Daily Newsletter: April 2, 2024
Postdocs push for first academic union on campus: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
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Postdocs push for first academic union on campus: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
After announcing their intent to file a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to form a union, approximately 50 postdoctoral scholars delivered a letter to Nassau Hall on Monday calling on the University to remain impartial during the anticipated election to unionize.
Reserving Richardson Auditorium, the largest performing arts space on campus, is presenting a problem for student-led performance groups at Princeton. The auditorium, renovated in 1984 to become a world-class concert hall, is one of the most coveted spaces for student performances.
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate convened for its sixth meeting of the spring semester on Sunday, March 24. The Senate heard presentations on a University diversity report and regarding collaboration with the Muslim Student Association (MSA). They also approved a number of budget increases.
In the third year of an expanded undergraduate class, the University offered admission to the Class of 2028 this past Thursday, March 28. March 28 was this year’s ‘Ivy Day,’ the day that most Ivy League schools release their regular decision results and is traditionally the day in which Princeton accepts the majority of the next year’s class.
Princeton set new goals for socioeconomic diversity: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
Roy “Trey” Farmer ’93, a prominent figure in various Princeton arts and alumni spaces, was arrested for alleged possession of child pornography on Friday, March 22.
On Tuesday, March 26, the University announced new enrollment goals aimed at bolstering socioeconomic diversity. Princeton will strive to enroll an undergraduate student population that is, at a minimum, 70 percent need-based financial aid eligible and 22 percent Pell Grant eligible. A committee of the Board of Trustees also recommended growing the transfer program, continuing legacy preferences in tie-breaking scenarios, and ensuring that recruited athletes are representative of the greater student body.
Ford Graham ’86, a former Princeton resident, was indicted for alleged involvement in multiple fraudulent schemes on Thursday, March 21st, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey.
President of Tower Club Vincent Jiang ’25 was elected as Interclub Council (ICC) President on Monday, March 18, according to a press release from the ICC. Jiang is the first ICC President to also be the President of Tower Club since Martin Scheeler ’11, who was elected to both positions in 2010. The ICC elections follow new officer regimes taking over the 11 eating clubs that line Prospect Avenue.
At a Princeton Town Council meeting on Monday, March 25, the council announced hefty funding allocations pertaining to improvements to infrastructure and public space in Princeton. These announcements come on the heels of the University’s announcement of a $50 million voluntary contribution to the municipality of Princeton.
Following technical difficulties, NCW room draw rescheduled for Wednesday and Thursday: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
As seniors hurriedly finish theses and underclassmen scramble to finalize summer plans, the Campus Grounds Team has been preparing campus for spring and end-of-year events, including alumni and trustee events, Class Day, and Princeton’s biggest bash of the year: Reunions. Approximately 25,000 alumni, parents, students, and friends will visit campus in May. Plantings will continue throughout the month, with sustainable planting strategies being implemented in South campus.
Students who drew rooms in New College West (NCW) on Monday will have to do it all over again.
As construction continues across campus, overnight work has been occurring on the site of the new Frist Health Center. While the Princeton Town Ordinance limits the hours construction can occur to between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., the University is exempt. A resident of Scully Hall, Julia Zhou ’24, noticed and reported the late-night work to Public Safety (PSAFE) on two separate occasions since the start of spring break, telling The Daily Princetonian that the late-night noise and light are disruptive.
On March 22, All-Ivy senior linebacker Liam Johnson announced his decision to commit to the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) following his decision to enter the transfer portal on Feb. 1. Johnson, the 2022 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, will use his fifth year of eligibility to join the Golden Bears squad.
Incomplete list of Fall 2024 courses leaked on Fizz: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
For many Princeton students, “course offerings day,” the day when classes for the following semester are posted by the Registrar, can be a day of frenzied excitement. This year, some celebrated three days early when a post from the morning of Monday, March 25 on the social media app Fizz claimed to leak Princeton’s fall 2024 course offerings. Courses are set to be officially released on Thursday, March 28.
Over spring break, two groups traveled to Silicon Valley and New York City through the AI TigerTrek and New York TigerTrek, respectively, both sponsored by the Princeton Entrepreneurship Club. TigerTrek is a series of trips over academic breaks which gives students the opportunity to have intimate conversations with creatives and entrepreneurs in various industries. The AI TigerTrek comes at a time of growing focus on artificial intelligence (AI) at the University and beyond.