The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) met Sunday with updates on an adjusted budget, a forthcoming campus-wide survey on disciplinary processes, and efforts to secure permanent student representation on a key University safety committee.
USG Vice President Anuj Krishnan ’27 commenced the meeting. President Quentin Colón Roosevelt ’27 was absent for scholarship-related travel.
Academics Chair Isaac Bernstein ’28 reported on the success of the Academic Committee’s Disciplinary Town Hall, which drew 45 student attendees. The event featured a question period after presentations from Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Students Joyce Chen ’96 and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students Amy Ham Johnson, as well as from Nadia Makuc ’26, Chair Emerita of the Honor Committee, and Peer Representative William Aepli ’26.
Bernstein is a former staff News writer for The Daily Princetonian.
Treasurer Marvel Jem Roth ’28 praised Bernstein’s event as a model of cost-effective organization, reporting that the cost per student came in at $4.05, with pizza and drinks provided for all attendees.
This is in line with the USG administration’s larger push to drive down the average cost-per-person at USG-funded events.
Roth also delivered an extensive update on the budget, which is now available online, explaining that the spring semester’s initial balance has decreased significantly due to last semester’s charges coming in late. The beginning balance figure was initially estimated at around $45,000, but has since dropped to $33,832.55.
The late charges have been accumulating over recent weeks and were planned for in this semester’s allocation process, which gave each committee a base pool of money to draw from.
The committee also shared that its UMatter campaign collected over 400 student survey responses during four days of tabling, with a report expected by the end of March.
Senator Aitana Campanovo ’29 said she and Senator Mihir Tadeparti ’29 met with Campus Dining to discuss progress on a to-go breakfast program, which would expand the existing online ordering interface to include breakfast-appropriate options.
Campanovo is a staff News writer for the ‘Prince.’
The Civil Liberties Task Force delivered a presentation on its priorities for the remainder of the semester. The committee’s focus areas include privacy and surveillance on campus, due process in University disciplinary proceedings, freedom of expression, and worker and labor rights.
The task force will conduct a campus-wide survey on students’ experiences with the University’s disciplinary process, developed in collaboration with the Princeton Survey Research Center. The survey aims to identify gaps in policy and student awareness surrounding the Committee on Discipline, the Honor Committee, and related bodies.
“We don’t want to go in with any kind of agenda, with any kind of argument to consolidate, and that’s not what we’re looking for,” explained Ila Prabhuram ’27, chair of the task force.
The task force reported that the survey should be finalized within the coming weeks, and that responses will be used to inform policy recommendations.
The Civil Liberties Task Force is also pushing for permanent student representation on the Environmental Safety and Risk Management (ESRM) committee, a University body that governs campus safety and security policy, including camera surveillance and response to future government-mandated changes to e-bike policy.
Discussion of camera policy drew pointed questions from members, particularly in light of the Brown University shooting last semester.
“[ESRM] governs, quite literally, everything related to safety and security on campus. It is a very overarching committee,” Prabhuram stressed. “So it’s pretty substantial to have a student perspective permanently on there.”
Currently, the ESRM has no student members. Krishnan confirmed that he and Colón Roosevelt are in conversation with Senior Associate Secretary Christine Gage about securing student seats on the committee.
USG Senate meetings take place each Sunday at 5 p.m. in Robertson 016. The meetings are open to all students.
Alpha Zhang is a News contributor for the ‘Prince.’
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