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Blackboard allows for syllabus shopping

Blackboard allows for syllabus shopping

Thanks to a recent change made to Blackboard’s software, students can once again access syllabi for any course, regardless of whether they are officially enrolled in the class on SCORE.The syllabus tool on Blackboard was built to allow students to access syllabi for all courses. Students could in fact do this for many years, according to Dennis Hood, manager of courseware in the Office of Information Technology’s Academic Services department.

NEWS | 09/17/2012

With merger, all undergraduates can vote on campus for first time

For the first time, undergraduates who live on campus will be able to vote at an on-campus polling place this November.After last fall’s vote to consolidate Princeton Borough and Princeton Township, the Mercer County Board of Elections redrew Princeton’s voting districts last December. Effective on Jan. 1, the new districting makes it possible for all undergraduate students to vote on campus.

NEWS | 09/17/2012

Alleged assault in 1939 Hall

Marcelo Rochabrun

The Borough Police is investigating a report of a sexual assault in Wilson College on Sunday afternoon. The incident, first reported to Public Safety at 4:35 p.m., was reported in 1939 Hall.

NEWS | 09/17/2012

USG waits on survey to unveil agenda

With Lawnparties over and the first full week of school underway, the USG is in the process of determining its plans for the upcoming semester. Current USG president Bruce Easop ’13, who won in a closely contested runoff in last year’s election, will spearhead a USG government that promised last spring to promote mental health awareness, better publicize academic information and reinforce connections among students around campus through a variety of media. Easop’s term ends at the beginning of the spring semester.

NEWS | 09/17/2012

U. installs speakers for emergency messaging

New blue-light telephone towers located around campus are the latest addition to the University’s emergency communications system. The new towers not only allow for direct communication between members of the University community and the Department of Public Safety during an emergency but also include speakers that can broadcast emergency messages all over campus.

NEWS | 09/17/2012

Witherspoon Institute’s gay-parenting study questioned

A recent study funded by the Princeton-based Witherspoon Institute questioning the success of same-sex parenting has drawn scrutiny from gay rights activists and scholars.

NEWS | 09/16/2012

State law may let U. expand without local approval

A bill moving through the state legislature in Trenton may alter the relationship between private colleges and universities and local governments in New Jersey. In late June the State Senate passed a bill that would allow institutions like Princeton to pursue expansion and development without the approval of local government. The bill will take effect if it is passed by the House and receives the signature of Governor Chris Christie.

NEWS | 09/16/2012

No. 1 on No. 2: Joel Goldstein ’75

Joel Goldstein '75 is not particularly dependent upon the spotlight. His friends describe him variously as low-key, generous, modest and thoughtful, usually emphasizing his quiet and wry sense of humor. But during election years, Goldstein, a law professor at Saint Louis University, temporarily swaps his academic cap and gown for the garb of a political commentator. Goldstein is one of the nation’s leading experts on the vice presidency, making him a valuable go-to man for media outlets when, once every election cycle, they become obsessed over the question of who will be tapped as a vice presidential nominee by the leading campaigns.

NEWS | 09/16/2012

U. offers classes on online platform

As students struggle to break out of their summer sleeping habits and readjust to their new fall schedules, students from all over the world who are enrolled in online Princeton courses are attending lectures from the comfort of their own beds.

NEWS | 09/16/2012

Alumni form left-leaning political group

At a get-together in New York City a couple of years ago, a small group of Princeton alumni came to a number of conclusions about the University’s political climate. Liberal organizations didn’t have a big enough presence at Reunions, they decided. The political discussion had swung to the right, but Princeton alumni weren’t doing as much as they could to bring it back to the center, they thought. And in that room, Princeton Progressives was born.

NEWS | 09/16/2012

News & Notes: Growth in U. endowment slows after two years of dramatic increase

The University?s endowment, valued at $17.1 billion last year, only rose by between 0 and 5 percent in the last year, University President Shirley Tilghman said in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek last week.

NEWS | 09/16/2012

After defeat, Microsoft lobbies on campus

Months after being edged out by Gmail in the battle to serve as the primary email service for undergraduates, Microsoft has launched a campaign to convince students to reject the default option in favor of Microsoft Office 365.

NEWS | 09/13/2012

After Aspire, some celebration

Following the completion of the University’s five-year Aspire fundraising campaign over the summer, attention has shifted from relentless fundraising from thousands of donors to a quieter celebration of the campaign’s success.

NEWS | 09/13/2012

News & Notes: Harvard student publishes book about fraud

A book written by the current managing editor of The Harvard Crimson Julie Zauzmer about a former student who gained admission to Harvard after submitting a fraudulent application will be released next Tuesday.

NEWS | 09/13/2012

Urban Outfitters to open in December

Job listings on UrbanOutfitters.com indicate that a Nassau Street branch of the popular clothing chain Urban Outfitters will likely open in December of this year.

NEWS | 09/13/2012

Consolidation process progressing smoothly

The consolidation of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township is progressing smoothly and will be completed by the end of the year, potentially saving local taxpayers millions of dollars in redundancies and setting an example for other towns throughout the state.

NEWS | 09/13/2012

Lecture hall named after controversial Korean leader

The Wilson School will dedicate a lecture hall next month in honor of the first president of South Korea, a controversial leader whose legacy is complicated by allegations of violent political suppression, authoritarian practices and electoral fraud during his time in office.

NEWS | 09/13/2012

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