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(01/24/24 6:40am)
Low-income international students at Princeton have a very different experience than domestic students. Although many international students have voiced financial concerns, none were spotlighted by Undergraduate Student Government (USG) candidates in our most recent election. As we reflect on winning candidates’ platforms, we have to bring the international student experience into the conversation.
(01/18/24 6:08pm)
President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 released his eighth annual State of the University letter on Jan. 18. In the letter, he addresses recent public discourse surrounding the conflict in Israel and Palestine, distinguishing the University from peer institutions. He also emphasizes freedom of speech, commitment to diversity, and pursuit of academic excellence.
(01/17/24 7:31am)
Nate Howard ’25, vice president of the College Democrats of New Jersey (CDNJ), was preparing to help make an endorsement in the N.J. Senate primary — one of the country’s most closely-watched elections as incumbent Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) faces federal bribery charges — when he joined a call that shocked him.
(03/10/24 6:30pm)
Wintersession popularity soars with graduate students: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
(01/17/24 7:01am)
Wintersession has become increasingly popular with graduate students. For a myriad of reasons, ranging from partnerships with Graduate Student Government (GSG) to opportunities for community building to free dining hall meals, graduate student registration for Wintersession is up by over 30 percent.
(01/17/24 8:01am)
“If you had $6,000 and you [had] three months with no rules, what would you do?” This is the challenge that Aaron Ventresca ’24 has for the Class of 2026.
(01/17/24 4:26am)
Employees of Labyrinth Books on Nassau Street, the store’s owners, and the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU) signed a voluntary recognition agreement on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 10, officially marking the unionization of Labyrinth workers.
(01/17/24 5:12am)
At Princeton’s 250th anniversary celebration 27 years ago, Dorothy Bedford ’78 and economics professor Burton G. Malkiel GS ’64, devised a plan to construct a new center that would support the University’s commitment to service and community connections. Today, this hub is known as the John H. Pace Jr. ’39 Center for Civic Engagement with a dedicated space and staff in Frist Campus Center.
(01/17/24 5:08am)
Ahead of Street Week, Colonial Club announced a new tactic on Tuesday to recruit sophomores: early sign-in, which allows students to begin having meals at the club from the beginning of the semester. This comes as sign-in clubs anticipate increased demand from the Class of 2026, the University’s largest graduating class ever.
(01/17/24 6:05am)
As the Jan. 7 Golden Globes kicked off the 2024 awards season, the movie “Saltburn” seemed to be on everyone’s mind. Entertainment Weekly called the film a “perverse, psychosexual thriller of the highest order,” featuring startling scenes of bathtubs, graves, and a celebratory dance number (if you know, you know). From its prominence on TikTok to its trending soundtrack featuring MGMT’s “Time to Pretend” and Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “Murder On The Dancefloor,” “Saltburn”’s popularity has persisted long after its Nov. 17 limited release in theaters.
(03/10/24 6:30pm)
Heated Slack exchanges complicate contested GSG DEI officer election: Your Daily 'Prince' Briefing
(01/10/24 5:50am)
Wintersession, which is set to begin this year on Monday, Jan. 14, is offering more workshops than ever. Its increased popularity has led to issues with the registration website crashing at opening and the addition of last-minute course offerings to meet the record demand. Additionally, participants this year have access to a new “Wintersession Planner” app.
(01/10/24 6:38am)
On Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 10:34 a.m., the owners of Labyrinth Books announced their intention to voluntarily recognize the unionization of their staff with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), according to a press release from Dorothea von Moltke on behalf of herself and the two other owners, Cliff Simms and Peter Simms. Once the agreement is officially signed, the bargaining process will begin. Labyrinth Books will become the second bookstore in New Jersey to unionize, after the Barnes & Noble College Bookstore at Rutgers, which unionized on May 12, 2023.
(01/10/24 7:15am)
Graduate Student Government (GSG) executive committee elections came to a close on Dec. 26. The election had five contested positions, including vice president, communications director, and diversity, equity, and inclusion officer. Incumbent Vice President Christopher Catalano GS won the tight race for VP.
(01/10/24 6:03am)
Cloister Inn will remain open through the spring semester, despite previous concerns of a potential closure. The eating club’s leadership is pursuing a sophomore ‘takeover’ this spring to ensure its long-term survival.
(01/10/24 6:51am)
After heated exchanges by graduate students over Slack complicated the contested election for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer position, the election for the 2024–25 Graduate Student Government Executive Committee closed at midnight on Dec. 26.
(01/10/24 5:05am)
With the first snow of the winter arriving across much of the Northeast, including Princeton, we took a look at the history of the first snowfall each year in Princeton.
(01/10/24 7:27am)
One of my earliest memories of Princeton is a talk about legacy admissions during orientation. My RCA asked my zee group about our thoughts on legacies, and several people expressed what seemed to be the prevailing opinion: legacy admissions are unfair and take away opportunities from more deserving students. They said those things perhaps not knowing that four of the people in the room with us were legacy students. In the short time I’ve been here, I’ve heard people say “I hate legacies” or generalize about how “legacies are so spoiled” — however, I’ve found that some of the most passionate and dedicated people around me are, in fact, legacy students. The fact of the matter is that the admissions process is always unfair, and there is an implication that unfair is equal to unjustified or unworthy. But there are many types of preferential admissions, from athletic to regional, and examining these cases shows us that “unfair” is not necessarily bad — preferential admissions, including legacy admissions, are necessary to create a diverse class and campus.
(01/10/24 5:09am)
Former Harvard president Claudine Gay, who stepped down on Jan. 2 amid criticisms of her response to antisemitism on Harvard's campus and her subsequent plagiarism allegations, is all over U.S. media. Gay’s resignation remained the top story on the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal websites in the following days. This media firestorm demonstrates how in the midst of the conflict in Israel and Palestine, mainstream U.S. news organizations are blatantly more interested in amplifying Ivy League scandals than reporting on the realities of violence in Gaza, where the death toll recently surpassed 22,000 — mostly consisting of women and children. This disproportionate focus on Ivy League turmoil is a sensationalist distraction. We shouldn’t let it divert our attention from the much more substantive problem of the brutal war in Gaza, and the surge in antisemitism and Islamophobia the war has provoked in the United States.
(01/10/24 5:32am)
The Ivy League season opened for Princeton women’s basketball (11–3 overall, 1–0 Ivy League) last weekend versus the Cornell Big Red (6–7, 0–1) with a resounding 79–38 victory. Traveling to Ithaca, the Tigers defeated their first conference opponent of the season in a familiar fashion: through the dominance of senior guard Kaitlyn Chen and sophomore guard Madison St. Rose.