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This Week in Princeton History for August 26-September 1
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, the president addresses rumors that Princeton will close, students hold a “war meeting,” and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for August 19-25
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, Princetonians celebrate an innovation in transatlantic communication, the Wyoming governor seeks to prosecute students, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for August 12-18
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, a future Princeton professor is freed from a Japanese prison, a new president does some shopping, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for August 5-11
by April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment in our recurring series, veterans can return to Princeton for free, a father warns his son to pay more attention to his education, and more. August 5, 1964—Following students’ claims that a local barber refused to cut Black hair because he did not know how to…
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This Week in Princeton History for July 29-August 4
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, a decline in the availability of paper will not result in fewer new books arriving in town, Princeton is “flourishing” with 150 undergraduates, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for July 22-28
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, a new alum reflects on dramatic changes one day after leaving Princeton, a graduate student’s arrest remains newsworthy, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for July 15-21
by April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment in our recurring series, locals consider whether an alum can “handle” Wilt Chamberlain, a spoof letter warns of land mines on campus, and more. July 17, 1981—In an editorial for Science, McCosh Health Center physician Dr. Brian G. Zack ’72 writes that it is inappropriate to…
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This Week in Princeton History for July 8-14
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, a student is quoted on attitudes toward women among gay men on campus, a professor writes about inflation, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for July 1-7
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, an administrator offers advice to fathers, a student writes to his cousin about a recent outbreak of war nearby, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for June 24-30
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, Commencement moves to the beginning of summer, students start their own scholarship fund, and more.
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