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Divestment Referendum Narrowly Defeated
Friday, 24 April 2015
by Spencer Parts
After a week of furious postering, tabling, and Facebook status-ing, the dust has settled on the USG Referendum to divest from companies “that maintain the infrastructure of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.” It was defeated by just over a hundred votes. 52.5% voted in favor and 47.5% voted against, according to an email
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Newcomer’s Guide: Lay of the Library Land
Saturday, 18 April 2015
by Anna Windemuth
William Scheide just donated a bazillion dollars worth of old books to Princeton but let’s be honest, you’ll never read them. Libraries aren’t about books – they’re about sitting on your laptop looking studious. Where you Library says a lot about you, so you might as well find your niche before you hit campus. Check
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Pierre Niney and Princeton – Take Two
Thursday, 16 April 2015
by Anna Windemuth
Princeton is the new party hotspot for French celebrities with César awards. Well, not really. But the dashing Pierre Niney said he had a great time partying on campus when he first visited Princeton as a student five years ago. It was his first trip to the United States. This week, Niney is back in
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The Weekly Roundup April 6 – April 13
Monday, 13 April 2015
by Rebeccah Barger
In this week’s edition: Princeton Alumni Weekly – ACLU’s Romero ’87: Working Through Tough Civil Liberties Challenges Defines the U.S. – Tammy Tseng ’18 What defines us as a nation is our willingness to struggle through tough circumstances, said Anthony Romero ’87, director of the American Civil Liberties Union, during an Apr. 8 lecture at the Friend
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Live Blog: Chapel Gathering on University Tensions
Sunday, 12 April 2015
by Ally Markovich
President Eisgruber invited the student body in an email to a chapel gathering at 2 pm today. Dean Alison Boden sent a follow-up email, writing that, “The intention for the gathering is both to acknowledge frankly our divisions and to reaffirm, together, the University’s guiding values of respect, dignity, honesty, and compassion.” 1:30 – Around
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YikYak Reps tabling at Frist
Thursday, 09 April 2015
by Matthew Silberman
The YikYak rumors are true: YikYak campus representatives are at Princeton. For now, they’re occupying a table at Frist, handing out free swag from sunglasses to ping pong balls to coozies. The campus reps said their visit isn’t a response to the controversy this past weekend that translated into chaos all over YikYak, though they
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Newcomer’s Guide 2015: Dorm Food
Wednesday, 08 April 2015
by Jean Wang
Welcome, pre-frosh, to Princeton. You’ve taken the tours, and you’ve been to the info sessions. Now you’ll be coming to visit and it’s time to get real. This is the first of a series of Press Club guides to life on campus, an introduction to the dining options that you will have in your first
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The Weekend Princeton Went to War (on Social Media)
Monday, 06 April 2015
by Mary Hui
This blog post is by Mary Hui and Spencer Parts. This past weekend, Princeton’s Yik Yak was unusually abuzz with activity. Three themes in particular stood out: a petition against Big Sean, student percussion group Urban Congo, and the made-up Ivy Scandal. As one student put it on Twitter: Wow thanks Princeton for choosing the
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