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U. experiences 7.3 percent decline in first-year applications
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The applicant pool to the Class of 2023 was the second largest in University history.
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John Bonner, former chair of Department of Biology, passes away at 98 By Katie Tam staff writer
John Bonner, Professor Emeritus and pioneering expert on cellular slime molds, passed away on Feb. 7 at the age of 98 in Portland, Oregon. Bonner was a member of the University faculty for 42 years and served three terms as chair of the Department of Biology. He was known in the field for his work on slime molds, a class of soil-dwelling organisms that can exhibit unique collective behaviors. Bonner’s research on these protists, which he described as “no more than a bag of amoebae encased in a thin slime sheath,” was revolutionary at a time when few researchers were interested in the creatures. Throughout his career, Bonner remained at the cutting edge of research on both molecular mechanisms and the evolutionary balance between the group and the individual. “He touched on problems in both molecular biology and evolution that are right at the forefront today,” Henry Horn, Professor Emeritus said. Bonner established the use of slime molds as a model system to test assumptions about evolution. One of his most important findings showed that even simple organisms like Dictyostelium discoideumum can be altruistic — able to benefit other organisms at a cost to themselves. As a group, these cells travel in a “slug” formation. At some point, they form a fruiting body, with some cells forming the stalk and others releasing reproductive spores. The stalk cells, however, do not reproduce, sacrificing themselves for the sake of the live spores. This finding shed new insight into how evolutionary cooperation takes place, said Professor in
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Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Simon Levin. “He was a pioneer. He did this work before anybody was thinking about these things,” Levin said. Other colleagues agree that Bonner’s work continues to shape their research today. “His early work on cooperation and self-sacrifice between different cell types provided insights that helped shape my work on balancing cooperation and competition,” Professor of Zoology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Daniel Rubenstein wrote in an email to The Daily Princetonian. Bonner was born on May 12, 1920. A native of New York City, he attended Phillips Exeter Academy and then earned a B.A., M.A., and a Ph.D. from Harvard University, completing his studies in 1947. Prior to earning his final degree, he served in the U.S. Army Air Force for four years. Bonner began working on slime molds as an undergraduate in 1940 and continued this research when he joined the University as an assistant professor in 1947. He became the Moffett Professor of Biology in 1966 and transferred to emeritus status in 1990. In the decades after, however, Bonner would continue teaching, researching, and writing. Slime molds fascinated Bonner for over 70 years. He studied their ability for chemotaxis, or movement in response to chemicals. He also studied how they moved together as a group and how they oriented towards gases. Bonner authored 20 books and more than 160 papers on slime molds and beyond — one of which was accepted for publication in the last few months of his life and has yet to come out. Besides its impact on the field of evolutionary biology, his work See BONNER page 3
Senior columnist Kaveh Badrei discusses racial themes within the big winners at the Oscars, and Contributing columnist Jasman Signh explains the consequences of Jussie Smolett’s false reports of a hate crime. PAGE 4
The University received a total of 32,808 applications for admission into the Class of 2023, indicating a decrease by 2,578 applications — or 7.3 percent — from the Class of 2022 applicant pool, which had a total of 35,386 applicants. Of these total applicants for the incoming first-year class, 5,335 applied for the University’s single-choice early action program. According to an email from Deputy University Spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss, the early action applicant pool represented 36 different countries and 49 different U.S. states, in addition to Washington, D.C. and the Virgin Islands. Although this year saw a decrease in the number of total applications, the Class of 2023 applicant pool is still larger than the 31,056 applications to the Class of 2021 by 5.6 percent, giving this year the second highest number of applications in University history.
In an email to The Daily Princetonian, Dean of the College and acting Dean of Admission Jill Dolan noted that the University admissions office is “not at all concerned” by the slight decrease in applications this year. “This year’s pool is consistent with our application numbers historical trend and, most importantly, remains incredibly robust,” Dolan wrote. Dolan also pointed out that the University’s new requirement of a graded high school writing sample could have contributed to the decrease. Although this requirement is meant to make applying more accessible to low-income potential applicants by replacing the required essay score on the SAT or ACT, this requirement is not practiced by any other school in the Ivy League. In addition, although specific applicant demographics are not made publicly available, Dolan noted that the University’s “international applicant See APPLICATIONS page 2
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91.5 percent of U. security filings in one real estate company, JBG Smith By Benjamin Ball head news editor
Princeton University Investment Company (PRINCO), the University’s investment arm, invests 91.5 percent of its total securities in the real estate firm JBG Smith Properties, according to the most recent quarterly U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. The University filed its SEC holdings on Thursday, Feb. 14. Looking to the rest of its securities, the University invests 2.5 percent of its holdings in Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc., and the remaining six percent in the technology companies Carbon Black Inc., Appian Corp., and DocuSign Inc. The nearly $66 million the University reported in securities last quarter make up a relatively small portion of the total endowment, valued at $25.9 billion. The SEC fil-
ings include the investments PRINCO manages directly. The shares in JBG Smith alone add up to a value of around $61 million. JBG Smith is a D.C.-based real estate firm that, according to its website, owns, operates, develops, and invests in nearly 19 million square feet of operating assets. Yale University and MIT also have substantial holdings in JBG Smith, while Harvard University has no direct holdings there according to filings of the same time period. The SEC requires investment managers like PRINCO with more than $100 million under management to disclose securities holdings annually. Managers are not required to report mutual fund holdings, but they must include their exchange-traded funds. The SEC filings represent only a small portion of the University’s total endowment
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and are only the funds that PRINCO manages directly. Of the top five University endowments — the other four being Harvard, Yale, Stanford University, and the University of Texas system — the University ranks second in investment to technology companies. Harvard ranks first by a wide margin, with 83 percent of its holdings in technology companies. Last year, the University earned the greatest endowment return of any Ivy, at 14.2 percent. The amount in reported securities is also small compared to those in other Ivies’ filings. Harvard, for example, reported $475 million in securities, while Yale reported $681 million. Deputy University Spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss and President Andrew Golden of PRINCO declined to comment.
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pool is down by about 13 percent from last year.” “We surmise that this slight decrease is due to the global political situation,” Dolan wrote. This will be the second consecutive year since the 1990s that the University accepts transfer students. According to their website, the University is particularly seeking out “students from low-income backgrounds, community college students, and U.S. military vet-
erans.” Transfer applications are due on Fri., March 1. Last year, the University accepted 1,941 of the 35,370 students who applied to the Class of 2022 — or 5.5 percent — in the most selective admissions process to date. In December, the University admitted 743 students during the early action admission round, translating to a 13.9 percent admittance rate. Regular decision applicants will receive notification of their application decisions in late March.
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has applications to issues ranging from environmentalism to biofilms. His colleagues remember Bonner as not only a phenomenal researcher but an excellent friend. “He was one of those rare individuals who combines being a great scientist and being a great human being,” Levin said. David Wilcove met Bonner as a graduate student in the biology department in the early 1980s. Wilcove, now Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs, remembers Bonner for his trenchant observations and insightfulness at faculty meetings. “He exemplified the phrase ‘a scholar and a gentleman,’” Wilcove said. “He was unfailingly a light.” Horn, who met Bonner when he joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 1966, went to Bonner for advice on lectures, research, and personal life. “It was that wonderful accessibility he had,” Horn said, that made everyone from undergraduates to fellow professors comfortable around him. Rubenstein also remembers turning to Bonner as a source of insightful advice on dealing with the constraints of working
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John Bonner, Professor Emeritus and pioneering expert on cellular slime molds, passed away on Feb. 7 at the age of 98 in Portland, Oregon.
within organizations. “His wise council helped me understand and cope with these challenging dynamics,” Rubenstein wrote in an email to the ‘Prince.’ Horn said that he will dearly miss Bonner’s way of connecting
across disciplines, and his ability “to talk constructively with someone when you disagree entirely.” “His willingness to discuss those bigger problems critically and constructively” with a combination of “rigor and charity” is
what Horn said he will miss most. Edward Cox, Professor of Biology, Emeritus, met Bonner when he began as an assistant professor in 1967. Cox remembers Bonner as a champion of new faculty members and students just getting on
their feet. “He stood out as a supporter of young people, not just his undergraduate and graduate students, but especially his faith in young faculty,” Cox wrote in an email. “John’s ability to help and steady beginners was extraordinary.”
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Jussie Smollett’s debacle takes us backwards Jasman Singh
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ussie Smollett, a star actor on Fox’s show “Empire,” claimed that he was the victim of a hate crime. He alleged that his attackers tied a noose around his neck and called him racial and homophobic slurs. Within two weeks of Smollett’s report, police determined that the phone records Smollett provided were “heavily redacted” and “do not meet the burden for a criminal investigation.” It then came out that Smollett’s attackers were friends who claim that he paid them to say those derogatory slurs and assault him. Smollett, an AfricanAmerican gay man, falsely reported being attacked and victimized. Not only does it ruin Smollett’s character, but also the reputation of other members of that community. The oppressed need no reminder of the challenges that they’ve overcome and the challenges that still ex-
ist, yet Smollett’s actions just create more for them. Cynicism about victims of assault (whether it be sexual or battery) stems from extraneous cases like this, where someone falsely reports a crime and someone is imprisoned, fined, or otherwise mistreated because of that “incident.” However, Smollett’s report is worse than an ordinary false accusation because it targets communities of people that are already marginalized and regularly mistreated through systemic hurdles. Instances of false reporting increase general suspicion of victims of abuse in more than one way — they make authorities and prosecutors more wary of fabrications and less likely to pursue action and investigations. By raising the standard of evidence and being dismissive, authorities discourage victims from reporting hate crimes. These reactions of doubt lower the incentive for victims belonging to marginalized backgrounds to report hate crimes because they feel that they’ll be attacked by others or interrogated with an intent to disprove their stories.
The key mistake here is that people believe their actions represent only themselves, or they seem to forget that they also represent others. Our actions impact the people we look like, the area code we live in, the religion we belong to, and the sexual orientation we identify with. Jussie Smollett, to most people, will not solely represent Jussie Smollett. Jussie Smollett represents gay people. Jussie Smollett represents black people. Jussie Smollett represents victims of abuse. Jussie Smollett represents Chicago. I say this because we live in an age of oversimplification, with people who claim they don’t have the time to go into the nuances. It doesn’t matter if Smollett is a man suffering from drug addiction, because that’s not what the ‘narrative’ of the story is. It’s not the message that comes across and stays with people. What people will remember is the simplification and the ‘narrative.’ And the narrative in this case, unfortunately, is Smollett, a gay black man, lied about being targeted in society. When other gay people or African
Americans want to speak out about an incident of hate, and even a minor discrepancy arises in their stories, they’ll be attacked. The case will be likened to Smollett’s and the victim’s courage, honesty, and character will all be undermined because of a historical precedent. People can now draw this to justify accusations of falsity saying, “I’m not crazy because this has happened before!” Smollett’s incident has already undermined people that will come after him and people that have come before him. When Jussie Smollett lies about something serious or does something wrong, he mischaracterizes people who identify as LGBTQ+, African Americans, victims of abuse, and Chicago residents. Not just Jussie Smollett. Let’s try to remember this lesson in our own lives and use this to make better, moral decisions that account not only for ourselves, but also the people we represent and care about. Jasman Singh is a first-year from East Windsor, New Jersey. He can be reached at jasmans@ princeton.edu.
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The Oscars’ erasure of racism in America Kaveh Badrei
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s the Academy Award for Best Picture was announced on Sunday night, Spike Lee sprang up from his seat, stormed to the doors at the back of the Dolby Theatre, and attempted to leave in frustration and anger. “Green Book” had won Best Picture. Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” was also nominated for the night’s highest award, and the director may have been angry over the fact that his film lost to Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book.” But Lee’s film had already taken home an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, so his frustration over “Green Book” receiving the night’s top award might have run deeper than petty competition. Lee’s response and the “Green Book” victory over “BlacKkKlansman” and the other films in the category offer a harrowing snapshot of our nation’s constant and ever-present approach towards race, justice, and social equality. The films offer two vastly different narratives surrounding race in America, and their contrasting messages put forth two diverging paths for our modern America. These approaches and the ways we must confront our past can be especially resonant for students at Princeton and other similar institutions with histories of oppression whose structural legacies persist still today. We, as members of such institutions, must make decisions as to how we understand, reflect, and remedy institutional inequality and injustice. Our own experiences with the evils of the past in such aspects as the legacy of Woodrow Wilson
and the intertwining of slavery with Princeton’s founding demonstrate the ever-present nature of how we seek justice amidst sin. “Green Book” tells the story of Don Shirley, a black classical and jazz pianist who decides to take a tour of the southern United States, and Tony Vallelonga, an Italian-American man who works as Shirley’s driver and bodyguard for the duration of the trip in 1962. “BlacKkKlansman” tells the real-life story of Ron Stallworth, a black police officer in 1970s Colorado Springs who infiltrates the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan and reveals the extent of their violence and plans of domestic terrorism. These two movies both ostensibly deal with the issue of race in America, look to our past as a nation, and have strong thematic messages running through their narratives. But the two films are anything but similar. “Green Book” epitomizes the delusional, empty shortcomings of our nation’s approach to racism and injustice, and its victory over other films — most notably “BlacKkKlansman” — indicates the growing popularity of hollow ideas on how to move forward as a nation in these troubling times. I, along with many others, share the reactions and sentiments of Spike Lee at the thought that “Green Book” represents the supposed best of films from 2018. “Green Book” ultimately promotes a middle-of-the-road and overly clichéd message of unity and togetherness as the way to bridge our differences. While it indulges the positive imagery and message of our shared humanity — and its filmmakers have not ceased to declare this intent at every opportunity during awards shows and media appearances — “Green Book” offers nothing new, nothing original, and
nothing meaningful to this end. Its central message, that racism is wrong and that communication and cooperation can bridge divides, is painfully and dangerously unoriginal for our modern America. The film relies on overdone tropes, empty messages, white saviorism, and racial clichés to create a veneer of racial unity and social justice. It does this in the hopes of establishing a story of how prejudice can be overcome when we all come together. But “Green Book” and its ensuing message are emblematic of empty progress. The critical and popular opposition to “Green Book” is not restricted to its on-screen content. This critique leaves out copious issues with the production and writing of “Green Book” off camera. Nick Vallelonga — the writer of “Green Book” and the son of the reallife character Tony Vallelonga — himself supported and retweeted the claims of Donald Trump that Muslims and Arabs were cheering in New Jersey at the news that the Twin Towers had fallen on September 11, 2001. At a press interview for the film, Viggo Mortensen used the n-word to describe how much racial progress has occurred in America. The film’s other leading actor, Mahershala Ali, apologized to the family of Don Shirley for, among other things, the historical inaccuracy of the film’s central holding. Namely, Don Shirley never considered Tony Vallelonga a close friend, as the movie boldly and loudly celebrates by the film’s close. The film continues this line of historical inaccuracy by incorrectly claiming Shirley felt estranged by his race and ashamed of his black identity. All of this was revealed by Shirley’s own family, who professed that the film was a “symphony of lies.” Spike Lee’s masterpiece “BlacKkKlansman” addresses
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the same histories of race and realities of injustice and continued oppression, but it empowers and inspires its audience through an authentic grappling with those realities of racism and with complex dialogues on how we as individuals can best combat the structures of oppression around us. Lee’s film celebrates the passion, emotion, and genius of black agency while providing meaningful and harrowing conversations on the navigation of institutional structures and interracial relationship. “BlacKkKlansman” does not rely on tropes or flowery racial messages. Instead, Lee’s work engages the audience to reckon with the appalling reality of America’s evil of racism towards some conception of achieving lasting justice and meaningful change. In “BlacKkKlansman,” history is not written over, and racism is not reduced to something that can be solved by driving in a car together. Racism exists in Lee’s movie, and it exists unabashedly and pervasively. Evil, bigotry, and division run rampant without anything to cover their blemish. But Lee’s film inspires us to consider means of achieving justice, equality, and solidarity under oppression. It promises no easy solution, but it forces the audience to wrestle with society’s evils. As a nation, we must understand that lasting change founded on equality and justice demands more than words or empty actions. Coming together entails an honest and reflective look to our past and an authentic and sometimes painful conversation about our future. At times, progress and change are uncomfortable. They do not always lead to a happy ending in the short term, but an investment in the ideas of justice means a willingness to bear the burden of reckoning with our evils in order to assure the
persistence of a future founded on equality. “Green Book” cheapens this ideal by telling a story in which a cliché, empty rhetoric of unity and togetherness denies an authentic step forward in the American consciousness. Spike Lee’s sentiments on Sunday night are a harrowing parallel to Hollywood’s biggest night thirty years ago. In 1990, “Driving Miss Daisy” won the award for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Lee’s masterpiece “Do the Right Thing” came out that same year, but in one of the Academy’s worst decisions, the film received no nomination in the category. Many have labeled “Green Book” as this season’s “Driving Miss Daisy” as both films indulge happy endings rather than having honest, authentic, and complicated conversations that deal with race and our nation’s next steps forward. In 1990, before introducing another Best Picture nominee “Dead Poets Society,” actress Kim Basinger went off script and celebrated Spike Lee’s unsung film. “But there is one film missing from this list that deserves to be on it because ironically, it might tell the biggest truth of all. And that’s ‘Do the Right Thing.’” After the award for Best Picture was announced at the 91st Academy Awards, Spike Lee announced at a press conference, “I’m snakebit. Every time somebody is driving somebody, I lose — but they changed the seating arrangement!” Lee’s words tell a sad story of just how little has truly changed in three decades in Hollywood. The seats may have changed, but what about the ideas at the core of the films we choose to honor so gloriously? Kaveh Badrei is a junior Wilson School concentrator from Houston, Tex. He can be reached at kbadrei@ princeton.edu.
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On shutting down Zion Williamson By Matthew Fuller Sports Columnist
It was set to be one of the most anticipated games in college basketball’s biggest rivalry. Tickets for the Feb. 20 University of North Carolina-Duke game at Cameron Indoor Stadium were selling for over $4,000. And it was all thanks to the excitement surrounding freshman Duke forward Zion Williamson. At six feet, seven inches and 285 lbs, Williamson has been in the national spotlight since high school and is projected to be the first pick in the NBA draft this year. Starting alongside Williamson for Duke are four other freshmen, all of whom were top-15 recruits coming out of high school. Combined, No. 3 Duke and No. 8 North Carolina’s rosters boast four of the top five players on that list. In all, the rivalry game was positioned to be one of the most entertaining of the year. But it never came close to meeting expectations. Under 40 seconds after tip-off, Williamson planted his foot on defense. He broke through his left Nike shoe, fell backwards, and sprained his right knee. Duke would never lead in the game. The Blue Devils were routed by the Tar Heels 88–72. In the absence of Williamson’s strong frame, 62 of UNC’s points came from the paint. Unfortunately for North Carolina, conversations surrounding the game shifted quickly from the team’s unexpected dominance to the repercussions of Zion’s injury. First, the injury posed a difficult problem for Nike, whose stock dropped by 1.37% when it opened the next morning. It also may cost Nike the opportunity for a shoe deal with Williamson post-college. Second, Williamson’s knee sprain has led
to some adjustment difficulties for Duke, who has lost two of its last three games in his absence. But most important is the question of whether Williamson will ever return to Duke – and how his situation relates to the larger issue of compensating college athletes. Williamson is still projected to be the top pick in the draft. But if he returns and injures himself again, his draft stock may go down, potentially costing him millions of dollars. Thus, the media world is embroiled in a fierce debate about whether Williamson should return and help his team try to win a championship or whether he should shut down for the rest of the season and preserve his status. This also begs the question of whether Williamson’s case shows that college athletes should be paid. The amount of money that top players like Williamson give to their schools, the NCAA, and the networks that broadcast them is far greater than the compensation they receive through scholarships. Additionally, the money Williamson will likely gain in the NBA dwarfs the money it costs for a year of college, so the argument that he is already compensated or that he owes something to the school does not really hold up. A different argument for Williamson’s compensation is that Duke paid for a policy called the Loss of Value provision, which would mean that if he were to fall in the draft, Williamson could be paid up to $8 million dollars to make up for the loss in salary. Ronnie Kaymore, the CEO of Kaymore Sports Risk Management and a specialist in advising athletes for insurance injury protection, does not think that this is nearly enough. Kaymore believes that with an $18 mil-
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lion rookie contract, plus the possibility of another $30-50 million in endorsements, Williamson is worth up to seven times as much as Duke has insured him for. On ESPN, Jalen Rose advocated for Williamson to stay at Duke for another reason. Since the nature of the injury was non-contact, he said, Williamson would have the same likelihood of repeating that same injury while training for the draft. Rose maintains that it might as well help to get more playing experience in. While this is true, the likelihood of Williamson suffering a more serious injury increases significantly if he were to play more games this season, especially with the physical nature of his playing style. It is true that Williamson is a rare case. He will likely have the chance to make more money in his career than most or all of his current peers in college sports. Increasingly, however, we
have seen similar decisions made by college football athletes, who have chosen not to participate in their schools’ bowl games. 2016 was a particularly controversial year for this, as players like Leonard Fournette, Christian McCaffrey, and Jabrill Peppers all chose to skip their games and protect their draft status for the NFL. Just as Charles Barkley criticized those who would want Williamson to shut down, arguing that basketball players should play for the love of the game and value their education, football players were similarly criticized in 2016 by older players in the media for either not representing their teammates well or not being ready for the contact of professional sports. That same year, Jabrill Peppers’ teammate at Michigan, tight end Jake Butt, had a similar opportunity to either play or shut down in a bowl game against Florida State. He chose to play, but ended
up tearing his ACL in the game. Considered a top player in his position for the 2017 draft, Butt fell from being a potential first round pick to a fifth-round pick. Two years later, Butt is currently healing from his third torn ACL and has only played in three NFL games. For a player still trying to better his position in the draft, coming back to play more games might be a good decision. But Williamson – and other players who have already had enough chances to prove their worth – deserve the right to stay healthy and earn money to improve their lives and the lives of their families. Considering how much profit they generate and how little they see is worrying enough. Who are we to tell these athletes to risk their futures for our entertainment, their schools, or the NCAA when they have already contributed so much?
Season in full swing for No. 14 women’s lacrosse, head coach passes 400 career wins WOMEN’S LACROSSE
By Molly Milligan Senior Staff Writer
The Princeton women’s lacrosse team, ranked No.14 in this week’s Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Poll, has already experienced a season’s worth of highs and lows, though they’re just three games into their schedule. The women’s lacrosse team has been one of Princeton’s most consistently competitive squads in recent memory. Much of that can be owed to head coach Chris Sailer, a 2008 inductee to the U.S. Lacrosse National Hall of Fame. Sailer, who is now in her 33rd year at the helm of the program, has won three national titles at Princeton in 1994, 2002, and 2003. On Feb. 16, Sailer became the first Division I head coach, male or female, to record 400 wins at one school.
The Tigers defeated Temple University in their home opener to help their coach reach that milestone. Princeton dominated their opponent from Philadelphia, winning 16–7. Junior attacker Tess D’Orsi led the way, scoring six goals, and senior midfielder Kathryn Hallett added four. Senior attacker Elizabeth George, an All-America honoree and Ivy League Tournament MVP last season, recorded two goals and two assists to reach 100 career points. “It’s fun to get it in the first game of my senior year, and it’s really special to get there as part of my coach’s 400th win,” George said. “It’s so cool to be part of that and to play for a legend. As soon as you sit down with her on a recruiting trip, you see what kind of a person she is. She cares so much about us as students and as people and not just as ath-
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letes. We are very excited that she got to 400.” But the day belonged to Sailer. “This is a place I truly love,” Sailer said after the game. “This team has been my family and my baby. I’ve had amazing student-athletes and coaches here. It’s been a lot of hard work, a lot of great players, a lot of big wins. I’m really happy to get it with this group. This is a very fun team.” This team has already faced some challenges, though. The Tigers dropped their second game of the year at then-No. 12 Virginia this past Saturday. Virginia led 3–0 after the first five minutes, then snapped a 9–9 tie and scored the final five goals over the last nine minutes of play. “We want to challenge ourselves and play the best teams, and Virginia is certainly one of them,” said Sailer. “We learned a lot about ourselves today. We
don’t have a lot of time to dwell on this one, with Penn State coming up Wednesday. It’s all part of the process of becoming the team we want to be as the season goes on.” The Tigers took on No. 8 Penn State last night at home. Last year, the Tigers came back from five goals down to earn an exciting 13– 12 victory in State College. George and sophomore attacker Kyla Sears each scored three goals and sophomore goalie Sam Fish made eleven saves in the effort. This year, Princeton earned a resounding 21–10 victory, breaking the previous record for goals scored in the teams’ series. Both George and D’Orsi recorded five goals and an assist. This isn’t the only big game left on the Tigers’ schedule, however. There will be meetings with No. 11 Florida, No. 10 Stony Brook, and No. 2 Maryland. The team will travel to
take on the Florida Gators in Gainesville over spring break before getting into the meat of the Ivy League schedule in April. Princeton was picked to repeat as Ivy League Champions, but the team cannot overlook the University of Pennsylvania. The Quakers are currently ranked No. 12. In order to rack up wins, Princeton will aim to maintain its momentum from last season. The team is coming off its fifth straight — and 14th overall — league title and its 26th NCAA Tournament appearance. In addition, four Tigers garnered preseason AllAmerica honors in Inside Lacrosse Magazine’s 2019 Face-Off Yearbook issue. Sears was named to the third team, while George, D’Orsi, and and Fish were listed as honorable mentions. The season has just begun, and the outlook for these Tigers is bright.
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