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Graduate organization advises against unionization with the AFT

Graduate organization advises against unionization with the AFT

Rose Gilbert

On April 20, 2017, the Princeton Unionization Information Committee gave their first presentation advising against unionizing with the American Federation of Teachers. Around two dozen people attended the meeting.

NEWS | 04/20/2017

Yazidi genocide survivor Nadia Murad recounts her escape from ISIS capture

Jane Sul

“My story is just one story among thousands of Yazidi families,” said Nadia Murad, a human rights activist who was formerly held captive by the Islamic State.

NEWS | 04/20/2017

U. releases public preview of new website

Kristin Qian

The last time the University updated its website was 2007 — when there were no tablets and few mobile devices. On April 19, the University released a public preview, beta.princeton.edu, of a new design for its main website. The new website fluidly adapts from a mobile to computer screen. Students, faculty, staff, and other visitors to the site are welcome to provide input and feedback on the new website design.

NEWS | 04/20/2017

Snell argues that the classification of personhood does not exist

Audrey Spensley

R.J. Snell emphasized that he did not want to establish and defend a thesis about the meaning of personhood. “I’d rather us just try to reflect together on some basic intuitions that we may or may not share,” Snell said. He described a hypothetical situation in which the audience would debate whether one of the particular audience member was a person.

NEWS | 04/20/2017

Racist flyers found on campus

Sarah Warman Hirschfield

On April 20, racist flyers were spotted in four places around campus, according to an email sent to University community members. This comes as similar posters have been found on other campuses across the country.

NEWS | 04/20/2017

Peter Brown: Inventor of late antiquity

Ruby Shao

The fall of the Roman Empire ushered in a dark age, replete with decay and barely worth studying. Or so scholars thought until history professor emeritus Peter Brown invented the field of late antiquity, which spans 250–800 A.D.

NEWS | 04/20/2017

OIT unveils two-factor authentication for Blackboard log-in

Jacob Tyles

The Office of Information Technology has implemented an additional security measure requiring duo two-factor authentication to access Blackboard.

NEWS | 04/19/2017

"The Great Gatsby" director Baz Luhrmann named 2017 Class Day Speaker

Claire Lee

Academy Award-nominated film director, screenwriter, and producer Baz Luhrmann has been invited to address the Class of 2017 at the Class Day ceremony on Monday, June 5, according to a University press release. Class Day takes place on the eve of the University’s Commencement and is being organized by members of the graduating class. “[Luhrmann’s] life exhibits what it is like to dream, preserve and explore the full breadth of one’s desires and passions, which is a fitting mindset to convey to graduates before entering the real world,” Class Day co-chair Deana Hamlin ’17 said in the release.

NEWS | 04/19/2017

De Four discusses healthy masculinity, allyship on campus

Jisu Jeong

“There is no single definition of healthy masculinity,” said Duane de Four, media critic, educator, and activist. In his talk, de Four discussed healthy masculinity and allyship. He especially stressed the applicability and relevance of allyship to University social life, particularly on the Street, where Princeton's 11 eating clubs are located.

NEWS | 04/19/2017

U. to rename spaces for Toni Morrison, Sir Arthur Lewis

Marcia Brown

In a press release Tuesday, the University announced that it will rename West College and the major auditorium in Robertson Hall of the Wilson School in honor of University Professor Emerita Toni Morrison and Nobel Laureate and former University Professor Sir Arthur Lewis, respectively. The new names will take effect on July 1, 2017.

NEWS | 04/18/2017

Santorum discusses degradation of traditional American values

Santorum discusses degradation of traditional American values

Alexander Stangl

On Tuesday, former U.S. Representative and Senator Rick Santorum discussed the degradation of “traditional American values." Santorum noted that one particular value – freedom – is equally important for both members of the Left and Right, especially among modern youth. According to Santorum, the manner by which the United States both conceptualizes and celebrates freedom is what sets the United States apart from other nations. He noted that Americans' unique view of freedom has been a key driver of the United States' rise to the status of world power.

NEWS | 04/18/2017

Panel discusses sustaining an activist life

Claire Thornton

Hedges, an author, former University professor, and Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for the New York Times, said that “to resist radical evil is to endure a life that by the standards of wider society, is a failure.”

NEWS | 04/17/2017

Men's tennis triumphs over Yale and Brown

Nolan Liu

The Princeton men’s tennis team members turned their fortunes around this weekend with a 4-3 win over Yale on Saturday and another victory over Brown on Sunday.

NEWS | 04/17/2017

Softball maintains first place ranking in the Ivies

Audrey Spensley

The Princeton softball team swept Penn 4-0 this weekend, retaining its first-place position in the conference and keeping its lead in the Ivy South.

NEWS | 04/17/2017

New residential college to be located near Poe Field

New residential college to be located near Poe Field

Allie Spensley

The University has selected a potential campus site for a seventh residential college, which will accommodate a planned increase of 125 students in each undergraduate class. The site is located south of Poe Field and east of Elm Drive.

NEWS | 04/17/2017

Backer ’85 turns himself in after going missing for 1.5 years

Abhiram Karuppur

Canadian investor and former Olympian Harold Backer ’85 turned himself in to the police after disappearing in November of 2015. Backer, who lived in Victoria, British Columbia, was a former investment dealer and Olympic rower, representing Canada in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Olympic Games.

NEWS | 04/17/2017

DJ Relley Rozay selected as student headliner for Lawnparties

Audrey Spensley

DJ Relley Rozay, also known as Durelle Napier '17, will be the undergraduate student headliner at the 2017 Spring Lawnparties, as announced by the Undergraduate Student Government Social Committee on Monday.

NEWS | 04/17/2017

Writing Center, founded to improve U. writing, used mostly by freshmen, fails to reach upperclassmen

Sam Oh

Every tutor expects to help their charges learn previously confusing material and eagerly awaits the light of innovation to break through the frustrating shadow of writer’s block.

NEWS | 04/16/2017

USG approves expansion of Honor Committee, senate amendment

Jason Fu

The Undergraduate Student Government discussed two separate amendments for the Honor Committee Constitution and the USG Senate Constitution in their weekly meeting on April 16. Honor Committee Chair Carolyn Liziewski ‘18 presented a proposal to amend the Honor Committee Constitution by expanding the membership of the Committee from 12 to 15 students.

NEWS | 04/16/2017

Men's lacrosse wins with strong finish

Claire Coughlin

The Princeton men’s lacrosse team (8-4, 3-1 Ivy) travelled up to Hanover, N.H. to play in their second-to-last Ivy League game against Dartmouth (2-9, 0-4). Although Big Green men’s lacrosse led for the majority of the first two quarters, they fell to No. 13 Princeton, 16-6, at Scully-Fahey Field on Saturday after a strong second half by the Orange and Black.

NEWS | 04/16/2017

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