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Pagels awarded National Humanities Medal

By Betty Liu staff writer

Elaine Pagels, professor of religion and bestselling author, was awarded the National Humanities Medal at Thursday noon by President Barack Obama.

“I was very surprised,” Pagels said. “I was especially happy that it’s this particular president because I really feel that he has brought honor and

integrity back to this country.”

The National Humanities Medal is an award presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities. It was inaugurated in 1997 and awards up to 12 medals per year to individuals or groups who have worked to broaden the nation’s understanding of and engagement with the humanities, according to the organization’s website.

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Religion professor Pagels recieves the National Humanities Medal from President Obama.

Before the ceremony, Pagels said that she was excited about all of the interesting people she would get to meet.

“I’m very excited to meet him — this is Obama — and all of people who are being honored. They’re really fun,” she said.

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OVERLINE

Town resident campaigns for Donald Trump

By Jessica Li head news editor

For the past eight weeks, Princeton resident Eric Lee Newton has spent hundreds of hours sitting outside the FitzRandolph gate, next to a canoe rental shack on Alexander Road, and in front of his house to rally support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. His presence had drawn many charged reactions from those he encountered.

Not an official volunteer for Trump’s campaign, Newton says that his mission is to “promote civil conversation about politics,” as he strongly encourages by-passers to question their choices and become educated about all candidates in this year’s race.

Baptized at the Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, Newton had spent two years studying Chinese at Peking University before devoting himself to growing a consulting company with currently 10,000 strong

employees. A cancer survivor who received continuous treatment for six years, Newton now resides with his fifteen-year old daughter in Princeton.

“I am very worried that the United States is not moving in a direction that we want,” Newton said. In particular, Newton added that he was concerned about the globalist view that he believes has dominated the political arena from the left and right. He said exhausting America’s resources by mingling in the domestic affairs of foreign countries has created gargantuan costs for the American people. This interventionist mindset characterizes the agenda of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, he explained.

This is one particular point that people don’t understand about Trump, Newton says.

While globalists want to maintain the political dominance of the United States across the world, Trump’s motivation to be president is to make America

“better than she already is” by devoting more resources domestically.

“Trump doesn’t want to build a school in Afghanistan, he wants to build a school in America,” Newton said.

Newton also refuted the claim that Trump harbors prejudiced views against women and racial minorities. Citing Trump as one of the first golf course owners in the country to open his course to people of all races, Newton explained that the negative rhetoric thrown around Trump is merely a false perception.

“What Trump accomplished in this campaign is to completely undo the 40 to 50 years of silencing by liberals on grounds of political correctness,” Newton said. “There needs to be freedom of speech in this country,” he added.

On the sensitive topic of immigration, Newton stated that he personally believes and embraces the fact that the United States is a nation of immigrants.

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ents are NPR Radio host Terry Gross, jazz musician Wynton Marsalis, author James McBride, critic and essayist Louis Menand, and author Isabel Wilkerson, former University journalism professor.

Menand served as Whitney J. Oates Fellow of the Council of the Humanities and lec-

tured for the Department of English in 2008-09.

Wilkerson did not respond to request for comment.

Pagels is a scholar of the religions of late antiquity.

She became prominent when one of her earliest books, “The Gnostic Gospels,” became a See MEDAL page 2

News & Notes Four U. Alumni named MacArthur Fellows Four University alumni were named 2016 MacArthur Fellows by the MacArthur Foundation.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ’06, Subhash Khot GS ’03, José Quiñonez GS ’98, and Julia Wolfe GS ’12 were among the 23 individuals selected for this award.

The fellowship awards each individual with a stipend of $625,000 over the course of five years, in which the fellows are allowed to pursue their creative activities and projects with no particular obligations or requirement Individuals are anonymous nominated through a pool of invited external nominators, who evaluate based on exceptional creativity, promise for future advances, and potential for the fellowship to facilitate subsequent work. Nominees are then judged by an independent Selection Committee, composed of leading experts in a wide range of fields.

Jacobs-Jenkins is a playwright whose works such as Appropriate (2012) and Gloria (2015) re-

ceived numerous critical claims.

His plays focus on drawing out fierce emotions from the audience, often exploring unsettling, shocking, and confrontational themes.

Khot is a theoretical computer scientist whose work focuses on areas within computational complexity. In this field, he contributed the Unique Game Conjecture, which has shed new light into various conjectures about computers.

Quiñonez is the Founder and Chief Exective Officer of Mission Asset Fund, which helps low-income immigrants maximize their economic potential.

His contribution to the financial sector has allowed may to improve their financial stability and to participate in the economy.

Wolfe is post-minimalist composer whose work combines influences from folk, classical, and rock music. Her pieces, including Cruel Sister (2004) and Anthracite Fields (2013) reflect an innovate approach to musical style.

The fellowship has no limits on age or area of study. Roughly 2000 nominations are made for this award every year.

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Newton sits outside FitzRandolph Gate, holding a Trump campaign sign.

In Opinion

Columnist Nick Wu considers the way many students discus the lone Trump supporter on campus, and the editorial board criticizes the guidelines against non-gender-neutral language issued recently by the University Office of Human Resources. PAGE 4

The University has announced five new environmental and energy based research projects in joint release with the Princeton E-ffiliates Program and ExxonMobil.

The Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership, founded in 2011, is an opportunity for corporate members to explore research possibilities engaging students and faculty to tackle energy and environmental issues through “technological advances and policy measures that can achieve these objectives costeffectively.” The University and ExxonMobil announced the partnership last year and it is administered by the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment in collaboration with the Princ-

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eton Environmental Institute, the School of Architecture, and the Wilson School.

Lynn Loo, director of the Andlinger Center, said that it is important to collaborate with practitioners outside academia to have an impact on energy and environmental challenges.

“These challenges are complex and touch a variety of scientific, technological, economic, and social issues. You need people from many disciplines and professions working together in order to bring about substantive, concrete solutions that address our growing need for energy while mitigating the effects of climate change,” Loo added.

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News & Notes

Harvard Loses $1.9 billion in endowment value Harvard University announced that its endowment fund suffered a $1.9 billion loss for the 2016 fiscal year, according to a report from Harvard Management Company, which oversees the university’s financial assets. This represents the largest decline since the financial crisis in 2008.

Endowment funds allow colleges and universities to operate financial aid, and over one-third of Harvard’s

operating income was obtained through the endowment.

Harvard Management Company described the results as “disappointing” in the report.

“This has been a challenging year for endowments and clearly these are disappointing results,” wrote Paul Finnegan, chair of the Harvard Management Co. board, in the report.

The company has seen numerous changes in leadership in recent years. Harvard is currently looking for a

new Chief Executive Officer after Stephen Blythe, the former CEO, resigned in July. This became the third change in CEOs in the past 11 years, according to the Boston Globe.

Harvard’s endowment continues to remain the largest in the nation, totaling $35.7 billion. Yale University has not yet reported results.

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bestseller. The Gnostic Gospels were a group of writings found in Egypt in the 1940s which presented alternatives to the books in the canonical Christian bible.

“She doesn’t just look at theology, but she shows how theology plays out in the life of people,” AnneMarie Luijendijk, professor of religion, said about Pagels.

Pagels said that what is most interesting to her about religion is understanding why it’s still around in the 20th Century.

“I was brought up in a family of scientists who thought religion would be completely obsolete when people learned enough about science,” Pagels said.

She added that her father gave religion up “for Darwin and became a biologist.” Despite this upbringing, Pagels said that she was fascinated with the power of religious experiences and the way that people find meaning in them. “[Religion] tells you what people think about gender and society and human nature and the universe and so forth. Because we now need to understand cultures, whether it’s Islam or Buddhism or Daoism or Hinduism or whatever this is an excellent way to do it,” Pagels added.

Moulie Vidas, assistant professor of religion and the Program in Judaic Studies, said that Pagels works on the relationship between society and ideas, or politics and beliefs.

“She’s able to show… the times when ideas or beliefs have been the source of oppression, how for example how certain Christians use the idea of Satan in order to demonize certain kinds of

human beings and exclude them from society,” Vidas added.

Public and international affairs professor Stanley Katz said that one of Pagels’ most defining traits is her ability to communicate her research clearly to the general public.

“Although she writes about very scholarly, very serious, profound kinds of problems, she writes about them in such a way that what she has to say is accessible to people who aren’t scholars.” Katz said.

Katz is a former recipient of the National Humanities Medal. He won the award in 2010 for his scholarship in public affairs and work as the President of the American Council of Learned Societies.

“She is one of the people who has made it possible for a good hunk of the general public to get an appreciation for why historical scholarship on the Bible is both important and interesting,” Katz added.

Martha Himmelfarb, professor of religion, said that Pagels is probably better known to the general public than most scholars of antiquity because she does such a wonderful job making her work available to a “wider, reading public.”

“Elaine is very intense. And in a good way. Her mind’s working all the time, and she has incredible energy,” Vidas added.

Katz said that Pagels models for a lot of people what it means to be an approachable and serious scholar.

“She is open and friendly, and I personally find her really easy to talk to. I mean, there are great scholars who aren’t particularly friendly, who aren’t that accessible, but that’s not Elaine Pagels,” Katz added.

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“But if you immigrate here, you have to assimilate into the American culture,” Newton said. “You have to 100-percent follow the American rule of law as defined by the Constitution, and not, per se, the Sharia law,” he added.

Yet, not everyone is enamored with Newton’s softer portrayal of Trump.

Newton said that he has been given the finger and even assaulted by strangers who did not bother to talk to him. In one instance, he said, one evening, a passerby threw a glass of water at him as he sat in front of FitzRandolph Gate. In another instance, after a biker who rode past him screamed an expletive at him, a female witness immediately called the Princeton police and accused Newton of wrongdoing, he added. Newton said that he has also been confronted by someone who he believes to be a faculty member in the University who candidly told Newton that he was “a shame to the face of world-class, higher education.”

However, despite the negative responses that he had faced, Newton stated that as long as his health permits, he will continue to campaign for Trump three to four hours per day until Election Day. Newton attributes this to his profound sense of patriotism for the United States.

“I had come very close to death in my battle with cancer, and I am not scared particularly about my safety,” Newton said. He added that at most, he had to strategically place his chair against the gates or walls to avoid physical assaults from behind.

Newton also noted that reactions to his presence had evolved over time. Describing the Uni-

versity as a “liberal bastion,” Newton explained that perhaps ironically, deciding to publicly voice his support for Trump over social media six months ago was almost like a “coming out” moment that soon attracted a lot of negativity.

But through the thousands of visitor interactions that he’s had, Newton said that he actually discovered a sizable but quiet population in Princeton who are on the Trump train.

Some had even volunteered to rally alongside him, but Newton maintained that he did not want this to become a collective demonstration.

“I have couples who walk past me and the husband would give me a thumbs up discreetly so his wife doesn’t see it,” Newton said.

“There are a lot of people here who support Trump.”

And for those who didn’t support Trump, many still decided to engage in a civil conversation, including Chair of the Department of African American Studies Eddie Glaude, Newton said.

Glaude was not available for comment.

According to University spokesman John Cramer, the Department of Public Safety has not received any complaints about Newton. The Princeton police have jurisdiction in front of the FitzRandolph Gate, according to Cramer. But if any student reports a complaint to DPS, it will be relayed immediately to the Princeton police.

Ultimately, Newton stated that he had no intentions of targeting University students or demonstrating to the University in particular. He simply wanted to critically engage more people in the election conversation.

“No matter who wins, there will be big problems in the country,” Newton said.

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in the E-ffiliates Partnership. The company began a partnership with the E-ffiliates Program in June 2015 and committed to invest $5 million over the next five years.

“I am very excited that we are collaborating with ExxonMobil scientists. ExxonMobil will learn about the development of emerging energy technologies happening on campus. Princeton researchers, including students, will understand how industrial practitioners balance meeting the world’s energy needs and concerns for the environment,” Loo said.

Over the past year, ExxonMobil scientists have worked closely with University professors and students to identify project areas that offer the most scientific potential while utilizing the University’s existing strengths in emerging energy.

Now, five projects, each headed by University Professors and graduate students to be named ExxonMobil Emerging Technology Fellows, have been announced.

“Each of the five selected projects is a potential game-changer in terms of new energy development and better understanding of our natural environment. For

example, we will examine whether photovoltaic properties can be embedded directly into polymers that could be used as coatings on building materials. Such technologies could complement current roof-mounted solar technologies and build upon our leadership in the chemical industry,” Eric Herbolzheimer, senior scientific advisor at ExxonMobil and liaison between the University and the company, said in a press release.

The five chosen projects are as follows: Organic Photovoltaics: The project attempts to study photovoltaic materials and how those substances can be applied to coating and building materials. Loo will lead the project.

Extending Battery Lifetime and Cycle Efficiency: The project will incorporate the University’s recently developed diagnostic tools to study degradation pathways of electric-vehicle batteries. Daniel Steingart, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering will coordinate the study, and it will be used to understand “second life” applications on the power grid.

Arctic Sea-Ice Modeling: The project will be conducted in conjunction with the University’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab-

oratory and focus on sea-ice models that can help scientists better understand the factors controlling the Arctic sea-ice cycles. The University has been developing seaice modeling tools for many years.

Alistair Adcroft and Olga Sergienko, researchers at the University’s Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences Program/NOAA-Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, will lead the project.

Role of the Ocean in the Future of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels: The project focuses on reconstructing the ocean carbon cycle changes to explore how the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide. The project will be led by professor of geological and geophysical sciences Daniel Sigman.

Plasma Physics: The project explores the effectiveness of low energy plasmas to control energyrelated chemical processes. Egemen Kolemen, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Yiguang Ju, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering will lead the project studying the conversion of natural gas to larger molecules.

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The curious case of the campus Trump supporter Nichlas Wu

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or the past few weeks, day in and day out, there has been a man waging a singular battle in support of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign by FitzRandolph Gate or the Alexander Street entrance to the towpath. Armed with a “Make America Great Again” sign and a Starbucks Frappuccino, he attempts to convert students and community members to his cause. He is steadfast in his convictions and firmly believes what he is doing is right. He is subject to all manner of hostility and vitriol from students and members of the community, but he continues his one-man protest anyway. This is a very real, flesh-and-blood person. Yet, based on the way he is discussed on this campus, he might as well be a mystical unicorn.

For example, The Tab published an article titled “There was a Trump supporter campaigning outside FitzRandolph today,” as if to suggest that having a Trump supporter on campus should be utterly bizarre. And that attitude is indicative of larger issues in political culture on our campus and beyond this election season.

I’m not at all writing this column in defense of Trump’s policies (I write this column as an avowed Clinton supporter and believe that many of Trump’s policy proposals are repugnant), but there is something to be said about the peculiar way our campus handles interactions across partisan divides. There’s been a tectonic shift in political culture on our campus and beyond. As demonstrated by a number of Facebook and Twitter posts about students approaching the Trump campaigner, those on the left are commended for approaching, debating, or even just conversing with the Trump supporter, which in any other election cycle would probably not be the case. People were equally lauded for posting about hostile reactions with the man or taking pictures in silly poses with him. The Trump supporter is being treated as an unusual, perhaps even deluded, irrational man, in a decidedly dehumanizing manner.

This sentiment isn’t limited to Princeton’s campus. Rather than attack the candidate and his policies specifically, there’s been an attempt among leftist commentators to psychoanalyze and vilify the supporters and their motivations for supporting Trump. Writers at Salon, for instance, have been highly critical of Trump supporters, going so far as to write “We must shame dumb Trump fans: The white working class are not victims.”

Now that’s a deplorable attack line.

The starting assumption is that those supporting Trump are automatically wrong and bigoted, without giving any room for debate or consideration of their views. Sure, many far-right, offensive groups support Trump, but they are not his entire base of support. Just a few days ago, a guest contributor to The Daily Princetonian published a column disparaging the Trump campaign and its well of support from “minions” and an “obligingly docile American mob.” Commentators on the left have constructed a straw man on the other end of the political spectrum. In their view, the Trump campaign is exploiting monsters and idiots unfit for political participation. I recognize that we live in the sheltered world of the Orange Bubble, but we do need to remember that the great majority of this country doesn’t live in such an ivory tower.

It’s dangerously myopic to ignore the part of the country that supports Trump and blithely disregard those people’s political opinions. There’s a lack of understanding and compassion on both sides, but I’m writing today about the understanding gap on the left. I remember that in a recent meeting of one of the student groups I participate in, the leader of the organization asked everyone in the room of fifteen or so people if they personally knew a Trump supporter, and in this ostensibly ideologically diverse liberal arts college setting, perhaps a quarter of the room raised their hands.

How are we to act in the “in the nation’s service” if we’re unable to bridge partisan divides and tackle the real issues facing this country? Instead of outright condemning the other side of the political spectrum at first glance, we should work toward greater political understanding. A good starting point for that would involve treating the Trump campaigner as more than a mere caricature.

Nicholas Wu is a Wilson School Major from Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich. He can be reached at nmwu@princeton.edu.

EDITORIAL

Save the fresh*** This past summer, the University Office of Human Resources released guidelines on inclusive language for official communications. The purpose of these guidelines is to ensure that no gender-based words, such as “chairman” or “businessman,” be used to describe mixed-gendered groups or in contexts in which gender identity is unknown or irrelevant. The University’s commitment to foster inclusivity on campus is commendable, but the regulation of inoffensive vocabulary terms represents a disturbing trend toward restricting the marketplace of ideas, starting with the language that comprises it.

While these guidelines are not official regulations, they do carry the weight of University authority and thus could have a chilling effect on word choice that would effectively mount to a ban in practice. A worst case, but not inconceivable outcome, might be that students self-censor their class writing for fear of possible retribution in grading. Such a result would be antithetical to the University’s purpose as an open place for respectful discourse and the free exchange of ideas.

The Editorial Board recognizes that vulgar or threatening language has no place in University discourse.

However, the University must draw a distinction between expletives that have no meaningful contribution to the exchange of ideas, and commonly accepted English vocabulary such as “freshman.” The former are intended to cause harm. The latter has no pejorative denotation or connotation. In a modern context, “freshman” is universally understood to refer to both men and women.

The University guidelines prioritize the anticipated reactions of select individuals over widespread community norms in determining the language of the university community. The henceforth frowned upon terms “chairman,” “mailman,” and “spokesman” have a gender-neutral definition in a modern context.

Finally, one of the premises of this latest set of guidelines and the claim made in our colleagues’ dissent is that women or other individuals who do not identify as male may feel so excluded by words that include the term “man” (ex. chairman) that they choose not to pursue leadership roles on campus. The suggestion that a female student would be dissuaded from following her passion by something as simple as its title (which is again properly and commonly understood as being genderneutral and not exclusive) presents a condescending and demeaning attitude towards Princeton women. Accordingly, such parsing of language is harmful for promoting female agency and achievement on campus.

The instance of students who feel offended by commonly-used and accepted language is a poor indicator of an inclusive campus, since individuals can always find cause for offense. Rather, inclusivity means fostering an intellectual climate in which all parties can freely exchange and challenge ideas. Censoring the English language through dissemination of lists of acceptable vocabulary is contrary to the values of the University and a sinister first step towards Orwellian restriction of language and speech.

Dissent: We believe that gender-exclusive language underpins implicit but pervasive gender biases and norms. Further, we believe that recommendations for language use issued as a means to the end of communal inclusivity are not an assault on free speech. For these reasons, we respectfully dissent.

The majority is particularly concerned with the shift from the use of “freshman” and “mailman” in favor of “first year” and “postal worker”; however, the real impact of the University’s recommendation is on opportunities and leadership for women and students who do not identify within the gender binary. Even the most ambitious women already experience a phenomenon known as the confidence gap; accordingly, they perceive themselves as less qualified than their male counterparts pursuing similar opportunities.

Couple this with tacit presumptions generated by casting leadership and career opportunities in gender-exclusive language, and the implication is that pursuit and obtaining of these positions by females is even less normalized than it is when similar positions are cast in gender-neutral language. The majority opinion misses the nuance of this argument, incorrectly characterizing evidence about implicit biases as condescending and demeaning.

With respect to the issue of free speech, we believe that the University is committed to an open exchange of ideas between all members of the academic community. Inclusivity is a necessary condition for the free and open exchange of ideas. Given that gender-exclusive language has the real effect of excluding and silencing women, gender inclusivity actually brings more underrepresented ideas into the academic exchange.

This debate is not about sensitivity or hurt feelings. It’s about community inclusion so all individuals may and do pursue opportunities to make their own contributions to academic discourse.

Signed by Carolyn Liziewski ‘18, Cydney Kim ‘17, and Daniel Elkind ‘17 Connor Pfeiffer ‘18 abstained from the writing of this editorial.

The Editorial Board is an independent body and decides its opinions separately from the regular staff and editors of The Daily Princetonian. The Board answers only to its Chair, the Opinion Editor, and the Editor-inChief.

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slouch defensively, either. Lehigh has allowed an average of only 25.67 points per game, and the Tigers will need to top that number to keep up with the Mountain Hawks’ high-octane offense.

Against this team, Princeton head coach Bob Surace ’90 emphasized the need for smart, cohesive play.

“I thought we played hard, but we didn’t play smart on offense [against Lafayette],” he observed. “We weren’t catching the ball. So there’s going to be a lot of corrections — certain positions have to step up and play better for us to reach our goal of winning this week.”

However, Princeton thus far seems to possess the balance and talent to go toe-to-toe with its latest opponent. The

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Tigers can pit senior defensive back Dorian Williams, who has years of experience and leads an up-and-coming secondary, against Shafnisky and Lehigh’s passing game. Princeton also allowed only 60 rushing yards in the last contest and will look to put on a similar performance against Lehigh’s ground game.

Furthermore, the Tigers have plenty of offense in their own right — Kanoff had 160 yards through the air in Princeton’s first game, and Rhattigan amassed 136 yards and three touchdowns of his own. This combination of effective passing and rushing should prove troublesome for any defense.

Lehigh is 13-7 against Princeton overall. Last year, the Tigers drubbed the Hawks 52-26.

They will look to continue that history of success on the field Saturday.

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er dropping more than single set to any of its opponents.

Senior co-captain Cara Mattaliano has spearheaded the offense of the Tigers so far. Mattaliano recorded back-to-back double-doubles in her matches against Rutgers and Seton Hill. This included a remarkable 20-kill, 17-dig performance against Seton Hill. She also leads the Ivy League with 3.42 kills per set.

Another notable performance came from sophomore setter Claire Nussbaum, who recorded 32 assists against

Rutgers and ranks second in the Ivy League in assists per set. The class of 2020 also played a pivotal role as freshman setter Jessica Harris tallied 50 assists against Seton Hill and her classmate Maggie O’Connell had 12 kills.

More importantly, the Tigers have been playing efficiently as a team. Currently, the Princeton squad ranks first among its Ivy rivals in hitting percentage (.245) and second in kills per set with 13.42. The team has also benefitted from younger players who have stepped up to fill the roles left empty by graduation.

Although the Tigers capped off a historic season

with their late comeback, the Princeton squad will be looking to capture the Ivy League title in a more traditional manner this year.

Undoubtedly, the Tigers will try to avoid the 0-3 deficit from last year by starting the Ivy League Conference with a win.

While it will be difficult to win at the Palestra, the Tigers have shown time and time again that they can beat the odds. Moreover, their recent string of victories seem to show the Princeton squad has found its rhythm and is ready for the challenge of the Ivy League.

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matches against top-ranked UCLA and third-ranked Cal in spite of excellent goalkeeping from junior goalie Vojislav Mitrovic and a spirited offense (including a hat trick from Jovan Jeremic and Matt Payne against Cal and UCLA, respectively), they also edged out Wagner 14-10, defeated a top-20 Santa Clara team 13-8, and then trounced a ranked Air Force squad 13-3.

Any loss in experience from Princeton’s three graduating seniors has been more than compensated for by the impressive play of both freshman and returning players. In fact, as junior Jordan Colina puts it, “Some pivotal contributors this year are definitely going to be freshmen and sophomores.

Although we are a young team, the younger members have definitely been able to step

up and really contribute each practice and game.”

Princeton benefits greatly from its talent and versatility, both offensively and defensively. Sophomore Michael Swart, who leads the team in steals, comments on the team, “I think that our team’s strength is our ability to play on both sides of the pool. We have the potential to shut teams down on defense while picking apart their defense when we are on the offensive end of the pool.”

All-American Mitrovic was named the Northeast Water Polo Conference Defensive Player of the Week after a stellar performance in the Princeton Invitational, where he recorded three games with more than ten saves, including 12 against Santa Clara, 13 against a high-powered Cal offense, and a stunning 18 saves against Air Force, which played a huge role in limiting the Falcons to only three goals.

On the offense, the Tigers show

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ed, “Much like the ancient crowds would decide the fate of the gladiators, the Ivy League’s Ancient Eight spectators can change the outcome of a game by their robust participation. The confidence and overwhelming support of the crowd often empowers and inspires players to new heights of performance. Our Ivy home matches this season are Dartmouth, Brown, Harvard and UPenn. In the past, legions of Princetonian fans have shown up to these games and their support and collective will has lifted us to win!”

Head coach Sean Driscoll, who became the second coach in program history to reach 20 wins in fewer than

41 games this past weekend, also emphasized the inf luence that a supportive crowd has on his team. “I don’t think the students understand how much their participation means. It gives us so much energy and it really lifts the team. It helps us get out of those tough times and gets us back on track. It really just rejuvenates and energizes the team from start to finish, just having bodies out there cheering. I know our team is just really thankful when people show up.”

After Saturday’s game versus Yale, the Tigers are scheduled to play their first Ivy League home match against Dartmouth the following Saturday at Roberts Stadium at 1 p.m.

remarkable balance and wellroundedness, with a variety of players capable of becoming real scoring threats. Freshman Sean Duncan who leads the team with 18 goals, for which he was recognized as Conference Rookie of the week.

While the sixth-ranked Gauchos are definitely a team to be respected and honored, the Tigers have performed well enough for any observer to have faith in their ability to challenge UC Santa Barbara for the win. Princeton’s success will depend on both the ability of the offense to remain versatile and depend on its younger members and the goalkeeping prowess of Mitrovic—as Swart puts it aptly, “Our AllAmerican goalie Vojislav Mitrovic is a major key to our success. When he plays well, we are hard to beat.” Should the Tigers prevail, they will next play the winner of a CalWhittier matchup.

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Tigers to face Lehigh University

By Nolan Liu associate sports editor

The Princeton Tigers (1-0 overall, 0-0 Ivy League) will continue their season this Saturday as they take on Lehigh (1-2) in a second non-conference game.

Last weekend, Princeton made a strong opening statement as it defeated Lafayette 35-31 at home. The Tigers were dominant on all fronts, limiting the Leopards’ pass-heavy offense and absolutely shutting down the visitors’ run game.

Offensively, Princeton relied on familiar faces to carry the day: senior running back Joe Rhattigan, senior quarterback Chad Kanoff, and junior quarterback John Lovett all performed according to expectations as they amassed five touchdowns for

the Tigers.

Against Lehigh, the Tigers will face another team with a dominant aerial attack. The Mountain Hawks’ passing game is currently ranked sixth in the nation, with Lehigh boasting a 69.9% completion rate. Additionally, the Mountain Hawks boast a 57.5% third down conversion rate and are ranked third in the FCS for this statistic. Much of this offensive prowess can be attributed to Lehigh’s quarterback, Nick Shafnisky, a dangerous dual-threat.

In the Hawks’ matchup against Penn last week, Shafnisky had six touchdowns — three passing and three rushing — and proved the deciding factor in Lehigh’s 49-28 blowout of the Ivy League team.

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Women’s soccer to play Yale

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After the victory last weekend, the Princeton Tigers will play Lehigh this coming Saturday.

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Women’s volleyball to begin season

By David Xin associate sports editor

This Saturday, Sept. 24, the women’s volleyball team will travel to Penn for its first Ivy League Conference match of the season. The Tigers, who are coming off a Rutgers Tournament title, will look to clinch the Ivy League opener as they eye a second straight Ancient Eight title.

Making the match even more interesting is the history behind the two teams. This is the 15th straight year that the Tigers (6-3 overall) will be opening the season with a

match against the Quakers (57). The teams have split their last two matchups, moving the all-time series record to 55-36 in favor of the Orange and Black.

While the Tigers are coming off a historic season, they will have plenty to watch out for this year as they face off against the Quakers. Indeed, Penn is an impressive 4-1 at home this season and will surely take advantage of home court. In addition, the Quakers also boast an impressive roster including two players in the top five of the Ivy League in terms of total

kills.

The Quakers are also coming off a victory of their own, having beaten the University of Delaware Blue Hens 3-1 this past Tuesday. In particular, Penn’s Sydney Morton proved to be a challenging foe as she notched nine kills, 48 assists, and 10 digs for a near tripledouble.

However, the Tigers, who are on a four-game winning streak, seem to have reestablished last year’s rhythm and chemistry. The Princeton squad managed to sweep past the Rutgers tournament, nevSee VOLLEYBALL page 5

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By Miranda Hasty staff writer

In accordance with tradition, the women’s soccer team will begin its Ivy League season on Saturday against Yale at 4 p.m. in their ninth consecutive opening match.

In last year’s opener against Yale, the Tigers trumped the Bulldogs 3-0, earning an all-time record of 24-12-2.

As the reigning Iv y League champion, the team is heading into the match with a 7-1 current record, the best start in program history since 2004.

The Tigers also hold three out of four Ivy League Player of the Week honors, senior forward Tyler Lussi earning two and sophomore forward Mimi Asom earning one.

This isn’t the first time Lussi and Asom have made an impact in the Ivy League conference. Lussi is the reigning Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year, while Asom was rewarded Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors last fall season.

The current goals and points record holder in Princeton women’s soccer

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history, Lussi is now fourth and fifth in goals scored and points earned, respectively, in women’s Ivy League soccer history.

Freshman goalie Natalie Grossi has also burst onto the scene with an Ivy League Rookie of the Week recognition in week two.

Lussi passionately articulates her team’s mentality heading not only into Saturday’s match but also the entire Ivy League season.

“The Ivy League games are our entire season. Nothing else that we have done this year matters,” stated Lussi.

“We are walking into Reese Stadium Saturday having played eight non-Ivy League teams in what we consider training matches. Although those matches have been beneficial to gauge our progress according to our coaches, we are going to Yale for one purpose. Win.” Lussi went on to describe the importance of the student body’s participation in Ivy League play. “Every Ivy League contest feels like we are reenacting the battling gladiators in the Roman Coliseum,” Lussi ref lect-

Princeton. The Tigers, having risen from 11th place to ninth after strong showings in two opening invitational rounds, swept four schools in their opening meet, the Navy Invitational, by decisive margins, averaging over twenty points per game. Princeton continued to show it was worthy of its top ten ranking at the Princeton Invitational hosted at Denunzio one week later, going 2-2.

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Water polo has traditionally been an athletic mainstay of schools in California. Out of this year’s top ten nationallyranked schools, nine are located in California.

No. 9-ranked Princeton, however, is ready to dispel the notion that only schools on the West Coast can succeed in water polo. The Tigers will head over to the Mountain

West Invitational at Berkeley this weekend in a tournament featuring powerhouses such as UCLA, Cal, Stanford, and Pacific. Princeton will open the tournament with a match against No. 6-ranked UC Santa Barbara on Friday, a formidable foe with a strong 5-1 record.

The Gauchos’ sole loss comes against No. 2-ranked Southern California, whom they fell to 18-3.

However, it would be foolish to even begin counting out

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28 saves Heading into Ivy-play, freshman goalkeeper Natalie Grossi ranks 4th in the Ivy League with 28 saves on the season.

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