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The results of the Undergraduate Student Government spring 2017 elections were announced on April 21 in an email from USG president Myesha Jemison ’18. The seats up for election were the class officer positions of president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and social chair, as well as ten spots on the U-Council.

The importance of class unity was a common theme among the newly elected class presidents. Class of 2018 president Brandon McGhee ’18 noted one of his goals for next year is to “[continue to] foster class unity, spirit, and [promote] a class identity.”

He added this notion of class identity is especially important to him in representing the senior class.

“Senior year is a phenomenal time, and senior year is what people are going to remember for the rest of their lives,” McGhee said. “There are so many milestones that occur during your senior year, and I think it’s very important to have a very cohesive, very strong, and very friendly class government that is planning events throughout the entire year.”

McGhee explained that events such as Pub Nights, where the senior class rents out Triumph Brewing Company, and monthly class din-

ners will serve as reminders that “although you have your own personal journey as a senior, you also have the 2018 journey together.”

As Class of 2019 president Christopher Umanzor ’19, who was re-elected, explained, “I really do just want to keep generating class unity, showing all … the rising juniors now that their class government is one that cares about them.” He mentioned that one way to achieve this goal is by paying close attention to what it means to be a junior.

“With every new year, really, the class government is kind of prompted to think of new kinds of events that work better for whatever class year it’s serving,” Umanzor said.

“So, it’s really about kind of seeing where we fit and making sure that the juniors now have a really great year, feel like they have community within their class year, and I’m excited to see what kinds of events we create to fit that function.”

For Jackson Caputo ’20, his role as Class of 2020 class president will be his first time serving on USG. With that in mind, Caputo stressed how he hopes to learn from others in order to achieve the best outcomes possible.

“One of the things I’m going to start out by doing is trying to meet with a lot of See ELECTION page 5

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Members of the PURJ executive board sat down for dinner with President Eisgruber to give him a copy of the journal and speak with him about their vision for the future of the publication

PURJ distributes first issue

By Allie Spensley staff writer

The inaugural edition of the “Princeton Undergraduate Research Journal” was distributed last week to the University community in residences and academic departments. Cofounded by editors-in-chief Yash Patel ’18 and Daniel Liu ’18, the journal aims to provide a wide audience for undergraduate independent work.

“A lot of the amazing research that’s being done by undergraduates isn’t seen by most students,” Patel said.

“Really the drive for us in founding [‘PURJ’] is that we wanted research to be appreciated by the entire Princeton community, not only undergraduates reading other undergraduates’ research, but

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Karin Agness — the director of NeW — speaks at the organization’s 2012 conference.

Student starts club for right-of-center women When Allison Berger ’18 realized that conservative women did not have a space of their own on campus, she decided to create one herself. On April 16, the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students and the Undergraduate Student Government approved the creation of a new conservative women’s organization led by Berger.

In an interview, Berger explained the function of the new chapter of the Network of Enlightened Women

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USG discusses Honor Committee appointments, referendum staff writer

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Liu said that the journal was formed with three attendant goals: a rigorous system of peer review, a multidisciplinary scope of published research, and free and open access to the entire University community.

The journal received over 45 submissions after a fiveweek entry period ending in January. Students were free to submit work online, and some faculty reviewers and advisors recommended students to consider submitting their work. All of the submissions were peer-reviewed by undergraduates, who selected essays to move on to faculty review. Papers that received faculty approval were accepted for publication, with six essays to be

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also sharing across departments, by graduate students and administrators as well.”

Patel and Liu, who have conducted research in the natural sciences, first met to plan the journal’s creation in September. They met with the Undergraduate Student Government student group committee, worked with the Office of the Director of Undergraduate Students, contacted web designers and printing companies, and recruited undergraduates to be peer reviewers, content writers, designers, and finance managers. They also reached out to faculty, professors, and administrators, ultimately forming a faculty advisory board to consult on matters of academic publishing.

or NeW, will be to provide community and space for open dialogue among right of center women at the University. Berger is currently listed as the group’s president, and Caroline Pritt ’20 (check) is listed as treasurer, according to ODUS’s website.

Berger is an Editorial Board member.

“Here at Princeton, there are not as many opportunities for women to have those close bonds unless, let’s say, you’re in a sorority or a performing arts group,” Berger said.

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The Undergraduate Student Government discussed amendments regarding Honor Committee appointments and referendum rules in their weekly meeting on April 23.

Class of 2019 Senator Andrew Ma ‘19 presented a revised version of an amendment to the USG Senate Constitution. The amendment would raise the threshold for the confirmation of Honor Committee members to a supermajority from a simple majority of the Senate. Additionally, the amendment would also have the voting session for prospective Honor Committee members occur in an executive session. Ma indicated in last week’s meeting that this change would allow voting members to speak and vote freely without fear of retribution.

In response to concerns regarding the reduced transparency of the newly-proposed selection process, Ma edited the amendment to include an open session. The open session would precede the executive session and allow for a question and answer session with the Honor Committee Chair and nominees. Furthermore, it would provide the general public an opportunity to discuss any concerns regarding the Honor Code.

Additionally, Ma stated that no information regarding a candidate’s reason for rejection

would be released from the executive session.

Honor Committee Chair Carolyn Liziewski ‘18 said that because candidates who would be voted upon in the executive session would have already passed two rounds of interviews from the Honor Committee, releasing this information would help the Honor Committee decide which candidates they should pass along in future application cycles.

U-Councilor Michael Asparrin ‘19 argued that publicizing the reasons for rejection could potentially reveal the person who broached those reasons.

“I think the issue is if someone feels that they have a concern about a nominee that is confidential,” Asparrin said. “If it’s something private between them and the nominee and we say this is the reason we did not want to go forward with the nominee, that outs who the person with the concern was.”

The Senate voted to approve the amendment as presented by Ma. Academics Committee Chair Patrick Flanigan ‘18 and Ma presented a separate amendment to the Senate Constitution regarding the referendum turnout threshold.

Under the current system, a referendum may pass only if receives a simple majority and at least one-third of the under-

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graduate student body votes on a position.

Flanigan presented a scenario in which he found this system to be flawed.

“Let’s say 30 percent of students vote ‘yes’ and nobody votes ‘no.’ In that case, 100 percent of the students who voted, voted ‘yes,’ but the referendum would fail because it did not reach the turnout threshold. Now let’s say, instead of zero percent, 10 percent of the students voted ‘no,’ for 30 percent in favor, and 10 percent against. Because the referendum meets the 33 percent threshold, it now passes, “ Flanigan explained. “The problem is ‘no’ votes in these referenda count towards getting the referendum to count.”

The amendment would change the voter turnout threshold to require one-sixth of the undergraduate student body voting ‘yes.’

Additionally, the amendment would reduce the number of petition signatures required to propose a referendum from the original rule of 10 percent of the undergraduate student body to 200 undergraduates.

Ma stated that this change would make referendum sponsorship more accessible to individuals and small student groups.

The amendment is scheduled to be voted upon by the Senate in next week’s meeting, which will take place Sunday at 5 p.m.

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published this year and others to be published next year alongside new submissions.

The members of the faculty review board provide “an expert eye to make sure the work being done is legitimate and original and represents a novel contribution to the field,” Liu said.

English professor Susan Wolfson, who served as one of the faculty reviewers for the journal, said that the review process entailed an advisory report to the author that explained which parts of the essay were promising and which parts needed more careful work. The process of reading, thinking about, and writing a report on the paper can take a full day, in addition to sharing the essay with colleagues for more feedback.

“I think it’s always a good idea for students to think of having an audience for their work that is larger than the professor who gave them the assignment,” Wolfson said.

“There’s a lot of very interesting work going on in the undergraduate program in the University. It’s great to have not only a report of that for the sake of the University, but also a publication of that knowledge to a wider public than one might have within the confines of any one particular course.”

Ruby Shao ’17 won the first prize of $1,000 for her paper, titled “A Natural Case for Taxation.” The essay addressed the philosophical debate between the fields of libertarianism and conventionalism over the issue of taxation, arguing that the government is justified in infringing on natural property rights in order to ensure a decent life for everyone.

Shao is news editor emerita of The Daily Princetonian.

Shao, a philosophy concentrator, said that her essay was a reworking of her spring junior paper and part of the writing sample she used when applying to graduate programs in philosophy.

“It’s such an honor to win

first prize for Princeton’s first undergraduate research journal given that this institution has so many amazing thinkers and we all produce such great work. Especially since I want to be an academic, it feels like a really encouraging step,” Shao said.

She added that the journal “is an excellent initiative because it encourages students to realize that their independent work can have an impact beyond the grade they get or the opinion that their professor forms of them upon reading the work.”

“Even though we often forget as undergraduates how cutting-edge our work can be, we should take heart in pursuing our independent work so as to truly contribute to the scholarly discussion,” Shao said.

Ashesh Rambachan ’17, an economics concentrator, won the second-place prize of $500. His paper, “Employment Dynamics during the Great Recession,” addressed the increase in the involuntary part-time employment rate during the Great Recession. He found that two thirds of this increase was due to workers entering parttime work from other labor force states, such as working full time.

Rambachan, who will begin an economics Ph.D. after graduating, said that the submission process was a “gentle introduction to what the whole process of research is.”

The journal will have a booth at the Princeton Research Day, a celebration of non-faculty University research held in Frist Campus Center on May 11. Authors of the journal’s published manuscripts will speak about and present their research at the event.

In the future, Patel and Liu plan to publish one issue of the journal each semester.

They are also working with librarians to get the journal into University archives, and they have registered the journal with the Library of Congress in order to be archived there as an official publication.

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Berger gained inspiration to start a right of center women’s group after meeting Karin Agness, the founder of the Network of Enlightened Women, during her freshman year at Princeton.

Started at the University of Virginia in 2004 as a book club, NeW works to empower conservative women at American colleges and universities, and has active chapters at more than 30 campuses, including Harvard, Cornell, and Penn, according to the organization’s website. The national organization seeks to “expand intellectual diversity at universities,” an idea whose seed comes from the original UVA book club that read books often left off of class syllabi.

At the University, groups like College Republicans, Whig-Clio, the Princeton Tory, the Anscombe Society, and the Princeton Libertarians all provide spaces for conservative dialogue, but Berger said she wanted to bring together female members from these groups by creating a space specifically for women.

She explained that she wants to show people that right of center women and their beliefs have a place within the University.

“Having this group, I think, is important and useful to demonstrate to people that this viewpoint does exist on campus,” Berger said.

When asked to describe the group’s values, Berger said that the group is not meant to be representative of all conservative women’s opinions but instead is an opportunity for right of center women to share and express their beliefs.

“We really want this to be open to any woman who doesn’t fit a particular heterodoxy that they may feel exists from other groups,” said Berger. “If you feel like you align with this, you can come.”

Berger said that one event that motivated her creation of an allwomen’s organization happened as part of her work on the Editorial Board for the ‘Prince.’ After the publication of an editorial titled “Yes all Women’s Center” was published in response to the Women*s Center’s fall 2016 programming, the representation of female editorial board members was called into question in Facebook comments.

Berger explained how a male student commented that even though the board consisted of six women and seven men, and that even though the article was pitched and written by women board members, opinions voiced in the op-ed must have come from male board members.

In the interview, Berger referenced the male student’s specific comment, saying he commented that, “sometimes even when there appears to be gender parity, the men in the room are still able to center their opinions on the women, so there may appear to be gender parity, but the women are really not having their opinions.”

Berger said this response was

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flawed and disrespectful to women’s voices.

“I think it was really disappointing to see that those male students who disagreed with the content of the piece would have rather seen women be in a position of disempowerment and not have come up with those ideas on their own,” said Berger.

Max Parsons ’20, secretary of the College Republicans, said the formation of Berger’s organization is a continuation of what he described as the University’s typically respectful and welcoming attitude towards different political views.

“I think Princeton is a fantastic place where there is group and space for all kinds of opinions,” said Parsons.

Parsons referenced recent campus speakers Rick Santorum and Ryan Anderson ’04, explaining how, even though their conservative values were likely at odds with much of campus, the University community greeted them with respect. However, Parsons said there was strong backlash against Santorum online, including a few posts on the University meme Facebook page.

Berger emphasized that her chapter of NeW would focus on empowering female conservative voices and giving them a space to discuss their beliefs.

When asked about recent controversial rhetoric from political candidates, Berger said she would rather not focus on negative ideas that can portray women as victims.

“We are really just looking to empower women and focus on the positive things that we can do, rather than being reactionary to something that happened like a year ago and an election is over,” explained Berger.

Berger added that she has not experienced any gender discrimination from her male Republican peers during her time at Princeton.

“Ninety-nine-point-nine percent of the elected Republican party is also respectful of women,” said Berger, adding that she doesn’t think the president’s comments are representative of the Republican Party.

Berger said the University’s chapter of NeW will have weekly discussion topics, post articles on the group Facebook page, and bring speakers to campus. She said she hopes speakers will include women in elected office, prominent editorial writers, and labor economists.

Due to the sensitive nature of inviting speakers to campus and the group’s new status, she would not give names.

“We are really excited to have the group and really glad to get approval for it from the University,” said Berger.

The University’s chapter of NeW was approved by ODUS and USG on April 16, according to Berger. The group began recruiting new members at activities fairs the week of April 17. Berger also mentioned that NeW plans to hold a few initial meetings this semester and will have regular weekly meetings in the fall.

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The myth of our element

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y now, many of us have seen the controversial viral video by author Simon Sinek about the problems with the millennial generation (those born after 1982). He argued that the primary reasons for the “Millennial Problem” — an ambiguous phrase denoting a general millennial dissatisfaction with life and the workplace — stem from a generational proclivity for entitled and impatient behavior.

He then traces these behavioral trends back to the source: the pampering by over-protective parents and the immediacy of the digital age. With higher expectations in life and less patience for the journey, millennials feel largely ignored by a workplace culture that is often uninviting, sluggish, and apathetic to their interests.

Sinek’s argument is one of many attempts to explain the image of the millennial generation as a group of apathetic, impatient, and entitled kids.

What makes his argument especially appealing to millennials, however, is his utilization of relatable anecdotes, shifting the blame of the millennial problem onto our environment, rather than our personhood. These anecdotes include the caricature of the overbearing mother, the replacement of dating interactions with Tinder, and the addictive capacities of social media.

This all leads to a blameless yet pessimistic conclusion: our generation is characterized by failed parenting strategies, inaccurate expectations for job satisfaction, and a lack of communication skills.

As Princeton students who will become the leaders of this generation, it is time we reexamined the many cultural

attitudes surrounding the behaviors of millennials. By identifying the cultural incentives behind the modern rhetoric of millennial entitlement, I urge us to refashion the “Millennial Problem” into one of “Millennial Opportunity.”

Many studies have corroborated the characteristics of the millennial “problem.” According to a Deloitte study of over 7,700 millennials, many millennials express little loyalty to their current employers (66 percent are expected to leave their current job in the next five years) and this is caused by a few reasons: they feel underutilized and believe that their work does not cultivate leadership skills, they are skeptical about the intentions of corporations, and they tend to place their personal values over organizational goals.

The study affirms many of the criticisms about our generation.

Indeed, millennials do tend to be less satisfied with their current job and they do exhibit less tolerance for challenging work situations. Yet, these baseline facts do not lead, in any logical manner, to the conclusion that millennials have a problem — an inclination toward excessive idealism, immaturity, entitlement, impatience, all vices with an intrinsically negative connotation. Despite Sinek’s assurance that these “problems” do not stem from our own natural proclivities, his duplicitous empathy belies a hazardous prejudice of his generation: one that has reframed the millennial outlook on life as a pathology. Through no fault of their own, they have become unequipped to deal with the basic truths of the real world: that life is an uphill battle, a struggle for happiness, and a lesson in patience. Cultural attitudes that are shaped by the older generation have essentially framed our unique attitudes to-

ward life as an immaturity, one that must be “cured.”

There is no reason why the data of millennial behavior should be taken in such a direction. In fact, we delude ourselves when we continue to frame differences between the old and the new as an issue of right and wrong, when we venerate the status quo rather than our differences, when we silence new ideas rather than pave the way for an alternative future. The millennial “problem” is a prime example of this phenomenon, where cultural ideologies — institutional and corporate ideals surrounding devotion and hard work — are recast as benign empiricism.

In reality, the millennial tendency to emphasize personal values over corporate loyalty can have beneficial effects on both corporate and personal interests. By emphasizing personal values, millennials challenge the traditional norms of privileging institutional interests over personal interests. In doing so, we begin to redefine the meaning of work by mobilizing personal values to shape work values, rather than the other way around. The high attrition rate in the workplace among the millennial generation may be detrimental to short-term company investments but possibly beneficial for long-term stability. This is because high attrition rates not only push companies to be active in improving their work environments, but they also guarantee that those who actually stay are truly happy where they are. Finally, millennial attitudes can remove the stigma associated with quitting a job for those who truly are dissatisfied yet unsure whether their concerns are valid.

It is necessary to identify the normative perspectives that pervade the explanations for mil-

lennial dissatisfaction in the workplace, where the corporate values of patience and tolerance are taken to be an immutable reality. In fact, one could argue that the current “reality,” that of the current corporate culture, was instigated by the values of a previous generation. As a new generation takes the reign, it is precisely the time when realities shift. Millennial values are not wrong; they are simply different and worth exploring further.

The negative attitudes toward millennial behavior have also been attributed to the cyclical pattern of older generational discontent with the younger.

However, these arguments seem too quick to belittle the observations of social media on the behaviors of millennials. We must acknowledge the ways in which cultural and technological currents have marked our generation different from the rest; yet, we must also be vigilant of occasions when these observations take a moralistic turn. When the particularities of the millennial situation are framed as an inherent problem that should be fixed, we must call out its particular incentives.

It’s true that millennials have a different set of values than our previous generations. We tend to be more skeptical of corporate motivations and more particular about our ideal jobs. But where Sinek and I disagree is in the meaning of this millennial mentality. Where he sees entitlement, I see opportunity. Where he sees impatience, I see tenacity. Where Sinek sees a world bathed in corporate tradition, I see a future animated with personalized meaning.

Chang Che is a comparative literature major from Ann Arbor, Mich. He can be reached at changc@ princeton.edu.

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rinceton has taken great measures to create and bolster an environmentally sustainable campus. The Office of Sustainability outlines many of the University’s sustainability practices in the Campus Systems Guide, dividing initiatives into seven categories: buildings, energy, food, landscape, transportation, water, and waste. Given the celebration of Earth Day this past Saturday, the Board finds it appropriate to commend the

Making Princeton more sustainable University on its successful sustainability measures and to propose some campus-wide recommendations for future implementation.

First, the Board urges each eating club to compost food waste and emulate the best practices of the University related to sustainable food purchases. The University highlights its compost program in the Campus Systems Guide, which requires compost bins in all dining halls and graduate apartment complexes. Knowing that over half of any given class will likely join an eating club as an upperclassman, efforts to maintain a sustainable campus must be extended to the eating clubs as well. Additionally, the Board urges eating clubs to follow the lead of the University and intentionally purchase

food in a sustainable manner.

The University claims that “over 60% of all food purchases are local, organic, fair trade, socially responsible, humanely treated, or sustainable.” The Board commends these efforts and encourages any eating club not currently following these practices to follow suit.

Numerous students fill their reusable water bottles at the various water-filling stations across campus, but the Board believes that there is still room for expansion, primarily by adding more filling stations in upperclassmen housing and other areas currently lacking them. Furthermore, we recommend that the University invest in water bottle-washing stations in dining halls. Clean water is essential, but so are clean bottles used to consume it.

While many students may have a plastic bottle, access to soap and a means to semi-regularly clean the bottle is much less accessible. We find the investment worthwhile, as it would further incentivise students to carry water bottles and ensure greater campus sanitation and health.

Every year, 13 billion tons of paper towels are used (over 45 lbs per person). Given that these paper towels are not recycled or reused, this composes a major form of waste. Moreover, with average use, a hand dryer could cost the University less money in comparison to the current use of paper towels. Given the environmental and financial incentives, we urge the University to move toward the use of hand dryers in bathrooms.

In conclusion, in light of Earth Day, the Board encourages

the entire student body to be more conscious of on-campus littering. Given the warmer weather and the shift of events, parties, and pregames to the outdoors, we urge the campus community to use recycling bins for cups and bottles whenever possible, keeping in mind that a clean campus is not only a more sustainable one, but one that is also more aesthetically pleasing to prospective students, tourists, and our fellow classmates.

Allison Berger ’18, Jacob Berman ’20, Jack Whelan ’19, and Paul Draper ’18 abstained from the writing of this editorial.

Connor Pfeiffer ’18 recused himself from the writing of this editorial.

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............. the program leaders, past presidents, things like that, to see what’s worked in the past and see what hasn’t,” Caputo explained. “From there, I will try to create a couple of … initial events planned out for the fall.”

Caputo is a news contributor for the ‘Prince.’

Caputo also wants to ensure his peers that he plans to be very accessible throughout his term as class president.

“I want to make sure that I’m very approachable and that if anyone has anything to say … or they feel that there is something that I could be doing better, I want to be very approachable and I want people to be able to give me their opinions,” he explained.

In terms of goals for the upcoming year, many of the officers interviewed are excited to continue work started this year while also coming up with new events to cater to their classes needs.

Returning U-Councilor Pooja Patel ’18 noted that she is particularly looking forward to continuing her work with USG task forces. She described the task forces as opportunities for students to be

able to voice their concerns and develop solutions, as the nature of task forces involve “bringing in students from all across campus, allowing them to speak with their representatives directly and kind of work together to craft solutions or come up with ideas for us to pursue,” she said.

In her junior year, Patel organized a task force on sexual misconduct on campus.

“It’s an issue I care a lot about, and I think that’s one of the most important reasons I wanted to stay on USG was to really work on that project and make sure that there was someone advocating for that issue,” Patel explained.

Samuel Vilchez Santiago ’19 is looking forward to contributing his voice on issues pertaining to first-generation and minority students in his position on the U-Council.

He mentioned that one of his goals for next year is to work with the admissions office in order to create a preview program geared towards minority students.

“This is a program that other universities have, and [it] has been particularly effective in getting minority students and people of color to actually attend the University after getting accepted,”

he said. Among his other hopes for next year include working with University departments to promote ethnic studies.

According to Jemison’s email, the elected officers for the Class of 2018 are McGhee (president), Anyssa Chebbi ‘18 (vice president), Yash Patel ‘18 (treasurer), Kevin Liu ‘18 (secretary), and Vincent Po ‘18 (social chair).

Representing the Class of 2019 are Umanzor (president), Susan Liu ‘19 (vice president), Nicole Kalhorn ‘19 (treasurer), Carly Bonnet ‘19 (secretary), and Chelsea Ng ‘19 (social chair).

For the Class of 2020, the officers are Caputo (president), Alaa Ragab ‘20 (vice president), Juston Forte ‘20 (treasurer), Ben MusokeLubega ‘20 (secretary), and Ellen Scott-Young (social chair).

Additionally, the U-Councilors are Patel, Vilchez Santiago, Olivia Grah ‘19, Ethan Marcus ‘18, Diego NegrónReichard ‘18, Ben Press ‘20, Lucas Ramos ‘19, Miranda Rosen ‘18, Nick Wu ‘19, and Wendy Zhao ‘19.

The newly elected candidates will begin their terms at the start of the 2017 fall semester in September.

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Monday April 24, 2017

Sports

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Tigers earn semi-finals spot in win over Crimson, honor past championship teams

By Miranda Hasty Associate Sports Editor

The men’s lacrosse team (9-4, 4-1 Ivy League) pulled out an exciting victory against the Harvard Crimson (5-7, 1-4) last Saturday in the last home game of the season. The Tigers finished the game on top at 12-9 to earn a spot in the Ivy League tournament semifinals.

Freshman attacker Michael Sowers contributed two goals to the final score and had three assists. The performance gave him a total of 70 points for the season that tops the previous Ivy League record set by Cornell’s Rob Pannell in 2009.

Senior attacker Gavin McBride was also a game changer, scoring a careerhigh seven goals and contributing one assist in his last home game on Sherrerd Field. McBride now stands at 46 goals, 15 assists, and 61 points for the season and 89 goals, 35 assists, and 124 points for his collegiate career.

Senior midfielder Zach Currier and junior midfielder Austin Sims scored the remaining three goals to clinch the

win at 12.

Junior goalkeeper Tyler Blaisdell sealed the win at 18 saves, just two shy of his career high, but bringing him to 146 saves for the season and 323 for his career.

The team will face Cornell (4-8, 2-3) this upcoming Saturday in Ithaca and then will head to New Haven to face off against Brown (7-5, 3-2) in the Ivy League tournament.

Princeton would win a share of the title with a victory over Cornell and a Yale loss to Harvard.

Yale (8-4, 5-0) will, however, get the outright title if they were to win or if Princeton was to lose.

In addition to the team’s current seniors, three past championships teams were honored on Saturday in the home game: the 1967 team for the 50th anniversary of its Ivy League championship win, the 1992 team for the 25th anniversary of the program’s first NCAA title, and the 1997 team for the 20th anniversary of its undefeated season.

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The Ivy tournament is set with No.2 Princeton set to face-off against No.3 Brown in the semifinals.

Mixed results for Crew over weekend, women’s openweight remains undefeated CREW

By Claire Couglin

Associate Sports Editor

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The women’s openweight team moved to 8-0 with a comfortable win over Dartmouth this weekend.

Tweet of the Day “The @princetongolf women have won their first @IvyLeague title since 2005, and by 31 strokes!”

Princeton Tigers(@ PUTIGERS),

Stat of the Day

12-years The women’s golf team has won its first Ivy League title in 12 years after four top-two finishes.

The No. 4 Yale Bulldogs and two-time defending Ivy League champion heavyweight men’s V8 travelled down to Princeton this weekend and won the Carnegie Cup for the fourth straight year. The win was evident from the start, as Yale led the entire way and finished with a 6.8 second win over the No. 5 Tigers. The Bulldogs also snagged wins in the 2V and 3V races, while Princeton finished with a 4V win. The heavyweight Black and Orange season ends next weekend against No. 9 Brown in the Content Cup. Although the heavyweights didn’t achieve quite the success they wanted, the lightweight men held off the Quakers this weekend to win their 60th Wood-Hammond Trophy, their 38th in the last 39 years. The Tigers won by just 1.4 seconds, with a time of 5:37.1 on the Schuylkill. The Tigers had a strong morning, winning all four varsity races.

Their next race will be Harvard-YalePrinceton weekend, the Goldthwait & Vogel Cups regatta.

The open women ended the weekend the way they started — undefeated. Like the lightweight men, the No. 7 Tigers won every race against Dartmouth on the Connecticut River on Saturday. The first varsity eight retained the Eisenberg cup and an 8-0 record. They finished a full 10 seconds ahead of the Big Green at 5:50.1. The open women’s home finale will be next Saturday against Penn, Syracuse, and Iowa, and will be streamed live on the Ivy League Digital Network.

The lightweight women’s race against Radcliffe was close, but didn’t end in a win. Princeton fought hard, but the Crimson held a two-seat lead for the entirety of the race on the Charles River.

Radcliffe won all three races on Saturday morning, but Princeton will have a shot at redemption next weekend at the 2017 Eastern Sprints in Worcester, Mass.

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