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Chernobyl miniseries creator Craig Mazin ’92 discusses Soviet history, art of screenwriting

Chernobyl miniseries creator Craig Mazin ’92 discusses Soviet history, art of screenwriting

Kris Hristov

“Legasov and Shcherbina are two people living in two different truths within a delusional political system,” said Mazin. “The Chernobyl story is about how they find each other and agree upon a truth.”

NEWS | 04/12/2020

USG Senate discusses academic advocacy, increasing transparency

USG Senate discusses academic advocacy, increasing transparency

Caitlin Limestahl

According to USG president Chitra Parikh ’21, the three-page letter asks recipient institutions to keep the challenges resulting from the pandemic in mind when evaluating the academic performance of spring 2020 applicants.

NEWS | 04/12/2020

Group of U. alumni works to supply alumni in medical profession with PPE

Group of U. alumni works to supply alumni in medical profession with PPE

Naomi Hess

The initiative Medical Supplies for Frontline Hospital Workers is run by Brian Sheng ’18, Rel Lavizzo-Mourey ’02, and Eric Sheng, the brother of Brian Sheng and an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania.

NEWS | 04/12/2020

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

41 courses will fulfill new ‘Culture and Difference’ requirement

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41 courses will fulfill new ‘Culture and Difference’ requirement

Evelyn Doskoch

The new requirement, which will go into effect for the Class for 2024, aims to expose students to a variety of cultures and experiences and allow them to explore these cultural practices across a wide range of disciplines.

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

Orange Key, Office of Admission offer online replacements for Princeton Preview

Orange Key, Office of Admission offer online replacements for Princeton Preview

Marie-Rose Sheinerman and Karolen Eid

“We want to bring our love and enthusiasm for Princeton [to] their computer screens,” Rachel Hazan ’21, Orange Key Co-Chair and Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Treasurer, wrote in an email to The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 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

Sirad Hassan ’20 competes in Jeopardy! College Championship

Sirad Hassan ’20 competes in Jeopardy! College Championship

Alen Palic

Sirad Hassan ‘20 competed in the Jeopardy! College Championships on Monday, but did not qualify to advance to the semifinals.

NEWS | 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

29 students are running for 23 positions in USG Election, with two positions left vacant

29 students are running for 23 positions in USG Election, with two positions left vacant

Zachary Shevin

USG has announced this year’s U-Council and Class Government candidates. There are 29 students running for offices, with 17 of them doing so unopposed.

NEWS | 04/06/2020

U. seeks research proposals related to COVID-19

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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

USG amends 2020 Spring Election rules

USG amends 2020 Spring Election rules

Caitlin Limestahl

The election is for Class Officers and U-Councilors. Voting will begin Monday, April 13 at noon and will now run until Thursday, April 16.

NEWS | 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

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