Student Life

Student activists mobilize as Somalia faces severe flooding

Student activists mobilize as Somalia faces severe flooding

Omar Farah

According to the latest figures from the United Nations, floods in Somalia's Hiraan region have now displaced 370,000 people, 200,000 of whom are children. With the overflow of the Shabelle river early this October, numerous communities found themselves submerged and trapped in their homes. For many, the events in Somalia represent the increasingly severe and immediate impacts of climate change. 

NEWS | 12/12/2019

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Levit ’20, Visser ’20 awarded 2020 Schwarzman Scholarship

Levit ’20, Visser ’20 awarded 2020 Schwarzman Scholarship

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Levit and Visser will join a class of 145 scholars that hail from 41 countries, selected globally from a pool of 4,700 applicants. Scholars pursue a one-year master’s degree in Global Affairs with a core curriculum focused on three pillars: China, global affairs, and leadership.

NEWS | 12/04/2019

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Parking of electric scooters indoors raises accessibility concerns

Parking of electric scooters indoors raises accessibility concerns

Uchechi Ihenacho

Signs reading “NO SCOOTERS OR BICYCLES INSIDE THE BUILDING” have been spotted plastered on the doors of campus buildings. These signs reflect one problem of the proliferation of electric scooters. While parking the scooters indoors may be convenient for their owners, other students are negatively impacted by the practice.

NEWS | 12/03/2019

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Student-produced matchmaking service TigerCuff pairs 126 students

Student-produced matchmaking service TigerCuff pairs 126 students

Mindy Burton

Interested participants completed a form with questions about their personality and had the opportunity to go on a date with their match to local restaurants and receive a discount. 

NEWS | 11/25/2019

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Triangle Club rehearsal space free of asbestos, despite reports otherwise

Triangle Club rehearsal space free of asbestos, despite reports otherwise

James Anderson

The University has confirmed that the Triangle Club has not been at risk of asbestos exposure while rehearsing at 171 Broadmead, despite misleading signage early this year. 

NEWS | 11/21/2019

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Obamas win 55.7% of Student Speaker Initiative vote

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

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

'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. 

NEWS | 11/19/2019

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UHS warns of increased gastroenteritis cases

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

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University holds second annual Kognito Day about mental health on campus

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

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Small fire breaks out at Cottage

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

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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

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SPEAR holds performance protest, talk on isolated confinement

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Student activism groups form on campus ahead of 2020 Dem primaries

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

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New Frist art exhibit works to spark conversation around feminism

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

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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

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