Dillon Gym expansion project to begin summer 2022
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Concept art of the renovated Dillon Gym.
Courtesy of University Facilities
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Today’s Briefing:
CAMPUS RENOVATIONS: Princeton anticipates that an expansion project for Dillon Gymnasium will begin in the summer of 2022, to be completed by spring 2025. The renovation will include a new accessible entrance on Elm Drive, and an elevator with greater access to all levels of the building on the South side. In addition, the plans include an outdoor court space, and a New South Pavilion, which will serve as an additional space for cardio workouts. The University submitted formal plans to Princeton Planning Board in August, which were deemed “acceptable” and scheduled for further review; the University hopes to go back to the Planning Board in January.
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SPORTS: Princeton rowing dominated in the Head of the Charles in Boston this past weekend with the women’s lightweight 8+ boat taking home a gold medal. The men’s heavyweight crew team sent a 4+ and 8+ boat with both finishing in the top ten of their respective championships. The women’s open crew team sent one 4+ boat and two 8+ boats. The 4+ boat finished eighth and sixth among collegiate boats while the 1V 8+ boat finished second and the 2V 8+ boat finished 12th. The men’s lightweight crew team sent two 8+ boats, both finishing in the top-five. Finally, the women’s lightweight crew team also sent a 4+ boat, which finished third.
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Jon Ort / The Daily Princetonian
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What I've learned about midterms
Columnist Claudia Frykberg reflects on her second-to-last midterms, and her growth as a student from as a first year student to now. Frykberg states, “during these latest midterms, I have to admit the stress crept right back in and sat there, familiar, like an old friend whose visits are never planned but always occur regardless. But this year, something was different.”
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Call for submissions: In honor of National First-Generation College Students day, The Prospect is soliciting reflections from Princeton’s first-generation, low-income (FLI) community about their journeys to, through, and beyond Princeton. If you would like to share a submission (we are asking for 100-250 words, though if you feel compelled to write more, please let us know), please do so with this Google form by Oct. 30 at 11:59p.m. There is also an option to submit photos, if you’d like. If you have any questions, please reach out to The Prospect editors at prospect@dailyprincetonian.com. We look forward to reading your submissions!
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Sydney Peng / The Daily Princetonian
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- FROM THE PROSPECT: Contributing Writer Kerrie Liang comments on the “trendiness” of recent popular media in the East Asian tradition as well as why relying on "Western validation" can be more of a curse than a blessing to the East Asian community. Liang describes how this validation “is powerful” but “also extremely fragile,” citing how the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes despite the popularity of East Asian media. Liang concludes, “While we can still appreciate the magic of anime or K-pop, we must also accept East Asian identities beyond the ones on our screens, because my culture is more than just a trend — and so am I.”
- FROM THE PROSPECT: Contributing Writer Thia Bian reflects on the difficulty of transitions and reconciling one’s past self in high school with the present self in college. For Bian, the return to media from her childhood, such as “Percy Jackson” and “Harry Potter,” has provided respite in this endeavor. Bian writes, “I want to take my past with me. I want to carry it into whatever unknowns the future takes me to next. I can be capable of change and also capable of reminiscence — I can have both, no matter how irreconcilable the two once seemed to me.”
- FROM THE PROSPECT: Contributing Writer Olivia Kasule reports on how both the COVID-19 pandemic and the renovation of the Princeton University Art Museum (PUAM), projected to finish in 2024, has impacted the arts and humanities for faculty and students. Kasule discusses how classes that frequented the museum in previous years have had to adapt. Kasule writes that, currently, “The museum’s incorporation of technology through online exhibitions, art-making classes, and on-demand videos has allowed it to continue connecting with members of the community.”
- PUZZLES: Try your hand at today’s crossword puzzle, “Out the Window,” here!
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Air Traffic
Hannah Mittleman
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Today’s newsletter was copy edited by Isabel Rodrigues. Thank you.
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