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In Opinion

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Columnist Colter Smith questions Duke’s decision over broadcasting Adhan, a traditional Muslim call to prayer, and columnist Lavinia Liang argues why OA and CA should be voluntary. PAGE 4

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Today on Campus 4:30 P.M.: Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of the NETWORK Catholic Social Justice Lobby, will present a talk titled, “Mind the Gap: Changing U.S. Income and Wealth Disparity.” A book sale will follow the lecture. Dodds Auditorium. Robertson Hall.

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The exhibition UnrulyArt, which opened Monday, featured art made by children with developmental disabilities. U N I V E R S I T Y A F FA I R S

DPS seeks voluntary CALEA accreditation

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By Grant Golub

Former University President Harold Shapiro GS ‘64 spoke out in favor of a report by the Committee on the Nude Olympics banning the famed University tradition. In this event, students would streak in Holder Courtyard on the night of the first snowfall of the year.

The Department of Public Safety is awaiting word from the Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies on whether it will receive accreditation from that organization. CALEA is a national organization that prescribes standards for law enforcement agencies and recognizes agencies that meet its standards by awarding them accreditation. Agencies may choose to seek accreditation to improve their internal processes through the accreditation process or to demonstrate that their practices are accountable to a respected organization It is a voluntary process and not necessary for the legal operation of DPS. “Good organizations get involved in

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News & Notes Rutgers student charged with attempted murder after taking LSD

An unclothed Rutgers student was arrested on Saturday and charged with attempted murder and other offenses after allegedly stabbing a fellow student, NBC News reported. The two had both allegedly taken LSD. A witness reported to police that the accused student, 22-year-old Kevin Huang, at some point had become aggressive with the other student and removed his own clothing. Huang allegedly stabbed the 23-year-old male student in the neck. The victim, bleeding from the neck, escaped the apartment. Police found Huang naked and on the second f loor of the apartment. A later search of the residence found 15 pounds of marijuana, a sizable amount of Xanax, cocaine and unidentified pills and a substantial amount of cash. The condition of the victim, who was not identified, was uncertain. Police also charged Huang with two weapons counts and several drug offenses.

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this,” CALEA executive director Craig Hartley said. “It’s a good tool to make sure they are holding themselves accountable to the public.” CALEA was started in the 1970s in response to questions about police authority and ethics, Hartley said. “People were asking questions like, ‘How can we professionalize law enforcement? How can we develop standards for reaching this goal?’ ” he said. “We created this organization to help ensure agencies are approaching the issues in the best way possible.” DPS has wanted to seek the accreditation for over five years, University spokesperson Martin Mbugua said. The agency began the accreditation process three years ago, he added. DPS Director of Operations Stefanie Karp deferred comment to Mbugua.

To begin the process, public safety agencies have to fill out an enrollment form to state their interest in the accreditation, Hartley said. Institutions seeking the accreditation have to be public or private police institutions that have “the lawful authority” to carry out law enforcement in their states or are made up of sworn police officers, he said. After agencies demonstrate they meet this criteria, they move into a self-assessment period in which they ensure they are meeting 188 different standards, Hartley said. The standards comprise topics like administrative structure, privacy, performance evaluations, communications, record keeping and emergency operations. DPS is applying for Tier I See DPS page 3

Before Ellie Kemper ’02 starred in the title role in “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” she had an interest in writing about weirdness for Triangle Club, David Turner ’02, who acted with Kemper in Triangle, said. “She was totally unique,” Turner said. “Not like a unicorn … But kind of like a unicorn.” Even for an actor so accustomed to the strange, Kemper’s new role as Kimmy Schmidt in the Netf lix series may represent new territory for her as an actor. Kimmy Schmidt is a woman who has been freed from a doomsday cult that kept her in an underground bunker for fifteen years. Viewers watch as the woman from Indiana fights to make a new life for herself: finding a job, navigating relationships and learning the intricacies of a world she had been told was destroyed. Having endured such a long absence from the outside world, Kimmy Schmidt perhaps inevitably retains the naivety of some of Kemper’s earlier roles, but there’s also a much greater depth of character. Kimmy has a far darker and more complex background than Erin Hannon of “The Office” or Becca of “Bridesmaids,” both of which are roles Kemper has played in the past. While the show is a comedy, it does not shy away from engaging with the traumas of Kimmy’s past, Kemper said. “[I have been] able to explore more about this character,” she said. “I know more about her than other characters I’ve played.” Outside of her work on the show, Kemper has contributed jokes and essays to The Onion and McSweeney’s, respectively. Ultimately, she would like to host her own talk show and would consider writing a book, she said, but for the time being, she said she is focused on her role as Kimmy Schmidt. “It’s like I won the lottery,” she said of the show. “It’s an amazing group of people to work with, and the finished product has been something that everyone has been very proud of.” At the University, as an English major and See KEMPER page 2

LOCAL NEWS

Concerns expressed over pipeline construction By Christina Vosbikian staff writer

Environmentalists and other local community members have expressed concerns over the Williams Transcontinental pipeline that will run through parts of Princeton and Montgomery. When the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission found in December that the proposed pipeline would not significantly impact the surrounding community, it permitted Transco to move forward with the project.

The project would include 30 miles of a new natural gas pipeline loop through Mercer, Somerset and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey and in Monroe and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania. A portion of the 42-inch-diameter pipeline will run through an area of the Princeton Ridge as part of the 6.36-mile Skillman Loop. Environmentalists’ main concerns have included protecting freshwater wetlands, anti-degradation streams and water quality; construction’s impact on rare and endangered species; the pipeline’s

addition to the cumulative effect of pipelines on New Jersey’s ecosystem. Transco has already revised its plans for the $650 million natural gas pipeline through the environmentally-sensitive Princeton Ridge to include tunneling under wetlands and bodies of water this March. Transco’s plans for the pipeline affecting parts of Princeton and Montgomery originally proposed open trenching throughout the 1.3-mile section of the ridge, which contains boulders and bedrock. Adding a new pipeline re-

lieves bottlenecks that can occur in the course of the transportation of natural gas, Christopher Stockton, a Transco spokesman, said, adding that Transco is putting a new line next to the old line. “At the end of the day, you’ll have two lines with flowing gas, and that relieves some of those bottlenecks that you may have in the system,” he said. Increased demand for natural gas is the reason for the project, Stockton said. “This particular project has been in the works for about

three years,” he said. “That’s about how long it takes to permit an interstate transmission pipeline project.” Construction is expected to begin around May 1. Some environmentalists said they doubt FERC’s effectiveness as a regulatory agency, adding they don’t believe claims of eminent domain are justified in the pipeline construction. “What New Jersey needs to do is to create a plan to examine all of the pipelines that are coming through and see what See TRANSCO page 2

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Stossel speaks on the efficiency of free markets By Charles Min senior writer

The free market is the only meaningful alternative to government programs, which create inefficiency and have unintended harmful effects, John Stossel ’69, Fox Business channel host and libertarian pundit said at a lecture about his political philosophy on Monday. “It doesn’t help people,” Stossel said. “It just slows them down.” The economy works best when there is a free market and people continue to selfregulate, he said, adding that it is important to be skeptical of claims that the government knows who all of the the experts are and the best

solutions. “Government’s someone who jumps in front of a parade and says, ‘I led the parade,’ ” he said. In the war on poverty since the early 20th century, the government has perpetuated poverty with anti-poverty programs, Stossel said. He showed a graph depicting the gradual rise in government spending since the 20th century, calling it unsustainable and harmful for America’s future. He offered Social Security as an example of such unsustainable spending. When Social Security legislation was passed, most people were not living until they were 65, so the system can’t be paid for now that lifespans have in-

creased, he said, adding that people receive two or three times the amount they paid into Social Security. Although many argue that poverty decreased with the government’s sudden involvement with a variety of social programs in the seventies, poverty levels in fact were going down even before the interventions, Stossel said. He asked the audience why the United States is so prosperous compared to other countries in the world and offered two answers: rule of law and economic freedom. Government is important in establishing rule of law and maintaining peace, but suggested that its involvement in the market See LECTURE page 3

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John Stossel ’69 expounded on his libertarian philosophy on Monday.

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member of Triangle Club, Kemper tried her hand at writing and acting. Ben Markham ’02, former president of the Triangle Club, said that as an actor, Kemper had the ability to propel a scene forward by observing other actors’ styles and then adding to them. In her sophomore year, Kemper joined Quipfire, which she called the most inf luential experience she had at the University. She had been in musicals in high school, but this was her first time doing improv comedy, and she found she enjoyed it so much that she chose to pursue it after college, she said. Kemper excelled academically as well. Her thesis advisor, English professor Susan Wolfson, said she was impressed when Kemper opted to take a challenging

Anglo-Saxon class on top of an already full workload. “[That was] not something that even a lot of grad students do,” she said. After graduating, Kemper spent a year at Oxford. She studied English there as well, but said that as was the case at the University, her extracurriculars ultimately proved more inf luential. “I got to go as part of a theater troupe to the [Edinburgh Festival] in August, which was fantastic on so many levels,” she said. “We were there for three weeks and got to see so many shows. [It was] invaluable.” When she returned to the United States, Kemper moved to Manhattan to work with fellow former Quipfire performer Scott Eckert ’03. The two co-wrote sketches, improvised as a pair and were also members of an improv team called Big Black Car. Kemper was also a member of the comedy group Upright Citizens Brigade and the People’s Improv

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Ellie Kemper ‘02 was a member of the People’s Improv Theater and the comedy group Upright Citizens Brigade before her television career.

Theater. “I think it’s almost unfortunate that so many of the characters she’s played are sort of ditzy because in the f lesh she’s brilliant,” Eckert said. “She’s as quick on her feet as an improviser as almost anyone I’ve ever worked with.” For Kemper’s part, she

admires Kimmy Schmidt perhaps more than any of her other roles and seeks to imitate her resilience and tenacity in her own life, she said. “[It’s] been really helpful for me as a person to play someone and to try to emulate the strength that she has,” Kemper said.

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we need, what we don’t need, what’s extraneous and what’s best for New Jersey,” Patty Cronheim, Coordinator for Hopewell Township Citizens against the PennEast Pipeline, said. “New Jersey needs to increase its pipelines’ efficiencies and create a plan that’s least destructive to the environment and doesn’t infringe on people’s property rights.” She said she didn’t believe there was a natural gas short-

age in New Jersey, adding that some of New Jersey’s 11 proposed pipelines are for exportation and not for intrastate use. “What we have is an overseas market where gas goes for seven times as much,” she said. In a less densely populated area, no company would even try to put a pipeline through such an environmentally important area because of the public reaction and potential legal issues, Barbara Blumenthal, president of the Princeton Ridge Coalition, said. “The problem is that New Jersey is much more developed than it was 60 years ago,” Barbara Blumenthal, President of the Princeton Ridge Coalition, said. “It’s not easy to find an alternate route.” The forest in the Princeton Ridge area is small but impor-

tant as a home for many migratory birds and endangered species, Blumenthal noted, adding that if the pipeline has to go there, the best course of action to pursue is examining what the alternatives are and how environmental damage can be mitigated, which is ongoing. “It’s a modest improvement but it doesn’t address most of the environmental damage issues,” she said of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s latest recommendations. “There is still a discussion to see what else can be done to make this less damaging.” Stockton said Transco was sensitive to the environmental issue, adding Transco has been working with the town, the Princeton Ridge Coalition and engineers to minimize the

environmental impact. Transco has agreed to keep its workspace in a much smaller area in order to minimize damage in the Princeton Ridge, he said, adding that the company has also recently proposed to drill its pipe under wetland areas and streams to avoid disturbing the surface area. “Right now we’re working with New Jersey DEP to get permits for the wetland and stream crossing,” Stockton said. “It’s a process. There’s a lot of discussion back and forth and a lot of modifications made to your plan as a result of that process.” Transco hopes to win approval from the New Jersey DEP reasonably soon, Stockton said. “We’re hopeful we’re at the end of the process,” he said.

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accreditation. Tier II accreditation has 482 standards and is primarily intended for larger agencies or agencies that have operated under Tier I accreditation for some time. The self-assessment process can last up to 36 months, but most agencies take around 28-30 months, Hartley added. In the self-assessment period, agencies similar to DPS ensure they are meeting CALEA standards and are following their rules, Hartley said. After agencies feel they are ready, they contact CALEA to begin the on-site assessment.

CALEA assessors spend two days reviewing the relevant institution’s files at an off-site location to make sure they are meeting their standards, Hartley said. After that, the team arrives on-site to conduct employee interviews to make sure they are following their employer’s rules and to talk to interested community members. The University has benefited from the candid feedback it has received during the accreditation process, Mbugua said. After the assessors finish their review, they compile reports that will be presented at a CALEA conference, three of which are held a year, Hartley said. If CALEA commissioners feel the agency

has met their standards, then accreditation is awarded. DPS is currently in this review and decision stage, Mbugua said. Since CALEA just had its March conference, it might not be until July that DPS finds out whether they receive the accreditation, Hartley said. The accreditation is awarded for a three-year period, he added. In order to maintain the accreditation for that time, agencies must submit annual reports to detail whether they are continuing to comply with CALEA standards. Accreditation is an ongoing process, and the University intends to maintain its accreditation in the future, Mbugua said.

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Social Security is in danger of eventual insolvency, Fox Business host John Stossel ’69 said on Monday.

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should be minimized. In countries like New Zealand, Australia and Hong Kong, starting businesses and engaging in the market is significantly easier, Stossel said, adding the only reason a number of countries don’t fully pursue a free market is politics. “We perpetuate poverty with these unintended programs,” he said. “Programs

cause side effects that weren’t intended and stifle progress.” During the question and answer session, Stossel was asked what he considers to be the source of income inequality. He said he believes the source lies in individual freedom, and that because of world trade and globalization, inequality is amplified. It is important for people to acknowledge the inequality, as well as the existence of any envy so long as the market is free, he added. In response to a question

about his stance on healthcare, Stossel said the enormous costs that government bears because of healthcare can only exist because there is not a market. Except for the rare times in cosmetic surgery when consumers pay for themselves, he said, the system as a whole is inefficient. The lecture, titled “Capitalism and its Enemies,” was sponsored by the Princeton Libertarians and the American Whig-Cliosophic Society and took place in McCosh 50 at 5 p.m. on Monday.

CORRECTION Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of the March 30 article, “In hopes of high response rate, U. advertises WeSpeak survey heavily to students,” misstated the amount of money the University allocated for promoting the survey. The University allocated $10,000. Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of the same article misstated Carl Adair’s position at the University. He is a graduate student. The ‘Prince’ regrets the errors.

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A most relevant monk

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t’s a weekly event: a world leader is coming to Princeton’s campus! Insert illustrious title, sponsoring department, a moderator with a doctorate and a time and place to be there. Email lists are accurately alerted; details are scribbled or typed into calendars. In his article “The Problem With Prestige” for the Nassau Weekly, Dayton Martindale questions our immediate instinct to line up for the old and the famous. We love snagging an orange ticket for Supreme Court Justices and big business leaders and past Presidents or Prime Ministers. They speak of their time (usually at an Ivy League or elite institution) and their career path that lead them to a title with capitalized letters. His Holiness the 17th Karmapa will speak on Wednesday. I lined up at noon when tickets became available, but was surprised to find that not all had been claimed. Perhaps you have not heard of the Karmapa. His full name is Ogyen Drodul Trinley Dorje the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, and depending on the decision of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on whether or not to reincarnate, will ostensibly be the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. His title of “Karmapa” means “the one who carries out Buddha-activity” or “the embodiment of all the activities of the buddhas.” And he is only 29 years old. The Karmapa leads hundreds of thousands of Buddhists in Tibet, in exile and around the world. In March alone, he spoke at Stanford University, the University of Redlands and Harvard Divinity School to sold-out audiences of students, faculty and members of the Tibetan diaspora. The Karmapa has neither PhD nor political title, but neither of these deficiencies detracts from his remarkable life story. Recognized at seven years old as His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, as a fourteen year old he trekked by car, foot, horseback and helicopter from Tsurphu, Tibet to Dharmsala, India where he was granted refugee status. Since his journey, he has been both an active teacher and student. In addition to his monastic training, he studies science and English, wrote and produced a six-act play, founded an initiative to turn monasteries into centers for environmental sustainability, and launched an effort to establish full ordination of women within Tibetan Buddhist tradition. One might call it a “nontraditional career path;” the Karmapa has led a rich life of diverse leadership experiences, and, if you believe, he also has the wisdom of sixteen lives already lived. Damaris Miller ’15 is especially looking forward to the Karmapa’s talk, as she will be beginning a Labouisse Prize-funded independent project to work with Khoryug, the Karmapa’s environmental advocacy initiative. “We [Princeton students] go see people because they have expertise. What’s cool about receiving the Karmapa’s teachings is that it’s not just intellectual or familiar; it’s challenging you to consider and reflect upon the ways you are living. And to actually live them, not just to understand the differences.” Of course, students might flock to Supreme Court justices because they are interested in law or the life path of the person, but mostly, I posit, we fill the seats of Richardson so we can listen to the elite and figure out their brilliance; they just might reveal the secrets of their successes. We bring our notebooks and laptops and full attention spans in order to absorb how best to emulate those who have paved the way before us. We trust that those with extensive years in the most maximized positions of society will tell decode the mysteries of politics or business when really, in general, they just offer sound bytes that we’ve already read. I challenge Princeton to consider the Karmapa as equally and immediately important in our everyday lives as any President. None of us will lead a life quite like the Karmapa (there are no Tibetan undergraduate students currently at Princeton, according to a map analysis by Nihar Madhavan ’15), but that does not mean his extraordinary life path cannot be relevant to our lives as students. Perhaps the best secrets to success will be dressed in this monk’s maroon robes: prioritizing a talk on kindness, activism and morality surely has resonance for students wanting to lead happy, productive lives. Recently, the Karmapa gave a talk at the TED India conference where he spoke about connecting mind to mind and heart to heart. He told the story of a meeting with a delegation from Afghanistan and their discussion on the Taliban bombing at Bamiyan, the site of two 1,700-yearold statues of Lord Buddha. One would imagine the young monk might foster some resentment, but instead he said, “The bomb was just a depletion of matter, and maybe we can look at it like the falling of the Berlin wall. Maybe we can see it as a start of open communication — we can always look for a way to find something positive.” I have certainly enjoyed lectures from the famous politicians and lawyers and writers and scientists to which Princeton gives us access. But why not open our minds to the idea that the leader of the Tibetan people might be equally interesting? We seek ideas we have previously sought, of the men and women we aspire to be. There is nothing wrong with that. However, Princeton is a place to expand our minds and absorb alternate perspectives — it is therefore essential that we not only listen to the people whose names grace our news headlines, but listening to people we didn’t think we wanted to listen to. Azza Cohen is a history major from Highland Park, Ill. She can be reached at accohen@princeton.edu.

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his January, Duke University had planned to begin broadcasting the Adhan, a traditional Muslim call to prayer, from the top of their chapel on Fridays in an effort to help create a more welcoming environment for Muslim students and foster community unity. The effort backfired when students, alumni and others lashed out at the university for this decision. In response to student backlash, the university changed its plans. Instead, the University broadcasted the call to prayer from the quadrangle in front of the chapel rather than the chapel tower itself. Duke buckling down under pressure represents a major failure on the part of Duke in two capacities. Firstly, it represents a failure of the Duke community to come together to support people of all creeds. Secondly, and more shamefully in my opinion, it represents a failure on the part of the University, which should aim to create a community tolerable to all rather than easily give in to such bigoted calls. This decision by Duke lets its Muslim community, and to some degree the whole American Muslim community, believe they are unwelcome, and that those who are meant to protect them from this kind of bigotry will not do so. As I don’t like to make assumptions about my readers, I’d like to take a moment to explain why broadcasting the Adhan is in no

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way supporting “raping, butchering and beheading Christians, Jews, and anyone who doesn’t submit to their Sharia Islamic law,” as Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham, mentioned in Facebook post. Close to a quarter of the world’s population is Muslim. With such a large population, there are bound to be a fair number of bad eggs. Whatever the number is, it represents only the tiniest of fractions of the global Muslim population. The vast majority of Muslims are simply everyday people trying to make a living while maintaining a peaceful coexistence with those around them. The fact that there exists some who would do wrong in the name of Islam does not mean that Islam is a poison. To declare that all of Islam is bad because of the deplorable acts of a few would be no different than to declare that all of Christianity is bad because of the acts of the members of the homophobic, funeral-picketing Westboro Baptist Church. In fact, the Church’s most pervasive time, the Dark Ages, was also Christianity’s most belligerent, and countless atrocities have been made in the name of the cross as well as in the name of most other religions. The issue isn’t these religions, but rather those bad people who wield and corrupt them. Duke did wrong, and I believe that we should take it upon ourselves to step in where Duke failed. It is my belief that Princeton should begin sounding the Muslim call to prayer once a week on Fridays from the top of our own chapel. The prayer wouldn’t be too

loud, only audible in the immediate vicinity so as to not disturb student life. This proposition has two purposes. The first is to help the Muslim community on campus feel that their religious beliefs are being respected, supported and welcomed. The second is so that this University, by virtue of its international standing, may not only raise awareness of injustice, but also act as a beacon of tolerance for others across the country and the world. In the past decade, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and other radical Muslim groups have taught a philosophy of hate. They tell the world that their religion is the only way, labeling all others as abhorrent. They preach that religions and creeds they do not support must be stamped from this earth. If we allow ourselves to succumb to religious intolerance, then we are no better than they are. This university is looked upon and respected by many. If we wish to live in a world of tolerance, let us lead by example. If we wish to live in a world free from those who would do evil in order to rid their lands of those they do not worship with, then let us demonstrate to all that this land, our land, will never be such a land; that our land will forever serve as a beacon of hope and light and tolerance. Let us take up the call, to prayer and to unity by giving a voice to those who have been silenced elsewhere. Colter Smith is a sophomore from Bronxville, NY. He can be reached at crsmith@princeton.edu.

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y gals and I went down to Florida two weeks ago to escape cloudy New Jersey. These were all friends that I had made on Community Action, the pre-orientation program that, along with Outdoor Action, is designed to help freshmen transition more easily into their first year. We were a part of the Arts team which stayed in Trenton, and in our group we’d had painters, writers, musicians, singers and dancers, among others. It was quite the collection, and an eclectic one at that. Sometimes I am surprised that we still remain so close this far into the school year — close enough to band together, fly out together, beach bum together, cook together and eat ice cream together on balconies nearing midnight. I am not the only one. Several times we would muse and laugh together about our joint summer escapades — remember X on CA? Remember when Y did this or that? I’ve been told that “first semester friends often don’t last.” I personally was afraid that academic and extracur-

Keep OA/CA voluntary ricular interests would begin to dictate my friendships during the school year. So we were all surprised and happy that this spring break trip, which we had been planning for a while, had actually happened. It was funny because our vacation reminded us of what we had done on Community Action (except without the community action, of course.) During our Florida stay, most of us filled out the CA leader application. Collectively we were annoyed at the question which asked “What do you hope to gain?” (“We don’t hope to gain anything, really. Smiles on the freshmen’s faces?”) Collectively we compared our answers to the “Why do you want to be a CA leader?” question, afraid that ours would all be too similar. “We loved CA,” was our consensus, “And we want other freshmen to have a positive transition, too.” In preemptive response to any sort of proposals to make pre-orientation mandatory, I believe that this move would completely annihilate the optional and flexible nature of such programs, which would in turn harm the purpose of CA and OA as voluntary opportunities for students to meet their peers. From a leadership standpoint, this would

also be dangerous. While both OA and CA programs would suffer, I — and my friends — personally fear the worst for CA. It might be a generalization; it might even be a slippery slope. Regardless, OA has earned a fearsome reputation among incoming classes, with stories of no showers (and nightly rains in their stead.) This deterrent could cause overflow freshmen — freshmen who wanted to do neither OA nor CA — to flood the latter. “I sure as heck don’t want (extra) disengaged frosh,” my friend shared with me gloomily. In the class of 2018, 706 students participated in OA and 170 students participated in CA out of a class of 1314. These applications were accepted on a first come-first serve basis, and there were also students who ended up doing neither. Making OA/CA mandatory would affect both programs in a negative way by bringing in students who possibly do not want to be involved so early. However, I believe that mandatory pre-orientation would be more concerning for CA. Community Action is a week full of community service. Service is something that is inherently optional and cannot be forced upon volunteers. Even with the Outdoor Action program —

which does not involve service — as a buffer, Community Action is likely to become a very different program than the one my friends and I participated in. Another of our friends, who had done OA, happened to be in the Fort Myers area this spring break, and she stopped by one day to picnic with us. We talked about our pre-orientation experiences and she said that she still hung out regularly with a couple of girls from her group. As we sat and ate our homemade burgers and salad, commending our leaders on their doing this very same kind of cooking for us — for a whole week — we all understood that there was a special connection that held us together. Something, also, had held our friend to the OA friends she still spent time with. There was the important undertone that all of us had done this willingly, we selected certain interests and consciously threw ourselves together and hoped for the best. I know that I, for one, am now blessed to have some of my best friends in the world. Lavinia Liang is a freshman from Poughkeepsie, NY. She can be reached at lavinial@princeton.edu.

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teams, will forego the lacrosse season and spend her remaining time at Princeton training to handle the rigors of the WNBA. “My basketball teammates were obviously so proud, I’ll be doing team workouts with them. But the lacrosse team was amazingly supportive” Dietrick proclaimed, “I was nervous about talking to them [because] I’d be leav-

ing the team. It was a tough decision but definitely the right one, and they are so excited for me and just as supportive.” While Dietrick intends to continue working out with her teammates during the spring, she will also conduct intense training on her own, which will include competing against members of the men’s basketball team. “I’ll be doing one on one work, and will be playing with guys too, just to get a little bit more athletic, get

some more speed and quickness”. As she prepares for a WNBA career, Dietrick will continue put much focus on being a good teammate to her next team. “For whichever team I’m on, I [want to be] a good teammate to them. My teammates have been like sisters, the best I could possibly ask for,” Dietrick said. “My goal is to make sure that wherever I end up being, I make that my new home and my new family.”

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A standout player for the Tigers, Porter expects to be playing for the Impact again in 9-12 months.

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similar weight with him. “[They have] similar meaning,” he said. “You [score] for a club, you do it for the group of people supporting you. [Like the Montreal Impact], Princeton has a large network of individuals and

passionate friends supporting you.” The support of the Princeton network is apparently far reaching. Porter mentioned that he continues to stay in close contact with his friends from Princeton, and even “hear[s] all the banter going on at Princeton.” Porter’s career as a Tiger was one few will be able to

match. He was named to the All-Ivy first team in his junior and senior years and was awarded the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year title his senior season. He is one of only five Tigers to earn the award. He finished his career fourth on Princeton’s all time points list with 75, having recorded 31 goals and 13 assists.

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singles. He defeated his opponent Marshall Sharp 7-6 (3), 6-2. Penn then responded with a drawn-out three-set match victory as sophomore Josh Yablon suffered a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 loss. This was the only point Penn would get, however. At second singles, sophomore Tom Colautti pushed Princeton to a 3-1 lead. He won his match in a close 7-6 (5), 6-4 nail biter. Vives closed out the match for the Tigers at fifth singles for his second win of the day, taking the match by a scoreline 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Senior Zack McCourt and Day finished their matches even after the overall match was over. Respectively, they won 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1 and 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.

In Philadelphia, the women took the momentum from their spring break victories in California to defeat the Quakers. Like the men, they started off quickly by winning the doubles point. At first doubles, senior Lindsay Graff and sophomore Alanna Wolff won their match at 8-4. The Tigers then took a 1-0 lead with a decisive 8-1 victory at second doubles by junior Amanda Muliawan and sophomore Dorothy Tang. Princeton only lost one match, coming at fifth singles. Tang lost her match 6-4, 6-4. The rest of the women did not have as much trouble, however. The three victories that led to the fourth point for the Tigers all came in straight sets. Muliawan, freshman Katrine Steffensen and sophomore Caroline Joyce each won

their respective matches, allowing the Tigers to reach the four points needed for victory. Muliawan won her match 6-2, 6-4, Steffensen won 6-4, 6-2 and Joyce took her match 6-3, 6-4. The other matches still on court when the Tigers won had split sets, so they agreed to play a tenpoint super-breaker in lieu of a third set. At first singles, Lindsay Graff won her match 6-4, 4-6, (10-5), while Alanna Wolff won her match 6-1, 4-6, (10-7). This was the seventh time in a row the Tigers have beaten Penn. The men’s team will now travel to Brown on Saturday followed by a match against Yale in New Haven. The women’s team will also play Brown and Yale, although these matches are on Friday and Saturday and will be played at home.

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behind second place finisher Aziza Ahmed of Monmouth. Freshman Kennedy O’Dell also competed in the discuss, placing eighth in the competitive field with a mark of 34.12m (111-11), less than a meter behind seventh place finisher Brenda Perella from Cortland State. O’Dell was the only other Tiger to compete in more than one event, as she took part in the shot put

event, with a season-best toss of 12.53m (41-01.50) to place fourth in the event, and less than a meter behind eventual winner Sophia Nnadi of Bucknell. The women’s track and field team had three competitors in the field for the javelin throw, but they were some way off eventual winner Kelsey Reese of Monmouth University who won with a mark of 42.47m (139-04). The best finisher for the Tigers was senior Sarah Waszkewitz, who finished in eighth place with a throw of

36.71m (120-05). Sophomore Ariel Becker finished in 13th place with a mark of 31.28m (102-07) and junior Kerry Krause finished in 18th place with a mark of 25.20m (82-08). Next weekend will see the team host the Sam Howell Invitational at Weaver Stadium, which will begin on Friday, April 3 and continue to Saturday the 4th. The invitational will be the first of three events that will be held at home, with the Quad Meet and the Larry Ellis Invitational held the following weekends.

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offensive performance earned him his first EIVA Offensive Player of the Week Award back in January. Kessel would be the focal point for the Princeton offense on Friday, racking up 12 kills, one ace and one assist in the match. He went toe-to-toe with reigning EIVA Player of the Week Russell, who also had 12 kills in the match. Aiding Kessel was junior outside hitter Devin Stearns, who put up 11 kills on the game. Despite the sweep on the day, their efforts are evidenced in the closeness of the games — Princeton’s loss margins were 6, 4 and 2 in their three games. Ultimately, the match’s result was similar to the last meeting between these two teams, where Penn State defeated Princeton in the EIVA Championships, keeping the Tigers from a bid for the NCAA Championships. The Tigers would hence enter St. Francis’ gym with a three game losing streak. After a string of heavy-hitting opponents, the schedule finally seemed to ease up a little. St. Francis (4-16, 2-4) was not a top contender in the conference, but of course, there is still room for error against any team. This win would be crucial for the Tigers as the playoffs begin to loom. The Tigers showed no signs of letup against the Friars, sweeping 32-30, 25-16, and 25-22. They showcased a very balanced attack across these games. Stearns and senior middle blocker Will Siroky would lead the way, recording 11 and eight kills, respectively. Rounding out the offensive effort would be Kessel, sophomore middle blocker Junior Oboh and sophomore opposite hitter Kurt Thiemann would all record 6 kills on the game.

The win keeps the Tigers ranked second in the conference, and just 1.5 games behind Penn State. They now look forward to playing only fellow EIVA teams for the rest of the

regular season. The Tigers will take on Harvard on Friday in Cambridge, Mass. The Tigers defeated the Crimsons three sets to one in their last meeting on Feb. 13.

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Dietrick prepares for WNBA Draft By Miles Hinson sports editor

After a magical season and an incredibly successful collegiate career, one might think Princeton senior Blake Dietrick would ease up on herself a little, focus on her thesis, and enjoy senior spring. Instead, she is training as hard as ever, with a new goal in sight – the WNBA. Dietrick’s has achieved a level of success few in the NCAA have matched. She was an all-around force for the 31 — 1 Tigers, averaging 15.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 1.2 steals per contest in her final season. She looked indefatigable throughout the season as she averaged 32.8 minutes a game, including playing all 80 minutes in Princeton’s postseason run as a #8 seed in the NCAA tournament. Her efforts led to the pro-

gram’s first ever win in the NCAA tournament. Moreover, she proved her ability to step up in tough situations. She averaged 18.5 points in Princeton’s two tournament games against #9 seed University of Wisconsin – Green Bay and #1 seed University of Maryland. In her final game as a Tiger, she lit up Maryland for 26 points on 10 — 18 shooting. The awards she has won further speak to her tremendous abilities. Dietrick was named Ivy League Player of the Year this past season, and has been nominated to the All-Ivy First Team in back-to-back years. In February, she earned a place on the Nancy Lieberman Watch List for the best female college point guard in the country. Moreover, she will go down in Tigers history with the most assists in a single season (157). The stage has been set per-

fectly for Dietrick’s jump to professional basketball. Much of her decision to go for the WNBA was based on the great success she experienced this season, and subsequent interest she generated from WNBA scouts. “My decision was strictly based on interest that my coach [Courtney Banghart] has gotten from talking to teams, and that only happened after our season ended.” Dietrick said “I had absolutely no idea that this was a possibility. It was absolutely based on the success of the team.” Banghart feels positive about Dietrick’s chances in the draft. “I’ve spoken to almost every head coach in the league” Banghart remarked. “[Dietrick] brings that incredible, winning mentality. She’s willing to work for success; she’s gotten great feedback. She deserves [this

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Dietrick excelled for the Tigers in both scoring and passing, especially in her junior and senior years.

opportunity].” The WNBA Draft takes place April 16th. Dietrick would be walking a path very few women from the Ivy League have gone before. Harvard’s Allison Feaster has so far been the only player from

the Ivy League to be drafted in the WNBA. Feaster, who was drafted in 1998, led a 16thseeded Crimson team to victory against #1 seed Stanford, the largest upset in NCAA tournament history. When reached for com-

ment, Dietrick expressed hearty gratitude to her teammates and how they have supported her as she prepares to make her transition. Dietrick, who has played for both Princeton’s basketball and lacrosse See W. B-BALL page 5

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

MEN’S SOCCER

Men’s volleyball win one, lose one during road trip to Pennsylvania

Cameron Porter ’15 talks about road to recovery

By Miles Hinson sports editor

This past weekend, the Princeton men’s volleyball team travelled through the state of Pennsylvania, taking on some of the toughest teams NCAA Volleyball has to offer. They went 1-1 on the weekend, falling 0-3 to Penn State University Friday evening and winning 3-0 against St. Francis University

Saturday afternoon. The Tigers (9-8 overall, 5-2 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Conference) have had a fair amount of experience so far against high-ranked teams — they spent Spring Break battling Ohio State University and Ball State University, who are ranked fifth and 17th nationwide, respectively. Despite sustaining losses in both, the team was not without signs of prom-

ise. In particular, the match with Ball State was particularly close, as the Tigers would battle the Cardinals down to the final set, losing 2-3. Despite an encouraging result against a tough team, they knew that the battle against Penn State would be anything but an easy affair. The Nittany Lions (12-9 overall, 6-0 EIVA) have been dominant in conference play so far, and boast one

of the nation’s top talents in Aaron Russell. Russell is second nationwide in kills per set, and sixth in aces per set. This is not to say, however, that the Tigers lack destructive weapons of their own. Senior outside hitter Cody Kessel has been excellent this season, ranking fourth in kills per set and 11th in assists nationwide. His strong See M. V-BALL page 5

TENNIS

By Miles Hinson sports editor

Cameron Porter ’15, former Princeton men’s soccer star, had a collegiate career filled with triumph after triumph. His rookie season in the MLS on the Montreal Impact started off as a natural continuation of that success — he scored the winning goal in stoppage time against Mexican team Pachuca to send the Impact to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League. Porter was turning heads as one of the league’s immediate impact rookies. After this blazing start, Porter now faces a long road of difficulty. An ACL tear in his left knee will leave him sidelined for a span of nine to 12 months — guaranteeing he misses the rest of this season. Porter now focuses on the long recovery process. He outlined his next few steps

for rehabilitation. “Over the last few days, I’ve been going into rehab each morning,” he said when reached for an interview Saturday afternoon. “I’ve been working on mobility, prior to my surgery next week. It’s a month on crutches, a lot of recovery in the swimming pool, [and] doing whatever my specialist says is right.” On a brighter note, Porter commented on the feeling of scoring such a crucial goal for his team. “It was sheer ecstasy. You dream of scoring goals like that, having the opportunity to be on the field was special for me,” Porter said. “That goal was unbelievable.” One might imagine that scoring a goal during a professional game in a stadium of fans would carry much more meaning than a goal in a collegiate game. Porter, however, said the goals carry See M. SOCCER page 5

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

Women’s track and field throwers see small success at Monmouth Opener By Tom Pham associate sports editor

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The women’s tennis team followed up their 2-1 performance out west with a resounding victory over Penn on the road.

Men’s, women’s tennis thrash Penn in Ivy League play By Chris Grubbs contributor

The men and women’s tennis teams opened their Ivy League play this past Saturday. Both teams played against the University of Pennsylvania and secured

6-1 victories. The No. 28 ranked men (16-4, 1-0 Ivy) played against the No. 57 ranked Quakers (14-4, 0-1 Ivy) at home. The women (77, 1-0 Ivy), ranked 58th in the nation, travelled to Philadelphia to face off against the unranked Penn team (7-

5, 0-1 Ivy). The Quakers were the 12th ITA-ranked team the men have had to play thus far this season. The Tigers got off to an early victory by winning the doubles point. At third doubles, sophomore Alex Day and freshman Ben Tso

earned a win with a decisive 6-2 victory. Freshmen Luke Gamble and Diego Vives then secured the victory at second doubles with a score of 6-4. To start singles, Gamble gave Princeton a 2-0 lead with a victory at sixth See TENNIS page 5

After a successful Spring Break that saw sophomore Megan Curham compete in the NCAA Indoor Championships, completing the cycle by earning All-America honors in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track and the team winning nine events to place first at the Walt Disney World Open, the women’s track & field team sent its throwers to compete in the Monmouth Season Opener in West Long Branch, N.J. on Saturday.

The men’s track and field team had a week off. A small group of the women’s track and field team participated at Monmouth this past weekend, but the team still saw considerable success. The best performance on the day was from junior Brielle Rowe, who beat her personal record in the hammer throw, recording a throw of 47.58m (156-01) to come in fifth in the hammer throw and third of all collegiate performers. Rowe also came third in the discus throw, recording a 41.31m (135-06) mark, only just See W. TRACK page 5

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