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Today on Campus 4:30 p.m.: Douglass Seaton of Florida State University will give a musicology colloquium “Hearing Voices: A Termino-Methodological Prolegomenon.”

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The Archives

Oct. 19, 1933 The “famously elusive” Dr. Albert Einstein did not appear at a press conference at the University, at which over 40 media members were gathered.

Reporters and cameramen waited for over an hour until the Graduate School Dean explained that “Dr. Einstein could not be induced to pose, and that he wished no publicity whatsoever.”

News & Notes Harvard students stage protest during speech by Israeli military officer

About 15 Harvard students staged a “die-in” at the entrance of the Harvard Hillel building on Thursday night, according to the Harvard Crimson.

The protest involved students lying down near the building’s entrance.

The protest did not block access to the building, and a campus police officer was present. Students were protesting an event inside the building featuring Israeli military officer Gedalia Gillis, who had been speaking about his military experience during a time of heightened conflict and violence between Israel and Palestine in the Gaza Strip.

The protest was organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee, and participating students wore signs with the names of Palestinians killed in the 2014 conflict written on them. Some of the students read the names aloud and handed out flyers.

Protesters notified Harvard Dean of Student Life Stephen Lassonde and the Harvard Police Department ahead of time, and both Lassonde and director of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations were reported to have stopped by the protest.

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The record stacks at WPRB’s recording studio in Bloomberg Hall. WPRB is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year with a membership drive and a new exhibition at Mudd Library.

Local radio station WPRB celebrates 75th anniversary

By Christina Sue contributor

WPRB, the University’s nonprofit commercial local radio station, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year with activities including a membership drive with a committed goal of raising $75,000 and a new exhibition at Mudd Library.

The station covers music, sports and news and serves populations in eastern Penn-

sylvania, New Jersey and Wilmington, Del. Alex Wood ’02, former DJ and current president of the Board of Trustees at WPRB, explained that WPRB sets itself apart from other college radio stations because it has a commercial FM license, which allows the station to sell advertisements. He noted that advertisement slots are hard to get in the New York/New Jersey area, but WPRB started 75 years ago at a time when licenses were much easier to get.

STUDENT LIFE

5 freshmen out of 16 candidates elected to Class of 2019 council

By Shuang Teng contributor

Carly Bonnet ’19, Susan Liu ’19, Chelsea Ng ’19, Eric Sklanka ’19 and Christopher Umanzor ’19 have been elected to the class council for the Class of 2019.

According to Undergraduate Student Government chief elections manager Grant Golub ’17, Umanzor received 245 votes, Ng received 220 votes, Sklanka received 198 votes, Liu received 193 votes and Bonnet received 166 votes. Sixteen candidates in total ran for the five positions, and 538 freshmen cast

their votes in the election, Golub added.

Golub is a former staff writer and former senior copy editor for The Daily Princetonian.

The newly elected officers all said they would like to make themselves more accessible to the members of the Class of 2019.

Umanzor and Ng said that they would like to set up committees dedicated to planning events and discussing issues as well as ways to improve the freshman experience which anyone can join.

“We would have social See 2019 page 3

Station manager Mitch McCloy ’16 said that University students make up roughly 60 percent of the DJs at WPRB, and the remaining are community members.

Educational advisor Mike Lupica noted that the radio station is not affiliated with the University and does not receive financial assistance from the University.

“I’m not the manager, I’m not the boss,” he said. “Students See WPRB page 2

The concept of taking care of others is at the core of the Asian-American identity, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor Christopher P. Lu ’88 said at the closing banquet of “We Flourish,” the inaugural reunion conference for Asian-American alumni, on Saturday.

Denny Chin ’75, a member of the University Board of Trustees and the steering committee that helped to organize the event, said that the weekend-long conference drew over 700 participants.

The conference featured talks by alumni including Sir Gordon Wu ’58, chairman of Hopewell Holdings Ltd. and the namesake of Wu Dining Hall, Chin, who is also a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Sheryl WuDunn GS ’88, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of “Half the Sky.” Students, faculty and alumni joined in discussion about the appropriateness of the “model minority” label, the merits of Asian-American studies and the value of leadership and service.

In his keynote address, Lu provided an interpretation of the title “We Flourish,” saying that “we” refers to the Princeton community.

“Despite differences in our individual histories, we are joined by intrinsic common values, love for university, and a desire to better

our community,” he said.

“Human beings never reduce their intellect to share ideas, to challenge each other, to find common ground, to consider possibilities of the future and to celebrate.”

According to Lu, the term “Asian-American” is merely a loose government designation for a diverse community, as many University alumni would identify as ninth- or tenth-generation Americans while others would identify as immigrants. The weekend conference compelled the alumni community to examine its hyphenated identity, successes stymied by glass and bamboo ceilings and the absence of legislative representation, Lu said.

Lu nonetheless explained that the challenges faced by the alumni community are not necessarily the same for the vast majority of the 18 million Asian-Americans.

“As we gather here this weekend and rejoice in what we have accomplished, we must remember that not everyone in our extended family has prospered as we have,” Lu said. His point set the context for “flourish,” which refers to Asian-American alumni’s obligation to help and create opportunities for fellow members of the community.

Lu explained that though Asian-Americans are wealthier than any other demographic, the community is not monolithic.

In fact, Asian-Americans See FLOURISH page 3

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The Richardson Chamber Players performed “Voices out of the Storm” in Richardson Auditorium on Sunday.

STUDENT LIFE

Public safety director elaborates on new emergency response plan

By Katherine Oh staff writer

Executive Director of Public Safety Paul Ominsky explained the recent policy providing sworn DPS officers with access to rifles in cases of emergency at the Undergraduate Student Government senate meeting on Sunday.

Ominsky explained to the senate that the Department of Public Safety is enhancing its emergency response plan with a new policy providing for the access to rifles in the rare case of an active shooter or someone brandishing a firearm. He explained that this new policy will allow

DPS to arrive at an emergency scene more quickly because previously they would have had to contact the Princeton Police Department for access to firearms.

“Response time matters,” Ominsky said. “Even a few minutes could make a difference and save a life.”

Ominsky noted that security officers that work security booths in Firestone Library or the University Art Museum will not have access to rifles. Director of Operations Stefanie Karp noted that the 32 sworn officers who will have access to rifles all have badges and have gone through extensive training to go over policies specific to

campus.

When asked how DPS will respond if they weren’t 100 percent sure that someone was actually carrying a firearm, Ominsky said that the Public Safety officers would not be responding to those suspicions and would instead contact the Princeton Police Department.

The senate also approved the appointment of Ling Ritter ’19 to the Honor Committee at this meeting.

U-Councilor and Honor Committee chair Dallas Nan ’16 said that the Honor Committee is considering updates to the Honor Committee constitution, and noted that the revisions are pri-

marily meant to improve the transparency and readability of the document rather than make changes to its content.

“This revision is meant to be purely aesthetic,” Nan said.

He noted, for example, that any repetitive or out-of-date language was deleted and that the constitution is being broken down into subsections in order to make the knowledge more accessible.

USG president Ella Cheng ’16 said that USG will be voting on these changes in the near future.

Cheng is a former staff writer for The Daily Princetonian.

U-Councilors Naimah Ha-

kim ’16 and Jacob Cannon ’18 presented a brief update on the first Council of the Princeton University Community meeting of the year, noting that U-Councilors attend all CPUC meetings and ask questions. U-Councilors are working to increase student attendance at these meetings through Facebook events and other formats, and Hakim noted that this social media campaign is very much in its beginning stages.

Treasurer Hunter Dong ’17 presented the September USG budget for approval.

Cheng noted that the multiple accounts that USG had used in the past to organize See USG page 3

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have a final authority on decision making.”

WPRB was created in 1940

by H. Grant Theis ’42 as WPRU, Wood said. He said that since then, the station has recorded bands such as Angelo and Norwood, reported on decades’ worth of news, sports and music and has managed to maintain being a prevalent source of discovering new music and off-stream tastes.

Wood recounted one of his shows, on which he broadcasted to WPRB listeners of the Sept. 11 attacks.

“I remember during the show, I was just trying to play some music and keep everything going as best as I could,” he said.

Student-centric management and community member involvement have been a constant throughout the 75 years of radio WPRB has offered to the public, Lupica said. He

added that even the positions that aren’t directly related to radio, such as finances, have been student-run.

Developmental director Zena Kesselman ’17 said that although the average Princetonian might never have tuned into one of WPRB’s shows, the radio station has had a powerful effect on those beyond the University community.

“People come up to me and say ‘WPRB, you’re my favorite radio station!’ and it makes me so happy,” she said.

This interest in radio and passion for good music is a strong link that bonds WPRB, Wood said.

“Because you can’t see the listeners, and the listeners can’t see you, but you have a personal connection between the two sides, as a DJ it’s cool to think that people are listening to what you’re playing and what you’re saying,” Wood said.

Events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the station include a membership drive.

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rector Chantelle Ekanem ’16 said that the drive was originally intended to end Sunday but will continue this week.

Ekanem declined to disclose how much the station had raised by Sunday, but said that it was below $75,000.

The exhibition commemorating the history of WPRB is also currently on display at Mudd Library and is open for the whole year, Lupica said. He explained that the exhibition contains memorabilia from across WPRB’s history, including old records with a record of what past DJs thought about them.

The passage of time is not only a time for celebration of the past, Wood said, but also a segue into future initiatives to better the radio station. Wood added that WPRB has launched a web stream and news podcast in the last few years that allows radio to be accessible to a greater audience. By utilizing the Internet, which has become quite a feared opponent of the old school music industry, he said

WPRB has extended its wings to accommodate a different radio-listening experience.

“Corporate radio is in trouble because they play the same songs over and over. There is no true connection to the listeners,” Wood said. “The nice thing about us is that we are able to play different music and we do care about what our listeners think.”

Annual membership drives have only began to be a part of WPRB in 2007, because traditional commercials were harder to come by and because membership drives seemed appropriate for a group that maintains a close relationship with the community, Wood said.

McCloy said that WPRB’s goal with the $75,000 is to become a more modern radio station.

Kesselman and McCloy both said that the equipment WPRB currently uses are nearly two decades old and could be replaced.

When WPRB members visited other college radio stations, Kesselman said they realized

that a newer and better system would enhance the growth of the station.

McCloy noted that since the station operates independently of the University, operational costs such as electricity, phone lines and maintaining transmitters do occupy a large portion of their finances. They are hoping that the more fundraising WPRB is able to do, the more WPRB is able to host more musical events on campus and stay true to its creative musical sound, he said.

Interest in radio by people on campus is also on the minds of the people at WPRB, for new DJs have been hard to get involved for some time, program director Harrison Waldon ’17 said.

Waldon added that there are as many as a hundred people interested in becoming part of the station this year, and that this interest is increasing.

“We are also trying to think of ways to let the University know that we exist,” music director Olivia Bradley-Skill ’16 said.

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committees meet with class officers and give their ideas, discuss their problems, help us better understand the entire class because it is going to be difficult to meet everyone,” Umanzor said.

“One of my ideas is to create a council or committee called to increase communication and a monthly forum for people to gather together to express their ideas,” Ng added, elaborating on the same idea.

The officers also explained that they would like to organize activities and events to bring the freshman class together.

“One of the things that we can do is set up a few quick USG activities to be done with very low commitment, just maybe once a week, where the whole class can come together and give back to the

community,” Umanzor said.

“We can provide low-income students with school supplies or make bagged lunches and donate them to food shelters.”

Umanzor is a news contributor for the ‘Prince’.

Other officers’ ideas included outings and events that would involve the entire class coming together. Ng suggested a shopping week, explaining that it would be like restaurant week, but on Nassau Street.

Liu said that she would like to have a “freshman sunrise.”

“I think it’d be really cute if we all walked down to the stadium in our pajamas and just watched the sunrise together because it would symbolize the beginning of our four years,” she explained.

Sklanka said he would like to see multiple advisee groups getting together for study breaks as well as going on outings to places such as Six Flags Great Adventure.

“I would like to see the in-

creased engagement of our study breaks not only within our own ‘zee groups or res colleges but bringing multiple ‘zee groups together and taking them on a field trip, and having a more cohesive event, not only separated by ‘zee groups but more of an amalgamation of multiple ‘zee groups together. I myself prefer to be in multiple groups and I think it’s a great way to branch out and be part of multiple things on campus,” he said.

Bonnet said she had a more long-term idea, inspired by the Class of 2016’s relationship with their “Grandparent Class” of 1966. She noted that the seniors have had multiple events with their Grandparent Class and have grown close with them.

“They’ve gotten jobs and internships, and most importantly friendships, so I was thinking that’d be something really cool we could do with the Class of 1969,” she said.

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their budget were being consolidated into just four categories for better organization, namely office, general,

social and private.

Cheng also noted that the idea for a carpooling listserv on campus was brought up at the Graduate Student Government meeting this past week. Cheng explained that the carpool listserv would al-

low for students who wish to hitch a ride to connect with others who have access to cars, and Nan noted that students with independent meal plans could use the carpool to get rides to go the grocery store.

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have the highest rate of longterm unemployment, and one out of six lacks basic health insurance, he noted. He also said Asian-Americans are the least likely to be tested for HIV, while Southeast AsianAmericans display one of the highest poverty rates in the country.

Lu added that while many Asian-Americans have voiced their concerns about merits of the admission system for top-tier colleges, still more must cope with barriers to accessing basic education. In recent years, several AsianAmerican communities have even become targets of hate crimes.

Lu called for the alumni community to address these educational and health disparities collectively. Whether by growing businesses or recounting stories in literature and media, everyone can devote some portion to charity and volunteer for groups that serve.

“After all, as Asian-Americans, when we climb the lad-

der of success, we don’t pull the ladder up behind us. We reach down and give a hand to the next person trying to climb up,” Lu concluded.

Chin noted that “We Flourish” is not simply a celebration of generations of Asian and Asian alumni in Princeton. “’We Flourish’ certainly suggests that we are proud of all the successes we have, but [it’s also] a part of what how much we want to help everyone flourish,” Chin said.

Sallie Kim ’86 and Nancy Mak ’80 said that a gathering of this scale would have been unimaginable for them just a few decades ago.

Kim explained that during her undergraduate years, the number of Asian female students at the University did not exceed 20. Mak, a history major, said she recalled being one of the only students with black hair when she marched through the FitzRandolph gates.

“It’s amazing to be back here and see how much diversity there is now on campus,” Mak said. “When I was here as a student, I was easily identifiable as that girl who studied

outside [the porch at] West College.”

Though Asians were still a minority, WuDunn said she found the University a very nurturing place when she studied there. She said that to her, the reunion is a celebration of how the alumni community has f lourished not only economically, but also spiritually and psychologically.

Kavita Ramdas GS ’88, senior advisor of the Ford Foundation, said she credits the University with inspiring her commitment to public service. A native of India, Ramdas studied at the Wilson School as a graduate student and said she embraced its unofficial motto of “being in the nation’s service and the service of all nations.”

“It was a transformative experience. I always wanted to be in service, but I didn’t exactly know what or how,” Ramdas said. ”When I came to Princeton and said I want to make the world a better place, a fairer place, and a more just place, [my professors] didn’t just say, ‘Oh, go get a real job.’ Everyone lifted my dreams.”

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hough midterms are looming, last week Princeton students endured the first real storm of the season, the tail end of Hurricane Joaquin. With everyone confined to their bedroom for the two days of downpours, Yik-yak was saturated with one-liners about “Netflix and chill” and other complaints or celebrations of getting “wet.”

In typical impassioned college student fashion, some students took the heavenly seepage a little more seriously. In particular, some were outraged, and perhaps justifiably so, that the University watered the grass after the University received more than 6 inches of natural precipitation, as covered in Beni Snow’s column last week. Now Beni is absolutely correct that it was a waste of water. It is true that such actions are not in line with the University’s stated efforts to move towards sustainability. And it may be that there really does need to be broad analysis, critique, and reform of the University’s groundwork, energy, and water usage practices.

However, in this case the student became upset over an automated watering system that, by and large, is not a serious problem on campus. It is likely that during the storm a grounds worker was simply so drowned in other work, which the rain caused, that he forgot to turn off the sprinklers. Although it is not an ideal situation, is it really worth of such fierce condemnation?

What I am trying to say is that pointing fingers whenever things are not ideal is futile. Yes, there are real issues on campus and around the world that deserve our attention. But simply finding fault in every move our friends, the University or government or President make will not do anyone or anything any good. By flooding our ears and numbing readers with an endless flow of complaints, critiques and calls for reform, keyboard warriors can often do more harm than good.

When at each turn we have a new complaint, a new outrage or a new outcry for reform, our voice loses significance; We become the boy who cried wolf. When we pay attention to anything we grant it a certain dignity and respect.

The mere act of talking about a subject carries with it the assumption that the matter is important enough to be spoken about, and thus worthy of our time.

Certain matters are simply not worth addressing. Not because such issues do not have any significance, but rather because focusing on such issues will divert attention from more important matters. At the end of the day, we have a limited amount of time and voice to raise and we should allocate it to issues where it will be most effective.

Raising attention to inconveniences only trivializes our voice. When fundamentalist Christians on Facebook complain about how gay-marriage is unconstitutional, they neglect the heart of their message of redemption which this country sorely needs. When Republicans continuously spew about how Donald Trump is derailing their election, they fail to reflect their own vision for this country. When we constantly call attention to matters which most sane people would just role their eyes over, matters that neither demand our immediate attention nor are worth being mindful of for a prolonged period of time, we quickly undermine our own voice.

At least the boy who cried wolf had a legitimate fear, for there are real wolves and dangers around us. We are worse than that. We are the boy who cries worm, hooting and hollering over the things that, while inconvenient, no one truly cares about. When our cry and call for help is no longer indicative of genuine danger, we lose our ability to use our voices to fight for causes that matter.

While “Keyboard warriors,” hyperactive and aggressive Facebook users who post long-winded statuses, are often seen as the most likely to be oversensitive, we are all guilty of this problem. The press, this paper and perhaps even this article are equally guilty of the same mistake when it operates under a policy of “all press is good press.” When such organizations care more for their quarterly readership statistics than whether it is truly informing and educating its readers, they do a disservice to the public they claim to serve. In the United States the media enjoys incredible freedom; but what sort of use do they put this freedom to? We use our megaphone not to call attention to real problems on campus and around the world but to simply “stir the pot,” to attract readership.

Fifty years ago, in his commencement speech at Harvard, Nobel Prize laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn called the press out on it’s verbal vomiting, noting how many superficial, and misleading judgments are expressed in the papers every day. In his view, “people have the right not to have their divine souls stuffed with gossip, nonsense, vain talk.” Whether it’s a during a midterm, on your Facebook page, or at your desk as you write for your University newspaper, think before you raise a fuss. In the words of, George Saunders, ”Turn that megaphone down, and insist that what’s said through it be as precise, intelligent and humane as possible.” Sometimes it really is just water under the bridge.

Luke Gamble is a sophomore from Eagle, Idaho. He can be reached at ljgamble@princeton.edu.

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Improve emergency preparedness

he Department of Public Safety recently announced that it will allow sworn officers to access rifles in case of an active shooter on campus. Under the University’s new policy, Public Safety officers would not carry firearms on them at all times. Instead, rifles would be kept in an armory and public safety cars and, only if there is an active shooter, be accessible by sworn Public Safety officers who have completed New Jersey State Police School.

The Board applauds Public Safety’s decision as one that will make campus safer in the future.

While Princeton historically has had a low crime rate, the Board believes this policy change prudent in light of recent trends in school violence. The announcement comes in the wake of school shootings this month at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, Northern Arizona University, and Texas Southern University. These incidents took place amid an alarming rise in school shootings over the past decade and a half. Last year, the FBI reported that there were an average of 16.4 school shootings per year between 2007 and 2013, compared to 6.4 shootings per year between 2000 and 2006. While the new policy is not a panacea, it will keep the Princeton community safer by improving emergency response time and effectiveness.

School shootings are unpredictable, and the results are tragic and devastating. It is the University’s re-

sponsibility to be prepared in these situations. Public Safety officers do not need weapons on a day to day basis, but they should be in a position to protect both themselves and the campus community in case of an emergency. Some students worry that students’ interactions with Public Safety officers will be significantly altered by the presence of firearms, but the policy change only affects active shooter situations.

The rifles would not be visible or used at any other time.

The Board supports this policy because it will allow for a more rapid response to active shooter situations. Unlike off-campus police officers, Public Safety officers have an intimate knowledge of campus layout and buildings. This means that they may be able to respond to emergencies more quickly and safely than police officers who have never been on campus before. While off-campus police departments would also respond in the case of an active shooter, increased preparedness by Public Safety officers can only be an advantage in an emergency situation.

The Board has confidence in the Public Safety’s ability to respond properly in these situations. Sworn Public Safety officers go through a 26-week training program at the New Jersey State Police Academy, and they have the same qualifications as New Jersey police officers.

Generally, active shooter training is completed by police departments once officers have been through the

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Police Department. The Board calls on the University to ensure that all sworn Public Safety officers regularly complete active shooter trainings so that they are able to respond in the best way possible.

Still, we should remember that allowing Public Safety to access rifles is only one step in a series of positive emergency response reforms.

The Board believes that the University should also increase emergency preparedness by publicizing active shooter protocols for all students to follow, in line with proposals that we have advocated for in the past. Princeton students should be briefed on how to react depending on where they are.

It is unlikely that a school shooting will take place, but if that happens, it is imperative that Public Safety officers be able to take whichever steps next necessary to protect themselves and the campus community. The policy change regarding firearms is narrowly tailored, but could provide Public Safety officers with a life-saving resource in the event of a shooting.

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met a lot of cool people while rushing St. A’s. And not just cool in the stylish sense; I met genuinely thoughtful and engaging and unconventional people. Which is exactly why it’s a shame that St. A’s is what it is.

St. Anthony Hall, colloquially known on campus as “St. A’s” or just “A’s”, is a coeducational fraternity found on ten elite college campuses throughout the country. It bills itself as a “literary society” whose main goal is to “promote life-long learning” and “lasting relationships.” It is also a semisecret society—one that, at least on Princeton’s campus, wraps itself in an alluring aura of mystery and the sort of elite exclusion that places like this one founded themselves upon.

It’s that last point that kept troubling me about St. A’s. And last Friday night—the night that the elite cohort of current members was “deliberating” on who they would accept and who they would not—I decided I just couldn’t do it. I sent a message to a friend in the group asking her to take me out of the running. I didn’t want to be judged and found wanting. I also just didn’t want to be part of a group that represents what St. A’s must, by definition, represent.

The moment I made the decision to drop out, it felt like the right one for me. But up until then, I had been wavering dramatically. My ambivalence was extreme. I felt the draw of a poten-

The cool kids tial community—this oblique promise of a group of smart, literary, slightlyweird bohemians who talked about and did things that mattered, who filled in the gaps of a pervasive loneliness that oozes everywhere in this place. I felt the allure of the mystery—what could it be that must be kept so secret? What, exactly, was so meaningful about the group? What covert magic could they possibly be wreaking? What went on behind those closed doors? I must admit, even the exclusivity excited me.

Did I have what it takes to be among the chosen ones? Was there something special within me that made me superior somehow, worthier somehow?

These are questions I will now never know the answer to. (What a shame.)

But on Friday night as that group of people was thinking about whether individuals in another group of people were cool enough to be among their dues-paying friends, I was thinking about my own answers to another set of questions: Who do I want to be and what do I want to stand for?

Now, of course I don’t have the complete answers to these questions either, but I at least have a start. And on Friday night I was reminded of the importance of seeking these answers—but also of remembering the questions.

For Princeton is a place that can easily make us forget to ask them in the first place. In our breathless rush of action and assignments and “commitments”; in our long days and our full plates and our hurried “I’m fine’s”; in thinking about being an EEB major or standing for diSiac, we forget what it

means to wonder—in the largest, most audacious (and perhaps ridiculous) sense—about how we go about living and how that is in itself an unavoidable statement of values.

I am part of many communities that exclude people. We all are, especially at Princeton. I am also part of communities that my social skills helped get me in to. What St. A’s does is fetishize these things while refusing to acknowledge what it’s doing. As a result, it is a bundle of contradictions that are hard to swallow: It is a “literary society” founded on exclusion when the best literature is a profound act of inclusion. It is an elite, competitive, stratified group that furthers the elitism, competitiveness, and stratification of the institution it calls home. It is part of a deeply troubling national organization (just Google “Columbia St. A’s”). It is a group whose very existence not only perpetuates but actually depends on mystery, exclusion, and self-congratulation. It is a group that deems it acceptable to judge people on their social competence and “coolness” while insisting that it’s “not personal.”

Ultimately, though, I want to be friends with the people whose skills (social or otherwise) may not be up to St. A’s (or even Princeton) standards, or whose surface demeanor may seem terribly average. The process of judging and being judged that A’s demands— that obfuscated, deliberately mysterious process of personality evaluation—necessarily sets its members apart, creating an unavoidable power differential (even if it’s an imagined

power differential, as most are). I know that if I had stayed in the process and gotten into A’s, it would’ve instantly changed the way I related to those who did not (and even those who weren’t interested in the first place); if I had stayed in the process and not gotten in, it would’ve strained my relationship with those who are in the group. Passing by people, I would never have been able to say “hi” in quite the same way again. And it’s simple, but anything that would make it uncomfortable for me to say “hi” to any other human walking by is something I don’t want to stand for.

None of this is meant as an attack against the many amazing and admirable—and, yes, cool—members of St. Anthony Hall. I do not mean to suggest that joining the group is some sort of moral failing. I understand why it exists and I understand the power that it wields. I simply wish to articulate my own reasons for questioning that power. For on this campus and in this world, St. A’s is far from the most questionable or pernicious of powers; it is not unique in what it stands for, and yet there are so many other things that stand for so much worse.

Still, you have to start small with where you are and what you know.

Princeton is where we are and what we know. Wouldn’t it be pretty cool if we took a second to look around and see what we’re standing for?

Kyle Berlin is a sophomore from Arroyo Grande, Calif. He can be reached at kmberlin@princeton.edu.

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Men’s soccer falls to seventh in league With Brown game complete, Tigers with weekend loss, look to right ship prepare for eternal rival Harvard FOOTBALL against Harvard next weekend M. SOCCER Continued from page 6

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The battle against Columbia was tough from the start – it was an even struggle through the first 45 minutes, as both teams headed into the locker rooms still tied in a goalless draw. Each team seemed to display equal amounts of aggression, with 5 shots total per team in the half. The game, however, certainly lacked the early fireworks of the last time these two met in the Big Apple, where both Columbia and Princeton scored within the first 20 minutes.

This time, however, Columbia would be the first

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team to get on the board, as Princeton began to fall behind. Princeton did make threats in the second half, as a header from senior forward Tom Sanner, the Ivy League’s leading goal scorer, made Lions fans sweat before it was saved by goalie Kyle Jackson. However, when Columbia went back on the attack, they struck Princeton hard.

Following a shot by Columbia’s Dylan Mott that senior goalie Ben Hummel denied, the Lions’ Antonio Matarazzo found his mark, putting a curve on his shot to find the back of the net.

Columbia remained on the aggressive throughout, and the Tigers found themselves unable to stop the Lions’ sec-

ond goal of the night, coming in the 86th minute. With a 2-0 lead, there was little for Princeton to do as the visitors went on to victory.

With the loss, Princeton looks forward to the last of their third game homestand, a battle with West Virginia University on Tuesday evening. Next weekend, they will receive another chance for their first Ivy League victory as they take on the Harvard Crimson. The battle against the men of Cambridge could be one of Princeton’s toughest league matches to date.

The Crimson currently stands tied with Dartmouth atop the Ivy League, having won all three of their league games so far.

Sprint football to conclude season against Penn and Chestnut Hill SPRINT

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down, while sophomore wide receiver/ punter Tyler Kaye had five receptions for 61 yards. Senior running back/linebacker Mulay Sarbanes also played well, notching 32 yards on four carries, averaging 8 yards per carry.

The game opened with a strong push by Cornell, which scored a quick touchdown before a Princeton fumble allowed the Big Red to score again after gaining just 35 yards in four plays.

The Tigers then got on the board with a touchdown, but a failed extra point attempt left the Big Red with an eight-point lead heading

into the second quarter.

The second quarter saw Cornell score on its second possession of the game after Kaye managed to punt the ball to the 37 yard line before Cornell’s Karriem Royster returned the ball 14 yards to Princeton’s 23yard line. A quick Cornell possession saw the Big Red score again to lead 21-6.

The following Princeton possession saw the Tigers in the red zone, but a strong Big Red push kept the Tigers at bay before Cornell scored again. The Tigers then rallied with a pass from Cowden to Kaye for 16 yards to give the Tigers another first down before a pass on the following play to senior running back/ linebacker Nick Barnett resulted in a

Princeton touchdown. The Tigers failed on a two-point conversion attempt, leaving the Tigers down 28-12 at the end of the first half.

The third quarter saw Cornell score twice as the Tigers failed to get in the end zone before a field goal at the beginning of the fourth quarter was quickly followed by a Tiger touchdown to leave the score at 45-18. Cornell scored one more time during the game on a touchdown that left the final score at 52-18.

The sprint football team’s next game is on Friday, Oct. 30, at Penn, whom the Tigers have not played since 2013. The scheduled game against Penn last year was forfeited by the Tigers due to lack of active players.

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favoring the Brown.

Untimely penalties proved a major catalyst in the Tigers’ loss. Eleven infractions for 94 yards were called on the away side.

Kanoff finished his start with 44 attempts for 24 completions and 321 yards. Lovett, a quarterback in name but a hybrid runner/receiver in practice, led the Tigers in receiving (eight catches for 115 yards) and rushing (nine rushes for 63 yards). The sophomore fills the role in the Princeton

offense formerly occupied by 2013 Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year Quinn Epperly, a passer more renowned for his ability to move the ball with his feet.

Lovett shouldered such a substantial role in part due to injuries to junior and senior running backs Joe Rhattigan and DiAndre Atwater, the Tigers’ two most utilized runners.

On the other side of the ball, senior safety Matt Arends frustrated the Bears attack on more than one occasion. The Minnesota native tallied 12 total tackles, including one 12-yard sack, while adding an intercep-

tion and blocked kick. Senior cornerback John Hill finished with a game-high 13 total tackles, bringing his season total to 25.

Princeton returns to action with a matchup against longtime rival Harvard in Cambridge. The Crimson, who are currently 5-0, have appeared unstoppable of late, outscoring opponents by a margin of 221-40. It will take a substantial effort from the Tigers to overcome the league-leaders.

The contest will kick off next Saturday at noon, broadcast on the Ivy League Digital Network and the American Sports Network.

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Football takes first defeat of season in road game vs. Brown

By Andrew Steele senior writer

Before 60 seconds had ticked off the clock, the Tigers faced a 7-0 deficit — Brown’s Alex Jette had returned the opening kickoff 99 yards to score — and had turned the ball over on their first possession, as senior quarterback Kedric Bostic fumbled on the game’s second offensive play.

However, it would turn out that the game’s final minute, rather than the first, would prove decisive, as Brown running back Johnny Pena scored the game-winning touchdown with 57 seconds left to play.

Princeton (4-1 overall, 1-1 Ivy League) battled back from their early setbacks, but after four quarters of play the Bears (3-2, 1-1) emerged victorious in Providence, R.I., by a score of 38-31. The Tigers, who had amassed a 4-0 record for the first time since 2006, suffered their first loss of the season and their first against Brown since 2011.

While the home side had a share of the lead throughout the contest, Princeton remained well within striking distance. A fumble forced by junior linebacker Rohan Hyl-

ton and recovered by fellow junior Birk Olson prevented Brown from extending their 7-0 lead early in the first quarter. After the consecutive turnovers, the teams exchanged punts before senior cornerback Anthony Gaffney intercepted Brown quarterback Marcus Fuller’s third down attempt. On the ensuing drive, Princeton equalized with a one-yard run by sophomore quarterback John Lovett.

Brown regained and extended their lead early in the second quarter. Running back Andrew Coke’s touchdown run punctuated an 89-yard drive that included two facemask penalties on the Tigers.

A Princeton three-and-out returned possession to the Bears, who needed only three plays to score their next touchdown — Fuller connected with receiver Troy Doles on a 55-yard strike.

In short order, the Tigers replied as Bostic found Lovett for a 42-yard score. A blocked extra point allowed Brown a 21-13 advantage, one they would retain until halftime.

Continuing their trend of strong third-quarter performances — Princeton has outscored opponents by a 42-5 margin in that frame — the

Tigers retook a share of the lead thanks to a field goal from senior place kicker Nolan Bieck, a second touchdown run from Lovett and a successful two-point conversion which saw junior quarterback Chad Kanoff connect with junior tight end Scott Carpenter.

With the score tied 24-24 entering the fourth quarter, the game’s outcome appeared hardly determined. Brown moved the ball effectively on a drive that spanned the final two periods, scoring via a reception by receiver Brian Strachan. Princeton answered with a 67-yard drive of their own, as Kanoff connected with Carpenter once again for a ten-yard touchdown.

Taking over possession with three minutes remaining, the Tigers looked poised to take what would be a decisive lead.

Brown’s defense thought differently. For the second consecutive drive, Kanoff threw an interception. With just 42 yards separating them from the end zone, the Bears took over and scored with just 57 seconds remaining on the clock. Princeton’s final efforts fell short and the game concluded with the score of 38-31 See FOOTBALL page 5

NATALIA CHEN :: PHOTO EDITOR

After one of the best starts in nearly a decade, the Tigers now stand tied for third in the league standings.

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SPRINT FOOTBALL

Sprint football falls to fellow Ivy Cornell in road trip to Ithaca

By Sydney Mandelbaum associate sports editor

On Friday, the sprint football team lost to Cornell University, falling to 0-3 on the season. The Tigers pushed hard to keep up with the Big Red (3-2) during the first half of the game, but Cornell scored a pair of touchdowns during the third quarter to pull away, with a final score of 52-18.

Junior quarterback Chad Cowden led the Tigers in their push with three touchdowns, putting on his best performance so far this season. Cowden completed 14 of 33 pass attempts for a total of 160 yards. Cowden also gained 35 yards as the team’s top rusher. Senior wide receiver/defensive back Patrick Yu played well, catching six passes that totaled 66 yards and a touchSee SPRINT page 5

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Senior forward Tom Sanner, who leads the Ivy League in goals, came closest to giving the Tigers the lead with a header in the second half.

Despite tight first half, men’s soccer falls 0-2 to Columbia

By Miles Hinson sports editor

It was a tough weekend for the men of Princeton soccer, as they took their second Ivy League loss of the season this weekend, falling 0-2 to the Columbia Lions this past Saturday at Roberts Stadium.

With the loss, the Tigers (5-4-2 overall, 0-2-1 Ivy

League) face a highly precarious position, with their chances of repeating as Ivy League champions in great jeopardy. They have already suffered more league losses so far this season than they had in the entire 2014 season.

The Lions (7-3-1, 2-1-0) move to third place in the league standings.

As they prepared to host Columbia, the Tigers’ main

priority was keeping high intensity throughout all 90 minutes of play. It had been an emphasis of theirs since the very beginning of the season — players had indicated previously how during the early games of the season against Florida Gulf Coast University and Florida International — the Tigers had put out 45 minutes of play, but still fell short by one goal

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in both contests.

It was small moments, the small time spans where attention wanes, that ultimately brought them a loss and a draw in their Ivy League bouts with Dartmouth and Brown, respectively — one a very early goal to put Dartmouth ahead, one a very late goal to give Brown the tie.

See M. SOCCER page 5

MARK ZHANG :: CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

With the loss to Cornell, sprint football falls to 0-3 on the season.

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