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In late 2022, the University asked students for their opinions on increased surveillance across campus. Whereas some students expressed support for expansion, others expressed their concerns about the usage of such footage for nonviolent offenses. Earlier this month, the University sent a memo to students, staff, and faculty announcing that “all exterior doorways in undergraduate residential college buildings and dorms” would be monitored by security cameras, which should be online by the start of the Fall 2023 semester. 

Additional security cameras have also been installed at the U-Store located at 36 University Place. In response to the shoplifting there — which has resulted in an estimated loss of $40,000 to $50,000 a year, according to University Store President Jim Sykes — the University has placed security cameras to monitor the self-checkout stations. This instance is not the first time Princeton has expressed concern over shoplifting at the U-Store — in 1974, the New York Times published another article about students shoplifting. 

Sykes says that, “Self-checkout, in a way, has resulted in a false sense of security for students,” so the surveillance systems will have longer archival periods than previous ones to look at older footage of a person suspected of shoplifting. Footage will be turned over to the police or the Department of Public Safety.

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Analysis by Olivia Chen

OPINION | Let’s be skeptical of PGSU

Guest contributor Himawan Winarto GS ’18 argues that the Princeton Graduate Student Union (PGSU) has misled students about what it can achieve and that unionization poses several downsides, with Winarto characterizing the PGSU's deceptive tactics as “at best ignorant if not malicious.” For example, Winarto underscores that unionization can in fact decrease expected stipend growth in the long-term and exploit members as pawns to advance political agendas.

“The benefits that a union can actually achieve are marginal, at best,” writes Winarto.

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SPORTS | Women’s basketball closes season with NCAA second round loss to Utah, 63–56

With seven minutes left to play, the Tigers were only two points short of leading their NCAA second round game. In the end, the Tigers lost to the Utah Utes, 63–56, on Sunday, March 19. Overall, the Tigers ended the season with just six losses in total. Despite the loss, after back-to-back appearances in the NCAA tournament, and the meteoric rise of two stars in juniors Kaitlyn Chen and Ellie Mitchell, there may still be ample magic to come in the years ahead.

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At your leisure:

• PODCAST: Listen to the latest episode of Daybreak, The Daily Princetonian’s daily news podcast. In today’s episode, hear about the end of Princeton’s women’s basketball season, Biden’s first ever presidential veto, a visit to Moscow by Chinese President Xi Jinping, and a guest contributor’s criticism of the graduate student unionization movement.
• BRAINS, BLACK HOLES, AND BEYOND: In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Lina Kim sit down with Dr. Pedro Paredes, a professor in the computer science department, to learn about the puzzles of theoretical computer science, including one for listeners! Listen to the latest episode here.
• PUZZLES: Try your hand at the Tuesday puzzle, “Making Gains,” created by staff writer Harit Raghunathan!