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At faculty meetings, a quiet quorum

At faculty meetings, a quiet quorum

In recent years, controversial changes to University policy — such as the institution of grade deflation and the decision to reinstate early action admission — have been announced and approved at the faculty meetings led by President Shirley Tilghman and held at the beginning of every month.

NEWS | 05/08/2012

When faculty depart, students left in lurch

When professors take a sabbatical leave, students who had been hoping for them to be their advisers for junior papers or senior theses often find themselves in a jam.

NEWS | 05/06/2012

Life after Nobels: Prizes foster fame

Since the turn of the 20th century, 35 alumni and members of the University faculty or staff have been awarded the Nobel Prize. The award puts the laureates in the spotlight for a few weeks in December after they win, and in many ways, their lives from that point on are significantly changed.Since many Nobel laureates have already established themselves in their fields by the time they win, the award itself does not necessarily open up new research opportunities. For some, the name recognition that comes from winning provides a platform for the pursuit of non-scholarly activities. For others, laureate status does not bring much besides an onslaught of emails and invitations for speaking engagements.

NEWS | 05/06/2012

Called home, without a choice

One evening in early 2008, David Sng ’13 sat conversing with his date and some senior officers at a black-tie ball held by the Singaporean military to celebrate his class’s graduation from Officer Cadet School. Suddenly, he received a text message from his combat unit calling him back to camp.

NEWS | 05/06/2012

109 students on room draw wait list

By the time Farhan Abrol ’14 planned to draw his room for next year at 6:05 p.m. a few weeks ago, he was left without any rooms to choose from. By 4:30 p.m., there were no rooms remaining. On page 97 of the 99 pages listing draw selection times, Abrol entered the wait list, like 108 other students chose to do.

NEWS | 05/06/2012

Christie, Daniels ’71 targeted for Romney's vice president

Now that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has become the presumptive Republican nominee for president, national attention has shifted to the second place prize: the vice presidential nomination. Among the contenders are two names with Princeton ties, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels ’71 and New Jersey Governor and University ex-officio trustee Chris Christie.

NEWS | 05/06/2012

Cannon to hold fall Bicker

The Cannon Dial Elm Club will be conducting a fall round of bicker for members of the Classes of 2014 and 2013 next semester, Cannon president Connor Clegg ’14 confirmed.

NEWS | 05/03/2012

University of Sao Paulo, Princeton to launch strategic partnership this fall

The University will announce a formal academic partnership with the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, according to history professor and Council for International Teaching and Research Director Jeremy Adelman.

NEWS | 05/03/2012

Chi Phi’s recognition revoked by national organization

Contrary to media reports, Princeton’s chapter of the Chi Phi fraternity did not drop its affiliation with the national organization in anticipation of the ban on freshman rush, which will be implemented next fall. In fact, its charter was revoked by the national organization on March 10, a Chi Phi national fraternity official confirmed. In an article published in The Times of Trenton on Wednesday, Chi Phi president Levi Malik ’14 said the fraternity had dropped its Greek letters but might consider continuing its existence as an unaffiliated group of former Chi Phi members.

NEWS | 05/03/2012

For Lawnparties, USG targets rising stars

When the USG booked Rihanna in the spring of 2006 to play at Lawnparties the following fall, she had not even embarked upon her first tour.“We heard she had been doing some studio stuff, so we booked her early,” Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students Thomas Dunne said. “We had a sense she was going to be really big. We were in the right place at the right time.”

NEWS | 05/03/2012

Psychology professor Oppenheimer to depart for UCLA

After eight years at the University, psychology and Wilson School professor Daniel Oppenheimer will depart for the University of California, Los Angeles, effective July 1.

NEWS | 05/03/2012

News & Notes: EMT awarded Jefferson Award for volunteerism

Michael Kenwood, the Princeton EMT who died attempting a rescue during Hurricane Irene, was awarded the prestigious New Jersey Governor?s Jefferson Award for volunteer service this week.Kenwood, the only rescuer in the United States who was killed during the August hurricane, was attempting to reach a car submerged in a flooded Princeton street when he was swept off his feet and drowned.

NEWS | 05/03/2012

Regional Planning Board votes against ordinance preserving Dinky right of way

The Regional Planning Board voted 7-3 against recommending an ordinance that would preserve a right of way toward the current Dinky train station at its meeting Thursday night. The vote represents another setback for residents who have campaigned to block the University’s plan to move the Dinky.

NEWS | 05/03/2012

Breaking: Oppenheimer to leave for UCLA

After eight years at the University, psychology and Wilson School professor Daniel Oppenheimer will depart for the University of California, Los Angeles effective July 1.Oppenheimer received tenure at the age of 30 and has taught PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology, one of the largest classes in the school, since the fall of 2005. He came to the University after earning his Ph.D. from Stanford in 2004.In an interview Thursday afternoon, Oppenheimer said he planned to leave Princeton because he did not like the University’s location.

NEWS | 05/02/2012

Orange and Black Ball indirectly causes student group funding problems

The large cost of the Orange and Black Ball — an event that was resurrected in November after a four-decade hiatus — is causing a ripple effect throughout the organizations that fund student groups, ultimately meaning that less funding is available for other events.

NEWS | 05/02/2012

Conservative comfort at the ‘Conservative Ivy’

Teddy Schleifer and Regina Wang

Nearly two dozen interviews with conservative leaders on campus have contradicted — or at least complicated — the allegation of conservative oppression at Princeton. Conservative students voiced comfort both in the classroom and beyond it, noting that though some wish for a more politically diverse faculty, the University is still largely a friendly environment for politically conservative students. Not a single conservative student interviewed for this article reported ever having experienced any perceived bias in grading or any significant social unease on account of their political views.

NEWS | 05/02/2012

Occupy Princeton group joins May Day strike in New York City

NEW YORK -- Members of the University’s Occupy Wall Street chapter traveled to New York City on Tuesday to participate in the May Day general strike, part of the movement’s efforts to regain momentum after a quiet winter. Centered in New York, the Occupy movement encouraged people around the world to skip work and school on May 1 to protest socioeconomic inequality.

NEWS | 05/02/2012

News & Notes: Brown increases contribution to Providence.

In response to a fiscal crisis in Providence, R.I., Brown University will increase its monetary contributions to the city almost eightfold. Currently, Brown pays Providence around $2.5 million in voluntary contributions and $1.6 million in property taxes, according to The Wall Street Journal.

NEWS | 05/02/2012

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