In an April 22 email to USG President Mayu Takeuchi ‘23 and USG Secretary Charlotte Selover ‘25, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber announced that the University will not dissociate from Caterpillar, as requested by Referendum No. 3, which aligned itself with the national Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement calling for the end of […]
On the heels of election controversies regarding the status of abstentions for the BDS-aligned Referendum No. 3, Princeton University Student Government (USG) considered an official appeal brought forth by USG treasurer Adam Hoffman ’23 and co-signed by four other senate members. On the evening of Monday, April 18, the USG senate called a meeting to […]
According to leaked data from the University Student Government (USG) vote, Referendum #3, which aligned with the national Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement and called on the University to halt the usage of Caterpillar construction equipment, failed to win a majority of student support. The referendum received 44% of the vote, the opposition […]
On April 6, I attended the “Caterpillar Referendum Teach-In” event hosted by Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP) and Students for Prison Education, Abolition, and Reform (SPEAR). As a Jew, I was appalled. Appalled by the false claims. Appalled by the proclamation of “From the river to the sea” (an explicit call to erase the only […]
Image courtesy of Alexandra Orbuch On March 27, following a contentious discussion, Princeton’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) voted to approve a Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)-aligned referendum brought forth by Eric Periman ‘23, president of the Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP). The referendum sponsor must gather 500 signatures by Friday, April 1, in order […]
Image courtesy of Wikipedia The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. In October 2021, 198 Princeton professors signed a letter denouncing the Department of Justice’s China Initiative. Created during the Trump administration, the initiative was directed towards “identifying and prosecuting those engaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and […]
Image courtesy of Ms. Magazine The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. “I’ll be honest. I’ve only heard the narrative and speculation around it. I don’t quite know what it is,” Ahmad Higazy ‘23 told The Tory when asked to explain Critical Race Theory (CRT). Critical Race Theory […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Critical Race Theory (CRT) promotes the idea that we should reexamine the role of race in American history and the current structures of power. There is no denying that racism has been a pernicious agent throughout human history and painfully remains so to […]
Photo courtesy of Alexandra Orbuch On December 8, The Tory and the Princeton Open Campus Coalition (POCC) co-hosted Abigail Shrier, journalist and author of Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. Tory Publisher Adam Hoffman ’23 began the evening with opening remarks discussing the campus response to the lecture. “I recognize that many […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. From the time I was in preschool, my Judaism was laid out for me. I attended an Orthodox Jewish school, where half the day was devoted to religious study, and prayer was scheduled. While I felt a connection to my religion, my religious […]
Image courtesy of Gallup. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. A few months ago, I took an illuminating seminar through the Tikvah Fund, a self-described “philanthropic foundation and ideas institution committed to supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish State.” […]
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