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Putting ethics to practical use: CHV 310 precepts to each donate $100 to a charity of their choice

Putting ethics to practical use: CHV 310 precepts to each donate $100 to a charity of their choice

Konadu Amoakuh

This week, students in CHV 310: Practical Ethics face an intellectual question with real-world consequences: Which of several charitable causes is most worthy of their support?

NEWS | 11/05/2013

Christie wins second term as governor

Christie wins second term as governor

Hannah Schoen

In a race that ended as lopsided as it started, Republican incumbent Chris Christie defeated his Democratic challenger, New Jersey State Senator Barbara Buono, by a margin of 60.5 percent to 38 percent with 98 percent of precincts reportingin the Nov.

NEWS | 11/05/2013

News & Notes: Firewall issue prompts partial online services outage

Daily Princetonian Staff

A number of University websites, including Blackboard, were down Tuesday afternoon due to a firewall issue. The services were restored in the evening, although the specific problem remains to be identified, University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua said. Blackboard, campus printing and PeopleSoft, the parent service that hosts SCORE and other administrative services, became unavailable during the outage, Mbugua said. The University’s Undergraduate Office of Admission, Office of Information Technology, TigerApps and Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students websites were all reported down. The Princeton homepage was available throughout the outage. The OIT website reported an Internet connectivity outage between 2:50 and 3:04 p.m.

NEWS | 11/05/2013

News & Notes: Town receives AAA bond rating from Standard and Poor’s

Anastasya Lloyd-Damnjanovic

The town of Princeton has received a AAA bond rating from the financial services firm Standard & Poor’s, its first credit rating since the Borough and Township consolidated in January, The Times of Trenton reported.

NEWS | 11/05/2013

University extends early action deadline due to Common Application glitches

Carla Javier

For the third year in a row, the University will accept applications after its Nov. 1 early action application deadline, this time due to technical difficulties with the newly revised Common Application, according to a press release posted on the University’s Office of Admission website and announcements via its Twitter and Facebook last week. The technical problems, which ranged from an inability to submit payments to formatting difficulties, caused over 50 schools with Nov.

NEWS | 11/05/2013

News & Notes: Vanderbei named fellow of the American Mathematical Society

Daily Princetonian Staff

Professor of operations research and financial engineering Robert Vanderbei was named a fellow of the American Mathematical Society on Monday. The fellowship honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of mathematics.AMS honored Vanderbei for hiscontributions to linear programming and nonlinear optimization problems, the organization said.

NEWS | 11/05/2013

Challenge to Dinky move goes to court, decision pending

Patience Haggin

A suit challenging the University’s decision to move the Dinky station as part of its development of the Arts and Transit Neighborhood went to court on Friday.

NEWS | 11/04/2013

From uncertain student to Asian American Studies pioneer: Franklin Odo ’61 GS ’75

From uncertain student to Asian American Studies pioneer: Franklin Odo ’61 GS ’75

Regina Wang and Elliott Eglash

When Franklin Odo ’61 GS ’75 bickered the Ivy Club, he alluded to the beaches in his native Hawaii and hinted that he had surfed its waves.He got into Ivy but had never really surfed.

NEWS | 11/04/2013

News & Notes: Princeton Theological Seminary installs new president M. Craig Barnes

Daily Princetonian Staff

Princeton Theological Seminary installed its seventh president, Dr. M. Craig Barnes, on Oct. 23, Town Topics reported. Barnes is a professor of pastoral ministry. The installation ceremony took place in the University Chapel and included delegates from institutions of higher learning all over the world.

NEWS | 11/04/2013

In governor’s race, University community gives overwhelmingly to underdog Buono

Hannah Schoen

Faculty, administrators, staff and researchers affiliated with the University and the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory gave largely to New Jersey State Sen.

NEWS | 11/04/2013

Sotomayor ’76 wins Woodrow Wilson Award, Rawlings GS ’70 wins James Madison Medal

Jasmine Wang

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’76 and Association of American Universities President Hunter Rawlings III GS ’70 will be presented with the University's top alumni honors at Alumni Day onFeb.

NEWS | 11/04/2013

Educational reform movement misguided, argues Diane Ravitch

Educational reform movement misguided, argues Diane Ravitch

Sheila Sisimit

The movement to reform the American education system is realizing the opposite of what it intends to do, Diane Ravitch, former U.S.

NEWS | 11/04/2013

Breaking: Sotomayor ’76, Rawlings GS ’70 to receive top alumni medals

Daily Princetonian Staff

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’76 and Association of American Universities President Hunter Rawlings III GS ’70 will be presented with the University's top alumni honors at Alumni Day onFeb.

NEWS | 11/04/2013

Turner Construction did not request demolition permit for Dinky station canopy

Patience Haggin

The Turner Construction Company, the University’s contractor to develop the Arts and Transit Neighborhood, did not request a demolition permit from the town construction department to remove the canopy of the former Dinky station.

NEWS | 11/03/2013

Dining hall manager DeZarn runs for N.J. State Senate on platform of legalizing medical marijuana

Corinne Lowe and Michael Granovetter

Senior Operations Manager for Butler/Wilson Dining Services Donald DeZarn’s bid for state senator will come to a close tomorrow when voters of the 14th Legislative District head to the polls.

NEWS | 11/03/2013

Christie and Buono to face off for governor on Nov. 5

Hannah Schoen

In a race that has remained largely non-competitive, Republican incumbent Chris Christie will face off against Democratic New Jersey State Senator Barbara Buono on Tuesday to become the state’s next governor. Christie currently leads Buono by 19 points, according to a poll taken between Oct.

NEWS | 11/03/2013

NN: Sotomayor '76 and Kagan '81 featured in portrait on display at Smithsonian

Daily Princetonian Staff

The first four female justices to serve on the Supreme Court are featured in a portrait on display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery beginning Oct.

NEWS | 11/03/2013

News & Notes: Joseph ’99 Fired from National Security Council after Critical Tweets Revealed

Joseph Sheehan Joe

White House staffer Jofi Joseph GS ’99 was fired from his position on the nuclear non-proliferation team of the National Security Council two weeks ago when he was discovered to be the author of numerous tweets critical of the Obama administration under the Twitter handle @natsecwonk. Joseph, who received his Master of Public Affairs degree from the Wilson School, worked closely with members of the State Department and was a key part of the White House team negotiating on Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Joseph declined to comment for this article. His tweets ranged from superficial commentary — “Who are the two blondes flanking [Chelsea Clinton in a photo]? And is it just me, or has she put on some weight?” — to more serious critiques.

NEWS | 11/03/2013

Man indicted for death of former CJL director

Chitra Marti

A Princeton man has been indicted for allegedly causing the death of former Executive Director of the Center for Jewish Life Rabbi James Diamond in March. Eric Maltz, 21, was indicted on charges of aggravated manslaughter, death by auto and assault by auto, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office announced Thursday. His lawyer, Robert Lytle, declined to comment on the case, saying only that it was “a tragic case on many levels” and that it is ultimately “up to the courts to decide” what is fair in this case.Maltz could face up to 30 years in state prison if convicted of first-degree aggravated manslaughter. Diamond, a Conservative rabbi, was a director at the CJL from 1995 to 2004. Maltz was allegedly driving a 2003 BMW at a high speed when he struck an unoccupied, parked Toyota Camry at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Prospect Avenue, about one mile away from campus.

NEWS | 11/01/2013

Queer Nation protests event at Princeton Club of New York

Anna Mazarakis

Members of Queer Nation disrupted a panel discussion led by Russian officials promoting investment in Moscowat the Princeton Club of New Yorkon Mondaymorning. The New York-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy group protested Russia’s history of laws discriminating against gays and lesbians, according to Queer Nation member Andrew Miller. The University and the Princeton Club of New York are separate entities, University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua clarified.

NEWS | 10/29/2013

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