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A coffee shop in the cloud: Student podcasters recreate campus environment virtually

The Daily Princetonian sat down with the creators of three student podcasts: Tiger Cafe, Outside the Orange Bubble, and P’s in a Pod. From interviewing President Eisgruber to forming friendships with peers they have never met in person, these students shared stories of community, connection, and creativity.

The Daily Princetonian sat down with the creators of three student podcasts: Tiger Cafe, Outside the Orange Bubble, and P’s in a Pod. From interviewing President Eisgruber to forming friendships with peers they have never met in person, these students shared stories of community, connection, and creativity.

Hobson College: What Princeton's contemporary campus will look like

“Princeton has balanced the goals of stewarding the existing campus with the need to create new buildings that serve the strategic goals of the institution,” said University architect Ron McCoy.

“Princeton has balanced the goals of stewarding the existing campus with the need to create new buildings that serve the strategic goals of the institution,” said University architect Ron McCoy.

RCAs and PAAs struggle with zee engagement in a virtual semester

The online semester has drastically changed the job of being an RCA or PAA, and produced a host of new challenges. Whereas in normal years RCAs might simply see their zees in the dining hall or knock on their doors, building the community in a virtual space is not that simple. RCAs and PAAs discuss how their positions are different this year, describe the pitfalls of online engagement, and celebrate their successes.

The online semester has drastically changed the job of being an RCA or PAA, and produced a host of new challenges. Whereas in normal years RCAs might simply see their zees in the dining hall or knock on their doors, building the community in a virtual space is not that simple. RCAs and PAAs discuss how their positions are different this year, describe the pitfalls of online engagement, and celebrate their successes.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

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

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.

The most influential Princeton alumni in politics 2020

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

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

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. 

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Tiger Tots: Marshall Barnes

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.

How the eating clubs went virtual

Eating club officers are striving to prove to current and future members that their institutions still hold value, even in an indefinitely quarantined world.

‘Committee, committee, committee’: After five years, Princeton’s approach to institutional reform hasn’t changed

On Sept. 2, President Eisgruber laid out how his administration would “combat systemic racism” — announcing plans that resemble the University’s response to the Black Justice League in 2015. With insight from the students, alumni, and stakeholders who sat on the previous iteration of committees, The Daily Princetonian unravels a convoluted story of college governance, layers upon layers of committees, and the difficulties that impede institutional change.

As humanities flounder, the HUM sequence faces a reckoning

The Humanities Sequence is a University staple. How is it adapting to become more critical of the Western canon it teaches? HUM students and professors share their perspectives on how the course has changed direction and where it still needs to go.