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‘We are all Mercer County’: Bridging the constructed divide between Trenton and Princeton

Mira Eashwaran

| 04/26/2024

A green bridge with the text ""Trenton Makes The World Takes" in white.

Though it sits a mere 20 minutes from Princeton University, Trenton, NJ is often portrayed in a radically different manner. The University is involved in several community engagement programs with the city. The Daily Princetonian analyzed these ties and more to better understand the relationships between Princeton and Trenton.

The Pace Center’s mixed legacy of service, throughout the years

Metal sign reading "Pace Center" above a dorm frame in a dimly lit hall way.

The Pace Center’s mixed legacy of service, throughout the years

Elma Cesic

01/17/2024

Harvesting hemp, analyzing blood, and ‘being an adult’: Tigers take on the pandemic gap year

Harvesting hemp, analyzing blood, and ‘being an adult’: Tigers take on the pandemic gap year

Alexandra Wong

03/25/2021

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Daily Princetonian Staff

01/05/2021

Alumni in Congress speak on service, policy

Alumni in Congress speak on service, policy

Yael Marans and Naomi Hess

11/15/2019

‘Preparing for the battlefield’: Athletics and leadership in ROTC

Samantha Shapiro and Josephine de La Bruyere

11/15/2019

ROTC celebrates 100-year anniversary

ROTC celebrates 100-year anniversary

Benjamin Ball and Caitlin Limestahl

Three days a week, Cadet Gabriel Peña ’23 wakes up at 5:30 a.m. and makes the mile trip to Jadwin Gymnasium for physical training (PT). By 8:00, he’s in the dining hall for breakfast and then on his way to a 9:00 a.m. class. Peña’s schedule is roughly similar to that of the 47 other cadets in Princeton’s Army ROTC.

NEWS | 11/15/2019

Legacies of Service: Colin Jackson ’92 and Karl Jackson ’22

Josephine de La Bruyere and Elise Hogan

“I think the combination of Princeton and the army uniquely qualifies you to serve the nation and humanity to a greater extent than at another place.”

NEWS | 11/15/2019

Legacies of Service: John Hurley ’86 and George Hurley ’22

Josephine de La Bruyere and Abigail Goldberg-Zelizer

Ret. Captain John Hurley graduated from the University in 1986 as an ROTC Cadet, Chairman of The Daily Princetonian, and with a degree in history. He went on to serve as an artillery officer in South Korea and fought in the first Gulf War. After his army service, Hurley went to Stanford Business School. Today, Hurley runs Cavalry Asset Management, an investment firm based in San Francisco and Hong Kong. His son, Cadet Sergeant George Hurley, is a sophomore at the University. Also enrolled in the ROTC program, George intends to follow his father in pursuing a degree in history.

NEWS | 11/15/2019

Peace in Palmer Square: A history of Vietnam War activism

Peace in Palmer Square: A history of Vietnam War activism

James Anderson

The Vietnam War brought unprecedented activism at the University in forms ranging from peaceful pickets and fasting to sieges on buildings and firebombing. It divided the campus deeply between radicals and conservatives, youths and adults, and draft refusers and ROTC cadets.

NEWS | 11/15/2019

Who do WWS graduates serve?: Analyzing 75 years of alumni profiles

Who do WWS graduates serve?: Analyzing 75 years of alumni profiles

Zachary Shevin and Omar Farah

An analysis of alumni career data, available in the TigerNet Alumni Directory, shows that while the WWS sends more students into government jobs per capita than any other major, a WWS graduate student is nearly seven times more likely than an undergraduate to go into government.

NEWS | 11/15/2019

Legacies of Service: Jack Bound ’22 and Alex Bound ’23

Josephine de La Bruyere

Cadet Sergeant Jack Bound ’22 is a sophomore and prospective history major enrolled in the Army ROTC program. His younger brother, Alex Bound ’23, is a Midshipman Fourth Ensign enrolled in the BSE program and the Navy ROTC program.

NEWS | 11/15/2019

Legacies of Service: Paul Spiegl ’19, Sterling Spiegl ’21, and Jarrett Spiegl ’21

Josephine de La Bruyere

The Daily Princetonian sat down with three brothers: Atlanta-born Second Lieutenant Paul Spiegl ’19, and twins cadet Sterling Spiegl ’21 and cadet Staff Sergeant Jarrett Spiegl ’21, who are both members of the University’s ROTC program.

NEWS | 11/14/2019

In the service of other nations: International student vets at the U.

In the service of other nations: International student vets at the U.

Sam Kagan

According to a report by the Davis Center, 12.4 percent of all undergraduates in the previous academic year and 25.3 percent of all University students were international students. The Daily Princetonian spoke with four international student veterans from South Korea and Israel about their experiences in service and transitions to the University.

NEWS | 11/14/2019

Clariza Macaspac ’23 enters U. community as first female student veteran in 10 years

Sophie Li

Clariza Macaspac ’23, age 30 and a first-year student of Butler College, is one of 13 admitted transfer students this year. She is also the University’s first enrolled female student veteran in the past decade.

NEWS | 11/14/2019

From the Archives: Veterans of Future Wars

Rose Gilbert

What started as a joke exploded into a nation-wide movement. Newspapers across the country ran articles on the Veterans for Future Wars. Members of Congress discussed their arguments; veterans’ organizations condemned them.

NEWS | 11/14/2019

The promise — and peril — of serving the nation

The promise — and peril — of serving the nation

Jon Ort

Public service calls us to do something less soaring than Rumsfeld’s station, but all the more meaningful for its humility. Serving the nation means harnessing the privilege of our Princeton education — not for power or profit, but to the benefit of our fellow Americans.

OPINION | 11/14/2019

Give ROTC some credit

Brent Kibbey

We take eight ROTC classes over the course of our time here at Princeton, and we do not get a single credit for them.

OPINION | 11/14/2019

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