Seven committee chairs gave presentations and reports on their work at the weekly meeting of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG). Aum Dhruv ’27, Social Committee Chair, also confirmed that a headline act for Lawnparties has been selected, with the name of the performer to be announced on April 9.
Starting the meeting with his customary President’s Report, Enzo Kho ’26 told the Senate that he had attended a meeting with U-Councilor Luqmaan Bamba ’27 and Gil Joseph ’25 “about the international student experience.” Kho himself is from the Philippines. On Friday, the Davis International Center sent a message to international students on Friday, advising them to carry their I-94 forms and identification at all times.
Dhruv delivered the Social Committee’s presentation. While revealing that a decision for the headliner for Lawnparties has been made, he explained that the committee is working on how to address typical crowd control problems.
“This semester, we’re really focusing on creating a new fencing system,” Dhruv said. ”You saw crowding last semester, we want to do our best to mitigate that, so we’ve been working with PSafe (Princeton Public Safety) on those efforts.”
Anuj Krishnan ’27, Chair of the Undergraduate Student Life Committee (USLC), expressed that the USLC is currently focusing on two key priorities: “being a listening ear” and advocating for policy within Princeton, responding to changes in U.S. policy.
“I think that we really started the conversation there and hopefully ... we can continue to push the advocacy and get some results,” Krishnan explained.
Brian Mhando ’26, Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee, said that the committee recently held a town hall “addressing concerns regarding federal DEI policies. And generally, I heard that it was helpful for some students.”
“We’ve got to continue having those conversations, especially now,” he added.
Arosheny Puvanenthirarajah ’26, Chair of the Student Group Recognition Committee, outlined the need for clear, public criteria with regards to club membership and selectivity. Recently, an email was sent to all officers of University-recognized clubs instructing them to add language to their websites, affirming the openness of the clubs.
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students Ian Deas, present at the USG meeting, explained that “the expectation is that clubs in the default be open to all [unless they have] compelling rationale [and] received exemption to be selective. We haven’t yet released those standards.”
When asked why the standards have not yet been released publicly, Deas did not directly answer the question, saying “we can talk more about this offline but ... this is in direct response to students.”
Connor Romberg ’27, Chair of the Academic Committee, plans to facilitate discussions on student concerns, particularly regarding final assessments and first-year Writing Seminars. He also said that an academic newsletter is upcoming to highlight departmental resources and faculty research. Romberg is a former assistant editor for The Prospect at the ‘Prince.’
Chair of the Sustainability Committee, Sastha Tripathi ’28, announced an upcoming “Princeton Green Career Alumni Panel” on April 4 as an example of making sustainability accessible to students.
The Mental Health Committee Chair, Allen Nieva ’26, presented the committee’s work on promoting mental health awareness, working on preventative and remedial measures, and collaborating with student groups and administrators.
Chair of the Campus and Community Affairs (CCA) Committee Oscar Barrios ’27 also described collaborations with students and administrators. According to Barrios, the committee is working to provide more experiences such as recreational trips and local engagement initiatives for students.
Following the committee chair presentations, a motion was then passed to allow for a private executive committee, at which point the meeting was closed to the public, and media was asked to leave.
USG Meetings are open for all students to attend and are held on Sundays from 5–6 p.m. in Robertson Hall 016.
Andrew Arthur is a staff News writer from London, England and typically covers USG, CPUC, Princeton's institutional legacy and administrative matters.
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