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Tag: sleighing

  • This Week in Princeton History for January 9-15

    In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, Dod Hall opens, Albert Einstein attends the first Jewish services on campus, and more. January 9, 1891—The Daily Princetonian reports that Dod Hall has opened.

  • This Week in Princeton History for January 18-24

    In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a sleigh ride results in the arrest of 24 undergraduates, Theodore Roosevelt lectures on police reform, and more. January 18, 1879—A Columbia student is surprised when an innocent-seeming sleigh ride with Princeton students in…