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Students, alumni walk out of #MeToo panel, protest at P-Rade for Title IX reform

Students, alumni walk out of #MeToo panel, protest at P-Rade for Title IX reform

Sarah Warman Hirschfield

On June 1, the group of students seeking to reform policies relating to the Title IX office at the University staged a walk-out of a #MeToo panel and held signs and donned purple in lieu of orange and black during the P-Rade.

NEWS | 06/03/2019

Varghese ’19 elected to Young Alumni Trustee position

Benjamin Ball

According to Hotchkiss, the results of the YAT voting were presented at the Alumni Council Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 31.

NEWS | 06/03/2019

In Class Day Speech, Kemper ’02 encourages graduates to pursue kindness

Benjamin Ball

Others who spoke at the event included President Christopher Eisgruber ’83, class president Chris Umanzor ’19, Maya Rita Aronoff ’19, and Chris Kellogg-Peeler ’19.

NEWS | 06/03/2019

Guest artists Paz, Blanco receive Drama Desk Awards

Paige Allen

The Drama Desk Awards now recognize exceptional theatrical work in more than thirty categories by artists working on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway.

NEWS | 06/03/2019

No way in: a look into accessibility on campus

No way in: a look into accessibility on campus

Isabel Ting

University students with physical disabilities face a number of unique challenges as they navigate campus and academic and social life.

NEWS | 05/31/2019

Gift from Wendy and Eric Schmidt ’76 will consolidate computer science department by 2026

A large brick building with many arched windows stands against a blue sky.

Gift from Wendy and Eric Schmidt ’76 will consolidate computer science department by 2026

Marissa Michaels

The Schmidts hope that the central location on campus, across from Frist Campus Center, will promote collaboration in computer science on campus.

NEWS | 05/30/2019

Campus buildings, residence halls flood after severe rainstorms just in time for Reunions

Campus buildings, residence halls flood after severe rainstorms just in time for Reunions

Claire Silberman

Beginning in the afternoon and continuing into the evening, students found kitchens, laundry rooms, and lounges covered in as much as two to three inches of water.

NEWS | 05/30/2019

The Dinky resumes service

The Dinky resumes service

Hannah Wang

The Dinky resumed full service on Sunday, May 12.

NEWS | 05/18/2019

Title IX office protests come to a close, will return for the P-rade

Ivy Truong

For over a week, these student activists had weathered through thunderstorms and cold nights during reading period.

NEWS | 05/16/2019

Small fire breaks out in E-quad

Benjamin Ball

The fire was contained to a cubicle in the “E” wing. Emergency responders used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze.

NEWS | 05/15/2019

U. commits to planning Title IX office reform town hall, additional meetings over summer

U. commits to planning Title IX office reform town hall, additional meetings over summer

Benjamin Ball

In a press release from the Faculty-Student Committee on Sexual Misconduct and the University Student Life Committee, the Committees additionally said they anticipare releasing a final report in fall of 2019.

NEWS | 05/15/2019

U. offers admission to 13 transfer students

U. offers admission to 13 transfer students

Linh Nguyen

Of the 13 accepted students, eight come from military backgrounds. Five of the students are women and the other eight are men. Additionally, eight are first-generation college students.

NEWS | 05/13/2019

USG recaps Project Board work, discusses Room Draw error

Walker Stamps

Projects Board Co-Chair Rachel Hazan ’21 reported that they funded 77 groups and more than 100 events with $132,000 requested in total for events this semester and a median request of $1,863.

NEWS | 05/12/2019

PIXR protesters update demands, call for U. statement signed by Eisgruber

PIXR protesters update demands, call for U. statement signed by Eisgruber

Zachary Shevin

After over 100 hours of protest in front of Nassau Hall, Princeton Students for Title IX Reform (PIXR) updated their list of demands. Additionally, PIXR has called for a public statement from the University, signed by President Christopher Eisgruber ’83, “in order to demonstrate the University’s commitment to addressing students’ persistent suffering.”

NEWS | 05/12/2019

Q&A with Class of 2019 valedictorian Kate Reed

Q&A with Class of 2019 valedictorian Kate Reed

Paige Allen

After graduation, Kate will pursue an MPhil in Development Studies at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and continue thinking about the relationship between social, economic, civil, and political rights in Latin America.

NEWS | 05/12/2019

Free menstrual products to be implemented in 56 bathrooms next fall

Yael Marans

According to the task force’s official project proposal, their aim is to help students live a healthier, more dignified lifestyle and keep students from sacrificing other material needs, or missing class, to be able to obtain menstrual products.

NEWS | 05/12/2019

Eisgruber authorizes external review of U. Title IX office

Benjamin Ball

The statement comes after almost four days of the Title IX office sit-in outside of Nassau Hall in which students have demanded a list of eleven reforms. External review is the second demand in that list.

NEWS | 05/10/2019

Princeton Town Council holds first ever meeting on University campus

Zachary Shevin

The Princeton Council held a meeting in the Whig Senate Chamber on May 8, the first town council meeting ever held on the University campus. Students and Council members discussed a number of issues facing the University and the town, as well as possibilities for collaboration between the two entities.

NEWS | 05/09/2019

Day 3: Title IX office protesters meet outside Nassau Hall; Eisgruber and Calhoun do not

Day 3: Title IX office protesters meet outside Nassau Hall; Eisgruber and Calhoun do not

Benjamin Ball and Zachary Shevin

The assembly outside of Nassau Hall marks the third day of the student protest against the University Title IX office, as students have remained on the lawn overnight between demonstrations. Students have been on Nassau lawn since Monday at 10 a.m.

NEWS | 05/09/2019

Day 2: U. Title IX office protesters left dissatisfied after U. response, send letter to administration

Ivy Truong, Zachary Shevin, and Claire Silberman

Over 70 students have gathered on the front lawn for the past two days to protest the Title IX’s office handling of sexual misconduct cases. This sit-in follows several months of protests and graffiti on campus that aim to demonstrate their misgivings against the Title IX process.

NEWS | 05/08/2019

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