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Panel discusses the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Panel held in Lewis Library spoke on the aftermath of Hurricane Maria

Panel discusses the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Roberto Hasbun

Princeton Latinos y Amigos and the Association of Latinx Activism and Service (ALAS) hosted a panel on Friday, Nov. 16 to discuss these effects of Hurricane Maria. The panel comprised computer science lecturer Alan Kaplan, Writing Program lecturer Dannelle Gutarra Cordero, Latin American Studies Librarian Fernando Acosta-Rodriguez, and Jose Pabon ’19.

NEWS | 11/18/2018

D'Angelo ’19, Hoffmeyer ’19, Reed ’19 to receive Rhodes Scholarships

D'Angelo ’19, Hoffmeyer ’19, Reed ’19 to receive Rhodes Scholarships

Ivy Truong

Nicolette D’Angelo, John Hoffmeyer, and Katharine Reed ’19 are one of 32 U.S. students selected to receives Rhodes Scholarships of more than 2,500 applicants for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford. Last month, Samvida Venkatesh ’19 was selected as one of five recipients from India to receive a Rhodes Scholarship.

NEWS | 11/18/2018

Wong Fu Productions talk Asian struggles, new series

Wong Fu Productions talk Asian struggles, new series

Leslie Kim

Wong Fu Productions, an Asian-American digital production company, wants to challenge traditional Asian-American stereotypes through short films.

NEWS | 11/16/2018

Campus WiFi network to see biggest revamp in decades

Campus WiFi network to see biggest revamp in decades

David Veldran

Starting next spring, the WiFi network “PU Wireless” will be no more, and “eduroam” will become the sole primary wireless network for students, faculty, and staff on campus. The changes are part of a broader IT initiative called the Next Generation Network.

NEWS | 11/15/2018

After answering 50K blog questions, Real Talk contributors open up

Karolen Eid

Twenty anonymous student contributors with made-up names answer questions from students, prospective students, and even parents about anything related to Princeton University on the famous Tumblr blog called Real Talk Princeton. Whether the question is “how do I tell if a guy likes me?” or “can I bring my orgo grade up to a B?,” the contributors are ready to give their insight.

NEWS | 11/15/2018

Gutiérrez calls for student action on transgender issues

Gutiérrez calls for student action on transgender issues

Sean Horton

On Wednesday night, Gutiérrez spoke to a group of 30 students and faculty, recognizing the Transgender Day of Remembrance. This discussion and vigil recalled those lost to discrimination and related violence but continued encouraging forward movement from mourning.

NEWS | 11/15/2018

Students react to Cruz ’92 victory, Democratic House

Students react to Cruz ’92 victory, Democratic House

Talha Iqbal and Edward Bless

In a race closely watched both nationally and by University students, Senator Ted Cruz ’92 of Texas narrowly edged out Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke by 2.6 percent to retain his seat in the U.S. Senate. Cruz’s victory set off strong emotional reactions on all sides of the political spectrum within both the United States and the University.

NEWS | 11/14/2018

Lisa Frelinghuysen considers Supreme Court’s influence on reproductive rights

Naomi Hess

Frelinghuysen, a former law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and current Planned Parenthood of New York City board member, spoke about reproductive rights at an event sponsored by Princeton Students for Reproductive Justice (PSRJ) on Nov 14.

NEWS | 11/14/2018

LGBTQ+ community responds to Trump’s possible Title IX change

LGBTQ+ community responds to Trump’s possible Title IX change

Sarah Warman Hirschfield

In a letter to the LGBTQ+ student body, Judy Jarvis, director of the LGBT Center, pledged that there will be “no changes to Princeton's trans-inclusive healthcare, non-discrimination policies and support.”

NEWS | 11/13/2018

Gender disparity in weight lifting persists across campus

Sarah Warman Hirschfield and Isabel Ting

Anyone who works out at Stephens Fitness Center knows that men outnumber women in the downstairs area, home to the free weights, squat racks, and bench racks.

NEWS | 11/13/2018

Q&A with Arthur C. Brooks, American Enterprise Institute president

Oliver Effron

Arthur C. Brooks, President of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, and New York Times monthly columnist Arthur C. Brooks sat down with The Daily Princetonian Tuesday afternoon. Below is a lightly edited transcript of the conversation.

NEWS | 11/13/2018

Strength and conditioning coach on leave pending investigation into inappropriate conduct

Strength and conditioning coach on leave pending investigation into inappropriate conduct

Sarah Warman Hirschfield and Rebecca Han

The fencing team is working with a new strength and conditioning coach pending an investigation into the team fall break training trip to Budapest, Hungary.

NEWS | 11/13/2018

Eisgruber argues against Ban the Box objectives at CPUC meeting

Eisgruber argues against Ban the Box objectives at CPUC meeting

Marissa Michaels

Monday’s Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) meeting provided a rare glimpse into administrators’ opinions regarding current student activism like the Ban the Box campaign. Meeting organizers also discusses initiatives like the Pace Center’s new Service Focus program, and scientific innovation on campus.

NEWS | 11/13/2018

Helping students help each other: Kognito training implemented for all first-years

Benjamin Ball and Haleigh Gundy

On Nov. 11, designated as “Kognito Day,” first-year students participated in Kognito, an online simulation designed to help students identify signs of psychological distress in others and intervene.

NEWS | 11/12/2018

Bechdel Film Club founder Irigoyen-Lopez ’19 unfazed by low attendance

Yael Marans

A student club designed to invigorate women will likely die out after its founder graduates next spring.

NEWS | 11/12/2018

Bus headed to Yale game crashes, students and driver injured

Linh Nguyen

At around 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, a Coach USA bus transporting University students to the Princeton versus Yale football game crashed into a building in West Haven, Conn., approximately 10 minutes from New Haven.

NEWS | 11/11/2018

USG considers Campbell Hall additional bathroom referendum

Jacob Gerrish

The Undergraduate Student Government discussed a referendum on Campbell Hall bathrooms, the upcoming bonfire, and the Thanksgiving buses in its weekly meeting on Nov. 11.

NEWS | 11/11/2018

Columbia professor talks drinking culture, toxic masculinity

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

“Drinking is a big part of heterosexual students’ strategies to accrue sexual experiences,“ said Dr. Jennifer Hirsch ’88, professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia.

NEWS | 11/11/2018

Fatal police shooting at Panera was justified, Attorney General report says

Sarah Warman Hirschfield and David Veldran

On Nov. 9, the two members of New Jersey State Police SWAT unit who fatally shot Scott L. Mielentz at the Nassau Street Panera Bread last March were cleared of wrongdoing. The New Jersey Attorney General’s office released a report on Friday justifying the use of deadly force.

NEWS | 11/11/2018

Legally Blonde: The Musical cast challenges racial stereotypes

Legally Blonde: The Musical cast challenges racial stereotypes

Silma Berrada

University students are redefining the charismatic rendition of a perky California dream girl by casting a person of color for lead character Elle Woods in “Legally Blonde, The Musical.”

NEWS | 11/11/2018

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