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Princeton Advocates for Justice deliver petition opposing Trump’s new executive order

Princeton Advocates for Justice deliver petition opposing Trump’s new executive order

Catherine Benedict

On Mar. 27, Princeton Advocates for Justice, an “intersectional undergraduate student coalition of 25 Princeton University student groups advocating for the advancement of basic human rights” that formed in the wake of President Donald Trump’s election, released a letter signed by 32 student groups and 600 faculty urging University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 to officially oppose Trump’s newest executive order barring entry to citizens of six Middle Eastern countries and limiting refugee entrance.

NEWS | 03/27/2017

Reunion’s committee cuts out middle man for Reunions ‘17

Jacob Tyles

In January the Committee on Reunions, upon reviewing upcoming contracts with several student agencies and other services in preparation for this year’s reunions, has decided to withdraw working with the Water and Beverage Student Agency.

NEWS | 03/26/2017

Princeton professor serves as on-call ethicist for Citigroup

Norman Xiong

“It makes a lot of sense for a financial institution like Citigroup to get external advice on ethics from an expert,” de Swaan said. “An expert on ethics will have thought about these issues for a long time, will be able to provide an outside-in perspective that is inherently more objective, and can share some useful parameters or frameworks to guide managerial decisions.”

NEWS | 03/26/2017

Affirmative action dispute continues: U. sues Department of Education

Jane Sul

On Friday, March 17, the University filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education.

NEWS | 03/23/2017

Napolitano '72 sidelined from Fox News

Allie Spensley

Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano ’72 has been indefinitely sidelined from the network after making unverified claims that former President Barack Obama requested British intelligence to wiretap Trump Tower.

NEWS | 03/21/2017

Students to embark on first ever weeklong TigerTrek to New York

Kristin Qian

“Entrepreneurship is the willingness to innovate,” Stafford explained. At its core, she said, entrepreneurship is not a complex or intangible concept, but rather something accessible.

NEWS | 03/16/2017

U. professor Zelizer elected to Society of American Historians

U. professor Zelizer elected to Society of American Historians

Abhiram Karuppur

Wilson School professor Julian Zelizer has been elected as a member of the Society of American Historians, which composes around 400 members, including professional historians, journalists, and film and documentary makers.

NEWS | 03/16/2017

U. group for sharing memes goes viral

Jane Sul

University Facebook group Princeton Memes for Preppy AF Teens has recently gained fame both within and outside the University. The public group, which now has almost 6,000 members, is an open forum on which members of the group post funny memes relating to Princeton life.

NEWS | 03/16/2017

Tigers fight to the wire, fall to Notre Dame 58-60

Chris Murphy

In an epic game to kick of the Round of 64, the Tigers can hold their heads up high knowing they fought the No. 5-seeded Irish to the wire, only just missing a potentially game winning three pointer in the final seconds of the game. In one of the biggest games of Princeton’s history, the Tigers gave Notre Dame everything they had and came up just short.

NEWS | 03/16/2017

University students help put out flames

Katie Petersen

Of the roughly 1,000 calls the Princeton Fire Department receives every year, 100 percent are answered by volunteers. When a call comes in, these volunteer firefighters rush to the Witherspoon Street firehouse, don their turnout gear, and board a fire engine. The process takes under 10 minutes.

NEWS | 03/16/2017

Graduate students receive update on unionization

Rose Gilbert

On Monday night, four panelists from NYU and Rutgers shared their experience with higher education unions and encouraged University graduate students to unionize. Last October, graduate students voted to affiliate their union, Princeton Graduate Students United (PGSU), with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Now, PGSU organizers are holding meetings and events to gather feedback on the union’s potential future. This will involve whether they continue with the process of unionization by holding elections for representatives, gaining recognition from the University, and negotiating a contract.

NEWS | 03/15/2017

Committee proposes changes to Block 95, adds points system

Emily Spalding

One of the most notable changes under the new plan includes alterations to the Block 95 meal plan, which is offered to juniors, seniors, and graduate students. The new version of the plan will feature an additional 250 dining points, built-in at no extra cost, that can be used at the nine campus cafés: Frist Food Gallery, Café Vivian, Witherspoon Café, Woodrow Wilson School Café, E-Quad Café, Frick Chemistry Café, Genomics Café, Chancellor Green Café, and the Atrium Café. Furthermore, these points can be used during school breaks, a new concept that deviates from the current system in which students have to purchase additional plans exclusive to break weeks.

NEWS | 03/15/2017

“Hidden Figures“ and its Princeton connection

Kirsten Traudt

A critical and box office success, “Hidden Figures” is hot off of an impressive awards season — during which it won 28 out of its 72 total nominations — and a run at Princeton Garden Theatre, where it was a USG “Movie of the Week,” in addition to being screened by the computer science department and the Carl A.

NEWS | 03/14/2017

Women's History Month: Shirley Tilghman

Samvida Venkatesh

As part of a series for Women's History Month, The Daily Princetonian sat down with Professor Shirley Tilghman, President Emerita of Princeton University. The 'Prince' interviewed Tilghman about her journey through science, her time as President of the University, and the advice she has for young students entering careers in science.

NEWS | 03/14/2017

Dining hall staff members sleep in Frist MPR in preparation for blizzard

Marcia Brown

Members of the dining staff of all six residential colleges used cots brought over from Dillon Gym to sleep. According to one staff member, this is not the first time dining hall staffers have slept on campus in preparation for a storm or other inclement weather event. In previous instances, one staff member said, workers have slept in Dillon Gym.

NEWS | 03/14/2017

Young Alumni Trustee finalists selected

Alexander Stangl

he University’s Office of Alumni Affairs has announced that candidates Aleksandra Czulak ’17, Andrew Sun ’17, and Achille Tenkiang ’17 have passed the primary round of the Young Alumni Trustee Election, and will move on to the General Election, to be held from May 2 to May 24, according to a press release from Cathy Phillips. The election results were verified and confirmed by an election services company hired to run the election.

NEWS | 03/12/2017

USG discusses updates to U. website, new social events

Jason Fu

Assistant Vice President of the Office of Communications Daniel Day presented the framework for a new University website. The current website was designed in 2007, and, according to Day, has failed to keep up with changes in technology and shifts to mobile web browsing.

NEWS | 03/12/2017

Princeton women's basketball team falls to Penn in Ivy League Tournament Final

Jack Graham and Chris Murphy

The Princeton Women’s Basketball Team’s season came to an end this afternoon after a defeat in the Ivy League Tournament Final against top-seeded Penn.

NEWS | 03/12/2017

Princeton enters NCAA Tournament bracket as 12 seed, plays Notre Dame on Thursday

Miranda Hasty

To top a historic season, the men's basketball team (23-6, 16-0 Ivy League) just concluded a victorious weekend at the Palestra in Philadelphia at the first annual Ivy League tournament.

NEWS | 03/12/2017

Code to Inspire founder discusses teaching computer science to Afghani women

Samvida Venkatesh

Seeking to help Afghan girls learn coding skills and to empower them both financially and socially, Fereshteh Forough founded Code to Inspire, the first coding school for girls in Afghanistan. At a dinner discussion on Friday, Forough shared her life’s journey, from being born as an Afghan refugee in Iran, to graduating with a master’s degree in computer science from the Technical University of Berlin, to finally founding CTI in 2015.

NEWS | 03/12/2017

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