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News & Notes: Yale to add 2 residential colleges with $250 million gift

News & Notes: Yale to add 2 residential colleges with $250 million gift

Daily Princetonian Staff

Yale plans to expand its number of residential colleges from 12 to 14, financing the additional two with a $250 million donation from alumnus Charles Johnson, the Yale Daily News reported. The donation from Johnson, retired co-chair of the mutual fund Franklin Resources,is the largest in Yale's history.

NEWS | 10/01/2013

SHARE pilots freshman online course, plans program for juniors

Paul Phillips

Members of the Class of 2017 were required to complete a new online Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education course— along with the traditional AlcoholEdu—prior to their arrival on campus this year. The course, called "Unless There's Consent," aims to educate students on sexual assault and sexual harassment but also covers domestic violence, stalking and the idea of consent.

NEWS | 10/01/2013

Crime declines on campus overall but forcible sex offenses increase slightly

Crime declines on campus overall but forcible sex offenses increase slightly

Marcelo Rochabrun

The number of criminal offenses reported on campus decreased for the fifth consecutive year to 44 cases in the 2012 calendar year, according to the University’s 2013Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, released by the Department of Public Safety last week. While the number of crimes reported on campus are down overall, the number of forcible sex offenses increased slightly to 17 cases, continuing an upward trend that has been consistent since 2009, when 11 cases were reported. The crime levels are the lowest in at least a dozen years, according to aggregate data maintained by The Daily Princetonian. The University releases its annual Crime Report in compliance with the federal Clery Act, which regulates the reporting of crime on college campuses.

NEWS | 10/01/2013

Take Harvard skiing. PLEASE!

Murphey Harmon

The following is a guest column submitted by an alumnus in response to arecent Bloomberg article.I'm sure I'm not the only one to notice the factual inaccuracies in the Bloomberg article.

NEWS | 10/01/2013

Pilot program allows first-come, first-served precept sign-up via SCORE

Austin Lee

First-come, first-served precept and lab sign-ups were available through the Student Course Online Registration Engine for 150 courses this fall, as part of a University pilot program to centralize the course enrollment system and move away from the use of Blackboard for section enrollments. This initiative, which was started last spring with 50 courses, has been in the works for two years, University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua said.

NEWS | 10/01/2013

Eisgruber considers potential student body expansion in CPUC meeting

Eisgruber considers potential student body expansion in CPUC meeting

Warren Crandall

University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 floated the idea of a potential increase in the size of the University’s student body at theCouncil of the Princeton University Community’s meeting on Monday afternoon.

NEWS | 09/30/2013

Tower numbers drop while overall fall Bicker figures remain steady

Tower numbers drop while overall fall Bicker figures remain steady

Michael Granovetter

Tower Club, the most popular club for the fall Bicker season last year, saw its number of bickerees drop by almost half this year, from 66 students in 2012 to 34 this year. The drop returned fall bicker levels to normal, as last year's 66 bickerees was a 75 percent increase over the 38 who bickered in fall 2011. Despite the drop affecting Tower, a total of 125 students bickered clubs this fall, just a dozen short of the 137 students who bickered last September.

NEWS | 09/30/2013

News & Notes: Dolan named trustee of Lawrence University

Daily Princetonian Staff

English and theater professor Jill Dolan was named to the Lawrence University Board of Trustees, Lawrence University announced Monday.

NEWS | 09/30/2013

New CPS director Chin hopes to destigmatize seeking counseling on campus

Greta Shum

Calvin Chin, the new director of the University Health Services Counseling and Psychological Services unit, will officially assume the position Tuesday.

NEWS | 09/30/2013

Resources Committee finds PCER proposal for transparency “unwieldy”

Anna Mazarakis

The Resources Committee called recommendations for greater transparency by the student group Princeton Coalition for Endowment Responsibility “unwieldy, unnecessarily complicated and inconsistent” with policies of the University, Princeton University Investment Company and Board of Trusteesin a report released this summer. In its November 2012 proposal, PCER asked the Resources Committee to alter the way in which it reviews and considers University investment decisions, especially in terms of representation in the committee and transparency. PCER’s proposal requested access to the University’s investment information in order to facilitate “sustained campus interest” in investment issues.

NEWS | 09/30/2013

Academics Committee to consider final exam concerns; Restaurant Week to expand

Anna Mazarakis

The USG Academics Committee will discuss the concerns expressed by students and faculty regarding fall semester final examinations with the Committee on Examinations and Standing on Friday, USG members decided at a weekly meeting on Sunday night.

NEWS | 09/29/2013

Greatest threat to University is becoming too comfortable in No. 1 ranking, Shapiro says

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Greatest threat to University is becoming too comfortable in No. 1 ranking, Shapiro says

Elizabeth Paul

The University’s high standings on rankings such as U.S. News and World Report does not mean Princeton should not pursue experimental teaching methods, former University President Harold Shapiro explained in a Sunday afternoon discussion onthe challenges facing higher education. Four current and former college presidents, including Shapiro and former University president Shirley Tilghman, discussed the expansion of online courses, financial difficulties and inadequate rating systems.

NEWS | 09/29/2013

Kennedy '77 discusses benefits of "positive" discrimination in new book on affirmative action

Paul Phillips

Affirmative action is a “positive” form of discrimination, according to a new book written by University Trustee Randall Kennedy ’77 that was released by Pantheon Books this month.

NEWS | 09/29/2013

Bed bug infestation in Holder Hall causes students to relocate twice

Alex Jafari

The occupants of a four-person suite in Rockefeller College’s Holder Hall have been relocated twice after reporting bed bug infestations on Sept.

NEWS | 09/29/2013

News & Notes: Mercer County judge orders state to allow gay marriage

Daily Princetonian Staff

Same-sex couples may legally marry in New Jersey beginning Oct. 21, a Mercer County judge ruled on Friday. The decision overruled Governor Chris Christie's veto of a gay marriage bill in February 2012.

NEWS | 09/29/2013

News & Notes: Turkey President Gul's appearance cancelled

Daily Princetonian Staff

President Abdullah Gul of the Republic of Turkey cancelled his Friday noon talk on campus, an email sent by the University communications staff at 7:26 a.m.

NEWS | 09/29/2013

Marzouki encourages patience in assessing Tunisian revolution’s success

Angela Wang

Post-revolution turmoil in the Middle East is a natural effect of creating new democracies, not a sign that the Arab Spring was unsuccessful, Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki argued in a lecture about the challenges facing his country’s new democracy on Thursday afternoon. Observers of the Arab World should be patient before drawing conclusions about the success of the Arab Spring because revolutions take time to effect change, he noted. “Democracy is a process; it’s continuous experimentation,” Marzouki said in an exclusive interview with The Daily Princetonian before the lecture.

NEWS | 09/26/2013

Q&A: Moncef Marzouki, president of Tunisia

Angela Wang

Before delivering a public lecture on Thursday afternoon, Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki spoke briefly with The Daily Princetonian about the challenges he faces as president and the reasons for his visit.

NEWS | 09/26/2013

From “sexiest Internet executive” to politics professor: Omar Wasow

Loully Saney

Omar Wasow became an assistant professor of politics this fall to teach students on race and identity.

NEWS | 09/26/2013

With 88 concentrators, ORFE sees jump in sophomore class

Michael Granovetter

Concentrators in the operations research and financial engineering department jumped by more than a third with this year’s sophomore class, according to the University directory.

NEWS | 09/26/2013

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