Daily Newsletter: March 1, 2024
Student hop at the chance to celebrate Leap Year
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Student hop at the chance to celebrate Leap Year
As 2024's Leap Day drew to a close, students crowded the first floor of Campus Club in celebration of this once-in-an-undergraduate-experience opportunity. Surrounded by hundreds of stuffable frog plushies, paintable frog statues, and a three-tier, frog-themed cake, Campus Club was awash in green decorations, courtesy of the Princeton Student Events Committee (PSEC).
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Six of Princeton’s 11 eating clubs, including all Bicker clubs, recently held their undergraduate officer elections. Four of the five sign-in clubs — Cloister Inn, Charter Club, Terrace Club, and Quadrangle Club — held their elections in November of last year. One of these incoming eleven presidents will soon be elected president of the Interclub Council (ICC).
“There is something that just clicks in my mind about taking care of the team,” explained Women’s Basketball Manager Sally Jane Ruybalid ’22 GS.
The men’s basketball team (21–3 overall, 9–2 Ivy League) was 15–1 heading into their Jan. 27 matchup with the Cornell Big Red (20–5, 9–2), having yet to drop an Ivy League game.
Editor’s Note: Each week, Sports and Data editors analyze recent athletic competitions to provide analysis and insight on the happenings of Princeton athletics and individual players across the 38 intercollegiate teams at Princeton. Whether they are record-breaking or day-to-day, statistics deliver information in concise ways and help inform fans who might have missed the action. Read the past By the Numbers.
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Strong offensive surges led No. 23-ranked Princeton women’s lacrosse (2–1 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) to a 13–10 win over the No. 22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4–1 overall, 0–0 Big Ten) in their home opener at Sherrerd Field on Wednesday night.
There was a Congressman sitting in the SPIA dining room on Monday. He was not there for a conference or a lecture series, however. He was there for office hours.
In the wake of the Harvard University, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania’s presidents’ Congressional testimony in December, national discourse has turned a critical eye towards universities and their presidents. Although many presidents have since fallen under scrutiny, President Eisgruber has done fairly well — he has yet to bear the brunt of Congressional criticism.
FIFA announced on Feb. 4 that the 2026 men’s World Cup final will take place at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Less than 50 miles from the University, the home of the New York Jets and Giants will be the center of the soccer world on July 19, 2026.
This past weekend, men’s track and field (1–1 Overall, 0–0 Ivy League) and women’s swim and dive (11–1 Overall, 7–0 Ivy League) traveled north to compete in the Ivy League championships for their respective sports. Both teams claimed their 25th Ivy League titles when the weekend ended. The dynasty continued for men’s track and field as they captured their ninth straight championship win.
University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 addressed the Princeton Town Council in its meeting on Monday, Feb. 26. During the meeting, the council granted an extension on the Graduate Hotel construction project, which was supposed to end by March, until May 16.
Brian Li ’24 and Casey Beidel ’24 were both awarded the 2024 Pyne Prize last week. The award, presented at Alumni Day on Saturday, Feb. 24, is the highest general distinction given to undergraduates.
Behind every Princeton slam dunk is solid footing, powerful momentum, weeks of training, and a committed support staff.
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Salam Fayyad is fascinated by how Princeton works.