Coronavirus

Q&A with @lonelycovidtiger: Jeongmin ‘JM’ Cho ’21

Q&A with @lonelycovidtiger: Jeongmin ‘JM’ Cho ’21

Sam Kagan

Jeongmin “JM” Cho ’21, the student behind the Instagram account @lonelycovidtiger, opens up about documenting campus life amid COVID-19. “I hope we will be looking back and be able to appreciate the things that we may have otherwise taken for granted — simple things like being able to be with one another, hug your friends, and express appreciation.”

THE PROSPECT | 05/15/2020

Off-campus orientation experiences to take place online for Class of 2024

Off-campus orientation experiences to take place online for Class of 2024

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 announced in an email on May 4 that the University will not be making a decision as to whether the fall semester will be held online or in-person until early July. But the University Orientation programming office wrote that, given the timing necessary to plan off-campus trips, they are unable to wait until July to make decisions regarding small-group experiences.

NEWS | 05/12/2020

Alumni’s Connect for Covid campaign raises over 33K, donates hundreds of electronic devices to patients

Omar Farah

So far, the campaign has collected over $33,000 in donations nationally and delivered approximately 300 devices to patients.

NEWS | 05/10/2020

In WRI 163: Contagion, class readings have become reality

In WRI 163: Contagion, class readings have become reality

Marissa Michaels

Professor Carolyn Ureña always knew that the interdisciplinary study of infectious disease was important. Now, the rest of the world is catching on.

FEATURES | 05/07/2020

Fall Bridge Year programs expecting delays due to coronavirus

Fall Bridge Year programs expecting delays due to coronavirus

Marissa Michaels

Bridge Year will be offered to the incoming Class of 2024, but most likely with a delayed start date to allow participants additional time to complete pre-departure tasks.

NEWS | 05/05/2020

At CPUC meeting, Dolan says U. cannot guarantee immediate return after gap year

At CPUC meeting, Dolan says U. cannot guarantee immediate return after gap year

Sandeep Mangat

Students who take gap years this fall may not be guaranteed immediate return to the University, according to Dean Jill Dolan.

NEWS | 05/05/2020

‘Answer the call’: Princeton students volunteer to help medical workers

‘Answer the call’: Princeton students volunteer to help medical workers

Annabelle Duval

“At the end of the day, someone has to do this — and who better to do this than me, a young person with no complications which could put me at a higher level of risk,” said Brad Rindos ’23, who volunteers as an EMT and ambulance driver on a 12-hour night shift each Thursday.

FEATURES | 05/05/2020

Eisgruber told departments to prepare for an online semester. Here’s what they’re thinking.

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Virtual learning is difficult. The Daily Princetonian reached out to every department to see what planning, if any, has been done to prepare for the possibility of an online fall semester.

NEWS | 05/05/2020

Fall semester to proceed as originally scheduled, whether online or in person

Fall semester to proceed as originally scheduled, whether online or in person

Marie-Rose Sheinerman, Zachary Shevin, and Evelyn Doskoch

University officials considered “whether to postpone the beginning of the academic term until later in the fall or even until January,” but decided against such a decision.

NEWS | 05/04/2020

Certain IIP internships converted to remote opportunities

Certain IIP internships converted to remote opportunities

Anne Wen

In an email addressed to the IIP student cohort on Tuesday, April 28, the organizing team explained that the office was working with existing partners to launch new virtual options. It will be up to the partner organization to determine if the internship can be completed remotely.

NEWS | 05/03/2020

U. commits $1 million to local COVID-19 relief efforts

U. commits $1 million to local COVID-19 relief efforts

Marissa Michaels

“The University is actively pursuing other partner organizations, especially those focused on helping local businesses,” noted a University spokesperson.

NEWS | 04/30/2020

Handstands, Hindi, and ‘Hamilton’: How Tigers pass the time in isolation

Handstands, Hindi, and ‘Hamilton’: How Tigers pass the time in isolation

Annabelle Duval

Princeton students have been using their time inside to hone their skills — TikTok dances, recipes, handstands, original music videos and plays — and develop new passions.

NEWS | 04/29/2020

A call to action while we stay at home

A call to action while we stay at home

Guest Contributor

Although this might seem at first contradictory to the stay-at-home orders, for those of us with the privilege and comfort of safe environments, now is our time to get involved. We came to Princeton to become leaders in our fields and serve the world – a pandemic isn’t the time to forget that mission, but rather the time to get to work.

OPINION | 04/28/2020

Internet connectivity impacts us all

Sally Jane Ruybàlid

By providing broadband access to all — or at least mandating it — the greedy practices of large-scale internet corporations will be halted, and some amount of equity will finally be granted to those who live in the political and social periphery.

OPINION | 04/28/2020

U. evaluates options for fall term, including online instruction

U. evaluates options for fall term, including online instruction

Sandeep Mangat

“What I want more than anything else is for us to go back in the fall, even if it means life on campus would change a bit, like everyone wearing masks,” said Emily Della Pietra ’23.

NEWS | 04/28/2020

Despite discounted summer housing, some students struggle to meet costs

Despite discounted summer housing, some students struggle to meet costs

Marissa Michaels

While the University substantially decreased rates, students in financial need reported difficulty meeting the cost amidst the pandemic.

NEWS | 04/27/2020

Graduate student union demands universal funding and enrollment-status extensions

Graduate student union demands universal funding and enrollment-status extensions

Claire Silberman

PGSU circulated a petition earlier this month calling on the University to lengthen all graduate student fellowships, benefits, enrollment statuses, time-to-degree deadlines, and international student support by a year.

NEWS | 04/27/2020

‘Letting go of the normal’: Princeton, pandemic, and religious life

‘Letting go of the normal’: Princeton, pandemic, and religious life

Patrycja Pajdak

Without access to their holy spaces, Princeton’s faithful have been forced to redefine traditions, adapt holidays, foster virtual community, and organize remote weekly prayer.

NEWS | 04/23/2020

UHS updates terms of Student Health Plans, expands COVID-19 coverage

UHS updates terms of Student Health Plans, expands COVID-19 coverage

Bhoomika Chowdhary

Insurance coverage on the University’s Student Health Plan (SHP) has been increased due to COVID-19, expanding both in and out of network coverage, in addition to telemedicine. While students appreciate the change, they feel the University could be more clear regarding the changes and the new policies.

NEWS | 04/23/2020

U. turns down its $2.4 M CARES Act allocation

U. turns down its $2.4 M CARES Act allocation

Evelyn Doskoch

The University will turn down $2.4 million in CARES Act funding, after determining that pre-existing aid programs already provide “exceptional levels of support to our students.”

NEWS | 04/23/2020

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