News

DADT repeal does not change University's ROTC policy

DADT repeal does not change University's ROTC policy

The University has not made any changes to its recognition of the campus ROTC program despite decisions by several of its peer institutions to reinstate official college-sponsored corps.Several Ivy League universities have reconsidered their relationships to their ROTC programs in the wake of the December repeal of the U.S. military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. The 17-year-old policy forbade the military from asking men and women serving in the military about their sexual orientation and forbade gays, lesbians and bisexuals from revealing their sexual orientations.

NEWS | 05/08/2011

Petraeus GS ’87 nominated for CIA post

President Barack Obama nominated General David Petraeus GS ’87 to serve as director of the CIA on April 28, two weeks after a White House leak noted that the nomination would be forthcoming.

NEWS | 05/08/2011

News & Notes: New type of transcript unveiled at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

In an effort to combat grade inflation, the Faculty Council at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill approved a new policy that would include median grades for courses on students’ transcripts.

NEWS | 05/08/2011

Obama and Duncan honor Shearer ’95 with National Teacher of the Year prize

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Day on May 3, President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan presented Michelle Shearer ’95 with the 61st annual National Teacher of the Year award. Shearer, an AP Chemistry teacher at Maryland’s Urbana High School, received the honor at a ceremony held at the White House Rose Garden.

NEWS | 05/08/2011

Judge halts deportation of Velandia

After a legal fight that has spanned more than the entire length of the school year, Joshua Vandiver GS and his husband Henry Velandia can finally breathe a temporary sigh of relief. On Friday, a Newark immigration judge suspended the deportation of Velandia, a native of Venezuela, until at least December.The ruling came after United States Attorney General Eric Holder intervened in a similar case involving a same-sex couple in New Jersey.

NEWS | 05/08/2011

USG names 6 students to Honor Committee

The USG Senate approved the appointment of six students to the Honor Committee and three to the Committee on Discipline at the last USG Senate meeting of the semester on Sunday evening.

NEWS | 05/08/2011

Greek-affiliated students respond to recommendation

Students in fraternities and sororities, along with nonaffiliated allies, are taking steps to try to dissuade the University from banning freshman rush. The ban, which was recommended in a report issued Monday by the Working Group on Campus Social and Residential Life, would need the approval of the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students in order to be implemented.

NEWS | 05/05/2011

Former mathematics professor Steven Orszag GS ’66 passes away at 68 years old

Steven Orszag GS ’66, who taught mathematics at Princeton from 1984 to 1998, passed away on Sunday at the age of 68. Those who knew him said he was a brilliant thinker who found joy in sharing his love of learning.

NEWS | 05/05/2011

Memo on transit negotiations released Thursday

Patience Haggin

A memorandum released by the Borough Council yesterday — after two months of negotiations between the Borough, Township and University over community transit issues — outlines a plan for a right-of-way easement that would allow for a potential light rail system running all the way to Nassau Street should a new system ever replace the Dinky.

NEWS | 05/05/2011

Graduate application numbers increase

The Graduate School received 11,689 applications for the 2011-12 academic year, up 5 percent from last year. A total of 1,197 graduate students were accepted, for a 10.2 percent overall admissions rate, slightly lower than last year’s admissions rate of 10.7 percent.By the April 15 postmark deadline, 623 — or 52 percent — of admitted students accepted the University’s offer of admission, slightly down from last year’s yield of nearly 54 percent.

NEWS | 05/05/2011

After scandal, Spitzer ’81 rebounds

The former governor of New York makes no excuses about his past.“Life is a series of chapters, and you live and you learn and you go on,” he said. “I make no bones to people that I’ve seen peaks and I’ve seen valleys.”But Eliot Spitzer ’81 — activist USG chairman, widely praised state attorney general, disgraced and scandalized former governor of New York, and now host of a primetime CNN talk show — also refuses to make excuses about his future.

NEWS | 05/05/2011

Social life group recommends freshman Greek affiliation ban

In a report released on Monday, the Working Group on Campus Social and Residential Life, established by University President Shirley Tilghman in September, proposed prohibiting students from rushing fraternities or sororities until their sophomore year. The group recommended a minimum penalty of suspension for participating in or conducting rush for freshmen.To be implemented, the policy would need to be approved by the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students, University Vice President and Secretary Bob Durkee ’69 said in an email to The Daily Princetonian. Durkee, who co-chaired the group along with Vice President for Campus Life Cynthia Cherrey, added that there is currently no specific timetable for the implementation of the new policy.

NEWS | 05/03/2011

Tuesday panel of professors covers death’s impact

Politics professor Robert George moderated a panel titled “The Killing of bin Laden: What Does It Mean for America and the World?” before a large audience in Dodds Auditorium on Tuesday.

NEWS | 05/03/2011

Campus pub suggested during CPUC meeting

University officials formally discussed the findings of the Working Group on Campus Social and Residential Life at the Council on the Princeton University Community meeting on Monday.

NEWS | 05/03/2011

Campus community reacts to bin Laden death

In the wake of the announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed, expert faculty members have been publicly reacting to the news that the former head of al-Qaida and the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is dead.

NEWS | 05/03/2011

Council votes to consider University zoning

The Borough Council voted on Tuesday evening to introduce a zoning ordinance for the University’s proposed Arts and Transit Neighborhood for official review and consideration. After a period of at least 35 days, allowing a review by the Princeton Regional Planning Board, the Council will hold a final vote on the ordinance.

NEWS | 05/03/2011

Wilson School publishes parts of thesis by Dorison ’11

The Wilson School published highlights from the senior thesis of Sam Dorison ’11 on its website last week in response to the recent media coverage of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility following WikiLeaks’ releases on the topic.

NEWS | 05/01/2011

Sotomayor ’76 speaks on personal history

Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’76 returned to the University as part of the “She Roars” conference on Friday afternoon to discuss women’s leadership potential.

NEWS | 05/01/2011

Common Application changes for next admission cycle

The Common Application announced modifications for the 2011-12 application season earlier this month. The application was changed to reflect an increasingly diverse applicant pool, adding questions about marital status, children and military status along with a more detailed section on language proficiency.

NEWS | 05/01/2011

Web Update: Working group recommends ban on freshman Greek affiliation

In a report released at noon today, the Working Group on Campus Social and Residential Life — which President Shirley Tilghman established in September — proposed prohibiting students from rushing fraternities or sororities until their sophomore year. The group recommended a minimum penalty of suspension for participating in or conducting rush for freshmen.

NEWS | 05/01/2011

Most Popular