Today's Briefing: 

In an unprecedented move Thursday morning, the Ivy League Council of Presidents voted to grant current senior student-athletes an extra year of competitive eligibility if they are accepted to, and enroll at, the graduate school of their current institution. However, the Council of Presidents emphasized that the waiver is temporary and only due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After it expires, the Ivy League schools will remain some of the only institutions of higher education that do not allow graduate students to play sports. 

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The Pyne Prize, regarded as the highest distinction that can be achieved by an undergraduate, has been awarded to Paige Allen ’21, Amy Jeon ’21, and James Packman ’21. According to its announcement, the University is looking into how the award winners could be celebrated in the Princeton community. 

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In Opinion, senior columnist Braden Flax contends that the allegations of inappropriate conduct against classics professor Joshua Katz shouldn't be surprising. Flax writes that “...it would have been impossible for [Katz] not to conclude, correctly, that he did possess such astounding leverage over most of the people around him.”

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At Your Leisure

• OPINION: Guest contributor Mark Lee argues that the University should provide better and safer masks for staff, faculty, and students, as well as for the local community. Princeton has “vast resources,” Lee writes, that it should be using to protect the health and safety of those in the community. 
• SPORTS: The Princeton Women's Basketball team is all in this year together, focused on staying united even as many members have taken gap years and the Ivy League cancelled its winter sports season.
• PLAY: Need a break from p-sets? Check out the latest crossword, "The Other America," as well as the creator commentary!