Student Life

Fresh out of frosh: Interclub Council to enforce eating club ban on first-years through frosh week

Fresh out of frosh: Interclub Council to enforce eating club ban on first-years through frosh week

Linh Nguyen and Zachary Shevin

This restriction follows last year’s frosh ban, which prohibited first-year students from entering eating club parties on the final night of frosh week. In the days prior to the 2018 ban, University Public Safety had evacuated 28 students to either Princeton Medical Center (PMC) or McCosh Health Center for alcohol-related emergencies.

NEWS | 08/30/2019

Fall Lawnparties to feature "Deepthroat" rapper CupcakKe

Zachary Shevin

University Student Government Social Chair Heavyn Jennings ’20 has confirmed that Elizabeth Eden Harris, known professionally as CupcakKe, will perform at Lawnparties on Sep. 15.

NEWS | 08/21/2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Day 1: Student activists demonstrate in protest of Title IX office for over 15 hours

Benjamin Ball, Zachary Shevin, and Claire Silberman

Dozens of University students are participating in a sit-in to push forward a list of at least eleven demands crowdsourced from the student body detailing specific ways in which the University could improve upon its Title IX policies.

NEWS | 05/08/2019

Students boogie wit A Boogie at spring Lawnparties

Students boogie wit A Boogie at spring Lawnparties

Claire Silberman

Students were met with intermittent showers throughout the day, but many reported enjoying the festivities in spite of the weather.

NEWS | 05/06/2019

New York TigerTrek immerses students in NYC's tech and startup scene

New York TigerTrek immerses students in NYC's tech and startup scene

Naomi Hess

“I saw so many paths to success and so it was really comforting to know that whatever path I take, as long as I’m doing the things I’m interested in and working really hard, that I think I’ll be able to find success in the future,” a 2019 participant Nicole Meister ’22 said.

NEWS | 05/05/2019

Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony hosted in Murray-Dodge courtyard

Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony hosted in Murray-Dodge courtyard

Taylor Sharbel

The recitation of the names of victims of the Holocaust began at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, in the Murray-Dodge Courtyard and continued for 24 hours. In 30-minute shifts, student volunteers recited the name, age, place of residence, and place of death of each of the approximately 6 million Jews who were killed.

NEWS | 05/03/2019

Former contestants speak on Jeopardy!, compete against students

Former contestants speak on Jeopardy!, compete against students

Zachary Shevin

On Thursday night, three former Jeopardy! contestants spoke about their time on the show and competed in two games of Princeton-themed Jeopardy! against a few graduating seniors. Five-time winner Gil Collins *99, who serves as Director of Global Health Programs, won the first game, but all three former contestants fell short in the second, defeated by Emma Corless ’19.

NEWS | 05/03/2019

Staff members recognized at ‘Hidden Chaplains’ event

Staff members recognized at ‘Hidden Chaplains’ event

Zachary Shevin

On Thursday evening, over 100 students and community members came together in Frick Auditorium for a celebration of gratitude as students recognized “Hidden Chaplains” on campus, members of the community “who change their day in small but meaningful ways.”

NEWS | 05/02/2019

Student analysis of room draw sparks renewed conversation

Student analysis of room draw sparks renewed conversation

Ariel Chen and Rebecca Han

An analysis of room draw by Adam Chang ’20 and Yang Song ’20 indicates that the randomization error effected rising juniors in addition to current juniors, larger draw groups received on average better draw times, and that draw ordering is the same across 2018 and 2019 for the same draw groups.

NEWS | 05/01/2019

Students raise concerns about individual information made publicly available through room draw

Students raise concerns about individual information made publicly available through room draw

Ariel Chen

The University Housing documents listing draw times, which include student PUID number and class year, are not protected by the University’s Central Authentication System (CAS) and can be accessed by anyone who has the links to the documents. The students whose information can be accessed in this way includes those who have opted to be removed from the University’s public directory.

NEWS | 04/30/2019

Radical protestors threaten pedestrians with “hellfire”

Allan Shen

A group of self-proclaimed Christian protesters displayed posters on campus on Monday afternoon telling various minority groups to “obey Jesus” or face “hellfire.”

NEWS | 04/29/2019

Renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel caps Artist-in-Residence season at University with two sold-out concerts

Albert Jiang

Dudamel is Princeton University Concerts’ first-ever Artist-in-Residence. Marna Seltzer, Director of Princeton University Concerts, helped bring him to the University in celebration of the 125th season of Princeton’s concert series.

NEWS | 04/26/2019

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