Given the timing of the Administration’s announcement, the students were given less than two days to pack their bags.
According to students at Dillon Gym, students who are leaving before noon on Friday are being allowed to take “two boxes and a roll of tape each.” Those leaving after that time are being instructed to come back “at 9 a.m.” on Friday morning, at which point the full supply of four boxes and two rolls of tape will be available.
The two University staff members in self-quarantine as announced on Tuesday are also “awaiting their results.”
Classes will move online for the rest of the semester. Students who do not meet specific criteria will lose prox access by March 19.
In accordance with Interclub Council policy, eating clubs will be closed to all members until April 5. Displaced upperclass students who remain on campus will be allowed to eat for free in University dining halls.
The World Health Organization announced Wednesday morning that the COVID-19 outbreak is now officially considered a “pandemic.”
The emergency announcement was made on Tuesday, and effective the following day, to “allow UHS to focus its resources on preparations for and response to COVID-19.” Students whose appointments are being changed or cancelled will be contacted, according to the UHS website.
The message also included language on how faculty members could apply the guidance of social distancing to exam administration.
On Tuesday, March 10, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver released a joint statement, announcing a man in his 60s from Bergen County as New Jersey’s first COVID-19 fatality.
The students pointed to the stress imposed by the COVID-19, or coronavirus disease, outbreak. Since Sunday night, when the University inadvertently leaked plans to move to online schooling after spring break, students, faculty, and staff have scrambled to make contingency plans. The University officially announced that plan on Monday, at the start of midterms week.
The measures — listed under the COVID-19 section of the University website — instruct community members to “keep at least six feet between yourself and another person in all public places,” “avoid close contact,” and “limit in-person meetings.”
In two separate instances, one in-class and one in a Blackboard announcement, two faculty members canceled classes and claimed they received an order to self-isolate. Students in those classes have independently confirmed to The Daily Princetonian that these cancellations took place.
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.”
Among the candidates competing for the two open seats on the town council are incumbent council members David Cohen and Leticia Fraga, along with newcomer Dina Shaw. Mark Freda is currently the sole candidate running for mayor to succeed Mayor Liz Lempert, the incumbent who has decided not to run for a third term.
A potential case of COVID-19 in Mercer County has tested negative, according to state health officials. Meanwhile, Stanford University and Columbia University have announced a temporary shift to online classes.
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.
At this week’s meeting, the USG discussed the Ideas Incubator, heard budget updates, and confirmed five new members to the Movies Committee.
Five undergraduate students received a prestigious fellowship to pursue public interest law internships this summer.
Test results are expected to be available on Sunday, March 8. The Mercer County patient is currently hospitalized at Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell in Pennington, N.J. The other three possible cases include two people in Bergen County and one person in Union County.
