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U. professor arrested over parking ticket By Myrial Holbrook staff writer
Imani Perry, the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at the University, was arrested in the borough of Princeton for an outstanding parking ticket from three years ago on Saturday, according to Perry’s Twitter account. Perry wrote that the police allegedly refused to allow her to make a call before her arrest, conducted a body search on her and handcuffed her to a table at the station. She noted that although she was shaken by the incident, but that it has renewed her commitment to the struggle against racism and carcerality. Perry did not respond to requests for comment.
The Princeton Police Department did not respond to requests for comment. Section 39:4-139.10 of title 39 of the 2013 New Jersey Revised Statutes state the penalties for failure to pay parking judgements include suspension of the driver’s license or the registration of the vehicle. Section 39:4-139.10a of the same statute states that if the court fails to issue a warrant for the arrest of an individual for parking violations or order a suspension of the individual’s driving privileges, the matter shall be dismissed and not reopened. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., chair of the Department of African American Studies, deferred
comment to a press statement. “I understand the law, but the failure to use discretion in this instance is mind numbing,” he wrote. Glaude added that he was thankful that Perry was okay, but found the entire incident to be ridiculous. “Asking her if she had any weapons on her person, patting her down, handcuffing her, and then handcuffing her to a table…all for a parking ticket? This is the kind of unnecessary escalation that is bound up with the unseemly work of generating revenue through parking tickets,” he wrote. Kelly Roache ’12 GS ’15, a student activist and participant in the Center of African See TICKET page 5
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Imany Perry, a professor of African American Studies.
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Significant drop in number of bickerees across clubs
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The University Board of Trustees’ Woodrow Wilson Legacy Committee solicited papers from nine scholars who are experts on the history of Woodrow Wilson, class of 1879, about his contributions and legacy in education and public service. The nine scholars are historians James Axtell, Kendrick Clements, Nathan Connolly, John Milton Cooper Jr. ’61, Paula Giddings, David Kennedy, Thomas Knock GS ’82, Adriane LentzSmith and Eric Yellin GS ’07. The letters discussed Wilson’s progressivism and other endeavors as president as well as his contributions to education at the University. According to Connolly, a Johns Hopkins history Professor, the letters represented a range of ideas. “Some folks were apologists, and they wouldn’t allow him to be singled out, others were unflinching in their criticism,” Connolly said. “My own letter was slightly between the two.” Vice President of Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun’s Feb. 1 letter detailed University efforts to have a campus-wide discussion
regarding the future of Wilson’s legacy. The Woodrow Wilson Legacy Committee of the Board of Trustees is examining that legacy using multiple means, including the scholars’ papers, town hall meetings, small group conversations in January and a meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community, according to the letter. Calhoun was unavailable to comment. “I think [the Legacy Committee was] looking for people who were the most respected in the scholarly community and they were just interested in what those people could contribute,” Vice President and Secretary of the University Bob Durkee ’69 said. Durkee said that the committee selected scholars who are experts in this field and that the nine scholars represent a diversity of viewpoints. In soliciting essays from scholars, the Legacy Committee was looking to enlighten the University community on existing scholarship. “They think it will lead to a more informed understanding and conversation about Wilson See PAPERS page 3
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By Katherine Oh senior writer
According to the statistics from the Interclub Council, provided to the Daily Princetonian by ICC president Jean-Carlos Arenas ’16, the six bicker clubs received 775 applications in total this year, a decrease from about 921 applications last year. The overall bicker acceptance rate was up from 60.6 percent last year to 75.3 percent this year. 584 students were accepted into one of the six bicker clubs this year, a slight increase from the 558 accepted students last year. The number of bicker participants decreased this year compared to last year for multiple eating clubs, Cannon Dial Elm club president Ian McGeary ’16 noted. “Our total bicker number was lower and a lot of the other clubs saw that too,” McGeary said.
The decrease might be attributed to more upperclassmen choosing to be independent or on an upperclassmen meal plan, McGeary added. McGeary said that a total of 171 students bickered for Cannon this week, a decrease from 200 bickerees last year. The accepted members consist of nine juniors and 92 sophomores, for a 59 percent acceptance rate. This marks a slight increase from the 53 percent acceptance rate last year. “People had friends who didn’t get in the club, who didn’t make the cut for the spring semester, but there might be opportunities in the future and/or at another club and they might be happy there as well,” McGeary said. Ivy Club saw 154 bickerees, an increase from last year’s 102 bickerees, according to Ivy Bicker Chair Michael Moorin ’16. The bickerees consisted of 139
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Outgoing USG officers discuss initiatives, achievements of past year By Katherine Oh senior writer
said. He explained that he created three different sub-committees that focused on undergraduate admissions and coursework, financial aid and academic policy respectively. Regarding the P/D/F policy, Fathy said he was pleased with what the committee had been able to achieve. With the committee’s efforts, students are now able to reverse a pass/D/ fail grade option for a course that could be used to fulfill requirements for a concentration or a certificate, he said. “We wanted to get it right the first time. This has been tried before, with strong arguments against un-PDF-ing any class,” Fathy said. During her term, Cheng stated that she frequently revisited the 3 R’s principle–Responsiveness, Relevance and Representativeness–in evaluating USG. “Throughout my term I’ve
After Friday morning, the Lion statue was covered in the snow.
Former Undergraduate Student Government president Ella Cheng ’16 said that the past year in USG was highlighted by revision of the P/D/F reversal policy, efforts to spread awareness about financial aid and analysis of student needs through the ‘What Matters’ survey. Cheng is a former staff writer for the Daily Princetonian. According to outgoing academics committee chair Ramie Fathy ’16, the USG academics committee pursued many projects driven by student interests, particularly administrative changes to the P/D/F policy. “When I came into the committee it was very different. The academics chair did a lot of the work. I decided to take a different approach,” Fathy
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sophomores and 15 juniors and the gender ratio was roughly equal, with 79 men and 75 women. This is the first year that Ivy allowed double bickering. “Double bicker did make admission more competitive, because we had a substantial increase in bickerees,” Moorin said. Moorin noted that of the bickerees, 69 students were accepted, for a 44.8 percent acceptance rate. This marks a significant decrease from last year’s 67.6 percent acceptance rate. “We believe Ivy’s small membership is core to its identity,” Moorin added. Tower Club accepted about 128 out of 170 bickerees this year for an acceptance rate of 74.9 percent, according to sources within the club. This marks a decrease from last year’s acceptance of 79.5 percent. Of the bickerees, 155 were sophomores and 15 were juniors. See BICKER page 3
consistently been looking back at the platform,” Cheng said. She noted that under her leadership, USG had provided more training for members, as well as extensive dialogue. Cheng added that the ‘What Matters’ survey had helped determine student needs and set agenda priorities for USG. According to Aleksandra Czulack ’17, former USG vicepresident and incoming USG president, this was USG’s first time using data analysis to select projects. “We actually followed it [the survey] closely, so we knew students had a stake in everything,” Cheng added. Cheng noted that the survey, which asked students to compare potential projects for importance, generated more than 26,000 clicks. She also noted that USG had worked to reach out and See USG page 2
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connect with groups on campus working on specific projects. For example, USG worked with the administration to provide students with more accurate information about financial aid. This campaign encompassed not only information about subsidies for eating clubs, but also about the lesser-known emergency fund. According to Cheng, in cases of emergency in which a student’s family would be burdened financially, the fund can provide help that might include a flight home or assistance with medical bills. “USG has made it much easier for students, faculty and staff from many different pockets of campus to get involved ,” said Czulack. Another achievement for the academics committee include efforts to reform the academic calendar. According to Fathy, a new survey to determine what students would like to change in the academic calendar will be administered by email on Mar 1. The survey will include concerns that have previously been raised by students, such as whether to have final exams before break. “With any alternative calendar comes some tradeoff,” Fathy said. Looking back at his term as Campus and Community Affairs committee chair Michael Cox ’17, who will be serving another term, said his committee worked to revamp and refocus its efforts, figuring out where members wanted to put their energy. “It was optimistic to think we can do that in one semester,” Cox said. “In the fall, we have the later start and many breaks, so it’s hard to get actual projects done,” Cox said, “But now we are really getting in the groove and ready to start for the new year.” Cox said he found his role as CCA chair particularly rewarding and well-aligned with his passion for putting together social events. For example, Cox said that CCA’s biggest project for the year, Restaurant Week, went very well with higher partici-
pation among local restaurants compared to previous years. “The committee members were very persistent in contacting restaurants, and we were much more organized in laying out exactly how we would do it,” Cox said, noting that the committee secured a deal with all restaurants that had expressed interest. USG Senate members said that they faced a multitude of different challenges over the course of the year, including awareness about resources and politics within collaborations. “The frustrating part was really politics, as is the case with anything that requires collaboration with other parties. Needless bickering, overlaps or debates were had,” Cheng said. Cox added that it was difficult getting to know all the resources that USG had at the beginning of his term. Fathy noted that bringing about significant changes in policies, including the P/D/F policy, presents challenges. “You might imagine it would be a very easy process to work through and get it changed,” Fathy explained, “But there is a lot of logistics, many people to be contacted, and a lot of different factors.” Cheng said that it is important for incoming members of USG to keep looking back at the motto, “To lead is to serve,” something former USG president Shawon Jackson ’15 also emphasized. “You only succeed if you actually care about the topic you’re working on, the students and the impacts,” Cheng said. Cheng added that USG has given her more than she’s given to it, and that she’s learned a lot during her time as USG president. She added the she was immensely grateful to the student body for giving her the chance to serve. Cox added that it is important for other students to explore multiple aspects of the University’s support system. There is no other support system as extensive as that which students have now, Cox said. “It’s my responsibility now to really use those resources to make Princeton a better place for everyone,” he said.
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and his Legacy and that was the purpose and that’s the role that these essays will play,” Durkee said. Dean of the College Jill Dolan said she felt the letters are remarkable and offer a great critical framework for thinking through the issue. Dolan said that she appreciated that the letters didn’t toe party lines, but came to different conclusions and showed varied perspectives. “I think [the scholarly letters] will play a large part mostly because we’re on a university campus where that kind of scholarship should and will influence our thinking,” Dolan said. She noted that one letter said that the least the University can do is give the issues thoughtful evaluation, especially when the question won’t go away. “Such dialogue will serve this
campus and the nation and in places around the country – any place that memorializes another human being,” Dolan said, in agreement with the call for thoughtful evaluation from the University. Connolly said he was initially surprised the University took the demand to change the name so seriously. He said he was unsure what the University was looking for when the Committee solicited a letter from him, but was happy to see the variety of viewpoints represented. “I always felt uncomfortable when I saw a portrait of Wilson, or was in a space named after him, or when he was spoken of with reverence,” Paula Giddings, a Smith College professor who was a visiting professor at the University from 1992 to 1993, wrote in an email interview with the Daily Princetonian. “For however you, as a person of color, may want to assess your individual status within the institution, Princeton, by
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Tower president Romie Desrogène ’17 did not respond to requests for comment. Tiger Inn accepted 113 out of 188 bickerees, for a 59.5 percent acceptance rate, according to TI president Grace Larsen ’16. This marks a significant decline from last year’s 78 percent acceptance rate. Of the accepted bickerees, 101 were sophomores and 12 were juniors. The bicker-
ees consisted of 80 women and 108 men, Larsen added. Cap and Gown Club accepted 103 out of 177 bickerees, of which 8 were juniors and 95 were sophomores. 15 juniors and 162 sophomores bickered in total. Cap president Tyler Rudolph ’16 deferred comment to Arenas. Cottage president Forrest Hull ’16 did not respond to requests for comment. Most bicker results were announced Friday morning.
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honoring an unapologetic white supremacist, is saying you that you are inferior, too,” she noted. Giddings wrote that through her research for a biography of journalist and civil rights leader Ida B. Wells, she began to understand “the fact that [Wilson] nationalized a version of progressivism that linked reform- for the- good with racial control and segregation has continued to leave its mark on marginalized communities across the nation. She noted that Wilson’s legacy includes police violence, environmental racism, and diminished life chances, among other inequalities forced upon Americans of color. Connolly said that it was very important for him to discuss the re-segregation of federal offices. He said that Wilson knew what was going on although he wasn’t a formal architect, and that because much of these efforts were done without documentation, it suggests it was a top-down demand with insulation to insu-
late Wilson from criticism. “For me, it’s very important to capture in the letter that Wilson was someone who provided political cover [for], explained, and justified segregation and did so knowing it was not the consensus vision of the day,” Connolly said. Discussing the future of Wilson’s legacy on campus is one of the University’s efforts to meet the demands of the Black Justice League demands after the sit-in on Nov. 18. To meet the other demands, the University has created temporary affinity rooms in the Carl A. Fields Center, discussed a potential diversity distribution requirement and established the Affinity Housing Working Group. Meetings to discuss making campus spaces better reflect campus diversity also led to the University’s decision to hire a dean of diversity and inclusion. “The way to really respond to student demand and the ways to
really improve Wilson’s legacy is to begin to erect statuary to other lives such as to the Haitians who were occupied during his administration and the African American workers who were demoted under his watch,” Connolly said. He added that there should be sizable installations of monuments to those workers and those people to honor the grassroots, referring to the seeds of the Civil Rights movement that sprouted during Wilson’s administration, although those movements sprouted rather as a rebuttal to Wilson. “[The] best way to honor Wilson is to demote him in the tradition of American democracy and really show that while he played a large part in some innovations, he also played a quite negative role,” Connolly said. Connolly added that he thinks this is a question that universities will have to deal with for a long time.
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American Studies during her time at Princeton, said that the incident brings together issues of feminism, racial justice and the need for criminal justice reform. As an undergraduate student, she attended many of Perry’s lectures and respected her work in addressing issues of race and gender, Roache added. “Every encounter with the police, every experience of racism, is unique, but at the same time, I think it’s important to connect it to a larger pattern nationally so that we don’t just write it off
as though it’s this one isolated incident,” Roache said. Roache added that academic and institutional privileges prove insufficient forces to counteract racism, as shown in the case of African American professor at Harvard Henry Louis Gates, Jr. In June 2009, Gates was arrested after a neighbor called the police on him for a suspected break-in, when he was in fact entering his own home, according to the Washington Post. This incident and others of its kind demonstrate the importance of reflecting on and continuing to carry forward a discussion of the black experience at Princeton, Roache said.
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Opinion: Eliminate the obligation to report cheaters Beni Snow
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have only been at Princeton for five months, but I am already confident that the University and I have fundamentally different notions of the meaning of honor. Specifically, Article II, Section E of the Constitution of the Honor System reads, “Every student is obligated to report to the Honor Committee any suspected violation of the Honor Code that they have observed.” This is the second, often forgotten component of the Honor Code. The first is to not cheat or plagiarize. This second part requires students to report any violations of the first component. The requirement can be euphemized in any number of ways. It can be called “maintaining integrity,” or “self-monitoring” or any other nice phrasing — but in the end, it’s a requirement to rat out our friends. We all agreed to this requirement in order to go to Princeton. In my view, this clause is not at all honorable. Yes, cheating does have to be caught and punished to ensure integrity. Yet almost no justice systems require everyone to report offenses. It is totally legal for me to know my neighbor is cheating on his or her taxes and say nothing. Students who wish to report violations are free to do so and even encouraged. Without any accountability, the system would collapse. That does not mean, however, that every single student must be compelled under threat of punishment to rat out their friends. As far as I know, the Honor Committee does not actually go after people who fail to report infractions. That is irrelevant. The existence of the clause makes a statement about the environment that the Honor Committee wants at Princeton. It is
the kind of environment where students do not have the choice to decide to turn in their friends, but are forced to report them. The goal of the Honor Code is to punish students who are not honorable. Students who cheat are punished and I doubt this would stop if the reporting requirement clause were to be removed. Many students would still report violations and the system would continue to function. A modified Code, however, would send the message that Princeton is a place where people choose to follow their conscience, whatever it may be, and are not forced into a single path of action. Further, after reading the Code carefully, I believe that if I were to write here that I refuse to follow the reporting requirement, I would be in violation of the Honor Code without ever observing any cheating. Every time I sign the Honor Code, I have to affirm that I will follow the entire Code. Therefore, saying that I refuse to follow one part is a violation. That is why I will not say here that I refuse to follow the reporting requirement. Perhaps this does not bother anyone else. Maybe all my fellow students do not have a problem with a code that can suspend them for a year simply for behavior that has no impact on their own academic activity. The Honor Code was implemented to ensure trust between faculty and students. As long as the reporting requirement in place, it ensures that trust at the expense of trust between students. I may have to choose between violating the Honor Code and violating my friend’s trust. Any code that would make a student face that choice does not seem to me to be at all honorable. Beni Snow is a freshman from Newton, Mass. He can be reached at bsnow@princeton.edu.
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hereas Beni Snow argues that the obligation to report cheating should be struck from the Honor Code, I firmly believe that it should stay. Reporting cheaters is the right thing to do, and there is precedent for its obligation. Snow attempts to establish a moral conflict between violating the Honor Code and violating a friend’s trust. There is no such conflict to speak of. Cheating is clearly an immoral act — a way of outscoring honest, harder-working peers. If cheating is not punished, honest workers will be harmed while cheaters will be rewarded. Allowing cheaters to go unpunished is, then, the wrong course of action. A person who observes cheating but does not report it allows the cheater to profit and many honest workers to be robbed of their efforts. I challenge Snow or anyone else to defend the ludicrous notion that it is permissible for others to be harmed, so long as one’s own friend does the harming. There is instead a moral obligation to report wrongdoing. To except one’s friends from this rule is a cronyism that leaves society worse off. The University has every right to protect its students, and the obligation in the Honor Code to report cheaters is an important part of this protection. Furthermore, the University has an interest in preventing academic dishonesty because it sabotages the integrity and value of a Princeton University degree. Institutions commonly require their affiliates to report acts of sabotage, so the obligation to report cheating has substantial precedent. Nevertheless, Snow questions the precedent of the obligation to report, saying that “almost no justice systems require everyone to report offenses.” On the contrary, all fifty states have mandatory reporting
laws, which require certain persons to report some suspected crimes. Most of these laws are narrow in scope, but others cast a wide net. In Texas, for example, it is a misdemeanor offense for anyone to fail to report a felony resulting in serious bodily injury. In Ohio, failure to report any felony is a misdemeanor. Precedent and moral obligation aside, the second part of the Honor Code is useful for preserving friendships. Snow asserts that reporting a cheating friend is a violation of his or her trust. If so, the cheater will be angry at the whistleblower. In that case the whistleblower is better off pointing out that his hands were tied. It is preferable to report a friend out of obligation, than to report a friend out of choice and receive social punishment for that choice. Simply put, no one should suffer the loss of a friendship for doing the right thing. The reporting requirement makes such losses less likely by clearly spelling out that the whistleblower did not choose his own path, but was bound by a duty to which he had already committed himself. It therefore protects not only those directly harmed by cheating, but also those righteous individuals who would fulfill their moral obligations rather than stoop to cronyism. On the other hand, the reporting requirement punishes two groups of people: cheaters and those who would allow cheating. But I have already demonstrated that both groups are acting immorally, so punishment is the just course. In the name of integrity, morality and justice, the University should keep both parts of the Honor Code. Those students who fall into either of the groups mentioned above will find that the fault, dear Beni, is not in our Code, but in themselves that they are punished. Newby Parton is a sophomore from McMinnville, Tenn. He can be reached at newby@princeton. edu.
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play was consistent from both sides at the beginning of the second period, the Crimson went on a nine point run to take the lead at 31-30 by halftime. The third quarter was an even closer period, with both teams within at most four points of each other. Princeton eked out a two-point margin to make it 53-51 by the end of the third quarter. The two sides tied six times in the fourth quarter, with neither one able to come out on top. It was 72-72 at the end of the fourth quarter, taking the game to overtime. Princeton played much more convincingly in overtime, starting off with eight
straight points. It was the veterans who helped their team overcome a tough game. Junior guard Vanessa Smith, senior guard Amanda Berntsen, Miller and Wheatley all created that 8-0 run. An important milestone also came in overtime. Wheatley, with a good low post basket, reached 1,000 career points, becoming the 24th player in program history to reach the milestone. It was a very different game from the one in Hanover two nights earlier. Given such a close game, the starters were forced to contribute as much as possible. All five starters added at least ten points, including Miller, who put up an impressive 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting. Senior guard Taylor Williams and junior guard Taylor Brown
also scored. The stats ref lect a close game. Princeton shot 48.5% from the f loor, while Harvard shot 50.8%. Princeton grabbed 36 rebounds -- 13 of them by Alex Wheatley -- compared to Harvard’s 30. Harvard’s main players were senior forward AnnMarie Healy and senior guard Shilpa Tummala, who scored 21 and 19 points, respectively. Junior forward Destiny Nunley put up 12 points. Healy also contributed six of her team’s rebounds. With the close win against Harvard, Princeton improved its record to 15-4 overall and 4-1 in the Ivy League. The Tigers will return to Jadwin this weekend, playing Cornell on Friday at 7 p.m. and then Columbia on Saturday at 6 p.m.
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two teams’ last meeting, the Tigers snagged 13 out of 16 events on Friday to win 171115 at home. The Princeton women matched the men to open the meet as their relay teams swept the first three spots in the 200 medley. From there, the Tigers (6-2, 6-1 Ivy) ran away with the day, taking six out of the first eight events. On senior night, senior Nikki Larson snagged the 200 free in 1:51.03 and the 100 free in 51.56, junior Kathleen Mulligan took the 100 back in 57.14 and the 200 back in 2:03.41, junior Olivia Chan won the 100 breast in 1.04.87 and sophomore Elsa Welshofer took the 200 f ly in
2:03.08. Other event wins also went to junior Katie Diller in the 50 free, freshman Monica McGrath in the 500 free and Welshofer in the 100 f ly. The Tigers also won both diving events, and the foursome of Mulligan, Diller, sophomore Maddy Veith and freshman Elaina Gu ended the meet in style by dominating the 200 free relay in 1:35.54. Columbia freshman Jessica Antilles won the 200 IM in 2:04.78, and Mallory McKeon took the 200 breaststroke in 2:20.54 for the Lions. The win places Princeton at 2nd place in the final Ivy League regular season standings behind undefeated Yale. The women will look to pursue the Ivy League title at the conference championships on the weekend of Feb. 20.
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blocks from sophomore middle blocker Billy Andrew. Sophomore outside hitter Kendall Ratter added five kills and two service aces to the winning effort, while fellow outside hitter senior Michael Bagnell added 13 digs to his tally. Princeton will look to carry this momentum as they face their future opponents. This opening gives the Tigers the edge as they look to repeat past season’s successes. Last year,
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Men’s volleyball will look to defend their top spot in coming games.
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Princeton will look to end their losing streak after two fresh losses.
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the Tigers made the EIVA semifinals, where they played first ranked Penn State. The Nittany Lions beat Princeton for a spot in the finals in a memorable match. Princeton started off the match strong, winning 13 of the first 23 points. However, the Lions held on, and a 5-1 run turned the game around at 1514. Penn State then won the set 25-20. In the second set, Penn State took control of the game. While Princeton had a 3-2 lead early, the Lions went on a 16-8 run to take the biggest ever lead of the night at 22-14. The
Tigers and Lions then traded blow for blow, ending the set 25-17. Penn State then secured the win with a strong third set performance. The Princeton squad will continue their season this coming Friday against Brigham Young University. Unlike Charleston, the Cougars are a veteran program and should prove to be a difficult challenge for the Tigers. This match-up will be crucial for Princeton, who will look to carry its current momentum into next week, when it will play two more conference opponents.
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Princeton beats Big Green and Crimson By Berthy Fang staff writer
The women’s basketball team completed the 36th sweep of its last 39 Ivy League weekends as it blew past Dartmouth (7-15, 2-4 Ivy) on Friday and then eked past Harvard (8-11, 3-3) on Sunday. It was a balanced team effort as Princeton defeated Dartmouth 85-48 on Friday. Playing against head coach Courtney Banghart’s alma mater, the Tigers secured their lead with a 12-2 run in the first quarter. Princeton launched a concerted effort, with all fifteen players on the roster scoring points. Considering that the familiar starters had a smaller presence on the court this time, the team shot an impressive 49.2% overall, holding the Big Green to just 31.4% shooting. Ten players played at least ten minutes, and only two players, senior
guard Michelle Miller and senior guard Annie Tarakchian, played more than 20 minutes. Senior forward Alex Wheatley and Miller both led the pack with 11 points. Freshman guards Gabrielle Rush and Jordan Muhammad put on a strong performance on behalf of the underclassmen, scoring nine and seven points, respectively. Sophomore guard Tia Weledji also scored 7 points. Tarakchian proved to be another valuable asset for her team, grabbing 12 rebounds. Princeton led Dartmouth in rebounding 46-25. On the Dartmouth side, sophomore guard Kate Letkewicz was the key player, putting up 17 points. Princeton’s balanced effort made it a relatively leisurely win for the team’s starters. It also proved the depth of the roster, which the team has been working on all season. Giving the starters some ex-
tra recovery time paid off, as their performance became key in their game against Harvard on Sunday. It was not an easy day in Cambridge as the Orange and Black struggled to separate themselves from the Crimson. With grit and determination, Princeton won 83-79 in overtime. Princeton and Harvard started out neck-and-neck, until 13 consecutive points put Princeton in a solid lead. The run was a joint effort by Tarakchian and Miller. Tarakchian started it off with a layup and three-pointer, and Miller carried the baton with two three-pointers and then a layup. However, the Crimson responded with eight consecutive points of their own, narrowing Princeton’s lead. Princeton was up 22-16 by the end of the first quarter. Harvard took the lead in the second quarter. While
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The Tigers are now ranked Third in the Ivy League Conference.
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SWIMMING AND DIVING
Swimming Finishes Regular Season Strong By Nolan Liu Associate Sports Editor
The men’s team is undefeated 7-0 heading into the Ivy Championship
The Tigers closed out their regular seasons on a strong note this weekend, as both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams topped Columbia at home. The men’s team (7-0, 7-0 Ivy), defeated the Lions (4-6, 3-4 Ivy) 180-112 to cap off a string of dominant performances. After dominating Harvard and Yale in the 200 medley relays last weekend, the foursome of senior Jack Pohlmann, senior Alexander Lewis, sophomore Ben Schafer and junior En-Wei Hu-Van Wright kicked off the day’s competition with a bang by notching a Princeton win in that event. This first win was followed by Princeton victories across the board; freshmen Murphy McQuiet and Matt Harrington took
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the mile in 9:24.07 and the 200 f ly and 100 free, respectively, while freshman Tyler Lin also got on the board in the 200 breast with a time of 2:04.95. The old guard, too, did not disappoint. Senior Sandy Bole won the 50 free in 20.63, while consistent contributors such as sophomore Corey Okubo and senior Teo D’Alessandro won the 100 back and a special 100 IM event. Princeton’s diving team got on the board as well, with junior Nathan Makarewicz clinching the 1-meter event with a score of 318.38 points. Additionally, the squad again proved their depth in the pool, with sophomore Liam Karas, freshman Cole Buese and junior Ben Schafer taking the first three spots in the 200 medley. The final regular-season contest served as Princeton’s
senior night, but the plethora of scoring underclassmen have ensured that the Class of 2016 can depart knowing that their legacy remains in sure hands. Overall, the men’s team took 13 out of the 17 events in an unquestionably dominant performance. Perennial Columbia star Jayden Pantel won the 3-meter dive and the Lions nabbed first-place finishes in the 100 f ly, 100 IM, and 200 free. However, such efforts were simply too little and too scattered to challenge the Tiger’s spread. The men’s team will now look forward to the Ivy League Championships, held on Feb. 25-27. The Tigers have claimed four of the last five titles. The women’s team didn’t disappoint either. Although the margin of victory was a scant two points in the See SWIMMING page 9
Tigers Sweep Eagles Tigers Falls to Colgate and Cornell By David Xin
By Claire Coughlin
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staff writer
This past Friday and Saturday, the men’s volleyball team traveled to Charleston, W. Va. for their first two Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) games. The Tigers (2-6, 2-0 EIVA) faced off against the University of Charleston (28, 0-2 EIVA) in a double-header. Princeton won both games against the Eagles in dominant fashion, sweeping their opponents 3-0 in both meetings. Their success this weekend puts the Orange and Black at the top of the EIVA table. The Tigers chose an opportune moment to grab their first two wins of the season. Princeton defeated the Eagles for a perfect start to conference play. In addition, the Princeton squad prevented their opponents from winning a single set. Yet, in spite of the score line, the matches had their fair share of excitement. Indeed, in the second set,
Charleston seemed poised to tie the match at one set apiece. Leading 24-20, a service error returned the serve to the Tigers. Junior setter Chris Kennedy then led the way for Princeton, taking four points off the service. The Eagles managed to fend off one set ball, but the Tigers took the advantage on their second opportunity and closed the match. In the third set, a 6-0 run placed the Tigers in control of the game, securing their EIVA opener. The Princeton squad did not rest on their laurels, however, and returned the next day equally ready to face their newest conference opponents. Princeton beat their foes handily 25-16, 25-19 and 25-18. The match showed the depth in the Princeton squad, as the Tigers used their entire roster on Saturday. Notable performances include seven kills and two See M.VOLLEYBALL page 9
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The Princeton Men’s Hockey team (5-16-2, 3-11-2 ECAC) faced another set of consecutive losses this weekend as they battled against Colgate (8-19-2, 4-11-2 ECAC) and Cornell (12-7-4, 7-6-3 ECAC) at Hobey Baker Rink on Friday and Saturday nights. Although the games were close, the Tigers struggled to redeem themselves after their losses to both teams in November. The Orange and Black came out strong at Friday night’s game, claiming a 3-1 lead in the first period. Freshman forward Alex Riche, who formerly played for the Cobourg Cougars in the Ontario Junior Hockey League, scored the first goal at only a minute into the game. This marked the freshman’s first career goal as a Tiger. Princeton’s next two goals were scored by sophomore forward Eric
Robinson and junior forward Garrett Skrbich. The first goal of the second period was scored by Colgate forward Tylor Spink, which cut the Raider’s deficit to only one. Princeton freshman forward Max Veronneau responded 88 seconds later on a 5-on3 power play to restore the Tigers’ two-goal lead. The final goal before halftime was scored by Colgate rookie forward Adam Dauda, who marked his first career goal as well. The Raiders followed this with a second goal from Tylor Spink and one from Kevin Lough at the end of the fourth, which resulted in a final score of 5-4. Despite the loss though, the Tiger’s junior goalie Colton Phinney out-saved Colgate goalie Charlie Finn by 12 goals. Princeton faced an unsettling sense of déjà vu as they were shut out by Cornell’s junior goaltender Mitch Gilliam, just as they were last Sunday by Dartmouth’s goal-
Stat of the Day
1000 points Senior Forward Alex Wheatley scored her 1000th point in overtime against Harvard.
tender Charles Grant. This game marked No. 17 Cornell’s fifth consecutive shutout of the season. Although the Tigers pushed the puck over the goal line in the second half, the referees confirmed that the goal did not count after it was swatted in by a player’s hand rather than stick. The only goal of the game was scored by Cornell’s senior forward John Knisley off of an assist from defenseman Alec McCrea. Despite two tough losses, the men’s hockey squad will be looking to break their current losing streak as they will face off against conference opponents next week. The Tigers are hopeful that they will be able to build momentum as they will face four ECAC conference opponents in the coming two weeks. The Tigers will drive to upstate New York next weekend to face off against Clarkson University and St. Lawrence on Feb. 12 and 13.
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