• Criticism from national groups on no-contact orders for “censor[ing] student journalists”
• A take on Eisgruber’s statement on “inclusivity”
• Men's Basketball’s recent loss against Cornell

Today’s Briefing:

‘Life is not always fair, especially for leaders’: former presidents, alumni say Gay resignation was appropriate: Following Claudine Gay’s resignation as Harvard University’s president, three Princeton alumni with university administration experience opine that the resignation was justified despite political motivations behind the criticism. The controversy centered around allegations of plagiarism in Gay’s work, including her 1997 Ph.D. dissertation, with parallels drawn to a similar situation involving Princeton professor Kevin Kruse. The incident highlighted broader issues in academia, such as the role of university presidents in maintaining academic integrity and the impact of political motives on higher education, with some critics viewing Gay’s resignation as racially motivated and a result of politically charged attacks.

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OPINION | Response to Eisgruber: Your erasure of Palestinian suffering is not “inclusive.”

Ellen Li ’24 and fourth-year graduate student Humza Gondal criticize Princeton University President Eisgruber’s State of the University letter for insufficiently responding to the Israel-Palestine conflict, particularly violence in Gaza. Representing pro-Palestinian perspectives, they accuse Eisgruber of ignoring the plight of Palestinians. They end by demanding that the University recognize and condemn Israel’s actions in Gaza.

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At your leisure

• PODCAST: Listen to this week’s special episode of Daybreak, The Daily Princetonian’s daily news podcast.
• HUMOR: Charter Pioneers Tattoo Street Week Event as a Population Control Measure
• HUMOR: Despite campus scooter ban, there are still ways to score a personal injury lawsuit

SPORTS | This Week in Sports

Top Games Last Week

Men’s Basketball falls to Cornell, 83-68 

• This was Princeton’s second loss of the season as Cornell staked their claim in the Ivy League race. 
• The Big Red shot 57.6% from the field, while the Tigers shot a season-low 32.2%.
• Sophomore guard Xaivian Lee paced the Tigers with 17 points, while Cornell’s Nazir Williams led the way with 20 points.
• Men’s basketball moves to 3-1 in the Ivy League, with a key matchup against Yale on the horizon. 

• After a quick start carried the Tigers to a 46–19 halftime lead, Princeton coasted to a 85–47 victory over the Big Red. 
• The Tigers continued to set the pace in the conference, moving to 5–0 in the Ivy League and to a sparkling 15–3 overall record. 
• Sophomore guard Madison St. Rose led the Tigers with 15 points, while senior star guard Kaitlyn Chen posted a double-double in the win. 
• The Tigers will carry their undefeated Ivy record into back-to-back matchups with Yale and Brown. 

• Women’s ice hockey tied in both of their games this week with Brown and No. 15 Yale. Sophomore forwards Emerson O’Leary and Katherine Khramtsov scored the lone two goals for the weekend. 
• The losing streak was extended to 6 games for men’s ice hockey after back-to-back losses to No. 14 Cornell and Colgate. The team has allowed 32 goals against during the streak, for an average of 5.33 goals against per game. 

Must-see Matchups of the Week 

• Women's Basketball vs Yale - 7PM
• Men's Basketball @ Yale - 7PM
• Men's Hockey vs Dartmouth - 7PM

• Men's Basketball @ Brown - 6PM
• Women's Basketball @ Brown - 5PM
• Women's Ice Hockey vs No. 7 Quinnipiac - 3PM