‘We are all Mercer County’: Bridging the constructed divide between Trenton and Princeton
The bridge that joins Trenton, NJ with Morrisville, PA, crossing over the Delaware River, reads in big block letters: Trenton Makes The World Takes.
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The bridge that joins Trenton, NJ with Morrisville, PA, crossing over the Delaware River, reads in big block letters: Trenton Makes The World Takes.
On any given morning, Witherspoon Street’s Small World Coffee is packed with students studying between classes, professionals grabbing a quick cup to go, and old friends chatting over a warm beverage. The line almost always stretches out the door.
In a festive, wreathed home just down the street from Forbes College, Head of Forbes College Maria Garlock and Dean of Forbes College Patrick Caddeau sit amidst a tornado of fur. Fonzie, a one-year-old golden retriever, and Lionela, a black Puerto Rican street dog, occasionally approach their humans for nuzzles. Lionela eventually races off after the toy in Fonzie’s mouth.
South Asian students find community in a myriad of ways, not least through student organizations and clubs. Some of these associations are new, while others can be traced back to the 1980s. These groups provide spaces of affiliation and cultural expression for students, helping to facilitate community building for students of these backgrounds.
Outside the Princeton Garden Theatre, on a hot spring night, a man sits at a brightly painted piano, hammering out an upbeat tune. The lights on Nassau Street twinkle, and the faint laughter of Princetonians — community members and students alike, walking out of restaurants or out of libraries — spills out under the lampposts.