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‘This feels like a 1968 moment’: Mobilization in a culture of apathy

Students on a walkway turn their heads to the right, looking toward a green space.

‘This feels like a 1968 moment’: Mobilization in a culture of apathy

Elisabeth Stewart

Princeton University has a longstanding and recognized reputation for apathy, and it is often considered to be a veritable part of the institution's identity. The 'Prince' reflects on moments of disruption in recent history, and how the ongoing sit-in for Palestine may shake that reputation.

Princeton University has a longstanding and recognized reputation for apathy, and it is often considered to be a veritable part of the institution's identity. The 'Prince' reflects on moments of disruption in recent history, and how the ongoing sit-in for Palestine may shake that reputation.

NEWS | 04/26/2024

After 24 hours, Princeton sit-in for Gaza persists

McCosh courtyard in the dark night, with various protestors and their belongings like bags and coats, as well as signs hung from trees that say "Free Free Palestine" and "Popular University for Gaza."

After 24 hours, Princeton sit-in for Gaza persists

Victoria Davies, Meghana Veldhuis, and Miriam Waldvogel

The Princeton University sit-in in solidarity with Gaza has reached a full 24 hours. Students began the sit-in early Thursday morning, after planning documents leaked on Wednesday indicated that students were preparing for an encampment.

The Princeton University sit-in in solidarity with Gaza has reached a full 24 hours. Students began the sit-in early Thursday morning, after planning documents leaked on Wednesday indicated that students were preparing for an encampment.

NEWS | 04/26/2024

Seeking change beyond the ‘proper channels’: The 1995 ethnic studies sit-in

Students protest outside Nassau Hall holding signs.

Seeking change beyond the ‘proper channels’: The 1995 ethnic studies sit-in

Amy Park and Ifeoluwa Aigbiniode

In 1995, a multiracial coalition of students participated in a 36-hour long sit-in in Nassau Hall, pushing for “the hiring of faculty to teach Asian-American and Latino studies.” The ‘Prince’ spoke with the alumni who were involved in the protest to learn about their experiences with activism and their current reflections.

In 1995, a multiracial coalition of students participated in a 36-hour long sit-in in Nassau Hall, pushing for “the hiring of faculty to teach Asian-American and Latino studies.” The ‘Prince’ spoke with the alumni who were involved in the protest to learn about their experiences with activism and their current reflections.

FEATURES | 04/26/2024

Princeton students to start ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ leaked documents say

The southfacing side of Nassau Hall, a large building covered in Ivy.

Princeton students to start ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ leaked documents say

Miriam Waldvogel

According to documents leaked by the National Review, students at Princeton are planning an encampment similar to those that have been constructed in the past week at other universities, including Columbia and Yale. An email from administration pointed to suspension or expulsion for students who participate.

According to documents leaked by the National Review, students at Princeton are planning an encampment similar to those that have been constructed in the past week at other universities, including Columbia and Yale. An email from administration pointed to suspension or expulsion for students who participate.

NEWS | 04/24/2024

Princeton Pro-Life revived post-Dobbs

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Princeton Pro-Life revived post-Dobbs

Olivia Sanchez and Nandini Krishnan

The Princeton Pro-Life Club has experienced a resurgence in the 2023–24 academic year. The ‘Prince’ spoke with the president of the club and attended a reception to learn more about the club’s rebirth.

The Princeton Pro-Life Club has experienced a resurgence in the 2023–24 academic year. The ‘Prince’ spoke with the president of the club and attended a reception to learn more about the club’s rebirth.

NEWS | 04/24/2024
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Postdocs set to vote on unionization in May

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Postdocs set to vote on unionization in May

Victoria Davies

Princeton postdoctoral researchers are set to vote on unionization on May 8 and 9, following an election agreement with the University. This comes after Princeton University Postdocs and Scholars (PUPS) announced that over 65 percent of postdocs had signed union cards.

Princeton postdoctoral researchers are set to vote on unionization on May 8 and 9, following an election agreement with the University. This comes after Princeton University Postdocs and Scholars (PUPS) announced that over 65 percent of postdocs had signed union cards.

NEWS | 04/19/2024

Postdocs move towards first academic union on campus

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Postdocs move towards first academic union on campus

Ethan Caldwell and Miriam Waldvogel

Following an announcement of their intent to file a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to form a union, Princeton University Postdocs and Scholars (PUPS) delivered a letter to Nassau Hall, requesting that the University remain impartial during the election to unionize. This would make PUPS the first academic union on Princeton’s campus to formally seek an election.

Following an announcement of their intent to file a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to form a union, Princeton University Postdocs and Scholars (PUPS) delivered a letter to Nassau Hall, requesting that the University remain impartial during the election to unionize. This would make PUPS the first academic union on Princeton’s campus to formally seek an election.

NEWS | 04/01/2024

Climate organizers on campus rebrand from ‘Divest Princeton’ to ‘Sunrise Princeton’

Two students kneel on the floor and paint posters for climate action protests.

Climate organizers on campus rebrand from ‘Divest Princeton’ to ‘Sunrise Princeton’

Elisabeth Stewart

Student climate organizers, formerly known as Divest Princeton, marked their official re-affiliation as Sunrise Princeton with a launch event on Saturday.

Student climate organizers, formerly known as Divest Princeton, marked their official re-affiliation as Sunrise Princeton with a launch event on Saturday.

NEWS | 02/22/2024

Pro-Palestinian protestors gather outside Nassau Hall to call for ceasefire

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Pro-Palestinian protestors gather outside Nassau Hall to call for ceasefire

Miriam Waldvogel

Last Friday, attendees of a pro-Palestine walkout in front of Nassau Hall continued calls for a ceasefire and for the University to divest its endowment from companies associated with Israel’s ongoing military campaign.

Last Friday, attendees of a pro-Palestine walkout in front of Nassau Hall continued calls for a ceasefire and for the University to divest its endowment from companies associated with Israel’s ongoing military campaign.

NEWS | 02/12/2024

Students weigh impact of national focus on campus activism surrounding Israel and Palestine

A number of people hold up signs reading "Free Palestine Ceasefire Now" and "Ceasefire Now" holding Palestinian flags. A person holding an Israeli flag is visible in the background.

Students weigh impact of national focus on campus activism surrounding Israel and Palestine

Kyler Zhou and Julian Hartman-Sigall

After a semester of national focus on student views on the conflict in Israel and Gaza, student leaders weigh the impacts of the high-profile national coverage, which included an invitation to one student leader to participate in a CNN televised debate on the conflict and its impact on college campuses.

After a semester of national focus on student views on the conflict in Israel and Gaza, student leaders weigh the impacts of the high-profile national coverage, which included an invitation to one student leader to participate in a CNN televised debate on the conflict and its impact on college campuses.

NEWS | 12/20/2023

About 120 rally to kick off sixth push for Israel divestment in past 20 years

People stand in front of Nassau Hall in protest. Some hold up signs saying "Divest" and "None of us is free until all of us are free." Surrounding Nassau Hall is a white crowd-control barricade with photographers behind it.

About 120 rally to kick off sixth push for Israel divestment in past 20 years

Miriam Waldvogel

The petition also calls on the University to develop affiliations with Palestinian “academic and cultural” institutions, while disassociating from corresponding Israeli institutions.

The petition also calls on the University to develop affiliations with Palestinian “academic and cultural” institutions, while disassociating from corresponding Israeli institutions.

NEWS | 12/04/2023

Hundreds participate in walkout in support of Palestine, dozens join counterprotest

A crowd of students gathers in front of a large brick building covered with ivy. The students hold signs and raise their fists up in the air. One student in the front of the crowd holds a flag up in the air.

Hundreds participate in walkout in support of Palestine, dozens join counterprotest

Sandeep Mangat and Miriam Waldvogel

Amid a day of walkouts across college campuses nationwide, hundreds of students gathered to rally in solidarity with Palestine on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Amidst a day of walkouts across college campuses nationwide, hundreds of students gathered to rally in solidarity with Palestine on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

NEWS | 10/26/2023

Fall break caps week of prayer and mourning for Israel and Palestine

A display board outside of Frist Campus Center is pictured. On the bottom half of the board are two rows of handwritten "Princeton for Palestine" signs. The top right has printed signs for Israelis taken hostage by Hamas.

Fall break caps week of prayer and mourning for Israel and Palestine

Haley Champion, Bridget O’Neill, Julian Hartman-Sigall, and Miriam Waldvogel

In the week preceding fall break on campus, students mourned the dead and displaced at a major event held by the Center for Jewish Life (CJL) and Princeton Chabad, and smaller events by Princeton Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and the Alliance for Jewish Progressives (AJP).

In the week preceding fall break on campus, students mourned the dead and displaced at a major event held by the Center for Jewish Life (CJL) and Princeton Chabad, and smaller events by Princeton Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and the Alliance for Jewish Progressives (AJP).

NEWS | 10/24/2023

Growing Armenian community mourns Nagorno-Karabakh exodus in campus vigil

Red roses and lit candles on the University chapel's front steps.

Growing Armenian community mourns Nagorno-Karabakh exodus in campus vigil

Elisabeth Stewart

At a vigil organized by the Princeton Armenian Society, community members gathered to commemorate the lives of indigenous Armenians that have been lost as part of Azerbaijan’s recent move to forcibly reclaim an contested region.

At a vigil organized by the Princeton Armenian Society, community members gathered to commemorate the lives of indigenous Armenians that have been lost as part of Azerbaijan’s recent move to forcibly reclaim an contested region.

NEWS | 10/20/2023

Workers and students rally over employees’ lack of support from University

Students stand in front of stone building with signs that express union solidarity.

Workers and students rally over employees’ lack of support from University

Louisa Gheorghita and Jasmyn Dobson

Princeton students joined campus workers this past Thursday in voicing concerns over employees’ inadequate wages, restriction on speech, and lack of support from the University. The event was held by YDSA and supported by SEIU-175, with remarks from SEIU president Jeff Coley, PGSU, and several union members. 

Princeton students joined campus workers this past Thursday in voicing concerns over employees’ inadequate wages, restriction on speech, and lack of support from the University. The event was held by YDSA and supported by SEIU-175, with remarks from SEIU president Jeff Coley, PGSU, and several union members. 

NEWS | 09/25/2023

Jumbotron truck funded by an external activists targets student group over ‘Right to Maim’ petition

Truck with digital screen that reads "Alliance of Jewish Progressives: There's nothing progressive about endorsing Jew-hatred-by pretending to be for social justice: MORAL NARCISSISTS."

Jumbotron truck funded by an external activists targets student group over ‘Right to Maim’ petition

Jasmyn Dobson

On Sept. 19, a truck with a mounted screen was spotted driving around campus and downtown Princeton, flashing slides with images and messaging targeting the University, President Eisgruber, and the Alliance for Jewish Progressives (AJP). The Jewish Leadership Project (JLP), an independent organization, has claimed responsibility for the truck and messages.

On Sept. 19, a truck with a mounted screen was spotted driving around campus and downtown Princeton, flashing slides with images and messaging targeting the University, President Eisgruber, and the Alliance for Jewish Progressives (AJP). The Jewish Leadership Project (JLP), an independent organization, has claimed responsibility for the truck and messages.

NEWS | 09/21/2023

Free speech coordinators monitor as students hold ‘die-in’ outside BP conference

A group of students are gathered in a green courtyard, standing and kneeling with cardboard signs held up.

Free speech coordinators monitor as students hold ‘die-in’ outside BP conference

Miriam Waldvogel and Jeannie Kim

Around 30 members of Divest Princeton organized a “die-in” at the annual conference between members of the oil and gas companies Carbon Mitigation Initiative and British Petroleum.

Around 30 members of Divest Princeton organized a “die-in” at the annual conference between members of the oil and gas companies Carbon Mitigation Initiative and British Petroleum.

NEWS | 05/08/2023

Unidad Latina en Acción, University groups rally for May Day as labor efforts proceed on campus

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Unidad Latina en Acción, University groups rally for May Day as labor efforts proceed on campus

Lia Opperman and Rebecca Cunningham

“Around 150 Mercer County area residents and workers, as well as University students and staff gathered with picket signs, banners, and megaphones, demanding equal rights for workers and migrant workers in the local Princeton and New Jersey community on May 1.”

“Around 150 Mercer County area residents and workers, as well as University students and staff gathered with picket signs, banners, and megaphones, demanding equal rights for workers and migrant workers in the local Princeton and New Jersey community on May 1. The event was held as an annual demonstration in recognition of International Workers’ Day, otherwise known as  May Day.”

NEWS | 05/03/2023

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