For the past seven days, a winter storm has rocked the state of Texas. Millions of people spent days without power as the unanticipated cold snap brought deadly outages to the state’s electrical grid. But why Texas? What made this winter storm so catastrophic for them, while the rest of the country largely persisted? And what can states do to protect against these disasters in the future? Today, we talk through these questions and more with Jesse Jenkins, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment whose research focuses on macro-scale energy systems and the electricity sector.
For more ‘Prince’ podcast episodes, including episodes of The Orange Table and Princeton Insights: The Highlights, visit this link. Be sure to subscribe to Daybreak on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts, so you can stay up-to-date.
Read More
No. 3 Men’s Squash sweeps No. 7 Drexel to begin season 2–0
Bryant FigueroaMen’s squash opened their new facility at the Meadows Campus with wins over Drexel and Navy to start the season, and will next head to Massachusetts for their first away match of the year against Williams.
Men's squash opened their new facility at the Meadows Campus with wins over Drexel and Navy to start the season, and will next head to Massachusetts for their first away match of the year against Williams.
Princeton Football wins over Penn 20–17 to end season, last place in Ivy League
Alex Beverton-SmithThe Tigers ended the season on a high with a Senior Day victory against Penn 20–17, with John Volker ending the game with 170 all-purpose yards.
The Tigers ended the season on a high with a Senior Day victory against Penn 20–17, with John Volker ending the game with 170 all-purpose yards.
USG presidential candidates on protest, relationship with administration
Annie RupertusCurrent USG Social Chair Enzo Kho ’26 and current USG Treasurer Uma Fox ’26 are squaring off in the USG president election this week. While Kho and Fox share broad similarities in their policy stances, nuances lie in their approaches to USG’s relationship with the administration and solutions to issues of free expression on campus.
Current USG Social Chair Enzo Kho ’26 and current USG Treasurer Uma Fox ’26 are squaring off in the USG president election this week. While Kho and Fox share broad similarities in their policy stances, nuances lie in their approaches to USG’s relationship with the administration and solutions to issues of free expression on campus.
