Student Life

Updates in campus construction timelines: A focus on sustainability and accessibility

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Updates in campus construction timelines: A focus on sustainability and accessibility

Victoria Davies and Matteo Torres

Construction continues across campus, with aspects of the steam to hot water and conversion project finishing up in central campus. Accessibility is being encouraged through development of pathways across campus, including north-south and east-west connectors.

NEWS | March 18

‘Largest U.S. retrospective exhibition’ of Ulises Carrión Bogard’s work in Milberg Gallery

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‘Largest U.S. retrospective exhibition’ of Ulises Carrión Bogard’s work in Milberg Gallery

Hallie Graham

In Princeton University Library’s (PUL) newest exhibition, “Ulises Carrión: Bookworks and Beyond,” Ulises Carrión Bogard’s work in modern art is celebrated. According to a post on X from @PULibrary, the “exhibition [is] the largest U.S. retrospective exhibition of [Carrión]’s work to date.”

NEWS | March 5

University convenes task force to address hazing

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University convenes task force to address hazing

Elisabeth Stewart

Vice President for Campus Life Rochelle Calhoun recently sent out an email reporting no new incidents of confirmed hazing in the last six months and announcing the creation of a Hazing Prevention and Response Task Force, which will work alongside the StopHazing Hazing Prevention Consortium.

NEWS | March 4

Eating club leadership for 2024 set as election season comes to a close

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Eating club leadership for 2024 set as election season comes to a close

Justus Wilhoit

The six Bicker clubs, as well as one sign-in club, held officer elections this month. All eleven eating clubs have now elected new leaders, who will be responsible for governing their clubs following Princeton’s largest class ever entering into the eating club scene.

NEWS | March 1

Students hop at the chance to celebrate Leap Year

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Students hop at the chance to celebrate Leap Year

Vitus Larrieu

Students hopped at the chance to leap into Feb. 29 at a Campus Club event held by the Princeton Student Events Committee (PSEC) in commemoration of the leap year. Festivities included cake, trampolines, and frog-themed crafts to celebrate Princeton's 68th leap year.

NEWS | February 29

Li and Beidel ’24 win Pyne Prize, highest undergrad distinction

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Li and Beidel ’24 win Pyne Prize, highest undergrad distinction

Julian Hartman-Sigall

Two seniors won the 2024 Pyne Prize for excellence in scholarship, character, and leadership. Students in the social sciences and with USG or PAA affiliations continue to be well-represented.

NEWS | February 28

Emailed threat of violence against campus Jewish community assessed as ‘low credibility’

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Emailed threat of violence against campus Jewish community assessed as ‘low credibility’

Olivia Sanchez

Members of the Princeton University community received a TigerAlert on Friday, Feb. 23 about an email sent to multiple community members containing threats against the Jewish community on campus. The Department of Public Safety "assessed the credibility of the threat as low." According to the alert, members of other U.S. university communities received identical emailed threats.

NEWS | February 26

USG allocates funding and approves upcoming Midterms Celebration Trip

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USG allocates funding and approves upcoming Midterms Celebration Trip

Alena Zhang

At their third meeting of the spring semester on Sunday, Feb. 25, USG allocated funding to various student groups and approved a midterms celebration trip to New York City proposed by Campus and Community Affairs Chair Genevieve Shutt ’26.

NEWS | February 26

Rec Pool opens after delay, welcomes annual cardboard canoe race

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Rec Pool opens after delay, welcomes annual cardboard canoe race

Vitus Larrieu

The Campus Recreation Pool at Dillon Gymnasium re-opened on Feb. 16 after 19 months of closure. The opening was celebrated with the annual Cardboard Canoe Race.

NEWS | February 26

Provocative signs at Yale game raise questions about permissible fan behavior

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Provocative signs at Yale game raise questions about permissible fan behavior

Tate Hutchins and Hallie Graham

At last Saturday’s lively men’s basketball rivalry game between Princeton and Yale, some students had their signs confiscated by staff after complaints by a parent of a player. Confiscated signs displayed slogans like “Dick Cheney went to Yale” and “Danny Wolf gets no bitches.”

NEWS | February 21

Snowfall closes campus to non-essential personnel, though streak of classes continuing persists

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Snowfall closes campus to non-essential personnel, though streak of classes continuing persists

Victoria Davies

The 'Prince' looked at procedures surrounding University operations amid snowfall as flurries blanketed campus throughout last week.

NEWS | February 20

One of two Forbes laundry rooms out of commission following fire

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One of two Forbes laundry rooms out of commission following fire

Victoria Davies and Hallie Graham

A dryer in Forbes College main inn caught fire on Sunday, Feb. 18. The laundry room is “out of service” likely for a few days, until the cause of the fire can be confirmed.

NEWS | February 18

Alice McGuinness ’24 and Nathalie Verlinde ’24 win Sachs scholarships

Alice McGuinness ’24 and Nathalie Verlinde ’24 win Sachs scholarships

Olivia Sanchez

On Feb. 15, the University announced that Alice McGuinness ’24 and Nathalie Verlinde ’24 were awarded the Sachs scholarships. McGuinness, a senior in the history department, received the David M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship, and Verlinde, a senior in the molecular biology department, was awarded the Sachs Global Scholarship.

NEWS | February 16

Asian affinity groups gather to celebrate Lunar New Year

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Asian affinity groups gather to celebrate Lunar New Year

Matteo Torres and Elisabeth Stewart

Seven Asian affinity groups came together to celebrate Lunar New Year on Feb. 8. While each respective culture has its own traditions, this event sought to highlight the shared “concept of eating together with your loved ones."

NEWS | February 12

In highly-selective year, over 80 percent of sophomores participate in Street Week

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In highly-selective year, over 80 percent of sophomores participate in Street Week

Justus Wilhoit

Street week 2024 boasts highest participation in at least a decade. Charter emerges highly selective, and Tiger Inn pulls in more bickerees than Cap & Gown for the first time since 2001.

NEWS | February 12

Theme Dinners celebrate cultural backgrounds of dining hall staff

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Theme Dinners celebrate cultural backgrounds of dining hall staff

Victoria Davies

Campus Dining staff cooked and served family meals for Theme Dinners held across residential dining halls on Thursday, Feb. 8. Menu options ranged from Jamaican Chicken Curry in Whitman-Butler Dining Hall to Guatemalan beef enchiladas in Forbes to Haitian fried chicken in Rocky-Mathey Dining Hall.

NEWS | February 11

Ahead of election season, Frist reinstates notifications for first-class mail

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Ahead of election season, Frist reinstates notifications for first-class mail

Gia Musselwhite

After months of student complaints, Print & Mail Services reinstated notifications for First-Class mail on Feb. 1. These changes have been supported by various students who note that notifications for checks and ballots are important and timely with the upcoming presidential election.

NEWS | February 9

Faith-based organizations utilize limited spaces in Murray-Dodge Hall

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Faith-based organizations utilize limited spaces in Murray-Dodge Hall

Elisabeth Stewart

The Office of Religious Life offers interfaith meditation spaces and reservable meeting rooms, but some student groups outsource to host larger celebrations and meetings.

NEWS | February 8