Student Life

Orange Key tours return to campus

Orange Key tours return to campus

Edward Tian

As they stepped out from the U-Store toward the steps of Blair Arch, tour guide Justin Curl ’22 noted the significance of the moment, as the first in-person tour open to the public since the start of the pandemic. “I hope you’re as excited to be here as I am,” he shouted.

As they stepped out from the U-Store toward the steps of Blair Arch, tour guide Justin Curl ’22 noted the significance of the moment, as the first in-person tour open to the public since the start of the pandemic. “I hope you’re as excited to be here as I am,” he shouted.

NEWS | 09/20/2021

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Extremely Bullish with Andrew Hama

Extremely Bullish with Andrew Hama

Folarin Okulaja

In episode two of Go With the Flo featuring Andrew Hama, we discuss what an investment banker actually does, our Lawnparties act predictions, how to make the most out of the Princeton network, and much more.

In episode two of Go With the Flo featuring Andrew Hama, we discuss what an investment banker actually does, our Lawnparties act predictions, how to make the most out of the Princeton network, and much more.

PODCAST | 09/20/2021

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Campus cafés reopen after 18 months

Campus cafés reopen after 18 months

Eliza Shaffer

Two favorite locales of the University campus have reopened after 18 months — Coffee Club and Murray-Dodge Café. Both institutions function primarily by and for Princeton students, providing unique spaces to study and socialize. 

Two favorite locales of the University campus have reopened after 18 months — Coffee Club and Murray-Dodge Café. Both institutions function primarily by and for Princeton students, providing unique spaces to study and socialize.  

NEWS | 09/15/2021

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Class of 2025 discusses systemic racism during orientation

Class of 2025 discusses systemic racism during orientation

Ngan Chiem

The module centered around the To Be Known and Heard virtual gallery, which depicts vignettes of “Princeton’s long and complex relationship with racism” starting from the 18th century to modern time, according to the site. During the training session, RCAs led their first-years through explorations of the virtual gallery and discussions on how to navigate conversations around race and identity. 

The module centered around the To Be Known and Heard virtual gallery, which depicts vignettes of “Princeton’s long and complex relationship with racism” starting from the 18th century to modern time, according to the site. During the training session, RCAs led their first-years through explorations of the virtual gallery and discussions on how to navigate conversations around race and identity. 

NEWS | 09/13/2021

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Name of Woodrow Wilson Honorary Debate Panel faces contention

Name of Woodrow Wilson Honorary Debate Panel faces contention

Sam Kagan

While a number of institutions have changed their titles from former namesake Woodrow Wilson Class of 1879, the Woodrow Wilson Honorary Debate Panel has maintained its name.

While a number of institutions have changed their titles from former namesake Woodrow Wilson Class of 1879, the Woodrow Wilson Honorary Debate Panel has maintained its name.

NEWS | 09/13/2021

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Dining halls face staff shortage with start of in-person semester

Dining halls face staff shortage with start of in-person semester

Sandeep Mangat

With the in-person semester in full swing, dining hall workers are facing a staffing shortage, which they report is making work “overwhelming.” 

With the in-person semester in full swing, dining hall workers are facing a staffing shortage, which they report is making work “overwhelming.” 

NEWS | 09/13/2021

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The Olympic Dream with Mo Hamza

The Olympic Dream with Mo Hamza

Folarin Okulaja

In the season two opener of Go With the Flo, we discuss Mo’s journey to being a two time Olympian including how he got started in fencing, the differences between his Rio and Tokyo experiences, and bumping into Usain Bolt, Kevin Durant, and Michael Phelps. Plus we discuss what we’re looking forward to the most about being back on campus, and much more!

In the season two opener of Go With the Flo, we discuss Mo’s journey to being a two time Olympian including how he got started in fencing, the differences between his Rio and Tokyo experiences, and bumping into Usain Bolt, Kevin Durant, and Michael Phelps. Plus we discuss what we’re looking forward to the most about being back on campus, and much more!

PODCAST | 09/13/2021

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Pre-rade welcomes Princeton classes of ’24 and ’25

Pre-rade welcomes Princeton classes of ’24 and ’25

Brad Rindos and Marko Petrovic

Princeton welcomed the Classes of 2024 and 2025 to campus with the tradition of Opening Exercises and the Pre-rade. Click to watch.

Princeton welcomed the Classes of 2024 and 2025 to campus with the tradition of Opening Exercises and the Pre-rade. Click to watch.

VIDEO | 09/08/2021

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Campus buildings flood, students take shelter amid tornado warning

Campus buildings flood, students take shelter amid tornado warning

Drew Somerville

A number of dorm buildings flooded on Princeton’s campus on Wednesday night after Princeton, along with several other New Jersey counties, was placed under a tornado warning. Students were advised to take cover during the alert.

A number of dorm buildings flooded on Princeton’s campus on Wednesday night after Princeton, along with several other New Jersey counties, was placed under a tornado warning. Students were advised to take cover during the alert.

NEWS | 09/01/2021

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First-years welcomed in Opening Exercises, joint Pre-rade with Class of 2024

First-years welcomed in Opening Exercises, joint Pre-rade with Class of 2024

Evelyn Doskoch

First-year students took part in several orientation traditions on Sunday, Aug. 29, including Opening Exercises, the Pre-rade, a barbecue dinner, and the Step Sing in front of Whig Hall.

First-year students took part in several orientation traditions on Sunday, Aug. 29, including Opening Exercises, the Pre-rade, a barbecue dinner, and the Step Sing in front of Whig Hall.

NEWS | 08/30/2021

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Princeton announces policies on masks in classrooms

Princeton announces policies on masks in classrooms

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Students will be required to wear masks in the classroom, but fully vaccinated instructors may remove their mask for all or part of the class “at their own discretion,” according to new guidance from the University on Monday.

Students will be required to wear masks in the classroom, but fully vaccinated instructors may remove their mask for all or part of the class “at their own discretion,” according to new guidance from the University on Monday.

NEWS | 08/23/2021

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A frosh’s guide to thrifting in Princeton

A frosh’s guide to thrifting in Princeton

Kristiana Filipov

As we approach the beginning of the semester, many of us are thinking about our fall wardrobes — especially those of us who are preparing for our first on-campus semester. If this is your first opportunity to show off your style off screen, here is a guide on where you can thrift some fresh new fits for the fall.

As we approach the beginning of the semester, many of us are thinking about our fall wardrobes — especially those of us who are preparing for our first on-campus semester. If this is your first opportunity to show off your style off screen, here is a guide on where you can thrift some fresh new fits for the fall.

THE PROSPECT | 08/20/2021

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Princeton faculty, students with unvaccinated children prepare for an uncertain fall

Princeton faculty, students with unvaccinated children prepare for an uncertain fall

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

“On the one hand, I’m really happy because I miss teaching in-person,” Alberto Bruzos Moro told The Daily Princetonian. “On the other hand, I’m worried because, you know, having a kid at home who is immunocompromised, it is a little concerning. At least until he can get the vaccine.”

On Princeton’s campus, Alberto Bruzos Moro is the director of the Spanish language program, slated to teach two seminars this fall. Off campus, he’s a father to an immunocompromised nine-year-old son.

NEWS | 08/20/2021

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Inside Princeton’s vaccine clinics: The data on shots administered, and who received them

Inside Princeton’s vaccine clinics: The data on shots administered, and who received them

Evelyn Doskoch

In a total of 21 vaccine clinics held between April 29 and July 7, 2021, the University administered 7,930 doses of the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

In a total of 21 vaccine clinics held between April 29 and July 7, 2021, the University administered 7,930 doses of the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

NEWS | 08/20/2021

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‘A long battle fought’: The history of Princeton’s Asian American Studies program and a renewed push to expand

‘A long battle fought’: The history of Princeton’s Asian American Studies program and a renewed push to expand

Tanvi Nibhanupudi and Anna Chung

As AASA advocates for expanding the Asian American Studies program in light of a rise of violence against Asians in the U.S., The Daily Princetonian tracks the struggle for representation on campus back to 1988.

As AASA advocates for expanding the Asian American Studies program in light of a rise of violence against Asians in the U.S., The Daily Princetonian tracks the struggle for representation on campus back to the 1988.

FEATURES | 08/16/2021

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Your questions, answered: Administrators discuss fall COVID-19 plans

Your questions, answered: Administrators discuss fall COVID-19 plans

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

On Monday, University administrators answered student questions about the logistics of the Fall 2021 term in a Town Hall organized by Undergraduate Student Government (USG).

On Monday, University administrators answered student questions about the logistics of the Fall 2021 term in a Town Hall organized by Undergraduate Student Government (USG).

NEWS | 08/10/2021

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Princeton to ‘encourage’ mask-wearing for vaccinated individuals, stops short of mask mandate

Princeton to ‘encourage’ mask-wearing for vaccinated individuals, stops short of mask mandate

Katherine Dailey and Anika Buch

Given new CDC guidance around indoor masking due to the rise in the Delta variant of COVID-19, unvaccinated individuals will be required to wear masks indoors on campus. This rule will likely only impact a small portion of the population, with over 90 percent of employees and around 90 percent of students already having verified that they are vaccinated. 

Given new CDC guidance around indoor masking due to the rise in the Delta variant of COVID-19, unvaccinated individuals will be required to wear masks indoors on campus. This rule will likely only impact a small portion of the population, with over 90 percent of employees and around 90 percent of students already having verified that they are vaccinated. 

NEWS | 08/05/2021

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When the ‘really easy and fun parts of Princeton disappear’: A student mental health crisis and Princeton’s response

When the ‘really easy and fun parts of Princeton disappear’: A student mental health crisis and Princeton’s response

Annabelle Duval and Claire Schultz

Princeton prides itself on its high academic standards, and even in a normal year, some students have difficulty managing these expectations while taking care of their mental health. But this semester, students experienced these challenges on a much more universal scale. Undergraduates and administrators reflect on what intensified mental health struggles this past semester, how students navigated those struggles, and how the University responded. 

Princeton prides itself on its high academic standards, and even in a normal year, some students have difficulty managing these expectations while taking care of their mental health. But this semester, students experienced these challenges on a much more universal scale. Undergraduates and administrators reflect on what intensified mental health struggles this past semester, how students navigated those struggles, and how the University responded. 

FEATURES | 07/16/2021

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Orientation small group programs to occur in person, based on campus

Orientation small group programs to occur in person, based on campus

Miguel Gracia-Zhang

Orientation’s small-group programs will be in-person and based on-campus this fall, according to an email sent to student leaders on Monday and obtained by The Daily Princetonian. 

Orientation’s small-group programs will be in-person and based on-campus this fall, according to an email sent to student leaders on Monday and obtained by The Daily Princetonian. 

NEWS | 06/17/2021

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Class of 2021 celebrates an in-person commencement

Class of 2021 celebrates an in-person commencement

Marissa Michaels

Thousands gathered in Princeton Stadium on Sunday to celebrate the commencement of the great Class of 2021. Speeches acknowledged the unique difficulty of the graduates’ time at the University and praised their resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thousands gathered in Princeton Stadium on Sunday to celebrate the commencement of the great Class of 2021. Speeches acknowledged the unique difficulty of the graduates’ time at the University and praised their resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

NEWS | 05/16/2021

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