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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 Street banks, union pension funds, the Mormon Church and the Princeton University endowment.”)   Did you know Princeton University Investment Company (PRINCO) now oversees the largest per student endowment of any college in the United States …. today it’s about $26.1B AND it’s money managers are among the most diversified in any college campus?  TRUE!      

  From 1896 to 1915, clever tigers would dress up and create a parade going through campus to celebrate St Patty’s Day!  The costumes were so silly it became so popular that townspeople would all stop working to see the revelry! Read all about the history of the event here!

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.    The world class re-design of the 125th Wawa now stands beside the renovated Dinky Station in a modern sheath of…

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 about a lot more than a silly bottom line.)  GO JEFF! (Not convinced?  Check out his Commencement speech to the Great Class…

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 goodies too!  Be sure to mask up and celebrate the fun in Einstein’s picturesque hometown!) The Life of…

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…

On December 27, 1864, President Lincoln wrote to the College of New Jersey in thanks for the honorary degree. Most historians agree the decision to honor President Lincoln was to definitively state the College’s support of the President during the Civil War.  Just prior to the outbreak of the war, many students were from the…

Today, Princeton is known for it’s wide variety of high quality foods offered to staff, faculty and students.  (No really, they’ve won all sorts of sustainability awards for moving to majority plant based meals, reduction of packaging, vendor selections and all sorts of categories.)  For residents, we’re especially grateful for the School Garden Project, where…

TRUE!  Because the green tables were considered too much a temptation for gambling, billiards were outlawed in the State of New Jersey! The tigers responded in two ways!  The famous Eating Clubs, which are private clubs for the students and alumni, started reserving single rooms as billiard rooms.  If you are EVER invited into a…