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In literary endeavors, Princeton's Office of Communications plays little-known role

The Daily Princetonian

In literary endeavors, Princeton's Office of Communications plays little-known role

Sharon Deng

When David Pupa wanted to write a fictional book whose main character attends the University, he was told that he would have to gain official approval before it could be published. In order to get the approval, Pupa submitted a rough draft of his manuscript and was granted preliminary approval two weeks later.

NEWS | 09/23/2014

Witherspoon Institute, Madison program take partisan funds

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Witherspoon Institute, Madison program take partisan funds

Jacob Donnelly

The Witherspoon Institute — a conservative think tank based in Princeton that has many ties to the University — and a University-sponsored program for undergraduate students received substantial funding from the Koch brothers-backed DonorsTrust and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation in the year 2012, according to Internal Revenue Service records. The Institute's ties to the University include politics professor Robert George, who helped found the Institute in 2003 and who is currently a senior fellow there, as well as history professor Harold James and politics professor John Londregan, both of whom are also senior fellows.

NEWS | 09/23/2014

Professor offered community service deal in theft case

The Daily Princetonian

Professor offered community service deal in theft case

Chitra Marti

An operations research and financial engineering professor arrested for stealing lawn signsearlier this summer might have his charges dropped if he completes community service at Trenton Central High School, according to a deal proposed by the Princeton municipal prosecutor. John Mulvey, who is teaching ORF 311: Optimization under Uncertainty, ORF 435: Financial Risk Management and ORF 535: Financial Risk Management this semester, was charged with allegedly stealing 21 lawn signs that advertised Princeton Computer Repairs, Tutoring and Digital Services over the course of last year. Mulvey did not respond to a request for comment. Ted Horodynsky, owner of the company, alleged that Mulvey stole the signs in retaliation for a traffic incident in which Horodynsky may have cut off Mulvey near a stop sign.

NEWS | 09/22/2014
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Future of Witherspoon Street discussed heatedly at town meeting

The Daily Princetonian

Future of Witherspoon Street discussed heatedly at town meeting

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

Town residents discussed concerns over preserving the historic and cultural charm of Witherspoon Street while considering the implications of current zoning regulations during a public meeting on Monday night. Although Witherspoon Street spans only about a mile in length, it includes eight different zoning areas.

NEWS | 09/22/2014

Princo and Board of Trustees chair invest in Thrive Capital

The Daily Princetonian

Princo and Board of Trustees chair invest in Thrive Capital

Sheila Sisimit

The Princeton University Investment Company and Chair of the University's Board of Trustees Kathryn Hall ’80 have both invested in Thrive Capital, aventure capital investment firm focused on media and Internet investments. Princo is the University department that manages $17.8 billion of the University's $18.2 billion endowment. In addition to her chairmanship, Hall is CEO of Hall Capital Partners, a hedge fund based in San Francisco that has over $29 billion in assets under management.

NEWS | 09/22/2014

N&N Georgetown student dies from meningitis type B

The Daily Princetonian

N&N Georgetown student dies from meningitis type B

Charles Kyungchan Min

A student at Georgetown Universitydied last week from meningitis type B. The student,Andrea Jaime, was a sophomore. The specific strain of meningitis found at Georgetown, serogroup B, was the same type found at Princeton, Drexel University and the University of California, Santa Barbara. The case at Drexel also proved fatal, when Stephanie Ross died from the disease in March. An initial email sent out to the Georgetown community denied the cause of Jaime’s death as bacterial meningitis.

NEWS | 09/21/2014

USG holds town hall meeting on revised sexual misconduct policy

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USG holds town hall meeting on revised sexual misconduct policy

Jacob Donnelly

The University first moved to enact changes “quickly but without haste” to its sexual misconduct policy in late July when it was informed by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights that it was out of compliance with Title IX, Vice Provost for Institutional Equity & DiversityMichele Minter said at an Undergraduate Student Government town hall meeting on Sunday. The changes — enacted unanimouslyon Sept.

NEWS | 09/21/2014

283 students participate in sorority rush

The Daily Princetonian

283 students participate in sorority rush

Lorenzo Quiogue

Three years sincefreshmen were banned from rushing, 283 students participated in sorority rush activities last week, and about 170 students ended up joining a sorority. This year's recruitment process had the highest number of participants in recent years. Before the rush ban, an average of around 200 students had been rushing the sororities, with 206 students rushing in 2011, and 210 students rushing in 2010.

NEWS | 09/21/2014

Politics and religion historically intertwined in the U.S., says sociology professor

The Daily Princetonian

Politics and religion historically intertwined in the U.S., says sociology professor

Paul Phillips

Although the year 1964 and the revival of religious fundamentalism in the 1970s and 1980s were important for the melding of religion and politics in Kansas and Texas, one must not ignore underlying factors and events that took place before then, sociology professor Robert Wuthnow, known for his work on the sociology of religion, argued in a lecture on Thursday. Wuthnow began his lecture by explaining why he was focusing on those two states in particular, saying that although both states are now known as religious and Republican, and both voted for Romney in 2012, Kansas is much smaller and has a history of voting Republican, while Texas began as a slave state and formerly voted Democrat. Wuthnow noted that despite the complex interrelationship between church and state in the politics of Kansas and Texas, both states have a strong tradition of freedom of religion, as well as of separation between church and state.

NEWS | 09/18/2014

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