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STUDENT LIFE

Wilson School announces SINSI scholars

By Marie-Rose Sheinerman Assistant News Editor

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Four current seniors were named Graduate Scholars, and eight juniors and sophomores will be Interns.

Her focuses have included immigration, gender-based violence, and human rights, and throughout 2017 and 2018, she worked with the NYC Anti-Violence Project, which provides legal representation to LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and refugees.

Aronoff hopes to become

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an “an asylum lawyer, work in accountability for gender-based violence, or litigate for an organization like the ACLU,” according to an email statement to The Daily Princetonian.

For her work rotation, Aronoff explained, she is considering working with

the FBI on gender-based violence.

“The FBI investigation that exposed Larry Nassar went to trial in my hometown, and inspired me to try and learn more about investigative techniques and federal legal frameworks when it comes to sex crimes, sex

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Courtyard named for architect Farrand

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Sep. 2017, the group received a $100,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to further its efforts.

Eric Larson, Senior Research Engineer at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, joined the Steering Committee in fall 2018. At the time, Sustainable Princeton and the Committee were seeking assistance to quantify the impacts of proposed actions, so seeing an opportunity for student involvement, he reached out to former student Will Atkinson ’18.

“There didn’t seem to be an active group within the action plan doing the kind of analysis the students are doing now,” Larson said.

Atkinson currently works locally under a PACE Center High Meadows Fellowship and was eager to help. He recruited a group of undergraduates, graduate students, and high school students from the Princeton Student Climate Initiative (PSCI), Princeton Citizen Scientists, and Princeton High School (PHS).

Together, they formed the Climate Action Plan Emission Reduction Strategies team — CAPERS for short.

Individual members of the team work on small research projects, crunching the numbers to consider the environmental impact of changes like See CLIMATE page 3

Columnist Winnie Brandfield-Harvey encourages students to reach out to their parents more frequently, while columnist Morgan Lucey argues that students should consider sustainability when planning for travel over breaks. PAGE 6

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U. students work on town sustainability efforts Since fall 2018, University students have been collaborating with the town of Princeton on a Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The Climate Action Plan (CAP) was initiated as part of the town Council’s 2017 goals and objectives. A major aim of the CAP is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Princeton from a 2010 baseline of approximately 433,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions.

Intermediate and longterm goals are still being determined.

Although the town released a broadly focused Sustainability Plan in 2009, Princeton has yet to implement a detailed strategy for reducing GHG emissions and improving climate change resiliency. The CAP, expected to be presented to the Council in summer 2019, will include specific actions that the municipality, with a population of about 30,000, can take to reach its goals.

To oversee development of the CAP, the town established a Steering Committee and five working groups, focusing on energy, resiliency, natural resources, land use and transportation, and materials management.

Sustainable Princeton, a local nonprofit, is also collaborating with the municipality on developing the CAP. In

trafficking, and violation of the rights of children and families,” she wrote.

Herrle is also concentrating in the Wilson School, hailing from Wexford, Pennsylvania. Her passions lie in global food security, particularly the relation-

By Rebecca Han Contributor

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Ron Arons, right, invited Krav Maga instructor Gaby Gliksman,left, to teach workshops last Sunday.

Arons ’78 sponsors Krav Maga classes to combat sexual assault

By Samantha Shapiro Contributor

In order to take action against campus sexual assault, Ron Arons ’78 had a “crazy idea.” He f lew his own Krav Maga instructor nearly 3000 miles from Berkley to Princeton to hold three workshops teaching students to defend them-

selves and others against would-be aggressors.

On Sunday, Feb. 10, Campus Recreation’s Fitness “Free Week” concluded with those three workshops.

Krav Maga is a form of Israeli martial arts, developed as a self-defense system for the Israeli army.

Arons, a genealogist and See KRAV MAGA page 3

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The courtyard between Henry, Foulke, and 1901-Laughlin halls will be named the Beatrix Farrand Courtyard after famed landscape architect Beatrix Farrand, who worked at the University from 19121943 as its first consulting landscape architect.

Farrand was one of the 11 founding members and the only female member of the American Society of Landscape Architects. She designed and influenced many elements of campus, including the Graduate College, Henry and Foulke halls, McCosh Health Center, and the Dinky station.

During her tenure as the University’s consulting landscape architect, Farrand incorporated native plants that bloomed during the academic year and emphasized architecture, creating designs known for their simplicity and practicality.

According to professor Angela Creager, chair of the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) Committee on Naming, Farrand’s name was suggested to the CPUC Committee on Naming last year during their discussion on the namings of the easternmost East Pyne arch and the public garden at Firestone Library.

Creager said that several people recommended Farrand’s name for the garden due to her position as a historic landscape architect.

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The Wilson School announced the 12 students named to the 2019 cohort of Scholars in Nation’s Service Initiative (SINSI) on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Four current seniors were named graduate scholars, and eight juniors and sophomores will be interns.

The mission of SINSI, founded in 2006, is to “set outstanding individuals on the path toward public service careers in the U.S. government … through academic training that is integrated with work experience in federal agencies.”

According to its website, SINSI emerged in response to the fact that the “need for talented and committed men and women to enter public service has never been greater.”

Maya Aronoff ’19, Julia Herrle ’19, Jared Lockwood ’19, and Parker Wild ’19 were admitted to the SINSI graduate program. The graduate program involves two components: a two-year Master’s program in public affairs with a full-tuition scholarship in the Wilson School, and a two-year fellowship with an executive branch department or agency, according to the press release.

Aronoff is a Wilson School concentrator from Mason, Michigan, pursuing a certificate in the History and Practice of Diplomacy.

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ship between food insecurity and conflict. In the summer of 2018, Herrle interned in the Secretary’s Office of Global Food Security at the U.S. Department of State as the SINSI Intern Class of 2018 Frank C. Carlucci ’52 Scholar.

In a statement to the ‘Prince,’ Herrle expressed her gratitude for the experience working on “global food insecurity policy with passionate, motivated people,” and looks forward to exploring “other parts of the government” in the coming

year.

Lockwood, a politics concentrator from Hallsville, Missouri, is pursuing a certificate in Japanese Language and Culture. In 2018, he was Princeton in Asia’s Osawa Fellow and his primary academic interests have been security policy, Japanese foreign policy, and the international relations of East and Southeast Asia.

Lockwood did not immediately respond to request for comment from the ‘Prince.’

The last of the four Graduate Scholars, Wild hails from Brunswick, Maine, and is a senior in the comput-

er science department. He has designed an application that “strengthens electoral accountability by enabling constituents to easily contact their representatives,” according to the Wilson School press release.

In a statement to the ‘Prince,’ Wild explained that he could not have imagined being given this opportunity as a junior.

“The breadth of academic interest and prior experience within the SINSI community alone is inspiring,” he wrote.

The 2019 SINSI interns range in academic departments from Operations

Research and Financial Engineering (ORFE) to Slavic Languages and Literatures.

Leora Eisenberg ’20, a student from Eagan, Minnesota, is currently studying abroad at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. In the summer of 2018, she interned at the Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia on a Streicker International Fellowship.

Eisenberg expressed her excitement about interning at the U.S. consulate in Almaty, Kazakhstan in an email statement to the ‘Prince.’

“It’s so hard for people like me — those interested in

Central Asia, and particularly Central Asia-US relations — to get to that part of the world,” wrote Eisenberg.

“And SINSI is making it possible for me.”

Eisenberg is a senior opinions columnist for the ‘Prince.’

Adam Beasley ’20 is concentrating in the Wilson School and is pursuing an Urban Studies certificate. In the summer of 2017, Beasley worked with a nonprofit in his hometown of Dallas to create an awareness campaign documenting poverty in northern Texas. He feels “honored and excited to be a part of the 2019 cohort,” according to an e-mail statement.

Micaela Keller ’20, a politics concentrator from Ann Arbor, Michigan, spent the previous summer working with Princeton University Preparatory Program, a college prep program that works with low-income high school students in Mercer County. In an email to the ‘Prince,’ Keller anticipated a huge impact on her “life perspective” as a result of this experience.

Hugo Myron ’20, a Daly City, California, native in the politics department, feels he will have “a lot to learn and a lot to contribute” at his internship in the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Education, according to a written statement to the ‘Prince.’ His primary interests lie in the “intersection between education disparities, race, and the government’s role in facilitating educational equality,” according to the Wilson School press release.

James Packman ’21 is a prospective Wilson School major and a graduate of Princeton in Beijing’s intensive fifth-year language program. According to the Wilson press release, Packman hopes to become involved in U.S.-China relations “to address the issues of nuclear weapons, climate change, and human rights abuses.”

“Powerful change requires powerful actors, so I hope that this experience will help me affect real positive change,” he wrote to the ‘Prince.’

Meghan Slattery ’20 hails from Bayport, New York, and is an ORFE concentrator pursuing certificates in Arabic Language and Culture, Finance, and Technology and Society. Last summer, she was a research intern at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

She feels being a SINSI Intern is a “dream come true” and looks forward to a “fantastic summer,” according to a statement to the ‘Prince.’

Lastly, Alexandra Zalewski ’20 is a junior in the Wilson School with fluency in five languages — namely, Polish, English, Spanish, French, and German. At the University, she is currently studying Russian and Arabic, with the aim of specializing in conflict resolution in the regions where those languages are spoken.

“I’m really looking forward to growing with and learning from all current and past SINSI interns since they act as an important part of the community,” she wrote to the ‘Prince.’

SINSI co-directors Rick Barton and Kit Lunney expressed how impressed they were by this year’s applicant pool and anticipate the 2019 cohort to be deeply impactful to the federal organizations where they will work.

“We are delighted with the commitment to federal service that Princeton students continue to exhibit,” the statement reads. “Through these fellowships and internships, the SINSI scholars are able to make significant contributions to the departments and agencies where they will work.”

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“The nominations we got on her were very good and very persuasive,” Creager said. “She was a real leader in landscape architecture, and it was unusual to have such a prominent landscape architect be a woman in the time that she worked.”

Creager said that Farrand was responsible for much of the look of campus, including the layouts of courtyards and walkways.

Instead of naming the arch or garden after Farrand, however, the CPUC Committee on Naming decided to honor Farrand with the naming of a space she had designed. Their recommendation was approved by the Board of Trustees, and other names were chosen for the arch and the garden.

Coordinating Architect from the Office of the University Architect Daniel Casey said that Farrand’s influence on the University continues today.

“She designed the landscapes between buildings, and that in some ways is what makes campus so memorable,” he said. “Her land-

scapes were notable for being very simple and appropriate for campus life.”

Casey said that Farrand understood the importance of keeping space open for recreational activities. She also established a nursery for growing plants that is still in use today.

“We use a lot of native plants, which is something that she advocated,” he said. “She was in tune with sustainability a long time ago.”

Committee member Devin Kilpatrick ’19 said it was entirely fitting that the courtyard be named after Farrand, given how striking the courtyards and landscaping are at the University.

“I am really happy that the University and the University community has continued to contribute names to the naming committee,” he said. “I hope that as future spaces and places come forward, the community will continue to give their input, which is very much appreciated.”

Currently, the naming committee is taking suggestions for the roadway running along the Betsy Stockton Garden towards East Pyne.

public speaker, wanted the training to be a preventative measure against campus sexual assault.

On Oct. 29, a day after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, Arons had an idea: bring Krav Maga to Princeton.

Arons wrote in an email, “I had an epiphany: why not fly my Krav Maga instructor from Berkeley to Princeton to conduct a self-defense training class?” Originally, Arons had intended for the training to be held for students at the Center for Jewish Life.

But with his concerns about campus sexual assault and his frustrations with its permeations, Arons realized that his idea could go further.

“It hit me that, with the Me Too movement, I should open it up to all women on campus,” Arons said. “Then I thought: why not open it up to the entire campus community?”

Arons has worried that Princeton does not do enough to combat sexual assault and rape on campus.

“While Princeton has been a relatively safe campus for decades, sexual assault still occurs whether the attacker is a total stranger or wellknown by the victim,” Arons explained. “Two fellow classmates were sexually assaulted when I was a student, but I learned of it only many years later.”

Arons saw sponsoring the Krav Maga workshops as an alternative to donating to annual giving. “I love Princ-

eton and that is why I decided to give back in my small way to make the University environment a safer place,” Arons said.

Arons was introduced to Krav Maga while he was living in Paris and had concerns about antiSemitic sentiment. When he returned to his home in Northern California, he continued learning Krav Maga under instructor Gliksman.

In the last three years, Krav Maga has become an important aspect of Arons’s life.

“Krav Maga is a system of conditioning for self-defense, but it is also a system about attitude and mentality,” Arons said. “It is both mental and physical, and it builds confidence in me and has given me the confidence to address situations.”

After speaking with representatives from both the Center for Jewish Life and the SHARE office, Arons reached out to Campus Recreation. When he proposed the idea to recreational programming coordinator Kara Nitti, Nitti told Arons that the idea would fit perfectly with Campus Recreation’s “Free Week” at the start of the spring semester.

When Arons broached the idea of traveling to Princeton to his Krav Maga instructor, Gliksman, he was energized by the idea.

“Krav Maga is like a mission to me,” Gliksman said.

“I want the whole world to know about it.”

Gliksman has taught Krav Maga in the California area for the last 12 years. He described Krav Maga as a “mental thing, a way of life

from when you wake up in the morning to when you go to bed.”

Gliksman hopes to shed a different light on Krav Maga and to counter all notions that it is a violent and dangerous practice.

“Our goal is to look for solutions, not conflict,” said Gliksman. “There are no problems, only situations.

For every situation, there is a solution.”

Twenty-five students attended the first “women’s only” workshop. Twenty students showed up for the second class, including CJL Associate Director Marni Blitz, Rabbi Julie Roth, and local alumnus Carl Mayer ’81. The final class was focused on “philosophy, mindset, and awareness,” and was attended by five people.

Having no idea how many people would attend, Arons was “pleased with the turnout.”

Gliksman thought that the workshop was a success and commented that all participants “came ready” and that “no one backed off.”

Participant Tianyi Wang ’19, who attended the female-only workshop, enjoyed her experiences and was surprised by the numerous psychological aspects of Krav Maga, especially its emphasis on awareness of surroundings and focus on confidence.

“I felt that this was very helpful, in addition to the moves and ref lexes that were being taught,” Wang said. “Not only physically asserting yourself, but feeling like you were worthy of asserting yourself.”

Larson: The CAP will be better informed by students’ work

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Students are collaborating with town to create CAP.

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increasing public transportation or installing electric vehicle charging stations. The team holds weekly meetings to discuss progress and presents findings to the Steering Committee once a month.

For the students, working on the CAP has been a way to translate skills learned in class to real-world problems.

“This project has been a cool way to put the research skills that I’ve developed from independent work into practice for a societal purpose,” Atkinson said. “It combines the interests I have, the skills that I’ve developed here, and the answers that the town needs.”

Meanwhile, the town and Sustainable Princeton benefit from the quantitative analysis done by the students, Sustainable Princeton program director Christine Symington said.

“The CAPERS team has been

helping us quantify what the emissions-reduction potential is, as well as the financial cost and other co-benefits,” including improving equity, energy efficiency, or increasing renewable- energy resources, Symington explained.

Larson echoed Symington’s sentiments, praising the students for their contributions.

“The plan is going to be much better informed by the work the students do,” Larson said.

Symington and Larson serve as advisors on the CAPERS team, acting as liaisons between the students and the Committee. To guide the team, they recommend methodologies, provide examples, and suggest possible data sets to use in their analysis.

Atkinson, as the CAPERS team coordinator, works on synthesizing the research and crystallizing the town’s questions into new projects. He is also investigating the GHG contributions from residential buildings in Princeton.

Atkinson is considering the use of incentives, such as rebates from the New Jersey Clean Energy Program, in encouraging energy-efficient practices.

The team makes use of software from ICLEI, a network of local and regional governments working towards sustainability, to crunch the numbers and evaluate their data. Although it can be difficult to find the right figures, it’s important to the team to make predictions as accurately as possible.

“Each number matters,” Atkinson said. “Each number is a careful estimate that does take time to find and develop and get right.”

Clare Martin ’21, who became involved with CAPERS after working with PSCI last year, is researching the impact of electric-vehicle ownership on reducing emissions.

Martin is also evaluating the installation of electric-vehicle charging stations in places like the Spring Street Garage

or multi-family units.

Martin was particularly interested in the CAP because of its local impacts. Unlike state or national policy, Martin said, the CAP could bring about more immediate transformations.

“I’m hoping that I’ll be able to witness change in this town already by the time I graduate.

That would be very rewarding,” Martin said.

The CAPERS team also includes graduate students and a student from PHS. Rebecca Elyanow GS and Logan Stafman GS are researching the implementation of the Bicycle Mobility Plan, a 150page report on the “state of biking” in Princeton released by the town, in 2017. Although the CAP discussed the potential for additional bike lanes, such as a planned dedicated bike lane on North Harrison Street, much of it has not been implemented, Elyanow said.

She and Stafman estimated that implementing the Plan could result in a 2.2-fold increase in bikers in Princeton.

This could help the town reach its CO2-emissions goals, which they will investigate next in their research, Elyanow said.

Anika Sonig, a senior at PHS, is researching transportation scenarios that could result in reduction of GHG emissions — such as if 50 percent of people carpooled or if the FreeB bus service was expanded. Sonig is particularly interested in public-school bus transportation and how it could be improved by using electric vehicles or altering routes.

Sonig has been a member of PSCI for two years and invited the group to come speak at her high school. For Sonig, this project has been meaningful because of its tangible impact on the community she is directly a part of.

“Since I’m part of the high school, and I’m researching the high school, I feel like I would be able to make a huge

impact on my own community,” Sonig said. “We can all have an impact, even as students. We can all do something.”

Larson, the CAPERS team advisor, believes that the students benefit from seeing the practical implications of their work.

“The students are getting a sense of what the real world is like,” Larson said. “Typically, in the classroom, you’re in the hypothetical realm, but now, we’re having to think about very concrete things. They’re learning something about it as they go.”

Larson believes that the burden for addressing climate change has shifted to the younger generation, but that the CAPERS team has taken up the challenge.

“It’s gratifying for me to see students so engaged in trying to help,” Larson said.

Beyond the intrinsic motivation provided by the students’ enthusiasm, Symington also finds their collaboration skills humbling and admirable.

“It’s been not just great to see their eagerness, excitement and talent — it just feels good to collaborate with students,” Symington said. “To see them in action is really rewarding.”

A draft of the CAP is planned for submission in April for comment from the public. The plan will then be submitted to the Council for final approval. Once the plan is approved, it will require continued monitoring and evaluation as actions are implemented.

“We hope that this is not the only instance where we can collaborate with students,” Symington said of the future of the CAP and the town’s partnership with the CAPERS team. “When it comes to implementing the Climate Action Plan, we hope that there will be opportunities to continue on with this group of students.”

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: PREPARE TO ENGAGE Actions may come and go, but words will never die.

I think about that statement often as I am reading.

The first — and only time — I heard that seemingly contradictory phrase was junior year of high school.

I thought it was odd at first; how can one justify actions coming and going, when all our lives we are taught to remember and revere the actions of heroic individuals since the dawn of time?

How can words possibly outlast deeds?

Yet, as I continued to look back on that statement, I began thinking about it from different perspectives.

When we think of actions, we think of a cause and effect; a definitive who, what, where, when, why, and how.

We trace a material effect, whether it be a shift in ideology, policy, or — perhaps — nothing at all. The point being, these actions have traceable themes, and these themes are often static once they are far enough back in history.

Words, on the other hand, carry different meaning, depending on the situation.

Imagine reading a book at age 12 and then again at 25; certain nuances that couldn’t possibly be picked up in the first read now seem clear as day, while the important theme you once believed was central now seems secondary to something else. Words are always dynamic, always engaging, and always teaching us more.

And in my first few days as editor-in-chief, I have seen this statement hold true now more than ever.

I couldn’t possibly tell you what we did step-by-step each night of production; I probably wouldn’t even be able to tell you who was there. But I can tell you that the outcome of those actions — the words printed in that daily paper and published online — will be re-

membered. Certainly some will be forgotten, just like anything else, yet those that stick with you will continue to impact your dialogue and encourage you to keep thinking and to keep discussing.

It is my job as editor-inchief to provide you with those words, and it is the job of my staff to present them in a professional manner. However, it is your job to engage with those words.

For the next year, as the 143rd Board runs its term, I am challenging everyone to engage. I challenge everyone not just to absorb, but to discuss, to respond, and even to reflect. In adapting another common phrase of today, if you read something, say something.

With so many references to fake news, alternative facts, and “he said, she said” debates, the conversation has veered severely off course, and instead of focusing on the actual issues and their impact, we choose to debate whether what is reported constitutes the truth. I don’t think there is anything wrong with challenging the validity of a claim or a source. I worry, however, that questions of legitimacy have furthered political agendas.

Is it truly the case that tens of thousands of reporters have simply given up journalistic integrity in favor of their own agendas? I doubt it. Instead, many of the people who decry “fake news” choose not to engage in “tough” conversations about the political, social, economic, and moral challenges of our time.

Are we really that afraid to absorb something we disagree with, and, if so, why?

Is it because we are concerned about debating “the other side,” or is it because we are scared of challenging our own conventional wisdom?

So I encourage you — the

students, faculty, and staff of Princeton — to engage.

I am, at times, surprised, and even confused, that at a place of learning that brings so many intelligent people together, our University remains an institution where dialogue is lacking.

There are many things on this campus that people can disagree with that transcend the four years in this bubble: apparent social hierarchy through group affiliations; the management of individual goals and the collective, compromising approach needed for relationships; the difference in opinion between people of contrasting political ideologies; and the effect of diversity — or lack thereof — in various spaces on campus, just to name a few. I hope that we do not shy away from these hard discussions but instead embrace and welcome them as opportunities to debate and learn.

Take, for example, the various eating-club articles we have published over the past few weeks. The idea of Bicker is always a hot topic this time of year, and it is one of the few times where I see true dialogue taking place among the student body.

Whether you are a member of a Bicker club, a member of a sign-in club, or someone who stands against everything to do with the Street, these pieces provide an opportunity for you to examine one argument and compare it with your own beliefs. If these pieces cause you to engage in debate with your peers, fantastic; if they cause you to look deeper into your own views and challenge conventional ideas, even better.

As a member of a Bicker club, there were certainly points I disagreed with and enjoyed having conversations with people who felt the other way. And there were also times where I

felt my own notions challenged; surely it was a bit scary, but also quite rewarding. As Princeton students, we should never be afraid of a little challenge, so why not push ourselves ideologically?

We at ‘the Prince’ also continue to challenge ourselves ideologically. Recognizing our own lack of representation within certain affinity spaces, our staff and senior leadership are committed to ensuring these voices are heard in our daily publication. Through efforts to increase outreach within these spaces, a push to broaden our coverage of these groups, and a desire to grow the number of staff members within these groups to serve as student liaisons, we are committed to exploring new avenues of dialogue, which are not achievable without increased diversity within our organization.

As I sit and think about the rewards for spending nearly a quarter of each day putting the paper together, the word that keeps me coming back is “impact.”

The days when we are able to publish something that has an impact — that engages students in conversation and maybe even effects change — are the days when I feel most rewarded.

But I can only go so far in terms of providing the material; it is up to you to use it as you see fit. When you have an opinion on something in our publication, I encourage you to speak on it, and maybe even write on it, so that others can read your words as well. When we think back to the initial phrase, it is words that inspire actions, and words that create change. You all are the vehicle for that impact, so long as you are willing to engage.

On behalf of my entire staff, I would like to welcome you to the 143rd year of The Daily Princetonian.

The importance of sustainable travel Morgan Lucey

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his past week, many students returned to campus after exciting travels over Intersession. When planning a trip, most people consider budget, location, and the people joining them. One thing, however, is often left off of the list: tourism’s impact on the environment and local communities. Though they may not find it glamorous or exciting to think about, students should attempt to travel sustainably in the various breaks that allow for that opportunity. The effects of not doing so are critically detrimental.

In terms of environmental impact, road and water congestion and the overuse of scarce resources destroy the natural and cultural landscapes on which the tourism industry depends. Beyond the environmental impact, however, mass tourism can uproot the local communities and destroy cultural traditions in favor of practices that support tourism.

It can also lessen the profit margins of smaller industries not catered toward tourism, placing economic burden on local people and moving the profits towards the large companies operating the mass tourism. This may contribute to conformity between popular destinations, as the same companies gain monopolies over the tourism industry and in-

still the same elements in each of their sites of operation. Thus it is clear that finding alternative ways to travel is necessary for lessening these negative impacts.

Many think of sustainable travel as eco-tourism: focusing on reducing environmental impact while also taking advantage of the outdoor-focused sights and experiences. However, the concept goes far beyond this aspect: the World Tourism Organization defines sustainable travel as travel that considers all current and future economic, social, and environmental impacts while addressing the needs of all involved parties. The impact of tourism on the environment is crucial, but so is the impact on the individuals as well as the systems embedded within destination communities.

The World Tourism Organization emphasizes that tourists should contribute to inter-cultural understanding and tolerance by respecting the authenticity and sociocultural autonomy of the cultures embedded within the destinations. The massive resorts found in beach destinations can be enjoyable, but they don’t necessarily foster a better understanding of the heritage or values of the places they are located.

Perhaps, then, students should seek experiences that maintain a sense of authenticity, such as local hostels or home-sharing programs like Airbnb and VRBO. Inauthenticity can also be found in experiences outside of resorts, such as large tour groups. Though

these can be efficient, students should seek programs that genuinely teach travelers about the cultures they are visiting, rather than simply sensationalizing or romanticizing the sights for the sake of a profit.

Another important aspect of sustainable travel is using tourism to ensure “stable employment and income-earning opportunities and social services [in] host communities“ and to contribute to “poverty alleviation.” The majority of the resources travelers spend in their destinations should go to local individuals, not to foreign tourism industries operating within the destinations. There is a wide range of options for tours or accommodations that focus on this tenet.

For example, a non-profit called Go Light Our World (GLOW) leads yoga retreats all over the world and donates the vast majority of its profits to initiatives to diminish poverty in these locations by installing solar panels. The prices of GLOW’s retreats are largely the same as companies that lack the social impact focus. GLOW is just one of many non-profits currently operating with the purpose of offering opportunities for socially impactful travel. Even without using a nonprofit organization, travelers can choose to spend their money at hotels, stores, and other companies that are run locally instead of externally, as this means that the resources spent will likely spread throughout the local community as opposed to a large corporation.

Tourism’s environmental impact is also crucial for stu-

dents to consider when planning their travels, even if it is just one aspect of sustainable travel. Eco-tourism’s simplest form involves choosing ecofriendly hotels and resorts that focus on reducing their environmental impact. One can also go above and beyond and choose trips solely based on learning more about the environment and how to help its recovery in today’s highly tumultuous atmosphere. Across the globe, there is a lot to learn about conservation efforts and regional environments; taking advantage of this is certainly a worthwhile way to spend Intersession or fall break.

Many students are already beginning to plan their spring breaks or post-graduation trips — I know I am thrilled to be thinking about where I’ll go after my own graduation this spring.

However, students should be considering social, economic, and environmental factors in their choices to enact a positive impact on our travel destinations and so we can learn more about the world around us. By choosing more authentic and responsible forms of travel, students can make sure that the resources spent on that travel can go towards the local people and structures embedded within the destination. In turn, this maintains the important natural and cultural aspects that make the destination worth visiting in the first place.

Morgan Lucey is a senior neuroscience major from Scottsdale, Ariz. She can be reached at mslucey@princeton.edu.

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An ode to my parents Winnie Brandfield-Harvey Contributing Columnist

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few months ago, one of my friends became visibly upset. When I asked her why, she said that her parents hadn’t responded to her in four hours, and she was beginning to worry. At first, I wanted to laugh because it seemed like something so minuscule, something I would never think to worry about. But then it made me realize how I barely contact my parents and how they always contact me. The other day, my mom simply sent me a heart emoji, without me prompting her to do so. Sometimes she will just say “what’s up?” at a random time.

She wants me to know she is thinking about me.

Unfortunately, I find that most of my replies are quick and vague, especially if I have a lot going on that day. Most of the time I just send an emoji back or a classic “nothing much, how about you?”

I can go days without calling or texting, and usually (actually more than just usually) it is just because I choose not to call. Classes and social events swallow up so much of my energy, and my life here ends up eclipsing my life back home.

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Basically, I get lazy. I think about my mom and my dad and how they are doing and what they are up to. I think about them all the time, but the problem is I don’t let them know I am thinking about them. Sometimes we become so invested in the Princeton bubble and forget that there are other important things, so much more important things, out there.

I am one of five daughters, and we have all moved out of the house we sold this past year. With all of us gone, my parents have learned the ins and outs of technology. My dad sends snapchats of himself in his scrubs before he goes into surgery. Most days, when I wake up, my mom has already sent a bitmoji that says “morning hugs.”

For how much I use my phone, it should be easy for me to keep up

with them, but I never seem to find the right time.

When I was homesick, at the beginning of my freshman year, every day felt like the right time to call my parents. My life here was so foreign to me because I was starting from scratch; there was no life yet to begin. I called every day and every night, sometimes leaving my mom on call throughout the night. I needed them in a way that feels different now.

Now, I have constructed a community here. Now, I have had to learn to do for myself what my parents had always done for me.

They kept me afloat until — suddenly — I no longer needed a buoy. And sometimes, my newly found independence leads me to believe I can handle everything

on my own. I can sweep stress and friends and parties under the rug; my parents don’t need to hear it. In some ways, college has made me realize how lucky I am to have my family, but in other ways, it has closed me off, and I have opted to internalize what happens here. It’s the “you had to have been there” excuse, so I can escape any long stories or explanations. Besides, most class days just feel monotonous and similar.

But what I have come to learn is that the relationship I have with my parents is not based on necessity. They want to know about what I wore on a night out or something funny my professor said. They want to hear about what happened, even if it is an inside joke or they had to be there

to really understand it. They want to hear about my day, even if it sounds like every other day of the week. They are itching to hear about the uneventful times as much as the dramatic ones.

When they ask about school or my social life, they are really just asking about me. They are trying to grab hold of any pieces, big or small, of the woman I am becoming, the one of many daughters who flew so far from the nest. At the end of the day, my parents are just two people: they aren’t superheroes. They can’t read my mind or my thoughts. They don’t have superhuman strength. They break down and they cry. They feel homesick, too.

If you are like me, you might have not called your parents or any other family members because of convenience or laziness or some other excuse. A week has passed, and you might have thought about your mom or your sister or your uncle but haven’t made the effort to talk. If you do keep in touch frequently, I applaud you — keep on doing what you are doing. But if you don’t, give the people you love a call because I promise they are wondering about you. I promise any story is a good story.

Winnie Brandfield-Harvey is a junior Wilson School concentrator from Houston, Texas. She can be reached at wab2@princeton. edu.

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Past actions of the Virginia Democratic leadership have called into question their ability to lead and dredged up a long history of discrimination, hatred, and racial and sexual violence. The Princeton College Democrats enthusiastically campaigned for then-candidates Ralph Northam and Justin Fairfax, in 2017. We echoed their words on racial equality, social jus-

tice, and leadership for all people. Those words now ring of hypocrisy. The Virginia Democratic leadership has failed to meet the high standard of their offices. Governor Northam, Lieutenant Governor Fairfax, and Attorney General Mark Herring must resign after appointing qualified, unifying Democratic leaders to fill the vacated roles and allow Virginia to heal and move forward under new leadership. As College Democrats, we remain committed to supporting leaders who fight for justice and equality for all.

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Wrestling finishes second in Ivy League as Cornell claims 17th straight title

By Jo de La Bruyere

Assistant Sports Editor

Princeton wrestling traveled to Ithaca, New York, last weekend with one goal in mind: to put an end to No. 10 Cornell’s (10–2 overall, 5–0 Ivy) 16-year reign over the Ivy League.

Since the day in 2006 when head coach Chris Ayres assumed control of Princeton’s floundering program, he has worked tirelessly to make a name for his team. Ayres’s first two seasons, the Tigers went 0–35. They earned losing records each winter until 2013. There, for Ayres, appeared a first glimmer of hope.

Princeton made steady, albeit slow, progress for the next two years. In 2015, it sent five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, matching a program record. The next year, Ayres produced his first All-American: Brett Harner, who finished ninth in the nation.

2017 brought a breakthrough.

Princeton placed third in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships. Six wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Championships, where, led by a first-year, All-American Matthew Kolodzik, Princeton earned its first top-25 finish since 1985.

The next year saw the addition of standout Patrick Brucki, who joined Kolodzik at the NCAAs. Kolodzik placed third and repeated as an All-American, becoming Princeton’s sixth wrestler ever to do so.

So far, this wrestling season has served as payoff for Ayres’s last 12 grueling years. Princeton boasts three ranked wrestlers — No. 10 first-year Pat Glory, No. 2 Kolodzik, and No. 3 Brucki — on its roster. The team has made history time and time again. It recorded record-breaking wins against Rider University (8–5) and No. 21 Lehigh (7–9). Princeton had never left the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships with a victor.

This year, it produced two.

In short: if there were a year Princeton could steal the Big Red’s throne, this would be it. The team’s wrestlers thought so, too.

However, in a stunning showing, Cornell dominated Princeton 34–7. The meet opened with a face-off between sophomore Dale Tiongson and Cornell’s Andrew Berreyesa at 165. Two minutes and 22 seconds into the first period, Berreyesa won by fall.

“Dale got thrown the first match,” Kolodzik said, “and after that, it was like dominoes.”

First-year Travis Stefanik faced No. 14 Brandon Womack, a returning All-American, in the 174-pound division. Late in the first period, Stefanik found himself down 0–6. He kept his cool. By the end of the third, he had clawed his way to just a two-point deficit, bringing the score to 5–7. Cornell still earned the win, but Stefanik had put up a gutsy fight.

“Other than the beginning sequence, Travis outwrestled that guy,” Ayres said. “When he opens

up and wrestles, I really think he could be an All-American. Even though it was a loss, it gave him a little confidence.”

The Big Red’s win streak continued, as Cornell’s No. 12 Max Dean won by technical fall against junior Kevin Parker.

But then it was time for the 197-weight class, and the team crossed its fingers for a turnaround. Taking the mat was the undefeated Brucki — one of Princeton’s most reliable talents.

In a shocking turn of events, he let up an early lead to fall 7–6 to No. 14 Ben Honis. It was then that Princeton knew it was in trouble.

“We think of Brucki as being invincible,” Stefanik said. “He pulls out every match; he’s so consistent. When he loses, it means something’s off.”

In quick succession, Cornell’s wrestlers worked their way through Princeton’s roster.

Sophomore Kendall Elfstrum lost by major decision. No. 10 Glory lost by fall to No. 11 Vitali Arujau. Sophomore Jonathon Gomez caved to No. 13 Chas Tucker. And Cornell’s returning NCAA Champion, No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis, bested first-year Marshall Keller 14–6.

In all, Princeton walked away with only two victories: a decision from Kolodzik and a major decision by first-year Quincy Monday.

Cornell had earned its 17th straight Ivy League title. The legacy continues.

To Princeton’s wrestlers and

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The Tigers will have a chance at revenge against Cornell on March 8.

their coaches, part of the reason for the defeat was obvious.

“We trained really intensely the same week as the dual, which is a little bit foolhardy for match preparation,” Kolodzik explained.

But wrestling is as much about mental toughness as about physical prowess. And after Princeton’s first few losses, Kolodzik said, “the morale just wasn’t there.”

Even after the team’s week of grueling training and its crushing defeat, Princeton’s wrestlers could not rest. On Sunday, they faced Columbia University (7–4, 1–2). Monday, Stefanik, Parker, Brucki, and Glory contributed to the Tigers’ 20–16 win.

The four-point margin was a lackluster end to an unsatisfying weekend.

“We thought we would blow them out of the water,” Stefanik

said. “We definitely didn’t wrestle our best.”

But to no Princeton wrestler is the Columbia meet a focal point of the 2018-2019 season. Their eyes remain set on Cornell, whom the team will face twice more: at EIWAs on March 8, and at NCAAs on March 21. And next time, they will be better prepared.

“We don’t peak for the Cornell dual,” Kolodzik said. “We peak for the EIWA tournament. It won’t be easy; everybody will have to be firing on all cylinders. But we’re going to beat them at EIWAs. I believe in the guys and I believe in myself.”

With a sigh, Ayres agreed.

“We really wanted to beat Cornell. We really thought we had a team that could beat them. But we’re going to keep working. Our time is going to come.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Thoughts following the men’s basketball team’s weekend losses to Yale and Brown

By Jack Graham Head Sports Editor

One benefit of Ivy League basketball’s weekend-only game schedule is that it provides ample opportunity for reflecting between games. I do that here, providing five thoughts I had following the men’s basketball team’s losses last weekend at Yale and Brown.

Welcome back Devin Cannady After a three-game suspension following an incident at Wawa in mid-January, senior guard Devin Cannady returned to the floor this weekend. The relative brevity of his suspension caused some controversy on the internet, where some argued he deserved a more severe punishment. My personal view is that those complaining don’t have the full information about the incident and subsequent investigation, and everything I’ve heard indicates that Cannady is an otherwise upstanding member of the Princeton community who made a mistake and deserves a second chance.

What’s not up for debate is that the Princeton offense sorely missed him. The team won both of its Ivy League contests without him, but its 55–43 win over Columbia was quite possibly the ugliest game of basketball I’ve ever seen. It’s overtime win over Cornell, in which Princeton made just two three-pointers,

wasn’t much better. Cannady came off the bench against Yale and took some time to shake the rust off, but he scored 24 points against Brown in Princeton’s best offensive performance in the Ivy League this season to date.

Myles Stephens is a pretty good on-ball defender The Ivy League has a plethora of talented scorers playing guard — even several of the teams lurking closer to the bottom of the standings possess dangerous offensive weapons. Senior forward Myles Stephens has the responsibility of guarding them. In the past few weeks, Stephens has guarded Columbia’s Gabe Stefanini, Cornell’s Matt Morgan, Yale’s Miye Oni, and Brown’s Desmond Cambridge. For the most part, he kept them contained.

Even Oni (more on him later), who dropped 35 points against Princeton, did most of his damage in transition or after getting a different defender to switch onto him.

“I embrace it,” said Stephens of his role as a defensive stopper after the Columbia win. “I came here to play defense. I know when I get my defense going it gets our team going on defense, and then with that comes our offense.”

Stephens earned the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year Award, in 2016–17, as a sophomore. If he keeps playing at this level, he deserves to win it again.

The law of large numbers caught up to Princeton this weekend Don’t get me wrong — Princeton is a solid defensive team.

They’re athletic enough to bother shooters and prevent easy baskets and big enough to dominate the defensive glass and prevent second-chance opportunities.

However, some of the responsibility for low scores posted by Princeton’s opponents in its first four Ivy League games can be attributed to those teams’ abnormally poor shooting. Penn and Columbia, in particular, were getting decent shots against Princeton but couldn’t seem to make many of them.

Statistically speaking, Princeton couldn’t expect that trend to last forever, and Yale and Brown finally put an end to it. Friday night, Yale shot 54 percent from the field and 40 percent from three. Saturday, Brown went through a stretch at the end of the first half in which it seemingly forgot how to miss, scoring 39 points in under 10 minutes.

Princeton will need to find a hot shooting stretch of its own to get back to winning Ivy games.

Miye Oni is an NBA prospect — for good reason Yale’s Miye Oni torched Princeton this weekend for 35 points on 13-18 shooting. The junior guard did not have a single Division I college offer until the spring of his last year in high school but was recently pro-

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Senior guard Devin Cannady returned after a three-game suspension.

jected to go No. 47 in an ESPN NBA mock draft. At 6-foot-6, Oni has the length and athleticism NBA front offices love to see in a shooting guard and — as Princeton found out — he can create and make shots.

After a particularly nifty stepback three pointer with about five minutes remaining, Oni received a technical foul for flashing a three-point sign with his hand near Princeton men’s basketball head coach Mitch Henderson ’98. It’s unclear whether Oni meant to taunt the Princeton bench, but his play has earned him the right to be cocky.

Yale’s John J. Lee Amphitheater is a questionable Ivy League Tournament venue Yale is scheduled to host the third Ivy League Tournament

this March, but its gymnasium may not be up to the task. The John J. Lee Amphitheater, where Princeton fell to Yale on Friday, seats just 2800 and lacks a dedicated press row. Last year’s men’s championship game, hosted at the Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania, had a listed attendance of 5,564.

More generally, the Ivy League has yet to find a long-term solution for the location of its annual basketball tournament. The Palestra is a desirable venue for its size and historical value, but giving Penn a de facto home court advantage every year is not ideal.

In my opinion, the League should either let the top men’s and women’s seed in the conference host their respective tournament or find a suitable neutral arena.

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