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Tuesday March 23, 2021 vol. CXLV no. 22
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We tried ice cream from 3 different shops so you don’t have to By Sydney Eck staff writer
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Department of Public Safety presents new body camera policy to USG By Andrew Somerville staff writer
The University recently announced that sworn Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers will begin wearing body cameras at all times starting later this spring. At this week’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Senate meeting, representatives from DPS presented on the policy. Sergeant Sean Ryder explained to the Senate that the policy follows two bills signed into law mandating the measure. The policy will be implemented beginning in April, and all required officers will be trained by June. After DPS representatives presented on the Body Worn Camera Policy, they opened
the floor for questions. Academics chair Austin Davis ’23 asked about the possibility of officer non-compliance, meaning officers’ potential failure to turn on their cameras when necessary. “Failure to follow this policy is a violation of University rules,” said DPS Director of Operations Kenneth Strother. “[The officer] will be subject to University discipline.” Chair of the Sustainability Committee Mayu Takeuchi ’23 asked about the role of USG in the adoption of officer body camera technology. “We want people to understand that we are using this technology,” Strother said. “And we want USG to be a continued partner with DPS. If you have any questions or
Welcome back to Tiger Town Treats! A Prospect series where I compare delicious snacks-’n-sips from local businesses so you know where to go to satisfy that one craving or reward yourself after that rough p-set! Our first installment featured boba spots (and a follow up with the new matcha place Junbi). Next up: ICE CREAM I sampled ice cream from three establishments in town: Halo Pub, Bent Spoon, and Thomas Sweet. At each location, I got a small vanilla scoop in a cup, just to be
concerns, please ask us.” Bradley Phelps ’22, a senator for the Class of 2022, asked about guidelines concerning recording during student protests or demonstrations. “[At protests] we’re trying to make sure there isn’t any external force that impedes [students’] ability to demonstrate or protest,” Strother explained. “There is a balance between making sure that we capture police action without just recording students exhibiting their First Amendment rights.” Strother also emphasized the observable difference between sworn and non-sworn security officers. DPS employs about 39 sworn officers in total. See NEWS for more
sure I was making a fair comparison. But, of course, every shop has its own specialties, so I also asked the staff about their favorite flavors. Along with my reviews you can find other recommendations for inside scoops and specialties! I’ll be rating the texture and flavor of these treats on a 10-point scale, with 10 being the best I’ve ever had, five being average, and one being not too great. But, keep in mind, even a slightly “below average” treat is still pretty delicious! And after midterms, I am humbled enough to admit that even coming close to the mean is to be appreciated, especially when Princeton’s ice See PROSPECT for more
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The Manic Monologues: a space for mental health conversations in times of distress
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By Aybars Onder Theatre Critic
Last month, McCarter Theater premiered “The Manic Monologues,” a digital theatrical experience that aiming to disrupt stigma around mental illness. Created by Zack Burton, a Stanford geology Ph.D. student, and Elisa Hofmeister, a medical student at the University of Minnesota, show initially premiered at Stanford in 2019. Afterward, it was also staged at the University of California, Los Angeles and by an independent company from Des Moines, Iowa before it was taken up by McCarter. The play — an interactive
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an interactive website featuring vignettes of people who have experienced mental illness in their lives — was staged in collaboration with TigerWell, Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS), and One Mind All Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to funding mental health research and mental health advocacy headed by Dalton Delan ’76. The series of vignettes comprising the play each focus on a different aspect or kind of mental illness. In all vignettes, a single actor narrates a real-life story of struggle with mental illness. In the original production, the stories were collected from Facebook advocacy groups as
well as from organizations in Stanford. For Princeton’s production, four submissions from University students, faculty, and staff were also included. Tessa Albertson ’20 was among the actresses involved in the project. She portrayed a woman named Victoria who sought a cure for her clinical depression in meditation and wanted “to transcend this crap we call ‘life.’” After three days of meditation, Victoria has what she characterizes as a moment of bliss. She experiences her own non-existence: for her, “‘I’ doesn’t exist.” After this brief experience, she has an attack of psychosis and is hospitalized. In normal times, Albert-
Senior Columnist Julia Chaffers argues that rather than supporting students during these difficult times, Princeton’s policies are compounding students’ burnout a year into online learning.
son’s monologue would be one of 20 others, all of which would be physically staged. However, COVID-19 radically altered the nature of the play. Instead of a one-night, in-person production, the play evolved into a full-scale online project. The actors were given equipment to film themselves, and a website was designed to present their videos to a new virtual public. Albertson and Bi Jean Ngo, who plays a person with schizophrenia, both emphasized the novelty and difficulty of this new format. The actors had to arrange their own lighting and film themselves, which presented unprecedented challenges.
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“At this time, as an actor, you have to become a hybrid artist,” Ngo said. “It’s the new way we have to do theater now.” Yet the changes brought by the pandemic were not without upsides. Theater professor Elena Araoz, the director of the play, said that one of the benefits of the new online format is that the play can now reach a larger audience. As she put it, “More people can now see it than can actually fit into McCarter.” Another advantage of the online format is that the visitors can now interact with the webpage and choose the videos they want to watch as well as learn about mental See PROSPECT for more
Columnist Claudia Frykberg argues that despite doubts regarding the credibility of anonymous sources in journalism, anonymity is an important tool that allows survivors of mistreatment to share their stories.