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U. virtual campus tour attracts more than 6,000 visitors

U. virtual campus tour attracts more than 6,000 visitors

Catherine Wang

Within 30 days of its launch, 6,494 people visited an interactive virtual tour of the University's campus, according to Dena Stivella, Client Relationship Manager of YouVisit, the media company that helped create the tour.According to a University press release, the Office of Admission and the Office of Communications worked together with YouVisit to create the tour.YouVisit was founded in 2009 and has created virtual reality tours for Harvard University and Yale University, which launched in October 2014 and October 2011 respectively.The University's tour, which includes 23 sites like iconic buildings, academic centers and student and recreational facilities, was turned live by the University on Feb.

NEWS | 04/12/2016

C-Store starts putting price labels on all items

Amber Park

Until recently, more than 60 items sold at the C-Store lacked price labels.Before April 7, when stickers were put on the items, customers could only check the price of these items at the store's checkout desk.

NEWS | 04/12/2016

Fox News interviewer asks U. students about “offensive” topics

Claire Lee

“I was on my way to my microeconomics precept, and I made the mistake of making eye contact with Jesse Watters,” Jessica Wright ’19 said of her experience being featured in a recently aired segment, “Watters’ World: Princeton University Edition.”To kick off the segment, which aired as part of “The O'Reilly Factor,” Fox News host Bill O'Reilly observed that college students have recently been expressing distress at seeing the word “Trump” written on walls and posters.

NEWS | 04/12/2016

Buck to develop diversity vision as the first dean of diversity and inclusion

Caroline Lippman

Founding Director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Washington University in St.

NEWS | 04/12/2016

Sprint football program to be discontinued

Jessica Li

In an email addressed to sprint football affiliates Monday afternoon, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 announced that the University has decided to discontinue its 82-year-old sprint football program.Eisgruber and Director of Athletics Mollie Marcoux ’91 delivered the news in person to current members of the sprint football team this afternoon, Assistant Vice President of Communications Daniel Day said.

NEWS | 04/11/2016

Fire displaces six graduate students

Betty Liu

Six graduate students have been displaced from their dormitories following a fire that occurred early Sunday afternoon, according to Assistant Vice President for Communications Daniel Day.Day explained that no one was harmed in the incident.

NEWS | 04/11/2016

Dunwoody discusses diversity in the Army

Zaynab Zaman

Many people falsely continue to believe that having token minorities is a solution to a lack of diversity, while the key really lies in diversity of thought, said General Ann Dunwoody at a lecture this past Monday.Dunwoody is the first woman in United States history to be ranked as a four-star general.Dunwoody said she initially joined the army after her junior year of college due to a paid army incentive designed to recruit more women.

NEWS | 04/11/2016

A grassroots man: Will Yandik '00

A grassroots man: Will Yandik '00

Abhiram Karuppur

If elected to Congress this fall, William Yandik '00 may be one of the only farmers to serve in the House of Representatives. Yandik is currently running as a Democratic candidate in New York’s 19thCongressional District.

NEWS | 04/10/2016

Truckfest to feature 15 food trucks

Catherine Wang

The third annual TruckFest, hosted by the Community Service Inter-Club Council, in conjunction with the Pace Council for Civic Values, will host 15 food trucks and will donate a majority of its proceeds to two local charities, Meals on Wheels and Send Hunger Packing, according to CS-ICC press chairJennifer Peng '17. TruckFest will take place on Prospect Street from 1 p.m.

NEWS | 04/10/2016

USG discusses bathroom codes, spring elections

Katherine Oh

The Undergraduate Student Government Senate discussed bathroom codes and the upcoming USG elections during its weekly meeting on Apr.

NEWS | 04/10/2016

Panel discusses Wilson's legacy on race

Annie Yang

Former University and United States presidentWoodrow Wilson, Class of 1879,is often noted for his domestic and international achievements, but was a divisive figure,Cecilia Rouse, dean of the Wilson School,said in a panelon Friday. “He alienated many while denying the others the fullness of their humanity on racial grounds,” she said. Under his watch, the University remained a bastion of white Anglo-Saxon Protestantism, and on a national level, segregated the Federal Civil Service, which closed a pathway for the advancement for African-Americans, she added. Panelist Chad Williams GS ’04, associate professor and chair of the Department of African and Afro-American Studies at Brandeis University, said thereis a bigger conversation to be had about how we think about history and the place of black people in this country’s history. He said that as a student, he understood the dissonance that had animated the BJL protest: the feeling of being “at” Princeton, but not “of” Princeton. “Having this conversation is very important.

NEWS | 04/08/2016

Buck named as new dean for diversity

Daily Princetonian Staff

The University has appointed LaTanya Buck, founding director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Washington University in St.

NEWS | 04/07/2016

News&Notes: Rochabrun '15 wins IRE student award

Daily Princetonian Staff

Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., recognizedformer editor-in-chief Marcelo Rochabrun ’15 with a first-place award in the student category, small circulation division, for his May 2015 article “Charities funneled millions to eating clubs to pay for social facilities” in The Daily Princetonian.The long-form article investigated how some eating club leadership at the University set up educational foundations in order to grant donors tax deductions, despite this being a violation of IRS guidelines.IRE is a grassroots nonprofit organization founded in 1975 that is dedicated to improving the quality of investigative reporting.The award will be presented to Rochabrun on June 18 at the organization’s annual conference.This is the first time that a reporter from the ‘Prince’ has won the award.Rochabrun also won the first-place award in Enterprise/Investigative Reporting from the New Jersey Press Association’s College Newspaper contest with the same story.

NEWS | 04/07/2016

CHVRCHES to perform at Lawnparties

Hannah Waxman

The musical group CHVRCHES will be headlining the spring 2016 Lawnparties, Undergraduate Student Government President Aleksandra Czulak ’17 announced in the Lawnparties website Thursday.USG Social Committee Chair Rachel Park ’18 noted that the Social Committee has not yet determined the performer for the opening act, and she added that the committee plans to determine the opening act performer within the next few days.CHVRCHES is a Scottish electronic band that was formed in 2011 by lead singer Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty.

NEWS | 04/07/2016

The Integrated Approach: Studying Science Without Borders

Kristin Qian

Since its formation, Integrated Science Curriculum has undergone several subtle changes, the most notable being the elimination of the two-year sequence and the addition of two 300-level courses for upperclassmen, according to Professor of Physics Joshua Shaevitz.ISC Curriculum ChangesThe change in curriculum largely came about in response to student comments, Shaevitz said.The original two-year sequence consisted of an intensive double course in physics and chemistry in the first year with a bit of biology motivation, and then a single, less intensive course in the second year covering molecular biology, biochemistry and organic chemistry, using tools developed in the first year, he explained.For the students who completed the two-year track, it was very successful, he said.

NEWS | 04/07/2016

U. community shares reactions to Wilson Legacy Committee Report

Andie Ayala

Following Monday’s release of the Wilson Legacy Committee’s report, many members of the University community expressed that the decisions of the University Board of Trustees, especially the decision to keep the name of Woodrow Wilson, Class of 1879, on the Wilson School and the Wilson College, were not a surprise. Anchal Padukone ’16 said she thought it was necessary to have a conversation about Wilson's legacy and what we encourage when we honor figures by naming a building or program after them. “While there were some people who were vocal about the importance of the name change, there were many others who were indifferent,” she said. Briana Payton ’16, a previous board member and a current senior advisor of the Black Student Union, said that she was disappointed, but not surprised, by the recommendations in the report. “I think it would have been amazingly progressive and noble to rename the [Wilson] School; it would have been a huge symbolic victory,” Payton said. She said she understands why the University cannot feasibly rename every building that was named after a historic figure.

NEWS | 04/07/2016

Princeton Clay Project raises funds, awareness to help Syrian refugee youth

Kevin Agostinelli

Avigail Gilad '19 and Maria Chiara Ficarelli ’19 recently co-founded the Princeton Clay Project, a fundraising and awareness initiative dedicated to sending Syrian refugee youth to Al Albayt University in Jordan through the Amal Scholarship Fund.The group has so far raised upwards of $3,000, according to Ficarelli and Gilad.Ficarelli is an associate photo editor for the Daily Princetonian.The Amal Scholarship Fund was started by Julie Whittaker GS of the Wilson School, who also co-founded the Princeton Refugee Project.The Amal Scholarship Fund was named for “amal,” the Arabic word for hope, and offers needy students four-year university scholarships to study at Al Albayt, a public Jordanian university located ten minutes away from Za’atari Refugee Camp, according to the Amal Scholarship Fund website. The website notes that the cost of a four-year bachelor’s degree in Jordan – including tuition, books and living stipend – is $19,000.The Clay Project is working in close conjunction with the Princeton Refugee Project, the Nassau Presbyterian Church and the Social Justice Committee of the Center for Jewish Life, with the goal of raising $10,000 – enough to support two years of study at Al Albayt University for one student.

NEWS | 04/07/2016

Fishman '78 reveals visa fraud conspiracy involving fake university with logo resembling U. shield

William Liu

Paul Fishman ’78, U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, unveiled a sting operation in which 21 defendants were charged with enabling student visa fraud this past Tuesday. In an effort to expose conspirators, most of whom are naturalized U.S.

NEWS | 04/06/2016

Farmer's market to have new sustainability guidelines

Marcia Brown

The Office of Sustainability, aided by multiple undergraduate and graduate students, will launch the 2016 Farmer’s Market on April 13 with new sustainability guidelines.According to Lisa Nicolaison, program coordinator at the Office of Sustainability, the market will run from 11 a.m.

NEWS | 04/06/2016

23 town residents join tax-exemption lawsuit against U.

Hannah Waxman

23 residents in the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood of downtown Princeton have joined a lawsuit filed against the University’s tax-exempt status on April 1.Every year by April 1, a new suit has to be filed to continue the preexisting proceedings,Bruce Afran, an attorney who represents the plaintiffs, said.The original suit was filed in 2011 by several residents of Princeton, and was subsequently challenged by the University in February 2015, but was overturned by Judge Vito Bianco of the New Jersey State Tax Court.Bianco’s office did not respond to a request for comment.Robert Durkee ’69, University vice president and secretary, wrote in an email that neither the University nor the tax management office have received filing of the update to the new suit yet.He declined to comment further until such information is provided.Media relations specialist Min Pullan and General Counsel Ramona Romero did not respond to a request for comment.The New Jersey Tax Court clarified in November 2015 that the University must carry a burden of proof to ensure tax exemption.

NEWS | 04/06/2016

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