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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 Maya Mukherjee '27, Twyla Colburn '27, Sheryl Xue '28 under the 149th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian. The theme music was composed and performed by Ed Horan, and the cover art is by Mark Dodici.
Some Feeder Schools Losing Favor in Admissions ft. Miriam Waldvogel — Monday, Dec. 2
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For the Daily Princetonian, I’m Maya Mukherjee. You’re listening to Daybreak.
Today, we cover changes in Princeton admissions’ attitude toward feeder schools, the Baccalaureate Day speaker announcement, USG election and referenda results, and Bob Menendez’ request for a new trial.
It’s Monday, December 2nd.
Princeton's early action admissions decisions are set to be released in mid-December. Ahead of the results, the ‘Prince’s’ data team examined the changing trends in what high schools admitted students tend to come from.
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You can read more of this coverage at dailyprincetonian.com or at the link in our shownotes.
In campus news, on Friday, the Undergraduate Student Government announced the winners of the winter election, as well as the results of several referenda. In an unusual split ticket victory, Enzo Kho ’26 won the race for President, and Aishwarya Swamidurai ’26 won the vote for Vice President. Swamidurai won by 78 votes, the tightest victory down the ballot. All the referenda passed, ranging from raising undergraduate employees’ wages to allowing a P/D/F option for language classes to dissociating and divesting from fossil fuel and arms companies. According to USG bylaws, referenda are non-binding for administrators, but the new USG members will write a report that includes [quote] “recommendations for other relevant University or student groups to further the undergraduates’ official position.”
In other campus news, Jerome Powell ’75, Chair of the Federal Reserve, will be the Baccalaureate speaker this year. At Princeton, Powell was a Politics major and also picked up guitar. Now, he oversees the Reserve’s role in shaping sustainable monetary policy, protecting consumers, and regulating banks. He was selected to speak by the Committee on Honorary Degrees and approved by the Board of Trustees. Ben Wachspress, the President of the Class of 2025, said that Powell is a [quote] “exemplary model” of leadership, citing his [quote] “poise and sound decision-making in response to the 2020 financial crisis.” Powell will speak to the graduating class on the afternoon of May 25th.
In state news, former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is requesting a new trial following his bribery conviction in July. The request comes after prosecutors disclosed that they accidentally loaded incorrect versions of nine exhibits onto a laptop they gave to jurors. These documents revealed some of Menendez’s legislative decisions as Senator, which are protected from use in trial by the Speech and Debate Clause of the Constitution. Neither prosecutors nor Menendez’s legal representation noticed the mistake at the time. Government lawyers said they don’t believe the error will change the conviction, as [quote] “there is no reasonable likelihood any juror saw any of the erroneously less redacted versions.” The New York court hasn’t issued a decision on this appeal, and Menendez is still set to be sentenced on January 29th.
Today, you can expect sunny skies with some afternoon clouds, with a high of 41 and a low of 23 degrees Fahrenheit.
That’s all for Daybreak today.
Today’s episode was written by me, sound engineered by Theo Wells-Spackman, 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 Maya Mukherjee. Have a wonderful day.
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