Student Life

Obamas win 55.7% of Student Speaker Initiative vote

Barack and Michelle Obama ’85 received the first and second most votes, respectively.
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Obamas win 55.7% of Student Speaker Initiative vote

David Veldran

In his announcement, Eddy wrote, “The next step is to officially present Michelle and Barack Obama as speakers to the university as the student choices for the trial program. I'll be sure to keep you all up to date as the discussion proceeds.”

NEWS | 11/19/2019

'That's love': Sitting down with Edith from the CJL

Edith Murray has worked in Campus Dining for two decades.
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'That's love': Sitting down with Edith from the CJL

Ben Angarone

What is it like to be one of the most well-liked employees on Princeton’s campus? Our reporter met with Edith Murray at the Center for Jewish Life at 8 a.m. one Tuesday morning to find out.

FEATURES | 11/19/2019

UHS warns of increased gastroenteritis cases

The University’s McCosh Health Center houses Counseling and Psychological Services.

UHS warns of increased gastroenteritis cases

Shamma Pepper Fox

In order to prevent the outbreak from spreading further, University Facilities and Dining Services is undertaking “enhanced cleaning protocols in residential dormitories, athletic facilities and dining venues,” according to Robin Izzo, the Executive Director of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS).

NEWS | 11/18/2019

University holds second annual Kognito Day about mental health on campus

The Kognito program allows students to learn through simulations.
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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

Firefighters conferred outside of University Cottage Club.
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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

President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 at the CPUC meeting.
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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

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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

Students protest against the University’s enforcement of Title IX regulations.
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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

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

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

The Carl A. Fields Center.
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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.

FEATURES | 10/17/2019

Student activism groups form on campus ahead of 2020 Dem primaries

Josiah Gouker ‘22 (left) is involved with Tigers for Julian, and Harshini Abbaraju ‘22 and Eric Periman ‘22 (right) are involved with Princeton for Warren.

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

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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"

The Late Meal grill
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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

Beginning this academic year, the CJL entrances will be locked and accessible only by prox access.
Naomi Hess / The Daily Princetonian

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

People hold signs denouncing Woodrow Wilson's white supremacy.
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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

The pouch of bamboo utensils that the Office of Sustainability will distribute
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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

Over 500 students attended the EcoReps Move-In Resale, producing $11,400 to go towards next year’s EcoReps program.
Photo Courtesy of Lisa Nicolaison / Office of Sustainability

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

The entrance to the Department of Public Safety.
Jon Ort / The Daily Princetonian

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

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