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Faculty meeting approves new music theater certificate

Faculty meeting approves new music theater certificate

Christopher Umanzor

The Committee on the Course of Study recommended approval for an undergraduate certificate in music theater, which was presented by Deputy Dean of the College Elizabeth Colagiuri during the faculty meeting on Monday.According to the working papers released at the meeting, the certificate would be a collaboration between the Program in Theater and the Department of Music.

NEWS | 11/09/2015

Study finds rising mortality rates for middle-aged white Americans

Betty Liu

Mortality rates have been increasing for middle-aged white Americans since 1998, according to an Oct.

NEWS | 11/09/2015

News & Notes: Fraternity denies charges of racism concerning party

Daily Princetonian Staff

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at Yale allegedly hosted a “White Girls Only” party on Oct.

NEWS | 11/08/2015

USG discusses elections, mental health concerns

Katherine Oh

The Undergraduate Student Government senate discussed the upcoming elections timeline during its weekly meeting on Sunday.Chief elections manager Sung Won Chang ’18announced in an email on Thursday that the USG president, vice president, treasurer, class senators and committee chairs are among the positions to be elected at this time.Chang said that while former chief elections manager Grant Golub ’17 had been working on revising the elections handbook, the existing rules will continue to apply for this election cycle.Chang said that he wants to increase candidate participation as well as voter turnout, noting that the traditional turnout has been around 40 to 50 percent.

NEWS | 11/08/2015

Zwicker predicted to be in lead for 16th District seat in State Assembly

Andie Ayala

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Physicist Andrew Zwicker is predicted to be in the lead for becoming the first Democratic representative of the 16th District under the New Jersey State Assembly following a recount.The elections were held on Nov.

NEWS | 11/08/2015

Emergency U. funds available to students in many forms

Caroline Lippman

Every year, approximately 15 to 25 students utilize the Dean’s emergency fund, which is reserved for emergencies in which a student’s family would be burdened financially, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students Michael Olin said.Olin explained that the fund could be used in all kinds of situations, noting that the fund could provide financial assistance for a student to travel home in the event of a health or family emergency, or assist a student in paying medical bills for a health emergency."There's really no one type of situation; it runs the gamut," Olin added.Olin noted that the emergency fund has previously been able to provide some students with coats in the event of urgent situations, such as a lost or stolen coat in the middle of the winter.The Dean’s fund has received several more requests for coats in the past couple of years, Olin said.

NEWS | 11/08/2015

Trick-or-Feed raises $7,601, collects 760 non-perishable items on Princetoween

Andrew Brazer Drew

TheTrick-or-Feedcharity drive organized by the Interclub Council and Community Service Interclub Council on Oct.

NEWS | 11/03/2015

Student wakes up in bed to find unknown hooded individual next to her

Paul Phillips

A student reported an incident of burglary and unwanted touchingSaturdaymorning, according to an email announcement from the Department of Public Safety.

NEWS | 11/01/2015

Updated: Individual rushed to hospital after alleged hanging in Scully

Updated: Individual rushed to hospital after alleged hanging in Scully

Do-Hyeong Myeong

A person was taken by ambulance to the hospital due to a medical emergency in Scully Hall on Oct.

NEWS | 10/30/2015

News & Notes: Scudder ’05 named next New Jersey State Treasurer

Daily Princetonian Staff

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie named Ford Scudder ’05 as the next New Jersey State Treasurer, according to apress releaseonTuesday.Scudder is the chief operating officer of Laffer Associates, an economic research and consulting firm based in Nashville, Tenn.

NEWS | 10/29/2015

Plaintiffs in landmark case discuss same-sex marriage in California

Tea Wimer

Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, two of the plaintiffs in the landmark Hollingsworth v. Perry case which legalized same-sex marriage in California, discussed the benefits of same-sex marriage in a lecture Thursday.The Hollingsworth v.

NEWS | 10/29/2015

Q&A: Kris Perry, Sandy Stier, plaintiffs in Proposition 8 case

Tea Wimer

Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, two of four plaintiffs in the Hollingsworth v. Perry Supreme Court case, sat down with The Daily Princetonian before a lecture on Thursday to discuss the importance of civic engagement, their daily lives after the case and why they don’t necessarily view themselves as activists in light of LGBTQ+ awareness.Daily Princetonian: Why did you agree to come to the University today?Kris Perry:Well, the combination actually, for me, was the unique invitation — both the political group and the [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender] group together.

NEWS | 10/29/2015

Milley ’80, Heckman GS ’71 to be recognized at Alumni Day

Daily Princetonian Staff

General Mark Milley ’80, chief of staff of the U.S. Army, and James Heckman GS ’71, a Nobel Laureate in Economics who is a University of Chicago faculty member, will receive the University’s top honors for alumni at Alumni Day on Feb.

NEWS | 10/29/2015

Wolin, politics professor emeritus, dies at 93

Hannah Waxman

Politics professor emeritusSheldon Wolin died on Oct. 21 in Salem, Ore. He was 93.Emeritus history professor Arno Mayer, a colleague and close personal friend of Wolin’s, said that Wolin could be described in three ways: a teacher, a scholar and a public intellectual.“He was, in the Jean-Paul Sartre sense, a critical individual,” Mayer noted.Wolin taught at the University from 1972 to 1987.

NEWS | 10/29/2015

Cruz ’92, Christie discuss Social Security, taxes in CNBC Republican debate

Paul Phillips

Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Senator for Texas Ted Cruz ’92 and New Jersey governor Chris Christie discussed government responsibility, tax reform and climate change at the Republican debate hosted by CNBC on Wednesday. Cruz garnered attention on social media for attacking the CNBC moderators, saying that they were more interested in “cage match[es]” than policy issues and that their behavior demonstrates why so many Americans distrust the media.

NEWS | 10/29/2015

Class Confessions gives low-income, first generation students place to voice concerns

Andie Ayala

The Princeton Class Confessions page on Facebook allows first generation and low-income students to anonymously share testimonies or ask questions about their experiences, PrincetonHidden Minority Council co-chair Brittney Watkins ’16 said.The page was started by the Hidden Minority Council on Oct.

NEWS | 10/29/2015

Princeton Neuroscience Network approved as official club

Marcia Brown

Princeton Neuroscience Network, a student organization to help community members engage with and learn about the field of neuroscience, was approved as an official club by the Undergraduate Student Government on Oct.

NEWS | 10/27/2015

UMatter, TigerTransit to provide nighttime weekend bus service

Olivia Wicki

UMatter, a university-wide health communication initiative on bystander intervention, is partnering with Tiger Transit, the university bus services, to provide a nightly bus service for students from Prospect Avenueto their dorms on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, UMatter student fellow Adam Cellon ’17 said.Director of Transportation and Parking Services for the University Kim Jackson did not respond to a request for comment.Cellon explained that the bus will run from 12:30 to 3 a.m.

NEWS | 10/27/2015

U. researchers find correlation between Savanna rainfall, trees

Maya Wesby

More rainfall on the African savanna could lead to fewer trees, according to a recent study conducted by University researchers published in the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences. Authors for the study were David Medvigy, an assistant professor of geosciences, and Xiangtao Xu GS, one of his doctoral candidates.

NEWS | 10/27/2015

News & Notes: Harvard's Fox Club accepts women

Daily Princetonian Staff

The Fox Club, one of Harvard's eight original all-male final clubs, became the second final club to accept women into its membership on Monday, the Harvard Crimson reported.An email sent to prospective members of the club said that a group of women had become members of the club, and that the club intended to transition to being fully co-ed over the next year.The move comes six weeks after the Spee Club, another formerly all-male final club, voted to invite women to participate in its punch process.

NEWS | 10/27/2015

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