At 9:02 a.m. Monday morning, University President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 updated the University about next steps regarding COVID-19 preparations.
“We have been developing a new website to keep the University community informed on policies, guidance, and best practices to ensure everyone’s health and safety during this evolving situation,” University Deputy Spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss wrote in a 1:08 a.m. statement to the ‘Prince.’ “Policy information under development was inadvertently made viewable to the public,” he added. “We will share any and all new policies and guidance as soon as they are finalized.”
Each spring, one member of the graduating class is elected to serve a four-year term on the University’s Board of Trustees — a position created in 1969. This year, 28 students vied for the position.
Five undergraduate students received a prestigious fellowship to pursue public interest law internships this summer.
“No one has been tested for COVID-19 at McCosh [Health Center],” a University spokesperson confirmed. “We’re not aware of any member of the University community who has met the criteria for testing.”
On Feb. 23, seven student-run startups presented pitches before a panel of established venture capitalists in a competition for $6,000. The winning project, Adora Experiences, will provide self-guided tours to students as early as this May.
The guidebook is organized into seven parts: Counseling and Psychological Services, Off-Campus Care, Mental Health and Academics, Leaves of Absence, Helping Friends, Alternative Resources, and Advice from Students.
Protesters criticized Hindutva and its targeting of Muslims, claiming that it undermines Hinduism’s most fundamental principles of equal citizenship and nondiscrimination.
Nearly half of respondents listed Bloomberg as their last choice. The next-most-listed candidates were Sanders and Gabbard, with 16.9 percent and 12.1 percent, respectively. Klobuchar received the fewest number of “last choice” considerations, with only 6 students considering her their least favorite choice.
Danielle Stephenson and Riley Wagner were awarded the ReachOut 56-81-06 fellowship for a year-long public service experience funded by alumni.
On Thursday night, Princeton Debate Panel (PDP) members and formerly incarcerated individuals debated whether or not to enfranchise individuals serving sentences in the United States.
Nicknamed “Beast Mode” for his explosive running style, Lynch’s speech will come just months after the University celebrated the 150th anniversary of college football and its role in founding the sport.
The Menstrual Product Task Force aims to increase the number of buildings that offer free, organic menstrual products from 20 to 40 locations and further influence national policy with regards to tampon taxes.
While students and scholars remain exempt from the ruling, the change may present some difficulties for the students’ post-graduate plans. Effective Feb. 22, six new nations will be added to the initial list of nations: Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar (Burma), Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, and Tanzania.
The collection was all but forgotten until Andrew Xu ’22 found out about it while preparing for a high school Science Olympiad fossils competition. Xu now maintains the collection with the help of the Geosciences department.
A team comprised of students, faculty, and administrators on the Transportation Advisory Council (TAC) and from Transportation & Parking Services (TPS) began studying Princeton’s transit network in September 2019 to “explore ideas that can make walking and biking ‘irresistible,’” according to the TPS website.
The honor is named after Moses Taylor Pyne, Class of 1877, a long-time benefactor of the University and University trustee for 36 years beginning in 1884; his tenure lasted through the University presidencies of James McCosh; Francis Landey Patton; Woodrow Wilson, Class of 1879; and John Grier Hibben, Class of 1882.
The group aims to create a continuous dialogue around gun policy reform, rather than merely responding to tragedies. Blanco described a cycle of national attention as having “spikes” after every mass shooting and almost complete silence in the intervals between.
As of Tuesday evening, over 465 University students answered this and 18 other humorous questions for Datamatch, an annual matchmaking survey administered by students at Harvard College.
According to students who were asked to self-quarantine, they were communally isolated — in several cases up to four in a room in campus housing — with shared bathrooms and kitchens, which, in their view, defeat the very purpose of isolation.
