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In Opinion Yotam Sagiv questions the role that physical beauty plays in our daily lives, and Kelly Hatfield calls for a better way to handle mental health issues on campus. PAGE 7
In Street Staff writer Jennifer Shyue brings part one of a look at first-generation college students’ experiences at Princeton; staff writer Harrison Blackman discusses Lewis Library’s origins; senior writer Grace Lin promises spring is coming! PAGE S1-S4
Today on Campus 7:30 pm: Professor James Stoner leads a discussion on Catholicism and the Constitution. Robertson Hall, Bowl 001.
The Archives
Mar. 27, 1989
Kool and the Gang accept Quadrangle Club’s invitation to play a benefit concert at Jadwin Gymnasium for the Student Volunteers Council.
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News & Notes TFA founder Kopp ’89 defends finance-style recruitment
Wendy Kopp ’89, founder and CEO of Teach for America, discussed the importance of recruiting students in promoting education at a forum at Harvard University on Tuesday, the Harvard Crimson reported. Kopp addressed audience concerns about TFA’s recruiting methods by saying it was necessary for the organization to follow the recruiting techniques of consulting firms and investment banks that continue to attract recent college graduates. She added that TFA’s use of these recruiting techniques has enabled it compete with the law, finance and mediine industries for top graduates. Some audience members questioned the pace of growth of TFA, and Kopp said she was proud of the rapid growth of TFA. However, she added that maintaining the core values and culture of the organization is a lot more challenging amid the recent growth. Kopp said the success of TFA should be viewed in perspective, citing the positive effect of TFA’s presence in Oakland, Calif. as an example. She noted that this pattern is occurring across the country and added that she hoped it would continue in the future.
BEYOND THE BUBBLE
Patton ’77 responds to Letter to the Editor
LOCAL CRIME STATISTICS 2013 CASE DISPOSITIONS
Caucasian
Exceptionally Closed 9%
20%
Unfounded 6%
African-American 5%
Hispanic
5%
70%
Other
UNIFIED CRIME REPORTING TOTALS Active/Closed 44% Cleared/Arrest 23%
By Chitra Marti staff writer
A letter to the editor of The Daily Princetonian that was signed by over 200 University faculty members has received national attention, including articles in the Huffington Post, Jezebel and New York Magazine. The letter, which was published on Wednesday, expressed disagreement with the statements Susan Patton ’77 made on date rape and responsibility in a recent Q&A about her recently published book on dating and marriage. Two hundred and fifteen faculty members across many departments and schools signed the letter, including Anne-Marie Slaughter ’80, Joyce Carol Oates and former University President Shirley Tilghman. “We do not believe that [women’s] manner of dress or drinking behavior makes them responsible for unwanted sexual contact,” the letter read, encouraging victims of sexual assault to find support from Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources & Education, and other campus and community resources. Patton said in an interview Wednesday that she was fully See LETTER page 2
SERVICE POPULATION
Cleared/Summons 18%
800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Rape Robbery Assault Burglary Larceny MV Theft Totals 2011
2012
2013 JULIA JOHNSTONE :: SENIOR DESIGNER
According to a report released by the Princeton Police Department, crime rates in town have decreased following consolidation in 2013. LOCAL NEWS
Post-Consolidation crime report released by police By Chitra Marti staff writer
Overall town crime rates went down in 2013, the first year following the consolidation of the former Princeton Township and the Borough, though police cautioned against reading too far into the numbers. The report said the Princeton crime index is 35 percent higher than the New Jersey average, but
that the New Jersey crime index is 27% lower than the National average. However, the violent crime rate is 72 percent lower than the state average, although its property crime rate is 50 percent higher. The 45-page report, written by the current acting chief of the Princeton Police Department, Captain Nick Sutter, contrasts data from both the Township and Borough from 2011 and 2012
with data from the consolidated town in 2013. In his opening letter, Sutter listed many of the department’s successes from 2013, including the standardization of operating procedures with the University’s Department of Public Safety and the completion of a community-wide survey of police expectations by the newly established Safe Neighborhood and Traffic Safety Bureau. “This report symbolizes the
commitment and efforts of the fine men and women of the department and the pride with which they serve the department and community,” Sutter wrote. Mayor Liz Lempert said the idea for the report came largely from Sutter himself. “The hope is that the community can better understand all the work that the police deSee CRIME page 3
STUDENT LIFE
LECTURE
Hardy ’14 wins fellowship
U. professor and marketing strategist discuss consumer perception of companies
By Sheila Sisimit staff writer
Brittany Hardy ’14, a religion concentrator, has been awarded a Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship. The fellowship, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State and managed by the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center at Howard University, is awarded to 20 students across the nation who wish to join the Foreign Service. The fellowship finances two-year graduate programs, provides paid internships and aids in other professional development activities, according to its website. Hardy hasn’t decided where she will pursue her master’s degree yet, but she plans on obtaining a master’s degree in global policy studies or public diplomacy. After the two-year graduate program, she will serve as a Foreign Service Officer, representing the United States overseas.
She went to Washington D.C. on March 12 as one of 40 finalists for the interview round and received the news on March 14. “I was shocked at first,” Hardy said. “It was midterms week, and I didn’t celebrate my birthday because I was prepping for the interview.” Hardy said that she hadn’t heard about the program until she went to Greece last spring, where she volunteered with the Fulbright Foundation in Athens, Greece. While volunteering, she attended a meeting with an ambassador and heard of the different opportunities. She also became interested in serving her country because her parents were in the military. “I’ve always heard military stories about how they loved it,” she said. “[Serving your country] is an honor.” She said it is difficult to become a Foreign Service Officer without aid from this type of fellowship, adding that she is excited to travel the world and to be able to
communicate and network with people in other cultures. “I’ll make sure that in whatever country I’m in the locals understand U.S. interests and U.S. history, and that we facilitate a relationship between one another,” she said. “I’ll be like the PR person for the U.S.” Hardy added that she used her religion background as an asset when applying for the fellowship. “Many [people] probably don’t have that background or know how religion plays a role in foreign policy,” she explained. In addition to studying abroad in Greece, Hardy has interned at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Chicago, on campus at Campus Recreation and as a research assistant at the Offices of Academic Affairs and Diversity at the Graduate School. Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Diversity Karen Jackson-Weaver said she was thrilled to hear the news. See RANGEL page 4
By Sharon Deng contributor
Humans are “intent detectors,” and, as such, judge brands and companies based on the latter’s ability to project warmth and competence, Susan Fiske and Chris Malone argued in a joint presentation on Wednesday. Fiske is a professor in the psychology department and Malone is the founder of Fidelum Partners, a consulting firm for consumer marketing strategy. Malone explained that humans make judgments very quickly about others based on the degree of warmth in their intention, and their ability to carry out that intention. “We do this without thinking, almost like breathing,” Malone said. Fiske explained that humans
develop emotions — namely disgust, pride, pity and envy — in response to the judgment of others’ warmth and competence. She noted that homeless people are perceived as having little warmth and poor competence, and that this combination leads people to react with disgust. At direct opposite ends are the so-called “in-groups,” which are groups perceived as having good intentions and competence to act. Malone also said that warmth and confidence have guided brand loyalty as well. “Every human is a brand, and every brand is human,” he said. A survey of 45 companies shows that companies such as McDonalds, Burger King, Best Buy and Amazon are seen as warm and competent, while tobacco and oil companies are seen See BRANDS page 5
LECTURE
Duke professor addresses minority matriculation to colleges By Paul Phillips associate news editor
It is generally dangerous to advise minorities against matriculating at elite colleges — which also tend to be historically white — because of the sense that increased competition can compromise their success, said Lee Baker, Professor of Cultural Anthropology and African and African American Studies at Duke University, at a lecture Wednesday. Baker analyzed several arguments of the recent mismatch
theory, which argues that affirmative action doesn’t actually help its intended beneficiaries because they may struggle academically at elite schools instead of enrolling at less competitive institutions where they might be able to excel. He noted that one argument put forward by mismatch theorists is the argument that affirmative action wastes large numbers of good students because many minority students who enroll at top universities end up switching their majors to sociology or anthropol-
ogy because they feel they are unable to compete in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. The mismatch theorists argue that minority students should pay more attention to colleges such as historically black colleges, which have been serving minorities well for many years, Baker explained, but he rebutted that historically white colleges have recently improved. When discussing affirmative action, Baker said the importance of institutional
yield should not be forgotten. He noted that black students who attend historically black colleges are much more likely to go into STEM fields, noting that while 10 percent of all African-American college students attend historically black colleges, 40 percent of the AfricanAmerican college population majoring in STEM fields attend these colleges. However, he also noted that African-American college students at elite universities such as Duke and Harvard are more likely to get postgraduate degrees in STEM
fields than African-American students who attended historically black colleges. Mismatch theorists have argued that affirmative action may result in students being put in classes where they are underprepared and can therefore start to feel helpless, Baker explained. He argued, however, that these theorists draw their data exclusively from science and business courses, and added that STEM students who decide to withdraw from their majors and choose more See MISMATCH page 6