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Pennsylvania Senate seat called for David McCormick GS ’94 ’96, riding red wave

Republican David McCormick GS ’94 ’96 defeated three-term incumbent Democrat Bob Casey on Nov. 7 according to an AP election call, bolstering the Republican majority in the Senate with a flipped seat in Pennsylvania. McCormick led the race by only 0.5 percent, or 30,000 votes, as of Thursday night.

Republican David McCormick GS ’94 ’96 defeated three-term incumbent Democrat Bob Casey on Nov. 7 according to an AP election call, bolstering the Republican majority in the Senate with a flipped seat in Pennsylvania. McCormick led the race by only 0.5 percent, or 30,000 votes, as of Thursday night.


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Sounds of an election year

Today on Daybreak, we reflect on the political climate on campus this semester, looking at how students engaged with democracy and listening in to understand what an election does to the campus soundscape. 

Today on Daybreak, we reflect on the political climate on campus this semester, looking at how students engaged with democracy and listening in to understand what an election does to the campus soundscape. 


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Princeton Democrats canvass in Pennsylvania as election looms

20 students from Princeton College Democrats headed to Chester County, Pa. over the weekend to knock on doors just days before 2024 Election, as early voting in Pennsylvania was already well underway. Students felt the trip contributed to their sense of involvement in the upcoming presidential election on Nov. 5.

20 students from Princeton College Democrats headed to Chester County, Pa. over the weekend to knock on doors just days before 2024 Election, as early voting in Pennsylvania was already well underway. Students felt the trip contributed to their sense of involvement in the upcoming presidential election on Nov. 5.


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Campus community reflects on Oct. 7 with vigils

Over 200 members of the University community gathered on Oct. 7 for a memorial event marking one year since Hamas’ attack on Israel and honoring the 101 hostages still held in Gaza. A second, smaller interfaith vigil the next day grieved “all those killed in the last year in the Middle East,” featuring prayers and poetry from multiple faith communities. 

Over 200 members of the University community gathered on Oct. 7 for a memorial event marking one year since Hamas’ attack on Israel and honoring the 101 hostages still held in Gaza. A second, smaller interfaith vigil the next day grieved “all those killed in the last year in the Middle East,” featuring prayers and poetry from multiple faith communities. 


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Inside Clio Hall: Three claims made by a protester under oath

In a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, one of the protesters arrested for occupying Clio Hall in April faced questioning under oath regarding what happened inside the building. Here are the highlights from their testimony.

In a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, one of the protesters arrested for occupying Clio Hall in April faced questioning under oath regarding what happened inside the building. Here are the highlights from their testimony.


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Students celebrate the return of Poe field with informal recreation and a lunar eclipse viewing

Poe and Pardee Fields are back after over a year of closure related to Princeton’s geo-exchange energy system project. Students are celebrating their return with informal sports activities and a lunar eclipse viewing party.

Poe and Pardee Fields are back after over a year of closure related to Princeton’s geo-exchange energy system project. Students are celebrating their return with informal sports activities and a lunar eclipse viewing party.


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Murray-Dodge Café access hindered as construction closes pathways across campus

As the University progresses toward its 2026 Capital Plan, the facilities construction web page has provided students with various resources for remaining up-to-date with campus projects.

As the University progresses toward its 2026 Capital Plan, the facilities construction web page has provided students with various resources for remaining up-to-date with campus projects.


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Presidential candidates debate, Princetonians watch

Hundreds of students packed into three floors of Whig Hall Tuesday night to watch the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, marking the first major political event of the election season.

Hundreds of students packed into three floors of Whig Hall Tuesday night to watch the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, marking the first major political event of the election season.


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Princeton High School students walk out in support of ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’

On the 15th day of the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ and the seventh day of an associated hunger strike, students at Princeton High School walked out of school to the sit-in site at Cannon Green.

On the 15th day of the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ and the seventh day of an associated hunger strike, students at Princeton High School walked out of school to the sit-in site at Cannon Green.


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Two years in the making: PSRJ launches condom dispensers

Princeton Students for Reproductive Justice (PSRJ) celebrated the launch of condom dispensers around campus with a party in Campus Club on Friday, April 19, capping off its second annual “Sex Ed week.”

Princeton Students for Reproductive Justice (PSRJ) celebrated the launch of condom dispensers around campus with a party in Campus Club on Friday, April 19, capping off its second annual “Sex Ed week.”


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