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Classics majors at Princeton University will no longer be required to learn Greek or Latin in a push to create a more inclusive and equitable program, an effort that was given “new urgency” by the “events around race that occurred last summer.”
Where I Find Myself: On Self-translation Having written my novel Dove mi trovo in Italian, I was the first to doubt that it could transform into English. Naturally it could be translated; any text can, to greater or lesser degrees of success. I was not apprehensive when translators began turning the novel into other languages—into Spanish or German or Dutch, for example. Rather, the prospect gratified me. But when it came to replicating this particular book, conceived and written in Italian, into the language that I knew best—the language I had emphatically stepped away from in order fo...
UpdatedMon, Apr 26, 2021 at 11:11 am ET Reply In September last year, Princeton University evacuated part of its campus after receiving a bomb threat. (Alex Mirchuk/Patch) PRINCETON, NJ — A 15-year-old teen from Canada has been arrested in Louisiana for making a false bomb threat to Princeton University last fall, according to a report. A May 3 hearing is scheduled to decide whether the teen should be sent to New Jersey to face charges, reported NJ.com. The teen, who hasn't been named since he's a juvenile, was arrested at his grandparents' house in South Vacherie, a rural community betw...
“Curiosity. I go where the story takes me.” “Didn’t they tell you eating clubs were a waste of time?” “It’s my time to waste,” I shrug. “You know the feeling of a good lead.” “But what’s the lead?” My fingers drum the laptop lid. I wonder briefly if Henry is close enough to Charlie to have anything useful. “Classified, but if you’re going to tell the editors anything, it’s strong and I’m doing it anyway.” “They’re not gonna like that.” “It’s not like they can stop me. We’re not the Prince.”
Community Advocates Program promotes public health expectations on campus Emily Aronson, Office of Communications Feb. 10, 2021 11:39 a.m. Mollie Marcoux Samaan (right), the Ford Family Director of Athletics, and Allie Wolf (left), manager of wholesale and retail operations at the Princeton University Art Museum, are among the 150 senior administrators, staff and faculty serving as Community Advocates during the spring semester. The advocates are a friendly, educational resource to help limit the spread of COVID-19 in University buildings and outside on campus. Photo courtesy of th...