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USG speaks on women’s leadership By Jason Fu staff writer
The Undergraduate Student Government discussed resolutions created by the Women’s Student Leadership Task Force in their weekly meeting on April 9. U-Councilor Executive Committee Chair Miranda Rosen ‘18 presented two resolutions, both of which were the culmination of two semesters of work with the Undergraduate Women’s Leadership task force. The new resolution is addressed to the University and calls for the creation of a task force to analyze the impact of 50 years of coeducation at the University. The task force would collect data on women’s engagement with Women’s Center’s programming, as well as conduct a University-wide survey of undergraduate women to gather opinions and experiences of female students on campus. According to Rosen, while the University will celebrate 50 years of coeducation in 2019, the creation of this task force would “make sure that this effort will have as much attention as it deserves.” Rosen indicated that this resolution is a follow-up to a recommendation made in a 2011 report of the Steering Committee on Undergraduate Women’s Leadership, which suggested a Univer-
sity-wide review of women’s leadership at Princeton as part of this upcoming coeducation celebration. Additionally, the resolution requests an expansion of post-first year student diversity training, including women’s empowerment education in partnership with the Women*s Center. The second resolution contains recommendations for the Women*s Center aimed towards engaging more undergraduate students. The recommendations include new undergraduate programming, such as “Coffee Chats” with current and aspiring female leaders on campus, as well as a program that allows for meal exchanges between female upperclassmen in eating clubs and underclassmen female students. “[The recommendations] allow upperclass women and men to be able to be more engaged with the Women*s Center, not only with the Center itself, but with other undergraduate women and men. We feel that this is something ... that can really strengthen networking and mentorship opportunities,” said Rosen. Both resolutions were approved by the Senate with unanimous consent. The USG also confirmed Rushy Panchal ‘19 as the new committee chair for TigerSee USG page 3
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Fred Stein, a member of the Libertarian Party, protested U.S. foreign policy in Palmer Square on Monday.
Guitarist protests U.S. missile strike on Syria By Rose Gilbert staff writer
At noon on April 10 in Palmer Square, a lone guitarist stood next to an anti-war sign to protest the United States cruise missile strike on Syria. That musician was Fred Stein, an active member of the Libertarian Party who believes strongly in limiting U.S. foreign involvement and in “minding our own business” on a national scale. On April 6, President Donald Trump launched 59 cruise missiles at a Syrian air base after that nation launched a chemical weapons attack in the Idlib Province – though Syria had previously claimed it was rid of chemical weapons like the sarin that was used in that attack. The American strike marks a higher military engagement in Syria, which ON CAMPUS
Former ambassador talks U.S.-China relations By Jane Sul contributor
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Todd Stern spoke to ENV 200: The Environmental Nexus on Monday, where he took questions about global climate agreements.
Former U.S. envoy talks future of Paris Agreement By Samantha Goerger contributor
Although international climate change agreements are not always strongly enforced, climate change activists are alarmed by comments made by President Donald Trump against the 2015 Paris Agreement. Due to the ambiguity and debate surrounding the Paris Agreement regarding carbon dioxide emissions, Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Steve Pacala wanted to clarify the accords for
was condemned by allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as crossing a red line. Stein said he worries that President Trump’s actions in Syria will provoke war, which “would be very dangerous for our lives and our economy.” He expressed frustration that “we haven’t learned from our mistakes” in Iraq and Libya, and he mentioned that further involvement in the Middle East would only strengthen terrorist groups like ISIS. Stein also said that the U.S. attack on Syria will encourage leaders who oppose U.S. interventionism to start amassing nuclear weapons as a form of deterrence. He added that nuclear weapons have become North Korea’s “trump card, in more ways that one.” While discussing the motiva-
students in his new Environmental Nexus (ENV 200) class. On April 7, Pacala invited Todd Stern, the former U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change, to discuss the Paris Agreement’s relevancy today and for the next century. The lecture was formatted as a question and answer session, allowing students to either follow a guideline of past, present, and future questions, or to address their curiosities. Pacala began by having Stern define the differences See STERN page 5
When describing relations between the United States and China, former U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus said that “it’s kind of like a marriage,” in that each country needs the other in order to pursue their goals in the world. A crowd of approximately 100 students gathered to hear Baucus speak about his career in public service and his opinions on the future of U.S.-China relations. “Service is the most noble endeavor,” said Baucus, a former senator from Montana who served as the U.S. Ambassador to China in President Barack Obama’s administration. The event was part of the Princeton U.S.-China Coalition’s “U.S.-China Global Governance Forum,” a five-day conference aimed at increasing dialogue an interest in U.S.China issues on a grassroots level. In addition to members of PUCC, 30 delegates from various universities in the U.S. and in China came to participate in the forum. Co-President of PUCC Eric Wang ’18 introduced Baucus as “the man to hear about U.S.China relations from.” Before serving as ambassador, Baucus gained extensive
experience in international trade, and he previously played a large role in gaining congressional approval for normalizing relations between the two countries. He began his presentation by talking about his personal motivations for entering public service. As an undergraduate student at Stanford University, Baucus spent six months in an overseas campus in France and then immediately embarked on a one-year hitchhike around the world. “It was probably the best year of my life, because it opened my eyes,” he said. While visiting what was then the Belgian Congo, Baucus said that he had an epiphany that “the world is getting smaller and resources are diminishing.” During this trip, Baucus not only began to grow an appreciation for other cultures, but he also realized that if he can improve his life, “perhaps [he] can make another person’s life a little bit better.” “Each of us serves in a different way,” Baucus added, reminding students that they can find unique ways of giving back to their communities. Baucus noted that at times during his service as an ambassador, he felt as if his efforts “went nowhere. For exSee BAUCUS page 3
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Jared Shulkin calls for the elimination of the Frist ticket office, Jessica Nyquist wants to put students back on sexual assault juries, and Bhaskar argues that Democrats in Congress are digging themselves a grave. PAGE 4
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tion behind the attack, Stein said he thinks that Trump decided to attack Syria to distract from the scandals plaguing his administration, as well as to bolster his case for increasing military spending, which Stein feels is already “excessive.” Most recently, Trump and highranking members of his administration have been suspected of colluding with Russian officials to influence the 2016 presidential contest. In Syria, the Kremlin is backing al-Assad, while the U.S., under former President Barack Obama, funded and trained rebels and the Free Syrian Army. Stein said he plans to remain very involved in politics and in the Libertarian Party, by contacting his representatives, calling into radio shows, and talking to his friends and neighbors. U . A F FA I R S
Q&A with Professor Linda Colley By Emily Spalding staff writer
Linda Colley, the Shelby M.C. Davis 1958 Professor of History, is one of the recipients of the 2017 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Colley received the award in the field of Constitutional Study, and she is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Literature. The Daily Princetonian sat down with Colley to discuss her current research on British history and its applications to society. This Q&A is part of a series featuring the four University affiliates who are recipients of this year’s Guggenheim Fellowship. The Daily Princetonian: You are known for an impressive collection of writings on Britain from 1700 onwards. What inspired you to study this time period? Has there been a particularly rewarding aspect of working in this field, and perhaps any drawbacks? Professor Linda Colley: Like most scholars, my intellectual interests have actually changed over time. I started as a historian of 18th century England. I first came to the See COLLEY page 4
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United States in 1982 when I worked at Yale [University], and adapting to a U.S. environment and teaching British history as a foreign subject changed my own ways of relating to it. And I suppose I began to expand outwards. I became interested in U.S. history because obviously there are close links between 17th and 18th century England and Britain and what’s happening this side of the pond. And I became — partly because I was then in Yale in New Haven, which has the wonderful British Art Center, and that made me very intrigued by the visual side of cultures. And the book that I wrote at Yale, which became “Britons: Forging the Nation 1707–1837,” incorporates — and this was the first time I had done it — visual evidence as well as textual and manuscript sources. Since then I’ve changed again. I have looked also at imperial histories. My penultimate book, “The Ordeal of Elizabeth: A Woman in World History,” was precisely that. It took a woman whose ethnic background was unclear and who became a traveller but also someone who came close to enslavement in the 18th century. [She] travelled in North Africa, had connections with America and Britain, then went to India and travelled there. And I used her very tormented and extraordinary trajectories and movements not just to explore a hitherto unknown life, but to explore global movements more broadly in the middle of the 18th century . . . My last book was based on a series of lectures I gave for BBC Radio 4 in the U.K. And then the project that I’m working on now is, again, very much global history but exploring global history through the genesis and spread of written constitutions. I’m trying to resurrect the field of constitutional history — which has rather died a death these past few decades — and meld it with global history and really to look at these extraordinary texts in a rather more, I hope, creative and imaginative way. DP: Could you talk a little more about what are you working on right now? What are you particularly excited about pursuing? LC: I’m really focusing on this study of words and war really because what I want to do more specifically is trace how growing and sharper levels of conf lict in different continents from the middle decades of the 18th cdentury is connected in all sorts of ways with the evolution and spread of new kinds of written constitutions. People tend, I think, often to think of written constitutions as being to do with democracy, careful discussion in closed rooms among thoughtful people. But in fact, the connection between the sword and the pen, wars, and words is very, very close. And that’s what I want to look at. DP: What compelled you to write “The Sword and the Pen: Conf lict and the Making of Constitutions,” which you won the Guggenheim Fellowship to pursue? LC: Well, that’s the book that I’m working on, that’s what they gave me the fellowship for. And I have a year’s leave next year which I’m spending at the Collegium for Advanced Studies in Uppsala in Sweden, and I’d already got that. So I’ve got this prospect of a year’s academic leave. And the Guggenheim is a very nice extra bonus, and I hope that with this leave next academic year I will be able to come pretty close to completing the book. That’s the idea,
anyway. DP: How has your background inf luenced your work? In other words, do you think your work has responded to your location? Has being overseas at Princeton impacted how you approach your study of British culture and history? LC: I think it must have affected me in a great many ways, some of which I’m conscious of, some of which I’m probably not conscious of. Certainly I don’t think I would have moved so adventurously and in the directions I have done in terms of intellectual projects had I stayed in Britain. I think probably I would have just have continued to do British history, whereas moving to the United States has obliged me and encouraged me to diversify. And it’s been a great joy meeting, both at Yale and here, colleagues and specialists in so many different disciplines and focusing on different countries and continents. Because global history, for example, is a very big thing in the Princeton History Department, and I have several colleagues who are avid exponents of it. And I’ve learned a great deal talking to them. But also, I think, if you move around, you become more closely interested in issues of identity because you are aware that your own identity is coming under pressure and changing. You are forced, obliged, encouraged to come to terms with people from radically different backgrounds who have different sets of ideas. And it’s just very interesting constantly being made to reassess the assumptions that you were trained up in as a child and as a young person. And I don’t think it’s accidental that a lot of my work has been about individuals in the past who have either chosen or have been obliged to cross boundaries in different ways. There’s obviously some autobiographical element to that. DP: Do you see a connection between your work on the past, namely of constitutions, and our future as a society? LC: Yes, I think there are connections . . . my curiosity about these texts was initially an intellectual curiosity. I feel that written constitutions are a form of literature. They’re not just legal documents; they are texts. I don’t feel that they’ve been exploited in as diverse ways as they can be and they should be. But I am curious whether the close connection, in all sorts of ways, in the past between conf lict and the making of constitutions — what does that say and what does that imply about the continuing validity and use of these kind of devices now and in the future? You could argue, for example, in the United States, that one of the many challenges this huge country faces is that its written constitution was put together in the wake of a massive war of independence, which was also a global war. It was made very difficult to amend, it is now the oldest constitution of this form in existence, and in many ways it is out of date. There’s things in it which don’t make much sense anymore. There’s things which should go in constitutions, and which are put in constitutions now, which obviously it doesn’t contain, because it was hammered out in 1787. So given that most countries need some kind of trauma to make them undertake a constitution or to radically revise a constitution, what does this say for the future of the United States and this text which has great iconic importance, but in some ways, lots of ways, just doesn’t work all that well, arguably, anymore?
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Baucus: Each of us serves in a different way
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ample, according to Baucus, most official summits consist of presidents from both countries reading off of “statements that are so scripted, so formal . . . and neither ask any questions.” However, Baucus also noted that despite these setbacks, the United States and China have recently accomplished some noteworthy achievements together, such as helping to fight Ebola, building global health facilities, and taking steps to combat climate change. Baucus further stressed the importance for students, politicians, and diplomats to understand that the U.S. is unique in its upholding of what he deemed Judeo-Christian ethics. “We tend to forget that other countries aren’t like that,” he said. When asked about the future of U.S.-China relations, Baucus stated that the U.S. needs to make “mutual accommodation” possible and also needs to develop a long-term plan “with more structure.Baucus also characterized the North
Korean threat as an “existential question” that “requires much more creativity” on America’s part. Michaela Milligan, a student from DePaul University in Chicago, Ill. was one of the 10 delegates attending the forum. An anthropology major who has now been studying Chinese for seven years, Milligan said that she came to the conference “to network, to talk to people, to make friends and see how people studying economics, international relations and political science are thinking about U.S.-China Relations.” Milligan aims to “help Americans better understand China” and to reduce the “fear and anxiety around China” that she witnessed growing up in her home community. Alice Yang, a delegate at the forum from Shanghai International Studies University, said that she “thought [the conference] was a very valuable chance to communicate with other students and experts interested in U.S.-China relations.” The event was held on April 9 at 3 p.m. in McCosh 10 and was the last event of the U.S.China Global Governance Forum.
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Apps. TigerApps was created to support and provide funding for app developers on campus. It currently manages many apps that are used universally by students, including ReCal and TigerBook. The current TigerApps chairs Maxim Zaslavsky ‘17 and Ben Parks ‘17 stated that Panchal is widely recognized on campus for his technical skills, and he has also contributed significantly to the technical leadership of the
program. Panchal stated that his goals as chair are to revitalize the committee and to focus on maintaining and improving existing apps. USG Social Chair Lavinia Liang ‘18 also presented an update on the Artist of the Year Competition. The competition solicited five student submissions across different genres. Voting will close April 14, with the winner to perform at Lawnparties in the spring. The weekly meeting took place in Lewis Library Bowl 138 at 5 p.m. on Sunday.
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Why obstruction tactics will hurt Democrats Bhaskar Roberts
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The past few weeks have been a treat for Democrats as Republicans have proven to be divided and incompetent. Infighting among Republicans killed the American Health Care Act. Tomi Lahren is off the air, and Steve Bannon is off the National Security Council. Every day seems to bring a new gaffe in the Trump administration or a damning development in the investigation into Russian collusion. Democrats are hurting from the election, but they can briefly gloat that Trump’s presidency has so far been as terrible as they predicted. But if Democrats spend too long rooting for the Trump administration to fail, they may become just as incapable
of governing as Republicans are. Democrats can’t expect to make careful, reasonable policies the next time they gain control of Congress or the presidency if, until then, they refuse to help the current administration govern. Consider the American Health Care Act. After seven years of lambasting Obamacare and promising a replacement, Republican leadership produced a bill so bad that about 30 House Republicans wouldn’t support it. Many of those Republicans belonged to the far-right Freedom Caucus, which had become so hopeful for an ultra-conservative replacement for Obamacare that they wouldn’t accept a more moderate plan. When the Republican goal was to obstruct Obama’s policies, it was useful to rally the
extreme faction of their party. Now that faction has become emboldened to obstruct other Republicans. This narrative has played out across the party. Two years ago, John Boehner stepped down as Speaker after the farright faction proved impossible to manage. Last month, Tomi Lahren was fired from the Blaze after mentioning that she is pro-choice. And there are hints of infighting among Trump’s advisors. Republicans are paying the price of rallying their extreme members with unrealistic promises. Now, Democrats seem positioned to end up in the same mess. Consider how they threatened to filibuster Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation. I agree it’s unfair that Merrick Garland did not replace Antonin Scalia, but the Supreme
Court needs a ninth member to break ties. The filibuster was likely symbolic, but it sends the message that Democrats don’t care if the government can function and that their first priority is to obstruct the Trump administration. Going forward, Democrats need to moderate their obstruction. It’s important to defend civil rights and liberties under threat. But Democrats need to work with Republicans to govern, not just because it’s honorable to work with the opposition, but because Democrats will someday regain control of Congress or the White House, and they need to stay fit to lead. Bhaskar Roberts is an electrical engineering major from Buffalo, N.Y. He can be reached at bhaskarr@princeton.edu.
Bring students back onto our sexual assault juries
Jessica Nyquist
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After a Title IX complaint in 2014, the University amended its procedure for handling sexual assault accusations in September of the same year. The change removed students from the jury in such cases and lowered the burden of proof from “clear and persuasive” to “preponderance of the evidence.” While the legal system relies on the standard of evidence of “beyond reasonable doubt,” Princeton’s new standard convicts the accused if there is only a 51 percent chance the allegations are true. The University court system, equipped with an understanding of campus culture and the ability to bypass the stigma of the legal system, better addresses assault on campus than legal measures would. But a student jury is necessary for a fair and effective process. Reporting an incident of sexual assault should not be stressful for the victim. The option of reporting within the University, rather than involving an intimidating and unfamiliar legal system, encourages victims to come forward. But with the responsibility of handling reports, the University must be equipped to perform a fair trial. As a female college student, I feel equally afraid of my college-aged brother being wrongly accused of assault as being assaulted myself. False accusations are ruining students’ futures academically, professionally, and socially. Take Occidental College as an example. After facing Title IX scrutiny in 2013, Occidental ex-
pelled a male student accused of rape — even though evidence indicated the sex was consensual. The case was dismissed from legal courts, and the student’s expulsion was widely viewed as a mistake made by a panicked administration. By 2015, more than 40 students, including the student expelled from Occidental, had sued their colleges claiming their right to a fair trial was violated. This came after the Obama Administration enforced harsher guidelines on universities’ handling of sexual assault. In an effort to protect and to empower the victim, we have often forgotten the rights of the accused. The Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights urged Princeton to remove students from juries because it says their presence in the trial could cause a “chilling effect” that discourages victims from reporting. With a new administration in 2017, we should rethink these changes that disproportionately favor the victim over the accused. A student jury would keep University administration accountable and protect the rights of the accused. The Occidental case highlights the external factors that motivate college administrators. With the school’s reputation in mind, they may either suppress a case to retain an air of safety on campus or take extreme measures to protect the school’s integrity. I imagine the ideal University court would house a jury deliberately taken from diverse groups on campus: Greek life, sports teams, international students, and so on. These students would be charged with
weighing the evidence against their own experiences and understandings. Unlike an outside legal jury, these students would be familiar with University culture. This is not to say that rape cases should be judged leniently. But in a case of he-saidshe-said, the jury should understand what he and she are saying. We’ve all been greeted with blank stares when trying to explain eating clubs, the slums, the Street, and Princetoween to our friends at home. A jury of “locals” would understand the lingo and scenario, allowing them to better evaluate often ambiguous evidence. While the administration may harbor concerns of reputation and precedent, a student jury would prioritize students’ well-beings. The jury’s primary concern is justice. A diverse group of students would evaluate the evidence empathetic to both the victim and the accused. To mitigate the supposed “chilling effect” of a student jury, the University should include standard measures to ensure anonymity of the victim. The victim and the accuser could be left out of the jury portion of the trial, the evidence presented under pseudonyms, so that social pressure would not make a victim hesitant to report. The involvement of students could also serve a larger social deterrent function. Many organizations seek to spread awareness of true consent. This strategy marks assault as socially unacceptable and repulsive. But despite online videos and zee-group discussions, sexual assault seems far away until
you are involved. The assault trial system as part of the campus culture could increase awareness and sensitivity to the issue since more people would experience offenses first-hand as jury members. It could facilitate conversation and understanding of assault among the entire student body. If universities don’t seem to be handling assault trials justly, why not rely on police measures instead? First, university reporting is a comfortable and familiar outlet for a victim. Only 20 percent of female college students report to the police. Worse, the police system often fails to take reports seriously. The rape kit backlog, a surplus of untested DNA evidence from sexual assault cases, illustrates the legal system’s inability to appropriately address these cases. More than 175,000 untested kits have been uncovered nationwide. The police are unable to handle assault, and universities must have consistent protocol to address reports. Universities are challenged to take assault seriously while protecting the rights of the accused. To ensure this balance, include students in the adjudication process. The change in federal administrations provides an opportunity for the University to reflect on its own policies. The appropriate way to take assault seriously is not to elevate it irrationally, but to take just measures to deter it. Jessica Nyquist is a computer science major from Houston, Texas. She can be reached at jnyquist@ princeton.edu.
Do away with the Frist ticket office
Jared Shulkin
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If you have ever walked into Frist Campus Center to find a long line running around several corners, it’s probably a line for the ticket office. The office provides tickets for various campus events and performances, but it does not do so without flaws. The ticket office wastes an unacceptable amount of students’ time. Last semester, I arrived at Frist two hours before ticket sales went live for a Mathey College Broadway trip, and I wasn’t even among the first people in line. The inconvenience and unnecessary time consumption of buying tickets could easily be avoided through online ticket sales. Frist currently offers some ticket sales online or by telephone, but the website does not provide a comprehensive list of
events. For some ODUS events, such as Office of Alumni Affairs events or residential college trips, University ticketing requires students to bear the lines at the ticket office. For several other events — like dance shows, sporting events, and plays — tickets can be purchased online. To compound the problem of long lines, many events begin their sales at either 11 a.m. or 12 p.m., when students are generally in class. This poses a problem for students in class who want to attend events with limited capacity. For instance, in my first semester at Princeton, I was able to see a couple of Broadway plays through Mathey College because my Tuesday mornings happened to be free, but this semester my schedule does not allow me to wait in line and purchase tickets. This restriction is clearly
unfair, and if tickets were sold online, this issue would be entirely avoided. If we look at almost every major event or performance throughout the world, tickets are sold online. If I wanted to see an Ed Sheeran concert or attend a Miami Heat game, I’d purchase my ticket online and show up at the venue with either a printed or electronic copy of the ticket. Similarly, if I wanted to book a flight or reserve a hotel room, I’d do so by means of the internet. There is no logical reason why this cannot be implemented for every University event. Some may argue that selling tickets in person gives priority to students who really want to attend an event or performance. If a student isn’t willing to get to the ticket office early and wait in line, then they must not really care
about the event. But this is entirely false. For many students, while a campus event may be interesting, a much greater priority is placed on academic studies. These students may not be willing to skip class to purchase a ticket. But those same students may be willing to spend two minutes to purchase a ticket online, something which, while not ideal, can still be done in class. We should not reward students for being committed enough to line up if all this really reflects is their coincidentally free academic schedule or their willingness to skip class. I happen to be one of the many students for whom academic studies are a priority. Because I was unwilling to skip class, I have missed out on many interesting events. But it doesn’t have to be this way. For instance, to attend a Ste-
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phen King reading last semester, students were required to secure tickets by telephone, starting at 10 a.m. Because of my coinciding 10 a.m. Spanish class and the limited number of people on the other side of the line working the ticket office, I was unable to secure a ticket despite several days of trying. I urge those in charge of University ticketing to consider making all events accessible to all students through a comprehensive online ticketing platform. This will eliminate extended waiting periods and will give students the opportunity to purchase tickets to any event or performance, regardless of their scheduling demands. Jared Shulkin is a freshman from Weston, Fla. He can be reached at jshulkin@princeton.edu.
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between the 1992 Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. “The Paris Agreement is a mix of legally binding and not legally binding,” Stern explained, stating that according to the agreement, countries must offer individualized targets, but are not bound to one overarching goal. According to Stern, the Kyoto Protocol differed in that all countries were bound to the same goal. He noted that this distinction gave it strength as it was a bottom-up structure, rather than top-down. Students quickly took control of the conversation, asking how the Paris Agreement might be enforced globally. “It is generally a feature of international agreements that there aren’t really strong enforcement measures,” he said, adding that international trade could be a means of control. Required transparency could also aid in the enforcement of a bottom-up agreement, ensuring that all countries meet their own goals outlined in the agreement. In light of President Trump’s recent announcements on climate and the Environmental Protection Agency, students expressed interest in the future of the Paris Agreement and its enforcement within the U.S. “I doubted that the new president would pull us out of Paris because it would, quite apart from climate change, have such a damage in collateral effects because countries all over the world are very invested in Paris,” Stern said, speaking of an interview with the then-candidate only a year before. He added that he hopes that this reasoning is still correct, but admits that he does not know. Considering it is a bottom-up agreement, he sees little reason to pull out of the Paris Agreement. However, Stern noted that he was troubled by recent actions and statements from the federal government, and he felt as though “[these actions are] going to very
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much undermine the strength of the U.S. in negotiations,” significantly harming the steps taken to meet the agreement’s terms. Stern described the setback as “sand in the gears, but not a fundamental reversal.” There are currently changes already set in motion that are reducing CO2 emissions, such as the turnover of coal into clean power. In fact, wind production tripled and solar power increased to six times its 2007 output under the Obama administration. “Two-thirds of all new capacity additions in the electricity sector in 2016 were wind and solar,” he said. A central motive behind ENV 200 is to educate students about climate change and lead them to make informed decisions. The class is offered under all distribution requirements, enabling students to understand the issue through varied lenses. “For any practical document which is the result of a negotiation, some part of it reflects a rational response to a scientific, economic, and social imperative and some part of it reflects a compromise to political realities … knowing which is which allows you, I think much better, to formulate your own response to it,” Pacala said regarding the Paris Agreement. Although some people argue that individual actions and emissions are negligible, students wondered whether individual voters can make a difference in U.S. climate policy. Stern answered this by saying that people can, of course, vote with their wallets with the products that they purchase, but the more effective means, he felt, was using one’s political voice. “Members of Congress respond to anything that affects their own personal survival,” he said. Stern added that real change will come from speaking out on campuses, in marches, or through letters to members of Congress. Stern’s guest lecture was part of ENV 200’s weekly discussion component which takes place every Friday at 11:00 a.m. in McDonnell A02.
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Men’s and women’s tennis teams match up against Cornell, Columbia By Miranda Hasty Associate Sports Editor
Both the men and women’s tennis teams faced off against Cornell and Columbia this past Friday and Sunday. While the men lost both of their matches in their first round of Ivy League competition, the women were able to pull out a win against the Lions after a loss to the Big Red, coming to stand 2-1 in the Ivy League. Both the men (10-11 overall, 0-2 Ivy) and women (11-7, 2-1) kicked off the weekend with 2 p.m. matches against the Big Red. It was the Ivy season opener for the men, who ultimately fell 4-1 to No. 24 Cornell (17-3, 2-1) in Ithaca. Though freshman Payton Holden was able to secure a point for the Tigers with a sixth singles-match victory, Cornell took the doubles point and three singles matches to top the Princeton men on Friday afternoon. No. 22 Columbia (14-3, 3-0) posed another hurdle for the men two days later, as they took on the Lions in a home match at the Lenz Tennis Center. Although the No. 25 pair of senior Alex Day and junior Luke Gamble were just one point from defeating No. 87 Shawn Hadavi and Jackie Tang, Columbia was given the doubles point after wins in the two other doubles matches. The Lions also claimed the first three singles points in order to defeat the Tigers, 4-0. Ivy League play will continue for the team next Saturday and Sunday, when the Tigers will take on Yale and Brown.
The women didn’t have much luck either in their first match of the weekend, as Cornell (12-5, 2-1) took their match 6-1 on Princeton’s home turf in Jadwin Gym. Though the Big Red clinched five singles points and the doubles point, senior Sivan Krems defeated Cornell’s Priyanka Shah in the third singles match to put a point on the scoreboard for the Tigers. The female Tigers, however, bounced back from the defeat with a narrow 4-3 victory against Columbia on its home courts on Sunday afternoon. While the Tigers secured the doubles point and three singles-point wins, the Lions took three singles match as well in a hard-fought battle to claim the overall victory. Freshman Gaby Pollner and sophomore Nicole Kalhorn each earned a singles point after the team’s early doubles-point win, and senior Caroline Joyce won the third singles match to seal the Sunday victory. With a 5-2 win against Penn on April 1 and their loss to Cornell last Friday, the women now hold a 2-1 conference record, which they will look to improve next Friday and Saturday when they compete against Yale and Brown at the Cordish Family Pavilion and at home at the Lenz Tennis Center, respectively.
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The men’s team lost both of its games this weekend, while the women’s team split its two games.
TRACK AND FIELD
Men’s and women’s teams compete in Sam Howell Invitational By Viraj Deokar staff writer
In windy weather on April 7 and 8, the Princeton Track and Field program competed at the Sam Howell Invitational in their first home meet of the season. There was no team scoring at the meet, but on the women’s side, the Tigers won nine events, and on the men’s side, the Tigers won eight events. The Princeton women showed strong performances all around. Senior Julia Ratcliffe won the women’s hammer throw with a toss of 68.05m. Her teammate, junior captain Kennedy O’Dell, won the shot put with a mark of 13.87m and the discus throw with a mark of 44.66m. O’Dell also took third in the hammer throw. The Tigers continued their success in the field events with sophomore Nnenna Ibe winning the high jump, clearing 1.65m, and sophomore Kerri Davidson taking the triple jump with a leap of 11.81m (38-09 ft). Senior Ariel Becker took fourth in javelin with a PR throw of 39.59m — the sixth best throw in Princeton his-
tory. On the track, senior captain Elisa Steele won the 400m with a time of 55.29 sec. In her first race since her injury last fall, junior Megan Curham won the 5000m in 16:31.95. Freshman Devon Block-Funkhouser also won her first collegiate race, taking the 400m hurdles in 1:01.75. Finally, sophomore Ellie Randolph took third in the 100m hurdles with a PR of 14.08 sec — the third fastest time in University history. Ultimately, the Tigers ended the day well with a win in the 4x400m relay, a good five seconds ahead of the next team. On the men’s side, sophomore Adam Kelly, who went to NCAA Indoor Nationals this past March, captured the hammer throw with a mark of 65.47m, senior captain Chris Cook won the discus throw with a mark of 52.45m, and senior captain Xavier Bledsoe won the high jump after clearing 2.02m. On the track, freshman Joey Daniels won the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.29 sec — the second fastest
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time in Princeton history. Senior captain Greg Leeper won the 400m hurdles in 52.78 sec, followed closely by junior Spencer Long, who took second in 52.90 sec. Junior Carrington Akosa won the 200m in 21.57 sec, and senior Ray Mennin won the 400m in 48.73 sec. Finally, junior Josh Ingalls took second in the 800m in 1:50.37. In addition to all this, Princeton fielded four 4x400m relay teams that finished first, second, and third respectively, ending the meet on a high note. The two teams had a good showing this weekend and will keep building momentum as they head into more important meets in the future. Track is an accumulative sport, and the two teams have been training very hard these last few weeks. Next up is the Texas Invitational, which will be held April 14-15 in Austin, Texas. After that, the Tigers will compete at home again at the Larry Ellis Invitational from April 21-22.
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The men’s and women’s teams both registered strong performances at home in Jadwin Gymnasium this past weekend.
Stat of the Day
5 Goals Gavin McBride achieved his fourth consecutive game with five goals, making him the first player ever to do so in Princeton lacrosse history.
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