University News
The University posts official announcements, events, and other information on its home page, which receives approximately 35,000 visitors daily.
Princeton University Bulletin
The Princeton University Bulletin is published monthly during the academic year. It includes news and features on faculty, staff and students, as well as updates on University events such as lectures, performances and exhibitions.
A special subscription rate is available for parents. Subscription information is available online or by calling (609) 258-3601. Current and back issues are available online.
Daily Princetonian
Princeton’s student newspaper, The Daily Princetonian, also known as The Prince, is published weekdays during the academic year, except during examination periods and term breaks. It is a financially independent, completely student-operated enterprise. Its writers cover news, sports and arts from and for the student’s perspective. An off-campus subscription costs $180 for approximately 140 issues — five issues per week for the 24 weeks of classes, plus issues published during reading and examination periods.
The Prince also publishes an email edition, the E-Prince, which is delivered to your email address every morning and costs $15. Send your address and check to The Daily Princetonian, Box 469, Princeton, NJ 08542; or call the business office at (609) 258-8110. Checks should be made payable to The Daily Princetonian. Subscription and other information can be found online.
Nassau Weekly
The Nassau Weekly, or Nass, was founded in 1979, primarily contains college humor and is currently Princeton’s second-largest student publication. The Nass, a completely student-run enterprise, often provides a blend of campus, local and national news; reviews of movies and restaurants; and fiction, poetry and humor pieces. A number of Nass alumni have gone on to successful careers in writing and publishing, including David Remnick ’81, current editor of The New Yorker. The Nass is published weekly during the academic year and is distributed free of charge to every undergraduate’s doorstep. For more information visit the website or send an email to nw@nassauweekly.com.
Princeton Alumni Weekly (PAW)
The Princeton Alumni Weekly (PAW), Princeton’s alumni magazine, is actually biweekly during most of the academic year. An independent publication, it offers features about alumni, teaching, research and student life at the University. Two of its best-read sections are class notes and letters to the editor, which carry spirited missives from PAW’s more than 65,000 readers. The PAW also carries classified ads for vacation homes, resorts, travel services and more.
The subscription rate is $22 per year. Send your subscription request, mailing address and a check made out to the Princeton Alumni Weekly to 194 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542.
WPRB
WPRB, the student-run radio station, is one of the nation’s oldest commercially licensed college station. It transmits at 14,000 watts at 103.3 FM across central New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania and, on occasion, parts of New York and Delaware; it is now on the Web in mp3, RealAudio and Windows Media Audio.
WPRB offers a diverse daily schedule, including classical, jazz and rock programming. In addition, WPRB’s air sound includes news and Princeton sports broadcasts and a wide variety of specialty music shows, from Greek music to free jazz to soca and reggae mixed live in the studio. For more information, email the station manager at manager@wprb.com.
Department Newsletters
Some departments publish newsletters for students, faculty and alumni. When your daughter or son has decided upon his or her academic home, you can write to these departments and request their publications. Some University newsletters are collected online.