While the Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS) movement continues to gain momentum on college campuses, Princeton bucks the trend. Background For the second time in its history, Princeton University undergraduate students faced a BDS-aligned referendum for the Undergraduate Student Government (USG). Despite a close race, it did not win support from a majority of […]
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 […]
On Monday, April 18, Princeton University Student Government (USG) met to discuss a formal appeal filed by Adam Hoffman ’23 against the results of Referendum 3. The referendum called on the University to boycott construction contractors who use Caterpillar equipment, citing, among other reasons, “the violent role that Caterpillar machinery has played in the […]
On Thursday, March 24, Princeton Open Campus Coalition (POCC), in collaboration with the Princeton Federalist Society and the Clio Party, hosted a panel of guest speakers on the topic of free speech. The event featured former Portland State professor Peter Boghossian and Princeton alumni Ilya Shapiro ’99 and Samantha Harris ’99 and was called […]
Image Courtesy of Wiki Commons Election chaos has come to Princeton. Preliminary results from April 13th indicate that the BDS-aligned Referendum 3, which called on the University to stop using Caterpillar construction equipment, had failed to win a majority of student support. The election ended in a plurality vote with 44% of Princeton students […]
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 […]
Image Courtesy of Wiki Commons Princeton University students are currently advancing a student government referendum that urges the University to halt usage of Caterpillar construction equipment. The referendum cites, among other reasons, “the violent role that Caterpillar machinery has played in the mass demolition of Palestinian homes.” In its explanatory section, the referendum cites the […]
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 Alexandra Orbuch At approximately 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 22, Jewish students began to make their way into the Center for Jewish Life (CJL) for evening prayer services. Their walk was interrupted by shouts from the Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP). PCP’s demonstration came on the heels of antisemitic controversies surrounding […]
On January 28th, in anticipation of Street Week, Terrace Club emailed Princeton community listservs advertising its “demonic theme.” Soon after, it was informed that a certain design choice was insensitive. The email contains an image of a ram’s head staring at the camera. Featured above and below the ram are phrases in Amharic, the […]
Cassandra James, Abigail Anthony, and Alexandra Orbuch decided that it was time that there was a space at Princeton University dedicated specifically to conservative women. They noted that while there are conservative clubs on campus, such as Clio and the Tory, there was no club directed solely at women and much of the leadership and […]
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