador native

Jacob Donnelly

A crowd of 35 people gathered outside Frist Campus Center Monday evening to protest the deportation of German Perez, a Trenton-area construction worker and native of El Salvador charged with illegally residing in the United States. The demonstrators, carrying signs like “Call ICE!” with U.S.

NEWS | 11/18/2013

Princeton to sponsor two rounds of emergency meningitis vaccinations pending final CDC approval

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Princeton to sponsor two rounds of emergency meningitis vaccinations pending final CDC approval

Emily Tseng

The University will sponsor two rounds of an emergency meningitis vaccination campaign for the Princeton community pending a final go-ahead from the U.S.

NEWS | 11/18/2013

Emergency meningitis vaccines at Princeton discussed since summer

Marcelo Rochabrun and Emily Tseng

A plan to import a meningitis vaccine not currently approved in the United States for use at Princeton has been in the works since the summer. The Centers for Disease Control first contacted the U.S.

NEWS | 11/18/2013

Breaking: Acting executive vice president granted permanent status

Breaking: Acting executive vice president granted permanent status

Daily Princetonian Staff

Treby Williams’84, the acting executive vice president,will take on the position permanently, University officials announcedMonday.

NEWS | 11/18/2013

Updated: USG Senate votes to allow Ogle ’15 to run for president against Jackson ’15

Anna Mazarakis

Class of 2015 senator Zach Ogle will be allowed to run against USG president Shawon Jackson ’15 in the upcoming presidential elections, the USG Senate decided in a vote on Sunday night.The vote came after Ogle appealed a decision made by chief elections manager Rachel Nam ’15 last Tuesday, in whichshe disqualified himfrom the campaign for failing to submit one Google Doc among several pieces of required paperwork on time.With this decision, current USG president Jackson will no longer be running unopposed for reelection.Ogle handed in his candidate statement and signed petition at 4:55 p.m.

NEWS | 11/17/2013

Colleges “betray” victims of rape and sexual assault by failing to punish perpetrators, David Lisak says

Jacqueline Gufford and Regina Wang

Colleges and universities nationwide have “betrayed” victims of rape and sexual assault by failing to punish perpetrators of rape, forensic scientist David Lisak said in a lecture at the University on Friday.

NEWS | 11/17/2013

Relief efforts for Typhoon Haiyan mobilized by University community in time for Homecoming weekend

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

Student council volunteers gathered$2,400 to support the victims of Typhoon Haiyan through the charitable organizations Oxfam International, Catholic Relief Services and Stiftung Solarenergie by selling T-shirts at the Princeton/Yale football game this weekend, according to Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Students Thomas Dunne. The United Nations has put the typhoon's death toll at 4,200 people as of Saturday, although the Philippine government has insisted that the death toll is closer to 3,637, NBC News reported. The storm, which struck on the morning of Nov.

NEWS | 11/17/2013

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