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U. community gathers, chants, and ‘yeets’ at first bonfire since 2013

By Zack Shevin Contributor

For the first time since 2013, Cannon Green overf lowed with students and alumni linwing Nassau Hall and filling the steps of Whig and Clio Halls in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the bonfire.

Traditionally, the bonfire occurs when Princeton football defeats Harvard and Yale in the same season.

The most recent bonfires occurred in 2012 and 2013.

Princeton football was crowned Ivy League Champion for the 12th time in University history. Although Princeton has shared the title eight times, most recently with Yale in 2006, Harvard in 2014, and Penn in 2016, this year’s uncontested title is the first since 1995, and the fourth uncontested Ivy League Championship in University history. Additionally, with ten wins and zero losses, this is Princeton football’s secondever undefeated season, the first occuring in 1964.

Kerry Farlie ’19 said that the bonfire was “an amazing experience to be a part of before graduating.”

“Every year I’ve been here, they’ve beaten the first team they’ve played and lost to the second,” she said. “It was really exciting that this happened in my last year and we got to be a part of the experience and have our class year join the tradition.”

Students and faculty began setting up the bonfire Sunday at 10 a.m., spray painting wood panels and stacking them to create the pyre. Atop the wooden panels was an outhouse with “59–43” and “29–21” — the scores of the Yale and Harvard games, respectively — painted on the sides, as well as a Yale stuffed bulldog

and Harvard stuffed bear in the front.

Some notable pallets said “Harvard Pees Sitting Down,” “Puck Fenn,” and “In Lovett We Trust,” which was a reference to the University football team’s starting quarterback and captain John Lovett ’19.

There was also a pallet that called Harvard and Yale “safety schools” and one made to resemble the cover of the pre-read, “Speak Freely,” a reference to the “yeet ur copy of speak freely into the bonfire” event circulated to the “Princeton Memes for Preppy AF Teens” Facebook group.

“Going here automatically breeds you to believe you’re better than Harvard and Yale,” Farlie said.

Pooja Parmar ’22, said that, from one angle, as f lames engulfed the Harvard bear, it looked like its intestines were falling out and burning; a bit of a graphic sight.

She also saw the Yale f lag blowing around and burning up. However, she felt that the overall excitement stemmed from far more than the “Big Three” rivalry.

“Since we haven’t been undefeated since 1964, I just thought the symbolism of it was more impactful than just Yale and Harvard getting blown up,” she said.

Farlie also felt the “Fire Safety Last a Lifetime” pallet, an ironic reference to how the University advertises fire safety on campus, was particularly funny.

Around 7 p.m., spectators began arriving on Cannon Green and loudspeakers started playing fire-themed music, including songs such as Alicia Keys’s “Girl on Fire” and the Jonas Brothers’ “Burnin’ Up.” Nassau Hall’s bell began to ring at approximately 7:25 p.m., tolling the beginning of the speeches.

Speakers included University Student Government president Rachel Yee ’19, Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun, senior class president Chris Umanzor ’19, Director of Athletics Mollie Marcoux Samaan ’91, football coach Bob Surace ’90, team captains John Lovett ’19, Mark Fossati ’19, Kurt Holuba ’19, and Tom Johnson ’19, former team captain Phil Bhaya ’14, and assistant women’s varsity soccer coach Alison Nabatoff ’13.

The football team was not the only athletic organization celebrated at the bonfire. Different speakers pointed out that men’s and women’s soccer, men’s cross country, and men’s water polo were also crowned Ivy League champions this year.

From the moment the speeches began, spectators became antsy. Calhoun’s speech could hardly be heard over the chants of “Light it up!” When Umanzor finished his speech and introduced Nabatoff, the crowd erupted in boos and chanted, “Fire! Fire! Fire!”

Many people in the crowd chanted “Light that sh*t!” throughout the speeches.

“I was about to leave, honestly,” said Jae Sim ’22, who was made impatient by the length of the pre-bonfire build-up.

“Once it [the bonfire] started, I kind of forgot about it [the build-up],” he added, however, saying that his experience was, overall, very positive.

After a final speech and traditional Princeton locomotive cheer from Nabatoff, the football team captains lit the f lame. The f lame initially grew slowly, underwhelming many observers.

However, once the Princeton Fire Department took over the task and began fan-

ning the f lames, the whole pyre was engulfed.

“It just took a while to get blazing, but once it started it was well worth the wait,” said Alexandra Wilson ’20, a residential college advisor with three advisees (‘zees’) on the football team.

Wilson is a former assistant copy editor with The Daily Princetonian.

Wilson noted the intensity of the bonfire itself, and described it as “bright as day and hot as hell.”

Football player Uchenna Ndukwe ’22 said that he liked celebrating with his teammates.

“It was nice to be with the whole team, enjoying a lot of hard work,” he said.

Zeytun West ’22 said that the bonfire reaffirmed her feeling of a strong University community.

West is a photographer for the ‘Prince.’

“Even though I have never been to a football game, I was still really happy for the football team, and I was like, ‘Wow. This is my team.

This is my school,’” she said.

According to West, the music added to her school spirit, noting that the University band played “Princeton Forward March” and “Old Nassau.”

West and Christian Kelling ’19 also saw one student throw his copy of University Pre-read “Speak Freely” toward the bonfire, narrowly missing the f lames.

The student could not be identified for comment about the incident. It is unknown whether the incident was inspired by the “yeet ur copy of speak freely into the bonfire” Facebook event.

Towards the end of the fire, Kelling overheard the student talking to his friends about “yeeting” his “Speak Freely” into the fire.

The student’s friends, Kelling said, tried to talk him

out of it. However, the student was set on throwing in his book.

“It’s something you do because you’re not supposed to do it. That was his motivation,” Kelling said.

As Kelling described, the student ran up to the fence and threw his book toward the fire, yelling out “yeet” while he threw it.

The book, according to Kelling, landed in the gravel surrounding the fire.

West said she heard one firefighter say “What is that?” before a second firefighter picked up the book and put it away.

On the throw’s inaccuracy, West said, “Maybe it was the wind. I don’t know.

Maybe they were just not a good thrower.”

When West saw the book f lying toward the fire, she was disappointed that a student would consider ruining the event for the rest of the student body.

“Everyone was actually kind of disappointed someone threw ‘Speak Freely’ into there because there had been an email saying that the fire would be shut down if anyone threw objects in,” she said.

The event was put on by the Office of the Dean of the College and University Student Government, with help from the Department of Athletics, the Department of Public Safety, Princeton’s First Responders, Campus Dining, and Facilities.

ZACK SHEVIN :: PRINCETONIAN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Students and faculty began setting up the bonfire at 10 a.m., spraypainting wood panels and stacking them to create the pyre.

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The football team was not the only athletic organization celebrated at the bonfire. As speakers pointed out, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Men’s Cross Country, and Men’s Water Polo were also crowned champions of the Ivy League.

SILMA BERRADA :: PRINCETONIAN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Spectators chanted “light that sh*t” throughout the speeches, impatient for the main event.

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New outreach counselors bring CPS services to U. residential colleges

By Benjamin Ball Senior Writer

A new University initiative hopes to bring the services of the Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) closer to home.

The University has hired its first CPS outreach counselor, Mike Gross, who will be housed in Forbes College two days a week.

The second of the two outreach counselors that the University has hired, Jessica Joseph, will reside in Butler College two days a week. Gross has already begun work at the University, while Joseph will begin her new position in January.

The outreach counselors’ primary function is to bring CPS services closer to students, making those services more readily available. Instead of appointments, counselors will have drop-in hours during which any student can come meet a counselor.

“They provide a different kind of contact than McCosh Health Center,” said Calvin Chin, head of CPS. “The idea is that by lowering the bar and making it feel less formal, it may increase students’ ability to talk to a counselor when they need to.”

Although they both are positioned in residential colleges, the outreach counselors are not only for students in those residential colleges — any undergraduate or graduate student can visit either outreach counselor during their drop-in hours.

Gross will also spend two days of his week in Jadwin Gymnasium working with athletes, while Joseph will spend two days of her week in the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding.

Additionally, both outreach counselors will also have a day in which they can be found in McCosh.

In addition to serving students during drop-in hours, the University also plans for outreach counselors to have a role in mental health and wellbeing education. They will lead workshops that teach mindfulness, self-compassion, and

stress management.

“Half of their time is doing things like groups, and educational activities, in addition to one-on-one care,” said Sonya Satinsky, director of health promotion and prevention services at University Health Services.

The outreach counselors were hired as a part of the University’s TigerWell program.

That program was created and funded by the Eclan Family Fund for Wellness Innovation, a $5 million gift over five years that goes to “wellbeing initiatives.”

“One of the things the family was particularly interested in is how we create access to mental healthcare for those folks who might be less likely or uninterested in coming in to access CPS,” Satinsky said.

Chin and Satinsky said that there is currently no certain plan to hire more outreach counselors. They noted that the hiring of Gross and Joseph is part of a pilot project, and they would wait to see how high student demand for time with the counselors is.

“Students understandably have been looking for increased access to care, so we’re trying something new, and we want to see what that actually looks like,” Satinsky said. “Is there an increased demand for these folks? Are they being utilized to their full extent? If so, yes, I think there’s definitely the potential for expanding this.”

USG President Rachel Yee ’19 expressed optimism towards the outreach counselor program.

“This seems like a very big victory in a short amount of time in Princeton standards,” Yee said.

The program, Yee said, was very similar to the CPS satellite offices she had spoken about in her campaign, and she believes that the outreach counselors are an invaluable first step towards that goal.

“This is something I hoped would come to fruition while I was here as a student but did not fully expect to happen,” Yee said. “This is one of the things I’m most excited and proud to have advocated for.”

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The first outreach counselor will be stationed at Forbes College two days a week.

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D’Angelo ’19, Hoffmeyer ’19, Reed ’19 to receive Rhodes Scholarships

By Ivy Truong Associate News Editor

Nicolette D’Angelo ’19, John Hoffmeyer ’19, and Katharine Reed ’19 are among 32 U.S. students selected to receives Rhodes Scholarships out of more than 2,500 applicants for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford. Last month, Samvida Venkatesh ’19 was selected as one of five recipients from India to receive a Rhodes

Scholarship.

The University hasn’t had four students and alumni win a Rhodes Scholarship in the same year since 2015 when three current undergraduates and an alumna received the prestigious fellowship.

According to a statement, the Rhodes Trust seeks “outstanding young men and women of intellect, character, leadership, and commitment to service.”

Hailing from Hewitt, N.J., D’Angelo is majoring in classics and pursuing certificates in gender and sexuality studies, creative writing, and humanistic studies. She is the editor-in-chief of The Nassau Literary Review and a RCA for Mathey College. Her research focuses on putting contemporary issues in conversation with ancient works. She plans to pursue the M.St. in Classics.

Hoffmeyer, from Florence, S.C., is pursuing a concentration in comparative literature with certificates in Chinese language and culture and music performance. He is the president and co-founder of the Princeton Chamber Music Society. He plans to pursue the M.St. in Modern Languages.

Reed, who hails from Arnold, Md., is pursuing a con-

centration in history and certificates in Latin American studies and Spanish. She is a two-time recipient of the University’s Shapiro Award for Academic Excellence and the president of Princeton University Language Project (PULP).

At Oxford, she plans to pursue the M.Phil. in Development Studies.

This story is breaking and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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Nicolette D’Angelo ’19, John Hoffmeyer ’19, and Kate Reed ’19 are three of the 32 U.S. students selected to receive Rhodes Scholarships for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford out of more than 2,500 applicants.

Panel discusses aftermath of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico and relief efforts

By Roberto Hasbun Staff Writer

On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico.

The storm created an electricity outage recorded to be “the worst in U.S. history and the second-largest in the world.”

The official death toll on the island has risen to 2,975, and the blackouts caused by the hurricane have affected the entire island of approximately 3.3 million residents.

Princeton Latinos y Amigos and the Association of Latinx Activism and Service (ALAS) hosted a panel on Friday, Nov. 16, to discuss the effects of Hurricane Maria. The panel was comprised of computer science lecturer Alan Kaplan, Writing Program lecturer Dannelle Gutarra Cordero, Latin American Studies Librarian Fernando Acosta-Rodriguez, and Jose Pabon ’19.

Each panelist shared their personal experiences and opinions on relief efforts.

Acosta-Rodriguez explained that his sister and his mother left the island because of the resulting economic instability after the hurricane.

“People are leaving because businesses are closing, there is increasing unemployment and an impoverished population,” said Acosta-Rodriguez.

“Puerto Rico is one of the most

unequal places in the planet.”

Cordero also recounted the difficulties in acquiring basic resources during the hurricane.

“I almost lost my mom. We were in the dark and there were curfews. There was a six-hour line to buy food because there was no free food around,” she explained.

Pabon shared his experience with the hurricane and that of his family, explaining the challenges that they still endure.

“My toddler remembers when the hurricane hit,” he said. “She still has nightmares about it.”

Pabon added that although his grandmother was already ill prior to the hurricane, she ultimately died because of the lack of water and food in the months following the hurricane.

The panelists also spoke on U.S. relief efforts, the economic aftermath, and the debate between Puerto Rican independence and statehood.

Cordero criticized the U.S. government for not having more engagement with relief efforts and advocated for Puerto Rico’s independence.

“Puerto Ricans are a disenfranchised group that is [discriminated against] and the majority is low income,” she

said. “Congress has the last word on decisions concerning us. The debt should be wiped out and self determination needs to happen now.”

During this past summer, Kaplan taught a version of COS 126: Computer Science — An Interdisciplinary Approach at the University of Puerto Rico.

He witnessed how the United States could have done more.

“Puerto Rico relief efforts pale in comparison to how the US has reacted to past events,” he said. “Look at the current fires at California. Puerto Ricans did not get enough aid.

They are American just like everyone.”

Despite the response of the U.S. government to the hurricane, Pabon remains optimistic for the future.

“I think goodwill finds a way,” he said.

At the panel, ALAS also spoke about their recent efforts in Frist Campus Center to fundraise money for Puerto Rico. ALAS co-chair Michael Asparrin ’19 encouraged the University community to get involved.

Those who are interested in getting involved can Venmo their donations to “solo_mariajose.”

The panel was followed by a Q&A session and took place in Lewis Library at 4:30 p.m.

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A panel held in Lewis Library on Friday, Nov. 16, at 4:30 p.m. spoke on the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. From left to right: Jose Pabon ’19, Writing Program lecturer Dannelle Gutarra Cordero, Latin American Studies Librarian Fernando Acosta-Rodriguez, and computer science lecturer Alan Kaplan.

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Learning Latin is a privilege: In response to ‘Gravissima Latina est’ Rachel Brill

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n her Nov. 16 article “Gravissima Latina est,” contributing columnist Emma Treadway argues that “Latin or Greek should be a mandatory element of the high school or college education.” I am a senior in the Classics department who has studied Latin and Greek for many years, and I respectfully disagree.

Treadway claims that “the benefits of knowing Latin and Ancient Greek are both innumerable and ubiquitous.” She explains that, for example, because the study of Latin does not typically include an oral component, it allows for a greater emphasis on grammatical nuance and connotation, with the result that its students develop a more analytical and detail-oriented mindset. But Treadway ig-

nores the fact that the oral study of a language has many benefits too — most obviously, the ability to communicate with people around the world.

In fact, people who study Latin and Greek are often encouraged to take up German as well, which is the language of much of the scholarly classical conversation — even classicists require modern languages to communicate with each other. The ability to communicate well is an important skill for everyone that can be honed by studying modern languages. And for people whose careers require them to work with people around the world, as is often the case in our increasingly globalized community, knowing the languages that their peers speak today is necessary.

Treadway’s article is a blind expression of the elitism that has plagued the study of classics for decades, if not centu-

ries. Students of the classics tend to come from higher socioeconomic levels than their peers. Regardless of what Treadway’s socioeconomic status is (I don’t know or care), she ought to realize that studying Latin is a privilege. Given the price of college tuition and the height of student debt, it is not surprising that many students who struggle to pay tuition will want to take coursework that will lead more immediately to a lucrative career. This is one reason why Treadway, myself, and other classics students are often faced with the question of what we will possibly do with a classics degree — our chosen field of study does not lead to an obvious postundergraduate career path.

For many career-focused students, Latin and Greek cannot be priorities, especially since these particular languages require more intense study than some others. By

arguing that everyone should study classical languages, Treadway shows disregard for her fellow students who do not have the time, energy, and/or money to do so.

I love studying Latin and Greek, and I encourage anyone who is considering taking one of these languages to give it a try. And like Treadway, I wish that when I say I study Classics, more people knew what I actually meant! Yet I would not want classical study to be a requirement for all students. Every field offered at this school has its benefits, and I hope that instead of only praising her own area of study, Treadway can learn to appreciate the richness of others’.

Rachel Brill is Head Design Editor for The Daily Princetonian and a senior Classics concentrator from Cherry Hill, N.J. She can be reached at rgbrill@princeton. edu.

Treat yourself: Taking time for ourselves amidst business Julia Chaffers

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have been a college student for two months now. The transition to college has reshaped my everyday routine in a lot of good ways, promoting time management and productivity.

But living where I go to school also has negative effects.

At home, my schoolwork stayed within my desk downstairs. When I was done working for the night, physical separation from my schoolwork allowed me to compartmentalize my day and mentally free myself of stress.

At Princeton, I find it harder to separate my working from non-working hours.

Even when I’m resting in my bed, I’m still two feet from my desk, which is covered with assignments, and face my bookshelf, which overflows with books left to read this semester. When I unlock my phone, a stream of reminders and calendar events remind me of the many tasks I have to do.

This proximity pressures me to always be working, or at the very least, keeps me cognizant of the work I should be

doing. It leads to an unhealthy frame of mind in which it becomes hard to escape the sense that I should always be doing something school-related. It is easy to let obligations hang over me like a cloud, even when I’m not working.

As a result, I’ve realized the importance of consciously maintaining the time for myself that I found valuable back in high school. Not only is it healthier to separate work and rest, but also, it results in much greater productivity if a student adopts the mindset that work is one component of the day, rather than the driving force behind it.

We should all strive to take time to ourselves, to immerse ourselves in activities that we do, not because we are required to, or someone told us to, or because we have appraised that they are worthy, but simply because we want to — because they make us happy. That might mean taking a few minutes each day to journal, or carving out an hour to listen to a podcast. Perhaps it’s reading a book for fun, or meditating in that window of time between classes.

You might wonder how doing these things, as opposed to the things on your to-do list, will help you. Won’t they just take attention and time away from our obliga-

tions, which, at the end of the day are most important? The truth is, allowing ourselves to take a beat and relax will make us better students, club members, teammates, and friends.

I’ve noticed a difference between sitting down to read a hundred pages of Ovid from a place of relaxation rather than exhaustion. If I’ve built mental breaks into my day, I’ve found it easier to view a long reading assignment within a broader context — it’s just part of my day, not the governing force of it. Giving your mind time to refresh allows you to be more focused and productive when it comes time to work.

These activities also help you develop as a person, not just a student. They allow you to open up your mind and explore what makes you happy.

They give you agency, time when you can choose what you do. And in a schedule jam-packed with activities assigned by others, that matters all the more.

Additionally, you can use media like audiobooks and podcasts to learn about issues that interest you outside the classroom. What we learn in classes is just a fraction of the knowledge out there. These are great ways to remain informed about current events, learn about history, or discov-

er a completely new area of interest. All while taking your mind off the pressure of work.

This isn’t an argument for procrastination. Rather, I believe that taking time for ourselves makes us better able to complete our assignments efficiently. It’s not about putting off work, but restructuring our time and priorities to allow for self-directed activities.

Of course, it isn’t easy to carve out time for yourself.

I don’t have to tell you how packed your schedule is, how much work awaits you when you get back to your dorm at the end of the day. But with intentionality, it can be done.

You don’t need to have long blocks of free time; try filling small periods with these activities. Give a family member a call during a study break.

Listen to a favorite novel while you load your laundry. Queue up a podcast as you walk between classes. You haven’t cut into your scheduled time, but you’ve allowed yourself the opportunity to do things that will put a smile on your face and remind yourself of what you care about beyond the classroom.

Julia Chaffers is a first-year from Wellesley, Mass. She can be reached at chaffers@princeton. edu.

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Veterans Day, and our military culture, is flawed, but fixable Arman Badrei

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s I walked down Nassau Street eight days ago, I noticed something new.

Stark black flags with the words “POW MIA” above an image of a seemingly powerless man with his head bowed in front of a guard tower watching over him in the background, and the phrase “You are not forgotten” inscribed underneath the scene.

I had never seen these flags before in my life, and suddenly they were flapping up and down from the lampposts on Princeton’s main road and cultural hotspot.

What I later realized was that, as I walked down Nassau Street eight days ago, it was Veterans Day. How could I forget the day given its heavy commercialization? Shops and restaurants around the country offered special deals for veterans on Sunday and Monday, as a USA Today article points out.

American culture is known for its almost deification of the military, and such practices are not shocking, inherently wrong, or surprising.

Eight days ago, Sunday, Nov. 11, was Veterans Day. The stark black Prisoners of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) flags created by the National League of Families flew high from the lampposts up and down Nassau Street; shops and restaurants around the country offered special deals for veterans on Sunday and Monday, as a USA Today article points out.

U.S. culture is known for its almost deification of the military, and such practices are not shocking, or surprising.

However, this supposed appreciation and celebration of U.S. servicemen and women has evolved to become insincere and capitalistic, instead of patriotic. Despite our nation’s alleged glorification of the military, we emphasize the superficial aspects, and in doing so, do not place genuine importance on the serious issues related to the military, such as mental healthcare for veterans.

Veterans Day began as Armistice Day in 1919, a year after the conclusion of World War I.

Armistice Day was first honored by British King George V, and was quickly recognized in the United States by then President Woodrow Wilson ’1879 in an effort to honor the armistice of the war and the “heroism of those who died in the country’s service.” The United States holiday was changed to Veterans Day in 1954 at the urging of U.S. veterans organisations.

Throughout our history, the U.S. military has been an integral part of our identity as Americans. It is a source of obvious power, but also a point of patriotism, an entity of honor, and an intrinsic institution.

By no means am I against the appreciation of the United States Armed Forces. I respect and admire the sacrifice of the roughly 1.29 million active duty persons who presently serve their nation, and the 20.4 million men and women who have served in the past.

But over time, as a society, our customs regarding and reactions to events such as Veterans Day speak to our superficial cultural praise for the military.

How genuine is our support if the University does not

create educational and reflective programming on Veterans’ Day? How genuine is our support as a nation if our president, who has been an ardent supporter of the nation’s armed forces, cancels a visit to the U.S. cemetery in France for soldiers who fell in the Battle of Belleau Wood during World War I because of poor weather?

Veterans Day should be a day of reflection, appreciation, and learning instead of a national marketing campaign. We must honestly present and discuss the consequences of being in the military in the same breath in which we commend it.

According to the VA National Suicide Data Report, from 2008–16, there have been more than 6,000 veteran suicides each year. And the numbers aren’t slowing down either: from 2005–2016, veteran adult suicide rates increased 25.9 percent, with a significant rate increase in veterans ages 18–34.

And while the unemployment rate for veterans has decreased from 4.3 percent to 3.7 percent from 2016 to 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the transition from military to civilian life is a difficult one that we must con-

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tinue to assist.

I am pleased to see issues such as veteran mental health and veteran unemployment take more precedence on the political stage. But culturally, we have some work to do.

We must attempt to end the blatant commercialization of all things military. We must emphasize the serious effects of one’s public service just as we emphasize its value. Given that the military is such a fundamental aspect of the American identity, and since this will not change in the foreseeable future, it is only right to approach the subject more holistically.

Even though the holiday has passed for this year, take the time to read about a veteran’s story or talk to one. Appreciate their service, but also appreciate the adversity they might continue to face.

That’s what Veterans Day should be more about, instead of getting free red, white, and blue pancakes at IHOP. Arman Badrei is a first-year student from Houston, Texas. He can be reached at abadrei@princeton.edu.

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Football beats Penn to claim outright Ivy title, finishes with undefeated season

By Jack Graham Associate Sports Editor

In the 2018 season, Princeton football (10–0, 7–0 Ivy) won home games and road games, narrow thrillers and blowouts, offensive shootouts, and defensive struggles. The constant? They won games. On Nov. 17, the team won for the tenth time in 10 games, defeating Penn (6–4, 3–4) 42–14 to win the Ivy League title outright and claim its first undefeated season since 1964.

The last time Princeton finished undefeated, none of the players on this year’s roster were alive. Neither was their head coach, Bob Surace ’90. As historic as this achievement was, it may not have sunk in completely with the players yet.

“I don’t think I fully grasp it,” said senior wide receiver Jesper Horsted. “We didn’t do it for history, we just did it because that was our goal and that was the way we could be the best we could be.”

Prior to the game, Princeton honored its senior class, one of the most successful in team history. During the game, may of those seniors shined on the field. Horsted, a legitimate NFL prospect, was foremost among them, recording 165 yards receiving and four total touchdowns.

Along the way, he caught his 194th career reception to break the Princeton record.

His quarterback, senior John Lovett, was once again stellar himself, throwing for 255 yards and three touchdowns, and rushing for another 125 yards and one score.

“[Horsted] is an incredible talent, and I’m lucky enough to play with him,” Lovett said.

“It’s a pleasure to be able to play with these guys.”

As they did so often this season, Princeton leaped out

down pass from Robinson to Tyler Herrick early in the third quarter cut the deficit to 21–14 and gave the Quakers a fighting chance.

From there, Princeton would revert to its dominant

down the clock with running backs Charlie Volker and Colin Eaddy fighting for tough yards. Princeton added two more scores to bring the lead to 42–14 before the clock ran down to zero and a raucous

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Princeton put the finishing touches on a perfect season Saturday, rolling Penn 42-14 to finish unbeaten and win the Ivy League title outright.

early in the game to a commanding lead. Despite failing to score on its opening drive for the first time all year after sophomore kicker Nico Ramos missed a short field goal, Princeton scored three touchdowns early in the first half, all courtesy of Horsted, to make the score 21–0.

To its credit, Penn refused to roll over. Junior quarterback Nick Robinson replaced starter Ryan Glover in the second quarter for the Quakers and engineered a series of impressive drives. A long touch-

self. The Princeton defense got a critical stop, and the offense responded with a methodical nine play, 80-yard drive down the field, culminating with a 20-yard touchdown pass from Lovett to Horsted to make the score 28–14.

“I said to [offensive coordinator] Sean [Gleeson], that’s the best drive I’ve ever been around,” Surace said. “It was one run play after another … that was a gut check drive.”

In the fourth quarter, Princeton’s defense remained stout, and the offense began to run

celebration began on the field.

With the win, Princeton secured its first outright Ivy League title since 1995. The team last won the Ivy League title in 2016, sharing it with Penn. All involved would agree that having it to yourself feels sweeter.

“When you share a title, it leaves an empty spot,” said senior safety Ben Ellis, a member of that 2016 team. “Now going 10–0 you know without a doubt you’re the best in the league.”

Despite finishing the sea-

son as a top 10 team in the FCS, Princeton will not get a chance to fight for a national championship due to the Ivy League’s policy of not allowing its teams to qualify for the FCS playoffs.

“We’re all frustrated by it,” said Lovett. “I don’t understand why we’re not able to play, we’ve certainly beaten teams that have had good playoff runs over my 5 years here” “It’s an empty feeling,” Surace said. “Tuesday at 4:45, we’re going to feel sick to our stomachs since we don’t get to practice and bond … we want to go keep playing.”

As bitter as the lack of an opportunity to prove itself among the best teams in the FCS may be, the 2018 Princeton football team has much to be proud about. In a league full of talented teams, the Tigers emerged unbeaten in what can only be characterized as a once-in-a-lifetime kind of achievement. “[Going 10-0] was our largest goal,” said Horsted. “That said it was a game-by-game way we were approaching things, and we never really looked beyond the next Saturday.”

Surace was asked before the season whether this Princeton team had the potential to be one of the best he had ever coached. He didn’t give a direct answer to that question then, but the answer seems obvious now.

“This is the easiest team I’ve ever had to coach,” he said.

“It’s not just because they won. [It’s] how they do everything, every day.”

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY

Women’s ice hockey extends unbeaten streak with win over Colgate, draw with Cornell

By Owen Tedford Senior Staff Writer

This past weekend, the women’s hockey team (5– 2–3, 4–0–2 ECAC) hosted Colgate (7–5–2, 3–2–1) on Friday night and No. 6 Cornell (5–1–3, 4–1–1) on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers continued their unbeaten streak with a 6–0 win over the Raiders and a 2–2 draw against the Big Red. These results saw Princeton maintain its position atop the ECAC and Ivy League women’s hockey standings going into its Thanksgiving break. Coming into the weekend, Cornell and Colgate were tied for second with Quinnipiac (3–6–3, 3–2–1) whom the Tigers will play the weekend after Thanksgiving in a homeand-home playing at Princeton on Friday and then traveling to Quinnipiac on Saturday.

In Friday’s “#BlackOutBaker” game, the Tigers had five different goal scorers with senior forward and co-captain Karlie Lund netting two, includ-

ing her 50th career goal.

Other goals came from junior forward Carly Bullock, junior defender Claire Thompson, sophomore forward Shannon Griffin, and freshman defender Mariah Keopple, her first Princeton goal. “Each of our lines can generate offense and score whereas in past years we have really relied on one line to score,” said Lund, noting that the depth of the team has been key to Princeton’s success so far.

Other teams have to do more preparation then because they can’t just shut down one line. Sophomore goalie Rachel McQuigge had a career-high number of saves with 33 in her first career shutout.

McQuigge followed up this great performance on Friday night with another stellar job on Saturday with 31 saves, including five in the last five minutes of the game. Goals for the Tigers came early with Lund and sophomore forward Annie MacDonald both scoring in the first period. Despite a number of other scoring

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chances, Princeton was never able to get the goahead goal over the last two periods and overtime.

As it was last weekend

72 face-offs and on Saturday they won 32 of 57. Lund commented, “Our team takes a lot of pride in winning face-offs because we

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against Syracuse, the Tigers continued to dominate at the face-off circle. On Friday, Princeton won 46 of

see it as a five-man effort instead of just the centers’ responsibility.” Constant communication during the

week and the games was something that Lund commented as having worked really well for them.

When Princeton is next home against Quinnipiac on Nov. 30, the Tigers will be looking to get another large crowd like they did on Friday night at their #BlackOutBaker game.

Lund said, “The atmosphere was incredible. The fans brought a ton of energy which helped our team come out to a fast start and never slow down.” Lund felt that Friday’s game was one of the teams’ best so far this season and that the crowd played a big role in that.

The Tigers are off this next weekend for Thanksgiving break before playing Quinnipiac in its annual home-and-home series on Nov. 30 at Princeton and Dec. 1 at Quinnipiac. Quinnipiac currently sits in tied for fourth place with Colgate in the ECAC Hockey standings after losing 2–1 to Cornell and tying Colgate 3–3.

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Football outscored its opponents by 340 points (470-130) in the 2018 season.