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Carly Rae Jepsen at Spring Lawnparties?
Saturday, 14 March 2015
by Andrew Sondern
After an extensive analysis of potential acts, we think “Call Me Maybe” singer Carly Rae Jepsen could be headlining Spring Lawnparties. On Wednesday evening, USG President Ella Cheng ’16 sent an email to all undergraduates with a link to a promotional video for the spring concert that revealed the headliner is Grammy-nominated, won a Billboard
- Published in Goings On
Gansa Campaign Leader Joins “Government Club” as Communications Director
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
by Spencer Parts
When the Prince first interviewed Will Gansa regarding his campaign to become president of USG, he was joined by friend and adviser Nick Horvath, who identified himself as Gansa’s press secretary, a position invented by Horvath on the spot. Horvath is now USG’s Director of Communications. He was appointed to the position last month. His
- Published in Politics
April Fools’ Day Roundup
Tuesday, 02 April 2013
by Andrew Sondern
Ah, April Fools’ Day. It’s one of two days in the year when all of your friends are suddenly pregnant. You can’t trust anyone or anything, and April 1st is tough for the unsuspecting. Check out some of the highlights of April Fools’ Day on campus. ORFE Paradise The Operational Research and Financial Engineering (ORFE)
- Published in Goings On
Basshunter to perform at Dean’s Date “Silent Disco”
Thursday, 10 January 2013
by Charlie Marsh
The USG Social Committee has announced that the electronic artist Basshunter will perform at Princeton on Dean’s Date (this year, January 15). The format of the show, however, will not fit the conventional “rave” experience, as attendees will wear headphones hooked up with a direct stream of the DJ set. No music will be played
- Published in The Street
COMBO III: Princeton Will Drive You Crazy. Literally.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
by Lauren Zumbach
If you noticed more focus on mental health initiatives in the run-up to this year’s USG elections, there’s a good reason, according to results from the third USG Committee on Background and Opportunity (COMBO). 35.3% of students surveyed report having mental health challenges that they did not experience before coming to Princeton, and certain groups
- Published in Goings On
21 Questions with … Jake Sally ’12
Sunday, 24 July 2011
by Alice Su
HERE’S OUR SECOND TOUR DE PROSPECT 21Q: CLOISTER PRESIDENT AND USG SOCIAL CHAIR JAKE SALLY FIGHTS NAZI ZOMBIES, SAVES SENTIMENTAL NOTES, IS NOT A FAN OF VOMIT Name: Jake Sally Hometown: Denver, Co Major: English Club and Residential College Affiliation: Cloister Inn & Whitman College What are you doing this summer? Working for the production company Georgeville
- Published in 21 Questions, The Street
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USG Knows What We Want
Monday, 18 April 2011
by Alice Su
For those who don’t take the time to pore over the details of Yaro’s emails, his latest introduced a new initiative that may be the most astute campus project that the USG has ever undertaken: a FREE FOOD listserv. The email blurb reads: Do you like free food? Then you’ll love our new FreeFood listserv.
Getting to Know the USG: First Annual Report
Thursday, 14 April 2011
by Lauren Zumbach
The USG published its first annual report Monday, giving us an inside look at what exactly our student government does with $166,172.50 each year. Many of the initiatives described were projects we already know and love – Lawnparties & Houseparties festivities, Garden Theater movies, and the like. But even more interesting was the chance to
- Published in Goings On
Dear Santa, er, USG …
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
by Lauren Zumbach
The holidays may have come and gone, but the USG is still taking votes on what Princetonians are wishing for. While the USG hasn’t officially commented on the results, voting information from the “Which do you want more?” survey that’s been available on Point for the past month is available at the USG’s All Our
Princeton Undergraduates vote down hummus alternatives
Friday, 03 December 2010
by admin
With a vote count of 1014 to 699, the Princeton undergraduate student body voted down a referendum asking for the University to provide alternatives to Sabra hummus on campus shelves, Undergraduate Student Government President Mike Yaroshefsky ’12 said in an email this afternoon. The referendum, introduced last week by the Princeton Committee on Palestine, had
- Published in Princeton in the News
Runoff!: Vice-President, hummus on ballot
Monday, 29 November 2010
by Will Saborio
Elections redux: USG commander-in-chief Yaro this afternoon sent the student body a link to the runoff vote for next year’s USG vice-president and for the hotly contested hummus referendum. First up, sophomore Catherine Ettman faces off against junior Austin Lewis Hollimon in the runoff for USG vice-president. Second on the ticket, the ballot introduces a
The Future of Investigative Journalism
Sunday, 28 November 2010
by Samantha Pergadia
Are you concerned about the changing landscape of journalism? Do you wonder where the Woodwards and Bernsteins of our day are? Interested in efforts to “free” up creative content? Have we got the lecture for you. Join the University Press Club for its annual Louis R. Rukeyser ’54 Memorial Lecture Series, featuring Paul Steiger, president
- Published in Goings On