Attention, Princeton! Last Chance to Vote in Your Latest Hideously Corrupt, Collossally Embarrassing Student Election
Today marks the final general voting day for Princeton's Undergraduate Student Government elections, where an alleged criminal runs unopposed for President, upholding Princeton's proud tradition of choosing the most offensively unfit humans possible for USG office. Soon-to-be-President Conor Diemand-Yauman stands accused of serving alcohol to minors, which, in the closed circuit of college life, is actually a campaign boon. In fact, it's his platform! The Prince explains,
As USG president his first priority will be to address the discrepancy between the two policies [statutory vs. university-wide drinking regulations] and general lack of clarity as to the consequences for students who decide to seek medical attention for friends in need. ... “If the way the Borough reacted to my situation is their typical response for all students, there is a definite problem, and I want to discuss this problem with them along with Princeton administrators to prevent possible consequences,” he said.
On the VP front, a shitstorm of 1AM emails and public call-outs have so thoroughly mucked the results that a re-vote has already been scheduled for later this week. It all started when, in a 1AM email to the entire student body, outgoing president Josh "Not Blackface" Weinstein endorsed his frat brother, Mike Weinberg, for VP. [ Pictured above: The brothers AEPi ] In the email, Weinstein said Weinberg was Diemand-Yauman's fav candidate, too. But then Die-Y sends an email saying he would never endorse Weinberg, which means Weinstein is a lying liar! So Weinstein sends another email apologizing, but Die-Y says it's not good enough, and then stuff gets really confusing, because everyone has the same two or three names. (Did you know the current VP's name is Mike W., too?)
Back to the Prince's coverage:
The e-mail began with congratulations for unopposed USG presidential candidate Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10. Weinstein then said that “Connor initially asked Mike to be on a ticket with him, but has decided to remain impartial publicly, because he is unopposed” and commended the combined strength of a potential Diemand-Yauman-Weinberg administration.
In a statement to The Daily Princetonian, Diemand-Yauman said he “was extremely disappointed after reading Josh's email. I have not endorsed Mike Weinberg, nor do I intend to. Josh's email was sent without my consultation or my approval. To be clear — I do not endorse Mike Weinberg and I decided not to run on a ticket long before I found out I was running unopposed.”
“I had no idea that he would use my name in the e-mail or mislead the student body in regards to why I decided not to run on a ticket,” he said in an interview.
PUSG then sends a thousand emails and has a bunch of hearings. Diemand-Yauman accuses Weinstein of abusing his presidential powers and of being a flippant jerk:
Diemand-Yauman... said at last night’s USG meeting that Weinstein’s apology e-mail came across as “vague, indirect and borderline sarcastic.”
“This apology is essentially worthless because he is trying to justify his implication,” Diemand-Yauman said. “It’s analogous to someone saying ‘I apologize that I am implying because you are drinking in the morning, afternoon and evening — you are an alcoholic.’ ”
Um, should the guy with pending alcohol violations really be using alcoholism in his hypotheticals?
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December 9th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
And you didn’t even mention the referenda in the ballot. One referendum, sponsored by the “Coalition for Intellectual Integrity” is actually an effort by conservative groups on campus to prevent the University from taking a stand on Proposition 8 because, according to them, the issue is too controversial. God forbid the University had taken a stand on civil rights for African Americans in the 1960s or for women in the 1920s, that would have just been unacceptable and unnecessary.
December 9th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
By what miracle of God are there no popped collars in that picture? And yet, sadly, it appears not even Jesus Christ himself could prevent the appearance of orange pants and a shoulder-draped sweater.
December 9th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
princeton,
The referendum asks the university to not take a position on any social issue because it would make students with the opposing viewpoints feel like outsiders or that their views are unacceptable at their school. It is not specifically about Prop 8, although that was a catalyst to it being brought up. To put the shoe on the other foot, I am guessing that many liberal Princetonians would not appreciate the university officially announcing support for the war in Iraq or free trade.
December 9th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
pton09,
The point I make is that students with certain viewpoints should feel like outsiders or like their views are unacceptable at their school. Do you think that Princeton University cannot take a stand against racism because it may offend racists on campus? Or how about not taking a stand against anti-Semitism because we may offend anti-Semites in the school? Perhaps it may be a bad idea to announce support for women’s rights because sexists in the University would feel left out?
December 9th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
The thing with Connor’s alcohol charge is just laughable, because he’s actually one of the most well-intentioned people on campus. He was just trying to do the right thing in a bad situation that wasn’t really his fault. He’ll be a great USG president and a fantastic change from the last couple years of AEPi running the show.
December 9th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
orange pants-clad frat bro is the current USG pres.
December 10th, 2008 at 12:01 am
I had heard Princeton was the most WASPy, but I never believed it fully until I saw that picture.
Have you guys ever had a non-WASP USG president?
December 10th, 2008 at 12:32 am
“wow”: Leslie-Bernard Joseph, an African-American, was the USG President in the 2005-2006 academic year.
December 10th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Plus, if that is a picture of AEPi, its a Jewish frat, so they aren’t actually WASPS. And it would explain the lack of visible diversity… most Jews do tend to be white.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:47 am
I’d like to stress that this picture was taken at lawn parties, a day we Princetonians take it upon ourselves to dress like WASPy fools and try to live up to our ridiculous stereotype.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Success then. It’s like spread 17 of douchebag quarterly.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Try?
December 10th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
SIIIIGH.
December 10th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
~~~DOUCHE ALERT!!~~~
December 13th, 2008 at 3:18 am
oh my god, i hate preppy kids soooooooooo much. its like they just wear colorful clothes allllllllllll the time to just rub it in my face that they gave me swirlies in high school cause i was a loser. they are such douchebags—–i hate kids with social skills.
give it a fucking rest.
and also, to the writer of “The point I make is that students with certain viewpoints should feel like outsiders or like their views are unacceptable at their school. Do you think that Princeton University cannot take a stand against racism because it may offend racists on campus?”–
the trustees are not in any way elected or approved by the students so their opinions really only reflect the decisions of the board of trustees and not by any logic or chain of consent the students themselves. this could be interpreted to mean either that they can make statements such as one against prop 8 and it shouldn’t offend the dissenters or that they have no authority to make statements due to their lack of mandate from the student body.
December 13th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
I have known Connor since day 1 at Princeton and he is really and truly the most well-intentioned kid on campus. The Princeton Borough police are also notoriously malicious douchebags. Honestly, Ivy Gate, give it a rest this time. You’re promoting falsehoods.