Daybreak

Today, we take you inside yesterday’s lawnparties to kick off the 2025-2026 school year.

Today, we discuss the University’s Atatürk Professorship with Greg Arzoomanian ’79, a New Jersey program offering academic and career support to the children of incarcerated parents, and finish out with a chat with Freshman First Honor Prize winner Andrei Dragomir. 

Today, we take you inside USG’s First Day of Classes Event, and cover the end of BP’s funding for the Carbon Mitigation Initiative.

Today, we take you inside student experiences of reading period and exam week, cover the importance of cups at reunions to sustainability,, and look at Princeton’s budget reductions due to financial uncertainty.

Today, we take you inside plagiarism in Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ‘03’s senior thesis, cover air traffic radar disruptions at Newark airport, and look at Avi Chesler’s experience with the ambiguity of Princeton’s debt-free financial aid promise.

Today, we take you inside USG’s Final Meeting of the Semester, hear an opinion on summer research wages at Princeton, and cover the Recipients of Princeton’s Howard T. Behrman Award.

Today, we cover Princeton’s newest response to federal funding cuts and the disruptions to Newark Liberty International Airport ahead of finals, and talk to Luke Grippo about Princeton’s new operating budget.

Today, we take you to the Princeton Garden Project, that patch of greenery tucked behind the break in Alexander Road. Our team spent a sunny day weeding and planting with Garden Managers, all while hearing about what makes the space so unique. 

Today, we take you inside May Day rallies in Princeton and the decision to prevent the issuance of faculty-wide statements. 

Today, we take you inside USG’s Stress Less Week Roller Skate Night, cover Princeton’s Valedictorian and Salutatorian, and finish out with an interview with famed Daybreak composer, Ed Horan.