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STUDENT LIFE

No way in: a look into accessibility on campus

By Isabel Ting Senior Writer

One afternoon this past December, Naomi Hess ‘22 received a text from her friend, Emily Weiss ‘22, asking if Hess wanted to play Cards Against Humanity in Weiss’ six-person suite later that night.

Although it only takes Hess two minutes to reach Weiss’ suite in Gauss Hall from her own dorm in 1976 Hall, Hess couldn’t go — the building does not have an elevator and is not accessible for wheelchair users like Hess, who has muscular dystrophy.

Hess is a staff writer for The Daily Princetonian.

Approximately 60 percent of the University’s 200-plus campus buildings, excluding eating clubs, are not fully wheelchairaccessible, according to the 2017 accessibility campus map offered by the Office of Disability Services (ODS). The map marks wheelchair entrances and the accessibility of campus buildings.

Furthermore, eight out of eleven eating clubs lack full wheelchair accessibility, according to former Interclub Council (ICC) Chair Hannah Paynter ’19.

According to Hess, she is currently in talks with the ICC to post an accessibility guide online to inform students clearly and accurately about club accessibility.

The lack of accessibility to campus buildings and eating clubs makes it more difficult for students with physical disabilities to integrate into some academic and social communities on campus. Even when compared to other historic institutions like Harvard and Yale, Princeton trails behind in its accessibility efforts.

A 2011 report by the Institute on Disability by the University of New Hampshire concluded that if people with disabilities were a formally recognized minority group, they would be the largest minority group in the United States – at 19 percent of the population. Despite this prominence, students with physical disabilities at the University do not have a formal campus organization to foster a community among students with physical disabilities.

Although the University’s ODS has made visible attempts to accommodate students with physical disabilities, more remains to be done.

ODS attempts to increase accessibility According to Director of ODS Elizabeth Erickson, the office tackles the academic needs of physically disabled students by working with the Registrar’s Office to assign accessible classroom locations or to make adjustments to inaccessible locations.

For example, Hess’s freshman seminar, “Disability and the Making of the Modern Subject: From Wordsworth to X-Men,” was moved from McCormick to East Pyne, since the gravel pathway to

McCormick was difficult for her to travel on with her wheelchair.

mobility,” wrote Erickson in an through Friday, and on Saturday abilities, former President of Cap, email statement. However, she and Sunday from 6:00 p.m. to RJ Hernandez ’19, responded, did not provide a specific num7:30 a.m. Passengers are picked “That’s not something that I …

In some cases, inaccessible ber for each academic year, due to up upon request. have thought about as much as I buildings have been refurnished. “confidentiality” concerns.

Similarly, Harvard offers a should [have].”

For instance, prior to the summer Hess wrote in a text message Daytime Van Service, which is Eating clubs, although not ofof 2017, Dickinson Hall, which that it is “a little concerning” designated for students and fac- ficially affiliated with the Unihouses the history department, that the exact number of Princulty with physical impairments, versity, play a crucial role in stuwas not wheelchair-accessible. eton students with physical disand runs from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. dents’ social lives: more than 70 However, after Valerie Piro, who abilities is unknown, since there Monday through Friday, and percent of University upperclassuses a wheelchair due to a perma- could be students with disabili12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday students eat their meals and sonent spinal-cord injury, joined ties “falling through the cracks.” and Sunday. Harvard’s Evening cialize at eating clubs, according the department in 2017, the build“If there were statistics showVan, which is not designated spe- to their official website. ing was renovated to include a ing how many [University] stucifically for physically-disabled Even though there are some ramp and chair lift. dents have disabilities, especommunity members, runs ev- wheelchair-accessible eating In addition to relocating class- cially in an upward trend,” wrote ery night from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. clubs, many students with physies, ODS also offers accommodat- Hess, “maybe the administraPiro, who graduated from cal disabilities do not bicker or ing housing to students with tion would be more motivated Harvard in 2014 with a degree are not even aware that eating physical disabilities: according to make more buildings wheelin history, often used Harvard’s clubs are accessible. to Assistant Dean of Undergradu- chair-accessible.”

Evening Van and said that HarLoughran believes that only ate Students Bryant R. Blount ’08, Both Hess and Loughran also vard’s shuttle service ran more two of the eleven eating clubs are when a student makes a request revealed that they have rarely frequently than does Princeton’s fully wheelchair-accessible, and for a specific type of housing, used the accessibility map beTigerTransit.

Hess also believes that most of he works with ODS, University cause of how difficult the map Although the University offers the eating clubs are not wheelHealth Services (UHS), and Mc- is to read. Instead, both have 12 different buses through the Ti- chair-friendly.

Cosh Health Center to make a found their way around campus gerTransit shuttle system — as “I might go to more eating “very individualized” assessment by simply exploring the campus well as late-night buses such as clubs, if they were accessible,” based on the student’s medical on their own. For instance, Hess On-Demand Bus and the UMatter Loughran said. need and the nature of the sub- spent half an hour to locate a Bus — according to the TransEver since Hernandez joined mitted request. wheelchair-accessible entrance portation & Parking Services Cap in his sophomore spring, For example, Hess currently to the Rockefeller/Mathey dining homepage, there is not a bus that he only recalls one physicallyresides in a single with her own hall. operates 24 hours. disabled student, Loughran, private bathroom in Butler ColAccording to Hess, Whitman Although Erickson wrote in bickering Cap of the 400 prospeclege’s 1976 Hall. is the only residential college and an email that all TigerTransit tive members he has witnessed “ODS is a helpful liaison in get- dining hall to currently lack auvehicles are ADA compliant and bicker. ting [me] things that I need,” add- tomatic door buttons. Hess has fully accessible, Loughran thinks “Initially, I was shocked that ed David Loughran ‘20, who has consulted with University Faciliotherwise.

[Cap] was one of the only accessimuscular dystrophy and uses a ties about this problem, and Fa“I don’t see [Princeton] buses ble eating clubs,” Loughran said. wheelchair. “I know the people in cilities is currently in the process as designed for people with disLoughran originally put down the officeif― I needed something, it of installing door buttons for the abilities,” said Loughran.

Cap as his first choice. Howevwould be talked about.” dining hall.

He has never used the Tiger- er, because he missed one of the He and Hess also noted their Furthermore, there is no forTransit buses before. He ex- bicker sessions for Cap, he joined appreciation for ODS’ snow- mal campus organization that plained that the number of dis- Cannon instead. He explained removal maps, which students connects the community of abled people who would use the that he had always considered with physical disabilities use to students with physical disabilibuses is small, so he chooses not bickering, since members of his mark their routes to class that ties. Hess, Loughran, and Piro to take the bus out of his own family who are University alumneed to be cleared first. all struggled to name other stusafety and “not wanting to take ni had bickered.

Despite these efforts and suc- dents who are also permanently the time out of other people’s “Bickering wasn’t that scary cesses, inadequacies still persist. in wheelchairs. Piro said that allives.” to me,” said Loughran. “Eating though she knew of two other Hess described the one time clubs try to make it as accessible Gaps in ODS’ accessibility ef- graduate students with physical she used TigerTransit to go to to me as possible. Bickering was a forts disabilities, she has never spoken Target as a “positive experience,” pretty good [experience] for me.”

Many ODS solutions are reac- to them and does not know their although she remarked that the Paynter explained that while tive, rather than proactive: for names.

Coach bus driver who took her the eating clubs do not currently instance, Dickinson Hall was “Given all the other groups and other students to see “Fro- have a unified response to the isrenovated after Piro joined the that exist and demand being nozen” through Butler College did sue of accessibility, their future graduate history department. ticed and having a voice on camnot know how to operate the goal is to increase accessibility.

Even the creation of ODS was pus,” said Loughran, referencing wheelchair lift.

However, she pointed out that a delayed response to the Ameri- the different cultural and minorelevators for every club may not cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ity groups on campus, “in that Harvard’s vans would also wait be realistic, since eating clubs try (ADA), which “protects qualified sense, we are one group that obvifor students, explained Piro. At to keep membership dues as low persons with disabilities from ously doesn’t exist.”

Princeton, she recalls previous- as possible. She explained that, to discrimination in ... academics.”

Piro explained that disability ly racing across the sidewalk in pay for the renovations to include According to Erickson, ODS is not a priority when one considfront of Robertson Hall to catch elevators within eating clubs, was founded in 2006 — 16 years ers the word “diversity.” a TigerTransit shuttle that de- money would be taken away from after the ADA was enacted. In the Loughran added that while he parted early and falling out of scholarships, and more fundraisyears before ODS was founded, personally does not need a speher wheelchair due to uneven ing campaigns would have to be students with physical disabili- cific group for people with physiasphalt. The uneven asphalt was held. She did not give an estities turned to the Office of the cal disabilities, he does think it is fixed by ODS the following day, mate as to how much renovations Dean of the College for academic important that a community of and the shuttles ran on time more would cost. concerns and staff in the Office that nature exists. often after the incident, accord“Disability rights are the only of the Dean of Undergraduate Furthermore, when compared ing to Piro, but there was still no rights where there is a price tag Students for housing and dietary to other universities with hisbus designated for people with involved,” Piro noted. concerns, explained Erickson. toric campuses, Princeton is esdisabilities or a 24-hour bus.

Hernandez said that he hopes Although, according to ODS’ pecially lacking in its transit serWhen Piro requested that to encourage more students with homepage, the University is com- vices for the physically disabled.

Princeton adopt Harvard’s Day- physical disabilities to bicker by mitted to helping students with Both Yale and Harvard offer time van service, ODS raised the coordinating with ODS and to disabilities receive equal access vans for physically-disabled comissue of cost, and the discussion have a Cap representative reach to the University’s opportuni- munity members, according to lulled. out to students with physical disties, the Office of Admissions their websites, while Princeton In an article Piro published abilities. and the Office of the Dean of Un- does not have a designated tranfor Inside Higher Ed in 2017, she “We are willing to embrace dergraduate Students (ODUS) do sit service for physically-disabled explained that although insti- anyone,” said Hernandez. not provide a figure of how many community members. tutions of higher education are Current ICC Chair Meghan University students have physiFor instance, Yale offers a Spelegally required by the ADA to Slattery ’20 wrote in an email to cal disabilities. cial Services Van, which transaccommodate students with dis- The Daily Princetonian that the “We tend to have 10 or fewer ports physically disabled stuabilities, college administrations clubs were working towards acstudents who have permanent dents and faculty. The service can often get away with their cessibility as one of a number of disabilities impacting their runs 24 hours a day, Monday responsibilities because of the ways to make the clubs more inact’s vague wording, such as the clusive. provision of “reasonable” accom“A primary goal of the ICC is modations. to continue making the Street as The word “reasonable” is up for accessible as possible for all stuinterpretation, said Piro. dents who want to be part of one “If it were up to me, every uni- of these communities,” Slattery versity would have van service wrote. “We are working towards and rooms with wheelchair ac- accessibility in many dimensions cess,” said Piro.

— financial accessibility, being diverse and inclusive spaces, and A problem on the Street: eat- physical access to the building — ing clubs’ lack of full accessi- and plan to use this year to keep bility improving in all areas.”

The issue of accessibility exPiro wrote in her 2017 article tends to the University’s eating that it is time to remove the burclubs. den from students with disabiliAlthough Loughran said that ties and ensure that all colleges his experiences with ODS ser- and universities accommodate vices are satisfactory, his biggest their needs. concern is exclusion from social In the next 10 years, ODS life on campus; many eating hopes to increase the University’s clubs and dorms are not fully ac- awareness of ability and differcessible. ence through its 2017 AccessAbilAccording to former ICC Chair ity Center, according to Erickson.

Paynter, only Cottage, Tiger Inn, “In conjunction with the Acand Ivy are fully wheelchair- cessAbility Center and our stuaccessible. Cannon, Tower, Cap, dent fellows, we hope to introColonial, Terrace, Cloister and duce an ally program for those Quad are partially accessible, who have disabilities,” Erickson while Charter is only accessible said. when the club sets up a ramp for Perhaps in the next 10 years, special events. the prospect of playing Cards When asked what extra ac- Against Humanity in friends’ commodations besides building dorms won’t be off the table for JON ORT / THE DAILY PRINCETONIAN accessibility that Cap has made students in wheelchairs.

Naomi Hess ’22 at Butler College, where she resides on campus. for students with physical dis-

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Students protest Title IX office for nine days outside of Nassau Hall STUDENT LIFE

By Benjamin Ball and Ivy Truong Head News Editors

After two hundred hours and several days of rain, on Wednesday, May 15, Princeton IX Now’s (PIXR) sit-in in front of Nassau Hall came to a close.

For over a week, beginning on May 7, these student activists weathered thunderstorms and cold nights during reading period.

“At the 200th hour, we must now value our health and well-being, since the University has made it clear through placations, delays, and refusals to make public actionable commitments that they will not address this crisis with due urgency,” K Stiefel ’20, one of the organizers of the protests, announced to several dozen protesters in front of Nassau Hall.

The students organized outside of Nassau Hall for nine days, from May 7 to May 15, requesting the University concede to a list of eleven demands which changed over the course of the protest.

In the original draft of their demands, the group demanded “the immediate dismissal of Reagan Crotty as the Title IX Coordinator, and the review of Michele Minter as Chief Compliance Officer of Title IX.” That demand was removed and replaced with a call for the University to “publicly maintain its commitment to protecting survivors’ rights as outlined in current Title IX policies, in spite of proposed national rollback efforts.”

Other demands the protestors had included the creation of a “comprehensive document detailing the Title IX process,” the hiring of a “group of full-time professional social workers independent of the Title IX office, Share [Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources & Education], and Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) to help survivors navigate the Title IX system,” and “the immediate departmentalization of the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies.”

Despite the sit-in coming to a close, the activism against the University’s Title IX process has not entirely ended. PIXR has vowed to have a presence during this year’s P-Rade, which occurs on Saturday, June 1. The students will reconvene everyday in front of Nassau Hall at 4 p.m. to count down the days until the P-Rade.

This particular demonstration comes in the wake of a wave of alumni support to not donate to the University’s Annual Giving campaign until the protesters’ demands are met. At the time of publication, the pledge has garnered over 1,400 signatures.

The announcement about the end of the sit-in had immediately followed a demonstration in front of Prospect House, where several dozen protesters gathered while University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 met with six representatives of the protesters inside the building. According to a PIXR statement, this meeting was off-the-record.

“It is reassuring that Eisgruber and Calhoun are no longer pretending that we do not exist,” Stiefel said to the protesters after the private meeting. “Acknowledging six students in private meetings and attempting to refuse to discuss our community call to action is not meeting our demands. But we will take this victory.”

These representatives were Tori Gorton ’21, Rebecca Sobel ’19, Ananya Joshi ’19, Madeleine LeCesne ’19, Kirit Limperis ’19, and Aisha Tahir ’21.

This meeting with Eisgruber marked the protesters’ first formal interaction with the University president during the sit-in, several days after PIXR called for Eisgruber’s signature on three actions.

At the end of the second day of the sit-in, protestors wrote a letter to Eisgruber and Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun, asking that they meet with the protestors by 2 p.m. the next day.

“Students continue in pain from the broken Title IX system, and it is imperative that you take the time to speak and negotiate with us,“ students wrote in the letter. “We understand that these systems are deeply entrenched, but it is up to all those in our community to provide a safer and more just campus.”

The protesters had set up two chairs in front of Nassau Hall, one chair for Eisgruber and another for Calhoun.

When they did not make an appearance, they demonstrated by chanting and encircling Nassau Hall with pieces of duct tape over their mouths that said “Listen.”

Over the past week, the University has issued several actions and statements in response to the protesters.

For instance, on May 14, Calhoun, along with the University Student Life Committee and the Faculty-Student Committee on Sexual Misconduct, met with PIXR protesters.

On May 10, Eisgruber, via a letter to Vice President for Institutional Equity and Diversity, authorized an external review of the Title IX office following Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity Michele Minter’s request.“We appreciate, support, and join you in your efforts to make our campus safe for all who work or study on this campus, and to ensure that our procedures are fair and respectful to everyone,“ Eisgruber wrote.

“We accordingly grant your request.”

“We also appreciate your desire to seek continued improvement of our Title IX processes and to facilitate constructive dialogue, through appropriate and inclusive processes, with our larger community,“ he added.

After the his meeting with students on May 15, Eisgruber released a statement to the University community, where he affirmed the University’s commitment to addressing the harms of sexual misconduct “through policies that are simultaneously fair, compassionate and effective” and acknowledged the necessity of student input. “[W]e cannot succeed without the benefit of student input,” Eisgruber wrote.

Eisgruber, however, noted that policy changes must be made through the University’s governance process, which ensures that the University reforms its policies “in a way that is deliberative, well-informed, fair, and open to all views and perspectives.”

“It would be wrong to try to circumvent or override these processes in response to the urgings of a particular group, no matter how heartfelt or vigorously expressed its claims might be,” he wrote.

When asked for what they thought prompted today’s meeting with Eisgruber, Nathan Poland ’20 said that he hoped that Eisgruber’s “moral consciousness finally kicked in.” Micah Herskind

’19 added that he believed it was the pressure of the protests.

“He ignored us for as long as he could, and he can’t do that anymore,” Herskind said.

Before the meeting began at 4 p.m., the student activists had chanted “This Dean’s Date assignment is long overdue” and “We did the work — how about you?” in front of the building. In emails sent to various listservs, students were urged to wear University gear. Several seniors were even protesting in their caps and gowns, having just picked them up.

“Part of the expectation [coming into the meeting] is that we won’t keep on getting empty promises. That’s what the University loves is to make vague commitments to upholding vague values,” Herskind said.

Five open expression monitors and at least five officers from the Department of Public Safety stood outside Prospect House during the meeting, which lasted for a little over an hour.

As the meeting ended, student activists lined up on both sides of the driveway leading into Prospect House, holding signs that read “We Need Transformative Justice” and “Please Talk to Us,” to greet Eisgruber as he departed from the building.

Multiple activists also held signs that read “17 days,” which represented the number of days left until the P-Rade.

As Eisgruber left the building’s vicinity, the protesters began chanting “17 days” and marched to the front of Nassau Hall, where Stiefel and Sofie Kim ’20 announced the end of the physical sit-in. While there, Herskind also publicly announced the upcoming demonstration at the P-Rade and called for the protesters to clean up the grounds that they had occupied.

Shortly after the announcement, Poland alleged in an interview with The Daily Princetonian that he was reassigned from his job at Commencement as direct retaliation for his participation in the protest, especially since he had been in communication with Associate Secretary Christine Gage, his employer during Commencement for most of the semester.

“It’s really frustrating because I feel, much the same

way as so many students at the University feel, where there is no where to turn to, no one that’s listening, no one’s that willing to be an advocate for us,” Poland said to the ‘Prince.’

In another email to Gage, which was obtained by The Daily Princetonian, Poland said that this reassignment would hurt him as a student on financial aid, who relies on the job and its hours to support himself. He also wrote that it was unacceptable to be informed about this change less than a month before the start of his assignment.

University spokesperson Ben Chang disputed the allegation and directed the ‘Prince’ to the initial email sent to Poland about his reassignment. In the email, Gage said that due to a “leadership transition” in June, there would be additional staff available that would make an intern not needed.

Chang confirmed that the leadership transition refers to the consolidation of the Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President and Secretary, which was announced in September 2018. Chang also added that Poland’s reassignment will have no bearing on his pay, hours, or housing access.

Though the physical sitin has ended, protesters are cautiously optimistic about the progress to come, noting that many students have lost faith in the administration during the sit-in. Multiple protesters explicitly showed distaste for Eisgruber’s actions — or lack thereof — throughout the protest. “[Eisgruber] is here because we’re here, and if he doesn’t respond to students’ concerns, then there’s no point of him being here,” Lencer Ogutu ’20 said.

Despite the disappointment in the administration’s actions, several activists have praised the Title IX reform movement and the people who compose it. Poland noted that the protest allowed the activists to “find each other.” Kim echoed his sentiments.

“We can’t trust the University, but we can trust each other,” Kim said. “I think that’s one of the strongest things that have grown from this protest, and that is what going to continue to push us to work.”

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Students protested throughout the weekend, as demonstrations continued into the sixth day.

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Campus buildings, residence halls flood after storm

By Claire Silberman Associate News Editor

Heavy rains on Wednesday, May 29, f looded multiple buildings on campus merely a day before the start of Reunions. Beginning in the afternoon and continuing into the evening, students found kitchens, laundry rooms, and lounges covered in up to two or three inches of water.

Outside, cars struggled to traverse a f looded University Place. Meanwhile indoors, tiles, and light debris in Bloomberg Hall fell from the ceiling. The lobby of the Lewis Center for the Arts was f looded, as was the Frist Campus Center 100s level and parts of Theatre Intime. Water seeped into lower hallways of the Forbes annex and soaked carpets of the basement of Holder Hall.

That day, the National Weather Service had issued three severe weather alerts: a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:45 p.m., a tornado watch until 8 p.m., and a f lash-f lood watch until 2 a.m. Those in the area were encouraged to seek shelter and avoid f lood areas.

When asked by The Daily Princetonian, Facilities workers said “a lot” of buildings were affected but did not provide an exact count or listing.

Joline Hall resident Sarah Mathew ’19 first discovered f looding in one of the build-

ing’s basement bathrooms.

“It started when the rain started pouring,” Mathew said. “It sounded like a waterfall. It was really, really loud and coming in fast” “It’s literally like a scene from the Titanic,” Hannah Slabodkin ’21 said, referencing the f looded halls of the Joline Basement. “Maybe they’ll finally fix this place.

I’ve lived here this year and last year and these facilities were really gross to begin with, and I wonder if this will give them a reason to [fix it].”

A cappella practice rooms in the basements of Foulke and Bloomberg also experienced f looding. Members of the Tigertones spent almost an hour soaking up water in preparation for a party planned for that night. The event’s theme was “changed to a pool party,” according to Tigertones member Colin Vega ’22.

“We shut the windows as soon as we could, but the seals weren’t effective,” Chris Barkachi ’22 said.

Nathaniel Gadiano ’20 recounted how the group ended up buying a mop from Walmart and used cups to “shovel” the water into buckets.

“It’s a great way to start the summer,” Gadiano said.

“It’s a year-end cleanse.”

The University did not respond to request for comment by the time of publication.

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Joline Hall, which was flooded during storms on May 29.

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Guyot Hall, which will be rebuilt to house the Department of Computer Science

Gift from Wendy and Eric Schmidt ‘76 will consolidate computer science department

By Hannah Wang staff writer

By 2026, a significantly rebuilt Guyot Hall will house the Department of Computer Science, which is currently spread out over nine buildings, due to a gift from Eric Schmidt ’76 and his wife, Wendy Schmidt, according to a University announcement on Thursday.

Renovations on the building, which will be renamed the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Hall, are scheduled to begin in 2024. The building, originally constructed in 1909, will maintain its Gothic architecture.

The University plans to construct another building for environmental sciences that will retain the Guyot name. During the renovation, there will be interim space for the computer science department in the Friend Center.

The gift comes as a result of the rapid growth of the department, which has become the University’s largest, with about 25 percent of University students majoring or receiving a certificate in computer science.

The Schmidts hope that the central location on campus, across from Frist Cam-

pus Center, will promote collaboration in computer science on campus, according to the University statement.

Jennifer Rexford ’91, the Chair of the Department of Computer Science, echoed this sentiment and expressed deep gratitude for Eric and Wendy Schmidt’s gift. She hopes the hall will assist the creation of “intellectual collisions and serendipitous encounters between faculty and among students,” according to the University statement.

Eric Schmidt added that he believes data science has the “potential to transform every discipline,” including uncovering solutions to deeply rooted societal problems.

“Wendy and I are excited to think about what will be possible when Princeton is able to gather students and faculty in one place, right at the center of campus, to discover now-unimaginable solutions for the future century,” he said in the statement.

This gift marks the third publicly notable contribution the Schmidts have made to the University. They previously established the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund

in 2009 and the Schmidt DataX Fund earlier this year.

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are also the founders of Schmidt Futures, which aims “to nurture the best ideas and most promising leaders, driving measurable results from new approaches to long-standing problems.”

Professionally, Eric Schmidt has served as Google’s chief executive officer from 2001 to 2011, before becoming the executive chairman of Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company.

He was also a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and a Trustee of the University.

“Eric Schmidt’s brilliant career as a computer scientist makes the Schmidt name especially fitting for the new home of Princeton’s world-class Department of Computer Science,” said President Christopher L. Eisgruber’ 83 in the University statement.

Wendy Schmidt is President of The Schmidt Family Foundation, which promotes renewable energy and co-founder of the Schmidt Ocean Institute.

The gift will be made through the Schwab Charitable Fund.

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Students stand outside of New South during the occupation of New South in 1969.

Liberating New South: How black student activists inspired change through protest

By Benjamin Ball and Ivy Truong Head News Editors

At 7 a.m. on March 11, 1969, four students lurked in the weeds in front of the New South Building.

They were waiting for the janitor of the building to open the door before approaching him and telling him that he had the day off, according to Rod Hamilton ’69, a spokesperson for the protest and one of the students who had hid in the weeds that day.

Shortly afterwards, over 40 black students from the Association of Black Collegians (ABC) rushed the building, according to a log from the Department

of Public Information. The students then chained the north doors of the building shut and secured the east doors with a mop.

In other words, The Daily Princetonian said at the time, the takeover of New South was “hitchless.”

These black student activists were protesting the University’s investment in companies that, in the eyes of Hamilton and his fellow students, were complicit in bolstering the apartheid regime in South Africa.

Merely a week earlier, on March 4, then-University president Robert Goheen ’40 had written in a statement that the University acknowledges the moral issue that such investments impose but also that broad and absolute restrictions cannot be accommodated. At the time, such investments totaled $127 million.

“Demands have been stated and restated and we feel that we have made ourselves clear on the issues,” the Committee on Black Awareness, Pan African Association, and ABC wrote in a response to Goheen’s decision.

“We demand that you deal with us on the subject of South Africa NOW.” A week later, they would occupy New South.

This protest at New South was a bookend to a decade full of change at the University. Just six years before, in 1963, Goheen announced a new admissions

policy to accept as many qualified African-American students as possible.

One year later, in 1964, the University became the first predominantly white University to appoint a black administrator, Carl Fields. Paul Carryon ’68 and Alan Deane Buchanan ’68 co-founded the ABC, and they would hold their first conference in 1967.

The ABC would also hold a number of protests prior to that day. Hamilton described gathering a number of students into the pulpit of the Chapel for one protest, gathering students in Chancellor Green until sundown for another.

But, for this protest, student activists from the inside of New South would paste signs that said “Black is beautiful” and “This building has been liberated” on the windows, and they would shut out the 200 University employees that usually work at the building from entering.

Hamilton said he and other students chose the New South Building because it was very “defensible,” with only two entrances to cover.

Outside the building, Students for a Democratic Society — a multiracial student activist organization — “milled about the concourse,” leading their own demonstrations. The ABC allowed some female demonstrators from SDS to come into New South because of the high wind chill and freezing cold temperatures.

But, at noon, the white students present at the protest were asked to leave. Hamilton said that he and other black students wanted the protest to be “an ABC action.”

“We appreciated the support of other folks,” Hamilton said in an interview with the ‘Prince.’

“We wanted to have the people in the building be all from ABC.” Within the same hour, Goheen released a statement on the occupation, warning that protestors were being disruptive to important University activities.

“This has occasioned stoppage on various critical activities including preparation of the bi-weekly pay-roll and work on the folders of applicants to the freshman class,” Goheen said. “Seizure of the New South Building places the students involved in it in clear violation of

the University policy.”

Throughout the day, Dean Neil Rudenstine and Hamilton were in consistent communication through the phone in the New South elevator — the only phone in the building.

Rudenstine said the severity of the discipline would depend on how long students stayed in the building. According to Rudenstine, the Discipline Committee was called for 5 p.m. that day and would summon individual hearings.

If the administration received no response from the protestors, Rudenstine said, then they would take more serious action, like a court order or an injunction.

Despite the threats of disciplinary or legal action, the ABC students would continue to occupy the building until late in the evening. According to the ‘Prince’ at the time, five students were put on disciplinary probation for their involvement.

According to the ABC, they would eventually leave at 6:20 p.m. of their own accord, because they had accomplished the goals of “registration of disgust, dramatization of commitment, sensitization of the community to the issue.”

ernment Assembly President Peter Kaminsky ’69, who spoke at the meeting, defended the actions of the protestors, describing their cause as “moral, rational, correct and logical.”

In their positions as students, Kaminsky said the effective measure was “the power of a united people.”

A letter released by the ABC that day further condemned the University’s investment and defended the occupation.

“We have demonstrated our willingness to work through those so called proper channels in the past, and have reached the conclusion that on this issue the University has decided to adhere to what is a purely immoral, illegitimate, and racist viewpoint,” the letter read.

“Our continued position as black people is that 127 million dollars is not worth one black life, one life,” the letter added.

Student reaction to the protest was mixed. A survey done later found that undergradu-

ates backed Goheen’s stance on investment in a 2–1 margin, with 1604 of 3200 undergrads filling out the poll. 64 percent rejected occupation of administration or classroom buildings as a protest, and 76 percent rejected occupation for dissatisfaction with apartheid.

In an interview with the ‘Prince,’ Hamilton said that although the majority of the student body may not have supported the protest, the number that did were felt and appreciated.

Looking to the protest’s larger impact, Hamilton said that the New South occupation in particular “really took root.”

“I think it did change the University,” Hamilton said.

“Generations of students took that issue close to their hearts and as one that should be pursued.”

This story previously appeared in a print issue on March 8, 2019.

That day, other protests were also taking place on other parts

of campus in response to the New South takeover. Members of the Third World Liberation Front, a new organization of African, Asian, Latin American and American students, also participated and published a statement condemning University investment.

“We dissent from University activities and policies which in fact support the racist South African regime,” the statement said. “We reject the Goheen policy statement as apologetic and evasive. We trust the occupation of the building will accentuate the problem of U.S. support of South Africa’s apartheid system to a broader audience more forcefully than previously possible.”

Later in the evening, the SDS held a meeting of 250 people in McCosh 10. Undergraduate Gov-

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A sign on the doors to New South reads “This bldg has been liberated by ABC.”

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A guard for the New South demonstration opens the door for a protester.

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IN TOWN

The Dinky resumes service

By Hannah Wang Senior Writer

After months spent out of commission and multiple different dates announced for its restoration, the Dinky finally resumed service on Sunday, May 12.

When the Dinky pulled into its station on Alexander Street for the first time since October 14, the Princeton University Band and several other spectators were there to receive it.

“It started out as a joke when the Dinky originally closed that we would play for its eventual reopening,” said McGinnis Miller ’20, a member of the Band. “It’s been a while since then, but the idea stuck!”

The Band played several classic songs from its repertoire, and the entire crowd cheered as the Dinky departed from the station again.

“We also played the ‘Free Ride,’ but the conductor of the train ignored our unspoken request to play on the actual train, so we

just played it in and out of the station,” Miller said.

The Dinky has been operating since the end of the Civil War. Over time, it has come to be a unique, enduring symbol of the University.

“As a freshman who made use of [the Dinky]…I wanted to raise awareness of the return of such a cultural icon,” said Chris Leahy ’22, who organized the celebration by creating a Facebook event titled “Celebrate the Dinky’s Return.”

On Tuesday, the town of Princeton also hosted a “Grand Reopening Celebration for the Resumption of Dinky Service” at the station. Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert, as well as other members of the town leadership, spoke at the event, which was followed by a Q&A session with New Jersey Department of Transportation Deputy Commissioner Joseph Bertoni. The Wawa at the station provided free coffee and pretzels for all those in atten-

dance.

Throughout the Dinky’s hiatus, University students had expressed discontent about the lack of punctuality and reduced carrying capacity of the buses that were shuttling between campus and Princeton Junction in its stead.

NJ Transit initially suspended the Dinky service in order to install federally mandated Positive Train Control equipment on their rail fleet. This installation was completed in December, and the Dinky was scheduled to return in January, but then it was pushed back to an indefinite date in the second quarter due to a lack of engineers. After being slated to return on May 24, NJ Transit requested an accelerated “restoration of services” that allowed the Dinky to return 12 days early.

The Dinky has resumed full service with a similar schedule to its previous one.

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The Dinky train sits in the Princeton station.

STUDENT LIFE

23 percent of students investigated by Honor Committee in the past five years found guilty

By Samantha Shapiro Head Features Editor

On Sunday, Feb. 17, the Honor Committee released its first official report of aggregate statistics over allegations of misconduct from Fall 2014 to Spring 2018.

The Honor Committee began maintaining these statistics during the 2014-2015 academic year after the passage of a Spring 2013 Undergraduate Student Government referendum requiring the Honor Committee to publish anonymous, aggregated statistics on cases every five years.

“USG appreciates the time and effort that the Honor Committee leadership put into developing this report,” said Academics Committee Chair Olivia Ott ’20, who was also member of the Academic Integrity Report Reconciliation Committee.

In a statement to The Daily Princetonian, Honor Committee Chair Camille Moeckel ’20

stated that the Honor Committee “welcomes conversations and questions about the statistics report.”

Distributed to students in a USG email, the report entails a categorical analysis of the violations under the jurisdiction of the Honor Committee. The document details the violations reported, violations moved to hearing, and findings of responsibility under each category.

“We hope that its [the report’s] release helps to further educate students on how the Honor System operates, and believe that this is a step towards becoming more transparent and accessible,” Ott continued.

The categories of violations listed were writing overtime, use of a prohibited aid, copying from a peer, failure to submit an exam, and doctoring a regrade.

Over the last five years, among these five categories, 99 violations were reported to the

Honor Committee, 37 resulted in a hearing, and 23 students were found responsible for violating the Honor Code.

That is, only about 23 percent of violations resulted in the student being found responsible for committing an Honor Code violation.

Across these 23 violations, six students were found responsible for writing overtime, eight students for using a prohibited aid, two students for copying from a peer, two students for failing to submit an exam, and five students for doctoring a regrade.

For these violations, students faced various levels of punishment. Under the Honor Committee’s “standard penalty system” as listed in the aggregate statistics, students face disciplinary probation for writing overtime and a one-year suspension for all other violations.

An increased penalty, however, results when a student provides

false information or a student implicates another student.

Out of the 23 students who were found guilty, eight received disciplinary probation, seven received a one-year suspension, two students received a one-year suspension with censure, two received a two-year suspension, two received a two-year suspension with censure, and two were expelled.

Censure underscores the seriousness of a violation but does not result in the addition of added penalty.

Students are allowed to appeal their decision on the basis of “procedural unfairness” or “harmful bias.” In the last five years, the Honor Committee received 16 appeals. Of these appeals, one decision was overturned, the punishments of two cases were reduced, and 13 decisions remained the same.

This report also shows that the Committee on Discipline

finds more students responsible of academic violations in any given year in comparison to the Honor Committee, which only prosecutes academic violations for cases of examinations, tests, and quizzes.

According to the Committee on Discipline’s 2018 annual report, the Committee on Discipline found 39 students responsible for academic violations. All but two of these students were found guilty of plagiarism.

Of these 39 students, 10 received disciplinary probation, 26 received a one-year suspension, and 3 received a two-year suspension. No one was expelled.

Anyone with questions, comments, or concerns about the recently released report should contact the Honor Committee at honor@princeton.edu.

This story previously appeared in a print issue on Feb. 19, 2019.

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We can’t speak freely: Open Expression Monitors suppress campus free speech

n Friday, May 10, University-appointed “Open Expression Monitors” denied students involved in Princeton IX Now, which organized the recent Title IXreform protests, the right to enter a reception to which “staff, faculty and community members” had been invited. At the same time, other students entered the building freely.

Open Expression Monitors – namely, staff from the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students (ODUS) – also supervised the Title IX-reform sit-in in front of Nassau Hall, which occurred for over a week, beginning on May 7.

For an institution that claims to protect open discourse and selected Speak Freely as its 2018 Pre-read, the fact that administrators double as “Open Expression

Monitors” should alarm every member of our community.

In theory, Open Expression Monitors protect free speech and allow controversial speakers to safely visit campus. Although instated only months ago, they now impede student expression against the administration. Open Expression Monitors betray a deceptive form of institutional-speech regulation.

Open Expression Monitors, employed by the institution whose policies fall under student scrutiny, are far from neutral supervisors.

University policy prohibits students from “prevent[ing], or willfully attempt[ing] to prevent, the orderly conduct of a University function or activity.” Despite their inherent conflict of interest, Open Expression Monitors are tasked with determining whether students have violated that

policy — a decision that carries punitive consequences.

The Editorial Board refrains from ideologically endorsing Princeton IX Now and neither condones nor condemns the methods employed by student protesters. Certainly, University representatives should be present at student demonstrations, not least to register and relay their concerns.

Nonetheless, we find the title of “Open Expression Monitor” to be as oxymoronic as it is Orwellian. During the May 10 confrontation, Open Expression Monitors prevented students from expressing themselves. Yet, in the University’s own words, “debate or deliberation may not be suppressed because the ideas put forth are thought by some or even by most members of the University community to be offensive, unwise, immor-

al, or wrong-headed.”

By positioning administrators, who are not tasked to listen to protesters’ demands, but rather to monitor and restrict their lawful behavior, in close physical proximity to demonstrators, the University stifles the type of unfettered, unsettling free speech it claims to champion.

Board Chairs Chris Murphy ’20 Cy Watsky ’21 Board Members Samuel Aftel ’20 Arman Badrei ’22 Ariel Chen ’20 Rachel Kennedy ’21 Ethan Li l22 Jonathan Ort ’21 Madeleine Marr ’21 recused herself from the writing of this editorial.

A musical Catch-22 Siyang Liu

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usic groups are widely celebrated and loved on campus. From the department ensembles to niche performance groups, rock to a capella, it seems like we have it all. The University frequently uses these groups as a selling point, hosting “This Side of Princeton” performing arts showcases at each Princeton Preview event. For brighteyed prefrosh, the musical opportunities seem so beautiful and boundless — it’s easy to be captured by the talent and mesmerized by the fun. One arch sing, and before you know it, you’ve committed.

But what it doesn’t tell you is that most of these groups require a certain level of music prerequisite in order to join. It’s not said explicitly, but how are you going to make it through auditions if you don’t even know what a scale is? This barrier alone disadvantages many students from low-income backgrounds who’ve never had the financial means to take music lessons that would prepare them to join these groups.

It used to be that anyone on financial aid could take free music lessons through the University — this way, at least, there could be some way to bridge the gap. But starting Fall 2019, this system is changing to one in which subsidies are only offered to music majors, certificate students, or members of faculty-led ensembles. Only after that, if there are remaining funds, will financial assistance be offered to others.

This is a huge problem.

Maybe you’re not convinced yet. Can’t anyone pick up a guitar, sit at a piano, or belt out the latest pop song?

Are music lessons even useful? To which I can only say, absolutely. Having a good teacher guide you through your musical growth is so crucial. Sure, anyone can play around for fun. But in order to really get good you need to practice, and that doesn’t mean mindless repetition either — it means identifying mistakes or weaknesses and overcoming them intentionally. Oftentimes, this is nearly impossible to do without the help of a teacher who can watch you play or hear you sing.

But music lessons are expensive, and it takes a level of financial stability to afford continuous years of training. To give you a sense of cost, University lessons are offered at the rate of $1,300 for ten one-hour lessons.

That’s over a thousand dollars, and just for one semester. Plus, music lessons are like vitamins — you have to take them consistently and continuously to see results.

Taking one stand-alone semester is probably a waste of time.

Under the new system, essentially only music majors, certificate students, and members of faculty-led ensembles are guaranteed financial aid. This seems like the ultimate catch-22, because certificate programs and faculty-led ensembles typically require a background in classical music and are audition-based — in other words, in order to get into these programs and qualify for aid, you need to come from a family that could afford music lessons.

If you want the financial assistance, you must have money to begin with.

To corroborate, my experience as part of the faculty-led

choir, Glee Club, has shown me that the overwhelming majority of members are those who have spent years with private music instructors or studied at worldrenowned conservatories.

Personally, my own musical background consists of almost a decade of violin lessons and a handful of years of vocal training. Though not impossible, it is very rare that someone can make it to Glee with no prior experience.

One caveat that I must note is the choir called Trego, which as far as I know is the only non-selective faculty-led ensemble. Students can be a part of this group, audition-free, and receive a 50 percent subsidy towards lessons. This is wonderful— but still, even half of $1300 is much more of a financial burden completely financed lessons. Also, there is no non-selective faculty-led instrumental ensemble.

This new system will exacerbate the already-problematic lack of racial diversity among campus music groups. It’s not the fault of these groups for being selective. Rather, this problem stems from an experience gap between students who come from different financial backgrounds. It’s the University’s responsibility to do as much as they can to close this gap. The University should continue to provide full and unbiased aid for music lessons so that these students have the opportunity to audition successfully into selective groups.

The University loves to flaunt its beastly $26 billion endowment, yet this new system fails to adequately support its students. Providing music lessons doesn’t even have to cost more money — it would only take a rearrangement of priorities.

(Do we really need $5,000

chairs? Or to spend $30,000 on t-shirts and gear that students will never wear?

Couldn’t that money be directed away from material goods and towards personal enrichment?) Alternatively, in order to use money efficiently, an effort-based system could be implemented in which students have equal access to lessons, but continuation would depend on practice and demonstrated work.

Overall, the University must consider that students arrive on this campus with an experience gap resulting from economic disparities.

This gap affects students’ lives, and to some extent causes socioeconomic sorting in extracurriculars — the kind of grouping that stratifies such a seemingly diverse population. The University can admit as diverse of a student body as it wants, but there will always be a difference between being diverse and being inclusive.

Some will argue that music is an excess or luxury, and that we as students are really only here to do booklearning. But I don’t believe so, and given the University’s emphasis on non-academic activities, I don’t think it believes so either. Plus, in this Trumpian era in which arts are usually the first impacted by budget cuts, Princeton is setting a terrible example by reducing funding for music lessons.

The effects of economic inequality are accumulated over a lifetime, and that can’t be fixed overnight. Music can’t be learned overnight.

But still, there should be an opportunity for students who are truly eager and talented but have never been given a chance to at least try.

Siyang Liu is a sophomore from Princeton, N.J. She can be reached at siyangl@princeton. edu.

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Princeton hires Carla Berube as women’s basketball head coach

By Jack Graham Head Sports Editor

Nearly a month after Courtney Banghart left Princeton for the head coaching job at North Carolina, the University has hired Carla Berube as its next women’s basketball head coach.

Berube comes to Princeton from Tufts, where she spent the past 17 years as head coach and was highly successful at the NCAA Division III level.

Tufts was 384–96 during her tenure, and she led her team to two NCAA Division III finals, four Final Fours, and nine Sweet 16 appearances.

She also has experience at the international level, having worked with USA basketball.

She won gold medals coaching the U.S. Under-16 team at the FIBA Americas and coaching the Under-17 team at the World Championships.

“We are so thrilled to welcome Coach Berube to our Tiger team,” said athletic director Mollie Marcoux Samaan ’91 in a statement on GoPrincetonTigers.com. “Her track record of success as a national champion player at

UConn and as a coach at Tufts and with USA Basketball is truly remarkable. What impressed us most throughout the process, however, were the genuine relationships that she has built with her student-athletes. In addition to her fierce competitiveness, she is fully committed to our most important value of Education Through Athletics and is passionate about helping our amazing student-athletes reach their peak potential on the court, in the classroom and in life.”

Berube played college basketball at University of Connecticut, where she won a national championship in 1995 and graduated in 1997 with a degree in sociology. She was an assistant coach at Providence College before taking over as the Tufts head coach in 2002.

“I feel incredibly honored and excited to be the next women’s basketball coach at Princeton University,” Berube said. “Coach Banghart did a remarkable job establishing the program as a perennial powerhouse in the Ivy League, and I am looking forward to

building upon the winning tradition of the program on the court, in the classroom and in the community.”

Berube will have big shoes

to fill. Banghart is the winningest coach in program history, and she led the Tigers to seven Ivy League titles and eight NCAA tournament ap-

pearances in her 12 years at the helm. The new coach inherits a talented roster, including two-time Ivy League Player of the Year Bella Alarie ’20.

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Prince Sports 2018-19 End of Year Awards Sports Editors

As another academic year comes to a close, the Princetonian Sports Editors present our end of year awards for 2018-19.

Best Female Athlete: Bella Alarie, women’s basketball In her junior year, Alarie, already the reigning Ivy League Player of the Year, took her dominance over the conference to a new level.

She broke a Princeton singleseason record with 22.8 points per game and added 10.6 rebounds per game and 2.8 blocks per game. She recorded two forty-plus point games, scoring 45 at Columbia to set an Ivy League record and 41 at Dartmouth. She missed the first nine games of the season due to injury, and Princeton struggled, going 2-7 down that stretch. She returned to help the team win 20 of its last 23 games, securing the Ivy League regular season title, Ivy Tournament championship, and NCAA Tournament berth. She was named the Ivy Tournament Most Outstanding Performer and Ivy League Player of the Year Best Coach: Christopher Ayres, wrestling The 2016, 2017, 2019 Ivy League Head Coach Of The Year, Christopher Ayres led Princeton’s previously floundering wrestling program to a century-best 15th place finish at the NCAA wrestling tournament. The Tigers boasted three All-Americans for the first time in program history, and next year’s recruiting class is even stronger. “We’re just getting started,” Ayres said.

Best Postseason Field Hockey

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In 2018, Princeton field hockey advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament for the eighth time in program history. The Tigers beat No. 13 Virginia in the first round, before facing No. 6 Harvard in the quarterfinals. Harvard had beaten Princeton 3-1 in the regular season to deny Princeton an Ivy title, but the Tigers avenged the loss with a 2-1 win in the NCAA tournament.

Princeton finally fell to No. 2 Maryland with a narrow 1-0 OT loss in the national semifinals.

Best Male Athlete: Ryan Kuffner, men’s hockey Kuffner concluded a decorated Princeton career in his senior season, leading Princeton in scoring with 22 goals and 22 assists. In the process, he broke the program record for career goals, which he now holds with 75. He was named a first-team All-American and was a nominee for the Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the nation’s top NCAA men’s ice hockey player. After Princeton was eliminated from the ECAC conference tournament, Kuffner signed with the Detroit Red Wings and played 10 games in the National Hockey League — all while finishing his senior thesis.

Best Female Rookie: Sarah Fillier, women’s hockey In her first year at Princeton, Fillier established herself as not just one of the best first-years in the country, but as one of the best players. With 22 goals and 35 assists in 29 games, she led the entire NCAA in scoring with a whopping 1.97 points per game. Her scoring and playmaking abilities propelled her team to a 20game unbeaten streak in the middle of the season and to its third-ever NCAA tournament appearance, in which Fillier scored two goals in Princeton’s 5-2 loss. Her long list of accolades includes second-team All America, National Rookie of the Year, and ECAC Rookie of the Year.

Best Game: Men’s basketball beats Arizona State, 67-66 Princeton men’s basketball’s season ended in disappointing fashion with a loss to Yale in the Ivy Tournament semifinals, but its non-conference schedule included a stunning road win over then No. 17 Arizona State. The Tigers entered the game heavy underdogs against a team that had just beaten then No. 1 Kansas, but they held their own against the Sun Devils from the beginning and led 37-30 at halftime.

The game came down to the wire, and junior center Richmond Aririguzoh knocked down a pair of free throws with 24.8 seconds left to give Princeton a one-point lead. Arizona State had three open looks on its final possession but missed all of them, and Princeton survived to pull off the upset.

Best Team: Football There is no shortage of statistics to convey Princeton football’s historic dominance during the 2018 season. The Tigers averaged 47 points per game offensively, and only allowed 13 points per game on defense. They rushed for 295.5 yards per game and limited their opponents to 96.1 per game. Just two of their games were decided by single digits, a 29-21 win against Harvard, and a 14-9 thriller against Dartmouth. Most importantly, the team finished a perfect 10-0, earning an Ivy League title and its first undefeated season since 1964.

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Ryan Kuffner signed with the Detroit Red Wings and played 10 games in the National Hockey League.

Best Male Rookie: Patrick Glory, wrestling Patrick Glory entered his first year as Princeton’s second highest-ranked recruit this century. Second-best in Tiger history wasn’t good enough for him. He wrapped up his rookie season with a national fifth-place place finish, the best ever for a Princeton first-year. Along the way, he racked up an Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championship, 30 wins, and All-Ivy and All-American honors. Barstool Sports called him “glorious” and a Wrestler to Watch. Head Coach Christopher Ayres called him “incredible.” He called himself “not done yet.”

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