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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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Good morning! This is Sunney Gao, an associate Newsletter editor.
Our top three stories this morning:
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Eisgruber faces mental health questions at CPUC meeting
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Eisgruber at the Feb. 19 CPUC meeting.
Rodolfo Arzaga / The Daily Princetonian
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Content Warning: The following article includes mention of student death. University Counseling services are available at 609-258-3141, and the Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 at 988 or +1 (800) 273-TALK (8255). A Crisis Text Line is also available in the United States; text HOME to 741741. Students can contact residential college staff and the Office of Religious Life for other support and resources.
Eisgruber faces mental health questions at CPUC meeting: President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 was heavily questioned about campus mental health during Monday’s Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) meeting. Eisgruber started his speech by acknowledging the death of James Li ’27. CPUC Councilmember Judah Guggenheim ’25 asked whether the University would adopt “existing recommendations to extend the semester, to offer summer courses or opportunities for five-year graduation frames, and to significantly invest financially in mental health resources.” In response, Eisgruber cited “aggressive” investment in the Counseling and Psychological Services and construction of the new Frist Health Center, which will focus on student well-being. Eisgruber then challenged the notion that academic rigor negatively affects student mental health, arguing that other factors are more impactful. Additional questions regarded mental health support for first-generation students and the burden of $20 co-pays for each therapy visit through the Student Health Plan.
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“There has to be consensus”: Eisgruber dismisses student Israel divest petition: At Monday’s Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) meeting, President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 said that the University wouldn’t divest from companies associated with Israel until consensus is reached on campus. His statement was the response to a student petition launched last December that demands divestment of the University’s endowment from “Israel’s ongoing military campaign, occupation, and apartheid policies,” as described by the petition's proponents. The petition has accumulated 546 signatures, with a majority coming from alumni of the University at the time of publication. Other issues discussed during the CPUC meeting included institutional neutrality and restraint and free speech protections. The Princeton Israeli Apartheid Divest Coalition criticized Eisgruber’s stance of consensus, arguing that by refusing to act on “widespread international moral consensus,” he takes an ideological stance.
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Snowfall closes campus to non-essential personnel, though streak of classes continuing persists: Last week saw the first major snowfall of the year while classes were in session, with snowstorms occurring beginning the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 13 and continuing through the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 17. Despite the snowfall, the University made the decision to maintain a normal class schedule that Tuesday while closing campus to all non-essential personnel until 7 p.m. While the University was closed for non-essential personnel, essential workers such as those working in Facilities and Campus Dining were required to report to work. The last time classes were canceled on a campus-wide basis due to snowfall was in Feb. 2010, when Mercer County saw 17 inches of snow. Students enjoyed the snowfall, with some organizing impromptu events like the “Great Princeton Snowball Fight of 2024” on the Frist South Lawn, while snowmen lined Prospect Avenue and were spotted across campus. Heads of Colleges emailed students, inviting them to “make snow memories, connect with friends, and celebrate the time of the year.”
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OPINION | What recent defenses of legacy admissions get wrong
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Alumni from all class years gather for the P-Rade.
Angel Kuo / The Daily Princetonian
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I’m Anais Mobarak, an opinion columnist for the ‘Prince.’ The Supreme Court’s recent overturning of affirmative action has renewed discussion about the admissions policies of elite universities, with many advocating for the end of legacy admissions next. The ‘Prince’ recently published two Opinion pieces arguing in favor of preferential legacy admissions by proposing that legacy students make unique contributions to the Princeton community. Though I found the arguments stimulating, I couldn’t help thinking that they were missing two important considerations: ending legacy admissions does not mean the rejection of every single legacy applicant, and the alleged contributions of legacy students are by no means unique to legacy students. As such, I argue that the two recent pieces fail to provide sufficient justification for granting explicit boosts to legacy students in the admissions process.
— Columnist Anais Mobarak
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SPORTS | No. 25 women’s basketball storms past Brown, freezes Yale in busy weekend
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Senior guard Kaitlyn Chen being defended by two Yale defenders on Saturday.
Photo courtesy of @PrincetonWBB
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Over the weekend, No. 25 Princeton women’s basketball (20-3 overall, 10-0 Ivy League) defeated the Brown Bears and the Yale Bulldogs. In their matchup against Brown, the Tigers took an early lead heading into the second quarter, but lost the lead in the third quarter due to the Bears' impressive performance behind the arc. However, the Tigers fought their way back to a final score of 74-62 off a 13-8 run in the fourth quarter. Senior Kaitlyn Chen led the Tigers with 17 points, ten rebounds, and four assists, marking her third double-double of the season. The next day, the Tigers obliterated the Yale Bulldogs in a 70-25 blowout win which saw 11 players score all while putting on a defensive masterclass. The Tigers will face their toughest opponent yet this Saturday at 2 p.m., as they take on the Columbia Lions (18-5 overall, 9-1 Ivy League).
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If you have any feedback or concerns about today’s newsletter, please email managingeditor@dailyprincetonian.com
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Today’s newsletter was copyedited by Nathan Beck. Illustration by Luiza Chevres. Thank you.
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