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It was a memorable senior day for the No. 7 men’s water polo team (25–5 overall, 9–1 Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC)) as they honored the six seniors on the team and took care of business against Iona (12–18 overall, 4–8 conference) and Long Island University (LIU) (6–21 overall, 2–9 conference) on Nov. 4.
With their Ivy League title hopes on the line, the Princeton women’s soccer team (9–5–3, 4–2–1 Ivy) traveled to Providence on Friday for a semifinal bout against the rival Harvard Crimson (12–3–2, 5–1–1 Ivy). This matchup pitted No. 2–seeded Harvard against the No. 3–seeded Tigers, who looked to add to a successful regular season. After a back-and-forth game in which the Tigers led twice, their hopes were dashed as they fell 4–2.
The Princeton Tigers Field Hockey (8–9 overall, 5–2 Ivy) season ended on Sunday, Nov. 5 in the Ivy League championship game versus the Harvard Crimson (15–3 overall, 7–0 Ivy). The Crimson sent the Tigers home after pulling ahead by one goal with 35.7 seconds left in the game, handing them a 2–1 loss.
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Natalie Zemon Davis, a pioneer in the study of women, gender, and the marginalized in historical scholarship, died in her home in Toronto on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the age of 94.
Stagnant student engagement in the issues that have come before Undergraduate Student Government (USG) has been a consistent topic of debate. “The apathy many students have towards USG, an apathy USG has allowed to fester, has serious consequences,” wrote now-USG President Stephen Daniels ’24 in a guest contribution to The Daily Princetonian in 2021.
Behind the ivy-covered walls of Princeton’s Nassau Hall, the sounds of construction pierce through the normal hum and drum of everyday student life. Just a few feet away, the new art museum is being built, intended to open in spring 2025. The museum is part of Princeton’s 2026 institutional plan, a campus-wide expansion that aims to improve University infrastructure and increase the student body by 10 percent. Yet, amid mounting restricted areas and swaths of caution tape, Princeton’s quest for rapid growth is becoming a crisis: Construction is widening the existing chasm between student life at the bottom and top of campus.
Mimi Omiecinski, the owner of Princeton Tour Company, which runs public walking tours in town, says the idea for a Ghost Tour came from a strange encounter with a visitor over a decade ago.
Nowadays, the soundtrack of a party is curated by tossing a phone around an eating club dance floor. But back in the ’90s and at the height of the hip-hop scene, one group was at the center of campus nightlife — the FOPO DJs.So, what are we, the students of today, missing out on? Today, Daybreak finds out.
Across two contests, the No. 15 Princeton women’s ice hockey team (4–3–1 overall, 2–3–1 ECAC) played an unbeaten weekend, settling for a tie against Harvard (0–6–1, 0–6–1) and defeating Dartmouth (2–5–1, 1–5–1).
On the night of Oct. 26, millions of fans flocked to hear the opening notes of Taylor Swift’s newest release: “1989 (Taylor’s Version).” The album crashed both the Spotify platform and global records, garnering upwards of 180 million first-day streams on Spotify alone. Like many fans, we thought that the album was the rebirth of a snazzy, stunning pop “wonderland.”
On Friday night, 47 became the magic number for Dartmouth kicker Owen Zalc. The first-year from Cary, N.C. stepped up to kick a 47-yard field goal with 1:28 remaining to give Dartmouth (4–4 overall, 3–2 Ivy League) a win over Princeton (4–4, 3–2). Zalc is now 4-for-4 on 47-yard field goals this season, but none were as big as Friday night’s.
As campus has expanded over the past few years, Princeton has opened two new residential colleges, which feature more gender neutral bathrooms than their Gothic-style predecessors. An analysis by The Daily Princetonian found that the number of custodians varies widely across the relatively equally-sized residential colleges.
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The Princeton Latin American Student Association (PLASA) recently went through a restructuring process that saw their board of 10 people transformed into a central team composed of 42 people. The change marks a period of transition for a community that makes up about 10 percent of Princeton’s student body.
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With many students and staff going home or on trips over break, groups such as athletes; first-generation, low-income (FLI) students; and international students often remain on campus. As Thanksgiving break approaches, The Daily Princetonian spoke with students belonging to these groups about their experiences with meal plans when the University is not in session.