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News & Notes: Former U. professor Gutmann to continue serving as UPenn president until 2022

News & Notes: Former U. professor Gutmann to continue serving as UPenn president until 2022

Claire Lee

Former University professor and current President of the University of Pennsylvania Amy Gutmann has had her contract extended to 2022, which will make her the longest-serving president in the school's history.

NEWS | 11/29/2016

MASJID addresses post-election impacts on Muslim community

Samuel Oh

Members of the Princeton community, including town residents and University students and faculty, came together on Tuesday, Nov. 29 to discuss the challenges facing the Muslim community in the wake of the 2016 presidential election in a forum. Speakers in the forum discussed issues such as anti-Muslim rhetoric and violence, civil and human rights, immigration, civic engagement, local politics, foreign policy, and international affairs. Favoring a town hall style, moderators listened to and wrote down points and concerns suggested by members of the audience on panels mounted around the room.

NEWS | 11/29/2016

Proposal to increase gender-neutral housing receives support, voting to occur Wednesday

Rose Gilbert

On Nov. 30, the University Student Life Committee will vote on a new policy proposal submitted by the Gender-Inclusive Housing Working Group that would increase the availability of gender-neutral housing. The proposal is especially intended to help transgender and nonbinary students find housing where they feel safe and comfortable.

NEWS | 11/29/2016

USG candidates discuss respective platforms

Katie Petersen

Undergraduate Student Government announced the candidates for next year's offices last Sunday. Dan Qian ’19 is running for vice president of the student body. As vice president, Qian hopes to make USG projects more transparent by surveying student opinion on Senate projects before priorities are set and relaying results of weekly administrator meetings to the student body. With experience on the Senate, Executive Committee, and Core Committee, he has worked with the Vice President, President, and the rest of the Senate.

NEWS | 11/29/2016

Eisgruber explains email supporting DACA, hesitation in designating campus as "Sanctuary Campus"

Samuel Garfinkle

In an email sent to the undergraduate student body on Monday afternoon, University President Christopher Eisgruber '83 said that the concept of a “Sanctuary Campus” is a legally unfounded, noting consultation with immigration lawyers as the basis for this impression. Eisgruber also brought to bear his own experience as a constitutional scholar, connecting the judgment of these lawyers with “commitment to the rule of law,” which he holds as “one of the country’s most basic principles.” In the email, he wrote, “In a country that respects the rule of law, every person and every official, no matter what office he or she may hold, is subject to the law and must respect the rights of others.

NEWS | 11/29/2016

Eisgruber, Dolan endorse increased faculty appointments for American Studies

Jessica Li

As a step towards establishing an undergraduate concentration in American Studies with tracks in Asian American and Latinx Studies, President Eigsruber ’83 and Dean of College Jill Dolan expressed support for increasing faculty appointments and other recommendations placed forward by the taskforce on American Studies in a statement released on November 22nd. According to the statement, effective immediately, the University will phase in faculty appointments in American Studies.

NEWS | 11/28/2016

U. professors discuss impact of Trump presidency on the world

Katherine Wang

“A big realization was that Trump is dangerous mainly because of the level of power that America has in the world right now versus perhaps what past demagogic presidents in United States have had in history."

NEWS | 11/28/2016

Jemison '18, Yee '19 vie for USG president

USG Presidential Candidates Rachel Yee and Myesha Jemison

Jemison '18, Yee '19 vie for USG president

Jason Fu

Class of 2018 Senator Myesha Jemison ’18 and former Class of 2018 vice president Rachel Yee ’19 have entered the race for USG president.

NEWS | 11/27/2016

Referendum calls for public demographic numbers of eating clubs, meets objections from club officers

Ruby Shao

Leila Clark '18 started gathering petition signatures on Nov. 21 for a referendum to publicize the demographics of eating club members and bickerees.

NEWS | 11/26/2016

Betsy DeVos P07 nominated as Secretary of Education

Abhiram Karuppur

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Betsy DeVos P07 to be the Secretary of Education in his administration. DeVos is a Republican donor and philanthropist, and chairs the Windquest Group, which invests in clean energy and manufacturing initiatives in Michigan.

NEWS | 11/23/2016

Q&A: Alia Malek, reporter and civil rights lawyer

Emily Spalding

Alia Malek is a journalist, author, and civil rights lawyer. Her writing has appeared in a slew of publications including The New York Times and McSweeney's, among many others. She is the author of the narrative nonfiction novel "A Country Called Amreeka: US History Re-Told Through Arab American Lives" and will release her second book in February 2017. Malek is a former senior writer for Al Jazeera America and was recently awarded the Hiett Prize in the Humanities.

NEWS | 11/21/2016

Over 300 U. faculty members sign petition in support of diversity

Simone Downs

The "Faculty statement in support for diversity at Princeton University"

NEWS | 11/21/2016

Eisgruber '83 joins over 100 college presidents in support of DACA

Jessica Li

University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 is one of over 100 college and university presidents who signed a statement calling for the continuation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in light of the recent presidential election.

NEWS | 11/21/2016

Q&A: Sandra Clark, Vice President for News and Civic Dialogue at WHYY

Katie Petersen

Sandra Clark is the vice president for news and civic dialogue at WHYY. Before she took the role in August 2016, she was a managing editor at Philadelphia Media Network, publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com. She spoke about diversity in journalism on a panel last week, then sat down with the Daily Princetonian to continue the conversation and discuss where journalism is headed.

NEWS | 11/21/2016

HackPrinceton attracts over 600 developers, designers

Katherine Wang

Over six hundred developers and designers from across the nation pooled their mental stamina at HackPrinceton for a straight 36 hour period to create software and hardware projects. The event, taking place on November 11 to 13, brought together students and seasoned mentors to engage the University’s on-campus and off-campus communities with both new and familiar technologies.

NEWS | 11/21/2016

CSICC's Trick-or-Feed raises over $6,000

Emily Spalding

The Community Service Interclub Council collected over $5,000 in monetary donations and $1,000 worth of non-perishable items for the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen in the Council’s second annual Trick-or-Feed during Princetoween.

NEWS | 11/21/2016

Q&A: Benét Wilson, aviation journalist

Maya Wesby

Benét Wilson is an aviation journalist based in Baltimore, Maryland. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of Aviation Queen LLC, a consulting and multimedia business that features Wilson’s writings on aviation and travel.

NEWS | 11/20/2016

Updated: Elizabeth Sell wins George J. Mitchell Scholarship

Sarah Warman Hirschfield

Elizabeth Sell ‘17 was selected as one of the twelve George J. Mitchell Scholars nationwide in the 2018 class for the program, according to the US-Ireland Alliance. The goal of the scholarship “is to provide tomorrow's leaders with an understanding about, an interest in, and an affinity for the island of Ireland,” according to its website.

NEWS | 11/20/2016

USG discusses gender-neutral housing, building names in CPUC meeting

Jason Fu

petition meeting

NEWS | 11/20/2016

BREAKING: Fire on Witherspoon Street Damages Building Complex

Alexander Stangl

A fire fire on Witherspoon Street extensively damaged the building complex comprising the More Café, Sakura Express, and the Village Silver this afternoon. Princeton Director of Emergency Services Bob Gregory said on the scene that there were no injuries due to first responders' efforts evacuate civilians before the fire spread. Numerous first response vehicles and personnel are on the scene to survey and contain the damage including multiple fire trucks and ambulances. Gregory said that it appears that the fire had started in the café area on the first floor of the complex, and then spread to the adjacent businesses and into the basement, damaging the structure.

NEWS | 11/20/2016

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