For years, celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim was just that: a celebration. As a kid, I dressed up in all manners of costumes, from a purple Crayola crayon to a cheerleader from one of my favorite childhood television shows; I attended carnivals put on by my school and synagogue; I gathered with my family, […]
Over the past two weeks, I have had a lot of conversations with classmates, friends, and other Princetonians. In a heartwarming show of support, many of my non-Jewish friends reached out to let me know that they have been thinking of and praying for me, my family, and my people. Over 400 people gathered together […]
On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) Committee on Naming held a “listening session” for undergraduate students to discuss a petition advocating for the removal of the statue of John Witherspoon. Witherspoon served as President of the University from 1768 to 1794, and he was the sole clergyman among […]
On November 16, Undergraduate Student Government (USG) passed a “Resolution to Condemn and Combat Antisemitism.” The resolution calls on the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students (ODUS) to increase antisemitism trainings for undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff. It also urges the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity “to include statistics and other information […]
On the evening of November 13, 2022, the treasurer of Princeton’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG), Adam Hoffman, proposed that the USG Senate sponsor a referendum supporting the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. That proposal, which needed nine votes to become a Senate-sponsored referendum and appear before the student […]
On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Executive Director of Princeton’s Center for Jewish Life, Rabbi Gil Steinlauf ‘91, released a statement to all Residential College listservs via HoagieMail condemning Princeton Committee on Palestine’s (PCP) recent statement that called on the University to boycott Israel TigerTrek. Israel TigerTrek is a student-led trip that brings Princeton students to […]
On Friday, November 5, 2022, Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP) released a statement calling on the University to boycott Israel TigerTrek, a student-led winter break trip that brings a Princeton cohort to Israel to meet with key players in the nation’s high-tech startup industry. PCP, led by Eric Periman ‘23, has a history of being […]
Outspoken conservatism puts a target on your back; hold any other views, and you are free to skirt accepted norms and University regulations as you please. That is what I discovered through a dive into a case of sexual assault and academic fraud by a Princeton employee in the early 2000s. In 2006, Princeton failed […]
Lincoln once said that “we cannot escape history.” For that reason, I understand the instinct to delve into the imperfections of our Constitution and national past and recognize that our failings are part of our story just as much as our triumphs are. But to focus solely on imperfections is a form of the historical […]
The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. In my capacity as a reporter for The Princeton Tory, I covered the recent Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) aligned referendum that came before the student body for a vote. Eric Periman ‘24, President of the Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP), authored the […]
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 […]
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