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Eisgruber email supports DACA, against sanctuary

By Samuel Garfinkle staff writer

In an email sent to the undergraduate student body on Monday afternoon, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 said that though the University is committed to protecting undocumented students, the concept of a Sanctuary Campus is legally unfounded.

“In a country that respects the rule of law, every person and every official, no matter what office he or she may hold, is subject to the law and must respect the rights of others. Princeton University will invoke that principle in courts and elsewhere to protect the rights of its community and the individuals within it,” his email reads.

“But we jeopardize our ability to make those arguments effectively, and may even put our DACA students at greater risk, if we suggest that our campus is beyond the law’s reach,” the email continued.

In an interview with the ‘Prince,’ Eisgruber reiterated that the basis of his decision lies in legal constraints.

“I don’t think there’s any useful application of the idea of sanctuary to universities.... it doesn’t clarify anything to use a concept that may wrongly suggest that somehow universities can insulate themselves from or exempt themselves from the application of law,” Eisgruber said.

He continued to say that the University will protect students to

the maximum extent that the law allows.

“That means doing so on the basis of current policies, and that means looking for ways to improve those policies,” he said.

He noted that there have been not yet been concrete nation-wide policy changes to respond to, though he acknowledged the political rhetoric that sparked protest in the first place.

In the email, Eisgruber noted that the University does not release private information unless it is presented with a subpoena or comparably binding requirement.

When asked about under what circumstances the University would have to reveal information about undocumented students to law enforcement agents such as Immigration Customs and Enforcement, Eisgruber deferred comment to the University’s general counsel.

The Office of General Counsel could not be reached for comment as of press time.

The town of Princeton is currently designated as a sanctuary city. Formally proposed to the city council in late 2013, the current policy applies to the Princeton Police Department, and details their involvement in immigration-related operations.

According to a general order issued by Princeton Police Captain Nicholas Sutter, “Local police are See EMAIL page 3

STUDENT LIFE

USG candidates discuss platforms, motivations

By Katie Petersen contributor

Undergraduate Student Government announced the candidates for next year’s offices last Sunday.

Dan Qian ’19 is running for vice president of the student body. As vice president, Qian hopes to make USG projects more transparent by surveying student opinion on Senate projects before priorities are set and relaying results of weekly administrator meetings to the student body. With experience on the Senate, Executive Committee, and Core Committee, he has worked

with the Vice President, President, and the rest of the Senate.

Qian was not available for comment at the time of publication.

Alison Shim ’19 and Rawlison Zhang ’19 are running for treasurer of the student body.

As Treasurer, Alison Shim would like to bring transparency to the USG budget.

“I think that having that transparency will lead to feedback from the student body and insight into how they want things prioritized,” Shim said. As Public Engagement Chair and a member of See USG page 4

LECTURE

U. professors discuss Trump presidency

By Katherine Wang staff writer

Professors from the history, politics, anthropology, Near Eastern studies, and sociology departments discussed how a Donald Trump presidency might impact the world at a roundtable discussion on Nov. 28.

Politics Professor Mark Beissinger initially addressed the lack of attention towards international views of Trump’s rise to

the presidency and its impact on global politics and governance.

“There has been an enormous amount of analysis of what brought Trump to power and what he might do here in the United States in terms of his politics, but not that much analysis of how the rest of the world views Trump, what the consequences might be in various parts of the world, and how the Trump election plays into international politics,” BeissSee TALK page 3

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Students share perspectives on gender neutral housing

By Rose Gilbert staff writer

On Nov. 30, the University Student Life Committee will vote on a new policy proposal submitted by the Gender-Inclusive Housing Working Group that would increase the availability of gender-neutral housing.

The proposal is especially intended to help transgender and nonbinary students find housing where they feel safe and comfortable.

Currently, only dorms with at least one more room than the number of inhabitants are eligible to be gender-neutral. However, because the extra space makes these dorms extremely appealing, they are often the first to be taken during

Room Draw, making them unavailable to trans and nonbinary students who may not be in front of the drawing pool. Rooms with private bathrooms, which many trans and nonbinary students feel more comfortable using, are equally scarce for the same reasons.

This proposal and the creation of its sponsoring organization are the culmination of feedback from LGBTQIA students on campus, including a petition advocating for students’ choice to choose mixed-gender housing.

Lily Gellman ’17, who helped start the petition and co-created its website, said this proposal is a “crucial step” for the USLC to take and is the result of

years of on-campus advocacy for gender-inclusive housing policy.

“It is huge that in the past few months the administration decided to move forward with this effort,” Gellman said.

“If the Undergraduate Student Life Committee listens to this very pressing student need by voting ‘yes’ on the proposal, it will make so many students feel safer, more comfortable, and happier in their rooms,” Gellman added.

Director of Housing Dorian Johnson said that Housing and Campus Life worked together to develop this gender inclusive housing proposal, and that Housing will help impleSee HOUSING page 2

ACADEMICS

Eisgruber, Dolan support Task Force on American Studies recommendations

By Jessica Li head news editor

As a step toward establishing an undergraduate concentration in American Studies with tracks in Asian American and Latinx Studies, President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 and Dean of the College Jill Dolan expressed support for increasing faculty appointments and other recommendations put forward by the Task Force on American Studies in a statement released on Nov. 22.

According to the statement, effective immediately, the University will phase in faculty appointments in American Studies. The effort will begin with the joint appointments of current faculty from other departments, who will be selected by the provost and dean of faculty as well as the leadership of the AMS program.

“Searches are already underway via other departments for ladder-track faculty in Asian American and Latinx Studies,” Dolan said. She also explained that there is no target for the number of appointments.

Nicholas Wu ’18, co-president of the Asian American Student Association, stated that he is pleased with the University’s response. AASA had helped compile information for the task force report.

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“This is something we’ve been working on for decades, and this is the first institutional step — setting aside the FTEs to fund American and Asian American Studies — that the University has taken,” Wu said.

AASA compiled a report articulating the need for an Asian American Studies program at the end of 2015. The group also held a panel discussion during early 2015 and circulated multiple petitions in the past decade in support of Asian American Studies.

Briana Christophers ’17, former co-president and current advocacy chair of Princeton Latinos y Amigos, noted that although there’s a pronounced need for more faculty for Latinx studies, it is unclear where the recommendations will lead.

“Once Latinx Studies is integrated into American Studies there is not exactly a simple way for it to ever become its own department. We do desperately need more support for Latinx Studies professors, courses, and scholarship at Princeton, and the creation of a Center for American Studies could help with that,” she said.

The statement also indicated that the University is in the process of searching for new faculty members. However, these new appointments are contingent on fundraising.

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Dolan noted that it is difficult to predict when the new appointments and other initiatives will materialize. However, she said that fundraising for AMS is one of Eisgruber’s priorities.

“President Eisgruber, as the response says, has committed to fundraising for American Studies, among his other priorities. We hope that donors will be excited about the proposals,” Dolan said.

Eisgruber deferred comment to Dolan.

According to Wu, the Asian American Alumni Association has actively supported efforts for ethnic studies and has maintained a consistent fund to encourage expansions like the ones endorsed by Dolan and Eisgruber.

As noted by the statement, the initial report submitted by the task force cites the inability of AMS to make faculty appointments as the most significant constraint for the program.

“Talented faculty who wish to participate in our program are all overburdened,” the task force report read. “As a result, their teaching service to American Studies is unpredictable and, through no fault of their own, unreliable.”

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ment the policy if it is adopted.

“We look forward to participating in further discussion of the proposal at this week’s USLC meeting,” he said.

On the petition’s website, many students drew on personal experience to give testimonials in support of gender-inclusive housing.

Rebecca Bedell ’17 said that gender-neutral housing is a matter of mental health for many LGBT students.

“I think the main specific benefit for queer students and especially for trans students would be privacy and safety because it’s something that the vast majority of students don’t even have to think about on a daily basis,” she said.

“Do I feel safe going to the bathroom right now? What if I run into someone in the bathroom who’s going to see me, figure out that I’m trans, and do anything from giving me a weird look to harassing or assaulting me. Not that I think most Princeton students would do that, but it’s a constant fear,” she said.

She also noted that not worrying about having a roommate who is hostile towards their sexuality or gender identity is an absolutely essential baseline for trans and queer students who have any sort alternate gender identity or gender expression.

She also said that the policy would benefit mixedgender friend groups who wanted to live together.

Bedell noted that requesting gender neutral housing was difficult and often stressful. She added that,

in order to request priority access to gender-neutral housing, trans and nonbinary students had to identify themselves to administrators.

“I was having a hard enough time with myself, coming to terms with everything, that I just couldn’t think about sending out emails to administrators I didn’t know and outing myself before I came out publicly at the University,” she said.

“I think it really unfairly puts the burden on the queer students, who are already marginalized and have so many other ambient stresses to worry about just because of the society we live in,” she said.

Lafayette Matthews ’17 also gave a testimonial on the petition website. He said that expanding genderneutral housing will allow many students to feel safer by providing better access to private and single-occupancy bathrooms while allowing them to “room with friends who are affirming and supportive, regardless of their friends’ gender(s).”

He added that the current application process for gender-neutral housing places the onus on the student while providing no guarantee that the student will get gender-neutral housing.

“It absolutely pressures students to come out to people in positions of power, but coming out doesn’t guarantee that an administrator will be affirming (use the correct name and pronouns) or accepting (or useful). The red tape of accessing gender neutral housing prevents many students who need it from actually seeking it out,” he said.

Matthews also noted that most gender-neutral hous-

ing is reserved for upperclassmen, making it more difficult for freshmen and sophomores to get accommodations that meet their needs during Room Draw.

Thomas Clark ’18, president of the Anscombe Society, a group whose mission statement affirms conservative interpretations of gender roles and sexuality, said that he doesn’t think there’s an issue with gender-neutral housing.

Clark is a member of the Daily Princetonian’s Editorial Board.

He said that the plan would better suit the needs of a particular group of students who feel at odds with their biological sex.

He added that it is not “wrongful discrimination” to request to room with people of the same gender and that there are many reasons why rooming with the same gender makes the most practical sense for most people.

Clark asserted that gender is not a completely constructed category, and that therefore there can be valid reasons for recognizing gender differences in our rules and policies.

“I don’t see this proposal having a large effect on campus culture, because by and large people are capable of acknowledging these differences while still being respectful towards fellow students who may not feel as though they fit into the gender binary,” he said.

There will be a demonstration and teach-in in support of the gender-neutral housing policy proposal on Nov. 29 at 4:30 P.M. on the Frist North Lawn.

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the communications committee, Shim has worked with the USG President, Vice President, and others at senate meetings, and has also discussed the role with the current treasurer. Her familiarity with the senate and its current projects prepares her to serve well, she said. In addition, she did business operations for the Pace Center this summer, where she became familiar with Princeton’s financial systems.

“I’ve really loved my time in USG,” Shim said, “and I want to continue and take a larger role.

And I think with my experience, Treasurer was the best fit.”

Patrick Flanigan ’18 and Eric Sklanka ’19 are both running for academics committee chair.

As a Peer Academic Adviser last year and Residential College Adviser this year, Flanigan has spent much of his time advising freshman on how to choose courses, he said. As a member of the Academics Committee, he has already worked with the board this year. Additionally, as a head tutor in and a member of the advisory panel for the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning, he looks forward to using his connections there to bring about a partnership with USG. Flanigan said he will prioritize taking student input to the general education task force.

One way he has already done this is through a student survey. Its results will be submitted to the committee on course of study. He is also seeking to make make it possible to elect the pass/D/fail option for introductory language classes.

Josh Gardner ’20 and Christine Jeong ’19 are both running for Campus and Community Affairs Committee Chair. Neither candidate responded to requests for comment.

Lavinia Liang ’18 and Wilglory Tanjong ’18 are campaigning for social committee chair.

“I love Princeton. And I love Lawnparties. And I love people. And I feel like these things are all combined in the Social Committee,” Liang said.

Liang was involved in the Committee during her freshman year and half of her sophomore year. In her freshman year, she was part of a two-person team that worked directly with Campus Club and Office of the Dean of Undergraduates to plan Lawnparties.

Liang said a lack of “transparency of the process is a source of a lot of discontent” for Princeton students, and is something she wants to address. She also said she would like to improve the relationship between USG and the general campus population, ensuring that students feel comfortable approaching their student government. She said she wants to create “more of an internal community within USG as well.”

Tanjong is running for the position because she has seen collective frustration with

Lawnparties and wants to address it.

“I think I have a shared sentiment of dissatisfaction that many Princeton students have with recent Lawnparties picks, particularly the past Fall and Spring lawnparties, because I’m an average Princeton student,” Tanjong said. “I think those complaints are valid. It’s not about who the social chair in particular wants, but what the student body wants.”

Tanjong has experience organizing productions like the Sankofa fashion show, Sakata African Dance Competition, and Okwele African Student Academic Conference, and believes that she will bring new, refreshing, and different ideas to the USG social committee.

Tania Bore ’20, Kade McCorvy ’20, and Michael Zhou ’19 are running for University Student Life Committee Chair.

As University Student Life Committee Chair, Bore said she would like to create intersectional safe spaces “to show groups that are marginalized that they are supported by people outside of their specific groups.”

She also wants to hear feedback from the University community on a weekly basis. Other issues Bore said she wanted to improve were dining issues such as the distance between independent and eating club students, athlete inclusivity and support, through encouraging appointment of athletes in more student-represented organizations.

Bore said students “can come to me for anything, even if they just need someone to be a liaison or just want to say ‘Hi.’” As for McCorvy’s campaign, he emphasized his background in his small town high school in southeastern Texas.

There, he led a campaign called ­­­­Project Understanding aimed at “creating an atmosphere that all people want to be a part of.” His project successfully changed major school policies. At the University, he is a current member of the Undergraduate Student Life Committee, and is currently in more subcommittees than any other member -- four of the six committees. He wants the University community to know that USLC is a “policyheavy” committee.

“A lot of what we work on will become policy,” McCorvy said, stressing that he wants those policies driven by input by the student body.

Zhou, another candidate for USLC chair, said he wants to encourage an atmosphere of openness and engagement within campus community, not only between students, but also among students and professors. As an acting member on USLC since last spring semester, he has been involved in increasing awareness of the independent and co-op lifestyles available to underclassman. In particular, he helped create an event in the spirit of Lawnparties for independents and co-ops, and formed an independent and co-op student council in order to increase dialogue, share concerns, and gain more visibility.

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not charged with the enforcement of federal immigration laws.” Additionally, the order states that Princeton Police will assist federal immigration authorities only “when requested,” and will limit involvement in raids to providing “a police presence outside in case of a disturbance or other public safety concern.”

Despite this initiative, there are still limitations on how detached local law enforcement can remain in many circumstances. For example, a 2007 directive issued by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office regulates the manner in which local officers are to interact with federal immigration authorities.

In particular, it mandates that local police officers inquire about an arrestee’s citizenship status for any indictable offence and for driving while intoxicated. Sutter acknowledged these restrictions in a 2015 statement, noting “[The directive] doesn’t leave discretion up to the local authorities.”

Liz Lempert, Mayor of Princeton, has defended the designation of Princeton as a “sanctuary city,” despite harsh criticism. For example, the July 2015 shooting of Kathryn Steinle by an undocumented immigrant in San Francisco drew national attention and provoked a response from Princeton residents who worried that the city’s policy might allow for the same kind of crime to occur. In the same statement as before, Lempert reiterated the benefits to local policing, noting that it is “important for people to feel safe to report crimes to the police and to know that the police are there to protect them.” She added that, while there are good

and bad people in every population, “the police are there to protect the good people,” according to the statement.

However, Eisgruber said that there is little comparison to be made between the two institutions.

Eisgruber noted in the interview that he “has a lot of respect for what the town does,” but emphasized that the University and the town of Princeton are different kinds of institutions.

“We’re not a government, we are a private entity, and like all private entities, we are subject to law,” he said “Both institutions are trying to pursue policies that are protective, within the limits of law, of the interests of undocumented persons, and in our case, of undocumented students,” he continued.

While explaining his beliefs in the email, Eisgruber cited his own experience as a constitutional scholar, the judgment of the consulted immigration lawyers, and the University’s commitment to the rule of law, which he called one of the country’s most basic principles.

In the email, Eisgruber highlighted actions outside of designating the University as a sanctuary campus that have been and will be taken by the University to safeguard the well-being of students, faculty, and staff members. Specifically, he noted his choice to sign a statement supporting DACA that now has over 300 signatories representing higher education institutions across the United States.

He expressed further support for DACA in the email, writing that ending DACA would be “a tragic mistake.” On a more personal note, he added that, as the child of immigrants and a scholar of religious minority rights, he

was “deeply troubled by the hostility” displayed toward immigrants, Muslims, and other members of religious minorities. He added that he was pleased with the community’s response in “affirmation of the commitment to inclusivity,” and noted that he was happy to stand with members of the community in support of DACA and the rights of students, faculty, and staff.

The choice to pursue other avenues of protection, he said in the interview, was motivated by a desire to do so in a way that “most effectively protects our students and most effectively stands for our values.”

This statement joins a rich history of perspectives on the status of the University and the municipality of Princeton as sanctuaries for immigrants.

While this history extends beyond the scope of recent events, many of these discussions took place after the U.S. Presidential Election on Nov. 8.

President-elect Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to cut federal funding to cities claiming sanctuary city status, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

This, coupled with Trump’s postelection promise to deport two to three million undocumented immigrants, sparked vigorous debate at the University and across the nation on the assumed responsibility of communities to protect immigrant populations who could potentially become vulnerable under the new presidency.

On Nov. 17, members of the University community demonstrated in front of Nassau Hall calling for the University to designate itself a sanctuary campus.

In the interview, Eisgruber added that his commitment to the interests and desires of all students is heartfelt and personal.

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sive, according to their statement.

Hendrick Hartog, professor of history and chair of the American Studies program, did not respond to a request for comment.

Wu also noted that currently, course offerings in Asian American Studies fluctuate from year to year depending on faculty availability from other departments. According to Wu, among the three courses offered in Asian American Studies next semester, two will be taught by postdocs and the last one by a visiting professor.

Additionally, the statement also endorsed renaming the current Program in American Studies to the Collaborative Center for the Study of America.

Though the terms “center” and “program” do not differ in their capacities to conduct research, offer courses, or hire faculty, “center” is more closely associated with interdisciplinary research, an asset for seeking donor support. Furthermore, Dolan and Eisgruber indicated support for the creation of an AMS collaboratory, a non-hierarchical research facility for students and faculty, and a seniorscholars-in-residence program.

However, both programs are contingent upon funding, the statement noted.

The statement also articulated that the University has placed a “low priority” on the creation of a postdoc program for AMS. The first step will be a full concentration in American Studies, once it is proposed and approved by standing commit-

tees and by the University Faculty. The certificate program in Latinx studies will remain separate and allied.

As a sizable expansion is in sight for American Studies, the statement also noted it will move to a new physical location later this academic year, and that there are plans in place to create a permanent home for the program.

According to Wu, the current space for the AMS program consists of only a few offices in McCosh Hall Entryway 4.

“We look forward to the ever more robust presence of American Studies, and all its attendant fields, here at Princeton,” Dolan said.

Wu noted that continued student support is key to attaining the items endorsed by the statement.

“It’s up to students to keep the administration accountable for everything that happens, to maintain student interests,” Wu said.

However, Christophers noted that some students are worried that ethnic studies will not be as big of a priority once they are integrated into American Studies.

“I hope that if the Center, once created, remains committed and serious about bolstering ethnic studies. Then some really incredible work could come out of Princeton that would encourage the creation of new courses and independent studies topics.”

She also noted that her group will continue to advocate for Latinx studies offerings and that she will work with AASA to continue promoting positive scholarship for ethnic studies at the University.

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inger said.

Beissinger’s focus on the international stage was largely centered on Russia.

“Clearly, there was no country that benefited more from the outcome of the American election than Russia,” he said.

The apparent Trump-Putin relationship, made evident during the campaign process as well as after Trump was elected, became a main subject of analysis.

“Russia was directly involved in the electoral process to try and let Trump win the election.

They hacked Hillary’s emails and leaked them to Wikileaks as well as hacked into election sites in various states,” Beissinger said. “The election of Donald Trump to the presidency will perhaps become the most significant Kremlin victory in history.”

Anthropology professor Julia Elyachar regarded Trump’s rise as less of a surprise based on recent patterns that mimic historical trends. She characterized events like Trump’s election to the White House as “unthinkables.”

Historical events had already hinted at such outcomes.

“The Jan. 25 conflicts in Egypt, the mass revolts that began in 2010, were some of the first revolts against this rising inequality in the world that began a whole process of thinking unthinkables, things that were unbelievable and you could never think about in this regime of the post-World War II era,” Elyachar said.

Jeremy Adelman, Henry Charles Lea Professor of History, also took a more historical approach in discussing the potential impacts of a Trump presidency.

“The long cycle of global integration that began in 1945 is now pretty much exhausted.

It was in trouble anyways and this may as well be a good thing because the kick in the pants, from Brexit, from the election of Donald Trump, and possibly in other fields along the way, is exactly what we needed to reset the system of global governance in response to 21st century challenges,” Adelman explained.

Christina Davis, professor at the Department of Politics and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs approached the Trump issue from the point of view of international theory.

“International theories do not pay much attention to individual leaders, because they will eventually conform to what the United States wants,” she said.

Despite the possibility that Trump will adjust to the circumstances of the current political atmosphere, Davis addressed potential impacts on trade policy.

“Yes, indeed a President Trump can completely redo trade policy. Foreign affairs in general is an area where he can renegotiate policies,” Davis said.

“If he goes forward on the hard line on trade, we will quickly have a trade war. And it’s quite easy for countries like China to switch to buying from Brazil.”

Also included on the panel were Near Eastern Studies professor Bernard Haykel, anthropology professor Carolyn Rouse, sociology professor Yu Xie, and politics professor Deborah Bashar. They focused on addressing the concerns of the Middle East, Africa, China, and Latin America, respectively.

“At this point in time, Trump has not spent a single day in office and we’re in that odd period of time where he has been elected President although there is of course a challenge going on, but we have no record, so essentially all we have is what Trump says,” Beissinger said.

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cient on offense, it was the defense that won the spotlight. The Tiger defense dominated: Princeton held Rutgers to only 34 points the entire game and held the Scarlet Knights to only 20 percent shooting for the entire game. The Tigers held Rutgers to a five-point quarter twice in the game and out-rebounded the Knights 46 39. The Tigers also forced a season high of 20 turnovers that aided in dismantling the Knights’ offense.

The statement victory gave the Tigers their first win this season and set the tone for future games.

The Tigers were back in action Sunday, Nov. 27 against UMBC. Once again, a team effort propelled them to the win, beating the Retrievers in Baltimore with a score of 69 - 58. The 2016 Tigers also made history after making a record 14 three-pointers. Junior Kenya Holland led the charge, making five three-pointers and scoring 19 points for the Tigers. Senior captain Taylor Brown shot 81 percent from the field and added 13 points for the Tigers, including two three-pointers. Robinson led

the team in assists with five as the Tigers had a season best of 20 assists in the win.

On the defensive side, the Tigers stepped up when it mattered most. After allowing the Retrievers to shoot 50 percent from the field for the first three quarters, the defense stood firm and rediscovered the form from the Rutgers game. Princeton held UMBC to just one field goal in the entire fourth quarter and only four total points. The offense put up 19 to back the defense’s effort and led the Tigers to their second win of the season.

For the Tigers, the week was marked with impressive showings on both sides of the ball. The offense came through in both games, while the defense stepped up when the game was on the lines, strangling both the Rutgers and UMBC offenses.

The Tigers are back in action Wednesday night at Jadwin against in-state rival Seton Hall.

That game starts at 6PM, where the Tigers will look for their third straight win. Then the women return to the court the following Wednesday — also at Jadwin gym — to take on the Lafayette Leopards.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Men’s basketball enjoys successful stretch over Thanksgiving weekend

By Miles Hinson sports editor emeritus

After a rough start to their 2016-2017 campaign, it looks like the Tigers are starting to find their groove.

After dropping their first two games of the season, the Princeton men’s basketball team (2-2 overall) came alive over Thanksgiving break, as they would pick up two wins on Wednesday and Friday. The Tigers ground down Lafayette to a 71-55 victory to conclude their season-opening road trip, then went berserk against visiting Rowan to the tune of 10846, in their home opener.

Against the Leopards (2-3), the Tigers found themselves initially embroiled in a tight struggle, with neither team able to gain an edge greater than five points throughout the first half.

Indeed, while shooting at a significantly lower clip than Lafayette throughout the first — 41 percent compared to 50 percent — the Orange and Black made up for it with their tenacity on the boards, picking up six offensive rebounds to earn them extra opportunities for buckets. As expected, they were not afraid to let it fly from downtown, shooting

19 three-pointers in the first half alone, compared to Lafayette’s nine. They would end the first 20 minutes up 34-29, due in no small part to the shooting from senior guard Stephen Cook, sophomore guard Devin Cannady, and freshman forward Will Gladson, each of whom put in two buckets from behind the arc in the first half.

Come the second half, however, Princeton’s shooting would heat up, to the dismay of Lafayette. The Orange and Black dominated in both buckets and boards, shooting over 59 percent on the half and holding the Leopards to just 39 percent, while grabbing 20 boards to Lafayette’s mere 10.

Seven Tigers shot at 50 percent or above on the half en route to the 71-55 win for the Orange and Black to go happily into Thanksgiving dinner.

After returning from Turkey Day, the Tigers remained hungry as they hosted the Division III Rowan Profs (4-1) at Jadwin Gymnasium. Unlike in the struggle against Lafayette, the difference between the teams was readily apparent soon into the game.

The Tigers had run away with the game by the first half, outscoring the visitors 65-25 in the first 20 minutes alone. Cook and

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Men’s basketball picked up some wins over the break, bouncing back after a rough start to their season.

senior forward Spencer Weisz led the way in the first half, with 14 points apiece. The duo combined for a scorchingly efficient 10 of 12 from the field, and six of seven from behind the arc. The Tigers as a whole shot at an incredible level, shooting 63 percent from the field and 11 of 20 from behind the arc.

Rowan would fare little better in the second half. Indeed, as the lead ballooned, even the Tiger rookies got in on the fun.

A pair of freshmen, guard Jose Morales and forward Vittorio Reynoso-Avila, would finish in double figures for the first time with 10 points apiece. Indeed, not a single Tiger went without

playing time, and all but two put up points. This is the first time the Tigers have eclipsed the 100-point mark since January of last season.

With this victory, Princeton is set to hit the road again, as they look to defeat Virginia Commonwealth University (5-1) on Tuesday night.

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MEN’S WRESTLING

Tigers bounce back with pair of wins as season continues

Wrestling takes down Maryland and Buffalo

By Michael Gao staff writer

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The Tigers defeated Rutgers and UMBC over this weekend, moving to 2-4 on the season and gaining momentum.

By Chris Murphy contributor

The women’s basketball team went 2-1 over Thanksgiving break, ending the week with two emphatic wins to push their record up to 2-4 for the season.

The Tigers started on Tuesday, Nov. 22, taking on the undefeated Blue Hens at University of Delaware and losing 66 - 62. The Tigers shot a season best 46.7 percent from the field in the first half of the game, giving them a 33 - 32 lead going into halftime. However, a third quarter run by Delaware, in which they outscored the Tigers 10 - 4, followed by a 9 - 0 run that opened the fourth quarter, gave the Blue Hens the lead. The Tigers continued to fight, climbing back

to only a one-point deficit with a little over a minute remaining in the game. But the Blue Hens claimed victory, going 4/4 at the free-throw line in the final minute of play.

Senior captain Vanessa Smith made her first start of the season and tore up the court, notching a double double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Also netting a double double for the Tigers was junior Leslie Robinson, who had a career high 19 points to go along with 12 rebounds and five steals. Robinson led the Tigers in scoring for the game. Freshman Bella Alarie also added eight points for the Tigers and shot 33 percent from long range. Princeton was plagued in this game by turnovers and threepoint shooting; the team turned

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the ball over 17 times — compared to Delaware’s 12 — and shot only 23 percent from beyond the arc.

Despite out-shooting and outrebounding the Blue Hens, they could not recover from these mistakes.

But the Tigers, keeping with the theme of “Win the Day” remained motivated and looked to win their first game of the season at home against in-state rival Rutgers.

They got just that in a statement win at Jadwin on Friday, defeating Rutgers with a score of 64 - 34. Alarie led the team with 14 points and was backed by junior Tia Weledji who scored 12 for the Tigers. Sophomore Gabrielle Rush led the team in assists with four on what was an all-around team victory.

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Though the wrestling season is barely a couple of weeks in, the Tigers (2-1) have already become quite the local celebrities.

In their first match of the season, they went up against No. 10 ranked in-state rival Rutgers in the iconic “Battle of the Birthplace”, hosted at High Point Solutions Stadium on Nov. 16. In front of the second-largest wrestling crowd in NCAA history, the Tigers fought well, with key wrestlers such as All-American junior Brett Harner and star freshman Matthew Kolodzik performing spectacularly in front of a crowd of over 16,000; ultimately, however, Rutgers prevailed with a 19-16 win.

Despite narrowly missing a chance to break a decade-long losing streak to Rutgers, the Tigers were anything but fazed or discouraged entering into their Nov. 27 doubleheader at Madison Square Garden, where they took on Maryland and Buffalo. Princeton cruised to decisive victories in both matches, winning 24-9 against the Terrapins and then 28-12 against the Bulls.

Princeton’s usual contingent of NCAA qualifiers, nationallyranked wrestlers, and star freshmen again did their job against Maryland, whose wrestlers came into the match with two narrow losses against Virginia and Lock Haven. Despite being heavy underdogs, the Terrapins fought hard and well: Princeton freshman Ty Agaisse lost a close 3-2 decision to Maryland freshman Alex Vargas, and, in what would be the only matchup in the meet with two nationally-ranked wrestlers, Princeton’s No. 18 ranked Jordan Laster was felled by No. 13 ranked

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20 assists The women’s basketball team notched a season-high 20 assists in their win over UMBC this weekend.

Alfred Bannister. And although Maryland won three of the first five matches, the Tigers’ depth and consistently eventually came through to help secure victory.

Freshman 184-pound wrestler Kevin Parker secured a pin, while both Harner and fellow senior and NCAA veteran Ray O’Donnell came away with large wins over their opponents, enabling the Tigers to earn a significant victory.

The Princeton wrestlers had no time to rest on their laurels, however, jumping straight to the next match against Buffalo. The Bulls had had impressive showings earlier in the season, smashing Northern Illinois and nearly upsetting No.7 ranked Cornell in an 18-15 thriller. Against Princeton, Buffalo wrestled tenaciously and scored some notable victories, most notably Buffalo senior James Benjamin’s upset 7-5 overtime victory over Harner. Once again, however, the consistency and depth of talent of Princeton’s roster carried the day, as the Tigers claimed victory in five of the first six bouts. Four Princeton wrestlers left Madison Square Garden having won both their matchups, with Parker pinning both of his opponents in a stunningly successful debut.

The Tigers next travel to the University of Nebraska for the Nebraska Duels, where they will take on Drexel, No. 11 ranked Michigan State, and No. 7 ranked Nebraska on Dec. 3. The Nebraska Cornhuskers routed Princeton last fall in the Grapple at the Garden, but this year’s Tigers are far more experienced and hungry for victory.

With two solid wins and a loss by only the slightest of margins to a national top-10 team, Princeton wrestling will look to make a massive impact this season.

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