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(11/27/23 5:03am)
On Wednesday, the student body received an email: more than half of the elected positions for the upcoming USG winter elections were uncontested, meaning that either the position had the exact number of candidates running as there were positions to fill or, as was true in at least one case, no candidates were running at all.
(11/20/23 4:15am)
For the past several weeks, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) has debated whether or not campus organizations have to show up in-person to defend funding requests in excess of $1,000. The requirement was eventually not instituted.
(11/13/23 4:50am)
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) met in its weekly meeting on Sunday, Nov. 12 to discuss an amendment to the Undergraduate Student Life Committee (USLC) charter to appoint a Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education (SHARE) liaison, and vote on various funding allocations. The meeting was held virtually because USG President Stephen Daniels ’24 was not on campus and could not lead the meeting in person.
(10/31/23 4:49am)
Editor's Note: This piece has been updated with comment from University administrators.
(10/30/23 4:26am)
Following the University’s first annual Community Care Day, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) met on Oct. 29 to discuss the turnout to the event. USG also discussed the development of the Mental Health Standing Committee, voted on funding events for the South Asian Students Association (SASA) and HackPrinceton and revised election procedures ahead of the upcoming winter and spring elections.
(11/01/23 5:31am)
With the second half of the fall semester in full swing, the race for a new Undergraduate Student Government (USG) president is approaching, with USG President Stephen Daniels ’24 closing out his term with an increased budget and a focus on new student events. The USG President serves as the public face of the student body, organizes weekly meetings, and coordinates all of the Senate’s committees.
(10/23/23 5:26am)
Five candidates emerged victorious from a crowded field of 23 candidates in the Class of 2027 Class Council election, nearly double the size of last year's field. The USG Fall Elections penalty report reveals that over the course of the campaign, nine candidates broke official USG election rules, with two candidates sanctioned. The most common violation was a failure to submit their expenditure report on time. While submitting late did not incur a campaign restriction for most candidates, penalties increased sharply, with a candidate submitting two hours late losing their ability to send electronic messages and a candidate being disqualified after submitting 12 hours late. Only four candidates reported any expenditures at all during the campaign, meaning at least some of the candidates submitting late were submitting no expenses.
(10/23/23 4:31am)
This Saturday, thousands of Princeton alumni and parents flocked to see the Princeton football team reach a surprising victory over longtime nemesis Harvard. To the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), this victory came with a significant achievement for their programming. At the start of their October 22 meeting, USG President Stephen Daniels ’24 spoke about the success of the USG-sponsored Homecoming football game event which included a J.Crew pop-up shop and free food. He estimated that attendance was around 300–400 students. Daniels also stated he was “preparing for the Yale game,” mentioning the potential bonfire that would occur if Princeton also wins the game against Yale on Nov. 11. USG currently has $10,000 budgeted under their bonfire reserve.
(10/09/23 4:39am)
The results are in. Five members of the Class of 2027 were elected to represent their peers on their Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Class Council. Dean Minello ’27, D’Schon Simmons ’27, Aum Dhruv ’27, Allie Ebanks ’27, and Muhamary Kiherille ’27 were elected out of a field of 23 candidates, the largest since the Fall 2020 election for the Class of 2024 first-year Class Council.
(10/09/23 3:53am)
In the wake of a significant funding increase, Princeton’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) discussed an expansion of the scope of the USG Projects Board in a meeting on Sunday, Oct. 8. The expansion was approved unanimously by the group, though it received questions from the sisters Isabella Shutt ’24 and Genevieve Shutt ’26 for not going far enough.
(10/02/23 2:54am)
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) met on Sunday, Oct. 1 to discuss various ongoing projects, allocate projects board funding, and vote for Executive Committee Representatives for the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) and U-Council Chairs.
(09/25/23 4:22am)
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) heard plans for the semester from core committees and approved its budget, as well as two U-Councilor appointments, in its meeting on Sunday, Sept. 24. A campus pub trial run will be a priority for the Undergraduate Student Life Committee (USLC).
(09/18/23 3:48am)
The USG's budget has ballooned, from $290,000 last semester to of $585,755 dollars for the semester as a starting amount, according to a presentation by USG Treasurer Walker Penfield ‘25. The allocation comes following an increase in student activities fees at the end of the spring semester from $45.50 dollars to $95.50 dollars for the current school year. During the meeting, students learned that fall Lawnparties had received a significant pay bump that also went towards alleviating other student groups’ contributions to food and activities
(05/12/23 4:26am)
At the competitive USG debate last December, USG President Stephen Daniels ’24 touted his record of getting things done. “When I have said something will happen on USG, it has, and I hope to continue to keep my promise to focus on results over rhetoric,” he said.
(05/08/23 3:53am)
In a historic move brewing since the beginning of the term, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) voted to recommend an increase in activities fees from $45.50 to $95.50 in their meeting on Sunday, May 7.
(04/27/23 4:09am)
Twice a year, students swarm Prospect Avenue for the peak of the University’s social calendar: Lawnparties. Featuring food trucks and live music leading up to the USG-sponsored headliner, the biannual event is an essential part of the Princeton student experience.
(04/25/23 4:28am)
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) engaged in a spirited exchange over a constitutional budget amendment at their penultimate meeting of the semester on Sunday.
(04/18/23 4:35am)
The USG meeting on Sunday, April 16, got testy at times as U-Councilor Genevieve Shutt ’26 and USG President Stephen Daniels ’24 sparred over ways to engage the student body and the Senate thought of ways to gain a mandate for raising activity fees. U-Council elections also launched this week, with former presidential candidate Isabella Shutt ’24 set to return to the Senate.
(04/17/23 4:36am)
In April 2022, the faculty approved a proposal to change the University’s longstanding terminology of “concentrations” to “majors” and to create a new “minors” program.
(04/13/23 8:42pm)
Spring 2023 Lawnparties will feature Waka Flocka Flame as its headliner with Skeez as a supporting act, according to a series of Instagram posts from the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Social Committee on April 13.