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My Travels with Darley
Last July I spent an hour with Darley Newman, a PBS travel documentarian who has one of the most enviable jobs in the world. She was in Princeton filming “New Jersey: Revolutionary Road Trip” for her Travels with Darley series, and her producer had reached out to me earlier to ask if I would be…
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“I Found a Million-Dollar Bigot in a 5 & 10 Cent Store”: The Weekend Martin Luther King, Jr. Preached in Princeton University Chapel, Part II
The weekend Martin Luther King, Jr. arrived in Princeton proved to be a local flashpoint for national conflicts.
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“I Am Concerned Over Discrimination…In High and Unnatural Places”: The Weekend Martin Luther King, Jr. Preached in Princeton University Chapel, Part I
In 1958, the Dean of Princeton University Chapel, Ernest Gordon, invited Martin Luther King, Jr. to its pulpit.
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The Tiger Is in the Eye of the Beholder
By April C. Armstrong *14 When Cotsen Children’s Library asked for tiger illustrations for a special event they were hosting with the Makerspace a few weeks ago, we were, of course, prepared with dozens of examples for participants to use to make stickers and buttons. Our Tiger Tuesday series on Tumblr has featured many different…
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Visibility Epidemic: Conversations on AIDS and Queerness at Princeton University, Part II
By Travis York ’23 with April C. Armstrong *14 In this, the second part of the story on AIDS awareness on Princeton University’s campus, we will cover the representation of AIDS and queerness within selected student newspapers and alumni publications. While all of the United States began to discuss AIDS in the 1990s, especially in…
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Visibility Epidemic: Conversations on AIDS and Queerness at Princeton University, Part I
By Travis York ’23 with April C. Armstrong *14 As the first in a two-part series on AIDS at Princeton University, this post will cover the on-campus organizing that occurred surrounding AIDS awareness and prevention in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The second part of this series will focus on related discussions on campus…
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Dear Mr. Mudd: Have There Been Any Princeton Students Who Went to Prison for Serious Crimes?
By April C. Armstrong *14 Dear Mr. Mudd, Have there been any Princeton students who went to prison for serious crimes? Although there are some Princetonians who have ended up in prison for their infamous deeds, including James Hogue (alias Alexi Santana) and Lyle Menendez, it’s probably more commonly the case that in the past…
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The Church at Princeton, Part II: The Members of TCAP
This is the second installment of a two-part series on the Church at Princeton. The first appeared last week. By Christina Cho ’24 Last week, I covered the life of Najib Nicholas Khuri ’82, founder of The Church at Princeton (TCAP). This week, I’m introducing you to his followers and taking a look at how…
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The Church at Princeton, Part I: Najib Nicholas Khuri ’82
In the spring of 1982, Najib Nicholas Khuri—then a senior in the Slavic Studies department—decided to skip his final exams and consequently failed to graduate from Princeton. Khuri wasn’t alone. Eight other students followed suit, either failing to show up to their final exams or filing formal withdrawals.
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“He Decided to Conquer the Place that Had Conquered Him”: Peter Putnam ’42 *50’s Princeton, Part II
In Part I of this two-part series, I told the story of how Peter Putnam ’42 *50 lost his sight in a suicide attempt and fought for the right to return to Princeton University and finish his degree. In this second installment, I detail the life Putnam lived as a student, an employee, and an…