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Tea Party favorite Cruz '92 advances to runoff in Texas senate race

Tea Party favorite Cruz '92 advances to runoff in Texas senate race

Ted Cruz ’92, the former solicitor general of Texas and a darling of Tea Party conservatives nationwide, prevented Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst from eclipsing 50 percent of the vote Tuesday night in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, forcing a runoff between the two men in late July.

NEWS | 05/29/2012

Princeton HealthCare System official accused of embezzling $186,000

A top director at Princeton HealthCare System, the parent company of the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, has been charged by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office with embezzling $186,000 from the hospital.

NEWS | 05/29/2012

Student email to switch to Gmail beginning in August

All undergraduate student email will switch to Gmail between this August and December, the culmination of a semester-long joint project between the Office of Information Technology and the USG to evaluate potential replacements for the current Webmail system.Gmail will be the default email service for members of the Class of 2016, and this summer members of the Classes of 2013, 2014 and 2015 will have their email switched to the new server.

NEWS | 05/24/2012

Department of Energy report reveals PPPL overpaid employees by $1.8 million

Following a Department of Energy report last week that revealed that four Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory employees had been unreasonably overpaid by at least $1.8 million, the University has agreed to reimburse the DOE $1 million to avert further controversy. The DOE oversees the plasma science and fusion lab.

NEWS | 05/23/2012

Updated: Three released from hospital after explosion causes chemical spill at Frick Chemistry Laboratory

Three people were hospitalized after a glass container filled with a highly corrosive acid exploded in Frick Chemistry Laboratory this afternoon, causing the evacuation of 300 people and the interruption of a final exam. All three victims have since been released from the hospital.

NEWS | 05/22/2012

Fire at Whitman Dining Hall prompts evacuation

A grill fire in the Whitman Dining Hall caused the evacuation of 250 people from the residential college at around 8 p.m. tonight, University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua said. No injuries were reported.“Flames started on one of the stoves in the kitchen,” Adriana Estor ’12, who was working in the kitchen at the time, said of the incident. “The cooks were trying to put it out but couldn’t, and so they called the fire truck."

NEWS | 05/21/2012

U. may convert rooms, hire more faculty to accommodate large Class of 2016

The University will increase the capacity of freshman rooms and repurpose residential college social spaces to house students from the larger-than-expected Class of 2016. Additionally, many University programs will also expand their operations to meet the greater demand from the freshman class, in particular by increasing the number of sections for large, popular introductory courses and increasing the number of Writing Seminar courses offered.

NEWS | 05/20/2012

Princeton Club of New York to expand summer outreach to undergrads

A new avenue for summer experiences has opened up for University undergraduates this year, as the Princeton Club of New York is making a concerted effort to increase its level of interaction with undergraduate students.

NEWS | 05/19/2012

Camponogara ’13 recounts danger, rescue in New Zealand

When Ivan Camponogara ’13 realized that he and his friends were approaching an icy cliff on Mount Tongariro in New Zealand, he said he decided to call rescuers as a “precaution.” Within a short time, Camponogara found himself in a helicopter on his way to safety.

NEWS | 05/19/2012

Some students not to be admitted to Fifth, 10th Reunions tents

Partly due to concerns about underage drinking, students under the age of 21 who are not staying in interim housing and are not guests of either members of the Class of 2012, members of the Fifth Reunion class, the 10th Reunion class or any of their satellite classes, will not be admitted into the Fifth or 10th Reunions tents after 5 p.m. The only attendees at Reunions affected by the change will be those under 21 who are attending Reunions as a guest of an alumnus who graduated before 2000.

NEWS | 05/18/2012

New PrincetonFML emerges

An attempted replacement of the Princeton FML website was launched on Thursday to supplant the original website, which was hacked and has been inaccessible since the beginning of reading period.

NEWS | 05/16/2012

Students look off-campus for summer housing

When Molly Gibson ’14 heard that East Asian Studies lecturer Tomoko Shibata was looking for someone to watch her cat and dog for the summer in exchange for living free at her home in Princeton, the deal was too good for Gibson to pass up.

NEWS | 05/15/2012

As summer nears, College Democrats, College Republicans look to November

In preparation for the 2012 presidential and congressional elections, the College Democrats and College Republicans say they plan to organize and discuss events and campaigning strategies over the summer.

NEWS | 05/15/2012

Updated: U. overshoots Class of 2016 by more than 50 students

The University overenrolled the Class of 2016 by between 50 to 65 students and will therefore not admit anyone off its admission wait list, University spokesperson Martin Mbugua said in an email Monday evening.

NEWS | 05/13/2012

Camponogara ’13 rescued on hike in New Zealand

Ivan Camponogara ’13 was rescued by a helicopter from a mountain in New Zealand Saturday night, where he had become trapped with four other American students after reaching an icy section of a mountain during a hike. None of the students were injured.

NEWS | 05/13/2012

WPRB fires host, Surgeon General, for racially charged language

The Surgeon General — the host DJ of the WPRB show “Slot Time” — was banned from the WPRB studios after using profanity in his late-night hip-hop show, station manager Dipika Sen ’13 said in an email to student members of the station on Sunday, May 6.

NEWS | 05/13/2012

USG changes Undergraduate Life Committee charter to include grad students

The USG passed a new charter for the Undergraduate Life Committee on Sunday night that will rename it the University Student Life Committee and place a greater emphasis on graduate students.

NEWS | 05/13/2012

Lupe Fiasco, Harry Belafonte, George Clinton take stage in tribute to Cornel West GS '80

Singer and activist Harry Belafonte, rapper Lupe Fiasco and funk musician George Clinton gathered in McCarter Theatre on Wednesday to celebrate the retirement of African American studies professor Cornel West GS ’80.The event, called “A Bluesman in the Life of the Mind,” honored West’s 40-year relationship with the University. West is retiring as a Princeton professor and will begin teaching at Union Theological Seminary in New York City next fall. Belafonte, Fiasco and Clinton were not announced as performers in order to surprise West.

NEWS | 05/13/2012

'Twas the night before Dean's Date

Twas the night before Dean's Date, / When throughout every college / Students were furiously typing, / Spewing late-gotten knowledge.

NEWS | 05/13/2012

Clubs in talks about multi-club Bicker

The six bicker eating clubs are currently in discussions over an alternative Bicker process, which could allow students to bicker multiple clubs simultaneously rather than just one at a time, University Vice President and Secretary Robert Durkee ’69 confirmed Sunday.

NEWS | 05/13/2012

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