Posts by Alexandra Orbuch
University Holds ‘Listening Session’ to Discuss Petition to Remove the Statue of John Witherspoon | NEWS
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…
Read MoreUSG passes a ‘Resolution to Condemn and Combat Antisemitism’ | NEWS
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…
Read MoreI stand for the adoption of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism at Princeton | OPINION
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…
Read MoreCenter for Jewish Life Condemns Recent Princeton Committee on Palestine Statement | NEWS
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…
Read MorePCP Calls for the Boycott of Israel TigerTrek in Yet Another Instance of Antisemitism | OPINION
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…
Read MorePrinceton Gives a Pass to Political Allies: Progressive Politics Have Become a Shield Against Punitive Actions | OPINION
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…
Read MorePrinceton University’s 2022 Constitution Day Lecture: An Echo Chamber of Anti-American Sentiment | OPINION
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…
Read MoreWhere Has Journalistic Integrity Gone? | Opinion
Photo courtesy of Alpha Stock Images 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…
Read MorePresident Eisgruber Will Not Pursue Goals of BDS-Aligned Referendum, Criticizes USG | NEWS
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…
Read MoreUSG Will Neither Declare Failure or Victory of BDS-Aligned Referendum No. 3 | NEWS
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…
Read MoreBDS-aligned referendum fails to win majority support | NEWS
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…
Read More“Caterpillar Referendum Teach-In”: Debunking False Claims | Opinion
On April 6, I attended the “Caterpillar Referendum Teach-In” event hosted by Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP) and Students for Prison Education, Abolition, and Reform (SPEAR). As a Jew, I was appalled. Appalled by the false claims. Appalled by the proclamation of “From the river to the sea” (an explicit call to erase the only…
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