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Michael Kratsios ’08 nominated as US Chief Technology Officer

Michael Kratsios ’08 nominated as US Chief Technology Officer

Bill Huang

President Donald Trump recently announced that he would nominate Michael Kratsios ’08 to serve as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the United States. Initially created by Obama in 2009, the CTO role is part of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and focuses on using data and technology to inform effective policy.

NEWS | 03/31/2019

Former Palestinian Authority prime minister, former diplomats discuss Israeli elections in panel discussion

Naomi Hess

In the March 28 event, “Up to the Minute Panel: Implications of the Israeli Elections,” Ambassador Ryan Crocker, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait, and Lebanon; Salam Fayyad, former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority; and Kurtzer discussed the upcoming Israeli election and the worldwide effects it could have.

NEWS | 03/28/2019

Coffee club to open student-run coffee shop on campus

Mina Lee

Many University students are more than willing to hike uphill to Small World Coffee or Starbucks and cough up as much as four or five dollars for a cup of joe. Starting April 14, however, an alternative option will be celebrating its grand opening. A coffee shop named The Coffee Club, run and staffed entirely by University students, will be taking over the taproom in Campus Club.

NEWS | 03/28/2019

Henry Horn, founding director of the Program in Environmental Studies, dies at 77

Henry Horn, founding director of the Program in Environmental Studies, dies at 77

Katie Tam

Henry Horn, Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and founding director of the Program in Environmental Studies, died in Princeton on March 14 at the age of 77.

NEWS | 03/28/2019

U. accepts 5.77 percent of applicants to the Class of 2023

U. accepts 5.77 percent of applicants to the Class of 2023

Roberto Hasbun

At 7 p.m. tonight, the University will accept 1,152 new students to the Class of 2023, who, along with the 743 students offered admission during the single-choice early action, will comprise the accepted class. Overall, the University accepted 1,895 students out of an applicant pool of 32,804, representing a 5.77 percent acceptance rate.

NEWS | 03/28/2019

Q&A with Dr. Raj Panjabi, CEO of Last Mile Health

Vedika Patwari

Dr. Raj Panjabi co-founded Last Mile Health, an organization dedicated to bringing healthcare to rural communities in Liberia and around the world.

NEWS | 03/27/2019

Former Ambassador William J. Burns critiques Trump administration foreign policy

Claire Silberman

Burns claimed that the Trump administration is “squandering” its diplomatic abilities and resources.

NEWS | 03/27/2019

Federal Elections Commission fines Ted Cruz '92 $35,000

Taylor Sharbel

Cruz has been fined for inaccurately disclosing over $1 million in loans from Goldman Sachs and Citibank in 2012.

NEWS | 03/27/2019

Student journalist panel reflects on time spent reporting abroad

Student journalist panel reflects on refugee reporting in Greece, Canada

Student journalist panel reflects on time spent reporting abroad

Mina Lee

“Inside the Orange Bubble [of the University] is not necessarily the best place to cover international events,” said Joe Stephens, as he opened for the panelists during Session IX of the Mellon-Sawyer Journalism Seminar Series. The panelists were four University undergraduate students who spent their time abroad reporting on the refugee and migrant crises there.

NEWS | 03/26/2019

TPUSA president alleges assault at Democratic Socialists of America meeting in Frist

Frist Campus Center, a significant hub of social activity on campus.

TPUSA president alleges assault at Democratic Socialists of America meeting in Frist

Benjamin Ball

The president of the University chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), a youth right-wing non-profit organization, has alleged assault at a meeting of the Central New Jersey chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in Frist Campus Center.

NEWS | 03/26/2019

Q&A with Valerie Bell ’77, first female, first African-American senior class president

Q&A with Valerie Bell ’77, first female, first African-American senior class president

Paige Allen

When Valerie Bell ’77 was elected senior class president at the University, she became the first African American and the first female to hold that position in the University’s history. Recently, Bell spoke with The Daily Princetonian about her experiences breaking boundaries, bridging gaps, and becoming a leader.

NEWS | 03/26/2019

Q&A with Mark Hoppus, co-lead vocalist, bassist of Blink-182

Q&A with Mark Hoppus, co-lead vocalist, bassist of Blink-182

Emily Spalding

The Daily Princetonian sat down with Mark Hoppus, co-lead vocalist and bassist of Blink-182 following a talk he gave at the Berlin Theater on Monday. Hoppus shares some of his earliest influences, discusses the current state of the music industry, and reflects on the work his group has done over the past decades.

NEWS | 03/26/2019

Claire Gmachl to become new Head of Whitman College

Claire Gmachl to become new Head of Whitman College

Walker Stamps

“[Claire Gmachl’s] commitment to teaching — illustrated, among many other examples, by her engagement with the Freshman Scholars Institute, as well as her participation in reinventing the first-year engineering curriculum — points to her profound dedication to students’ intellectual, as well as co-curricular, experiences,” Dean of the College Jill Dolan wrote in an email announcing Gmachl as the incoming Head of Whitman College. “Claire is known for her kindness, her clarity and her concern for others, all of which will grace the lives of students at Whitman and across our campus.”

NEWS | 03/26/2019

Mark Hoppus discusses Blink-182, musical evolution

Mark Hoppus and Steven Mackey in Berlind Theater

Mark Hoppus discusses Blink-182, musical evolution

Emily Spalding

With catchy songs like “All the Small Things” and “First Date,” and over 50 million records sold worldwide, Blink-182 has had a tremendous influence on the pop punk genre. Hoppus and Mackey discussed the cultural impact and timelessness of Blink-182’s music, analyzing songs including “Rock Show,” “Feeling Myself,” and, of course, “What’s My Age Again?” to illustrate how the group’s sound has evolved since its founding in 1992.

NEWS | 03/26/2019

Mueller ’66 reports no evidence of collusion in Trump campaign

Mueller ’66 reports no evidence of collusion in Trump campaign

David Veldran

On Friday, March 22, Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’66 delivered his long-awaited report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The report emphasized that the Special Counsel neither alleges the president committed a crime nor fully exonerates him.

NEWS | 03/25/2019

CPUC meeting discusses PPPL, Ban the Box again

CPUC meeting discusses PPPL, Ban the Box again

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

The most tense moment of the Q&A came when Micah Herskind ’19, the former president of SPEAR, pushed Eisgruber on what he sees as the University’s continued valuing of information “from a system we know is racist and classicist.”

NEWS | 03/25/2019

UPDATED: Famed economist, professor Alan Krueger dies at 58

Allan Shen

Krueger is most well-known in the field of economics for his research on the effects of minimum wage on employment. His study with Harvard economist Lawrence Katz and UC Berkeley economist David Card showed that an increase in the minimum wage did not result in a reduction in employment.

NEWS | 03/25/2019

USG discusses Honor Code penalties, appointments

Claire Silberman

USG members discussed five referenda during the meeting, debating topics ranging from eye health to renaming USG itself.

NEWS | 03/25/2019

Yale, Stanford among institutions involved in admissions scandal

Bill Huang

FBI agents have recently uncovered an extensive college admissions scam in which wealthy parents paid William “Rick” Singer hefty sums of money to cheat their way into selective colleges. Yale and Stanford are among the institutions mentioned. There has been no documentation showing University involvement.

NEWS | 03/21/2019

No suspects yet located in lewdness, peering incidents

No suspects yet located in lewdness, peering incidents

Linh Nguyen

Between 8:30 p.m. and 8:50 p.m. Thursday evening, an unknown individual was observed “peering into a window at the New Graduate College.” Around the same time Friday evening, an elderly white male with long gray hair and a light skin male with sandy brown hair and medium build were seen separately near the intersection of Washington Road and Ivy Lane and a residential backyard on Fitzrandolph Road, respectively, both wearing no clothing.

NEWS | 03/18/2019

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