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‘It's life changing’: QuestBridge students match with Princeton

‘It's life changing’: QuestBridge students match with Princeton

Jocelyne Wijaya

“I was so overwhelmed when I received my acceptance, I practically ran down the halls to tell all my teachers,” said Peyton McLaughlin ’27, a first-generation student from Philadelphia, Pa., who matched with Princeton through QuestBridge.

“I was so overwhelmed when I received my acceptance, I practically ran down the halls to tell all my teachers,” said Peyton McLaughlin ’27, a first-generation student from Philadelphia, Pa., who matched with Princeton through QuestBridge.

NEWS | 12/06/2022

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ACLU, SPIA host panel on clemency

ACLU, SPIA host panel on clemency

Danielle Ranucci

A recent lecture held by the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) hosted Oregon Governor Kate Brown and prison reform advocate Michael Thompson; both were awarded the ACLU’s first ever Lewis Conway Jr. Leadership in Clemency Award for their work.

A recent lecture held by the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) hosted Oregon Governor Kate Brown and prison reform advocate Michael Thompson; both were awarded the ACLU’s first ever Lewis Conway Jr. Leadership in Clemency Award for their work.

NEWS | 12/06/2022

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Town Council hears community thoughts on Master Plans

Town Council hears community thoughts on Master Plans

Charlie Roth

Community members convened in Princeton Public Library to provide their input on the Town Council’s Master Plan for continued growth and development in Princeton Municipality.

Community members convened in Princeton Public Library to provide their input on the Town Council’s Master Plan for continued growth and development in Princeton Municipality.

NEWS | 12/05/2022

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Professor Imani Perry honored with National Book Award

Professor Imani Perry honored with National Book Award

Miriam Waldvogel

The National Book Foundation honored professor of African American Studies Imani Perry’s “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation” with its award in nonfiction. In the book, Perry draws on the stories, figures, and traditions of the American South.

The National Book Foundation honored professor of African American Studies Imani Perry’s “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation” with its award in nonfiction. In the book, Perry draws on the stories, figures, and traditions of the American South.

NEWS | 12/05/2022

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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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Candidates for USG President clash over student wellbeing, advocacy tactics in debate

Candidates for USG President clash over student wellbeing, advocacy tactics in debate

Annie Rupertus and Nandini Krishnan

The three candidates for USG president, Stephen Daniels ’24, Isabella Shutt ’24, and Audrey Zhang ’25 took to the debate stage in Whig Hall to discuss the issues facing Princeton students. Voting opens on Monday, Dec. 5 at 12 p.m.

The three candidates for USG president, Stephen Daniels ’24, Isabella Shutt ’24, and Audrey Zhang ’25 took to the debate stage in Whig Hall to discuss the issues facing Princeton students. Voting opens on Monday, Dec. 5 at 12 p.m.

NEWS | 12/05/2022

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Princeton community hosts vigil mourning Club Q shooting

Princeton community hosts vigil mourning Club Q shooting

Rebecca Cunningham

On Thursday, Dec. 1, the Princeton Graduate Student Government (GSG) and Intersecting Queer Identities (IQI)/Queer Graduate Caucus (QGC) hosted a vigil behind the Fountain of Freedom mourning the victims of the Nov. 19 Club Q Shooting in Colorado Springs.

On Thursday, Dec. 1, the Princeton Graduate Student Government (GSG) and Intersecting Queer Identities (IQI)/Queer Graduate Caucus (QGC) hosted a vigil behind the Fountain of Freedom mourning the victims of the Nov. 19 Club Q Shooting in Colorado Springs.

NEWS | 12/04/2022

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Narayanan ’24 elected 147th editor-in-chief of The Daily Princetonian

Narayanan ’24 elected 147th editor-in-chief of The Daily Princetonian

Jocelyne Wijaya

“My hope for the next year is to cover our community as students see it.  There are so many exciting things happening on campus, and I want the 'Prince' to reflect them,” Narayanan said.

“My hope for the next year is to cover our community as students see it.  There are so many exciting things happening on campus, and I want the 'Prince' to reflect them,” Narayanan said.

NEWS | 12/04/2022

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Activist George M. Johnson discusses book, queer identity in World AIDS Day talk

Activist George M. Johnson discusses book, queer identity in World AIDS Day talk

Michelle Miao

George M. Johnson, author of “All Boys Aren't Blue,“ a New York Times bestseller, discussed growing up queer and Black, living with HIV, and vulnerability in the writing process at a World AIDS Day lecture on campus.

George M. Johnson, author of “All Boys Aren't Blue,“ a New York Times bestseller, discussed growing up queer and Black, living with HIV, and vulnerability in the writing process at a World AIDS Day lecture on campus.

NEWS | 12/04/2022

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Investigation into Misrach Ewunetie ’24's death continues

Investigation into Misrach Ewunetie ’24's death continues

Katherine Dailey, Tess Weinreich, and Isabel Yip

According to an email from the Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office on Nov. 30, autopsy reports and ancillary studies in Ewunetie’s case are estimated to take 12–16 weeks.

According to an email from the Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office on Nov. 30, autopsy reports and ancillary studies in Ewunetie’s case are estimated to take 12–16 weeks.

NEWS | 12/02/2022

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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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Alumni in Congress discuss importance of bipartisanship at SPIA

Alumni in Congress discuss importance of bipartisanship at SPIA

Kalena Blake

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi ’95 (D-Ill.) and Congressman Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) spoke at a recent event on the importance of bipartisanship in government, highlighting a 2018 education bill which they co-sponsored. 

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi ’95 (D-Ill.) and Congressman Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) spoke at a recent event on the importance of bipartisanship in government, highlighting a 2018 education bill which they co-sponsored. 

NEWS | 11/30/2022

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Princeton community mourns Xinjiang fire victims, stands with protestors

Princeton community mourns Xinjiang fire victims, stands with protestors

Michelle Miao

Princeton students gathered in front of Nassau Hall on Nov. 29 in solidarity with those who recently died in an apartment fire in Urumqi in light of China’s restrictive zero-COVID policies. Attendees, which included Chinese international students and prominent human rights activist Teng Biao, sung Chinese protest songs and shared anti-censorship speeches.

Princeton students gathered in front of Nassau Hall on Nov. 29 in solidarity with those who recently died in an apartment fire in Urumqi in light of China’s restrictive zero-COVID policies. Attendees, which included Chinese international students and prominent human rights activist Teng Biao, sung Chinese protest songs and shared anti-censorship speeches.

NEWS | 11/30/2022

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Principal Chief of Osage Nation speaks on tribe sovereignty

Principal Chief of Osage Nation speaks on tribe sovereignty

Chas Brown

Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear discussed his experience navigating federal laws and relationships as Principal Chief of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma at a talk on Tuesday, Nov. 29, in Aaron Burr Hall.

Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear discussed his experience navigating federal laws and relationships as Principal Chief of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma at a talk on Tuesday, Nov. 29, in Aaron Burr Hall.

NEWS | 11/30/2022

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Anne-Marie Slaughter ’80, Dean Dolan talk women and leadership

Anne-Marie Slaughter ’80, Dean Dolan talk women and leadership

Anna Salvatore

Former Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) Anne-Marie Slaughter ’80 spoke on Monday, Nov. 28 about her latest book “Renewal: From Crisis to Transformation in Our Lives, Work, and Politics” at an event hosted by the Princeton Public Library.

Former Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) Anne-Marie Slaughter ’80 spoke on Monday, Nov. 28 about her latest book “Renewal: From Crisis to Transformation in Our Lives, Work, and Politics” at an event hosted by the Princeton Public Library.

NEWS | 11/29/2022

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USG hears updates on mental health, campus safety, dining

USG hears updates on mental health, campus safety, dining

Annie Rupertus

U-Councilor Aishwarya Swamidurai ’26 reported that, of the input gathered, about 36 percent of students “explicitly said they want to see cameras nowhere.”

U-Councilor Aishwarya Swamidurai ’26 reported that, of the input gathered, about 36-percent of students “explicitly said they want to see cameras nowhere.”

NEWS | 11/29/2022

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VIS students call on Princeton to re-open investigation into Scanlan's use of the n-word

VIS students call on Princeton to re-open investigation into Scanlan's use of the n-word

Paige Cromley

Students sent an open letter calling on University administration to re-open the investigation into Scanlan’s use of the n-word in his VIS321: Words as Objects seminar. Many also displayed posters with the words calling for Scanlan’s firing in their open studio spaces at an event on Nov. 15. 

Students sent an open letter calling on University administration to re-open the investigation into Scanlan’s use of the n-word in his VIS321: Words as Objects seminar. Many also displayed posters with the words calling for Scanlan’s firing in their open studio spaces at an event on Nov. 15. 

NEWS | 11/29/2022

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Princeton offers almost 200 new courses for upcoming spring semester

Princeton offers almost 200 new courses for upcoming spring semester

Tess Weinreich and Isabel Yip

New courses for the Spring 2023 semester include those reflecting on current events and traveling to locations including Denmark.

New courses for the Spring 2023 semester include those reflecting on current events and traveling to locations including Denmark.

NEWS | 11/28/2022

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Students discuss heightened surveillance in feedback session with administrators

Students discuss heightened surveillance in feedback session with administrators

Annie Rupertus

Students discussed a University proposal to increase security cameras on campus at a feedback session with public safety administrators held on Nov. 21 over Zoom. Some students expressed support for the measure, citing student safety, while others raised concerns about privacy. 

Students discussed a University proposal to increase security cameras on campus at a feedback session with public safety administrators held on Nov. 21 over Zoom. Some students expressed support for the measure, citing student safety, while others raised concerns about privacy. 

NEWS | 11/28/2022

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Princeton Black Student Union hosts UPenn students for football, networking

Princeton Black Student Union hosts UPenn students for football, networking

Bailey Glenetske and Justus Wilhoit

On Saturday Nov. 19, the Princeton Black Student Union (BSU) hosted the University of Pennsylvania’s Black Students League (BSL) to partake in community-building events.

On Saturday Nov. 19, the Princeton Black Student Union (BSU) hosted the University of Pennsylvania’s Black Students League (BSL) to partake in community-building events.

NEWS | 11/27/2022

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