1975
1975 content overview
Taking the Long Way to Antarctica
From offshore oil surveys to remote waters, Laura K.O. Smith ’05 chose an unconventional course
Annual Giving Raises $68.4 Million
Final months of campaign overlapped with Princeton’s call for alumni to ‘Stand Up’ for higher education
They Go All In On ‘All-Nighter’
The show, a relatively new addition to the Reunions schedule, attracts a beer jacket crowd
Class Day and Baccalaureate Speakers Touch on Political Climate, Free Speech
At this year’s Baccalaureate service, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell ’75 praised the legacy of American universities and the power of public service
Among 1970s and ’80s Drinking Games, Blow Pong Was King
The ‘Boot Classic’ tournament featured elaborate speeches, rituals, and team cheers, as well as a fictional ‘archdeacon’
Guide to Drinks Served at Reunions 2025
Is this the year of ‘Tiger striping,’ alternating alcoholic drinks with nonalcoholic ones?
Princeton’s NIT Champs Reunite After 50 Years
Lives: Alfred D. Price Jr. ’69 *75
An Architect Who Built an Unmatched Legacy in Buffalo
In Short
Princetonians Photo: Saving Solar
Alum Swimmers and Divers Reunite for Open-Water Swim in Greece
The idea of swimming several miles every day for nearly a week was daunting
Newsmakers Q&A: Attorney Abby Rubenfeld ’75 Fights Tennessee Drag Ban
Anne Brenner ’75 Built an Off-the-Grid Solar Home in Colorado
‘We need to be self-sufficient and not rely on fossil fuels,’ Brenner says
Newsmakers Q&A: Doug Schutte ’75 Is Virginia’s Top Blood Donor
Architect Peter Wheelwright ’75 Tells a Multigenerational Saga
‘Writing fiction … helps us to imagine what we could be in a better world’
Travel Writer Don George ’75 Reflects on 2020 At Home
Patrick Anderson ’75: Breaking the Cycle
How a troubled childhood led to bettering outcomes for Alaskan Native children
Steve Hellmuth ’75 Looks to the Future of Digital Media for the NBA
Dan Biederman '75: Parks and Recreation
A $5 million revitalization effort brings Zumba and movie nights to a once barren park
Judy Eidelson ’75: Aiding Asylum Seekers
Documenting psychological scars can lead to new home for survivors of trauma
Profiles in music
Four Princeton artists and the lives they lead
READING ROOM: Sarah Conly ’75
A philosopher defends the nanny state























