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Iman Monfopa Kone


An excavator and truck in an active construction site.

How loud is too loud? A breakdown of the most popular upperclass wake-up call

This semester, The Daily Princetonian investigated how loud the Hobson construction site is by measuring noise levels in locations outside of the five dorm buildings closest to it. We measured the noise levels with a decibel (dB) meter standing next to each building for short intervals sometime between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. every weekday for two weeks.

This semester, The Daily Princetonian investigated how loud the Hobson construction site is by measuring noise levels in locations outside of the five dorm buildings closest to it. We measured the noise levels with a decibel (dB) meter standing next to each building for short intervals sometime between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. every weekday for two weeks.


Group of students wearing black sweaters with "2025" written across the front in orange while on a green lawn.

How many Princeton students are ‘weeded out’ from their major? We broke it down.

Following the 2028 Frosh Survey we broke down major declarations and anticipations for the Classes of 2024–2027 to find to which majors frosh will switch.

Following the 2028 Frosh Survey we broke down major declarations and anticipations for the Classes of 2024–2027 to find to which majors frosh will switch.


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