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The world moves fast. Daybreak keeps you up-to-date.
Enjoy everything you need to know to stay informed — on campus and off — in this digestible, efficient podcast. Daybreak is produced by Vitus Larrieu '26, Isabel Jacobson '25, and Eden Teshome '25 under the 147th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian. The theme music was composed and performed by Ed Horan, and the cover art is by Mark Dodici.
Faculty Letter to Columbia University ft. Christofer Robles — Tuesday, Apr. 23
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For the Daily Princetonian, I’m Theo Wells-Spackman. You’re listening to Daybreak.
Today, we cover a letter from Princeton faculty in solidarity with Columbia students, arrests at a pro-Palestine protest at Yale University, yesterday’s Earth Day protests on campus, and a nationwide solar energy grant for low-income households.
It’s Tuesday, April 23rd.
Amid protests at Columbia University leading to the arrest of over a hundred students last week, Princeton Faculty and Staff released an open letter in solidarity with Columbia and Barnard students. I sat down with Head Opinion Christofer Robles to learn more.
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Yesterday morning, 47 people were arrested at Yale University during a similar pro-Palestine encampment protest. In a statement, the Yale administration said that its police [quote] “gave [protesters] several opportunities to leave and avoid arrest,” after law enforcement [quote] “determined that the situation was no longer safe [as] …members of the Jewish, Muslim, Israeli, Arab, and Palestinian communities reported that the campus environment had become increasingly difficult.” Students who received court summons have been charged with trespassing in the first degree.
In campus news, yesterday was Earth Day, and several campus groups held a joint walk-out and protest against the University’s climate policies. The event was co-organized by Sunrise Princeton, Students for Justice in Palestine, the Alliance of Jewish Progressives, Students for Prison Education, Abolition and Reform, Princeton Israeli Apartheid Divest, Princeton Conservation Society, and ReWild Princeton. The organizers’ demands include complete divestment from fossil fuels, investment in [quote] “global climate solutions and local environmental justice,” and accelerated decarbonization of the campus. Around a hundred students, faculty, and grad students gathered on the Frist North Lawn before marching to Nassau Hall.
In national news, the Biden administration announced on Friday the “Solar for All” Grant dedicated to providing low-income households with increased access to solar power in the next few years. The grant will distribute 7 billion dollars throughout the United States and is estimated to serve over 900,000 households. According to the Biden administration, these measures will save households across the nation over $350 million annually on energy bills. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will receive upwards of $156 million under this initiative and will [quote] “focus on addressing the barriers it has identified that stop low-income families in the state from adopting solar.” The board looks to achieve this goal by allocating money towards solar panels on homes, training for solar-related positions, and alleviating the cost associated with new community solar projects that are shared between individuals. Princeton University receives around 5 to 6 percent of its annual electrical energy from its own solar panels.
Today, you can expect mostly sunny skies, with a high of 68 and a low of 48 degrees fahrenheit.
That’s all for Daybreak today.
Today’s episode was written by Yusuf Abdelnur and me, sound engineered by me, and produced under the 148th managing board of the ‘Prince.’ Our theme was composed by Ed Horan, Class of ’22. For the Daily Princetonian, I’m Theo Wells-Spackman. Have a wonderful day.
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