USG Meeting presents University’s inaugural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report
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Naomi Hess ’22 presents on the Disability Task Force during this week’s USG meeting.
Andrew Somerville / The Daily Princetonian
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Today’s Briefing:
USG: Last Sunday, Nov. 14, university representatives Michele Minter and Shawn Maxam presented findings on the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion report at the Undergraduate Student Government meeting. Major themes in the report included emphasis on continued systemic progress, accountability of relevant players on carrying out the changes, and transparency of data. Representatives from Evidn, a behavioral science consulting firm, and the Office of Sustainability presented their joint project on energy conservation on campus. The university has plans to transition to net-zero carbon emissions by 2046.
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- ON COMPASSION: In light of COVID-19 pandemic, the need for empathy has never been more apparent. However, as senior columnist Claudia Frykberg points out, compassion might be the better option; while empathy is feeling what another is feeling with relative accuracy, compassion is more goal-oriented and aims to relieve the distress, allowing one to help a friend without necessarily feeling the hurt.
- ON CANCEL CULTURE: Recently, New York Times writer Bari Weiss joined the anti-cancel culture intellectual group to start a new university: the University of Austin (UATX). UATX is adopting an all-encompassing two-year core curriculum, with the next two years focused on research, internships, and experiential learning. While columnist Rohit Narayanan praises this as a welcome change, he expresses concern that the new university will prove to be a “right-wing grievance machine” that furthers partisan battles. Narayanan believes that destigmatizing right-wing opinions may not change the quality of classroom debate, especially with the selection bias of the premise of the university.
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Women’s ice hockey celebrates with the ECAC Hockey trophy after winning their first ECAC championship in program history.
Owen Tedford/The Daily Princetonian
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The curtain call at Theatre Intime’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Courtesy of Elliot Lee
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- MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: Theatre Intime’s production of “Much Ado About Nothing,” the Bard of Avon’s silly enemies-to-lovers comedy, opened on Friday, Nov. 12 and will have three more performances this weekend. Senior writer Gabriel Robare comments on the portrayals of Claudio, Hero, Benedick, Beatrice, and more, praising the rich emotions and critiquing the setting-based thematic interpretations.
- GLEE CLUB: On Oct. 29, Princeton University Glee Club performed live alongside students from the Harvard and Yale Glee Clubs in the third Hand in Hand concert. The free event took place in Richardson Auditorium and was a collaborative effort to raise money for the nonprofit Save the Music, which funds public school music programs in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
- BEAUTIFUL WORLD: Sally Rooney’s latest novel, “Beautiful World, Where Are You,” tackles issues of enjoying love and beauty in a falling world, where the problems of focusing on the inconsequential, temporary things in life have to constantly be weighed against society’s ever-growing problems. While Rooney’s message is that it is okay to be selfish and focus on oneself and the beautiful parts of life, contributing writer Thia Bian points out that the characters are entrenched in privilege; as white, cisgender, and financially-secure women they exhibit only a “perfunctory sort of awareness.” Bian argues that the novel falls short and fails to provide a satisfying resolution or exploration of these difficult questions.
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Today’s newsletter was copy edited by Catie Parker, Bhoomika Chowdhary, Hank Ingham, and Jason Luo. Thank you.
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