Princeton University seniors Allen, Jeon, Packman win Pyne Prize
Paige Allen ’21, Amy Jeon ’21, and James Packman ’21 have won the 2021 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction an undergraduate can receive.
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Paige Allen ’21, Amy Jeon ’21, and James Packman ’21 have won the 2021 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction an undergraduate can receive.
A number of undergraduates and alumni are calling on the University to formally and preemptively abstain from honoring Sen. Ted Cruz ’92’s (R-Texas) legacy on campus. The group is also calling on President Eisgruber to consider revoking Cruz’s degree and calling on Cruz to resign from the Senate.
Every fall semester, first-year candidates for Class Council vie for students’ votes, often by going dorm to dorm and campaigning in public spaces. The twenty-seven first-years running for the 2024 Class Council, however, have no choice but to campaign virtually.
The University’s Department of Religion and Program in Population Studies (PIPS) have announced they will not accept graduate school applications for the fall 2021 cycle in order to better support current graduate students.
In an open letter outlining the University’s efforts to combat racism early this month, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 wrote, “Racism and the damage it does to people of color nevertheless persist at Princeton” and racist assumptions “remain embedded in structures of the University itself.”
Five days after the University reversed its original fall reopening plan, announcing that first-years and juniors are no longer invited to campus, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order on Aug. 12 — allowing schools, colleges, and universities to resume in-person classes if they meet certain requirements.
The University has paid a $5.8 million settlement “plus therapeutic relief” to retirement plan holders in the class action lawsuit of Elysee Nicolas v. The Trustees of Princeton University, according to a motion filed on July 28.
Walmart’s only Princeton location will close on Aug. 21 due to financial constraints.
On June 25, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) announced its Anti-Racism Book Initiative, aimed at providing members of the student body a free digital copy of texts by professors in the African American Studies (AAS) department “in a collective effort to educate ourselves as a student body.”
Several University-affiliated economists — including Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School Cecilia Rouse — have signed a letter urging Congressional leaders to pass an economic relief bill in the wake of the “parallel health and economic crises” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Panera Bread on Nassau Street has permanently shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic. A sign on the door now redirects customers to the West Windsor and Plainsboro Township locations.
During its last weekly meeting of 2019, held on Sunday, Dec. 8, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) approved funding to bring a speaker to campus, eight new clubs, and a resolution to the Executive Committee. They also discussed incubator feedback and an Indigenous Studies letter.
On Nov. 15, Microsoft founder Bill Gates temporarily replaced Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos ’86 again as the richest man in the world with a net worth of $110 billion.
During their weekly meeting on Sunday, Oct. 20, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) discussed future Lawnparties, as well as a proposal to adopt sustainability as an official priority.