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Kahneman receives Presidential Medal of Freedom, alongside Oprah

Kahneman receives Presidential Medal of Freedom, alongside Oprah

Daily Princetonian Staff

University professor emeritus Daniel Kahneman was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obamaon Thursday,The Times of Trenton reported. Kahneman, a professor emeritus of psychology and public affairs at the University, is a Nobel laureate in economics. The award represents the highest civilian honor in the United States.

NEWS | 08/10/2013

Bezos ’86 buys Washington Post

Daily Princetonian Staff

The Washington Post Co.announced a deal todayto sell its namesake newspaper to billionaire Jeff Bezos’86 for $250 million. Bezos, the founder and CEO of the online merchant Amazon.com, will become the sole owner of the newspaper, while the paper's parent company will retain control of its other holdings. Bezos wrote in anopen letter to employees of the Postthat he would not take charge of the paper's daily operations and that the paper would retain its current leadership.

NEWS | 08/05/2013

USG approves $65,000 for fall Lawnparties

Anna Mazarakis

The USG has approved a $65,000 funding request from the Social Committee for the fall Lawnparties, according to USG president Shawon Jackson ’15. The request was officially approved on July 17 by vote conducted over e-mail, since the entirety of the student government was not able to meet in person, he explained. According to Jackson, the funding will cover the costs of the main act and supplies needed for the event. This figure is slightly higher than the $60,000 approved for last spring's Lawnparties but slightly lower than the $70,000 approved for the spring 2012 and fall 2012 Lawnparties, according to figures provided by Jackson. Lawnparties is scheduled to take place onSept.15.

NEWS | 07/31/2013

Obama ’85 calls Princeton the ‘iviest of the Ivy League’ in talk to Chicago youth

Catherine Ku

In a rare mention of her alma mater, First Lady Michelle Obama ’85referred to the Universityas "probably the iviest of the Ivy League” while addressing high school students at an event heldThursdayin Chicago.

NEWS | 07/22/2013

Updated: Tower Club to host Aaron Carter for fall Lawnparties

Emily Tseng

Tower Club president Doug Stuart confirmed in an email to The Daily Princetonian Friday night that pop musician Aaron Carter will be performing as the club's act for fall Lawnparties. CartertweetedFriday afternoon that he will be performing at the University on Sunday, Sept.

NEWS | 07/19/2013

Students, alumni evacuate revolution-rocked Egypt

Patience Haggin

During the first week of July, five University students were studying abroad inCairo, where this past week the Egyptian government of President Mohamed Morsi was overthrown by popular and military action.

NEWS | 07/12/2013

Updated: Simon & Schuster to publish "Smarten Up!", book by Patton ’77, in spring 2014

Anna Mazarakis

Susan Patton's forthcoming book will be called "Smarten Up!: Words of Wisdom from the Princeton Mom" and is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2014, publisher Simon & Schuster announced Tuesday.The announcement followsindications from a Simon & Schuster publicistand Patton on Friday suggesting that an agreement between the two parties was expected early this week. Patton wrote aletter to the editorof The Daily Princetonian on March 29 encouraging female students to find a husband on campus before graduation.

NEWS | 07/09/2013

Spitzer ’81 mounts political comeback with run for NYC Comptroller

Teddy Schleifer

Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer ’81, who has spent the past five yearsrehabilitating his imageafter a prostitution scandal cost him his political career, has announced he will run for the Democratic Party's nomination for New York City Comptroller. Spitzerresigned as governor in March 2008following the revelation that he had used a high-end prostitution service.

NEWS | 07/08/2013

Simon & Schuster expected to announce book deal with Patton '77

Anna Mazarakis

The publisher Simon & Schuster is expected to announce next week that it has contracted a book deal with Susan Patton ’77. The book deal comes after Pattonwrote a letterto the editor of The Daily Princetonian onMarch 29.

NEWS | 07/05/2013

Updated: Students abroad in Brazil, Turkey insulated from protests

Paul Phillips

University students studying or interning in Brazil and Turkey remain safe and largely insulated from the political protests there, according to interviews conducted with students abroad.

NEWS | 07/05/2013

News & Notes: Fourth COMBO survey to be released by mid-July

Anna Mazarakis

The fourth survey of the Committee on Background and Opportunity will be released within the next few weeks, USG president Shawon Jackson ’15 said in an interview this week. “The survey will probably go out by mid-July, and then we’ll probably keep it open for about a month with two to three reminder emails,” Jackson said. Though a tentative timeline described in theApril 28USG Senate packet indicated that the survey would be sent out on Dean’s Date, Jackson explained thatthe committee overseeing the administration of COMBO IV decidedto postpone its release because it was “conscious of survey fatigue” that the student body might be feeling due tothe large number of surveys sent out at the end of the academic year. The release of data for theCOMBO III surveylast fall was marked by heavy delays.

NEWS | 07/03/2013

Student with bacterial meningitis hospitalized abroad in fifth case linked to University since March

Daily Princetonian Staff

A male University student was hospitalized after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis on June 30 during an academic program abroad, the University announced in an email sent to undergraduate students Tuesday afternoon.

NEWS | 07/03/2013

As school year turns, Eisgruber ’83 now officially University president

Teddy Schleifer

Christopher Eisgruber ’83 officially replaced Shirley Tilghman as University president on Monday morning, a change in leadership that will likely guide the University through the next decade. Eisgruber, whose promotion from provost wasannounced in mid-April, assumed his new post as part of a Nassau Hall transition that simultaneouslyelevated former Wilson School professor David Lee to Eisgruber’s old positionand Pablo Debenedetti tothe dean for research position. Debenedettireplaces A.J.

NEWS | 07/01/2013

Town committee renews efforts to curb underage drinking

Ella Cheng

Renewing efforts to design and pass an ordinance to curb underage drinking in town, local officials and members of the Princeton community have formed a committee to discuss a possible ordinance that would fine minors under the age of 21 caught drinking inside a private residence. The committee, which has met twice so far, consists of representatives from the Princeton Police Department, Princeton High School, parents, Princeton Board of Health, various drug and alcohol prevention organizations, including Corner House and the Princeton Alcohol and Drug Alliance, and the University.

NEWS | 06/28/2013

Supreme Court returns Fisher v. UT Austin to appeals court

Anna Mazarakis

The Supreme Court announcedMondaythat it will send Fisherv.

NEWS | 06/25/2013

Updated: Justices' Princeton-related activities provide clues as to how they might rule

Anna Mazarakis

For the two University alumni who will likely be shaping the future of affirmative action in the United States this week, their relationships with their alma mater both during and after they graduated hints at their views on the issue. The Supreme Court did not rule on Thursday in the case Fisher v.

NEWS | 06/19/2013

U. reopens after eight hours following bomb threat evacuation

Carla Javier

About eight hours after thecall to evacuate due to a bomb threat, the University reopened its campus at6:25 p.m.according to thePrinceton homepage.After an investigation led by the Department of Public Safety and assisted bymultiple law enforcement agenciesincluding the Princeton Police Department, Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, Mercer County Sheriff's Department and Prosecutor's Office, Monmouth County K-9 unit, New Jersey State Police, New Jersey Transit Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, no explosives were found. According to the homepage, the University will continue to work with law enforcement officials to investigate the source of the threat.

NEWS | 06/13/2013

Princeton campus closes due to bomb threat; no devices found

Carla Javier

Updated 6:00 p.m.: A bomb threat alert was issued by the Universityon Tuesday at 10:26 a.m.The campus was fully evacuated and remained closed throughout the afternoon.

NEWS | 06/13/2013

U. announces eight new trustees

Daily Princetonian Staff

Eight new members will join the University’s Board of Trustees beginning July 1, the University officials announced Monday. The octet that will join the 40-member board that manages the University’s endowment, academics and property includes three term trustees elected by the board to serve four years and three alumni trustees elected by the University’s alumni to serve four years.

NEWS | 06/13/2013

Rep. Holt to run for Lautenberg’s Senate seat in special election

Rep.Rush Holt(D-NJ) announcedThursdayin an email to his supporters that he intends to run for the Senate seat left vacant byFrank Lautenberg’s deathon Monday. Holt is currently serving his eighth consecutive term in Congress representing the 12th Congressional District, the central New Jersey district that encompasses the University. In a controversial move expected to cost the state $24 million, New Jersey Gov.

NEWS | 06/06/2013

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