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Salam Fayyad is fascinated by how Princeton works.
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Salam Fayyad is fascinated by how Princeton works.
More than five years ago, 100 Division I schools received an email from Tosan Evbuomwan ’23’s club basketball coach, containing his academic record, basketball statistics, measurements, and a highlight tape.
In an interview with President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 in fall 2022, the Daily Princetonian asked whether he “saw there being a tension between the rigor and productivity demanded of Princeton students and student mental health.” Eisgruber’s response, in which he said that “high academic standards and the desire to achieve and be excellent is [nothing] but consistent with strong mental health,” caused many to raise eyebrows across campus, and aroused lively debate within the Opinion section of the ‘Prince.’
Emailed threat of violence against campus Jewish community assessed as 'low credibility': Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
In 2023, criminal activity on campus was at its highest during midterms in both semesters, and peaked around 3 p.m. The highest number of on-campus crimes occurred in Frist Campus Center. The Daily Princetonian analyzed 365 days of Public Safety (PSAFE) daily crime records from 2023.
In its inaugural round of seed grant funding, the Princeton Language and Intelligence Initiative (PLI) awarded $798,000 to 14 different research projects that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs).
As signs of spring bud around campus, one of the surest signs of the changing seasons began on Friday as the Princeton baseball team (1–2 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) kicked off their season against the University of North Carolina Wilmington Seahawks (UNCW) (4–3, 0–0 Coastal Athletic Association). Princeton dropped the opening and closing games of the series, but took the middle game in dramatic fashion.
Plans to move University Health Services from McCosh Health Center to the still-unbuilt Frist Health Center has led to speculation about what will occupy the vacant space. While the University has yet to announce an official plan for McCosh, students have speculated on possible uses for the site. Graduate students have shown particular interest in the building, citing a current lack of designated campus spaces for graduate students.
Members of the Princeton University community received a TigerAlert on Friday, Feb. 23 about an email sent to multiple community members containing threats against the Jewish community on campus. According to the alert, members of other U.S. university communities received identical emailed threats.
I’ve always wondered, is it a blessing or a curse to experience first love, only to be ripped apart by circumstance? This question has inspired the plots of many films before, still, “Past Lives” could not have provided a better, fresher depiction of this heart-breaking question.
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Sinfonia’s third concert of the year and first concert of the semester was held in Richardson Auditorium on Feb. 23. The performance was called “A Night at the Opera," alluding to the style of many of the pieces played that evening.
Rec Pool opens after delay, welcomes annual cardboard canoe race: Your Daily ‘Prince’ Briefing
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Despite the strong effort from No. 11 Princeton men’s lacrosse (2–1 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) this Saturday, they were unable to take down the notorious lacrosse powerhouse, the No. 4 Maryland Terrapins (4–0, 0–0 Big 10). The Tigers fell in College Park, 13–7.
The fast pace of campus life is nothing new to Princetonians. Even as a junior, I can attest that my first week of classes was spent scrambling to sort my schedule out. During my second week, I spent hours at my eating club engaged in Bicker discussions that lasted well into the early morning. While my third week should have ideally been spent recharging, I was completely occupied with catching up on work and other commitments. Then, boom: before I had even realized it, a quarter of the semester had already passed. To help relieve the burden of this packed semester, Princeton should lengthen its academic calendar by two weeks to match those at peer institutions.
The No. 14 Princeton men’s volleyball team (7–8 overall, 1–3 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) headed to Cambridge, Mass. this past weekend to take on the Harvard Crimson (6–5, 3–1). The two Ivy League teams each took a match, sending Princeton to 1–3 in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) conference.
After 19 months of closure and a delay due to “unforeseen circumstances” related to the shipment of materials to the construction site, the Campus Recreation Pool at Dillon Gymnasium reopened on Feb. 16. This marks another step towards the completion of phase one of Campus Recreation’s renovation project, which includes the renovation of the Class of 1986 Fitness and Wellness Center, which opened on Jan. 29, and new athletics facilities in the Meadows Neighborhood. The redesigned pool will allow for the return of open rec swim hours, Princeton Swim Club, and Campus Rec-sponsored activities, and prompted the revival of the annual Cardboard Canoe Race.