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Pro-Palestine protesters were escorted out of the Monday afternoon meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Committee (CPUC), while a sit-in was taking place ten minutes up-campus in Clio Hall. They chanted “Disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest,” as they left the meeting.
Following a rushed special meeting on Sunday, April 28, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate published a statement around 2 p.m. on Monday, April 29 calling on the University to “publicly reaffirm the right to speak and peaceably assemble” and “commit to suspending neither student groups nor individuals without meaningful due process.”
The live updates on day four of the sit-in have concluded. Follow live updates of day six here. See previous coverage of days one, two, three, and four.
At approximately 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, members of the University community raced to Robertson Hall 016. The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) was to assemble for a last minute special session ahead of the next day’s Lawnparties.
The live updates on day three of the sit-in have concluded. Follow live updates of day four here. Coverage of day one and day two can be found here and here.
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate gathered for its fifth meeting of the spring semester on Tuesday, March 19. In the meeting, the recent spring break transportation pilot was discussed, an update on elections was given, and committee chairs provided mid-term reports.
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate convened for its third meeting of the spring semester on Sunday, Feb. 25, confirming funding for requests presented to the Projects Board and an upcoming midterms celebration trip.
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate convened for its second meeting of the spring semester on Sunday, Feb. 18, confirming approval of its largest budget in recent history and unveiling a pilot to add early morning shuttle service between Princeton station and Princeton Junction.
The University’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) convened for its first meeting of the spring semester on Sunday, Feb. 11, engaging in a series of discussions surrounding upcoming initiatives after announcing an increase in the USG budget. New USG President Avi Attar ’25 set the stage with a 10-minute President’s Report, articulating his vision for a collaborative and inclusive environment that he promised would benefit all students.
As part of the ongoing campus construction plans, there is a ten-year project involving the updating and replacement of dorm furniture. University spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss wrote in an email to The Daily Princetonian that, during the summer, “over 1,000 units casegood furniture sets and in-suite living room furniture” were installed in Rockefeller and Mathey colleges.
Changes to admissions and the state of open discourse on campus were two big topics of discussion at the second Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) of the 2023–2024 academic year on Monday, Nov. 13. The CPUC meeting is the primary venue for different stakeholders of the University to engage in open discussion and present progress reports.
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) met in its weekly meeting on Sunday, Nov. 12 to discuss an amendment to the Undergraduate Student Life Committee (USLC) charter to appoint a Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education (SHARE) liaison, and vote on various funding allocations. The meeting was held virtually because USG President Stephen Daniels ’24 was not on campus and could not lead the meeting in person.
Following the University’s first annual Community Care Day, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) met on Oct. 29 to discuss the turnout to the event. USG also discussed the development of the Mental Health Standing Committee, voted on funding events for the South Asian Students Association (SASA) and HackPrinceton and revised election procedures ahead of the upcoming winter and spring elections.
With the second half of the fall semester in full swing, the race for a new Undergraduate Student Government (USG) president is approaching, with USG President Stephen Daniels ’24 closing out his term with an increased budget and a focus on new student events. The USG President serves as the public face of the student body, organizes weekly meetings, and coordinates all of the Senate’s committees.
In the wake of a significant funding increase, Princeton’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) discussed an expansion of the scope of the USG Projects Board in a meeting on Sunday, Oct. 8. The expansion was approved unanimously by the group, though it received questions from the sisters Isabella Shutt ’24 and Genevieve Shutt ’26 for not going far enough.
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) met on Sunday, Oct. 1 to discuss various ongoing projects, allocate projects board funding, and vote for Executive Committee Representatives for the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) and U-Council Chairs.
The USG's budget has ballooned, from $290,000 last semester to of $585,755 dollars for the semester as a starting amount, according to a presentation by USG Treasurer Walker Penfield ‘25. The allocation comes following an increase in student activities fees at the end of the spring semester from $45.50 dollars to $95.50 dollars for the current school year. During the meeting, students learned that fall Lawnparties had received a significant pay bump that also went towards alleviating other student groups’ contributions to food and activities
The USG meeting on Sunday, April 16, got testy at times as U-Councilor Genevieve Shutt ’26 and USG President Stephen Daniels ’24 sparred over ways to engage the student body and the Senate thought of ways to gain a mandate for raising activity fees. U-Council elections also launched this week, with former presidential candidate Isabella Shutt ’24 set to return to the Senate.
With several members referencing rampant disruptions caused by campus construction, USG members brainstormed how to encourage students to congregate outside. USG President Stephen Daniels ’24 suggested that USG could finance a tent for students to use. Other suggestions included more chairs, the introduction of hammocks, greater utilization of Poe Field, and more outside tables near dining halls including at RoMa and Whitman.