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Daybreak episodes

April 08, 2021 Princeton's historic admissions cycle: a breakdown — Thursday, April 8
The University admitted a new class of undergraduates, and the Biden administration worked to reform the tax code.
4 min
April 06, 2021 The Supreme Court makes a big tech call and Arkansas' Governor makes a big veto — Tuesday, April 6
Yesterday, the Supreme Court sided with Google on a key copyright case, and Arkansas’ governor vetoed a bill which would have restricted healthcare for the state’s transgender youth.
4 min
April 05, 2021 Pandemic worries, an MLB statement, and madness in "March" — Monday, April 5
Today, New Jersey expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility as cases rise in the state and across the country. Over the weekend, Major League Baseball made waves by moving its All-Star Game for political reasons.
4 min
April 04, 2021 Change Princeton Now demands more from SPIA
On March 26th, students from Change Princeton Now gathered in front of Robertson Hall to voice their demands to the School of Public and International Affairs and University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83. The protesters, who were made up of both undergraduate and graduate students, called for the university to pay reparations, divest from the prison industrial complex, abolish the police, implement an anti-racist curriculum, increase Black faculty lecturers and practitioners, establish a center for anti-racist policy, and increase Black student enrollment.
In this episode of Daybreak, reporters Hope Perry and Francesca Block attended the event to learn more from the organizers and other participants. Photo via Hope Perry.
10 min
April 02, 2021 Community in Princeton, Republican opposition, and crackdown in Hong Kong — Friday, April 2
4 min
April 01, 2021 Lawnparties, Biden's new infrastructure plan, and possible vaccine expansions — Thursday, April 1
Yesterday, a large boat was wedged into the central opening of FitzRandolph Gate, throwing thousands of Princeton degrees into jeopardy. Meanwhile, Princeton's Undergraduate Student Government announced that Beyonce will headline this spring’s Lawnparties. Happy April Fools' Day.
4 min
March 31, 2021 A notable trial begins as the WHO searches for the start of the pandemic — Wednesday, March 31
The murder trial for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd, began earlier this week, and the WHO released a report on the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
5 min
March 29, 2021 Protest in Princeton and a ship still stuck in the Suez — Monday, March 29
Over the weekend, Princeton students and residents turned out to protest violence against Asian American communities. In Egypt, some progress was made to free a cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal.
5 min
March 26, 2021 Vaccine breakthroughs and a Biden presser — Friday, March 26
4 min
March 25, 2021 A new approach to the U.S.–Mexico border from the Biden Administration — Thursday, March 25
Yesterday, Princeton loosened restrictions on in-person undergraduate activities, and Vice President Kamala Harris took control of a migration crisis on the southern border. Israel’s election remained uncertain.
4 min