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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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Princeton Gerrymandering Project hosts virtual town halls on effective democracy

Princeton Gerrymandering Project hosts virtual town halls on effective democracy

Naomi Hess

“Our initial intent was to create a series of events that would capture student and community interest in a big election year,” Wang wrote. “Although we can’t have in person attendance, this did have the advantage of helping us attract a broader audience off-campus.”

NEWS | 04/20/2020

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Himelhoch ’21 awarded 2020 Truman Scholarship

Himelhoch ’21 awarded 2020 Truman Scholarship

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

“I’m interested in representing survivors of interpersonal violence who are religious and face all sorts of systemic injustices within their communities and are asked to give up those religious commitments to try to appeal to the secular justice system for help,” Himelhoch said.

NEWS | 04/20/2020

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U. withdraws travel-related thesis funding, cancels all on-campus research

U. withdraws travel-related thesis funding, cancels all on-campus research

Albert Jiang

“University-sponsored domestic in-person internships in your home country can be undertaken only if they comply with local and national health and safety guidelines,” they wrote. “Funding administered through the Office of the Dean of the College will be allocated to projects that don’t require travel, which students can undertake in the vicinity of their primary residence.”

NEWS | 04/19/2020

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University Muslim Life Program’s online Jummah service disrupted by Islamophobic ‘zoombombers’

University Muslim Life Program’s online Jummah service disrupted by Islamophobic ‘zoombombers’

Marissa Michaels

“I think, in the face of hatred like this, it's really important to stand together as a community and continue doing what we do best,” said Fawaz Ahmad ’22, Muslim Student Association president and co-host of the meeting.

NEWS | 04/19/2020

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USG discusses remote mental health access, highest voter turnout since 2012

USG discusses remote mental health access, highest voter turnout since 2012

Caitlin Limestahl

This year saw one the highest turnouts ever for first-year voting, with 62 percent of the Class of 2023 voting for Class President, the single contested election for their class, according to Chief Elections Manager Lehman Montgomery ’22. All other classes had a voter turnout above 50 percent.

NEWS | 04/19/2020

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USG announces Class Government, U-Council election results

USG announces Class Government, U-Council election results

Caitlin Limestahl

It was also announced that the single referendum to “call on Princeton University to limit the widespread printing and distribution of the physical copy of the ‘Rights, Rules, [and] Responsibilities’” passed with 88% of voters and 2,055 votes in support.

NEWS | 04/17/2020

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Graduate School announces changes to grading, examination policies

Graduate School announces changes to grading, examination policies

Shamma Pepper Fox

Instead of enacting a graduate school-wide policy similar to the one enacted by the Dean of the College Jill S. Dolan, which established a P/D/F option for all undergraduate courses, the Graduate School will “defer to the faculty in departments and programs on whether and how best to adjust the timelines for their own requirements.”

NEWS | 04/16/2020

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U. updates financial aid policy, reaffirms commitment to affordability

U. updates financial aid policy, reaffirms commitment to affordability

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

In addition to a change in the summer savings expectation, the University eliminated the residential college fee and increased graduate student teaching and research assistant stipends. 

NEWS | 04/16/2020

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U. clarifies transcript notation for spring term, U-sponsored summer internship policy

U. clarifies transcript notation for spring term, U-sponsored summer internship policy

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Dolan announced that all summer on-campus programs have now been cancelled through August 15, 2020.

NEWS | 04/16/2020

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Three U. professors awarded NSF grants to study COVID-19

Three U. professors awarded NSF grants to study COVID-19

Katie Tam

Coman predicts that fear of infection should impact the spread or propagation of information. Such results will be relevant for policies that aim to combat misinformation often found in mass media or social networking platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

NEWS | 04/15/2020

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U. will hold virtual commencement, postpones in-person ceremony to 2021

U. will hold virtual commencement, postpones in-person ceremony to 2021

Albert Jiang

In lieu of an in-person ceremony, the University will “officially and enthusiastically” confer degrees on Sunday, May 31 — as scheduled — in a virtual ceremony.

NEWS | 04/15/2020

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Renowned U. mathematician John Conway dead at 82 from COVID-19 complications

Renowned U. mathematician John Conway dead at 82 from COVID-19 complications

Edward Tian

Conway died at the Parker nursing home in New Brunswick, N.J., where he has been in residence for nearly a year, several of his close friends confirmed.

NEWS | 04/14/2020

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Gopinath GS ’01 predicts worst global economic decline since the Great Depression

Gopinath GS ’01 predicts worst global economic decline since the Great Depression

Allan Shen

“This is a crisis like no other, which means there is substantial uncertainty about the impact that it will have on peoples’ lives and livelihoods,” Gopinath said.

NEWS | 04/14/2020

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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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U. to conduct Title IX investigations remotely, despite COVID-19

U. to conduct Title IX investigations remotely, despite COVID-19

Rooya Rahin

“Even before the COVID-19 situation, we have had the ability to conduct Title IX investigations remotely using video technology such as Zoom,” Hotchkiss wrote.

NEWS | 04/14/2020

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Partnership between U., Rutgers, and NJIT to conduct collaborative clinical research

Partnership between U., Rutgers, and NJIT to conduct collaborative clinical research

Katie Tam

COVID-related or not, Notterman said, “the benefits will flow to our whole community.”

NEWS | 04/13/2020

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Over 2,000 students live outside the U. timezone. Here’s how that affects class times.

Over 2,000 students live outside the U. timezone. Here’s how that affects class times.

Edward Tian

This interactive graphic shows how many University students have class during typical sleep hours in their local time, defined as 12 a.m. to 8 a.m. The tool also calculates the number of students who now may have evening classes due to the time zone shift. 

NEWS | 04/13/2020

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Seven COVID-19 research projects receive over $500,000 in funding from U.

Seven COVID-19 research projects receive over $500,000 in funding from U.

Albert Jiang

The U. Office of the Dean for Research has awarded over $500,000 in funding to seven COVID-19 research endeavors.

NEWS | 04/13/2020

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Former professor’s claims of gender-based discrimination, wrongful termination dismissed in federal court

Former professor’s claims of gender-based discrimination, wrongful termination dismissed in federal court

Omar Farah

The March 30 decision in Verdú v. The Trustees of Princeton University et al. followed an almost year-long legal battle evaluating Verdú’s claim that the University violated Title IX and the 1964 Civil Rights Act in his firing. 

NEWS | 04/13/2020

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