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Barton, Lunney appointed as SINSI co-directors

By Kevin Agostinelli staff writer

The University appointed Frederick Barton and Kathryn Lunney as co-directors of the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, effective September 1.

Barton and Lunney were named co-directors of SINSI on Aug. 8 and succeeded Hilda Arellano, who held the position since 2014.

The goal of the SINSI program is to set outstanding individuals on the path toward public service careers in the U.S. government, focusing on both domestic policy and international affairs through academic training that is integrated with work experience in federal agencies.

“What we’re hoping to do with all this is to try to see the talent pool coming into the program on campus expanded

and therefore placing people with huge amount of talent into the federal government,” Lunney said.

The co-directors explained that SINSI, a program established in 2006, offers scholarships for a graduate program and an undergraduate internship program.

The graduate program offers a two-year SINSI-supported fellowship with an Executive Branch department or agency, generally placed between the first and second year of the Master in Public Affairs program. The SINSI scholarship covers both years of graduate study and two years of stipend based on government salary during the fellowship.

The undergraduate internship fully funds rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors with an eight-to-ten week summer internship at a government agency in their area of interest. Past internships See SINSI page 3

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Frederick Barton (photo) will be heading SINSI from campus, while Kathryn Lunney will lead the program from Washington D. C., facilitating communication between SINSI scholars and agencies.

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The Undergraduate Student Government discussed initiatives to promote voter registration and better student communication in its first general meeting of the year on Sept. 25.

The registration initiative resulted from a collaboration with several other student groups, including the WhigClio Society, Princeton Votes, and the Interclub Council, according to Campus and Community Affair Chair Michael Cox ‘17.

“Whig-Clio and the ICC have a joint initiative, and the USG will be working with the residential colleges,” Cox

said.

USG President Aleksandra Czulak ’17 said that Princeton Votes spearheaded the campaign for voter awareness in the previous two elections, and that Whig-Clio recently joined the effort for the current election cycle.

Czulak said that the weeklong effort begins on Monday, Sept. 26, with a public screening of the presidential debate in Richardson Hall and culminates with Princeton’s Voter Registration Day on Friday, Sept. 30. She added that social media will primarily be used to promote the week’s main voter registration event.

Cox said that while National Voter Registration Day is

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on Tuesday, Sept. 27, Princeton’s Voter Registration Day was moved to a more convenient date in order to encourage greater student participation.

Princeton Votes will set up booths on Princeton Voter Registration Day that streamline the registration process for students, Czulak said. She added that they would have checklists at each booth as a means to track the number of participating students.

Czulak said that the booths will be located in the eating clubs, Whig-Clio buildings, Fine Hall, Frist Campus Center, and in each residential college. She added that the See USG page 2 NEWS & NOTES

News & Notes: Ted Cruz News & ’92 says he will vote for Notes: Donald Trump Herrera talks language, social change

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On Friday, Texas Senator Ted Cruz ’92 wrote in a Facebook post that he will vote for Republican nominee Donald Trump. This comes after a nonendorsement of Trump during the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

During the convention, Cruz said not to boycott voting, but to “stand, and speak, and vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket whom you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution.”

In the Facebook post, he wrote that he decided to vote for Trump because he “promised to support the Republican nominee” and he “intend[s] to keep [his] word.” Additionally,

he wrote that, although he has “significant disagreement” with Trump, he is still “#NeverHillary.”

His decision is founded on six policy differences that Cruz wrote informed his decision, including Supreme Court nominees, the Affordable Care Act, energy, immigration, national security, and internet freedom. Moreover, Cruz added that he thinks Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton will assuredly “deliver on her left-wing promises, with devastating results for our country.”

Alluding back to his convention speech, Cruz wrote that “My conscience tells me I must do whatever I can to stop that.”

He added that the country “is See CRUZ page 6

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Catherine Bedford contributor

The University implemented student technology changes this fall, including a new printing system with a Google Cloud Print platform and a shift towards broader use of the eduroam service.

The new PawPrint system enables students, faculty, and staff to print necessary documents with ease, University Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan said.

The prior system, which was based on a system called “Pharos Uniprint,” required individuals to enter credentials via keyboard using a PC-based print release sta-

tion.

The new system, called Papercut, uses a card reader to release the print job.

“This new platform enabled us to introduce a new print option for mobile devices called Google Cloud Print to supplement the existing email-to-print service we introduced in 2014,” Pullan said.

“I really like the new printing system, because it’s so much more convenient overall now. [Installation] is easier and printing with the Prox to login is a miracle,” Hun Choi ’17 said.

Pullan explained that in addition to the changes in the printing system, students will be encouraged to use the new eduroam WiFi See PRINTING page 7

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U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera encouraged students and community members to speak out on social issues on Thursday, Sept. 23, at an event organized as part of the Latinx Heritage Month.

Herrera, the nation’s first Latino poet laureate, spoke to a crowded audience about the power of language to instigate change. He read several of his poems in both Spanish and English, pausing frequently RACHEL SPADY :: PHOTO EDITOR

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majority of the booths will be open from noon to 6 p.m., with the exception of those in Fine Hall, which will operate from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each booth will include New Jersey voter registration forms, laptops where voters can register in their home states, and short pamphlets with information about the registration process and commonly asked questions. Czulak said that the booths will hopefully include stamps, so that registering voters can mail their forms out on site. Information about absentee ballots will also be provided.

Czulak said that the WhigClio Society plans to have additional events cover-

ing the presidential debates throughout the course of the election. She added that the meeting addressed various ideas about promoting communication between USG and the student body on important issues.

“We want to have pulse tests to measure student reactions to topics that resonate with them,” Czulak said. She added that the tests would be surveys sent through e-mail.

Czulak noted an example in which she met with a former president of the Interclub Council to discuss data about student perceptions regarding their initial eating club choices.

Communications Committee Public Engagement CoChair David Lopera ‘19 added that his committee was looking for new student additions

to help manage its website and social media.

Czulak added that USG also discussed initiatives to encourage greater student involvement in the upcoming senate referendum.

“One of the biggest questions we have to face is how to get a higher turnout,” Czulak said.

She noted that allowing more student group representatives, such as athletes, into future USG meetings as well as improving relationships with existing representatives could facilitate greater student participation. Czulak also said she would be meeting with administrators, including University President Eisgruber ‘83, to discuss the issue.

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have included positions at the White House, U.S. embassies, the Departments of Treasury, State, Education, Energy, and Justice, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and more.

“We’re emphasizing that we like the way the program is going and we’re excited about making it even better,” Barton said. “It’s just a wonderful opportunity for talented young people to really get onto the next chapter of their lives and make a difference.”

Barton, a lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson School and the leader of a Woodrow Wilson Task Force seminar, will act as the primary head of this University program.

Lunney explained that she would spend a great deal of time in Washington, D.C., allowing for a closer interaction between administrators and the students undertaking government internships and fellowship rotations. In doing this, she will work to expand the program at the home front.

Both Barton and Lunney bring decades of experience in public and international affairs, with extensive knowledge in not only federal work but also private corporations and non-profits.

Barton’s diplomatic career of more than 20 years includes Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations at the U.S. Department of State and U.S. ambassador to the Economic and Social Council at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, as well as the founding director of the Office of Transition Initiatives at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

With a vast career as a lawyer and business executive, some of Lunney’s achievements include helping to write the regulations to implement Title IX, acting as Intergovernmental Relations Officer at the U.S. Department of Transportation, and serving as Deputy General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce.

“Broadening the base of government agencies that we’re looking at for students is something that is very appealing for us,” Lunney added.

The co-directors view their new profession as the next logical step in their careers involved with the federal government.

“We both feel that promoting next generation of talent is as good as public service gets,” Barton said. “Getting talented people and encouraging them to pursue these opportunities in a creative way allows them to build very strong networks.”

Barton commented that the co-directors’ unique relationship would prove to be an asset as they strive towards raising SINSI to new heights.

“We’ve been married 41 years and we really enjoy working together,” Barton commented. “We have not had a chance to work together in this way apart from parenting, so we are very excited for the opportunity.”

Lunney aims to maintain close relationships with past and present SINSI scholars in order to promote more interest in the program.

“SINSI scholars have been going out to the engineering and econ buildings as well as dining halls and dorms to have individual conversations with potential applicants, helping students understand how these internships lend themselves to broad possibilities,” Lunney said.

When searching for the most deserving SINSI applicants, a commitment to service is huge, both co-directors

affirmed.

“If you look at the profiles of SINSI scholars, they are very diverse but they all are taking terrific advantage of the program to figure out how they can serve,” Barton said.

The co-directors also cited their ongoing work with the Richard H. Ullman Fellowship, which was established in 2014 to grant recipients the opportunity to participate in a “one-year, career-defining practitioner experience in the field of international affairs,” according to the Woodrow Wilson School website.

Tom Tasche ’13 GS described how SINSI first enabled him to attain an undergraduate summer internship in the East Asia Office at the U.S. Treasury Dept. and later negotiate a memorandum of understanding with the Treasury, allowing him to return as a full-time desk economist covering Japan for his fellowship as a graduate student.

Beyond that, SINSI sponsored Tasche’s year-long placement as an advisor to the U.S. Director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London.

“Beyond filling my CV out with some real substance, these were incredibly rewarding rotations that let me work on portfolios typically reserved for career civil servants with more qualifications and experience,” Tasche explained.

According to Tasche, the role of the SINSI Director is paramount; they advise scholars on agencies and postings that might satisfy their interests, advocate on their behalf throughout the federal government to open up internship and fellowship opportunities, and ensure that all scholars are equipped to make the most of their placements, he added.

“I’ve only just met Rick and Kit, but from what I’ve seen they bring all the necessary ingredients to the job — energy, experience, connections, and a delightful conviviality,” Tasche said of Barton and Lunney.

Pursuing her dream to work in endangered species conservation ever since she was seven years old, Alex Kasdin ’14 MPA talked about her ongoing SINSI-supported fellowship with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

“SINSI and my incredible mentors at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have allowed me to do so much in the world of wildlife conservation,” said Kasdin.

At the beginning of her fellowship, Kasdin worked primarily on the Urban Wildlife Conservation Program, an initiative that aims to increase outreach into urban communities and enhance public involvement in conservation.

The SINSI scholar has since moved towards the regulatory side of wildlife conservation, confronting Endangered Species Act issues in the Service’s Mountain-Prairie Region and focusing on grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

“It’s incredibly challenging, and sometimes discouraging work, but I know that I am helping to ensure my children will have the privilege of seeing the animals that inspire me every day,” Kasdin said.

This fellowship will be awarded annually to between one and three students from seniors to graduate students who conduct “a significant international project in a fulltime assignment for one year with one U.S. federal government agency, international NGO, or a multilateral institution in the U.S. or overseas.”

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Herrera also read three poems that were inspired by his conversations with graduate students at the University.

Herrera’s most recent collection, Notes on the Assemblage, deals with issues of racial tension and police brutality, among other topics.

“Things kept happening that I had to talk about,” he said.

Herrera connected his work to the lives of students at the University, referencing conversations he had with graduate students the previous night. He encouraged the audience to participate throughout the nearly two-hour event, occasionally

calling for attendees to repeat lines or shout words.

Herrera also engaged in a question-and-answer session with the audience that focused on strategies for enacting social change. He stressed that language and communication are key parts of any activist movement.

The event was held in the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding and was cosponsored by the Council of the Humanities; Campus Conversations on Identities; the Graduate School’s diversity and inclusion team; the departments of Spanish and Portuguese, Comparative Literature, and English; and the programs in Creative Writing and Latin American studies.

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“There is the added convenience that you can access wireless service at other institutions that also offer eduroam; when members of the Princeton community are visiting other universities around the world, they simply open their laptops and are on that school’s eduroam network,” Pullan said.

“When I was on Stanford University’s campus this summer, it was convenient for me to access the school’s WiFi because I don’t have unlimited data,” Choi said.

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Eduroam also requires a netID and password for an additional level of protection.

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t the beginning of each semester, while course enrollment is generally standard across the board, the procedure for enrolling in precepts varies considerably across University departments. Common methods include choosing precepts during course selection or enrolling during a set period at the beginning of the semester; however, some departments have recently adopted a method of random precept assignment based on students’ current course enrollments and their TigerHub schedules.

The Board believes that this method of precept assignment is problematic because it restricts the ability for students to tailor their schedules to their own preferences. Accordingly, the Board believes precepts should not be automatically assigned based on student class schedules in TigerHub. However, this should not preclude professors from continuing to exercise discretion in balancing out enrollment levels or merging small precepts. Furthermore, the Board reiterates its call, as articulated last year, for the Registrar to create an additional add/drop period for non-freshmen prior to the start of classes in the fall semester.

Mandatory assignment of precept sections by professors based solely on TigerHub class schedules is problematic for several reasons. First, this inherently ignores sources of schedule conflicts that are not academic.

Princeton students are incredibly busy, and many participate in extracurricular activities with regular practice or meeting schedules. As a result, precept assignment based on class schedule ignores important sources of conflict inherent to the lives of Princeton students.

Even if a professor is willing to modify precept assignments because of certain types of conflicts, this does not solve the problem as it puts individual professors in a position to decide whether a student’s schedule conflicts are valid enough to merit a change in precept time. Oftentimes, these decisions on what constitutes a legitimate excuse are arbitrary. The Board prefers a system in which students are able to choose precepts based on whatever factors they deem relevant, such as time and location. Overall, this system is fairer, better for students, and still gives professors discretion to balance out precept enrollments if needed.

Several justifications are given for a precept assignment system that are worth addressing. Some faculty members argue that precepts should be balanced on the basis of gender. The Board disagrees because we see value both in balanced and unbalanced precepts for all students involved. Students will not always be in perfectly gender-balanced situations in their lives and precepts are helpful for learning how to react to group dynam-

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The University should also add an additional nonfreshmen add/drop period before the first day of classes in the fall. Currently, non-freshmen who want to change their fall courses cannot do so until 6 a.m. on the first day of classes. This ignores the reality that summer experiences and other factors can change a student’s outlook on classes between spring course selection and the new semester. We recognize that the Registrar might find it desirable to have a buffer between any course changes and freshmen enrollment the day before classes commence. As a result, we propose that the add-drop period could take place as early as several weeks before the academic year begins, depending on the needs of the Registrar. These course changes are going to take place anyway, so we see no reason to have non-freshmen wake up at 6 a.m. on the first day of classes and have extended uncertainty about their fall schedules. The policy would also be beneficial to freshman students, because many students enroll in more courses than they plan on actually taking during registration in the spring. An earlier add/drop would allow these drops to take place before freshman enrollment and help free up spaces for freshmen in courses.

These two changes would have relatively minor impacts on professors and University staff, but the benefits for students are immense. The University already gives students considerable discretion and choice in their academic life. We believe these changes are necessary to be fully consistent with that laudable principle.

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n the Satires, the Roman poet Juvenal asks, “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” Or in English, “Who watches the watchmen?”

Centuries later, it is time to come to terms with the full import of this question and what it means for our fractured society and even our campus community, which has boldly attempted to meet this question head-on by orchestrating protests, vigils, and sit-ins.

In recent months, much impassioned discussion has surrounded the justifiability of certain police killings of black men. But equally worthy of concern is another dimension of the same issue: that in the legal proceedings following these incidents, the police officers involved seem to be treated with inexplicable laxness by our justice system. After all, for them to commit these killings is troubling in and of itself, but when they successfully avoid the legal consequences, the severity of their actions is increased tenfold. There are so many others who fall victim to Lady Justice’s heavier, more scarred hand — mandatory minimums, for instance, which disproportionately affect minorities. Why should policemen be subjected to different treatment?

Consider Eric Garner, whose chokehold-induced death did not even result in an indictment for the officer involved. Or Freddie Gray, who died after suffering severe injuries to his spinal cord and falling into a coma in a police van, while the responsible police officers ended up with three “not guilty” rulings and a mistrial. Taken alone, these incidents are extremely distressing, but they are only a grim reflection of a broader trend. Mapping Police Violence found that in 2015, at least 346 black people were killed by the police. Of these cases, only 3 percent resulted in any officers involved being charged. Even fewer resulted in conviction.

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This is not to say that all of the remaining 97% should have been charged; there are undoubtedly situations in which the police must resort to extreme measures to subdue incompliant criminals. But the additional cold-blooded killings of black males such as Laquan McDonald and Alton Sterling make the less-than-3 percent conviction rate far from reassuring. And this sense of unease is further exacerbated when you consider that without relatively clear video evidence, these incidents might never have received widespread public attention. Think of how many killings might have gone unnoticed over the years without video documentation, how many policemen might have conducted themselves as beings above the law.

In fact, policemen, as literal men of the state (“polis” being Latin for “state”), should be held to a higher standard of integrity. Their greatest weapon is not the gun in their holster or the truncheon by their side, but the law that they are able to wield because we have entrusted them with it. Indeed, in encounters between policemen and civilians, restrained and upright behavior is expected from the former, not the latter. (It would be a wonderful world if everyone followed the law, but then we wouldn’t need the police, would we?)

After all, the badge of a police officer functions best as a shield — a shield with which the officer can protect his community from violence, crime, and harm.

But too many officers are using it to shield themselves — from justice, from accountability, from the law. And because they are getting away with it, the system loses credibility, the community loses faith, and the nation loses unity. Because, ultimately, a single rotten apple

is only able to spoil the entire barrel if it is allowed to continue to decay and fester. So too will our nation’s police force lose its well-earned luster if its rogue elements — though they are few — are allowed their occasional trysts with lawlessness, safe in the knowledge that the law is a weapon only meant for other people.

Two months ago in Dallas, five police officers were killed in a tragic shooting by a man named Micah Xavier Johnson. It was an utterly unforgivable act of violence; despite all the public outcry over suspicious police killings, two wrongs never make a right.

But two wrongs don’t cancel each other out, either.

There were many on television, behind podiums, and in homes who felt that because of the Dallas shooting, the Black Lives Matter movement had lost its validity and deserved to be branded as a radical hate group — a view that is at best illogical, and at worst ignorant. Never mind that Black Lives Matter openly and emphatically condemned the shooting, or that Johnson’s actions were those of a lone and crazed gunman. His was a wrong soon righted.

Because for all his sins, for all the lives he destroyed that day, Johnson did not escape justice. He was killed by a bomb squad robot, ultimately forced to face the consequences of his terrible actions by a group that is supposed to represent the inherent goodness and fairness of American law: the police.

He did not escape justice. But there are others who do.

The watchmen are watching us. But who’s watching them back?

Lou Chen is a sophomore from San Bernadino, Calif. He can be reached at lychen@princeton.edu.

Monday September 26, 2016

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League match, the team this time can claim the home field advantage, which both Lussi and head coach Sean Driscoll agree plays a significant factor in team morale.

“The confidence and overwhelming support of the crowd often empowers and inspires players to new heights of performance,” Lussi reflected. “Our Ivy home matches this season are Dartmouth, Brown, Harvard and Penn.

In the past, legions of Princetonian fans have shown up to these games and their support and collective will has lifted us to win!”

Driscoll also asserts that crowd spirit doesn’t go unnoticed by the players on the field. “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.”

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indeed seemed to have corralled Lehigh through much of the third. However, Shafnisky could not be contained — putting together another scoring drive with just over five minutes remaining in the penultimate quarter and unloading a second 56-yard touchdown pass that put the Hawks ahead, 35-14.

Princeton wasn’t done yet. Volker found a way

into the end zone again to open the final quarter and bring the Tigers within 14 points, but Lehigh responded on the next drive with a final score that stretched their advantage back to 21. Princeton put together one final touchdown drive when junior quarterback John Lovett scored with just over seven minutes to play.

Unfortunately, they never found the end zone again, and the Hawks closed out the game with a 42-28 win.

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Much of the credit goes to Shafnisky, who went 29for-36 and amassed 461 yards and four touchdowns in the air over the course of the game. In the meantime, Princeton’s offense struggled, with senior quarterback Chad Kanoff throwing three picks and none of the Tigers’ top rushers finishing with more than 82 yards.

Princeton will look to get back on track when it kicks off Ivy League play next week against Columbia.

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Princeton struggles against Lehigh offense in tough away game loss

By Nolan Liu associate sports editor

Despite a tough battle, the Princeton Tigers (1-1, 0-0 Ivy) dropped their second game of the season to Lehigh (2-2, 1-1 Home), 42-28.

The Tigers kept it close throughout the first half, but a tremendous third quarter by the Mountain Hawks allowed them to build a 21-point advantage and stave off a Princeton comeback in the fourth to hang on to their victory.

Lehigh struck first, as vaunted quarterback Nick Shafnisky led the Hawks down the field and hit Derek Knott with a touchdown pass less than five minutes into the game. However, Lehigh would not score again in the first period, and the Tigers managed to come back and

tie it up off of an 8-yard run by sophomore running back Charles Volker.

Unfazed, the Hawks struck back to open the second. Shafnisky uncorked a 42-yard pass that put the home team up 14-7 — an advantage that they would add to late in the half with an interception return that made it a 21-7 ballgame. However, Princeton executed in the waning minutes of the second quarter, with Volker again finding an opening and going 22 yards for a touchdown to cut the lead to 7. As both teams headed to their respective locker rooms, the Tigers found themselves still fully in the contest.

The Tigers came out for the second half looking to further close the gap, and See FOOTBALL page 9

RACHEL SPADY :: PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

The Tigers will take the field against the Columbia lions this Saturday as they search for their first Ivy win.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Soccer ties Bulldogs in first Ivy League match

By Miranda Hasty staff writer

STEPHEN CRAIG :: STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

This draw with the Bulldogs is the first in the series since 1999.

The women’s soccer Ivy League season opener against Yale ended in a draw this past Saturday, Sept.

24.

While Princeton prevailed 3-0 in last year’s opener in Roberts Stadium, Yale capitalized on their home-field advantage this year to come back late in the second half and finish with a 1-1 final score.

Freshman forward Abby Givens scored nineteen minutes into the first half. To score her second goal of the season and of her collegiate career, she masterfully finished junior midfielder Natalie Larkin’s lofty cross taken from junior midfielder Vanessa Gregoire’s corner kick.

Yale equalized the score in the

74th minute with Aerial Chavarin’s breakaway that drew freshman goalkeeper Natalie Grossi from the goal and allowed Chevarin to easily knock the ball in the back of the net.

As the Tigers have held the upper hand against the Bulldogs in women’s Ivy League soccer history, the tie is the first between the two teams since 1999. The all-time record now stands at 24-12-3.

Princeton now has a 7-1-1 cumulative record and 0-0-1 record in the Ivy League conference, while Yale has a steady 4-3-2 season record and an identical 0-0-1 record for the Ivy League.

At the top seats in the league are Harvard, Columbia, and Brown, who beat Penn, Cornell, and Dartmouth, respectively, in their Ivy season opening matches.

Senior forward Tyler Lussi explicitly stated the collective goal for the anticipated match: “The Ivy League games are our entire season. Nothing else that we have done this year matters. 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.” Though she and her team were unable to take the win on Saturday, another opportunity awaits this upcoming weekend.

This Saturday, Oct. 1, is a chance for redemption for the Tigers, who are scheduled to face off against Dartmouth at Roberts Stadium at 1pm. Hosting its first home Ivy See FIELD HOCKEY page 9

FIELD HOCKEY

Field Hockey closes weekend with wins against Dartmouth and American

By Claire Coughlin staff writer

No. 13 Princeton women’s field hockey (5-3, 1-0 Ivy) had a successful weekend, with a 4-0 shutout in their Ivy League opener at home against Dartmouth (3-4, 0-1 Ivy) on Saturday, and a 2-1 victory over the American University Eagles (6-3, 2-0) on Sunday at Jacobs Field.

The 11-time defending conference champs had Saturday’s game in the bag from the opening whistle until the final horn.

Princeton out-attempted the visitors from Hanover, 33-2, and finished with a 19-2 edge in shots on goal. Senior midfielder/ striker Cat Caro took her first attempt just five minutes into the game and the team kept its momentum every minute following. At ten minutes, Freshman midfielder Carlotta von Gierke stole the ball and dished it off to Caro, who got by a defender and knocked in a backhanded shot to put the first point on the board. Shortly after, junior striker Ryan McCarthy struck on a direct shot off a corner. The last goal of the first half was scored by sophomore midfield-

er/striker Jane Donio-Enscoe to make it 3-0 going into intermission. The game came full circle when Caro tallied the last goal to make it 4-0.

On Sunday, McCarthy had both goals in the first half, picking up her team-high sixth and seventh goals of the year. The loss dropped American to 6-3 overall on the season McCarthy got the Tigers on the board as she scored on a penalty stroke in the eighth minute. After an American corner, sophomore midfielder/striker Casey Swezey found McCarthy streaking down the field where the junior blasted a shot from the right wing into the back of the net to make it 2-0.

The Eagles earned a penalty corner with time running down and trailing 2-0. Angela Virtu took the initial shot, and a save

by Princeton freshman goalkeeper Grace Baylis came back to her, who scored with 6:25 to play. The Eagles played stronger in the second half, but Princeton was able to hang on for the win.

The Orange and Black will continue with their schedule next week with trips to Yale on Oct. 1 and Penn State on Oct. 2.

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Two wins over the weekend give the Tigers momentum heading into their next match against Yale.

Stat of the Day

17-0 shots Princeton outshot Dartmouth 17-0 in the first half. The Tigers would go on to win the match 4-0.

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