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Half-built hoverboards, forgotten fruit flies: the senior theses that never were

Half-built hoverboards, forgotten fruit flies: the senior theses that never were

Patrycja Pajdak

Three weeks and a pandemic ago, Bojan Lazarevic ’20 kept a regimented daily checklist. Do my fruit flies have enough food in their vials? Is their food too dry? Too wet? Are the flies healthy? Are they laying eggs? Then arrived the COVID-19 pandemic. And suddenly — like arts performances, like campus traffic, like study abroad programs — Lazarevic’s work came to a full stop. 

NEWS | 03/30/2020

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Coronavirus lingers on some surfaces for up to three days, study finds

Coronavirus lingers on some surfaces for up to three days, study finds

Katie Tam

The study looked at the stability of the virus on surfaces and in the air. Researchers mimicked conditions where the virus would be deposited onto everyday surfaces and objects — like when an infected person sneezes or coughs into his hand, and then touches a doorknob. 

NEWS | 03/29/2020

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Two Princeton Police Department officers test positive for COVID-19

Two Princeton Police Department officers test positive for COVID-19

Ngan Chiem

Neither officer had written citations, made arrests, of had extensive contact with the public during their periods of communicability. 

NEWS | 03/29/2020

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USG brainstorms elections, virtual community building

USG brainstorms elections, virtual community building

Caitlin Limestahl

Social Chair Sophie Torres ’21 announced that although spring Lawnparties was cancelled, the fall Lawnparties budget will not be doubled. Instead, part of the spring Lawnparties’ allocated budget will be used in the fall, and the rest will potentially be used this semester. Torres also said that the same headliner who was booked for spring will perform in the fall. 

NEWS | 03/29/2020

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Student analysis, USG report say Room Draw 2020 is fair

Student analysis, USG report say Room Draw 2020 is fair

Evelyn Doskoch

According to the results of an independent analysis, this year’s room draw times are completely randomized and do not provide any advantage to large draw groups over small ones.

NEWS | 03/29/2020

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Staff and student COVID-19 cases rise to at least 37

Staff and student COVID-19 cases rise to at least 37

Naomi Hess

University Health Services is now aware of 71 students and 25 employees who have been tested for COVID-19.

NEWS | 03/28/2020

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PDF grading option extended to all courses as U. finalizes its policy

PDF grading option extended to all courses as U. finalizes its policy

Zachary Shevin, Sam Kagan, and Bhoomika Chowdhary

Decisions to move individual classes to PDF-only will be made on a course-by-course basis.

NEWS | 03/27/2020

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Decentralized PDF grading policy sparks debate over fairness

Decentralized PDF grading policy sparks debate over fairness

Karolen Eid, Sam Kagan, and Silvana Nasim

Some students and professors expressed concern with the lack of an overarching University policy.

NEWS | 03/27/2020

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Amid shortages nationally, students struggle to access COVID-19 testing

Amid shortages nationally, students struggle to access COVID-19 testing

Christiane Konstantopoulos and Julia Brazeau

Some students have resorted to somewhat drastic measures to find testing options in their hometowns. One even ordered a home testing kit for $250 to get an answer for their diagnosis.

NEWS | 03/26/2020

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U. accepts 5.55 percent of applicants for Class of 2024

U. accepts 5.55 percent of applicants for Class of 2024

Marissa Michaels

The U. offered admission to 5.55 percent of applicants for the Class of 2024, down from 5.77 percent for the Class of 2023. 

NEWS | 03/26/2020

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When the show can’t go on: COVID-19 and Princeton’s performing arts

When the show can’t go on: COVID-19 and Princeton’s performing arts

Paige Allen

“I think theater just has, will, and always will be the space for us to be considering our togetherness and healing the wounds of separation,” Alvarez said. 

NEWS | 03/25/2020

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Harvard president tests positive for COVID-19, as all but two Ivies revise Commencement plans

Harvard president tests positive for COVID-19, as all but two Ivies revise Commencement plans

Zachary Shevin

“Larry Bacow is a terrific leader in higher education and a friend,” University President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 wrote in a statement sent to The Daily Princetonian. “I hope that he and Adele recover quickly.”

NEWS | 03/25/2020

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In photos: A campus deserted

In photos: A campus deserted

Daily Princetonian Staff and Mark Dodici

In this photoessay, The Daily Princetonian looks at hotspots of student life, sharply contrasted against the stark emptiness that filled the Orange Bubble on a rainy Thursday morning just hours before the evacuation deadline.

NEWS | 03/25/2020

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U. suspends all ‘non-essential’ research on campus

U. suspends all ‘non-essential’ research on campus

Albert Jiang

Veterinary care staff will continue to maintain the health and welfare of research animals, and offices that support research and environmental health and safety will continue to function. 

NEWS | 03/24/2020

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‘Safer for me to stay’: COVID-19, study abroad, and the risks of returning home

‘Safer for me to stay’: COVID-19, study abroad, and the risks of returning home

Zachary Shevin and Rachel Sturley

“Really the best thing for everyone in the family would have been for me to stay put,” said Alonso Perez-Putnam ’21, of Princeton in Cuba. “But Princeton doesn’t see it that way” 

NEWS | 03/24/2020

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Princeton Children’s Fund provides emergency coronavirus financial relief for local families

Princeton Children’s Fund provides emergency coronavirus financial relief for local families

Marissa Michaels

In light of many families suffering, on March 16, the Princeton Children’s Fund (PCF) established an emergency coronavirus relief fund to help local Princeton families in need of financial support during the unprecedented crisis.

NEWS | 03/24/2020

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University student among the 10 Princeton residents to test positive for COVID-19

University student among the 10 Princeton residents to test positive for COVID-19

Zachary Shevin and Caitlin Limestahl

A University spokesperson updated The Daily Princetonian that the “sole student” who had tested positive on campus has “met the critical criteria for discontinuation of isolation” and has since left campus.

NEWS | 03/24/2020

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‘The end of the world’: how students said goodbye to campus

‘The end of the world’: how students said goodbye to campus

Alex Gjaja

To walk through campus two weekends ago meant coming face to face with the mark of college students forced out in a hurry — and determined to make the most of their last few days. 

NEWS | 03/23/2020

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U. imposes social distancing restrictions, worrying some students left on campus

U. imposes social distancing restrictions, worrying some students left on campus

Hannah Smalley

The New Jersey “stay at home” order includes an exception for “visiting family or other individuals with whom the resident has a close personal relationship, such as those for whom the individual is a caretaker or romantic partner.” University policy does not. 

NEWS | 03/23/2020

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Public charge, COVID-19, and how local immigration activists are adapting

Public charge, COVID-19, and how local immigration activists are adapting

Zachary Shevin

In the wake of new changes to federal immigration policy, local advocacy groups like the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund are working to help immigrants preserve their access to medical care.

NEWS | 03/23/2020

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