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Six Bridge Year students stuck in Peru

Six Bridge Year students stuck in Peru

Zachary Shevin

This is not this Bridge Year group’s first major disruption. The students originally planned to spend their time in Bolivia but were relocated from Tiquipaya in November following a controversial, contested election result and “significant civil unrest” nearby.

NEWS | 03/21/2020

N.J. residents must stay at home, Gov. Phil Murphy announces

N.J. residents must stay at home, Gov. Phil Murphy announces

Zachary Shevin and Allan Shen

Violating the order could result in fines or imprisonment.

NEWS | 03/21/2020

Two more Princeton residents test positive for novel coronavirus

Two more Princeton residents test positive for novel coronavirus

Zachary Shevin

The sixth Princeton resident to test positive recently returned from a trip to Spain and developed symptoms while in isolation in the United States. The seventh was a “close contact” of an attendee of the Feb. 29 house party affiliated with all other positive test results in Princeton.

NEWS | 03/20/2020

Princeton Public Schools teacher tests positive for COVID-19

Princeton Public Schools teacher tests positive for COVID-19

Julia Brazeau

The Princeton Health Department is “in the process of identifying and contacting all those who may have come in contact with the infected person,” according to their release.

NEWS | 03/20/2020

Reunions cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Reunions cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Rooya Rahin

The University has canceled 2020 Reunions amid COVID-19 concerns. No decisions has been made regarding Commencement and other end of year celebrations for the class of 2020.

NEWS | 03/20/2020

Room Draw schedule altered in response to COVID-19 disruptions

Room Draw schedule altered in response to COVID-19 disruptions

Zoya Amir Gauhar

Room draw will now take place starting on Monday, April 6.

NEWS | 03/20/2020

Graduate students petition for unlimited sick leave, standardized policy

Graduate students petition for unlimited sick leave, standardized policy

Claire Silberman

The petition outlines 16 demands, which seek to establish a “universal floor for all of the Princeton community members,” according to Hrishi Somayaji GS, one of the petition’s authors. Somayaji expressed hope that the University will standardize compensation and other policies across academic departments.

NEWS | 03/19/2020

U. grants students unlimited PDFs for spring term, “encourages” faculty to consider “PDF-only option”

U. grants students unlimited PDFs for spring term, “encourages” faculty to consider “PDF-only option”

Evelyn Doskoch

Though students will be permitted to P/D/F more than one class this semester, it is unclear whether classes currently designated non-P/D/F (npdf), such as writing seminars, foreign languages, and hundreds of other courses, will be required to transition to grading that allows for the P/D/F option.

NEWS | 03/19/2020

Departments suspend all undergraduate lab research, including for senior theses

Departments suspend all undergraduate lab research, including for senior theses

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Students were informed of this new policy at varying times by their individual departments, in some cases only a day before the deadline by which they were expected to move out of their dorms and leave campus.

NEWS | 03/19/2020

One undergraduate, two more staff members test positive for COVID-19

Zachary Shevin

As of today’s announcement, University Health Services (UHS) has tested three students. The first student tested in McCosh Health Center’s results came back negative yesterday. One of the students awaiting results is “currently self-isolating on campus at a UHS designated site,” while the other is “self-isolating at home.”

NEWS | 03/18/2020

Student's tests returned negative for COVID-19, U. says

Student's tests returned negative for COVID-19, U. says

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

The student was exhibiting flu-like symptoms and was tested and immediately placed in self-isolation on March 11 due to what the University’s latest update called “an abundance of caution.”

NEWS | 03/17/2020

Gov. Murphy recommends curfew, closes restaurants and schools

Albert Jiang and Zachary Shevin

Though the curfew is only a recommendation, all “non-essential retail, recreational, and entertainment businesses” will be forced to close after 8 p.m. each night.

NEWS | 03/16/2020

Third U. staff member presumed positive for COVID-19, three new presumed positive cases in town

Third U. staff member presumed positive for COVID-19, three new presumed positive cases in town

Marie-Rose Sheinerman and Rooya Rahin

On Sunday, a third University staff member tested positive for COVID-19, according to an exclusive statement to The Daily Princetonian from University Deputy Spokesperson Mike Hotchkiss.

NEWS | 03/15/2020

U. requires all students abroad to return to their permanent residences

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U. requires all students abroad to return to their permanent residences

Zachary Shevin and Sam Kagan

Citing a declaration from the World Health Organization of COVID-19’s status as a pandemic and heightened alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the University is recalling students from Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Kenya, Panama, the Middle East/North Africa region, Singapore, and South Africa.

NEWS | 03/15/2020

‘Senior thesis research or lab work’ no longer a blanket criteria for remaining on campus

Albert Jiang

On Saturday, March 14, Senior Associate Dean of the College Claire M. Fowler, wrote to the Class of 2020 regarding a change in the exemption status for senior thesis accommodations. “Only a small number of seniors who have been identified by their departments as having a critical need to access campus resources to complete their thesis requirement will be permitted to stay,” she wrote. “The key word here is ‘critical.’”

NEWS | 03/15/2020

Second staff member tests positive for COVID-19, student's results still pending

Second staff member tests positive for COVID-19, student's results still pending

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

The first staff member had previously tested positive on Friday, March 13. Both of the staff members will remain in self-isolation, and the University stated it is “working to ensure they have the support and access to care that they need.”

NEWS | 03/14/2020

“Everything I have is here”: international students and the COVID-19 crisis

Edward Tian

Forced to monitor the evolving crises both in the United States and abroad, international students continue to grapple with unanswered questions, most pressingly whether they can and should stay on campus.

NEWS | 03/13/2020

Students found in “large gatherings” may face “disciplinary consequences,” U. says

Students found in “large gatherings” may face “disciplinary consequences,” U. says

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

The Department of Public Safety “may document these large gatherings,” and according to the email, students should “expect disciplinary consequences.” Failure to disburse may result in arrest for disorderly conduct.

NEWS | 03/13/2020

Staff member tests positive for COVID-19, town declares state of emergency

Staff member tests positive for COVID-19, town declares state of emergency

Zachary Shevin

The second staff member possibly exposed to the virus at an off-campus gathering is still self-isolating — with their result still pending. The undergraduate student tested for COVID-19 yesterday after exhibiting flu-like symptoms also “continues to remain in isolation.”

NEWS | 03/13/2020

Princeton municipality, community respond to COVID-19 crisis

Caitlin Limestahl

“We live in a small, interconnected town,” Lempert wrote. “The University and larger community are tied together in multiple ways. So when we put social distancing protocols in place, it makes it more challenging to meet and interact with each other and the general energy level in the town feels quieter.”

NEWS | 03/12/2020

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