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Blog post by Princeton professor emeritus sparks controversy

Princeton professor emeritus of international law and United Nations rapporteur Richard Falk has been widely criticized and asked to step down from his position at the UN because of a blog post he published on April 19, ?A Commentary on the Marathon Murders.? Accused of anti-Semitism and of blaming the bombings on the victims themselves, he and his family have received hate mail and threats, according to Falk. Falk noted in an interview that he had been highlighting the way in which the United States? global actions and military foreign policies, such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan, have created growing anti-American sentiment.

Former Sen. Mitchell urges patience in Middle East, active negotiations in Israel-Palestine conflict

Former Senator George Mitchell urged the United States to exercise patience in assessing the results of the Arab Spring revolutions and to actively facilitate negotiations for a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a keynote address at the University?s Colloquium on Public and International Affairs last Friday. Under former President Bill Clinton, Mitchell served as a special envoy for Northern Ireland and played a leading role in peace negotiations there in the late 1990s.

Dining Services to launch food truck at athletic events in fall

A ?food truck" operated by Dining Services will make its first appearance on campus in late August and is intended for use mainly at athletic events. According to Director of Dining Services Stu Orefice, the food truck will primarily be used at lacrosse games and may also be used for additional athletic functions.

Despite combat ban reversal, Princeton ROTC cadets' plans remain unchanged

As graduation approaches for seniors serving in the Princeton Reserve Officers? Training Corps Battalion, cadets at the University and other institutions are preparing to enter an American military whose composition could change significantly as a result of former U.S.

Pton.in connects students to peers over the summer

A new student-created website called Pton.in provides University students with a portal to see where their peers will be over the summer.

Whig-Clio summer fellowship recipients to be announced Monday

The American Whig-Cliosophic Society will announce on Monday the recipients of the society?s Summer Fellowship in Public Service, a grant of $3,500 given to three students to subsidize the cost of an unpaid internship this summer. The fellowship, funded by the Whig-Clio Board of Trustees, is restricted to Whig-Clio members, president Matthew Saunders ?15 said.

LGBT alumni share stories in oral history project

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender alumni attendants at the recent Every Voice conference had the opportunity to record their personal narratives as part of an audio and visual oral history project organized by the Alumni Association of Princeton University and funded by the institutional equity and diversity efforts of the Office of the Provost.

Philanthropist Kathryn Davis dies at 106

Kathryn Davis, philanthropist and longtime donor to the University together with her late husband Shelby Cullom Davis

Relay for Life tries to find its footing on campus

Relay for Life at Princeton ? a cancer awareness group typically sponsored by the American Cancer Society ? chose not to officially partner with the ACS for this year?s walkathon in April.

Obama names Froman ’85 as pick for U.S. Trade Representative

Michael Froman ?85 will be nominated as the next U.S. Trade Representative, President Obama

No offers made for free houses on Alexander Street

Two months ago, the University offered seven houses that it owns on Alexander Street free of charge to any buyer willing to incur the cost of transporting them to an alternate location by April 30.

As she transitions out of Princeton, Slaughter '80 remembers undergraduate years

Before she became the first female director of policy planning for the U.S. State Department and before she tried to ?have it all,? Anne-Marie Slaughter

From Amazon to Amazon.com: White ’12 publishes e-book guide on applying for postgraduate opportunities

From the depths of the Amazon jungle comes an Amazon.com ?Hot New Release? by Haley White ?12, titled ?Receive tens-of-thousands of dollars to travel, volunteer, or go to grad school.? White, who is currently working as an English teaching assistant at the Universidade Federal do Oeste do Para in the Brazilian Amazon as part of a one-year Fulbright Scholarship, recently published an e-book geared toward students applying for postgraduate scholarships and fellowships.

University concludes aerial drone usage

The University concluded an aerial photography program to take pictures and videos of the campus for admissions purposes last week, University spokesperson Martin Mbugua said.

Terrace aims to raise $3.5 million for renovations

Terrace Club has begun planning for renovations to its clubhouse through the Terrace Future Campaign, which seeks to raise $3.5 million from about half of the 4,000 living alumni of the eating club. The renovations include redesigning and modernizing the servery, expanding the existing dining room, building an all-purpose room mainly intended for musical performances, constructing a new staircase and an elevator, adding a bedroom to the officers? quarters and greening the clubhouse, according to the

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The night a preacher hit the Street

On a Saturday night in October 2011, Michael Stockwell, a self-proclaimed open-air preacher and the cofounder of Cross Country Evangelism, stationed himself on a sidewalk on Prospect Avenue.

Proposal for change to P/D/F policy unanimously voted down

?The USG Academics Committee?s proposal to create a policy allowing students to rescind a pass/D/fail election after viewing a final letter grade was unanimously voted down by the Faculty Committee on Examinations and Standing earlier this month. The unanimous decision came after Academics Committee chair Dillon Sharp ?14 and Class of 2014 senator and Academic Life Total Assessment committee member John McNamara presented to the committee on April 17. ?It?s dead; it?s not happening,? Sharp said. Had the Committee on Examination and Standing voted in favor of the proposal, the Faculty Advisory Committee on Policy would have also had to vote in its favor before the entire faculty would have the opportunity to approve it. The policy was one of the Academics Committee?s main priorities for the semester. Sharp explained at the beginning of his tenure as chair that the policy change would encourage students to continue to work hard throughout the semester and give them the chance to improve their grade point averages if they ended up doing better in a class than previously expected. Claire Fowler, senior associate dean of the college and an ex officio member of the Committee on Examinations and Standing, noted that there was consensus in the committee?s discussion to preserve the point of the University?s P/D/F option, which the committee believed was to encourage students not to worry about grades in a class. ?The faculty really thought the point of the P/D/F policy was to permit students to take courses that they were interested in without regard to grades, and they felt that the new proposal was putting the grade anxiety back into the P/D/F category,? Fowler said.

Candlelight vigil for Boston victims draws students, community members

Princeton students held a candlelight vigil at the Fountain of Freedom in Scudders Plaza for the victims of this month?s attacks on Boston on Monday evening from 9 to 11 p.m.

The night a preacher hit the Street

On a Saturday night in October 2011, Michael Stockwell, a self-proclaimed open-air preacher and the cofounder of Cross Country Evangelism, stationed himself on a sidewalk on Prospect Avenue.