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(11/02/21 1:49am)
Former Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) spent 34 years representing Nevada in Congress and was one of the longest-serving Senate Majority Leaders from 2007–2015. Currently, Reid is a political operative, speaker, distinguished fellow at the University of Nevada Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law, and host of the Harry Reid Public Engagement Lecture Series at the University of Nevada, Reno. He spent time talking with students from the School of Public and International Affairs in a talk moderated by Professor of History and Public Affairs Julian Zelizer. Reid is visiting SPIA as the Conor D. Reilly Distinguished Visitor in Leadership and Governance.
(10/28/21 1:18am)
Joshua Angrist GS ’89 was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. He won half of the prize jointly with Guido Imbens “for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.”
(10/15/21 1:10am)
David Card GS ’83 won the 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday, along with Joshua Angrist GS ’89 and Guido Imbens. For the first time ever, five University affiliates have won a Nobel Prize in one year.
(09/29/21 1:24am)
Naaji Hylton ’22, known professionally as J. Paris, is the opener for Lawnparties. Hylton is a rapper influenced by hip-hop and pop from Tampa, Fla. He studies neuroscience and is an Assistant Residential College Adviser (ARCA) in Butler College. The Daily Princetonian sat down with Hylton to discuss the event and his music. The following was edited lightly for clarity and brevity.
(09/24/21 1:54am)
Po-Shen Loh GS ’10 is a professor of mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University, where his research studies the intersection of probability theory, combinatorics, and computer science. A former silver medalist at the International Math Olympiad (IMO), Loh became the head coach of the U.S. IMO team in 2013. In 2015, under his coaching, the team finished as the overall winner for the first time since 1994, and went on to win again in 2016, 2018, and 2019.
(09/23/21 2:27am)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, sisters Cassandra James ’23 and Kate James, who is a first-year at Cornell, started an organization called Saturnia Arts that matches artists with people who want art, whether for themselves or others. The Daily Princetonian sat down with them to discuss where the idea for Saturnia Arts came from, how they got started, and their journey since then.
(05/02/21 11:47am)
Last week, it was announced that the Princeton student-led platform Adora had been acquired by Full Measure Education, a higher-education focused technology company. Adora is a campus-visit platform that offers personalized tours to prospective students. After it was first proposed in 2019 by three Princeton students, Ron Miasnik ’22, Raya Ward ’22, and Joseph Rubin ’22, Adora became the first student run company to become a Princeton vendor. Daybreak sat down with Ron to talk about the process and learn his advice.
(04/02/21 12:22am)
Rory Truex ’07 is an assistant professor of politics and public affairs at the University. His research specializes in Chinese politics and theories of authoritarian rule. In light of the charges that the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently made against MIT faculty member Gang Chen, Truex wrote in The Atlantic about the dangers of harming America’s open environment of scientific research in a crackdown on possible Chinese espionage.
(03/12/21 4:48am)
On Jan. 15, the first episode of Marvel’s most recent series, “WandaVision,” landed on the streaming platform Disney+. In its first week, “WandaVision” was one of the 10 most-watched original shows across streaming platforms, according to Nielsen estimates. By the end of January, it claimed the title of most-watched series across streaming platforms, despite only three of nine episodes having then been released. By Feb. 15, according to Parrot Analytics, it became the most popular series in the world.
(02/10/21 2:54am)
Jay Katsir ’04 is a head writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. From 2004 to 2015 he also wrote for the Colbert Report, a satirical news show starring Colbert as a “blowhard conservative-pundit.” He spoke to The Daily Princetonian about what it’s like to write jokes and produce a show during a global pandemic.
(02/01/21 1:25am)
Janielle Dumapit ’23 released her extended play (EP), “Rose Colored Glasses,” on Jan. 30. Dumapit, a concentrator in the School of Public and International Affairs, wrote, performed, produced, and distributed the EP by herself. On campus, Dumapit is an active board member for the Princeton University Players.
(01/22/21 1:23am)
Bonnie Watson Coleman is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 12th district, which includes Princeton, N.J.
(12/03/20 11:02pm)
The Daily Princetonian caught up over Zoom with first-year softball player Cate Bade, phoning in from her home in Texas over the Thanksgiving break. Bade, who is no stranger to bright lights and large crowds, discussed her experience playing high school softball in Texas, getting an apartment in Princeton with her teammates, and the one food that she can’t live without.
(12/02/20 3:50am)
The Daily Princetonian caught up with Kelton Chastulik ’21, a senior thrower on the men’s track and field team who won first place in the shot put at the 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
(11/23/20 7:41pm)
The 'Prince' sits down (separately) with this year's candidates for Undergraduate Student Government President to discuss their platforms, the role of USG in decision-making, and their individual experiences handling some of the key issues of the past year.
(11/17/20 1:40am)
The Daily Princetonian caught up with Gaby Hamburger, a junior on the women’s lacrosse team, about her decision not to take a gap year, her experience in the weeks leading up to the Ivy League decision to cancel spring sports in March, and her new training schedule.
(11/16/20 11:22pm)
The Daily Princetonian caught up with men’s golfer Connor Belcastro to discuss his decision to play golf, off-season training, and his favorite virtual courses this semester.
(11/13/20 12:45am)
The Daily Princetonian caught up over Zoom with first-year water polo player Kaila Carroll, phoning in from her home in Connecticut. Carroll, who had a very successful high school career in her sport, discussed her experience playing water polo, beginning college and training off-campus, and her favorite ways to procrastinate.
(10/31/20 4:05pm)
Glenna Jane Galarion ’21 is the opening act for Jason Derulo, the headliner chosen for virtual Fall 2020 Lawnparties. Born in Tokyo, Glenna Jane considers Las Vegas her hometown, but she is currently living in Ocean City, N.J. She is an anthropology concentrator with certificates in theater and music theater. Glenna Jane will be accompanied by Louis Larsen ’24 on drums, Ewan Curtis ’23 on bass, Christien Ayers ’23 on guitar, and Ed Horan ’22 on keys. The Daily Princetonian sat down with Glenna Jane to discuss the event and her music. The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and concision.
(10/27/20 11:07pm)
The Daily Princetonian caught up over Zoom with first-year wrestler Nick Masters, calling from his apartment in Princeton, which he rents with four other first-years on the team. Masters, a four-time state-champion wrestler in high school, talked about the cancellation of Ivy League sports, starting college off-campus, and his preferred superpower.