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STUDENT LIFE

International students reflect on Vote100

By Linh Nguyen Senior Writer

In the weeks prior to the 2018 midterm elections, the focus on political discourse and civic engagement has heightened throughout the nation, particularly on college campuses. However, a small minority of the University’s undergraduate student body — international students — experiences this focus in vastly different ways.

According to the Davis International Center’s international students summary for the 2017–18 academic year, 629 of the 5394 University undergraduate students were international, translating to 11.7 percent of the undergraduate student body. The University experienced a 10.5 percent increase in international student undergraduate enrollment in the past five years.

Despite the significant increase in the number of international students on campus, it is oftentimes easy for students to forget that the rights of U.S. citizenship do not extend to the entire student body — even for international students, themselves.

“I feel so Americanized in so many ways, and a lot of people don’t realize that I’m Brazilian,” said Gabriela Pitten ’19.

“Sometimes I forget that I’m not American, but then I remember, ‘Oh, yeah, I can’t vote.’”

A native to New Zealand, Tan Shanker ’20 noted that, because of the restrictions on his ability to be civically engaged, he is not nearly as attached to U.S. politics as domestic students.

“I’m not protesting or

trying to change people’s minds,” Shanker said.

“I’m just more interested in how it works.”

Bobo Stankovikj ’20 echoed Shanker’s sentiments, remarking that the politics of his home country, Macedonia, are of much more significance in his life.

“The U.S. is more globally impactful, so reading about it is important,” Stankovikj said.

“But if Macedonia falls under, I will lose my well-being.”

Although every international student interviewed concurred that their respective domestic politics were more personally substantial to them than U.S. politics, many expressed an appreciation for the U.S. governing system when compared to their own native country’s.

Eliot Chen ’20, a junior originally from Hong Kong, finds himself “a lot more optimistic than it seems the average American citizen is.”

“I think about the politics back home and how dictators and people with delusions of power become presidents and heads of state,” Chen said. “But here, many of the best parts of the democratic system are in place, such as courts’ checks and balances.”

Shanker, who went to high school in Dubai, was fascinated by the fact that U.S. citizens “are so ingrained with the amendments and the concept of rights.”

“It’s kind of reassuring to know that there is a belief in something greater, something more important,” said Shanker.

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The University community filled the McCosh 50 auditorium for the Pittsburgh vigil.

U. leaders, students remember Tree of Life victims at vigil

By David Veldran Last night, the University’s Center for Jewish Life (CJL) hosted a packed vigil for the victims of the Oct. 27 shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa. Due to rain, the vigil was held in McCosh 50, the largest lecture hall on campus, which still struggled to accommodate all attendees. Hundreds of people — students, professors, staff members, and community members — poured in to honor the lives of the 11 victims and to stand in solidarity with the Jewish community against anti-Semitism.

The event consisted of a series of speakers and short performances, which together created a somber yet hopeful atmosphere emphasizing unity and hope.

Rabbi Julie Roth, the Center for Jewish Life’s executive director, opened by expressing her gratitude that so many people, Jews and non-Jews alike, had come together in this difficult time.

Immediately after Roth spoke, Vice President of Campus Life Rochelle Calhoun told the audience, “Your presence here tonight is an encouraging sign for us all that we, the Princeton community, will always stand up for our collective

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humanity, the rights of individuals and groups.”

In a moving part of her speech, Calhoun quoted from the song “Why Shouldn’t We”

by Mary Chapin Carpenter.

“We believe in things we cannot see. Why shouldn’t we? And we believe in peace within every heart. Why shouldn’t we?

And we believe in things that will give us hope,” Calhoun recited.

She added at the end, “We should, and we must [believe].

We must continue to believe in each other, in our values, and our strengths,” reiterating Carpenter’s message.

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Prince of Liechtenstein has strong faith in US democracy

By Allan Shen Contributor

In Opinion

Contributing columnist Braden Flax critiques our emphasis on voting as a panacea to democracy, while senior columnist Kaveh Badrei argues that Shiru Coffee would compromise University students’ privacy.

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Walter Crane’s A Romance of the Three Rs, 1886, is on display.

New Harry Potter exhibit spreads magic from Cotsen Children’s library Hannah Baynesan Contributor

A new exhibit on campus is casting spells from the Cotsen Children’s Library.

Wizarding 101, an exhibit commemorating the 20th anniversary of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” features supernatural picture books with a wizarding world twist. From the plan in “Oz the Great and Terrible” to introduce a new magical certificate program to “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,”

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where first-years must do their homework, each book’s characters seem a lot like Princetonians. The placard titles of “Homework,” “Precepts,” and “Problem Solving” are just a few of the tasks that students both in the wizarding world and the real world must overcome.

The exhibit is open to all Princetonians. Juan José López Haddad ’22, a self-described Harry Potter fan, said he enjoyed his visit.

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Tan Shanker ‘20 of New Zealand is interested in the mechanics of the American election system.

A global expert on national sovereignty said he believes recent changes in U.S. diplomacy and trade won’t disrupt the foundations of the country’s democracy.

His Serene Highness Prince Hans-Adam II is famous for his writing on the role of nationstates and his theories about democracy. As the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein, a 25-kilometer long country wedged between Switzerland and Austria, he knows a thing or two about defining a country.

In 2000, he founded the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD), which is part of the Wilson School.

He was on campus last month to participate in LISD events and lectures focusing on trade, European and U.S. diplomacy, Chinese foreign policy, and climate change.

On Oct. 18, his Highness spoke with The Daily Princetonian about how the world’s states are evolving. This article has been published following review of the interview by his Highness.

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the College Jill Dolan, both from Squirrel Hill, echoed a theme of hopefulness in their remarks.

Segel admitted that the past week was difficult. She described the intense feelings of fear she experienced last Saturday morning when she abruptly learned about the shooting and scrambled to find out if her family was safe. But she praised her community’s resilience along with the “outpouring of support from around the world” it received.

Dolan followed, describing her personal connections to several victims and explaining that places like a local Jewish community center and the Tree of Life synagogue were intended to be sanctuaries from intolerance.

She then tied the events in

Pittsburgh to current political questions, bringing up the 2015 shooting at an African Methodist Episcopal church in Charleston and citing dangers of antiimmigration rhetoric.

“Don’t those who want to worship and those escaping poverty and violence deserve a sanctuary?” she asked, referencing recent news coverage and political discourse surrounding a Latin American immigrants headed to the United States.

Making a similar point, Rabbi Eitan Webb, the director of the Scharf Family Chabad House, asked the audience to observe a moment of silence but emphasized that the silence should motivate action.

“Our silence tonight is not the stillness of indecision. It is the silence of decisiveness,” he said.

The vigil then shifted from movement to memory, and

Koleinu, the Jewish a cappella group on campus, sang Oseh Shalom, or “Song of Peace,” and “This Little Light of Mine.”

Koleinu was followed by Rabbi Ira Dounn of the CJL, leading the audience in the Mourner’s Kaddish, a prayer in memory of the departed.

In a touching moment, a group of student leaders at the CJL read short biographies about each of the victims, noting small things about them like their sense of humor or their love for the Pittsburgh Pirates, to witness the character of each person taken from the community.

Students said they found the vigil moving.

“It’s comforting to see such a high turnout to commemorate the lives taken by this national tragedy,” Gabe Lebeau ’22 said.

“Even through the horrors of recent events, we were able to end the vigil on a hopeful note.”

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Memorial candles are lit at the Pittsburgh vigil.

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tive created by a team of undergraduate students and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students (ODUS), has been pushing for every undergraduate student to pledge to vote in this year’s midterm elections.

In the case of international students, Vote100 has urged them to encourage eligible U.S. citizens to vote.

Generally, Vote100 has elicited positive responses from international students, despite not being able to directly vote.

“I think it’s necessary,” Stankovikj said. “The low turnout in the last midterm elections was absolutely absurd.”

Lisa Sheridan ’19, a senior from Northern Ireland, has also found the emphasis on civic engagement on campus to be quite important in the current political context.

“I think it’s great that

the notion of how important it is to vote has been brought to campus with an initiative like this,” Sheridan said. “The spirit of Vote100 is great and young people are especially part of the demographic that needs to vote more than they do.”

Although international students are unable to participate in U.S. politics through the typical methods of voting in elections, they have found other ways to be civically engaged.

As an RCA, Pitten has been encouraging her zees to take advantage of their right to vote.

“I promoted voting amongst my ‘zees’ as an RCA, even though I can’t vote myself,” Pitten said.

“If the topic comes up with friends, I’m like, ‘Dude, vote.’”

Some view their role in U.S. politics as extending beyond encouraging others to vote. Sheridan expressed optimism about her connection to civic engagement as a Sexual

Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources & Education (SHARE) peer on campus.

“I try to keep up with things in the media involving women’s rights,” Sheridan said. “If I can’t vote in relation to women’s issues, I can at least empower women through SHARE.” The 2018 midterm elections take place Tuesday, Nov. 6. To find your local polling location, visit The Washington Post’s list of relevant links here.

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The Daily Princetonian: What are your thoughts on America’s present relationship with the rest of the world?

H.S.H. Hans-Adam II of the Principality of Liechtenstein: My impression is that, in the moment, there’s a little bit of a crisis. With President Trump, it’s a little bit of a problem in foreign policy. The U.S. taking up less of an international role is not good. The U.S.

has, for a long time, been the global superpower, but that’s starting to change. China really took off economically in the past few decades, and it’ll unavoidably surpass the U.S. as another world power simply because of its sheer size. That’ll have implications for the U.S. with regards to its position in the world.

DP: What about the state of American democracy today?

HA: In the U.S., there’s such a long tradition of democracy.

It’s a system that’s seen huge assessments like the two World

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U. Professor Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber, left, with H.S.H. Hans-Adam II at a private roundtable event in Bendheim 019 on Wednesday, Oct. 17.

Wars and the Civil War. It’s a highly successful state. The U.S. Constitution, in my opinion, is a stroke of genius.

DP: Many voices within the U.S. have expressed the belief that President Donald Trump is in many ways undermining the principles of American democracy. Do you agree with that?

HA: I don’t think he’s even capable of doing that. I think the U.S. is such a solid democracy that he might at most interfere with it and maybe cause a reaction like with the Nixon administration. The institution is very strong, and people are so ingrained in it, so I don’t fear too much about the U.S. democracy and I have much admiration for the U.S. My main concern is with the diplomatic stance currently taken by the United States.

DP: How do you view Trump’s desires to trade less with China? What about his stance on NATO and dealing with the EU? HA: President Trump is following a policy which is leading to isolation again. This is traditional for the U.S. It’s damaging the position of the U.S. in the world and the political state with regards to the market economy. We still need the U.S. to be active internationally. I regret the retreat of

the U.S. international role, to a certain degree.

DP: How do you think Brexit will influence the European continent, the United Kingdom, and the European countries that are not members of the EU, such as Liechtenstein?

HA: The EU is weakening. It’s going to complicate the whole thing with how Brexit is going to come out. I don’t see a very good solution at the moment with the U.K. To a certain degree, it’s also a crisis of the EU. Whatever solution there is, we cannot completely exclude the possibility that there may be other states who may want to leave, breaking up the EU. That may be a pity. The idea behind the EU is that after World War II, there’s a desire for the united states of Europe. Fear of Soviets drove the foundation for EU, the defense union and more political union. The idea is still to build the relationship between the U.S. and the EU. DP: How do you think the European Union will evolve over the next decade? Will it be falling apart any time soon?

HA: It might well be, depending on what solution will be found with Brexit and what the U.K. is doing. But the European Economic Area and the European Free Trade Association are quite good system[s].

They concentrate on the free

trade, so we can easily export and import. They harmonize everything from foreign policy and give us certain freedom to operate.

DP: The refugee and migration crisis have been topics of controversy in Western Europe over the past several years.

How do you think Liechtenstein will be affected by the inflow of migrants from across the Mediterranean Sea? HA: We have the advantage of being surrounded by EU, so if refugees come, they first go into EU. We take a certain share of refugees as we always have. We saw it as an advantage. Many refugees became very successful and became entrepreneurs. Europe always has to take in a certain number of refugees. The real question is how to solve the problems in the states where the people flee from. The young people flee, which makes things harder to solve in those states. There was not much thought given about how to solve those problems, like when the U.S. and Europe intervened in some of these states. There were no principles. Elections? We failed and will perhaps fail again. We need to fix the economy, build up education and the rule of law. Those are the important things when it comes to state building.

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week to get de-stressed,” he said. “My favorite part were the commentary cards. They were written as if we were in-universe, which is very appropriate for quasi-Hogwarts Princeton.”

The oldest book in the collection is an 1886 edition of Walter Crane’s “Little Queen Anne, and Her Majesty’s Letters (Patent)” in “A Romance of the Three R’s.” The Potter-esque twist is that Signor Science, a magician that sends the queen back to her garden in the story, holds doctorates from “distinguished Muggle universities” — MIT and California Institute of Technology.

The exhibit is not the first Harry Potter event at the University. The Cotsen Children’s Library had a one-day event in February 2017 that featured wand-making crafts, a “Muggle Artifacts exhibit” curated

by Téa Wimer ’19, and a video game displaying four Harry Potter spells designed by Jose Rico ’18.

Wimer’s task of creating and labeling Muggle artifacts for the exhibit was no easy feat.

She created 45 unique Muggle artifacts, each containing enough Rowling-esque magic to lure in Harry Potter fans, even though none of the artifacts were mentioned the series in this way.

“Limiting myself to things inside the books really would have not only limited my creativity, but also would have reinforced the idea that the world isn’t ‘real’ — is only as expansive as the books allow the wizarding world to be. So I figured that there must be other parts of the world that we just didn’t see,” Wimer said.

Regarding the 2017 event’s unique approach to the Harry Potter series, Katie Zondlo, the library’s education and outreach assistant, said, “Harry Potter-themed events happen

often, so we wanted to dive into different parts of the series that had never been done before. An exhibition of muggle artifacts was something unique to our event, as was the opportunity to make your own wand and then cast a spell using the wand you had just made.”

Dana Sheridan, education and outreach coordinator for the library, recalled, “The Wand Works program was in development for months.

It took a couple of weeks and probably 30 pounds of hot glue to prep all those wands!”

Twenty years may have passed since the first book was published, but the series is far from forgotten.

“I have developed an enormous amount of Harry Potter programming during my career, and I have to say … the magic and the joy never fades,” Sheridan said.

The Wizarding 101 exhibit runs until Jan. 4, 2019, in the gallery of the Cotsen Children’s Library in Firestone Library.

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I need some alone time Leora Eisenberg

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’m exhausted by the time I get to my room in the evening. Classes are tiring and my job requires mental energy and effort. But when the evening rolls around, I’m not tired because of my work and my classes so much as I am tired of interacting with people.

Let me be clear: I am not a misanthrope. I love spending time with people, and even crave social interaction. There’s nothing more satisfying than spending time with my friends or hosting people in my room.

But being with them is tiring for me — and not spending time with people on campus is hard. There are few spaces where you can truly be alone — and on top of that, there’s a fear of missing out. Over the course of a full day of classes, meals, and events, you might not have an hour to yourself until you come home in the evening — and if you don’t live in a single, you might not even be alone.

Internally, I feel that the desire to take time for myself is

selfish. It means that I’m not spending time with friends or going to an event where I can meet new people. And if I’m not engaged in a social activity, I feel like I’m missing out.

Even studying is a social event.

But, for better or for worse, I do my best work when I’m alone. I recharge when I’m not around others. Being by myself is essential for my productivity and happiness: In essence, I ensure that the time I spend with others and the work that I do are high quality if I’m able to be alone at some other point.

This means that I am an introvert, albeit not a pure one. I gain energy from being by myself, as much as I love spending time with others. This puts me in an estimated one-third to one-half of the U.S. population who need time to themselves to recharge, according to Psychology Today. If we apply that same statistic to the University, roughly one-third to one-half of campus is introverted, too. But I’ve heard many people feel guilty about studying by themselves or not interacting with others after a certain point in their day. I’ve heard students mention that they feel as if doing so makes them “socially isolated.”

But impatience and fatigue are the true causes of social

isolation. I’ve seen myself display these traits when I’ve been around too many people for too long. Recently, on a class trip to Bosnia, I felt so overwhelmed by the constant interaction with my peers that I broke down and cried on the last day. It’s not that I wasn’t enjoying the trip or my classmates — I absolutely was and I made some great friends — but I was so tired of being around them 24/7 that I just couldn’t take it anymore. I hadn’t been alone for more than 30 minutes over the course of the week. I was exhausted.

As a result of this tiredness, I wasn’t always my best self around others, as much as I wanted to be. I wanted so much not to isolate myself from the group that I never let myself be alone, which took an emotional toll. There were moments when I let this show: At times, I could have been more considerate of and kinder toward those around me. I also broke down and isolated myself completely from the group that one night.

But I very effectively learned that I need that time for myself.

And as “socially isolating” as it may feel, I’ll be harming myself far more if I don’t take it.

Spending every waking minute with people — at Princeton or elsewhere — is exhausting,

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and it can feel as if there’s no “way out.” That said, it’s worth considering whether you can change your habits in order to give yourself that time alone.

If you routinely study with friends, maybe consider doing some — not all — of your studying alone. It might be worth figuring out your roommates’ schedules so that you know when you can get some peace and quiet in your room.

Think about places on campus where you can be alone — like the Chancellor Green Library or some study rooms in your residence hall — and consider taking advantage of them.

But most importantly, rethink your mindset about “missing out” or “being antisocial” just because you need to be alone.

There’s nothing selfish about taking care of yourself — which, in the case of introverts, includes being by yourself. I rarely see people after 11 p.m. or so because I’ll be doing both them and myself a disservice if I do. But the next day, after I’ve taken the alone time that I need, I’m much better for it, and can truly enjoy the time I spend with others.

Leora Eisenberg is a junior from Eagan, Minn. She can be reached at leorae@princeton.edu.

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Voting without volition Braden Flax

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s the flames of political tension are fanned all around us with increasing fervor, our campus is consumed with the seeming imperative of desperate resistance. Unfortunately, we reduce this engagement to the singular, and ostensibly allimportant, action of casting a ballot. We judge people not only on the basis of their ideological assertions; more than that, the overriding determinant for our respectability is whether or not we’ve chosen to vote at all.

This narrative reduces the scope of legitimate political expression; in a misguided or cynical effort, it serves only to stigmatize those who deviate from the narrative of initiatives like the Vote100 campaign. This conflation of the civic virtue to vote with ethical standing sim-

plifies the motivations of nonconformists and entrenches the very structures that created the situation against which we must tirelessly, and substantively, struggle.

Instead of asking what some people are prevented from doing in abstaining from voting, why not inquire as to what political activism can take its place?

The formation of unions, along with a corresponding level of combative political activity, is much more heavily demonized than the vote at large.

This is because such activity is the lifeblood of a truer democracy, one in which going through the motions prescribed by the paternalistic beneficiaries of electoralism is unsatisfactory and, in some instances, entirely inadvisable.

In the past couple of months, there has been a substantial effort to invigorate political energy on campus. Always up for a discussion of that sort, I am disposed to welcome such an attempt. Embedded in the rhetoric characterizing this participatory upswing, how-

ever, is a set of presumptions that are bolder than their proponents can justify; indeed, rationalizations are hardly ever called for, so implicit are these assumptions in the context of their parameters, as carefully constructed as they are thoroughly suffocating.

One such assumption is that voting for the “lesser of two evils” is both unambiguously righteous and a signifier of efficacy. Unfortunately, this simplistic framework assumes that the identity of the least harmful option is clear. Anyone who challenges this notion is clearly suspect, perhaps even an irredeemable enemy.

In other words, the hopeful organizers of an unprecedented mass movement cannot avoid demonizing the entire faction of the population that chose differently at the ballot box.

Furthermore, in consideration of all possible futures, their choice was the right one, albeit only marginally less “correct” than that of their ideological adversaries.

It is also noteworthy that,

based on the lesser-of-two-evils strategy, candidates and their parties leverage the evilness of the other party. A decision among unpalatable options is hardly a choice at all; rather, it just enough resembles empowerment that, when that empowerment is absent, this fraudulent substitute is employed, to rock the population back into a state of uneasy docility for another couple of years.

At this juncture, an unsympathetic reader may counter that voting must be important, since Republicans in particular have gone to such lengths to minimize it. His objection, in a certain sense, is undeniably valid; after all, gerrymandering and voter ID laws are engineered with the purpose of influencing election outcomes.

But warping and tainting the outcome of individual elections, or even disenfranchising entire demographics, does not illustrate the revolutionary potential of voting which, although it is not an implausible route, seems tenuous in recent election cycles.

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After all, throughout most of U.S. history, two political parties have handed formal political dominance back and forth; this has only rarely heralded fundamental transformation.

Rather, these types of abominable restrictions are part of a wider effort to subjugate specific populations, another charming practice in our unrivaled, democratic paradise. In no way, however, are they what sustain the system of government, representational facades and all. Instead, it is the durable deference to our electoral and other governing institutions that serve this reactionary function.

Abstaining from voting is not tantamount to the shirking of one’s political responsibility or moral standing. There are other, perhaps more effective, means of upholding the convictions that animate your political beliefs.

Braden Flax is a sophomore from Merrick, N.Y. He can be reached at bflax@princeton.edu.

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No. 5 field hockey beats Penn, earns third seed in NCAA tournament

By Molly Milligan Staff Writer

On Saturday, No. 5 Princeton field hockey (13–4, 6–1 Ivy) finished up its regular season schedule with a 3–2 comeback win over the Penn Quakers. It was also Senior Day for the Class of 2019. The team honored seniors Nicole Catalino, Jane DonioEnscoe, Annabeth Donovan, Sarah Holland, Casey Swezey, Sophia Tornetta, and Elise Wong prior to the match.

Penn got on the board early, with Alexa Schneck slipping a ball by junior goalkeeper Grace Baylis in the eighth minute.

Midway through the first half junior fullback Maddie Bacskai scored off a corner, assisted by midfielder Wong and striker Tornetta. But after the first 35 minutes of play, the score would read 2–1 in the Quakers’ favor.

To avoid dropping a second Ivy League meeting, the Tigers needed a strong second half. Luckily, Donovan, a senior fullback,

had her stick right in front of the goal to receive a pass from freshman midfielder Hannah Davey, which she converted to a goal.

From then on, Princeton found its stride.

Sophomore midfielder Julianna Tornetta scored by rebounding a strong shot by freshman striker Ali McCarthy with 14 minutes left. The Tiger defense would not allow a shot even after pulling its goalie.

Last season, the Orange and Black also had to come from behind to beat the Quakers. The 3–2 decision was Princeton’s 13th of the season — the program’s highest tally since 2013.

Back in September, junior fullback Carlotta von Gierke said: “The ultimate goal for our 2018 season is to win a national championship.”

On Sunday night, the NCAA selected the tournament field. North Carolina grabbed the top spot, followed by Maryland, Princeton, and Duke. As the third overall seed, the Tigers will host Virgin-

ia on Friday to open the postseason.

The Cavaliers are 9–9 this season and ranked No. 16 nationally. They won an at-large bid and were awarded a spot in the tour-

nament over more highly ranked squads like Boston College, Delaware, Liberty, and Louisville. Princeton drew a challenging bracket though, with a potential second round

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No. 4 field hockey celebrated their senior class with a win over the Penn Quakers on Saturday.

match-up against Harvard or Penn State. The Tigers survived in double overtime against the Nittany Lions two months ago, and their only Ivy League loss was at the hands of the Crimson.

“We’re excited to be back in the NCAA Tournament and having the chance to host is a unique opportunity — one that Princeton hasn’t had since 2009,” said head coach Carla Tagliente. “We are focused on taking it one game at a time. The most important thing in front of us right now is Friday — not the regular season or win/loss records. Everyone is 0–0 right now. This team has demonstrated great character and leadership and I’m excited about the opportunity in front of us.”

The NCAA Field Hockey Championship (semi-final and championship matches) will be hosted by the University of Louisville at Trager Stadium from Nov. 16 to 18. A trip to the Final Four would be the Tigers’ second in three years.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Women’s volleyball notches pair of weekend sweeps at Columbia, Cornell

By Alissa Selover Staff Writer

The women’s volleyball team showed their strength over their Ivy League competitors this past weekend, facing Columbia on Friday and Cornell on Saturday and settling the weekend 2–0.

During the 3–0 (25–17, 25–19, 25–19) win against Columbia, junior Maggie O’Connell lead the offense with 13 kills. Sophomores Clare Lenihan and Alexa Underwood weren’t too far behind, with Lenihan adding eight kills and Underwood seven. Junior Jessie Harris set the offense up with a total of 31 assists for the match, keeping her standing with the most assists in the Ivy League and ranking eighth overall in the nation for assists per set. Harris was also one of three players with doubledigit digs. Harris had 10, while freshman Cameron Dames added 14 and junior Devon Peterkin had 11.

Dames currently sits with the fourth most digs per set for the Ivy League.

She is the only first-year sitting in the top five and one of two first-years in the top 10 for this statistic.

The Tigers finished their weekend sweep with another 3–0 (25–23, 25–15, 25– 18) win over Cornell. Both Lenihan and O’Connell had 10 kills, proving to be

too much of an offensive force for the Bears. Dames finished the match with a team high of 19 digs while Harris added 11 for the defense.

After coming off of a close first set, only winning by two, the Tigers pushed the Bears both offensively and defensively to finish the second and third sets with a clean win.

Peterkin commented on her team’s dynamic style of play. She said, “As the season progressed, the most notable improve-

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ment is our communication during practices and matches, especially for out-of-system plays. We have also tightened up our defensive grit. As a result, we are more comfortable playing together, which in turn has strengthened our team dynamic.”

Devon also explained that the Tigers have a simple goal of finishing the season strong. With the two matches coming up, Peterkin said, “We will continue to practice hard,

internalize coach feedback both as a team and individually, analyze our opponents, and continue to rely on each other for support and encouragement.

Together, all of these factors are essential for helping us prepare.”

The Orange and Black will finish off Ivy League conference play as they face Harvard this Friday and Dartmouth on Saturday. After the Dartmouth game, Peterkin explained, the Tigers will have a se-

nior banquet to celebrate the seniors on the team.

Devon said that they will be surrounded by their friends and family as they get to honor the women who have spent four years playing for Princeton.

She is a junior, but she explained that she is also extremely excited for this night.

The Harvard and Dartmouth games will both be played in Dillon Gymnasium. Harvard with be at 7 p.m. on Friday with Dart-

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Women’s volleyball began its weekend with a win in straight sets over Columbia.

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