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U. affiliates sign letter against Uribe

By Andrea Ayala staff writer

Twenty-two University affiliates have signed a letter addressed to Dean of the Wilson School Cecilia Rouse and President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 to protest the talk by Álvaro Uribe Vélez, former president of Colombia.

The signatories include University professors, postdoctoral fellows, lecturers and other faculty members, as well as Ph.D. candidates who are “from Colombia, do research on the country and/ or are concerned with its political events.”

In total, 77 scholars and students from a number of institutions including Yale, MIT, Universidad de los Andes and University of Oxford signed the letter.

“We regret that the Woodrow Wilson School, an institution committed to rigorous scholarship and critical thinking, has announced Uribe’s presence in a way that overlooks Mr. Uribe’s government’s abuses of human rights and the weakening of the democratic process, and is silent on the scholarship that highlights its legacies,” the letter reads.

According to the BBC, under Uribe’s administration the country’s Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad, which was supposed to answer only to the president, is known to have murdered over 2,000 innocent civilians.

Furthermore, the signatories object to the “deceptive and biased announcement that has been used to publicize” the talk, according to the letter.

Maria Paula Saffon Sanín, a lecturer in the Politics Department, said she drafted the letter with some of her

colleagues when she heard about the talk.

She noted that what she found to be problematic about the talk was not that Uribe would be speaking at the University, but rather that the Wilson School took a favorable stance when advertising Uribe’s presidential term in Colombia and that they didn’t consult any of the faculty who specialized in Colombia when framing the talk.

“If you’re going to invite a controversial figure, that’s fine, that’s part of freedom of speech and we all agree with that, but you have to keep all perspectives equally balanced,” Sanín explained.

She said it is a concern, especially for Colombians and people who specialize in Colombian politics, that both Harvard and Princeton, the leading institutions in the United States, have not taken these protests seriously.

“It is disappointing that Mr. Uribe will evidently be treated as a guest of honor at Princeton University, an institution that claims to cherish human rights, justice, and democracy,” the letter read, “we are concerned that Princeton be a tool for politicians and governments seeking to legitimate violations of human rights and weakening democracy and the rule of law.”

“People who support his [Uribe’s] government will promote these events, and if universities don’t react, they end up giving [Uribe] a platform that legitimizes his government in the end,” Sanín commented.

In November 2010, Uribe visited Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government to attend a meeting hosted See LETTER page 3

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During the late afternoon, lights in the Frist lecture hall cast a shadow of the speaker.

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Princeton Preview to be overnight event once again

By Caroline Lippman staff writer

Princeton Preview will once again be an overnight event this spring for the first time in three years, according to Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye.

Princeton Preview is an annual event for all of the admitted students and their families to visit the University and attend panels, classes and open houses hosted by different student organizations or academic departments.

This year, Preview will occur on April 11-12 and April 20-21. Students will check in on Day One from 8-11 a.m. and Preview will end by 11 a.m. the next day.

“For the past two years, we had

moved the scheduling of Princeton Preview to a one-day event in an abundance of caution because we had meningitis on our campus,” Rapelye explained, adding that shortening Preview to a one-day event was a campus-wide decision to protect both incoming and current students.

Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Students Thomas Dunne said that the overnight component of Princeton Preview will provide an opportunity for prospective students to have more social interaction during their visit and experience co-curricular life at the University.

“One of the things that’s been missing that we’re really happy to have return is an opportunity for

students to get a better window into the full life of Princeton students,” Dunne said.

Rapelye said that the overnight component of the event will allow for a full day’s and a full evening’s worth of activities. There is now freedom to program a myriad of new possibilities for Preview’s scheduling.

Rapelye noted that there will be some more flexibility in terms of when the This Side of Princeton Arts Showcase can be held, whereas the past two years it had to be scheduled to end in the early evening to account for families’ travel needs.

She also said that residential colleges will be able to host See PREVIEW page 2

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De La Bruyère awarded David-Weill scholarship staff writer

Emily de La Bruyère ’16 was awarded the 2016 Michel DavidWeill Scholarship. The scholarship is used for a master’s degree in international security at Sciences Po, in Paris, according to the Sciences Po website.

The annual David-Weill Scholarship is given to one American student at one of the 30 top U.S. universities based upon criteria of literacy and scholastic achievements, capacity for critical analysis, demonstrated history of leadership, and proven commitment to the community.

De La Bruyère, a concentrator in the Wilson School pursuing a certificate in Chinese language and culture, is captain of the University varsity crosscountry team, runs track, works at the Writing Center and is a peer academic adviser.

De La Bruyère explained that

after her time at Sciences Po, she plans to join the military, possibly as a marine. “[Sciences Po] is going to be a phenomenal program, I’m really excited for this, you get two years in France at a great school,” she noted.

“I’ve always been very interested in foreign countries,” she said, explaining that, growing up, she already had a love for travel and a curiosity about different countries. When she came to the University, there were formal and direct academic frameworks through which she could study international relations from a problem-solving standpoint. She noted that at the University you can address, in time, these problems in ways that are deeply rational and logical but also very personal.

Between her junior and senior year, de La Bruyère said took a year off to do See WEILL page 3

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Former President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez delivered a lecture on Tuesday at the WIlson School.

Uribe discusses security under his presidency, guerilla movements

By Catherine Wang contributor

Colombia saw poverty reduction, economic growth and increased protection for liberty during his presidency, said Álvaro Uribe Vélez, Former President of Colombia, in a lecture on Tuesday.

Uribe served as president of Colombia from 2002 to 2010.

According to Uribe, during his term his government pri-

marily focused on improving security, investment and social cohesion.

Uribe said that 63 percent of voters reelected him in the first round of 2006 elections as a result of the parallel success of his investment and social policies.

These policies enabled him to reduce poverty from 50 percent to 33 percent while increasing domestic investment from $20 billion to $70 billion during his time in office, he added.

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Today on Campus

Columnist Zeena Mubarak comments on the dangers of the cultural insensitivity exhibited by Raks Odalisque, and Columnist Beni Snow questions the University’s different attitudes towards illicit substances. PAGE 4

4:30 p.m.: The Sawyer Seminar Series will hold “The Concept and Practice of Sovereignty in the Early Rise of the Manchu Empire,” led by Nicola Di Cosmo of the Institute for Advanced Study. 216 Aaron Burr Hall.

However, Uribe also noted that many of his difficulties with security came from leftist movements which affected not only Colombia, but also neighboring countries such as Venezuela.

“I have divided Latin America between rightist and leftist governments. We have to consider what are progressive and what are aggressive democracies. Venezuela does not have security, investment or social cohesion,” See URIBE page 3

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programs in the evening, though the colleges are still in the planning stages for what these programs might look like.

Rapelye said that the parent program will mirror the student program during the day and families will be invited back the next morning for a breakfast send-off and reception to answer any questions they may have. She noted that, as has been in years past, there will be a parent reception in the afternoon of the full day where she and University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 will meet and speak with the visiting families.

Re-extending Preview into an overnight event, she added, has eliminated pressure to end programming early enough for families to be able to leave the University to travel home. A twoday time frame allows for parents to have more flexibility in terms of what they might want to do on campus or in town in the evening of the first day, since there will be no rush to leave as programming would not end until the next day.

The logistics of hosting prospective students for an overnight event involves recruiting student hosts, a process run by Preview Captains in residential colleges.

“In part it works because so many students have such strong affinity for Princeton and love their Princeton experience and want to create these opportunities for visiting students,” Dunne noted.

Rapelye explained that visiting parents will likely stay somewhere in town or in the nearby area.

She noted that the success of Princeton Preview even as a oneday event was reflected in the last two years’ yield.

“What we’ve found in the last two years is that we had a better yield each of the past two years

with our one-day event. That was quite a surprise, or unexpected,” she noted.

The desire to switch back, according to both Rapelye and Dunne, has to do with the twoday event allowing for more programming at night in residential colleges as well as student organization open houses.

“It’s very hard to predict what the yield will be this year, but we know that we were able to achieve a full experience for the students on campus just by the fact that the yield went up,” she added.

Rapelye noted that this year’s Tiger Tuesday event, a visit day for early admitted students, was the largest yet with over 300 students and families from all over the country in attendance.

“The students who are here [for Preview] trying to decide between Princeton and some other really great choices for their college experience are really energetic and engaged and curious about life at Princeton and the student hosts are really excited to showcase all that they love. It really has an upbeat, positive vibe,” Dunne said.

Orientation for the Class of 2020 will be different next fall, as the program has been expanded under the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students, Dunne explained. He noted that student Preview hosts will also be given some talking points about the orientation program so that they can share up-to-date information with the visiting prospective students.

Rapelye said that both early action and regular decision students will be welcome to the Preview events. “[We’re] looking forward to both [Preview] events and to welcoming the admitted students to campus… and we hope they’ll accept our invitation to come to campus,” she said.

Senior Assistant Dean of Admission Lindsay Bigoness deferred comment about this year’s Preview to Rapelye.

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Uribe said.

He also cited the Venezuelan government as a source of Colombia’s own internal disturbances, criticizing it for providing funding for Colombia’s leftist groups which use guerilla warfare tactics.

Uribe additionally took a strong stance against paramilitary groups and the guerilla movement led by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia dur-

ing his speech, criticizing them for their involvement with trafficking narcotics.

This criticism extended to the current Colombian government led by his successor President Juan Manuel Santos, as Uribe disagreed with the current Colombian government’s lenient stance on FARC and narco-trafficking.

When speaking about Plan Colombia, an initiative created with the United States to combat drug cartels and left-wing insurgent groups, he noted that the blame should be placed on the current Colombian government for wast-

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independent research in China and Taiwan. She also worked in the U.S. Naval War College.

De La Bruyère added that her time in China and Taiwan was spent experiencing both cultures through regular, in-per-

“She is already... wellalong to becoming an expert in international relations, foreign policy and China.”

Martin Flaherty ’83, Visiting Professor

son interviews with a journalist and doing research on historic sites to further understand their way of life. At the Naval War College, she was researching Chinese maritime surveillance capabilities and spent time reading Chinese military newspapers to discover the variety of ships the country was using.

“So you got both sides of this coin, which are the two kinds of thinking that I like best,” she said, referring to the one-onone interactions with citizens in addition to detailed research on their government and military.

Martin Flaherty ’81, a visiting professor of Public and International Affairs at the Wilson School, first worked with

de La Bruyère through policy task forces her junior and senior year.

Both task forces addressed ways in which the U.S. government, the State Department in particular, can promote the rule of law in China, he added.

“With her knowledge of Chinese, she was vital to both year’s projects,” he said.

“The first year she did a very interesting comparative study of how Taiwan democratized and how that can provide lessons for China, which was very innovative,” he added, recounting that the presentation of her idea impressed leading China scholars in New York.

Flaherty noted that de La Bruyère’s academic accomplishments excel alongside of her extracurricular involvements, where she has achieved national success in both cross-country and track. “[She is] an academic multithreat and multi-faceted more generally, so academically she is already, I would say, wellalong to becoming an expert in international relations, foreign policy and China. On top of that, she’s worked at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, and so has the working knowledge of diplomacy as well,” he said.

De La Bruyère noted that, while she is excited for the scholarship program, she knows that it is not an end-goal in her pursuit of further studies and work in international relations.

Nur Manisali, who works at the Science Po Center for the Americas, did not respond to a request for comment.

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by the School’s Center for International Development.

42 affiliates of Harvard University protested Uribe’s visit to the school, according to Harvard Crimson.

However, the school’s spokesperson Melodie Jackson noted that the visit was appropriate, citing that free exchange of ideas are one of the fundamental tenets of the school, Crimson reported.

According to Sanín, although there has been no public response to the letter, Rouse has replied personally to her by expressing that the Wilson School has historically invited controversial figures such as Edward Snowden and that all members of the community were free to attend the talk and challenge the legacy of the speaker.

Rouse noted via email that the Wilson School invites leaders and politicians with many different perspectives and backgrounds and welcomes conversation. According to Rouse, this practice is in the hope that audience members feel comfortable expressing their views and in fact count on the audience to respectfully but robustly challenge the speakers.

Rouse declined to offer further comment.

“I had no role in the invitation, nor does my office supervise or regulate invitations to speakers. Academic departments are free to invite whom they choose,” Eisgruber said.

Sanín said that the group chose to address Rouse and Eisgruber as the letter’s recipients since she thought it was an affair of public concern.

“We wanted to raise the attention of the President, which is why we decided to address him as well,” she said.

Uribe was recognized as the 2016 Syngman Rhee GS 1910 Guest Lecturer for speaking on campus. The recognition was named after Rhee, the first President of Korea, whose legacy had been complicated by allegations of violent political suppression, authoritarian practices and electoral fraud during his time in office.

The talk was held on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. While the talk continued as scheduled, it received media attention from a Colombian newspaper El Espectador, under the headline “Académicos protestan por conferencia de Uribe en Princeton.” The headline translates to “Academics Protest the Talk of Uribe in Princeton.”

ing money.

“The United States has supported Colombia with $10 billion . . . it seems we have lost this money because of the new increase in narco-trafficking and violence,” he said. “Will the international community accept the impunity for narco-traffickers in Colombia? Will the United States continue helping Colombia?”

During the question and answer session, Uribe was asked about possible human rights violations and scandals under his government.

Several members of the audi-

ence questioned him about allegations that he and members of his family were tied to paramilitary groups that were known for attacking the civilian population.

Uribe did not provide detailed comments about the instances related to his close family members but denied such allegations, stating that his security policies only intended to impact guerillas.

“They said armed forces killed 4,000 innocent people. My reply is, how can a country reach security during my years if we did not

shoot down guerillas and instead we killed innocent people?” he said.

Uribe also noted that there were a few times when his policies resulted in failure, but instead of recognizing and accepting problems and making the decision to correct these problems, people began to argue and disclaim those problems.

The talk, entitled “Columbia: Present & Future,” was sponsored by the Wilson School and took place on Tuesday in Dodd Auditorium, Robertson Hall at 4:30 p.m.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Raks Odalisque, bellydancing troupe, In response to “Raks Odalisque” Raks O is offensive and orientalist

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ast weekend, I saw Raks Odalisque’s show “Dawn.” Raks O is Princeton’s belly dance company. Unfortunately, its interpretation of belly dancing relies on and reinforces outdated Orientalist stereotypes. The group is dangerous not only because it perpetuates those stereotypes but also because it misrepresents the varied cultures of the Middle East.

Raks Odalisque’s very name depicts the Middle East in a stereotypical fashion. “Raks” is an Arabic loanword that means “dance.”

“Odalisque” is originally a Turkish word, passed on to French then English, that refers to a female sex slave, especially one in a sultan’s harem. By essentially naming the group “dance of the sex slave,” Raks Odalisque plays into the stereotype of the Middle East as a place characterized by deviant attitudes towards sex — an ancient stereotype of submissive and sexually available Middle Eastern women, which is a key fetish associated with Orientalism. This fetish is particularly titillating and allows Orientalists to feel superior to Middle Eastern cultures.

Additionally, during the show itself, the audience was instructed to participate through two “traditional” noises. First, we were encouraged to call out “aywa,” an Arabic slang word that roughly translates to “okay” or “yeah.” We were erroneously told that this should be pronounced like Iowa, the state. Secondly, we were asked to attempt “zaghareet,” a type of ululation common in many Arab countries. Once again, we were erroneously told that zaghareet is a special type of belly dancing cheer. In Arab countries, zaghareet is commonly used at a wide variety of honorary ceremonies from graduations to weddings. Defining it as a belly dancing cheer unnecessarily narrows the meaning of the gesture. It is as though someone walked into a strip club, noted that some men were clapping, and then explained that clapping is a special American gesture used for cheering on naked women. This sort of needless sexualization of neutral cultural differences is a key element in Orientalism, contributing to the exoticization of the East by fetishizing these differences.

Furthermore, zaghareet does not have to sound like the single sound that was performed at the show. How it sounds varies widely among countries. This is not merely a pedantic distinction; it is important to note that there are differences between countries in the Arab world. They should not be treated as a monolith.

Sitting in the audience as various Princetonians yelled out “Iowa” and “Eee ee ee” in an unfortunate mockery of a Middle Eastern audience was a deeply unpleasant experience, to say the least. It was inappropriate and culturally insensitive. By attempting to teach the audience about and share with us a piece of Arab culture, Raks O members put themselves into the position of representing that culture, proving that they are not at all qualified to hold such a position.

Raks O’s unsuitability to represent the cultures it parodies is further highlighted in one of its performance descriptions. In explaining one dance called “The Return,” the show’s program mentions, “There doesn’t appear to be an actual translation of ‘Visal’ [the song’s name], but according to one website translating these Turkish lyrics to English, it means ‘coming back.’ ” This quote reflects the group’s inability to truly access the traditions it wants to be in touch with. How can one purport to teach an audience anything about the Middle East if one does not even fully understand the meaning of the songs one is dancing to?

It baffles and hurts me that such a group continues to exist on this University’s campus.

As Princetonians, we are capable of much more nuanced and sensitive interactions with other cultures. I understand that the girls of Raks Odalisque spent a lot of time and effort working on this show. I do not intend to shame or berate any of the girls involved in the group, who I am sure have only the best of intentions.

However, despite these good intentions, their actions are actively harmful. Their product reinforces some very damaging stereotypes about the Middle East. It is my hope that going forward, we can be spared this insulting distortion of the plurality of Middle Eastern traditions.

Zeena Mubarak is a Near Eastern Studies major from Fairfax, Va. She can be reached at zmubarak@princeton. edu.

Over the last 16 years, our dance troupe has aimed to learn about and share the art and history of belly dance with the Princeton community by bringing together students with a diverse range of experiences and exposures, from those who had never danced before to those who grew up with it as part of their culture.

It is difficult to demonstrate through a two-hour show the extent of thought and preparation we dedicate to what we do. We take weekly classes taught by a professional belly dancer; we continuously practice the traditional movements; we take great care to learn not only the techniques but also the foundational context behind the art of belly dance.

We respect the points that Zeena has brought forth in her article, as the issue of how to appreciate the art of different cultures is one with which many artists have to contend. Unfortunately, belly dance suffers from a history of being over-sexualized and exoticized in the Western world. Our troupe, too, was created under a misnomer from which current members are in the process of formally distancing themselves. However, through the efforts of the women who have loved and practiced it over the years, public perception has moved away from this inaccurate attitude. We also endeavor to displace this patriarchal Western lens imposed on belly dance and instead more accurately represent the artistry of the dance form.

Along with sharing the movements and styles of belly dance, we aim to bring its spirit to our show. Recognizing Princeton’s vocal and boisterous attitude toward dance shows, we introduce the audience to cheers that are commonly used in but certainly not exclusive to the belly dance community. This includes “Aiwa” (an emphatic “Yes” in Arabic), for which we present the mnemonic device “Iowa” to help people who are

unfamiliar with the language remember the term. We also present the “zaghareet,” not as encouragement of “needless sexualization” but as a means of vocal applause since its primary purpose is to express joy.

It is unfair to make the hasty conclusion that we do not understand the meaning of the music we use based on a lighthearted statement in the program notes, which only sought to acknowledge the occasional difficulties of literal translation. We do not claim to be fluent in the languages that belly dance encompasses nor do we assert ourselves as experts in the many styles of the art. Rather, we explore their translations, incorporate them as inspiration and do our research in order to learn and best represent the styles we practice and feature in our shows.

While we regret if any individuals felt troubled by specifics of our show, we strongly believe that what is problematic is not the presence of our group, but rather the misconstrued perspective from which belly dance is all too often viewed. As a troupe, we look to shift the narrative of belly dance, starting from within our orange bubble by emphasizing its capacity to empower dancers and foster selfexpression. We welcome dialogue with students or student groups about how best to improve our practices and hope to use such constructive feedback to become a better troupe and better representatives of belly dance.

Signed, Angela Wang, President Michelle Park, Artistic Director Ava Torjani, Publicity Chair On behalf of Raks O

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The difference between a beer and a joint

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hroughout frosh week I was bombarded with information about life at Princeton, but there seemed to be a special focus on alcohol education. Before I even set foot on campus, I, along with all incoming freshmen, was required to take an alcohol education course online which had a second part to be completed later in the semester. Princeton spends an incredible amount of time ensuring that students drink responsibly.

McCosh provides services for overly drunk students to safely sleep it off completely confidentially. Public Safety is incredibly accommodating about underage drinking as long as it is done in a healthy manner. Interestingly, however, Rights, Rules, Responsibilities says that “The University alcoholic beverage policy is consistent with the laws of the state of New Jersey that, in general, prohibit the consumption and serving of alcoholic beverages by and to persons under 21 years of age,” when this is not actually typical procedure.

The University allows for commonsense guidelines that classify safe drinking as a very minor offense, normally one that carries just a warning, if even that. Low proof alcohol in reasonable quantities is, for all intents and purposes, allowed. The eating clubs on the Street regularly provide beer to all students, regardless of age. The University accepts that there are safe and responsible ways to drink, even if a student is underage.

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juana is the polar opposite. Rights, Rules, Responsibilities states that “Students possessing, using, selling, or manufacturing illegal substances may also be subject to mandatory penalties prescribed by the state.” Public Safety officers during orientation week told us that they will just give a warning or ignore a freshman with beer in his or her room, but they are required to call the police about marijuana. It is hard to understand why alcohol, which is technically illegal for a freshman to posses, is treated so differently from marijuana, which is equally illegal in the eyes of the state.

Princeton accepts that students will drink alcohol and sets out to create an environment where students can partake as safely as possible. If that requires enforcing the law generously, they feel that is an appropriate tradeoff. Why is the same not true for marijuana?

The University currently believes that calling the cops on a student with a joint is a reasonable punishment, but treating alcohol and marijuana as such different beasts is absurd. Both are illegal for freshmen to consume, but only one carries lethal potential and adverse health risks. Alcohol poisoning is a very real threat, which is why alcohol education and McCosh are so important.

Furthermore, involving the police for such minor offenses could be very

harmful for Princeton students. A drug conviction has the potential to ruin lives.

Additionally, the criminal justice system is anything but fair about drug offenses.

According to the ACLU, a person is 3.7 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana use if they are black than if they are white, despite nearly identical usage rates. Further, a United States Sentencing Commission report found that blacks and Hispanics face harsher penalties for identical crimes, and men face harsher sentences than women.

The criminal justice system is clearly incapable of treating drug users fairly.

Princeton should take every step to ensure its students are treated fairly and not wantonly hand students over to a biased legal system for such a minor offense.

A beer in the hands of a freshman is an illegal substance that carries little risk of tangible punishment. Trade that beer for a joint, and the same student is in a very dangerous place. There are numerous advocacy groups that fight for justice on so many issues, but where are the students standing up for reasonable rules about marijuana?

Princeton has well-thought-out, commonsense rules to make sure students who choose to consume alcohol can do so safely and without undue threat of ruining their lives. It is about time similar rules apply to the use of marijuana.

Beni Snow is a freshman from Newton, Mass. He can be reached at bsnow@princeton.edu.

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squad had a particularly impressive showing in the 500, where, in addition to claiming the win, the Tigers also took the second, third and fourth place as well. The Tigers also managed to claim three of the top five spots in the long jump.

While both squads had impressive performances, the Ivy Heptagonal Championships next weekend will undoubtedly bring a new level of competition with them. Princeton will have to face all its Ivy rivals away from home in Ithaca for a crucial finale to Ivy League Play.

The men’s team will look to reproduce last year’s success by bringing home another Ivy League title.

Princeton claimed last year’s title in dominant

fashion, being the only team in triple digits, and it was also the first Ivy Championship claimed by the Tigers since 2012. Another win this year would also mean that Princeton has claimed either the first or second spot in the Ivies for the last 24 years consecutively.

On the other hand, the women’s team will try and improve on last year’s third-place show ing.

Though Princeton managed to claim an early lead in the tournament, the Crimson and the Lions overtook them in later days of competition to take the second and third spots, respectively.

However, regardless of the outcome, fans of Princeton track and field can be sure that this year will bring yet another series of exciting match-ups as we near the end of another thrilling season.

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Lynch attributes their early success to their preseason preparation. “We were held to higher physical standards this season, with prep starting over the summer. This team has worked incred-

“I think us knowing

one another so well off the field is one of the major reasons that we are so successful on the field.”

Ellie DeGarmo junior goalie ibly hard to meet this standard and there has been a lot of individual extra work put in outside of practice, which our play really ref lected.”

DeGarmo believes her team’s success on the field is also a ref lection of

their unity off the field.

“This year’s team is the most close-knit group I’ve ever been a part of,” DeGarmo said about the 2016 group. “We just mesh so well and the different personalities and unique interests of each person contribute to the bonds we form and the love we have for one another. I truly consider my teammates to be my best friends. I think us knowing one another so well off the field is one of the major reasons that we are so successful on the field. We want to work our hardest and push ourselves for the girls next to us. We also know how to best react and respond to specific individuals when they are having a bad day or not playing well in practice or a game.”

Princeton plays at Drexel on Wednesday, before they return home to square off against Georgetown at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

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Princeton’s freshmen stepped up. Freshman Samantha Chai swept through Sachika Balvani 3-0. Her fellow rookie, Isabel Hirshberg, then won a thriller over Karolina Holinkova. Hirshberg found herself in trouble after dropping the first two sets but came back with an 11-9 thriller in the third contest, an 11-6 victory to make it 2-2 and finally a convincing 11-1 statement to finish off her opponent.

This pair of wins tied the contest at 4-4, leaving the fate of the game to Leizman. However, the four-year starter remained unfazed; she had experience with such deciding moments, having once pulled off a five-game thriller against Harvard to win the 2013 Ivy League championship. The senior dropped her first set 9-11 against Trinity’s Julia Le Coq but remained cool under pressure and went on to even up the match with an 11-3 win. From there, Leizman slowly but surely took control of the match,

edging out an 11-9 victory in the third set and icing her match — and the overall contest — with another 11-9 win that clinched a 3-1 match. The final verdict: Tigers 5, Trinity 4.

After the game, Princeton coach Gail Ramsay praised the team and her seniors in particular for the strong win.

“I was thrilled to see the team play so well today,” she asserted. “I thought we were closely matched.

We were able to pull out five matches and I think on another day we could have found a couple more W’s. Rachel put in an impressive, pressured performance. She knew it was up to her to pull it out and she played a near-perfect tactical match. What a great way to close out her dual match career!”

The win concludes the Tigers’ regular season, leaving them with an 11-2 overall mark and a 5-2 Ivy League record. Princeton will travel to New Haven this Friday to begin three days of competition for the Howe Cup, the national championship tournament for collegiate women’s squash.

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{ www.dailyprincetonian.com } TRACK AND FIELD

Track and field enjoys successful weekend at Princeton Invitational

By David Xin associate sports editor

This weekend, the women and men’s track and field team hosted rival schools at the annual Princeton Invitational in Jadwin Gym. This event marked the last competition for the Tigers before heading into the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships next weekend.

However, if this weekend was any indication, the Orange and Black seem in excellent form to face their Ivy rivals near the end of this month. On the men’s side, the Tigers picked up nine wins in the 13 events they entered.

Three Princeton sprinters qualified for the finals of the 60m dash. Freshman Charles Volker led the effort with a winning time of 6.80.

Sophomore Carrington Akosa won third and junior Brent Albertson followed him in fifth. The Tigers’ performance was equally impressive in the 60m hurdles, where the team managed to go 1-2-3. Senior Greg Caldwell spearheaded the effort with at time of 8.03.

Indeed, Princeton seemed to get impressive efforts from each event, boding well for the team’s chances at the championships next weekend.

The women’s squad picked up four first-place wins. These wins came from freshman Jackie Berardo in the 500, senior Cecilia Barowski in the 800, freshman Ellie Randolph in the 60 hurdles, and junior Allison Harris in the pole vault. The Princeton See TRACK page 5

COURTESY OF PRINCETON ATHLETICS

The men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Princeton Invitational this weekend.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

WOMEN’S SQUASH

Leizman powers women’s squash in season-ending nailbiter over Trinity

By Nolan Liu associate sports editor

COURTESY OF PRINCETON ATHLETICS

The women’s lacrosse team opened their season in a big way by taking down Virginia this weekend.

Women’s lax scores big win against Virginia

By Miranda Hasty staff writer

The women’s lacrosse team opened their season last Saturday against No. 4 Virginia and came out with a win at 14-7.

The Tigers had nine different goal scorers, including junior Olivia Hompe and sophomore Abby Finkelston, who both had hat tricks.

Sophomore Ellie McNulty scored twice and senior Stephanie Paloscio had both a goal and an assist.

Junior Amanda Leavell had four draw controls and caused two turnovers while senior captain Liz Bannantine had two ground balls.

Though the Tigers doubled up against the Cavaliers, Saturday’s game was a competitive one. The two teams traded goals for much of the

game, neither holding a significant advantage over the other until No. 12 Princeton took over the game with 5-0 run in the second half and finished the game at 14-7.

Just as the offense proved to be a threatening force on Saturday, the defense anchored the team from the back. Junior Ellie DeGarmo tallied a total of 13 saves, a career high, and was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week for the first week of the lacrosse season.

DeGarmo was impressed not only with her individual achievements in the season opener but also her team’s collective performance. “I think our game was a huge success,” said DeGarmo. “Individually, I think I gained more confidence and became more grounded as the

Tweet of the Day “Taking a sports bra off when you have noodle arms after lift has gotta be up there as one of the biggest struggles” Hannah winner(@hannahisawinner), junior goalkeeper, baseball

game went on and I shook off the initial first-game jitters. The team, up and down the field, played unbelievably. We have so much depth this year and it was so exciting to have nine different people score goals. I also have to give a shout-out to the defensive unit because they don’t get enough credit: they were a brick wall yesterday and they were instrumental in forcing the kinds of bad shots that I can see well and have a good chance at stopping.”

Senior Maddy Lynch, a returning starter and a key member of the defense, also praised her team’s performance in their season opener. “I could not be more proud of this team and the way they performed today. I expected good things but that was something else.”

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The Princeton women’s squash team won its sixth consecutive game this past weekend, claiming a thriller over fourth-ranked Trinity (11-4 overall).

The Tigers entered the game ranked third and coming off wins against Cornell and Columbia.

However, this final matchup before the Howe Cup would prove crucial as a concluding test for Princeton’s regular season.

The team, led by senior Rachel Leizman, proved equal to the task.

The contest was an upand-down affair from the outset: Trinity’s Kanzy El Defrawy defeated rising sophomore star Olivia Fiechter 3-0, although the

reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year held the first set close and battled on to the end. However, the Tigers bounced back, with senior Tara Harrington recovering from an initial loss to win the No. 8 match 3-1 and junior Maria Elena Ubina drawing out a back-andforth battle against Trinity’s Raneem Sharaf to pull off a 3-2 win at No. 2.

However, the battle was far from over. Trinity took spots four, five and six, with Anna Kimberley taking a 3-1 match against sophomore Lindsey Scott, Salma El Defrawy pulling off a 3-0 win over Princeton junior Alexandra Toth and Jennifer Haley executing a 3-1 triumph over sophomore Kira Keating.

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BEVERLY SCHAEFER :: STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Women’s squash ended their season on a high note this weekend.

Stat of the Day

13 saves Junior goalie Ellie DeGarmo had a career-high 13 saves in the women’s lacrosse game against Virginia.

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