Annie Rupertus

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she/her | head news editor @princetonian, prev. @laist, @irworkshop

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Trump, NCAA changes won’t directly affect NIL at Princeton

2 months ago | dailyprincetonian.com | Charlie Roth |Annie Rupertus

From lawsuits to federal government memos, controversy and confusion over name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights are raging throughout the NCAA — but Princeton and the rest of the Ivy League are staying out of it. Last week, Trump’s Department of Education rescinded a fact sheet issued by the Biden administration stating that, per Title IX, NIL payments from schools must be distributed evenly between male and female athletes.
‘Grasping at straws’: Inside Princeton’s disciplinary process for pro-Palestine students

Jan 9, 2025 | dailyprincetonian.com | Olivia Sanchez |Annie Rupertus

On a sweltering May morning, hundreds of alumni gathered in Richardson Auditorium to hear University president Christopher Eisgruber ’83 deliver his annual Reunions address — an often dry affair on the state of the University, usually accompanied by a deck of slides. A group of pro-Palestine demonstrators, however, aimed to protest the speech in one of several attempted Reunions disruptions following the three-week “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on campus.
USG presidential candidates on protest, relationship with administration

Nov 24, 2024 | dailyprincetonian.com | Annie Rupertus

50 students are running this year in a crowded field of Undergraduate Student Government (USG) candidates. Following a presidential race last year that was uncontested following a last-minute candidate exit, current USG Social Chair Enzo Kho ’26 and current USG Treasurer Uma Fox ’26 are squaring off, both leading small coalitions of down ballot candidates.
Opposition to weapons divestment referendum takes shape

Nov 22, 2024 | dailyprincetonian.com | Annie Rupertus |Miriam Waldvogel

Referendum No. 5, which calls on the University to divest its endowment from companies involved in weapons manufacturing, will have formal opposition on the ballot when it goes to undergraduate voters at the beginning of next week.
Community rallies for migrant rights in wake of Trump victory

Nov 6, 2024 | dailyprincetonian.com | Annie Rupertus

About 70 people gathered in front of the Princeton Public Library for a protest organized by Resistencia en Acción New Jersey on Wednesday, Nov. 6 following Donald Trump’s reelection. Many spoke about their fears of a second Trump presidency, especially the impact it could have on undocumented immigrants. On almost everyone’s minds was the ICE raid in July that resulted in the detainment of a Princeton resident and reinvigorated immigrant rights activism in the town.
Princeton decides: The election in photos

Nov 6, 2024 | dailyprincetonian.com | Veena Krishnaraj |Brandon Lee |Louisa Gheorghita |Annie Rupertus |Yacoub Kahkajian

The American flag flies over Nassau Hall on Election Day morning. The white board at the College Republicans watch party. Fox News plays at the College Republicans election night watch party in Robertson Hall 100. Students watch election night 2024 unfold in Whig-Clio’s Senate chamber during their late night watch party. Students watch MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki in Stokes Lounge at the Whig-Clio election watch-party.
Court case for Clio protesters inches towards trial, judge declines plea deal again

Nov 5, 2024 | dailyprincetonian.com | Annie Rupertus |Eojin Park |Miriam Waldvogel

More than six months following the conclusion of Princeton’s “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” the 13 people arrested for occupying Clio Hall will have to wait at least another month for a trial date. During a brief zoom hearing Tuesday morning, defense attorney Aymen Aboushi requested a re-evaluation of a plea deal that would have allowed six of the protesters to plead guilty to a municipal noise ordinance.
Princeton’s Making an Exoneree course frees second person in two years

Oct 28, 2024 | dailyprincetonian.com | Annie Rupertus

When Anthony “Tony” Mills returned home to his family on Friday, Oct. 25 after 17 years in prison, he was surprised to find a whole party waiting for him. He’d expected to get to his niece’s house in Maryland around noon, but schedules can be unpredictable when you have ankle monitor orientation and a corrections officer escorting you home.
Multiple pro-Palestine demonstrations held in days leading up to Oct. 7, graffiti investigated

Oct 9, 2024 | dailyprincetonian.com | Annie Rupertus |Nikki Han |Miriam Waldvogel

Several pro-Palestine student organizations held sparsely attended demonstrations on campus on the days leading up to Monday, Oct. 7, which marks one year since Hamas’s attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza. About 15 people gathered in Firestone Plaza on the early afternoon of Oct. 7 to paint a large banner reading, “Glory to the martyrs, glory to the resistance” and read aloud the names and ages of Palestinian children killed by the Israeli military in the past year.
Prof. Ruha Benjamin awarded MacArthur grant amid protest investigation

Oct 1, 2024 | dailyprincetonian.com | Annie Rupertus

African American Studies professor Ruha Benjamin has been awarded a MacArthur “genius grant,” the University announced on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Later that day, Benjamin shared on X an exchange with University communications revealing that the University had opened an investigation into her support of pro-Palestine protesters. In preparation for the MacArthur announcement, Benjamin answered a number of questions from University communications staff in emails she shared with The Daily Princetonian.