President Tilghman said Wednesday that she did not think it was within the USG's mission to sign an amicus brief supporting same-sex marriage.
"I don't think it's the USG's role to take stances on issues that seem so distant from student government issues," Tilghman said in an interview.
The University, she said, only signs amicus briefs on issues "directly relevant" to the University's "mission," such as the Supreme Court case involving affirmative action at the University of Michigan.
She drew a distinction between the way same-sex marriage affects the University and the way it affects individuals. Even if a lack of same-sex marriage makes New Jersey less attractive to gay faculty or students, she said, the effect on the University is still not "direct."
The USG will sign the amicus brief in Lewis v. Harris, a gay marriage case before the state Supreme Court, after 51.6 percent of students voted in support of signing in a referendum held this week.
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