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Friday, April 15, 2022

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Newsletter by Kareena Bhakta

USG officer affirms bylaws in response to objection on preliminary referendum results

Caitlin Limestahl / The Daily Princetonian

Today’s Briefing:

REFERENDUM NO. 3: Following the public release of preliminary results from the Spring 2022 Undergraduate Student Government (USG) election on Wednesday, specifics of the USG Constitution’s language and election bylaws have sparked confusion over whether Referendum No. 3 has passed.

In communications shared with The Daily Princetonian, the USG Chief Elections Manager responded to a student's objection to the election management by acknowledging a “miscommunication” and affirming the USG Constitution’s policy that "abstain" votes are not counted in the total vote tally in calculating the majority vote.

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FUSION ENERGY: On Feb. 14, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences and Director of the Princeton Program in Plasma Physics Nathaniel Fisch and his team received $1.5 million in funding from the United States Department of Energy for their novel “Economical Proton-Boron11 Fusion.” This project focuses on refining an innovative form of fusion energy, which is promising for the future of clean energy.

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Princeton announces 6.6% increase in financial aid budget for 2022–23 academic year

OPINION | YAT candidates should defy the rules and debate

Community Opinion Editor Rohit A. Narayanan comments on the Young Alumni Trustee election, writing that candidates should defy the Board of Trustees’ rule that candidates cannot campaign about issues they may face while on the Board by holding a debate. “Students deserve a voice on the Board of Trustees,” Narayanan ’24 argues. “They can’t have that voice if their representatives aren’t even allowed to address the issues most important to students when they’re campaigning.”

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From Sports:

Junior attack Kate Mulham was the only player with more than one goal for the Tigers, finishing with five.
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WOMEN’S LACROSSE: This past Wednesday, No. 12 Princeton women’s lacrosse lost to No. 9 Maryland Terrapins with a score of 19–9 in the last out of conference game this season. This Saturday, the Tigers are playing a home game against Dartmouth at noon.
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Men’s basketball’s Jaelin Llewellyn will transfer to Clemson in South Carolina to continue his basketball career. Llewellyn helped the team get to the Ivy League regular-season championship and received many honors his senior season, including First Team All-Ivy League and NABC Second Team All-District, while also joining the 1000 career point club.

At Your Leisure:

PROSPECT: On Thursday, April 14, East Pyne drew crowds as news spread across campus that award-winning director Christopher Nolan came to campus to shoot his upcoming film “Oppenheimer.”
PODCAST: Be sure to listen to a new episode of Daybreak, The Daily Princetonian’s daily news podcast.
PUZZLES: Try your hand at a new puzzle titled “Whoops!” by Senior Constructors Ana Pranger and Luca Morante.

Today’s newsletter was copy edited by Genele Hua. Thank you.

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