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Flu clinic serves over 2,000 on first day By Linh Nguyen Senior Writer
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, University Health Services commenced its annual FluFest in the Frist Campus Center basement. The clinic offers flu vaccinations free of charge to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff members. This year, participants praised the clinic for its accessibility and friendly staff. According to a contractor working at the clinic, over 2,500 people received vaccinations on the first day alone, approximately onethird of whom were undergraduate students. Patients were given brief forms to fill out before entering the line to receive a vaccine. After having their University ID cards checked, patients were directed to one of the over 20 nurses and promptly vaccinated. The nurses requested that vaccinated patients sit in a large waiting area for around 15 minutes before leaving to ensure no adverse effects. “It’s a great use of University money to make sure that everyone’s healthy,” said Nick Schmeller ’21, who received a flu shot on Thursday, Oct. 4. “Everyone’s sick right now, and we don’t want everyone to be sick with more serious stuff in the winter.” It was common for stu-
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Rafael Tafur ’20 and Phoebe Park ’21 received flu vaccines from the annual vaccine clinic on Thursday, Oct. 4 in the basement of the Frist.
dents to go to the vaccine clinic in groups. Rachel Hazan ’21 and Emma Parish ’21, who attended together, both said they liked how the event was organized. “There’s been a lot of advertising, so people are very aware that it’s going on,” Parish said. “The central lo-
cation also makes it really easy for students to get the flu shot.” “It was really fast — actually, shockingly fast,” Hazan added. “Also, it’s nice that the clinic is three days, so if you’re really busy one day, it’s not all or nothing.” Karen Zhang ’19 echoed
Hazan and Parish’s sentiments, noting that the convenience “encourages people to get the flu shot.” “You don’t pay for it, and it’s easy,” Zhang said. Andrew Lin ’21 found his entire experience with the vaccine clinic to be straightforward and enjoyable.
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U. profs. win MacArthur ‘genius’ grants By Hannah Wang Staff Writer
‘Zees’ find a home in former Writing Center By Katie Tam Staff Writer
The first-years living in the former Writing Center may call themselves the Whitman Dungeonites, but they don’t have it nearly as bad as the name might imply. Over the summer, the base-
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of New South Building. “When I heard that I was going to be moving into the basement — the Writing Center — I was kind of disappointed,” Audrey Yan ’22 said. Checking the floor plans before move-in, Yan and others were afraid that they would be moving into tiny office spaces.
After arriving, though, she and the other freshmen — who make up three different zee groups — began to warm up to their new home. Some of them appreciate the smaller things. Christina Wang ’22 said she particularly enjoys the furniSee WHITMAN page 5
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Chemical and biological engineering professor Clifford Brangwynne and mathematics professor Allan Sly have been named recipients of the 2018 MacArthur Fellowship. The fellows were announced on the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation website on Thursday, Oct. 4. Unofficially known as the “Genius Grant,” the MacArthur Fellowship has been awarded to twenty-five individuals in the United States every year since 1981. Each fellow receives $625,000 with “no strings attached” and is selected for their “extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits,” as well as “a marked capacity for self-direction.” Brangwynne was honored for his work on cellular compartmentaliza-
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tion – specifically, using principles of “soft matter” physics and cell biology to determine the processes that drive the organization of membraneless organelles. His lab ultimately aims to use this research to further our understanding of various diseases and treat them with synthesized self-assembling biomaterials. Sly’s research centers on discrete probability theo-
ry and stochastic, or random, processes. He was recognized by the MacArthur Foundation for his innovative approaches to long-standing problems concerning Markov chain cutoffs, stochastic block models, and several other topics. Both Brangwynne and Sly have received various awards in the past as commendations for their work. Most recently, Brangwynne was named a Sloan Research Fellow, and Sly was awarded a National Science Foundation Career Grant.
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get a flu vaccination.” Esther Julis ’20 also emphasized that the clinic workers were very friendly and contributed to her positive experience. “I am very scared of getting vaccinations, so I was a little hesitant about getting my shot,” Julis said. “But the woman who gave me the vaccination was really nice and made me laugh a lot and eased my anxieties during the process.” After getting his flu shot, Micah Herskind ’19 noted that it was “quick, easy, and painless.” “Everybody should get
the flu shot,” Herskind said. “There’s no reason not to.” The last day to get vaccinations through the clinic will be Wednesday, Oct. 10, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Frist Campus Center multipurpose rooms. Dependents aged four and older are required to pay a $34 fee for the shot. According to the UHS website, the clinic is cosponsored by Auxiliary to the Isabella McCosh Infirmary, Facilities, Frist Campus Center, Office of the Provost, and Office of the Vice President for Campus Life. More information about flu vaccines and scheduling an appointment outside of the clinic hours can be found on the UHS
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ture, which is light-colored, a big contrast to the stereotypical dark wooden Whitman furniture. Katherine Shelburne ’22 said she enjoys the ample space in her quad. Residents considered the split bedroom and private study room to be a unique perk. In the setup, students living in doubles have both a bedroom and a separate prox-access study space, where they can go to get work done while their roommates are sleeping. In addition, there are three large common rooms shared by all the zee groups. These spaces are frequently used for both studying and hanging out, providing a place for people to get together. “During the day, instead of just being in your room, you’re taking work out of your room to put it into the social area so that if someone walks past, you can have a conversation. There’s always people in the common rooms,” Kajsa Souter ’22 said. Unlike the freshmen, the three RCAs — Prachi Joshi ’19, Andy Charbonneau ’20, and Caton Yang ’20 — are familiar with the former occupants of Whitman’s lower floor, so it’s a little more strange of a space
for them. “It’s weird to think that my freshmen and sophomore year, I would come study down here in the Writing Center,” Joshi said. “But I think the space just looks so different that it barely crosses my mind.” There are some downsides, residents said. For one, there is only a small bathroom with a few stalls down the hall, while the showers are upstairs. To do laundry, one must make a trek to an unconnected part of the building. Natural light is also lacking — it is a basement, after all — and although there are windows, they are slanted towards the ground. Overall, however, the Whitman Dungeonites see a big upside to their accomodation. “The three zee groups who live here are really tight. It’s almost like one big zee group,” Grace Matthews ’22 said. The RCAs agreed. “The three zee groups are blended together. We’re not split up by any sophomores or upperclassmen — it’s just freshmen,” Joshi said. “Everyone down here is just a really solid community,” Charbonneau said. Although the Dungeonites have only been in their accomodations for about a month, they are already thinking about their future rooming situation. “I wouldn’t mind living here again another year,” Yan said.
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Looking back to ‘How Women Became Tigers’ In May 2018, The Daily Princetonian published “How Women Became Tigers,” a special, retrospective issue that explored the barriers — legal, cultural, and symbolic — that women overcame to matriculate at Princeton. We investigated Nassau Hall’s long-standing ambivalence toward admitting women, interviewed pioneering Princeton alumnae, and explored the challenges and inequities that women continue to face on campus and beyond. Our idea for the issue originated from a single observation: at the time, the vast majority of eating club presidents were women. That statistic reveals how far women have advanced at Princeton. In addition to managing the eating clubs, lead its student government, women now captain Princeton’s sports teams, and stand at the helm of innumerable clubs, activities, and enterprises. Yet challenges remain, from pervasive prejudices in precept to destructive stigmas about sexual assault. We undertook “How Women Became Tigers” in the same spirit that guides “She Roars.” We sought to both celebrate the achievements of female Princetonians and criticize areas where progress remains to be made. Opposite is the front page from “How Women Became Tigers.”
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Tigers football (3-0, 1-0 Ivy) to host Lehigh in non-conference season finale By Owen Tedford Staff Writer
Tomorrow, Princeton football (3–0, 1–0 Ivy) hosts local rival Lehigh (1–3), last year’s Patriots League winner, in its last nonconference game of the year. The game will begin at 1 p.m. at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. This will be the Tigers’ last chance to get it right before going into the rest of their conference play where they will strive to win another Ivy League title. This game will also have an important impact on Princeton’s place in the rankings. Princeton entered the AFCA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll last week as #25 in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is up to #23 after its 45– 10 win over Columbia. This is the highest Princeton has been since Week 10 of its 2013 Ivy League championship season. The Tigers are also in the “Receiving Votes” portion of the STATS FCS Top 25, where they ranked #22 entering Week 10 in 2013. Offense was the focus of Princeton’s game last week. The offense, led by senior quarterback John Lovett, put on another show against Columbia in New York, earning Lovett his sixth Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week honor. Princeton’s defense has also been outstanding this season and boasts its
share of stars as well. One standout last week was junior safety TJ Floyd, who had two interceptions against Columbia, his second and third of the season. Floyd’s success on the back end of the defense has been aided by the pressure generated up front by senior linebacker Mike Wagner. Wagner was last season’s FCS leader in sacks through Week 5 until he suffered an injury, and this year he is leading Princeton in sacks and tackles for loss with 3 and 3.5 respectively. Against Columbia, Wagner turned the pressure up with two of his three sacks and a forced fumble. The Tigers’ stiff defense will be matched against a strong Lehigh offense led by one of the top receiving tandems in all of FCS, Troy Pelletier and Gatlin Casey. Pelletier has rewritten the record books of both Lehigh and the broader Patriot League over his four years. Casey has averaged nearly 1,000 yards receiving and 13 touchdowns over the last two years. The Mountain Hawks are coming off their bye week and a three-game losing streak, so they will be looking to rebound against Princeton this weekend before they start their conference play in the Patriots League. Lehigh has dominated this series as of late, winning 13 of the past 17 matchups and five of the
last six. There are a number of ways for Princeton fans to watch the game across the country. With the Ivy League’s new television contract with
ESPN, the game will be livestreamed on ESPN+. Locally, the game will be live on TV on NBC Sports Philadelphia and there will be a delayed showing on SportsNet New
York. On radio, the game will be carried on 103.3 FM, which can be accessed across the country through the TuneIn app for those not in the Princeton area.
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Women’s Soccer looks to make gains in Ivy League play against Brown By Mike Gao Contributor
Off to a promising 7–2–2 start to the 2018 season, the Tigers return to their home pitch this Saturday to take on Brown. Princeton is coming off of a draw against Dartmouth last weekend and a home victory against Bucknell last Tuesday; Brown has gone 4–6–1 in their season so far. It’s the third Ivy League conference game for the optimistic Tigers, who trounced Yale 3–0 earlier in the season before their tie game with Dartmouth. Princeton is ranked within the top 30 nationally, far ahead of the next ranked Ivy League squad, Yale. With conference play — the most important part of the season, as winning the Ivy League guarantees an automatic position in the NCAA tournament bracket — underway, the Tigers are seeking to replicate and better the results of the past season. Princeton’s women’s soccer team has been dominant in the Ivy League for the last few years, clinching the Ivy League title and advancing to the NCAA tournament in 2015 and 2017. Last year, the Tigers romped across the Ivy League, losing not a single game to an Ivy League rival, en route to a powerful 16–3–1 season. Advancing to
the tournament, the Tigers managed to claw their way to the regional finals, knocking out perennial contender and second-ranked North Carolina in a marquee win for the pro-
gram. In their current squad, the Tigers have managed to put together some of the most talented players ever to wear the orange and the black on the
pitch. Senior forward Mimi Asom is probably the team’s most dynamic and powerful asset on offense. With 40 goals in her three years at Princeton, Asom is the fourth most pro-
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lific goal scorer in Princeton’s history. As a testament to her danger on the offense this year, Asom was responsible for all of Princeton’s goals in the 3–0 rout of Yale earlier in the season and has scored in over half of the Tigers’ games this season. Junior goalkeeper Natalie Grossi continues to impress defensively, having attained the third most shutout games in program history and limited opponents to just over 0.5 goals per match. The younger players on the squad, including Princeton’s newest recruiting class, have also proved extremely effective on the pitch. Of particular note is freshman forward Gabi Juarez, who has also played for the Mexican youth national team and who already has three goals to her name. In contrast to Princeton’s recent success, Brown’s team has been struggling as of late. While the all-time series between Princeton and Brown is tied, the Tigers have been dominating their foes in Providence and have prevailed in their last two matchups. Brown comes into Saturday’s game 0–2 against Ivy League opponents. Still, even a weakened opponent can be dangerous on the pitch, and the Tigers will be looking to show the soccer community that they’re just as ready to send a message as they were last year.
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Dear Alumnae, Today, associate justices of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor ’76 and Elena Kagan ’81 will take the stage to have what the University has labeled a conversation. The esteemed alumnae will be joined by Dean of Yale Law School Heather Gerken ’91 and our general counsel, Ramona Romero. At the same time, the U.S. Senate will likely be voting on President Trump’s second nominee for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. In our special insert today, our reporters have covered an
anti-Kavanaugh rally in Palmer Square, and we interviewed Princeton’s first alumna Nobel laureate, Frances Arnold ’79. Our columnists have shared painful stories of overcoming sexual assault, as well as women taking up space and speaking up. Women at Princeton have achieved remarkable progress around the world. Justices Sotomayor and Kagan influence the lives of women — and all Americans — through their jurisprudence. Their example encourages young women to use their own voices. “There will be enough women on the Supreme Court when
there are nine,” Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg said. Women like the justices matriculated to a university rife with discrimination. Today, Princeton can boast of significant progress, yet we know the work continues. I, and so many other women across campus, stand on their shoulders. In the last few years, women have assumed some of the highest campus leadership positions. This year, nine of 11 eating club presidents are women, as is our Undergraduate Student Government president, Rachel Yee ’19. Last year, the undergraduate student body elected Princeton’s first
black woman president, Myesha Jemison ’18. When Sotomayor and Kagan convene on the stage today, they do so in an environment subsumed by the looming vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination. Throughout this confirmation process, President Trump and members of the Senate have used the bully pulpit to mock women’s voices and quiet their ascension. Yet across the country women refuse to be silenced. The event with Sotomayor and Kagan today is billed as a conversation, but it is more than a casual exchange or a play on our Orange and Black heritage.
She roars. Her voice is not small or quiet or easily ignored. It is louder than a conversation. It’s an assertion of woman’s voice where before it was habitually disregarded. Today – or whenever the Kavanaugh vote is – we will see how the women and men of the Senate vote. But every day we will see what we, the women of Princeton, do for our world, and in the service of humanity. Marcia Brown is a history major from Shaker Heights, Ohio. She can be reached at eic@dailyprincetonian.com or on Twitter at @ Marcia_Brown9 with any questions.
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Elected officials attack Kavanaugh’s judgment, conduct By Zachary Shevin Contributor
On Thursday, Oct. 4 at noon, the Princeton Community Democratic Organization led an “Emergency Rally” in Tiger Park — the small park adjacent to Palmer Square — to oppose the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Town residents and University staff, faculty, and students came together for the hour-long protest. Dozens of protestors filled the park, with some standing beyond the park’s confines. Protesters expressed their anger with various signs, including some which read “Unfit to Judge #CancelKavanaugh,” “Keep His SCROTUS Off Our SCOTUS,” and “When Truth Dies, Democracy Dies.” Seven speakers were scheduled, including Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert and New Jersey Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman. Protesters said they’re driven to oppose Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court because of the accusations of sexual assault made against him. Speakers detailed their disapproval of Kavanaugh’s conduct before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week, as well as his role in the investigation of Bill Clinton and his time in the Bush Administration. Many protesters said they were inspired to attend the demonstration because of Anita Hill’s 1991 testimonies against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Others said they became active in political life only after the 2016 presidential election. Many protesters urged attendees to pressure senators currently slated to vote “yes” on Kavanaugh. PCDO president Jean Durbin held up a sign reading “Call A Shameful Senator,” containing a list of the names and contact information for congressmen com-
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A protester holding a sign during the ‘Emergency Rally.’ mitted to voting “yes.” She said Susan Collins and Jeff Flake, who recently committed to confirming Kavanaugh, should be added to the list. Caroline Cleaves, the event coordinator and a member of the PCDO Executive Board, centered her speech on women’s rights issues. She spoke about being a native Princetonian, a survivor of a 1980 sexual assault on the University campus, and a recipient of two legal and safe abortions. She described the nomination process as sickening. “The issue of women’s reproductive freedoms and sexual rights are at the heart of this contentious battle over who sits on our Supreme Court,” she said. She went on to discuss Kavanaugh’s demeanor during the Senate Judiciary Hearings. “As if credible accusations of sexual assault were not disqualifying enough, surely his aggressive mansplaining to female senators, his brash display entitlement and bizarre conspir-
acy theories should have been enough to convince any reasonable person that this was an unreasonable person,” Cleaves said. Madeleine Marr ’21, a member of Princeton Students for Gender Equality, also centered her speech around women’s rights. She cited Congress’s failure to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, which provides funds for rape prevention, domestic violence investigation, legal aid, shelters, and advocacy groups. “It’s crucial to set an example for all men who believe that sexual harassment and assault are okay, by passing laws like the Violence Against Women Act and voting out the representatives who can’t get with the program,” Marr said. University history professor Sean Wilentz also participated in the event, elaborating on his own dislike of Kavanaugh. According to Wilentz, Kavanaugh pursued “demented conspiracy theories” and wrote a “graSee PROTEST page I3
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On Thursday, Oct. 4, alumni gathered in Richardson Auditorium to mark the start of this weekend’s “She Roars: Celebrating Women at Princeton,” the second conference of its kind meant to celebrate University alumnae. President of the Alumni Association Jennifer Daniels ’93 gave the opening remarks and focused on how the 2018 conference is pertinent in light of recent national events. Participants also shared their thoughts on how “She Roars” compares to other aspects of their Princeton experience, such as Reunions and the early years of coeducation. “[We] are coming together at an
important time in history when women are raising our voices and speaking out about important issues facing our country today,” Daniels said. Daniels listed the esteemed positions that several alumnae hold, including the “highest court in the land,” hinting at one of this weekend’s most anticipated events, the Friday panel featuring Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor ’76 and Elena Kagan ’81. Daniels also gave a glowing shoutout to Frances Arnold ’79, the “first, but certainly not the last Princeton alumna to receive a Nobel Prize, recognized just yesterday for her work in chemistry.” This comment, along with several of Daniels’s proclamations of pride in Princeton women, trig-
gered blasts of applause from the audience. The opening ceremony showed how, as alumnae gain prominence in the global public sphere, their role on Princeton’s campus continues to evolve, too. Some of the alumnae recalled the early years of coeducation. “It’s amazing because this bears very little resemblance to the Princeton that I knew in 1973 when I started,” Mary Nelson ‘77 said. “It was not a friendly place for women.” Nelson recalled that in her college years, the small group of women on campus felt “pressured and insecure.” Professors and male peers openly disrespected female students, and women enSee OPENING page I5
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tuitously pornographic official report” to humiliate President Clinton and his family. Wilentz also pointed to Kavanaugh’s views on torture and problematic handling of judicial nominations during the Bush Administration. He brought up how Kavanaugh allegedly held onto stolen documents from his political opponents, “about which he almost certainly lied under oath
to the Senate.” He also referred to Kavanaugh’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee as “a display of contempt, conspiratorial partisanship, and blatant, indeed arrogant, mendacity, unparalleled in the history of the United States.” “Never has a judicial nominee shown such contempt not just for the process, not just for the Senate, but for the American people, as Brett Kavanaugh did a week ago today,” Wilentz said. He explained that he would expect a Supreme Court Justice to
rise above the anger and partisanship that, according to Wilentz, Kavanaugh had displayed. “He did not rise to the occasion,” Wilentz said. “He fell to the occasion.” University student Valeria Torres-Olivares ’22 said she attended Thursday’s protest because of Anita Hill’s testimony in 1991. She said she wants American society to move past victim blaming. Having lived in Princeton for over nine years, Torres-Olivares said she has attended other local protests before and noted that
this rally felt different. “Usually people are angry and upset at marches or rallies but this one was a little different. They even had the list of shame for the Senators to call,” she said. Fran Carroll and Lorraine Sexton, two Hamilton residents and members of the Mercer County Democratic Committee, also attended the protest. Carroll recalled that the temperament, fairness, bipartisanship, and the independence of Supreme Court nominees used to matter.
“That mattered and meant something, but now, with certain Republicans, it doesn’t seem to,” she explained. Sexton noted that she was never politically active until the 2016 president election. Since then, she became heavily involved with the New Jersey Democratic Party. According to Sexton, the Kavanaugh hearings angered her because of the resemblance between Ford’s testimony and Anita Hill’s testimony before Congress in 1991. “It was a travesty of justice then, and it’s even worse now,”
Nobel Prize winner Arnold ’79 on career, women in STEM By Emily Spalding Senior Writer
Frances Arnold ’79 made history this week when she became the first female Princeton graduate to win a Nobel Prize. As a winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Arnold is also the first graduate of Princeton to win a Nobel Prize in the natural sciences. Arnold’s work harnesses biological processes and evolution to breed enzymes that are of the utmost benefit for human beings. Her work has had massive impacts on the renewable energy and pharmaceutical industries. Arnold studied mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University. On Thursday, Arnold spoke with The Daily Princetonian about her career and her hopes for other women chemists. The Daily Princetonian: Can you tell us a little about what your experience at Princeton was like and what made you want to study mechanical and aerospace engineering here? Dr. Frances H. Arnold: I didn’t have the best high school record, but I really wanted to get into Princeton. I applied to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering because there were absolutely no women, and I thought maybe my application would get the attention of the admissions committee. I thought perhaps I would switch out of engineering, but I never did, and I got my degree in 1979 as one of very few women who were studying mechanical and aerospace engineering at the time. I also applied to Mechanical Engineering because my father recommended that I get a degree in engineering because he said I would always have a job. And I’ve always had a job. DP: What has your experience been like working as a woman in a traditionally male-dominated field? How does your experience working as a chemist today compare to when you were at Princeton? FA: Well, let me first say I grew up in a household with four brothers, so I was perfectly comfortable in a family surrounded by mostly men. Everyone was scientifically oriented; my father was a nuclear physicist who graduated from Princeton with his Ph.D. in the 1950s. So I was comfortable with science, engineering, and men, which probably made it easier for me to adapt to the predominantly male environment of Princeton engineering at that time. Now, things have changed, and that’s all for the better. Many more women are coming into science and engineering, as they should, because it’s a wonderful career. I’ve enjoyed every day of it. And as more women come in, the challenges change — they certainly don’t go away. It takes a lot of dedication to reach the highest levels in any field, and engineering and the sciences are no different. But it’s wonderful to have colleagues who are women. Women colleagues are supportive of each other, and I’ve enjoyed that change over the years. DP: Not only are you the first Princeton female graduate to win the Nobel Prize, but you are also the fifth woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. What
kind of significance does this have for you? FA: I’m still grappling with that, since it’s only been about 24 hours that I’ve actually had it. But what I do know is that there will be a lot more women in the future winning Nobel Prizes, and especially winning the Chemistry Nobel Prize. I’m leading an edge of many talented women going into chemistry and engineering, and I predict that the Nobel Committee will see that and will recognize the talented pool with a whole train of Chemistry Nobels to women in the future. DP: You initially started your graduate research at University of California, Berkeley focused on biofuels. What inspired the change to your current work on the directed evolution of enzymes, for which you won the Nobel Prize? FA: My Ph.D. project was actually in protein biotechnology at the beginning of the DNA revolution. It’s hard to imagine now, but cutting and pasting DNA was a brand-new technology. We didn’t know where it would lead, and we couldn’t have predicted the many branches and outcomes of genetic engineering and biotechnology that we see today. But it was an exciting field. I wanted to be part of that, and I decided to become an engineer of the biological world, creating new enzymes and new molecules that didn’t exist before. To do that, I had to develop new methods because the first methods that were developed — say, site-directed mutagenesis and molecular biology techniques used for protein engineering — were not effective for making new enzymes. It was just too complicated a problem. And in order to engineer the biological world and make something that would be useful to human beings, I had to develop these evolutionary methods which harness the power of nature’s design process, nature’s design algorithm of evolution, in order to move forward and build useful biological things. It’s like breeding cats and dogs — which humans have done for thousands of years — but at the level of DNA, in the test tube, to create not poodles or hairless cats, but instead brand-new molecules that chemists enjoy and that hopefully contribute to our well-being and to bettering the planet. DP: When awarding you the Nobel Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences stated that the kind of work you are doing with directed evolution “is bringing and will bring the greatest benefit to humankind.” What do you hope the impacts of your research will be? FA: I hope that we will use these methods and many others to solve important problems of how do we live sustainably on this planet, have a good standard of living, have products and materials and chemicals and fuels that we need in our daily lives, but do it without damaging the planet and all the other creatures we share it with. I think biology is the best chemist and the best engineer, and that her design process, evolution, is the most powerful way to build new biology to solve human problems. DP: Given all of the exciting work that you have already done, what’s next for
you? FA: I haven’t had a chance to collect my wits yet to know exactly what the next steps are! But I will continue studying evolution, working with my brilliant students here at the California Institute of Technology, and enjoy seeing where their creativity and work can take us. DP: As a professor, you have served as an instructor and mentor to the next generation of scientists. With that in mind, 20 years from now, what would you like to see happening in your field? FA: I hope that we’ll see a lot less pollution and damage to the environment as a result of getting smart about how we make and use things, materials, chemicals. I hope that we will continue to support science and technology and the advances that come from those so that we can have a sustainable world. DP: Is there anything else you would like to add? FA: I would like to add: go girls, go women! Don’t leave all this fun just for the men … Study science and technology, solve some important problems, and teach your children the joys of being a scientist and using science to make the decisions that impact your lives.
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Frances Arnold ’79 wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Professors discuss free speech at ‘She Roars’ By Ivy Truong Associate News Editor
On Thursday, Oct. 4, Department of Anthropology chair Carolyn Rouse and politics professor Keith Whittington discussed free speech by focusing on power dynamics on college campuses. The event, which was called “How Do We Balance Free Speech with Civility?”, furthered discourse around this year’s University pre-read, Whittington’s “Speak Freely,” in tandem with this year’s “She Roars” conference. “Those with institutional power, their words carry the weight of action,” Rouse said. “We are living in a complicated, confusing, messy free speech environment,” said Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity Michele Minter who moderated the discussion. “It includes white supremacists marching at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, attacks on the illegitimacy of the
press, counter protests movements — like ANTIFA — and the term ‘snowflakes.’” Minter strongly emphasized the University’s commitment to free speech. “At Princeton, we refuse to believe free speech and inclusivity are pitted against each other,” Minter continued. In his opening arguments, Whittington reiterated the main arguments of his book, that free speech is part of a university’s mission and that controversial ideas are not only expected — but necessary — on a university’s campus. “Campus, in some way, is a microcosm of what we’re experiencing in American society,” he said. He noted that universities are meant to “take ideas seriously,” grappling with them in order to try to push the boundaries of human knowledge. Rouse said that she was also a proponent of free speech and a be-
liever in the “gospel of Whittington.” She also spoke about how absolute free speech does not exist, that orthodoxies around speech are generally positive, and that conversations about speech has to include a conversation about power. According to Rouse, speech is a performance that depends on the context and cultural conventions. No one actually says “whatever they want, whenever they want, to whomever they want,” she explained. She pointed to the example of testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings. “Dr. Ford’s gender constrained her,” Rouse said. “She could not show anger or lose control lest she be characterized as hysterical.” On orthodoxy, she argued that a productive debate between two opposing views requires holding some beliefs “stable.” For instance, if the Supreme Court of the United States
debates the Second Amendment, the debate relies on a “shared belief in the American constitution.” Rouse also emphasized the responsibility that institutions and those with institutional power have regarding free speech. For example, she mentioned President Christopher Eisgruber ’83’s inaugural speech, in which he reaffirmed his support for the humanities and qualitative social sciences. During a time when humanities and social sciences had been defunded, Rouse explained that she and her colleagues felt relieved. Questions from the audience during the Q&A session focused primarily on campus speakers. Minter emphasized that the University wants campus groups to invite campus speakers to broaden the campus discussion. But she also said that the University encourages student groups to not rescind invitations sent to more controversial speakers.
Rouse mentioned a situation regarding campus speakers that she has experienced. She had previously organized a walkout when Charles Murray was invited to speak at the University, explaining that the walkout showed that the protestors opposed the scholarship that Murray advanced. Rouse also talked about the Professor Lawrence Rosen controversy. She mentioned that Rosen made a mistake by using the term “n****r” in lecture, but defended his character, and called for “forgiveness on the part of all of us.” “Larry’s a progressive through and through; he’s an ally in every sense of the word,” Rouse said. “People on the left and people on the right have to be really cautious about how they’re characterizing people … they’re flawed, they make mistakes.” The event took place at Richardson Auditorium at 3:15 p.m. and was meant to mimic the structure of the annual pre-read assembly.
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countered a slew of challenges throughout their careers as students. Reflecting on the current moment, she exclaimed, “It’s fabulous that the university will do this for us, to bring us together to facilitate this kind of sisterhood,” Nelson said. Lolita Buckner Inniss ’83 shared Nelson’s enthusiasm. “I come to reunions almost every year,” she said, “but this is an entirely different kind of event. It is amazing to walk around and see all these wonderful, powerful Princeton women, and it makes me so proud to be part of this institution.” Preparation for the 2018 confer-
ence began about a year ago with the start of a five-month series of alumnae focus groups. According to Daniels, 774 alumnae attended the focus groups across the country, and 1,200 alumnae contributed ideas via survey. The original “She Roars” conference held in 2011 was only attended by 1,300 alumni, whereas over 3,300 female and male alumni registered for this year’s conference. Alumnae from the United States, Canada, England, China, Japan, India, New Zealand, and Taiwan will be on campus representing women from every class since the start of coeducation in the fall of 1969. The 5 p.m. opening remarks were live-streamed for those who could not attend the conference.
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Would you let me finish: On being cut off Leora Eisenberg
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Sometimes, the bravest thing I’ll do all day is put my arm on the armrest of my chair. Surrounded on both sides, I often feel forced to make myself as small as possible. I don’t want to bother them. I don’t want to be a burden. I don’t want to take up space. But I’m a living, breathing human being, and I have no choice but to do so. As a woman, however, I’ve been taught from an early age to make myself small so that others — usually men — can be big. These messages are subtle and quiet. Rarely does anyone actually advise me to speak quietly or take up less space, but societal norms and conventions demand that I do this. I’ve seen countless other women minimize the space they occupy — and, more importantly, I’ve seen men inadvertently engage in behavior that forces them to. Just last week, I was sit-
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“It’s my fault.” As the words left her mouth, I stared at this beautiful, intelligent 18-year-old girl, tears streaming down her face, and wondered what in life could have prepared me for this. You can call yourself a feminist, participate in marches, wear ribbons for awareness, and stand up for women in every way possible. Yet you can’t understand the gravity of sexual assault until a survivor is sitting in front of you, waiting for an answer. Waiting for you to tell her she can forgive herself. Waiting for your reaction, if any, which may well tell her everything she needs to know. And even then, you can only fathom a fraction of the suffering. I met this young woman over the summer while working for a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that trains young women to run for office. She participated in a leadership program for young women, a major event that took place during my internship, which introduces high school girls to political
ting in a cramped classroom around a seminar table. As always, I tried to make myself small so that others could fit — but in doing so, the guy sitting next to me put his arm on my armrest, leaving me with even less space than I already had. When I gathered the courage to put my arm there, he didn’t budge. I spent the rest of the seminar with my arm awkwardly scrunched up. At work, I was recently stressed about a project and didn’t understand the instructions given. When I repeatedly asked a male coworker for help, with the explanation that I wanted to do it right, he told me to “relax” and proceeded to ignore my problem. A female professor of mine in the humanities once complained about how often things were “mansplained” to her. She had been working in her field for over ten years, but that never stopped male peers from belittling her and assuming that she wasn’t an expert just because of her sex. Cutting women off, taking up the space they deserve, and belittling them is often chalked up to being
leadership. The girls engage in various exercises, listen to speakers who teach them how to run a campaign, and, at one point, take a trip to Capitol Hill to converse with their own congresspeople. For the venture to Capitol Hill, all the high school girls were split into groups that were managed by an intern. This girl was in my group for the day, and I remember my first impression of her. When I walked up to the table, she was upset that another group was going to meet Elizabeth Warren and told me I had to find a way for us to meet her. At first, I was hesitant about how the rest of the day would go — this girl might be a handful. And by the end of the day, I knew two things. I was right; she was a handful. She was also going to change the world. When she met her congressman, she looked him in the eyes and shook his hand. She carried herself so well that you could have mistaken her for just another employee on the Hill. She told her representative about the nonprofit and its mission, and then asked him what he would do to bring more women into politics. The representative seemed taken aback himself, not seeming to expect much from a high school girl. To her, the Hill wasn’t like
an honest mistake and a result of human interaction — and while that may be true in some cases, men on campus need to more critically examine their attitudes and behavior toward women. What I’ve mentioned might sound petty, particularly to men, who may have never experienced this before. And while I’m sure some women do take up men’s space, speak over them, or condescend to them, the level at which men do the same to women is staggering. In a study at George Washington University, it was found that women interrupt men in a given conversation once on average, while men interrupt women 2.6 times. In a joint study between Princeton and Brigham Young University, it was found that men speak for about 75 percent of any average meeting, leaving female voices out. It’s reached the point where putting my arm on an armrest is a small act of defiance — and if that sounds ridiculous to you, ask a female friend if she’s ever felt the same. I have, and I’m regularly reassured that I’m not alone.
It’s not that I’m not independent or strong; I can guarantee you that I am. I’ve traveled the world alone, proven myself academically, and built incredible relationships. But societal norms of male-female interaction have been drilled into my brain for so long that sometimes they inhibit my independence and strength. So many successful, incredible women are the same. It’s not that we’re inherently afraid of something, it’s that we’ve been raised to make ourselves small so that men can be big. We’ve been taught to self-sacrifice, to give ourselves up for the benefit of others. I’m not saying that this is not a value taught to young men, but many young women have been exposed to this since childhood. In some cases, adults tell us to “look pretty and talk less,” while in other cases, we see how our mothers and sisters interact with men, encouraging us to do the same. As we get older, routine interaction with men reinforces these notions. Here at Princeton, where the men are educated and knowledgeable, why can’t
She speaks a museum or a zoo. Once she stepped foot into the building, she didn’t want to just sit back, watch, and point fingers. She wanted to put her hands in the dirt and get to work. After listening to politicians, famous speakers, and chaperones, the girls themselves had the chance to tell their own stories on the night of their talent show. Most of the talent show had been emotional. Girls read poems about their skin color, their weight, their experiences with gender discrimination and prejudice. Some girls sang their own songs, which could move you to tears just by the sound of their voice. After the last act of the show, all the other girls came on stage and started singing karaoke, while dancing and yelling in unison. As I looked around the room, I saw her sitting by herself, looking ahead with an emotionless stare. The room was loud. I walked through cartwheels and flailing arms and sat in the empty seat next to her. To me, she was always the most confident girl in the room. Something didn’t seem right. I asked her what was wrong and she said she was fine. I told her we could talk outside — and we did. It seemed the courage of the other girls, during the show, excavated things that
she had buried deep within her. Suddenly she was onstage, and I was her audience. Her boyfriend drugged her and sexually assaulted her. Repeatedly. He got her pregnant and she had an abortion. She clutched the medal of St. Ignatius around her neck tightly as she spoke. “I’m a baby killer.” Within her Catholic household, no one spoke about it after it happened. The intelligent, beautiful girl became a sinner; she became a secret. The young girl who spoke her mind, who raised her hand for every question, who was ready to take on anything. Suddenly she had reduced herself to nothing. In her mind, it was her fault. The guilt rested on her shoulders. These are the things survivors carry. While these men boast about their conquests and erupt in “uproarious laughter”, the women keep quiet. While these men are not required to remember what they did years ago, the women must have all the facts. These men have the luxury to forget. Women can’t forget, even if they wish they could. The fear is sewn into their skin. The part of our conversation that stays with me still is the way she looked at me, as if she expected judgement,
they be aware of where they put their arm? Why can’t they be aware of whom they’re cutting off in their speech? I’m not at all saying that every male Princeton student is guilty of mansplaining or taking up more than his fair share of space; I am, however, saying that some Princeton male students definitely are guilty as charged. It’s hard to point out such incidents, though — in large part because it’s often too uncomfortable to say anything. It might take me years before I tell a guy in class next to me to move his arm or before I tell a male coworker that his comment was condescending. But I wish that these individuals would think for a moment before they acted. I wish they’d realize how they are putting me in a position where I feel like I have to make myself small again. I wish they’d realize how much I don’t want to be small. Leora Eisenberg is a junior from Eagan, Minn. She can be reached at leorae@princeton. edu.
when she told me that she had been assaulted and that she was a “baby killer.” As if she expected me to agree with her own repentance, the way her parents had. In her letter to Brock Turner, his victim explains how “[his] damage was concrete; [he was] stripped of titles, degrees, enrollment. My damage was internal, unseen...” Women don’t say anything because they are hurting and grieving the loss of their identities. The truth cannot be measured by time. And when they are ready to finally speak aloud, their words are drowned out by their own abusers. “I never want to experience being in a position where it will have a negative impact on my life … I’ve lost two jobs solely based on the reporting of my case.” - Brock Turner “My family and my name have been totally and permanently destroyed.” - Brett Kavanaugh “It is a very scary time for young men in America, when you can be guilty of something you may not be guilty of.” - Donald Trump I wonder what in life could have prepared her for this. Winnie Brandfield-Harvey is a junior Woodrow Wilson concentrator from Houston, TX. She can be reached at wab2@ princeton.edu.
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