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Ban on in-season tackling to have little effect on U.

By Maya Wesby staff writer

Ivy League football coaches’ proposed ban on tackling during in-season practices will not markedly affect Princeton’s football team, according to Director of Athletics Mollie Marcoux.

According to an article from the New York Times earlier this month, the proposal will become standard policy in the Ivy League if it gains approval from all eight schools’ athletic directors, university presidents and the policy committee dedicated to this issue.

The University football team, as well as other teams in the League, have already been practicing this strategy of avoiding full-contact hitting, Marcoux noted.

John Kolligian, director of university health services, deferred comment about the issue to University Media Re-

lations Specialist Min Pullan.

Pullan explained that the University’s football team already has a policy in place that not allow tackling to the ground in practice.

Marcoux said, “The League has been practicing this [strategy] for a while, and the level of play continues to increase… it’s making us more competitive because we want to keep players healthy and ready to play the game.”

“This is not a far divergence from what we’ve already been doing, it would just formalize the policy in the actual season,” she added.

When asked for a remark on the issue, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Craig Sachson deferred comment to an interview with Bob Surace, University head coach of football, that aired on ivyleaguedigitalnetwork.com.

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LECTURE

David French discusses free speech on campuses

By Zaynab Zaman senior writer

Free speech introduces dissent and disagreement, and can introduce critical thinking on college campuses, David French, a staff writer at National Review, said in a lecture Tuesday.

French began by describing college as a place where one could explore “dangerous or contentious ideas in the classroom.” He said that during his college experience at a highly conservative college, he did not see any chastisement or rebuke of diverging thoughts on controversial issues.

He added that at the time, he viewed free speech as a mechanism for having difficult and infuriating conversations, and as something that improved and sharpened the

mind.

French explained that upon arriving at Harvard Law School, his perception of free speech changed.

Shortly after arriving, he spoke out in dissent against a student who had expressed views on the opposing end of the political spectrum, albeit in a polite and conversational manner. He said he was taken aback to hear hissing and booing spreading throughout the classroom, having never encountered such a harsh reaction.

Shortly after coming to school, French founded “The Society for Law, Life and Religion,” what he believed to be the first dedicated prolife student group on campus. The group was met with considerable push-back. According to French, the group received a collection of See LECTURE page 4

COURTESY OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY

Sir Andrew Wiles, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus, was awarded the 2016 Abel Prize for solving Fermat’s Last Theorem in 1994.

U. professor emeritus Andrew Wiles awarded Abel Prize

By Betty Liu staff writer

Andrew Wiles, professor of mathematics, emeritus has won the Abel Prize from the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for his proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.

The Academy’s website explains that, “The [Abel] prize recognizes contributions of extraordinary depth and inf luence to the mathematical sciences.” Work considered for the prize may have resolved fundamental mathematical problems, created powerful new techniques, introduced unifying principles or opened up major new fields of research.

“The intent is to award prizes over the course of time in a broad range of fields within the mathematical sciences,” it notes.

Wiles is the third consecu-

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tive Abel Prize winner associated with the University. In 2015, the prize was shared by the late John Nash, a senior research mathematician at the University, and his colleague Louis Nirenberg, a professor emeritus at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. In 2014, the prize was given to University Professor of Mathematics Yakov Sinai.

Wiles did not respond to request for comment.

Luigi Ambrosio, one of the committee members tasked with choosing a recipient for the prize, said that Wiles’ proof has led to important developments in Algebra and Number Theory.

John Rognes, chair of the abel committee and professor of algebra, geometry and topology at Norway’s UiO university, did not respond to request for comment.

“The story of this problem [Fermet’s Last Theorem], covered also in some popularization books, is fascinating, and tells us a lot about the way ideas develop in mathematics,” Ambrosio noted.

According to a press release on the Abel Prize’s website, Wiles has been intrigued by the problem since he was a child growing up in Cambridge, England, when he picked up a book about Fermat’s Last Theorem in his public library.

Fermat’s Last Theorem states that there are no whole number solutions to the equation “an + bn = cn” when n is greater than 2.

According to the press release, Wiles was fascinated that the problem was simple enough to be understood by a young boy, but that the proof behind it had remained See ABEL page 2

LECTURE

Whig-Clio debates on Latke and Hamentaschen contributor

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University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 and other U. administrators visited the U.S. embassy at New Dehli.

Professor of Politics Melissa Lane described the merits of Latkes during the Annual Latke vs. Hamentaschen Debate, which marked the 70th year the tradition has taken place, as well as the 250th anniversary of The American WhigCliosophic Society itself.

“Now let me initiate you into the mysteries of the circle,” she said.

The satirical debate centers around which of the two foods is superior and was moderated

by Rachel Calhoun, vice president of student life, whom Center for Jewish Life Student Board President Josh Roberts ’17 pronounced as more than qualified to host this timeless debate.

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Guest contributor Marek Blazejak criticizes the research methodology of University Professor JanGross, and columnist Iris Samuels discusses the quid-pro-quo nature of enticements here on campus. PAGE 6

7 p.m.: U. S. Ambassador to UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture David Lane MPA ‘88 will speak about The U.S. and Global Food Security Progress and Perils.

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Latkes are a deep fried potato pancake traditionally eaten during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah or Festival of Lights. The triangular wheatflour pastries known as Hamentaschen contain a sweet filling and are traditionally eaten on the holiday of Purim, which, according to chabad. org, “commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from Haman’s plot ‘to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a single day,’ as recorded in the Megillah (book of Esther).”

Allison Berger ’18, president of Whig-Clio, noted the debate’s profound importance to the University’s tradition and to the community.

Calhoun also noted the See DEBATE page 4

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Wiles proved Fermat’s Last Theorem, advanced modern Number Theory ABEL

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unsolved for 300 years.

In 1982, Wiles joined Princeton as a professor of mathematics, where he began to work on the equation. Finally, he was able to solve the problem in 1994, by combining the three complex mathematical fields of modular

forms, elliptic curves, and Galois representations.

Ambrosio adds that “Wiles’ proof does not cover only Fermat’s theorem, a fascinating but maybe a bit isolated question in modern Number Theory, but provides the confirmation of the so-called modularity conjecture, a central question in this area.”

Wiles will receive the award

from Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway at an award ceremony in Oslo on May 24, 2016. Along with the award, Wiles will receive a $700,000 cash prize.

Professor David Gabai, chair of the math department, did not respond to request for comment.

Professor Igor Rodnianski, acting chair of the math department, did not respond to request for comment.

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“Our coaches do a great job, they’re committed to player safety. Our administrators, the presidents, we’re committed to doing this the right way,” Surace said in the interview Surace noted that comments from the New York Times article that covered the potential new policy misunderstood the intention of the proposal, and consequently mocked the strategy put forward by the coaches. “‘…If you come to our practices, you take the word ‘soft,’ put a circle around it and you put a line through it. Our guys and the guys we recruit, they aren’t soft,” Surace said.

“What the research has shown, between 25 and 33 percent – a quarter and a third – of the injuries occur from going to the ground,” Surace noted, adding that a popularization of this proposal would be a positive measure to prevent injuries.

Surace could not be reached for comment at the time of publication for this article.

Marcoux explained that, while the proposal is designed to ban tackles during in-season practices, players could still take others to the ground during the pre-season.

Surace, in his interview, explained that University football players are still learning and practicing fullcontact hitting, but in a safer way.

“We’re still tackling, but we’re tackling dummies or

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we’re tackling shields. We’re still teaching all the form tackles… We’re still getting all the teaching in, and we’re still doing it at a high speed, but we’re not getting guys to the ground where nothing good happens,” Surace added.

Marcoux noted that safety is a priority during practices.

“There are some studies that show that a number of injuries occur when players are actually being taken to the ground. Our priority, in many ways, is the health and safety of our players, and I think this is just another strategy to reduce injuries.

And that’s always a good thing,” she said.

The strategy of not tackling during in-season practices is perhaps giving a positive effect on games, she explained, since players are healthier and play safer to avoid head injuries.

“The Ivy League has taken a leadership role in concussion management and protocol, and this is sort of another step in a way that we can lead for the positive,” she said, adding that strategies such as this should spread beyond the Ivy League.

Surace added that he also believes this protocol should exist beyond the Ivies, but that the University is setting a great example.

“The way the game’s being played right now in the Ivy League is as good as it’s ever been,” he said, “It’s in our power to uphold the great game of football, in all of its traditions and physicality, but do it safer, and do it in a better way.”

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hate mail. French explained that he once asked a professor to refrain from referring to an unborn fetus as a clump of cells but was met with unintelligible screams from the professor and several students.

French explained that in his view, the professor had made no actual argument – she simply focused on silencing his dissent.

“There’s a difference between silence and persuading,” he explained.

French said that his time at Harvard Law School was the first time he had seen the exercise of free speech viewed as a threat. He then discussed the movement to prohibit intolerance, adding that the definition of intolerance is inherently vague. As a result, many people choose to refrain from voicing their opinions on controversial issues, thus silencing their voices.

When one engages in largescale efforts to censor free speech,

French explained, there is no persuasion. Rather, there is intimidation and browbeating, creating an atmosphere that fosters resentment.

“Censorship brings divisions and ultimately tyranny,” he said.

French said that every social movement has been based on the ability to speak freely. The removal of that right will not stop the push to create change – people will just seek to change their situation in harsher and less peaceful ways, he said.

French explained that the way people express themselves is constrained by a society where there is a dominant ideology. The anger many feel towards this circumstance has resulted in the popularity of figures such as Donald Trump.

He explained that many people are used to immediately voicing their dissent and do not make the effort to listen to other viewpoints.

French noted that this is a flawed mentality, because people must learn self-denial and delayed gratification.

“It’s a very hard counter-cultural message,” he said.

French is a veteran of the Iraq War, and a participant in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

He said that when he served in the Iraq War, American soldiers around him would wake up not knowing if they would live through the day. “They [the soldiers] were sacrificing everything, everything, for freedoms that we are often reluctant to exercise. You have to have courage in your convictions,” French added.

French also recently published the New York Times best-selling book, “Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can’t Ignore.”

The lecture, titled “Free Speech Gives Us Civil Rights, Censorship Gives Us Tyranny and Violence — A Defense of the Marketplace of Ideas on Campus,” took place in McCosh Hall 2 at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. It was co-sponsored by the National Review Institute on campus and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.

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significance of this cultural debate and connected it to her own family’s tradition by pulling out two small black pouches from her pocket, which were made by her sister and contained black eyed peas.

She explained that black eyed peas are traditionally eaten on New Year’s Day in AfricanAmerican homes for luck and good fortune.

She added that food often becomes an important representation for cultural and racial identities.

According to both Berger and Calhoun, the tradition of holding an academic and playfully clever debate between the two prime staples of Jewish holiday cuisine, Latkes and Hamentaschen, originated in 1946 at the University of Chicago.

In the debate, Team Latke was made up of Lane and Jonah Herzog-Arbeitman ’19 , a prospective physics major and a member of Quipfire. The opposing team, Team Hamentaschen, consisted of professor David Dobkin, the former dean of faculty and renowned computer science professor as well as self-proclaimed “underappreciated, inspiring artist,” and Paul Schorin ’19, who is also a member of Quipfire and was “born with a triangle heart filled with raspberry jam.”

Lane’s argument centered on the “Latke sensible particular” inspired by Plato. Paralleling the Latke to “celestial, heavenly spheres,” Lane concluded her argument by citing the “manifest superiority of the latke” and the “inadequacies of the Hamentaschen” by its triangular shape, which represented a sense of subordination to the circle.

Dobkin noted the antiquity of Plato’s logic and countered Lane’s argument.

“Superiority of the circle – absolutely brilliant for people who believe that there are four planets,” Dobkin said.

Dobkin then showed a pow-

erpoint with photoshopped photos of Hamentaschen on prominent figures such as United States President Barack Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

Herzog-Arbeitman added that he was seeking the world anew with his Latke theory, which demonstrated a series of postulates that showed how the universe in every scale was built by the brilliant forms of the Latke.

Schorin, on Team Hamentaschen, who displayed an incomparable sense of satirical, clever humor that was highlighted by his own parody of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, which he called Jamlet, in order to prove how people “don’t understand the real value of the Hamentaschen.”

He set the tone for his presentation by walking up to the podium, opening a bottle of grape soda and taking a sip before saying a word. He matched his humor with a fistful of salty jabs towards Team Latke without backing down. He highlighted the significance of the three points of the triangular Hamentaschen.

“Conversely, Latkes have no real points, and Latke debaters have even fewer,” he said.

The debate ended with a quick Q&A before audience members went to the lobby to enjoy the featured foods of the event, Latkes and Hamentaschen, as well as vote on the debate’s winners.

Despite strong arguments from both sides of the debate, Team Hamentaschen proved to be this year’s winner.

However, presenters noted that the biggest winner of the night was the performers’ and the debate’s ability to share with audience members the important tradition and legacy of Jewish culture and, more significantly, the power of food to bring people together.

“You can’t go wrong with fried potatoes or triangular cookies,” Berger said.

The event took place in Whig Hall at 4:30 p.m. and was hosted by the Center for Jewish Life.

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Scientific misconduct at Princeton University Devon Naftzger columnist

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or a scientist, it is of crucial importance to secure a patronage either of the state or private sector to carry out research work and possibly to offer the world a new discovery or invention. Without this support, many ideas couldn’t be realized and many scientists would fail. The patronage bears, however, some risk of dependence on sponsors and of implementation for profit or power purposes. In striving for success, the scientist might be also tempted to sidestep the rules of ethical conduct. For this reason, medical doctors are obliged to take Hippocratic Oath and to reveal their conflicts of interest when publishing scientific articles. Other scientists like physicists, biologists, chemists, engineers or historians need not take any oath at all or reveal their conflicts of interest.

Cases of scientific misconduct that take the form of fabrication, falsification or plagiarism in academia occur even at universities like Harvard or in scientific journals like The Lancet. There have been proposals to introduce a global Hippocratic Oath for scientists, but they have been met without success.

Princeton University is not quite free from fraudulent activities, either. One case which the University appears not to have yet addressed sufficiently is the historical revisionism of history professor Jan Tomasz Gross. Gross claims that Polish society is culpable for the Holocaust while downplaying the culpability of Germans in the process. He hypothesizes first and then adjusts all the historical evidence to suit his hypothesis; moreover, much of his evidence originates from selected secondary sources, faked pictures or testimonies of victims tortured by security officers of the Soviet era. He is not diligent enough to thoroughly check the historical archives, especially the German and Russian ones. As the American historian Richard Lukas, author of “Forgotten Holocaust” puts it: “Gross makes the quaint observation that he asked two (German) scholars, both of whom allegedly familiar with German archives, about Jedwabne and neither of them heard of it.” Lukas later questions: “Does asking two colleagues about the

subject replace the need to immerse oneself personally in critical documents, which are absolutely essential to prove one’s allegations about what happened at Jedwabne?” The massacre of Jews in the Polish city of Jedwabne was organized by the German SS on the orders of Reinhard Heydrich. On July 10, 1941, the SS forced some of the Polish citizens to participate, and this event served as the basis for Gross’ novel “Neighbors” (2001), in which he accused the Polish Christians of brutally killing Jedwabne’s Jews.

Gross stated in his novel that “half of the population of Jedwabne (1,600 Poles) murdered the other half (1,600 Jews)”. He repeats these claimscontinuously, the last time on March 10, 2016 in the “Financial Times” , although he should know by now that they are largely exaggerated and misinterpreted.

His statement contradicts the commonly known results of the forensic investigation of the Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), which concluded in 2002 that about 340 Jews were killed in Jedwabne, about 40 Poles participated in the massacre along with Nazis, and that the German Nazis were largely responsible for organization of the pogrom! The forensic investigations of the IPN had stopped, however, at the request of rabbis when German bullets were found at the scene of the crime. There are also Jewish sources about the Jedwabne massacre that Gross disregards, including the memoirs “The Warriors” by Harold Zissman and “Deliverance: The Diary of Michael Maik, a True Story”, by Michael Maik. Zissman confirms the fact that Germans, not Poles, were the main killers of Jedwabne’s Jews: “Later on, some Jews who had fled Jedwabne for Derechin told us that when the Germans first entered their town, they had herded all the Jews into a barn and set it ablaze.

Anyone who tried to get out was cut down by machine-gun fire.”

Referring to Karl Popper’s falsifiability theory, described among others in David Goodstein’s “On Fact and Fraud: Cautionary Tales from the Front Lines of Science” we may conclude that Gross noticed a black swan in Poland and, without taking into account the historical context, he claimed that all swans are black! The aforementioned Lukas said about Gross: “He asserts that the testimonies he read should be accepted as ‘fact’ without first skeptically reviewing the

material and seeking indepenin London, and the representatives vol. cxl dent verification. That’s quite a of the Polish Home Army also inreversal of fundamental historitroduced a death penalty for Poles cal methodology!” It is not only betraying Jews to Nazi. The Polish Do-Hyeong Myeong ’17 editor-in-chief Lukas who has challenged Gross’ Council for Aid to Jews (“Ż egota”) scientific misconduct, but also became one of the most active and Daniel Kim ’17 business manager historians like Piotr Gontarczyk, dedicated organizations operating Norman Davis, Marek Chodakiein the underground of occupied wicz, Tomasz Strzembosz, Robert Poland. Two Polish heroes — Jan 140TH MANAGING BOARD Nowak, the Chief Rabbi of Poland Karski and Witold Pilecki — delivMichael Schudrich and many, ered to the Allies evidence of the managing editor many others. Even Pawełpiewak, Ś extermination of Jews occurring Caroline Congdon ’17 the head of the Jewish Historical as early as 1942, but President Roonews editors Institute in Warsaw and a longsevelt did nothing to help them.

Jessica Li ’18 time friend of Gross, fiercely conIn 1944, American military jets Shriya Sekhsaria ’18 demned Gross’ distorted reports. bombed factories a few kilometers Christina Vosbikian ’18 Gross’ historical methodology away from Auschwitz, but were Annie Yang ’18 can be compared to the quality not able to bomb the tracks leadopinion editor of that of Russian historian Jurij ing to the German death camp.

Jason Choe ’17 Muchin who glorified Stalin and It is not understandable, then, sports editor claimed that the massacre in why Gross chooses to intensify atDavid Liu ’18 Katyn on Polish citizens during tacks on the Polish nation, which street editor the Second World War was carried fought against German occupaHarrison Blackman ’17 out by Nazis and not the KGB, or tion on many fronts, at the same photography editor to American historian Guenter time that the Nazis in today’s Rachel Spady ’18 Lewy, who denied the genocide of Germany and the criminal acts Armenians by the Young Turks inspired by the German rightvideo editor and relativized the American wing parties are on the rise.

Elaine Romano ’19 atrocities in the Vietnam war.

It seems absolutely necessary web editor When Gross, a physicist and that Princeton University and other Clement Lee ’17 sociologist by education, turned members of academia stop protectchief copy editors to writing books lashing out at ing Gross. The students of PrincGrace Rehaut ’18 Poles as apparent Holocaust pereton deserve first-class scholars, Maya Wesby ’18 petrators, he enabled historical too, and not people who resemble design editor revisionism on a mass scale. Now, the employees of the Ministry of Crystal Wang ’18 the German death camps of AusTruth from George Orwell’s “1984.” associate opinion editors chwitz, Treblinka, Sobibor and And, Poland deserves that a hisNewby Parton ’18 Belzec in the then-occupied Poland torical legacy that is not distorted.

Sarah Sakha ’18 are called in global media “Nazi A serious investigation of Gross’ associate sports editors camps” or “Polish death camps,” fraudulent activities is needed now Nolan Liu ’19 but almost never “German camps.” more than ever. Perhaps Princeton David Xin ’19 Gross is, intentionally or unintencould follow the example of the tionally, helping Germany dissociNational Committees on Scientific associate street editor Danielle Taylor ’18 ate the word “Nazi” from the word Dishonesty in Nordic countries, “German.” The fact is, however, which are successfully cooperatassociate photography editors that Poles were the first victims ing and combating scientific misAhmed Akhtar ’17 of Auschwitz and the nation lost conduct. It will be indispensable Atakan Baltaci ’19 more than two million native Poles in such a case that international Mariachiara Ficarelli ’19 during the war in addition to three cooperation is established and that associate chief copy editors million Polish Jews and one milPrinceton and the US media invite Megan Laubach ’18 lion Poles with other ethnic roots.

Polish historians and give them Omkar Shende ’18 Professor Gross is a shocking an opportunity to express their associate design editor example of how a person who opinions on the Polish-Jewish relaJessica Zhou ’19 violates scientific standards and tions during the war (like Polish editorial board chair who makes no real contribution universities and media did in case Cydney Kim ’17 to humanity (but usurps one) can of Professor Gross). Enhancing the cartoons editor hugely profit from medial and peer-review practice in the area of Rita Fang ’17 political patronage. Gross tries to history, commonly applied in the extort a sense of guilt from Poles field of medical research, could be for isolated crimes or crimes they another measure to ensure honest had never committed and to porhistorical reappraisal of the events NIGHT STAFF 3.22.16 staff copy editors tray the whole Polish nation as that transpired during World War Marina Latif ‘19 complicit in the Holocaust. The II. As long as it is not done, the pubNina Rodriguez ‘19 truth is, however, that the rescue lications of Gross and their factual Caroline Lippman ‘19 of Jews by Poles during the war mutations will be used as part of Hannah Waxman ‘19 was so widespread that Germans historical politics targeted against decided to impose a death sentence Poland, and Princeton students for any kind of help to Jews. The will lose the opportunity to learn Polish government-in-exile, based the truth about Holocaust history.

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ast year, my family decided to adopt a puppy.

The puppy arrived at our house when she was about the size of my foot, and she was adorable. We accepted all her charming quirks, including peeing on the living room carpet, but as time went by, our puppy outgrew her cuteness, and we had to face her mischievous behavior head-on. Whenever she disobeyed, we locked her in her kennel. When she was well-behaved, we treated her to a bone-shaped doggy biscuit, which she adored. She liked the biscuits so much that she began behaving just as we hoped she

would; she stayed off the couch, peed only in the yard and never barked at guests. Those treats worked a particular kind of magic.

Lately, I’ve begun to feel a lot like a puppy here at Princeton.

How many times a week do we find emails in our inboxes promising that in return for good civic behavior — signing a petition or attending an event — we will be rewarded with some kind of treat? Whether it is Chipotle in return for supporting cancer research or cupcakes in return for signing a petition against sex trafficking, Princeton students are being conditioned to respond to gastronomic incentives.

On the surface, this seems like an appropriate practice. Food is used to gain student support for

important causes — what can be wrong with that? However, this creates a culture in which civic engagement is not done freely and out of one’s own volition.

Increasing awareness of environmental, health and political issues should not require coercion, but rather should come naturally.

We should take pleasure in giving back to our communities.

The sheer amount of food offered at Princeton can be baffling.

Not only do I have unlimited access to five different dining halls, but I am also constantly allured by late meal and Murray-Dodge Café.

It didn’t take long before I learned that “study break” is code for “more food than you can handle.”

And yet, emails promising free nourishment continue to draw

crowds and persuade students to engage in activities most would otherwise ignore. Why is it that despite the copious amount of food available, we still behave as though there isn’t enough?

I think that my puppy gives us the answer — Princeton student groups have housebroken us.

We have gotten used to a system of quid pro quo: Princeton students are rewarded for their engagement with the human equivalent of a doggy biscuit. But is Princeton doing its students a disservice by suggesting that we should care about important causes only in exchange for some kind of treat? I worry that we are being primed to search for these rewards even after leaving campus. Outside of the Bubble, good

deeds are rarely accompanied by a sugar-rush, yet we are breeding the kind of notion that “good” actions are only worth doing if we get something in return.

I am not advocating for an end to Princeton’s culinary opulence.

I frequent Murray-Dodge more than I’d care to admit. However, we should separate civic involvement from nourishment. Food can continue to pervade our social engagements, but societal causes should be placed in a separate category. When we receive an email about supporting at-risk youth, the subject line should not have the name of a restaurant in it.

Iris Samuels is a freshman from Zichron Yakov, Israel. She can be reached at isamuels@princeton.edu.

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where they decisively defeated No. 58 Indiana Un iversit y and No. 24 Penn State. In past years, the tennis team has fared wel l at the USD tournament, and even recorded a w in against then-No. 22 Har vard last year, which continues to stand as the highest ranked opponent the squad has defeated under the th ree-year tenu re of head coach Bil ly Pate. On Thu rsday, the Tigers started off on the right note by grabbing the doubles point against Memph is. The doubles pai rings were sl ight ly different, w ith number one singles player Diego Vives joining fel low

sophomore K ial Kaiser at the th ree doubles slot wh i le the number one duo of sophomore A lex Day and sophomore Luke Gamble remained intact.

At number th ree, Vives and Kaiser came in clutch break ing on the deuce point at 6-5 to clinch the al l important doubles point for Princeton. In singles play, the back end of Princeton’s lineup proved to be the difference, as Kaiser continued his strong performance w inning 6-2, 6-3 at the six spot and juniors Tom Colautti and Josh Yablon toughed out v ictories at the th ree and four positions respectively.

On Saturday, Princeton was tr y ing to extend its w in streak of four consecutive v ictories against

ITA ran ked teams, but ran into a determ ined Texas Tech squad. The Red Raiders were dominant at the start, grabbing the doubles point by defeating Princeton’s t wo and th ree teams both by a score of 6-1.

Though Princeton began slowly, the back of the singles l ineup f l i rted w ith a comeback. A fter Vives and Day fel l at one and two singles, the number 3-6 matches al l went to th ree sets. Gamble, Yablon and Kaiser al l won their f irst sets, and Colautti came back to grab the second, breaking late in the set. Unfortunately, Texas Tech’s six singles player Connor Curr y grabbed the fourth and f inal point, f inishing off a 4-0 v ictor y that

was much closer than it appears. Coach Bil ly Pate ref lected on the team’s disappointing loss, saying, “We lost to a ver y good Texas Tech team today, but clearly we had plent y of chances. We were in the match dow n the stretch, though having to w in four th ree-setters against a team the caliber of Tech is a tough assignment. However, we ral lied and kept f ighting to give ourselves an opportunity.

The Tigers were hoping to rebound on Saturday but un fortunately were not able to as they ran into a spirited University of California-San Diego Team. In doubles play, the two pair of Vives and freshman Jimmy Wasserman won 6-3, while one

and th ree struggled early on. Both Day/ Gamble at one and Colautti/ Kaiser at th ree went dow n for on ly a break but were able to break back successfu l ly to get on ser ve, on ly to fal l late in the set. San Diego took the doubles point and carried thei r moment u m into singles, as a Princeton player cou ld not grab a set. Yablon, Kaiser and Gamble had tight matches however, as each fell in a tiebreak, while the one, two and th ree of San Diego defeated Princeton’s top order.

The Pr inceton tennis team w il l spend this weekend away from action, before begin n ing league play when they host Brow n and Yale on April 2-3.

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The women are up first and are looking to harness the same power that they have performed with throughout the season so far. “As a team, we’ve been pretty consistent in our performance,” said Major.

“There were a few bumps here and there, but overall we always fenced hard and gave tough schools a run for their money. It’s also a really big testament to our season and our hard work that we qualified the maximum 12 athletes to go to the NCAA Championships! I feel like we’re all peaking at the right time, just in time to take the title.”

“Our goal for NCAAs is simple: win...It’s all going to come down to who has the most cohesive and supportive team that can bring out the best from its indialex house, junior

Fellow senior Ford also attributes their success and anticipation for the tournament to their team unity.

“I’m very proud of how the team has performed this season. We’re a very closeknit and supportive team, which has a real effect on our performance. All of us fought incredibly hard to win the Ivy League title last month, and I have no doubt that we’ll bring out that same power at NCAAs.” House, who has had an impressive individual season, expressed his pride not only for his accomplishments, but also for those of both the men and women’s teams. “I’ve had great performances where they counted. Winning the individual Ivy Championship for the second year in a row was huge for me, and putting in a solid performance at Regionals to qualify directly for NCAAs was a vast improvement from last year when I needed the at-large bid to qualify,” he said. “The team’s performance has also been great. Having both the men’s and women’s teams share the Ivy title was an amazing feeling. Regionals was also amazing, as we more than [qualified] the maximum number of fencers for NCAAs. It was one of those days when everyone just fenced up to their po-

tential and we didn’t need anything dramatic to accomplish our goal.”

Teammate Hudson concisely summarized his hopes for both his individual and team’s performance in the upcoming NCAA Championships. “My number-one goal is always to do the best I can for the team and try to bring in as many bouts for them as possible.

My second goal this year is to enjoy my last-ever NCAA competition and to try to take it all in.”

House also emphasized the importance of each individual’s contributions to the team’s collective performance and success. “Our goal for NCAAs is simple: win. Three other schools qualified the maximum 12 fencers necessary in order to have a chance at the title, so we know who our main competition is. It’s all going to come down to who has the most cohesive and supportive team that can bring out the best from its individual members, and I honestly believe we have that team.”

the loss of a decisive home field advantage over their local rivals. The last time the Quakers earned a victory on Sherrerd Field was… actually, never. The Tigers’ last loss at home against Penn came well before the construction of the Class of 1952 Stadium. It was in 1988, a year in which Ronald Reagan faced off against Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow and Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” topped the Billboard 100.

In that same year, Penn went on to the NCAA Final Four before falling to Syracuse in a contest famous for the Orange and Black’s legendary Gary Gait scoring from behind the cage.

One further historical note, Penn now joins a select cadre of teams who have scored 20 points against Princeton in a single game. Cornell has accomplished the feat three times and Johns Hopkins four times — most recently in 1990.

Saturday, the Tigers’ as-

sault was thoroughly stif led by a stalwart Quaker defense. Senior attackman Ryan Ambler tallied two goals on seven shots while adding an assist.

Sophomore midfielder Austin Sims led the Orange and Black with three goals and two assists, with his linemate, junior Gavin McBride, adding two more scores and an assist. Lack of marquee offensive talent, such as Tom Schreiber ’14, Kip Orban ‘15 and Mike MacDonald ’15, suggests that this year’s Princeton squad will need more time to find a recipe for success on offense.

On the other side of the field, the Tigers’ defense and goalkeeping couldn’t hold back the Quakers. The visitors shot at a highly efficient rate of 20-35. Freshman attackman Simon Mathias and sophomore midfielder Kevin McGeary each contributed five goals.

One potential silver lining: sophomore midfielder Sam Bonafede produced one of the season’s stronger efforts at the faceoff ‘X.’ He won 16

of his 25 midfield battles.

Mere possession, however, wouldn’t be enough against this tough conference opponent.

The visitors jumped out to a decisive early lead, scoring nine of the contest’s first 10 goals.

Experienced teams know that lacrosse is a game of runs, but following the seven consecutive Penn goals scored in a 10 minute span, the Tigers found themselves in a daunting hole. Penn balanced their first half run with a 6-0 tear split between the third and fourth quarters. Princeton just managed to total double digits thanks to two consecutive man-up goals from Ambler and Sims with under five minutes to play.

Next weekend, the Tigers have their work cut out for them at undefeated No. 3 Yale. Princeton split last season’s two meetings with the Bulldogs — both contests ended 11-10, the latter of which decided the Iv y League championship in Yale’s favor.

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As we make our way into late March, the women’s lacrosse season is beginning to hit its stride. No teams in the Ivy League have broken away from the pack so far, with few intra-league games having taken place so far. Nevertheless, the race to the top in the Ancient is, as always, shaping up to be an exciting one.

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Cornell Big Red (5-0 overall, 2-0 Ivy League): you can’t ask for a better start than perfection, especially for a team that is hungry for a tournament appearance after finishing third last year. Resounding wins against Yale and Columbia have certainly set a strong tone for the season. The Big Red certainly have their strong defense to thank – they’ve allowed a league low 6.4 goals per game to start the year.

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Penn Quakers (6-1, 1-0): Still smarting their second place finish last year (losing the Ivy League crown to Princeton), this Penn team has come out looking like they have something to prove. They are ranked 14th in the NCAA, and have already picked up a victory over another ranked team (#17 Towson).

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Princeton Tigers (4-2, 1-0): After a strong showing in the 2015 postseason, the Tigers have come out back and ready for more. Ranked #11 in the NCAA (the best of any Ivy League team), the Tigers have already accomplished what could be a season highlight – taking down the University of Virginia (then ranked #4) at the Class of 1952 Stadium. Moreover, their only losses on the season have come on the road against top-ranked teams: University of Notre Dame (currently #40) and Penn State (currently #9). They’ve been finding the back of the net well, at 12 goals per game – due in no small part to the play of junior midfielder Olivia Hompe, who is second in the league in goals per game.

Harvard Crimson (4-2, 1-0): Speaking of strong offenses, hats off to Harvard for starting the 2016 campaign on the right foot. They’ve been scoring at a league best 12.88 goals per game. Like Princeton, their only losses have been at the hands of top teams, Stanford and Syracuse University.

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Yale Bulldogs (4-4, 1-1): A team that has finished in the middle of the Ivy League for the past four seasons has certainly started out this year the same way. No signature wins or losses dot the Bulldogs’ season so far, but they have the opportunity to push their way up the conference rankings as they face 3 straight games in New Haven before hitting the road once more.

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Dartmouth Big Green (4-2, 0-1): Despite their loss to the Tigers to start the season, the Big Green need not despair as they look toward the rest of the season. Indeed, their other loss came on the road against the University of Florida, currently ranked #2 in the nation. Indeed, through all of their games, they’ve been lifted by the excellent scoring from midfielder Jaclyn Leto, who leads the Ancient 8 in goals at 23.

Columbia Lions (4-4, 0-2): After last year’s last place finish, the Lions have not come out the gates in league play the way they wanted. They took a bruising loss to Harvard at home, and fell to Cornell in Ithaca. They’ve allowed the most goals per game of any team in the Ivy League – nearly 11 per contest, a mark they will have to shore up if they want any chance of staying afloat in a competitive Ivy League.

Brown (4-3, 0-2): An 0-2 start to league play is certainly not the way the Bears wanted to come out.

They can, however, take pride in a strong defensive showing to start the season, having let in the second fewest goals per game among the Ivies so far. Their match against Cornell at home this Saturday will be crucial as they try to put themselves back onto the right track in the league race.

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FENCING

Men’s and women’s fencing to compete at nationals

By Miranda Hasty conributor

Princeton’s men and women’s fencing teams will travel to Brandeis University in Massachusetts to compete in the NCAA Championships beginning Thursday. The Tigers are sending 12 athletes, the maximum number permitted by the organization, and

are one of only four teams to have 12 fencers qualify for the tournament.

Sophomores Edward Chin and Thomas Dudey, juniors Michael Dudey, Alex House and Peter Pak, and senior Jack Hudson, will be the six competitors to represent Princeton on the men’s side. On the women’s side are freshman Charlene Liu, sophomore Taylor Chin,

junior Ashley Tsue and seniors Isabel Ford, Desirae Major and Gracie Stone.

Edward Chin, Pak, Major and Stone will be participating in the sabre competition, while Taylor Chin, Michael Dudey, Thomas Dudey, and Tsue will compete in foil. Ford, House, Hudson and Liu will compete in épeé.

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MEN’S LACROSSE

Men’s lacrosse drops Ivy League opener against tough Penn squad

By Andrew Steele sports editor emeritus

Nobody quite saw it coming.

Following a shaky start to the season, the stage was set for the Tigers (2-4 overall, 0-1 Iv y League) to claw their way back into contention with an early conference win on their home field.

That script would not play out. On the opening day of Iv y League play,

the Penn Quakers (4-2, 1-0) routed men’s lacrosse by a score of 20-10. Saturday’s contest saw eight members of the visiting team score, four of whom tallied hat tricks.

While Princeton still holds a 65-19 lead in the series, which stretches back to 1926, that will serve as little consolation following the weekend’s loss. Particularly bitter is See M. LAX page 7

MEN’S TENNIS

Men’s tennis beats top-ranked foes

By Hamza Chaudhry contributor

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The fencing teams will travel to to compete in the NCAA national championships on Thursday.

Tweet of the Day

The Princeton men’s ten n is team f in ished off its spring break by traveling to sunny San Diego to compete in the USD/ SDSU Mission Valley Spring Classic. Facing stiff competition from a host of high ly ranked ITA opponents, the team

Stat of the Day

“Really confused as to why videos of people 12 fencers getting their pimples popped are the only things Princeton is sending 12 athletes that show up on my Instagram public feed” to the national tournament, one of haley hineman (@ haley_hineman), junior infielder, softball

only four teams this year to do so.

fared wel l, defeating No. 26 Un iversit y of Memphis on Thursday afternoon before falling to No. 8 Texas Tech University on Friday and No. 34 University of San Diego on Saturday.

The Tigers were looking to build on the recent success they enjoyed during their home stand, See M. TENNIS page 7

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