2020

Alumni Plant New Roots

Alex Cavoli ’20 Blends Musical Influences as ‘boxboys’

Cavoli’s music somehow feels nostalgic and futuristic at the same time

Tavish Rice ’20 Built a Better Pill Case

‘Ikigai is a great example of starting the design process with understanding a need’

Peter Schmidt ’20 Helped Launch a School to Cultivate Attention

Started this year, the Strother School aims to counteract the effects of the information economy

Three Princeton Chinese Theatre Alumni Launch New Company in NYC

Carving their own space in the theater industry, these alumni founded Cellunova to “tackle social challenges”

Essay: Ecopoetics Probes Link Between People and the Planet

‘This notion resonates with me emotionally. None of us is alone,’ says Serena Alagappan ’20

Princetonians Photo: Benjamin Edwards ’20 and Alexander Kirschenbauer ’20

Benjamin Edwards ’20 and Alexander Kirschenbauer ’20 Host Charity Ball

‘There's always time’ to help your community, Edwards says

Bhadrajee S. Hewage ’20 Challenges our Knowledge of the Buddha

Class of 2020 Alumni Return for In-Person Commencement

More than 1,100 alumni return for the chance to graduate in person

Class of 2020 On-Campus Commencement: Entangled with Princeton

Creator Q&A: Sara Howell ’20 on Medical School, Luxury Fashion, and Perpetual Joy

‘You can truly do anything; there’s no script to any of this,’ Howell says

Students and Grads Cope With an Uncertain Job Market

‘I Can’t Compare It to Anything Else’: Class of 2020 Graduates Virtually

Home During COVID, Anita Pan *20 Sculpts Great Art Into Oreo Cookies

Pan has sculpted and published about 50 creations in her chosen medium

PAWcast: Valedictorian Nicholas Johnson ’20 Reflects On Princeton

“One message I really hope to convey is a confidence to impact the world through building, broadly defined”

Scenes From Virtual Commencement 2020

Read PAW’s coverage of the Class of 2020’s virtual Commencement

As 2020 Commencement Goes Virtual, Seniors Express Frustration, Resignation

Seniors will graduate in virtual ceremony, return for special Commencement in 2021