October 2020
Dr. Bon Ku *09’s new approach in medicine; Understanding polling data; Two views on voting.
Features
President’s Page
On the Campus
‘Ball Pit for Cells’ Wins at Princeton Innovation Forum
The improved method for studying bacteria was among the entrepreneurial projects showcased
Scientists Speak Out Against Threat of Authoritarianism
The Princeton scientists became frustrated there’s been no organized or popular resistance
Student Dispatch: On a Campus Without Students
“I’m not ‘at Princeton’ in any way I would have defined that phrase before this year”
Princeton’s Class of ’24 Begins Around the World But Together Online
‘We’re still able to get some experience, even if it’s virtually,’ said Joshua Arce ’24
Princeton Students Rally Peers to Serve as Poll Workers Amid a Shortage
It’s a chance to make a valuable contribution and keep more polling sites open in November, said Ella Gantman ’23
After 50 Years, National Organization for Women Daycare Still Flourishes
An oral history project marks UNOW’s milestone
Research
It’s Not Too Late for Election Activism, says Professor Sam Wang
By looking at narrow leads and volunteering, people can still make a difference in the days before the election
Research: How Protest Movements Can Shape an Election
Omar Wasow researched how violent and nonviolent protest influenced the ballot box during the civil rights era
Q&A: Professor Julian E. Zelizer on Newt Gingrich’s Partisan Politics
‘In pursuit of partisan power, he was willing to break with convention’
Alumni News
Essay: Career Diplomat Fletcher Burton *88 on Woodrow Wilson
‘Wilson’s icon has been shattered, and yet we are not through’
J. Morgan Kousser ’65 Gives a Brief History of Voting Rights
‘I think we should be prepared not to see a final decision on election night’
Law Professor Rick Pildes ’79 On How to Make Your Vote Count
‘We’re at risk of not getting the message out about how important it is for people to vote in person’
Jessica Dheere ’93 Documents Government Restriction of Digital Free Speech
‘A free, open, and secure internet has never been more important’
Home During COVID, Anita Pan *20 Sculpts Great Art Into Oreo Cookies
Pan has sculpted and published about 50 creations in her chosen medium
Behind the Research
Featured Authors
Three Books
History
Princeton Portrait: The ‘Girl Reporters’ Who Got Their Scoops
Princeton Portrait: Doris Orth Pike (1923–1996) and Ruth Flavin Donnelly (1919–1991)
Tiger of the Week
The Improv Goes On For Aliza Pearl ’04 and Kelechi Ezie ’08
‘The arts are always there for you to renew you and fulfill you’
New York Times Reporter Danielle Ivory ’05 Leads Project Tracking COVID
‘I love to dig really deeply into what I’m covering and piece together a mystery,’ Ivory says
Picture Book by Jan Lettes Zauzmer ’83 Fosters Excitement about Voting
‘My hope is that kids will be inspired to grow up to be voters themselves,’ Zauzmer says
Migratory Birds Flock to Anina Gerchick ’76’s Ecological Art
Living sculptures can reconnect migration routes like stones across a stream
From the Editor
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December 2024
Hidden heroines; U.N. speaker controversy; Kathy Crow ’89’s connections