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Presidential search committee to convene in October

Presidential search committee to convene in October

The committee to find a replacement for retiring University President Shirley Tilghman hopes to present a final recommendation to the University Board of Trustees by late March or early April, according to the USG. The committee will consist of two student representatives from the Class of 2013.

NEWS | 09/27/2012

As Tilghman plans departure, an African American studies department gives thanks

In the fall of 2005, Tilghman appointed a committee of eight faculty members led by philosophy professor K. Anthony Appiah to deliberate over the future of African American studies at Princeton.

NEWS | 09/26/2012

News & Notes: Artist Ai elaborates on travel restrictions

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who designed the sculptures currently on exhibit outside Robertson Hall, expressed frustration at the Chinese government’s continued hold on his passport that is preventing him from visiting Princeton next month in an exclusive interview with The Daily Princetonian early Wednesday morning.The renowned sculptor and sharp critic of the Chinese government said in the interview, partially conducted in Chinese, that nobody has told him why his passport is held, who made the decision to hold his passport or who currently has it.

NEWS | 09/26/2012

A Petraeus GS '87 presidency?

David Petraeus GS ’87, the director of the CIA who earned his Ph.D. from the Wilson School 25 years ago, harbors a serious interest in one day serving as University president, according to multiple people familiar with Petraeus’ thinking, potentially placing him as a leading outside candidate to replace retiring University President Shirley Tilghman.Petraeus, who has been an active University alumnus and who returned to campus as recently as this past spring, has publicly voiced interest in the Princeton presidency in the past, but seemingly as a joke used to deflect questions regarding his interest in the presidency of the United States. But sources close with Petraeus, who declined to comment at length for this article, indicate that his interest in University leadership is very real and that he is actively considering leading Nassau Hall.

NEWS | 09/26/2012

Wang's statistics blog forecasts 2012 election

As the University enjoys its last year under the current president, the rest of the country is preparing to elect its next one. This coming election season, a subset of the University community will do more than cast its vote and wait expectantly — these students will be actively documenting and predicting the outcome on a day-by-day basis, up until the very night the results are in.Since the 2004 presidential election, the Princeton Election Consortium, a blog run by molecular biology and neuroscience professor Sam Wang, has given political junkies a place to visualize and interpret massive amounts of polling data under one streamlined, statistically consistent roof.

NEWS | 09/26/2012

With Tilghman retirement, search committee begins

Following the announcement Saturday afternoon that University President Shirley Tilghman would retire from her post effective this June, the University has begun the process of assembling a search committee to find her successor.

NEWS | 09/25/2012

U-Store employee accused of engaging in prostitution after hours

A U-Store employee was charged by the Borough Police this week for allegedly engaging in prostitution in the store after it closed.Eric Everett, 23, of Chesterfield, N.J., had worked at the U-Store for three years and held a nighttime manager position at the 36 University Place location. U-Store President Jim Sykes discovered him allegedly stealing food items from the store accompanied by Brittany Smith, 20, of Keyport, N.J.

NEWS | 09/25/2012

Twitter founder Dorsey pitches entrepreneurship

Twitter co-founder and billionaire Jack Dorsey urged students to pursue entrepreneurship and “see ideas spread around the world,” as part of a Tuesday presentation sponsored by the Princeton Entrepreneurship Club.“The future is in this room. It’s in your head, and your job is to distribute it around the world,” he said to students.

NEWS | 09/25/2012

3 terms, 3 Lawnparties

After what will likely be his last Lawnparties as USG social chair, Benedict Wagstaff ’14 said there is still a lot more he hopes to accomplish and will continue to work on until the next election.Wagstaff is not planning on running for social chair again after his term ends in December, although he jokes that he may change his mind as elections draw closer.

NEWS | 09/25/2012

DREAM Team grows from small to big, enters immigration policy debate

When Yessica Martinez ’15 saw how many people had abandoned the DREAM Team, a student organization that intends to empower undocumented immigrants and inform debate about immigration reform, she decided to revive it.The DREAM Team got its name from the DREAM Act, a piece of legislation that would have created a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who attend college or join the armed forces.

NEWS | 09/25/2012

Student charged with invasion of privacy for allegedly taking "sexually explicit" photos

The Borough Police have charged Richard Tuckwell ’15 with one count of invasion of privacy after he allegedly took sexually explicit photographs of another student in a room in 1939 Hall during Lawnparties.

NEWS | 09/24/2012

News & Notes: Society files suit to prevent battlefield construction

Six months after the Regional Planning Board granted permission to the Institute for Advanced Study to build a faculty housing development on contested property, the Princeton Battlefield Society, a local preservationist group, is filing another lawsuit to prevent the construction. The Battlefield Society stated that it believes the land is where the Battle of Princeton was fought in 1777.

NEWS | 09/24/2012

The Theory behind the Big Bang

Before each episode of "The Big Bang Theory" is filmed, David Saltzberg '89 receives a draft of the script. The script is incomplete, with the words "science to come" in brackets at many points throughout the draft. That's where Saltzberg comes in.

NEWS | 09/24/2012

Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei's planned visit to Princeton in jeopardy

Chinese political critic and sculptor Ai Weiwei, who designed the sculptures outside Robertson Hall and plans to speak at the University next month, may be unable to leave his country because Chinese authorities are still holding his passport, the artist told The New York Times on Tuesday. On Tuesday night the University said it does not plan to intervene in the case.

NEWS | 09/24/2012

From the Editor: How we covered Tilghman's retirement

Saturday's unexpected news that Shirley Tilghman will be retiring from the University presidency sent The Daily Princetonian into overdrive.

NEWS | 09/24/2012

Lempert, Woodbridge ’65 battle to be inaugural mayor of unified town

Patience Haggin

As the local area prepares to undergo perhaps the most significant transformation in its history, two mayoral candidates claim to be the right choice to lead Princeton through its transformation.

NEWS | 09/24/2012

Q&A: Adm. Mike Mullen, former Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff

This semester, Admiral Mike Mullen is transitioning from the battlefield to the classroom. After a storied military career that culminated in a post as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking official in the American Armed Forces, Mullen is using his experience to teach 19 students in WWS 318: U.S. Military and National and International Diplomacy.

NEWS | 09/24/2012

Staking out and reporting from the campaign trail

It is not often that first lady Michelle Obama ’85 comes within a three-mile radius of the University. On Sunday she did, for a fundraiser for her husband’s reelection campaign at the home of Princeton University Investment Company President Andrew Golden in Princeton Township.The event was not open to the press, so we got creative.

NEWS | 09/23/2012

Student app tracks political donations

With Super PACs providing a good portion of funding for both presidential candidates this election cycle, four seniors have created an application to make information about campaign donations easier for voters to access.

NEWS | 09/23/2012

Tilghman leaves uneven town-gown legacy

Though University President Shirley Tilghman and the local municipalities that govern the University have had an up-and-down relationship during her tenure, her retirement has left a largely positive impression of her tenure on community organizations.

NEWS | 09/23/2012

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