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DIVEST PRINCETON HISTORY
18, 2020
27, 2020
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Potter ’22 elected President, USG referenda on divestment and election day pass
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Divest Princeton accumulates
62 faculty and staff, 161 alumni endorsements ahead of referendum
7, 2021 APR 26, 2021 JUN 4, 2021 FEB 16, 2022 SEP 29, 2022 FEB 26, 2023
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Divest Princeton hosts Earth Day, No Delay rally
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As Divest Princeton awaits University response, a look at past divestment movements
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Princeton to divest some sectors of the fossil fuel industry
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Divest Princeton files legal complaint to N.J. Attorney General
Roughly a dozen Divest Princeton protesters push for ‘complete dissociation’ from fossil fuel companies
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Princeton to dissociate from 90 fossil fuel companies, including Exxon Mobil
JUNIOR YEAR 20212022
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A tornado warning on the first day of fall semester could not rain on the Class of 2023’s parade as students went back to enjoying usual on-campus activities. Students traded out their kitchen Keurig for the fresh coffee of Murray-Dodge Cafe and The Coffee Club, their bedroom desks for Firestone study sessions, and Netflix nights for weekends on a reopened Street.
Students were brought together through beloved fall campus traditions. The Class of 2023 experienced their first bonfire after the football team swept the Ivy League and danced at the first Lawnparties since their fresh- fter a year and a half of virtual learning, the Class of 2023 escaped their bedrooms and headed back to the classroom fully in-person for the first time since their freshman year. While daily testing and face coverings became the new normal, students were hopeful for a post-COVID-19 campus.man fall.
Improvement to campus accessibility were in the works: including an accessible Nassau Hall and accessible transit service after advocacy from students with disabilities.
The road to the end of the fall semester was bumpy, as COVID-19 cases rose sharply over Thanksgiving break. Exams took a remote-format and students were asked to leave “at the earliest possible convenience.”
Though the Spring started with all dining halls reverting to a grab-and-go format. The University dropped most pandemic restrictions after spring break, including lifting of indoor mask mandates. Memories of freshman faces were replaced with matured faces no longer hidden by masks.
A major geopolitical conflict broke out when Russia invaded Ukraine. Community members rallied in support of Ukraine multiple times in Princeton.
PRINCETON AND THE WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
Princeton students, faculty, and community demonstrate in support of Ukraine amid Russian invasion
