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Lia Opperman


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Princeton affirms commitment to DEI after information about several employees shared

“We have been in touch with those affected by this incident to offer [our] support,” Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity Michele Minter wrote in a statement to The Daily Princetonian.

“We are very concerned about the increasing use of doxing as a strategy to harass members of our community. We have been in touch with those affected by this incident to offer to support,” University spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss wrote in an email to The Daily Princetonian.


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Princeton-Iran ties again under scrutiny as Congress investigates research fellow

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce announced that it is launching an investigation into research fellow Seyed Hossein Mousavian, amid allegations that Mousavian is using his position to advance the interests of Iran.

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce announced that it is launching an investigation into research fellow Seyed Hossein Mousavian, amid allegations that Mousavian is using his position to advance the interests of Iran.


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Incidents in political speech at Princeton, throughout the 20th century

While academic freedom and free speech remain hot-button debates on campus, we examined archival coverage of controversies and debates on campus throughout the 1900s.

While academic freedom and free speech remain hot-button debates on campus, we examined archival coverage of controversies and debates on campus throughout the 1900s. 


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Eisgruber issues statement about recent violence in Israel and Palestine

University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 released a statement today to the Princeton community in response to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 released a statement today to the Princeton community in response to the Israel-Palestine conflict.


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Princeton talks unionization, NIL contracts in light of push for athlete compensation

Since all 15 players on the Dartmouth men’s basketball team filed a petition to unionize last month, no athletic teams at Princeton have yet to announce a push for unionization. The conversation comes in light of multiple schools challenging the NCAA’s student-athlete model, which has faced criticism in the past few years.

Since all 15 players on the Dartmouth men’s basketball team filed a petition to unionize last month, no athletic teams at Princeton have yet to announce a push for unionization. The conversation comes in light of multiple schools challenging the NCAA’s student-athlete model, which has faced criticism in the past few years.


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Who leads the key student groups on campus?

Coffee Club, the Performing Arts Council, Acaprez, the American Whig-Cliosophic Society, and the Princeton Entrepreneurship Club are five clubs that have over the years attained an extensive influence at the University. The ‘Prince’ interviewed the leaders of these groups to learn more about their roles and their clubs’ noticeable presence on campus.

Coffee Club, the Performing Arts Council, Acaprez, the American Whig-Cliosophic Society, and the Princeton Entrepreneurship Club are five clubs that have over the years attained an extensive influence at the University. The 'Prince' interviewed the leaders of these groups to learn more about their roles and their clubs’ noticeable presence on campus.


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Princeton consulting clubs reflect on pro-bono culture in light of compensation debates

The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business recently became one of the first universities to ban student-run consulting clubs from charging fees.

The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business recently became one of the first universities to ban student-run consulting clubs from charging fees.


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Fans run out before distribution begins amid intense heat wave

Due to the heat wave, Housing Operations announced that it would give out fans to students. At the hand-out, however, fans ran out before the allotted pick-up time even began.

Due to the heat wave, Housing Operations announced that it would give out fans to students. At the hand-out, however, fans ran out before the allotted pick-up time even began.


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Princeton Mayor Mark Freda sued for alleged involvement in deadly car crash

Freda was involved in a high-speed chase that resulted in two fatalities. The lawsuit is currently a civil action complaint in the Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division in Middlesex County.

Freda was involved in a high-speed chase that resulted in two fatalities. The lawsuit is currently a civil action complaint in the Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division in Middlesex County.


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Sister of kidnapped grad student criticizes Princeton’s response in op-ed

The op-ed alleges that Elizabeth Tsurkovs advisors were aware of her travel to Iraq for dissertation research. In a statement to the Daily Princetonian, University Spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss wrote that “University Travel to Iraq is not permitted for students (graduate or undergraduate), and there are no exceptions.”

The op-ed alleges that Elizabeth Tsurkovs advisors were aware of her travel to Iraq for dissertation research. In a statement to the Daily Princetonian, University Spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss wrote that “University Travel to Iraq is not permitted for students (graduate or undergraduate), and there are no exceptions.”


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