Daily Newsletter: April 10, 2024
Labyrinth will no longer supply books for Princeton courses: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
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Labyrinth will no longer supply books for Princeton courses: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
New proposed amendments to Title IX are changing the ways Princeton addresses student pregnancy.
After 17 years, Princeton’s coursebook partnership with local independent bookstore Labyrinth Books is coming to an end.
The University has recently announced, after a vote on Monday, April 1, that graduate students will now have seats on the Faculty Committee for the Graduate School.
Solar eclipse draws large crowds of students and faculty: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
The stars aligned at Princeton on April 8 as the Princeton community, along with millions of people across North America, enjoyed the celestial sight as a solar eclipse unfolded overhead.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is receiving a growing focus at Princeton, serving as the subject of the Class of 2028 Pre-Read and spurring the creation of the Princeton Language and Intelligence Initiative (PLI) in September 2023. ChatGPT’s growing popularity has recently sparked conversation about its place in the classroom and whether it can be accurately detected.
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate convened on Sunday, April 7 for a Budget update and to discuss efforts to improve event accessibility for disabled students.
The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into the University on Wednesday, April 3 regarding antisemitism on campus following a January complaint from Zachary Marschall, the editor-in-chief of the conservative website Campus Reform.
Princeton’s baseball and softball teams will soon be relocated to the other side of Lake Carnegie due to campus construction.
On March 28, the Humanities Council’s Program in Journalism named Eliza Griswold ’95 its new director. This is the first change in leadership for the program since current director Joe Stephens founded the program in 2018.
In the weeks following the opening of the transfer portal, the Ivy League has seen star after star depart the conference, including Yale’s Danny Wolf, Harvard’s Malik Mack, and Brown’s Nana Owusu-Anane. But Princeton’s star players, sophomore guard Xaivian Lee and sophomore forward Caden Pierce, stayed firm inside the Orange Bubble — until Friday evening, when Lee did not enter the transfer portal, but rather jumped to declaring for the NBA draft.
An approximately 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck campus at approximately 10:25 a.m. on Friday, April 5. According to the United States Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was in Tewksbury, N.J., approximately 25 miles north of Princeton.
As President Joe Biden is set to welcome Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’a Al-Sudani to the White House on April 15, the family of graduate student Elizabeth Tsurkov has called on the Biden administration to designate Iraq as a state sponsor of terror for allegedly failing to work for her release from captivity. Tsurkov was kidnapped in Iraq in March 2023 by Iran-backed Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah.
Charter Club Backtracks After Guest Policy Controversy: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
The guest policy changed at Princeton’s sole selective sign-in eating club. Days later, it changed again.
The Class of 2024 Class Day chairs have announced that actor Sam Waterston, known for his role in NBC’s “Law & Order,” will be the 2024 Class Day speaker. In the video message announcing their pick, the Class Day chairs highlighted Waterston’s creative career and connections.
Princeton Trustees adopt 2024-25 budget, increasing financial aid: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing.
Dillon Gym is changing. The gym, first opened in 1947, has seen everything from the advent of group spin classes to a newly-renovated fitness center in the past three years.
On Friday, March 29, the trustees of Princeton University adopted an operating budget of $3.1 billion for the upcoming academic year, a roughly 6.2 percent increase from the 2023–24 total operating budget of $2.92 billion. The budget also includes an increase in undergraduate financial aid from $268 million to $279 million.