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Packed crowd hears Chomsky speak in major event for democratic socialists on campus

Packed crowd hears Chomsky speak in major event for democratic socialists on campus

Abby Leibowitz

Chomsky spoke via Zoom on student organizing, his political ideology, and contemporary political movements. He said that it is “heartening to think of changes taking place at Princeton since I started there [in 1958].”  

Chomsky spoke via Zoom on student organizing, his political ideology, and contemporary political movements. He said that it is “heartening to think of changes taking place at Princeton since I started there [in 1958].” 

NEWS | 04/03/2023

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NES Chair Ghamari-Tabrizi responds after Tory panelist alleged links to Iranian regime

NES Chair Ghamari-Tabrizi responds after Tory panelist alleged links to Iranian regime

Kayra Sener

At a campus event hosted by The Princeton Tory this month, panelist Mariam Memarsadeghi, an Iranian activist advocating for regime change in Iran, accused Chair and Professor of Near Eastern Studies Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi of being “very close to the Iranian regime” — accusations that Ghamari-Tabrizi rejected in an interview with the ‘Prince.’

At a campus event hosted by The Princeton Tory this month, panelist Mariam Memarsadeghi, an Iranian activist advocating for regime change in Iran, accused Chair and Professor of Near Eastern Studies Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi of being “very close to the Iranian regime” — accusations that Ghamari-Tabrizi rejected in an interview with the ‘Prince.’

NEWS | 12/20/2022

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Faculty panel talks ‘State of Indigenous Americans’

Faculty panel talks ‘State of Indigenous Americans’

Justus Wilhoit

The event was hosted by the Office of Population Research of the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) as part of their “State of the Nation” series. Elizabeth Ellis, an Assistant Professor of History who specializes in early American and Native American history, moderated and opened the talk.

The event was hosted by the Office of Population Research of the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) as part of their “State of the Nation” series. Elizabeth Ellis, an Assistant Professor of History who specializes in early American and Native American history, moderated and opened the talk.

NEWS | 12/11/2022

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SPEAR hosts panel discussing domestic worker rights

SPEAR hosts panel discussing domestic worker rights

Abby Leibowitz

On Nov. 30, SPEAR hosted a panel NJ Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights with members of Unidad Latina en Acción (ULA), the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and domestic workers.

On Nov. 30, SPEAR hosted a panel NJ Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights with members of Unidad Latina en Acción (ULA), the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and domestic workers.

NEWS | 12/05/2022

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Arts Council hosts panel on ‘Overlooked History’ of Black artists in Princeton

Arts Council hosts panel on ‘Overlooked History’ of Black artists in Princeton

Rebecca Cunningham

The panel took place against the backdrop of a community push for telling “a broader and more inclusive history” of art in Princeton and the surrounding areas.

The panel took place against the backdrop of a community push for telling “a broader and more inclusive history” of art in Princeton and the surrounding areas.

NEWS | 12/01/2022

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Starbucks organizer Sara Mughal talks unions at YDSA event

Starbucks organizer Sara Mughal talks unions at YDSA event

Miriam Waldvogel

Sara Mughal of Starbucks Workers United spoke to students in a talk on campus. Last April, Mughal helped unionize the first Starbucks in New Jersey.

Sara Mughal of Starbucks Workers United spoke to students in a talk on campus. Last April, Mughal helped unionize the first Starbucks in New Jersey.

NEWS | 11/21/2022

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Data rich, knowledge poor: Dr. Uyi Stewart speaks on the problem of the digital divide

Data rich, knowledge poor: Dr. Uyi Stewart speaks on the problem of the digital divide

Bhoomika Chowdhary

Dr. Uyi Stewart, the Chief Data and Technology Officer at Data.org, discussed his organization’s mission to bridge the digital divide at a lecture in Robertson Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

Dr. Uyi Stewart, the Chief Data and Technology Officer at Data.org, discussed his organization’s mission to bridge the digital divide at a lecture in Robertson Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

NEWS | 11/17/2022

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Exploring game design and development at Games && Symposium

Exploring game design and development at Games && Symposium

Jacqueline Zhou

Co-sponsored by the Lewis Center for the Arts and the Council on Science and Technology and supported through the John Sacret Young ’69 Lecture Series fund, the symposium took place on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Co-sponsored by the Lewis Center for the Arts and the Council on Science and Technology and supported through the John Sacret Young ’69 Lecture Series fund, the symposium took place on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

NEWS | 11/15/2022

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Wilglory Tanjong ’18, founder of Anima Iris, shares story behind her "Afro-centric" brand at PASA event

Wilglory Tanjong ’18, founder of Anima Iris, shares story behind her "Afro-centric" brand at PASA event

Hope Perry

The event was co-hosted by the Black Business Association (BBA), PASA, and the Princeton Association of Black Women (PABW), and discussed Afrocentrism and Tanjong’s journey with her brand Anima Iris.

The event was co-hosted by the Black Business Association (BBA), PASA, and the Princeton Association of Black Women (PABW), and discussed Afrocentrism and Tanjong’s journey with her brand Anima Iris.

NEWS | 11/15/2022

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Slavoj Žižek discusses human nature and science in campus talk

Slavoj Žižek discusses human nature and science in campus talk

Jacqueline Zhou

The lecture, titled “Unbehagen in der Natur‘: On Thinking the End of Nature,” is a part of a series from the Department of Comparative Literature. 

The lecture, titled “Unbehagen in der Natur‘: On Thinking the End of Nature,” is a part of a series from the Department of Comparative Literature. 

NEWS | 11/14/2022

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Fintan O’Toole warns of the danger of ‘aestheticized politics’ in campus talk

Fintan O’Toole warns of the danger of ‘aestheticized politics’ in campus talk

Ngan Chiem

O’Toole argued that the positioning of tragedies into a theater box, where victims are actors and where nightmarish scenarios are staged, is the kind of Orwellian aestheticized politics that endangers the very meaning of truth. 

O’Toole argued that the positioning of tragedies into a theater box, where victims are actors and where nightmarish scenarios are staged, is the kind of Orwellian aestheticized politics that endangers the very meaning of truth. 

NEWS | 11/10/2022

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Judge Paul Matey critiques federal judges, Yale Law School

Judge Paul Matey critiques federal judges, Yale Law School

Olivia Sanchez

The event with the Trump-appointed judge was hosted by the Princeton Federalist Society and Pre-Law Society.

The event with the Trump-appointed judge was hosted by the Princeton Federalist Society and Pre-Law Society.

NEWS | 11/10/2022

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Austrian ambassador Alexander Kmentt speaks on nuclear escalation in Ukraine

Austrian ambassador Alexander Kmentt speaks on nuclear escalation in Ukraine

Jacqueline Zhou

“Nuclear war is climate change in a pressure cooker,” Kmentt said. “I hope for the next generation to do better than my generation.” 

“Nuclear war is climate change in a pressure cooker,” Kmentt said. “I hope for the next generation to do better than my generation.” 

NEWS | 10/27/2022

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Public policy experts, New York Times journalists discuss value of narrative case studies

Public policy experts, New York Times journalists discuss value of narrative case studies

Isabel Yip and Chas Brown

Two New York Times journalists spoke with professors from Princeton and Harvard at an event hosted by the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.

Two New York Times journalists spoke with professors from Princeton and Harvard at an event hosted by the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.

NEWS | 10/04/2022

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talks democracy, war in Ukraine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talks democracy, war in Ukraine

Michelle Miao and Jacqueline Zhou

The address, which was the keynote for the “Europe’s Moment” event, was focused on the war in Ukraine, climate change, and the preservation of democracy.

The address, which was the keynote for the “Europe’s Moment” event, was focused on the war in Ukraine, climate change, and the preservation of democracy.

NEWS | 09/26/2022

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Alumni discuss national mental health crisis, failings of insurance system at Reunions panel

Alumni discuss national mental health crisis, failings of insurance system at Reunions panel

Sandeep Mangat

Panelists included Larry Arata ’82, the co-founder of the Opioid Crisis Action Network (OCAN), Carinthia Bank ’17, who works as a therapist, Jennifer Balink ’87, the executive director of Kindred Place, Neha Uberoi ’12, a psychotherapist who counsels athletes, and Oona Miller Hanson ’97, who works with young people suffering from eating disorders.

Panelists included Larry Arata ’82, the co-founder of the Opioid Crisis Action Network (OCAN), Carinthia Bank ’17, who works as a therapist, Jennifer Balink ’87, the executive director of Kindred Place, Neha Uberoi ’12, a psychotherapist who counsels athletes, and Oona Miller Hanson ’97, who works with young people suffering from eating disorders.

NEWS | 06/01/2022

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Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ulrich Baer, Stefan Bradley discuss racism and free speech at universities

Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ulrich Baer, Stefan Bradley discuss racism and free speech at universities

Naomi Hess

“If you come to the university to be comforted, I feel like you’re in the wrong place,” New York Times Magazine staff writer Nikole Hannah-Jones said at a Tuesday panel. “But you also shouldn’t have to be proving basic humanity, defending basic humanity, defending your basic right to be there.”

“If you come to the university to be comforted, I feel like you’re in the wrong place,” New York Times Magazine staff writer Nikole Hannah-Jones said at a Tuesday panel. “But you also shouldn’t have to be proving basic humanity, defending basic humanity, defending your basic right to be there.”

NEWS | 04/20/2022

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Town Council convenes to discuss cannabis retail in community, faces pushback in public comment portion

Town Council convenes to discuss cannabis retail in community, faces pushback in public comment portion

Charlie Roth and Lia Opperman

In a Princeton Town Council meeting that included three hours of public comment and a series of presentations from stakeholders, a number of Princeton parents and politicians sparred over a proposal to open a marijuana dispensary in town.

In a Princeton Town Council meeting that included three hours of public comment and a series of presentations from stakeholders, a number of Princeton parents and politicians sparred over a proposal to open a marijuana dispensary in town.

NEWS | 03/30/2022

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Singer and actress Ali Stroker speaks on disability representation on Broadway at AccessAbility Center event

Singer and actress Ali Stroker speaks on disability representation on Broadway at AccessAbility Center event

Tess Weinreich

Stroker, who made history in 2019 as the first wheelchair user to be nominated for and win a Tony Award, presented “Turning Limitations into Opportunities,” an original show, and discussed her experience navigating the professional musical theater world as person with a disability.

Stroker, who made history in 2019 as the first wheelchair user to be nominated for and win a Tony Award, presented “Turning Limitations into Opportunities,” an original show, and discussed her experience navigating the professional musical theater world as person with a disability.

NEWS | 03/30/2022

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Campus groups host 'Mob Rule' panel on free speech and campus discourse

Campus groups host 'Mob Rule' panel on free speech and campus discourse

Paige Cromley

In a panel entitled “Mob Rule: The Illiberal Left’s Threat to Campus Discourse,” panelists professor Peter Boghossian, Ilya Shapiro ’99, and Samantha Harris ’99 discussed recent campus controversies and legal issues surrounding academic freedom.

In a panel entitled “Mob Rule: The Illiberal Left’s Threat to Campus Discourse,” panelists professor Peter Boghossian, Ilya Shapiro ’99, and Samantha Harris ’99 discussed recent campus controversies and legal issues surrounding academic freedom.

NEWS | 03/28/2022

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