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After Federal Cuts, Ph.D. student Trajan Hammonds stares down an uncertain future
At 1 a.m. in a hotel room, Trajan Hammonds, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Princeton’s math department, lay in bed, bathed in his laptop’s spectral glow. An email banner swiped across his screen with the subject line: “Opportunity Deleted.” Scanning the automated message that followed, his chest tightened. In early February, Hammonds had traveled…
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Drumthwacket: The People’s House
Nicknamed “The Peoples House,” the New Jersey governor’s mansion is located not in the capital city of Trenton but in Princeton — what are the implications of its geographic dislocation from the state’s citizens?”
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Call of Duty: VR Training with the Princeton Police
Patrol Officer Andre Lee sees a suicidal woman staring off the edge of a building with a bright desert-like landscape behind her; he hears the woman’s melancholic voice and the sound of whipping wind. I see Officer Lee standing alert in the middle of the Princeton Police Department (PPD) training facility, the cloudy mid-morning February…
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The Trial
In February, David Piegaro ’25 stood trial for allegedly assaulting a police officer during last year’s encampment. Can we know what truly happened?
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Princeton’s Organ Lenders
A Nass writer reports on the people responsible for the Princeton chapel’s iconic sounds.
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PRISMS
A Nass writer reports on the launch of a new Gender and Sexuality Studies journal in the context of a federal crackdown on DEI efforts.
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“You’ve got to stand up”: Kenneth Roth on shaping the future of human rights advocacy at Princeton
The warm glow of lamplight flickered across the wine-colored walls of Kenneth Roth’s New York City apartment as students trickled in, their gazes landing on the framed sketches lining the living room. Unlike typical works of art, these drawings—etched in crayon on simple white paper—painted a tragic yet powerful report. Sudanese children, displaced by war,…
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After Trump’s win, Princeton’s right wing is preparing to take charge
The Heritage Foundation, the Whig-Clio election watch party, and Princeton’s place in the conservative orbit