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Levy ’89 of The New York Times awarded 2nd Pulitzer Prize

Levy ’89 of The New York Times awarded 2nd Pulitzer Prize

Clifford Levy ’89 of The New York Times has won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, Columbia University announced on Monday afternoon. Levy, a former Moscow bureau chief and the recently inaugurated deputy editor of the Times’ Metro section, shared the accolade with Ellen Barry for their nine-part “Above the Law” article series that explored corruption, political and judicial misconduct and the abuse of power in post-Communist Russia, sparking heated discussion in the country.

NEWS | 04/19/2011

News & Notes: Princeton Record Exchange named one of nation’s 10 best independent record stores

Princeton Record Exchange, located on South Tulane Street, was named one of the top 10 independent record shops in the country in a recent list by Time.

NEWS | 04/19/2011

Qdoba to move into space once occupied by Ricky’s

After nearly two years of standing empty, the 140 Nassau St. storefront where Ricky’s Candy, Cones and Chaos once stood will gain a tenant this summer.

NEWS | 04/19/2011

News & Notes: University ranked 12th most stressful college in country

The University came in 12th in a recent ranking by The Daily Beast of the 50 most stressful colleges in the country.

NEWS | 04/19/2011

Bartels to leave for Vanderbilt

Politics and Wilson School professor Larry Bartels will leave the University to teach at Vanderbilt next fall, two politics professors confirmed to The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 04/19/2011

University undergoing Title IX investigation

The University is currently under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for various alleged Title IX violations regarding sexual assault reporting.

NEWS | 04/18/2011

News & Notes: Former president Bowen GS ’58 to speak at Indiana University commencement

Former university president William Bowen GS ’58 will deliver the graduate student commencement address at Indiana University Bloomington on May 6, the university announced last week.

NEWS | 04/18/2011

Plasma Physics Lab’s NSTX set to begin in July

Researchers working on the National Spherical Torus Experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are planning to embark on a list of experiments that will run for eight months, starting in July. The experiments are centered around “scientific puzzles” of plasma and aim to “deepen understanding” of plasma so that its energy can be harnessed, according to a PPPL press release.

NEWS | 04/18/2011

News & Notes: University return on investment rated fourth-highest

Bloomberg Businessweek released its second annual ranking of U.S. colleges by return on investment on April 7. Following salary analyst company PayScale’s methodology, Businessweek’s rankings analyze how well schools prepare graduates for high-paying careers.

NEWS | 04/18/2011

Locals sign open letter to University over proposed construction

Borough and Township residents expressed their support for the University’s proposed Arts and Transit Neighborhood in local advertisements last week that urged the municipal governments to move forward on approving the University’s zoning requests.

NEWS | 04/18/2011

News & Notes: Researchers find technology to identify zebras based on stripes

Researchers at Princeton’s Equid Research and Conservation laboratory and at the Computational Population Biology laboratory at the University of Illinois have developed a new technology called StripeSpotter that allows biologists to identify and catalog zebras by reading their stripes like barcodes.

NEWS | 04/18/2011

3rd COMBO survey to be launched after final exams

Following the USG Senate’s rejection of incumbent Class of 2012 social chair Aparajita Das’ appeal for permission to run for re-election at Sunday night’s meeting, U-Councilor Steve Lindsay ’12 presented a progress report on the Committee on Background and Opportunity III Project.

NEWS | 04/18/2011

Questions raised about Calvo’s death

The University has not released further details about the recent passing of senior lecturer Antonio Calvo, a member of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures.However, former colleagues and friends of Calvo’s said that he took his own life last Tuesday in New York City.

NEWS | 04/18/2011

Lecturer Antonio Calvo passes away

Faculty member Antonio Calvo passed away in New York City last week. Calvo was a senior lecturer in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures and served as director of both the department’s Spanish language program and the Princeton in Spain summer program in Toledo, Spain.

NEWS | 04/17/2011

Referendum addresses employment discrimination

In addition to the referendum on the Honor Committee proposed by Dan May ’11, the USG spring elections ballot will include a referendum proposed on the Congressional Employment Non-Discrimination Act. A planned third referendum will be removed from the ballot, USG president Michael Yaroshefsky ’12 said.

NEWS | 04/17/2011

Democratic group debates town-gown relationship

The Princeton Community Democratic Organization held a public meeting on Sunday night, advertised as a forum on “Commun-Adversity,” to discuss the recent difficulty of negotiations between the University and the Borough and Township.

NEWS | 04/17/2011

University sued by group of town residents

Borough residents are suing the University and the Borough to force the University to pay taxes on certain properties that are currently tax-exempt.

NEWS | 04/17/2011

Take Back the Night draws roughly 100

Politics and African American studies professor Melissa Harris-Perry delivered the keynote address at the annual Take Back the Night event held on Friday on Frist Campus Center’s South Lawn. Despite the cold weather, roughly 100 people turned out for the open-air event, which featured several survivors of sexual assault who shared their stories alongside Harris-Perry’s talk.

NEWS | 04/17/2011

Das ’12 loses appeal, cannot run for senior social chair

Incumbent Class of 2012 social chair Aparajita Das will not be able to run for re-election after her appeal was rejected at the USG meeting on Sunday night. Das was eliminated from the race by election managers Laura Eckhardt ’14, Stephen Stolzenberg ’13 and John Zumpetta ’11 after she failed to turn in her candidate forms on time due to a miscommunication about a change to election rules.

NEWS | 04/17/2011

Fashion focus: Clothing for a cause

Re-verb Apparel, a clothing company cofounded by University alumni and current students, officially launched its spring line, “Re-lease,” on April 1. The company aims to raise awareness about different issues through creative clothing designs.

NEWS | 04/14/2011

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