Today’s Briefing: 

LAWNPARTIES: In a startling about-face on Tuesday evening, the USG Social Committee sent an email to all students announcing the last-minute decision to disinvite LANY from headlining Lawnparties on Sunday, Oct. 3rd. The announcement arrived in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations — including predatory behavior, manipulation, and emotional abuse — against lead singer Paul Klein. The email announcing the decision additionally stated that USG will “continue to update the student body regarding the selection of a new headline act.”

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PELL GRANT: On Sept. 22, President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 and Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway co-authored a letter to the New Jersey Congressional delegation urging them to double the maximum Pell Grant aid. Forty-four presidents of New Jersey colleges and universities have signed the letter. Offering financial assistance to low- and middle-income students pursuing higher education, the Pell Grant serves as a foundational stepping stone for social mobility.

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TIGERACCESS: Last Wednesday, Princeton Transportation and Parking Services (TPS) launched a pilot transit system for students, faculty, staff, and University visitors with mobility-related disabilities and/or medical conditions. Officially dubbed “TigerAccess,” the shuttle service will offer personalized service to those with disabilities who are not able to make adequate use of regular TigerTransit transportation.

“I know that I will use it in inclement weather situations where it might be difficult to use my wheelchair and this service is so easy and simple, I think it’s really fantastic,” said Naomi Hess ’22.

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PRINCETON TOWN COUNCIL: On Monday, Sept. 27, the Municipality of Princeton's Council convened its regular meeting, during which the council touched on the upcoming construction on and near Witherspoon Street, addressed displeasure over parking difficulties by Princeton High School, and provided updates about the planned implementation of more crossing guards in school areas. 

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Opinion

The Prospect

Senior Writer for The Prospect Gabe Robare sat down with Naaji Hylton ’22, the student opener for Lawnparties professionally known as J. Paris, to talk about the upcoming event and Hylton’s music. They discussed topics ranging from Hylton’s musical influences to his hopes and expectations for his Lawnparties performance.

At Your Leisure

• FROM SATIRE: The Anscombe Society hosts the “Don’t-Have-Sexpo” to complement the Peer Health Advisor-facilitated “Safer Sexpo,” a first-year student has the earth-shattering revelation that God is dead, and The Office of Admission replaces the “Why Princeton?” supplemental essay question with a more apt one: “Why not Yale?”
• LISTEN IN: In the fourth episode of Princeton Insights: The Highlights, a podcast that seeks to illuminate new research findings published by University graduate students and postdocs, listeners can tune in to hear from Patricia Hoyos, a graduate student at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute (PNI) studying the development of spatial biases in school-aged children at the Kastner Lab.
• WATCH: In the newest episode of the “Princeton Student Explains” video series, Daniel Drake offers his expertise on the Academy, including differences between the Oscars, the Grammys, and the Golden Globes, among other fascinating insights.