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GSG rallies against Republican tax plan By Rose Gilbert senior writer
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The Graduate Student Government hosted a call-a-thon on November 28.
pay the University tuition, their waived tuition is not considered a part of their taxable income — yet, the House of Representative’s new tax bill would treat the $47,000 of waived tuition as taxable income, increasing graduate students’ taxes to over $11,000, or more than a third of most students’
stipends. Nathan Ashe, a thirdyear graduate student and the GSG representative for the English department, said that this bill would place an immense financial burden on graduate students already struggling with debt, adding that “whether or not this bill passes, we’re still only
USG passes resolution on Verdú Title IX case contributor
After weeks of allegations and petitions, the Undergraduate Student Government has passed a resolution regarding the sexual harassment case against electrical engineering professor Sergio Verdú. Graduate student Yeohee Im alleged that Verdú sexually harassed her on multiple occasions over a two-month period. In response, the University required Verdú to attend an eight-hour training session. Verdú remains employed by the University. U-Councilor Pooja Patel ‘18 presented Senate Resolution 5-2017 at the Senate meeting on Nov. 19, urging the University to “elevate its disciplinary actions” against Verdú, who was found responsible for sexual harassment in a recent Title IX investigation. Patel kept the language of the resolution intentionally vague because USG does not have access to the actual range of punishments available to the University. Instead, the resolution leaves room to incorporate what proposals the Graduate Student Government will advance
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helpful for senators to hear from students conducting research in fields such as medicine, which legislators might consider more quantitatively beneficial to the nation as a whole. Ashe said that Prakriti Paul, a graduate student at the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, See ACTIVISM page 5
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receiving $32,000 a year.” However, Ashe is hopeful that the call-a-thon will make a difference, and said that it was particularly exciting to see students from different departments coming together to protect their common interests. He added that as someone studying the humanities, he felt like it was
on an appropriate punishment. “This is a statement of support for all the students expressing concern,” said Patel. “A lot of women on campus are familiar with situations like this.” Having led a sexual misconduct task force and having researched the topic for her senior thesis, Patel knows how rare it is to find a “clear and overwhelming” amount of evidence in a sexual harassment case. “We’re just adding momentum to something that we feel that the University must respond to,” said U-Councilor Diego Negrón-Reichard ‘18. “Because quiescence and silence is not an option for the University in this case.” Negrón-Reichard believes that USG has set a precedent this year in becoming more accountable to the University’s student body. “The Senate this term, with its U-Councilors and Senators, is taking a proactive approach to campus issues,” explained NegronReichard. “The Senate is actually responding to dialogue that is happening on campus.” The Senate passed the
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resolution on Monday, Nov. 27 and forwarded it to President Eisgruber, Provost Deborah Prentice, Vice President W. Rochelle Calhoun, Deputy Dean of the Undergraduate Students Thomas Dunne, and Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering Sharad Malik. The Senate also voted on a resolution to change the winter elections cycle for this year. Submitted by Vice President Daniel Qian ‘19, Senate Resolution 6-2017 amends the USG Referenda Handbook by compressing the referendum process for only the Winter 2017 referendum cycle. The current USG Referenda Handbook calls for a five-week referenda process. Resolution 6-2017 combines the week set aside for the creation of the opposition coalition with the week set aside for the collection of signatures by the referendum party, thereby creating a four-week referenda process. USG did not recognize the Thanksgiving break as a full week in the referenda process because of the short nature of the week. USG also wanted to allow more time to finalize the See USG page 4
Dept. of Homeland Security motions to dismiss DACA lawsuit By Linh Nguyen and Hannah Wang contributors
The Department of Homeland Security motioned on Nov. 22 to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the University, Microsoft Corporation, and Maria De La Cruz Perales Sanchez ‘18 against the Trump administration. The lawsuit aimed to block the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. In the motion, the DHS
claimed that the plaintiffs misinterpreted the U.S. Constitution as well as federal laws, asserting that “this case should be dismissed.” The University’s General Counsel Ramona Romero wrote in an email that this kind of filing is not unusual. The federal government has also filed similar motions in other pending DACA cases in California and New York. Director of Government Affairs Joyce See DACA page 2
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ICE raids take place in downtown Princeton By Linh Nguyen and Hannah Wang contributors
Immigration Customs Enforcement officers raided two homes in downtown Princeton on Tuesday morning, resulting in four arrests, according to the Latin American Legal Defense Fund, Inc. The group also indicated four names to the Daily Princetonian. Planet Princeton reported in a previous article
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that the raid only resulted in three arrests. The raids took place on Witherspoon Street and John Street, according to Planet Princeton. Officials confirmed that they had federal criminal warrants for all the men who were arrested. A follow-up investigation from the Princeton Human Services Department has determined that the men do not have any spouses or children. See ICE page 4
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The Graduate Student Government hosted a calla-thon in Green Hall on Nov. 28 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. for students to contact key senators and ask them to vote against the proposed Republican tax plan. The bill, which the House of Representatives passed on Nov. 16, would significantly increase University graduate students’ tax burdens and make graduate education unaffordable for many students across the nation. “It’s really important that people from disadvantaged backgrounds, like my own, are able to access graduate education,” said Stephanie Zgouridi, a first-year Ph.D. candidate in the history department. Congress’ proposed tax plan would eliminate several education credits, impacting millions of Americans across the U.S., but graduate students are particularly concerned with the bill’s treatment of tuition waivers. Tuition for graduate students at the University is technically just over $47,000, but like many other graduate programs, the University waives that cost. In addition, graduate students receive stipends ranging from around $28,000 to around $32,000, which often make up all or most of their income, and pay about $3,000 a year in taxes. Because graduate students don’t actually
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Bhatia-Gautier ’86 will speak at 2018 Baccalaureate By Aviva Kohn contributor
Eduardo Bhatia-Gautier ‘86, former President of the Puerto Rico Senate, has been selected as Baccalaureate speaker for the 2018 Commencement. Baccalaureate, an interfaith service that begins each year’s graduation ceremonies, is one of Princeton’s oldest traditions. It dates back to a 1760 address by the fourth president of the University, Samuel Davies. This year’s service will take place on Sunday, June 3, followed by Class Day on Monday and Commencement on Tuesday. Bhatia-Gautier is a graduate of Stanford Law School and a recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship. As an undergraduate, Bhatia-Gautier concentrated in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy and International Affairs. He was a member of the Princeton Democratic Students Association and Student Council and participated in the student movement against apartheid in South Africa. This early political engagement carried over into a long career in American and Puerto Rican public service. “An accomplished and dedicated public servant, Eduardo Bhatia-Gautier has continuously fought to advance the well-being of Puerto Rico and its citi-
zens,” said president of the senior class Brandon McGhee ‘18 in a University press release. McGhee declined to comment further for this article. Bhatia-Gautier served as a law clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit from 1990 to 1991. The following year he was the Chief of Staff for the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress. In 1996, he was elected Senator at Large for Puerto Rico. His life in public office continued when was elected in 2012 as the 15th President of the Senate of Puerto Rico. During his tenure, he focused on improving the education and fiscal systems on the island. BhatiaGautier continues to serve in the Puerto Rican Senate as the current minority leader. “Throughout his public life, Mr. Bhatia-Gautier has embodied Princeton’s informal motto ‘Princeton in the nation’s service and the service of humanity’ by working on pertinent health, environmental and economic issues, and advocating for more educational and employment opportunities for youth in Puerto Rico,” McGhee explained. “I am confident that Mr. Bhatia-Gautier will impart wisdom and inspire us all as we prepare to embark on a journey that extends beyond the gates of Princeton.”
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Rechtschaffen ‘75 and University Vice President and Secretary Robert Durkee ‘69 deferred comment to Assistant Vice President for Communications Daniel Day. The University, Microsoft, and Perales Sanchez filed the lawsuit on Nov. 3 in response to Trump’s decision to end the DACA program. Prior to the beginning of the academic year, President Eisgruber urged congressional leaders to protect DACA enrollees in a letter sent on Sept. 5. “The Dreamers have held up their end of the bargain [and] have contributed to valuable technological innovations, promising medical and scientific research, and creative artistic endeavors,” the lawsuit states. “But the same cannot be said of the United States.”
The University’s Office of the General Counsel has been the primary legal mediator for the plaintiffs. They supervise and prepare lawyers to direct litigation in court. Thomas Perrelli, the former U.S. Associate Attorney General, is one of four attorneys who has been working with the lawsuit’s plaintiffs. Perrelli approved the lawsuit and signed it at the time of its submission in early November. He will continue to work with the plaintiffs to prepare a response to the Dept. of Homeland Security’s motion to dismiss the case, Romero said. The plaintiffs have until Dec. 15 to file a response to the dismissal. A motion on the case’s preliminary matters will take place on Jan. 31 in the Washington district courthouse. The Office of the General Counsel anticipates a decision in February, according to Romero and her associate counsel Wesley Markham.
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When contacted by the ‘Prince’, Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert stressed that the town has “made a commitment to be a welcoming community.” “Within minutes of this morning’s ICE raids, municipal officials were in communication with community partners to help provide services to the affected families,” Lempert wrote in an email. “We have been working hard locally to build bonds of trust. We will continue these efforts, but more than ever we need action at the federal level.” Soraya Morales Nuñez ‘18, a member of the Princeton immigrants’ rights organization DREAM Team, explained that the town of Princeton follows a policy of only limited cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Mayor Lempert issued a statement in Jan. 2017, following President Donald Trump’s executive order withdrawing federal funds from municipalities, termed “sanctuary cities,” who refuse to hand over undocumented immigrants for deportation. In this statement, Lempert wrote that her administration would “continue our efforts to make Princeton
a safe community for all who live, work, and study here, and welcome the engagement of our neighbors and community partners.” As part of these efforts, Princeton does not comply with immigration detainer requests from ICE. According to the American Immigration Council, immigration detainers instruct local law enforcement agencies to hold potentially deportable individuals in jails or prisons for up to 48 business hours beyond the time they would have otherwise been released. Morales Nuñez said that Princeton has always been hesitant about cooperating with certain aspects of federal immigration law, due to the moral and ethical concerns that they pose. However, being a “sanctuary city” does not prevent ICE officers from coming in to raid homes and make arrests. “It is very saddening to hear about what happened this morning, but I am not surprised,” Morales Nuñez said. “It is more important than ever for individuals to be informed of their legal rights and know how to protect themselves if ICE shows up at their door.” These incidents follow a similar raid that took place in Feb. 2016 on Wiggins Street where two men were arrested.
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erenda some more time to hammer out the wording of the language,” said Negron-Reichard. “We also took the extra Thanksgiving week to encourage more people to run.” The Senate approved the resolution on Monday, Nov. 27.
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managed to speak to both of her senators about her cancer research and reminded them that “cancer is a bipartisan issue.” Ber nat Gu i l len Pegueroles, a fourth-year mathematics graduate student, was described by other organizers as “the brain” behind the calla-thon. Pegueroles, who hails from a small town near Barcelona, Spain, said that because he was neither a native English speaker nor from the U.S., senators and their aides wouldn’t take his calls or his concerns as seriously as those of their own constituents, and so he decided that organizing this event was “the best way to help.” Pegueroles reiterated Ashe’s concerns that the bill would make graduate school unaffordable for many, adding that after paying for housing (which costs anywhere
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from $11,000 to $13,000 a year), students would have less than a third of their stipend left to pay for living expenses like food, clothes, and medical care. Graduate students with children, already struggling to find affordable childcare, would be particularly impacted. Making graduate school more expensive may also make academia less diverse by creating another barrier to entry for people from underprivileged backgrounds. Zgouridi said that she doesn’t think she will be able to complete her degree if this bill is passed. She warned that the bill could stunt innovative thought and research, adding that “more homogenous academic spaces equal more homogenous ideas.” Besides this call-a-thon, graduate students have written and faxed their senators, and several have signed a petition by Princeton Graduate Students United asking the University to oppose the proposed tax bill.
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Why OIT needs more computers for loan Lourdes Santiago
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ollege is hard: From getting a bad grade on a midterm or having a seemingly endless amount of problem sets and essays to do, there are a myriad of stress-inducing adversities to overcome. One of the worst challenges a Princetonian can face is attempting to tackle this stress without access to a laptop. This challenge is one you will likely face if you ever need to get your laptop fixed at the Office of Information Technology. OIT is a great resource. The technicians are more than accommodating, and they succeed in helping any and all students. But, OIT needs more loaners to make this process a little easier on students who do face technical problems. Often OIT cannot help students immediately, and the process can
take hours, days, or even weeks. Sometimes OIT can offer students a computer on loan, which they can use until their own is returned. But OIT does not have a sufficient supply of loaner computers to meet the demand of students with laptop issues. This leaves many Princetonians attempting to tackle the challenges of everyday life without the ability to do work and to do so efficiently. If this has ever happened to you, you know how hard it is to get your work done without ready access to a laptop. College is almost impossible without a laptop, and searching for a place to do your work takes time out of your already busy schedule. First you must find the nearest computer cluster. And even when you do, there is no guarantee that any of the computers will work or be available for use. At this point, it is
intuitive to wonder, “Why not just get a loaner computer?” While this may seem like the easiest fix, getting a loaner at Princeton is no easier than using computer clusters. I stopped by recently to get my laptop fixed at OIT, and they said that it would take three or four days before I could get it back. Thinking about all the essays and homework assignments that I had due, I asked if there were any loaner laptops that I could use. To my surprise, they said that they had a limited amount of loaner computers and they saved them for students who needed repairs that would take a couple of weeks or more. While the technicians do promise to get your device to you as soon as possible, even a few days without a laptop can cause you to fall behind in classes. Easier access to loaner computers would ensure that students’ academic
performance isn’t put at risk because of something as trivial as a technical problem. If your laptop does break, it’s not the end of the world. Computer clusters are a functional last resort, and tech services do all they can to make sure everyone has access to the tools they need to succeed. However, considering the fact that the University has been known to hold students’ academic achievements in high regard, there is no reason why they shouldn’t use their great endowment for this cause. Something as necessary and as trivial as a lack of loaner computers can be fixed by investing in more laptops for students to take when they do not have access to their own. Lourdes Santiago is a firstyear from Gilbert, Ariz. She can be reached at lourdess@ princeton.edu.
Racism within the FBI Madeleine Marr
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Foreign Policy leaked a report last month revealing that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has established a new designation within their conception of the current terrorist landscape — the “Black Identity Extremist” (B.I.E.) movement. This horrifying label is based on the FBI assessment that “it is very likely Black Identity Extremist (B.I.E) perceptions of police brutality against African Americans spurred an increase in premeditated, retaliatory lethal violence against law enforcement and will very likely serve as justification for such violence.” They theorize that “incidents of alleged police abuse” have caused a “resurgence in ideologically motivated, violent criminal activity.” The only problem with the FBI’s report? It is entirely false. First, the incidents of “alleged” police brutality that the FBI report refers to are in fact completely legitimate — over 850 people have been shot and killed by the police this year, and a significant number of those murdered have been people of color. Furthermore, former government officials and experts in the field of domestic terrorism have stated resolutely that the problem of “violent black ideology” is fabricated. An unnamed former senior counterterrorism and intelligence official from the Department of Homeland Security stated, “This is a new umbrella designation that has no basis [and] there are civil rights and privacy issues all over this.” Daryl Johnson, a former Department of Security intelligence analyst, commented, “I have no idea of why they would
come up with a new term.” The six incidents cited in the report as evidence for the proliferation of B.I.E.s are only vaguely connected and are unconvincingly linked to one overarching ideology. The FBI has acted on this designation already, targeting Black Lives Matter activists and members of other similar groups. DeRay McKesson, a BLM organizer, was visited by the FBI before the Republican National Convention. He told Foreign Policy that other activists experienced similar visits. The B.I.E. conception eerily mirrors the COINTELPRO campaign run by the FBI in the 1960s and ‘70s. The Bureau has a history of painting dissimilar groups and people with a broad brush, claiming that they all adhere to one violent and radical ideology. This report seems to ref lect a continuation of that unofficial policy. The Congressional Black Caucus views the B.I.E. report as evidence of the FBI conf lating “black political activists with dangerous domestic terrorist organizations that pose actual threats to law enforcement.” The revelation about the FBI fits into a narrative that has been developing in the news since the 2016 election (but has been a recurrent theme in the United States since the first Europeans landed on the continent) — the people in power can and will do whatever they want to those over whom they have power. The FBI manufactured a conspiracy about legitimate political activists for both racist and political reasons, and appears to have run a campaign to undermine those activists as a result of their specious analysis. The groups in question are attempting to rem-
edy a situation in which they are systematically attacked, but the FBI has instead created a narrative in which they are the attackers. The invention of the B.I.E seems to have been in response to the proliferation of legitimately violent white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups, as if to prove that people of all races are participating in terrorism in the United States. Michael German, a former FBI agent, theorized that “basically, it’s black people who scare [the FBI].” The circumstances and lack of evidence in the report fail to disprove this statement. The problem with the FBI is not related to electoral politics, so political action as generally conceived on campuses is not effective. The FBI remained racist under Obama and will probably continue to behave in the same manner after Trump. The Bureau has a long-term power structure that is resistant to outside interaction. The two solutions that Princeton students can contribute to are 1. Join the power structure and reform from the inside or 2. Dismantle the power structure entirely. Neither solution is perfect. For the first, it is potentially unethical to contribute to the FBI and its racist campaigns, but that participation would be necessary to gain the power within the institution necessary to implement reform. Whether the ends justify the means is an open question. Furthermore, the kinds of students who would be effective and positive as leaders in the FBI would have to temporarily sacrifice their morals for the greater good and accept only the possibility, not the guarantee, of success. That’s a tall order. The problem with the
second solution is that the existing power structure is incredibly institutionalized. Attempting to dismantle the FBI would essentially play into the B.I.E image the FBI has manufactured. While Princeton students who are not black would be able to evade that characterization, the strength of the FBI and their demonstrated willingness to fabricate conspiracies makes it seem likely that they would find a new way to villainize this group. Even trying to reform from the outside has been the mission of dozens of organizations like those currently and historically targeted by the FBI. The activists of the 1960s and ‘70s were compromised by the FBI when they attempted this goal. With disruption as the ultimate aim, the temptation to turn to violence may also overpower any organization, playing into the false image the FBI has created. Despite problems with both answers, I believe that the first (enacting positive reforms from the inside) is the most effective solution for Princeton students who are angry about this horrifying revelation and want to make a change. The organization has clung to its power with tenacity, and will react aggressively to any group that wants to remove that inf luence. Working from within the FBI would be less likely to provoke an immediate backlash. Dedicated reformers would be able to work, albeit slowly, to mold the Bureau into an organization truly representative of the democratic values it purports to defend. We have been privileged enough to receive the education necessary to even enter an organization like the FBI, and with that prestige comes future power. Those who want
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Democratize the Honor Committee Beni Snow
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he Princeton Honor Committee and the Committee on Discipline both wield enormous power over students. The two committees, which deal with in- and out-of-class Honor Code infractions respectively, are composed of different groups. In the case of the Honor Committee, it is completely student-composed, and in the case of the Committee on Discipline, it is only partly made up of students. They both have the ability to suspend or expel a student. If Princeton is a community, then they are the judges that have the power to impose exile. I think that let-
ting judges have that power is not ideal. We would be better served if, as in most democratic court systems, juries, and not judges, had the power to convict. Instead of endowing appointed members of the committees with the ability to kick us out of Princeton, why not have all students be eligible for jury duty? It would remove a lot of the confusion around how the committees actually function, and make sure that the the people in charge of suspensions and expulsions are not the kind of people who want to be in that position. It’s a little worrying that the committees are a selfselecting group of people who are so dedicated to their idea of justice that
they volunteer their time to suspend students. I understand that there have to be punishments for violating academic integrity, but I have misgivings about anyone who is so eager about it that they volunteer their time to make sure punishments happen. Think about it this way: if you were a defense lawyer, or the defendant, would you want the jurors to be really eager about being on the jury? No, of course not. As much as jury duty would suck, that’s the point: you want people who aren’t eager to be there. As for me, I’m focused on learning. If another student cheats, that doesn’t really affect what I learn, so while I think that cheat-
ing is bad, I’m not about to get up in arms about it. Many students may feel as I do. The student body is made up of all kinds of people, with all kinds of philosophies about punishment, and a fair system would incorporate everyone, not just the members of a couple of committees. Further, suspending a student is a major decision. With a jury system, no one would have to make that decision more than once. I find the concept of a single committee member choosing to suspend possibly dozens of students a year a terrifying thought. That’s another issue: the number of students punished per year is secret. Why is that? If the U.S. prison system kept the number of in-
mates a secret, there would be protests about the totalitarian state we live in. Why do we accept a lesser standard of Princeton? The committees should work like our jury system. People should not want to serve, since it isn’t a pleasant thing to judge others. They should be picked randomly, and after a trial, they should be dismissed, never to serve again. Incorporate everyone, and let no one have too much power. It’s not a perfect system, but no system with punishments will ever be. Beni Snow is a junior majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Newton Center, Mass. He can be reached at bsnow@princeton.edu.
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Women’s hockey faces tough outing at Merrimack College By Claire Coughlin associate sports editor
The Princeton women’s hockey team (2-7-3) was quite busy this Thanksgiving break, traveling all the way to North Andover, Mass. to play in a two-game set against Merrimack College (6-103). While the Tigers put forth their best efforts over the holiday break, a win against Merrimack is one fewer thing the Tigers have to be thankful for. The Tigers played strong offensively, outshooting the Warriors in both matches at Lawler Rink, but they still struggled to follow through and put themselves on the scoreboard. The Orange and Black was completely shut out on Friday night’s game, which ended in a 1-0 loss. In that game, both teams went back and forth on the rink for a while, before the Warriors finally scored with 38 seconds remaining in the second period. The goal came off a breakaway hit by Mikyla Grant-Mentis. Felila Manu then sent the puck up the middle of the ice to the stick of teammate Grant-
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Mentis, who beat Princeton senior goalie Alysia DaSilva on the lower part of the net. Both teams had a combined seven opportunities to score off of power plays, but both
teams failed to convert these moments into goals. In the second game of the series, the Warriors proved again to be a tough match for the Tigers. Merrimack jumped out to a 1-0 lead at
the 6:24 mark of the first on a goal by Katelyn Rae. Then, under five minutes later, the home team added a second goal at the 11:18 mark of the same period, as Kate Bukolska scored her first-
career goal. The Orange and Black’s shining moment of the weekend came at 10:47 of the second when junior forward Keiko DeClerk finally put the Tigers on the scoreboard for the first time in the series. The goal came after two Tiger rebound attempts from sophomore defender Sylvie Wallin and freshman forward Amanda Harris. Harris’s shot was saved, but it resulted in a loose puck, allowing DeClerck to bury the effort at 10:47. At the 12:21 mark of the second half, though, Merrimack once again fought back for a two-goal lead with their third goal of the game. Their gamesealing goal was an emptynetter by Grant-Mentis that came in the third. Princeton sophomore goalie Stephanie Neatby finished the game with 20 saves, while the Warriors goalie ended with 23. Thankfully enough, the Tigers will head back into more comfortable play within the ECAC Hockey conference next weekend. Princeton will play two away games against Ivy League rivals at Dartmouth and Harvard to end a six-game road stretch.
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Full day of hoops tomorrow with double header action at Jadwin By Owen Tedford staff writer
The women’s and men’s basketball teams play games back-to-back at home in Jadwin Gymnasium on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The women’s game against No. 25 Villanova will tip first at 5:30 p.m. and will be immediately followed by the men’s game at approximately 8 p.m. against Lehigh. For the women (3—1), the game will be important as they face what is their biggest challenge yet this season, playing a ranked Villanova team. The Tigers have played close games all year so far, which could give them the confidence that they need to be able to defeat a talented Wildcats team. Princeton is led by its underclassmen with two freshmen, guard Abby Meyers and guard Carlie Littlefield, winning the last three Ivy Rookie of the Week awards. In addition to these two freshmen phenoms, sophomore forward Bella Alarie, last year’s Ivy League Rookie of the Year, is averaging nearly a double-double in her last 22 games at 14.1 points and 9.0 rebounds. In 19 of 22 those games, Alarie has scored in double figures and has had nine double doubles in the same stretch. For Villanova (5—0), who has an early season
marquee win over No. 11 Duke, the key has been their defense and threepoint shooting. Villanova’s defense is in the top 20 in three-point percentage, field-goal percentage, blocked shots, and scoring defense. Just one of their opponents has scored 60 points this season. The three-point shooting for Villanova has sparked their offense all year with both of their top scorers, Adrianna Hahn and Kelly Jekot, shooting better than 30 percent from beyond the ark. Shutting this down will be a key for the Tigers. On the men’s (2—3) side, Princeton will be looking to stretch its winning streak to three after a 0—3 start. All-time, the Tigers lead Lehigh 31—4 in the series, including winning the last 17 games that they played the Mountain Hawks at home. Princeton is led on offense by its trio of junior guard Myles Stephens, junior guard Devin Cannady, and senior guard Amir Bell who have accounted for at least 55.6 percent of the team’s points in each game so far this year. Before the game against Lafayette, these three had been the only players to score in double figures this season when they were joined by freshman forward Sebastian Much. Lehigh (3—3) will be
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Sophomore Richmond Aririguzoh and the rest of the Tigers will look to stymie Lehigh tonight.
coming to Jadwin on Wednesday night looking to rebound after back-toback losses to No. 10 USC and Pitt, both major conference foes. The Mountain Hawks so far this year have struggled on the glass, having been outrebounded by all five of its D1 opponents so far this season. This is certainly an
area that Princeton will be highlighting, having won the rebound battle twice so far this season after having been outrebounded last year by Lehigh. If you’re unable to make the trip down to Jadwin, both games will be streamed on the Ivy League Digital Network and the men’s game will be
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31-4 Princeton men’s basketball is 31-4 all time in the series against Lehigh which will renew tonight.
broadcast on NBC Sports Philadelphia. In addition, the men’s game will be available on WPRB 103.3 locally in Princeton and through the TuneIn app online. You can follow the women’s game live on their Twitter, @PrincetonWBB, and the men’s game live on their Twitter, @Princeton_Hoops.
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