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Super Bowl LVII is finally here, and the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will face off in State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. this Sunday, Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Ahead of the most anticipated game of the NFL season, five members of The Daily Princetonian Sports staff offered their picks.
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After contentious campus discussion leading up to the event, Palestinian writer and poet Mohammed El-Kurd addressed University community members on Feb. 8, engaging with themes of Palestinian activism. The lecture, sponsored by the Department of English, the Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP), and the Edward Said ’57 Memorial Lecture Fund, faced criticism from some in the campus community due to allegations that El-Kurd had made antisemitic statements. The event was moderated by Zahid Chaudhary, an associate professor in the Department of English.
What do conservatives want? David Walter ’11 seeks to answer this question in his recent Princeton Alumni Weekly article. Walter notes a trend among controversial campus leaders and ill-at-ease alumni, who, despite “the successes of their movement — including, most recently, the overturn of Roe v. Wade” feel “embattled as never before.” He keenly identifies the biggest question for those of us seeking to understand conservatives: Why do they spend so much time decrying Princeton’s “dominant” political culture? Or, more simply put: Why do conservatives feel such extreme discontent?
See the first part of this two-part installment here.
Day One
Former Princeton football player Adam Berry ’09, will be joining the recently-crowned NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles in an executive role.
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Why did the building cross the road? For the building at 91 Prospect Street, the answer is more than just to get to the other side.
Dear Sexpert,
As the new year and new semester begins, students fall back into the typical routine on Princeton’s campus.
Content warning: The following piece includes reference to sexual assault.
Letter calls on English Dept. to condemn lecture by Palestinian writer accused of antisemitism
At least 12,000 people were killed in Turkey and Syria after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and a 7.5 magnitude aftershock struck neighboring countries on Feb. 6. The death toll continues to surge as rescue squads search for survivors trapped under 5000 buildings reduced to rubbles.
A letter signed by members of the Princeton community and delivered to the English department by Alexandra Orbuch ’25 calls on the department to condemn the Feb. 8 Edward W. Said ’57 Memorial Lecture with writer Mohammed El-Kurd. The letter cites several public actions by El-Kurd that it alleges are antisemitic. The letter does not call for the English department to cancel the event or end its sponsorship.
Last year, the university announced that starting in the 2023–24 academic year, students from the Class of 2025 onward will be allowed to pursue minors programs, revising and adding to the University’s existing certificates.
When two brothers play the same sport, one might assume that there might be a sibling rivalry between them. But that isn’t the case for Sondre and Simen Guttormsen.
On Saturday, Feb. 4, senior wide receiver Andrei Iosivas participated in the Reese’s Senior Bowl, a showcase of the best National Football League (NFL) draft prospects in the nation. Following in the footsteps of Hollie Donan ’51 and Caraun Reid ’14, Iosivas is the third Tiger to play in the Senior Bowl and the first Ivy League representative since 2016.