Student hop at the chance to celebrate Leap Year: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing

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Friday, March 1, 2024

by Kia Ghods

Good morning! This is Kia Ghods, the head Newsletter editor.

Our top three stories this morning:

Celebrating the Leap Year
A discussion about the mental health crisis on campus
Sports editors’ picks for the victor of men’s basketball’s upcoming game against Cornell

Students hop at the chance to celebrate Leap Year

Students hop on mini trampolines at the Princeton Student Events Committee (PSEC) Leap Day event in Campus Club.

Vitus Larrieu / The Daily Princetonian

Students hop for Leap Year: The University celebrated Leap Day 2024 with a unique frog-themed event organized by the Princeton Student Events Committee (PSEC), featuring stuffable frog plushies, paintable statues, and a frog-themed cake. The event, marking a rare occasion that most undergraduates experience only once, aimed to honor the extra day provided by the leap year with festivities that drew a large student turnout. Emphasizing community and fun, the celebration was highlighted by students’ enthusiasm for the themed decorations and activities, underscoring PSEC’s efforts to create a memorable experience for attendees.

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Eating club leadership for 2024 set as election season comes to a close: The University’s eating clubs recently elected their undergraduate officers, with elections held for seven of the eleven clubs, including all Bicker clubs and one of the five sign-in clubs. Tiger Inn became the most selective and most bickered club this year, while Tower Club welcomed its largest class of new members since at least 2001, which President Vincent Jiang ’25 attributed to the club’s “commitments to inclusivity, institutional equity, and diversity.” The Interclub Council (ICC), which oversees eating club-related matters, is set to elect a new president from among these new officers. These elections are scheduled for the upcoming week.

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OPINION | Reevaluate the community’s role in Princeton’s mental health crisis

Whig Hall and Clio Hall overlook Cannon Green.

Calvin Grover / The Daily Princetonian

In her latest column, Assistant Opinion Editor Frances Brogan argues that Princeton’s high-achieving, high-stress environment has created an adverse environment for mental health. To address this environment, Brogan suggests that the University community must work together to destigmatize the struggles associated with Princeton’s high-intensity environment. Furthermore, she argues that we can promote a culture of kindness as a community and work to “eradicate elements of toxic individualism from our campus culture and demonstrate to those dealing with social isolation or ostracization that they have a community to rely upon.”

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FEATURES | ‘Above and beyond’: SJ Ruybalid is WBB’s star manager

Women’s basketball equipment manager SJ Ruybalid stands on the sidelines.
Photo courtesy of SJ Ruybalid

Women’s Basketball Manager SJ Ruybalid ’22 GS has been in her role since her junior year, September 2019. Known for being the best dressed at the sidelines, her numerous responsibilities include not only setting up for games and practices, but also scoreboard management, equipment and gear transportation, and meal organization. While the men’s team has four managers, women’s basketball has just SJ manning the fort. Speaking of her essentiality on the team, Director of Basketball Operations Lilly Paro wrote: “I wouldn’t be able to do my job without her.” Ruybalid will graduate from the University next year after completing her master’s, but according to her, “I’ll always come back to basketball.”

SPORTS | Staff Picks: Men’s Basketball vs Cornell

The Tigers suffered their biggest loss of the season when they played the Big Red earlier this season in Ithaca.
Photo courtesy of @PrincetonMBB/X.

The men’s basketball team looks to stake their claim to the top position in the Ivy League with a win against Cornell. Despite Cornell’s high-scoring offense and significant victory over Princeton in their last matchup, the Tigers are motivated to win at home, leveraging their strong defense and home-court advantage. The upcoming game is crucial for both teams, as it could determine the top seed for Ivy Madness. The Daily Princetonian’s Sports editors all predict a win for the Tigers based on their home-court advantage and Cornell’s weak defense.

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