Coronavirus

Rethinking community: How student organizations are coping off-campus

Rethinking community: How student organizations are coping off-campus

Annabelle Duval

All clubs, all extracurriculars, have had to adjust not only their meetings and projects to make them possible remotely. And without performances, conferences, and competitions to attend, most student organizations face the same challenges — it seems there’s nothing for which to prepare, no reason to keep working.

NEWS | 04/09/2020

U. freezes salaries, still weighs policies for tenure-track faculty

U. freezes salaries, still weighs policies for tenure-track faculty

Marissa Michaels

In addition to a salary freeze, there will be restrictions for temporary hires and department budgets. No decision has been made yet regarding junior faculty tenure clocks.

NEWS | 04/09/2020

U. cancels all IIP internships, PICS go remote-only

U. cancels all IIP internships, PICS go remote-only

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

The University’s International Internship Program (IIP) and Princeton Internships for Civic Service (PICS) will not be held in-person. PICS internships can be done remotely if the organization gives that option.

NEWS | 04/09/2020

McCarter Theatre suspends all live performances through June 30, moves to digital platform

McCarter Theatre suspends all live performances through June 30, moves to digital platform

Marissa Michaels

In an email to supporters on March 18, Artistic Director Emily Mann committed to paying the Theatre’s staff of 70 for as long as possible, as well as paying artists whose work was cancelled.

NEWS | 04/09/2020

Princeton will not grant eligibility waivers to spring athletes who withdraw, Marcoux announces

Alissa Selover, Tom Salotti, and Josephine de La Bruyere

Princeton University will not allow student-athletes who withdraw this spring to preserve an extra year of eligibility, Athletic Director Mollie Marcoux announced in an email on Thursday to spring sport athletes.

SPORTS | 04/09/2020

A season, lost: Princeton athletes reflect on cancellation of collegiate sports

Stadium bleachers on a sunny day with fences in the foreground.

A season, lost: Princeton athletes reflect on cancellation of collegiate sports

Christopher Murphy and Rachel McQuigge

The life of a Division I athlete is one of rigor and routine. Preseason. Competition season. Postseason. Repeat. The goal of a Division I athlete is to be game-ready, race-ready, match-ready by the time the season’s first whistle blows — and to be even better by the time the season’s last buzzer sounds. Two tweets in 25 hours and 18 minutes upended the rhythms, the lifestyles, and the dreams of 20 teams.

FEATURES | 04/08/2020

A look at how the U.’s response to COVID-19 compares to past pandemics

A look at how the U.’s response to COVID-19 compares to past pandemics

Hannah Smalley

In contrast to past pandemics, today’s students are accustomed to moving freely around campus, the town, and even farther afield to nearby cities, and many people in town regularly commute to New York City or Philadelphia for work. The level of interaction between the University and the surrounding community and the difficulty of imposing such strict rules for civilian populations suggest that protective sequestration was never a viable response to COVID-19.

NEWS | 04/08/2020

Study co-authored by U. scholar draws attention in India as Modi orders lockdown

Study co-authored by U. scholar draws attention in India as Modi orders lockdown

Bhoomika Chowdhary

“Delays in testing are seriously reducing the ability of the population to protect itself,” the study found. On March 24, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a “complete” lockdown of the country, rendering the study’s estimated figures outdated.

NEWS | 04/07/2020

Two U. juniors return home safely from Morocco

Two U. juniors return home safely from Morocco

Sam Kagan

The Near Eastern Studies concentrator booked a flight out of Casablanca on March 15, expecting to depart on March 20 and land in Washington D.C. Just a few hours later, the Moroccan government grounded all international flights in or out of the country.

NEWS | 04/07/2020

Town Council hears COVID-19 updates, U. construction plans

Town Council hears COVID-19 updates, U. construction plans

Caitlin Limestahl

“Our work in the Health Department is not even close to being done with this pandemic,” Grosser noted.

NEWS | 04/07/2020

How to interpret the big numbers in the news

Ollie Thakar

In an effort to comprehend the exponential growth and the resulting large numbers associated with coronavirus, I have furnished some heuristic analogies that I hope will help display the full expanse of the disease more concretely. If we take the time to comprehend the intuition-defying numbers of confirmed and new cases of the coronavirus, these numbers, while terribly disheartening, should become more manageable.

OPINION | 04/07/2020

U. physicist, colleagues develop ventilator prototype amidst national equipment shortage

Allan Shen

The prototype, named Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM), is going through a series of tests in Italy to assess its capabilities. The designs will be available to anyone who wants to manufacture it.

NEWS | 04/07/2020

U. seeks research proposals related to COVID-19

The facade of a beige building and glass door with the background of a grey sky.

U. seeks research proposals related to COVID-19

Albert Jiang

Although all non-essential on-campus research was suspended as of March 21, a limited number of approved, campus-based proposals related to COVID-19 will be permitted to join the few essential projects permitted to continue to operate.

NEWS | 04/05/2020

Butler residents relocated to prepare rooms for self-isolating students

Butler residents relocated to prepare rooms for self-isolating students

Uchechi Ihenacho

The notice, sent at 7 a.m. on April 4, required students to move out by 5 p.m. that day in order for Housing and Building Services to clean the rooms.

NEWS | 04/05/2020

How to stay happy during social distancing

How to stay happy during social distancing

Richard Ma

The compromises we need to make aren’t always optimal. But ultimately, by living the way we are now and through the sacrifices that others are making, we can keep things bright for the future.

OPINION | 04/05/2020

‘Anything to not go home’: Forced out by COVID-19, some students face unsafe conditions

‘Anything to not go home’: Forced out by COVID-19, some students face unsafe conditions

Ellen Li

Dean of the College Jill Dolan announced that all students, save those who met the “strictest criteria” of need, had to return home and stay there. Missing from Dolan’s definition of need were students whose households endanger their safety and well-being. In recent weeks, such students have found themselves reeling — and relying on each other for support.

NEWS | 04/04/2020

First death from COVID-19 in town confirmed by Princeton Health Department

First death from COVID-19 in town confirmed by Princeton Health Department

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

The deceased was a woman over the age of 90. According to the PHD statement, she may have acquired the disease from contact with a home health aide.

NEWS | 04/02/2020

Alumni in Congress speak on COVID-19 pandemic

Naomi Hess

Alumni in Congress spoke with The Daily Princetonian about the COVID-19 stimulus bills, their personal experiences with the virus, and shared advice for students dealing with the crisis.

NEWS | 04/02/2020

Two weeks into Zoom, students reflect on challenges of online learning

Two weeks into Zoom, students reflect on challenges of online learning

Rose Gilbert

Nearly two weeks have passed since University students began taking online courses on Zoom. Not all students — depending on their time zone, internet access, and living situation — can participate easily.

NEWS | 04/02/2020

In photos: When senior year ends early

In photos: When senior year ends early

Jon Ort, Ivy Truong, and Mark Dodici

To recognize this time of uncertainty and finality, The Daily Princetonian invited students from the Class of 2020 to participate in a photo essay that aimed to create alternative thesis photos in honor of all of the seniors who will not be able to celebrate the capstone of their Princeton careers on campus.

VISUAL ESSAY | 04/01/2020

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