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Former mathematics professor Steven Orszag GS ’66 passes away at 68 years old

Former mathematics professor Steven Orszag GS ’66 passes away at 68 years old

Steven Orszag GS ’66, who taught mathematics at Princeton from 1984 to 1998, passed away on Sunday at the age of 68. Those who knew him said he was a brilliant thinker who found joy in sharing his love of learning.

NEWS | 05/05/2011

Memo on transit negotiations released Thursday

Patience Haggin

A memorandum released by the Borough Council yesterday — after two months of negotiations between the Borough, Township and University over community transit issues — outlines a plan for a right-of-way easement that would allow for a potential light rail system running all the way to Nassau Street should a new system ever replace the Dinky.

NEWS | 05/05/2011

Graduate application numbers increase

The Graduate School received 11,689 applications for the 2011-12 academic year, up 5 percent from last year. A total of 1,197 graduate students were accepted, for a 10.2 percent overall admissions rate, slightly lower than last year’s admissions rate of 10.7 percent.By the April 15 postmark deadline, 623 — or 52 percent — of admitted students accepted the University’s offer of admission, slightly down from last year’s yield of nearly 54 percent.

NEWS | 05/05/2011

After scandal, Spitzer ’81 rebounds

The former governor of New York makes no excuses about his past.“Life is a series of chapters, and you live and you learn and you go on,” he said. “I make no bones to people that I’ve seen peaks and I’ve seen valleys.”But Eliot Spitzer ’81 — activist USG chairman, widely praised state attorney general, disgraced and scandalized former governor of New York, and now host of a primetime CNN talk show — also refuses to make excuses about his future.

NEWS | 05/05/2011

Social life group recommends freshman Greek affiliation ban

In a report released on Monday, the Working Group on Campus Social and Residential Life, established by University President Shirley Tilghman in September, proposed prohibiting students from rushing fraternities or sororities until their sophomore year. The group recommended a minimum penalty of suspension for participating in or conducting rush for freshmen.To be implemented, the policy would need to be approved by the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students, University Vice President and Secretary Bob Durkee ’69 said in an email to The Daily Princetonian. Durkee, who co-chaired the group along with Vice President for Campus Life Cynthia Cherrey, added that there is currently no specific timetable for the implementation of the new policy.

NEWS | 05/03/2011

Tuesday panel of professors covers death’s impact

Politics professor Robert George moderated a panel titled “The Killing of bin Laden: What Does It Mean for America and the World?” before a large audience in Dodds Auditorium on Tuesday.

NEWS | 05/03/2011

Campus pub suggested during CPUC meeting

University officials formally discussed the findings of the Working Group on Campus Social and Residential Life at the Council on the Princeton University Community meeting on Monday.

NEWS | 05/03/2011

Campus community reacts to bin Laden death

In the wake of the announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed, expert faculty members have been publicly reacting to the news that the former head of al-Qaida and the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is dead.

NEWS | 05/03/2011

Council votes to consider University zoning

The Borough Council voted on Tuesday evening to introduce a zoning ordinance for the University’s proposed Arts and Transit Neighborhood for official review and consideration. After a period of at least 35 days, allowing a review by the Princeton Regional Planning Board, the Council will hold a final vote on the ordinance.

NEWS | 05/03/2011

Wilson School publishes parts of thesis by Dorison ’11

The Wilson School published highlights from the senior thesis of Sam Dorison ’11 on its website last week in response to the recent media coverage of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility following WikiLeaks’ releases on the topic.

NEWS | 05/01/2011

Sotomayor ’76 speaks on personal history

Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’76 returned to the University as part of the “She Roars” conference on Friday afternoon to discuss women’s leadership potential.

NEWS | 05/01/2011

Common Application changes for next admission cycle

The Common Application announced modifications for the 2011-12 application season earlier this month. The application was changed to reflect an increasingly diverse applicant pool, adding questions about marital status, children and military status along with a more detailed section on language proficiency.

NEWS | 05/01/2011

Web Update: Working group recommends ban on freshman Greek affiliation

In a report released at noon today, the Working Group on Campus Social and Residential Life — which President Shirley Tilghman established in September — proposed prohibiting students from rushing fraternities or sororities until their sophomore year. The group recommended a minimum penalty of suspension for participating in or conducting rush for freshmen.

NEWS | 05/01/2011

Adleberg wins runoff for Class of 2014 vice president

Jason Adleberg was elected Class of 2014 vice president in a runoff election last week, the USG announced on Friday.

NEWS | 05/01/2011

Communiversity draws over 40,000 on Saturday

Over 40,000 students, community members and visitors gathered for a day of balloons, funnel cake and face-painting at the annual Communiversity festival on Saturday in downtown Princeton.

NEWS | 05/01/2011

Weekend conference lauds U. women in leadership roles

The University held its first ever “She Roars: Celebrating Women at Princeton” conference this weekend, bringing together undergraduate and graduate alumni 50 years after the University admitted its first female degree candidate.

NEWS | 05/01/2011

Group discusses lawsuit about tax revaluation

Members of the Princeton Fair Tax-Revaluation Group disagreed with the Joint Revaluation Study Commission’s conclusions on Thursday night.

NEWS | 04/28/2011

Venture capitalist Taussig talks about entrepreneurship

Venture capitalist and principal at Highland Capital Partners Alex Taussig presented a talk titled “Entrepreneurship from the Trenches: 10 Things Every Hacker Should Know About Venture Capital” in Jones Hall on Thursday afternoon.

NEWS | 04/28/2011

Patel covers religious pluralism in Thursday afternoon lecture

Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core, discussed religious pluralism in a talk titled “Defeating Intolerance: Social Science Research and Strategies for Interfaith Cooperation” in a lecture in Guyot Hall on Thursday afternoon.

NEWS | 04/28/2011

Former N.Y. mayoral candidate McMillan speaks

Political activist and 2010 New York gubernatorial candidate Jimmy McMillan spoke in Whig Hall on Thursday as the final guest in the Whig-Cliosophic Society’s Distinguished Speaker Series. McMillan, the founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, discussed his party’s views and his campaigning platform for his planned 2012 presidential run.

NEWS | 04/28/2011

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