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Two major fellowships, the Marshall Scholarship and the Schwarzman Scholarship, released results on Dec. 11 and Dec. 13, respectively. While four Princeton-affiliated students won the Schwarzman scholarship to study at Beijing’s Tsinghua University, no Princeton students were among recipients of the Marshall Scholarship.
With winter break approaching, students across campus making plans, which often include traveling back home, staying on campus for Wintersession, and visiting friends across the world. For some international students, however, these plans are often arranged much earlier in the semester, usually around the time the final exam schedule is released. The Daily Princetonian spoke with five international students to see how and when they plan for winter break.
“Half the class is not from Practical Ethics,” someone said behind me as I sat down in the second row of a nearly full McCosh 10. They were not wrong — I, like many, had come to see Peter Singer, the 24-year Ira Decamp Professor of Bioethics, in his last lecture of his Princeton teaching career.
“What are you going to do with your degree?” This skeptical question is all too familiar to most humanities majors. As the perception of the humanities as useless disciplines proliferates, their numbers rapidly decline: The number of history majors has decreased by 45 percent since 2007, and English has plummeted by half since the mid-1990s. But data indicates majoring in the humanities doesn’t limit students’ future options. Moreover, we should reject the notion that choosing a major is primarily a profit-maximizing decision. Liberal arts education, and liberal arts degrees, are inherently valuable because success is more than affluence.
I know nothing about Cloister’s financial situation, but I have absolute confidence in the club’s future. One might argue that I’m an example of the maxim “ignorance is bliss.” I accept this accusation cheerfully. Before I begin, I should pause to clarify that I don’t write as a representative of Cloister, just as a member. My reason for writing is simple; I believe that the pervading belief in Cloister’s decline is completely overblown. In fact, I have more faith in Cloister’s future than I do in the future of any other community on campus. I am certainly biased, but what I love about Cloister — its dynamic personality and constant conversation — is what I believe will allow it to thrive. I’ve spent the good part of three years (a double entendre) as a member of Cloister, and not once have I questioned the club’s vitality.
Responding to recent town contention around traffic and parking, Princeton’s town council passed an ordinance eliminating free, temporary parking on a section of Witherspoon Street at a Dec. 11 meeting. Council members and community members also discussed the Franklin Maple project, a proposed affordable housing development that would bring the town closer to compliance with its 2020 mandate to build 753 affordable housing units by 2025.
More than 130 members of the American Whig-Cliosophic Society (Whig-Clio) voted for officers last Friday, a major increase from previous years as the club, once the University’s largest, continues to rebuild from the pandemic. In December 2022, only 58 people voted. The previous year, fewer than 25 people cast ballots.
As reading period drew closer, I found myself spending more and more time at Frist Campus Center, doing homework and catching the two late meals to keep me going. One day, in front of my usual study spot, I was captivated by diSiac’s promotional flyers for their winter show: "International Heat of Princeton" — IHOP, if you will. The playful and creative concept instantly drew me in. As I bought myself a ticket for their Saturday show, I wondered what sweet and savory performances awaited me.
This weekend, Princeton men’s hockey (5–5–2 overall, 4–3–1 ECAC) played a home-and-home series against the Sacred Heart Pioneers (8–7–1 overall, 8–3–0 Atlantic Hockey Association). Starting the weekend away Friday night, the Tigers skated away with a shutout win over the Pioneers, before returning to Hobey Baker Rink for a closely-contested tie on Saturday night.
Senior guard Kaitlyn Chen just could not stop scoring against Villanova (6–4 overall, 0–0 Big East), ending the Dec. 11 away game with a career-high 31 points and rallying the Tigers (8–3 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) to victory. Princeton battled back and forth against the Wildcats to grab the win in a chaotic last minute of play.
After dramatic hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives about antisemitic speech on college campuses which have led one university president to resign, University President Christopher Eisgruber released a statement. In the statement, Eisgruber condemned antisemitic speech on campus, highlighted Princeton’s robust free speech protections, and stressed the responsibility of the institution to push back on hateful speech.
Men's basketball team experiences first loss of the season to the St. Joseph Hawks
With their undefeated start to the season on the line, the Princeton men’s basketball team (9–1 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) traveled to Philadelphia to take on the St. Joseph’s Hawks (8–2, 0–0 Atlantic 10). Off to their best start to a season since the 1919-20 season, the Tigers looked to cement their place in school history as a win would give the program their first-ever 10–0 start. Coming off a dominant 81–70 win over Drexel (5–5, 0–0 Colonial Athletic Association), the Tigers fell to the Hawks in a back-and-forth loss.
Charter Club has announced plans to expand the club alongside the University’s goal to expand the student body. Project 79, the Charter expansion project, will ensure the clubhouse “has the capacity to serve the present membership and accommodate growth,” according to the plans released by Charter this semester. Members celebrated the plan’s kickoff in the Great Room at the clubhouse on Oct. 20, 2023, though no concrete timeline has been announced.
“Of course, we took the robes off to race,” John Miller ’73 said. “The only thing I had on was a pair of sunglasses.”
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COVID-era lawsuit against masking policy dismissed: Your Daily 'Prince' Briefing
The U.S. District Court of New Jersey again ruled against former University budget analyst Kate McKinley, who alleged in a lawsuit that she was harassed and fired due to her request for religious exemptions to the University’s COVID-19 mask and contact tracing requirements. McKinley’s case was dismissed once before in April 2023. The second ruling will not allow for amendments, likely marking the end of McKinley’s legal battle.