Commentary: Who really cared about the encampment? Maybe just the ‘Prince’

November 20, 2024 1 min read

Abigail Rabieh
Daily Princetonian

Excerpt: Just from reading the ‘Prince,’ especially last spring, it would seem that the Israel-Hamas war was the foremost issue on college students’ minds.  This was far from the case — when the ‘Prince’ polled students on their top concerns prior to the 2024 presidential election, few voters — for Trump or for Harris — identified the war as a priority. Why then, did the ‘Prince’ act as if last spring’s encampment deserved a huge amount of time, resources, and words to cover?

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