Today’s Briefing:
At the March 22nd meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC), the Council discussed a timeline on fossil fuel divestment recommendations, campus accessibility improvement plans, racial equality initiatives, and expectations regarding how the global pandemic will continue to shape campus life.
The Council’s Resource Committee announced that it would formally submit its recommendations regarding the question of fossil fuel divestment to the University Board of Trustees in May, a year after the Resource Committee first received the original divestment proposal.
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The new body camera policy for Department of Public Safety officers was discussed at the USG Senate meeting this past Sunday. Sergeant Ryan Ryder explained the implementation of this policy and answered questions from USG Senate members about disciplinary action for non-complying officers. USG also reviewed data from the Tigers in Town initiative, discussed releasing a report about the Spring Social Engagement Survey, appointed Britton Masback ’24 as elections chair, and approved funding for the Tigers Helping Tigers program.
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In Opinion, Senior Columnist Julia Chaffers argues that rather than supporting students during these difficult times, Princeton’s policies are compounding students’ burnout a year into online learning. With only a two-day reprieve during this unprecedented semester, Chaffers observes that mental exhaustion has risen among the student body amid the constant reality of Zoom courses, the difficulties inherent in balancing work and social life, and the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Chaffers notes that by curtailing the duration of the only significant break of this semester, the University shifted the collective burden of striving to reduce the spread of COVID-19 onto individuals, a decision that arrives at the expense of the mental wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff.
“It would be one thing if the University maintained its lofty standards during the pandemic. But it has actually raised those standards, asking students, faculty, and staff to do more with less,” writes Chaffers.
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Also in Opinion, Columnist Claudia Frykberg argues that despite doubts regarding the credibility of anonymous sources in journalism, anonymity is an important tool that allows survivors of mistreatment to share their stories. Frykberg writes, “In being able to keep their identity a secret, collective anonymity can enable women to feel safe enough to share their experiences.”
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