Recently, the University has appealed to the Princeton Planning Board in an effort to relocate the Court Clubhouse at 91 Prospect Avenue to a site across from its current location. The University is seeking exceptions to municipal laws for the proposed relocation, which would entail the demolition of three Victorian houses.  

However, local pushback has emerged from the Princeton Prospect Foundation (PPF) and the Historical Preservation Commission (HPC). A petition drafted by the Save Prospect Coalition that seeks to encourage the University to “develop a design that follows National Park Service policy by keeping the Court Clubhouse within the Historic District and saving the three Victorians of Faculty Row” has garnered upwards of 1,500 signatures.

Sandy Harrison, Board Chair of the PPF, stated that “We believe [the University] can rework just three percent of their project to help with the historic preservation of the district.”

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On August 20, Nassau Hall finalized the construction of a new elevator, one of several construction projects approved to render the University more accessible for people with disabilities. Nassau Hall additionally received a new ground-level entrance, accessible door handles, and energy-efficient lights. All of these improvements geared toward creating a more accommodating building were realized through long-term University efforts and student activism by Naomi Hess ’22 and others.

Upon becoming the first person in Nassau Hall’s 256-year history to tour the building in her wheelchair without assistance, Hess said that she was “really, really happy to see this accessibility upgrade as a symbol of improving access and inclusion even on this very old campus.”

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At Your Leisure

• PROSPECT: Senior Writer Gabriel Robare encourages readers to invest time and effort into memorizing poetry. Although the task can appear menial or daunting to some, Robare argues that the benefits of doing so outweigh the downsides.

  “Memorizing poetry, especially by rote, is like pushing seeds into earth. It takes effort. It’s repetitive and boring. You move from one line to the next, crouched low over the dirt, lodging each word in your mind’s fertile soil. But once in the ground, they can grow,” Robare writes.

• PUZZLES: Try your hand at the latest crossword, "Onboarding," created by Co-Head Puzzles Editor Gabriel Robare. 
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