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On Saturday, Pat Glory ’23 became the first NCAA wrestling champion from Princeton in 72 years. The last NCAA champion, Bradley Glass ’53, competed in the unlimited-weight class. 

Glory’s win comes during a particularly successful season for Tiger’s athletics, with the Princeton men’s basketball team advancing to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA March Madness championship and achieving the largest win margin by a 15th place seed. The Princeton fencing team also dominated at NCAA nationals, and the Guttormsen brothers have accumulated NCAA and Ivy League Titles for pole vaulting. Princeton women’s basketball finished a successful season yesterday with a tight loss in the NCAA Round of 32.

With more athletic stars emerging at Princeton, national legal questions simmering about college athletics gain increased relevance. With other schools offering athletic scholarships and potentially offering a more attractive package to athletes, a lawsuit has been filed against the Ivy League for their agreement not to offer athletics scholarships. Also relevant to athletes with increased profiles, in 2021 the NCAA began allowing students their Name, Image, and Likeness rights, following a Supreme Court ruling stating that limiting athletic scholarships to cost of attendance — room, board, and tuition — was unconstitutional. 

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Analysis by Sidney Singer

Today’s Briefing:

Transportation options, local expenses pose concerns for students on independent dining plan: Dr. Philip Geheber from the Princeton Writing Program, who is an expert on the role of food in communities, spoke with The Daily Princetonian about the affordability of food surrounding campus, and students expressed concern about the transportation and stipend options for independent students.

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Yair Mintzker, a Behrman Professor in the Humanities Council and a professor of history, argues that there is a coup going on in Israel to undermine the Supreme Court. He states that “the coup aims to subject Israel’s Supreme Court to the executive branch, change the way judges are appointed, and prevent any meaningful review of government actions or Knesset (Israel’s parliament) laws.”

He urges those “who care about the situation in Israel/Palestine to inform ourselves about the coup attempt, its causes, and implications; to find out more about how the coup attempt is funded and by whom; to express solidarity with those who fight for democracy, liberty, and human rights both in Israel/Palestine and around the world; and to stop accepting money from organizations that work actively to undermine liberal democracy.”

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