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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.

Princeton Pictures Short Film Premiere, Proposed Changes to Winter Break and E-bike Policy, Two Princeton Seniors Named Marshal Scholars — Wednesday, Dec. 10

6 mins; December 10, 2025

A record-breaking Tiger Athletics Give Day, the policies of USG’s newest elected officers, and student takes on course enrollment — Friday, Dec. 5

5 mins; December 05, 2025

Professor Robert George on Who Belongs in The Conservative Movement, Princeton’s Newest Appointed Faculty, and the Class of 2026 Baccalaureate Speaker — Thursday, Dec. 4

3 mins; December 04, 2025

The ‘Prince’ Third Commemorative Book, Record distribution of A-range grades, and U.S. Attorney for New Jersey disqualified from continued service — Wednesday, Dec. 3

4 mins; December 03, 2025

Men’s Basketball, Online Late Meal Delivery, and Stormwater Plan and Operational Budget Discussion at Town Council Meeting — Tuesday, Dec. 2

5 mins; December 02, 2025

Tolerance in Campus Dating, a New Bill to Investigate Corruption in New Jersey, and Impending Snow — Monday, Dec. 1

5 mins; December 01, 2025

Student Reflections on the Fall 2025 Semester, the Princeton Men’s Soccer Historic Run, and Paul Inchauspe’s Advancement to NCAA Men’s Singles Tennis Championships — Tuesday, Nov. 25

3 mins; November 25, 2025

The USG candidate debate and the ‘Prince’s endorsements, and a Princeton Professor’s National Book Award — Monday, Nov. 24

7 mins; November 24, 2025

International Education Week at Princeton, Patricia Smith’s National Book Award for Poetry, and the Princeton men's basketball game against the Iona Gaels — Friday, Nov. 21

4 mins; November 21, 2025

Men’s Soccer Season Updates, Princeton’s Third Annual FemaleFounded Conference, and Robert George’s Resignation from Heritage Foundation Board — Thursday, Nov. 20

3 mins; November 20, 2025

Annual Princeton Human Computer Interaction Day, USG Candidates, and Water Issues in Camden County — Wednesday, Nov. 19

5 mins; November 19, 2025

Princeton Students’ Prospective Summer Plans, the University’s New Recording Policy, and Princeton Women’s Field Hockey Advances to the Final Four — Tuesday, Nov. 18

3 mins; November 18, 2025

The process behind “A Moment of Silence,” Princeton’s Newly Announced Rhodes Scholar, and Quadrangle Club’s New Selective Sign-In Policy — Monday, Nov. 17

6 mins; November 17, 2025

Rutger Bregman’s School for Moral Ambition, U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman’s decision to not seek re-election, and construction noise data with Iman Monfopa Kone — Friday, November 14th

4 mins; November 14, 2025

Challenges for Humanities Precepts, the Scholars Institute Fellows Program annual First-Gen week, and Development Plans for the Westminster Choir College — Thursday, Nov. 12

5 mins; November 13, 2025

Whig-Clio on Joe Manchin III’s Public Service Award, New University Policy Bans Recording of Events, and Increased Flight Cancellations Due to Government Shutdown— Wednesday, Nov. 12

7 mins; November 12, 2025

Governor Phil Murphy’s clemency initiative with Princeton SPIA and a Whig-Clio award for U.S. Senator Joe Manchin III — Tuesday, Nov. 11

3 mins; November 11, 2025

Responses to the Art Museum’s curation choices and a civil rights complaint against the University — Monday, Nov. 10

7 mins; November 10, 2025

Gubernatorial elections, Linguistics: the newest academic department, and Ian Rosenzweig’s opinion— Friday, Nov. 7

3 mins; November 07, 2025

Outlook for the upcoming Men’s Basketball season, Spring 2026 course offerings, and Princeton Women’s Soccer’s Ivy League Championship victory — Thursday, Nov. 6

5 mins; November 06, 2025

Opinionated: AI and the Classroom

23 mins; November 05, 2025

Election Day Polls at the Princeton Public Schools Administration Offices and a Graduate Student Composers’ Performance — Wednesday, Nov. 5

9 mins; November 05, 2025

Students Prepare for Course Selection, Princeton Honors Kevin Gover ’78 and Terence Tao ’96, and the University Revises Block 32 Dining Plan — Tuesday, Nov. 4

3 mins; November 04, 2025

Students canvass for Mikie Sherill, professors Talk NJ election, and SNAP benefits lapse nationwide — Monday, Nov. 3

6 mins; November 02, 2025

A Tour of the Princeton University Art Museum, Rhodes Scholar for Jordan, and New Discovery AI Technology to the NJ AI Hub — Friday, Oct. 31

5 mins; October 31, 2025

Caden Pierce Sits out Senior Basketball Season, Don’t Harvard Our Princeton Campaign, and PPS Phone Usage Policy— Thursday, Oct. 30r: For The Daily Princetonian, I’m Aanya Kasera. You’re listening to Daybreak. Intro: Today, we take a look at senior Caden

5 mins; October 30, 2025

Ciattarelli May End New Jersey Immigrant Trust Directive, an Opinion on Riding New Jersey Transit, and Princeton Women’s Field Hockey Wins Again — Wednesday, Oct. 29

5 mins; October 29, 2025

Princeton Students’ Halloweekend Plans, Newly Dedicated Spaces in Prospect House, and the Tigers’ Homecoming Football Game — Tuesday, Oct. 28

3 mins; October 28, 2025

The Princeton University Art Museum’s Student Preview and Early Voting in New Jersey — Monday, Oct. 20

5 mins; October 27, 2025

Men’s soccer goes 0-0 with Bryant, Associated Press Report Finds Decrease in Black Enrollment at Elite Colleges, and an Interview with Christopher Quire ’28 — Friday, Oct. 24

4 mins; October 24, 2025

Eisgruber Defends Campus Free Speech, PPS Board of Education Forum, and Princeton Bucket List — Thursday, Oct. 23

5 mins; October 23, 2025

A Day of the Dead Celebration and Princeton Women’s Field Hockey Victory Against Monmouth University — Wednesday, Oct. 22

5 mins; October 22, 2025

Princeton University Art Museum Tour, Professor Michael Skinnider Recognized as 2025 Packard Foundation Fellow, and Canvas Outage — Tuesday, Oct. 21

2 mins; October 21, 2025

University DEI efforts unchanged, “No Kings” in Princeton, and the Tigers’ football victory over Brown — Monday, Oct. 20

4 mins; October 20, 2025

Princeton’s 2027 SAT/ACT Requirement, CampusRec’s Financial Support for Club Sports, and Fall Break Plans — Friday, Oct. 10

4 mins; October 10, 2025

National Custodians Day feat. Jillian Zhang, Graduate Alumna Mary Brunkow wins Nobel Prize, and Delays at Newark Airport — Wednesday, Oct. 8

4 mins; October 08, 2025

Faculty Appointments, Princeton’s Faculty and Salaries ft. Data Writer Arnav Ratna, and the Government Shutdown’s Impact on Tri-State Airports — Friday, Oct. 3

4 mins; October 03, 2025

A close-up with two independent diners and an opinion from a third — Thursday, Oct. 2

8 mins; October 02, 2025

Reinstated Research Grants, Princeton Sports Updates, and President Eisgruber’s New Book — Wednesday, Oct. 1

5 mins; October 01, 2025

Professor Udi Ofer’s Lecture on Criminal Justice Reform, Date Drop Expectations, and the End of the Independent Dining Option — Tuesday, Sept. 30

6 mins; September 30, 2025

A first look at the Princeton Art Museum’s exhibits, Terrace Club’s Art Market, and the Release of Mikie Sherill’s Unredacted Military Records — Monday, Sept. 29

4 mins; September 29, 2025

“Big O” Orgasm Workshop, 2026–2027 Academic Year Changes, and Princeton Town Council Announcements — Friday, Sep. 26

4 mins; September 26, 2025

The Launch of NASA’s Princeton-led IMAP, USG’s Budget Cut Updates, and The Frosh Survey ft. Vince Etherton — Wednesday, Sept. 24

4 mins; September 24, 2025

The opening New Jersey gubernatorial debate, Autumn Equinox at Forbes, and a canceled Heritage Foundation lecture — Monday, Sept. 22

5 mins; September 22, 2025

Inside the Investigation with Raphi Gold - Sunday, Sept. 22

14 mins; September 22, 2025

SCRAP Lab Composting Operations Reduced, Fall Bicker, and French Theatre at Princeton — Friday, Sep. 19

6 mins; September 19, 2025

Murray Dodge’s New Opening Hours, National Voter Registration Day, and Opinions on Free Speech feat. Charlie Yale and Siyeon Lee— Wednesday, Sept. 17

6 mins; September 17, 2025

Performative Male Contest, Princeton Field Hockey Defeats Rutgers, and Nadine Menendez’s Prison Sentence — Monday, Sept. 15

4 mins; September 15, 2025

Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson’s visit to Princeton, Student Employment Changes Amidst Budget Cuts, and Weekend Plans — Friday, Sept. 12

4 mins; September 12, 2025

New Student Demographic Stats and Elizabeth Tsurkov’s Release — Wednesday, Sept. 10

5 mins; September 10, 2025

Sounds of Fall Lawnparties 2025 — Monday, Sep. 8

5 mins; September 08, 2025

Greg Arzoomanian on the Ataturk Professorship, A Chat with a Freshman First Honor Prize Winner, and A New Jersey Program Supporting Children of Incarcerated Parents — Friday, September 5

4 mins; September 05, 2025

FDOC and the End of BP’s Funding for the Carbon Mitigation Initiative— Wednesday, Sept. 3

4 mins; September 03, 2025

Student Reading and Exam Week Experiences, Sustainability at Reunions, and Princeton Budget Reductions — Thursday, May 15th

8 mins; May 15, 2025

Pete Hegseth ’03’s Thesis, EWR Radar Blackouts, and Princeton’s Debt-Free Guarantee — Monday, May 12

10 mins; May 12, 2025

USG’s Final Meeting of the Semester, Summer Research Wages feat. Isaac Barsoum, Princeton Recipients of the Howard T. Behrman Award— Friday, May 9

6 mins; May 09, 2025

Princeton’s Continued Response to Funding Cuts, Newark Liberty International Airport Delays, and a Discussion on the New Operating Budget with Luke Grippo — Monday, May. 4

7 mins; May 05, 2025

“Peace and Love the Garden”: A Conversation with the Princeton Garden Project

8 mins; May 02, 2025

May Day Rallies and no more faculty-wide statements — Friday, May 2

4 mins; May 02, 2025

USG’s Stress Less Week Roller Skate Night, Princeton’s Valedictorian and Salutatorian, and Ed Horan’s Triangle Show Sketch — Wednesday, Apr. 30

5 mins; April 30, 2025

Lawnparties and an evacuation in the EQuad — Monday, Apr. 28

6 mins; April 28, 2025

Fireside Chat with Former UBS President of the Americas Naureen Hassan, the Potential Power of AI in College, and Princeton’s Refugee Resettlement Efforts — Friday, Apr. 25

8 mins; April 25, 2025

Sunrise Princeton’s Earth Day Festival, Lauren Blackburn ‘26 Reported Missing, and the Firestone Library Fire — Wednesday, Apr. 23

5 mins; April 23, 2025

Spend a full day at Small World Coffee with the Podcast team

11 mins; April 22, 2025

A Senior Dance Thesis and a Temporary Restraining Order by Massachusetts District Court - Friday, April 20th

6 mins; April 21, 2025

Princeton University’s Farmer’s Market, The Newly Named Briger Hall, and Student Course Recs - Friday, April 17th

5 mins; April 18, 2025

The Gulf Staged Reading, Princeton’s Newest Guggenheim Fellows, and the Class of 2029 Pre-Read — Wednesday, Apr. 16

9 mins; April 16, 2025

Sushi Making with Princeton Anime-Manga Club, Orientation Leader Compensation, and PREX's 10-Year Anniversary under New Leadership — Monday, Apr. 14

6 mins; April 14, 2025

Wrong Winds Poetry Reading with Ahmad Almallah, Honor Committee Statistics, and Updates on the Young Alumni Trustee Race — Friday, Apr. 11

9 mins; April 11, 2025

Adam Grant’s Lecture on Leadership, Protests against Naftali Bennett, and 2025 Class Day Speaker— Wednesday, Apr. 9

4 mins; April 09, 2025

Hands Off! Rally in Princeton, a bartending “side-quest,” and controversy around a campus speaker — Monday, Apr. 7

5 mins; April 07, 2025

The Great Gatsby’s 100th Anniversary Performance, Room Draw, and Weekend Plans — Friday, Apr. 4

7 mins; April 04, 2025

Pietro Frassica’s Time at Princeton, Suspended University Research Grants and NJ AI Hub’s Recent Opening — Wednesday, Apr. 2

5 mins; April 02, 2025

The Garden Project, Eid Celebrations, and Princeton vs. Yale Women’s Lacrosse Game — Monday, Mar. 31

4 mins; March 31, 2025

Whig Clio Senate’s Abortion Debate, Cuts to Student Internships, and Weekend Plans —Friday, March 28

5 mins; March 28, 2025

Sunrise Princeton Tackles Trump Policies, CPUC Overhauls Judiciary Committee, and Senator Andy Kim Seeks Release of Graduate Student Elizabeth Tsurkov from Iraq — Wednesday, Mar. 26th

4 mins; March 26, 2025

Más Flow Show, A Concert Getaway, and International Student Advisories — Monday, March 24

5 mins; March 24, 2025

Firestone Crafternoons, President Eisgruber’s Op-Ed on Columbia’s Federal Funding, and Weekend Plans — Friday, March 21

4 mins; March 21, 2025

Ted Chiang’s AI and Art Lecture, High-Definition Images of the Universe, and a Puzzle-Making BTS with Jack Noymer — Wednesday, Mar. 19

6 mins; March 19, 2025

Night Shift: Campus Study Spots After Dark

13 mins; March 18, 2025

MBB and WBB Fall in Ivy Madness, an Internet Outage, and a new name for the U-Store — Monday, March 17

6 mins; March 17, 2025

Princeton University Resource Committee’s Decision on Dissociate, Princeton Basketball’s Push Towards the Ivy Tournament, and Spring Break Plans — Friday, March 7, 2025

3 mins; March 07, 2025

Princeton's Newly Launched Humanities Initiative and Presumed Reports of Bird Flu in Town — Wednesday, Mar. 5th

2 mins; March 05, 2025

Decrease in funding for Princeton Public Schools, overview of Princeton University Art Museum, and a hectic driving trip — Monday, Mar. 3

7 mins; March 03, 2025

Behind the scenes at Firestone, Joshua Yang ‘25 wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship, and Princetonians’ weekend plans — Friday, Feb. 28

8 mins; February 28, 2025

ForWord Collective’s Black History Month Poetry Showcase, Sloan Research Fellowships, and the Palmer Square Homicide — Wednesday, Feb. 26th

6 mins; February 26, 2025

Coffee Club x SASA, Kagan at Alumni Day, and a Tribute to a Guide Dog — Monday, Feb. 24

6 mins; February 24, 2025

Princeton holds blood drive, Andrea Goldsmith named Stony Brook University president, and Princetonians’ weekend plans — Friday, February 21st

4 mins; February 20, 2025

A Labyrinth Reading, Egg Shortage, and FGLI Students — Wednesday, Feb. 19

4 mins; February 19, 2025

Inside Bicker: A Look at Princeton’s Eating Club Admissions Culture

9 mins; February 18, 2025

NJ Gov. Debate, Raqs’ “With Love,” and a Campus Love Story — Monday, Feb. 10

7 mins; February 17, 2025

Sunrise Princeton on Breaking up with BP and the Research Funding Freeze — Friday, Feb. 14th

5 mins; February 14, 2025

CPUC Meeting with Eisgruber, Success for Princeton’s ‘Making an Exoneree’ course, and Valentine’s Day Data Log BTS with Iman Monfopa Kone — Wednesday, Feb. 12

6 mins; February 12, 2025

The Art of Getting Lost, Lunar New Year, and Changes to the HUM syllabus — Monday, Feb. 10

5 mins; February 10, 2025

Québec Day and Princeton’s Upcoming Gubernatorial Debate — Friday, Feb. 7

6 mins; February 07, 2025

Princeton’s Fourth DEI Survey and Piegaro ’25’s Trial — Wednesday, February 5th

6 mins; February 05, 2025

A Rogue Raccoon, Two Dance Shows, and “Double” Dean’s Date — Monday, Feb. 3

7 mins; February 03, 2025

The Prison Teaching Initiative, Eisgruber’s “State of the University” letter, and Princetonians’ Weekend Plans — Friday, January 31st

5 mins; January 31, 2025

FDOC, Princeton Alumni in Trump’s Cabinet, and NJ Drone Updates — Wednesday, Jan. 28

5 mins; January 29, 2025

Travel (Mis)adventures, Food Trucks, and Schwarzman Scholars — Mon. Jan 27

6 mins; January 27, 2025

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