• President Eisgruber discusses University’s links with the town at Princeton Town Council meeting
• Brian Li ’24 and Casey Beidel ’24 receive the 2024 Pyne Prize
• An argument for reporting neutrality within the ‘Prince’

Eisgruber discusses collaborations with community, Graduate Hotel construction days: In his opening statements to Princeton Town Council, Eisgruber stressed the importance of “excellence, inclusivity, and free speech.” He expressed a desire to work with the council and encourage the town and the University to “continue to collaborate with one another.” Furthermore, discussions on the construction of the Graduate Hotel took place at the meeting. According to Pablo David, a vice president for the construction company building the hotel, the hotel will open later than planned due to “certain delays.” They have requested a two-and-a-half-month extension despite its construction being “an inconvenience to many of the residents.” Still, they are hoping to have very few full-day closures of Chamber Street before the completion of the project.

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Li and Beidel ’24 win Pyne Prize, highest undergrad distinction: Brian Li ’24 and Casey Beidel ’24 were both awarded the 2024 Pyne Prize. The Pyne Prize is given annually to students who have “most clearly manifested excellent scholarship, strength of character, and effective leadership.” Li is the sixth Pyne Prize winner of the last six years to have served on the Undergraduate Student Government. Other frequently represented affiliations among recent Pyne Prize winners include Peer Academic Advisors (PAAs) and Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative (SINSI) Scholars. Beidel continues this trend as a PAA. Beidel is in the sociology department while Li is majoring in comparative literature, both trending slightly away from the norm of History and School of Public and International Affairs majors dominating Pyne Prize recipients.

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OPINION | What do academics have to do with mental health anyway?

This is Abigail Rabieh, the public editor for the ‘Prince.’ Ever since we asked President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 about the difficulties Princeton’s expectations of academic excellence can impose upon student mental health, the ‘Prince’ has taken this relationship as gospel. I have experienced a certain level of fatigue at hearing, over and over, academics — an expansive term encompassing many forms of life and study — and mental health contrasted, as if they are necessarily in combat with one another. This week, I discuss the importance of using precise language to frame contentious conversations such as this one, taking the recent coverage of the CPUC meeting as an example.   

— Public Editor Abigail Rabieh 

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DATA | Breaking down Princeton’s 2023 daily crime logs

Public Safety daily crime records from 2023 revealed that the highest number of on-campus crimes last year occurred in Frist Campus Center. The most common crime, campus-wide, was theft, with 191 crimes logged during the year. This was followed by criminal mischief with 87 and harassment with 81. The category of harassment is split between “harassment” and “harassment (bias).” According to University Spokesperson Jennifer Morrill, “an offense listed as ‘harassment’ becomes ‘harassment bias’ when the investigation reveals sufficient objective facts indicating that the offense was motivated, entirely or partly, by the offender's bias.”

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SPORTS | The NBA’s only Ivy Leaguer: Tosan Evbuomwan ’23

After signing a 10-day hardship deal with the Memphis Grizzlies and his second 10-day contract with the Detroit Pistons, Tosan Evbuomwan ’23 has signed a two-way deal with the Pistons which makes him an official part of their 18-man roster through the end of the 2024–25 season. Evbuomwan didn’t start taking basketball seriously until he was 16, instead playing sports more typical of his upbringing in Newcastle, U.K., such as rugby and cricket. Evbuomwan said that “Princeton basketball really is a big family,” explaining that it “means a lot” to every member of the team.

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FEATURES | Meet the man behind the Tigers’ athletic equipment: Clif Perry

Behind the athletics’ teams successes on the field is a dedicated team of support staff. Clif Perry, Director of Athletics Equipment Operations, runs the behind the scenes operation of the 38 varsity athletic teams on campus — from laundering uniforms to ordering millions-worth of gear. He came into the profession after nine years of teaching and coaching experience, eventually rising to president of the nationwide Athletic Equipment Managers Association. After two decades of service, Perry reflects on the logistics of the job, his relationship with student athletes, and service within the community.

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