December 2023
The Legacy of Legacy; War & Words; Ross Tucker ’01 Is Going Places
Features
Ross Tucker ’01 Is Going Places
After years of working his way through the NFL media ecosystem, the former football player is starting to break big
The Legacy of Legacy
Family ties are famously strong at Princeton, but changes to admission policies could be coming. Five alumni ponder the future.
War & Words
With tension high over the Israel-Gaza war, can Princeton avoid uglier incidents seen at other universities?
President’s Page
On the Campus
At Screening, Princeton Faculty View Horrors of Oct. 7 Attacks
Organizers say the event was meant to combat those who’ve tried to deny or minimize the Hamas massacre
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
Princeton, Columbia Deans Aim to Educate With Talk on Israel, Palestine
In the “difficult conversation,” Amaney Jamal and Keren Yarhi-Milo said campuses are at a crossroads
Princeton Freshman Dies ‘Unexpectedly,’ According to University
Sophia Jones ’27 was from Chicago and planned to major in molecular biology
Literature Class Marks New Avenue in Sign Language Studies
Senior lecturer Noah Buchholz, who is deaf, is well known on the ASL slam circuit
The Princeton Electric Speedboating Club Broke a World Record
Big Bird’s 117 mph pace has raised the bar for electric speedboats
Research
Computer Science Researchers Call Out AI Hype as ‘Snake Oil’
Their critique of AI employment hiring tools won them a spot on Time magazine’s “Most Influential People in AI” list
Alumni News
The Journey Here: Katie Grieco ’92 Left Restaurants for Meditation
While she loved her work, it was beginning to take a toll
Princetonians in Israel ‘Rocked’ by Violence Look to Road Ahead
PAW found several widely shared opinions — including hope for a long-lasting peace
Mike Hazen ’98 and Chris Young ’02 Give World Series a Princeton Feel
Former Tiger baseball players are now leading the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers, and even invited longtime coach Scott Bradley to Game 1
Michael Lewis ’82: Understanding Sam Bankman-Fried ‘Is Breathtakingly Difficult’
The accomplished author explains his decision to write about an alleged crypto criminal and how readers have reacted
Behind the Research
Student Dispatch
Sports
Princeton’s Sweet 16 Senior Class Is Still Playing Basketball
Four of the five men are playing as as graduate students at other schools, and one is in the pros
Featured Authors
Three Books
History
Tiger of the Week
ROTC Led Jake Porter ’90 to Air Force Missile Launch Control
‘I loved the mission I was involved in,’ Porter says
Jonathan Cheng ’05 Runs The Wall Street Journal’s China Bureau
Six months into the job, Cheng was covering COVID from Bejing
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The Magazine
December 2024
Hidden heroines; U.N. speaker controversy; Kathy Crow ’89’s connections