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Students ‘Take Back the Night’

In her keynote speech at the “Take Back the Night” event on Friday night, Jaclyn Friedman — a feminist performer, author and activist who was raped in college — called on the audience to create a culture and community “where it’s outrageous to think that someone would commit sexual violence against another member of the community.”

NEWS | 04/25/2010

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In the Hot Seat: Hazing at Princeton

One night during the fall of his freshman year, John Burford ’12 found himself at the Show & Tel strip club on the south side of Philadelphia with six other Princeton freshmen. All seven were pledge brothers in Princeton’s chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and they had made the 45-mile trip south because Burford had specific instructions from the older brothers in the fraternity: Make a visit to “the hot seat.”

NEWS | 04/25/2010

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An untraditional bat mitzvah

When enrolling in  JDS 315/WOM 310: The Family in Jewish Tradition, Alexis Kleinman ’12 expected to learn about Judaism — and talk about sex — with psychosexual therapist and 1980s icon Dr. Ruth Westheimer. While the seminar delivered on both fronts, she also ended up with a bonus: a bat mitzvah.

NEWS | 04/25/2010

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Tilghman, Malkiel, other top administrators advise independent work

The first step in most students’ independent work is finding a faculty adviser in their department, but Jake Miller ’09 said he “kind of dropped the ball.”Since he did not find an adviser on his own, the history department assigned him one: Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel. “I didn’t even know she was an adviser,” Miller said.  “It kind of surprised me.” Miller is a former sports editor for The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 04/22/2010

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Fashion contest showcases sustainable apparel

Trash turned into treasure when students made clothes out of garbage in celebration of the 40th annual Earth Day on Thursday.“In the fashion world, caring for the environment has gotten more trendy,” explained Sarah Chen ’13, a member of both Greening Princeton and Students United for a Responsible Global Environment, or SURGE. “It’s not a bad thing at all.”

NEWS | 04/22/2010

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VP Cole ’13 disqualified from race

Class of 2013 vice president Gabrielle Cole ’13 was disqualified from her bid for reelection for two violations of the election rules, USG president Michael Yaroshefsky ’12 announced in an e-mail to the Class of 2013 Wednesday morning. Since voting for the position had already begun at the time of the disqualification, a revote will be held next Monday.

NEWS | 04/21/2010

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Borough Council caps police at 30 in 4-1 vote

The Princeton Borough Council approved a controversial restructuring of the police department last week that lowered the number of police officers authorized to work in the department while keeping that cap above current staff levels. Borough officials said that the decision comes after two years of attrition and disciplinary action that left the department understaffed.

NEWS | 04/21/2010

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A critic’s critics: On black churches

For students who grew up in communities where religious life revolves around black churches, coming to Princeton meant leaving a central feature of their lives behind.  “Being from the South, in an environment in which blacks are the majority, my worship style — my cultural context in general — I feel is definitely underrepresented on campus,” Jonathan Ford ’12 explained.

NEWS | 04/21/2010

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West GS ’80 speaks at workers’ rights panel

African American studies professor Cornel West GS ’80 participated in a workers’ rights panel held Tuesday afternoon in McCosh 50. At the panel, West said that “We are here to unequivocally and enthusiastically affirm the dignity of every member of the Princeton community.” Yet most of the panel discussion, organized by the student group Princeton for Workers’ Rights, focused not on the University’s workers, but rather on those at HEI Hotels and Resorts.

NEWS | 04/20/2010