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U . A F FA I R S

Goodbye, Banghart: Women’s basketball coach leaves for UNC

Student analysis of room draw sparks conversation

By Ariel Chen and Rebecca Han Managing Editor and Staff Writer

In the most recent development concerning University student room draw, Adam Chang ’20 and Yang Song ’20 found that draw groups with more students are more likely to receive earlier draw times, draw ordering is the same across 2018 and 2019 for those in the same draw groups, and students other than current juniors are af-

fected by the randomization error previously disclosed by the University. Some of these conclusions, which were initially sent to the RockyWire listserv, refute claims made by University Housing.

Chang and Song gathered data on room draw order and analyzed it using Python. Their analysis revealed that larger room draw groups, on average, received earlier draw times, as shown in the group size plots

below. Upperclass students in the 2019–20 upperclass draw who drew in larger groups had more favorable average positions than those who drew in smaller groups. The correlation between group size and average position among both seniors and juniors approached linearity.

“A weighted average is calculated by adding the points for each member and dividing by See DRAW DATA page 2

BEYOND THE BUBBLE

By Jack Graham Head Sports Editor

After 12 years at Princeton, women’s basketball head coach Courtney Banghart is leaving to take the head coaching job at UNC, the schools announced Tuesday morning.

Banghart is the winningest coach in Princeton women’s basketball history, with a 254– 103 record. She led a program which had never been to the NCAA tournament before her arrival to seven Ivy League titles and eight NCAA tournament appearances.

“This is a toughest decision I’ve ever had to make,“ Banghart said in a statement on GoPrincetonTigers.com. “ I love this place and the special people we were able to bring here.

Princeton’s a place that challenged me every day to be my best and held me to the highest standard. I was surrounded by Hall of Fame coaches and student-athletes that dared to be great in all facets of their life.”

Banghart’s departure from Princeton was originally reported by WRAL TV Monday night. She is expected to sign a See BANGHART page 3

U . A F FA I R S

Students raise concerns about information made publicly available through room draw

By Ariel Chen Managing Editor

The University Housing documents listing draw times, which include student names, student PUID numbers, and class years, are not protected by the University’s Central Authentication System (CAS) and can be accessed by anyone who has the links to the documents.

The students whose information can be accessed in this way include those who have opted to be removed from the University’s public directory.

Yang Song ’20 and Adam Chang ’20, who recently released an analysis of room draw, brought this fact to the attention of The Daily Princetonian.

While Song noted that Housing likely didn’t intend for this information to be publicly available, he acknowledged that anyone being able to see a student’s PUID and friend group, as indicated by draw group, could potentially have negative consequences.

Song said that he used computer science skills he’d learned while at the University, including lessons about forms and URLs, to find past years’ housing data and identify this secu-

rity issue.

The ‘Prince’ has decided not to publish the links publicly in the interest of student privacy. However, as of the time of publication, the link to upperclass draw time lists currently available in the “My Housing” portal for current University undergraduates allows access to all link users without being logged in through CAS. Replacing the word “Upperclass” in the upperclass draw times link with “Butler,” “Forbes,” “Mathey,” “Rocky,” “Spelman,” “Whitman,” and “Wilson” all result in links to PDFs that can be accessed without CAS login. In addition, 2018 draw time data can be accessed by changing the “19” to “18” in all links.

According to the University’s deputy spokesperson Mike Hotchkiss, the list was not meant to be publicly shared.

“The list is provided to facilitate students’ decision making about the draw process,“ Hotchkiss wrote in an email to the ‘Prince.’ “Students should not, of course, share that information publicly. We are working to ensure that this information is appropriately secure.”

According to Stephen See CAS page 3

By Taylor Sharbel Contributor

Sarah Whiting GS ’90 has been appointed the first female dean of Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD).

In addition to receiving her M.Arch. from the University in 1990, Whiting taught at the University as an assistant architecture professor from 2005 to 2009.

Whiting will assume the role on July 1, replacing Mohsen Mostafavi, who, after 11 years, announced his decision to step down in October of last year.

She currently serves as the dean of the Rice University School of Architecture, a position she has held since 2010, and is co-founder and partner of the firm WW Architecture.

At Rice, Whiting is credited for revitalizing the curriculum and innovating new studios and other facilities.

Whiting served as a mem-

ber of the GSD faculty at the beginning of her career and is “thrilled to be returning,” according to Architectural Record.

“The GSD has long been a center of gravity for my thinking and actions,” Whiting said.

“It is altogether tantalizing to look across the school’s three departments, with their individual and collective capacities to shape new horizons within Gund Hall. And it’s even more enticing to envision working with the GSD’s remarkable faculty, students, staff, and alumni to help imagine and create new futures for the world, not just at Harvard but beyond.”

In an announcement to the Harvard community, Harvard University president Larry S. Bacow called Whiting “an outstanding leader with broad interests that range across the design disciplines and beyond.”

Whiting’s particular interests focus on the relationship

between architecture and social, political, and economic realms. Her focus as dean at Rice, she said, was “dissolving the divide between architecture as an intellectual endeavor and architecture as a form of engaged practice.” She is an expert in the fields of urbanism and architectural theory.

Whiting joins other women in the ranks of leadership among prestigious architecture schools. Mónica Ponce de León became dean of the University’s School of Architecture in 2015. In that same year, Deborah Berke was named dean of the Yale School of Architecture. In 2018, J. Meejin Yoon became the first female dean of Cornell’s architecture school.

In addition to her time at GSD, Rice, and the University, Whiting has also served as a lecturer at the University of Kentucky, the University of Florida, and the Illinois Institute of Technology.

COURTESY OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Sarah Whiting GS ’90 will become the dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, effective July 1.

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Today on Campus

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Courtney Banghart celebrates after Princeton’s 2019 Ivy League tournament win.

Former U. professor Whiting GS ’90 to become Harvard Graduate School of Design dean

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the number of members in the group,” according to the Housing website. This language indicates that draw group size should not affect the group’s draw time.

Chang and Song stated that the problem was likely caused

by Housing making a simple mistake.

“The graphs above seemed rather linear … so we had a hunch that individual students were being drawn,” they wrote in their analysis.

They surmised that Housing had two options — they could have drawn by group, meaning that “each group would be chosen with equally likely probability,” or by person, meaning that an eight-person group would be eight times as likely to be chosen before an individual student drawing for a single.

The second choice would have resulted in the housing mistakes that Chang and Song found, according to the simulation presented in their report.

The analysis also indicates that hundreds of groups this year retained the same draw orders that they received last year, and that upperclass and independent room draws are in the same order each year, as indicated by the plot below.

“We see that the plot is strictly increasing, meaning that if one group had a better draw time than another group in 2018, then it will for certain have a better draw time than the same group in 2019,” Song wrote in a blog post on Medium, describing a plot “showing the relative position of 2018 draw groups vs 2019 draw groups (the same group across two years).”

“Upperclass and independent draw are in the same order each year,” Chang and Song wrote in their analysis. “This is also true for [Residential] College/Upperclass draws, and so on, in the same year.”

Chang and Song also suggest that current and rising juniors, who are referenced in the official Housing email, were affected by the randomization error, as demonstrated in the plot above.

“The trend is less obvious, since there are fewer students (and even fewer who stay in the same draw groups), but there still seems to be some trend on the diagonal, meaning earlier draw times in Forbes last year = earlier draw times in Upperclass this year,” Chang and Song

wrote.

“A lot more people should receive $1000,” they concluded.

Deputy University Spokesperson Mike Hotchkiss referred to Dorian Johnson’s earlier comment about Housing working with CBORD, the vendor that provides software to manage the draw process. Hotchkiss said the cause of the issue is not yet known.

While Chang participated in room draw, Song is a Dormitory Assistant (DA) and selected his room in a separate room draw for DAs, so he was unaffected by this year’s randomization error.

He suspected room draw was biased in previous years but had never run any analyses until this year.

On Monday, the two ORF 350: Analysis of Big Data classmates were eating at Colonial Club when they saw the article by The Daily Princetonian about reactions to room draw being unfair.

Chang then suggested that the two could turn the news into a data project.

They quickly realized that all of the room draw data was online and publicly available — and the URL links themselves could be changed to acquire draw lists not otherwise listed on the MyHousing website.

The ‘Prince’ downloaded Chang and Song’s code and independently confirmed the validity of their data analysis.

HOUSING’S RESPONSE TO STUDENTS On April 8, Amy Cass ’20 reached out to the Housing office with room draw concerns.

She had noticed similarities in the 2018 and 2019 ordering of draw groups around her own.

“I was appalled to see that this year’s list was almost identical to last year’s list — anyone who drew with the same people received roughly the same position within their grade as last year,” Cass wrote in an email to Housing.

“Furthermore, there is a clear lack of transparency given that the system presents itself to students as randomized and therefore equalizing when it is not,” Cass continued in the email.

She asked the Housing office to “correct this injustice promptly.”

Cass eventually forwarded her email on April 10 to Associate Director for Student Housing Angela Hodgeman, who responded to Cass’s concerns on April 16, five days after she acknowledged having received the message.

In her response, Hodgeman stated that Housing had run its own statistical analysis on this year’s draw but believed the results to be inconclusive.

“Once we hear back from the vendor we will be happy to share with you whatever information they give to us regarding the room draw randomization algorithm,” Hodgeman wrote.

Cass eventually received an email similar to the one sent to all students on April 25 by Director of Housing Dorian Johnson.

After receiving the April 25 email, Devin Plumb ’21 reached out to Housing as well and received a similar response.

“The top draw times for 2020 and 2021 are almost exclusively large groups; the bottom draw times are almost exclusively singles,” Plumb wrote in his email to Housing. “It is theoretically possible this is simply random, but highly statistically improbable.”

“All groups have a group number including students who apply alone. The size of the group is not considered in the randomization algorithm,” Hodgeman wrote on the same day in response to Plumb’s concerns.

Chang said that he’s been consistently unhappy with Housing’s handling of the issue as well.

“I think there’s a pattern of negligence. People have raised the issue, and Housing failed to hear people out,” Chang said.

The Housing office has also removed all non-upperclass 2019 room draw times and edited the 2019 upperclass draw information to remove independents and draw group numbers.

When asked about why nonupperclassmen room draw lists were removed from the MyHousing website, Hotchkiss said that the upperclass draw is the only open draw, and all previous draw rounds have been closed.

He added that independents have been removed from the upperclass draw time documents, as all students who chose rooms in earlier room selections, including independent and Spelman draws, automatically forfeit their upperclass draw time and thus are removed from the list.

Song believed the removal of this information did not occur last year. The links to last year’s later draw time information, including upperclass draw times, showed no evidence of redaction at the time of publication.

There is a correlation, albeit not a strong one, between draw times in Forbes and draw times in Upperclass draw.

GRAPHS COURTESY OF ADAM CHANG AND YANG SONG

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE Students agreed that Chang and Song’s analysis merits further action from Housing, as well as an investigation into how long the room draw process has been broken and how the University intends to fix these issues in the future.

“The cleanest answer would be a redraw. If the Housing Office feels that is impractical, then financial compensation for affected students might be the best alternative,“ Plumb said.

“But clearly not all students were affected equally. Exclusively and uniformly reimbursing groups in the bottom half of draw times seems very arbitrary.”

Although Cass agreed that redoing room draw would be an optimal solution, she was glad that Housing has offered financial compensation.

Cass mentioned, however, that she believes her original email to Housing, sent on April 8, was received early enough to potentially have redone room draw.

While many students conceded the small likelihood of redoing room draw in May, some called for an investigation and more action from Housing to prevent problems in the future.

Chang stated that one of his motivations was to “inform and rile people up, because housing has swept things under the table.” He appears to have succeeded in tapping into student frustrations and raising student engagement surrounding the issue. “[Chang and Song’s] report seems well written and well produced, and releasing the work publicly in a Jupyter notebook is a high standard for reproducing their analysis,” said Robert Liu ’20, who received Chang’s email through the Forbes ReInnformer listserv and forwarded that email to the WhitmanWire and ButlerBuzz listservs.

“Based on the presented analysis, it seems that the room draw process has been broken for the last few years at least,” Liu continued. “I would like to see a report from Housing with

similar levels of competence as the student housing report.”

Many students have taken to the Facebook group Tiger Confessions to express their frustrations, both before and after the student analysis.

“Isn’t it a violation of the fair housing act [sic] for larger groups to have systematically higher draw positions despite housing literally lying to us that each group no matter the size is treated equally? If people knew this why would anyone in the [sic] right mind draw in a single group? Housing is a $10k scam …” said a post on Tiger Confessions.

Another post said that Housing “should redraw with OIT randomizing the list not this shit contractor. there [sic] are so many more inequities, lies, and mistakes plaguing draw times than those that are being compensated for currently. if [sic] housing actually compensated everyone wronged by the “randomization,” they’ll be losing a hell of a lot more than the current $220,000 pledged in the email.”

Students are especially interested in how Housing will ensure that this problem doesn’t occur in the future, including the possibility of switching housing contractors.

“The housing department tried to pass responsibility off to a third party in their email, but ultimately it’s the Housing Department’s responsibility to ensure that the company they hired actually does their job,” David McElroy ’21 said.

Plumb expressed similar sentiments, saying, “It doesn’t matter who we directly hold responsible. What matters is dealing with what happened and preventing it from happening again. And in that sense, Housing is responsible.”

Song concluded that the campus community must be involved in future changes.

“I think the people who were affected in the worst way should have some say into what happens to the system in future years,” Song said.

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five-year contract worth $3.45 million in total compensation before bonuses, which the UNC board of trustees approved Tuesday morning.

Banghart will replace Sylvia Hatchell, who after 33 years as UNC’s head coach resigned

earlier this month after allegations surfaced that she demanded players play injured and made racially insensitive comments.

In 2014–15, Banghart led Princeton to an undefeated 30–0 regular season and was named the 2015 Naismith Coach of the Year. In 2015–16, Banghart’s Princeton team earned the only NCAA tournament at-

large bid in Ivy League history, and she has led the Tigers to Ivy League regular season and Ivy League tournament titles in each of the past two seasons.

Banghart played college basketball at Dartmouth, where she graduated with a degree in neuroscience in 2000. She was an assistant coach at Dartmouth from 2004 to 2007 before taking over the Princeton

program in 2007.

“Princeton’s a place that captures your heart, and it’s a place that welcomes you home,“ Banghart said later in the statement. “I look forward to the great things ahead for Princeton Basketball. I am forever indebted to you all.”

According to the University, a nationwide search for Princeton’s next women’s basketball

coach will commence immediately.

Whoever gets the job will be tasked with earning a third straight Ivy League championship. They’ll inherit a roster including junior forward Bella Alarie, two-time Ivy League Player of the Year, and sophomore guard Carlie Littlefield, a member of the 2018–19 All-Ivy first team.

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Cornwell ’20, it’s hard to say that these documents present information that isn’t otherwise accessible given the availability of social me-

dia.

Cornwell believes that the greatest danger posed by public room draw documents is that they clearly show the potential roommates of all students living on campus.

“The [room draw] file spe-

cifically identifies who they draw with, which would help someone find out who they lived with, which would help them find out where they live,” Cornwell said.

Robert Liu ’20 sees these documents as posing a deanonymization risk, as

“they might allow outside groups to link previously anonymous information to student names, which are what you want to be protecting in the first place,” he said.

“If you take this data with PUIDs, which are a unique

identifier, and link to other data, possibly Tigerbook, you could do something nefarious with it,” Liu explained. “It’s not ideal to expose students’ real names because students have their own reasons for not wanting to be publicly identified.”

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Trashing our campus has gone too far Hunter Campbell Columnist

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t is no surprise to find dorm buildings in poor condition Sunday mornings, be it trash left around the bathrooms, vomit in the hallways, or beer cans and cups forming a path to Prospect Avenue.

Yet, the morning of Sunday, April 7, was particularly disgusting. Throughout “The Slums,” the level of disarray was so extreme, it was a safety hazard.

Trash littered so much of the space that it was hard to navigate the filth. Bathrooms had so many paper towels on the ground that it appeared as if someone had been trying to stop a f lood. Outside, there was an absurd amount of debris, from beer cans to chairs, even before the remnants of Sunday Funday appeared hours later. At that point, the courtyard was in such astonishing dilapidation that visitors were stopping to take pictures. This behavior is unsafe, entitled, and unacceptable, and measures to fix it must be taken, even if they are necessarily intrusive.

When a dorm community is unable to keep its degeneracy below a tolerable level, we must have a response — one that encourages both direct, student-based action and swift punishment for rule breakers. Trade-offs between privacy and accountability are necessary when students are clearly so selfabsorbed that they act without any respect for their

neighbors’ right to not live in a dump.

While it should hopefully be obvious, there are many reasons the behavior described above is so blatantly, obnoxiously horrid.

It poses a safety risk to all residents and facilities staff.

Glass bottles, beer cans, and trash distributed throughout the hallways, or tucked away in the grass, are tripping and glass hazards, especially near stairwells, where someone could fall several stories. The risk is heightened for the many intoxicated students walking through the Slums.

Moreover, it is incredibly rude to the staff who have to pick up after students who behave as if there are no consequences to their actions. It is pathetic that some students have such little respect for others that they are totally content throwing their paper towels all over the place or leaving their vomit in the stairwell for several days instead of calling facilities. This only makes it even harder for these workers to clean up when they finally see the destruction on Monday. Yes, it is their job to clean, but it is our job to behave like adults: it’s not like we are so inept at cleaning up our own vomit that we need to be put in daycares so that someone else can do it for us like we are small children.

If someone wants to wreck his own dorm, fine, but it is a whole other situation to wreck a common space like a courtyard, hallway, or bathroom. We do not need such depravity on our campus.

This is not even addressing the absurdity of noise on certain nights, with some people intentionally leav-

ing their dorm pre-games to scream in the hallway, seemingly to ensure that anyone trying to sleep cannot do so. Ultimately, some dorm buildings can reach a point where the conditions are so bad that the University and the campus community need to take drastic actions.

As dorm residents, what can we do? Well, the first thing we must do is have the courage to intervene and tell people who are causing safety concerns to stop their behavior and pick up their mess. Yet, this raises an ethical dilemma. Yes, it is absolutely beneficial to the whole community if a person intervenes to stop someone else from making a mess, just as it is great for someone to pick up trash that he himself did not litter onto the ground; it is also no one’s fault but the perpetrator’s, and therefore it is difficult to claim that bystanders have an actual obligation to step in and help.

This mentality forces innocent people to involve themselves when it may be the case that no one else is in immediate danger of falling or anything of the sort.

So, yes, it would be great for someone to speak up to another person who is trashing our campus. It would also be great to take additional steps, such as reporting them to either a dean or to someone else if someone does something so obnoxious as knocking over an entire trashcan and refusing to pick it up. However, this may not be enough to stop such extraordinarily harmful practices from persisting, and this is why the University may at times need to take additional measures,

especially since students are naturally apprehensive about intervening.

There comes a point where the University needs to put into place a system to catch perpetrators who engage in such intensely troublesome behaviors. The most effective system would be one which involves placing security cameras in and around the dorm in question until students no longer act so horrendously. University staff, when alerted to an incident such as a knockedover trash can, could go back and watch footage from the camera and identify which students were involved, and whether or not it appears that they were intentional in their actions.

If so, they should be subject to the same violations as someone who commits a fire safety violation — namely, after a warning, being required to do a form of community service with facilities workers, as I outlined in my previous column. There are definitely privacy concerns when installing cameras, which is why this should absolutely be a last resort to extreme, hazardous uncleanliness.

Similarly, the University should remove the cameras once there ceases to be a problem. Nonetheless, when our facilities workers are intensely disrespected, and when innocent students are put in harm’s way by people so inconsiderate that they cannot pick up their own trash, there have to be consequences.

Hunter Campbell is a junior politics major from Sunderland, Vt. He can be reached at hunterc@ princeton.edu.

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The value of guest speakers Shannon Chaffers Columnist

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uring one of my first weeks at Princeton, Washington Post investigative reporter Kimbriell Kelly came to speak to my investigative journalism class. Before she visited, I remember feeling really nervous about the course — we were tasked with writing an investigative piece for our semester project, and I had no idea where to start. Kelly spoke about her reporting for a series of stories on unsolved homicides

in communities of color. As she shared how she mined the data, interviewed parents who had lost their children, and went through the process of writing and editing, I felt inspired and determined to explore a meaningful topic. The shift in perspective that I experienced after Kelly’s visit testifies to the value guest speakers add to classes.

When I got to Princeton last fall, the piece of advice I heard most often was to take advantage of the amazing speakers who would come to campus. But nobody told me about the amazing people who would come to my classes. I’m not sure if mine is a unique experience, but throughout my first two semesters, many guest speak-

ers have visited my classes, and I have learned a significant amount from them.

Princeton administrators and professors should take this into account when designing courses. The University should strongly encourage, and professors should make efforts towards, including at least one guest speaker per semester.

While some might argue that inviting guest speakers to class takes away from time to learn content, I would argue that their presence enriches the learning experience, as Kelly’s visit did for me. I could tell similar stories for speakers who have visited some of my other classes, such as formerly incarcerated in-

dividuals who came to my sociology class, or an immigration reporter who spoke to my journalism class this semester.

Guest speakers help explain how readings and other class assignments that may seem abstract apply to the real world. Their guidance allows students to become better critical thinkers, as we progress through the course. Speakers can also give students a sense of purpose and inspiration, which often otherwise disappears as we move through the semester. I have often felt a kind of rejuvenation or rekindling of interest in class material after listening to an engaging guest speaker.

Inviting guest speakers

also forces professors to see how they can incorporate content that applies outside of the classroom. After all, the goal of classes is to teach students new material, not only so that they can use it to pass a test or write a paper, but also to enable students to internalize what they have learned and carry it outside of the classroom.

Because guest speakers can spark purpose and shift perspectives in students, Princeton should encourage professors to invite at least one guest speaker per semester.

Shannon Chaffers is a firstyear from Wellesley, MA. She can be reached at sec3@ princeton.edu.

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John Lovett, Stephen Carlson sign NFL free agent contracts

By Jack Graham

Head Sports Editor

Five months after helping lead Princeton football to its first undefeated season since 1964, John Lovett and Stephen Carlson took the next step in their football careers by signing NFL free agent contracts.

Shortly after the NFL draft concluded on Sunday, Lovett signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs, and Carlson signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns.

“With a lot of athletes when they’re nine years old, their dream is being a professional athlete,” said Princeton head coach Bob Surace ’90. “To see this guys have an opportunity is really fulfilling as a coach.”

While playing quarterback at Princeton, Lovett was a two-time Bushnell Cup winner as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year, earning the award in 2016 and 2018. After missing the 2017 season with a shoulder injury, Lovett returned as a fifth-year senior in 2018 and led a Tiger offense which broke the Ivy League scoring offense with 47 points per game.

Lovett’s combination of size and athleticism made him an attractive prospect — at his pro day, he

weighed in at 234 pounds and ran a 4.56 forty-yard dash. He will likely transition from quarterback towards some combination of H-back, tight end, fullback, and special teams for Kansas City coach Andy Reid’s offense. “[Kansas City] seemed to be the right fit,” said

Surace. Their coaching staff is creative, [and] your brain just moves because of John because he can do anything.

It’ll really allow them to be creative.”

He’ll also be teammates with Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs starting quarterback and reigning NFL Most Valuable Player. And,

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John Lovett carries the ball in a 2018 game against Yale.

according to Surace, Lovett had the opportunity to network with his future colleague at the 2018 Maxwell Awards, where the two met and bonded over suffering the same non-throwing hand injury in college.

Carlson, who mainly played wide receiver for Princeton, will also switch positions and play tight end in the NFL. After catching 51 passes for 683 yards his senior year, he added weight in the offseason to convince NFL teams he could compete in the trenches against bigger players.

“It helped that in my senior season at Princeton that I played a little bit of tight end,” Carlson said about the transition. “Just talking with coaches and scouts, I knew if I wanted to play on the next level I’d have to put on probably 15 pounds and still run decently fast times at the pro day.”

Carlson will have the chance to play with another Princeton wide receiver turned NFL tight end, Seth DeValve ’16. DeValve was drafted by the Browns in the fourth round in 2016 and is still with the team.

Many expected that senior wide receiver Jesper Horsted, who holds Princeton’s all-time records for career receptions and touch-

downs, would be drafted or at least immediately sign as a free agent. Horsted has received tryout invitations but has yet to sign a contract, likely due to a hamstring injury sustained during his pro day workout.

“Jesper’s never done it the easy way,” said Surace. “I have great confidence the teams will value the things he’ll bring to the table.”

Even for the players signed immediately after the draft, a spot on a final NFL roster come September is far from guaranteed.

“I’m definitely excited, but it know I’ve still got half the process,” Carlson said. “I got signed, but most of the guys don’t make the team.”

But several recent alumni have carved out careers in the league. Mike Catapano ’13 played five years in the NFL. Caraun Reid ’14 has played five seasons in the league as well, most recently last year for the Dallas Cowboys. DeValve is entering his fourth year in the NFL, and Chad Kanoff ’18 made the Arizona Cardinals roster last year after signing as an undrafted free agent.

Starting as early as rookie minicamps this weekend, the most recent crop of Princeton players will begin working to join them.

MEN’S RUGBY

Rugby teams compete at annual Rickerson Cup; women’s team wins B-side bracket

By Owen Tedford Senior Staff Writer

The Princeton men’s and women’s rugby teams jointly hosted the ninth annual Rickerson Cup on Rickerson Field this past Saturday. The women’s team won the B-side bracket, and the men’s team finished as runner-up in the A-side bracket.

It was the men’s senior day and last tournament of the year. The women received an at-large bid to the USA Rugby College 7s National Championships at Kino Sports Complex in Tuscon, Ariz., taking place May 24–26.

The men’s team kicked off tournament play with its first game against The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), winning 22–7 in its first 7s game of the year. Up until the game, Princeton had been playing 15s, a different form of rugby.

William Paterson beat the Tigers 22–10 in their next game. Princeton recovered strongly, beating TCNJ 50–7 in its third game, but ultimately lost to William Paterson in the last game of the day. William Paterson will be participating in the Division 2 bracket at the 7s National Championship in

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Vassar College won the men’s B-side bracket. At the end of the day, the Tigers secured a 2—2 record, beating TCNJ twice, while losing twice to William Paterson, which went on to win the title.

The women’s team won the B-side bracket over Northeastern, avenging the loss it sustained in its first game of the tournament, when the team was still working to find its groove. Princeton bounced back to defeat Neumann University 22–0 and moved on to the playoffs. The Tigers won their semifinal 24–14 and moved on to the final to face Northeastern, which previously inf licted their only loss of the day.

The game was tied at halftime 7–7, and a try on the last play gave Princeton a 17–12 win over the Huskies.

The women’s A-side bracket was won by West Chester University.

Every year, the Rickerson tournament helps raise money for pancreatic cancer research. Stu Rickerson ’71, the tournament’s namesake and a pancreatic cancer survivor, remarked, “Today, I am thankful to be here. I am thankful to be anywhere.”

“It’s hard to say goodbye to someone who’s made such a lasting impact on my life & this program.

It was an honor to play for you @CoachBanghart.

UNC is getting a great one.”

Bella Alarie (@bella_alarie), Basketball

The championship began its fundraising efforts in 2010. As Rickerson recalls, the women’s rugby captain at the time, Elaine Bigelow ’10, asked, “Why don’t we do more than just play a game?” Bigelow — who had lost her father to pancreatic cancer before attending Princeton — and Rickerson decided to make the Rickerson Cup an opportunity to spread awareness of the disease. They partnered with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network — also known as “PanCAN” — and began to raise money to help fund research dedicat-

ed to finding a cure.

Since partnering with PanCAN, the Rickerson Cup has raised over $430,000 in support of finding a cure.

In the 24 hours prior to this year’s Rickerson Cup — held on April 27 — $22,000 was raised, according to Rickerson. The money contributes to PanCAN’s Community For Progress initiative, which provides grants for junior researchers, giving them access to mentorship opportunities and training from many of the most esteemed researchers around the world.

“What I used to think is

that it was a rare disease,” Rickerson said. “It’s not; there is [a] one in 64 chance that anyone here can get it in their lifetime.”

The Cup exemplifies what Rickerson and Bigelow hoped it would nine years ago. “The Rickerson Cup reminds our community that sports have the potential to transcend competition,” said junior Mariah McVey, one of the organizers.

Editor’s Note: The writer of this story is also a member of the Princeton University Men’s Rugby Club.

JOHN MACONGA FOR THE DAILY PRINCETONIAN

The men’s rugby team finished runner’s up in the A-side bracket at the 2019 Rickerson Cup.

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