Daily Newsletter: March 20, 2024
‘A second family’: Muslim Student Association, campus organizations cater to community during Ramadan: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
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‘A second family’: Muslim Student Association, campus organizations cater to community during Ramadan: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
On Monday, nearly 60 of the Princeton's Muslim students broke their fast together at the first community iftar (sunset meal) since they returned to campus following spring break. The meal, held in McCosh 28 and hosted by the Office of Religious Life (ORL), the Muslim Student Association (MSA), and the Projects Board, represented the first of many efforts to foster community and increase accessibility to halal meals and community spaces during Ramadan this year.
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate gathered for its fifth meeting of the spring semester on Tuesday, March 19. In the meeting, the recent spring break transportation pilot was discussed, an update on elections was given, and committee chairs provided mid-term reports.
CPUC convenes for second meeting of the year: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
On Friday, Feb. 23, the University announced that this year’s Princeton Pre-Read for the Class of 2028 will be “The Worlds I See” by Fei-Fei Li ’99.
Content Warning: The following article includes mention of suicide.
After a weekend where the women’s basketball team toppled Columbia en route to their fifth consecutive Ivy Madness title, and the men’s team fell in disappointing fashion to Brown, the Princeton Basketball program learned their postseason fates Sunday evening.
After University contributes to homeowner tax relief, some say more support for renters needed: Your Daily 'Prince' Briefing.
The University recently announced its plan to donate $50 million over five years to the Municipality of Princeton and local nonprofits. The largest slated donation will be $10 million over five years to a nonprofit organization to provide property tax relief for lower- and middle-income Princeton homeowners. Eligible households will be based on income limits set by the New Jersey Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters (ANCHOR) Program.
As students continue to confront numerous construction projects, especially in the center of campus, small construction areas near Whitman College and Dillon Gym are expected to be finished in the next several months.
At panel, Princeton unions look forward to recognition, focus on unity and engagement: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
On Tuesday, March 5, a graduate student sent an email in the Free Food listserv with the subject: “not food; but please help save our colleague’s life!” The message encouraged students to send letters to Congress to bring attention to the situation of Princeton Ph.D. candidate Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in Iraq by Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah in March 2023. The email is part of a larger effort by concerned graduate students who are advocating for Tsurkov’s release.
Each week, Sports and Data editors analyze recent athletic competitions to provide analysis and insight on the happenings of Princeton athletics and individual players across the 38 intercollegiate teams at Princeton. Whether they are record-breaking or day-to-day, statistics deliver information in concise ways and help inform fans who might have missed the action. Read last week‘s By the Numbers.
While current union drives for graduate students and postdoctoral workers have yet to be recognized by the University, Jeff Coley, the president of Service Employees International Union-175 (SEIU-175), reminded attendees of the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) Labor Unions Panel of the five unions already operating on campus.
A new exhibit at the Milberg Gallery in Firestone Library celebrates the work of Mexican modern artist Ulises Carrión Bogard, focusing on his reimagination of what a book could look like, mean, and do. According to a post on X from @PULibrary, the “exhibition [is] the largest U.S. retrospective exhibition of [Carrión]’s work to date.”
Though analysts may hail the coaching systems of Carla Berube and Mitch Henderson ’98 as the driving forces behind the women’s and men’s basketball team’s recent success, it could be argued that star power that has propelled Tiger basketball into the national spotlight.
USG allocates funding and introduces new event registration format: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate gathered for its fourth meeting of the spring semester on Sunday, March 3, introducing a new event registration format and allocating more Project Board funding.