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==Student life and culture==
=== Residential colleges ===
The university guarantees housing for students for all four years,<ref name="Princeton-Housing-2016">{{cite web|date=September 27, 2016|title=Housing|url=https://admission.princeton.edu/campus-life/housing|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628093641/https://admission.princeton.edu/campus-life/housing|archive-date=June 28, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Undergraduate Admission|publisher=Princeton University|language=en}}</ref> with more than 98% of undergraduates living on campus.<ref name="Princeton-Life">{{cite web|title=Campus Life|url=https://profile.princeton.edu/campus-life|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515163410/https://profile.princeton.edu/campus-life|archive-date=May 15, 2021|access-date=June 21, 2021|website=A Princeton Profile|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> Freshman and sophomores are required to live on campus, specifically in one of the university's seven [[residential college]]s. Once put into a residential college, students have an upperclassmen residential college adviser to adjust to college life and a faculty academic adviser for academic guidance.<ref name="Princeton-ResColleges">{{cite web|title=About Residential Colleges|url=https://hres.princeton.edu/undergraduate-housing/incoming-students/about-residential-colleges|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715015434/https://hres.princeton.edu/undergraduate-housing/incoming-students/about-residential-colleges|archive-date=July 15, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Housing & Real Estate Services|publisher=Princeton University|language=en}}</ref> Upperclassmen are given the option to keep living in the college or decide to move into upperclassmen dorms;<ref name="Princeton-Life" /> upperclassmen still remain affiliated with their college even if they live somewhere else.{{Sfn|Fiske|Lecuyer|2019|p=566}}

Each residential college has its own distinct layout and architecture.<ref name="Princeton-ResColleges" /> Additionally, each college has its own faculty head, dean, director of studies, and director of student life. The colleges feature various amenities, such as dining halls, common rooms, laundry rooms, academic spaces, and arts and entertainment resources. Out of the seven undergraduate colleges (excluding the Graduate College) three of the colleges house students from all classes while the other four house only underclassmen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Housing & Dining|url=https://www.princeton.edu/one-community/housing-dining|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717084128/https://www.princeton.edu/one-community/housing-dining|archive-date=July 17, 2021|access-date=July 17, 2021|publisher=Princeton University|language=en}}</ref> Present-day residential colleges are:

{{columns-list|colwidth=16em|
* [[File:Princeton Rockefeller College CoA.svg|48px]] [[Rockefeller College]]
* [[File:Princeton Mathey College CoA.svg|48px]] [[Mathey College]]
* [[File:Princeton Butler College CoA.svg|48px]] [[Butler College]]
* [[File:Princeton Forbes College CoA.svg|48px]] [[Forbes College]]
* [[File:Princeton Whitman College CoA.svg|48px]] [[Whitman College, Princeton University|Whitman College]]
* [[File:Princeton Yeh College CoA.svg|48px]] [[Yeh College]]
* [[File:Princeton NCW College CoA.svg|48px]] [[New College West]]
* [[File:Princeton GC College CoA.svg|48px]] [[Princeton University Graduate College|Graduate College]]
}}

Princeton's residential college system dates back to when university president Woodrow Wilson's proposed the creation of quadrangles.{{Sfn|Axtell|2006|p=1}} While the plan was vetoed,{{Sfn|Axtell|2006|p=1}} it eventually made a resurgence with the creation of Wilson Lodge (now known as [[First College]]) in 1957 to provide an alternative to the eating clubs.<ref name="Princeton-HistColleges">{{cite web|title=History of the Colleges|url=https://odoc.princeton.edu/about/history-colleges|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717024636/https://odoc.princeton.edu/about/history-colleges|archive-date=July 17, 2021|access-date=July 17, 2021|website=Office of the Dean of the College|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> Wilson Lodge was dedicated as Wilson College in 1968 and served as an experiment for the residential college system. In 2020, Princeton University elected to change the name of Wilson College to First College after the recent deaths involving police brutality of black individuals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 27, 2020 |title=Princeton to drop Woodrow Wilson's name from school |author-first1=Sinéad|author-last1=Carew|language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-protests-princeton-idUSKBN23Y0TU |access-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129222716/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-protests-princeton-idUSKBN23Y0TU |url-status=live }}</ref> When enrollment increased in the 1970s, a university report in 1979 recommended the establishment of five residential colleges.{{Sfn|Oberdorfer|1995|p=236–238}} Funding was raised within a year,{{Sfn|Oberdorfer|1995|p=239}} leading to the development of [[Rockefeller College]] (1982), [[Mathey College]] (1983), [[Butler College]] (1983), and [[Forbes College]] (1984).<ref name="Princeton-HistColleges" /> [[Whitman College, Princeton University|Whitman College]] was founded and constructed in 2007 at a cost of $100 million.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hu|first=Winnie|date=July 29, 2007|title=More Than a Meal Plan|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/education/edlife/princeton.html|access-date=July 17, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=July 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717024626/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/education/edlife/princeton.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Butler's dorms were demolished in 2007 and a new complex was built in 2009.<ref name="Princeton-Res-Butler">{{cite web|title=Butler College|url=https://hres.princeton.edu/undergraduate-housing/explore/butler-college|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001013924/https://hres.princeton.edu/undergraduate-housing/explore/butler-college|archive-date=October 1, 2020|access-date=March 29, 2020|website=Housing & Real Estate Services|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> Butler and Mathey previously acted as only underclassmen colleges, but transitioned to four-year colleges in fall 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Quiñones|first=Eric|date=September 20, 2007|title=Residential life remodeled: Princeton moves into new four-year college system|url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2007/09/20/residential-life-remodeled-princeton-moves-new-four-year-college-system|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717024626/https://www.princeton.edu/news/2007/09/20/residential-life-remodeled-princeton-moves-new-four-year-college-system|archive-date=July 17, 2021|access-date=July 17, 2021|website=Princeton University|language=en}}</ref> Princeton completed and opened two new residential colleges—[[Residential College 7|Yeh College]] and [[New College West]]—at the beginning of the academic year in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eisgruber |first1=Christopher |title=State of the University 2020 |url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/02/03/president-eisgrubers-annual-state-university-letter-2020 |website=Princeton University |access-date=June 28, 2020 |archive-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624102213/https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/02/03/president-eisgrubers-annual-state-university-letter-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Efn|College 7 was initially going to be called Perelman College; however, due to lack of on time payments by the Perelman Family Foundation, the name was removed. As a result, there is no official name for either College 7 or College 8.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hess|first=Naomi|date=August 24, 2021|title=Perelman name removed from Residential College 7|work=[[The Daily Princetonian]]|url=https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2021/08/princeton-residential-college-7-perelman-campus-expansion-construction|access-date=August 31, 2021|archive-date=August 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831002723/https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2021/08/princeton-residential-college-7-perelman-campus-expansion-construction|url-status=live}}</ref>}} The university plans to construct a new residential college named Hobson College where First College currently stands.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hobson College {{!}} Facilities |url=https://facilities.princeton.edu/projects/hobson-college |access-date=February 15, 2023 |website=facilities.princeton.edu |date=October 6, 2021 |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613022407/https://facilities.princeton.edu/projects/hobson-college |url-status=live }}</ref>

Princeton has one graduate residential college, known as the [[Princeton University Graduate College|Graduate College]], located on a hill about half a mile from the main campus.<ref name="Princeton-Grad-2021a">{{cite web|title=Graduate College History|url=https://gradschool.princeton.edu/about/history/graduate-college-history|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717031037/https://gradschool.princeton.edu/about/history/graduate-college-history|archive-date=July 17, 2021|access-date=July 17, 2021|website=The Graduate School|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref>{{Efn|The "Graduate College" refers to the residential and dining halls while the "Graduate School" refers to the academics.{{Sfn|Leitch|1978|p=223}}}} The location of the Graduate College was the result of a dispute between Woodrow Wilson and then-Graduate School Dean [[Andrew Fleming West]]. Wilson preferred a central location for the college; West wanted the graduate students as far as possible from the campus, and ultimately, he prevailed.{{Sfn|Leitch|1978|p=502–503}} The Graduate College is composed of a large [[Collegiate Gothic]] section crowned by [[Cleveland Tower]],<ref name="Princeton-Grad-2021a" /> a memorial tower for former Princeton trustee [[Grover Cleveland]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 23, 1913|title=TAFT PAYS TRIBUTE TO PRINCETON'S SAGE; Glowing Appreciation of Grover Cleveland Marks Speech at Dedication Exercises.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1913/10/23/archives/taft-pays-tribute-to-princetons-sage-glowing-appreciation-of-grover.html|access-date=July 17, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=July 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717031027/https://www.nytimes.com/1913/10/23/archives/taft-pays-tribute-to-princetons-sage-glowing-appreciation-of-grover.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Sfn|Leitch|1978|p=131}} The tower also has 67 [[carillon]] bells, making it one of the largest carillons in the world.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tanner|first=Pat|date=July 11, 2016|title=Towering Sounds with the Carillon Bells of Princeton|work=[[New Jersey Monthly]]|url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/towering-sounds-carillon-bells-princeton/|access-date=July 17, 2021|archive-date=July 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717031037/https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/towering-sounds-carillon-bells-princeton/|url-status=live}}</ref> The attached New Graduate College provides a modern contrast in architectural style to the gothic Old Graduate College.<ref name="Princeton-Res-NGC">{{cite web|title=New Graduate College|url=https://hres.princeton.edu/graduate-housing/explore/new-graduate-college|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806151147/https://hres.princeton.edu/graduate-housing/explore/new-graduate-college|archive-date=August 6, 2020|access-date=March 29, 2020|website=Housing & Real Estate Services|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> Graduate students also have the option of living in student apartments.<ref name="Princeton-Res-Genl">{{cite web|title=General Information|url=https://hres.princeton.edu/graduate-housing/incoming-graduate-students/general-information|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629022311/https://hres.princeton.edu/graduate-housing/incoming-graduate-students/general-information|archive-date=June 29, 2021|access-date=June 19, 2021|website=Housing and Real Estate|publisher=Princeton University|language=en}}</ref>

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File:Forbes College from College Rd West.jpg|alt=A picture of Forbes College|[[Forbes College]] (founded 1984)
File:Mathey College, Princeton University.jpg|alt=The exterior of Mathey College, specifically Blair Arch.|[[Mathey College]] (founded 1983)
File:Princeton (6035183309).jpg|alt=A picture of Rockefeller College|[[Rockefeller College]] (founded 1982)
File:Princeton University Whitman College.JPG|alt=The exterior of Whitman College.|[[Whitman College, Princeton University|Whitman College]] (founded 2007)
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=== Eating clubs and dining ===
{{Main|Princeton University eating clubs}}
[[File:Princeton Ivy Club 2023.jpg|alt=A picture of Ivy Club, the oldest eating club on campus|thumb|Founded in 1879, [[Ivy Club]] is the oldest and wealthiest [[Eating clubs at Princeton University|eating club]] on campus]]
Each residential college has a dining hall for students in the college, and they vary in their environment and food served.<ref name="Princeton-Dining">{{cite web|date=September 16, 2016|title=Dining Options|url=https://admission.princeton.edu/campus-life/dining-options|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717084647/https://admission.princeton.edu/campus-life/dining-options|archive-date=July 17, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Undergraduate Admission|publisher=Princeton University|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Salas|first=Mia|date=April 16, 2020|title=Your Complete Guide to the Residential College Dining Halls|url=https://admission.princeton.edu/blogs/your-complete-guide-residential-college-dining-halls|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717084105/https://admission.princeton.edu/blogs/your-complete-guide-residential-college-dining-halls|archive-date=July 17, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Undergraduate Admission|publisher=Princeton University|language=en}}</ref> Upperclassmen who no longer live in the college can choose from a variety of options: join an [[Eating clubs at Princeton University|eating club]] and choose a shared meal plan; join a dining co-op, where groups of students eat, prepare, and cook food together; or organize their own dining.<ref name="Princeton-Dining" /> The university offers [[Kosher foods|kosher]] dining through the Center for Jewish Life and [[halal]] dining options for Muslim students in the dining halls.<ref name="Princeton-Dining" />

Social life takes place primarily on campus and is involved heavily with one's residential college or eating club.<ref name="Princeton-Housing-2016" />{{Sfn|Fiske|Lecuyer|2019|p=567}} Residential colleges host a variety of social events and activities, ranging from [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] show outings to regular barbecues.<ref name="Princeton-ResColleges" /> Eating clubs, while not affiliated with the university, are co-ed organizations that serve as social centers, host events, and invite guest speakers.<ref name="Princeton-EatingClubs-1">{{cite web|title=Eating Clubs|url=https://admission.princeton.edu/campus-life/dining-options/eating-clubs|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316031115/https://admission.princeton.edu/campus-life/dining-options/eating-clubs|archive-date=March 16, 2021|access-date=March 14, 2020|website=Undergraduate Admission|date=September 16, 2016|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref>{{Sfn|Fiske|Lecuyer|2019|p=566}} Additionally, they serve as a place of community for upperclassmen.<ref name="Princeton-EatingClubs-1" />{{Sfn|Fiske|Lecuyer|2019|p=567}} Five of the clubs have first-serve memberships called "sign-ins" and six clubs use a selective process, in which students must "bicker".<ref name="Princeton-EatingClubs-2">{{cite web|title=What's an Eating Club?|url=https://princetoneatingclubs.org/whats-an-eating-club/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716163953/https://princetoneatingclubs.org/whats-an-eating-club/|archive-date=July 16, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=The Eating Clubs of Princeton University|language=en-US}}</ref> This requires prospective members to undergo an interviewing process.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Miller|first=Jennifer|date=December 12, 2019|title=Takeover at Princeton's Quadrangle|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/style/FLI-princeton-quadrangle.html|access-date=June 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625022848/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/style/FLI-princeton-quadrangle.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Each eating club has a fee to join which ranges from around $9,000 to $10,000. As a result, Princeton increases financial aid for upperclassmen, and the eating clubs also offer financial assistance.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 15, 2016|title=Junior/Senior Dining Options|url=https://finaid.princeton.edu/policies-procedures/juniorsenior-dining-options|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718152308/https://finaid.princeton.edu/policies-procedures/juniorsenior-dining-options|archive-date=July 18, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Princeton University Admission|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fees & Financial Aid|url=https://princetoneatingclubs.org/club-fees/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716002627/https://princetoneatingclubs.org/club-fees/|archive-date=July 16, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=The Eating Clubs of Princeton University|language=en-US}}</ref> Cumulatively, there are ten clubs located on Prospect Avenue—[[Cannon Club|Cannon]], [[Cap and Gown Club|Cap and Gown]], [[Princeton Charter Club|Charter]], [[Cloister Inn|Cloister]], [[Colonial Club|Colonial]], [[University Cottage Club|Cottage]], [[Ivy Club|Ivy]], [[Quadrangle Club|Quadrangle]], [[Tiger Inn|Tiger]], and [[Tower Club|Tower]]—and one located on Washington Road—[[Terrace Club|Terrace]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Explore the Eating Clubs|url=https://princetoneatingclubs.org/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413203727/https://princetoneatingclubs.org/|archive-date=April 13, 2021|access-date=March 29, 2020|website=Princeton Eating Clubs}}</ref><ref name="Princeton-EatingClubs-2" /> Sixty-eight percent of upperclassmen are members of a club, with each one containing around 150 to 200 students<ref name="Princeton-EatingClubs-2" />

=== Campus organizations ===
Princeton hosts around 500 recognized student organizations and several campus centers.<ref name="Princeton-Life" /> The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) serves as Princeton's [[Student Government|student government]].<ref name="Princeton-StudGovt">{{cite web|title=Student Government|url=https://odus.princeton.edu/activities/governance|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715050534/https://odus.princeton.edu/activities/governance|archive-date=July 15, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> The USG funds student organization events, sponsors campus events, and represents the undergraduate student body when convening with faculty and administration.<ref name="Princeton-StudGovt" />

[[File:Whig Hall Princeton.jpg|thumb|Whig Hall, where the [[American Whig-Cliosophic Society]] resides|alt=A picture of Whig Hall]]

Founded in about 1765, the [[American Whig–Cliosophic Society|American Whig-Cliosophic Society]] is the nation's oldest collegiate political, literary, and debate society,<ref name="Salant-2021">{{cite web|last=Salant|first=Jonathan D.|date=March 5, 2021|title=Princeton political and debate society votes to strip Ted Cruz of prestigious honor for trying to overturn presidential election|url=https://www.nj.com/politics/2021/03/princeton-debate-club-votes-to-strip-ted-cruz-of-prestigious-honor-for-trying-to-overturn-presidential-election.html|access-date=July 16, 2021|website=[[NJ.com]]|language=en|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716201507/https://www.nj.com/politics/2021/03/princeton-debate-club-votes-to-strip-ted-cruz-of-prestigious-honor-for-trying-to-overturn-presidential-election.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Sfn|Fiske|Lecuyer|2019|p=567}} and is the largest and oldest student organization on campus.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 28, 2016|title=About|url=https://whigclio.princeton.edu/about/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715151126/https://whigclio.princeton.edu/about/|archive-date=July 15, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=The American Whig-Cliosophic Society|publisher=Princeton University|language=en-US}}</ref> The Whig-Clio Society has several subsidiary organizations, each specialized to different areas of politics: the Princeton Debate Panel, International Relations Council, Princeton Mock Trial, and Princeton Model Congress.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 27, 2016|title=Subsidiaries|url=https://whigclio.princeton.edu/subsidiaries/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715050527/https://whigclio.princeton.edu/subsidiaries/|archive-date=July 15, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=The American Whig-Cliosophic Society|publisher=Princeton University|language=en-US}}</ref> The International Relations Council manages two Model United Nations conferences: the Princeton Diplomatic Invitational (PDI) for collegiate competition and the Princeton Model United Nations Conference (PMUNC) for high school competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=International Relations Council|url=https://whigclio.princeton.edu/subsidiaries/irc/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715050528/https://whigclio.princeton.edu/subsidiaries/irc/|archive-date=July 15, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=The American Whig-Cliosophic Society|date=January 27, 2016|language=en-US}}</ref>

There are several publications on campus and a radio station. Founded in 1876, ''[[The Daily Princetonian]]'', otherwise known as ''The Prince'', is the second oldest college daily [[Student publication|student newspaper]] in the United States.<ref name="Princetoniana-TDP">{{cite web|title=The Daily Princetonian|url=https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/things-princeton/publications/periodicals/the-daily-princetonian|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601185852/https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/things-princeton/publications/periodicals/the-daily-princetonian|archive-date=June 1, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Princetoniana|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref><ref name="TheNewYorkTimes-1950">{{Cite news|date=December 17, 1950|title=Atlantan Chosen to Head The Daily Princetonian|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1950/12/17/archives/atlantan-chosen-to-head-the-daily-princetonian.html|access-date=July 16, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716201521/https://www.nytimes.com/1950/12/17/archives/atlantan-chosen-to-head-the-daily-princetonian.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Other publications include ''The Nassau Literary Review'',<ref>{{cite web|title=About|url=https://www.nasslit.com/about|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716025858/https://www.nasslit.com/about|archive-date=July 16, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=The Nassau Literary Review|language=en-US}}</ref> the ''[[The Princeton Tory|Princeton Tory]]'', a campus journal of conservative thought,<ref>{{cite web|title=About|url=http://theprincetontory.com/about/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717112208/http://theprincetontory.com/about/|archive-date=July 17, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Princeton Tory|date=September 21, 2009 |language=en-US}}</ref> ''The Princeton Diplomat'', the only student-run magazine on global affairs,<ref>{{cite web|date=October 28, 2019|title=About|url=https://princetondiplomat.com/about/|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717111836/https://princetondiplomat.com/about/|archive-date=July 17, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=The Princeton Diplomat|language=en}}</ref> the ''Princeton Political Review'', the only multi-partisan political publication on campus,<ref>{{cite web|title=Princeton Political Review|url=https://www.princetonpoliticalreview.org/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715050525/https://www.princetonpoliticalreview.org/|archive-date=July 15, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Princeton Political Review|language=en-US}}</ref> and the recently revived ''Princeton Progressive'', the only left-leaning political publication on campus,<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://theprincetonprogressive.com/about/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715050528/http://theprincetonprogressive.com/about/|archive-date=July 15, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=The Princeton Progressive|language=en-US}}</ref>{{Sfn|Durkee|2022|p=458}} among others. Princeton's [[WPRB]] (103.3 FM) radio station is the oldest licensed college radio station in the nation.{{Sfn|Fiske|Lecuyer|2019|p=567}}
[[File:McCarter Theater2.JPG|thumb|[[McCarter Theatre]], where the [[Princeton Triangle Club]] premiers its Triangle Show{{Sfn|Leitch|1978|p=294}}|alt=A picture of McCarter Theatre]]
Princeton is home to a variety of performing arts and music groups. Many of the groups are represented by the Performing Arts Council.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 20, 2016|title=About Us|url=https://pac.princeton.edu/about_us/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716002613/https://pac.princeton.edu/about_us/|archive-date=July 16, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Performing Arts Council|publisher=Princeton University|language=en-US}}</ref> Dating back to 1883, the [[Princeton Triangle Club]] is America's oldest touring musical-comedy theater group.<ref name="NJ.com-2021">{{Cite news|date=January 19, 2021|title=Princeton Triangle Club takes to the rectangular screen with virtual show|work=[[NJ.com]]|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2021/01/princeton-triangle-club-takes-to-the-rectangular-screen-with-virtual-show.html|access-date=July 16, 2021|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716201522/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2021/01/princeton-triangle-club-takes-to-the-rectangular-screen-with-virtual-show.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Princetoniana-Triangle">{{cite web|title=Triangle Club|url=https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions/performing-arts/triangle-club|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601222825/https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions/performing-arts/triangle-club|archive-date=June 1, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Princetoniana|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> It performs its annual Triangle Show every fall at the 1,000 seat McCarter Theatre,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Princeton Triangle Club|url=https://www.triangleshow.com/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716061059/https://www.triangleshow.com/|archive-date=July 16, 2021|access-date=July 16, 2021|website=The Princeton Triangle Club|language=en-US}}</ref>{{Sfn|Leitch|1978|p=294}} as well as original [[musical comedies]], [[revue]]s, and other shows throughout campus.<ref name="Princetoniana-Triangle" /> Princeton's oldest choir is the [[Princeton Glee Club|Glee Club]], which began in 1874.<ref name="Princetoniana-Singing">{{cite web|title=Singing Groups|url=https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions/performing-arts/singing-groups|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602051306/https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions/performing-arts/singing-groups|archive-date=June 2, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Princetoniana|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> The comedic [[Scramble band|scramble]] [[Princeton University Band|Tiger Band]] was formed in 1919 and plays at halftime shows and other events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Princeton University Band|url=https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions/performing-arts/princeton-university-band|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602012058/https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions/performing-arts/princeton-university-band|archive-date=June 2, 2021|access-date=July 16, 2021|website=Princetoniana|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> Other groups include the [[Princeton University Orchestra]], the flagship symphony orchestra group founded in 1896,<ref name="PrincetonUniversityOrchestra-1896">{{cite web|title=The Princeton University Orchestra – Since 1896|url=https://orchestra.princeton.edu/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718045129/https://orchestra.princeton.edu/|archive-date=July 18, 2021|access-date=July 16, 2021|website=Princeton University Orchestra|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> and the [[Princeton Symphony Orchestra]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Who We Are|url=https://princetonsymphony.org/about/who-we-are|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718045117/https://princetonsymphony.org/about/who-we-are|archive-date=July 18, 2021|access-date=July 16, 2021|website=Princeton Symphony Orchestra|publisher=Princeton University|language=en}}</ref> both of which perform at [[Alexander Hall (Princeton University)|Alexander Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Richardson Auditorium|url=https://princetonsymphony.org/visit/venue-directions/richardson-auditorium|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718045215/https://princetonsymphony.org/visit/venue-directions/richardson-auditorium|archive-date=July 18, 2021|access-date=July 16, 2021|website=Princeton Symphony Orchestra|publisher=Princeton University|language=en}}</ref><ref name="PrincetonUniversityOrchestra-1896" />

[[A cappella]] groups are a staple of campus life, with many holding concerts, informal shows, and arch sings.<ref name="Princetoniana-Singing" /><ref name="Aronson-2011">{{cite web|last1=Aronson|first1=Emily|last2=Luk|first2=Matilda|date=June 23, 2011|title=A tradition of voice: A cappella at Princeton|url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2011/06/23/tradition-voice-cappella-princeton|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716041644/https://www.princeton.edu/news/2011/06/23/tradition-voice-cappella-princeton|archive-date=July 16, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Princeton University|language=en}}</ref> Arch sings are where a cappella performances are held in one of Princeton's many gothic arches. The oldest a cappella ensemble is the [[Princeton Nassoons|Nassoons]], which were formed in 1941. All-male groups include the [[Princeton Tigertones|Tigertones]] (1946) and [[Princeton Footnotes|Footnotes]] (1959); all-female groups include the Tigerlilies (1971), Tigressions (1981), Wildcats (1987); the oldest coed a cappella group in the Ivy League is the [[Princeton Katzenjammers]] (1973), which was followed by the Roaring 20 (1983) and Shere Khan (1994).<ref name="Aronson-2011" />

Princeton features several campus centers for students that provide resources and information for students with certain identities. These include the Center for Jewish Life, the Davis International Center, the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding, the Women's Center, and the LGBT Center. The Frist Campus Center and the Campus Club are additional facilities for the entire campus community that hold various activities and events.<ref name="Princeton-Life" />

Princeton features 15 chaplaincies and multiple religious student groups. The following faiths are represented on campus: [[Baháʼí Faith|Baha'i]], Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, [[Sikhism]], and [[Unitarian Universalism]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Religious Life|url=https://www.princeton.edu/one-community/religious-life|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716041718/https://www.princeton.edu/one-community/religious-life|archive-date=July 16, 2021|access-date=July 16, 2021|publisher=Princeton University|language=en}}</ref>

===Traditions===
[[File:Fitzrandolph_Gate.jpg|thumb|[[FitzRandolph Gates]], which by tradition undergraduates do not exit until graduation.|alt=A picture of FitzRandolph Gates]]

Princeton students partake in a wide variety of campus traditions, both past and present.<ref>{{cite web|title=Traditions|url=https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601234434/https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions|archive-date=June 1, 2021|access-date=September 7, 2020|website=Princetoniana|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> Current traditions Princeton students celebrate include the ceremonial bonfire, which takes place on the Cannon Green behind Nassau Hall. It is held only if Princeton beats both Harvard University and Yale University at [[College football|football]] in the same season.<ref name="Pryor-2018">{{cite web|last=Pryor|first=Maddy|date=November 19, 2018|title=Bonfire celebrates Princeton football's wins over Harvard, Yale and perfect season|url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2018/11/19/bonfire-celebrates-princeton-footballs-wins-over-harvard-yale-and-perfect-season|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406141017/https://www.princeton.edu/news/2018/11/19/bonfire-celebrates-princeton-footballs-wins-over-harvard-yale-and-perfect-season|archive-date=April 6, 2021|access-date=June 19, 2021|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> Another tradition is the use of traditional college cheers at events and reunions, like the "Locomotive", which dates back to before 1894.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reunions History|url=https://alumni.princeton.edu/goinback/reunions/reunionshistory|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505064403/https://reunions.princeton.edu/reunions-history/|archive-date=May 5, 2021|access-date=September 7, 2020|website=Princeton Reunions|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref><ref name="Princetoniana-Cheers">{{cite web|title=Cheers|url=https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions/current/cheers|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506160328/https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions/current/cheers/|archive-date=May 6, 2021|access-date=September 7, 2020|website=Princetoniana|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> Princeton students abide by the tradition of never exiting the campus through [[FitzRandolph Gate]]s until one graduates. According to tradition, anyone who exits campus before their graduation will not graduate.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Spano|first=Susan|date=October 13, 1996|title=In Princeton, a Brief Ivy Interlude|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/13/travel/in-princeton-a-brief-ivy-interlude.html|access-date=June 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|quote=Fearing dire consequences (like the flu during finals), undergraduates never walk out of FitzRandolph Gate on Nassau Street at the north side of campus, separating gown from town. Passage is reserved for graduating seniors, for whom it is a rite symbolizing entrance into the real world.|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625003502/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/13/travel/in-princeton-a-brief-ivy-interlude.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=O'Toole|first=Christine H.|date=May 14, 2008|title=Princeton Review; For Those Majoring in Sightseeing, Admission Is a Two-Wheel Breeze|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/13/AR2008051302752.html|access-date=July 17, 2021|quote=We leave campus through the FitzRandolph Gates. Superstition keeps undergraduates from walking through to Nassau Street until graduation, but since that's not an issue for us, we cycle carefully across Nassau Street.|archive-date=May 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515021545/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/13/AR2008051302752.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A more controversial tradition is [[Newman Day|Newman's Day]], where some students attempt to drink 24 beers in the 24 hours of April 24. According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', "the day got its name from an apocryphal quote attributed to [[Paul Newman]]: '24 beers in a case, 24 hours in a day. Coincidence? I think not.{{' "}}<ref name="Cheng-2004">{{cite news|last=Cheng|first=Jonathan|date=April 22, 2004|title=Film Legend Bothered by Use of Name in Stunt at Princeton|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/22/education/22princeton.html|access-date=June 22, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029175958/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/22/education/22princeton.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Newman has spoken out against the tradition.<ref name="Cheng-2004" /> One of the biggest traditions celebrated annually are [[Princeton Reunions|Reunions]], which are massive annual gatherings of alumni.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reunions|url=https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions/reunions|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121212327/https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions/reunions|archive-date=January 21, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021|website=Princetoniana|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> At Reunions, a traditional parade of alumni and their families, known as the "P-rade", process through the campus.<ref>{{cite web|title=The P-rade|url=https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions/reunions/p-rade|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601203510/https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions/reunions/p-rade|archive-date=June 1, 2021|access-date=June 22, 2021|website=Princetoniana|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref>

Princeton also has several traditions that have faded into the past. One of them was [[Bell clapper|clapper]] theft, the act of climbing to the top of Nassau Hall to steal the bell clapper, which rings to signal the start of classes on the first day of the school year. For safety reasons, the clapper was permanently removed.<ref>{{Cite news|date=September 15, 1984|title=Princeton Decrees an End to a Freshman Tradition|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/15/nyregion/princeton-decrees-an-end-to-a-freshman-tradition.html|access-date=July 8, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=July 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710012504/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/15/nyregion/princeton-decrees-an-end-to-a-freshman-tradition.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Another was the Nude Olympics, an annual nude and partially nude frolic in Holder Courtyard that used to take place during the first snow of the winter. Started in the early 1970s, the Nude Olympics went co-educational in 1979 and gained much notoriety with the American press. Due to issues of sexual harassment and safety reasons, the administration banned the Olympics in 2000 to the disappointment of students.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Demasters|first=Karen|date=April 4, 1999|title=SCHOOLS; Princeton Plans to Stop Streak of 'Nude Olympics'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/04/nyregion/schools-princeton-plans-to-stop-streak-of-nude-olympics.html|access-date=June 23, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625000011/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/04/nyregion/schools-princeton-plans-to-stop-streak-of-nude-olympics.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Sfn|Axtell|2006|p=370}}

=== Alma mater ===
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"[[Old Nassau]]" has been Princeton University's school song since 1859, when it was written that year by freshman Harlan Page Peck. It was originally published in the ''Nassau Literary Magazine'', where it won the magazine's prize for best college song. After an unsuccessful attempt at singing it to ''[[Auld Lang Syne]]'''s melody, Karl Langlotz, a Princeton professor, wrote the music for it.<ref>{{cite web|title='Old Nassau'|url=https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions/performing-arts/songs/old-nassau|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601185451/https://princetoniana.princeton.edu/traditions/performing-arts/songs/old-nassau|archive-date=June 1, 2021|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=Princetoniana|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> In 1987, the university changed the gendered lyrics of "Old Nassau" to reflect the school's co-educational student body.<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 1, 1987|title=Princeton Song Goes Coed|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/01/nyregion/princeton-song-goes-coed.html|access-date=June 18, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624230928/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/01/nyregion/princeton-song-goes-coed.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Transportation ===
[[Tiger Transit]] is the bus system of the university, mostly open to the public and linking university campuses and areas around Princeton;<ref>{{cite web |title=TigerTransit |url=https://transportation.princeton.edu/options/tigertransit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517124701/https://transportation.princeton.edu/options/tigertransit |archive-date=May 17, 2021 |access-date=June 19, 2021 |website=Transportation & Parking Services |publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> routes are updated upon community feedback. The service sees an average of 3,500 boardings per day on weekdays and 1,100 boardings per day on weekends.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miao |first=Michelle |date=September 12, 2024 |title=TigerTransit changes routes for the new school year |url=https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2024/09/princeton-news-broadfocus-tigertransit-changes-for-new-school-year |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=The Princetonian |language=en-US}}</ref> [[NJ Transit]] provides bus service on the {{NJ bus link|600|606|609|prose=y}} lines and rail service on the [[Princeton Branch|Dinky]], a small commuter train that provides service to the [[Princeton Junction Station]].<ref name="Princeton-Transp-2020">{{cite web|title=Public Transit|url=https://transportation.princeton.edu/options/public-transit|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028165010/http://transportation.princeton.edu/options/public-transit|archive-date=October 28, 2020|access-date=June 19, 2021|website=Transportation & Parking Services|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> [[Coach USA]], through their subsidiary [[Suburban Transit]], provides bus service to New York City and other destinations in New Jersey.<ref name="Princeton-Transp-2020" />