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(12/18/23 5:05am)
Campus Club, as students know it today, is a forum for student groups to convene for Undergraduate Student Government (USG) study breaks. But the site where students sip on Coffee Club seasonal lattes was once a tap room, where members and their guests danced into the early hours of the morning. The dining room on the first floor where students gather with friends to pore over problem sets was once where Campus Club members assembled for meals.
(12/07/23 4:32am)
On Monday, at least 10 emergency vehicles arrived on Nassau Street, shutting down the street between Olden Street and the intersection of Vandeventer Avenue, Nassau Street, and Washington Road.
(12/04/23 6:03am)
The winter 2023 Undergraduate Student Government (USG) elections are the most contested elections since at least 2013, and the Class of 2025 Senator race is no exception with six candidates. With the departures of Ned Dockery ’25 and Braiden Aaronson ’25 from the senate, both seats are open. This contested election stands in contrast to previous years as the senior class senator role is usually uncontested. Not including this year, this role has been contested only one time in the last decade.
(11/21/23 9:49am)
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Academics Committee publicly announced Princeton’s Syllabus Library on Nov. 8 in an email to students, advertising it as a way to preview courses students may be interested in without actually enrolling. While many students welcomed the library as a new way to explore course offerings, the University has actually maintained the syllabus library since fall 2021.
(11/17/23 5:24am)
Princeton has historically been a walking campus — students can make the longest trek on campus, from Forbes College to the E-Quad, in about 25 minutes.
(11/09/23 5:31am)
The Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, located north of campus along Witherspoon and John Streets, is an area with rich historical and cultural significance as Princeton’s historically Black neighborhood. Yet over the last few decades, the Black population in Witherspoon-Jackson has declined.
(10/13/23 5:52am)
As Princeton students finish their last midterms before fall break, the Honor Code pledge is becoming second nature to many. Princeton’s Honor Code binds students to a set of academic integrity intended to be upheld by the student body. The Honor Code has been praised by some as a way to promote dignity and integrity, while its disciplinary process has been criticized by some as a mentally taxing and unfair.
(10/09/23 4:39am)
The results are in. Five members of the Class of 2027 were elected to represent their peers on their Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Class Council. Dean Minello ’27, D’Schon Simmons ’27, Aum Dhruv ’27, Allie Ebanks ’27, and Muhamary Kiherille ’27 were elected out of a field of 23 candidates, the largest since the Fall 2020 election for the Class of 2024 first-year Class Council.
(09/29/23 5:07am)
With over 1,000 faculty, nearly 9,000 students, and an annual operating budget of nearly three billion dollars, Princeton University is a colossal institution to manage and maintain. While much of the work of running the University is carried out by almost 7,000 staff, the top-level administration of Princeton is carried out by a group of 25 individuals colloquially known as the Cabinet.
(09/27/23 5:19am)
Twenty-three candidates have filed to run for the 2027 Class Council, the elected student officials that plan class-wide social events and distribute merchandise. The Class Council is separate from the USG Senate, which deliberates on issues of student life and University policy.
(09/15/23 10:00pm)
60 percent of graduating seniors in 2023 characterized their career plans as “in the nation’s service,” but this varied widely by job field. For example, 100 percent of respondents going into nonprofit or public service work considered themselves as “in the nation’s service,” whereas this applied to just a third among soon-to-be consultants.
(09/11/23 4:17am)
For the third semester in a row, Lawnparties were marked by cloudy skies and sporadic rain. The student opener’s set was canceled due to the forecast and the concert schedule was moved up an hour the day of, but students still turned out for a full day of partying to celebrate the start of the semester.
(09/08/23 4:14am)
Mark Freda spends his days as the mayor of Princeton and the President of the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad. Now, he’s a defendant in a car crash lawsuit.
(09/06/23 5:27am)
Every fall, the University welcomes the incoming first-year class with Opening Exercises, an interfaith service that also honors students with four academic prizes. The Daily Princetonian broke down recipients’ majors, high schools, and hometowns to analyze the shared traits of Princeton’s award winners.
(09/04/23 3:45am)
With 347 scheduled trips each weekday, the TigerTransit bus network serves as a critical transportation service for students, faculty, staff, and local residents across Princeton, West Windsor, and Plainsboro. TigerTransit’s stops include both campus buildings, like the Friend Center and Firestone Library, and local destinations, such as the Princeton Medical Center and Palmer Square. In some cases, it provides the only options for fixed-route public transportation to these destinations.
(08/31/23 11:50pm)
Members of the union representing the nearly 500 engineers of New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) voted unanimously today to authorize a strike, although any work stoppage is likely months away due to federal labor laws as contract negotiations continue.
(08/12/23 4:08am)
Undergraduate students who drew into Walker Hall were alerted via email on July 25 that they would be reassigned to other rooms across campus. According to the email from Associate Director of Student Housing Angie Rooney, Walker Hall “is being re–purposed and will no longer be used to house Undergraduate Students in the fall term.” Walker will now house graduate students.
(07/19/23 2:21pm)
In light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision on affirmative action, renewed scrutiny has fallen upon other pathways to Princeton admission, particularly legacy admissions.
(06/27/23 11:18pm)
Six alumni will join Princeton’s Board of Trustees this July, the University announced Tuesday, June 27. Kamil Ali-Jackson ’81, Nandi Leslie GS ’05, and Mutemwa Masheke ’23 will join the Board as elected alumni and young alumni trustees, as previously announced in May. Gordon Ritter ’86, Kimberly Johnson ’95, and Joshua Bolten ’76 were nominated by the Board and will also start their terms. Bolten, a Bush-era White House Chief of Staff, and Johnson both previously served on the Board from 2018 to 2022.
(06/01/23 2:41am)
As move-out approached, Princeton students flocked to residential college listservs and online marketplaces to sell their unwanted or unstorable clothes and dorm items. Typically referred to as “Senior Sales,” these sales are typically advertised with a Google Slides presentation of priced items and sell a mix of clothes, furniture, and technology. The Daily Princetonian collected data on 172 sales from March 15 to May 21 through the listserv management tool Hoagie Mail to explore Princeton’s market of virtual garage sales.