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A case for the Honor Committee
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (266+ words) Many students may balk at the possibility that their peer or friend could face institutional repercussions for an act which they do not believe to merit those consequences. Their dispute is not that academic dishonesty is excusable " much less moral…...
Despite crowded central displays, the Ancient Americas pavilion gives some works space to breathe
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (524+ words) In the'Art of the Ancient Americas pavilion at the new Princeton University Art Museum, the first thing one notices is the crowded, dense displays in glass cases wrapping around the museum's central Grand Hall. But while plates are next to…...
How the new art museum confronts its ‘problematic’ past
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1705+ words) Before its demolition in 2021, Director of the Princeton University Art Museum James Steward called the museum's layout "problematic" during a 2020 online presentation. European, American, and contemporary art dominated the main floor galleries, while non-Western art was relegated to the downstairs…...
Eclectic pairings and interconnecting cultures: Transition spaces in the art museum
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (681+ words) In the Princeton University Art Museum, the art is everywhere " including in the hallways. The Orientation Gallery makes up one of the most unique areas of the whole museum, with works such as Andy Warhol's "Blue Marilyn" (1962) juxtaposed against a…...
American art pavilion sparks dialogue on America’s past and future
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (484+ words) While the organization of the gallery can be disorienting at times, the pavilion is an intriguing take on the difficult task of representing the complexities of American history and identity. While I had briefly spent some time in the pavilion…...
GSG hears debrief on Ivy+ Leadership Summit, establishes Assembly Committees
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (691+ words) At its Tuesday meeting, the Graduate Student Government (GSG) approved the re-establishment of Assembly Committees and faced questions from students over budget priorities " particularly high spending on the Ivy+ Leadership Summit compared to categories like Health, Diversity and Inclusion, and…...