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U-Store employee accused of engaging in prostitution after hours

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

At fundraiser, Obama ’85 promises return to alma mater

At a fundraiser in Princeton Township about three miles from the University on Sunday, first lady Michelle Obama ’85 said she plans to return to her alma mater at some point.

NEWS | 09/23/2012

Easop ’13 leads USG agenda into second semester

With one semester left in his yearlong term as USG president, Bruce Easop ’13 said he has had little time to reflect on his government’s accomplishments. After all, Easop explained, there is still much to be done, and time is of the essence.

NEWS | 09/23/2012

News & Notes: Backup power system believed responsible for Sunday night fire

A small electrical fire in the computing center behind Charter Club and Bobst Hall ignited on Sunday night, bringing officials from the Princeton Fire Department, the Department of Public Safety and other University agencies to the scene. No one was present at the Computing Center when the fire broke out, and no one was injured.

NEWS | 09/23/2012

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