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U. admits 6.46 percent of applicants for Class of 2020

U. admits 6.46 percent of applicants for Class of 2020

Caroline Lippman

The University has offered admission to 1,894 students out of an applicant pool of 29,303 candidates, marking a record-low acceptance rate of 6.46 percent. This year’s applicant pool is also the largest the University has seen to date, breaking the record number of 27,290 set by the class of 2019. Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye explained that theOffice of Admissionhas been making efforts to recruit students from every socioeconomic background, which might have contributedto the large applicant pool this year. “We’re doing more outreach to students,” she added. Of the 1,894 admitted students, 785 were accepted in the early application process.

NEWS | 03/31/2016

Gender fluidity conference at Theological Seminary faces public opposition from school's graduate

Maya Wesby

Carmen LaBerge, a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, publicly opposed the Seminary's handling of gender identity and fluidity during a conferenceon gender and theology.In an interview with the The Christian Post, LaBerge said that the Seminary is “irresponsible” for advancing ideas that run contrary to Biblical beliefs.

NEWS | 03/30/2016

MSA holds annual awareness week to promote interfaith dialogue

Claire Lee and Kiara Rodriguez Gallego

The Muslim Students Association is hosting a number of events this week in honor of Islam Awareness Week, an annual, nation-wide effort to promote understanding and awareness of Islam.Rather than just promoting awareness of Islam, though, the goal of this week’s events is also to promote dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims at the University, said Amir Raja ’18, president of the MSA.

NEWS | 03/30/2016

Yik Yak posts target U. Muslim students after Brussels terrorist attacks

Claire Lee and Kiara Rodriguez Gallego

Islamophobic comments targeting students on campus have appeared on Yik Yak, a mobile app that allows anonymous postings visible to users from the same geographical region,after the terrorist attacks in Brussels.Student leader of the University's Religious Life Council Nabil Shaikh ’17 noted that he saw a post earlier this week on Yik Yak that alleged that half of the world’s Muslims are radical and that there are even some Muslims at the University that fit this description.

NEWS | 03/30/2016

U-Store, C-Store depart from non-competition agreement, to fix discrepancies in pricing

Jessica Li

The Princeton University Store and the C-Store have departed froma non-competition agreement, according toU-Store president Jim Sykes. Skyes noted the U-Store has been selling select school supplies in bulk to the C-Store at a discounted price since 2015.

NEWS | 03/30/2016

Caspersen '99 charged for fraud

Catherine Wang

Wall Street financier Andrew Caspersen ’99 was arrested on Saturday and has been charged with fraud by federal prosecutors, according to a statement from the U.S.

NEWS | 03/30/2016

Lloyd Shapley GS '53, mathematician and Nobel Laureate, passes away

Amber Park

Nobel Laureate and mathematician Lloyd Stowell ShapleyGS '53passed away of natural causes on Saturday, March 12, at the age of 92 in Tucson, Arizona. Shapley, who resided in Pacific Palisades, served as emeritus professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

NEWS | 03/29/2016

News & Notes: Peter Marks enters Princeton mayoral race as a second candidate

Christina Vosbikian

Peter Marks, a native of the town of Princeton, has announced his intent to enter into the town's mayoralelection. According to an article on Planet Princeton, Marks has indicated that he will run in the GOP primary this June.

NEWS | 03/29/2016

U. to potentially provide upholstered furniture in residential colleges

Amber Park

All six Residential College Offices announced this week that the University has been investigating the possibility of providing upholstered furniture in student rooms in the future. Emails were sent out to the residential college listservs informing students of the furniture samples currently available for viewing at the Housing and Real Estate Services Office.

NEWS | 03/29/2016

Rawlings GS '70 named Acting President of Cornell

William Liu

Hunter Rawlings III GS ’70 was unanimously appointed the Acting President of Cornell University by the school's Board of Trustees on Mar.24. Cornell’s thirteenth PresidentElizabeth Garrett, the first woman to hold the position, passed away on Mar.

NEWS | 03/29/2016

U. changes course selection, academic advising system for upperclassmen

Andie Ayala

The University recently implemented the Department Academic Planning Form as the new system through which rising juniors and seniors across all departments select fall courses and meet with academic advisors, according to Christina Davis, faculty chair of the Wilson School's Undergraduate Program.Davis explained that the DAPF system is currently being used in residential colleges by underclassman, but in April the system will be transferred to upperclassmen to replace the Course Enrollment Worksheet.

NEWS | 03/29/2016

Sanger discusses U.S. involvement in overseas conflicts

Christina Vosbikian

It is important to think about where the foreign affairs debate fits in the current political discussion,David Sangernotedduring a lecture Monday.Sanger is the chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, specializing in U.S.

NEWS | 03/28/2016

Princeton Against Cruz poster campaign creates controversy

Jessica Li

Posters with the words “Better Dead Than Ted” and “Ted’s a Mess” flooded various parts of the University this past week as part of a campaign by Princeton Against Cruz, a newly formed student group calling for the University community's opposition to the presidential candidacy of Texas Senator Ted Cruz ’92.Walker Davis '17, a member of Princeton Against Cruz and a self-described Democrat, saidthat the seven-member group believes Cruz does not embody the values of the University, namely that of “serving the nation.” Hence, the group is taking an anti-Cruz stance, Davis added.Davis said that, at its core, the Princeton Against Cruz campaign is meant to raise awareness about the election in the community, adding that the group does not speak for the University.

NEWS | 03/28/2016

CPUC discusses future campus plans, sustainability

Maya Wesby

The Council of the Princeton University Community held a meeting Monday to discuss the future of campus planning and University sustainability efforts.

NEWS | 03/28/2016

Updated: Jodi Picoult '87 to be Class Day Speaker

Andie Ayala

The Class of 2016 Class Day Committee announced Monday morning that the speaker for this year’s Class of 2016 Day will be novelist Jodi Picoult ’87. Molly Stoneman '16, a member of the Class Day Committee, noted there have only been two women speakers, including Queen Noor of Jordan ’73 and journalist Katie Couric, as well as one person of color, Bill Cosby, in the history of Class Day. “We decided that we wanted to see more of the values of our class being reflected in the Class Day speaker,” Stoneman said.

NEWS | 03/28/2016

Husband of religious mentor charged with accepting bribes

William Liu

Trevón Gross,husband ofQwynn Gross, a ministry fellow of Christian Union at Princetonand mentor to many students, wasrecentlychargedwith accepting bribes from an illegal Bitcoin exchange platform. Christian Union oversees the Princeton Faith and Action program at Princeton. Qwynn Gross currently leads a Christian fellowship program and a bible study group on campus.

NEWS | 03/27/2016

USG discusses bike share program, Committee on Diversity and Equity

Katherine Oh

The Undergraduate Student Government Senate discussed the bike share program during their weekly meetingon Sunday. U-CouncilorEthan Marcus ’18 presented a brief update onthe new bike share program on campusand explained that the program has been going great so far, withmany new student users who had signed up for Zagster accounts.

NEWS | 03/27/2016

News& Notes: U. experiences wireless network outage, residual email delivery delays may occur

Daily Princetonian Staff

The University's wirelessnetworks were down for about two hours on Sundayafternoon around 1:50 p.m.

NEWS | 03/27/2016

UPDATED: Hacker, white supremacist website claim responsibility for anti-Semitic messages around U.

Amber Park

The University is undertaking an investigation with the Department of Public Safety and the Office of Information Technology in response to en masse anonymous delivery of anti-Semitic messages across campus between Thursday night and Friday morning. The flyer'smessageaccused the Jewish people of "destroying the country through mass immigration and degeneracy." A limited number of posters were found on different parts of the campus. University Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan said that the messages were printed out using Internet-accessible printers.

NEWS | 03/25/2016

Residential college deans to assume greater role in independent concentrator advising

Caroline Lippman

Starting this year, residential college deans will assume more active role in the application process for independent concentrators. According to Deputy Dean of the College Elizabeth Colagiuri, students will have to consult their residential college deans before submitting applications for independent concentrations.

NEWS | 03/24/2016

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