Members of the USG discussed making changes to the process for approving new student groups and corrected an inconsistency in the USG constitution at a meeting on Sunday evening.
The Princeton Entrepreneurship Club has tripled the prize money awarded to winners of this year?s TigerLaunch, the club?s annual pitch competition, to $30,000 after a donation from board of advisors member Howard Cox ?64.
Emilie Burke ?15 left her clothes to dry overnight in the Feinberg laundry room on Feb. 11.
The Princeton tiger has been granted literary life with a memoir published in early February by Blanche Kapustin ’95, titled Tigering: Memoir of an Ivy League Mascot.
Five University professors who taught online courses through the new online platform Coursera last fall discussed their experiences at the Council of the Princeton University Community meeting on Monday.
Two residential colleges will implement interest-based collective living programs next fall. Mathey College will implement a collective living program for a community of students with a shared interest for the arts and humanities on the third floor in Edwards Hall, while Whitman College will enact a similar initiative for a small group of students interested in civic engagement on the third floor of Fisher Hall. Mathey?s community, which will be called the Edwards Collective, received slightly over 50 applications, though some withdrew their applications in favor of joining eating clubs.
The Mercer County Prosecutor?s Office is currently reviewing allegations of administrative misconduct against Princeton Police Department Chief David Dudeck.
Mars Science Lab Project Manager and professor of geology at California Institute of Technology John Grotzinger presented new evidence of ancient habitability on Mars, based on the findings from the Curiosity rover, in a lecture on Thursday evening.
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, who designed the sculptures currently on display outside the Wilson School, announced plans to release a heavy metal album inspired by the three months he spent under house arrest in 2011.
The USG discussed the success of the recent Mental Health Week at its meeting Sunday night.
A proposal to add a representative of the Princeton University Investment Company to the Council of the Princeton University Community was presented at the CPUC meeting on Monday by Resources Committee Chair Deborah Prentice, chair of the psychology department.
The Honor Committee will host a series of focus groups this spring to discuss the current disciplinary policy for students caught working over time during examinations, Honor Committee chair Antonia Hyman ?13 announced in an op-ed published Wednesday in The Daily Princetonian.
The two bee colonies maintained by the Princeton BEE Team died two weeks ago due to a parasite infestation in the hive. The cause is most likely the Varroa mite, a parasite that sucks bees? blood, Penn State researcher Elina Lastro Nino said after examining the hives. The Varroa mite is by no means unique to the Princeton area, and is the number-one killer of bee colonies, BEE Team founder Michael Smith ?10 said.
The Princeton Board of Health will vote on a proposed ordinance to ban smoking within 35 feet of all municipally owned property, public parks and outdoor pools on March 19.
Flora Thomson-DeVeaux ?13 was awarded the Martin A. Dale ?53 Fellowship in late February to continue the research she began with her senior thesis on Argentinean butler Santiago Badariotti Merlo. The fellowship provides a senior with a grant of $30,000 to pursue an independent project after graduation.
An online petition seeking a new ?Sexual Experiences Survey? has gathered over 900 signatures in the past two days.
Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine and CEO of Forbes, Inc. Steve Forbes ?70 argued for a stable dollar and simplification of the tax code as keys to recovering from the 2008 economic crisis and ensuring a prosperous American economy in the future in a lecture on Sunday afternoon.
New Jersey Rep. Rush Holt, a Democrat who represents New Jersey?s 12th congressional district, held a question-and-answer discussion before approximately 50 members of the University community on Friday evening at Terrace Club.
Following the efforts of other universities to address smoking-related concerns, Princeton students, in collaboration with the Pace Center, have formed the Princeton Tobacco Control Policy Group to raise awareness about secondhand smoking. “The overall goal is to have a healthier campus for students and faculty … and to raise awareness about the dangers of tobacco,” president and founder of PTCPG Judy Hou ’16 said. Hou, who was involved in tobacco prevention activities in high school, said she formed the group because she felt that Ivy League schools have not done enough to address the health effects of secondhand smoking. “This is a topic that hasn’t been approached as much at Ivy League schools … People don’t think it’s really something that affects them directly, but I think a lot of state schools have seen that it’s a bigger issue,” Hou added.
Murray-Dodge Cafe has expanded its hours to open Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
