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Olivia Sanchez


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‘Grasping at straws’: Inside Princeton’s disciplinary process for pro-Palestine students

Student accounts and documents paint a picture of the University’s foray into uncharted territory as administrators scrambled to manage the first — and most high-profile — student arrests on campus for protest in this century.

Student accounts and documents paint a picture of the University’s foray into uncharted territory as administrators scrambled to manage the first — and most high-profile — student arrests on campus for protest in this century.


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Students celebrate 25 years of Dean’s Date as tradition ends

The final Dean’s Date celebration also marked the tradition’s 25th anniversary, and the most successful yet. Attendance peaked at over 1,500 students, with long lines for free food and merchandise.

The final Dean’s Date celebration also marked the tradition’s 25th anniversary, and the most successful yet. Attendance peaked at over 1,500 students, with long lines for free food and merchandise.


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The organization at the center of faculty free speech debates

A group of faculty formed the Princeton Council on Academic Freedom last April, following the establishment of the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment.” The ‘Prince’ spoke to its leaders and members to learn more about the organization, its goals, and its origins.

A group of faculty formed the Princeton Council on Academic Freedom last April, following the establishment of the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment.” The ‘Prince’ spoke to its leaders and members to learn more about the organization, its goals, and its origins.


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Proposal allowing faculty to vote remotely passes, set to appear before full faculty

A proposal amending the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty to allow for remote voting on measures that pass, but have six or more faculty objections, passed at a Nov. 4 faculty meeting 124–82–3. Six faculty unsuccessfully objected to the measure, which is now up for a vote of the entire faculty.

A proposal amending the Rules and Procedures of the Faculty to allow for remote voting on measures that pass, but have six or more faculty objections, passed at a Nov. 4 faculty meeting 124–82–3. Six faculty unsuccessfully objected to the measure, which is now up for a vote of the entire faculty.


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‘Drunk meal’ food truck discontinued due to slow sales

The “drunk meal” food truck outside of Frist Campus Center was quietly discontinued this semester due to slow sales. However, “drunk meal” inside of Frist continues to only operate on Saturdays, with the only late-night dining options available to students on Thursdays and Fridays being the U-Store and Studio 34, which close at 2 a.m., and Wawa, which is open 24 hours.

The “drunk meal” food truck outside of Frist Campus Center was quietly discontinued this semester due to slow sales. However, “drunk meal” inside of Frist continues to only operate on Saturdays, with the only late-night dining options available to students on Thursdays and Fridays being the U-Store and Studio 34, which close at 2 a.m., and Wawa, which is open 24 hours.


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At closed meeting, faculty postpone vote on controversial proposals to April

At a closed meeting on Oct. 21, faculty members voted to postpone voting on three proposals, and agreed to establish an ad-hoc committee to research faculty-wide statements on political issues.

At a closed meeting on Oct. 21, faculty members voted to postpone voting on three proposals, and agreed to establish an ad-hoc committee to research faculty-wide statements on political issues.


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Departments still lack unified ChatGPT policy, continue adapting to generative AI

Over a year after the release of a University-wide memo recommending ChatGPT and generative AI guidelines, academic departments continue to lack unified policies regarding usage of these tools. The Daily Princetonian reached out to the head of every department that offers an undergraduate major, and only one has a department-specific policy: Economics.

Over a year after the release of a University-wide memo recommending ChatGPT and generative AI guidelines, academic departments continue to lack unified policies regarding usage of these tools. The Daily Princetonian reached out to the head of every department that offers an undergraduate major, and only one has a department-specific policy: Economics.


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Judge declines to grant plea deal for Clio Hall protesters

Princeton Municipal Court Judge John McCarthy III ’69 declined to accept a plea deal on Tuesday for six of the 13 University affiliates arrested for briefly occupying Clio Hall in April. The six protesters will have to decide whether to plead guilty to the original defiant trespassing charge, successfully negotiate a different deal, or go to trial.

Princeton Municipal Court Judge John McCarthy III ’69 declined to accept a plea deal on Tuesday for six of the 13 University affiliates arrested for briefly occupying Clio Hall in April. The six protesters will have to decide whether to plead guilty to the original defiant trespassing charge, successfully negotiate a different deal, or go to trial.


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Two grad students arrested in McCosh courtyard will pay $33 each in fines

The two graduate students arrested in the first moments of Princeton’s “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” pled guilty to a municipal noise ordinance on Tuesday. In accepting the deal, they will each pay $33 in court fees. Judge John McCarthy III ’69 waived the accompanying $100 municipal noise ordinance fines for each person.

The two graduate students arrested in the first moments of Princeton’s “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” pled guilty to a municipal noise ordinance on Tuesday. In accepting the deal, they will each pay $33 in court fees. Judge John McCarthy III ’69 waived the accompanying $100 municipal noise ordinance fines for each person.


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ECE chair responds to ‘Princeton’s Genocide Incubator’ article targeting professors’ research

Electrical and Computer Engineering Chair James Sturm defended the research programs targeted in a published to a Princeton Israeli Apartheid Divest-affiliated website named “Popular University Wire” in an email sent to the department Monday. The article names several University-sponsored research projects, accusing them of having “deep linkages, both direct and non, with Israel’s systems of apartheid.”

Electrical and Chemical Engineering Chair James Sturm defended the research programs targeted in a published to a Princeton Israeli Apartheid Divest-affiliated website named “Popular University Wire” in an email sent to the department Monday. The article names several University-sponsored research projects, accusing them of having “deep linkages, both direct and non, with Israel’s systems of apartheid.”


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