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Princeton one of 84 cities to sign amicus brief By Katherine Oh senior writer

U. trustees commission committee to study Wilson’s legacy By Abhiram Karuppur staff writer

The University Board of Trustees has commissioned a special committee to study the legacy of former University President Woodrow Wilson, Class of 1879, and determine whether or not the Wilson School and Wilson College should be renamed, in light of demonstrations by the Black Justice League, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 said. Eisgruber explained that the committee has created a website to collect observations and opinions about Wilson, and to share these findings with the greater University community. According to the website, the

committee will be meeting in the spring semester to review perspectives on Wilson’s legacy. Committee chair Brent Henry ’69 said that of the demands of the Black Justice League, only the question of renaming the Wilson School and Wilson College fell under the purview of the Board of Trustees. He explained that the committee has enlisted the help of scholars and biographers to post their views of the issue on the website, and the committee will conduct in-person interviews with students and faculty in the spring. “We really want to hear from people, and more importantly, have a dialogue and hear from as many people as possible,”

Henry said. Other members of the committee include Board of Trustees chair Kathryn Hall ’80, Wilson biographer A. Scott Berg ’71, Margarita Rosa ’74, Denny Chin ’75, Angela Groves ’12, Katherine Bradley ’86, Robert Hugin ’76, Robert Murley ’72 and Ruth Simmons ’98. The committee will also be staffed by members of the administration. Groves deferred comment to Hall and Vice President and Secretary of the University Robert Durkee ’69. Murley, Bradley and Berg declined to comment. Hall, Rosa, Chin, Hugin and Simmons did not respond to a request for comment. See TRUSTEE page 3

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CPUC discusses faculty, graduate student diversification at meeting By Samvida Venkatesh staff writer

The Council of the Princeton University Community discussed diversifying the faculty and graduate student bodies through creation of new fellowship programs and better recruitment at its monthly meeting on Monday. Dean of the Faculty Deborah Prentice said that the solution to increasing diversity lies in understanding the “pipeline” problem, which means that while 17 percent of the undergraduate population is made up of underrepresented minorities, this number falls to 7 percent in the graduate student population and almost completely disappears at higher levels, including postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty and senior faculty. Increasing faculty diversity will require a broad-based approach that tackles all stages of the pipeline, she said.

Citing the Report of the Trustee Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity in 2013, Prentice noted the University has overall become more diverse since 1980, but has very little growth in the percentage of certain underrepresented minorities — blacks and Hispanics. The report recommends faculty initiatives, which include refining the search process to yield more female and underrepresented minority candidates by creating watch-lists and tracking potential candidates, and improving recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented minorities by creating family-friendly initiatives and implementing cluster hiring, she added. “Historically, we have not paid much attention to [postdoctoral fellows] because they have been squirreled away in their labs across various parts of the campus, so much of the work lies in strengthening the sense of community amongst

the post-docs,” Prentice said. Other initiatives include the development of a new competitive, honorific fellowship program to attract the top women and underrepresented minority candidates, she said. As for initiatives at the graduate student level, the work mainly lies in improving the selection process and creating bridge-year and summer programs to attract students who might not have otherwise considered graduate school, Prentice added. “The decision to hire a certain faculty finally lies with the academic department itself, so there needs to be strong leadership from faculty that are already in the department,” Prentice explained. She noted the molecular biology department of the University as a “best practice” case, where underrepresented minority populations in the graduate school went from 4 percent in 2008 to 24 See CPUC page 2

ACADEMICS

CST StudioLab to open for the spring semester By Betty Liu staff writer

StudioLab, a new space developed by the University’s Council on Science and Technology, will open in late December, according to Naomi Leonard, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. The Council on Science and Technology supports intellectual exchange and interdisciplinary collaboration in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, according to its website. The space is being created in order to bring people together and broaden connections between the STEM fields and the arts, humanities and social sciences. The StudioLab will be located on the B level of Fine Hall. Associate Director of the Council on Science and Technology Evelyn Laffey explained that the space is roughly 2,500 square feet and will include a motion capture system, green screens and unistrut, a metal framing system to customize lighting and sound. The StudioLab will also offer various tools such as a CNC milling machine, a precise cutting machine used for engineering, 3-D printers and a laser cutter, she said. Laffey also said that the StudioLab will be an open and flexible space with easily reconfigurable furniture and a sprung floor, a type of floor that is ergonomically correct for humans and robots, which will provide a durable

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7 p.m.: Composer Louis Andriessen will hold a concert, preceded by a discussion by him and Music professor Simon Morrison. Taplin Auditorium Fine Hall.

surface for many different activities. The project is scheduled to be complete by the end of the December, Leonard said. Laffey noted that the StudioLab will be open for general use after the spring semester. Faculty, students or staff will be able to submit an online request to use the space, which will be reviewed by members of the CST administration, she said. The space will be home to a new course titled “STC/EGR/ MUS 209: Transformations in Engineering and the Arts,” which will be offered in the spring semester, Laffey added. Leonard, one of the professors teaching this course, said that the course explores intersection between engineering and the arts. “We are going to be merging processes, systematic thinking and artistry to think about how we can create as artist engineers or engineer artists,” Leonard said. She added that students will be using the different equipment to complete class exercises, called ‘mini-challenges,’ which will focus on as transformations within or between the different kinds of media. Some faculty from the School of Engineering and Lewis Center for the Arts will also be involved in teaching the course, along with Douglas Repetto, a music professor at Columbia University, Leonard said. “It’s a really interesting experiment,” professor of See STUDIOLAB page 2

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Wilson School concentrators celebrated finishing their theses. The name of the Wilson School is currently being studied by a committee of University trustees following protests on campus last month.

Princeton is among 84 cities and counties nationwide to sign an amicus brief, put together by the Cities United for Immigration Action, that supports President Barack Obama’s Executive Order on immigration and opposes a Texas court decision that has put a hold on the executive action on a national level, Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert said. Obama’s executive order gives undocumented people, including people with children who are U.S. citizens or legal residents, the opportunity to receive work documents. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas had blocked the executive orders in its ruling. The brief explains that executive action is necessary for the integrity of immigrant families and for the safety and economic development of cities. It also states that the Supreme Court should be reviewing the case to resolve the issue of the use of executive action for immigration relief. The Cities United for Immigration Action is a group run in New York and led by the administration of Mayor of New

York City Bill de Blasio. CUIA includes New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Boston among other cities and localities. Representatives of CUIA declined to comment. Lempert explained that the Mayor worked with the town council to decide whether to sign on to the amicus brief, but that Princeton does not have to spend any legal costs. She added that Princeton’s signing on to the brief is a show of Princeton’s support that will benefit the CUIA. “It helps them; the more towns that sign on, it helps send the message that this is an issue affecting everybody,” Lempert said. “It should be something that the Supreme Court prioritizes.” The town of Princeton usually does not get involved with legal cases unless there is a direct local impact, Lempert noted. In this particular case, she added, the federal decision has a lot of bearing on the town, because the town of Princeton has a sizable immigrant population. Lempert said she hopes immigrants will be able to come out of the shadows and become fully functioning participants in the economy. See IMMIGRATION page 3

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percent in 2012, within the four years of the implementation of diversity programs. Prentice explained in the report’s notes that the partnership between academic departments, administration and the Board of Trustees is key to setting up diversity and inclusion initiatives. The report recommends each academic department to engage in diversity planning, develop and monitor search pools and finally to create an inclusive environment that will welcome faculty of all backgrounds, while the administration is to provide resources and training, she added. The Committee also discussed updates to the May 2015 task force on diversity, equity and inclusion. University Provost David Lee GS ’99 noted that the latest demographic data related to gender, race and ethnicity of students, faculty and staff has been published on the University Provost’s website, and that discussion has begun on enlivening public spaces to reflect diversity on campus. Lee said that the task force also examined the function of the Carl Fields Center, and has

identified interim spaces that will be assigned to student affinity groups by the start of the spring semester. He added that updates on the Board of Trustees’ process reviewing Woodrow Wilson’s legacy can be found on Wilson Legacy Review Committee’s website. The Committee also reviewed the progress of initiatives to foster entrepreneurship at the University. Cornelia Huellstrunk, Associate Director of the Keller Center, noted that a new program, Tiger Challenge, will have students tackle complex issues and develop innovations with tremendous social impact. Mayra Ceja ’03 of the Princeton Entrepreneurship Council explained that such initiatives include the creation of an Entrepreneurship Certificate beginning next fall. She added that the Entrepreneurial Hub, home to the PEC, housed many of the current startups being funded. Wilson School student Lizette Taguchi GS said that the Hub was an excellent place to bounce ideas off other people. “I’d estimate that I’ve gotten about $3,000 worth of free legal advice there,” she said. The Committee met in Friend Center room 101 at 4:30 p.m.

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visual arts Jeff Whetstone said, regarding the course. “You give the students some very interesting tools and interesting prompts and have them engage in not a quest for an answer but an exploration of process.” Leonard added that the space will be highly transformable and customizable and will be focused on giving students, from wherever they identify on campus, a place to think, either together or in

groups and engage in really creative activities. The Council will also offer a variety of events to showcase the space and activities that promote the Council’s mission, Laffey said. “Ultimately, the Council strives to broaden and deepen participation in STEM and the StudioLab will be a place to dive deeper into STEM,” Laffey said. “We also want the space to bring together students, faculty and staff who are interested in exploring the intersections and shared creativity across STEM, the arts, humanities and social sciences.”

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Durkee noted that the scholars and biographers were selected based on recommendations from the faculty and other scholars. “These will be people who are recognized and highly knowledgeable about Wilson’s legacy,” Durkee said. “Part of the goal of this is to not only encourage a conversation but help inform the conversation.” One hundred and seventyone people have submitted entries to the website as of Monday evening. Henry explained that the committee will convene periodically to discuss the findings of the interviews and the submissions during the second semester. He said that while this is a rough timeline, the committee could broaden its purpose if need be. “If any of the on-campus interviews or submissions turn up new avenues that we think are fruitful to pursue, we will pursue them,” he said. Henry said that while the committee will be making periodic check-ins with Eisgruber, the Trustees will ultimately have the final say in the decision whether or not to

rename the Wilson School and Wilson College. Dean of the Wilson School Cecilia Rouse said that while the Trustees have not reached out to her or the Wilson School for input, she has encouraged alumni to provide input on the website. “I respect the Trustees’ process, and I stand at the ready to provide any assistance that they would like,” she said. In addition, Rouse noted that University Archivists are developing an exhibit on Wilson to present an accurate depiction of him. Depending on the findings of the Trustees, that exhibit will be temporary if the Wilson School is renamed or will remain permanent otherwise. Johns Hopkins University Political Science Professor Michael Hanchard GS ’91, who wrote a column on the Wilson renaming issue in the Huffington Post, noted that the call for dialogue from the Trustees is a good thing, and he said that the website will further aid in that dialogue. Former staff writer and columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer Arthur Carey ’72, who wrote a column for Philly.com, also said that he approves of the Trustees’ decision to set up the website.

“It seems like they are casting a wide net to harness as many opinions and perspectives as possible,” he said. “As an initial step, it’s a very good one.” Carey and University Professor of Literature and Comparative Literature Emeritus John Fleming GS ’63 said that they were impressed by the quality of people on the committee. Fleming is the former Master of Wilson College. “We are going to see a greater degree of sophistication in the discussion than we have seen thus far,” Fleming said. “It’s been pretty simple-minded until now.” Fleming added that it is important for the Trustees to consider the impact and legacy Wilson has had on the University and to keep in mind that not all human beings are perfect. He noted that Wilson was responsible for turning the University from a small liberal arts college into a world-class research University, and that he was the one who invented the preceptorial method. Carey said that Wilson revolutionized the school by opening it up to students of all backgrounds and creating an environment to encourage intellectually stimulating discussions and research. “Students today are direct

beneficiaries of Wilson’s vision and his leadership,” he said. “It’s not a fair fight to disband Wilson’s legacy, because he isn’t around to defend himself.” University of WisconsinMadison History Professor Emeritus John Milton Cooper ’61, who authored the book “Woodrow Wilson: A Biography,” in 2009, said that while Wilson had many flaws, he produced many inf luential pieces of legislation that are still important today. “He really got significant things done, like the League of Nations,” Cooper said. “Clearly this man did an awful lot that was very significant and very good.” But Cooper noted that despite all of these achievements, Wilson’s record on race and civil liberties kept him from transcending greatness. He noted that Wilson’s cabinet attempted to introduce segregation and marginalize African-Americans in the federal government, and showed the pro-Ku Klux Klan movie “The Birth of a Nation” in the White House. However, he added that Wilson publicly denounced lynching, campaigned against racist Democrats in the South and invited Booker T. Washington

to his inauguration. Washington was a black educator who founded the Tuskegee Institute, the first formal school for African Americans. Rouse explained that the renaming issue is generating a dialogue between members of the faculty, students and alumni of the Wilson School, who all possess a wide range of opinions on the issue. On the whole, she noted that the experience has been very positive for the University community. “This is a learning moment for us all to learn who Woodrow Wilson really was to understand the reasons the school and college were named after him and understand his works,” she said. Henry noted that although the committee is debating Wilson’s legacy, the overarching purpose is to determine how best to deal with the University’s complicated history. “It’s not just about Wilson’s legacy, but there’s also input we are seeking from others as to how campuses like Princeton ought to be looking at their legacy,” Henry said. “We want to make sure everyone who comes to the University feels a sense of belonging.” Staff Writer Andie Ayala contributed reporting.

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“The fact that we have a broken system right now makes it challenging for us to provide the services and build the trust that we want to have with all of our residents,” Lempert said. “We need clarity at the federal level so we can do our job as well as we could.” College Republicans vice president Ryan Spaude ’16

said that Princeton’s decision to sign the amicus brief was not surprising. Spaude noted that he appreciates how these localities are each projecting their political position to the public, although he personally does not agree with the town’s position on the immigration issue. He added that while he wants to see the Supreme Court make a decision on the immigration issue, he does not think the cities’ filing a brief will have a large impact

on the decision. College Democrats president Avery Stewart ’16 did not respond to a request for comment. Spaude added that the town of Princeton has been going in what he believes to be the wrong direction, explaining that the town should continue to enforce what is currently on the books regarding undocumented immigrants until the Supreme Court reaches its decision.

“I wish they would not send the signal to potentially undocumented or illegal immigrants that they can reside here,” Spaude said, “I believe they should encourage Congress to pass reform. Don’t rely on the President’s Executive Orders.” When asked whether the brief would inf luence the potential admission of Syrian refugees into the United States, Lempert said that the act applies to immigrants that

have been in the country for a while and is therefore unlikely to affect the refugee situation. “Our country right now is trying to find its bearings. There has been horrific, ugly rhetoric, especially from Donald Trump,” Lempert said, “I find [it] completely un-American and it’s really disturbing. We are supposed to be a country that welcomes people. Most of us, families, came here at some point as immigrants. What we share in common is a belief in democracy.”

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After their strong performance, neither team will compete until the second weekend of January.

triple jump and the heptathlon. Claiming first in the high jump was freshman Andrew Diehl, who finished with a mark of 1.97m. The pole vault was once again dominated by senior Adam Bragg, who cleared the 5.43m mark, while sophomore August Kiles was a convincing runner-up, beating the thirdplace finisher by half a meter. In the triple-jump, freshman Stefan Amokwandoh eased by Rider’s Allen Killiebrew, finishing with a jump of 14.48m. The Tigers also managed to dominate the heptathlon, with seniors Jake Scinto and Bryan Oslin finishing 1-2, with Scinto scoring 5238 and Oslin 4992. The women’s team was similarly impressive in the track and field events. The 300m event marked absolute domination for the women, as they claimed five of the top six spots, led by sophomores Christina Walter and Madelyn Baron, Walter finishing first with a time of 40.91 seconds. There was even more domination in the 600m and 1000m event. In the 600m event, the first six finishers were all Princeton runners, with senior Cecilia Barowski leading the way at 1:30.33, a full four seconds from sophomore Ashley Forte. The 1000m event was run by only three Princeton women, and freshman Alie Fordyce

claimed first place at 2:58.93. Although the women could not claim the victory in the 60m hurdles, they did manage to finish second to fifth, led by junior Allison Harris. The 4x400 relay teams were also dominant, as the first two finishers were the Princeton teams, with the team consisting of Barowski, senior Meghan McMullin, sophomore Quinn Parker and freshman Allison Glossinger finishing first with a time of 3:51.82. The field events also saw success for the women’s team, as Harris claimed first place in the pole vault event, clearing the 4.00m mark, a good 0.50m better than her runner-up. The triple jump was also won by a Tiger, as freshman Kerri Davidson dominated and finished with a 11.91m mark. Most impressive on the day was sophomore Kennedy O’Dell, who won two events comfortably. She claimed the shot put with a 13.19m mark, beating out senior Taylor Morgan for the victory, and O’Dell claimed the weight throw as well, clearing the 16.90m mark. The men’s team will go back on the road after the break as they travel to Annapolis, Md. to face Navy in a dual meet on Saturday, Jan. 9, while the women’s team will remain at home as they host the second of three consecutive home meets, the Quad Meet on Friday, Jan. 8, at Jadwin Gymnasium, beginning at 5 p.m.

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that the Tigers have swept both the Bulldogs and the Bears on the road. These two wins also marked the thirdstraight league victory, building on their 3-0 win against Clarkson at home. The Tigers had a strong start in both games, leading their opponents 2-0 inside the first period. However, both Yale and Brown rallied later in the game to tie the match at two points apiece. The Princeton squad held on, showing resilience as they entered into the final stretches of the game. In

fact, both games were determined in the final moments of play. At Brown, junior forward Ryan Siiro iced the game with 47 seconds remaining with an interception leading to an empty-net goal. In New Haven, sophomore forward Eric Robinson scored with less than a minute remaining to give the Tigers a commanding lead. Another notable performance came from junior goaltender Colton Phinney, who made 36 saves against Brown and 37 against Yale. Both matches highlighted the resilience and developing chemistry of the Tigers this season. The four goals at Brown were each scored by

different players. The game at Yale showed an equal balance in the Princeton roster. The games at Brown and Yale were also the highest scoring matches the Tigers have had since Princeton defeated Army 4-1 last season. Princeton will be looking to carry this momentum into the coming weeks as they prepare for their next conference matches against Quinnipiac (15-1-2, 6-0-2) at home on Dec. 29 and away the following day. The No. 1 Bobcats will present the Tigers a difficult challenge to overcome. But regardless of the outcome an exciting match seems guaranteed.

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AROUND I V I E S Another exciting year of Ivy League basketball has begun. Although it is too early to make any calls or predictions, many teams have already settled into the season, creating the tone for future games. With conference play still over a month away, teams have many opportunities to improve their skills and chemistry as a squad.

Princeton (9-1 overall): After a convincing 61-47 win over Pitt on Saturday, the Tigers look like the the team to beat in the Ivies. Princeton held their opponent under 60 points for the fifth time in the last six games and out-rebounded the Panthers by a staggering margin of 52-24. As has been the case all season, the Tigers shared the load offensively with four of five starters in double figures, lead by senior guard Amanda Bernsten with 19 points. After the victory over Fordham, Princeton will face a huge test as they travel to take on tenth-ranked Ohio State this Friday.

Brown (8-1): The Bears continue to surprise this season after a disappointing year last time around that included losses in seven of their last eight games. Freshman guard and top scorer Shanya Metha has played no small part in this success, leading the Ivies by shooting 52 percent from three. With their most recent win over Bryant and an incredible 114-28 blowout of Mount Ida earlier in the year, Brown has the feel of a real contender as league play approaches.

Penn (5-1): Last season’s runners-up, the Quakers round out the league’s teams who have yet to lose twice in outof-conference play. Penn’s only loss of the season came in the first game to 13th-ranked Duke, a game in which the Quakers were leading with just 6 minutes left. Behind the Ivy’s leading rebounder and reigning Rookie of the Year, sophomore forward Michelle Nwokedi, and the league’s stingiest defense that has given up just 48.7 points per game, Penn looks to regain the league title from Princeton this season.

Columbia (6-4): After a 5-1 start the Lions have gone through a rough stretch, losing three of their last four games including a narrow 57-56 defeat at the hand of Rhode Island on Saturday. However, with the league’s third-leading scorer and rebounder in sophomore forward Camille Zimmerman, Columbia will hope to regain their earlier momentum over the holidays.

Yale (7-5): Led by much improved senior guard Nyasha Sarju, who is first in the league in scoring with 17.2 points per game despite starting just seven games last year, the Bulldogs are off to a successful start to the season. With many of their losses coming against strong opposition such as St. John’s and Dayton, Yale’s tough schedule could pay off come the new year.

Cornell (4-4): It’s been a season of blowouts so far for the Big Red, both on the winning and losing side. After losing by a combined margin of 44 points to Buffalo and Marshall, Cornell bounced back behind 22 points from the Ivy’s second highest scorer, junior forward Nia Marshall, to convincingly defeat Towson 88-60. Behind Marshall, Cornell will try and end up on the positive side of those scorelines more times than not as they look to take the next step and challenge for the league title this season.

Harvard (4-5): With three players averaging between ten and 14 points per game, including senior sharpshooter Kit Metoyer, the Crimson won four of their first six games before enduring a three game losing streak over the last two weeks. An experienced team that starts three seniors, Harvard will hope this leadership pays off and helps them bounce back in their upcoming contests against Fairfield and Stony Brook.

Dartmouth (2-8): Enduring a difficult opening stretch to the year and struggling to create offense with a league worst average of just 52.1 points per game, the Big Green will look to their leading scorer and rebounder, senior forward Lakin Roland, to try and right the ship in the coming weeks. Fresh off an encouraging win against Hartford in which Dartmouth held their opponents to a meager 38 points, the Big Green will need to couple that defensive effort with an improved performance on the other side of the ball against Atlantic Coast Conference foe Louisville in their next contest.

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Men’s hockey falls at home Track and Field to visiting Nittany Lions continues to impress on season By David Xin staff writer

The men’s ice hockey team (4-9 overall, 3-5 Eastern College Athletic Conference) suffered a tough loss to Penn State (11-2-3, 2-0-0 Big 10) this

past Friday, Dec. 11. Despite a three-point rally in the third period, two open net goals helped the Nittany Lions secure a close match, 6-3. Yet, in spite of their recent loss, there are glimmers of hope for the Orange and Black

as they head into the second half of the season. Indeed, the Tigers have won their last two ECAC matches in a doubleheader against Yale and Brown. This marked the first time since the 2007-08 season See M. HOCKEY page 5

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With the loss on the weekend to Penn State, the men’s hockey team stands at 4-9 on the season.

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Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams returned to Jadwin Gymnasium to host their season home opener at the New Year’s Invitational this past Friday, after convincing performances in the Metro Holiday Meet at Ocean Breeze Park in Staten Island a week prior. Facing off against competition mainly from Rider and Monmouth, the men’s track and field team dominated its opposition. In the track events, freshmen Charles Volker and Josh Billington finished first and third in the 60m event, with Volker impressing with a time of just 6.79 seconds, 0.10 seconds faster than second place Bryan Sosoo of Monmouth. Billington finished at 6.95, while sophomore Carrington Akosa and junior Brent Albertson finished in fourth and fifth, respectively.

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32.7 percent The women’s basketball held the visiting Fordham Rams to just 32.7 percent shooting in Monday’s victory.

The Tigers also claimed a 1-2-3 finish in the 300m event, with senior Dan McCord leading the way with a 34.94 seconds mark, followed by sophomore Josh Freeman and junior Bryant Switzer. McCord and Freeman were also part of the 4x400 relay team that finished first, alongside junior Jabari Johnson and sophomore Brennan O’Connor, finishing with a time of 3:20.04, beating out Rider by over two seconds. There was similar success in the 600m and 1000m events, as the team claimed a 1-3 finish in the 600m, and a 1-2 finish in the 1000m. Winning the 600m was sophomore Eric Schulz with a time of 1:20.14, while junior Stephen Rossettie finished the 1000m event in 2:31.96, only a quarter of a second faster than second place, sophomore Jared Lee. The Tigers were also dominant in the field events, as they won the high jump, pole vault, See TRACK page 5

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Proxing in: Leaving privacy at the door Newby Parton columnist

hat if I told you that the University is tracking your every move? It knows whether or not you’re skipping breakfast, which dorm you visit to see a partner, whether you go back to your own room for the night and, if you do, the exact time you get there. If students twenty years ago were asked to turn this information over, they surely would have refused. If they found that the University already had that information, they would have protested. Privacy was important, back then. We aren’t like that anymore. We give away all that information and more without thought. Are you going to the library late at night? Have you stopped working out? The University knows these things, too. But this detailed tracking does not instill fear or even a modicum of concern in the modern student. In fact, hardly any students still at the University remember a time when the administration did not track our every move. The prox replaced the dorm key in the summer of 2012, just before this year’s senior class arrived. With the prox came a new power: the University can, and does, collect data every time you use it — whether getting a meal, going to the gym or entering a dorm building. When you prox into your room, the data is immediately streamed over campus Wi-Fi to University databases. Different departments have access to different parts of your data, and multiple people can access all the data on your profile, according to a Daily Princetonian article written around the time of the transition to keyless locks. The University has no explicit policy about the personal data gathered from prox activity, how long the data is stored or the circumstances under which the data can be accessed. This might give us pause except that it is the status quo. For those of us at the University today, the prox and its extensive data collection is all we have ever known. But a large portion of students, I suspected, do not know that their personal information is collected. To test my theory, I sent a survey to the Whitman College listserv and gathered 75 responses — 35 from upperclassmen, 40 from underclassmen. Among the entire sample population, 44 percent of students said they did not know their data was collected and stored. Only 16 percent said that the University itself had informed them of the data collection. The results are even more striking for the Class of 2019. Among freshmen, 85 percent did not know their data was collected and stored, and zero percent said that the University had informed them. If we believe the participants in my survey, the University is collecting and storing real-time location data from its students without their knowledge or consent. Even if students were informed, however, they could not really consent to being tracked. The University offers no other choice. Underclassmen are required to live in campus dorms and purchase a student meal plan, and these things require prox use. If you do not want your movements to be tracked, you must attend a different University. Seventy-eight percent of students in the survey want the University to change its data collection policy in some way, including making its policies more explicit. Nevertheless, most students were unconcerned. When asked what the University should do moving forward, only 19 percent of respondents said it should stop tracking data or offer the ability to opt-out of the data collection program. One student wrote in, “Who cares.” Everyone would have cared twenty years ago. But today, with young people sharing their private data so eagerly on the web, we accept data collection as normal. One student emailed me to say that, while no one had told her about it, she knew the University could track her prox use “because it’s common sense.” Far from caring about privacy, most students reported that they feel safer knowing that the data can be used to aid criminal investigations. I am more cautious. In my two years here, location tracking probably contributed to only two arrests — that of the alleged Halloween burglar this past semester and the Forbes bathroom burglar the past year — and both offenses were nonviolent. Whether we are talking about the University or the NSA, the argument that we are safer for handing over large amounts of personal data is not supported by the evidence. On the other hand, allowing an administration to track us closely may be dangerous in itself. The University does not use the data maliciously now, but we must be wary of the slippery slope. It was not without reason that the United Nations included in its 1984 Universal Declaration of Human Rights that “no one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy.” If, when confronted with a violation of our human rights, we do nothing but shrug and ask “who cares,” then we are already on our way to 1984. Newby Parton is a sophomore from McMinnville, Tenn. He can be reached at newby@princeton.edu.

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Christmas, commercialization and rape culture Marni Morse columnist

tarbucks’s red Christmas cups made national news this season. People complained that their plain red design was a symbol of the culture “war on Christmas” in the public sphere. Donald Trump even suggested boycotting Starbucks because of its choice in holiday design. And while this became a national controversy, there seemed to be less national or campus outrage in response to a Bloomingdale’s advertisement that insinuated rape. I don’t understand how the first caused so much anger and the second didn’t. For those who haven’t seen the ad, it shows a man leering at a woman who is smiling and looking away with the words “Spike your best friend’s eggnog when they’re not looking.” It’s undeniably “date-rapey;” the words clearly indicate drugging the woman and the image implies some sort of resulting sexual encounter. I know I said that I don’t understand the difference in outrage, but I guess I’m not actually surprised by the ad or the lack of scandal it caused. Our acceptance of these attitudes is nothing new. It’s both a contributing factor and product of rape culture. I suppose the ad is intended to sell clothing, but what it is really doing is selling the acceptance of rape culture in society. This ad passed through numerous levels of people and departments for approval before it was printed—people brainstormed the idea, modeled for the ad and created and edited it. The fact that no one flagged this ad as possibly being offensive is one piece of evidence of the prevalence of rape culture. Bloomingdale’s did issue a sort of apology, but it was qualified. “In reflection of recent feedback, the copy we used in our recent catalog was inappropriate and in poor taste,” they acknowledged, implying that if they hadn’t received any negative feedback, it wouldn’t have been “inappropriate” or “in poor taste.” Moreover, most of the news articles covering the story refused to outright declare the ad as problematic. Like Bloomingdale’s, these outlets qualified the ad in ways they don’t do for other actions society deems problematic. Fortune de-

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scribed the ad as “seen as encouraging date rape” in its headline, and NBC said the image “seemingly implies date rape.” The fact that society won’t simply condemn this ad as encouraging date rape is a sign of a culture where we’re reluctant as a society to believe allegations of sexual assault. What else is spiking your friend’s eggnog when she’s not looking supposed to mean? Rape culture is one that allows these sorts of ads to become published and widely circulated, and then a half-hearted apology creates even more publicity for the abhorrent concept. So that now the result is that suggesting spiking some woman’s drink is seen as flirty and funny — promoting a business — and not a crime. Rape culture is how newspapers are allowed to write unclear headlines that obfuscate whether or not an ad is over the line of acceptability. The Washington Post did a bit better in covering this story; they provided more context, describing the ad in light of rape culture in general. The article mentioned rape statistics, recent laws like California’s affirmative consent rules, and compared this story to the controversial, “rapey” Bud Light label, on which the tagline “removing ‘no’ from your vocabulary” was printed on bottles as part of their #UpForWhatever campaign. The Post highlighted how, unlike Anheuser-Busch’s lack of female employees, “Nearly three-quarters of managers across Macy’s Inc., its [Bloomingdale’s] parent company, are women.” This reality shows how everyone, men and women, can come to accept rape culture. There are other examples of the glamorization of sexual violence in our use of language, jokes and objectifications. I could list statistics about rape in the world, in the United States or just here on campus. But instead I’d like to challenge everyone to simply think a bit more about how we live in a culture where ads like this one are created and not challenged. Think about the effects this culture has on our society, especially our community here on campus. Be aware of examples and do not be afraid to challenge them. Challenge them so we can better create a safe environment for everyone on campus. Marni Morse is a politics major from Washington, D.C. She can be reached at mlmorse@princeton.edu.

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A call for more diversity on Firestone’s walls Urvija Banerji

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irestone Library has seen hundreds of Princeton seniors make themselves at home among its labyrinthine stakes as they race to finish their theses. It is undoubtedly the library that sees the most traffic at the University, and it has recently undergone extensive renovations to make the space a more welcoming one for students who spend much of their time holed up inside its walls. In the several months that I was writing my own thesis at Firestone, however, it was those very walls that made me feel most unwelcome. There is in fact very little free wall space in Firestone, for most of it is covered with works of art, and it is specifically these works of art that are the problem. The paintings in Firestone are predominantly Western and painted by white artists. The room that is perhaps most offensive is the third floor Reading Room, which is objectively intimidating because of the many portraits peering down on one writing, but particularly unsettling to the person of color, given that all those depicted in these paintings are white and male. I am aware that the reason why Firestone is filled to the brim with such homogenous art is that most of these

works pertain in some way or another to Princeton’s history. The preservation of Princeton’s history has been the subject of many a debate lately; within Firestone the argument manifests itself in the preservation of the art on display. If the goal really is to preserve and feature the University’s history, why is there not more of an effort to include art that represents women and students of color? While minorities were not admitted to the University until the latter half of the last century, there are certainly notable moments in Princeton’s history and art that represent women and people of color. An example is the Frederick Douglass bust, which used to reside in Firestone and was moved to Stanhope Hall upon the establishment of the Center for African American Studies. Admittedly, the library’s main objective is not to display art: Rather, it is to provide a diverse and extensive collection of resources. However, the need for more inclusive spaces on campus is becoming clearer and clearer as students begin to voice their dissatisfaction with the unwelcoming environment. Art is just one of the many manifestations of the white-male-centric atmosphere, and it is one of the ways in which we can work to improve the racial climate on our campus. This should not be a be a national headline-making change; rather, more diverse artwork should be considered an

investment that the University can make in order to create a more inclusive atmosphere in a space where students spend so much of their time. During one afternoon of thesiswriting in Firestone, I found myself in the African American Studies room. A small, windowless room tucked away at the very back of the B floor — that is the one place where I could find any people of color on the library’s walls. Despite (or perhaps as a result of) Firestone’s efforts to modernize itself to meet the needs of its current students, people of color have literally been marginalized to a single room in the basement. If we can focus on updating our carrels and writing tables to make students more comfortable, why is that we cannot update the art on our walls to make minority students feel more included? I can only hope that I will be able to come back to my university at Reunions to find a campus no longer proliferated by homogenous and non-inclusive art, and for all spaces to feature diverse works of art: the new Arts & Transit neighborhood, the art museum, even Frist. But since Firestone is home to so many students through the year and is already in the midst of renovations, it is the best place to start. Urvija Banerji ’15 can be reached at urvijabanerji@gmail.com.