Tag: Princeton University
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Porchfest ready to provide live music straight from neighborhood porches
Sounds of live concert music will once again be heard as Porchfest returns to celebrate the arts and community. This is the second annual Princeton Porchfest organized by the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) that gives residents and visitors the chance to take in musical performances from bands and musicians straight from the front porches…
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Solutions: Congress and the Climate Crisis
By Huck Fairman Princeton University recently presented a talk on the efforts, and bills that Congress is undertaking to deal with the climate crisis but also economic issues. Giving the talk was Alexis Segal, a senior congressional policy staffer. She titled her talk: Investment, Innovation, and Implementation. The three Congressional bills that she focused on…
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Princeton Tigers cap ‘sweet’ season
Loss to Creighton in Sweet 16 does not define team The Princeton Tigers mens basketball team capped a season to remember for players, coaches and fans. The team’s March Madness run came to an end after a Sweet 16 matchup with the Creighton Bluejays. Princeton Tigers faced off against Creighton in Louisville, Ky. at the…
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Women’s History spotlight: Barbara Boggs Sigmund
Barbara Boggs Sigmund (1939-1990) was the first woman elected mayor of Princeton when she won the 1983 election. During her term, Sigmund dealt with issues related to affordable housing and town development. She previously served on the Princeton Borough Council and the Mercer County Board of Freeholders where she held the position of president in…
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Princeton awaits matchup with Creighton in NCAA Sweet 16
Princeton’s dominating win over Missouri has the men’s basketball team preparing for a NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup with No. 6 seed Creighton. This is Princeton’s first time in the Sweet 16 since 1967. “This group is really, really confident. We are so thrilled to be going to the Sweet 16,” Princeton Coach Mitch Henderson…
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Princeton women’s basketball caps ‘resiliency and grit’ season
Princeton women’s basketball 2022-23 season may have come to an end in the second round of the NCAA tournament against Utah, but the loss does not define their season. The second-round loss to the No. 2 seed Utes, 63-56, on March 19 capped a season for the No. 10 seeded Tigers [24-6, 12-2 Ivy League]…
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Tigers basketball succeed in Ivy Madness, next up NCAA tournaments
The Princeton mens and womens basketball teams have earned trips to the NCAA Tournament. This is the second time in school history that both teams in the same season have punched their ticket to play in the NCAA Tournament. Princeton women’s basketball (23-5, 12-2 Ivy League) prevailed over Harvard in a comeback win, 54-48, at…
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U.S. Postal Service pays tribute to Toni Morrison with Forever stamp
Former President Barack Obama, Former First Lady Michelle Obama, and Oprah Winfrey among those to commemorate Morrison The U.S. Postal Service has commemorated Nobel Prize Laureate Toni Morrison with a Forever stamp to celebrate her work’s influence and achievements. The dedication of the Toni Morrison Forever Stamp honoring her achievements took place on the Princeton…
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Future worth fighting for
Princeton University students mark anniversary of Ukraine invasion For Princeton University freshman Sofiia Makovetska, Feb. 24, 2022 represents the dividing line of life before the war and life after the war. It was the day that Russia invaded Ukraine. “I will never forget how at five in the morning, I woke up to my mother’s…
