Tag: Princeton University
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Princeton University seeks suspect in incident at Lawrence Apartments
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer Law enforcement personnel at Princeton University are continuing to look for a man who had his private parts exposed outside graduate student housing in November. The suspect in the Nov. 26 incident looked into a window of the Lawrence Apartments, Lawrence Drive, and had his genitalia exposed, according to…
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Princeton University employee placed on leave after arrest
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer Princeton University officials announced on Nov. 28 that they had placed on administrative leave an employee who was arrested earlier in the month during what law enforcement authorities called a child pornography sweep. Gregory Cantrell, 61, of Freehold, who is the university’s associate director for workplace safety, was charged…
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Potential for wetlands disturbance draws ire from opponents of Williams Transco compressor station
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP – The debate over the necessity of a natural gas compressor station in central New Jersey continued on Nov. 5 as hundreds of residents, officials, union laborers and stakeholders voiced their opinions about the environment, health concerns and the sustainability of energy in the region. The Williams Company operates the Transco pipeline, a…
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Hundreds gather at university hall to remember victims of synagogue shooting
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer McCosh Hall on the Princeton University campus is where students and the public have come to hear renowned thinkers, scholars and public figures, not usually to remember victims of a massacre. But on Nov. 5, a crowd estimated at more than 450 people came for a vigil for the…
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Supreme Court justices Sotomayor and Kagan return to speak at their alma mater
By Jimin Kang Contributor Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, justices on the Supreme Court of the United States and alumnae of Princeton University, spoke to an audience of over 3,000 last Friday evening about the Court’s need for neutrality in a “polarized” political environment. Sotomayor, 64, said that the “politicization” of the court can be…
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New walking tours uncover historical sites of Princeton University
While taking in the sights during a recent walk through the Princeton University campus, a small group of tourists busily snap photos, their cameras pointed up to the gothic architecture. Below their feet, however, 49 colorful stickers and scannable codes hold a key to the university’s unknown history. The circles placed strategically along the university’s…
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Princeton University fires professor who violated policies
Princeton University officials have fired a tenured electrical engineering professor who violated two university policies, including one forbidding consensual relations with students. Sergio Verdu, 60, had worked at the university from 1984 until his dismissal on Sept. 24 by university trustees, Princeton University spokesman Daniel Day said in a statement. “The dismissal was recommended by…
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Princeton University official will retire following 47th year of service
Robert K. Durkee, a Princeton University graduate who returned to his alma mater to advise university presidents, is retiring from his job as vice president and secretary in 2019, university officials announced on Sept. 24. Durkee will leave at the end of the academic year, winding down a 47-year career that started in 1972, university…
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Princeton University announces plans to develop new art museum
Princeton University plans to have a new art museum on campus where its existing museum is located, with one of the world’s foremost architects involved in the project, university officials announced on Sept. 18. While it was not immediately known at this stage if the existing Princeton University Art Museum will be torn down or…
