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Friday, September 15, 2023
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Katelyn Ryu / The Daily Princetonian
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In this special issue, the Daily Princetonian explores careers on campus and their intersection with Princeton's aspiration towards public service, as students return from summer internships. In a Letter from the Editor, Editor-in-Chief Rohit Narayanan discusses careerism and its critics on campus. He writes, “Careerism certainly contributes to students’ stress, not just in the pressure of securing a position but also the internal conflict of learning versus building a resume, or serving humanity versus building a career. Perhaps no aspect of the modern campus is as definitive of a feature.”
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR→
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ANALYSIS | A year after Caterpillar, the Class of 2023 spreads their wings
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Members of the Class of 2023 walk into the Chapel with their graduation attire in preparation for Baccalaureate.
Angel Kuo / The Daily Princetonian
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Princeton is a campus with countless opportunities to get involved in activism, political societies, and student government. For some students, this paves the way for a life in the public sector; for others, this can lead to lucrative jobs in the private sector after graduation. The ‘Prince’ looked at prominent figures from the Class of 2023 involved in campus groups to see how their time on campus compares to their now-careers.
READ THE STORY →
| SPIA purchases new space in Washington D.C., providing venue for Princeton in Washington program:
Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) purchased an office space in Washington D.C. last spring, marking “the first time in the University’s history that its policy and international affairs school has had a dedicated, physical presence in the nation’s capital.” The new space, located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood, provided a venue for Princeton in Washington (PIW), which connects students and alumni located in the D.C. area during the summer. Students who participated gave positive feedback about the program. “I found this to be incredibly rewarding because I felt like the alumni were highly invested in walking us through their career decisions and passed down a lot of advice on how to get by in D.C.,” said Braiden Aaronson ’25.
READ THE STORY →
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OPINION | Humanities courses can solve Princeton’s civic service problem
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A photo of the arch between Dickinson Hall and the University Chapel: a high stone double gothic arch with a blue sky behind.
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Head Opinion Editor Abigail Rabieh ’25 responds to the recent trend of Princeton alumni entering the private sector. She argues that Princeton’s job should be to help instruct students on how to do good in the world, stating that “The real crisis in saving humanity is Princeton’s devaluation of humanities majors as compared to more pre-professional fields.” She concludes by writing, “We must maintain our commitment to this mission, and to our mission statement, by focusing on and uplifting the humanities core which can educate us in how to accomplish these.”
READ THE COLUMN →
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We must think more critically about public service: Community Opinion editor Lucia Wetherill argues students cannot simply define what public service is not — they must work to understand what it actually means to be an effective public servant who creates sustainable change. She writes, “We need to endeavor to explore more deeply what public service actually means, and how we can be truly effective with the tools our Princeton education gives us.”
READ THE COLUMN →
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DATA | A conversation with public policy majors on public service
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Noreen Hosny / The Daily Princetonian
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We sat down with public service majors to hear their thoughts on career paths after Princeton. Our discussion revealed how salaries, work environment, and culture serve as barriers to working “in the nation’s service.” This focus group of seven Princeton students, juniors and seniors in the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), politics, and economics departments, help us get a closer look at the culture surrounding public service career paths and the pressures students face from professors, their peers, and the economy.
READ THE ANALYSIS HERE →
Career fair welcomes 102 employers, skews towards business and management: With the largest Princeton Career Fair since the pandemic, we analyzed the 102 companies attending. Find out which industries have the most companies at the fair. The overwhelming majority of the companies attending are also headquartered in New Jersey or New York, and the industries most represented at this year’s fair are “Investment / Portfolio Management.”
READ THE PIECE HERE →
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FEATURES | Inside on-campus consulting recruitment
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The Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building
Angel Kuo / The Daily Princetonian
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The resumes of over 724 Princeton alumni from the Class of 2016 to the Class of 2022 boast the names of top management consulting firms like Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Bain & Company. We offer an insider’s perspective on the recruiting process for these top firms by following Alison Lee ’24 and Charles Mshomba ’24.
READ THE PIECE HERE →
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SPORTS | Halftime: Where Princeton student athletes spend their summer
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The ‘Prince’ highlights two athletes, senior women's soccer forward Alexis Hiltunen ’24 and men’s basketball sophomore Xaivian Lee ’26, and their summer experiences. Hiltunen interned for sports media titan Overtime; as one of Princeton’s most active athletes in the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) space, Hiltunen said that “seeing how brands look at athletes was really cool.” Lee was named to Team Canada’s U19 roster, playing point guard for Team Canada at the 2023 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup. He reflects, “I definitely felt a huge sense of pride to be representing an entire nation.”
READ THE FULL COVERAGE HERE →
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At your leisure
- PODCAST: Listen to the Effective Altruism Episode of Daybreak, The Daily Princetonian’s daily news podcast.
- THE PROSPECT: PhD student Emily Miller describes her experience with service-oriented research — and how it dovetails with her motivation for donating blood.
- THE PROSPECT: Caroline Subbiah ’22 reflects on how her postgraduate experience in Santiago, Chile echoes the narratives in Caroline Kitchener ’14’s “Postgrad.”
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If you have any feedback or concerns about today’s newsletter, please email managingeditor@dailyprincetonian.com
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Today’s newsletter was copy edited by Lindsay Pagaduan and graphics were designed by Katelyn Ryu. Thank you.
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