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Today on Campus 4:30 p.m.: Sarah Conly, a lecturer at the University of Chicago, will give a lecture titled “Paternalism and End of Life Care” as part of the Ira W. DeCamp Bioethics Seminars series. Marx 101

The Archives

April 15, 1988 Crowds congregated at FitzRandolph Gate to catch a glimpse of the Swedish royal couple, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. The couple visited the University as part of a 17day U.S. tour.

U N I V E R S I T Y A F FA I R S

U. looks at investment policies across Ivies By James Evans senior writer

The University is monitoring sustainable investment developments across the Ivy League in light of recent demonstrations and policy changes across peer institutions, although it considers it is still too early to make a decision. Harvard President Drew Faust recently announced Harvard’s commitment to the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment, aimed at tackling climate change. The Principles are intended to guide institutions toward an investment policy that takes environmental and social costs into consideration. However, Faust also noted that Harvard would not divest from the fossil fuel industry. Harvard’s announcement followed a demonstration at Yale earlier in the month, during which students called for divestment from the fossil fuel industry. The Princeton University Investment Company, which invests the University’s endowment, has traditionally held an opaque portfolio. According to University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua, the University does not discuss the specifics of its portfolio, citing the need to maintain a “competitive edge.”

All petitions for divestment are channeled through the Resources Committee, a CPUC subcommittee responsible for responding to community concerns about the University’s investment practices. Karen Jezierny, Director of Public Affairs at the University, said that the Resources Committee was monitoring developments at Harvard. “We do recognize that we have a responsibility to keep up-to-date and abreast in what’s happening in the rest of the world,” Jezierny said. “We meet annually with PRINCO to talk about what the hot topics are in investment questions, including sustainable investment … and I’m absolutely certain that we’re going to be discussing the PRI principles and the impact of those on Harvard’s investment decisions.” However, Jezierny also said she thought it was too early to assess the influence of Harvard’s decision to endorse the PRI. “Harvard’s decision is so new that as of last week it didn’t even appear on the PRI website,” she noted. “It’s so new it’s hard to predict what actual effect it has.” PRINCO rarely addresses specific investments publicly. The last public announcement came in early 2012, when PRINCO president Andrew See ENDOWMENT page 2

By Anna Mazarakis news editor

Thirty-four students are running for class council or U-Council positions this year, USG president Shawon Jackson ’15 announced in an email to the undergraduate student body on Monday. Of the 15 class council positions, nine are uncontested. Thirteen of the positions were uncontested last year, and only one was contested since the 2015 social chair position had no candidates. “As always, we always wish there were less uncontested positions,” chief elections manager Amara Nnaeto ’17 said. “We always see a lot of turnout for freshmen, and then it really tapers off for the other grades because people get involved in other things.” Incumbent Class of 2015 president Jonathan Ma ’15 will run against current Class of 2015 senator Mariana Bagneris ’15 for president. Samisha Bansal ’15 will be the vice president, Jenna Newman ’15 will be the social chair, Cordellia Orillac ’15 will be the treasurer, and

Yeri Lee ’15 will be the secretary. Incumbent Class of 2016 vice president Gwendolyn Lee ’16 will run against Kevin Lopez ’16 for vice president, and incumbent social chair James Weldon ’16 will run against Alec Regulski ’16 for social chair. Justin Ziegler ’16 will be the Class of 2016 president, Richard Lu ’16 will be the treasurer, and Priya Krishnan ’16 will be the secretary. Current class council member CJ Harris ’17 will run against fellow class council member Andrew Sun ’17 and Bradley Schneider ’17 for president, current class council member Luke Li ’17 will run against Ariel Hsing ’17 for social chair, and Hunter Dong ’17 will run against Caroline Snowden ’17 for treasurer. Current class council member Nathan Suek ’17 will be the vice president and current class council member Nusrat Ahmed ’17 will be the secretary. “It’s always a good thing that people are enjoying what they’re doing and want to continue to serve,” Nnaeto said of the number of current class council members See USG page 2

Barbara Bodine to leave U. for Georgetown By Do-Hyeong Myeong staff writer

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News & Notes

Gellman ’82 and Washington Post win Pulitzer Prize the Washington Post staff and The Guardian staff were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service on Monday. The team of journalists, which includes Barton Gellman ’82, won for a series of articles based on classified National Security Agency documents which revealed the Agency’s widespread surveillance program. The documents were leaked by former See NOTES page 2

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Barbara Bodine will step down from her position as director for the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative at the end of the semester. ACADEMICS

Midterm evaluation survey gets few responses By Sharon Deng contributor

Only 171 students, approximately 26 percent of the students sampled, responded to the USG Academics Committee’s Midterm Evaluation Pilot program survey. The survey was available from April 3 to April 6 and allowed students to submit anonymous feedback about their classes. The 10 classes selected for the pilot program varied in size, department and type, but all received the same survey. Consisting of 14 questions, the survey was based on an existing midsemester course questionnaire template provided by the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning. Academics Committee chair James Baase ’15 consulted with Jeffrey Himpele, director for teaching initiative and pro-

grams at the McGraw Center, about the questions asked in the pilot program survey. Baase explained that the purpose of the survey was to help improve the way professors teach courses. “We want professors to be more flexible overall. I think students are more engaged when professors are responsive to their needs, their interests and their challenges,” Baase said. Some of the courses involved in the pilot program include MUS 103: Introduction to Music, DAN 431: Approaches to Ballet: Technique and Repertory, MAT 378: Theory of Games, ORF 307: Optimization and COS 340: Reasoning about Computation. COS 340 professor Moses Charikar said he was disappointed with the turnout rate, See ACADEMICS page 2

Wilson School diplomat-inresidence and Director of the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative program Barbara Bodine intends to step down at the end of the academic year. The University is now searching for a director for the SINSI program, which was established in 2006. A job posting indicated the search was posted on the University website on April 7. No posting has been made for Bodine’s other role as diplomat-in-residence. Associate dean for public and external affairs at the Wilson School Elisabeth Donahue said the University is looking for an independent, organized person who has deep understanding of the federal government. Bodine will be taking a new position as director of the Institute for the Study of diplomacy and distinguished professor in the practice of diplomacy at Georgetown University. She came to the University in 2007. SINSI is a six-year fellowship offered to five juniors per year. Selected scholars hold government internship positions the summer after their junior year.

After graduation, scholars study for a year in the Master in Public Affairs program at the Wilson School, take part in a two-year fellowship with the federal government and then return to the Wilson School for the final year to complete the MPA program. Bodine served in Kuwait and Iraq as a diplomat and was the U.S. Ambassador to Yemen before coming to the University. When asked what her reason for stepping down was, she said she thought it was time to move on. “I think we’ve taken SINSI from essentially a startup to an established program,” Bodine said. “There are times when it’s just appropriate to move on and let somebody else take it to the next phase.” Bodine added that she found the position at Georgetown fascinating because people are “still in the process of redefining diplomacy” and that she wishes to integrate the work of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy into her work at Georgetown. Bodine, who has worked as director of SINSI since she came to the University, said that one of her most memorable experiences was witnessing the program’s profile be-

come stronger. “In the beginning, when I would be working with the students on their placement, if I said ‘SINSI’ or ‘Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative,’ basically the reaction [of government offices] was, ‘What?,’” Bodine said. “Now we get calls from all over the government asking for the SINSI.” Bodine said she also enjoyed watching the scholars discover the satisfaction of engaging in public service. “Public service always sounds like a little bit like a burden,” Bodine said. “To [see the students] find out that it’s actually a lot of fun, it’s very satisfying and it’s very important.” Donahue noted that Bodine was a huge contribution to the program, with her understanding of the federal government and deep care for the students. “She does an update every year of the SINSI students,” Donahue said. “Even if they have been out [of the program] for a number of years, she knows where they are and what they are doing. I think that personal connection she has with the students is what makes her stand out.” See SINSI page 2

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saying that he wished more people had responded. Fortytwo out of the 106 students in his class responded to the survey. Only three students out of 14 in MAT 378 responded to the survey. The course professor Stefan van Zwam said he found the response to be of limited use. “Three out of 14 is too small a sample size to draw any meaningful conclusions,” he explained. MUS 103 professor Scott Burnham found the responses helpful, noting that this is the first time he is teaching such a large class. Out of 101 students in the class, nine took the survey.

“I think it’s useful. I mean, any of these things are useful,” Burnham explained. “It’s especially useful probably for professors who are just starting and, you know, or professors like me who are teaching a big course. This is the first I have ever taught such a large enrollment course.” Burnham also said that motivating students to take the survey would be a challenge. “What you get when you get a small sample is that you get people who, you tend to get the extremes, people who just did poorly on the midterm exam,” Burnham said. “One response I got was ‘Hey, the final should be easier.’ ” Neil Rangwani ’16, a student enrolled in ORF 307, said that although he did not participate in the survey, he thought that the program was mean-

ingful. “We got an email about it, but we weren’t really told more than that. So if you read the email and then forgot about it, or didn’t do it right then … it is very, very easy to forget to do it,” Rangwani said. “I think that’s why I didn’t do it.” Rangwani also noted that he has found the lectures to be more engaging since spring break, though he is not sure if the pilot program prompted the change. “I think it’s a really good program. It would help professors to teach in a way that students want to be taught,” he said. Baase said that the Academics Committee is now reaching out to professors for feedback to launch a more comprehensive evaluation program next fall.

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Golden confirmed the University would stop investing in the HEI Hotels and Resorts. The move followed similar statements from Yale, Brown and the University of Pennsylvania, after HEI was accused of violating workers’ rights. Nonetheless, at the time Golden said the determination was “based purely on business decisions.” Students United for a Responsible Global Environment circulated a petition last February calling for the University to divest from companies involved in fossil fuel production. Isaac Lederman ’15, copresident of the organization,

said that SURGE had gathered 596 signatures and planned to formally submit the proposal to the Resources Committee before the end of the academic year. “We’re looking forward to working with the University to help them invest more sustainably and align its investments with its values,” Lederman said. Lederman also said he was cautiously optimistic about a trend toward sustainable investment across the Ivy League. “It’s encouraging to see progress on this front,” he said. “It’d be fantastic to see full divestment, but we think what’s happening there is a step in the right direction.” News editor Anna Mazarakis contributed reporting.

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running for reelection. “I just wish that more people would take the chance to run against an incumbent.” The 12 candidates for the 10 UCouncil positions include Albert Choi ’15, current U-Councilor Daniel Johnson ’15, current U-Councilor Zhan Okuda-Lim ’15, current UCouncilor Mallory Banks ’16, Jacob Cannon ’17, current U-Councilor Sol Taubin ’16, Daniel C. Mozley ’17, Chad Nuckols ’17, Dallas Nan ’16, Richard Chang ’17, current UCouncilor Katharine Clifton ’15 and Michael Cox ’17. Johnson is a senior writer for The Daily Princetonian. Banks is a former writer for Street. This number is lower than last year’s election, in which 18 students ran for the ten U-Council positions.

“I think we have a good number of people running for U-Councilor, though we had more last year,” Jackson said. “I think it shows us that for next year we need to do more outreach and more publicity about the class government positions, and make them more accessible to students.” For the first time, the USG sent a nomination form to all undergraduate students so students could nominate others that they believed would be a good candidate. Jackson explained that those students who were nominated were not forced to run and still had to register if they were nominated, but added that nonetheless three of those nominated ended up running. Nnaeto also spoke to a few lecture classes in order to encourage students to run for an elected position, which Jackson said he thinks helped with publicity. Voting will begin next Monday.

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“I think we’ve taken SINSI from essentially a startup to an established program.”

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government contractor Edward Snowden. The documents were released almost a year ago and quickly sparked an international debate on the limits of government surveillance. “This is obviously and rightly the Washington Post’s award,” Gellman said when addressing the

Post’s newsroom on Monday. “I’m especially proud of the category — public service feels like a validation of our belief in the face of some pretty strong criticism that the people have a right to take part in drawing the boundaries of secret intelligence in a democracy.” Gellman also won the Pulitzer Prize in 2002 and 2009. He is a former Chairman of The Daily Princetonian, a position roughly equivalent to the current Editorin-Chief.

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On utility and education in the ‘Prince’ and the Tory

ennett McIntosh penned a column published yesterday titled “Avoid these worthless classes!” in response to a recent blog post by Evan Draim ’16 for The Princeton Tory. In my capacity as publisher of said publication, I will neither wholly defend nor entirely denounce Draim’s piece. As a blog post, Draim’s “The 10 Worst Courses Offered at Princeton in Spring 2014” does not represent the views of The Princeton Tory or the Editorial Team thereof, contrary to what McIntosh’s column implied, by abstaining from naming the author and instead referring to the piece solely as “the Tory post.” The blog post’s retraction was granted at the author’s request and not as the result of editorial censorship or averse public reaction. The Princeton Tory seeks to give voice to a variety of opinions in order to stimulate conversation in the University community; to impute any of these authorial opinions to The Princeton Tory itself, however, would be akin to treating McIntosh’s column as an official statement of The Daily Princetonian’s stance. Having made these preliminary clarifications, I now turn to the substance of McIntosh’s criticism. The thrust of his criticism is certainly spot on: evaluating education strictly according to the criterion of “usefulness in ‘the real world’ ” is indeed inimical to a proper appreciation of the liberal arts. However, McIntosh’s argument self-destructs. In lambasting Draim’s utilitarian approach as “threaten[ing] both the integrity and the utility of education,” McIntosh incoherently falls back upon the very premise that he purports to be criticizing: namely, that a liberal arts education is valuable primarily for its utility (howsoever construed) in pursuing a career beyond the University i.e. in “the real world.” A utilitarian, career-centric defense of the liberal arts is always bound to fail. Consider the study of metaphysics, a subdiscipline of philosophy. Such a study has no immediate use in itself — unless, of course, you seek to become a philosophy professor. (Why you would want to become a metaphysics professor if the discipline’s only utility is to train those who subsequently will fill your shoes is an awkward question for a naive utilitarian.) The classic response McIntosh delivers goes something like this: “Ah, but you see, philosophy cultivates critical thinking skills and helps to stretch the mind in creatively connecting ideas; in turn, these capacities prepare students for a variety of careers.” Q.E.D. Not so fast. The problem here is that this argument does nothing to defend the intrinsic value of philosophy (or whichever subject you want to pick on). By this logic, anything that develops the same requisite skills of critical thinking and creativity is equally good. Should a better substitute be discovered, philosophy could be left to wither without loss. A philosophy concentrator myself, I cringe at the notion, and I would imagine that McIntosh and perhaps you, my reader, might find this troubling as well. Thus, McIntosh’s argument is in need of considerable amends. Allow me to revamp McIntosh’s criticism accordingly. What he should have said is this: study of the liberal arts is intrinsically good and choiceworthy for itself, besides the extrinsic benefits and skills that may accompany it (e.g. getting a job in “the real world”). Education in the liberal arts tradition is an end and not merely a means. It is something of value for itself and not just for utility — however Draim or McIntosh would construe the term. This fundamental goodness of intellectual life, of study and contemplation for its own sake, is the root of Aristotle’s famous claim that the best and happiest life is that of theoretical contemplation. As he wrote in the “Nicomachean Ethics,” “happiness extends just as far as study extends, and the more someone studies, the happier he is, not coincidentally but insofar as he studies, since study is valuable in itself” (1178b29). We would do well to reflect on that as we enjoy the blessing of a Princeton education throughout the remainder of this semester and, of course, as we go about choosing our classes for the next. As I promised at the outset, I neither accept nor reject Draim’s stance wholesale. My criticism by now should be apparent. In spite of my principled objection to his mode of course evaluation, like Draim, I do not subscribe to the misguidedly egalitarian notion that any course is as just good as another. That said, plucking out “useless” classes based entirely on course descriptions is not the most helpful exercise in advising fellow students on how best to pursue a traditional liberal arts education. Therefore, on behalf of The Princeton Tory, I invite you to visit theprincetontory.com later this week for an online-exclusive “Best Fall 2014 Courses to Round Out a Liberal Arts Education.”

Opinion

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Incomplete and halfway done Isabella Gomes columnist

n her April 11 column “Ordinary people,” Morgan Jerkins tries to remind us that in spite of the distractions of an overwhelming workload, extracurriculars and the general stress that comes with being a Princeton student, the University allows us the chance to interact with world-renowned scholars and academic legends. She reminds us that while we are hustling to the next place we have to be, we often forget that we’re here — if only for just four years — at an incredible university. Now, I’m not trying to sell Princeton to all the prefrosh out there who are still deciding; after all, I certainly didn’t when they were here, checking out the campus during Preview. On the night of Preview, I remember getting ready to walk out the doors of the U-Store, carrying my grocery bag of Nutella, Singapore noodles and Red Bull — clearly ready for the horrendous all-nighter that would follow. Unfortunately, in my rush to leave the U-Store to get back to my room, I got stuck behind a group of prefrosh. They were all excitedly discussing the classes they had audited and how they liked their hosts. As they conversed and slowly exited the building, all I could think was, “life is not nearly long enough for them to be walking this slowly.” But in the process of mulling over how much I had to do and everywhere I had to go, I had completely forgotten where I was.

When I see McCosh Hall, I don’t see the gorgeous building, the beautiful courtyard or the impressive chapel flanking its sides. I see the 1:30 p.m. class that I’m obviously going to be late for, because I had once again turned in an assignment late on Blackboard, and the minutes were counting down until I would get 30 percent of my grade docked off. When I see my dorm building, the historic Witherspoon Hall, I don’t see a place that had once been described by Harper’s Weekly as “one of the most commanding college buildings in the world.” I see the room I have to clean, the room that contains a pile of textbooks and notes, and the room whose windows don’t always have the best insulation. I find that, regardless of where they came from or what socioeconomic background they grew up in before attending this institution, many students eventually manage to find a laundry list of flaws in their experience here. While many of these complaints are valid — some even acknowledged by the University in its programs of improvement — I find that being “used to Princeton” makes me forget what Princeton meant to us when we had first come here. The worst part of it all is that many of us who have already been here for a year or more almost seem to think that it’s better that we’re “jaded”— that we are somewhat superior for figuring out what Princeton “really” is, when compared to our younger peers who haven’t yet. But if we really think about it, why is this at all desirable? Shouldn’t we admire the students who manage to find something extraordinary about their college lives every day, as we

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once did before we let essays, midterms and finals eclipse this enthusiasm? There are many things about Princeton that make our experiences here worthwhile, and it’s not just the solidarity between students that comes from complaining about grade deflation. After all, even now, I believe and certainly hope that many people wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. We can almost definitely count on finding dependable friends for life, discovering new passions in theater, a new language or at an internship in the south of France, having the chance to engage with professors who can teach us lessons beyond books, and counting on an everyday certainty that we’ll be going to a class that had an impact on somebody’s life. Surely that’s something we can deliver to the hopeful prefrosh before decisions come out. I’m almost a junior, and soon I’ll be halfway done. I have junior papers, senior thesis and many a difficult departmental left in my major. I am sad to say I have made my experience sound incomplete or almost unsatisfactory by complaints like “I can’t believe all the washers are filled; I hate everyone on this floor,” or “I really hope this class has some nonconcentrators, otherwise I’m screwed,” or “Why aren’t there more bus routes throughout campus?” I certainly hope I can shed these nitpicky criticisms, lest I leave this place with the regret that I didn’t appreciate it more while I was here. Isabella Gomes is a sophomore from Irvine, Calif. She can be reached at igomes@princeton. edu.

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Identity by association Ali Akram Hayat

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o, where are you from?” I was first asked this question during International Orientation. I considered it bland and boring. “Lahore, Pakistan,” I retorted. Everyone was international. Big deal. I have since been asked this question countless times. While my response has remained static, my feelings when asked the question have vacillated a great deal. From the excitement I felt at the response of my Community Action group members, to the — I’ll be frank — disgust at the looks of judgment I drew from some when I was sitting at a dinner discussion on U.S. foreign policy toward Pakistan, answering this question has been anything but bland and boring. My answer, though, has continued to exhibit those traits: “Lahore, Pakistan.” Growing up in a community very different from that of Princeton, I never considered myself a good fit for the society I was part of. My life experiences have been vastly different from those of the overwhelming majority of my fellow countrymen and women. I held, and continue to hold, views that do not gel with popular opinion. I even prefer soccer to cricket.

But as soon as I utter “Lahore, Pakistan,” I am assumed to be a representative of the Pakistani people, their voice to the Princeton community. There is an onus on me to explain political moves that my government is making, or defend cultural practices that don’t sit well with some of my peers here. Never mind what I actually think about any of these things: my job is to be the voice of the average Pakistani. I was once invited to join a discussion about the U.S. army conducting drone strikes in part of Northwestern Pakistan. One of my friends had recently stumbled upon an article online that condemned these apparent attacks on sovereignty and presumably wanted me to endorse this view. When I declared that I did not quite oppose these strikes, I was met with surprise. “Interesting,” one person remarked. I couldn’t quite understand what was so interesting about my view on this, especially since he hadn’t even heard my reasons yet. Just the fact that I disagreed with what he had assumed, without ever meeting me, based on his perception of my identity vis-à-vis my country, was enough to make my declaration to the contrary a surprise. This, I thought, was more interesting than my response. I think that others’ assumptions about my views based on a few simple facts about my asso-

ciation with a place stifle the aim of creating a diverse community at Princeton. I was not chosen attend the University as the average Pakistani. I was chosen as me. Diversity is a much lauded aspect of institutions like ours — and rightly so. A diverse community brings together a multitude of perspectives into the marketplace of ideas. It is one of the key forces that drive academic work and facilitate intellectual growth. A diversity of opinions lights up precept discussions and dinnertime conversations. It reopens previously examined texts and readings in a wholly novel light, and lends us lenses to view the world in alternate ways — sometimes more accurate ways. Yet we sometimes take certain facets of our diverse community for granted. The students and faculty at the dinner discussion I went to projected their own image of what I should be onto me. This was counterproductive and scarcely allowed for much diversion. Given a few simple facts about a person’s belonging to a certain group or place, we, in our eagerness to delve into the pool of learning that this diverse environment offers, automatically attach notions and qualities to the person. I don’t think this enforced identity is malicious, or even intentional. It is something we create for each other on a subconscious level but

should consciously aim to avoid. Where we are from plays a huge role in defining our characters, not only as students and learners, but also as people. The challenges we have faced have molded us and armed us with tools to face further challenges, especially in such a different community from the one we originally belonged to. But they have molded us in different ways, even if the challenges might be similar. How we respond to these challenges defines us, not the experience itself. We must not box each other or ourselves in the identity we are granted by association with a group. This association acts merely as a starting point. This is because no two Pakistanis are alike. No two international students are alike. No two students, two people are alike. Appreciating and celebrating diversity is about acknowledging this straightforward but hugely important fact about the world. So the next time I answer “Lahore, Pakistan,” it is safe to assume that I carry a different baggage of experiences from most people I interact with, borne out of this fact about me. Anything beyond this assumption is a symptom of our failure to understand true diversity. Ali Akram Hayat is a sophomore from Lahore, Pakistan. He can be reached at ahayat@princeton.edu.

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before a fake pass to freshman winger Furman Haynes fooled everyone, allowing Martin to easily score. The fullback then himself converted the try. However, Murdy quickly pulled back three points for Yale with a penalty, and things got even worse for Princeton. Starting sophomore scrum-half Alex Dominguez was badly injured, breaking his hand. This forced a tactical shift from the Tigers, but the team still managed to score a try just before the break after some quick thinking and agile movement by freshman Max Weber. Princeton comfortably went into the half with a 12-3 lead. Princeton played out the rest of the game with a great team performance and managed to score another try, once again thanks to the heroics of Martin. Martin did not score the try himself but placed it on a platter for junior Matt Garvey with a beautiful off load. It was a truly vintage performance from Martin. Coming into Sunday’s fi-

nal, Coach Richard Lopacki praised the team for its efforts against Yale, saying, “I thought the guys showed great determination and courage yesterday. I was very proud of them.” However, when asked about the upcoming final, Coach Lopacki was wary, stating: “Today will be a big challenge for us. It is through games like this that the team will mature. I am very excited for the game. Brown is a tough opponent; they are experienced, they have nine seniors. We only have one.” Brown had an impressive tournament as well, easily dispatching Cornell 29-12 and Harvard 26-15 in the previous rounds. Brown indeed proved to be a very tough opponent, and its experience definitely showed. The Brown Bears were the quickest out of the block and almost converted this pressure into points, but some stout defending by Princeton managed to prevent Brown from scoring. However, Brown continued to dominate the first half, quickly scoring eight points, before a try by freshman Jack Jankowski at the stroke of halftime pulled the score to 8-7. The players retreated to the locker room excited with

their try, and the fans were hoping for an inspired team talk by the coaches. Fired up from this, the players played some excellent rugby after the break and were quickly rewarded with a try from junior Will Hicks, which was converted to put the team up 14-8. However, it was at this stage that Brown’s experience

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started to show. The team was not scared when it fell behind, and instead the players calmly probed the defense until they saw an opening, which they ruthlessly attacked. This quickly led to two tries in just five minutes, and Prince-

ton’s lead quickly evaporated, down 20-14. This was the moment that the players’ frustrations started to boil over, and with just four minutes remaining in the game, Princeton was playing 15 v. 13, after both sophomores Ali Alami and Joe Graen received yellow cards for back-talking to the referee. Brown took full benefit of its numerical advantage, scoring on the final play of the game to claim the Ivy Championships with a 27-14 victory. Despite the disappointing end to the tournament and what appeared like a lost chance at qualifying for the national tournament, the team received word Monday afternoon that it has been given an at-large bid to the USA D-1AA National Championships. The bid was awarded to the Tigers based on their strong performance over the opening weeks of the spring, and marks an extraordinary feat for Princeton rugby, which has not qualified for the national tournament since 2000. “I couldn’t be happier for this young squad to get a rare chance to represent Princeton Rugby on a national stage,” Hicks said. “Being invited to the D-1AA Sweet 16 for the first

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Princeton heavyweights win 20th Childs Cup in last 21 years The No. 4 varsity eight in the nation scored a decisive victory over Penn and Columbia, winning the Childs Cup in 5:33.9 on the Schuylkill River. The Quakers and Lions came in at 5:41.2 and 5:42.0, respectively. “I think we had a good piece,” junior James Hamp said. “We knew both teams were going to be tough, and it being Penn’s home course gave them an advantage. We thought they were really going to attack the first minute or two of the piece, so we really tried to have an internal focus and have our best start. We took a few seats off the line and held them when they had the inside of a turn 600 meters in, and then pushed away from there.” The third and fourth varsity boats also recorded wins in their races. The threes bested Penn and Columbia in 5:52.8, and the fours very nearly went sub-six in beating host Penn 6:00.4 to 6:04.8. Princeton will compete next at Harvard, where it takes on the No. 1 overall ranked Crimson in the Compton Cup. Women’s Openweight regain Class of 1975 Cup No. 8 Princeton open women took three of five races on Saturday to reclaim the Class of 1975 Cup that it lost to Harvard last season. The Tigers took down both the Crimson and Cornell to take the Cup for the sixth time in the last seven years, and brought it home for the 25th time overall. Saturday saw the Tigers move to 4-2 overall on the season and 3-1 in the Ivy League, as Princeton earned its first Cup win of the spring. Princeton’s varsity eight set the tone for the team as they came in with a dominant win in 6:47.7 over the 2K course on the Charles River. Cornell’s varsity eight followed in 6:54.6, while Harvard’s top boat was third in 6:57.2. Princeton’s 2V kept its perfect season alive with an open water win, almost 10 full seconds ahead of second place Harvard. The Tigers’ third varsity eight also won its race in dominant fashion by a margin of over 20 seconds.

The Tigers will return to Lake Carnegie this weekend for a chance to take the Eisenberg Cup when they square off against Yale on Saturday morning. Cornell takes Platt Cup on Lake Carnegie In their second straight defeat at the hands of an Ivy side, the men’s lightweight varsity eight boat failed to keep pace with a strong Cornell unit. The Big Red posted a time of 5:55.0 to the Tigers’ 5:59.1. The visitors from Ithaca came into the race ranked third nationally. Lake Carnegie saw only one Princeton win in four races. The second varsity eight remains unbeaten on the season, as it edged out the Big Red by 2.8 seconds with a finishing time of 6:02:05. While the Tigers have not experienced as successful a start as expected, the season comes down to the regional and national championships, which are still over a month away. Impressive start for lightweight women continues Following last week’s close loss to reigning national champion Stanford in San Diego, women’s lightweight crew rebounded with an even closer win over Boston University in West Windsor, N.J. The Knecht Cup Regatta featured a number of local boats and some more distant visitors. The Grand Final race came down to Princeton, Boston University, the University of Wisconsin and Bucknell University. These four teams all finished within the Tigers’ winning time of 6:53.21, with the Terriers from Boston finishing just 1.67 seconds behind the champions. Next weekend will see the women return to Lake Carnegie to host Georgetown in a race for the Class of 2006 Cup. Men’s Volleyball Falls to George Mason The men’s volleyball team came up short against EIVA opponent George Mason University on Friday, as the Tigers (149, 9-4 EIVA) missed their first of two opportunities to clinch a Top 3 seed in the postseason EIVA tournament. Despite more kills, digs, points and a higher hitting percentage, the Tigers dropped key late points in three of four sets to give

the Patriots the win in their first of two regular season match-ups against Princeton. While the Tigers have already clinched a berth in the EIVA postseason, they now face a must-win situation on Friday night in a home rematch with George Mason if they want to avoid a first-round showdown against Penn State. Despite Friday’s loss, the Tigers displayed strong form that bodes well for the remainder of the season. Sophomore outside hitter Devin Stearns had 17 kills, while junior outsider hitter Cody Kessel and senior outside hitter Pat Schwagler combined for 33 kills and 13 digs. Freshman middle Junior Oboh recorded seven kills without an error, and freshman setter Chris Kennedy returned from injury to record 55 assists and 11 digs. Junior libero Tony Ensbury led the Tigers’ defensive effort with 14 digs. Harvard takes the win at Springdale in Princeton Invitational In their one home-course match this season, the Princeton men were unable to find the form necessary to approach a top finish at their invitational. Through three rounds at the par-71 Springdale Golf Course, the top five scorers for Princeton combined for 873, placing them ninth of 15 competing teams. All eight Ivy League schools sent teams, with Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth and Columbia finishing ahead of the host side. Harvard and Yale differentiated themselves considerably, posting five-man scores of 832 and 835. The next closest quintet from Dartmouth managed a score of 854. The Crimson golfers started with two strong rounds of 271 and 277, giving them a 14-shot cushion over the eventual runner-up Bulldogs. The champion team also produced the individual champion in Akash Mirchandandi, whose -8 score through 54 holes edged out the next best scores of -7. 12 of 78 competitors posted scores below par. Senior Greg Jarmas has lived and breathed Springdale through his four years at Princeton. Rounds of 70 and 76 bracketed a sensational outing of 66. This five-below-par tally, demonstrating his profound understanding of the course, was the weekend’s best and was only

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matched by one other golfer. Classmate Nicholas Ricci tallied a score of +8, good to tie him for 35th place. Otherwise worthy of note, standout freshman Alex Dombrowski tallied a total score of 216, good for +3 and a tie for 19th place. One more contest remains — North Carolina State will host the Wolfpack Spring open in Raleigh, N.C. — before the Ivy League Championships. The conference tournament will be played at nearby Baltusrol Golf Club.

time since 2000 is a testament to the hard work our guys have put in over the last few weeks, and I’m excited to see how far we will go.” The Tigers will travel to Penn State in two weeks to take on West Virginia in the first

round of the tournament, but has business to attend to this weekend when Yale returns to Princeton for a chance to capture the Koranda Cup. Kickoff is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at Rickerson Field in West Windsor, N.J.

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At-large bid comes for Tigers, despite loss By Tom Pham staff writer

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Due to a pair of yellow cards, men’s rugby had to finish the championship match at West Windsor fields playing 13 against Brown’s 15.

A crushing defeat in the final against Brown last weekend meant the men’s rugby team had just missed out on an opportunity to win the Ivy League Championships. The team had won its two previous games, but it could not make it three consecutive victories to claim the title. Although the loss in the final was disheartening, the players can take great pride in their performances, and the team must be considered a favorite to remain a fixture this season, as well as in next year’s Ivy League Championships. The tournament started out favorably for the boys in black when quarterfinals opponent Penn was nowhere to be found. It would have been a tough matchup for the team, having won one and lost one to Penn this season. However, by 10:30 a.m., half an hour after the game was supposed to start, the referee decided that enough was enough, and disqualified Penn.

The next game proved to be a much sterner test: the opponent, Yale, at least bothered to show up to the game. Yale had previously upset No. 1 Dartmouth 2724 in the quarterfinals, mainly thanks to some late game heroics from f ly-half Joe Murdy. Murdy was expected to be a handful for the Tigers’ defense, especially faced against junior Will Hicks. However, Hicks had a fantastic performance, keeping Murdy in check for most of the game, and did an admirable job of replacing the star f ly-half, sophomore Michael Rice. Hicks has become a very good f ly-half in his own right, especially in the kicking department. Although the team was well rested, Yale picked up the pace early and had momentum on its side. However, Yale could not capitalize on its possession and was quickly made to pay through some fantastic play by junior fullback Nick Martin. Having received a pass from just outside the 22, Martin charged at the Yale defense See RUGBY page 5

SPORTS SHORTS

McLean, Ratcliffe and Oliver notch new school bests By Andrew Steele, Eddie Owens and Jack Rogers sports editor and associate sports editors

McLean sets school record, men’s team places second at quad meet Sitting out most of its best distance runners, Princeton track and field won nine events, but lost to Monmouth University 76-73. Senior triple jumper Damon McLean recorded the most impressive result of the day, getting out to 16.11 meters in his marquee event. That jump surpassed his own previous school record of 16.03 meters and ranks second in the country this season. Senior Tom Hopkins also had an outstanding day, earning victories in the 200 and 400-meter individual events as well as the 4×100 meter relay. His 400-meter time of 46.69 was particularly impressive, as it is not too far off Hopkins’ own school record of 46.23, set two years ago. In the field events, freshman Ben Gaylord won the pole vault, clearing 4.80 meters, and sophomore Jake Scinto jumped 7.15 meters to win the long jump. Senior Omar Jarrett edged Scinto on misses in the high jump when the two got out having cleared 2.04 meters. Junior Scott Rushton

put the shot 17.46 meters, the most recent in a long string of PRs and good for the runner-up spot to Errol Jeffrey of Monmouth’s massive 18.97 meter heave. On the track, senior George Galasso outkicked Aaron Anderstrom from Vermont to win the steeplechase in 9:26.67, despite falling on one of the water jumps. He also came back on short notice to place fourth in the 3000-meter event. Junior Eddie Owens came from behind to win the 1500-meters in a new PR of 3:54.13. Sophomore Greg Caldwell was runner up in the 100 meter hurdles at 14.72 seconds, as was classmate Jordan Myers in the 400 meter hurdles in 54.8 seconds. Princeton had a chance to win the meet in the final event, but Monmouth seized the lead at the end of the third leg, and its anchor held on for the 4×400 meter victory, while the Tigers placed second. The team competes next Friday and Saturday in the annual Larry Ellis Invitational at Weaver Stadium. The 5000-meters on Friday night will apparently be particularly hot and feature many Tigers. Eddie Owens is an associate sports editor for The Daily Princetonian.

Ratcliffe and Oliver establish new school records, women’s team falls to Monmouth Competing at the same quad meet versus Monmouth, Rutgers University and St. John’s University, the women’s team established one more school record than the men, but fell by a larger margin, 76.5 to 62.5. Sophomore hammer thrower Julia Ratcliffe bettered her own Ivy League record with a mark of 69.60 meters. This also reset her own New Zealand record and is the 16th best throw in NCAA history. Not to be outdone, Princeton’s other current school record holder, senior Imani Oliver, set a record of her own. Competing in the triple jump, Oliver hopped, skipped and jumped 12.91 meters to erase last year’s 12.87 meter effort from the record books. The Tigers recorded a perfect sweep of the distance events, notching victories in the 800, 1500 and 3000 meter steeplechase. Junior Kim Mackay took the two lap event in 2:11.20 and senior Kristin Smoot was not far behind in 2:12.00. The 1500-meter race saw freshman Megan Curham tie Monmouth’s Marissa Felicetti for first. Ties have always been rare on the track, especially in

the last couple decades with the photo technology used at the finish line. Junior Erika Fluehr was paced by her twin sister Kathryn to a 9:47.76 win in the 3000-meters and freshman Lizzie Bird crushed the field in the steeple, winning by 30 seconds in 10:30.19. The time is fifth fastest in program history, despite it being her first collegiate steeplechase. Senior Samantha Anderson and freshman Allison Harris went 1-2 in the pole vault, clearing 3.85 and 3.70 meters, respectively. Sophomore Taylor Morgan was runner-up in the high jump at 1.65 meters, and freshman Alex Lanzafame jumped 11.40 meters in the triple. Lanzafame and sophomore Sara Ronde and went 3-4 in the long jump. Sophomore Meghan McMullin ran 59.52 in the 400 hurdles, good for second place in the race and number four in Princeton’s record books. She is only the fourth sub-60 second hurdler in program history, and the first since 2003. The Tigers will compete this Friday and Saturday at the Larry Ellis Invitational hosted by Princeton. See SHORTS page 5

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Women rebound from close loss, trounce Crimson By John Bogle staff writer

Coming off a heartbreaking 8-7 defeat at the hands of then-No. 2 Maryland that came down to the final minutes, women’s lacrosse made sure its game at Harvard would not be so close. The Tigers (8-4, 4-1 Ivy) blew away the Crimson (7-5, 3-2 Ivy) by a score of 15-6, highlighted by inspired performances from juniors midfielder Erin Slifer and attack Erin McMunn. Slifer put in a career-best seven points on four goals and three assists, while McMunn netted a season high five goals in addition to one assist. The Tigers were led defensively by sophomore Liz Bannantine, who has developed into a daunting force in her second season. Bannantine forced two turnovers and also added three of Princeton’s 19 ground balls on the

day. The visitors’ team total compared to just 12 from the Crimson. For their efforts, Slifer and Bannantine earned Ivy League co-offensive and codefensive Player of the Week honors. Indeed, ground balls and overall hustle may have been the difference in a game where other team statistics were a push. Princeton outshot Harvard 25-20, but the Crimson edged the Tigers out in draw controls 12-11. Despite Princeton’s narrow lead in shots, the goalkeeping statistics were similar, as Harvard’s Kelly Weis saved six shots versus the eight stops of junior Annie Woehling. Princeton also played a smarter brand of lacrosse on the day, as it turned the ball over two fewer times and had significantly fewer fouls: 18 to Harvard’s 31. The visitors also took smarter shots and made more of their posses-

sions, with the Tigers attempting 50% more shots on goal compared to the Crimson (21 to 14). Other notable individual performances included a hat trick off the bench from sophomore midfielder Anya Gersoff who has been clinical in front of net this season. Her season shot percentage of 60.7 percent in fact leads the team (of players who have taken more than one shot). Sophomore attack Alexandra Bruno was held scoreless on two shots, but managed to dish an assist to McMunn. Senior defensive presence Liz Cutting led all players with four ground balls. While national rankings do not command much attention from the Princeton players, the performances this past week should have put the Tigers back in the Top 20 nationally. Surprisingly, according to the most recent Brine Media Poll, Penn

is the only Ivy League team currently ranked. The current NCAA’s Rating Percentage Index has the Orange and Black ranked 14th in the nation. The upcoming week will see Princeton take on a pair of Ivy League opponents at home. On Wednesday night, the Tigers will host a powerful Penn squad, currently ranked No. 10 in the country. The Quakers handed Princeton its lone in-conference loss last season in a 9-10 overtime contest. This year promises to provide another exciting installment in the Penn-Princeton rivalry. Saturday, the Tigers will play their regular season home finale in a senior day matchup with a weak Dartmouth side. It may not be their final home game, however, as the Ivy League Tournament will be played at the site of the team with the best record, still to be determined in the upcoming weeks.

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