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Executive Director of Career Services Pulin Sanghvi: A background in finance and consulting, a goal to help students branch out

Pulin Sanghvi, the newly appointed executive director of Career Services, comes to the University with a strong background in finance and consulting, including companies as large as Morgan Stanley and McKinsey & Company. Acknowledging that recruitment for these industries is already quite strong on campus, Sanghvi said his main priority is to broaden student opportunities for career exploration. However, Sanghvi said he is not concerned that his background will hinder his abilities to expand career exploration services at the University, citing that he had expanded offerings as the head of the Career Management Center at Stanford Graduate School of Business. His arrival comes at a time when the office is undergoing several reforms.

Expansion of graduate housing, reformed classroom design process promoted at CPUC meeting: Report on classroom design

The Council of the Princeton University Community meeting held yesterday discussed the future of Graduate School housing and proposed incorporating more student and faculty input into classroom design.Graduate Student Government president Friederike Funk raised concerns regarding the current shortage of graduate housing in light of the planned demolition of the Butler Apartments and asked during the Q&A session how this tract of land will be used in the future.

Anatomy of an outbreak

Since the first case of meningitis at Princeton was reported in March 2013,the University has faced seven additional cases of meningococcal disease.

After Salinger story leak, U. wants to find responsible party

The University is continuing to investigate the leak of “The Ocean Full of Bowling Balls,” reclusive author J.D.

USG approves amendments requiring class governments to publish budgets, tables amendments to separate Senate and class governments

At its weekly meeting on Sunday evening, the USG unanimously approved amendments requiring each of the four class governments to hold its own monthly public meetings and to publish and report its own budget each semester. The remaining amendments, which proposed to fully separate the Senate and the class governments, were tabled indefinitely. In a vote of 17 in favor and four against, the USG decided not to continue its own Summer Storage Initiative and not to collaborate with Princeton Student Agencies.

Orefice leaves position as Dining Services executive director

After serving as executive director of Dining Services for 21 years, Stu Orefice left his position at the University last Monday to pursue a consulting job in New York City. “It was time for me to create a new recipe,” Orefice wrote in an announcement sent to his friends and colleagues, adding, “I am extremely proud [of] the work of our award-winning dining team, and I take comfort in the fact that I leave the Princeton pantry fully stocked with high quality ingredients.” In his message to coworkers, Orefice explained that he hopes his job transition will allow him more flexibility to spend more time with his family.

News & Notes: Small World Coffee celebrates 20 years in town

Small World Coffee, the popular coffee shop with two locations on Nassau and Witherspoon streets, will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its move to Princeton on Dec.

Princeton dining facilities ‘Satisfactory,’ although numerous minor violations reported

Princeton community mourns Mandela’s death, celebrates legacy as freedom fighter

In the wake of former South African President and anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela’s death on Dec.

In the Nation’s Service: A Lens Into Princeton R.O.T.C.

At least four thefts and two burglaries reported from eating clubs in past three months

Between September and November, four thefts and two burglaries from the eating clubs have been reported, compared to zero in the same period last year, according to a review of police records from the same period in 2012 and 2013. The incidents have been reported at Cap & Gown, Cottage, Terrace, Quadrangle and Tower Clubs. Based on public records detailing the incidents as well as interviews with eating club presidents, the victims themselves and police officers, no explanation for the increase in the number of reported incidents could be determined.

News & Notes: Woman arrested for allegedly hacking into U. computer system

Alla Ryklin, a woman from West Windsor, was charged with two counts of computer criminal activity on Wednesday.Ryklin, 48, allegedly accessed and damaged a University “online learning center” which was designed for use by University employees, Assistant Prosecutor Christine Petrucci said.

News & Notes: University graduates have some of the lowest average student debt

Graduates of the University have some of the lowest student debt loads in the nation, according to a report released by the Institute for College Access and Success.

Cases of individuals with symptoms of gastroenteritis linked to Ivy Club

At least five individuals have come down with symptoms of foodborne illness apparently linked to the Ivy Club, a local health inspector confirmed Thursday.A total of nine individuals reported to McCosh Health Center on Thursday with symptoms of gastroenteritis, University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua said.

University victims of meningitis have not "completely escaped residual effects"

Some University students infected with meningitis have suffered some of the disease’s residual effects, according to Peter Johnsen, Director of Medical Services at University Health Services. “I would not say all of our students have completely escaped residual effects,” Johnsen said at a panel on the upcoming meningitis B vaccine Thursday evening, where medical professionals from the U.S.

University's 2014 voluntary payment will be at least the amount of last year's

The University’s voluntary contribution to the town of Princeton's municipal budget for next year will not be lower than last year’s contribution of $2.475 million, University officials confirmed.

McGraw Study Hall experiences overcrowding, student 'misapprehension' of program's purposes

Though McGraw Study Hall remains a popular academic-help resource, with 5,800 student visits recorded by the McGraw Center in the last academic year, its popularity has also been a source of dissatisfaction for some students because of the overcrowding and shortage of student tutors. According to data collected by the McGraw Center, in the 2012 fall semester, 62 tutors regularly worked one shift a week, and in spring 2013, only 59 did so.

Priorities Committee to make recommendations to improve use of University funds this month, present to Board of Trustees in January

Due to recessionary pressures and diminished federal funding for research, this month the Priorities Committee is examining ways to more efficiently use the University's funds. The Priorities Committee will make preliminary recommendations on Dec.

News & Notes: U. researchers examine how targeted advertising personalizes web experience for each user

In a study examining how the commercialization of online data has personalized web users’ experience, researchers at the University and Belgium's KU Leuven have released "bots" that mimic the behavior of real people online, according to "Freedom to Tinker," a blog hosted by the University's Center for Information Technology Policy. Their research studies the different personal experiences that arise due to the practices of companies like Google, which stores data on users' web history and filters their search results based on this history.

Expansion to residential colleges provides students with alternate housing option

Students had the option to live in gender-neutral housing in the residential colleges for thefirst timethis academic year.