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Manuscript of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel digitized for public access

Manuscript of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel digitized for public access

Patience Haggin

The original manuscript of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel, “This Side of Paradise,” has been digitized and made publicly accessible online, the Princeton University Library announced today.

NEWS | 09/11/2013

News & Notes: Class of 2017 unable to log in to Mac clusters due to configuration change

Catherine Ku

Members of the Class of 2017 were unable to log in to the Mac operating system on computer clusters across campus on Wednesday due to a configuration change in the University’s Mac operating system.The University’s Office of Information Technology became aware of the issue on Tuesday night shortly after 9:30 p.m., according to University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua.

NEWS | 09/11/2013

News & Notes: Icahn '57 will not seek new ways to prevent Dell buyout

Catherine Ku

Carl Icahn '57 announced Thursday that he will not take further action to prevent an impeding buyout of technological giant Dell, of which he is a shareholder, The Wall Street Journal reported. In a letter directed to the company's shareholders, Icahn wrote that it would be“almost impossible to win the battle” after the group promoting the buyout, which includes Dell CEO Michael Dell, upped its offer for the company to $24.8 billion. However, the revised offer will mean that Icahn will receive about $70 million from the sale, according to the newspaper. "No one will deny that shareholders would have gotten a lot less if I hadn’t shown up and done what the board should have been doing," Icahn said.

NEWS | 09/11/2013

Twist Yogurt name change, new NYC outposts shake up Nassau Street

Michael Granovetter

Students returning to Nassau Street this fall were greeted by a few new eateries and another old favorite in disguise. Newcomers to Nassau include small-plates restaurant Mistral, from Elements chef Scott Anderson, which opened across from the Princeton Public Library, as well as the tapas restaurant Despana, which opened on Nassau Street in June in the space formerly occupied by Palace of India. A Princeton outpost of downtown NYC'sMamoun’s Falafel will open at 20 Witherspoon Street in the fall.In a reversal of the New-York-to-Princeton expansion, the Manhattan location of House of Cupcakes closed this summer, after just two months in operation. In late July, the owners of Twist Yogurt changed the name of their business to “Sketch," a move intended to distinguish the branch from others that shared its former title. Despana general manager Michael Dokovna said the restaurant has seen a large University clientele, including students as well as faculty and staff. House of Cupcakes owner Ron Bzdewka said that the East Village location was a temporary deal, a test run to see how House of Cupcakes could do in New York. “It was just a very touristy area that didn’t really fit our model that we’re expanding to now,” Bzdewka said.

NEWS | 09/11/2013

Christie picks up Democratic endorsements as Buono continues to lag behind

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NEWS | 09/11/2013

Undergraduate charged by Public Safety with drug possession

Marcelo Rochabrun

An enrolled undergraduate student was arrested Sunday night by the University’s own Department of Public Safety after he was allegedly found in possession of illegal drugs in a room in Holder Hall.Public Safety has rarely arrested students for drug possession or any other offense, instead issuing what the University calls a judicial referral.Joseph Gauvreau ’17 was charged with drug possession after Public Safety received “information about possible drugs in a room,” according to University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua.Mbugua explained that Gauvreau consented to the search of his room.“The officers found a plastic bag containing a drug,” Mbugua said, although he noted he could not specify the type of drug allegedly found at the moment because it has not yet been tested.

NEWS | 09/10/2013

Spitzer ’81 loses in tight race for NYC Comptroller

Daniel Johnson

Eliot Spitzer ’81, who left the New York governor’s mansion in disgrace after a prostitution scandal, lost Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Comptroller of New York City in a tight race against current Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

NEWS | 09/10/2013

Class of 2017 dominated by New Jersey, California applicants

Class of 2017 dominated by New Jersey, California applicants

Sarah Cen

New Jersey and California together contributed to over 27 percent of the total Class of 2017, while four states — Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming and Iowa — contributed no students.

NEWS | 09/10/2013

Atheist group threatens lawsuit over town 9/11 memorial cross

Allison Kruk

The American Atheists, a nonprofit atheist advocacy organization, has threatened to sue the town of Princeton if a proposal to erect a memorial featuring a steel beam with a carved cross salvaged from the World Trade Center comes to fruition. Princeton Fire Department Deputy Chief Roy James said he conceived the idea to construct a 9/11 monument in Princeton three years ago after acquiring a piece of wreckage from the attacks.

NEWS | 09/10/2013

Woody Allen to speak on campus Oct. 27

Patience Haggin

Prolific filmmaker Woody Allen will be speaking on campus on Oct. 27 in an event hosted by Friends of Princeton University Library.

NEWS | 09/10/2013

News & Notes: U. takes top spot in U.S. News rankings

Catherine Ku

Princeton topped Harvard on the U.S.

NEWS | 09/10/2013

In first speech as Princeton president, Eisgruber discusses honor, campus hazing

Teddy Schleifer

In his first speech as University President, Christopher Eisgruber ’83 briefly acknowledged that dangerous hazing rituals occur on campus while addressing the Class of 2017 at Opening Exercises. Wearing the special black, gold-trimmed gown that the University President wears – this year with 20 bands of gold lacing on its sleeves to signify that he is the 20thUniversity President – Eisgruber’s comment on hazing amidst the pomp and circumstance of Opening Exercises was part of broader remarks on the notion of honor in society. This summer, Eisgruber assigned incoming freshmen to read philosophy professor Kwame Appiah's book, "The Honor Code." Entering students, Eisgruber said, should think closely about the concept of honor and how it relates to their own lives and studies at Princeton. Eisgruber used hazing as the example of an activity that shows how a quest for honor can be destructive.

NEWS | 09/08/2013

T-Pain and Chiddy Bang to headline fall Lawnparties

Anna Mazarakis

Hip hop artists T-Pain and Chiddy Bang will perform at this fall's Lawnparties onSept. 15, USG president Shawon Jackson '15 and social committee chair Carla Javier '15 announced in an emailFridaynightto the student body. Javier is also a senior writer for The Daily Princetonian. T-Pain is known for songs "Buy U a Drank," "Bartender" and "Low." He won Grammy Awards in 2008 and 2010 in collaboration with Kanye West and Jamie Foxx, respectively. Chiddy Bang is known for songs "Opposite of Adults," "Mind Your Manners" and "Bad Day."Chiddy Bang was formerly a duo consisting of Noah Beresin and Chidera Anamege, but the former left the group in early 2013. As the main acts of fall Lawnparties, Chiddy Bang and T-Pain will perform at Quadrangle Club.

NEWS | 09/06/2013

News & Notes: Mueller ’66 Steps Down as FBI Director

Jean-Carlos Arenas

Robert S. Mueller III ’66 stepped down from his position as FBI director today, leaving the position to former Justice Department official James B.

NEWS | 09/04/2013

Q&A: Rep. Rush Holt on U.S. intervention in Syria

Anastasya Lloyd-Damnjanovic

Following President Obama’sSaturdayannouncement that he will seek Congressional authorization to retaliate against the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons against its own people, The Daily Princetonian spoke briefly by phone to U.S.

NEWS | 09/02/2013

Former CIA director Petraeus GS '87 to speak on campus in October

Teddy Schleifer

David Petraeus GS'87 will return to Princeton this October for the first time since he resigned from his post as CIA director nearly a year before. Petraeus will speak at a dinner reception at the University’s conference for graduate alumni on Oct.

NEWS | 08/28/2013

Dinky service moves to new temporary station

Patience Haggin

Rail service to the building known as the Dinky station endedon Friday. New Jersey Transit service will resume from the station's temporary locationon Monday. The temporary station, located on Alexander Street approximately 1,200 feet south of the old station, will be the site of NJ Transit service until the transit plaza currently under construction opens in fall 2014,according to a University press release. The new station parking lot, located west of the station, also opensMonday. The transfer of service is part of the University's plan to redevelop the Alexander corridor near Forbes College.

NEWS | 08/26/2013

Twist yogurt shop changes name to Sketch

Michael Granovetter

As he crossed Nassau Street recently, Layton Hopper ’16 recalled feeling surprised to see that Twist — the town’s self-serve yogurt staple — had a new name. “I thought that they had probably changed management or a different store had purchased it,” he said.

NEWS | 08/15/2013

Quinones named Eisgruber's presidential speechwriter

Teddy Schleifer

Another member of the administration of University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 was revealedon Wednesdayas the new presidentnamedformer University spokesman Eric Quinones as his speechwriter. Quinones comes to Princeton after serving for one year as the associate vice president for communications at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania.

NEWS | 08/15/2013

Booker, Lonegan win special New Jersey Senate primaries

Hannah Schoen

Newark Mayor Cory Booker won the Democratic nomination in Tuesday’s party primaries for New Jersey senator, and he becomes the heavy favorite to win theOct.

NEWS | 08/13/2013

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