Alexandra Orbuch /March 29, 2022
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 […]
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Danielle Shapiro /March 1, 2022
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 […]
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Darius Gross /February 8, 2022
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 […]
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Rebecca Roth /February 4, 2022
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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Danielle Shapiro /January 31, 2022
In recent years, the Democrats have struggled to define a stance on Israel – and Princeton College Democrats (College Dems) are no exception. While Princeton College Dems is in alignment with the national Democratic party on several key issues, they depart on the question of Israel and treatment of Jews. According to their website, Princeton […]
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Darius Gross /January 28, 2022
On January 23, 2022, the Board of Trustees of The Princeton Tory ratified the publication’s election results, selecting former Editor-in-Chief Christopher Kane ’24 as Publisher of the 38th Managing Board. “Going forward as Publisher, I plan to engage more with conservative alumni and support our news division,” Kane said. Kane succeeds Adam Hoffman ’23. “I’m […]
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The Princeton Tory /January 3, 2022
Image Courtesy of Fox News Tory contributor Myles McKnight ’23 was invited on Fox News and Fox Business to share his thoughts on the University’s restrictions related to COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. “The university [has] these requirements in light of surging COVID cases in the New Jersey and New York area. Some of […]
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Alexandra Orbuch /December 9, 2021
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 […]
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Danielle Shapiro /December 9, 2021
Located in Murray Dodge Hall, Princeton’s Office of Religious Life (ORL) is a hub for undergraduate religious and interfaith programming. The center provides meditation, dialogue, and worship for students. In the words of the Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel, Dean Alison Boden, the ORL is a “home away from home for our […]
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Rebecca Roth /November 16, 2021
Image courtesy of Ted Eyton Although up to 15% of Princeton’s student population identifies as Jewish today, the University has a long history of antisemitism, with Jewish students effectively barred from admission up until the early 20th century. While the University has made efforts to improve the treatment of Jews on campus, antisemitism remains […]
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Jared Stone /May 21, 2021
Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons In a 2016 contribution to Princeton Alumni Weekly, President Christopher Eisigruber ‘83 described Princeton as a “place where Jewish students and scholars can thrive.” But this past week, many Jewish students have questioned their place at Princeton. The recent violent clash between […]
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Christopher /April 25, 2021
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons “I don’t get why people complain about Princeton being ‘too liberal’ when the school has always been willing to accommodate or even embrace conservatism…Conservative students need to get their heads out of their [expletive].” This is just one recent example of anti-conservative material from the tens of thousands of […]
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