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Hobson, left, expressed gratitude toward the University, and Quillen expressed how humbled she felt by the recognition.

Quillen GS ’91, Hobson ’91 receive top U. alumnus awards By Marie-Rose Sheinerman Contributor

Less than one week after the end of the celebration of women in She Roars, two University alumnae were named the recipients of the University’s most prestigious awards for alumni. On Friday, the University announced President of Davidson College Carol Quillen GS ’91 and President of Ariel Investments Mellody Hobson ’91 as the recipients of the James Madison Medal and the Woodrow Wilson Award, respectively. According to the Alumni Association website, the James Madison Medal is awarded to a graduate alumnus who has “had a distinguished career, advanced the cause of graduate

education or achieved a record of outstanding public service.” Similarly, recipients of the Woodrow Wilson Award are chosen because their achievements exemplify Woodrow Wilson’s unofficial motto, “In the nation’s service and in the service of humanity,” Wilson School dean Cecilia Rouse wrote in an email statement. Quillen, the recipient of the Madison Medal, expressed in a phone interview how humbled she felt by the recognition, saying that she went to school with people whom she would have nominated for the award before herself. “Dr. Quillen has shown exceptional academic leadership and an abiding commitment to advancing higher education,” Dean of the Graduate School Sarah-Jane Leslie GS ’07

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wrote in an email statement. “She is a terrific example of how our graduate alumni find all sorts of ways to make the world a better place.” As president of Davidson since 2011, Quillen has pushed for student-centered original research and innovation initiatives. Additionally, she served on former president Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans, and still serves on the board of directors of several organizations, including American Council of Education and the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools. Quillen described the University as “the land of opportunity.” “At Princeton, some of the most creative and thoughtful people I have ever met worked

with me, even though I was not qualified or prepared to do graduate work in their fields,” said Quillen, who focused on American history. “Their willingness to let me study and learn was incredible.” Quillen said that the memory of her time at the University guides her approach as an educator and administrator. “That’s the kind of experience I want my students to have,” she said. Like Quillen, Hobson expressed enduring love and gratitude toward the University. In addition to being president of Ariel Investments, Hobson is also a regular financial contributor on CBS News, and Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of After School Matters, a nonprofit that pro-

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vides after-school and summer program opportunities to Chicago high school students. Hobson credits Princeton with much of her professional success. “Princeton opened my eyes to possibilities of the world and gave me a world-class foundation to solve problems,” she said. Most impactful to Hobson, above academics, was Princeton’s diverse environment. “I learned to focus on the ideas, not the messengers of the ideas,” she explained. Hobson added one final piece of advice: “Trust your gut. Don’t conform. Those who have done great things in society did so without permission.” According to the AlumSee AWARDS page 3

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Spelman Hall has five suites for married couples.

Spelman married couple suites provide handy housing By Marie-Rose Sheinerman and Hannah Bayneson Contributors

This year, all five undergraduate student married housing apartments in Spelman Halls are occupied by married couples. A married housing apartment in Spelman Halls feature a private bathroom, a kitchen, a common area, and one bedroom. For the five

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couples who live there, the apartments help them balance their married lives with their undergraduate careers. According to Matthew Kritz ’18 and linguistics concentrator Yael Lilienthal ’19 — one couple who lives in married housing — maintaining this balance can be difficult. “We want to be a part of the See HOUSING page 3

In his inaugural column, contributing columnist Zachariah Sippy reconsiders FDR’s court-packing scheme for the modern day, and columnist Winnie Brandfield-Harvey criticizes the Trump administration’s new policy restricting same-sex couples from receiving G-4 visas. PAGE 4

On Tuesday, the Program in Law and Public Affairs hosted a lecture on the Supreme Court and the media. The panel featured Jess Bravin, an award-winning Supreme Court correspondent for The Wall Street Journal; Marcia Coyle, author and Chief Washington Correspondent for The National Law Journal; and Jed Shugerman, historian and professor at the Fordham University School of Law. Leslie Gerwin, associate director of the LAPA program, mediated the panel. The focus of the discussion immediately turned to the newly ninejustice Court. Bravin described his experience sitting in on the Court as surreal. “Crossing Constitution Avenue from the Senate building to the Supreme Court feels like stepping off on Mars,” Bravin said. “The Supreme Court is operating as if hermetically sealed from the outside world. Kavanaugh is treated as if he’s been there for a thousand years, as if everything that took place right across the street never happened.” Most of the justices are highly disappointed by the current politicization of the Court, with the three most recent nominations having faced Congressional turmoil, Bravin said. He advised news consumers to step back and watch for the big picture of structural shifts in the Rob-

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erts Court in the coming months. “The cases on the docket may be rather mild, but they can give us insight into how Kavanaugh and Gorsuch approach certain issues,” Bravin said. Shugerman said that he has already noticed early signs of divergence between Gorsuch and Kavanaugh. While Gorsuch embraces libertarianism, Kavanaugh embraces executive power. Shugerman said he hopes that the former continues while he fears that the latter intensifies. Coyle spoke about the importance of watching for shifts in the behavior of the other justices as they adjust to the dynamics of the new Court. “I think Roberts might revert to how he was when he first became Chief Justice,” Coyle said. “Lots of small steps before big steps.’” Justices Kagan and Breyer, according to Coyle, will likely continue to make efforts toward compromise and consensus, and will avoid writing narrow decisions, as they have done over the past year in the absence of a ninth justice. Ginsburg and Sotomayor, however, will likely be less willing to move to the center, Coyle said. As for Justice Thomas, Coyle struggled to label him as either radical or revolutionary. According to Coyle, Thomas has called for revisiting well-established legal precedents and doctrines six times in the past See FULL PRESS page 3

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Six students have sought treatment at University Health Services for Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD), according to a campus alert emailed to the student body on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Symptoms of HFMD include fever, reduced appetite, sore throat, and a feeling of being unwell. According to the email, those symptoms can be followed by painful sores in the mouth and a skin rash with red spots or blisters on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet a few days after the fever. In the email, UHS Director of Medical Services Jonathan Pletcher advised students to wash their hands frequently with soap and water, to avoid contact with those infected with HFMD, and to clean any contaminated surfaces with a See HFMD page 2

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O’Toole said that sanctions are particularly effective for U.S. foreign policy.

Sanctions experts discuss effectiveness in Russia By Kris Hristov Staff Writer

In a panel Tuesday, four experts analyzed U.S. sanctions that respond to spying, drug conflicts, and human rights abuses in countries such as Russia, Iran, Turkey, and Venezuela. The panel consisted of David Baldwin GS ’65, a University senior political scientist; Thaddeus McBride ’95, a Bass, Berry & Sims PLC partner; Brian O’Toole ’03, BB&T Bank senior vice president and Anti-Money Laundering executive for sanctions; and Meredith H.Terrell ’91, American Express Global Sanctions Group director. When the United States imposes economic sanctions on an individual or company, U.S. citizens and companies cannot conduct business with the sanctioned entity. According to O’Toole, sanctions are a diplomatic tool that can be used against nations or individuals. “When an individual or nation is sanctioned, every company they control, everyone they do business with, may be affected,” O’Toole said. “This is a strong incentive to economically isolate the individual or country, particularly for American companies.” O’Toole said that sanctions are particularly effective for U.S. foreign policy because 45 percent of global trade occurs in dollars. Many transactions that do not involve U.S. citizens or banks still go through the United States. According to O’Toole, $15 trillion is transferred through New York City every day. The panelists also spoke about North Korea and Russia, noting that sanctions incentivize both countries to change their policies by freezing individuals’ assets or discouraging the use of Russian banks. “Sanctions don’t target North

Koreans — they target Russian and Chinese banks or individuals who may be maintaining businesses in North Korea,” Terrell explained. For instance, O’Toole said that when the Russian Federation annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014, the waves of sanctions enacted against Russia froze the assets of state-owned banks and reduced the number of Russian companies able to trade in the United States. This was the first major use of sanctions for national security against a large, developed economy, and was “10 times the size of all previously sanctioned economies combined,” O’Toole noted. The panelists also spoke about “secondary sanctions,” which restrict U.S. business with any nonU.S. entities that have conducted business with a sanctioned state. For instance, Baldwin explained that Iran is currently under U.S. sanctions for violating the terms of the 2015 nuclear agreement. French nuclear companies — which would normally be allowed to do business with Iran — are now facing the prospect of U.S.-imposed sanctions for having conducted business with Iran, a sanctioned state. If these secondary sanctions were imposed, France would have to choose between trade with the United States or Iran. Terrell added, however, that the European Union is currently changing this system. The European Union is considering developing its own body to allow European companies to operate outside of the financial scope of the United States. The lecture, entitled “Financial Sanctions,” was sponsored by the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance. The panel was held in the Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building at 4:30 p.m.

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Pletcher noted that there is no specific treatment for HFMD, other than over-thecounter medications to relieve pain and fever and the use of mouthwashes that numb mouth pain.

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In the coming months, Bravin advised consumers of news to step back and watch out for the big picture of structural shifts in the Roberts Court.

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year alone. “Thomas is always throwing these bombs out there,” Coyle said. “Now with a clearly conservative Court, I wonder if any of them will take hold.” As for strategizing a Democratic response to the conservative Court, Shugerman set a bright-line rule. “I think any solutions that require constitutional amendments should be off the table,” Shugerman said. Thus, he advocated against the proposed idea of imposing term limits. Nowhere, however, does the Constitution specify the number of justices, Shugerman said, while arguing for a larger Court. “I think nine justices is too few in the 21st century,” he said. He said that if Democrats take the Senate and House, they should add

two more justices to the Court. Additionally, Shugerman said, liberal attorneys should alter their argument strategies before the Court by incorporating originalism to a greater extent now than ever before. Shugerman said that originalism ought to be reinterpreted as staying true to the “broad goals” of the founding fathers. Coyle disagreed, saying the terminology could lose its meaning, rendering every legal thinker a so-called “originalist.” Coyle left the audience with one request: “Vote, register, and vote.” She discouraged students from taking a dismissive attitude about elections and stressed the massive long-term consequences of appointments to the Supreme Court. The panel discussion, entitled “The Supreme Court, the Media, and Public Understanding,” took place at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 16 in the Arthur Lewis Auditorium of Robertson Hall.

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ni Association website, the Woodrow Wilson Award is awarded annually to a graduate of the undergraduate college. Established in 1956 by an anonymous donor, the award’s recipients are selected by a committee composed of the chair of the Alumni Council, the Vice President and Secre-

tary of the University and the dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. The Madison Medal, established in 1973 by the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni, is awarded to a graduate school alumnus or alumna each year upon the recommendation of the APGA Committee on Nominations and Awards and the Madison Medal Selection Committee.

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campus community, to see our friends, but also we’re obviously married,” Kritz said. In an email to The Daily Princetonian, University deputy spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss wrote that married housing has been available to students since at least the 1990s to “accommodate the housing needs of all members of our diverse student community.” According to Hotchkiss, the charge for a married couple living in a Spelman suite is one- and-a-half times the cost of a single student living in a Spelman suite. The Office of Housing deferred comment to the Office of Communications. To live in married housing, couples have to request a suite from the Office of Housing via email and show proof of their marriage. Couples were often given apartments while most other undergraduate students were in the process of drawing for rooms. Apart from helping married couples stay connected to the campus community, living in married housing provides several financial benefits. For instance, Ye-

shiva University alumna Rachel Beiser, who is married to Moshe Beiser ’19, noted that she and her husband don’t have to worry about paying for utilities. “It’s nice to not to have to worry about things like electric bills and Wi-Fi,” Beiser said. Kritz echoed these sentiments, noting that, as he and Lilienthal recently married in August, married student housing helped ease their transition into married life. “Getting married is a big transition. Having to find a new community and a place to live just adds so much stress to that,” he said. “The fact that we didn’t have to do that made the transition that much easier.” Despite the benefits of married housing, the couples still had to work to transform their dorms into a home. “Bringing some things from our wedding registry made it feel less like a dorm. Even the unnecessary tablecloth we have sitting in a drawer makes it feel more like home,” Kritz said. Sam Schultz ’19, a history concentrator, and Mallika Viswanath ’17 — another married couple living in Spelman — added that they carefully selected different pieces of

furniture and decorations for their apartment. “We bought a real bookshelf, one that we’ll take with us to our future home. We have books we never read but just have. We hung framed things on the walls, not just posters,” Schultz said. As recent alumni, Kritz and Viswanath have found their experience of living on campus to be different now that they have graduated. For Kritz, it’s “the best of both worlds.” “I love the campus, people are great, I have library access, but I’m glad to not be taking classes anymore. I’m in a different mindset,” Kritz said. Viswanath, on the other hand, feels disconnected from her own experience at the University. “It’s the place where I live, but since most of my friends have graduated, I don’t view it as a continuation of my four years here. I mostly spend time with Sam’s friends and his community,” she said. In addition to the accommodations at Spelman, other married undergraduates can choose to use different accommodations, such as graduate housing at Lakeside Apartments or an apartment in the town of Princeton.

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It’s time to pack the court

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Zachariah Sipply

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ust two days after Brett Kavanaugh was narrowly confirmed to the Supreme Court, 198 Princeton students shuffled into McCosh 50 for a history lecture on Roosevelt’s attempted court-packing plan in 1937. As Professor Kevin Kruse began his lecture, the irony was lost on no one.

A Supreme Court with an Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh is an illegitimate one. Between his dangerous understanding of executive power, the credible allegations of sexual assault and harassment against him, his clear partisan biases, and his disrespect towards sitting United States Senators, Kavanaugh is disqualified to sit on the highest court in the land. Kavanaugh has replaced Anthony Kennedy, the “swing vote,” and provided the conservative bloc a reliable, fifth majority vote. His votes will enable the only unelected branch of government to entrench corporate power, stymie progressive legislation, and deny basic liberties to women, religious minorities, and immigrant groups for decades to come. There is one obvious remedy: impeachment. Impeachment of a Supreme Court justice has only occurred once, in 1804. It requires a majority vote in the House of Representatives, and a supermajority (a two-thirds majority) in the Senate for conviction. Democrats are primed to take back the House this fall during the midterms elections, and it is not difficult to imagine a simple majority strong enough to impeach Kavanaugh. However, in the Senate, Democrats are likely to lose seats due to the odd composition of Class I Senators, and Kavanagh’s conviction would require many — at least 18 — of the same senators who just voted for his confirmation to flip against him. This renders impeachment to be nearly impossible. Yet, if Kavanaugh cannot be removed from the Court, his

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voice can be drowned out by the addition of more justices. All it takes is a simple act of Congress to expand the Supreme Court. Roosevelt was inspired to pack the Court in 1937 after he won a sweeping reelection in 1936 and the Supreme Court had found many central elements of the New Deal unconstitutional. His push to pack the Court would have expanded the Court by six seats, growing the Supreme Court to 15 justices. The rationale he provided was three-fold. Firstly, he believed the Court was overworked and its docket was too large for merely nine justices. Secondly, he argued that “the Court has been acting not as a judicial body, but as a policy-making body.” The last leg of Roosevelt’s stool was that “the number of Justices has been

changed several times before, in the Administrations of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both signers of the Declaration of Independence, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant.” Roosevelt’s campaign for reform died in the summer of 1937, and the Court was never expanded. However, many of his arguments still stand strong today. The Roberts Court, much like the Hughes Court of 1935, has been in the business of legislation, not jurisprudence. Its expansive understanding of the Second Amendment in District of Columbia v. Heller serves as a barrier against common sense gun reform; its contorted definition of the First Amendment and free speech in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission enables essentially unlimited

campaign contributions by the billionaire class; Shelby County v. Holder guts central provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. And there is precedence for the Court expanding. There is nothing sacred about “nine;”the number is not prescribed by the Constitution. In one 70-year period (1801-1869) the size of the Court was changed six different times. There are no guarantees in politics, but Trump’s unpopularity has opened doors for Democrats in 2020 to take back the House, Senate, and White House. Some have gone so far as to say that adding two seats to the Supreme Court should be a litmus test for any 2020 nominee. I agree. It’s time to pack the Court. Zachariah Sippy is a first-year from Lexington, Ky. He can be reached at zsippy@princeton.edu.

Allow same-sex couples to receive G-4 visas again Winnie Brandfield-Harvey Columnist

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month, the same-sex partners of foreign diplomats or employees of international organizations in the United States will no longer have access to visas. Foreign diplomats and United Nations employees were notified last month about the policy change, informing them that they must either get married or their partners will have to leave the country. What a way to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month. In 2009, the G-4 visa, which served married employees of international organizations and members of their immediate families, was expanded to encompass same-sex couples. At this time, same-sex marriage wasn’t even legal, making it a relatively progressive decision. The 1996 Defense Against Marriage Act, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, was still in effect and would not be struck down until four years later. The revised G-4 policy brought same-sex couples into the realm of marriage, redefining what a union or a family should look like. For 2009, this was a step forward. For 2018, the reversal of this policy is a step backwards.

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Before 2015, same-sex couples didn’t have the option to get married, so insisting that gay diplomats get married would not have been an option either. It took decades for our government to recognize gay and straight people as equals and to provide homosexuals with the same rights. Now, the Trump administration is using these newly minted rights against them and in just two years, it has created another divide, under the guise of egalitarianism. While the intentions of the U.S. government may be questionable, the consequences aren’t as concerning for Americans as they are for others. Although the United States has achieved a significant milestone in the progression of LGBTQ+

rights, we have to remember that other countries have not. Same-sex marriage is only legal in 25 countries and in over 70 countries, homosexual acts are criminalized and punishable in inhumane ways. For heterosexual diplomats, the decision comes down to whether or not they want to marry their partner. For homosexual diplomats, the decision comes down to whether or not they can. In countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria, gay people can face the death penalty on the grounds of Sharia law. In Chechnya, a republic of Russia, gay people are sent to gay concentration camps. Even in countries that allow same-sex activity like most of Central and Eastern Europe, there is no recognition

of same-sex unions, same-sex marriage, or same-sex adoptions. By subjugating foreign diplomats to this ultimatum that could very well put their lives and their partners’ lives in danger, the Trump administration is choosing to turn a blind eye to reality. The United States is aware that this new policy leaves most partners with no option but to leave their families, in a move which Samantha Power, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, calls “needlessly cruel” and “bigoted.” Trump has and continues to use the threat of family separation to fulfill his political goals. How can the United States expect to have meaningful conversations with foreign diplomats or gain their trust when we make decisions that only serve our own interests? The United States can’t impose policies that may work for us on people from other countries and call that equal or fair. We are burning bridges, and throwing our reputation into the fire along with it. Democratic senators have urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to reverse the policy. Pompeo, coincidently, isn’t an ardent supporter of gay rights. He referred to the 2015 Supreme Court decision as a “shocking abuse of power” and has suggested homosexuality is a “perversion.” The United States is actively ignoring the fate of human beings across the globe, especially by placing that fate in

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the hands of a man who, if he had his way, would have most likely never given them certain rights in the first place. The United States prides itself on being a free country, but when our own President and the administration with which he surrounds himself publicly accept and facilitate the mistreatment of the LGBTQ+ community, we are not making America great again. We are simply repeating injustices. Winnie Brandfield-Harvey is a junior Wilson School concentrator from Houston, Texas. She can be reached at wab2@princeton.edu.

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You can like it here Rachel Kennedy

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year, I had reopened the infamous Common App portal. Until the end of fall break, I was convinced I’d be transferring. I think everyone goes through a phase — or many phases — of thinking Princeton is their personal hell. That may be okay for a little while. But to enter a new environment and decide within two months that the place sucks and will forever suck is not productive. In a recent “Nassau Weekly” article, Zartosht Ahlers ’19 tries to dispel the impression that everyone thinks Princeton is a magical, happy place where no one has problems and only smiles. While he raised points about misleading preconceptions about the Ivy League and warned that the excitement of frosh week wears off (spoiler: it does), he missed a crucial detail: Princeton students criticize the University and complain all the time. In fact, that’s what diffuses the stress and makes it more bearable. In his article, Ahlers chides Princeton’s pompous school spirit, claiming the “OrangeBubble-Kool-Aid” numbs students’ awareness of the hardships here. Specifically, he mentions “Duck Fartmouth” stickers on laptops. I’ve never seen one of these. Instead, I have seen stickers that poke fun at the ridiculous workload and exclusive social scene, like “Let’s get Firestoned” or “can I get a pass lol.” People express dissatisfaction with key components of the culture of Princeton — and thank goodness they do. The only person I know who can sing all of Old Nassau, our

school anthem, is a Nassoon. No one regards the Pre-Rade as their happiest day on campus. It gets lost in the disorienting haze that frosh week brings for everyone. For some, walking in a line around Nassau Hall with 1,200 strangers made them aware of just how lonely they were. There is no right way to do Princeton, but if your first few days here were your best, then you’re definitely doing it wrong. Alhers’s argument is grounded in the idea that Princeton students subscribe to the “Duck Syndrome” that elite schools are known for. What campus Alhers is walking around? I don’t see students leaving McGraw or the Writing Center with smiles on their faces, championing the greatness of the place. But alumni do. As a legacy student, I grew up hearing about Princeton glorificationsoaked stories. I felt ashamed when my first few months weren’t living up to those legends I heard every Thanksgiving. Students who haven’t had a family member attend a university like this — or a university at all —aren’t sure there will be anything to glorify or gain from the endless work and stress. To the question, “How are you liking school so far?” I would respond: “Princeton is like a Samsung. It’s not user friendly.” It was harder to admit to people outside of Princeton that I wasn’t loving it than to share my discomfort with people here; I didn’t want to be that struggling freshman in the eyes of my friends’ parents back home. Meanwhile, here I saw and heard my feelings echoed around this campus — sometimes to a disheartening degree. This time last year I was going to breakfast when the girl in front of me said hello to one of the dining staff and simultaneously combusted into tears. The woman work-

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ing behind the desk got up and wrapped her arms around the student’s heaving shoulders. I needed that hug just as much as she did. Most of my friends at the time — some still now — needed one too. When kids from my high school reach out saying that they are applying here, I don’t lie: “Come and visit. You have to see it.” The great moments you feel at Princeton are amplified, as are the slumps. A bad day is multiplied by the fact that the people you are living and eating with probably had a bad day too, for the same reasons. Yes, that is a critique of the school. It is possible to be simultaneously critical and content. Making critiques can’t

stand in one’s way of finding pockets of joy that eventually build a satisfying experience. I agree with Alhers’s statement that those pockets of joy look different for each student. Maybe a cappella-world will become your safe haven; perhaps Whig-Clio is how you decompress. Giving yourself something to look forward to, and more people to greet, are gifts to yourself. Accepting that your path through Princeton probably won’t look anything like the one you took to get here is hard but important. Most of us come here because we are selfassured, high-achieving, and self-motivated. Then you come here, and those identifiers of you no longer stand out be-

cause the majority of students share them. It’s terrible to realize you weren’t the final draft of yourself that you claimed to be. A lot of the things I hated about Princeton had more to do with me than the school. The good news is that you are always changing. While Ahlers is correct that being critical and even disliking Princeton aren’t indicators that your life is headed down a bad path, his article encourages complacency. Even though happiness isn’t easy here, I hope you still pursue it. Rachel Kennedy is a sophomore from Dedham, Mass. She can be reached at rk19@princeton.edu.

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Men’s soccer survives late rally, defeats Columbia Lions 2–1 By Vignesh Panchanatham Contributor

The men’s soccer team took the Ivy League lead after defeating the Columbia Lions 2–1 in New York on Saturday, improving the Tigers’ league record to an undefeated 2–0–1. The Tigers went into halftime leading 2–0 after a goal each from senior defender Sean McSherry and senior forward Jeremy Colvin. McSherry scored in the 16th minute, beating one defender and then bodying another before sending the ball into the bottom right corner of the net. Later, acting on Princeton’s strategy to high press, Colvin pressured Columbia goalie Dylan Castanheira into a hasty clear. He then deflected the ball into the goal to put the Tigers up 2–0 in the 29th minute. “Our tactical strategy was to press high up the field and force them into uncomfortable situations where we could pounce on their back line, and that’s exactly what we did. Having a 2–0 lead in the first half was incredibly satisfying because that doesn’t happen very often in Ivy League soccer, but at the same time, we knew the game was far from over,” said McSherry. In the second half, Columbia adjusted its lineup to allow for a more direct style of play and take advantage of its athleticism. Columbia’s sole goal came from

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Sean McSherry scored early in men’s soccer’s narrow win against Columbia Lions.

midfielder Andrew Stevens finishing midfielder Danny Laranetto’s cross in the 62nd minute. Both teams created chances to score throughout the half and despite a last-second Lions shot that grazed the right goalpost, Princeton held

Columbia to one goal and secured the game. “The challenges were different, and we had to battle for balls in the air, second balls, and still continue to push forward to try to get the third goal. When Columbia

made it 2–1 and started to throw everything forward, our backline held together, [junior goalie] Jacob Schachner made some key saves, and we did get a little bit of luck at the end when they hit the post,” said men’s soccer head coach Jim

Barlow ’91. The Tigers were impeded by injuries and illnesses prior to the game, but a deep roster allowed the team to succeed despite the setbacks. “It’s tough seeing our best players hurt, but it’s also satisfying to know that there are 12 other guys on the bench all ready to go,” said McSherry. Princeton plays next against the Drexel Dragons (8–4–2 overall) in Philadelphia on Tuesday. The Dragons are coming off a 1–0 victory against Northeastern. Drexel’s lead scorer Mathias Ebbesen scored seven goals, three of them game-winners, over the past 14 games and averaged three shots per game. The Tigers anticipate a tough non-conference finale but are looking to carry forward the momentum. “Drexel has had a strong season and they have some very dangerous and skillful attacking players and a tough defense. Hopefully we can continue to build on our recent good form, play with a lot of energy, and be sharp with our passing,” said Barlow. After the Drexel matchup, Princeton will close out its season with four straight Ivy League games. With seven points, Princeton leads both Columbia and Cornell by one point for the right to sit atop the Ivy rankings.

SPORTS COLUMN

Midseason madness in full swing among college football’s top 25 teams By Matthew Fuller Sports Columnist

This week marked the halfway point in college football and was perhaps the most exciting week so far. Eight ranked teams lost this weekend, including four of the top eight teams in the country. No. 2 Georgia , No. 6 West Virginia , No. 7 Washington, and No. 8 Penn State all fell in large upsets. No. 15 Wisconsin, No. 16 Miami, No. 19 Colorado, and No. 21 Auburn lost as well. Georgia, Washington, and Wisconsin were the only teams to have been beaten by ranked opponents. In the SEC, No. 13 Louisiana State defeated Georgia at home in a 36–16 blowout. Fans rushed the field after the game, having witnessed a dominant defensive performance. LSU, sometimes called “DBU” for its reputation for talented defensive backs, forced two interceptions from Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm and the Georgia offense, which had previously averaged 42.8 points a game. After a loss to Florida the week before, LSU improved to 6–1. Next, West Virginia experienced perhaps the largest upset of the day, suffering a large 30–14 loss to then 2–3 Iowa State. Iowa State’s defense stifled West Virginia and Heisman candidate Will Grier, who only mustered 152 yards and nine first downs for the entire game, with zero points in the second half. Grier threw for only 100 yards, on 11 of 15 passing, perhaps his worst game at WVU.

In the most exciting game of the day, Washington fell to 17thranked Oregon in Eugene in an overtime thriller, 30–27. Oregon outlasted the Huskies as Washington went first in overtime, settling for a field goal, which enabled Oregon to walk off with a six-yard touchdown run by CJ Verdell, set up by a 17-yard reception by Dillon Mitchell on third and 11. Verdell enabled Oregon to win through a balanced attack between his 111 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Justin Herbert’s 202 yards through the air with two touchdowns of his own. Unranked Michigan State delivered the other top eight upset of the day, topping Penn State 21–17 on a go-ahead 25-yard touchdown catch by Felton Davis with 19 seconds left. Penn State has now suffered back-to-back heartbreaking losses to Ohio State and now Michigan State at home, which will likely drop them from contention for not only the College Football Playoff, but also the Big Ten championship. After disappointing losses to Northwestern and Arizona State this year, the Spartans’ win over Penn State gives them extra confidence heading into next week’s rivalry game against the Wolverines. While LSU made a statement victory over Georgia earlier in the day, Michigan had one of their own as College GameDay came to Ann Arbor for ESPN’s Featured Game of the Week. Michigan trounced Wisconsin 38–13. After Wisconsin’s second drive of the

game, Badger quarterback Alex Hornibrook did not complete another pass until the game was out of reach. The only other teams to beat Wisconsin by double digits since 2009, Alabama and Ohio State, have gone on to win the national championship. Coach Jim Harbaugh, often criticized for his poor record against top 15 teams, hopes to continue re-writing the script. The Wolverines’ next two games come against Michigan State (2–1 against Harbaugh) and Penn State. If Michigan wins these games, they could be playing for a spot in the College Football Playoff when they face rival Ohio State Nov. 24. Michigan is 2–15 against Ohio State since 2001, but as defensive end Chase Winovich said after the game, “The revenge tour has officially commenced.” While Michigan moved up to No. 6, Wisconsin dropped to 23. LSU moved up to fifth in the rankings, Oregon moved to 12th, and Michigan State entered the top 25 at 24. Meanwhile, Georgia fell to eight, West Virginia to 13, Washington to 15, and Penn State to 18. After their losses, Miami, Colorado, and Auburn were not as fortunate, dropping out of the rankings completely after losses to Virginia, USC, and Tennessee, respectively. Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, and Notre Dame, all undefeated, now make up the top four teams in the country. Of the top nine teams in the country, however, Ohio State, Alabama, and Clemson have had the worst strength

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Last week had implications for many teams chasing the College Football Playoff trophy.

of schedule thus far, meaning bigger upsets could be in order later in the season.

No. 16 NC State @ No. 3 Clemson 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Line: CLEM -17.0

Next Week’s Biggest Games:

No. 22 Mississippi State @ No. 5 LSU 7 p.m. ET on ESPN Line: LSU -6.5

No. 6 Michigan @ No. 24 Michigan State 12 p.m. ET on FOX Line: MICH -7.0

No. 12 Oregon @ No. 25 Washington State 7:30 p.m. ET on FOX

Line: WSU -1.5

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