The world moves fast. Daybreak keeps you up-to-date. Enjoy everything you need to know to stay informed in this digestible, efficient podcast. Three minutes, every weekday morning during the school year, and a longer episode on Sundays to wrap up everything that went on in the week prior. Daybreak is produced by Mark Dodici '22 under the 144th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian. The theme was composed and performed by Ed Horan '22, and the cover art is by Mark Dodici '22.

Today, we take you inside the Tiger Athletics Give Day's record breaking fundraiser, cover USG's priorities ahead of the new term , and finish out by hearing what students have to say about their course enrollment experience.

Today, we take you inside Professor Robert P. George's talk on the future of the American conservative movement, look at Princeton's eight new faculty appointments, and cover the Baccalaureate speaker for Princeton's Class of 2026.

Today, we hear from Head Archives Editor Lianne Chapin '26 on the ‘Prince' commemorative book to be released in 2026, cover the uptick in Princeton Undergraduate A-Range grades in recent years, and cover Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba's disqualification from her role.

Today, we take you inside the recent men's basketball game, online late meal delivery through a student-run project UniEats, and the stormwater plan and operational budget discussion at the town council meeting.

Today, we take you inside an opinion on dating across political ideologies, a new bill on the state senate floor, and impending snow across the Northeast. ###https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/11/princeton-opinion-column-when-partnering-up-swipe-left-on-intolerancehttps://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/12/princeton-opinion-opguest-dating-values-politics-discussions-relationships

Today, we talk to students about their favorite moment of the fall semester, cover Princeton men's soccer's historic Ivy League season, and look at Paul Inchauspe's run to the NCAA singles tennis Final Four.

Today, we take you inside the Undergraduate Student Government debate and endorsements, as well as feature a National Book Award from a Princeton Creative Writing Professor. ###Recent Editorial Board Pieces on USGhttps://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/11/princeton-opinion-ed-board-usg-missteps-path-forwardhttps://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/10/princeton-opinion-ed-board-usg-dining-table-failure

Today, we take you inside the Davis IC's Trivia Night event as part of international education week, cover Patricia Smith's National Book Award for poetry, and finish out with the Princeton men's basketball game against the Iona Gaels.

Today, we take a look at the men's soccer season updates, Princeton's third annual FemaleFounded Conference, and Robert George's resignation from the Heritage Foundation Board.

Today, we take you to Princeton Human-Computer Interaction day, cover the candidates' campaigns for Undergraduate Student Elections, and review a recent report on sewage pollution in Camden County.

Today, we talk to Princeton students about their prospective summer plans, look at the University's new recording policy, and cover the Princeton women's field hockey advancement to the Final Four of the NCAA final championship.

Today, we sit down with the director and dramaturg of the play “A Moment of Silence,” cover the University's newly announced Rhodes Scholar, and dive into the Quadrangle Club's new selective sign-in policy.

Today, we take you inside a talk with Rutger Bregman at Princeton, cover US Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman's decision to not seek re-election, and finish out hearing about construction noise at Princeton with Iman Monfopa Kone.

Today, we take a look at challenges that humanities precepts are facing, the annual Scholars Institute Fellows Program First-Gen week, and the town council's response to development plans for the Westminster Choir College campus.

Today, we sit down with Whig-Clio student leadership to discuss Senator Joe Manchin III's public service award, cover newly passed recording policy for University events, and discuss increased flight cancellations due to the government shutdown.

Today, we take you inside Governor Phil Murphy's new pardons and sentence commutations and cover the American Whig-Cliosophic Society's James Madison Award ceremony for former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin III.

Today, we take you inside the ‘Prince's' reporting on and responses to the Art Museum's curation and a civil rights complaint filed by Defending Education against the University.

Today, we take you inside the results of New Jersey's gubernatorial election, cover the vote to make linguistics its own academic department, and finish out with an interview with Ian Rosenzweig ‘29.

Today, we take a look at the outlook for the upcoming Men's Basketball season, the focus of the newly released Spring 2026 courses, and Women's Soccer's back-to-back Ivy League Championship win.

Today, we take a trip to the midterm elections polls at the Princeton Public Schools Administration Offices and listen to the Princeton Sound Kitchen's Tuesday night performance of new music by graduate student composers.

Today, we talk to students about course selection, cover the newest recipients of Princeton's top alumni honors, and look at the University's revision of its new Block 32 dining plan.

Today, we take you inside student-led canvassing efforts, professor predictions on the imminent New Jersey election, and the expiration of SNAP benefits across the country.

Today, we hear from Head News Editor Victoria Davies on her private tour of the Princeton University Art Museum ahead of today's Grand Opening, learn about the Rhodes Scholarship for Jordan, and finish out with New Jersey AI Hub's new Discovery AI technology.

Today, we take a look at senior Caden Pierce's decision to sit out his final basketball season, explore the Don't Harvard Our Princeton campaign, and dive into the Princeton Public Schools debate on phone policy.

Today, we take you inside the future of New Jersey's Immigrant Trust Directive, hear an opinion on why Princeton students should ride New Jersey Transit, and finish out with the women's field hockey team's eight-game win streak.

Today, we take you inside students' Halloweekend plans, look at the newly dedicated spaces in Prospect House, which just recently completed renovations, and check out the Princeton Tigers' performance at the homecoming game against Harvard Crimson.

Today, we take you inside the Princeton University Art Museum's early student preview and the beginning of early voting for the gubernatorial race in New Jersey.

Today, we cover the highly anticipated Princeton men's soccer match against Bryant on Tuesday, take you inside an AP report on the decrease in Black enrollment at elite colleges, and finish out with an interview from Christopher Quire '28 on his experience with the decreased enrollment.

Today, we take a look at Princeton bucket list ideas before graduating, explore University President Christopher Eisgruber's recent discussion on free speech and censorship, and the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education forum.

Today, we take you inside Princeton's Day of the Dead Event, and cover Princeton Women's Field Hockey victory against Monmouth University.

Today, we cover Professor Michael Skinnider's recognition as a 2025 Packard Foundation Fellow, and look at the impact of the Canvas outage on students.

Today, we take you inside Princeton's diversity and inclusion efforts, No Kings protests across New Jersey and the Tigers' victory over Brown in football.

Today, we take you inside Princeton's 2027 SAT/ACT requirement, cover CampusRec's support for club sports fees and finish out by hearing what students have planned for fall break

Today, we take you inside a feature on National Custodians Day, cover Princeton graduate alumna Mary Brunkow's Nobel Prize, and finish out with the continued effects of the government shutdown on air travel at Newark Airport and across the country.

Today, we cover the recent appointment of six new faculty members, learn more about Princeton's faculty and salaries with Data writer Arnav Ratna, and finish out with updates on the government shutdown's impact on Tri-State airports.

Today, we take a special look at independent diners' reactions to the meal plan overhaul scheduled for the next academic year.

Today, we cover the reinstated research grants, Princeton Women's Field Hockey victory against Maryland, and finish out hearing from Associate News Editor Cynthia Torres on President Eisgruber's new book.

Today, we take you inside Professor Udi Ofer's lecture on criminal justice reform, Princeton students' feelings on the night before Date Drop, and the new Fall 2026 meal plans.

Today, we take you inside the Princeton Art Museum's First Exhibits, the semesterly art market at Terrace Club, and the release of Mikie Sherill's unredacted military service records.

Today, we take you inside yesterday's “Big O” workshop, cover changes to the academic calendar for the 2026-2027 school year, and finish out with updates from Wednesday's Princeton Town Council meeting.

Today, we discuss the launch of a Princeton-led NASA mission, cover updates about budget cuts from the USG meeting, and finish with a look at the Frosh Survey with Vince Etherton. Launch Broadcast: https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/three-new-missions-launch-to-track-space-weather/

Today, we take you inside the first New Jersey gubernatorial debate, a fall equinox celebration in the Forbes Garden, and the abrupt cancellation of a Heritage Foundation lecture on campus.

Today, we take you inside the investigation with Raphi Gold, Head Features Editor for the ‘Prince', who spent the past 18 months investigating care for students undergoing mental health crises at Princeton.

Today, we take you inside reduced campus composting operations, cover fall bicker, and finish out with a look at Princeton's thriving French theatre scene.

Today, we cover the changes to Murray Dodge Cafe's open hours, discuss Charlie Yale and Siyeon Lee's opinion article, and finish out by covering National Voter Registration Day.

Today, we take you inside Princeton's performative male contest, women's field hockey's 1-0 victory against Rutgers, and Nadine Menendez's arrest.

Today, we take you inside Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson's visit to Princeton, cover changes to student employment amidst budget cuts, and hear about Princetonians' weekend plans.

Today, we chat about the University's newly released demographic statistics, and finish out with the release of graduate Student Elizabeth Tsurkov.

Today, we take you inside yesterday's lawnparties to kick off the 2025-2026 school year.

Today, we discuss the University's Atatürk Professorship with Greg Arzoomanian '79, a New Jersey program offering academic and career support to the children of incarcerated parents, and finish out with a chat with Freshman First Honor Prize winner Andrei Dragomir.