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Nov 4, 2024 | 
dailyprincetonian.com | Isabella Dail
It’s a sunny morning on Witherspoon Street. A couple holding hands strolls down the sidewalk, the woman wearing a sunhat and the man donning a baseball cap. A truck blares as it reverses into a minute parking spot, while a dog barks in the distance. The tables outside of Mamoun’s Falafel are largely unoccupied. Yet, in one of the cold metal chairs sits Paul Muldoon, clad in all-black, up to his sunglasses.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
dailyprincetonian.com | Isabella Dail
Dr. Joseph Schein ’37, Princeton’s then-oldest alum, passed away on May 24 at 109 years old. Schein received a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages & Literature. He was active in the French department, winning the Alden prize for his expertise in the language and writing a thesis on Charles Baudelaire that received honors. Outside of the classroom, Schein was a fencer and was involved in pre-medical society and Jewish life on campus.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
dailyprincetonian.com | Vitus Larrieu |Isabella Dail
At the height of pro-Palestine protests last spring, hundreds of people surrounded Clio Hall as 13 protesters occupied an office inside, ending with the arrest of all 13 inside the building. Now, those 13 arrestees are all facing charges of defiant trespassing in Princeton Municipal Court, after Judge John McCarthy III ’69 denied the plea deals of six defendants during a Tuesday hearing.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
dailyprincetonian.com | Isabella Dail
On Sept. 20, Dr. Jud Brewer ’96 visited campus to give a talk regarding anxiety and strategies for coping with it. Brewer discussed how to reframe the conversation around anxiety, focusing on thinking critically about why people have anxious feelings rather than cutting out potential triggers for anxiety. The talk, held in the Louis A.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
dailyprincetonian.com | Isabella Dail
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) hosted a vigil in the East Pyne Courtyard for the people of Palestine and Lebanon, as well as to mourn Marcellus Williams, a Missouri man whose execution last week drew criticism from some civil rights groups. The event was co-sponsored by the Princeton Arab Society and Princeton Muslim Student Association, among other student groups.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
dailyprincetonian.com | Isabella Dail
The opening of the new Princeton University Art Museum (PUAM) has been delayed until Fall 2025, the University confirmed to The Daily Princetonian. An official announcement has yet to be released. The construction, which began during the Summer of 2021, was slated to open in the Spring 2025. This in itself was a delay from the original construction timeline, which included plans for the project to be completed during 2024.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
dailyprincetonian.com | Isabella Dail
A line wrapped around the side of McCarter Theatre as dusk settled over Princeton’s campus. The people waiting chatted eagerly, some with their phones open and others clutching printed pieces of paper. Everyone, whether with a digital or physical copy, had tickets in hand to see Laufey, a renowned Icelandic musician. Laufey was the top jazz artist on Spotify in 2022 and won a Grammy for the Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2024.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
dailyprincetonian.com | Isabella Dail
Months after unionization, negotiations between the Labyrinth Books Union employees and the store’s owners continue to stall as disagreements over terms have prevented a finalized contract. A meeting set for Tuesday was unexpectedly canceled by the union‘s bargaining committee due to “unforeseen personal circumstances,” after a previous round of negotiations over the summer left them unsatisfied with the results. With no date set, negotiations will be in flux for the foreseeable future.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
dailyprincetonian.com | Isabella Dail
Isabella Dail / The Daily Princetonian On a given weeknight, the New College West (NCW) Ceramics Studio is alive with artistic creation. Spinning a pot dotted with flowers or crafting a handmade handle for a coffee mug, the space allows undergraduates to tap into their creativity and take a break from academic demands.
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Jul 28, 2024 | 
dailyprincetonian.com | Isabella Dail
The ordeal began when I had run the dishwasher on a Friday night — the same dishwasher that had relentlessly scrubbed my blender, plates, and pans for weeks without fail — and let myself drift off to sleep. When I awoke to gurgling sounds shortly after, I knew something was off. As I crept into the hallway, my socks grew soggier by the step. Turning on the lights only made clear to me the scope of the disaster that I already felt beneath my feet.
