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Daybreak

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The world moves fast. Daybreak keeps you up-to-date. Enjoy everything you need to know to stay informed — on campus and off — in this digestible, efficient podcast. Daybreak is produced by Maya Mukherjee '27, Twyla Colburn '27, Sheryl Xue '28 under the 149th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian. The theme music was composed and performed by Ed Horan, and the cover art is by Mark Dodici.

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Dec 10, 2025

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Threats made to HBCUs nationwide and a settlement for Indigenous tribes — Wednesday, February 2 02.02.2022

A content warning for our listeners: this episode contains mentions of gun violence, violent threats, and racism.  Yesterday, more than a dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities received bomb threats, and a group of Indigenous tribes settled with several drug distributors for more than $600 million.

Farewell to Wu-Wilcox For Now? — Tuesday, February 1st 01.02.2022

Today, we’re covering an announcement about the future of the Wu-Wilcox Dining Hall amidst continuing campus construction.

A snowstorm and student visas — Monday, January 31st 31.01.2022

Today we’re covering the snowstorm over the weekend and the Biden administration’s plans to retain international students in STEM fields.

Highlighting Community Voices ft. Rohit Narayanan — Friday, January 28th 28.01.2022

Today, we’re covering the recent guest contributions made in the ‘Prince’ and the winter weather coming Princeton’s way. Our episode has a content warning for mentions of homophobia, sexism, and sexual assault. To skip past this segment to our other campus coverage, you can go to timestamp 7:11.  — Pieces mentioned in the interview: AJ's and Sadie's . To submit a guest contribution to Opinion, ema...

Seminary Chapel and Supreme Court ft. Anna Salvatore — Thursday, January 27 27.01.2022

Today, we’re covering the renaming of the Princeton Theological Seminary’s chapel and the announcement that Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Stephen Breyer plans to retire.

Grad Students Strike Gold ft. Lia Opperman — Wednesday, January 26th. 26.01.2022

Today, we’re talking about this week’s announcements from Princeton, the College Board, and the U.S. Supreme Court that have big implications for the future of American education. You can read about Celeste Nelson's lab here .  Email us at daybreak@dailyprincetonian.com!

Housing Hullabaloo — Tuesday, January 25 25.01.2022

Today, we’re covering changes to the residential college system and isolation housing.

"Street Week" and other start of semester headlines — Monday, January 24 24.01.2022

Today, we’re covering plans for “street week” and other Princeton headlines at the start of a new semester.

Meet the 146th Managing Board 13.01.2022

It’s a new year, and with it comes a new set of editors for The Daily Princetonian. Today, we introduce you to the upper management of the 146th managing board of the ‘Prince.’ - Follow us on Twitter @princetonian

Ep. 4: Breaking News and What Comes Next | A Tale of Many Emails 27.12.2021

In this Daybreak special series, we’ve taken you through the last few weeks of Princeton’s fall 2021 semester. In the final installment of the series, we’re talking you through the University’s plans for the Spring 2022 term. 

Ep. 3: State of Play | A Tale of Many Emails 27.12.2021

In this Daybreak special series, we’re taking you through the last few weeks of Princeton’s fall 2021 semester. In this third episode, we talk you through the most recent major email, sent by Dean Dolan and VP Calhoun, which moved Princeton's finals online.

Ep. 2: International Emails and Isolation Housing | A Tale of Many Emails 27.12.2021

In this Daybreak special series, we’re taking you through the last few weeks of Princeton’s fall 2021 semester. This is “A Tale of Many Emails.” Episode 2: International Emails and Isolation Housing.

A Tale of Many Emails: Recalled to Reality | Episode 1 26.12.2021

On this Daybreak special series, we’re taking you through the last few weeks of Princeton’s Fall 2021 semester. In Episode 1: Recalled to Reality, we retell the story of the pre-Thanksgiving uptick in campus COVID-19 cases, Dean Dolan’s email, and the return to campus.

Campus controversy over Abigail Shrier talk — Friday, December 10 10.12.2021

This week on campus, the Princeton Tory hosted a controversial, anti-trans speaker, and COVID-19 case counts have come down after a spike in positive tests within the University community last week.

Election Week — Wednesday, December 8 08.12.2021

After the Undergraduate Student Government held its last meeting on Sunday, elections began on Monday and are open through noon tomorrow. USG Presidential Candidates video here . International Students' Message here .

International students face uncertainty ft. Lia Opperman — Monday, December 6 06.12.2021

On Friday, the Davis International Center sent an email notifying international undergraduate students that they may be unable to return from the upcoming break if they decide to travel home due to the omicron variant of COVID-19, which could prevent them from returning to their studies until the Spring 2023 term. Daybreak’s Mark Dodici sat down with ‘Prince’ news contributor Lia Opperman, who’s c...

(Don’t) Shut it Down — Friday, December 3 03.12.2021

USG candidates campaign ahead of next week’s elections, and President Joe Biden outlined the United States’ plans to fight COVID-19 through the winter. Click here  to read about the USG candidates. 

Princeton’s cannabis task force ft. Lia Opperman — Thursday, December 2 02.12.2021

Today, we give an update on campus COVID-19 cases and hear about the town of Princeton’s cannabis task force.

More changes to COVID policies on campus — Wednesday, December 1 01.12.2021

Today, we’ve got more updates on how student life is changing after the University has increased its COVID-19 restrictions.

Baccalaureate Speaker and Booster Shots — Tuesday, November 30 30.11.2021

Yesterday, President Biden spoke on the omicron variant, and last week, the 2022 Baccalaureate speaker was announced. Here's the link for on-campus booster shots and here's the 'Prince' piece about 2022 Baccalaureate speaker Wendy Kopp. 

New Princeton protocols as world braces for omicron variant — Monday, November 29 29.11.2021

Today, we take you through the finer points of Princeton’s new COVID-19 protocols, meant to protect the community from a post-Thanksgiving-break surge.

What the 'Prince' is thankful for 25.11.2021

On this special Thanksgiving episode, the ‘Prince’ community tells Daybreak what they’re thankful for. Cover photo by Guanyi Cao for The Daily Princetonian.

Powell ‘75 re-nominated as Federal Reserve Chair — Tuesday, November 23 23.11.2021

Princeton alumni made headlines yesterday, as Jerome Powell ‘75 was renominated as Federal Reserve Chair, and Jeff Bezos ‘86 made a substantial donation to the Obama Foundation. 

The Princeton Bonfire and other weekend stories from campus — Monday, November 22 22.11.2021

Campus this weekend saw a bonfire, two students winning Rhodes scholarships and an editor-in-chief election here at the Prince.

Investigations from the 'Prince': A Conversation with Rachel Sturley and Alex Gjaja 21.11.2021

Content Warning: This episode includes descriptions of alleged sexual misconduct. Daybreak’s Francesca Block sat down with Features Editors Rachel Sturley and Alex Gjaja to discuss the process of their investigation into Princeton’s COVID-19 policy and its alleged impacts on reporting of sexual misconduct. The article discussed in the interview is linked here .  This episode was audio engineered b...

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