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Latin student groups assail University hiring performance (April 22, 1974)

In its April 22, 1974, issue, The Daily Princetonian covered the filing of a complaint by Accion Puertorriquena, whose co-chairman at the time was Sonia Sotomayor '76, and the Chicano Organization of Princeton with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. They charged the University with a “lack of commitment” in hiring Puerto Rican and Chicano administrators and faculty and recruiting students from these minority groups.

NEWS | 05/26/2009

Dilday ’09 elected young alumni trustee

Elizabeth Dilday ’09 has been elected her class’ young alumni trustee.

NEWS | 05/25/2009

Sotomayor ’76 nominated to Supreme Court seat

Sonia Sotomayor ’76, the daughter of Puerto Rican parents who raised her in a Bronx housing project, was nominated to the Supreme Court on May 26 by President Obama.

NEWS | 05/25/2009

USG elections audit uncovers error; Class of 2012 Senate seat vacated

Class of 2012 senator Becca Lee will vacate her seat after it was discovered that hundreds of votes were disregarded in last December’s election because of a software glitch, USG president Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 announced in an e-mail to the freshman class sent on Sunday.

NEWS | 05/23/2009

Charter found not guilty on all charges

Charter Club was exonerated Monday morning of charges of serving alcohol to minors and maintaining a nuisance by Judge Bonnie Goldman of the Princeton Borough Municipal Court.

NEWS | 05/17/2009

Another instance of lewdness reported on campus

A female student reported being approached by a masturbating man at around 12:30 a.m. on Monday, according to a campus safety alert.

NEWS | 05/17/2009

Looking toward their last weeks

As the days until graduation wind down, Princeton seniors can almost smell the vehicle exhaust on the other side of FitzRandolph Gate. But some still have big plans to follow through on before they complete the rite of passage.

NEWS | 05/14/2009

In Kagan ’81, a Supreme contender

When Elena Kagan ’81 handed in her history thesis, she couldn’t have known the attention her senior year work would receive nearly 30 years later. Kagan, now the U.S. solicitor general, is widely considered to be a strong contender to replace Supreme Court Justice David Souter.

NEWS | 05/14/2009

News & Notes: Six professors elected to mathematics society

The society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) elected six Princeton faculty members to their first group of fellows.

NEWS | 05/14/2009

An elusive institution

At 7 a.m. on the morning after Winter Formals, Matthew ’10 found himself standing behind Cottage Club in the snow with 20 other juniors facing a dumpster. The 21 young men had accepted bids to join one of the University’s most exclusive institutions: the 21 Club.

NEWS | 05/14/2009

ROTC may seek credit for courses

ROTC commander Lt. Col. John Stark is planning to seek accreditation for ROTC senior-level military science courses despite an “unspoken agreement” with the University that ROTC will not do so, Vice President and Secretary Robert Durkee ’69 said.

NEWS | 05/14/2009

Melitz to leave for post at Harvard

Economics professor Marc Melitz has decided to return to the Harvard politics department next year after teaching at Princeton for three years, he confirmed in an e-mail to The Daily Princetonian Melitz came to Princeton in 2003 when he received an offer of tenure. He had been a professor at Harvard since 2000.

NEWS | 05/14/2009

Corrected referendum results show greater discontent

Corrected results from the USG referendum asking students to evaluate top-level University administrators show that students are less satisfied with Princeton administration than was indicated by the data released on May 1.

NEWS | 05/14/2009

News & Notes: Atiq ’09 awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Emad Atiq ’09, an economics and philosophy major from Karachi, Pakistan, was awarded a Gates Scholarship to study philosophy at the University of Cambridge next fall.

NEWS | 05/14/2009

Seniors look overseas for employment

Theo beers ’09 couldn’t find a job for next year until he started looking in Afghanistan.

NEWS | 05/14/2009

At Princeton, Sotomayor ’76 excelled at academics, extracurriculars

In September 1972, a young Hispanic woman from New York arrived on campus as a freshman in the University’s fourth coed class.

NEWS | 05/12/2009

Seniors gear up for department comprehensive exams

Having bound their theses, completed final projects and started looking toward graduation in three short weeks, seniors in many departments must still fulfill one last academic requirement — departmental comprehensive examinations, the final assessment of their four years of academic study at Princeton.

NEWS | 05/12/2009

Sotomayor ’76 the focus of attacks

Speculation that Sonia Sotomayor ’76 may fill Justice David Souter’s seat on the Supreme Court has led to heated debate about her qualifications for the position and whether she is being unfairly attacked.

NEWS | 05/12/2009

Charter trial verdict expected May 18

The prosecution and defense concluded their arguments Monday afternoon in Charter Club’s trial on charges of serving alcohol to minors and maintaining a nuisance. Judge Bonnie Goldman said she would make a ruling on May 18.

NEWS | 05/12/2009

N.J. bill would protect underage drinkers who seek medical help

The New Jersey State Senate is currently considering a bill that would grant immunity to intoxicated minors in need of medical attention as well as to those who call for help on their behalf. The bill, referred to as the “lifeline” legislation, is designed to encourage underage drinkers to call for help by removing the fear of prosecution.

NEWS | 05/12/2009

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