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One year after freshman Greek ban, Class of 2016 recruits "more self-selective" and rush-savvy

One year after freshman Greek ban, Class of 2016 recruits "more self-selective" and rush-savvy

Elizabeth Paul

The Class of 2016 will get its first chance to rush fraternities and sororities next month, as the first class to do so under the administration’s ban on freshman participation in Greek activities. Presidents of Greek organizations say the ban has had a noticeable impact on this year’s class of pledges, increasing students’ interest in Greek life and attracting a more dedicated rush-savvy class of recruits.Sorority recruitment will begin on Monday, Sept.

NEWS | 09/22/2013

Bagneris ’15 voted to replace Davoudiasl as Class of 2015 senator

Anna Mazarakis

The USG voted unanimously to appoint Mariana Bagneris ’15 as the new Class of 2015 senator at the first meeting of the year Sunday evening.Bagneris will fill the Class of 2015 senate seat that was vacated by Deana Davoudiasl, who stepped down from the position in order to take the semester off. After USG president Shawon Jackson ’15 sent an email to the Class of 2015 last Monday advertising the opening, nine students applied for the position, he said.

NEWS | 09/22/2013

RCAs use new U.-issued credit cards for easy reimbursements

Daniel Johnson

In addition to their yearly training before students arrive on campus in the fall, the University’s residential college advisers learned they would be participating in another University program this year — a credit card initiative.

NEWS | 09/18/2013

"People who blew Princeton" exchange stories in anonymous support group

Anna Mazarakis

“After having severe depression my freshman year that resulted in failing a class, I am so scared to go back to school.

NEWS | 09/18/2013

Crane '17 scales Seven Summits for LGBTQ awareness

Seth Merkin Morokoff

While the start of college is a milestone for most, Cason Crane ’17 had already passed seven others before arriving at Princeton.

NEWS | 09/18/2013

Dorm Room Fund uses undergraduate investors to promote student entrepreneurship

Dorm Room Fund uses undergraduate investors to promote student entrepreneurship

Jean-Carlos Arenas

When FiscalNote, a company founded by Tim Hwang ’14, recently raised $1.4 million in funding, the company's list of backers included Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and the venture capital firm New Enterprises Associates.

NEWS | 09/17/2013

Updated: Vacated USG junior class senator seat to be filled by application

Anna Mazarakis

Members of the Class of 2015 can now apply to be a USG class senator, USG president Shawon Jackson ’15 announcedMondaynight in an email to the junior class. The appointed junior will fill the seat vacated by Deana Davoudiasl ’15, who stepped down from the position in order to take a semester off, Jackson said in an interview. The new senator will be appointed, rather than elected, in accordance with Section F of theUSG Constitution. The USG president and the class president will nominate the replacement, who then must be approved by the Senate. Davoudiasl was halfway through her second term as Class of 2015 senator.

NEWS | 09/17/2013

Butler residential college spearheads community service initiative

Paul Phillips

Butler College will partner with the Pace Center for Civic Engagement in a new initiative to provide Butlerites with opportunities to become engaged with their local communities.

NEWS | 09/16/2013

Preferred name policy to allow students to go by nicknames in U. directory

Michael Granovetter

University students who go by a first name other than their legal one will now have the option to change their name in the student directory, University Registrar Polly Griffin announced in an email sent to the student body last week. Under this new “preferred name policy,” the email explained, students may designate their “preferred” name in the directory through SCORE. “As long as the use of this preferred name is not for the purposes of misrepresentation, the University acknowledges that a ‘preferred name’ can and should be used where possible in the course of University business and education,” Griffin stated in the email, adding, “We know that this feature is important to many students, and we are pleased to be able to offer this option.” Griffin deferred comment to University spokesperson Martin Mbugua, who explained that the administration had been discussing this policy change over the past several months after receiving numerous requests from students who prefer a name other than their formal one.

NEWS | 09/12/2013

SHAB red cup initiative seeks to prevent meningitis, overdrinking

SHAB red cup initiative seeks to prevent meningitis, overdrinking

Anna Mazarakis

The Student Health Advisory Board has started a new initiative to combat bacterial meningitis by distributing reusable drinking cups to the student body in order to help avoid the spread of germs. The red cups say “Mine.

NEWS | 09/11/2013

T-Pain and Chiddy Bang to headline fall Lawnparties

Anna Mazarakis

Hip hop artists T-Pain and Chiddy Bang will perform at this fall's Lawnparties onSept. 15, USG president Shawon Jackson '15 and social committee chair Carla Javier '15 announced in an emailFridaynightto the student body. Javier is also a senior writer for The Daily Princetonian. T-Pain is known for songs "Buy U a Drank," "Bartender" and "Low." He won Grammy Awards in 2008 and 2010 in collaboration with Kanye West and Jamie Foxx, respectively. Chiddy Bang is known for songs "Opposite of Adults," "Mind Your Manners" and "Bad Day."Chiddy Bang was formerly a duo consisting of Noah Beresin and Chidera Anamege, but the former left the group in early 2013. As the main acts of fall Lawnparties, Chiddy Bang and T-Pain will perform at Quadrangle Club.

NEWS | 09/06/2013

USG approves $65,000 for fall Lawnparties

Anna Mazarakis

The USG has approved a $65,000 funding request from the Social Committee for the fall Lawnparties, according to USG president Shawon Jackson ’15. The request was officially approved on July 17 by vote conducted over e-mail, since the entirety of the student government was not able to meet in person, he explained. According to Jackson, the funding will cover the costs of the main act and supplies needed for the event. This figure is slightly higher than the $60,000 approved for last spring's Lawnparties but slightly lower than the $70,000 approved for the spring 2012 and fall 2012 Lawnparties, according to figures provided by Jackson. Lawnparties is scheduled to take place onSept.15.

NEWS | 07/31/2013

Updated: Tower Club to host Aaron Carter for fall Lawnparties

Emily Tseng

Tower Club president Doug Stuart confirmed in an email to The Daily Princetonian Friday night that pop musician Aaron Carter will be performing as the club's act for fall Lawnparties. CartertweetedFriday afternoon that he will be performing at the University on Sunday, Sept.

NEWS | 07/19/2013

Students, alumni evacuate revolution-rocked Egypt

Patience Haggin

During the first week of July, five University students were studying abroad inCairo, where this past week the Egyptian government of President Mohamed Morsi was overthrown by popular and military action.

NEWS | 07/12/2013

Student with bacterial meningitis hospitalized abroad in fifth case linked to University since March

Daily Princetonian Staff

A male University student was hospitalized after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis on June 30 during an academic program abroad, the University announced in an email sent to undergraduate students Tuesday afternoon.

NEWS | 07/03/2013

How Jay White, a Neil Diamond cover act, duped Princeton

Angela Wang

Reunions attendees young and old at the 50th Reunions tentSaturdaynight were entranced by the classic songs of Neil Diamond.

NEWS | 06/03/2013

Baccalaureate: Bernanke offers Princeton seniors advice on careers, romance and everything in between

Chairman of the Federal Reserve and former chair of the University’s Department of EconomicsBen Bernankereturned to campus 11 years after he left the faculty to speak to the Class of 2013 at Baccalaureate and make observations based on his experiences on everything from potential career paths to future romances. In her introduction, University President Shirley Tilghman described Bernanke as open and fair-minded, traits that not only “won him the deep respect of colleagues” with diverse political views but also enabled him to “rise above the partisan fray in the service of both a Republican and Democratic president.” Tilghman also described him as “one of the nation’s foremost monetary economists” whose leadership during the 2008 financial crisis has led to a “weak but palpable recovery.” “As each of you prepares to put your education to good use, in the service of this nation and all nations, you could not do better than to look to Ben Bernanke, who has combined in his career the best elements of academic and public life,” she said.

NEWS | 06/02/2013

Panel discusses status of women at Princeton 40 years ago and now

Panel discusses status of women at Princeton 40 years ago and now

Current and former female editors of The Daily Princetonian discussed the status of women at Princeton 40 years after the University's first female students graduated at a panel discussionon Friday. The panelists at the event, titled “40 Years [of headlines] Later: Women at Princeton and Beyond,” included two alumnae and three current editors.

NEWS | 05/31/2013

My TigerPack helps Tigers navigate tent jungle

Steven Liss '10, the creator of theReunions Advent Calendar website, has launched a new mobile site,MyTigerPack, to help attendees coordinate and mass-communicate with friends during the three days of Reunions. “I realized that one of the problems with Reunions is that it is hard to find all of your friends in a crowd,” Liss said.

NEWS | 05/31/2013

Updated: Matharu ’13 elected Young Alumni Trustee

Kanwal Matharu ’13 has been elected to serve a four-year term on the University’s Board of Trustees as Young Alumni Trustee, representing the graduating senior class.

NEWS | 05/31/2013

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