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Dean Rouse defends Harvard admissions By Karolen Eid Contributor

Dean of the Wilson School Cecilia Rouse and University of Virginia professor Sarah Turner defended Harvard’s holistic admissions practices in an opinion editorial published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday, Oct. 18. In the editorial, Rouse and Turner explained that considering a student’s academic accomplishments is not enough when it comes to choosing candidates for admission. “Limiting admissions criteria to grades and scores runs the risk of keeping out many of these future leaders,” they wrote. An ongoing investigation has brought the Harvard admissions process under scrutiny after affirmative action opponent Edward Blum and advocacy group Students for Fair Admissions organized a lawsuit against the university. The case argues that Harvard discriminates against AsianAmerican applicants in favor of applicants of other racial groups by holding Asian-American applicants to a higher standard. In an interview with The Daily Princetonian, Rouse explained that test scores and grades are flawed and aren’t capable of predicting a person’s future success. She said she believes in the importance of other personal factors that fall under Harvard’s consideration, like persistence, aspiration, and grit. Rouse argued that it would be “impossible to capture” these attributes through calculations. “It’s a luxury,” she said, referring to the ability of institutions

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Holistic admissions criteria have come under scrutiny at Harvard, in Cambridge, Mass., and other selective institutions.

like Harvard, Princeton, and Yale to have admissions teams that take a holistic approach to the admissions process. Rouse, alongside several professors of economics from Princeton, Georgetown, Stanford and other organizations, filed an amicus brief on Sept. 6, 2018, that defends the methods of Harvard’s expert witness, UC Berkeley professor David Card, in the case. The brief argued that Card’s statistical analysis, which concluded that there was no significant racial discrimination in the admissions process,

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“relies on reasonable and accepted statistical methods.” One method the brief defended was Card’s inclusion of ALDC applicants (“Athletes, Lineage, Dean/ Director List, Children of faculty and staff”) in his regression analysis. The amicus brief argues that since ALDC applicants competed in the same applicant pool as other applicants in a given year, it only makes sense to include them in the study. In the interview, Rouse emphasized that Harvard receives applicants with perfect test scores and

grades that could fill a class several times over. She also criticized the use of the word “discrimination” in the case. “If we had two people who we had an underlying understanding of whether they could do the work and then we’re just going to say we’re not going to take blacks or we’re not going to take women — that’s discrimination,” she explained. However, Simon Park ’21, a Korean international student, said that colleges and universities have a bad habit of considering stereo-

types when making admissions decisions. He said that college admissions’ alleged practice of excluding Asian-Americans interested in STEM fields is a form of discrimination. “One might say that a white person pursuing a career in the humanities field is a ‘stereotypical’ white person,” he said. “But the admissions office does not prevent the student from entering the school just because the person is ‘stereotypical.’” Park cited shifting interests as the reason for Asian-Americans’ interest in STEM. “The reason why there are more people who want to study science is because the society is changing,” he said. “The expectations of a college should also change. Whatever the admissions office is using to back up their claim, it is just an excuse to discriminate against Asians.” Dora Zhao ’21, cultural advocate for the University’s Asian American Students Association, said she recognizes this may be a polarizing issue but that it is an important time for action and participation. Zhao is the head editor of The Daily Princetonian’s Prospect section. “This is an important moment for Asian-Americans to stand in solidarity with and support other people of color,” she said. “Especially as a group that historically has not been civically engaged, this is a pivotal point for political advocacy and action within the Asian-American community, regardless of your stance is on the issue.”

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Rockefeller head Rowley informed students of human feces in trash cans.

Coplan called music a driving political force.

By Hannah Baynesan Contributor

Rockefeller College, the premier example of the Collegiate Gothic style in the country, grapples with a base phenomenon: students defecating or urinating in places other than a toilet or urinal. On Wednesday, Oct. 17, Rockefeller Head of College Clancy Rowley sent an email to Holder Hall residents about “human feces found in the trash can in the men’s bathroom.” Holder Hall resident Sim-

ran Khanna ’22 was shocked by these incidents. “Holder is one of the better halls in Rocky. It’s generally cleaner and nicer, but this is shifting my attitude toward Holder,” she said. Human feces were also found in a shower stall and human urine was found in several trash bins in Rocky’s Campbell Hall in 2017. Additionally, bottles of human urine were found in trash cans outside Forbes College this October. See FECES page 2

By Talha Iqbal Contributor

Black South Africans tuned their ears toward music to resist apartheid. Urban art gave serious political powers to South Africans that performed it, according to Witwatersrand University anthropology professor David B. Coplan. In a lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 23, Coplan detailed the overwhelming influence of the arts in undermining the political repression of minorities during apartheid and beyond. University assistant professor of music Gavin Steingo introduced Coplan to an audience of eager students and curious faculty

members by discussing the guest speaker’s film prospects. “[Coplan] decided to go to South Africa to make a film in 1976,” said Steingo, who is a South African scholar in music studies himself. “[It] turned out to be the worst year in South African history, the most repressive year.” After witnessing the height of the civil rights movement in the United States, Coplan said he was inspired to see the power of social reconstruction. This desire — coupled with the expectation of developing nations to democratize — drew him to study South African culture and society through film. “My generation of Americans

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was shaped by the civil rights movement, political assassinations, the Vietnam War, and Watergate,” Coplan said. “For us counter culturalists, simply entering the American education and career treadmill no longer appeared as a dream.” According to Coplan, South Africa had a renaissance in the 1950s that was comparable to the Harlem Renaissance. This rebirth, however, was largely suppressed by coverage of the apartheid regime’s actions. For Coplan, this lack of recognition inspired him to write the book “In Township Tonight!” about the social history of black South African urban muSee APARTHEID page 3

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Last fall, Koert Chen ’21 discovered that his trash bin, which he had left outside his door for collection, smelled of human urine. When he checked his email, a message from Director of Student Life Amy Ham Johnson confirmed that someone had indeed urinated in several Campbell trash bins. In an attempt to find those responsible, indiRockefeller College, the premier example of the Collegiate Gothic style in the country, grapples with a base phenomenon: students defecating or urinating in places other than a toilet or urinal. On Wednesday, Oct. 17, Rockefeller Head of College Clancy Rowley sent an email to Holder Hall residents about “human feces found in the trash can in the men’s bathroom.” Holder Hall resident Simran Khanna ’22 was shocked by these incidents. “Holder is one of the better halls in Rocky. It’s generally cleaner and nicer, but this is shifting my attitude toward Holder,” she said. Human feces were also found in a shower stall and human urine was found in several trash bins in Rocky’s Campbell Hall in 2017. Additionally, bottles of human urine were found in trash cans outside Forbes College this October. Last fall, Koert Chen ’21 discovered that his trash bin, which he had left outside his door for collection, smelled of human urine. When he checked his email, a message from Director of Student Life Amy Ham Johnson confirmed that someone had indeed urinated in several Campbell trash bins. In an attempt to find those responsible, individual residents were called into the dean’s office for questioning — to no avail, according to Chen. That same fall, a “pile” of feces was found in one of the men’s showers in Campbell Hall. Wearing nothing but towels and shower shoes, RockyCampbellites had to sprint outdoors to the nearby Mathey half of Campbell when they needed to shower, according to former Campbell resident Jasper Lee ’21. The frequent incidences of urination and defecation soon rose to infamy. Stories and pictures of the feces flooded Snapchat and filled dining hall conversations, according to Lee. Speculation about the “Campbell Crapper,” as well as expressions of envy toward hotel-like Witherspoon

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Hall became all but a pastime for afflicted students. As the “Campbell Crapper” evaded capture by the administration, Campbell residents tried in vain to stop the incidents and call attention to Campbell’s lack of amenities. Lee wrote a long email to Rowley and Johnson with the subject line “Urgent Campbell ‘Hall’ Renovation.” In the email, he compared Campbell to a four-story family home with two parents and ten boys, outwardly appearing as a luxurious mansion, but lacking basic amenities for all of its residents. “I can guarantee that you would be stunned to learn that there is only one toilet and even more appalled once you set your eyes on that toilet,” Lee wrote. On May 4, 2018, administrators installed a keycard lock on the bathroom doors, supposedly tracking entrances, according to an email from Rowley on May 3, 2018. Soon afterwards, feces was found on a wad of paper towels outside of the women’s bathroom, and later, a pile of fecal matter sat mockingly in the building’s sole water fountain. The most recent events continue to raise questions for some residents about the character of University students. “People are so strange. Why would you do that? The toilet is two feet away. It’s not inconvenient. I don’t get it,” Khanna said. “People need to check themselves,” Buyers Hall resident Hunter Worth ’22 said. “I would not expect something like that to happen here at Princeton. I don’t think crapping anywhere besides the toilet is a good thing, I don’t care how much you have to go.” Since this month’s incident is the first to occur at Holder, the University will not take immediate action to find the responsible party, according to Rowley’s Oct. 17 email. “If it persists, we will need to launch an investigation to determine who is responsible, and take appropriate action. This will likely involve interviewing every resident of entryways 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, and the College will also explore the possibility of installing a SALTO lock on the bathroom door,” Rowley wrote. Worth, however, advocated for immediate action. “They should DNA test that poop and find out who did it. I’d rather die and take multiple chem midterms than share a room with them ever. It’s not because of stress, it’s because they’re dumb. I’m stressed, but I would not poop in a trash can or a water fountain. It’s human decency,” he said.

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sic. He told the audience that he wrote the book “to grant greater significance to the domains of performance” in order to overcome “some of the resistance [in South Africa] to the serious study of cultural production [in the arts].” Coplan concluded by talking about the continued necessity of higher education when it comes to facilitating societal renewal. “Higher education will be a bat-

tleground of social reconstruction and the post-apartheid struggle for South Africa’s soul,” he said. Continuing the metaphor of South Africa’s soul, Coplan called music a driving force in the country’s cultural renewal amid seemingly ever-present racial tensions. “South Africa has come close to the brink … and never gone over,” he said. The event was cosponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the African American Studies Program. The lecture was held on Oct. 23 from 4:30–6 p.m. in the Woolworth Center for Musical Studies.

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Ignorance is not bliss: Why you should know about the Van Dyke trial Katie Goldman

Ryan Gizzie ’19

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ason Van Dyke was

president Thomas E. Weber ’89 vice president Craig Bloom ’88 secretary Betsy L. Minkin ’77 treasurer Douglas J. Widmann ’90

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history would repeat itself, and unrest similar to that following the shooting of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., would erupt if Van Dyke were found innocent. Luckily, justice was served and Van Dyke was held accountable for the murder of McDonald. Chicago rejoiced over a victory in the battle against police brutality and racism. The most surprising part of the events of last week was the fact that no one at Princeton seemed to be aware of the trial. Being from Chicago, I felt personally impacted by the events. It shocked me that nobody was talking about the case at the University. Van Dyke’s trial is national news; the case was covered by The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and many other national news sources. As Princeton students, we are all busy with classes, extracurriculars, and social activities. It is easy to get caught up in our own lives and forget that there is a world outside of Princeton. But none of these are excuses for ignorance.

I am not suggesting that Princeton students are oblivious to what is going on outside of the University. Within the last few weeks, talk of Brett Kavanaugh has filled campus. The Kavanaugh hearings are monumental in our nation’s politics, and extremely worthy of being discussed. The McDonald case, however, should also be on the minds of Princeton students. The Kavanaugh case brought up the issue of sexual assault, which is arguably more relevant to college campuses than the issue of police brutality against minorities, which was present in the McDonald case. Princeton students, myself included, seem to focus mainly on news that affects them personally. If I weren’t from Chicago, maybe I wouldn’t have heard about the Van Dyke trial. Most people either watched or heard about the video of McDonald being murdered in 2014, yet it seems that the majority of University students have not followed up with the case. It is understandable that people have forgotten about it as the trial took years to proceed. However, we should make an ef-

fort to continue following news reports. Even though we are bombarded with new information everyday, we should try to seek out conclusions to stories rather than forgetting them once we read a new sensationalized headline. I challenge the Princeton student body to open up a news app and get educated on what is going on in our world. Ask your friends what is happening in their hometowns. In a few years we are going to be living as adults in the real world, outside of our Princeton bubble. We are studying at Princeton to become future leaders; during our time at college we are not just supposed to learn about our major. Rather, we need to learn about the issues in our world, whether or not they affect us personally. Everybody agrees that it is important to vote, but how can you vote if you don’t know what is going on in our country? How can you expect to expect to change the world if you are ignorant of what is going on in it? Katie Goldman is a first-year from Western Springs, Ill. She can be

Midterm advice: Take a break Elijah Benson

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uring this midter m season,

let us remember that grades are, of course, important, but if you must choose between your wellness or achieving high marks, choose your wellness every time. In light of a recent report of a student passing out in the dining hall due to stress and being required to go to Princeton Medical Center at Plainsboro, it’s time to say enough is enough; it is only a matter of time before something more drastic happens on campus due to academic stress. I know, I know, I am only a freshman, and I’ve only been on campus for four months (I did Freshman Scholars Institute, which started in July), but even in those four months, I can see that the University is an incredibly high-stress environment, and students all too often choose their academics over their well-being. Yes, hard work is essential to academic success at the University. Yes, grades are very important for things like internships, graduate school, jobs, etc. Yes, in order to achieve your goals, some sacrifice and patience is necessary. However, you should not be sacrificing

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found guilty of second-degree murder,” I said with relief to my friend last Friday afternoon. After nervously monitoring the news for days, I felt a calm rush over me as justice was served for the brutal murder of Chicago teen, Laquan McDonald. To my utter surprise, my friend looked at me and asked, “Who is that?” A news topic that was incredibly important for my city (my hometown is a suburb 30 minutes outside of Chicago), and I thought for our nation, was one that my Princeton friend knew nothing about. This was not an isolated response: I asked a few of my other friends if they were watching the trial and none of them knew what I was talking about. In this moment, I realized that while attending Princeton, it is easy to ignore the rest of society. Remaining in our Princeton bubble is easy, but we all need to make more of an effort to stay updated on the news if we want to make a positive impact on the world. McDonald was 17 years old when Van Dyke, a Chicago police officer, shot him 16 times, falsely claiming that the teenager was lunging towards him to attack. A video of the shooting, which contradicted the police officer’s story, was kept from the public for 13 months after the event. To add gravity to the situation, Van Dyke is white, and McDonald was black. Racial tensions in Chicago were already high, as the city has faced many race-based police brutality instances similar to this. When I reminded my friends what the case was about, they all remembered the video of the black boy being shot repeatedly by a white police officer. They had forgotten about this event that occurred in 2014. Chicago did not forget — after the video was released, protests erupted in Chicago, making national news. During the days preceding the verdict, Chicago prepared for the worst. The city worried that

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your health or wellness for an assignment. This is not to say that students need to manage their time more effectively (we all are at least trying our best to do so) or that the University needs to give less work (what would be the point of coming here if you didn’t want to be challenged). Yet, once you are at a point where you are physically, emotionally, and/or spiritually exhausted from academics, you should put the work down and take a break. Of course, I’m not suggesting that you take a five hourlong break in the middle of a problem set that is due the next day to binge-watch Netflix. But for every hour of academic work, take a minimum five-minute (I would say 10 but let’s start small) break and do nothing related

to academics. Play a game on your phone, Snapchat your friends, post a video on Instagram, make some music — whatever you want. Taking a break is not procrastination, it’s self-care. Let’s say you get eight hours of sleep one night (I know that’s basically impossible here, but it’s a hypothetical). That leaves you with 16 hours of waking time in a day. Now, let’s presume that between classes, homework, studying, and a cappella group — or football practice or whatever extracurricular you do outside of the classroom — you are working for 15 of those hours. This isn’t far-fetched because if you have four one-hour classes, three hours of extracurriculars, a three-hour problem set, two hours of essay writing, three hours of midterm

preparation, and for argument’s sake, let’s say you “eat while you work,” that takes 15 hours. And let’s be honest, this isn’t too far off from many people’s schedule here at the University, which is frightening. Working for 15 hours a day without a break is just ridiculous and unhealthy. It’s also counterproductive. Breaks have been known to help consolidate and retain information. When inundated with so much information like we are at the University, it helps to sometimes take a step back and have time for reflection and relaxation. Therefore, you need breaks; you need time to do nothing. Please do not get so caught up in getting an A that you overwork yourself to death. And please take care of yourself. I am only a freshman and I am scared at how much stress Princetonians endure and how they go about handling it. No one should feel that simply getting a good grade on a test they won’t remember in two weeks is more important than taking care of oneself. At this point, there are only two options: Take a break or fail. Elijah Benson is a first-year from Newark, N.J. He can be reached at ebenson@princeton.edu.

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Court packing: A dangerous plan Josef Valle

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piece, Zachariah Sippy ’22 argues that in response to the confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh and its implications for the ideological balance of the Supreme Court, the Democrats — whenever they manage to regain control of Congress and the presidency — ought to add two more justices to the bench. While this proposition might reinvigorate the throngs of Democrats who unsuccessfully opposed Kavanaugh’s nomination, it is even less likely than the dubious chance of Kavanaugh’s impeachment and conviction. The trouble with expanding the Supreme Court in such a manner is not whether the Democrats will eventually have the power to do so (for they surely will), but rather it is the risks that accompany politicizing the Court — beyond the already melodramatic confirmation process — due to the everchanging Democrat-Republican power balance. Overtly partisan court packing is an immodest and shortsighted strategy, and its advantages are likely negligible once the opposition party regains control. At that point, the outgoing party’s seats on the Court would be subject to the hostile designs of the incoming party. Beyond adding justices to achieve a simple majority, attempting to engage the rare impeachment and the yet-to-be-seen conviction of justices could become more common, assuming suffi-

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cient numbers in Congress. After all, if Supreme Court appointments became widely viewed and utilized as little more than an instrument of a party’s power without public pressure to preserve the integrity of the Court, the opposition would be foolish to restrain itself in respecting the dead notion of an independent Court whenever it became the ruling party. In recognizing the futility of impeaching and convicting Kavanaugh, Sippy’s tone betrays his disappointment that the “obvious remedy” is not yet ripe. Of course, if enacted, court packing would alter the perception of the re-

lationship between politics and the Court so that other patently political manipulations of the Court’s composition would become acceptable, at least intellectually if not also practically. However reconstituted — be it through a spate of impeachments and convictions, additions of still more loyal justices, or some combination of the two — the Court would then have the (dis)pleasure of hearing relitigated issues of political significance. At its best, packing the Court as Sippy proposes would be an ineffective tactic for political victories and

would force the justices to increasingly consider rehashed disputes. At its worst, introducing political wrangling into the composition of the Court itself would make that august body appear truly “illegitimate,” to borrow a word from Sippy, not because of any particular perception of its ideology but because of the inconsistency in its decisions that would issue from the intimate connection of its members to a dynamic electoral process. Although Sippy tells us that “[t]he Roberts Court ... has been in the business of legislation, not jurisprudence” and implies it therefore deserves the ad-

dition of liberal justices, the analysis is blinkered. How do we know when the Court is being political? Naturally, when we disagree with the outcomes of its decisions! But if the Democrats ever implement partisan court packing, the Court will no longer be seen as political or legitimate depending on outcomes. Rather, the Court’s illegitimacy, by the way the ruling party manipulates it, will be a truth widely understood. Josef Valle is a senior history concentrator from Lexington, Ky. He can be reached at jsvalle@princeton.edu.

Princeton ‘Fashion Week’ Noa Wollstein Columnist

ou don’t need to wear a ball gown to cram for midterms, but that doesn’t mean it’s time for sweats. Throughout the next week, many students will pull all-nighters and rush to hit minimum word counts. Coffee pots will be emptied and sleepy parents will be called by their tearful, strung out kids.

This week, comfy clothes that take less than two minutes to pick out and that double as pajamas (so useful when a study session turns into a much-needed desk nap!) will tempt your overworked brain and library-bound body. But the academic stress of midterm week should not be used as an excuse for a deterioration of style. On the contrary, putting in the effort to construct interesting and aesthetic outfits is an easy and justifiable way to take creative respites from your studies. Midterms week sees many students putting their nonacademic lives on hold: bailing on rehearsals, lacking sleep, skipping meals, delaying showers, ignoring friends, and widely overlooking those activities that usually fall under the “things that make me happy and functional” category. And while the best advice I could give would be to not do all the things listed above or make select concessions only as needed, I’m sure that I myself will not be able to heed my own advice. With a totally balanced week as the ideal, the minimal baseline of selfcare in actuality should be a composed wardrobe. No matter your level of

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test-related anxiety, you have to get dressed every day. It is a necessary action that cannot cause even the most precocious student to guiltily fret about neglecting their work. When there isn’t time to do the things that normally take your mind off of schoolwork, you missed your workout and your solid eight hours, your daily accoutrement is the perfect opportunity to guarantee a daily exercise in creativity and meditation.

Think about what shirt goes with those trousers. Try on some clashing patterns and see if they work. Wear fun pants. Wear monochrome. Layer up, pare down. Take a few moments of midterm-week-appropriate relaxation before your closet each morning exploring colors and textures, before you get started on problem sets, essays, and a 30-minute presentation. Allow yourself a few moments of escape from textbooks, ones, and zeros,

even when you feel like your brain should only be full of French verb tenses and the names of seventh-century caliphs. And if a moment of tranquility is not a compelling enough reason to pay attention to your clothes — think of it as an academic measure. Wearing a coffee-stained fleece, half-frenzied, hair disheveled, you approach a test half-defeated. You don’t look your best or feel your best. Your chapped lips are split-

ting in the corners. The pristine pages before you taunt you with their crisp black and white appearance. If you dress well — composed, confident — you’ll feel ready to test well. You look better than the test does. You are in control of the situation. Bring it on. If you succumb to the sweats, moreover, it is a confession that, at least for the next week, you define yourself by the letters between ‘A’ and ‘F.’ Appearance means nothing, and you, as an individual, are reduced to uncompromising grades. As University students, the majority of us regard school as our first priority. The gravity of grades can seem unhealthily astronomical this week. This can lead to distress, mental health flare ups, and honor code violations. By taking pride in how you look, even when you’re stressed and worried about your exams, you acknowledge that regardless of this week’s stress, grades are not the only thing that matters. You recognize that there is a world outside of the orange bubble. A world where what you like to wear, explore, imagine, and create genuinely matters. You wear a physical reminder that you are more than what you’re studying. Even though New Jersey is not generally considered a fashion capital and no one is planning on rolling out a red carpet on Prospect Avenue, dress up. Dress up, because for the next week it just might keep you sane. Noa Wollstein is at a sophomore from Plainview, N.Y. She can be reached at noaw@princeton. edu.

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‘Woke’ men need to wake up Madeleine Marr

Senior Columnist

mong those who

identify as liberal, a certain type of man has emerged: he calls himself a feminist, has many female friends, and has donated to Planned Parenthood. He prides himself in his interest in gender, and shakes his head when another prominent man is revealed as a sexual harasser. He also interrupts the women in his precept, warns against going “too far” with believing sexual assault victims, and mansplains feminism. Liberal men are not exempt from patriarchal influences, and lip service to feminist causes doesn’t mean anything if you are still perpetuating misogyny through your own behavior. This is not a criticism of liberal men as a whole, as there are many men on campus who contribute significantly to gender equality on campus, and their work is both noticed and appreciated. But it seems that in discussions of problematic male behavior, there are many men on campus who assume that — because they’ve taken Gender and Sexuality courses or are “so happy” that the head of their team, group, eating club, or government is a girl — they can’t be part of the problem. Yet this blind spot guarantees that the problems that hurt and frustrate women on this campus will continue. Checking your privilege has become cliché in activistspeech, but it takes doing an inventory of your own behavior and how it may be harming the women around you — and the same goes for racist, homophobic and transphobic behaviors — to ensure that you are living up to the principles you preach.

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Check if you are interrupting the women in your precept, or if you and the other men in the classroom are dominating the speaking time. Studies have shown that male students take up anywhere from five to nine times as much speaking time as female students in the classroom. Yet research also shows that people overestimate how much women speak. Women have been asserting their experiences of interruption on campus over and over, in this newspaper and in the classroom, yet nothing seems to be changing. It may be because the people doing the interrupting aren’t listening. Interrupting or ignoring female students’ contributions and explaining over them the exact information they were attempting to convey is not an insignificant act in the classroom or workplace. Even if it is subconscious, it exploits societal biases that value male contributions more with the

result of co-opting another student’s ideas. Women at every level, regardless of their career success, have pointed out this trend. Women in the (liberal!) Obama administration developed a tactic of “amplification” to prevent male staffers from stealing credit for their ideas. Clearly these women have incredible credentials validating their contributions, yet they too experienced the frustration of a male colleague repeating their idea and receiving the credit. Women don’t seem to do this to men, so it is clearly a gendered issue. Everyone needs to work on respecting others in a discussion setting, but it is especially frustrating when a man who benefits in liberal circles from the feminist label also perpetuates these trends to his benefit in the classroom. Another crucial factor is calling out male friends who demonstrate sexist behavior. Remaining an uncritical friend of chronic street ha-

rassers and sexist joke-makers implicitly supports those acts and allows them to continue. The reason Prospect Avenue often feels like a treacherous place for female students is because a few men act in sexually predatory ways, and many men look the other way. The bystander effect, or the tendency to feel reduced personal responsibility to intervene when other bystanders are present, is especially applicable to sexual assault cases where there is already a patriarchal pressure on men to support aggressive behavior. The implications of turning a blind eye to this behavior on campus are staggering: college women are three times more likely to experience sexual assault than women as a whole. Less dramatic behavior, such as telling sexist jokes or making derogatory comments about women, is also more likely to be observed by other men — women aren’t present for “locker room talk.” If all

men who claimed the feminist label spoke against this behavior, it would significantly reduce the impact of this subtle misogynistic culture. The percentage of Americans expressing views that support gender equality achieved an all-time high in 2016, yet this behavior has not abated. Clearly those who offer verbal support have not taken the concrete steps to realize those ideals. Those who purport to be feminists have already stated that they want equality between the sexes; all I am asking is that you follow through on that claim. You have an opportunity to further the cause you already own a laptop sticker for — listen when women tell you there’s a problem, and actually check if that problem could include you. Madeleine Marr is a sophomore from Newtown Square, Pa. She can be reached at mmarr@princeton.edu.

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Chris Young ’02: From Ivy League to MLB By Chris Murphy and Samuel Lee Head Sports Editor and Contributor

For many fans of professional sports, being able to go the championship game is a oncein-a-lifetime experience that they can only hope for. Being able to play in the championship is a pipe dream; forget about winning it. Yet for Princeton alumnus Chris Young, these experiences are all part of the job. A Class of 2002 politics majorturned MLB star, Chris Young knows what it is like to achieve at the highest level in both academics and athletics. In 2000, Young helped guide Princeton’s baseball team to its first Ivy League title in four years. That same year, he was drafted in the third round by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but opted to finish out his academic career before heading to the pros. Baseball was not the only sport that Young pursued at the collegiate level; he was also named Ivy League Player of the Year by Basketball Weekly for his performance on the hardwood with Princeton’s basketball team. When asked why he chose to pursue baseball over basketball, Young’s answer referred to powers beyond his control. “Once I signed with [the] Pirates I was ineligible to play college basketball at that point in the Ivy League, so my options were to not play or to transfer if I wanted to continue playing basketball, and I felt like, you know, I love Princeton and I want a degree from Princeton, and so I felt like I didn’t want to give that up,” he said. Many students at Princeton already relate to the dedication it takes to be a student; being

a student and a two-sport athlete seems almost unfathomable. “I felt like I was a full-time athlete and student. I felt like I had no social life,” Young said, laughing. “Really, the balance of playing two sports and going to class and balancing the academic workload — it was challenging, but it was what I had done my whole life and it was familiar to me, and so I really didn’t know what I was missing out on.” During his final two years at Princeton, Young balanced academics with his minor league career. For him, the experience was similar to that of any other student with a job. “I knew what my job was going to be,” he said, “and at that point I was just simply working to get my degree…. It was unique, but not much different than somebody going through second semester senior year, where they know what firm they have lined up.” After spending four seasons in the minors split between the Pirates’, Expos’, and Rangers’ organizations, Young made his MLB debut with the Rangers on Aug. 24, 2004, in a game against the Minnesota Twins. This was not only a significant moment for Young, but also for Princeton: Young was the first Princeton Tiger to start a major league game since Dave Sisler ’53 in 1961. The following season, Young started 31 games for the Rangers, posting a 12–7 record, 4.26 ERA, and 137 strikeouts. Despite his early success, Young said he had doubts about his ability to succeed in the MLB. “Once you get to the major leagues, you get there and you wonder, ‘Am I good enough?’

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and you go through that uncertainty for a little bit of time before you start to realize that I can do this and I belong here,” he said. Traded to the Padres after the 2005 season, Young continued to build on the success of his rookie year, culminating in an appearance in the 2007 All-Star Game. That season, Young recorded a 3.12 ERA and 167 strikeouts while leading the majors in opponent batting average and hits per nine innings. A midseason showcase of the best players in the MLB, the All-Star Game is one of the highest honors an MLB player can achieve. “It’s almost surreal looking around the locker room and being teammates with guys like Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry Bonds, and thinking ‘I’m among the best players that have ever played the game,’” Young said. “To be there, in that moment, for at least one year and one period of time, it was pretty special.” Young’s success continued into the 2008 season, but he struggled with injuries in 2009 and 2010, and his time with the Padres came to an end when he signed with the Mets before the 2011 season. Although he only started four games for the Mets in 2011, he bounced back in 2012, recording a 4.15 ERA in 20 starts. After another injuryriddled season in 2013, Young posted a 12–9 record and a 3.65 ERA pitching for the Mariners in 2014, winning the American League Comeback Player of the Year Award. Despite the individual accolades Young accrued in his career, his greatest accomplishment came in 2015, when his team, the Kansas City Royals,

won the World Series. Young joined the team in March of 2015, and knew from “the very first day of spring training” that the Royals were destined for something special. “It was very apparent the day I signed there that the club had high expectations and an inner belief that they were going to win a World Series,” he said. In the 2015 regular season, Young recorded an 11–6 record and — aside from injury-shortened seasons — a career-best 3.06 ERA, helping the Royals win the AL Central with a 95–67 record. His success continued into the postseason, in which he posted a 2.87 ERA in six games with the Royals. He recorded a win in Game 1 of the World Series, pitching three shutout innings and helping the Royals edge the Mets in 14 innings. When asked about his ability to perform in high-stress situations, Young cited his college basketball experience. “I think college basketball helped prepare me for that to an extent,” he said. “When you’re playing in big environments — and certainly pitching in the major leagues you’re going to play in big environments — I think that I was prepared for that from an earlier age by my college hoops experience.” In 2018, Young retired from baseball, joining the commissioner’s office as the Vice-President of On-field Operations and Initiatives & Strategy. Young’s department oversees everything that happens on the field, including uniforms, pace-ofplay regulations, and instant replay. Although Young is certainly well versed in baseball, making the transition from the

field to the office posed some challenges for him. “Just being at a desk now and understanding all aspects of the commissioner’s office and the league and seeing how they all work together to make such a great product on the field — it’s been extremely interesting and a huge learning curve for me but adjustments that I’m thankful for and have been able to make,” he said. Young’s experience as a player has also provided him with a unique viewpoint in his work with the league office. “It’s been great for me, being able to provide a player’s perspective in areas in which I’m extremely versed and familiar,” he said. “I think it’s been a good fit for the commissioner’s office to have someone who is very familiar with today’s game.” From baseball on the east side of campus, to baseball on the national stage, to administering baseball from the main office, Young has always connected his life to one of America’s national pastimes. Like a majority of Princeton students, he was able to perform at the highest level throughout his life, and acknowledges that his time at Princeton has been critical to the success he has had. At the same time, Young stressed, “Just enjoy it and take it all in, because once it’s over, the real world starts and you can never go back and get that same experience.” “Expose yourself to as many different areas and unique activities,” he said. “It’s such a special place, try to do as much and participate in as much as possible, and enjoy every minute of it.”

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Women’s ice hockey opens season with pair of losses against No. 2 Wisconsin By Owen Tedford Senior Writer

This past weekend, the women’s hockey team (0–2) travelled to Madison, Wis. to take on No. 2 Wisconsin (8–0) on Friday and Sunday. In Friday’s game, the Badgers jumped out to an early 3–1 lead after the first period. The Tigers fought back to have the game finish 4–3. Princeton was unable to get an extra attacker on at the end of the third period to help get the tying goal in. Princeton’s goals were scored by senior forward and co-captain Karlie Lund, junior forward Carly Bullock, and sophomore forward Annie MacDonald. In the rematch on Sunday, Princeton lost 0–3 in a game that was 0–1 after the second period. In an interview, Lund said that she felt that the team “got better as the weekend went on and played a more physical game on Sunday.” After having come out a little slow in their first game, Lund felt that the team did a much better job of battling on Sunday and will now look to play a cleaner 60 minutes this coming weekend. Stepping back and looking at the team as a whole, Lund pointed to the team’s

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depth as its strength. “We have a good mix of offensive and defense skaters along with three solid goalies,” said Lund. “This weekend we were able to run three lines consistently

whereas some teams only run two lines.” This depth will pay dividends over the course of the long season for the Tigers. Lund pointed to two players who she expects to po-

tentially have break-out seasons: sophomore goalie Rachel McQuigge and freshman forward Sarah Fillier. McQuigge did not get to play too much last year as a freshman, but she got to

start both games against Wisconsin and made some great saves to help keep Princeton in the game. Over the course of the weekend, she made a total of 53 saves. Fillier made her presence felt in Friday’s game with two assists to get her first points of her Princeton career. Lund thinks Fillier could “be one of [Princeton’s] top forwards this year and was just named to Team Canada for the Four Nations Cup later this month.” This weekend, Princeton will play its first home game at Baker Rink against Yale on Friday, followed by a contest with Brown on Saturday. Lund expects both games to be competitive, and believes they will set the Tigers on the path to their ultimate goal of Ivy League, ECAC Hockey, and National Championships. Lund said she believes that, “After this past weekend, we saw that we can compete with the top teams in the nation. If we stay healthy and improve each game, we could make it to the National Championship.” For those unable to make the trip to Princeton this weekend, the games this weekend will be available to watch on ESPN+.

FIELD HOCKEY

Field hockey loses Ivy League decider against Harvard, looks to nationals By Josephine de la Bruyere Contributor

In a dramatic clash of two Ivy League titans, No. 4 Princeton field hockey (11–4 overall, 4–1 Ivy League) fell 3–1 to No. 9 Harvard (13–1, 5–0) on Saturday afternoon in a matchup that decided the 2018 Ivy League field hockey champion. Princeton steeled itself from the beginning for a tough game. Junior goalkeeper Grace Baylis said the Tigers recognized the intensity of the upcoming game, but went into it prepared. “We were just going to go out there and play the hockey we had played all season,” Baylis said. “We didn’t think we needed to make massive changes. We had a competitive mindset, but didn’t want to put a load of pressure on ourselves.” But from the coin toss, the Tigers fell behind. “Harvard just came out with so much energy,” first-year midfielder Claire Donovan said. “They were being a lot stronger and more physical than we were, and the referees weren’t calling much of it. We weren’t used to that at all. They were all over us, and we just kind of panicked.” Largely due to that panic, Harvard gained the advantage over Princeton. The Crimson gained the upper hand using one of the Ti-

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Princeton’s goals were scored by senior forward and co-captain Karlie Lund, junior forward Carly Bullock, and sophomore forward Annie MacDonald.

gers’ traditionally strongest tactics: penalty corners. The Tigers currently lead the Ivy League and are ranked fourth nationally in penalty corners per game at 8.21. But on Saturday, the team capitalized on none of its six penalty corners. By contrast, each of Harvard’s three goals in the sixth, 20th, and 45th minute came

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from a penalty corner. And though Princeton ended the game with eight shots on goal to Harvard’s six, first-year midfielder Hannah Davey explained that the team “didn’t utilize our circle entries. We did not get many shots given how many entries we got, and we didn’t utilize our possessions or get rebounds like we should

have.” Baylis agreed. “We had more circle entries, more corners, and more shots than Harvard did, but didn’t manage to score. It really came down to the fine details, and we fell short there,” she said. Senior striker Sophia Tornetta scored Princeton’s lone goal at 66:03, with under 10 minutes left in the game.

In the wake of last week’s game against Brown University (6–8, 1–4), which ended with a dominating 8–0 win for the Tigers, Tornetta was named an All-Ivy player for the third time. Tornetta’s dramatic aerial goal hit the upper-right-hand corner. But a comeback victory for the Tigers proved elusive. Despite the disappointment of having lost out on an Ivy League title, Princeton field hockey remains focused. “We’re pretty fired up,” Donovan said. “It’s definitely a motivator for us. We always come out of losses completely as a team. No one internalizes anything. We definitely should have won the game, but they outplayed us. We have to move on with our season.” Princeton has two games left in its season. It will face Cornell University (3–11, 0–5) away on Oct. 27, and Penn (8–7, 4–1) at home on Nov. 3. After that, the team moves on to the NCAA National Championship, which has remained the focus of the past three months. “At the end of the day, we have bigger goals than an Ivy League championship. This game made us even hungrier than before,” Baylis said. Donovan agreed. “We’re putting this behind us,” she said. “Now we have to win a national championship.”

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