Investigation into artifacts loaned to Princeton Art Museum continues
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Candace Do / The Daily Princetonian
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Good Morning!
In their follow-up to last week’s article, News editors Miriam Waldvogel and Sandeep Mangat detail the seizure of eleven pieces of artwork recently removed from the Princeton University Art Museum (PUAM) collection following a warrant from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Six out of the eleven seized pieces were loaned to PUAM by Edoardo Almagià ’73, an antiquities collector under investigation for illegally smuggling art from Italy to the United States for three decades.
After the seizure, five items linked to Almagià remain in the PUAM. Both Almagià and PUAM Associate Director for Communication and Information Stephen Kim provided their perspective on recent events. In an interview with The Daily Princetonian, Almagià said that he was “shocked to hear that the Museum allowed these objects to be seized,” while Kim says that the PUAM is “cooperating fully with authorities in an ongoing investigation” in light of “keeping with our commitment to ethical collecting.”
Slated to finish construction in 2024, the PUAM is currently closed. Despite being closed, PUAM continues to be the site of campus controversy. Furthermore, this is not the first time that the University has been called into question for its possession of historical pieces. In 2021, the Department of Anthropology was investigated for reported mishandling of human remains from the 1985 MOVE Bombing by the Philadelphia Police Department. Even though the remains were never stored at the University, the remains were used and displayed in two Princeton courses. Additionally, in 2011, the University returned artwork donated by Almagià to Italy after he was first placed under investigation for illegally loaning pieces.
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Analysis by Jimmy Bement
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Today’s Briefing
Many mental health report goals on track, show decreasing CPS wait times: in September 2022, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), the Office of Campus Life, and University Health Services (UHS) released a report with a series of proposals to increase support and resources for mental health on campus. A number of action items in the report were slated to be completed in the Spring 2023 semester, such as securing funding for an outreach counselor program and the establishment of the CPS CaresLine — both goals which have progressed. Despite difficulties in the financial processes to develop some of the initiatives, the mental health working group has secured the funding necessary for the continuation of various initiatives that will be implemented by this summer.
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Remembering musician, athlete, activist Paul Robeson on his 125th birthday: On the anniversary of what would have been his 125th birthday, The Daily Princetonian remembers Paul Robeson, an activist, bass-baritone singer, nationally renowned tackle and end football player, and native of Princeton. Robeson’s posthumous legacy persists in the community and beyond. Throughout his life, Robeson was a steadfast proponent of the working class and a vocal opponent of fascism abroad. Additionally, Robeson is often characterized as a “forebear” to Martin Luther King Jr. for his contributions to the civil rights movement.
“His legacy holds,” wrote Gerald Horne ’70, who published a book on Robeson in 2016 and is a professor of history and African American Studies at the University of Houston, in a statement to the ‘Prince.’
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OPINION | Rejection is common at Princeton — and that’s a good thing
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Dora Zhao / The Daily Princetonian
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Senior columnist Kelsey Ji ’24 argues that although rejection may be a common and stressful part of the Princeton experience, learning to deal with it is crucial to one’s development as both a student and individual. However, Ji notes that the University has not taken the necessary steps to equip students with skills for adequately dealing with these inevitable setbacks.
“At Princeton, we don’t only learn in the classroom — we also learn life skills, like how to deal with rejection ... Yet while there are resources like precepts, office hours, and the McGraw Center available to help students overcome the academic learning curve, there are few resources that are available to guide students through the learning curve of handling rejections, the feeling of not meeting others’ expectations, and the feeling of letting oneself down,” writes Ji.
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SPORTS | Softball sweeps three games series against the Columbia Lions
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Senior pitcher Alexis Laudenslager was named Ivy Pitcher of the Week after she became the first pitcher in program history with five career solo no-hitters.
Courtesy of GoPrincetonTigers
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This past weekend, the Princeton Tigers defeated the Columbia Lions in a series of three heated games. The Tigers went into the weekend tied with the Crimson at the top of the Ivy League standings and emerged from the latest games having ousted Crimson from the first place ranking. Read the coverage of these pivotal games here.
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Today’s newsletter was copy edited by Harry Song, Nate Beck, and Jason Luo. Thank you.
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