• Labyrinth Books will no longer be the primary coursebook provider for Princeton students
• An argument for focusing Daybreak, The Daily Princetonian’s daily news podcast, on campus-focused news
• Princeton softball wins just one out of three games against Harvard

Labyrinth will no longer supply books for Princeton courses: After 17 years, the partnership between local bookstore Labyrinth Books and Princeton University is coming to an end. Starting this summer, coursebooks will be supplied through online retailer eCampus which will ship books to addresses on campus. According to University Spokesperson Jennifer Morrill, the change was a mutual decision with Labyrinth, because the “long-standing system no longer made sense for the store or for the University.” Labyrinth owners Dorothea von Moltke and Cliff Simms wrote in a statement to the ‘Prince’ that they would need to reassess the number of staff needed in the store “without coursebook rushes and the preparations.” The Labyrinth buy-back program will remain active until June 15, and books for summer programs will be available via eCampus starting May 1.

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Graduate students gain seats on Faculty Committee: After a vote last Monday, graduate students will now have seats on the Faculty Committee of the Graduate School. According to an announcement from the University, “The Graduate Student Government (GSG) and the Graduate School will each designate four students to sit on the subcommittees” — Policy, Curriculum, Fellowship, and Student Life and Discipline. Dean of the Graduate School Rodney Priestly said in the announcement that “having them now sit on the governing subcommittees of the Graduate School expands the partnership between students and the University. Princeton Graduate Students United (PGSU) co-organizer Harry Fetsch disagreed, explaining “what we need is not only representation, but real power that comes with it.” The influence that graduate students on these committees will have is yet unclear, according to PGSU co-organizer Gaby Nair.

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Princeton updates pregnancy policies in response to federal regulations: Proposed amendments to Title IX are causing changes to addressing student pregnancy at Princeton. In an email to undergraduate students on March 19, the University announced three changes to their policies and resources for pregnancy and childbirth, including an update to its current Policy on Discrimination and Harassment, a new Student Pregnancy/Childbirth Accommodation Policy, and a new webpage providing students and faculty with information about pregnancy and childbirth resources. According to University Spokesperson Jennifer Morrill, the new regulations “expand and clarify the definition of pregnancy and childbirth to include ‘pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, or lactation’ as well as ‘medical conditions relating to’” any of these conditions.

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OPINION | Keep it under the Bubble

If the ‘Prince’ had its way, every morning Princeton students would rouse themselves from slumber, eagerly scroll through our 8 a.m. newsletter to get the latest campus stories, then hop out of bed and turn on Daybreak, our daily podcast, as they prepare for their day. But no one at the ‘Prince’ should be deluding themselves that ‘Prince’ coverage is the only thing a student needs to be a well-informed world citizen: as a community paper, its role is to highlight and tell stories which are directly relevant to its particular community. This week, I discuss the Podcast section’s practice of covering international news without relating it to campus affairs or conversations, and argue that this violates the mission and purpose of the ‘Prince.’

At your leisure

• PODCAST: Listen today’s episode of Daybreak, The Daily Princetonian’s daily news podcast.
• HUMOR: Heated political protest postponed due to poor weather conditions

SPORTS | Softball drops two of three against Harvard in high-scoring series

Softball drops two of three against Harvard in high-scoring series: This weekend, Princeton softball team took on the Harvard Crimson in a rematch of last year’s Ivy League Tournament final. Junior utility Sophia Marsalo told the ‘Prince’ that, although the team always wants to beat Harvard, they “did not put any extra weight on this series due to last year’s season.” In the first of the three games, Princeton had a strong start, scoring two runs in the first inning. By the end of the first game, however, Harvard had taken the lead to end the game 14–6. The second game saw a close conclusion, with the Tigers trailing by only one run at 8–7. First-year pitcher Cassidy Shaw kept the Crimson scoreless through the third inning of the final game, before Brielle Wright struck out Harvard catcher Alexa Wohr to end the game with the Tigers taking the win.

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• Princeton Invitational champs: Men’s golf wins second tournament in a row behind Fantinelli’s big day

THE PROSPECT | Princeton South Asian Theatrics redeems Glasgow Willy Wonka experience 

Princeton South Asian Theatrics redeems Glasgow Willy Wonka experience: In a spoof of the recently-released Wonka movie and the Glasgow Wonka experience that went viral online, Princeton South Asian Theatrics produced twists and turns in their eccentric theatrical comedy “Willy’s Wonky Workshop.” While Willy Wonka became a successful millionaire after his inheritance of the chocolate factory, his twin Billy was neglected by his parents, leading him to seek his revenge on Willy. Audience members were encouraged to participate throughout the show, including by heckling the actors with paper balls and airplanes, yet actors remained unfazed. The show also highlighted the generational divide experienced by South Asians living in America through the lens of comedy.

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