Isolation housing hits capacity as students return to campus

Isolation housing hits capacity as students return to campus

Anika Buch

Campus sees a 1.58 percent asymptomatic positivity rate as of Jan. 21, a decline from the previous week’s positivity rate of 2.91 percent.

Campus sees a 1.58 percent asymptomatic positivity rate as of Jan. 21, a decline from the previous week’s positivity rate of 2.91 percent.

NEWS | 1 day ago

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Director of Transfer, Veteran, and Non-Traditional Student Programs Keith Shaw recognized with Rising Star Award

Director of Transfer, Veteran, and Non-Traditional Student Programs Keith Shaw recognized with Rising Star Award

Alexa Marsh

Shaw, who has directed the program since its founding in 2017, was recognized by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS) for creating initiatives that promote the admission of transfer students.

Shaw, who has directed the program since its founding in 2017, was recognized by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS) for creating initiatives that promote the admission of transfer students.

NEWS | 2 days ago

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Olympian Allyson Felix discusses career, advocacy at Wintersession ‘Beyond the Resume’ event

Olympian Allyson Felix discusses career, advocacy at Wintersession ‘Beyond the Resume’ event

Naomi Hess

“I wish that I had known at a younger age that there's a lesson to learn, like in every defeat, there's something that I could get better from, and then you move forward, you don't stay there,” the eleven-time Olympic medalist said at the Wintersession keynote event.

“I wish that I had known at a younger age that there's a lesson to learn, like in every defeat, there's something that I could get better from, and then you move forward, you don't stay there,” the eleven-time Olympic medalist said at the Wintersession keynote event.

NEWS | 2 days ago

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Eating clubs prepare for partially in-person Street Week

Eating clubs prepare for partially in-person Street Week

Annie Rupertus

Clubs are using a hybrid format to host Bicker in line with University regulations — including the rule which currently limits in-person social gatherings to under 20 students.

Clubs are using a hybrid format to host Bicker in line with University regulations — including the rule which currently limits in-person social gatherings to under 20 students.

NEWS | 2 days ago

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Students testing positive for COVID-19 may be asked to isolate in their own dorms

Students testing positive for COVID-19 may be asked to isolate in their own dorms

Isabel Yip

Priority for isolation housing will be given to students with roommates, as the University anticipates that the “need for isolation space will exceed the capacity of the University’s designated isolation facilities,” according to an email from University Health Services.

Priority for isolation housing will be given to students with roommates, as the University anticipates that the “need for isolation space will exceed the capacity of the University’s designated isolation facilities,” according to an email from University Health Services.

NEWS | 2 days ago

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Association of Black Seminarians calls for renaming of Princeton Theological Seminary chapel

Association of Black Seminarians calls for renaming of Princeton Theological Seminary chapel

Anna Salvatore

The association hosted a demonstration on the steps of the Miller Chapel on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The chapel is currently named after an influential PTS figure, Samuel Miller, who was a slaveowner.

The association hosted a demonstration on the steps of the Miller Chapel on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The chapel is currently named after an influential PTS figure, Samuel Miller, who was a slaveowner.

NEWS | 5 days ago

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Two Princeton seniors, one Oxford student named 2022 Sachs Scholars

Two Princeton seniors, one Oxford student named 2022 Sachs Scholars

Bailey Glenetske

Princeton seniors Nathnael Mengistie ’22 and Sydney Hughes ’22, as well as University of Oxford graduate student Elise Doumergue, are among the 2022 Sachs Scholarship recipients.

Princeton seniors Nathnael Mengistie ’22 and Sydney Hughes ’22, as well as University of Oxford graduate student Elise Doumergue, are among the 2022 Sachs Scholarship recipients.

NEWS | 6 days ago

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Eisgruber defends SPIA Dean Jamal amid POCC criticism of statement on Rittenhouse verdict

Eisgruber defends SPIA Dean Jamal amid POCC criticism of statement on Rittenhouse verdict

Andrew Somerville

“Deans and other academic administrators cannot do their jobs without sometimes stating their opinions about controversial topics (indeed, I am doing that now),” President Eisgruber wrote to the ‘Prince.’ “Others remain free, of course, to disagree with what we say or with our decisions about when to speak up for what we believe.”

“Deans and other academic administrators cannot do their jobs without sometimes stating their opinions about controversial topics (indeed, I am doing that now),” President Eisgruber wrote to the ‘Prince.’ “Others remain free, of course, to disagree with what we say or with our decisions about when to speak up for what we believe.”

NEWS | 6 days ago

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After virtual town hall, some graduate students push back on University's COVID-19 plans

After virtual town hall, some graduate students push back on University's COVID-19 plans

Naomi Hess and Katherine Dailey

In the town hall, University administrators re-emphasized that classes will not have an option to move to a virtual or hybrid format, despite an expected rise in COVID-19 cases as undergraduate students return to campus.

In the town hall, University administrators re-emphasized that classes will not have an option to move to a virtual or hybrid format, despite an expected rise in COVID-19 cases as undergraduate students return to campus.

NEWS | January 15

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Travel guidelines lifted for undergraduate students to allow domestic travel outside Mercer County and Plainsboro

Travel guidelines lifted for undergraduate students to allow domestic travel outside Mercer County and Plainsboro

Hope Perry

The announcement cited “a welcome decrease in the spread of COVID-19” in communities outside Princeton. University-sanctioned travel guidelines will remain in place, with international travel still prohibited for undergraduates. 

The announcement cited “a welcome decrease in the spread of COVID-19” in communities outside Princeton. University-sanctioned travel guidelines will remain in place, with international travel still prohibited for undergraduates. 

NEWS | January 15

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Isolation for vaccinated students reduced to 5-day minimum in COVID-19 policy update

Isolation for vaccinated students reduced to 5-day minimum in COVID-19 policy update

Gabriel Robare

Students will also be asked to alert their close contacts as the University focuses its contact tracing protocol on “populations that are at the highest risk of transmission on campus.”

Students will also be asked to alert their close contacts as the University focuses its contact tracing protocol on “populations that are at the highest risk of transmission on campus.”

NEWS | January 13

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All campus dining to remain grab-and-go at the beginning of spring semester

All campus dining to remain grab-and-go at the beginning of spring semester

Bailey Glenetske

Seating in dining rooms will be closed until at least Feb. 1, and eating clubs and co-ops will have altered dining options. 

Seating in dining rooms will be closed until at least Feb. 1, and eating clubs and co-ops will have altered dining options. 

NEWS | January 12

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Cases among faculty, staff, undergraduates rise ahead of students’ return to campus

Cases among faculty, staff, undergraduates rise ahead of students’ return to campus

Anika Buch

According to the University’s COVID-19 Dashboard, faculty and staff cases have tripled and cases among undergraduate students have more than doubled in the past week.

According to the University’s COVID-19 Dashboard, faculty and staff cases have tripled and cases among undergraduate students have more than doubled in the past week.

NEWS | January 12

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Town Council announces indoor mask mandate effective Jan. 13

Town Council announces indoor mask mandate effective Jan. 13

Charlie Roth

The town of Princeton announced the re-implementation of the indoor mask mandate for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. This policy change comes in the wake of rising cases in the town of Princeton and in the state, as the omicron variant reaches its surge.

The town of Princeton announced the re-implementation of the indoor mask mandate for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. This policy change comes in the wake of rising cases in the town of Princeton and in the state, as the omicron variant reaches its surge.

NEWS | January 12

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