Daily Newsletter: December 6, 2023
Postdocs launch unionization effort at rally
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Postdocs launch unionization effort at rally
A possibly rabid raccoon attacked and bit Kathleen Li ’24 on Monday night. Li said she encountered the animal between Dod Hall and the Art Museum construction site around 9:00 p.m.
Roughly 100 postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduates attended a rally organized by the Princeton University Postdoctoral Scholars (PUPS) union on Tuesday to officially announce a card campaign for postdoc unionization.
Dear Sexpert,
The climate crisis is the most pressing issue of the 21st century. It is shaped by, and actively shapes, every aspect of human existence. There is no field, no method of study that is insulated from its chaotic effects. In recognition of the extent to which these changes affect all of us, the University should amend its current 10 general education requirement categories to include an eleventh: one that prompts students to engage with the climate crisis and the future of life on this planet.
When Sajan Rhea Young ’24 recently opened up about his historical connection to the University through the institution of slavery, I was reminded of my own heritage. I am a direct descendant of an enslaved man who was recorded to have worked at the University of Virginia (UVA). My family learned of this connection through a program for descendants of enslaved people who labored at UVA, in which the group worked with the university to track down descendants and provide them with enrollment and scholarship opportunities. UVA’s acknowledgment of my ancestor’s previously unrecognized contributions gave me and my family a sense of pride. Families who have a similar relationship to Princeton deserve that same reconciliation.
Content Warning: The following article contains discussion of sexual assault.
Rain or shine, the Princeton Running Club (PRC) doesn’t miss a day of training. Encompassing casual running, sub-elite racing, track events, and social gatherings, the group’s activities center around daily practice, which consists of either an easy run or a pre-structured workout.
University issues new PEV ban, effective in the spring semester
A campus message issued on Monday, Dec. 4 officially banned Personal Electric Vehicles (PEVs) starting Jan. 25, 2024. More specifically, the ban prohibits use — and “storage, parking, and charging” — of any PEV in the “restricted zone,” which encompasses basically all of campus, according to the message. This is an escalation of an August policy that placed restrictions on hours and speeds within the zone.
On Friday, Dec. 1, high schoolers across America who matched with universities through the QuestBridge National College Match received good news, including a new class of students admitted to Princeton.
Princeton first-year passes away overnight
The School of Architecture hosted “the first-ever barn-raising on Princeton University's campus,’ according to a flier sent to residential college listservs on Monday, Nov. 27. The event started, held in the backyard of the School of Architecture, at 12:45 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, where participants to join architecture students in “rais[ing] an actual barn.”
Fall in Princeton: golden leaves, a brisk breeze on Nassau, and the Princeton Community Master Plan is once again under review. But this year is different: For the first time in twenty-seven years, and after consultation with over 7,000 residents, the municipality of Princeton has completely rescripted its Master Plan to address the current needs of the town.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — After a grueling 32 minutes of water polo, another historic season for the No. 4 seeded and No. 5 ranked Princeton men’s water polo team (28–6 overall, 9–1 Northeast Water Polo Conference) came to an end in the national semifinals, when they lost 17–13 to the No. 1 seeded and No.3 ranked University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins (26–2, 7–0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation).
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