The Weekly Roundup April 6 - April 13

In this week's edition:

Princeton Alumni Weekly - ACLU's Romero '87: Working Through Tough Civil Liberties Challenges Defines the U.S. - Tammy Tseng '18

What defines us as a nation is our willingness to struggle through tough circumstances, said Anthony Romero ’87, director of the American Civil Liberties Union, during an Apr. 8 lecture at the Friend Center for Engineering. Romero spoke about some of the greatest challenges to civil liberties today, including LGBT rights, mass incarceration, immigration, abortion, and surveillance.

 New York Times - Campus Jargon - Oren Fliegelman '16College campus slang explained. Planet Princeton - Mary Anne Haas: 89 Years Young - Logan Sander '18Mary Anne Haas is truly a sight to behold: nails painted bright green, pink streaks in her hair, rainbow-beaded earrings glinting in the sunlight, and a long, dangling necklace jingling as she moves. Her appearance does not deceive — Mary Anne is every bit as spirited and nontraditional as her neon hair or her jewelry collection. Planet Princeton - Nick O'Connell: Father's Wrongful Conviction Motivates Son to Help the Innocent - Logan Sander '18Nick O’Connell and his father, Frank O’Connell, are checking items off of their bucket list, from whitewater rafting to road tripping across the country. The completion of their list got a late start: Frank was wrongfully incarcerated for murder for 28 years, beginning when Nick was only four years old. U.S.1 - Connecting Readers with Brands at Buzzfeed - Mary Hui '17Jacob Loewenstein, account manager at BuzzFeed, shares insights on native advertising and the future of the media industry. Trenton Times - Princeton Professors Opposes New Policy for Handling Sexual Misconduct Allegations - Spencer Parts '17

Princeton professor opposes new policy for handling sexual misconduct allegations

At Whig-Clio discussion, Professor Stanley Katz says new standard of evidence for sexual assault - preponderance - is bad for students.