Julie Bonette

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Writer/Assistant Editor

Julie writes for the magazine’s On the Campus section. Before joining PAW in early 2022, she worked in communications for Dartmouth College. She received her master’s degree in creative writing from Dartmouth and is a proud alumna of Northeastern University.

jb1167@princeton.edu

Photo: Eli Burakian, Dartmouth College

Authored Content

On the Campus

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Clear Encampment From Cannon Green

Responding to the University’s directive to vacate spaces before end-of-year events, the protesters said: ‘Our demands remain the same’

On the Campus

Pro-Palestinian Protesters at Princeton Attempt Sit-In at Clio Hall

On the Campus

Two Students Arrested at Pro-Palestine Demonstration at Princeton

On the Campus

Class Close-Up: Experiencing the Inaccessible Spots on Campus

Lecturer Erin Raffety *15 is teaching a writing seminar called Disability Justice

On the Campus

Graduate Students Campaign to Free Elizabeth Tsurkov

In March 2023, Tsurkov was abducted by Kataib Hezbollah, a group considered a terrorist organization

On the Campus

Could New Jersey Be the Place Where AI Blossoms?

Speakers at the inaugural N.J. AI Summit see a bright future for artificial intelligence in Princeton and its backyard

On the Campus

Earthquake Rocks Princeton

Damage from the 4.8-magnitude quake was minimal

On the Campus

Voilà: French Film Festival Returns to Princeton

On the Campus

At Princeton’s Makerspaces, Students Build and Create

On the Campus

Campus Activism: Students Launch Israel Divestment Campaign

On the Campus

Class Close-Up: Stepping Out to Understand Affordable Housing

During one walking tour, Shkuda’s 25 students explored a Princeton suburb and then researched records dating back to the 1920s

On the Campus

Grad Student Groups Bounce Back After Pandemic Slump

On the Campus

Princeton Again Revises Rules For Contact, Communication

Some uses of no contact and no communication orders have collided with free speech concerns

On the Campus

Class Close-Up: Serving Up Culture and Justice with Food

On the Campus

Princeton’s S.C.R.A.P. Lab Turns Food Waste into Compost

The lab processed 43 tons of food waste in 2023, providing compost for campus grounds

On the Campus

Princeton Freshman Dies After Being Hit by Dinky Train

On the Campus

Sophia Jones ’27’s Death Ruled a Suicide

Features

Lives: Sylvie Bajeux *79

‘A Revolutionary,’ She Fearlessly Fought for Haitian Human Rights

Research

Physicist Peter Schiffer Is Princeton’s New Dean for Research

Schiffer was most recently director for strategic projects for the faculty of arts and sciences at Yale

On the Campus

Survey Reports 16% of Students Experienced Sexual Misconduct

On the Campus

Princeton Art Museum Records Show More Almagià Artifacts in Collection

Edoardo Almagià ’73 has been accused of trafficking looted antiquities for decades

On the Campus

President Eisgruber ’83 Criticizes ‘Smear’ Attacks on Higher Education

He says in the State of the University letter that damage from a December congressional hearing “has been significant”

On the Campus

Anti-Israel and Pro-Palestinian Graffiti Marks Campus

The cannon on the lawn in front of Cannon Dial Elm Club was among three locations vandalized

On the Campus

In Short

On the Campus

Princeton Seniors, Young Alum Awarded Major Scholarships

On the Campus

Ph.D.s Increasingly Consider a Life Outside the Ivory Tower

Alumni on staff say grad students should think about careers other than tenure-track faculty roles

On the Campus

Eisgruber: Princeton ‘Would Respond Forcefully’ to Calls for Genocide

His comments come after presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT were criticized for their responses in a congressional hearing

On the Campus

Parents of Sophia Jones ’27 Mourn ‘Glorious’ and ‘Bright’ Daughter

“She was deeply kind. She cherished her friends and family,” said Juliet Sorensen ’95

On the Campus

Princeton Freshman Dies ‘Unexpectedly,’ According to University

Sophia Jones ’27 was from Chicago and planned to major in molecular biology

On the Campus

U.S. House Committee Investigating SPIA Specialist’s Iranian Ties

On the Campus

Unionization Campaign Aims to Bolster Graduate Student Network

On the Campus

Class Close Up: Uniting Students With Entrepreneurs in Trenton

On the Campus

Suggestions for Witherspoon Statue Include Destroying, Toppling, Moving

One speaker at the symposium called it ‘a bad work of art’

On the Campus

New Video Could Help Bring Kidnapped Student Elizabeth Tsurkov Home

Tsurkov’s family wrote that “it is great news to see this confirmation of her being alive”

Alumni News

Larry Giberson ’23 Sentenced to Two Months for Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

On the Campus

Class Close-Up: ‘My Mind Is Blown’

A course ahead of (or behind?) its time

On the Campus

Keith Whittington Leaving Princeton to Direct New Yale Law School Center

On the Campus

Signers Say ‘Princeton Principles’ Up the Ante on Campus Free Speech

The James Madison Program’s principles say government intervention should be considered as ‘a last resort’

On the Campus

Students Gather to Mourn and Condemn Violence in Israel and Gaza

‘There are people in this room whose families have been attacked,’ said professor Daniel Kurtzer at one event

On the Campus

Three Princeton Alumni Win 2023 MacArthur Genius Grants

Recipients receive a “no strings attached” award of $800,000 over the next five years

On the Campus

Princeton Acknowledges Kidnapped Grad Student Was in Iraq for Research

“[I’m] glad that statement is finally being made,” said Emma Tsurkov, Elizabeth Tsurkov’s sister

On the Campus

Q&A: Andrew Houck ’00 on Princeton’s New Quantum Science Institute

‘We are hoping it will have an enormous impact,’ Houck says of quantum science

On the Campus

New School Year Kicks Off With Orientation and Opening Exercises

“Always, and especially now, this campus must stand firmly for equality, inclusion, and respect,” President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 said at Opening Exercises

On the Campus

Sister of Kidnapped Ph.D. Student Elizabeth Tsurkov Seeks Public Support from Princeton

On the Campus

Trustees to Examine Admissions Following SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling

On the Campus

At Pace Center, Service-Learning Trips Add New Paths to Nonprofits

On the Campus

High School Journalism Program Returns to Princeton

Alumni News

Princeton Alumni in Hawaii Prepare for ‘Marathon’ Recovery After Fires

“Our house was completely gone,” said Miles Patrie *16. “It was a hole in the ground.”

On the Campus

On Summer Hike, Ruby Platt ’25 Pens Cookbook for Backcountry Hikers

Platt used her Dale Award from Princeton to hike the 272-mile Long Trail in Vermont

On the Campus

Book Assigned for Princeton Course Criticized as Antisemitic

The book by a Rutgers professor culminates “in an interrogation of Israel’s policies toward Palestine”

Alumni News

Larry Giberson ’23 Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Jan. 6 Attack on Capitol

On the Campus

Alumni Experts Say the U.S. — and Princeton — Should Lead Charge to Release Elizabeth Tsurkov

On the Campus

Should Princeton Departments Weigh in on Politics?

Faculty are debating whether to regulate the sometimes-controversial statements

On the Campus

Princeton Doctoral Student Elizabeth Tsurkov Kidnapped by Shiite Militants

On the Campus

Is Princeton’s Campus Activism Fading?

Fewer groups, smaller turnouts have some believing Princeton lags behind peers

On the Campus

University Names New Dean, Executive Vice President

On the Campus

James Madison Program Lecturer Draws Protests

Ronen Shoval has affiliations with a right-wing Israeli movement

On the Campus

Graduate School Recognizes Underrepresented Scholars

On the Campus

How Will Princeton Respond to SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action?

The University ‘will work vigorously to preserve — and, indeed, grow — the diversity of our community while fully respecting the law,’ said President Christopher Eisgruber ’83

On the Campus

Commencement 2023: Grads Urged to Speak Up

Speakers send new alumni out with calls for community, equality, and justice

Alumni News

Valedictorian Aleksa Milojević ’23 Describes His Princeton Experience

‘It really broadens your perspective, especially having the opportunity to meet so many diverse people’

On the Campus

Transfer Scholars Initiative to Launch This Summer

On the Campus

Class Close Up: Exploring the Science of Superheroes

‘Everyone genuinely enjoys the lectures and wants to come and listen,’ said Chloe Raichle ’23

On the Campus

Campus Iconography: Scholars Weigh In

Statue debate continues with panel on John Witherspoon’s stance on slavery

On the Campus

Scholars Debate John Witherspoon’s Contradictions on Slavery

‘In short, it’s complicated. Witherspoon is complicated,’ said Rev. Gordon Mikoski

On the Campus

Q&A: Departing Dean Tom Dunne Reflects on Decades at Princeton

On the Campus

Student Conservation Society Brings Global Youth Activists to Princeton

The summit brought together bigger countries that have more resources and smaller countries that have more public support for change

On the Campus

Class Close-Up: Students Rewrite the Classics in Creative Course

Visiting fellow Kamila Shamsie says contemporary writers are using the Greek classics in different ways

On the Campus

New ‘Conversation Council’ Fosters Joint Projects with McCarter Theatre

More than 25 new pilots and partnerships have launched since the council was formed

Alumni News

Greening Group Works to Make Reunions Sustainable

The group’s ultimate vision is carbon neutrality and zero waste

On the Campus

Princeton Grad Students Rally Around Unionization Campaign

Princeton Graduate Students United says more than 1,700 graduate students signed union cards as of March 7

On the Campus

University to Install Cameras Following Security Concerns

Princeton will begin adding cameras at entryways of dorms

On the Campus

Students Support Turkey and Syria Following Earthquakes

Less than 24 hours after the initial 7.8-magnitude earthquake, students began organizing relief efforts

On the Campus

Princeton Ballet Company Grows From Upstart to Campus Arts Fixture

‘It was surprising to me that a company focused on ballet didn’t exist on our campus,’ said co-founder Elizabeth Rosen ’10

Former Court Club Gets Lifted and Moved Across Prospect Street

Steel beams and hydraulic jacks were used to lift the structure

On the Campus

Princeton to Provide More Money for Undergrad Service Internships

The move will expand Princeton’s new Learning and Education through Service (LENS) initiative

On the Campus

After Three Student Deaths in 2022, Attention Returns to Mental Health

A working group published a mental health plan in September with 32 recommendations

On the Campus

NJ Transit Report Recommends $145 Million Upgrade to Dinky Line

The end result would be a dual-purpose light rail line and bus rapid transit system

Features

Lives: Ernst Reese ’53

He Fought to Protect Oceans and Ecosystems in Hawaii

On the Campus

Class Close-Up: Computer Course Navigates the Ethics of Tech

‘It’s thinking about how those lines of code impact the project that impacts the broader society,’ said Jeremiah Giordani ’25

On the Campus

Class of 2023: Seven Seniors Honored

Students headed to U.K. and China as Rhodes, Marshall, Schwarzman scholars

On the Campus

Athletics Meets Theater in Lewis Center’s Play Titled ‘Play’

On the Campus

Class Close-up: Looking to Pandemics Past to Plan the Future

On the Campus

Ten Projects Kick Off Princeton’s Partnerships with HBCUs

On the Campus

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report: Princeton Reaches Out

University to launch pilot programs that engage nontraditional students

On the Campus

Misrach Ewunetie ’24’s Death Ruled Suicide, Mercer County Prosecutor Announces

Princeton student found to have at least 59 pills in her system, according to autopsy report

On the Campus

Students Outraged After University Clears Professor Who Said the N-Word

On the Campus

Princeton’s New Bus Fleet: It’s Electric!

Research

Mathematicians Tied to Princeton Prove Stability of Black Holes

‘In a sense you are proving that these things are real,’ says mathematics professor Sergiu Klainerman

On the Campus

Princeton Community Mourns a Student’s Death

On the Campus

Class Close-Up: Students in ‘Origami Engineering’ Connect Art and Science

It may seem like arts and crafts, but professor Glaucio Paulino says ‘origami is very deceiving’

On the Campus

Trustees Vote to Divest and Dissociate from Fossil Fuel Companies

The University will cut all ties with 90 companies, including Exxon Mobil and Dominion Energy

On the Campus

Campus Grieves Loss of Misrach Ewunetie ’24 as Questions Remain

On the Campus

Missing Student Misrach Ewunetie ’24 Found Dead on Campus

On the Campus

Helicopter, Watercraft Used in Search for Missing Princeton Student

University officials said Misrach Ewunetie ’24 was last seen early Friday morning

On the Campus

Princeton Mathematicians Huh, Wood *09 Named MacArthur Fellows

On the Campus

Princeton Bolsters Mental Health Care for Students

A working group’s report makes 32 recommendations

On the Campus

Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded to Former Princeton Professors

Ben Bernanke and Philip Dybvig are the 16th and 17th economics Nobel winners who’ve either studied or taught at Princeton

On the Campus

Princeton Changes No Contact Order Rules After Student Pushback

Danielle Shapiro ’25 was the subject of a complaint in the spring and wrote about her experience in ‘The Wall Street Journal’

On the Campus

Princeton Will Be Free for Families Earning Under $100,000

Next fall the threshold will increase from $65,000, among other financial aid changes

On the Campus

Fresh Faces Greet Princeton at Opening Exercises

An expansion of the student body begins with the 1,500 students in the Class of 2026

On the Campus

Princeton Welcomes 228 International Students from 76 Countries

Student leaders at International Orientation helped 228 newcomers from 76 countries feel at home

On the Campus

University Staff Member Died By Suicide on Campus

On the Campus

Princeton Ranked No. 1 by U.S. News Yet Again

On the Campus

A Summer Spent Fighting Injustice, Serving Others, and More

PAW interviewed 11 undergrads whose summer projects made the world a better place

On the Campus

Grad School Program Has Forged 290 Student-Alumni Mentorships

Through GradFUTURES, students find advice on studies, career paths

On the Campus

Fall Move-In Delayed at Two New Residential Colleges

On the Campus

This Summer, College Prep Program Was Back in Full Swing

On the Campus

University Relaxes COVID-19 Rules in Advance of Fall Semester

Vaccine boosters, asymptomatic testing no longer required; building access to expand

On the Campus

Class of 2020 Alumni Return for In-Person Commencement

More than 1,100 alumni return for the chance to graduate in person

On the Campus

New Report Details Proposed Criteria For Fossil-Fuel Dissociation

Features

Reunited, and It Feels So Good*

*Except for that heat!

On the Campus

Princeton Is Gradually Accepting More Transfer Students

Entering its fifth year, reinstated program pushes through growing pains to expand

On the Campus

Princeton to Allow Minors, Changes ‘Concentrations’ to ‘Majors’

On the Campus

Princeton’s Ties and Collaborations in Trenton Are Expanding

Princetonians increasingly connect with schools and service groups to expand college access and more

Research

Study Finds Gender Imbalance in Engineering Class Participation

‘We weren’t engaging women nearly as much as we were engaging men,’ says Nikita Dutta *21

On the Campus

Princeton Is Making E-Scootering Safer on Campus

A series of short videos delivers messages such as ‘don’t scroll and roll’

On the Campus

Art at Princeton Continues While Museum Is Under Construction

On the Campus

Class Close-Up: Students Connect With Local Black Theater Institution

On the Campus

University Shares Fossil-Fuel Holdings in Endowment

On the Campus

Q&A: CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Talks About Pandemic Next Steps

On the Campus

Major Construction Underway for New Geo-Exchange Energy System

Thousands of holes, or bores, are being dug underneath the south side of campus for a new system to reduce emissions

On the Campus

Grad Students Hone Teaching Skills at Local Community Colleges

‘If you’re really interested in becoming a leader in higher ed, there is no better place to start than in community colleges’

On the Campus

Professor Rodney Priestley Named Graduate School Dean

On the Campus

Class Close-Up: Bringing Justice to South Asia’s Coastline

Students in the new course are examining the equitable distribution of coastal resources

On the Campus

Q&A: Economist Gene Grossman Analyzes Supply Chain Challenges

‘All of these things contributed ... and it has created a big mess’

On the Campus

Princeton Increases Graduate Student Stipends by 25 Percent

The move marks the largest one-year increase ever at Princeton

On the Campus

Class Close-Up: What Went Wrong at New Jersey Women’s Prison

Twelve enrolled students are analyzing the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women

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