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This Week in History: Court your crush, don’t crush the postman

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This Week in History: Court your crush, don’t crush the postman

Lola Horowitz

| ARCHIVES | February 17

This Week in History, we remember when postmen stumbled into The Daily Princetonian Newsroom on Valentine’s Day in 1928, succumbing to the weight of all the love letters sent by Princeton men. Today, Princetonians send their affections in more unconventional ways, using student initiatives to celebrate the day.

‘One does not simply stop a Brazilian with a mustache’

A man stands wearing a bright yellow t-shirt, yellow cap, and black shorts, arms spread wide, with a big smile on his face, in front of reservoir lined with buildings.

‘One does not simply stop a Brazilian with a mustache’

Lola Horowitz

| FEATURES | November 20

How do you get from Princeton to Manhattan? NJ Transit? Uber? Bike? Angelo Kisil Marino GS chose none of the above and ran the whole way there (68 miles, by the way).

A specter is haunting Princeton

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A specter is haunting Princeton

Lola Horowitz

| ARCHIVES | October 28

As the university braces for a nightmarish Halloweekend, The Daily Princetonian revisits the grave of a particular specter haunting campus, cemetery grounds, and our publication itself. Aaron Burr Jr. may have retired in disgrace as the nation’s vice president, but his name continues to stir our spirits, serving Nassau Hall as the University’s resident ghost.

In advance of Halloweekend, The Daily Princetonian revisits the grave of a particular specter haunting campus, cemetery grounds, and our publication itself. Aaron Burr Jr. may have retired in disgrace as the nation’s vice president, but his name continues to stir our spirits, serving Nassau Hall as the University’s resident ghost.

Like Austen’s Emma, Jeff Nunokawa can’t resist

A man on the right wearing a grey shirt and white shorts sits smiling, with his arm around a reclining white statue on the left. The background includes greenery crawling up a wall.

Like Austen’s Emma, Jeff Nunokawa can’t resist

Lola Horowitz

| FEATURES | October 10

Professor Jeff Nunokawa is known for his bouncy, boisterous 19th Century Fiction lectures. But how much does Princeton really know about him?

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This Week in History: Court your crush, don’t crush the postman

This Week in History: Court your crush, don’t crush the postman

‘One does not simply stop a Brazilian with a mustache’

‘One does not simply stop a Brazilian with a mustache’

A specter is haunting Princeton

A specter is haunting Princeton

Like Austen’s Emma, Jeff Nunokawa can’t resist

Like Austen’s Emma, Jeff Nunokawa can’t resist

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