Three USG presidential candidates debated before audience of 15
Fifteen people, including Undergraduate Student Government (USG) officers, showed up to the Presidential Candidate Debate on Nov. 29.
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Fifteen people, including Undergraduate Student Government (USG) officers, showed up to the Presidential Candidate Debate on Nov. 29.
Whether due to riveting subject material, applicability of content, a particularly well-known professor, or all of the above, some University classes are more widely popular than others.
For the first time since 2013, Cannon Green overflowed with students and alumni lining Nassau Hall and filling the steps of Whig and Clio Halls in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the bonfire.
Voters in the 2018 midterms gave the country varied results — and Princetonians were in the mix across the board. Texans re-elected Republican Sen. Ted Cruz ’92 for another term, and Coloradans chose Democrat Jared Polis ’96 for their next governor. Polis will be the nation’s first openly gay governor elected to office.
During the last midterm elections, fewer than 15 percent of students aged 18–21 showed up to the polls. “Vote100,” a student-run initiative, has set out to change that, working to inspire civic engagement among University students.
On Nov. 1, University President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83, Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in support of legal protections for transgender individuals.
This winter, a Japan-based café chain called Shiru Café has plans to bring free refreshments, coupled with controversy, to students at the University. Shiru serves coffee and pastries, but, unlike other cafés, asks students to pay with personal information instead of cash.
The Undergraduate Student Government announced the election results for the Class of 2022 Class Council in an email on Friday, Oct. 12. Of 23 candidates, the five students with the most votes were elected.
On Thursday, Oct. 4 at noon, the Princeton Community Democratic Organization led an “Emergency Rally” in Tiger Park — the small park adjacent to Palmer Square — to oppose the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Town residents and University staff, faculty, and students came together for the hour-long protest.
On Oct. 1, a letter involving the confirmation process of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh began circulating among University students. It was directed at the U.S. Senate and President Donald Trump.