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. 

Today, we take you inside Lawnparties, a beloved Princeton tradition, and cover an evacuation in the EQuad last Thursday. 

Today, we take you inside Sunrise Princeton’s Earth Day Festival, cover the disappearance of undergraduate student Lauren Blackburn, and finish with updates about the Firestone Library fire. 

Ever wondered what Small World Coffee looks like throughout the day? In this episode, the Podcast team sticks around the local favorite coffee shop from 10 am to 10 pm, giving you a glimpse into the changing Small World atmosphere as the day (and night) goes by. 

Today, we take you inside Faith Wangermann’s senior dance thesis and the temporary restraining order by Massachusetts District Court on various universities.

Today, we take you inside Princeton’s on-campus Farmer’s Market, cover the naming of the new environmental studies building, and finish out by hearing about the courses students are excited for in the fall.

Today, we take you inside a staged reading of The Gulf with the High Meadows Environmental Institute, cover the announcement of this year’s Guggenheim Fellowships, and finish out with the class of 2029 pre-read announcement. 

Today, we take you inside Princeton Anime-Manga Club’s sushi-making event, discuss an opinion piece on orientation leader compensation, and finish out with PREX’s 10-year anniversary under new ownership.

Today, we take you inside a poetry reading from the Princeton Palestinian Studies Colloquium series, cover the release of delayed Honor Committee statistics, and finish out with updates on the ongoing Young Alumni Trustee race. You can read more about the Young Alumni Trustee race here: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/section/news

Today, we take you inside Wharton professor Adam Grant’s Lecture on Leadership, protests at Former Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett’s speaker event, and the announcement of this year’s class day speaker Jay Shetty .

Today, we take you inside the Hands Off! protest in town, hear a story about how a student discovered their bartending passion, and cover the controversy around Naftali Bennett’s presence on campus. ** https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/section/news

Today, we take you inside a Literature to Life performance celebrating the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby , cover the start of residential college room draw earlier this week, and finish out hearing what students are planning for the weekend.  You can read more about room draw here: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/04/princeton-data-room-draw-2025-residential-college

Today, we cover Pietro Frassica’s longtime contributions to Princeton, examine the suspension of Princeton’s research grants by the Trump administration, and look at Princeton’s new NJ AI Hub.

Today, we take you inside the student-run Garden Project’s latest meeting, Eid celebrations this weekend, and finish out with updates on the Princeton vs. Yale women’s lacrosse game. 

Today, we take you inside Whig Clio Senate’s Abortion Debate, cover sudden changes to student internships after federal funding cuts, and finish out by hearing what students have planned for the weekend.