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Many will remember the past Friday morning as one of the coldest we have had in this academic year. Despite the cold, about a dozen members of Divest Princeton gathered in front of Blair Arch to push the University to fully dissociate from fossil fuel companies.

Princeton announced its dissociation from 90 fossil fuel companies involved in certain sectors of the fossil fuel industry on Sept. 29, five days after a sit-in by members of Divest Princeton on Global Climate Strike Day.

Since the divestment, some have pushed Princeton to go further. Columnist Nate Howard and guest contributor Alex Norbrook argued that the University should divest the remainder of its endowment from fossil fuels and cease recruiting on campus. Prominent Divest activists have remained active in pushing the University on the environment, as alumni Tom Taylor and Lynne Archibald argued in December that the University should reckon with its past of educating climate change deniers.

Divest Princeton leaders claim to be launching a new campaign, which aims to get the University to divest the remainder of its endowment from fossil fuels and cut research funding from fossil fuel companies.

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OPINION | Mental Health and Streaming Services

Grace Rosenberg, a senior in the German department at Princeton, writes, “If the University is to make strides toward supporting students’ mental health, it must encourage and fund not only community events, but also resources for students to spend stress-free time alone.”

Rosenberg argues that while the University strives to foster community through events like Lawnparties and residential college study breaks, it can be draining for introverts and students with mental health challenges, like anxiety. She references her choice of solitude, watching the Apple TV series “Ted Lasso,” and proposes that the University also pay for streaming services for students.

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SPORTS| Men’s Basketball and Ice Hockey

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