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(10/13/14 9:49pm)
This is a response to Professor Max Weiss’s October 12 article entitled “Is the Center for Jewish Life stifling free speech on campus?”Every member of the Princeton community is always welcome at the Center for Jewish Life. However, participation in a panel that we sponsor is a privilege and not a right. Our decision to sponsor or co-sponsor an event is an opportunity we evaluate in each case, not an entitlement on the one hand, nor an infringement of free speech on the other.The CJL is a community that promotes dialogue and open conversation. Last week, the CJL sponsored a program together with the Princeton Committee on Palestine, the Muslim Student Association, Near Eastern Studies, Tigers for Israel, and J-Street U featuring a Palestinian peace activist, Ali Abu Awwad. We were happy to sponsor a compelling program promoting a constructive, pro-solution perspective on ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Like any other organization, we have policies that inform our programming decisions. A few years ago the CJL Board of Directors carefully crafted guidelines that embody our values. Under these guidelines, the CJL sponsors programs that provide opportunities for open discussion and the expression of differing views in the spirit of University life and in commitment to a pluralistic Jewish community. The CJL will not, however, sponsor groups or speakers that intend to harm Israel or promote racism or hatred of any kind.When Professor Max Weiss was suggested as one of many possible faculty speakers for a program that two CJL-affiliated student groups were hoping to co-sponsor with the Princeton Committee on Palestine in response to this summer’s conflict in Gaza, some of the student organizers ultimately decided not to invite him. They did so in consultation with CJL staff member Slav Leibin, and on the basis of the fact that Professor Weiss has supported the cultural and academic boycott of Israeli professors and institutions of higher learning, a position that infringes academic freedom and is incompatible with CJL event sponsorship on the basis of our guidelines outlined above. Professor Weiss’s personal attack on Slav Leibin, and the Jewish Agency with whom we partner, was unwarranted, and we believe Professor Weiss owes Slav and the CJL an apology. The CJL is committed to ongoing learning and exchange of ideas through panel discussions, travel experiences, ongoing dialogues such as the Muslim-Jewish and Black-Jewish dialogues and hundreds of one-on-one conversations. We believe these efforts are more likely to bring about positive change than boycotts or newspaper articles that attack those working to find common ground.Rabbi Julie Roth, Executive Director of the Center for Jewish LifePierre Gentin ’89, Chair, Center for Jewish Life Board of DirectorsMelissa Lane, Class of 1943 Professor of Politics, Princeton University, and Vice-Chair, Center for Jewish Life Board of Directors
(10/12/14 7:21pm)
By Max Weiss
(10/08/14 9:57pm)
Princeton University has deepened the anguish and intensified the alienation of its graduate students of color, all in the name of expanding diversity.
(09/29/14 6:46pm)
The University likes to say that it cares about its students’ welfare and concerns. In terms of amenities, support systems and general luxuries, few schools can compete with what the University offers its undergraduate students. Yet for the past six months, many graduate students here have been languishing in a hollow of uncertainty, misinformation and bizarrely ham-fisted treatment.The Lakeside Graduate Housing project, which as recently as last February was set for completion during the summer, has now been delayed for the third time since the start of 2014. The earliest occupancy is now projected for December, although the administration is sending clear signals that it does not expect to hit even that goal. In the meantime, students have been shunted into whatever housing is available, generally units in Butler and Stanworth apartments. Students are now facing a full year of living arrangements that they were told would last only a few months at most.Our primary grievance is the University’s inexplicable lack of transparency. It is difficult to believe that Housing and Real Estate Services reasonably expected Lakeside to be move-in ready at the time of the housing draw last February. A 12-month project overrun seems unlikely to arise without any warning, so it appears that Lakeside was inaccurately advertised. If a realistic timeline had been disclosed up front, many students would have elected to live elsewhere. The process has caused many to lose faith in the trustworthiness of the housing process. Further, not a single general update to Lakeside progress was given between April 18 and Sept. 19.Few options remain. Opportunities to seek off-campus housing were passed over in favor of promised Lakeside occupancy. Even now, the administration’s vacillations mean that students lack the knowledge to make an informed decision on whether or not to wait for improved campus housing. Meanwhile, Butler and Stanworth apartments offer a decreased quality of living, especially in the winter. If the administration feels that Butler is in poor enough condition to warrant immediate demolition, why does HRES feel justified in housing students for an additional year at full cost to the residents? Furthermore, many units have suffered from chronic rodent infestations, peeling paint and slower than usual response times for essential maintenance.Recognizing the above considerations, many graduate students have expressed support for the following requests:1. An email disclosing specific details of the delays sent to the affected graduate studentsIn the interest of rebuilding trust between HRES and graduate students, we would appreciate an email laying out the nature and causes of the construction delays and a timeline of developments from the past eight months. In particular, we want to know at what points HRES suspected significant delays and why it waited so long to inform us. To date, the administration has not even offered a simple apology.?2. Proportional additional free or significantly reduced months of rentThe last time a significant delay was announced was April 18, 2014. The email projected a fall move-in process and guaranteed two months of free rent (one month Butler/Stanworth, one month Lakeside) and reimbursed moving costs. For many of us, these financial incentives seemed reasonable given a three-five month delay. However, with the delay now standing at seven-12+ months, they ought to be increased proportionally.3. A guarantee of equal compensation regardless of housing outcomeIt is now apparent that many affected graduate students will never move into Lakeside. However, we believe that these students are still entitled to the promised compensation for moving costs, regardless of where the actions of the housing office have caused them to move to. Additionally, several students have been housed in temporary Stanworth units whose monthly rent is significantly greater than rent would have been in the Lakeside units they had been assigned. We believe they do not deserve this additional long-term burden and should be compensated for the difference.The University has put into doubt its commitment to graduate students as full members of its academic community. Absent further mitigating action by HRES, we will not be able to recommend the housing services to prospective graduate students in good faith.Alexander Berg is a graduate student in the Department of Electrical Engineering. He can be reached at ahberg@princeton.edu.
(09/25/14 6:55pm)
To the Editor,
(09/15/14 7:00pm)
By Will Rivitz
(09/10/14 7:00pm)
By Rafael Rojas
(09/09/14 5:30pm)
By Joshua Wallace GS
(09/09/14 3:39pm)
By David Alter '73
(06/03/14 2:48pm)
I saw what you did on Saturday at the P-Rade, and it repulsed me. I was walking with my classmates and our families down campus in the P-Rade, when you yelled “TEEEEE EYE” to get the attention of the young lady from the Class of 2014 who was walking with her parents near me. She, all of 20 years old, 5 feet tall and 100 lbs, had a Tiger Inn button on her beer jacket, and she was enjoying the beautiful day with her family and friends. You, half a foot taller, bigger and a recent alumnus, raised your hand to give her a high five. However, as her hand was about to meet yours, you suddenly swung your arm down in a vicious roundhouse blow to land with a large smack on her butt. You thought that was funny! So witty! The poor young lady was startled and staggered away. I was shocked, too, that you cared so little about her. A gentleman would never have pulled such a nasty stunt with a girl — only half his size! I guess the combination of your parents, TI and Princeton didn’t teach you how to be a gentleman. I can see that the national conversation about how to respond to incidences of sexual assault on college campuses is sorely needed. For my part, I was so shocked that I stepped over to the lady, now moving again with the P-Rade flow, and asked her, “Would you like me to knock that guy on his ass for you?” She refused and told me she was OK — it was only a guy from TI after all. She clearly didn’t want the attention that that would bring, and I dropped the matter. If you can read this and, like myself, are feeling bad about your behavior on Saturday, I encourage you to send a letter of apology to me; I’ll forward it to the young lady. However, I won't expect one. After all, cowards like you who attack a young lady for their own amusement rarely do the right thing. John M. Chludzinski ’85,
(05/12/14 11:06am)
We write to clarify statements in a recent Daily Princetonian article titled “U. modifies definitions of sexual assault.” The article reported on revisions to Rights, Rules, Responsibilities that were approved last week by the Council of the Princeton University Community. The article stated that certain kinds of sexual misconduct will henceforward “only” result in expulsion and that “suspension is no longer a possible punishment for serious sexual misconduct.” These statements are not correct.
(05/11/14 6:08pm)
Writing this letter took a lot of courage, especially after seeing all of the ad hominem attacks and ridicule directed at Tal Fortgang ‘17 in response to his article in the Princeton Tory. However, the discussion on privilege and how we approach it is crucial, so here’s hoping that I won’t be attacked when I say I have a problem with the indiscriminate use of the phrase “check your privilege.” The phrase discourages discussions, leads to ad hominem attacks and dismisses arguments based on who the speaker is rather than what the speaker is saying.
(05/08/14 8:48pm)
Recently, Princeton has been the subject of bad press. Our most noted alumni include a First Lady who refuses to come to campus, a controversial senator who may have led a government shutdown and Susan Patton (whom I have no words to describe). To the media and general public, Princeton University is diseased — and not just by bacterial meningitis. Its students are plagued by rape, depression, misogyny, racism and privilege.
(05/08/14 8:07pm)
(05/08/14 7:22pm)
Given the recent columns in The Daily Princetonian, “Rape Culture exists here, too” and “Speaking Up,” it is evident that sexual assault is a problem on campus. Some may disagree over the scale of the problem, but regardless of one’s views on drinking or hooking up, we can all agree that there are far too many instances of sexual assault at the University and across the country.
(05/08/14 7:14pm)
Dear Tal Fortgang and the Princeton University Community:
(04/28/14 6:41pm)
On April 21, 2014, a powerful op-ed titled “My Lying, Smiling Face” was published anonymously in The Daily Princetonian. The most recent in a series of stories that highlight the lack of transparency regarding University withdrawal and readmission processes, it raises a number of pressing concerns regarding the University’s treatment of students experiencing serious mental health issues. Unfortunately, recent University responses have fallen short of fully addressing these concerns.
(04/24/14 5:57pm)
To the Editor,
(04/22/14 6:33pm)
To the Editor:
(04/16/14 7:28pm)
By Mike Kosk