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Golfer Nicholas Koh ’14 dominates at Middlebury Invitational SPORTS Twitter: @AmherstStudent

Twitter, iPads Enhance Classroom Learning

Administration, AAS Join Forces to Tackle Social Life

Meghna Sridhar ’14 & Darrian Kelly ’15

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9/11 Discussion Features Faculty Perspectives Peter Crane â&#x20AC;&#x2122;15 Contributing Writer

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Opinion

Letters to the Editor Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011

Editorial

Orientation: An Exercise in Preventative Law

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efensive medicine is a practice that is both wasteful and costly. In order to protect himself from being sued, a doctor will perform expensive, complicated and unnecessary procedures. One of the goals of President Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s healthcare bill was to make it harder for doctors to be sued in order to eliminate this wasteful practice. Healthcare, however, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only place where one can find elements of preventative law intruding upon effective practice.

Over the past few years, the first-year Orientation schedule has been expanding, culminating in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extended Orientation, which will be running through early October. And for all the new events that have been added to the schedule, few can be described as fun or memorable â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and perhaps even fewer as efficacious.

Instead, Orientation is being continually jam-packed with events that seem designed by the College merely to cover all its bases. The plurality of lectures and meetings about topics like diversity and consent, the countless skits and vignettes put on, the inane squad meetings after every event all prove to parents and perhaps judges and lawyers that the College has done its part in informing students of all the fine

print.

To explain, and then repeatedly rehash these issues, is to underestimate the maturity and learning capacity of Amherst students; how many times does the administration think we need to hear about consent before we understand the premise? Most students are quite capable of conducting themselves properly by use of common sense without lessons from the administration. Even if these events were hitting home, how many topics would have to be covered? After all, first-years will be exposed to a larger variety of situations and environments than the College could possibly ever provide talks for.

Presumably, the goal is simply to promote understanding. In some cases, detailed sex talks in the dorms force understanding where it is necessary. And yet, issues arise on campus about things like consent.

But if you walk into the doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office with a cold, and she orders an MRI to make sure that she canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be held liable for malpractice, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still leaving the office with your cold, not to mention a sizeable bill. In the same way that the MRI doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cure rhinovirus, incessant talks about the newest legal definition of consent will never resolve the funda-

mental issues facing students who struggle to understand it. Students donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attend the College to receive an education in defensive policy.

Furthermore, the cost from this policy is one that should prove prohibitive in its practice.

After arranging talks from deans and SHEs, did the College need to bring in a legal professional for yet another talk about the legalese surrounding consent? Much of the time during Orientation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a time when students are gaining their first impressions of the College â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is devoted to repetitive talks; a quick perusal of the orientation brochure produces no fewer than 10 mandatory events that conceivably serve little purpose other than to protect the College from future legal troubles.

The Student does not intend to detract, in any way, from the idea of diversity education. We merely think that immersion in the unique environment of the College is a sufficient lesson. Similarly, we think that a mature and complete understanding of consent is critical, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not something that needs to be bored into collective mind of the student body at the Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expense. The best business move, and the easiest way to free up Orientation for more interesting activities, is to end the reign of preventative law.

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Dining Hall Makes Refreshing Changes

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DONLQJ LQWR 9DO IRU WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW time since my arrival on campus, I immediately questioned whether or not I was in the right building.

Was I dreaming? Surely this couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the Valentine Dining Hall of yesteryear: where was the tacky carpet? The sweaty clump of sports teams who just got out of practice?

Perhaps somebody had spiked the coffee with some sort of psycho-hallucinogenic drug concoction? :HOO LQ FDVH \RX KDYHQ¡W Ă&#x20AC;JXUHG LW RXW already, the changes made to Val this summer are no hallucination (and the coffee, well, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just what â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beansâ&#x20AC;? taste like). After months of renovation, the new DQG LPSURYHG 9DO SURYHV WR EH LQĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ PRUH HIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQW Âł EXW MXVW KRZ ZDV WKLV amazing feat achieved? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s break it down step by step:

Opening New Doors: In the old Val, trying to squeeze between the salad bar and the old location of the coffee station on the east wall proved hard â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if not altogether LPSRVVLEOH Âł GXULQJ SHDN WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F KRXUV By conveniently moving the coffee station outside with the rest of the other beverages ZKDW D FRQFHSW HDVW ZHVW WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F RQ WKH south side of the salad bar proves drastically more manageable. Furthermore, the Ă&#x20AC;QH IRONV DW 'LQLQJ 6HUYLFHV GHFLGHG WR DGG an additional entrance just west of where the coffee used to be on the south wall: QRW RQO\ GRHV WKLV VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQWO\ GHFUHDVH WKH DPRXQW RI WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F LQ WKH VHUYLQJ DUHD DW one time (by funneling those uninterested in salad or ice cream straight for the beverages), but it makes getting upstairs quick and easy.

Do You Want Ketchup On That?: Remember the days of waiting in line for condiments, biding your time scanning the front page of The New York Times only to Ă&#x20AC;QG RXW PLQXWHV ODWHU WKDW WKH ODVW RI WKH ketchup was squelched out of the machine by some self-righteous freshman with a hot

Evan Karl â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 is a contributing writer. dog? Well put down your paper and fret no more (seriously â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the veins on your forehead are starting to creep me out). In the new Val, condiments can be easily be found just outside of the serving area across IURP WKH EHYHUDJHV DOOHYLDWLQJ WUDIĂ&#x20AC;F RQ the west end and quickening the process of getting in and out. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t promise thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll always be ketchup, but at least the process RI Ă&#x20AC;QGLQJ RXW WKHUH LVQ¡W DQ\ ZRQ¡W EH DV much of an investment.

Grab a Cup: By moving the entire beverage station to the west end of the serving area, the folks at Dining Services have not only saved us from the displeasure of trying to balance our drinks while loading our burgers with tomatoes and relish, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made the art of making homemade URRW EHHU Ă RDWV WKDW PXFK HDVLHU 1RZ LW¡V easy to grab some ice cream before running over to the soda fountain dispensers to load up on Coke or root beer. &DQ¡W Ă&#x20AC;QG DQ\WKLQJ \RX OLNH" 7DNH D stroll around the corner and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have all the choices you want (and even more of the VDPH 1RW RQO\ KDV WKH EHYHUDJH VWDWLRQ¡V new location been helpful in moving the lines right along, but having them strategically placed as the last item to grab will most likely result in fewer spills.

All in all, I would be hard-pressed to Ă&#x20AC;QG VRPHRQH ZKR GRHVQ¡W YLHZ WKH QHZ 9DO favorably in comparison with its vastly obsolete counterpart. Lines are shorter, people move faster and even that funky smell upon entering from the south entrance seems to have vacated the premises. With a new SDLQW MRE DQG VRPH EULJKWO\ FRORUHG Ă RRU designs, the new Val is quickly becoming another hot spot on campus â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so grab a ERRN Ă&#x20AC;OO XS RQ VRPH ´%HDQVÂľ DQG GRQ¡W EH afraid to tell your friend youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been sitting at that table since 4:30 p.m. The new Val is clean, mean and â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for once in its existence â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a well-oiled machine.

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Palestineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s U.N. Bid: Should We Rejoice or Recoil?

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n Sept. 23, the Palestinian Authority (PA), led by Mohamed Abbas, will formally submit its application for VWDWHKRRG WR WKH 8QLWHG 1DWLRQV 8 1 7KLV DSSHDO IRU statehood began after the tectonic shifts in Middle Eastern politics following the popular uprisings last spring. The PAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new approach, D 8 1 ELG PDUNV \HW DQRWKHU WUDQVIRUPDWLRQ LQ WKH $UDE :RUOG D transformation which may leave Israel, the United States and diplomats puzzled over their former Middle Eastern policies. $V WKH YRWH DSSURDFKHV WKH 8 1 PHPEHU VWDWHV VKRXOG EH DVN ing themselves several questions: does the Palestinian unilateral declaration of statehood mark a step forward for the Palestinian SHRSOH" 0RUHRYHU LV WKLV 8 1 ELG D OHJLWLPDWH VWHS WRZDUG WKH XO timate goal of Arab-Israeli Peace?

The answer has been a resounding â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? by the United States and Israel. In fact, President Obama dismissed the Palestinian bid in a recent speech as mere â&#x20AC;&#x153;symbolic [action] to isolate Israel at the 8 1 Âľ $GGLWLRQDOO\ D %%& UHSRUW QRWHG WKDW VHYHUDO NH\ PHPEHU states currently oppose the bid, making statehood unlikely: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The &RXQFLO ZRXOG QHHG QLQH YRWHV RXW RI DQG QR YHWRÂŤ WKH 8 6 KDV made clear it would wield its veto, with the U.K. and France almost certainly abstaining.â&#x20AC;?

Many of us on college campuses are left puzzled by Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words because the attempt by the Palestinian leadership to declare VWDWHKRRG DSSHDUV VHQVLEOH DQG MXVWLĂ&#x20AC; HG ,W ZRXOG EH D Ă&#x20AC; QDO UHFRJ nition of Palestine as a legitimate nation. But why, for example, would an editorial written by the staff of The New York Times begin ZLWK WKH IROORZLQJ ´$ 8QLWHG 1DWLRQV YRWH RQ 3DOHVWLQLDQ PHPEHU ship would be ruinous.â&#x20AC;? After digging through the layers of politic, the true nature of this bid and the reason why various analysts, diplomats and nations remain unenthusiastic and opposed become clear.

First, we must consider why Obama and the others are calling the bid symbolic. If the Palestinians were granted statehood this month, the situation on the ground would remain unchanged. With thousands of Arab-Israelis living as citizens in Israel and thousands of Israelis living as â&#x20AC;&#x153;settlersâ&#x20AC;? in what would become Palestine, a declaration would be useless in deciding the future of these estranged groups. As the U.S. has suggested for months, the only way to remedy problems such as these would be through a negotiated peace agreement. The PAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bid only circumvents the challenging realities on the ground and the frustrating nature of working towards actual peace.

Additionally, the proposed Palestinian state is currently split LQWR WZR LVRODWHG SDUWV WKH :HVW %DQN DQG *D]D 8 1 DFFHSWDQFH would do nothing to heal the geographic split or the divergent poli-

Mike Flaster â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 is a contributing writer. tics of a nascent Palestinian State. Furthermore, these two halves are ruled by rival parties. The West Bank is ruled by Fatah and led by the moderate Abbas, who works with Israel daily on security and economic issues. Gaza, however, is ruled by Hamas, an Islamic fundamentalist group bent on Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s destruction and internationally recognized as a terrorist organization. Hamas refuses to negotiate with Israel. While Fatah and Hamas have functioned and governed separately in the past, recently these two groups struck an uneasy partnership in the spirit of the unfolding â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arab Spring.â&#x20AC;?

With these two very distinct Palestinian parties now aligned, the international community faces a much more complicated situation. As the Director of the Anti-Defamation League put it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Palestinian decisions in the last year to refuse to negotiate with Israel, to sign a coalition agreement with terrorist Hamas and now to EULQJ WKLV FRXQWHUSURGXFWLYH LQLWLDWLYH WR WKH 8QLWHG 1DWLRQV RQFH again raise serious questions about Palestinian intentions.â&#x20AC;?

Furthermore, granting the Palestinians a state this week would LQGLUHFWO\ PHDQ JUDQWLQJ D VHDW LQ WKH 8 1 WR WKH IXQGDPHQWDOLVW OHDGHUV RI +DPDV 7R ZLQ D 8 1 ELG DQG WKH VXSSRUW RI WKH 8 6 Hamas would either have to back out of the newly-united government or, at the very least, denounce their violent means of â&#x20AC;&#x153;liberationâ&#x20AC;? and recognize Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right to exist.

These are only a few of the pressing problems that make this ZHHN¡V 8 1 ELG D ODUJHO\ V\PEROLF PRYH (YHQ LI WKH 8 6 GHFLGHG not to veto the bid and the Palestinians were granted statehood, life in Palestine and Israel would be unaffected. The two governments ZRXOG QHHG WR PHHW DQG JR WKURXJK WKH GLIĂ&#x20AC; FXOW WDVN RI QHJRWLD WLRQV UHJDUGOHVV RI WKH 8 1 ¡V GHFLVLRQ 6R ZK\ LV WKH 3$ SXVK ing forward without regard for the reality of the situation? With little to gain pragmatically within Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, the PAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions merely represent a plea for international support and â&#x20AC;&#x153;good press,â&#x20AC;? and hardly show concern for the quality of life of the average Palestinian. As Obama has suggested, to make real FKDQJHV WR WKH VWDWXV TXR $EEDV PXVW VLW DW D WDEOH ZLWK 1HWDQ\DKX and together they must make hard choices. While Abbas and the PA have reason to be frustrated, their plea fails to address the core of the dispute and instead skirts around unavoidable and necessary peace talks. :KDW WKH 8 1 ELG DFKLHYHV IRU WKH DYHUDJH 3DOHVWLQLDQ UHPDLQV unclear, but the bid does real damage to the chances for peace in the region. In the months leading up to the bid, the leaders of the West Bank have been actively encouraging protests. After seeing the Western worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enthusiastic reaction to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arab Spring,â&#x20AC;? the

Administration Clashes With AAS Over Senior Bar Night

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n what might be the most dramatic standoff in recent AAS history, the Senate and College administration continue to stand at odds over recent social policy decisions.

Last week, various senators â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including yours truly â&#x20AC;&#x201D; expressed frustration with the Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to stop funding senior bar night.

We felt that despite holding a town hall meeting on the issue, administrators had not clearly articulated the reasons for the policy change. At the meeting, Dean of Student Activities Hannah Fatemi and others had made vague mentions of â&#x20AC;&#x153;liabilityâ&#x20AC;? and how they would â&#x20AC;&#x153;just rather fund things on campus,â&#x20AC;? but none of this convinced either Social Council representatives or the AAS WKDW WKH GHFLVLRQ ZDV ZHOO MXVWLĂ&#x20AC; HG Alexander Hurst â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12 suggested at last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting that the AAS should just step in and cover the bill. Senior bar night was one of the few legitimate traditions at Amherst, and it was argued (successfully) that college funding allowed both people from different socioeconomic backgrounds and those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drink to participate in the festivities without having to pay a cover

FKDUJH 1RWH DJDLQ WKDW WKH &ROOHJH KDG QHYHU explicitly paid for alcohol, but only for the cover charge, a room and a DJ at bar night events.

More generally, we felt that administrators ZHUH PLVJXLGHG DERXW VRFLDO SROLF\ LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC; UVW place, and that they hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been straightforward with the student body. Especially on the heels of QHZ Ă&#x20AC; UH FRGH VWDQGDUGV WKDW GLVDOORZ SDUWLHV LQ social quad basements, why would the College think this â&#x20AC;&#x201D; before my graduation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; would be a good time to discontinue bar night funding? And also, why would administrators try to defend the move under a veil of â&#x20AC;&#x153;liabilityâ&#x20AC;? and evade more pointed questions on the issue?

Ultimately, we decided to send the senior class a brief survey about how they felt about the AAS funding senior bar night. The results were pretty telling: an overwhelming number of seniors who responded to the survey said they supported the move.

Going into last Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting, we were ready to fund, in full, close to $1,000 for senior bar night. We felt that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; put simply â&#x20AC;&#x201D; administrators wanted fun to die at Amherst, and that we

3$ KDV DWWHPSWHG WR VHOO WKHLU 8 1 ELG DV DQ H[WHQVLRQ RI WKLV PRYH ment. While revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt and Syria began from the ground up, recent protests in the West Bank have not been led by WKH ´DVSLULQJ \RXWK Âľ EXW E\ JRYHUQPHQW RIĂ&#x20AC; FLDOV ,VUDHO WUDXPD tized by the bombings during the popular uprisings from 2000 to KDV EHFRPH XQQHUYHG DV WKH 3$ KDV EHJXQ WR IDQ D SHULORXV Ă DPH 'XULQJ WKH ODVW ,QWLIDGD WKH QXPEHU RI FDVXDOWLHV RQ ERWK VLGHV ZDV KRUULĂ&#x20AC; F 6LQFH WKH LQFUHDVH LQ VHFXULW\ DQG WKH UHQRXQFH ment of violence by the PA, the Palestinian economy has had a huge growth spurt. The security and economic cooperation between Israel and the PA has improved life for both Palestinians and Israelis. The approaching bid threatens to renew the violence and puts these improvements in jeopardy. While we hope these protests will remain peaceful, history suggests otherwise.

This bid aspires to fracture the Israel-U.S. alliance. With the U.S. undoubtedly vetoing the motion, the only possible result is further isolation of Israel and unhelpful pressure on the Obama administration and any other parties seeking a lasting peace. The PAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8 1 ELG LV VKUHZG LQ WKDW UHJDUG LW IRFXVHV WKH ZRUOG¡V DWWHQWLRQ on the Palestiniansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; desire for statehood, removing from the framework the very real security and geographic barriers placed on Israel, while aspiring to fracture the U.S.-Israel relationship. Unfortunately, all this fanfare accomplishes nothing for the average Palestinian and threatens to widen the gulf between Palestinians and Israelis.

While Israel is not free of blame â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the fault of the stalled peace talks is shared â&#x20AC;&#x201D; real peace can only be achieved by restarting the slow and painful process of negations. A unilateral declaration DYRLGV FRQIURQWLQJ WKH LVVXHV DW WKH FRUH RI WKH $UDE ,VUDHOL FRQĂ LFW altogether; instead of offering solutions, it enlarges the problem.

Israel has proven time and again that it is willing to make tough concessions for peace. Israel gave up the Sinai Peninsula for peace with Egypt, withdrew from southern Lebanon in an effort to assuage the Lebanese, including Hezbollah, and unilaterally left Gaza LQ WKH KRSHV RI IRVWHULQJ SHDFH ZLWK LWV UHVLGHQWV 1RQH RI WKHVH concessions resulted in enduring peace; Hezbollah has only grown stronger in Lebanon, Gaza is now ruled by the extremist of Hamas and, perhaps worst of all, after 30 years the Egyptian peace deal is RQ WKH EULQN RI FROODSVH 1RQHWKHOHVV ,VUDHO LV VWLOO ZLOOLQJ WR H[WHQG its hand. But, for progress to be made, meetings between the parties must take place. Palestinian efforts to plead for an international FRPPXQLW\ LQ 1HZ <RUN &LW\ DUH IXWLOH 7KRXJK LW PD\ QRW EH WKH easiest route, the best route for Israelis and Palestinians alike is to address the issue head-on with direct negotiations. All involved must remember that a failure to come closer to peace means another step towards war.

Pain in the AAS John Yarchoan â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13 Senators from the Association of Amherst Students are writing a weekly column to keep the student body informed about the goings-on in the Senate.

wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let that happen on our watch.

Before we could go about funding the measure, however, Dean of Students Allen Hart appeared at the beginning of the meeting and offered an alternative. He said that he wanted to IRUP D QHZ ´WDVN IRUFHÂľ WKDW ZRXOG ZRUN WR Ă&#x20AC; QG solutions to social scene issues on campus. The task force would be comprised of both students and administrators and would meet twice a week WR Ă&#x20AC; QG UHDO FRPSURPLVHV DQG ´KDYH FRQYHUVD tionsâ&#x20AC;? on these issues. He insisted also that the task force would have â&#x20AC;&#x153;higher aspirationsâ&#x20AC;? than to simply reinstate senior bar night.

But when senator Matt DeButts â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 asked, very pointedly, whether the AAS could just go ahead and fund senior bar night, Dean Hart replied, after some time, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think you can.â&#x20AC;?

I could go on, for some time, about the legal implications of simply going around the administration anyway, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think you do either. The short story is that most of us felt that this was not a road we wanted to go down, even if it would be the most exciting thing to happen to the AAS since about 1893. With that

in mind, we decided ultimately to accept Dean Hartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal, and we elected two senators, Jess Sidhu â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 and Matt Aizpuru â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12, to serve on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;task force.â&#x20AC;?

I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be so quick to call this a lost battle.

Everyone, from President Romen Borsellino â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12 down, seems committed to making sure this task force actually accomplishes what it seeks to do, and in a timely manner. We do have a few tricks up our sleeve if the administration does not show a willingness to do more than â&#x20AC;&#x153;have conversations.â&#x20AC;? I love to have conversations; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m having one, right now, with you. The problem is, conversations donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t usually yield results.

About the tricks up our sleeve: did you know that the AAS funds everything from TYPO to condoms? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think the administration would be thrilled if we discontinued that funding, perhaps even in a move as unannounced as the discontinued bar night funding.

Put simply, we are going to make sure that the task force lives up to its Reno 9-1-1 name, and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fall into the oblivion that is the other 931 committees on campus.

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The Amherst Student

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Drive Takes the Scenic Route and Outraces the Competition Jake Walters ’14 Managing A&L Editor

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Five College Events Sept. 21: “Readings by Polina Barskova, Michael Kasper and Robert Seydel,” Hampshire College, 8:00 p.m.

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The Student published an article regarding a battle between two freshmen dormitories: Pratt and Morrow. This battle was fought with the ultimate weapons: water balloons. The fight was fraught with showers of insults and deluges of taunts with both dorms fighting bravely. The final battle reached its head, however, when campus police showed up to disband the militant forces. The authorities found themselves unwillingly drawn into the fray as the students decided to let loose a cascade of water balloons from the Pratt battlements. The Dean of Freshmen at the time addressed both sides and managed to end the battle with a few dry remarks.

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Volleyball Improves to 6-2 After a Four-Game Week Brenton Arnaboldi â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 & Kevin Hoogstraten â&#x20AC;&#x2122;15 Managing Sports Editor & Contributing Writer

The volleyball teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games this season are not for the faint of heart.

The cardiac kids continued their hot start to the season last week, defeating Emerson and Wesleyan before falling to Trinity and then rebounding against Johnson & Wales to bring their record to 6-2 (NESCAC 1-1).

The Firedogs squeaked out their six sets against Emerson and Wesleyan by a combined 12 points before getting blanked, 3-0, by Trinity and then trouncing the Wildcats.

The team relied on its big hitting in 3-1 win over Emerson, with three players reaching double-digit kills.

Lauren Antion â&#x20AC;&#x2122;15 came up huge with 17 kills while hitting at a .351 clip, and co-captains Mary Reiser â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12 and Cristy Meier â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12 combined to put away 23 kills. Callie Neilson â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13 kept the offense going with 50 assists, while Kristen Keeno â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13 added 22 digs.

Nothing came easy against Emerson, as the Lions pushed the Firedogs in each set and even took the third game before falling, 28-26, 25-23, 20-25, 27-25. Amherst saved its best hitting for last, pulling through in a nail-biter of a fourth set featuring nine lead changes.

Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match against Wesleyan followed an eerily similar path, with

the team again prevailing 3-1 (2523, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23). The win PDUNHG $PKHUVW¡V Ă&#x20AC;IWK FRQVHFXWLYH win over the Cardinals.

Wesleyan was 2-3 coming into the contest, but the team proved

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K.C. Kanoff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12 had five spikes in Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victory over Johnson & Wales. tough to put away in the NESCAC opener for the Jeffs. A pedestrian .167 hitting percentage kept Amherst from pulling away intitally, but they eventually pulled out a 2-0 match OHDG E\ ZLQQLQJ HDFK RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WZR sets 25-23.

Despite cutting down on their

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errors and pulling up their hitting percentage to .320, the Jeffs dropped the third set 20-25. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until the fourth set that they managed to pull out another 25-23 victory to capture the match.

The trio of Meier, Reiser and Antion once again led the attack, coming up with a combined 31 kills, while Keeno collected a match-high 17 kills.

The Firedogs stayed in Middletown for their Saturday showdown with undefeated Trinity, but the Bantams kept their perfect start intact, winning 3-0 (25-13, 30-28, 25-14).

Hitting percentages again doomed the Firedogs, as the team never topped .106 in any of the three sets.

Their best chance came in the second game, in which the Firedogs held a 24-20 lead, but eventually lost seven straight set points. The team DWWHPSWHG WR UDOO\ LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO VHW EXW had no answer for Trinityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outside hitters, two of whom combined for 31 kills. Reiser led the team with seven kills, while Keeno recorded 30 digs. $IWHU WKH GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW ORVV WKH -HIIV rebounded with a crisp performance against Johnson & Wales last night, sweeping the Wildcats en route to a 25-18, 25-18, 25-15 win. Reiser dominated near the net, recording a team-high seven kills, while Keeno again led the defensive effort with a game-best 26 digs.

The Firedogs will play host to Brandeis, Coast Guard and Middlebury in the Amherst Classic next weekend.

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brought from minute one to minute 90 the needed energy. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very happy with our performance today, and want to thank everyone who came out to the game. It really helped.â&#x20AC;?

Coach Justin Serpone agreed: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A big part of our win on Sunday can EH FUHGLWHG WRZDUGV WKH HQHUJ\ WKDW RXU EHQFK SURYLGHG WKH JX\V RQ Ă&#x20AC;HOG all game. That, along with all of the support from our fans and students, was enough to carry us through. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t express enough how thankful we are to be so supported by the community.â&#x20AC;?

Despite their strong start, Serpone refuses to look ahead at their potential NESCAC championship aspirations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are only two games into our NESCAC schedule and there is a long way to go before we can start to get an idea of the potential we have. There was some bad and some good this weekend so we just need to focus on getting better in practice this week and start thinking about Hamilton.â&#x20AC;?

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With the Jeffs holding a 2-0 lead, the Amherst defense suffocated Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offensive thrusts, closing passing lanes and clearing out set pieces. The Panthers enjoyed very few scoring chances, and Amherst goalkeeper Allie Horwitz â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12 was solid in stopping six shots. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had some decent combinations during the game, and although we have room to improve, we really battled for the win,â&#x20AC;? Kochanek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I WKRXJKW ZH DWWDFNHG 0LGGOHEXU\ DOO RYHU WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG IURP GHIHQVH WR RIIHQsive pressure and put them on their heels.â&#x20AC;? ´7KH JDPH LV D KXJH FRQĂ&#x20AC;GHQFH ERRVW D JUHDW ZLQ LQ WKH 1(6&$& and revenge from last year,â&#x20AC;? Kochanek said.

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Recaps and Results for the Club Sports Teams

The Jeffs look ahead to the ITA Regional Championships

Sept. 16: W (11-2) vs. Williams W (13-12) vs. Tufts

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Sept. 17: W (13-2) vs. Coast Guard Acadamy W (9-4) vs. UMass

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The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis team continued to play through its fall schedule last weekend, traveling to Brown Univ. to play the second of a series of tournaments in preparation for the spring season. The nine players who took the trip struggled a bit as a whole against a Ă&#x20AC;HOG RI 'LY , SURJUDPV EXW WKHUH ZHUH D IHZ bright spots as well.

Singles play proved especially rough for the Jeffs, as only Mark Kahan â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13 and Sean 5RGULJXH] ¡ ZRQ WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW URXQG PDWFKes on Friday. Even Kahan teetered close to WKH EULQN RI D ORVV GURSSLQJ KLV Ă&#x20AC;UVW VHW EXW bouncing back to dominate his opponent in WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO WZR IUDPHV WR FORVH RXW WKH PDWFK Rodriguez, on the other hand, played his way through his draw with relative ease, UHDFKLQJ WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDOV DJDLQVW D %URZQ 8QLYHUsity Bear. While Rodriguez had played very ZHOO LQ KLV Ă&#x20AC;UVW WZR FRQWHVWV KH IHOO LQ D FORVH Ă&#x20AC;QDO The Jeffs fared better in doubles play, however, over the course of the weekend, with three of their four doubles team winning WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW PDWFKHV ,Q WKH Âś$¡ Ă LJKW .DKDQ DQG 5REE\ 6RUUHO â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12 faltered after their opening win to drop their next two matches, and the duo of Rodriguez and Wes Waterman â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12 also suffered a second-round loss.

Yet the best result came from the team of Justin Hendrix â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 and Andrew Jung â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12, ZKR DGYDQFHG WR WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDOV RI WKHLU GRXEOHV

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Conor McAuliffe â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 was the YoHos leading scorer.

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Andrew Jung â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12 paired up with Justin Hendrix â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 to reach the finals of their doubles tournament. draw with strong net play and solid returns of VHUYH ,Q WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO +HQGUL[ DQG -XQJ ZHUH WZR points away from victory before falling in a tiebreaker to lose the pro-set 8-9.

While the Div. I competition at Brown ZDV Ă&#x20AC;HUFH WKH -HIIV ZHUH GLVDSSRLQWHG LQ WKHLU play nevertheless and will look to rebound this week at the ITA Regional Championships at Williams. As the defending national champion in Div. III, Amherst will look to reassert its dominance over its rivals with a strong showing.

The Yo-Ho Penguins had an undefeated weekend at the UMass tournament. They beat WilOLDPV RQ 6DWXUGD\ LQ WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW JDPH RI WKH VHDVRQ DQG IROORZHG LW XS ZLWK D YLFWRU\ of Tufts, the reigning league champions. The team faced off against the Coast Guard Academy and UMass on Sunday, and continued to be victorious with scores of 13-2 and 9-4, respectively. &RQRU 0F$XOLIIH ¡ ZDV WKH OHDGLQJ VFRUHU E\ D VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW PDUJLQ EXW RWKHU WHDP members also added goals. Captain Ethan Balgley â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12 said that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;offense was decent, and we ground out wins, but we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t explosive. Our real strength was on defense.â&#x20AC;? The Yo-Hos are very focused on team play, and hope that their offense will come together as the season goes on.

7KLV ZDV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WLPH LQ IRXU \HDUV WKH <R +RV EHDW 7XIWV &RDFK &KULV 9DQ 'HQ %HUJ ZDV a huge reason that the team was able pull out the win. Coaches, professors, and grad students DUH DOORZHG WR SOD\ LQ WKH OHDJXH DQG 9DQ 'HQ %HUJ ZKR SOD\HG IRU WKH 'LY , ZDWHU SROR SURgram at Berkeley, was a powerful force on offense.

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Sept. 16: Scrimmage vs. Middlebury Mixed foil: 42-37 Mixed sabre: 45-18 Mixed epee: 45-28

The Fencing Club scrimmaged against Middlebury this weekend, with winning results in every weapon category. The team will attend a number of tournaments later this fall. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Carlyn Robertsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;14

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Schedule WEDNESDAY: Field Hockey vs. Springfield, 7 p.m.

Field Hockey at Hamilton, 12 p.m.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soccer at Hamilton, 12 p.m.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tennis at Williams, 1 p.m.

Football at Bates, 1 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Coast Guard, 2 p.m.

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soccer at Hamilton, 2:30 p.m.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Golf at Mount Holyoke, Day 1 of 2 Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Golf at Williams, Day 1 of 2

THURSDAY Soccer vs. Springfield, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY Volleyball vs. Brandeis, 7 p.m.

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tennis at Williams (ITA Regional Championships), Day 1 of 3 SATURDAY Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cross Country at Williams, 12 p.m.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tennis vs. Williams

IN DEPTH Time: Saturday, Sept. 24 1 p.m.

Site: Tennis Courts Key Players: Amherst Jordan Brewer â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 Gabby Devlin â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 Laura Danzig â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12

Williams Nancy Worley â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13 Kara Shoemaker â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14

Players of the week Jae Heo â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soccer

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Sarah Duffy â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soccer

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Golf Teams Swing Through Weekend Events

Koh â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 shoots second-highest score of 118 golfers at Middlebury; Women earn 3rd place at NYU Varun Iyengar â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 Sports Section Editor

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Nicholas Koh â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 earned the second-highest score in a field of 118 golfers at Middlebury, shooting a 73-72=145 on a difficult course. The men came in 10th place out of 24 schools.

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Undefeated Field Hockey Hacks Bates, Middlebury Reilly Horan â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12 Contributing Writer

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Field hockey moves to 3-0 after a winning weekend PAGE 11

Soccer Teams Smash Middlebury

Photos courtesy of Megan Robertson â&#x20AC;&#x2122;15

Andrew Kurzweil â&#x20AC;&#x2122;15 Contributing Writer

The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team had the kind of ZHHNHQG WKH\ KRSH ZLOO GHĂ&#x20AC;QH WKHLU VHDVRQ 7KH Lord Jeffs opened NESCAC play with a perfect 2-0 record, with wins over rivals Bates, 3-2 and Middlebury 3-0. Amherst was able to turn a fast start into a win in both games, but the way they did so could not have been more different. ,Q WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW 1(6&$& JDPH RI WKH VHDVRQ WKH -HIIV TXLFNO\ EXLOW DQ HDUO\ DGYDQWDJH powered by goals from Federico Sucre â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13, 6SHQFHU 1RRQ ¡ DQG -DH +HR ¡ 2Q WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW JRDO +HR GDUWHG IURP WKH PLGĂ&#x20AC;HOG WR WKH HQG OLQH before laying off a perfect ball to a trailing Sucre, ZKR Ă&#x20AC;UHG LW SDVW WKH NHHSHU LQWR WKH IDU VLGH RI WKH net in the 11th minute. The second goal, which came six minutes later, featured a beautiful cross IURP %UHQGDQ &DVOLQ ¡ WR WKH IDU SRVW ZKHUH Noon converted on a masterful diving header to the near post.

The third goal showed off some of Heoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ă&#x20AC;HOG VHQVH ZKHQ KH DVWXWHO\ IROORZHG XS 1RRQ¡V saved penalty (a penalty he drew with some nimble footwork, it should be noted) with a tap into the far post. His goal would be the Jeffsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; last, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when the trouble started for the team.

Amherst lost focus and momentum for the last 30 minutes of the game, when Bates turned two set pieces (a penalty and a corner, respectively) into goals. Bates threatened to tie several times, but keeper Lennard Kovacs â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12 and the defense were able to keep the score at 3-2 and earn the three points that come with the win.

Even so, players and coaches alike were frustrated after the game.

Thebe Tsatsimpe â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12, one of the captains, was happy to escape with a win. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The team seemed to forget that soccer is a 90-minute game and not a 50-minute game. The intensity was JRRG LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW PLQXWHV EXW ZH OHW LW VOLS WKHUHDIWHU 7KH XSSHU KDQG FKDQJHV YHU\ TXLFNO\ LQ VRFFHU JDPHV DQG %DWHV GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ JDYH XV D reminder of that. I am happy it happened earlier in the season as opposed to later so that it serves as a caution for us.â&#x20AC;?

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out giving up any goals. We struggled on Saturday. We got together in our locker room after the game to talk about how we can be even better, from being just good to being great.â&#x20AC;?

Sunday would prove to be a new day. In what players and coaches were billing as the most important home match of the season, the team came out with energy, aggression, and orJDQL]DWLRQ DJDLQVW 0LGGOHEXU\ WKH WK UDQNHG team in the nation and one of the Jeffsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; main rivals.

Heo needed only six minutes to put the Jeffs in front. His goal came off a set piece from an awkward angle 25 yards out near the left corner RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG 7KH EDOO PLUDFXORXVO\ PDGH LWV ZD\ through a cluster of players and into the net to give the hosts an early advantage.

The second goal came when Noon took a ORQJ FKLSSHG WKURXJK EDOO IURP 0D[ )LNNH ¡ and slotted it past the keeper for a 2-0 lead 27 minutes into the game.

Middlebury came out of halftime with reQHZHG Ă&#x20AC;JKW DQG EDUHO\ PLVVHG D SDLU RI FKDQFHV that came minutes apart. The Panthers kept attacking, but some stellar goalkeeping from Kovacs and purposeful organization on the back end helped the Jeffs keep their opponents at bay.

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Brenton Arnaboldi â&#x20AC;&#x2122;14 Managing Sports Editor

Fueled by a stingy defense and the sudden emergence of sophomore striker Sarah Duffy, the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team roared into the new season with three shutout victories this past week. The Jeffs routed Mount Holyoke 7-0 last Wednesday, then took out NESCAC foes Bates and Middlebury â&#x20AC;&#x201D; both matches ended in a 2-0 result â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at Hitchcock Field over the weekend.

The Jeffs started their season by crushing Mount Holyoke 7-0, easily overwhelming the Lyons. Amherst wasted no time in grabbing the lead, VFRULQJ WZR JRDOV LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW RI SOD\ WR VWXQ the Lyons. Amherst continued to dominate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; outVKRRWLQJ +RO\RNH E\ KDOIWLPH Âł EXW GLG QRW score again until the 56th minute. $IWHU 'XII\ QHWWHG KHU Ă&#x20AC;UVW JRDO DW WR extend the lead to 3-0, the Jeffs scored four more goals in the next 16 minutes to turn the game into a 7-0 laugher. Duffy ran circles around the Holyoke defense, scoring four goals in an impressive sophomore debut. In 2010, she scored two goals in 16 games, so her four-goal performance against +RO\RNH LQGLFDWHV D VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW EUHDNWKURXJK LQ $PDQGD %ULVFR ¡ DGGHG WZR JRDOV DJDLQVW Holyoke to cap an impressive offensive effort.

The Jeffs would face much stiffer competition in Bates and Middlebury over the weekend, but grinded out two 2-0 victories nevertheless to establish themselves as one of the top teams in the conference.

Amherst opened its league slate with a hardfought 2-0 win over Bates on Saturday. The Jeffs dominated possession for much of the match, but the pesky Bobcats kept Amherst off the scoreboard until late in the second half.

From the opening whistle, the Jeffs relentlessly exerted pressure on the Bobcatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; backline.

In the fourth minute, the Jeffs missed a glorious chance to grab the lead when Duffy sent a cross that found an unmarked Brisco in the box, but Brisco pushed her effort just over the crossbar. The Jeffs came close again in the 20th minute, when senior Jill Kochanekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free kick ricocheted off the SRVW $PKHUVW Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG WKH KDOI ZLWK D FRQYLQFLQJ 15-6 edge in shots, but no goals to show for the discrepancy in scoring chances.

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more holes in the Batesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; backline after the 60th minute, as the Bobcats â&#x20AC;&#x201D; constantly playing from a defensive position â&#x20AC;&#x201D; grew tired from chasing after the ball for long stretches of the match.

In the 62nd minute, Allison Dorey â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12 sent a lofty cross into the box to a well-positioned Mel Stier â&#x20AC;&#x2122;15, but the Bates goalkeeper denied Steirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s KHDGHU ZLWK D GLYLQJ VDYH 7KH -HIIV LQWHQVLĂ&#x20AC;HG WKH SUHVVXUH FUHDWLQJ D Ă XUU\ RI TXDOLW\ VFRULQJ FKDQFes over the next 10 minutes. After racing onto a ball RQ WKH ULJKW Ă DQN 'XII\ KDG D ORZ EODVW VWRSSHG E\ %XUQV LQ WKH WK PLQXWH DQG 6WLHU EDUHO\ PLVVHG getting a foot onto a beautiful cross by Dorey in the 65th minute.

7KH SHUVLVWHQW -HIIV Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ EURNH WKURXJK LQ WKH WK PLQXWH ZLWK 'XII\ VFRULQJ KHU Ă&#x20AC;IWK JRDO RI WKH VHDVRQ $IWHU UHFHLYLQJ D SDVV IURP PLGĂ&#x20AC;HOG Brisco surged down the left sideline, beating a Bates defender before sending a low cross into the box. Sprinting to get in position, Duffy ran onto the ball and volleyed it into the back of the net.

7KH -HIIV DGGHG DQ LQVXUDQFH JRDO LQ WKH UG PLQute, when Kochanek scored on a header from an Amherst corner kick. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was also really pleased with our ability to stay focused and keep attacking after missing some great opportunities,â&#x20AC;? Kochanek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did not let that discourage us and kept our aggressive play DQG Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ SXW WKH EDOO LQ WKH EDFN RI WKH QHW Âľ The Jeffs geared up the next day to take on league nemesis Middlebury. In last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match EHWZHHQ WKH WZR WHDPV WKH 3DQWKHUV LQĂ LFWHG D crushing defeat to Amherst; Middlebury erased a GHĂ&#x20AC;FLW LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO PLQXWHV RI UHJXODWLRQ EHIRUH ZLQQLQJ LQ RYHUWLPH E\ D VFRUHÂłD GHYDVtating result for the Jeffs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Middlebury was a huge- game for us. Last year we had a frustrating outcome, and so this game meant a lot for us,â&#x20AC;? Kochanek said.

This time around, the Jeffsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense stymied WKH 3DQWKHUV IURP VWDUW WR Ă&#x20AC;QLVK ZKLOH $PKHUVW capitalized on set pieces en route to a 2-0 victory. $IWHU WKH -HIIV HDUQHG WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW FRUQHU RI WKH DIWHUnoon in the 26th minute, Kathryn Nathan â&#x20AC;&#x2122;13 sent a cross that bounced around in the box; Jess Wall â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12 found the loose ball and slotted it into the net to give the Jeffs a 1-0 lead. Five minutes later, the galvanized Jeffs netted a second goal off a set piece, as See Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soccer, page 9