On April 8, 1960, The Board of Trustees of Princeton University selected the color that would hereby be the official “Princeton orange.” 
(Insiders know in 1866, George Ward, a member of the Class of 1869, proposed the…
Well, that’s kind of how it happened …… Every 17 years a special group of cicadas emerge from Princeton’s underground. The last time they were here was 2004, where people tell grizzly tales of being covered by the bugs, having to walk the streets with an umbrella and, if the buzzing noise of the…
This article is too fascinating to paraphrase so read all about it here! (If it’s too long for you to read, just get to paragraph seven: “During the 1950s and 1960s, mobsters helped build the Sahara, the Sands, the New Frontier and the Riviera. Money from organized crime combined with funds from more respectable investors—Wall…
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Today back in 1974, the same year Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s record, the University began advertising for bids from contractors to remodel what was the Dormitory and Food Services warehouse into a Wawa. 
Get this, March 10th, 1855 ….. on the 53rd anniversary of the Nassau Hall Fire of 1802 ……a fire ravaged Nassau Hall. You read that right but in case you missed it ….. On March 10th, 1855 ….. on the 53rd anniversary of the Nassau Hall Fire of 1802 ……a fire ravaged Nassau Hall.
I think he’s just livin’ the mission of his alma mater, Princeton University …. in the nation’s service and the service of all humanity. (I really do. If you study this guy, he’s…
In 1903, over 100 explorers, artists, authors, academics, and business adventurers came together at the Savoy Hotel in New York City to meet and exchange stories about travel, adventures, politics, and other significant topics of the day … The Ends of the Earth private club of smartypants continued to meet annually in NYC for thirty…
On Sunday, March 14th, join us all day on our social media sites for at-home-how-to videos to celebrate Einstein’s Birthday & Pi Day! (Businesses in downtown Princeton and Princeton Shopping Center will be offering Pi-priced…
On February 18th, 1934, two tigers reported seeing a “sea serpent” thrashing in the icy waters of Princeton University’s Lake Carnegie …… The legend of the “Carnegie Monster” was born! This will become campus lore on and off for a couple decades – y’all know we love the facts as much as the folklore and…