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Last month, Native students at Princeton embraced activism. Now, they’re looking ahead.

Last month, Native students at Princeton embraced activism. Now, they’re looking ahead.

Marissa Michaels

Natives at Princeton, a group of students striving for cultural understanding and community building for Native undergraduates, designated November as Native American Activism Month. They describe their activism, the Native student experience at Princeton and its challenges, and their hopes for the future.

FEATURES | December 7

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Communal apartments, visa troubles, and becoming nocturnal: International students try to ‘make it work’

Communal apartments, visa troubles, and becoming nocturnal: International students try to ‘make it work’

Emiri Morita

This semester, international students continue to take classes with their American peers, now crossing oceans and time zones just to call into a Tuesday lecture. The Daily Princetonian sat down with seven of these students to learn more about their sleep schedules, visa concerns, and hopes for the spring.

FEATURES | November 23

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Outdoor lectures, themed suits, and the ecology of egg rolls: Professor Pringle gets inventive with online teaching

Outdoor lectures, themed suits, and the ecology of egg rolls: Professor Pringle gets inventive with online teaching

Julie Levey

EEB students face the challenge of engaging in outdoor exploration during this online semester. But Associate Professor Rob Pringle is determined to bring the outdoors to his students. He delivers every EEB 321 lecture outside — rain or shine. 

FEATURES | November 22

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Amid ‘increased mental health distress,’ virtual CPS learns to adjust

Amid ‘increased mental health distress,’ virtual CPS learns to adjust

Mirabella Smith

As students adjust to situations that have been deemed, again and again, “unprecedented,” demand for mental health resources has become ever more acute. 

FEATURES | November 18

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Academic support programs grapple with ‘barriers to entry’ in a virtual semester

Academic support programs grapple with ‘barriers to entry’ in a virtual semester

Anna Chung and Kalena Blake

The University’s first entirely virtual semester has produced a whole new set of academic challenges.

FEATURES | November 15

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Single students are losing faith in virtual romance. Enter TigerCrush.

Single students are losing faith in virtual romance. Enter TigerCrush.

Sydney Eck

TigerCrush seeks to bridge the gap between missed connections and budding relationships, offering students a virtual outlet to confess their feelings, even when unrequited.

FEATURES | November 12

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‘Talking to myself in my basement’: First-years share stories of making friends online

‘Talking to myself in my basement’: First-years share stories of making friends online

Anika Buch

In a virtual semester, first-year students have had to get creative to make friends. Some jumped in headfirst and lived with people they’d never met before, some visited Princeton, and all are striving to recreate campus. 

FEATURES | November 8

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Election Day has arrived. 469 students told us how they were voting.

Election Day has arrived. 469 students told us how they were voting.

Paige Cromley

On the eve of the 2020 Presidential Election, The Daily Princetonian shares data gathered from a survey of the undergraduate student body, asking about voting plans, registration status, and views on the presidential candidates. The 469 respondents painted a picture of unenthusiastic support, passionate disapproval, and wholehearted civic engagement.

FEATURES | November 3

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The most influential Princeton alumni in politics 2020

The most influential Princeton alumni in politics 2020

Daily Princetonian Staff, Ananya Grover, and Brian Tieu

We’ve named 29 Princeton alumni who profoundly shaped politics this year. See who made our list.

PROJECTS | November 2

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‘A wake up call’: Princeton students recall the wildfires that seared California

‘A wake up call’: Princeton students recall the wildfires that seared California

Rachel Sturley and Reva Singh

As the fires begin to cool, The Daily Princetonian caught up with students living in California about their wildfire experiences, the intersection between pandemic and climate disaster, and what comes next. 

FEATURES | November 1

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The Poll Hero Project: Princeton students bring Gen Z to the polls

The Poll Hero Project: Princeton students bring Gen Z to the polls

Sofia Alvarado

A pandemic-stricken election has left states without enough personnel to facilitate poll sites. Eleven Princeton students are tackling this problem head-on.

FEATURES | October 29

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‘No better time’: Princeton gap year students commit to campaign work

‘No better time’: Princeton gap year students commit to campaign work

Claire Schultz

Seven gap year students reflect on their decision to work for political campaigns, the ups and downs of the job, and the importance of voting. “There’s no better way to learn about politics and how it works than to be on a campaign,” said Ben Bograd ’23.

FEATURES | October 28

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‘A sobering experience’: Students who contracted COVID-19 look back

‘A sobering experience’: Students who contracted COVID-19 look back

Julie Levey

As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, three students sat down with The Daily Princetonian to share their experiences with the disease, as well as a few words of advice for their peers. “All I can really hope for is that people take it more seriously across the nation,” one sophomore said.

FEATURES | October 22

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Tiger Tots: Marshall Barnes

Tiger Tots: Marshall Barnes

Jacqueline Lydon

In the third installment of Tiger Tots, The Daily Princetonian interviews Marshall Barnes, the nine-but-almost-10-year-old son of Dr. Stacey Sinclair, Head of Mathey College and Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs.

FEATURES | October 19

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