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Panel discusses activism for U. conference By Ruby Shao News Editor Emerita

People in relationships form the heart of social movements, Hali Lee ‘89 said at a Saturday panel in the first Asian in America conference hosted by the University. Lee founded and directs the Asian Women Giving Circle, the first and largest giving circle in the United States led by AsianAmerican women. She noted that early AsianAmerican activists sought to connect as allies with other civil rights advocates. The collaborations allowed Asians to transition away from the isolated areas or ghettos, like Chinatowns, that initially housed them. “Humor and levity and connectedness even in face of bad, dire things is really important,” she said. Such lightheartedness propels social movements ahead. Recently, she noted, some mobilizers have been knitting cat-eared hats, which they will wear to mock President-elect Donald Trump’s comment that women should be grabbed “by the pussy.” Lee defined activism as doing something to affect change. The question for everyone is what that change should be, she added. “People, all of us, have power — multiple levers of power. Use that power to be the change you want to see,” Lee said.

Activism can come in many forms, including resisting, being a warm body at a demonstration, writing emails and sending letters, showing more kindness, volunteering more, and giving more money, she explained. Donating money represents a common American form of activism, drawing seven out of ten Americans — more than the number who volunteer or serve in the military. They just need to channel that practice into the right causes, Lee said. Fundraising may prove harder in some Asian-American contexts. When she worked at the Korean American Family Services Center, which helps victims of domestic violence, many leaders in the community denied that such abuse existed there. Others refused to speak about it to avoid embarrassment. Some supported the Center privately but never publicly. The Center acquired most of its money from the government and wealthy white foundations, Lee said. She encouraged the audience to help change the perception of philanthropists as a rich white man or family. Comedian Negin Farsad urged activists to avoid taking offense too easily. “One of the worst things that’s happened since Twitter is the growth of rage,” she said, referencing the assumption that See PANEL page 2

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Jemison ’18 wins USG presidency By Audrey Spensley Class of 2018 Undergraduate Student Government Senator Myesha Jemison ’18 won the 2016 USG presidential election, securing 51.6 percent of 2,410 votes, according to USG Chief Elections Manager Sung Won Chang ’18. Her opponent, Rachel Yee ’19, received the remaining 48.4 percent of the vote. According to Jemison’s candidate biography, released by Chang through email, her goal is to “work to increase transparency, communication, and student input so that your voices aren’t just heard, but are met with concrete action.” “I wanted to focus on a wide

variety of topics so that all students would be impacted, but also that all students would feel that their voices are heard,” Jemison said in an interview with the Daily Princetonian regarding her platform. “In my first couple of weeks in office, I want to bring a lot of student voices and speech back in,” she said. “I’ll also focus on establishing the committees and positions laid out in my platform. I want to bring students in and bring in feedback, so the policies in my administration will follow what students want.” Jemison said the campaign process was a new experience for her. “It was interesting to get to know different members of

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the student body,” she said. “I’m looking forward to more relaxed engagement with the student body in the coming months.” The referendum, sponsored by Leila Clark ‘18, calling for eating clubs to release demographic statistics also passed. The USG Senate will be directed to form a standing committee and work with the Interclub Council to collect and report information such as gender, race, and academic major, on both eating club members and bickerees. Dan Qian ‘19 was elected vice president, Alison Shim ‘19 was elected treasurer, Patrick Flanigan ‘18 was elected Academics Committee chair, Christine See JEMISON page 3

USG Senate Yearbook to feature 3D Bathroom locks to be deactivated in pilot program disscusses effects, more portraits staff writer

On Monday, Dec. 5, the University Student Life Committee, in conjunction with Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun, announced a pilot program which would deactivate all keypad locks on residential bathrooms for the spring semester. In a USG-hosted forum on the

subject Wednesday, Director of Housing and Real Estate Services Dorian Johnson said that this decision had been officially discussed since 2014, although talks “without the same focus” were being pursued as early as his arrival at the University in 2011. Johnson added that the problems presented by the current system, in which all bathrooms See LOCKS page 3

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U. groups, elections By Samuel Oh staff writer

The Undergraduate Student Government held its last senate meeting of 2016 on Sunday, Dec. 11, to prepare for the next semester and debrief the recent student election. Student leaders discussed the recognition of new, incoming student groups, updates on the student election, as well as the selection of the new members of the Women’s Leadership Task Force. Presented by the Student Groups Recognition Committee Chairs Julie Chong ‘17 and Paul Yang ‘17, USG recognized the following groups as new student organizations with no objections: Commit2Change, Contrapunctus XIV, the Princeton Language Housing Association, the Princeton Open Campus Coalition, the Poet’s Guild of Princeton, Progressive Christians at Princeton, ReModels, Student Film and Television Network, Tangerine Magazine, and the Young Democratic Socialists. See USG page 2

By Charles Min Associate News Editor

The 2017 yearbook will reflect new and upgraded improvements in an attempt to better encapsulate the University experience for all members of the undergraduate class, according to Vojislav Mitrovic ’18, executive director of Princeton Yearbook Agency. Some of the changes include student portraits for every class carand a 3D animation effect that allows viewers with smartphones and tablets to access unique videos linked to particular photos in the yearbook, according to Mitrovic. “The 2017 yearbook will be the first yearbook in the last 153 years to have portraits of every class. We want this yearbook to be a yearbook of all undergraduate students,” Mitrovic said. “We want to encompass the experiences of all four class years.” Past yearbooks have only included portraits of seniors, but the 2017 yearbook intends to include members of all class, a decision which has been approved by members of College Council. The 3D animation effect is also unique to the upcoming yearbook, as users with smartphones and tablets are to merely put the camera above an image to view the animated clip associated with it. “Videos of Lawnparties, P-Rade, Commencement, and other big events on campus will be combined into one animated video,” Mitrovic said. Mitrovic added that drones with attached cameras will be flying at events to capture clips for the year-

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Today on Campus

Senior columnist Marni Morse discusses the Clery Act and its boundaries at the University, and the Editorial Board debates the merits of unlocked bathrooms.

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book. Jovan Jeremic ’17, marketing director for the Princeton Yearbook Agency, said that the agency is working to publicize this to as many students as possible, so that first years, sophomores, and juniors will be motivated to take a portrait for the yearbook. “We were reaching out to RCAs, DSLs, and College Councils in order to reach to the students. It’s kind of difficult to get the word out to all four years,” Jeremic said. “The yearbook is completely changed and completely redesigned, and we want to entice students to come take pictures.” The agency is working towards developing strategies to get more students to take pictures, one strategy being an inter-collegiate competition to get first year students to take pictures. “We’re going to promote competition between the colleges. Some people look back and the first real memory of Princeton is walking into Dillon gym for Clash of the Colleges. We want to use that same idea,” Jeremic said. He added that the yearbook agency’s goal is to get 70 percent of the students’ photos taken. “Time really flies when you’re at Princeton and it’s hard to enjoy the small moments,” he said. “We want to help preserve that for students.” The student portraits for first year students along with sophomores and juniors who are studying abroad in the spring will take place this Monday and Tuesday. The rest of the sophomores and juniors will take their portraits in the spring.

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............. The meeting moved on to discuss and debrief the events of the student election. According to the report by Chief Elections Manager Sung Won Chang ‘18, voter turnout was unprecedented, with roughly 50 percent of the Princeton community, or 2,615 students, coming out to cast their votes. This percentage was a 30 percent increase from last year, according to Chang. The races themselves were highly competitive as well, according to Chang. 29 candidates qualified for office, with only the vice president and the Class of 2018 senator position being uncontested. A runoff vote for the USLC Chair will be held next week between Dec. 12 and Dec. 14. USG President Aleksandra Czulak ’17 expressed her optimism for the future of Princeton student voting trends and participation in the USG. “The 49.8 percent voter turnout rate is high for us and should be sustainable and kept sustainable because it is very important to us and makes a huge difference,” Czulak said. “This was the most contested race I have ever seen during my time in USG. Before we had one person running or had to fill multiple vacancies. Also, post national election made a difference as well, pushing people to be more informed and come vote.” Czulak further speculated that high USG presence in social media and email as well as the recent national election may have played a part in the unusually high voter turnout.

“I think there was a general push for the length of voting,” Czulak noted. “I think I sent more emails in the span of three days to every class than I have the whole year. Pushing it out on social media also helped, you can see the number of people voting after something is posted on Facebook and the blasts that we had were incredibly helpful. So, I thank everyone who posted to link to the election and got new people to vote for the first time during their time at Princeton and just getting the voter turnout to be much higher.” The USG then turned to an update on the new Women’s Leadership Task Force. Presented by U-Councilor ExCom Chair Miranda Rosen ‘18, the update presented the selected members of the Task Force as well as goals for the remaining school year. 13 students, Brett Ascher ’18, Vivien Bazarko ’17, Allison Berger ’18, Elly A. Brown ’18, My T. Bui ’18, Briana Christophers ’17, Madeline G. Goertel ’17, Anna j. Kimmel ’18, Carolyn Liziewski ’18, Do-Hyeong Myeong ’17, Alaa Ragab ’20, Emily M. Schneider ’18, Emily Schneider ’18, and Anna M. Walker ’17 were selected to become members of the task force. Myeong is the editorin-chief of The Daily Princetonian. Berger and Liziewski are members of the Daily Princetonian’s Editorial Board. The task force received an enormous increase in applications that originated from many different backgrounds in comparison to last year, Rosen said. “We got 49 applications for the Women’s leadership Task Force, which is much higher than the amount

of applications sent in the past in the two years we have been doing this. We selected 13 people. We worked very hard — and I think we succeeded — to find people we thought represented a lot of different aspects of the community, and we are very excited to have them on.” Rosen went on to highlight the goals for the task force. “What we are going to be doing with this group of people is work on creating positive recommendations to improve the environment for women leaders on Princeton’s campus,” Rosen said. “Specifically reviewing the Report of the Steering Committee on Undergraduate Women’s Leadership from 2011 and seeing what they said they wanted to do and see if they came to fruition and see if we can change or perhaps better implement those objectives. We also hope to look at the policies of our peer institutions like Harvard and Yale, see the improvements they have made and follow suit.” The meeting concluded with a brainstorm session for Wintersession ideas and a recap of December led by Czulak. Wintersession project leader and USG president-elect Myesha Jemison ’18 noted that Wintersession 2016 instructors have been contacted and encouraged feedback and suggestions from the Princeton community for Wintersession ideas.

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anyone raising culturally insensitive questions is bigoted. This knee-jerk reaction fails to help justice, she said. In her case, as a Muslim, she frequently receives the question, “Why don’t Muslims denounce terrorism?” She explained that she answers every time because nobody else is answering. Each activist must fill that role, Farsad said. Zhan Okuda-Lim ‘15 said activists should think about others. He recalled pushing from sophomore through senior year for more mental health resources on campus through the Undergraduate Student Government. Counseling and Psychological Services came up only once during his freshman year, when his Residential College Adviser mentioned its number to call in case of emotional turmoil. Other students frequently told OkudaLim they feared that speaking with CPS would result in a forced withdrawal from the University. “I was not the only person on campus who needed to get help, or needed to know help was available,” Okuda-Lim said. “Just about everybody on campus, at some point or another, experiences or knows somebody who experiences depression, anxiety, severe stress, or some other mental health issue.” Over 1,500 students visit CPS every year and the number is rising, he added. Because of his personal struggles with suicidal thoughts, he dedicated himself to battling bureaucracy, entrenched tradition, and other obstacles so as to reduce the stigma around mental health, he said. In May 2014, the University for the first time published a Frequently Asked Questions about policies surrounding confidentiality, withdrawal, and readmission. Simultaneously, CPS lessened the paperwork so that withdrawn students could more easily return to campus. Sept. 2014 saw the director of CPS address the incoming fresh-

man class during Orientation for the first time in the University’s history, thanks to the efforts of Okuda-Lim and others. That winter, he and other members of USG sponsored a referendum calling on the University to revise the Undergraduate Announcement to revise its language surrounding readmission. Almost 96 percent voted in favor. The final provision said that students who had taken time off for mental health reasons would gain readmission so long as they showed them ready to resume their studies. Okuda-Lim noted that some of his projects begun two years ago succeeded this fall. CPS instituted an online component, alongside the existing phone version, of its scheduling system. The first mandatory Orientation event for the Class of 2020 was a 90-minute interactive panel called “Caring for Yourself and Others: How to Thrive at Princeton,” on the importance of self-care, caring for people in tough times, and taking advantage of various resources. “It’s incumbent upon all of us to show… that we’re not alone, that we care for one another, that we care for those coming after us, and with that help comes a hope that we can all latch onto, and with that hope, we can all move forward,” Okuda-Lim said. Lee portrayed turning into an activist as a straightforward step. “My advice to you young people is just to get out there and do it, because the world needs you,” Lee said. Titled “Activism, Representation, and Identity,” the event took place at the Fields Center at 1:30 p.m on Saturday, Dec. 10. It was hosted by the Fields Center, University Health Services, the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life, USG Mental Health Initiative, The Campus Conversations, the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, the Asian American Alumni Association of Princeton and the Asian American Students Association.

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Jeong ‘19 was elected Campus and Community Affairs Committee chair, and Lavinia Liang ‘18 was elected Social Committee chair. A runoff election between University Student Life Committee Chair candidates Tania Bore ‘20 and Michael Zhou ‘19 will be held Dec. 12-14. Eli Schechner ‘18 was elected Class of 2018 senator, with the second 2018 senator seat left vacant. Ruby Guo ‘19 and Andrew Ma ‘19 were elected Class of 2019 senators, and Nate Lambert ‘20 and June Philippe ‘20 were elected Class of 2020 senators. With a total turnout of 49.8 percent, or 2,615 votes out of an undergraduate student body of 5,251, voter turnout was higher than in recent winter elections. The Class of 2018 had the highest turnout of 698 votes; the Class of 2019 had 677, 2020 had 661, and 2017 had 579. “I think there were three main reasons for the higher voter turnout this year,” current USG President Aleksandra Czulak ‘17 said. “This was one

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of the most contested races we’ve had, with very few uncontested seats. Only the vice president and 2018 senator seats were uncontested.” “I also think the national election had an impact. Students were more interested in looking at candidates presented to them,” she added. “Those were the more organic reasons for reaching the 49 percent.” The third major cause, Czulak said, was the increased publicity regarding the election. “There were a lot more emails from me, and we encouraged all USG members not up for election, or even up for election, to get the general link out to spaces. It was sent to residential college listservs, eating club listservs, posted on Facebook.” Czulak also sent an email to the Classes of 2018, 2019, and 2020 with the subject line “Less than 12 Hours Left to Beat Harvard,” encouraging students to vote in the elections. She sent an additional email to the Class of 2017 with the subject line “Seniors — You Can Vote in the USG Election & You Should.”

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have keypad locks but only the ones for women’s rooms are activated, are multifaceted. Aside from the inconvenience of needing to type in a bathroom code and the gender inequity such a system creates, visitors to the University, for events like HackPrinceton or Princeton Preview, may be unable to access the bathrooms that they require. Last year, three University students attempted to solve these problems, particularly in regards to gender inequity, with an app that listed the bathroom codes for any building in the school. The app, called GirlCode, was met with a largely positive response, according to Undergraduate Student Government President Aleksandra Czulak ‘17, but “some students reached out to P-Safe,” as there were concerns that even those outside of the University could download the app and access codes. USLC Chair Jenny Zhang ‘18 also stated that this was an issue that her predecessors had grappled with, and added that many solutions had been proposed during the discussion period before the policy was proposed. One major proposal that ultimately did not receive enough votes to be funded was the placement of Salto locks, like those on exterior doors, on bathrooms in addition to combination locks, which were considered more accessible to guests. Ultimately, however, the committee decided that the most economical

and efficient solution would be to simply deactivate all the locks, although, as Czulak remaked, “everything has its pros and its cons.” USG has solicited student feedback as they prepare to institute the program, disseminating a survey and hosting two forums for students to ask questions. While Johnson says he believes that “most students. . .will recognize the positives” of the program, Czulak recognizes that the survey results have not been unanimously in favor of the policy, and hopes that the University will be able to follow the consensus of many diverse viewpoints. Johnson also emphasized that this was only a pilot program, and that “if an issue does arise, a lock could be reengaged” at the discretion of University administration. He also noted that there is no perfect solution, and that a peer review of fellow Ivy League associations was “consistent in its inconsistency,” with some schools placing locks on all bathrooms, and others allowing individual floors to decide how bathrooms will be locked. However, he did not express any concerns about the pilot program himself, saying that the locks were installed at a time when any member of the general public could walk into a dorm building, which is no longer the case, thus making the extra layer of security somewhat obsolete. USG will host an open forum on the pilot bathroom lock program this Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Frist Campus Center Room 203.

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ecently, Housing Operations announced a pilot program under which bathroom locks on women’s bathrooms will be disengaged for the spring semester. This decision, which is subject to evaluation and reconsideration, was made in response to the sentiments of most of the student body, namely, that bathroom locks are unnecessary and burdensome. We encourage students to give feedback on this program through the open forums on bathroom locks taking place this week. The Board also proposes an alternative to this policy of disengaging the locks: instead, the University should install electronic prox locks (“Salto locks”) on hallway bathrooms of both genders across campus. Most students agree that the current situation of having number-pad locks on women’s restrooms is unfeasible and poses an undue inconvenience to students. In a survey of student opinion, with participation by over 1,700 students, there was strong opposition to the status quo. In the current system, it is a significant inconvenience for female students to use the restroom when visiting other buildings, where they do not know the code. Furthermore, the current system is not especially safe or effective, as students often prop open bathrooms or leave the codes in public view, whether on online spreadsheets or as notes in the hallways. However, we believe that it is hasty and unwise to disengage the locks altogether. Though a minority, some students have voiced concerns over the removal of the locks. A 2014 piece in the Princeton Progressive argued that the locks on women’s bathroom are “not obsolete.” Students, whether men or women, deserve privacy and security in the bathroom. While we believe that the vast majority of Princeton students would never abuse the proposed lockless system, installing locks is worth it to prevent even one future episode of harassment or sexual violence, e.g.

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stalling Salto locks on bathrooms is the best decision in keeping with Princeton’s commitment to student safety and combating sexual misconduct. We hope that these concerns will be given appropriate weight when making the final decisions regarding bathroom locks. Dissent: We respectfully dissent because we believe it is premature for the majority to criticize what is a pilot program, and further think that the Board’s proposed Salto locks alternative would have negative consequences on student life. Last year’s survey showed a majority of students did not want locks on any doors, and that is exactly what the pilot program proposes for this coming spring. During the trial period, female students always retain the option to re-engage the existing locks on a floor-by-floor basis if they so choose, meaning there is no harm in assessing how the pilot works, because any student who may feel uncomfortable by it would be able to have their floor’s bathroom lock reinstated. It is entirely possible that very few to no students would ask to re-engage their locks, and it is prudent for the University to test whether this is the case before exploring other possibilities. One such option is installing Salto locks on all dorm bathrooms, as the majority proposes. We disagree with this alternative, which we believe would create three significant harms. First, Princeton’s dorm regulations prohibiting students from leaving their doors propped open already create a residential environment more restrictive and less collegial than at some of our peer institutions. We believe over-security of the bathrooms would create a negative residential climate premised on the idea of inherent fear and danger, instead of open community. The vast majority of Princeton students are not predators and having locks on all bathrooms would imply such a risk and contribute to a restricted residential culture. Second, the majority neglects

to consider their proposal’s significant impact on guests visiting Princeton dorms. It would be a heavy burden on students to need to give their prox to guests in order for the guests to use dorm bathrooms. Further complicating matters is if the guest is of a different gender than the host. This would either force guests into a bathroom not of their gender, much as female students currently use male bathrooms when they are visiting a dorm for which they do not know the code, or require students to borrow a friend’s prox so their guest could use the appropriate bathroom. Third and finally, installing Salto locks would create difficulties around respecting student’s choices regarding gender. Each prox would presumably be encoded with access to either a male or female restroom. This could create uncomfortable situations for students who are transitioning genders, and do not want to share this personal information with University housing administrators in order to gain official access to their preferred bathroom. Such a basic aspect of daily life should not be subject to University bureaucracy and regulations, yet it would be under the majority’s proposal. The majority neglects these important considerations, and for these reasons, we respectfully dissent. Allison Berger ‘18, Jacob Berman ‘20, Richard Furchtgott ‘20, Gabriel Swagel ‘20 Abstentions: Cydney Kim ‘17, Connor Pfeiffer ‘18, Carolyn Liziewski ‘18, Daniel Elkind ‘17

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the 2014 case of a student filming a female student in the shower, as well as to create peace of mind. Though it has been suggested that other colleges have implemented lockless systems with no such issues, instances such as the wave of filmings in dorm bathrooms that occurred at the University of Maryland last year clearly prove otherwise. Student respondents to the Housing Operations survey generally favored either total disengagement of the locks, or installing Salto locks on all bathrooms. Salto locks are preferable to the existing system for several reasons. Rather than having to master a system of different bathroom codes, every student could gain access to the hallway bathroom matching the gender they identify with (as listed in TigerHub) using their prox. This would eliminate the inconvenience of using the bathroom in different buildings, and would be more secure in that there would be no incentive to prop open bathroom doors or write the bathroom codes on hallway whiteboards, as is often done currently. According to the Housing Operations email, “the decision was made not to fund this option ... when considered against other University priorities.” The University must remember that when putting a price on the installation of Salto locks, it is putting a price on the prevention of sexual assault and/or harassment incidents, such as the 2014 shower filming. We believe that, when held against this standard, the investment is entirely worthwhile. Though it may be a significant initial investment, it is one that will last for years to come, just like the initial decision to install electronic locks on dormitory rooms. The University would be failing its students if it chose not to implement this safe and convenient system for purely financial reasons. For those interested in learning more or voicing concerns, there is an open forum on bathroom locks this Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the USG Lounge. We believe that in-

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nce upon a time, Congress passed a law aimed at ensuring that university community members, particularly current and prospective students and their families, could access accurate information about campus crime. Such information would allow them to judge safety levels and determine if a particular college is indeed the place they wanted a young adult to attend for four years. The year was 1990, and the law is the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, commonly known as the Clery Act. It was passed after the law’s namesake was raped and murdered by another student in her own dorm room at Lehigh University. This was one of 38 violent crimes recorded at Lehigh in the three years between 1987 and 1990. Her parents claimed that, had they known that crime rate, they would not have sent their daughter there. However, 26 years have passed and the law doesn’t seem to be fulfilling its original purpose of providing a full and clear picture of crime to the campus community. Among its problems: phrasing that allows campuses leeway when reporting crimes that occur on private property that is technically off-campus, despite these locations being incredibly popular with students. At Princeton, this means that the interiors of the eating clubs do not have to be included in the Clery reporting. A primary requirement of the Clery Act is to issue a mandatory annual report of crime statistics. The report is made public to the community annually, so that everyone can have an accurate conception of the crime situation on campus. How-

ever, an investigation by The Center for Public Integrity has “found that limitations and loopholes in the federal mandatory campus crime reporting law, known as the Clery Act, are causing systematic problems in accurately documenting the total numbers of campusrelated sexual assaults.” One particular area in which this problem manifests is the boundaries of what crime scene setting is considered reportable. In addition to campus property, which must be included, incidents occurring on certain nearby “public property” and “non-campus buildings or property” must also be reported according to the law. Of course, this ruling begs the question about what to do with locations like Princeton’s eating clubs, which maintain a vaguely defined relationship with the University. They technically comprise independent private properties adjacent to campus, but of course they’re also openly and inseparably tied to Princeton, and serve as the hub of student night life. In 1990, the court in the Sally Frank case, where Frank sued to require the eating clubs to admit women, determined that the clubs were not “distinctly private” because of their “association with Princeton University.” On the one hand, as reported in October, University spokesperson John Cramer explained, “all of the University’s eating clubs are on public property within or immediately adjacent to the campus, and hence fall under the University’s crime log coverage.” However, according to a map obtained by ‘the Prince’ in May, “the eating clubs themselves do not fall under the University’s Clery Act map.” As the map shows, the lawns around the clubs are designated as area that is included as public property for the Clery Act. But, the club

buildings themselves are white on the map, meaning they don’t seem to be included. This would suggest that if some sexual misconduct occurred inside a club, it doesn’t need to be included in the annual report. And given the connection between nightlife and sexual misconduct on college campuses, it doesn’t take much to realize that such a map likely would exclude quite a few crimes, even were they to be reported to Public Safety because of where they occurred, meaning the report might not provide as clear a picture of crime on campus as the law intends or as naïve readers might assume. What Princeton is doing isn’t illegal. The Clery map meets all of the requirements in the Act. The problem is in the text of the law itself, which permits these loopholes and prevents the law from fulfilling its original, and important, purpose. Princeton and many other campuses just violate the spirit of the

law by exploiting its poorly crafted language. While the eating clubs illustrate a problem in the law’s language, this of course isn’t a loophole that just Princeton can abuse. I’m sure many colleges have nightlife hubs technically off campus and privately owned but, of course, closely associated with the college and pretty much considered campus by the student body, just like the eating clubs. In fact, in 2013 the LA Times revealed that the areas that were defined as off-campus at Occidental College largely explained how Occidental could get away with underreporting statistics while remaining in technical compliance with the Clery Act. Because the Clery Act leaves schools with wiggle room to define what areas off campus are and are not included, without making the distinction clear in the public report, these cases do not necessarily need to be reported to federal officials or

the public. The Act does not accomplish what it set out to do, much to the detriment of the campus community, and particularly students. Ultimately, the federal government needs to update the details within the law, and in the meantime, perhaps Princeton and other schools could choose to hold themselves to a higher standard and report additional data, similar to how they provide statistics from SHARE, but with a categorical breakdown; this will provide a more holistic and comprehensive picture of “campus safety” beyond the simple geographic finagling that occurs under the Clery Act. And until then, the community should analyze the Clery data from Princeton and all schools with a critical eye. Marni Morse is a politics major from Washington, DC. She can be reached at mlmorse@princeton.edu.

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teammates sophomore Sydney Jordan and junior Leslie Robinson. The Tigers also netted six steals, led by senior captain Vanessa Smith, who had two. However the Tigers, who have been holding teams to an average field goal percentage under 30 percent during their win streak, let the Rams shoot 39 percent throughout the game. The defense clamped down towards the end of the game, holding the Rams to only two-for-ten shooting in the final quarter. On the offensive side, the Tigers shot nearly 40 percent

in the game, but only 21 percent from beyond the arc. Princeton entered the game as one of the best 3-point teams in the country, but couldn’t find a rhythm from deep in the game. Smith also led the team in points with 13, while two other Tigers had double digit points: Jordan (10) and Weledji (12). The loss ends the Tigers’ four-game win streak, their longest of the young season. They failed to get above .500 for the first time this year. Their next chance to get above .500 will be at home, against Wagner, two games from now. Currently, the Tigers’ 4-5 record puts them seventh in the Ivy League as non-con-

ference play enters the final stretch. They trail leagueleading Harvard by four games, while Penn, expected to compete with Princeton for the Ivy League championship, is a half a game ahead at 4-4. Princeton enters a stretch of long road trips and good chances to pad their resume. First up is a trip to the other Manhattan to take on the Kansas State Wildcats on Dec. 18. This will be the Tigers’ third ever meeting against Kansas State, having lost the first two. Their last meeting came in the first round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament, where the Wildcats ousted the thenNo. 9 seeded Tigers, 67-64.

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dropped to 4-6 on the season. Even with the victory over Liberty, however, the Tigers will not be celebrating anytime soon. Over the weekend, the ambitious 2016 Tigers discovered that senior forward Hans Brase will not be returning for the remainder of the season, thus ending the South Carolinian’s

Princeton career. An injury which took place during a Nov. 29 game against VCU hurt the senior both mentally and physically as he had just returned from a year spent recovering from a separate knee injury. Nonetheless, Brase will leave the court as one of the Tigers’ most dependable post presences over the past four years. In his junior year season two years ago, for example, Brase led the team

with over seven rebounds per game. For now, senior forward Pete Miller will fill Brase’s void in the starting lineup. Looking ahead, the Tigers will prepare to take on Saint Joseph’s this coming Wednesday. The Hawks started the season strong, winning their first three games, but have since lost offensive firepower, losing four straight as of Sunday afternoon.

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Princeton’s win streak comes to an end after close loss to Fordham By Chris Murphy Staff Writer

The Princeton Tigers knew they weren’t going to let their win streak go down without a fight. And they fought to the bitter end, falling just short of a fifth straight win. Princeton lost to Fordham on Saturday at Rose Hill Gymnasium by a score of 57 - 55. In the first loss in the month of December, Princeton attempted to mount a ferocious comeback and almost succeeded in an effort to steal the game from the Rams. Trailing by double digits heading into the fourth quarter, the Tigers scratched and clawed their way back to a one point deficit with 18 seconds remaining. But two made free

throws by the Rams and a missed three by the Tigers as time expired pushed the Rams to victory. Fordham made five of six free throws in the final few minutes, which enabled them to protect their lead. On the other side, the Tigers shot .500 from the charity stripe throughout the game; the free throw percentage has been below average for the past couple of games, one of the few concerns that rose during the long win streak. Defensively, the Tigers out-rebounded their opponent for the sixth straight game, grabbing 36 boards to the Rams’ 33. Junior Tia Weledji led the way with seven rebounds, followed by JAMES SUNG :: STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Despite a late comeback by the Orange and Black, the Tigers fell just short of defending their win streak.

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Tigers stave off Liberty but lose Brase for season By David Liu sports editor

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The Tiger’s bench made their presence felt scoring 36 points.

Despite a late comeback attempt from the Liberty Eagles, the Tigers never gave up the lead in Saturday’s 6764 victory. With the help of strong bench play thanks to sophomore guard Myles Stephens and junior guard Aaron Young, the Tigers improved to a 4-4 record, winning four of their last six games. Saturday’s victory was a testament to the 2016 Tiger’s roster depth. Though Princeton held the lead for the entirety of Saturday’s away match in Virginia, the Orange and Black starting five struggled to score, with the bench scoring 36 of the team’s 67 points, or over half of the team’s offensive production. Liberty, on the other hand, received negligible contributions from its bench, relying

on starters from the initial tipoff to the final buzzer. The one bright spot in the starting lineup came from senior forward Spencer Weisz’s program-recordtying 13 assists. While he struggled to score the ball himself, netting just two points over the course of 35 minutes, the Jersey-native deferred to pass instead, creating opportunities for his teammates. Weisz’s assist tally ties a single-game record set by Princeton-great TJ Bray ’14 in 2013. While offense did not come from the starting lineup, Princeton’s bench rose to the challenge on Saturday night. The front-court duo of Young and Stephens shot an amazing 10 3-pointers in just 45 minutes of combined play. The highly efficient scoring was the key to maintaining a scoring margin over the Eagles. In contrast,

Liberty faltered from behind the arch on Saturday, making just nine of its 24 3-point shots; instead, the Eagles deferred to score from inside the paint, outscoring the Tigers 28-10 down low. In a classic battle of inside versus outside offense, the Tiger’s highly efficient shooting carried the team to a 15 point scoring margin with just over seven minutes remaining the second half. During the final stretch of the game, however, the Eagles would embark on a staggering 16-2 run, cutting the Orange and Black lead to just one point with two minutes remaining. Yet a missed game-tying bucket from the Eagles and two netted free throws from sophomore guard Devin Cannady sealed the victory for the Tigers. Following the loss, Liberty See M.BASKETBALL page 5

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY

Princeton sweeps Mercyhurst en route to four-game winning streak By David Xin Associate Sports Editor

The Princeton Women’s Ice Hockey team swept Mercyhurst in their annual twogame series this past weekend. The Tigers beat the Lakers 4-2 and 5-2 to improve their overall record to 9-6-1. In a repeat of last year’s result, the Orange and Black once again proved too much for the Lakers to handle, grabbing both games of the series. The matches proved to be much closer than the end results would suggest, however. The Tigers struggled during the first two periods of the game, with Mercyhurst making the better opening. However, it would be the Princeton squad that would find the back of the net first. Senior forward Cassidy Tucker linked up with fellow forward junior Kiersten Falck for the opening goal of the game. Early in the second period, Princeton conceded two penalties, giving Mercyhurst a fiveon-three power play. The Lak-

ers took full advantage of this opportunity, tying the game at a goal apiece. The Tigers would later return the favor by converting on a power play of their own, regaining the lead 2-1. But the Lakers would show their resilience, managing another goal to tie the game at 2-2. Falck would notch her second goal of the game with 6:22 left in the second to give Princeton the lead into the next period. While the third period produced only one goal, it proved to be a thriller. The Lakers had four of their seven power plays in the third period. Yet the lone goal would come with 38 seconds remaining on the clock, as sophomore forward Karlie Lund iced the game for the Tigers. Carrying the momentum of a close win, Princeton opened the second leg of the series with a strong start. Indeed, the Tigers would score twice in just under 44 seconds. Lund and Tucker would both score under the one-minute mark. Later in the period, Tucker

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added to her tally with a goal from the penalty spot. The Lakers managed to put themselves on the score sheet late in the first period with a power play. The Princeton squad continued to look sharp in the second period. Senior forward Molly Contini scored at 14:25, adding to the Princeton tally. The Tigers would follow up that goal with another one just 56 seconds later, as senior defender Kelsey Koelzer added another goal to the effort. The Lakers would respond with another goal late in the second period. However, this would not be enough, as neither team managed to score in the final periods. The Tigers would grab the win with a 5-2 victory. Princeton will now take a break for the holidays and will not return until New Year’s Eve. The Tigers will no doubt be looking to carry their momentum over the break, as they face Penn State and conference rivals Quinnipiac on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, respectively.

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The Tigers will face Penn State and Quinnipiac after the break.

Stat of the Day

18 seconds Women’s Ice Hockey opened the scoring with a Karlie Lund goal in just 18 seconds against Mercyhurst.

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