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This Week in Princeton University History for January 12-18
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, student activism is denounced, concerns over wardrobe choices are expressed, and more.
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This Week in Princeton University History for January 5-11
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, a student marvels at local climate control systems, a new campus map is available, and more.
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This Week in Princeton University History for December 29-January 4
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, the drinking age goes up, Revolutionary War reenacters take their craft seriously, and more.
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This Week in Princeton University History for December 22-28
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, a new dormitory won’t fully address a housing shortage, a junior elopes, and more.
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This Week in Princeton University History for December 15-21
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment of our recurring series, alumni are frustrated, a senior is honored by a modeling agency, and more. December 15, 1876—Self-described ‘older alumni” write of their frustrations with fundraising, The charge has been constantly made that the first object of the management has been to get money,…
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This Week in Princeton University History for December 1-7
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, a newspaper laments the exertion of football, an administrator weighs in on student marriages, and more.
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This Week in Princeton University History for November 24-30
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, locals suggest fencing, students are skeptical of a lecturer, and more.
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Dear Mr. Mudd: Did Tailgate Parties Originate at Princeton?
By April C. Armstrong *14 Dear Mr. Mudd, I’ve read that tailgating has origins in Princeton’s early football games, perhaps at the first intercollegiate football game against Rutgers in 1869. Is this true? Although we know many things about the first intercollegiate football game itself, we don’t actually know much about the 1869 event’s spectators.…
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This Week in Princeton University History for November 17-23
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment of our recurring series, alumni reflect on their experience integrating Princeton, student writers receive praise, and more. November 17, 1969—Robert F. Engs ’65 and John B. Williams ’66 write in The Nation about being part of Princeton’s first decade of integration. A few who felt the…
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This Week in Princeton University History for November 10-16
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, many are anxious about an epidemic, the college president announces a new donation, and more.
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