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In Opinion Anjalie Field ’15 discusses the challenges she faced while establishing a new club sport, and Jessica N. Li ’18 argues for greater diversity in entertainment industry awards. PAGE 4

In Street Street covers Black History Month events on campus, provides “A Single’s Guide to Valentine’s Day” and shows you the job descriptions Career Services doesn’t want you to see. PAGES S1-4

Today on Campus 7 p.m.: The University Art Museum’s Student Advisory Board will host “Failed Love,” in celebration of the power of a broken heart as artistic inspiration.

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Feb. 12, 1975 The town animal control officer patrolled University campus to pick up unregistered pets on campus.

News & Notes

LOCAL NEWS

ACADEMICS

Town council developing 2015 priorities

By Jacqueline Gufford senior writer

Town council discussions have established three strategic priorities for 2015, including providing financial stability, creating an inclusive and well-run community and improving service delivery, according to Mayor Liz Lempert.

While the council has not yet passed a list of specific priorities for 2015, working sessions have outlined a number of initiatives in line with the strategic priorities, she said.

Unlike last year, which saw several large administrative reorganizations, the town council will primarily focus on several projects slated for development this year.

In particular, the town will focus on harmonizing existing town and borough parking ordinances, seeking bids for the potential installation of a solar array at the local landfill and creating a plan for the inclusion of bike lanes on Hamilton Avenue are important upcoming projects, Lempert said.

“This is an exciting time for the municipal government because we are still in transition and we have a lot of opportunities to do more self-assessment and adopt policies that will put us in a good position moving forward,” she said.

Councilwoman Jo Butler said that maintaining financial stability is at the top of the council’s concerns for the coming year.

“Costs are always increasing, concerns exist about taxes rising and we need to focus on maintaining low costs while improving infrastructure,” Butler explained. “We feel we are at a debt limit and have to be cautious about what capital projects See COUNCIL page 2

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JAKE ROBINSON (LEFT) AND YESSICA MARTINEZ (RIGHT).

Jake Robinson ‘15 hopes to become an actor, while Yessica Martinez ‘15 is deciding between academia and nonprofit work.

Martinez ’15, Robertson ’15 awarded Pyne Prize

By Annie Yang staff writer

Yessica Martinez ’15 and Jake Robertson ’15 were named as the recipients of the Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize on Wednesday afternoon.

The Pyne Prize is the University’s highest general distinction, awarded to an undergraduate who displays excellent scholarship, strength of character and effective leadership.

Martinez and Robertson will speak at Alumni Day exercises on Feb. 21.

Martinez said she was notified that she won the Pyne Prize last Friday.

Martinez, a comparative literature concentrator who was born in Colombia, was also a Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America scholar.

“The prize means a lot to me because when I applied to Princeton and got here, I was still undocumented, so it was like a dream come true, but beyond

ACADEMIC LIFE

UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES

U. expands on gender-neutral bathroom plans

Town to consider charging disposable shopping bags

The town of Princeton is considering charging customers a fee of between 10 and 25 cents for disposable plastic or paper bags, The Times of Trenton reported.

A local environmental group suggested the fee, and the town is investigating whether it can impose the charge, Mayor Liz Lempert told the Times. The name of the group that proposed the ordinance was not published.

Lempert told the Times that plastic bags are a pollutant and that the town needs to be moving away from them.

If enacted, Princeton would be the first town in New Jersey to adopt such a policy.

Under the proposed ordinance, customers would have to pay between 10 and 25 cents per each disposable shopping bag. Merchants and companies would use the fee to purchase reusable or already recycled bags, which would be distributed for free.

In November 2014, 61 percent of the Mercer County voters voted against a referendum calling for a five cent fee for disposable shopping bags.

A statewide legislation for charging the five cent fee was approved in the New Jersey Senate Environment Committee in December 2012 but did not make it further in the legislative process.

Town attorney Trishka Cecil is currently researching whether it would be legal for the town to pass such an ordinance.

that because there are so many undocumented individuals in this country that can’t go to college because they can’t receive financial aid,” she said. ”I knew about [the Pyne Prize] because people talk about how Sonia Sotomayor had gotten the prize. It’s in her book and people talk about it.”

Martinez added that although her experience at the U.S.-Mexican border was life changing, the DREAM Team helped See PYNE PRIZE page 4

By Corinne Lowe senior writer

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José Manuel Barroso helped to lead financial reform efforts after a series of European debt crises.

Former European Commission head Barroso joins Wilson School faculty

By Olivia Wicki staff writer

José Manuel Barroso, the former president of the European Commission, joined the Wilson School faculty on Feb. 1.

He will be a policy fellow for the Liechtenstein Institute of Self-Determination and a Frederick H. Schultz Class of 1951 Visiting Professor of Interna-

tional Economic Policy.

Barroso was not available for comment.

A former prime minister of Portugal, Barosso was elected president of the European Commission in 2004 and was later reelected to the post in 2009. The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union, which means it implements treaties and de-

cisions and manages the EU’s daily operations.

Barroso’s most notable accomplishments were coaxing the eurozone through a debt crisis by creating a bailout fund, enacting new financial regulation and beginning to create a European banking union, according to an Oct. 27 New York Times article.

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The University is in the process of creating more gender neutral, single stall bathrooms around campus, according to Michele Minter, vice provost for institutional equity and diversity.

“There’s just been a lot of interest from students over the past couple years to have more gender neutral bathrooms, as well as interest from our Office of Disability Services,” Minter said.

The buildings of interest are academic, athletic and other non-residential buildings, Assistant Vice President for the Office of Design and Construction Anne St. Mauro said.

The conversion process can better accommodate the needs of gender non-conforming students and disabled or older people who need a caretaker to come into a bathroom with them, as well as the parents of young children of a different gender who want their children to accompany them, Minter explained.

“So, for example, it’s my understanding that the E-Quad has

very few gender neutral bathrooms, so that’s an area where there’s clearly need,” Minter said.

“So that becomes a priority.”

The Office of Design and Construction conducted a survey over the summer that entailed identifying, mapping and photographing every single-occupant bathroom on campus, St. Mauro said.

“It took quite a while to get through that,” St. Mauro said, explaining that they had to identify whether each bathroom was identified as neutral, men’s or women’s and also determine whether each of them met handicap accessibility requirements.

However, making these conversions required first receiving approval from the state, as these conversions don’t comply with state building codes, St. Mauro said.

“It was quite challenging to figure out how to make these conversions because they were not in line with New Jersey design standards,” Minter said.

The code requires buildings that house more than 50 occupants to have designated See GENDER page 4

BEYOND THE BUBBLE

Mwita discusses East African borders, economies, integration

By Katherine Oh staff writer

Africa’s national borders are often the products of colonization, Mahiri Mwita, lecturer in the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, said

during a lecture on Wednesday.

Before 1884, he said, Africa consisted of simple communities with no clear borders. When the European powers decided to divide Africa according to their own interests at the Berlin conference, borders were drawn and countries

were given names.

“Very few people in Africa know what the name of their country means,” Mwita said. “After independence, the countries that emerged and the blocs that emerged were actually replicas of what was there during the colo-

nial period.”

Growing up near the border of Tanzania and Kenya during the Cold War years presented challenges, he said.

“We felt like we were the ground zero of the cold war,” he explained.

“It was like a literal Berlin Wall,

happening in East Africa. These are people who do not only speak the same language but people who belong to the same family.

We could not cross to the Tanzanian side.”

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states achieved their independence, the movement of Pan-Africanism began, he explained. Leaders wanted to form a confederation that would resemble the United States. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania came together with the intention of forming a union in 1967.

However, the union did not last very long due to unresolved political differences, Mwita said. Kenya adopted a capitalist economy, while the government of Tanzania nationalized all property.

Today, the second phase of effort to form one economic bloc is still under way. That organization, called the East African Community, is trying to bring together its combined population of 143.5 million into a monetary and political union, which is more ambitious than the bloc’s previous integration, Mwita said.

“[The goal is] eventual integration into a formidable bloc that can stand against the United States, against the European Union, or negotiate on equal terms,” he said.

Economies of Eastern African countries have been growing rapidly. The abundance of oil and gas reserves in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Sudan have been an important factor. In addition, the expansion of the cell phone industry has allowed for greater internet access and better communication.

“I don’t think Africa needs to go through industrialization for them to survive in the globalized world,” Mwita said. “I think they may have to manufacture ideas instead of manufacturing goods.”

For example, East Africa has invented a new and cheaper way of transferring money via the internet on mobile devices, known as M-Pesa.

The EAC will have to overcome some challenges in order to be successful, he added. For instance, the

pre- and post-Cold War legacy may serve as a limiting factor, because Tanzania still has a strained relationship with its neighbors, especially Kenya.

Recent years have seen the formation of a middle class in Africa.

“The hype of Africa rising is not just a hype,” Mwita said. “The middle class is rising.”

More people are now enjoying “the Kenyan, Ugandan or Tanzanian dream — owning a simple house, taking your children to high school and having a cow and a small garden, for example,” he said. “If you can instill some confidence in [the middle class] and have them produce … what they eat, I don’t think you need much to sustain the economy.”

The talk, titled “Globalization in Global Contexts in Africa,” took place on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Wilson Private Dining Room. It was sponsored by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies.

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we undertake.”

At the same time, the town council needs to continue achieving the promises of consolidation, she said.

While working sessions regarding the establishment of priorities have not proved too contentious, discussions often

“I think it’s like any relationship, you always have to be working on [towngown relations] to figure out how to make [them] better.”

Kristen Appelget director of community and regional affairs

arise regarding how to achieve goals, Lempert said. For example, she noted that the traffic committee recently recommended that bike lanes be added on Hamilton Avenue, but citizens have voiced concern over how the lanes will fit into the town’s larger “complete roads” project, which aims to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists in road construction.

In response to citizen concerns, the town council intends to consult with a representative from the New Jersey

Department of Transportation to develop a bike master plan, she said.

“We are having a healthy debate on how to make the town safe for all forms of transportation while addressing specific community needs,” Councilwoman Heather Howard said.

Lempert also said that continuing to improve relations between the University and the town is a personal priority, though she added that communication between the two parties has been good.

“I think it’s like any relationship, you always have to be working on it to figure out how to make it better,” she said in regard to town and University relations.

University Director of Community and Regional Affairs Kristin Appelget said that progress has been made in the last year in strengthening communication between the town and University due to the mutual collaboration effort of both Lempert and University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83.

“President Eisgruber has visited the town council twice and has had really excellent conversations,” Appelget said. “That has become a great avenue of discussion between the President and Mayor and Council and I think it permeates to all levels of government and the University. We are in the same community and working together.”

Lempert noted that she also hopes to increase student involvement with the town over the next year, citing her inten-

tion to begin direct student outreach over the course of the next year.

“Most of the time relations are administration to administration,” Lempert said. “But I have been approached by individual students and student groups, and it would be great to see what sort of opportunities and partnerships we can build.”

Developing a list of priorities for the coming year helps orient the Council around what

“We are having a healthy debate on how to make the town safe for all forms of transportation.”

Heather Howard

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they want to accomplish, Howard said of the planning exercise. However, the list is not static, as the council will continue to respond to new situations or issues as they arise over the course of the year, she added.

“Of course events that we cannot predict will arise, but I think [the priorities] keep us focused by reminding us of our core, common vision,” Howard said.

A vote on the town council 2015 priorities is scheduled for Feb. 24.

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However, Barroso left office while economic problems and anti-European Union sentiment remain problematic for his successor, Jean-Claude Juncker.

Barosso accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012 on behalf of the EU for contributions to human rights and democracy over its approximately 60-year history. He also acted as the central EU emissary to global powers such as China, Russia and the United States and pushed for the EU to address climate change and adopt clean energy aggressively.

“He has been considered by many as one of the key mediating and negotiating and also agenda-shaping persona in the European Union for an entire decade,” Wolfgang Danspeckgruber, the founding director of the LISD, said.

Harold James, the Director of Program in Contemporary European Politics and Society at the University said he is delighted that Barosso has joined the faculty. James explained that Barosso has significant experience with negotiating political, economic and security crises in Europe.

“He’s obviously one of the most experienced, most interesting European policy makers,” James said, adding that students interested in European affairs would benefit enormously from his guidance.

Barosso will offer insight into negotiation, diplomacy and the international economic dimension, Danspeckgruber said.

“He is really like the interface between the EU as such und the rest of the world,” he explained, using the German word for “and.”

Barosso first delivered a policy address at the University in

September 2012 titled, “European Union: An Indispensable Partner.” Barosso called for the further integration of the EU’s economy and said claims that European integration was falling apart were “greatly exaggerated,” according to a Daily Princetonian article at the time.

“I have to confess I was thrilled how he interacted with students and faculty und that sort of instilled in me the idea that [it] could be interesting to have him with us for some time,” Danspeckgruber said.

Sophie Meunier, the co-director of the University’s European Union program, said she hopes that if Barosso’s schedule allows, he will be able to participate in the European Union Program events this spring.

“I am meeting with Mr. Barosso next week actually to go over how he is going to be involved,” Meunier said.

According to Danspeckgruber, Wilson School Dean Cecilia Rouse supported the initiative to bring Barosso to the University faculty.

Rouse and Vice Dean Keith Wailoo were not available for comment.

“I really wish that my friends and colleagues … have the opportunity, through him and with him together, to explore some of these insights because that opportunity to interact with a person who was in this position still eight weeks ago is absolutely unique,” Danspeckgruber said.

Justinas Mickus ’18, who is involved with the European Union program, said that Barosso will offer a unique insight into the governance of an international institution, a dimension that is not always addressed in regard to international relations.

Director of the European Union program Andrew Moravcsik did not respond to a request for comment.

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PACE CENTER KICKOFF

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The Pace Center for Civil Engagement held its Service Kickoff on the 100-level of Frist Campus Center on Tuesday.

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men’s and women’s restroom facilities, according to St. Mauro.

While the state has agreed to allow the conversions, they require separate paperwork for every single building where a bathroom conversion is taking place.

“It was based in trying to describe the way the modern world functions right now. There are many people with many different needs,” St. Mauro said in explaining the University’s rationale for their requested variation from code. “Frankly, drawing the line between men and women in certain instances doesn’t make any sense for single occupancy rooms.”

The University is in the process

of submitting paperwork for each proposed conversion, and they do not yet know when the physical conversion process can begin, St. Mauro said.

Conversion will require simply removing old signs, adding new ones and repainting where necessary, St. Mauro said. During the assessment process, Facilities is also double checking to make certain that handicap bathrooms are accurately labeled, which will be reflected in the new signs, St. Mauro said.

The LGBT Center first brought student concerns regarding the lack of gender-neutral bathrooms to the University’s attention, Minter said. The LGBT Center currently has a map of genderneutral bathrooms on its website to help gender non-conforming people identify bathrooms where they would feel comfortable,

Minter said.

“Everybody benefits if there is more flexibility, so I think its very much in keeping with our values. I think it’s a good thing,” Minter said. “That’s why the University went to the trouble of trying to negotiate with the state over this, because we do think it is better for our campus community if we have more genderneutral facilities.”

Students, like Catherine Wu ’17, said they are pleased with the University’s decision.

“I support gender-neutral bathrooms since they offer a more inclusive option to those who do not identify as male or female,” Wu said. “This would especially benefit trans people since they are in a unique situation where they tend to garner negative reactions and feel uncomfortable in both male and female restrooms.”

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her develop as an individual.

“There was one point where we stopped the deportation of someone, and I think for me that was powerful because it showed me that when people get together, we can really change someone’s life,” she said.

The man was slated to be deported in a matter of weeks, but the DREAM Team helped prevent it within a few days.

They held a protest on campus and helped his family fill out immigration forms. She said this moment taught her the importance of unity and perseverance.

“If you have a passion and meet likeminded individuals who care about the same sorts of things, and have a can-do attitude, you can achieve a lot,” she said.

Martinez said she decided to format her thesis as a book of poetry, which includes themes of death, migration and human vulnerabilities. For her, she said, poetry and art have the ability to liberate.

Martinez added she is undecided between becoming a professor and helping people directly through nonprofit organizations. She said she hopes to help marginalized youth and continue working for rights for undocumented immigrants.

Martinez said she dedicates her success to her parents, who moved to America to seek a better life and insisted that she enroll in English classes.

Robertson, a Slavic languages and literatures major who is pursuing certificates in theater and Russian, East European and Eurasian studies, said he was first contacted last Friday by Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Students Thomas Dunne, whom he had known through various extracurricular activities.

“He said, ‘I need you to see me today, because I have a timesensitive performance opportunity’,” Robertson said.

In an unexpected twist, Robertson met Dean of Undergraduate Students Kathleen Deignan and Dean of the College Valerie Smith, who notified him that he had won the Pyne Prize. He said he was completely taken by surprise but honored.

Robertson’s interest in Russian started in childhood.

“As a kid, I only read non-fiction, so I loved biographies and histories,” he explained. “One day, I picked up a book called ‘The Concise History of Russia,’ and said ‘Mom, mom, can I get this from Barnes & Noble?’ ” Robertson said he was born an actor and that it has defined his life and encouraged him to develop.

“When I was two or three years old, maybe four, my parents were watching television, and I was playing on the ground,” he said. “This gentleman came on the television with a very distinct South Asian accent, and I stood up and repeated what he said, then went back to playing with my toys.”

His “Madman/Robertson”

one-man theater performance was the culmination of his artistic work not only at the University, but in his life, he said.

Each character in his show had been characters in shows that he had performed in throughout his lifetime. The performance explored what it meant to be an actor and also broke down the facade of conceptions of that by exploring the imagination.

“It was the most personal show I’ve ever done, because I myself play a character — Jake Robertson — in the piece,” he explained. “I love playing characters in a piece, but to challenge myself to be myself on stage was difficult and intriguing, but ultimately rewarding.”

He said was first introduced to his thesis idea in his Soviet Gulag freshman seminar class taught by sociology professor Deborah Kaple, his “advisor for life.”

“We were reading a big tome, called ‘Gulag: A History,’ by Anne Applebaum, and while I was reading it, I saw one line that said they had done a performance of Gorky’s ‘Children of the Sun’,” he said. “‘There’s theater in these camps?’ I said.

So I circled it, highlighted it, and wrote in the margin: ‘thesis idea?’”

Robertson said that he hopes to become an actor and was recently accepted to the Royal Conservatoire in Scotland. He attributes his success and encouragement to his two moms as well as members of Quipfire, which he has found to be a rewarding experience.

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Tigers don’t bow: how the archery team came on target

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Jessica N. Li is a freshman from Chandler, Ariz. She can be reached at jnli@princeton.edu.

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Guest Columnist

irst things first, I’m not afraid to admit I like Iggy Azalea’s music. I jam to her aggressive lyrics about pageantry (see “Murda Bizness” music video), female empowerment (note the “Kill Bill” allusions in her “Black Widow” video), and her rise against poverty (see “Work”). But when it comes to questions of how her identity affects the entire rap industry as a genre, I am less certain. As a white rapper from Australia, she is frequently accused of appropriating a genre that originates in African-American culture.

Contrastingly, because she is a woman, many argue that her success in a traditionally maledominated sphere challenges hip-hop’s masculine ideal.

While I have not settled my opinion on Iggy, her success has provoked numerous discussions that have undoubtedly given me a race- and gender-tinted lens toward entertainment. I love awards shows, and these questions of race and gender in the entertainment industry were recently rekindled with the 2015 Oscar nominations and Grammy Awards.

The Oscars have raised complaints that the Academy is tone-deaf with regard to issues of race and gender: All five nominees for Best Actor are white. “Selma”, which received full-bodied applause at the Garden Theatre, has only received two nominations in total. No female writers or directors were included in the race.

According to a 2012 study by the L. A. Times, of the roughly 6,000 Oscar voters, 94 percent are white, 77 percent are male, and only 14 percent are under the age of 50. Similar criticisms emerged with Sunday’s Grammy Awards, when Beyoncé’s groundbreaking album “Beyoncé” lost out to Beck, who is somewhat a relic of the 90s.

In a response that mirrored widespread reactions to the Oscars, critics argued that Grammy voters are just too old, too white and too male to appreciate the cultural context of contemporary music.

This being the case, large award-granting institutions should practice affirmative action and consider race, gender, and sexual orientation when choosing voting members, perhaps even setting numerical targets that reflect the demographic composition of the US population.

The mission of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is to advance filmmaking, while improving the image of the industry.

Likewise, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences strives to recognize the “best in music,” while positively impacting the lives of musicians and “society at large.” However, the lack of equal representation in their voting bodies hinders their good intentions.

Obviously, the quality of art is subjective; it can’t be judged with a rubric. So instead, the Academy literally instructs its voters to “follow their hearts” (according to an exposé about the Oscar nomination process). Voters are liable to vote for movies that resonate with them the most, a factor that may be strongly shaped by their respective backgrounds of largely white and largely male heritage. As a result, movies that concern minority values, issues and experiences are often placed at a disadvantage. This is problematic because the winning movies are not necessarily the ones that the much more diverse public roots for. And when movies like 12 Years a Slave do win, their victories are often misattributed to “guilt,” rather than their actual artistic value or their ability to connect with people.

This is problematic when we consider that art is a reflection of the present, a fact particularly true with movies and music as stalwart pillars of popular culture. When these institutions “snub” minority art despite extremely positive reviews and projections to win by the public, they undermine the ideas of minority groups. The ability of voters to see what is the “best” art is inherently limited, and the lack of equality in these institutions only exacerbates this blind spot.

In addition, explicit recognition of minority films and music — of minority musicians, actors, directors and writers — creates role models who bring attention to important issues. In her acceptance speech, Lupita Nyong’o brought light to her struggle with feeling beautiful as a black woman. To have such a prominent figure openly discuss racial- and gender-specific problems is so powerful. It encourages people who might not have otherwise pursued goals in the entertainment industry to do so by teaching them that they can be commercially successful. New shows like “Fresh Off the Boat” — about the experiences of an Asian American family — need recognition to be sustained and to show minorities that we value their presence in pop culture. This makes affirmative action an effective way to create long-term change in the industry, increasing the visibility and power of ideas and messages important to under-represented groups.

A diverse voting body for the Grammys could finally answer the Iggy question. Is she given undue success because she is white, and does her prominence usurp minority rappers? (Something to ponder is that badass M.I.A. of Sri Lankan heritage does not elicit such protests.) Perhaps official recognition by non-white, non-male voters — able to connect with her music in spite of her racial “advantage” — will determine if Iggy is really the “realest” once and for all.

Opinion

Anjalie Field

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hen I first came to Princeton, I was convinced there must be a secret underground archery team.

I had talked to numerous campus officials, administrators and even students who told me “It sounds familiar” or “I think I’ve heard of them”, and foolish pre-frosh me was too naïve to realize that admissions officers were simply telling me what I wanted to hear. By far, the biggest fallacy I was told repeatedly was “Even if we don’t have a team, you can always start one. It’s really easy to start clubs at Princeton!”

And so, come September, I found myself wandering aimlessly through the activities fair, dodging flyers and aggressive upperclassmen, until I somehow wound up in the Sport Clubs Office.

That’s when someone finally told me the hard truth: Princeton did not have an archery program, nor would it probably ever have one.

Three years after hearing that denial, we are heading to Nationals. Despite this, the process of founding the archery team has been an arduous one, and I have faced more rejection in the process than I have anywhere else. When I first approached the director of club sports, he told me no.

Even, when I tried talking with more flexible administrators, they ultimately kept pointing me back to club sports, which repeatedly turned down ideas again, and again, and again. Practicing on campus was too dangerous, owning equipment was too much of a liability and giving

funding to our team would take away funding from other teams. But facing rejection is what being an athlete is all about. You have to learn how to miss the target multiple times, refocus and start shooting bull’s-eyes.

Learning to overcome challenges is one of the main reasons I wanted to bring archery to Princeton. Archery taught me how to face failure and especially how to perform under pressure, a skill every Princeton student grapples with. It made me a better student and a better person.

That’s why I was so surprised that the University was so adamantly opposed to the creation of a club archery team. Physically, archery is one of the safest sports, with a lower accident rate than even golf.

Emotionally, the team was meant to be a haven from all the Princeton craziness, a place where students didn’t have to be judged and where students could gain something from simply being part of the team. The best part about archery is that you don’t have to be fast or strong. Some natural ability can help, but all you really need to excel is focus and dedication. It seemed like a perfect fit for Princeton students.

Instead, we got into a vicious cycle: we couldn’t be sanctioned by the University without holding practices, we couldn’t hold practices without equipment, we couldn’t get equipment without being sanctioned. Help finally came not from the University, but from random community members who agreed to let us use their facilities, even though they had absolutely no obligation to help or even any reason to trust us with their equipment at all. When a random community member is willing to talk with you for

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over an hour on the phone, but University officials can’t even take 30 seconds to reply to an email, it is clear that there is a problem with the system.

The problem traces back to an unwillingness to take risks. Princeton fears the rejection that so many of us have to deal with, and so they refuse to support new teams until the teams have already shown they will be successful. Some teams take international training trips every year, while we went to our first tournament wearing orange t-shirts colored with sharpies because we lacked funding for real uniforms. Archery was only listed as a club sport on Princeton’s website six months after we had our own website. If Princeton wants to advertise itself as a place where students can found new organizations, it needs to actually provide funding and assistance to teams that are struggling, instead of rewarding teams that are already successful. Now that we have found off-campus practice space, off-campus storage space and begun our own fundraising, the Sport Clubs Office has provided us with more resources.

At Nationals in five weeks, realistically, our team is probably going to be crushed by other college teams with real funding, real coaches and real equipment, but frankly, I don’t care. Our team is about persistence, dedication, and no judgment, not about getting trophies.

And who knows? Maybe we will win. If there’s one thing we’re good at, it’s not giving up, a principle Princeton should be embracing and not shunning.

Anjalie Field is a computer science major from Haverford, Pa. She can be reached at aefield@ princeton.edu.

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To flee or not to flee Azza Cohen Columnist

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he world has been watching Paris, and when Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu told the Jews of France “the state of Israel is your home,” the world understood what he implied: Flee, for you know you are not welcome in France. Flee, for France was never your home. Flee, as you have for generations. Flee, for there is no hope.

My extended family is caught in this identity pretzel: French. Jewish. Immigrant. Citizen. Human.

Although France has the world’s third largest Jewish population, it is also the most rapidly dwindling one: More than 6,000 French Jews fled in 2014 alone, the largest exodus from any other nation to Israel. But this is not about who is leaving France or where they are going; it’s about who is staying.

First, Netanyahu’s call for emigration raises questions of home within and outside of France and fails to see the role of choosing to live in France as integral to fostering a safe, diverse society.

Netanyahu implied that France is not “home” for French Jews, merely some sort of transient, unwelcoming place to settle for a while. If French Jews are to truly thrive, they must live among nonJews and be able to connect, as people and as fellow French citizens. The breakdown of stereotypes and dissolving of hatred will only come with coexistence.

To politely imply that the Jewish people should leave France is an erasure of an important version of the shared history of France.

Second, the Prime Minister exaggerates the level of danger in Paris by narrowly focusing on recent events. Paris, despite certain reports, is not a war zone.

I understand why some are pointing to the attack at Hyper Cacher on Jan. 9 as an example of instability and lack of security for Jewish people living in France.

It is also certainly not the only anti-Semitic attack in recent memory. From the vicious kidnapping and murder of Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old Jewish man of Moroccan descent, to the attack on the Ozar Hatorah school in Toulouse, a wellpicked group of headlines can serve as a fabulous scare tactic. Such scare tactics, at the very least, stunt tolerance, and at the very worst, traumatize the population who needs support in this moment more than ever. To call on the Jewish residents of France to flee their home is to recognize neither the potential for assimilation nor the possibility of peace.

Third, the people of France, including their government, have a proven record of holding themselves accountable for past crimes against their Jewish population with the purpose of creating a safe home for this community. Long before these attacks, France has been active in remembering crimes against its Jews.

In my opinion, France has succeeded in creating some of the most effective public displays of historical memory in the world. Outside every school where

children were deported during World War II is a dedicated plaque that reads: “à la mémoire des élèves de cette école déportés de 1942 à 1944 parce qu’ils étaient nés juifs, victimes innocentes de la barbarie nazie avec la complicité active du gouvernement de Vichy. Ne les oublions jamais.” It translates to: In memory of the students of this school who were deported between 1942 and 1944 because they were born Jewish, the innocent victims of the barbaric Nazi regime along with the active collusion of the Vichy government. We never forget them.

In theory, assimilation is easy. In theory, acceptance is possible. In theory, post-Charlie Hebdo Paris is much more welcoming to its Jewish, Muslim and many other varied minority populations. In reality, assimilation and acceptance are tiring processes whose fruits are only known by those generations long after the ones who sowed the seeds.

This is not an excuse; France’s Jews should seize this moment of terror and use it as a uniting force for reconciliation.

Le Marais, the heart of the Jewish quarter of Paris, bustles as usual with its numerous falafel vendors, but now there are armed guards standing alongside hungry customers. The falafel vendors often gift the guards a kebab or pita bread sandwich in gratitude for their protection — it is in these small interactions between communities that Paris will mend her shattered trust.

France is fighting itself in the present; France is fighting for its future. My fam-

ily is every bit as French as their Catholic or Muslim or Atheist or Anything neighbors. We must believe in France’s ability to take care of its minority citizens. We must believe in the power of diversity. We must believe that Jewish people have the right to remain where they call home.

In 1894, Alfred Dreyfus, a French Jew, was accused of espionage and convicted of treason. Émile Zola, a prominent French writer, famously wrote an open letter “J’accuse” (I accuse) to the French government calling out the anti-Semitism in the original accusation, causing an investigation into the evidence that was determined to be baseless; Dreyfus was exonerated.

Prime Minister Netanyahu, J’accuse. I accuse you of hurting the Jewish people by implying we should self-segregate. I accuse you of irresponsibly underestimating the power of acceptance that absolutely is possible in Paris. I accuse you of hindering our potential to teach our religion and learn about others’ religions and love the diversity that enriches our Jewish history — Jewish history that lives in so many places outside of Israel.

After all, the Judaism I am proud of was born of fearless leaders who believed in universal truths, who stood tall in the face of injustice and violence and believed in their right to practice their prayers wherever they called home.

Azza Cohen is a history major from Highland Park, Ill. She can be reached at accohen@ princeton.edu.

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TENNIS Women’s Current Rank: #58

Men’s Current Rank: #57

Doubles Team to Watch

Player to Watch

Katrine Steffensen ’18

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highest ranking of the season: #50

Record: 1-5

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top ranked player: #117

Record: 5-0

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5-2 Win

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vs. Virginia Tech (#56) vs. Syracuse (#57) vs. Stanford (#8)

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vs. Dartmouth (#62)

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vs. Air Force (unranked) vs. Denver (unranked) vs. William & Mary (unranked)

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT PRINCETON This week, Street brings you recaps and previews of a selection of Black History Month-related events on campus.

“SANKOFA FASHION SHOW: THE AWAKENING” 2/20 VICTORIA SCOTT Staff Writer

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n friday, feb. 20 in the Mathey Common Room, the Princeton Association of African Students will be hosting its second annual fashion show. The theme of the show is Sankofa, or “the Awakening.” The word “Sankofa” originates from the West African language Akan and literally means to “reach back and get it.” In modern America, Sanko-

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Temiloluwa Odimayo ’15 for Sankofa 2014, photographed by Injee Unshin ’15.

fa symbolizes pride for African heritage and the importance of learning from the past. The show will focus on celebrating African pride with performances from BAC, Ellipses Slam Team, Umqombothi, the Ethiopian Dance Group, models wearing traditional African clothing and traditional African cuisine.

The show, sponsored by the Departments of Anthropology, African Studies and Art and Archaeology, the Lewis Center, the Fields Center, the Center for African American Studies, the Bobst Center and the Alcohol Initiative is free for PUID holders and $10 for non-PUID holders, with a suggested donation of $10.

All of the proceeds will go to the PanAfrican Global Academy in Ghana, which was founded by Anthropology Professor Carolyn Rouse, Ph.D. Sankofa is one of the many events planned for Black History month, which will focus on this year’s theme of empowerment.

According to head of the modeling committee Adaure Nwaba ’16 and head of the designers’ committee Wilglory Tanjong ’18, the model selection process was difficult because they had a great number of wonderful models audition.

“We had so many wonderful people audition to be in the show and were so amazed and grateful for all of the enthusiasm, especially as this is only our second year organizing and hosting this show,” Nwaba said.

The selection process was thorough and systematic.

“This year, for SANKOFA: The Awakening, we selected models based on the following criteria: their ability to walk, their high energy level and enthusiasm, their ability to hype up the crowd, especially by the dance or pose they chose to do at the end of their walk,” Tanjong said.

Furthermore, the models were rated on a scale from one to five, with five as the highest possible score a model could achieve.

“We rated models on a scale of 1-5, with five being the highest, and one being the lowest. The judges also put comments about each model’s walk next to their score. Following auditions, the modeling committee and the head of the designers’ committee got together to discuss each model’s performance. This year, we had over 70 people try out for 43 spots. Most selected models had scores averaging 4.5 across the board from all judges,” Tanjong added.

Many of the selected models eagerly anticipate the show.

“I’m looking forward to getting to know the other models as well as preparing to give an amazing show celebrating African culture!” model Ugonna Nwabueze ’18 said.

Model Folasade Runcie ’18 also expressed enthusiasm for the show.

“I can’t wait to meet and work with new people, and dress up in traditional African clothing,” Runcie said.

For all those involved, “the awakening” has already begun.

“IN CONVERSATION WITH MISTY COPELAND” 2/16 JOY DARTEY Contributor

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ast summer, African American ballet dancer Misty Copeland starred in an Under Armour commercial that stunned the athletic clothing industry. In the ad, Copeland performs ballet while a narrator reads a letter of rejection from a dance company. The ad was seen as a symbol of empowerment for women and minorities.

As part of its Masters of Dance Series, the Lewis Center for the Arts has worked together with Princeton University Ballet, as well as the Center for African American Studies, to host a conversation with Misty Copeland, a renowned ballet dancer, on Feb. 16. As one of a small number of African-American dancers in American Ballet Theatre history, Copeland’s arrival on campus during Black History Month is an appropriate one.

A goal of the Center for African American Studies is to give students the chance to explore the artistic contributions of African-descended people around the

world, according to a statement from Alison Bland, media specialist for CAAS. “Being able to hear from a world-class dancer like Misty Copeland is not only a wonderful compliment, but it is also an opportunity for the Princeton community as a whole to think about the important cultural work of African American dancers and choreographers,” the statement said.

Dance lecturer Tina Fehlandt will moderate the conversation. Fehlandt explained that Copeland will be given the chance to discuss some of the issues she mentions in her 2014 memoir “Life in Motion,” such as “the rigors of studying and performing classical ballet, being a person of color in a predominately and historically white art form, dealing with body image issues and eating disorders, recovering from injuries and navigating social media.”

During an interview, Jiae Azad ’15 and Marisa Remez ’16, co-presidents of the Princeton University Ballet, elaborated on why Misty Copeland was chosen for this event and her connection to Black History Month. “[Copeland] is definitely known for breaking down a lot of boundaries, given her race and her body type,” Remez

said. “Ballet has a tendency of being very white.”

Misty Copeland defies the body type usually associated with the art form. The way Remez explains it, there is this notion that ballerinas have “a relatively unhealthy body shape … very stick thin and a lack of curves.” Misty Copeland does not embody this image, and this, combined with the fact that she is the only African American woman in such a prestigious ballet company, serves as a source of inspiration for many aspiring dancers.

Fehlandt explained that Copeland has not only overcome hurdles as a professional dancer, but she is also an advocate for American Ballet Theatre’s “Project Plié,” an initiative with plans to “increase racial and ethnic representation in ballet.”

This goal is a significant one, as the lack of diversity in ballet companies is evident. “[Copeland] has a very empowering image for women, [for minorities], and for anyone overcoming adversity because she had a very hard life growing up, and she’s overcome a lot of things, and she’s done it in a very elegant and professional way,” Azad said. “She’s not just a ballerina, she’s a role model for a lot of people.”

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ifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, an event that is the subject of this year’s Academy Awardnominated film “Selma.” One scene of the film featured a blink-and-you’llmiss-it portrayal of Malcolm X, the controversial civil rights activist and African-American Muslim minister.

Malcolm X’s small role in the film mirrors the muted attention the forthcoming anniversary of his death has thus far received; the outspoken human rights advocate and Muslim minister was assassinated on February 21, 1965, 50 years ago this month.

At Princeton, an ongoing series of public events titled “Contemplating Malcolm X 50 Years Later” commemorates the anniversary of Malcolm X’s death and examines his controversial legacy. The lectures and film showings, which will continue until Feb. 18, were organized by the Muslim Life Program, the Center for African American Studies and the Fields Center.

“The legacy of Malcolm X is celebrated and also contentious,” Muslim Life Coordinator and Chaplain Sohaib Sultan said.

“Fifty years later we should take some time to contemplate… [his] legacy in today’s world. It’s especially important with Ferguson and many other events across the country — we are really thinking about civil rights anew.”

On Tuesday, the series kicked off with a speech by Ilyasah Shabazz, one of Malcolm X’s daughters. Shabazz was two years old at the age of his assassination.

In her speech, Shabazz covered a variety of topics, including the prevalence of hate crimes perpetrated by youth in contemporary American and the importance of giving children equal opportunities.

“I believe that every child must have the opportunity to be their greatest selves,” Shabazz said.

The speech was peppered with anecdotes about Shabazz’s memories of her

father, which she described as “flickering images and moments spent with him.”

At one point, Shabazz quoted her father’s speech at Oxford University, in which Malcolm X quoted the “To be or not to be” speech from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” The speech was important, Shabazz said, because it revealed a different side of Malcolm X, who was typically depicted in the media as a reactionary advocate of violent protest.

“He was a man of great compassion and integrity,” Shabazz said later when discussing Malcolm X’s work on human rights.

The lecture will be followed on Friday by a showing of Spike Lee’s 1992 film “Malcolm X,” starring Denzel Washington.

The film will be screened at the Forbes College Theatre at 5 p.m.

“That movie is not only a powerful dramatization of the ‘Autobiography of Malcolm X’,” Sultan said, “but it also marks the moment in which the reputation of Malcolm X is reconsidered and brought back.”

The film was critically acclaimed at the time of its release and renewed public interest in Malcolm X. “[The film] popularized what Malcolm X was about. And so, it’s interesting that many people in this generation haven’t seen the movie,” Sultan said. “I want to get the movie screening so that people get to experience [and consider Malcolm X].”

The series continues on Monday with a lecture from Dr. Saladin Unbar, the author of the 2013 book “Malcolm X at Oxford Union.” The lecture is titled “Malcolm X Reconsidered: A Voice for Our Times” and will be held at 7 p.m. in the Fields Center.

A panel titled “Malcolm X: Life After Death” featuring professor Sohail Daulatzai, chaplain Kameelah Rashad and hiphop artist Brother Ali will conclude the series next Wednesday. The panel will be held at 6 p.m., also in the Fields Center.

“My hope is that people will free Malcolm X from the image of being this angry radical black man, [the way in] which he is so often portrayed,” Sultan said, “to being someone who was very charismatic and very serious… and had a lot to contribute to the civil rights movement.”

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A SINGLE’S GUIDE TO

BEYOND BEYOND WALL STREET

VALENTINE’S DAY MAYA WESBY

DAILY PRINCETONIAN STAFF

Staff Writer

12:48 p.m. You wake up thinking about “The Bae” and how he/she/ze is wonderful and perfect. You wish he/she/ze could see that, but for all you know he/she/ze might only see you as a friend, which hurts like hell, but you still love he/she/ ze anyway.

12:49 p.m. Facebook stalking.

12:53 p.m. You find that “The Bae” hung out with one person in particular, “The Other,” hella lot last semester. You pray that the romance has ended.

1:22 p.m. You plan on having brunch with some friends, but once you sit with them, one of those awkward “we-have-to-leaveas-soon-as-you-sit-down” events happens and you end up eating by yourself. You pretend to mess around on Yik Yak and listen to music.

2:04 p.m. Since you’re already behind on work, you head to the library. You notice all the canoodling going on. Don’t they know this isn’t the place for that? You think of “The Bae” and immediately envy the love that radiates off of these couples. Well — you actually can’t tell if you envy their love or if you want to smash it into itty bitty pieces out of the pure rage.

Eventually, you decide to leave that dreaded love-nest return to your room to work.

5:09 p.m. After failing to make your planets orbit correctly on NBody for the hundredth time, you take a break from COS 126 by heading to the Wa. You place an order for a sandwich and a smoothie.

While waiting, you notice the lovey-dovey Valentine’s Day setup with pink candy on display and paper hearts saying “Love Me Always” and “Swipe Right.” You throw up on site and leave the store before your sandwich is done.

6:38 p.m. You eat dinner with your friends, content to know that they’re not getting away so easily this time. But alas — they all have significant others, and you are the seventh wheel. They look down on you in romantic condescension. But you’re tough — you have chosen not to care. You are like the ugly duckling, the little engine that couldn’t, the bae-less among the baes and you couldn’t care less. Single and proud.

7:03 p.m. Just kidding. You care.

You really care. You see your friends holding hands with their respective lovers and DEAR GOD WHY CAN’T YOU HAVE HAPPINESS LIKE THAT. 7:04 p.m. You feel like belting “Teardrops On My Guitar,” but restrain yourself. “Trouble” is better.

8:12 p.m. You go to your room and cry until you fall asleep. You dream of despair and pain. And T-Swift murdering her boyfriend in “Blank Space.”

11:29 p.m. You wake up to the rowdiness of the pregame next door.

While the last thing you want to do is interact with others, you are in dire need of several shots.

11:43 p.m. You arrive at the party.

You spot “The Bae.” 11:46 p.m. Shot #1.

11:47 p.m. You take deep breaths

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and try not to let “The Bae” see you gasp in the presence of his/her/hir glory.

11:48 p.m. Shot #2.

11:49 p.m. You notice that “The Bae” is hanging around “The Other” a lot.

11:51 p.m. Like, a lot.

11:52 p.m. Shot #3.

11:53 p.m. This pregame sucks, and the emptiness you feel reminds you of your wounded, dying heart.

11:54 p.m. Shot #4. Shot #5.

11:56 p.m. You hate this pregame, you hate this school, you even hate this country for shoving love and happiness down your throat when the only emotions you feel are sadness and misery.

11:58 p.m. You need to leave. You must leave. You approach the door.

11:59 p.m. “The Bae” notices you leaving and stops you in front the door, striking up conversation.

You almost have a heart attack from the discussion that follows.

12:00 a.m. “The Bae” casually asks if you would like to go on a date sometime soon, and you nearly pass out. You say yes, of course and smile like a goofball the rest of the night. Joy floods your heart. You can finally feel the love in the air, and the future has never seemed so bright.

12:08 a.m. The five shots that you consumed are now racing up your esophagus. You throw up on “The Bae.” 12:09 a.m. “The Bae” shrugs, says, “I knew you were trouble when you walked in.” A goat screams.

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oes your fiveyear plan include finance or consulting? After a number of surveys and focus groups, the University has come to the conclusion that there are indeed students whose answer to this question is “No.” In response, the University offered “Beyond Wall Street” and related programming to provide students with exposure to “alternative” career paths. While these programs have been small steps for man and giant leaps for Princeton-kind, some questions still remain: “But what if my career plans also don’t include changing the world via a nonprofit?”

“What if they don’t even include graduate school?” Don’t worry — you have been heard. Despite your questionable choices in regard to your future, there are jobs out there. The following are a preview of Career Services’ new alternative job database, which will go live later this spring.

Coffee Shop Seat Filler Description: Have you ever passed a cool new coffee shop that just opened and marveled at the crowd of hipsters and locals filling the store? Have you ever ventured inside said coffee shop to sample the brew, despite the lack of seating, and observed the tablet-toting patrons as you waited in line? Did you think, “These people must be entrepreneurs or people with over 1,000 followers on Twitter”? If your answer is yes, then you’ve seen how effective our company can be. As independent contractors, we provide coffee shop seat fillers to complete a specific café vibe. You’ve heard of seat fillers at the Oscars; this is just like that but without celebrities and not televised.

Responsibilities: — Remain at designated coffee shop from open to close. ­­— Appear engaged and at work for 75 percent of the day. The other 25 percent is “collaborative time,” in which fillers are expected to make a networking connection with a fellow filler or patron.

— Have a working knowledge of artisanal coffee and related beverages.

Skills, Qualifications and Knowledge: — Applicants should own at least two pairs of skinny jeans, a scarf

and thick-rimmed glasses.

—Applicants should possess an intriguing but aloof air.

—Ideally, applicants will have majored in the humanities.

Location: Opportunity for multi-sited employment in Portland.

Salary and Benefits: —A small coffee or price-equivalent beverage every hour.

—Opportunities to network with like-minded directionless individuals.

Ikea Furniture Assemblage Directions Writer Description: Are you a self-starter with a desire to impact the lives of individuals around the world? Ikea is the world’s largest furniture retailer, with 351 stores in 46 countries.

That’s a lot of Fjalkinges, Ektorps and Magnarps! While we rely heavily on our Kottbullar meatballs to keep people coming back to our stores, the true linchpin of Ikea’s continued success lies in the furniture assemblage directions.

We pride ourselves on empowering individuals to take initiative in their own homes and assemble their own kitchen cabinets, armoires and entertainment centers.

That being said, we also see significant value in struggling through the process of constructing furniture, as it builds character and makes the accomplishment of a finished product more substantial. We expect our directions, both graphically and textually, to reflect those company values.

Responsibilities —Assembling product to figure out how exactly it can be put together.

—Disassembling the product in order to pack cost-effectively.

—Produce vague but numbered instructions and graphics concerning assemblage.

Skills, Qualifications and Knowledge: — A love of puzzles.

— Background in doodling and illustrating stick figures.

— A working knowledge of Swedish and Dutch not required but a plus.

Location: Leiden, Netherlands Salary and Benefits: — Housing provided on the show-

room level of the store. First-year hires will be housed in the “Living in 76 sq. ft.” display and have the opportunity to move into larger square footage based on performance.

— 2 meals a day at the Ikea Restaurant and/or Ikea Bistro.

— Yearly salary of 100,000 Swedish Krona. (11,891.74 USD) “IvyHarmony” Engineer

Software

Description: Are you preoccupied with enforcing the very real socioeconomic boundaries that keep the state-school educated from socializing with the private elite? Do you only date within your income bracket? Can you code in Python? We don’t care, as long as you attended an Ivy League school. “IvyHarmony” is the preeminent dating app for alumni from Ivy League institutions and Stanford. (MIT alumni on application basis). “IvyHarmony” connects students from all Ivy League institutions, even Brown, and sets them up with the perfect power-couple dynamics for rising members of the meritocratic elite.

Responsibilities: — Excluding the vast majority of datable young people.

— Matching couples by average price of J.Crew sweaters in wardrobe.

— Smiling knowingly at your coworker whose education is comparable with your own.

Skills, Qualifications and Knowledge: — Candidates should be judgmental.

— They should like to have their voice heard without interruption — They should requently tell exciting stories about their multiple summers abroad in the quaint nation of Liechtenstein.

— Programming experience a plus, not required.

Location: Multiple offices in Northern California.

Salary and Benefits: — Salary: If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.

— Season tickets to the Ivy League Polo Championships.

— The opportunity to work, live and love with people exactly like you.

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P-TOWN FUNK: The Princeton Footnotes

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he princeton footnotes are one of Princeton’s four all-male a cappella groups. Their YouTube music video for their rendition of “Uptown Funk” has reached over 25,000 views in the first week after its release. Street sat down with Footnotes president Peter Xing ’16, filming director Nonny Okwelogu ’15 of Princeton Film Productions, music director Casey Kolb ’15 and member Jacob Schatz ’15 to get the stories behind the making of this video.

Daily Princetonian: What was the inspiration behind the video?

Why did you choose “Uptown Funk”?

Jacob Schatz: It was the first song that we felt we needed to sing. We really wanted to arrange the song and perform it.

Casey Kolb: It’s rare to find a song that you think you can really pull off. Not too cheesy, not too poppy.

It has good quality, good rhythm and good drive.

Peter Xing: I also thought the song resonates who we are as a group. It shows the quirky nature of Footnotes. My roommate thought — the first time he heard it, he thought of us.

JS: A lot of my friends arrived at this song too. They were saying, “Footnotes have to do this.”

DP: How did the collaborations with dance groups come about?

JS: During winter break as I was starting up the arrangement, I contacted Chris and Peter and I was like whoa — cool idea that may not actually work: Why don’t we have BAC, BodyHype and diSiac all dance to a different section.

And Chris and Peter were like that sounds like a lot of work, but if they’re all really down and want to do it then let’s at least see if we can.

So I reached out to them … at first, everyone was really excited, but it turned out that BAC didn’t really have enough time.

PX: We divided up parts of the song and gave [each group] seg-

ments.

JS: We had to get them the recording of the song way early so that they could rehearse and choreograph to the song.

DP: Have you guys been involved in something like this before?

CK: We tried a bunch of times to make it happen. But it was the first time actually creating something and finishing a product.

JS: Last time we tried something like this, the person with the footage disappeared. After that experience, we were hesitant to try it again.

DP: Could you tell me more about what happened last time?

CK: So it was the same kind of process: We recorded all the stuff, we got to the filming session, then we did the whole thing and got all the footage, and then a week later the guy just wouldn’t respon JS: He wasn’t responding to the president — any of us. He ended up taking I think at least a semester off, and he wasn’t on campus. It just entirely fell through.

CK: It was supposed to be the song for Skyfall. We were trying to get it out at the time when it was most popular. By the time we considered reshooting, it was already a year later and the song was no longer popular.

JS: It was very frustrating. I think it did scare us out of doing anything full-scale for a while.

NO: But that’s all over now!

JS: Yeah, Nonny’s got our back.

DP: What were the most difficult

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PX: There were a lot of difficult parts. One of the most difficult parts was looking at the footage afterwards because we just happened to have so much to work with ... It was difficult to decide which shots we should work with…. Nonny was great [in] that she put up with all our random decisions.

JS: I think the editing process was the most difficult. We didn’t have any technical experience, and Nonny had to do all that….

It was pretty difficult just trying to organize our vision. My favorite part was definitely singing it all together — day after day, having people get excited and get involved.

PX: My favorite part was uploading the video — ’cause I run the YouTube account, and I originally wanted to get the video out even earlier. But I was worried ... because it was the first time we are doing something on this scale in a long time, and on top of that we were incorporating various student groups, and by the end everyone had heard about it ... and I was just hoping that we could deliver.

CK: It was actually the first time I have ever done something fullscale, a cappella, in terms of recording. Figuring out how to mix them and make the sound right for YouTube was probably the most difficult. I’m with Peter in that the best part was probably actually submitting it to YouTube and putting the music up on Spotify and iTunes.

Nonny Okwelogu: I guess the hardest part is ... editing is very

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Soloist Brian Bernard ’15 performing with BodyHype in the video.

technical and takes a lot of time. I got down to the frame and even if it is a slightest bit off, I wouldn’t be pleased with it; you guys wouldn’t be pleased with it. The best part was definitely getting to the set the first day. All the gears were in motion, BodyHype was in these colorful clothes, sun was shining down, and everything worked out well.

DP: Do you have any plans for a future video? Any other styles you want to try?

PX: I’m very optimistic since we just got this one out. It’s been my vision to produce more high-quality videos. I think it is definitely something we can do because we’ve proven it to ourselves. Maybe not in terms of this scale of collaboration, but at least within the

Footnotes ... we definitely want to keep doing it.

CK: We’re starting to learn that YouTube is a way for us to expand ourselves beyond the Princeton community — expand our image to the public in a good way.

JS: It is also pretty cool that it was an entirely student-run project.

It is professional-grade, it sounds incredible, it looks incredible without any professional help.

Nonny and Casey made it look professional and sound professional.

PX: The get-out is that we were proud of the arts community at Princeton. It is just the beginning, and we have a lot more planned, hopefully with other groups as well in the future.

This interview has been condensed.

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FIT TIPS a healthy, active Valentine’s

This week, she discusses BDSM.

NICOLE BUNYAN Staff Writer

Dear Sexpert, My partner read “Fifty Shades of Grey” by E.L. James recently, and has become fascinated by BDSM. In light of this upcoming movie adaptation premiere, my partner has expressed interest in incorporating BDSM into our relationship. Although intrigued myself, I’m not really familiar with it, nor am I am sure I am ready to try it. How should I handle this?

— Curious

Dear Curious, You’re not the only one who has been curious about this subject — many more people have wondered about it since “Fifty Shades of Grey” became a bestseller. “Fifty Shades” aside, let’s define BDSM. BDSM is an acronym that stands for bondage and discipline, domination and submission, sadism and masochism. BDSM is a sexual preference, much like favoring missionary position or enjoying anal sex, that revolves around a consensual power exchange between two or more people, where at least

one partner (the “submissive”) agrees to submit to another person (the “dominant”). Generally speaking, BDSM activities are as diverse as the people who engage in them and can include using restraints and inflicting or receiving pain.

Communication is the foundation for establishing trust and emotional safety in any relationship and those who engage in BDSM find it especially important. Combining sexual activity and pain or power dynamics, while respecting each other’s boundaries, requires effective and constant communication.

Exploring power dynamics consensually is very, very different from abusing power to manipulate and control another person.

Most couples discuss likes and dislikes before any BDSM act, so nothing happens without the uncoerced consent of the other. Typically, the submissive establishes the dynamics of the act by setting the hard limits in advance — often using “safe words” to indicate boundaries during the activity. When the “safe word” is said, all BDSM activities should come to a pause.

With these precautions, the dominant can then have control over the submissive, but be conscious of safety without “killing the mood,” so to speak.

Both you and your partner are on the right track with open communication about your desires and preferences.

If it turns out that BDSM isn’t for you, be honest with your partner about it. You have the right to have your preferences respected, even when they do not perfectly align with your partner’s. It may be that your partner is looking to spice up your sex life, and there are other activities you would consider trying. Open and honest communication is the path to safe and mutually satisfying sex.

— The Sexpert

Interested in Sexual Health? The Sexpert is always looking for members of the community to join the team of sexual health educators who, along with fact-checking from University health professionals, help write these columns. Email sexpert@ dailypr incetonian.com for more information and questions about sexual health. Don’t be shy!

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alentine’s Day. It’s the holiday that isn’t really a holiday; it’s the day single people love to hate. On the flip side, it’s also an excuse to eat tons of heart-shaped chocolates and appreciate the people you love.

It’s no secret that restaurants and stores love to promote Valentine’s Day. While flowers, chocolates and expensive dinner dates may be considered the “go-to” romantic splurges, there are in fact a ton of other cheap and awesome activities that can be just as fun (and tasty!). Better yet, the following things can be done with anyone, whether or not your chosen companion is a significant other, friend or family member. So, lace up your snow boots, stash the credit card and get ready for a Valentine’s Day that’s better for your wallet — and your health (no significant other necessary)!

GO SKATING … OUTDOORS! Where to go: Lake Carnegie If Lake Carnegie is frozen, so you don’t have to wait for Skate Night to get on the ice. Lace up your skates (or just put on some sneakers) and head out to Lake

Carnegie for a cool and scenic date. In addition to several layers of clothing, you might also want to invest in some buttpadding to cushion your falls.

Not sure when or where it is safe to skate? The flags by the Washington St. bridge will tell you: red flags mean no, white flags mean go!

YOGA Where to go: Gratitude Yoga, Yoga Stream Working out together probably doesn’t sound like the most attractive way to spend your Valentine’s Day, and I admit, you probably don’t look your absolute best when you’re dripping sweat and red in the face.

Even if you’re incredibly inflexible (like me), I can almost completely guarantee that you will leave the studio feeling relaxed, content and in a positive frame of mind. And to all the men, if you need more motivation, just repeat these two words: yoga pants.

A HEALTHY SWEET TOOTH Where to go: Bent Spoon After you’ve spent all day doing these fun activities, it’s time for a treat! While you

might be inclined to think that Bent Spoon only sells indulgent treats, think again.

Among their plethora of creamy gelato, chewy cookies and syrupy hot chocolate, they also offer a hidden, better-foryou gem: banana whip! Lately, banana whip, or “banana softserve,” has been all the rage in the healthy foodie arena. Although it looks and even tastes sweet and creamy like regular ice cream, it’s entirely made from blended frozen bananas.

Throw a few chocolate chips on top or drizzle some peanut butter on top (my personal favorite), and you’ve got yourself a delicious, filling and healthy dessert.

Valentine’s Day isn’t necessarily about dining at the most expensive restaurant or about purchasing the most elaborate flower bouquets. Sometimes, the most random yet thoughtful ideas end up making the best memories. So, this weekend, grab a friend, family member or your significant other, and give one of these ideas a whirl! And don’t forget to consume some heart-shaped chocolates, just for the heck of it.

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ind your “Fortune” this weekend! Will your fortune be filled with love, happiness and good luck? While we don’t have those answers, we can tell you that good times await at Triple 8’s winter show. Featuring a variety of styles from contemporary to hip-hop to traditional Asian dance, this show is packed with talent, good music and beautiful costumes. The show runs Friday at 9:30 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. in the Frist Film/Performance Theatre.

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Hosed from Street – just kidding, join us!

CAMPUS PICKS EVENT: ‘FAILED LOVE’ AT THE ART MUSEUM University Art Museum Thursday, 7 p.m.

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his weekend and next marks the performances of Jose Cruz Gonzalez’s “The Magic Rainforest: An Amazon Journey,” a senior thesis production directed by theater certificate student Maeli Goren ’15. The play is about Aki, a young boy in the Amazon who must travel through the sacred forest to save his village. The production takes place in Marie and Edward Matthews ’53 Acting Studio at 185 Nassau St.

’Tis the weekend when everything is pink and red, and restaurant reservations are exclusively for two. Whether you are manually melting pots of chocolate to make a life-sized bust of your crush or re-reading a card from your grandmother, the University Art Museum will make sure you don’t spend this awkward holiday alone. “Failed Love,” an annual event hosted by the Museum’s Student Advisory Board, will include student performances, poetry readings, chocolate and, of course, art that was inspired by aching hearts present and past.

FILM: ‘AWAKE ZION’ SCREENING AND DISCUSSION Fields Center Thursday, 7 p.m.

In the mood to catch a movie at no expense? You’re in luck: Princeton Caribbean Connection is screening and discussing “Awake Zion” this week. The film traces one woman’s journey to find her identity and examines the connections among Rasta, reggae and Judaism. It explores what it means to be white or black and also discusses the universal quest to find a home.

SHOW: PRINCETON JUGGLING CLUB PRESENTS J.U.G.G.L.E. Frist Film/Performance Theatre Thursday and Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

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Cap, Cannon most bickered eating clubs this spring; seven transpor ted to PMC for alcohol consumption last weekend Student grocery delivery service begins; seven transported to PMC for alcohol consumption last weekend

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CHRIS CHRISTIE TARGET OF NEW FEDERAL INVESTIGATION; SEVEN TRANSPORTED TO PMC FOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION LAST WEEKEND Residential college adviser acceptances released; seven transported to PMC for alcohol consumption last weekend

If you’ve seen Princeton Juggling Club’s trailer for their annual show, you know juggling isn’t just about keeping three balls in the air at the same time.

Sometimes it’s four apples. Sometimes it’s five pins. Sometimes it’s six balls, with more being tossed in. Judging from the video, audience members can also expect to see some quality yo-yo action and group efforts. Whatever your plans are this weekend, don’t drop them — but definitely think about throwing J.U.G.G.L.E. into the mix.

SHOW: PLAYDATE SKETCH COMEDY PRESENTS: ‘KISSING PRACTICE’ Class of 1970 Theatre in Whitman College Thursday and Saturday, 9 p.m

Don’t have a date for Valentine’s Day? Well you’re in luck, because new sketch comedy group Playdate will be hosting “Kissing Practice” this weekend. Whether audience members will be able to join in on the fun onstage remains to be seen, but with membership drawn from campus staples Quipfire! and All-Nighter, Playdate is sure to be a riot during its inaugural show.

SHOW: ELLIPSES PRESENTS ‘808 AND LINEBREAKS’ Wilson Black Box Theater Saturday, 11 p.m.

Love and poetry have always been likethis, so it makes sense that Ellipses will be hosting a show in the intimate Wilson Black Box on the most lucrative loverelated holiday on the calendar. Lucky-inlove and lovelorn members of the public will be able to step up to the open mic starting at 11 p.m.; a (Kanye-infused?) set by members of the team will follow.