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PART II | ‘Resurfacing history’: A look back at the Black Justice League’s campus activism

PART II | ‘Resurfacing history’: A look back at the Black Justice League’s campus activism

Ellen Li and Omar Farah

Wilson was not at the core of the BJL’s early campaigns. But in the fall of 2015, the call to remove his name commanded national attention, largely eclipsing the BJL’s other goals.

FEATURES | 07/28/2020

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PART I | ‘Resurfacing history’: A look back at the Black Justice League’s campus activism

PART I | ‘Resurfacing history’: A look back at the Black Justice League’s campus activism

Ellen Li and Omar Farah

Walking into Nassau Hall, the students had every expectation of returning to their dorms that evening. But five, 10, 20 hours later, they were still in Eisgruber’s office.

FEATURES | 07/28/2020

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‘The early warning signs are not pretty’: Eviction Lab researchers study end of federal moratorium

‘The early warning signs are not pretty’: Eviction Lab researchers study end of federal moratorium

Francesca Block

Desmond believes the lab’s data leaves one thing certain: “Without stable shelter, everything else falls apart.” 

FEATURES | 07/27/2020

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How the eating clubs went coed

How the eating clubs went coed

Evelyn Doskoch, Alex Gjaja, and Kenny Peng

Thirty years since the NJ Supreme Court ruled against Princeton’s last all-male eating clubs, The Daily Princetonian takes a look back at the decade-long fight for equality on the Street.

FEATURES | 07/13/2020

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‘Walking at the frontier’: professor William Massey ’77, trailblazing Black mathematician and mentor

‘Walking at the frontier’: professor William Massey ’77, trailblazing Black mathematician and mentor

Edward Tian

Nineteen years ago, when Massey stood in front of a committee of white Princeton professors, waiting as they pondered his academic fate, no Black mathematician had ever been awarded tenure at an Ivy League university. When the committee was through, he had become the first.

FEATURES | 06/28/2020

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‘It really seemed like we were in a movie’: Bridge Year Bolivia, political tumult, and COVID-19

‘It really seemed like we were in a movie’: Bridge Year Bolivia, political tumult, and COVID-19

Elise Hogan

After fleeing from Bolivia to Peru during a political uprising in November and being forced to evacuate to their homes in March due to the coronavirus, three members of the Novogratz Bridge Year Bolivia group spoke to The Daily Princetonian to discuss their unique experiences abroad and their adjustment to life back home. 

FEATURES | 06/21/2020

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Community through a computer screen: student volunteers adjust amid COVID-19

Community through a computer screen: student volunteers adjust amid COVID-19

Annabelle Duval

In order to keep the Special Olympics athletes and student volunteers in contact with one another during the pandemic, Sanchez organized weekly Zoom workouts every Sunday for the spring semester.

FEATURES | 06/14/2020

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‘The Nassau we all love’: Student group aims to help keep town businesses afloat amid COVID-19

‘The Nassau we all love’: Student group aims to help keep town businesses afloat amid COVID-19

Patrycja Pajdak

“Nassau is near and dear to everyone’s hearts, and we want to make sure the Nassau we all love is the same when students come back,” said Sunny Sandhu ’20, one of the founders of Tigers for Nassau.

NEWS | 06/07/2020

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‘Take a breath’: Two alumnae of the Great Recession on graduating in crisis

‘Take a breath’: Two alumnae of the Great Recession on graduating in crisis

Rachel Sturley

Today, the Class of 2020 attended its virtual commencement. Tomorrow, it will enter a world plagued by uncertainty, fear, and a national unemployment rate of 14.7 percent.

NEWS | 05/31/2020

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What Zoom Reunions can't replace: alumni reflect on the weekend that might have been

What Zoom Reunions can't replace: alumni reflect on the weekend that might have been

Ben Angarone

This weekend, for the first time since 1945, the University’s campus will sit untouched by an orange-tinted tornado of fireworks, speeding golf carts, chants, bands, and beers. 

NEWS | 05/29/2020

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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

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‘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

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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

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Artist Ani Liu feels her way into an uncertain future

Artist Ani Liu feels her way into an uncertain future

Katie Tam

Ani Liu, an artist whose work imagines the future, could not have imagined this present. 

FEATURES | 04/28/2020

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Two full-time jobs: Princeton’s parent-professors adjust to a new normal

Two full-time jobs: Princeton’s parent-professors adjust to a new normal

Sofia Alvarado

Many Princeton professors now find themselves balancing their roles as educators with their new ones as full-time parents, forced to fill both roles at all hours of the day and night. 

NEWS | 04/26/2020

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‘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

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Love in the time of COVID-19

Love in the time of COVID-19

Tanvi Nibhanupudi

“I’m a big-time hugger, especially when stuff goes wrong,” said Michal Kozlowski ’23. “And right now, I’m missing my big-time hug partner.”

FEATURES | 04/21/2020

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‘Gracias a Dios’: Unable to qualify for government assistance, undocumented Princeton residents turn to local non-profits

‘Gracias a Dios’: Unable to qualify for government assistance, undocumented Princeton residents turn to local non-profits

Zachary Shevin

Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for state unemployment benefits and federal stimulus bill payouts. As the coronavirus pandemic — blind to citizenship status — continues to ravage communities, local organizations have stepped in to fill the void and aid families in need.

NEWS | 04/20/2020

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Pandemic perspectives: Elizabeth Bogan and Alan Blinder ’67

Pandemic perspectives: Elizabeth Bogan and Alan Blinder ’67

Alex Gjaja

In this series, The Daily Princetonian sits down with University professors who study the same discipline but whose views on coronavirus diverge. We began by speaking separately with senior economics lecturer Elizabeth Bogan and professor of economics and public affairs Alan Blinder.

FEATURES | 04/15/2020

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‘Sharing compassion with a stranger’: Princeton Soup & Sandwich Company, critical care workers, and COVID-19

‘Sharing compassion with a stranger’: Princeton Soup & Sandwich Company, critical care workers, and COVID-19

Elise Hogan

As a 12-year-old working at Princeton Soup & Sandwich Company, Alex Ruddy had many dreams for the future. Most of them included food; none of them included saving her family’s restaurant in the wake of a global pandemic. 

NEWS | 04/14/2020

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