SOPHOMORE YEAR 20202021

The Class of 2023 began sophomore year like no other — entirely remote. The typical rhythms and traditions of the fall semester took place entirely virtually, with no small amount of struggle. Students dealt with the burnout and exhaustion that came with online learning, and those living abroad contended with time differences of 12 hours or more to attend their classes and office hours. Attempts to pivot social traditions like Lawnparties to a virtual format (including an $80,000 performance from Jason Derulo) were met with mixed reviews and criticism.

Sept Prospect

Triangle’s ‘Old Folks’ Home’ and the future wished for

The spring brought a return to campus, albeit with most classes online and COVID-19 precautions such as the Social Contract, which limited student gatherings. The pandemic also took a toll on the mental health of students, with appointments at Counseling and Psychological Services reaching an all-time high in March.

Activists on campus also continued to push for change, including protesting the University’s handling of remains of victims of the 1985 MOVE police bombing. Members of the American Whig-Cliosophic Society debated rescinding an award given to Sen. Ted Cruz

Nov Features

Communal apartments, visa troubles, and becoming nocturnal: International students try to ‘make it work’

Nov News

Princeton to invite all undergraduates to campus this spring, with most instruction remaining online

Feb Prospect

When The Marriage Pact came to Princeton (and matched a pair of twins)

’92 (R-Texas) after the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.

Things started to look up at the end of the year. In late April, the University allowed the last week of classes to be held in-person, outdoors. Around the same time, the first vaccines came to campus, and some varsity sports including softball, track and field, and crew returned to competition after a year-long hiatus. The slow return to normalcy brought increasing hope for the fall ahead.

Apr Opinion

Ask for the damn extension

Apr Features

When residential life returned, some students didn’t

May Features

Choosing community: Muslim students gather to eat, worship, mourn during Ramadan

Mar News

‘We are not your model minority’: Stop Asian Hate rally and vigil takes to Hinds Plaza