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If John Nash GS ’50 is the phantom of Fine Hall, then his colleague John Horton Conway is the building’s resident surrealist.If students were to pass by the windows on the third floor of Fine Hall, they’d find Conway, who spends most of his day in the iconic mathematics building, playing children’s games on a blackboard. Conway has pioneered a field known as recreational mathematics, a specialty that Conway said he believes is misnamed.

NEWS | 02/29/2012

University to stop HEI investments

University to stop HEI investments

The University will stop investing in the embattled hospitality firm HEI, ending more than three years of controversy on campus about the company’s alleged workers’ rights violations, Princeton University Investment Company president Andrew Golden confirmed in a statement to The Daily Princetonian late Wednesday night. The decision followed the actions of Yale, Brown and the University of Pennsylvania, which have all declined to reinvest.

NEWS | 02/29/2012

Study finds N.Y. vulnerable to storms

While the Northeast may have been spared from the worst devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Big Apple could soon find itself under water. A study by a team of researchers from the University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that climate change may cause devastating storms and storm-related disasters — notably surges and floods — to hit low-elevation areas like New York City much more frequently. The team published its findings in the journal Nature Climate Change on Feb. 14.

NEWS | 02/29/2012

Lajeunesse continues project

Josue Lajeunesse, a custodian in Whitman College who was featured in two recent documentaries, is implementing several new projects centered on developing his hometown of La Source, Haiti.

NEWS | 02/29/2012

News & Notes: Unknown white male exposes self to female undergraduate

Members of the University received a Campus Safety Alert on Tuesday night about a reported incident of lewdness that occurred near the University around 6:15 p.m.

NEWS | 02/28/2012

U. to side with UT-Austin in affirmative action case

As the Supreme Court plans to hear a major affirmative action case this spring, the University will continue to express support for the consideration of race in the admission process, officials said.The Court decided last Tuesday to review the case of Fisher v. Texas, in which Abigail Fisher, a white student, claimed to be denied admission to the University of Texas at Austin because of her race. Fisher filed a lawsuit for alleged racial discrimination. This is the third time the nation’s highest court has decided to hear a case on affirmative action. The court last evaluated the use of race in admissions in 2003.

NEWS | 02/28/2012

Tilghman: No plans to retire

University President Shirley Tilghman may hold her corner office in Nassau Hall even longer than she planned. Tilghman told The Daily Princetonian in 2009 that she had informed the University’s Board of Trustees that she planned to retire from the presidency in June 2013 following the expected completion of the five-year $1.75 billion Aspire capital campaign this June. On Monday, though, Tilghman told the ‘Prince’ that she has no plans to leave office next year.“At the time, I thought that was a realistic plan. Nothing was set in stone,” she said. “I certainly think that there are many projects that I would like to see completed.”

NEWS | 02/28/2012

Interest in Wilson School holds steady

Despite a number of major changes to the Wilson School admission system and curriculum over the past 12 months, the number of applicants to the program this year did not deviate from the usual number of applicants over the past decade.

NEWS | 02/28/2012

Borough Council debates hospital location

The Borough Council discussed on Tuesday night zoning issues associated with the proposed development of the 9.8-acre site of the University Medical Center at Princeton, which is slated to move to its new Plainsboro campus in May.

NEWS | 02/28/2012

At work while at play: precept on the Street

Rather than spending most of the day taking classes and another part of the day on the Street, some students can do both at the same time.Tower Club currently holds 14 history precepts in its Woodbridge Precept Room, and Charter Club is considering beginning hosting precepts this fall. Promotional materials sent by Tower to preceptors at the beginning of the spring semester laud the comfortable chairs, availability of coffee and convenience as the central benefits of the precepts held in the non-academic buildings.

NEWS | 02/28/2012

For one semester, ahead of the class

For most Princeton students, an undergraduate education entails learning primarily on and around campus through both coursework and extracurricular activities. But a small group of students find themselves far from the University, pursuing other types of learning experiences through the advanced standing option.

NEWS | 02/27/2012

PCDO endorses Nemeh

The Princeton Community Democratic Organization endorsed deputy mayor of Princeton Township Sue Nemeth for the Democratic nomination for the local State Assembly seat at its monthly meeting Sunday evening. Among those in attendance were U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and U.S. Representative Rush Holt, as well as Jackie Cornell-Bechelli, the New Jersey state director for President Obama’s reelection campaign.

NEWS | 02/27/2012

News & Notes: MCAT to undergo first revision since 1991

The gatekeeper of medical school, the MCAT, is scheduled to undergo its first substantial revision since 1991, according to a report by Inside Higher Ed. In 2015 two new sections will be added to the exam, one in the social sciences and one in critical thinking. While the writing section will be dropped, total exam time will increase from 5.5 to 7 hours. The changes will be some of the largest the exam has seen since its introduction in 1928.

NEWS | 02/27/2012

4 out of 5 sophomores indicate interest in joining eating clubs

As many as 1,113 members of the Class of 2014 bickered or signed into an eating club this academic year, which indicates that roughly four in five sophomores demonstrated interest in joining a club.

NEWS | 02/27/2012

U. trails peers in veteran numbers

When history professor Paul Miles GS ’99 spoke with Andrew Theen of Bloomberg News for a Feb. 15 article on veteran enrollment at Ivy League schools, he said he was not aware of the striking statistics the article would reveal: Only four veterans are enrolled at the University.Miles, a retired colonel who served in the Vietnam War and currently teaches HIS 411: War and Society in the Modern World, told Theen that although the University was a welcoming place for veterans, the school was not going out of its way to recruit them.

NEWS | 02/27/2012

Jackson GS ’86 advocates greater role for women in science

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson GS ’86 spoke Saturday about her experiences as a female scientist and her hopes for a greater proportion of women in the field.

NEWS | 02/26/2012

For FBI director, values instilled by Princeton crucial to success

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III ’66 spoke about the importance of the values he developed during his time at the University to a full audience in Richardson Auditorium on Saturday. His talk, titled “Leadership, Humility and Service: The Princeton Tradition,” was one of the numerous events scheduled throughout the day as part of the University’s annual Alumni Day program.Mueller was awarded the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Award on Saturday, which recognizes an individual alumnus’ commitment to public service. Though Mueller said that a friend at a dinner party once joked that it was “the award given to those who cannot make it in the private sector,” Mueller emphasized that he was honored to receive it.

NEWS | 02/26/2012

USG discusses new social events calendar app

The USG discussed on Sunday night a new social events calendar application, the progress of the gender-neutral housing program and potentially moving the election of the social chair to the fall.President Bruce Easop ’13 began the meeting by discussing the USG’s “Mental Health Week,” which is set to begin Monday.

NEWS | 02/26/2012

Former students flock to campus

While alumni make a well-publicized takeover of campus each spring for Reunions week, every February since 1915 a smaller number have returned for Alumni Day for a more intimate view of the campus. This Saturday roughly 1,100 alumni, their families and guests attended a series of lectures and receptions for one focused day of alumni activities amid the general bustle of campus life.

NEWS | 02/26/2012

Students extol virtues of off-campus housing

While many Princeton students consider Forbes the most secluded residential area on campus, students who live off-campus also claim that it’s worth the walk, and, in some cases, the drive.While these students spend a lot of their time around campus during the day, after class, they retreat to various living spaces that are often very different from a typical college dorm.

NEWS | 02/26/2012

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