October 2022
Dan Porter ’88 transforms sports; Adlai Stevenson 1922’s impact; The truth about dog years.
Features
Still Madly for Adlai
Why Adlai Stevenson 1922 matters a century after he graduated from Princeton
The Ball Is in His Court
Dan Porter ’88’s latest project, Overtime, is changing the way teens play and watch sports and perhaps upending an entire industry
President’s Page
On the Campus
Princeton Says Farewell to Pete Carril at Memorial Service
Speakers remembered the Hall of Fame coach’s humor, perceptiveness, tough love, and devotion to basketball
Helicopter, Watercraft Used in Search for Missing Princeton Student
University officials said Misrach Ewunetie ’24 was last seen early Friday morning
Princeton Bolsters Mental Health Care for Students
A working group’s report makes 32 recommendations
Director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Shows Students Acting, Directing Techniques
Acting is best when you’re not thinking about it, Hamaguchi tells students
Essay: The World Is a Little Less Bright Without Pete Carril
‘So many memories are flooding back,’ writes Michael S. Flynn ’90
Princeton Will Be Free for Families Earning Under $100,000
Next fall the threshold will increase from $65,000, among other financial aid changes
Fresh Faces Greet Princeton at Opening Exercises
An expansion of the student body begins with the 1,500 students in the Class of 2026
Princeton Welcomes 228 International Students from 76 Countries
Student leaders at International Orientation helped 228 newcomers from 76 countries feel at home
Research
Faculty Book: Gene Andrew Jarrett ’97 on Paul Laurence Dunbar
Jarrett details the celebrations and struggles of the “poet laureate of his race”
Alumni News
Dr. Lucy McBride ’95 Found Her Voice During COVID
How the doctor turned pandemic fears into an opportunity to address overall health
Telling the Story of Princeton Alumni in the Peace Corps
Randolph Hobler ’68’s compendium of 440 alumni Peace Corps volunteers resides in the Mudd Library archives
Association of Black Princeton Alumni Launches Fundraising Campaign
ABPA moves away from dues-based model to support the organization
Student Dispatch
Building the Identities of New Residential Colleges
For Yeh’s mascot, college head Asif Ghazanfar has seen a lot of student support for the ‘Yeti’
Sports
Women’s Rugby Players Start Their First Varsity Season
‘This is so much more than an opportunity to play rugby,’ says Kathryn-Alexa Kennedy ’23
Featured Authors
History
Princeton Portrait: They Wrote the First (Not-So-Great) American Novel
Hugh Henry Brackenridge 1771 (1748-1816) and Philip Freneau 1771 (1752-1832)
Tiger of the Week
David Nirenberg *92 Is Leading the Institute for Advanced Study
Nirenberg wants to get people who might not be natural collaborators thinking and working together
Jason Eyster ’74 Wrote a Musical Celebrating his Michigan Hometown
A self-taught musician, Eyster wrote the music, lyrics, and spoken lines
Meredith Martin ’97 Explores France’s Global Role in the 18th Century
Through multiple media, Martin is illuminating a little-known piece of history
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November 2024
Princetonians lead think tanks; the perfect football season of 1964; Nobel in physics.