Student Life

University holds second annual Kognito Day about mental health on campus

Haleigh Gundy

On Sunday, Nov. 10, the University held the second annual mandatory Kognito Day to educate first-year students on how to address and discuss the mental health concerns of their peers through zee group discussions and completion of an online simulation.

NEWS | 11/12/2019

Small fire breaks out at Cottage

Evelyn Doskoch

“A couple wires caught fire in the basement, but all is good,” Cottage President Jamie Denham ’20 said. “The house did not burn down.”

NEWS | 11/12/2019

CPUC discusses new committee on sexual misconduct, Title IX reports

CPUC discusses new committee on sexual misconduct, Title IX reports

Caitlin Limestahl

One of the committee’s co-chairs, Associate Dean for Student Life of the Graduate School Lisa Schryer, said the committee’s “goal is to prepare an initial report by the end of the [calendar] year.”

NEWS | 11/12/2019

SPEAR holds performance protest, talk on isolated confinement

Rooya Rahin

“7x9” is meant to bring awareness to the use of solitary confinement in prisons. SPEAR has held the “7x9” demonstration annually for the past seven years. The performance protest has typically been accompanied by a talk from a formerly incarcerated person. This year’s speaker was Mark Hopkins.

NEWS | 11/10/2019

Director of the Women*s Center resigns

Director of the Women*s Center resigns

Elizabeth Shwe

In early October, Amada Sandoval, the former director of the Women*s Center, resigned from her position, having worked at the University for 19 years.

NEWS | 11/10/2019

U. releases Joint Committee and External Review reports on Title IX process

U. releases Joint Committee and External Review reports on Title IX process

Benjamin Ball

On Thursday, Oct. 24, the University released the report from the independent external review providing an analysis of and recommendations for the Title IX process and the report from the Joint Committee made up of members of the Faculty-Student Committee on Sexual Misconduct and the University Student Life Committee.

NEWS | 10/24/2019

Tiger Confessions shut down days shy of first birthday

Tiger Confessions shut down days shy of first birthday

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

In her announcement email to moderator applicants, Hu encouraged looking toward the new ‘Looped’ app as a replacement resource. She noted that the University alums who developed the start-up” created a moderator process that would be “less time consuming and stressful.”

NEWS | 10/22/2019

USG considers sustainability resolution, moving Fall Lawnparties to Monday

USG considers sustainability resolution, moving Fall Lawnparties to Monday

Bharvi Chavre

USG discussed concerns that the new Lawnparties date could create incompatibilities with schedules for undergraduate athletic teams.

NEWS | 10/20/2019

Fields Fellows: Advocates for equity and diversity on campus

Fields Fellows: Advocates for equity and diversity on campus

Rachel Sturley

Twenty undergraduates are working with the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding to engage the University’s student body in critical conversations about equity and inclusion on campus.

NEWS | 10/17/2019

Student activism groups form on campus ahead of 2020 Dem primaries

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Student activism groups form on campus ahead of 2020 Dem primaries

Ngan Chiem

As the 2020 Democratic presidential primary nears, only two official student groups have formed on campus to rally around specific candidates: Princeton for Warren and Tigers for Julián.

NEWS | 10/11/2019

New Frist art exhibit works to spark conversation around feminism

Frist Campus Center, a significant hub of social activity on campus.

New Frist art exhibit works to spark conversation around feminism

Omar Farah

Last fall, the University's Women*s Center commissioned an art installation for the popular Frist A Level dining area. On Sept. 27, during a Women*s Center event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the University’s first class of women, the design was debuted to the public.

NEWS | 10/09/2019

Frist Gallery implements more sustainable options at "late meal"

Frist Gallery implements more sustainable options at "late meal"

Neti Linzer

“We have been moving from plastic water bottles for two years now,” Chris Lentz, Campus Dining’s associate director of marketing and community engagement, explained. “We started with boxed water, and mostly based on feedback from staff, students, and faculty, ended up switching over to aluminum.”

NEWS | 10/07/2019

CJL implements major security changes

CJL implements major security changes

Caitlin Limestahl

In an email sent to students on Aug. 9, CJL executive director Rabbi Julie Roth wrote, “These enhanced security measures are in alignment with both the expanded measures taken at the University and security increases at Jewish institutions worldwide.”

NEWS | 10/07/2019

U. community members protest at "Double Sights" dedication

U. community members protest at "Double Sights" dedication

Rose Gilbert

As president of the University, Wilson falsely asserted that no black student had ever attended the institution and actively prevented black applicants from being accepted, writing: “It is altogether inadvisable for a colored man to enter Princeton.” Over two hundred students, alumni, and faculty members gathered to protest at the dedication of the University’s new installation, “Double Sights,” which is meant to represent Woodrow Wilson’s complex legacy.

NEWS | 10/07/2019

Office of Sustainability replaces bottle giveaway with opt-in utensil program

Office of Sustainability replaces bottle giveaway with opt-in utensil program

Elizabeth Shwe

As a part of their goal towards a zero-waste campus, the Office of Sustainability is piloting a reusable utensil kit opt-in for the Class of 2023.

NEWS | 10/04/2019

EcoReps Move-In Resale diverts 15 tons of waste

EcoReps Move-In Resale diverts 15 tons of waste

Naomi Hess

“We take those prices and reduce the price to anywhere between 20-50% depending on the quality of the item – how new it is, the condition of the item, the uniqueness of the item based on our inventory,” Lisa Nicolaison, who is the Engagement and Communication Coordinator at the Office of Sustainability, wrote in an email to The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 09/30/2019

Burglary and motor vehicle theft increase, Public Safety reports

Burglary and motor vehicle theft increase, Public Safety reports

Benjamin Ball

Also included in the report were statistics regarding fires for the 2018 year, listing five incidents on campus: one in Blair Hall, one in 1901 Hall, one in Dodge-Osborne, one in Yoseloff Hall, and one in the Lawrence Graduate apartments.

NEWS | 09/30/2019

Peer representatives seek to increase transparency, counsel students earlier on in Honor Committee Process

Peer representatives seek to increase transparency, counsel students earlier on in Honor Committee Process

Rebecca Han

Every student accused of an Honor Code violation is entitled to a Peer Representative to guide them through the process. Prior to this semester, few on campus knew of this right. Peer Representatives are aiming to change that.

NEWS | 09/24/2019

One of over 4,000 global Climate Strikes to be held in Hinds Plaza

One of over 4,000 global Climate Strikes to be held in Hinds Plaza

Zachary Shevin

On the evening of Sept. 19, around 20 students gathered in the basement of Murray-Dodge Hall to prepare for the Princeton Climate Strike on Sept. 20, turning used cardboard boxes into sustainable protest signs.

NEWS | 09/20/2019

Tiger Tea Room opens in Firestone Library

Benjamin Ball

The Tiger Tea Room, the newest café on campus, has opened in Firestone Library.

NEWS | 09/18/2019

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