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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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This Week in Princeton University History for November 3-9
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment of our recurring series, undergraduates are distributing questionnaires for a computerized dating service, students give literal stump speeches, and more. November 3, 1942—Republican Congressman D. Lane Powers decries criticism from some of Princeton’s faculty, calling the professors “paid patriots.” “I know,” he says, that there are…
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This Week in Princeton History for October 27-November 2
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, protesters find ways to distribute a message, a Klan supporter chastises Princeton, and more.
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This Week in Princeton University History for October 20-26
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, new football songs are introduced, Grover Cleveland speaks out in support of higher education, and more.
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This Week in Princeton University History for October 13-19
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, student employment opportunities have expanded, Robin Williams checks out the eating clubs, and more.
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The CIA’s Quest for Mind Control : Piecing Together Project MK-Ultra and its Princeton Connections, Part II (MK-Ultra at Princeton University)
MK-Ultra was a human experimentation program illegally conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Its intent was to determine the usefulness of various substances for interrogations. Running from 1953-1973, the program employed secret dosing of unsuspecting persons with psychoactive drugs, especially LSD. MK-Ultra activities took place in a variety of settings where ordinary citizens became…
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This Week in Princeton University History for October 6-12
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, student grammar provokes censure, history enthusiasts walk to campus from Rhode Island, and more.
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This Week in Princeton University History for September 29-October 5
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, a speaker expresses concern about the reunification of Germany, students make mischief in Trenton, and more.
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