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Princeton, Yale, Penn student divestment advocates respond to formal divestment of majority of the Ivy League

Princeton, Yale, Penn student divestment advocates respond to formal divestment of majority of the Ivy League

Kalena Blake

Student leaders at Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale — the three Ivy League institutions which have not divested — respond to the formal divestment of the majority of the Ivy League. 

Student leaders at Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale — the three Ivy League institutions which have not divested — respond to the formal divestment of the majority of the Ivy League. 

NEWS | 10/31/2021

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Princeton revises winter break housing guidelines

Princeton revises winter break housing guidelines

Tara Agarwal

In an Oct. 29 memo to students from Dean of the College Jill Dolan and Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun, only students participating in the Continuous Housing program and select student athletes are allowed to remain on campus over Winter Break 2021.

In an Oct. 29 memo to students from Dean of the College Jill Dolan and Vice-President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun, only students participating in the Continuous Housing program and select student athletes are allowed to remain on campus over Winter Break 2021.

NEWS | 10/31/2021

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Princeton’s endowment grows to $37.7B, with second-highest yearly returns in the Ivy League

Princeton’s endowment grows to $37.7B, with second-highest yearly returns in the Ivy League

Aniket Mukherji and Gabriel Robare

The University’s endowment remains the third-largest in the Ivy League, with Harvard’s endowment rising 33.6 percent to $53.2 billion this year, and Yale’s rising 40.2 percent to $42.3 billion.

The University’s endowment remains the third-largest in the Ivy League, with Harvard’s endowment rising 33.6 percent to $53.2 billion this year, and Yale’s rising 40.2 percent to $42.3 billion.

NEWS | 10/29/2021

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Dillon Gym expansion project expected to begin summer 2022

Dillon Gym expansion project expected to begin summer 2022

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

The renovation will involve the creation of a new entrance on Elm Drive, an outdoor court space, and a New South Pavilion south of the existing building, which will serve as an additional space for cardio workouts.

The renovation will involve the creation of a new entrance on Elm Drive, an outdoor court space, and a New South Pavilion south of the existing building, which will serve as an additional space for cardio workouts.

NEWS | 10/28/2021

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Geosciences professor Tullis Onstott GS ’80 dies at 66

Geosciences professor Tullis Onstott GS ’80 dies at 66

Sandeep Mangat

Working with him “was the most inspiring and one of the most enjoyable experiences of my 40+ years in Princeton classrooms,” Professor Edwin Turner wrote. “He routinely both infected our students with his deep and passionate excitement for science and effectively encouraged them to pursue their own intellectual interests with confidence in their abilities and a sense of adventure.”

Working with him “was the most inspiring and one of the most enjoyable experiences of my 40+ years in Princeton classrooms,” Professor Edwin Turner wrote. “He routinely both infected our students with his deep and passionate excitement for science and effectively encouraged them to pursue their own intellectual interests with confidence in their abilities and a sense of adventure.”

NEWS | 10/28/2021

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Princeton Club of New York defaults on mortgage

Princeton Club of New York defaults on mortgage

Sam Kagan and Lia Opperman

The Princeton Club of New York, which currently resides at 15 West 43rd Street in Manhattan, may lose its current building after losing most or all of its revenue for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Princeton Club of New York, which currently resides at 15 West 43rd Street in Manhattan, may lose its current building after losing most or all of its revenue for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

NEWS | 10/27/2021

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Scholar Kate Crawford speaks on the social implications of AI technology

Scholar Kate Crawford speaks on the social implications of AI technology

Tara Agarwal

The conversation drew on Crawford’s latest book, “The Atlas of AI: Power, Politics and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence,” and covered the role of AI in a capitalist framework, its inherent biases, and efforts to democratize the technology.

The conversation drew on Crawford’s latest book, “The Atlas of AI: Power, Politics and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence,” and covered the role of AI in a capitalist framework, its inherent biases, and efforts to democratize the technology.

NEWS | 10/27/2021

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Economics Nobel laureate Joshua Angrist GS ’89 discusses causal inference, his time at Princeton

Economics Nobel laureate Joshua Angrist GS ’89 discusses causal inference, his time at Princeton

Mahya Fazel-Zarandi

Joshua Angrist GS ’89 was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. He won half of the prize jointly with Guido Imbens “for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.”

Joshua Angrist GS ’89 was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. He won half of the prize jointly with Guido Imbens “for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.” 

NEWS | 10/27/2021

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Princeton to lift international travel restrictions for winter break

Princeton to lift international travel restrictions for winter break

Anika Buch and Tess Weinreich

From Dec 6 to Jan 24, all restrictions on personal international travel will be lifted for undergraduate students. Further guidance on spring semester travel will be issued in late November and summer travel guidance will be issued in early March.

From Dec 6 to Jan 24, all restrictions on personal international travel will be lifted for undergraduate students. Further guidance on spring semester travel will be issued in late November and summer travel guidance will be issued in early March.

NEWS | 10/27/2021

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Town Council discusses approving the move of a liquor store, banning gas leaf blowers, and rezoning residential areas

Town Council discusses approving the move of a liquor store, banning gas leaf blowers, and rezoning residential areas

Charlie Roth

During the five-and-a-half-hour meeting on Oct. 25, the Princeton Town Council passed an ordinance banning leaf blowers and debated the relocation of a liquor store.

During the five-and-a-half-hour meeting on Oct. 25, the Princeton Town Council passed an ordinance banning leaf blowers and debated the relocation of a liquor store.

NEWS | 10/27/2021

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James Madison Program hosts geophysics professor Dorian Abbot after MIT cancels lecture

James Madison Program hosts geophysics professor Dorian Abbot after MIT cancels lecture

Drew Somerville and Izzy Jacobson

The event was hosted by the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions after it was canceled by the MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Professor Robert P. George said the Madison program considers the disinvitation from MIT “to be chilling to academic freedom and free speech.”

The event was hosted by the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions after it was canceled by the MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Professor Robert P. George said the Madison program considers the disinvitation from MIT “to be chilling to academic freedom and free speech.”

NEWS | 10/26/2021

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Amherst College ends legacy admissions policy, sparking conversation at elite institutions

Amherst College ends legacy admissions policy, sparking conversation at elite institutions

Tess Weinreich

“Now is the time to end this historic program that inadvertently limits educational opportunity by granting a preference to those whose parents are graduates of the College,” Amherst president Biddy Martin wrote in the statement announcing the decision.

“Now is the time to end this historic program that inadvertently limits educational opportunity by granting a preference to those whose parents are graduates of the College,” Amherst president Biddy Martin wrote in the statement announcing the decision.

NEWS | 10/25/2021

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Nassau Street Starbucks reduces hours due to labor shortage

Nassau Street Starbucks reduces hours due to labor shortage

Sidney Singer and Lia Opperman

The Starbucks on Nassau Street has drastically decreased its hours due to staffing issues within the store. Its operating hours are now from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. on weekdays, and it is closed on weekends. The previous hours were as early as 5:30 a.m. and as late as 7:30 p.m. The store will return to its normal hours when it has enough employees to properly staff each shift.

The Starbucks on Nassau Street has drastically decreased its hours due to staffing issues within the store. Its operating hours are now from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. on weekdays, and it is closed on weekends. The previous hours were as early as 5:30 a.m. and as late as 7:30 p.m. The store will return to its normal hours when it has enough employees to properly staff each shift. 

NEWS | 10/25/2021

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Peter C. Bunnell, former Princeton University Art Museum director, dies at 83

Peter C. Bunnell, former Princeton University Art Museum director, dies at 83

Gabriel Robare

Bunnell served two terms as director of the Princeton University Art Museum in addition to serving as the David Hunter McAlpin Professor of the History of Photography and Modern Art, a professor of art and archaeology and author of the award-winning book “Minor White: The Eye That Shapes”. 

Bunnell served two terms as director of the Princeton University Art Museum in addition to serving as the David Hunter McAlpin Professor of the History of Photography and Modern Art, a professor of art and archaeology and author of the award-winning book “Minor White: The Eye That Shapes”. 

NEWS | 10/24/2021

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Princeton inadvertently releases information on thousands of students, faculty, staff

Princeton inadvertently releases information on thousands of students, faculty, staff

Marie-Rose Sheinerman and Evelyn Doskoch

Despite sharing information on employment status and COVID-19 testing status, the document did not reveal any vaccination data or COVID-19 test results.

Despite sharing information on employment status and COVID-19 testing status, the document did not reveal any vaccination data or COVID-19 test results.

NEWS | 10/21/2021

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Princeton town council discusses whether to pedestrianize Witherspoon Street

Princeton town council discusses whether to pedestrianize Witherspoon Street

Charlie Roth

Currently, the Council is deciding whether to add curb extensions and make permanent the change of Witherspoon Street from a two-way to a one-way. This construction plan would accommodate increased pedestrian space and outdoor dining. 

Currently, the Council is deciding whether to add curb extensions and make permanent the change of Witherspoon Street from a two-way to a one-way. This construction plan would accommodate increased pedestrian space and outdoor dining. 

NEWS | 10/14/2021

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Lawrence Hamm ’78 leads police accountability demonstration in Princeton

Lawrence Hamm ’78 leads police accountability demonstration in Princeton

Charlie Roth and Sullivan Meyer

The protest was part of the Long March of Justice, a 67-mile march from Montclair, N.J. to Trenton advocating for police accountability.

The protest was part of the Long March of Justice, a 67-mile march from Montclair, N.J. to Trenton advocating for police accountability.

NEWS | 10/14/2021

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Nine Princeton alumni among Forbes 400 wealthiest list

Nine Princeton alumni among Forbes 400 wealthiest list

Katherine Dailey

This year’s edition of the annual Forbes 400 list, which was released on Oct. 5, lists the 400 wealthiest Americans. Nine of these 400 graduated from Princeton. 

This year’s edition of the annual Forbes 400 list, which was released on Oct. 5, lists the 400 wealthiest Americans. Nine of these 400 graduated from Princeton.  

NEWS | 10/14/2021

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Nobel-Prize-winning economist David Card GS ’83 discusses labor markets and Princeton influences

Nobel-Prize-winning economist David Card GS ’83 discusses labor markets and Princeton influences

Sam Kagan

A graduate alumnus and former University faculty member, David Card was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences “for his empirical contributions to labor economics.” He sat with the ‘Prince’ to discuss his prize, his career, and Princeton’s influence on his work.  

A graduate alumnus and former University faculty member, David Card was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences “for his empirical contributions to labor economics.” He sat with the ‘Prince’ to discuss his prize, his career, and Princeton’s influence on his work. 

NEWS | 10/14/2021

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COVID-19 risk status marked ‘Low,’ change to mask guidance possible

COVID-19 risk status marked ‘Low,’ change to mask guidance possible

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

The University’s COVID-19 dashboard classified campus risk status for the virus as “Low.”  In an email sent Wednesday, University health officials noted that mask guidances may change in November if students remain “vigilant.”

The University’s COVID-19 dashboard classified campus risk status for the virus as “Low.”  In an email sent Wednesday, University health officials noted that mask guidances may change in November if students remain “vigilant.”

NEWS | 10/14/2021

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