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Three seniors Survey finds students wish to move fall finals before break finalists for Young Alumni Trustee By Caroline Lippman staff writer
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Kiara Rodriguez Gallego staff writer
Azza Cohen ’16, Ella Cheng ’16 and Justin Ziegler ’16 were selected as the finalists for this year’s Young Alumni Trustee. Each year, one member of the graduating senior class is elected to represent their year on the University Board of Trustees for four years. The position was created in 1969 in order to ensure that recent undergraduates are represented when determining the future of the University. Associate Director for Alumni Relations Katherine Stellato, who coordinates the selection process of Young Alumni Trustee, declined to comment. Cohen said that Stellato initially informed members of the Class of 2016 about the position in February. Interested candidates were approved to run if they had more than 50 senior students sign petitions for them, she added. Cohen is a columnist for The Daily Princetonian. Cohen said that after initial entries, seniors ranked the top 20 candidates who had run for the position in March, which were then shortlisted to three finalists. Cohen explained that since the Young Alumni Trustees would spend a total of four years on the Board, the two most recently graduated classes, their own class and the class below them vote between the three candidates. Cohen participated in the Bridge Year Program in India before attending the university, and helped make a documentary about human trafficking in India entitled “Specks of Dust.” She served as the director of the Vagina Monologues in 2016 and has been heavily involved with the Pace Center for Civic Engagement and the Breakout trip program. Cohen will be studying culture and colonialism at the National University of Ireland Galway with the George Mitchell Scholarship after graduation. “I have the [University Board of Trustees] to thank for a lot of things, such as Bridge Year, financial aid, thesis funding, studying abroad, the PACE Center — everything important to
me has been created with a grant from the trustees, so for me to be able to ensure that those programs continue or to help them expand is exactly what I would want to do to stay connected to Princeton after I graduate,” Cohen added. Cohen added that she believes she has been able to bring people together and have discussions about really difficult topics, such as sexual assault on this campus and human trafficking in India and New Jersey. “What I hope to bring to the Board of Trustees is the ability to navigate difficult discussions with grace and respect for other people,” she added. Cheng said she first heard about the opportunity to be a Young Alumni Trustee through her residential college adviser in freshman year, Kanwal Matharu ’13, who is currently a Young Alumni Trustee. Cheng is a former president of Undergraduate Student Government. She served on the International Relations Council, Undergraduate Law Review Editorial Board and participated in a variety of other extracurricular activities. Cheng is a former staff writer for the Daily Princetonian. She said that she decided to run for the position because she knows that she could leverage a lot from the institutional knowledge she’s gained being on the USG. She noted that during her last four years in USG, she’s spent a lot of time fighting for issues such as the campus pub and student financial aid and learning about how the university operates. “I’ve been frustrated by how hard it’s been to act with the trustees,” Cheng commented. She added that being on the board would give her access to communication with the structure that she had felt limited by, especially in terms of the student budget. “I figured it would be another opportunity way for me to serve this school, given how much I have worked for issues that are directly related to the Board of Trustees,” she said. Ziegler was unavailable for comment. According to a biography sent to the voting classes, Ziegler was president of the Class of 2016; See TRUSTEE page 3
FINALS ARE LOOMING
A survey about the academic calendar, administered by the Undergraduate Student Government Academics Committee this past March, found that 72 percent of undergraduate respondents would prefer to have fall term finals before winter break, according to Academics Committee Chair Shannon Osaka ’17. In March the Academics Committee partnered with the Graduate Student Government and the Office of the Dean of the College to compile and administer a survey to undergraduates, graduate students and faculty about the current academic calendar. The survey assessed respondents’ opinions on moving fall final exams to before winter break, having a three-
week-long winter break with either one or two weeks of Intersession, lengthening the teaching period from 12 to 13 weeks and shortening the reading and finals period from three to two weeks. According to Osaka, the survey had 2,525 undergraduate respondents, or 48 percent of the undergraduate student body, while 817 graduate students responded, representing 31 percent of the graduate student body. The survey revealed that 72 percent of undergraduate respondents and 76 percent of graduate student respondents wanted fall semester finals to be moved to before winter break, while the other 28 percent and 24 percent, respectively, voted that they would not prefer for finals to occur before the break. Osaka added it was surprising that there was no trend
specific to students in any discipline, even though humanities and engineering majors have different types of assessments and finals schedules. According to the survey, a majority of undergraduate and graduate students would be willing to start classes earlier in the summer in order to move finals before winter break, Osaka noted. The survey also asked students how they would feel about a three-week-long winter break followed by a one- or two-week-long Intersession period if finals were moved. Students could chose whether or not they wished to return for Intersession. Osaka said that the one-week-long Intersession was more popular among undergraduate and graduate students than the See SURVEY page 2
STUDENT LIFE
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White shirts with messages on sexual assault are hanging outside of Frist Campus Center.
Clothesline Project seeks to spread awareness about interpersonal violence By Catherine Wang staff writer
Sixty-six white shirts with messages expressing solidarity with victims of sexual assault are currently hanging outside of Frist Campus Center, as part of the Clothesline Project, a national initiative which was started in order to raise public awareness about interpersonal violence. The overarching aim of the project is to put up displays nationwide to show support for victims of sexual assault while also raising public awareness about crimes against
women, according to the Clothesline Project’s official website. Emily Kraeck ’17, the vice president of education for Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education, was largely involved in organizing the project on campus. She said the Clothesline Project is displayed every year during Sexual Assault Awareness month as part of Take Back the Night programming. Take Back the Night, which took place on April 21 in the Butler Amphitheatre, is an event which takes place nationwide as a way to break the silence surrounding sexual
violence. This year, there are 66 shirts hanging up on the clothesline, which was the maximum number that organizers could fit on the line, according to Kraeck. Kelly McCabe ’18, a SHARE peer, said the project has historically been a joint collaboration between SHARE and the Women*s Center. The shirts for this year were created during a study break at the Women*s Center on April 20 so that they could be hung up during Take Back the Night, according to McCabe. See PROJECT page 3
NEWS & NOTES
Smoke detected in Cap and Gown Club, no reported damage or injuries news editor
Robert Gregory, director of Emergency Services for the town of Princeton, confirmed on site that there was emission of smoke in the back of Cap as a result of an unattended burning cigarette. “Firefighters had doused [the cigarette] with water,” he said.
As reading period and finals week approach, many students spend a lot of time studying for exams and writing papers.
Smoke from a burning cigarette in Cap and Gown Club resulted in an emergency response on Thursday afternoon, according to Daniel Day, assistant vice president for Communications for the University.
In Opinion
Today on Campus
The Editorial Board suggests expanding the duration of Princeton Preview, and columnist Dan Sullivan discusses the parallels between the debate over the $20 bill and the Woodrow Wilson debate on campus. PAGE 4
4:30 p.m.: Daniel Philpott, Professor of Political Science and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, will deliver a lecture titled “A Pathway to Liberty: Developing Islam’s Seeds of Freedom.” Lewis Library 120.
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According to Gregory, there was no damage as a result of the smoke and no reported injuries. Most of the firefighters had exited the building around 2:55 p.m. and emergency vehicles had cleared the scene at approximately 3:05 p.m.
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Women’s crew teams prepare to wrap seasons up with weekend meets By Nolan Liu associate sports editor
The Princeton lightweight team will head to Lake Quinsigamond, Mass., to compete in the Eastern Association of Women’s Rowing Colleges championships on Sunday, while their open crew counterparts will look to end their season on a high note with a final meet against Duke before the Ivy League Championships. The lightweight team will be beginning its post-season competition at the EAWRC championships, coming off of a resounding final victory over Georgetown where the Tigers’ first varsity boat finished over 10 seconds ahead of that of the Hoyas. Looking forward toward this weekend’s tournament, Princeton can take confidence in its
performances throughout the spring. The lightweight team has thus far only fallen thrice to top-ranked Stanford, second-ranked Boston University and an imposing Harvard squad. The EAWRC championships will feature many familiar competitors for Princeton: Georgetown will once again be in attendance, as will be the remainder of the Ivy League and Boston University. The meet provides a welcome opportunity for the Tigers to engage in a rematch with Boston, as well as to once again measure up against their regional competition. Meanwhile, the open crew team will look to close out an undefeated season as it takes on Duke in its final meet before the Ivy League Championships. Last week, the Tigers See CREW page 5
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Lightweight and open crew seek to close out spring competition as they take on top opponents.
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Water polo to end season against Harvard By Michael Gao staff writer
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Water polo will take on rival Harvard to conclude its season.
The No. 17 Princeton women’s water polo team (17-6 overall) will look to continue its streak of success this season at Harvard on Friday. The Tigers have already faced off against the Crimson twice this season, first in a dual meet in March and later at a Collegiate Water Polo Association round-robin tournament at the University of Michigan this month. Princeton emerged victorious in both matches, with scores of 12-8 and 9-7 respectively. But Friday’s match holds special significance for Princeton. The Tigers will be playing in the CWPA tournament, where
they will fight for potential back-to-back CWPA championship titles. Princeton won a thrilling 7-6 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers in the CWPA tournament finals last year to clinch its third title in four years and will be looking to replicate its history of tournament success this year — the road to the trophy starts with vanquishing the Crimson. Referencing Friday’s matchup with Harvard, junior center defender Morgan Hallock said, “This game is at their home pool and during the big final tournament, so even though we’ve met a couple times before this season, this is the game that counts.” Princeton enters Fri-
day’s game having won three out of its final four regular season games. Two weeks ago, the Tigers trounced George Washington University 15-2 and Brown 13-6 in two decisive matches. They also beat No. 21 Hartwick College, a perennially dogged contender, in a 13-12 thriller. Though Princeton dropped its final match of the weekend to underdog Bucknell 10-9, the Tigers seem to be entering this upcoming match with plenty of momentum and skill. In contrast, the pressure is on for the Crimson after their tough 9-7 loss to the Tigers at Michigan earlier this month. Harvard is not to be underestimated, however. Both See W. WOPO page 5
BASEBALL
Baseball seeks to close out regular season against Cornell By Berthy Feng staff writer
The Princeton baseball team will take on Cornell this weekend to close out its regular season. The two will face off in a four-game series, consisting of a doubleheader in Ithaca on Friday and a doubleheader at Clarke Field on Saturday. Last weekend, the Tigers fell to Columbia 1-3 in its series against the team. Columbia won the first game 8-4, but Princeton won game two 6-2, thanks to freshman Jesper Horsted’s four hits, as well as junior Nick Hernandez’s and senior Billy Arendt’s multi-hit outings. The Lions won the series, however, after narrowly winning both its games the next day. In game three, Princeton scored two runs in its last atbat, but still lost to Columbia in a 5-4 decision. In game four, although Hernandez scored a hit that got Horsted home to tie the game, Columbia scored a walk-off infield single to win the game 8-7.
The Tigers are now 19-17 overall and 10-6 in their conference. They lead the Lou Gehrig Division of the Ivy League by a narrow margin of one game over the Penn Quakers, so the Tigers will look to separate themselves from the rest of the pack as they take on the Cornell Big Red this weekend. Columbia, meanwhile, stands at third, ahead of Cornell in the Division. Cornell is currently 13-21 overall and 6-10 in the Ivy League. Cornell junior Tommy Wagner leads the team in terms of batting averages at .358, while sophomore pitcher Justin Lewis leads the team with 3.78 ERA. The Big Red are in the midst of a long slump, as they lost two games to Dartmouth last Wednesday and then fell to Penn 1-3 in the series over the weekend. On Tuesday, Cornell lost both of its games against Canisius College of Buffalo, N.Y. The Big Red did, however, edge out the Columbia Lions earlier this month by winning three of their four games.
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As for Princeton, the team had a tough Ivy weekend, but before then scored wins over Rider University and Penn. Jesper Horsted leads the Princeton team with a .340 batting average. Senior Danny Hoy will also be an offensive asset, as he holds a .338 average and played exceptionally well against Columbia last weekend. Hoy hit 8-for-16 and scored five runs for the Tigers. The Orange and Black will also stand out on the hill. Junior pitcher Chad Powers has a 2.14 ERA to his name, and the entire pitching staff holds the second lowest ERA (4.02) in the Ivy League. A victory over the Big Red will cement the Tigers’ position atop the Lou Gehrig division and place them in a commanding position for the upcoming Ivy League championships. Princeton and Cornell will begin the series at noon on Friday, and the doubleheader games at home will take place at noon and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, respectively.
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The baseball team will seek to preserve its top spot in its division.
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.340 average Freshman Jesper Horsted currently leads Princeton’s baseball team with a .340 batting average.
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pulled off a huge win over Penn to take the Class of 1984 Cup and extend their spring season’s win streak to eight meets. Competing in a format mirroring the NCAA championships, where the varsity eight, second varsity eight and varsity four all counted toward the final result, Princeton’s boats finished just ahead of those of the Quakers in all three events. The closest race came in the second varsity eight, who finished their race in a time of 7:02.4, just under five seconds ahead of their competitors from Penn. Sophomore Erica Swartwout commented on the significance of the victory. “Competing for and winning the 1984 plaque as entire NCAA squad is a honor in and of itself,” she noted.
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“Most of the cups we compete for are dedicated to one particular boat race, so having a plaque that the 1v, 2v and A4 all compete for is truly special and really brings our team together. It reminds us that we all share the same goal — getting Princeton’s colors across the finish line as fast as possible — and gives us additional motivation as we progress through the regular season and look towards Ivy Champs and NCAAs.” In its final matchup before the Ivies, the open squad will take on a Duke team that took fifth place at the Princeton Chase in the fall and is coming off of a tied first-place finish with Notre Dame at the Dale England Cup last weekend. The Blue Devils currently stand just outside of the top 20 nationally, and should provide an interesting challenge to close out Princeton’s spring campaign on Senior Day.
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of Princeton’s wins over Harvard have been quite close, and Hallock cites the Crimson’s speed in the water as a dangerous strength. To eke out victory again, Princeton must replicate its strength and spirit on both offensive and defensive ends. The Tigers rely strongly on a multifaceted offense that can call on multiple players to score; five Princeton players have scored at least 24 goals each over the season. In particular, the offense is spearheaded by sophomore utility Haley Wan, with 50 goals and 41 assists; Hallock, with 38 goals and 7 assists; and utility Lindsay Kelleher, who has turned out an
impressive freshman season with 42 goals and 34 assists. Defensively, the Tigers are led by stellar goalkeeping from sophomores Helena Van Brande and Chelsea Johnson. Princeton has also been extremely aggressive on the defensive end of the pool, coming up with frequent steals. Wan has 32 steals, followed closely by Kelleher with 22. Princeton’s goals for Friday’s matchup are clear. Said Hallock firmly, “Winning this game gets us closer to the CWPA finals which is where we want to be.” Though the Tigers haven’t swept all their opponents, they’ve had a solid record, one that has demonstrated their skill and spirit in the water, and one that gives them more than a fighting chance once again for the CWPA title.
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two-week-long period, which would come at the expense of one week of summer vacation. These results have been compiled in a report to be shared with the student body on Friday, Osaka said. “We have a wonderfully diverse and varied student body, who are pretty united in their opinions on the calendar,” Rebekah Massengill, associate dean in the Office of the Dean of the College, said of the high percentage of students who voted that they would prefer to have finals before winter break. Jonathan Balkind, communications director of the Graduate Student Government, who worked with the Academics Committee, noted that the survey showed no significant difference between the preferences of graduate and undergraduate students, even across years and disciplines. Osaka added that there was less support for the idea of a 13-week-long semester as opposed to the current 12-weeklong schedule. Balkind also explained that if the teaching period were extended to 13 weeks, reading and finals period would have to be shortened to two weeks, and depending on the new scheduling, students might have to take two final exams on the same day. The survey also asked a series of questions about students’ mental health and the implications of the current academic calendar. Ramie Fathy ’16, former Academics Committee chair, said that there are many social implications of the survey. Eighty-one percent of undergraduate respondents reported that the current placement of fall finals makes them feel stressed over winter break, while the other 19 percent disagreed. When asked whether having finals in January results in less time spent with family and friends over the break, 79 percent of undergraduate respondents agreed and 21 percent disagreed. Finally, 85 percent of undergraduate respondents said that they feel guilty or worry they will fall behind if they do not work during winter break, while the other 15 percent disagreed. The survey also included a free response section where students could express additional opinions, he added. Balkind said he has done a preliminary programmatic analysis to assess which words were mentioned the most in the responses, and that there has been a high mention of the phrases “stress,” “mental health” and “my family.” “I’ve read a few that were about how some people’s homes are not conducive to them working over winter break, and they feel like that creates a stratification in what students are able to do, and that it might make things a little bit unfair sometimes,” Osaka added. “There were some more things about feeling burnt out when trying to approach the spring after only an Intersession break.” In addition, the survey asked undergraduates whether having finals after winter break encourages them to procrastinate more than they would if finals were held in late December. Here, 74 percent of respondents agreed, while the other 26 percent disagreed. Only 28 percent of undergraduate respondents said that they would not be able to finish their fall term final projects and papers without the winter break before finals period, whereas the other 72 percent did not express that sentiment. Undergraduate students were relatively split on the idea that finals after winter break gives them extra time —
49 percent agreed that they appreciate having the extra time over winter break to prepare for end-of-term work, while 51 percent disagreed. Fifty-two percent of undergraduate respondents reported that the placement of fall term exams allows them to put extra effort into studying, as opposed to the 48 percent of respondents who felt that this is not the case. Balkind explained that as not every graduate student is taking classes, they have more f lexibility to schedule internships or research. However, some graduate students have responsibilities as residential graduate student advisors or assistant instructors, so a calendar change would have an impact on these students especially. The survey found that for the majority of students who are AIs, the current academic calendar requires them to work over winter break and Intersession in a typical year, and that their commitments as an AI would be lessened during winter break if fall finals were held in December. However, Balkind noted that a significant portion of respondents — approximately 40 percent — were not AIs. The Academics Committee will present these findings to the General Education Task Force, according to Osaka. She said that the General Education Task Force will release a recommendation to be reviewed by the Board of Trustees and University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83, and, depending on the proposal’s reception, it could move back to faculty committees for further discussion before an all-faculty vote. “The Committee on Classrooms and Schedule would be the committee that would propose an alternate calendar that could then ultimately move to an all-faculty vote,” Osaka explained. Fathy said he believes that such a meeting could be highly attended by faculty. Massengill said she believes the Task Force will issue its official recommendations at some point in the fall. Depending on what the Task Force recommends and if there are implications for the academic calendar, the recommendations would be taken up by the Committee on Classrooms and Schedule and potentially by the Committee on Course of Study as well, she added. “I would emphasize that the question about the academic calendar is part of a very large set of questions that were put before the General Education Task Force,” Massengill said, adding that a final recommendation would then be taken to the faculty for a vote. Fathy noted that it was made clear in the emails to students including the survey that decisions about whether or not to recommend calendar changes will be driven solely by how academics are affected. “There’s a sentence that [says], ‘Any changes to the calendar will be motivated by the academic benefits,’ so that’s what we tried to highlight in this summary,” he explained. However, Fathy said he believes that it is important to remember the factors beyond academics that shape students’ interaction with the schedule. “I think that they may not explicitly consider these social implications or the student experience outside of academics, but I do think that it’s an important factor,” he noted. Fathy added that in the committee’s presentation to the General Education Task Force, it emphasized the idea that students’ extracurricular experiences, including their mental health, time to ref lect and personal interests, are vital to their academic success and stamina.
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founded the Class of 2016 Community Service Project, Community House Big Sibs; and was a board member of the Pace Council for Civic Values. Ziegler won the University’s first Idea Farm competition for co-founding the startup “Sum
of Good” and is also a leader and past participant of the Silicon Valley TigerTrek, a free trip for undergraduates to Silicon Valley in order to meet with tech visionaries. University Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan did not respond to requests for comment. The voting started on April 26 and will end on May 16.
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McCabe, who has participated in the Clothesline Project for the last two years, explained that students went to the Women*s Center last week to decorate plain, white shirts with messages for the project. Many shirts have messages of solidarity, such as “you are not alone” or “this is for you.” “There’s this one shirt that’s really powerful that says ‘I’m stronger and brighter than the stars that you hurt me under.’ So sometimes people address [the messages on the shirts] to their abusers,” she said. Other shirts tie the campaign back to the University with messages such as “Princeton stands with survivors” and “sexual assault is a Princeton issue,” highlighting the fact that sexual harassment remains an issue on campus. Jordan Dixon, program coordinator of the Women*s Center, said that she was really moved by the messages which people had shared. “I would encourage everyone to take a moment to read the t-shirts and reflect on how they can create a safer community in their own way, in their own lives,” she said. In the past, the shirts were not always hung up in one large display, according to McCabe. Last year, some of the shirts were showcased in a small display in Frist,
while other clotheslines were put up in the six residential colleges. However, McCabe noted that she thinks that it’s more powerful for people to see the entirety of the project in one large, common space. McCabe noted that as a result of the shirts’ prominent location, she has heard many students noticing and voicing positive feedback about the project. “A couple of people who have made shirts this year or in the past have expressed that they’re really happy to see them up where people can see them,” she noted. Angélica Vielma ’18, who has been involved with the project in the past, noted that the Clothesline Project’s increased visibility is really important in being able to spread a very important message about sexual assault. “Due to confidentiality and privacy concerns, issues of sexual assault are usually, and justifiably, shrouded in anonymity. Being able to create a tangible and diverse show of support for survivors is meaningful and necessary,” she said. Frances Ling ’19 noted that when she saw the shirts hanging outside Frist, she was reminded about “the important issue of sexual harassment that is easily forgotten in the hustle and bustle of our every day lives.”
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OR MANY admitted students, Princeton Preview is the official introduction to the University’s campus. Given the program’s goal of offering admitted students an in-depth look at the life of a Princeton student as they make their decision to matriculate, the Board, as we have previously stated, argues for lengthening Preview to create a multi-day program that would allow students more time to socialize with each other and their hosts. The Preview program in its current form has many positive attributes. In particular, we commend the Princeton Office of Admissions and the Interclub Council for opening the doors of the eating clubs to admitted students. Allowing admitted students to tour the eating clubs offers a balanced view of the Princeton social life and an early look at upperclassmen eating options, giving vital information to students who are deciding whether or not to matriculate. However, the current length of Preview does not offer the most expansive and informative experience possible for visiting students. Almost all the events for this year’s Preview were scheduled on the first day, while the second day was largely underutilized and uninformative for the visiting students. This resulted in many scheduling conflicts the first night; due to overlapping classes, student group open houses and various panels and speakers, the visiting students were prohibited from learning about the full range of academic opportunities and extracurricular opportunities that they might like to be involved in if they were to matriculate to Princeton. A Preview lasting multiple days, on the other hand, would allow for programming across more than one day. Classes, student group events, panels, and speakers would be more spaced out, thereby allowing the visit-
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ing students to enjoy all that Preview, and Princeton, has to offer. Preview attendees could, for example, attend multiple classes and stop by a variety of student group open houses. The traditional activities fair could be reorganized into several smaller fairs, organized by group category and spread out across the multiple days of Preview, to allow the visiting students to learn about as many extracurricular opportunities as possible. College should be a time of exploration, and Princeton should give admitted students the chance to explore as many opportunities as they can over a multi-day event instead of forcing them to start limiting themselves even before they have arrived on campus in the fall. Extending Preview would also allow for more interaction between visiting students and their hosts. This interaction is an important aspect of the Preview experience, as it allows Preview attendees to learn about Princeton directly from a current student. Furthermore, for students who end up matriculating to the University, forming a good relationship with their hosts can be an invaluable resource for ascertaining advice over the summer, when they have not yet met their Residential College Advisers, Outdoor Action or Community Action leaders and other upperclass mentors. This is particularly useful for incoming freshmen who do not already know current students, perhaps because they come from schools that do not usually send students to Princeton. Despite these clear benefits, the current Preview format does not allow visiting students to spend an adequate amount of time with their hosts. Most of the meaningful interaction between visiting students and their hosts occurs during a short dinner in the residential dining halls, but these dinners are often cut short in order to make time for the activities fair. This is particularly
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true for hosts who are also student group leaders, as these student leaders must leave dinner early to set up for their stations at the fair. Extending Preview would therefore allow student hosts — particularly student group leaders — to spend more time with their visiting students throughout Preview. The University Admissions Office has argued that extending Preview would increase the strain on the already-busy schedules of visiting students, but that argument doesn’t hold up when one considers that our peer institutions hold multi-day campus visits with no issue. Moreover, a shorter Preview might leave Princeton at a disadvantage compared to these peer institutions by giving some the impression that Princeton does not care as much about the experience of newly admitted students. Additionally, a longer program incentivizes students who live further away from campus to attend Preview, whereas they might consider a shorter Preview not to be worth the burden of long-distance travel for such a brief visit. Consequently, the Board reaffirms our suggestion to extend Preview programming across multiple days, thereby bringing our program in line with similar programs at peer institutions. Preview is an important first step in the undergraduate career of many Princeton students. As such, the Board feels that these suggested changes are vital for improving the image of the University and enhancing the experience of admitted students.
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“contest” of diversity was underway only months after the Black Justice League’s sit-in, with one side fully deriding Wilson’s racist legacy and demanding that his name be removed from the school and the other side hailing the challenges against Wilson’s name as ludicrous. I believe the Treasury handled the inclusion of varying viewpoints and respect for diversity very well. When viewed on the spectrum of prominent American historical figures, Jackson may not readily come to mind, and it was perhaps even odd to give him the honor of fronting currency in the first place — a privilege only five other men have received. Jackson can very much be credited with laying important foundations that comprise our democracy today, notably in the realm of federalism, but his legacy is also marred by the mistreatment of Native Americans and the Trail of Tears. Taking Jackson off the bill, like Wilson’s name off the school, however, is an unnecessary move of historical redaction, one that ignores questionable parts of our history by pushing them under the table. The Treasury, instead, created a bill that honors two
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treasurer Michael E. Seger ’71
Step Aside, Jackson
N AN unprecedented and landmark decision, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced on April 20 plans to remove Andrew Jackson from the 20 dollar bill. Instead, the likeness of “Old Hickory” will be replaced with that of Harriet Tubman, a move cited as a testament to “her incredible story of courage and commitment to equality.” The former president has been moved to the back of the bill. In a rare moment in American society, a true plurality of viewpoints on diversity was condensed into a remarkable compromise, one whose effects span well beyond the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing. All too frequently, diversity in society is portrayed as one group against the other. Many pundits, for instance, assail affirmative action as a slight against the white majority, while ultra-conservatives view the recent decision to legalize gay marriage as a personal attack against their core religious beliefs. States like Indiana even went so far as to allow shopkeepers to deny their services to homosexuals in order to protect their “religious freedom.” Recently, Princeton University went through a similar diversity dilemma, with the Woodrow Wilson namesake for the School of Public and International Affairs coming under fire. Likewise, this
Do-Hyeong Myeong ’17
legacies, perhaps in conflict, but still very much a part of the nation’s history. Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander commented, “United States history is not Andrew Jackson versus Harriet Tubman,” intending, ironically, to bash the Treasury’s decision, but his statement is exactly right nonetheless. History should not be a battle between two sides, but instead an inclusion of both sides. When deciding to keep Woodrow Wilson’s name, Princeton acknowledged not only his racist legacy but also the advances he made for both the University and the United States. Such an acknowledgement is perhaps the best catalyst for self-reflective dialogue that is necessary to acknowledge flaws in society and fix them. To fail to recognize the gains of either Jackson or Wilson is a gross oversight fueled by concerns of being racist, while fully removing their legacies stifles dialogue by pushing the issue under the table and out of the spotlight of society. In a somewhat unlikely pairing between slave owner and slave, Jackson and Tubman will now be co-honored, a move that helps us to not only remember and acknowledge our past, but also to move forward.
Craig Bloom ’88 Gregory L. Diskant ’70 William R. Elfers ’71 Stephen Fuzesi ’00 Zachary A. Goldfarb ’05 Joshua Katz Kathleen Kiely ’77 Rick Klein ’98 James T. MacGregor ’66 Alexia Quadrani Jerry Raymond ’73 Randall Rothenberg ’78 Annalyn Swan ’73 Douglas Widmann ’90
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Dan Sullivan is a freshman from Southold, N.Y. He can be reached at dgs4@princeton.edu.
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