Subscribe
Share
Share
Embed
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.
Previewing the Class of 2028 Pre-read ft. Ethan Caldwell — Tuesday, Mar 19
[Theme music begins]
For the Daily Princetonian, I’m Twyla Colburn. You’re listening to Daybreak.
Today, we cover the Class of 2028’s pre-read, the Jersey City governor’s new endorsement of Representative Andy Kim for New Jersey State Senate, Former President Donald Trump’s inability to secure a bond for his civil fraud judgment, and protests over blackouts and food shortages in Cuba.
It’s Tuesday, March 19th.
On February 23rd, The University announced that the Class of 2028’s pre-read will be the book “The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI” by Dr. Fei-Fei Li, class of ‘99. I sat down with staff News writer Ethan Caldwell to learn more about Li and her book.
[Interview Transcript]
In local news, current mayor of Jersey City and New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Steven Fulop has shifted his endorsement from current first lady Tammy Murphy to U.S. Representative Andy Kim for the upcoming New Jersey Senate election in November. Although Murphy recently gained the endorsement of Camden County Democrats at their convention this past Saturday, Murphy was subsequently criticized because the venue barred opposing Senate candidates Andy Kim and Patricia Campos Medina from entering. In a statement issued on Murphy’s campaign yesterday, Fulop said he was [quote] “disappointed with the campaign and how it has been conducted.” Fulop’s endorsement has the potential to shift the momentum towards Kim’s campaign in the tightly contested New Jersey Senate election.
In national news, former President Trump’s lawyers said in an appeals court filing yesterday that Trump has been unable to secure a bond for the $464 million civil fraud judgment against him and his co-defendants. They stated that obtaining a bond for the full amount, which increases by over $114,000 per day until it is paid, is a [quote] “practical impossibility,” citing efforts to obtain it through around 30 surety companies to no avail. Unless an appeals court steps in, Trump and his organization will need to secure the bond before March 25th to prevent New York Attorney General Letitia James from collecting, which could mean seizing Trump’s assets. This past June, some of the University’s SPIA professors issued reactions to Trump’s indictment for allegedly sharing classified military documents, with assistant professor Jonathan Mayer stating that anyone who mishandled, misrepresented, or obstructed the recovery of such information [quote] “would and should face serious federal criminal charges.” The trial date for that case is currently set for May 20th.
In international news, hundreds of people gathered in at least five locations in Cuba, including the capital Havana and largest city Santiago, on Sunday to protest blackouts and food shortages across the country. The protests occur amidst Cuba’s ongoing economic crisis, and they led President Miguel Diaz-Canel to call on Monday for open dialogue in a [quote] “atmosphere of tranquility and peace.” He further accused the U.S. of stoking the protests. After the U.S. embassy in Havana posted late Sunday on X encouraging the Cuban government to [quote] “respect the human rights of the protesters and address the legitimate needs of the Cuban people,” Diaz-Canel summoned the U.S.’s top diplomat to Cuba for a meeting on Monday. During the protests in Santiago, demonstrators shouted [quote] “Down with communism. Down with Diaz-Canel.” Although several state security forces were present, videos on social media indicated that the protests were peaceful, with no signs of arrests. Havana was previously criticized by the international community for cracking down on its most widespread demonstrations since Castro’s 1959 revolution, which occurred in July 2021.
Today, you can expect partly cloudy skies, with a high of 48 and a low of 36 degrees fahrenheit.
That’s all for Daybreak today.
Today’s episode was written by Yusuf Abdelnur and 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 Twyla Colburn. Have a wonderful day.
[Theme music ends]