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Sirad Hassan ’20 to participate in Jeopardy! College Championship

Sirad Hassan ’20 to participate in Jeopardy! College Championship

Rooya Rahin

According to a press release from Jeopardy producers, Hassan will be one of two students from the Ivy League participating in this year’s Tournament, with the other being Yale University sophomore Nathaniel Miller.

NEWS | 02/18/2020

Hundreds of fossils lay forgotten in the basement of Guyot. One sophomore is working to change that.

Hundreds of fossils lay forgotten in the basement of Guyot. One sophomore is working to change that.

Kris Hristov

The collection was all but forgotten until Andrew Xu ’22 found out about it while preparing for a high school Science Olympiad fossils competition. Xu now maintains the collection with the help of the Geosciences department.

NEWS | 02/18/2020

Bezos ’86 commits $10 billion to fight climate change

Bezos ’86 commits $10 billion to fight climate change

Evelyn Doskoch

The Bezos Earth Fund will fund scientists, activists, NGOs, and other efforts to combat and reverse the effects of global climate change.

NEWS | 02/18/2020

Campus transit reform seeks to “make walking and biking ‘irresistible’”

Campus transit reform seeks to “make walking and biking ‘irresistible’”

Shamma Pepper Fox

A team comprised of students, faculty, and administrators on the Transportation Advisory Council (TAC) and from Transportation & Parking Services (TPS) began studying Princeton’s transit network in September 2019 to “explore ideas that can make walking and biking ‘irresistible,’” according to the TPS website.

NEWS | 02/18/2020

Forbes College to absorb Pink House sustainable foodshare

Taylor Sharbel

Current Forbes students who are eligible for upperclass housing will have the opportunity to draw into Pink House as individuals or groups during a special room draw prior to the start of the regular room draw process in mid-March.

NEWS | 02/17/2020

Despite increases in aid for students with children, some say it’s not enough

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

“When I think about GCAP, I think, ‘Gosh, am I looking a gift horse in the mouth?’ All of this is an extreme privilege,” said Kristin Isaacs, the wife of Cory Isaacs, a third-year Ph.D. candidate in the Woodrow Wilson School. “I want to be thankful and I am thankful, but it’s just not enough.”

NEWS | 02/17/2020

USG discusses Student Speaker Initiative, community engagement

USG discusses Student Speaker Initiative, community engagement

Danielle Ranucci

USG discussed using data to improve communication and outreach. Specifically, USG Vice President Andres Larrieu ’22 examined the role that data collection could play in optimizing USG services.

NEWS | 02/16/2020

Vote100 hosts Day of Action, aims to increase turnout

Karolen Eid

As part of their mission to increase civic engagement on campus, members of Vote100 encouraged students to call, email, and write letters and postcards addressed to the offices of government officials.

NEWS | 02/16/2020

Sarah Hirschfield ’20 wins 2020 Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Hirschfield will pursue an M.Phil. in philosophy at Cambridge. In interviews with The Daily Princetonian, Hirschfield’s friends and mentors seemed to agree on one thing: at her core, she is a student of philosophy.

NEWS | 02/16/2020

Coley ’20, Press ’20 awarded Moses Taylor Pyne Prize

Coley ’20, Press ’20 awarded Moses Taylor Pyne Prize

Caitlin Limestahl

The honor is named after Moses Taylor Pyne, Class of 1877, a long-time benefactor of the University and University trustee for 36 years beginning in 1884; his tenure lasted through the University presidencies of James McCosh; Francis Landey Patton; Woodrow Wilson, Class of 1879; and John Grier Hibben, Class of 1882.

NEWS | 02/14/2020

Divest Princeton student activists deliver CPUC proposal on steps of Nassau Hall

Divest Princeton student activists deliver CPUC proposal on steps of Nassau Hall

Rooya Rahin

On Thursday afternoon, about 50 people planned to march to the office of University President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 and protest the University’s investments in fossil fuel companies.

NEWS | 02/13/2020

First-year students revitalize ‘Princeton Against Gun Violence’ advocacy group

Rachel Sturley

The group aims to create a continuous dialogue around gun policy reform, rather than merely responding to tragedies. Blanco described a cycle of national attention as having “spikes” after every mass shooting and almost complete silence in the intervals between.

NEWS | 02/13/2020

U. names Ian Deas as Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Students

Naomi Hess

As Program Coordinator, Deas helped support student organizations by advising events and running training on policies and procedures. He was also part of the ODUS student engagement team, which runs events like Lawnparties and Dean’s Date Celebration. A final part of his role involved working on ODUS communications.

NEWS | 02/13/2020

'Sister Mok-rahn' elevates artists of East Asian descent through story of North Korean defector

'Sister Mok-rahn' elevates artists of East Asian descent through story of North Korean defector

Paige Allen

The Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater will present the first full English-language production of “Sister Mok-rahn,” a critically acclaimed contemporary Korean play written by Eunsung Kim and translated by Dayoung Jeong. The production is the senior thesis project of Jenny Kim ’20, who provided dramaturgy, lighting design, and set design, while Carol Lee ’20 plays the title character, Jo Mok-rahn.

NEWS | 02/13/2020

How to vote as a college student: your guide to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Primary Election

How to vote as a college student: your guide to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Primary Election

Rooya Rahin

With elections coming up, many students have questions about how to vote in college, where to vote, and where to find voting information. With many questions being raised after the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire Primary, The Daily Princetonian has made a comprehensive guide on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Primary election.

NEWS | 02/12/2020

Princeton Police Department initiates body camera pilot program

Princeton Police Department in front of Nassau Inn

Princeton Police Department initiates body camera pilot program

Uchechi Ihenacho

According to Princeton Chief of Police Nicholas Sutter, the official program is intended for implementation by July 2020 after a final decision to purchase the equipment is established and released to the public.

NEWS | 02/12/2020

U., peer institutions oppose White House cutting research and education budget

U., peer institutions oppose White House cutting research and education budget

David Veldran

“We will be working hard with the New Jersey Congressional delegation and other Members of Congress to ensure that the final budget provides robust investments in education and research funding,” University Spokesperson Ben Chang wrote.

NEWS | 02/12/2020

“Touch the Sun”: U. professor McComas helps design record-breaking spacecraft

“Touch the Sun”: U. professor McComas helps design record-breaking spacecraft

Allan Shen

Launched atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Aug. 12, 2018, the NASA Parker Solar Probe mission, nicknamed “Parker,” was a $1.5 billion project. The mission seeks to “touch the Sun,” discovering the secrets of the star’s corona by performing unprecedented observations and measurements of solar winds, magnetic fields, and energetic particles that originate from the star’s mysterious outer atmosphere.

NEWS | 02/12/2020

Almost 500 University students register for Datamatch matchmaking service ahead of Valentine's Day

Sam Kagan

As of Tuesday evening, over 465 University students answered this and 18 other humorous questions for Datamatch, an annual matchmaking survey administered by students at Harvard College.

NEWS | 02/11/2020

Q&A: Exit interview with former USG President Virk ’20

Q&A: Exit interview with former USG President Virk ’20

Yael Marans

Zarnab Virk ’20 is the outgoing president of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG). The Daily Princetonian sat down with Virk for an exit interview to reflect on her tenure.

NEWS | 02/11/2020

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