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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Princeton 2015: A Year of Progress and Protest As town and University plans and projects progressed, protests helped define the year 2015. A sit-in by Princeton University students citing Woodrow Wilson’s racist beliefs drew national attention to the campus and the town. There were additional demonstrations in reaction to national events such as the murders at a church in Charleston, South Carolina and the more recent mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. On the University campus, at Hinds Plaza, and at marches through town, there were silent and not-so-silent demonstrations in support of gun control and related issues. The town lost prominent personalities John and Alicia Nash, and Michael Graves this year. The fight continues over whether the Institute for Advanced Study can build faculty housing on land the Princeton Battlefield Society considers sacred. And a campaign to make the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood a historic district picked up steam toward the end of the year. Three years since consolidating the former Borough and Township, Princeton has made major progress in harmonizing policies and ordinances. But some issues are still on the town’s “to do” list. According to state law, the town has until the end of 2017 to get the job done. Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert announced in November that she will run for a second term in the next election. Council President Bernie Miller said he will relinquish that post, but will continue to serve on the governing body. Tim Quinn, former school board president, announced that he will enter the Council race. The terms of Council members Jenny Crumiller and Patrick Simon will be up for renewal. While Ms. Crumiller has said she will run for another term, Mr. Simon has not yet decided whether to run for Council or mayor. “I see no need either to rush my own decision or to ramp up a campaign at this early stage in the 2016 election cycle,” Mr. Simon said in an email. “The 2015 general election was only a few weeks ago. Launching so soon after that just feels like a Washington-style permanent campaign, and who needs that? The holidays are a time for all of us to focus on our families. I’ll announce my decision by the end of January. There will be more than enough time to campaign for local office next year.”
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percent for 2016-17; and 2.63 percent for 2017-18. Under the new agreement, unanimously approved by the Board, longevity pay will be eliminated in year four of the contract and incorporated into a new step system. The new contract also calls for teachers to continue to make health care contributions at the tier 4 level under Chapter 79 of New Jersey state law. Teachers who subscribe to the district’s health care benefits program will receive annual health care stipends for years two, three, and four of the contract. The new contract requires two evening
parent-teacher conferences and an additional staff development day each year. “Swatting” Threats
Last spring and this fall, Princeton Public Schools were disrupted by “swatting” incidents, bogus threats of bombs, firearms or other explosives, on ten different occasions. Students, teachers, parents, administrators and police officials shared feelings of frustration and anxiety in the face of what Princeton police chief Nick Sutter called ”acts of terrorism.” Continued on Page 5
IT HAPPENED LAST YEAR: Will this Oscar-worthy campus cameo from last February be repeated in 2016? In this week’s Town Talk, people talk about some of the year’s most important issues . (Photo by Emily Reeves)
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STEPPING DOWN: After 16 years as director of the Princeton Public Library, Leslie Burger announced she would retire in January. Echoing Ms. Burger’s favorite term for the library under her tenure, particularly during crisis situations like Hurricane Sandy, former Township Mayor Phyllis Marchand credits her with making it “the community’s living room.” New director Brett Bonfield, who comes from the Collingswood Public Library, takes over next month. (Photo by Mark Czjakowski for Princeton Public Library)
GOODBYE TO MICHAEL GRAVES: Princeton’s most celebrated architect died on March 12 at the age of 79. A longtime faculty member at Princeton University, he ran Michael Graves Architecture & Design from an office on Nassau Street. Graves is credited with influencing the transformation of urban architecture from abstract modernism toward more contextual responses. His practice has designed more than 350 buildings across the world and continues to do so, along with product design, today. Famous architects, former students, family and friends paid tribute to Graves at a memorial held April 12 at Richardson Auditorium.
Princeton University Construction The University unveiled its brand new Lakeside community for graduate students in June. Considered a big improvement over the now-demolished Hibben and Magie apartments, the new complex on Faculty Road has walking paths along the Lake, a common area for barbecuing, and environmentally sustainable elements all the way through. Across town on Bayard Lane, the old, onestory brick houses for faculty and staff are gone, replaced by a swath of multi-story apartments — some on the original foundations. That 326-unit complex is due to open in fall of 2016. The Butler Tract, a barebones, barracks-like home to seven decades of graduate students and their families, is currently being demolished. The housing community off of South Harrison Street is set to be used temporarily for parking and ultimately for housing, though nothing is confirmed. At meetings held by the University, neighborhood residents have expressed concerns about the demolition process and the future of the tract. The Arts and Transit development on Alexander Street continues on schedule. The arts buildings are on track to open in fall 2017. The former Dinky north station building will re-open as a bar in spring 2016, and the restaurant in the former south station building is scheduled to follow in spring 2017. Fenwick Hospitality Group, which owns the downtown
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restaurant Agricola, was chosen in November to operate the two locations. Leslie Burger Retires The longtime director of Princeton Public Library, Leslie Burger, announced she is stepping down after 16 years. Largely credited with shepherding the renovation and rebuilding of the library, Ms. Burger plans to move to Manhattan and continue the library consulting business she operates with her husband. Her final project is a $3 million reimagining and reconfiguring of the library’s second floor, financed primarily by private gifts and pledges. Ms. Burger’s replacement is Brett Bonfield, who comes to Princeton from the Collingswood Public Library. Boychoir School’s Financial Woes The famed training ground of young singers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April but managed to finish out the school year. In order to stay open, the school abandoned its traditional boarding school model, for the short term, and found a new home at the Rambling Pines Day Camp in Hopewell Township. Some 32 fourthto-eighth-grade boys started the current school year in the fall, as an annual fund drive seeking $950,000 was begun. Despite its money problems, the choir embarked on its schedule of tours and a series of performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra are planned for March. Post Office Move After nearly 80 years in a much beloved building on the Palmer Square green, the Princeton branch of the United States Post Office moved to a smaller location behind the new 7-Eleven store at 259 Nassau Street in November. The controversial move was part of a system-wide downsizing and was first announced in 2013. The postal service ended up paying the town $85,000 to get the easement for land next to the former building, which is needed to complete the sale to the Californiabased LCOR Ventures. The company has yet to announce its final plans for the building, but a dining or retail establishment is widely considered to be likely. Michael Graves Famous “starchitect” Michael Graves, a longtime Princeton resident, died March 12 at the age of 79. Mr. Graves, who was on the faculty of Princeton University for many years and ran his practice from an office on Nassau Street, was eulogized at his memorial service in Richardson Auditorium. Among those attending were fellow architects Peter Eisenman, Richard Meier, and Robert A.M. Stern, critic Paul Goldberger, and many members of the local architectural community.
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“Princeton Public School swatting issues were a big issue this year. It wasted the time of students, teachers, administrators and the police. It wasted taxpayer money. It is a form of terrorism and needs to be taken seriously.” —Roxanne Sevchuk, Princeton
“Taking a stance on the issue that black lives matter, when the Seminary and University stood up and actually said some thing about it. Showed a little bit of a difference.” —Travis Chavis, Princeton
“The opening of the 7-Eleven on Nassau Street, especially for those in the neighborhood.” —Nora Schlutz, Princeton
“The bike lanes in Princeton have been an issue and will continue to be an issue going forward.” —Malin Pinsky, with son Linden Hunter-Pinsky, Princeton
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STANLEY N. KATZ AT THE WHITE HOUSE: Shown here with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, Stanley N. Katz wears the National Humanities Medal he received from “BEAUTIFUL MINDS”: John and Alicia Nash, who died in a car crash on May 23, were celebrated the President in 2011. Mr. Katz shared his thoughts (and fears) on the rise of mega-foundations on Saturday, October 24 in a full day of lectures on Nash’s work followed by a Remembrance in a talk on “Philanthropy: Private Wealth and the Public Interest” at the Princeton Public Service in the Princeton University Chapel. (Photo Courtesy of Princeton University) Library on January 20. (Photo Courtesy of Mr. Katz)
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upbringing “certainly gives a perspective on the world that you don’t necessarily get otherwise,” he said. NJ Transit Cuts NJ Transit’s announcement that it was cutting out the 655 bus route between Princeton and the University Medical Center at Plainsboro was unwelcome news for those who depend on the service to get them to and from work and medical appointments. The agency dispensed with the route as part of system-wide costcutting as its federal grant ran out. But the municipality, the hospital, and Princeton University were able to come up with an alternative. Tiger Transit buses now carry passengers between the hospital and a stop on Palmer Square. An on-demand taxi service is also available free for patients who live within a half-mile of the old hospital on Witherspoon Street and have no other means of transportation. Tour Buses Those big tour buses that visit Princeton on an almost daily basis and create hazards for motorists and pedestrians while they unload and load passengers are
now subject to certain rules and regulations approved by Council this past year. Loading and unloading must now be done at the bus stop on Nassau Street at Palmer Square East, and the designated area for their parking is on Alexander Street opposite the Princeton train station parking lot. Until the regulations were approved, buses often unloaded passengers near the busy corner of Nassau and Witherspoon streets, blocking visibility and taking up parking spaces. The buses also idled on side streets and drove around town while waiting to pick up their passengers, who were only in town for an hour or so. PU Tax Exemption Case Since four Princeton residents filed two lawsuits challenging the tax-exempt status of various properties at Princeton University two years ago, the question of whether the school should be tax-exempt has come before New Jersey Tax Court several times. In November, the court ruled against the school for the fifth time. That ruling rejected the school’s claim that the burden of proof in the case should be on the four residents who filed the suit. The case was first tried after the
2010 Princeton property revaluation results were made available. The residents who filed the suit say that certain University buildings have commercial functions, including retail food establishments, ticketing operations, and royalties for patents, and should therefore not be taxexempt. The University contends that all of the money it makes is intended to support its educational mission, so it should not have to pay taxes on the buildings. Council this month hired a new tax lawyer to represent the municipality in the lawsuit. Martin Allen, who successfully represented the municipality of Morristown in a similar case against Morristown Medical Center, will serve as special counsel for Princeton. The move came after the town’s regular tax lawyer sided with the school in court in the burden of proof question. Protests Over Wilson Legacy As protests reverberated from Ferguson, Missouri to the campuses of Yale, Columbia and Amherst, the Black Justice League (BJL) student group decided it was time for Princeton University to take a serious look at its
COMING ALONG: Construction of Princeton University’s Arts and Transit complex continues on schedule, with the geometric Dinky station and Wawa Market, shown here amid a battery of parked bicycles, among the first buildings to be completed. The controversial $330 million project, which necessitated moving the depot further away from town, is set for completion in 2017. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn) racist legacy—starting with Woodrow Wilson, perhaps the most revered of all sons of Old Nassau. Around noon on Wednesday, November 18, about 15 demonstrating students entered the Nassau Hall administration building and occupied the office of Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber for the next 32
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STANDING TOGETHER: The horrific shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. prompted an Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace and Racial Justice at the end of June. The Rev. Robert Moore, Director of the Coalition for Peace Action and Co-Pastor of Christ Congregation in Princeton, told the gathering, “We stand together in unity as a community of love.” The event was organized by CPA, the Mt. Pisgah AME Church, and the Princeton Clergy Association. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)
and negotiation between BJL members and University officials ensued before Mr. Eisgruber finally signed an agreement, and the occupation ended on Thursday evening. He agreed to enlist the Princeton trustees to investigate Wilson’s legacy, to consider removal of a mural of Wilson from Wilson College dining hall, to establish affinity spaces on campus, and to move forward in addressing the other concerns Meanwhile the conflict had captured the attention of students and faculty on campus, of the larger community, and of the media throughout the world. A student group calling itself the Open Campus Committee (OCC) quickly sprang up with an online petition in opposition to the BJL—not questioning the concerns of the protesting students, but criticizing their methods and what the OCC termed “an alarming call for historical revisionism.”
COLORFUL COMMENCEMENT: A persistent drizzle couldn’t dampen the spirits of the 1,268 undergraduates and 885 graduate students awarded degrees at Princeton University’s 268th Commencement Tuesday, June 2. Held, following tradition, on the lawn in front of Nassau Hall, the ceremony also included the awarding of honorary degrees to artist and social activist Harry Belafonte; the University’s Gordon Y.S. Wu Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, David Billington; retired U.S. Army general Ann Dunwoody; former New Jersey Supreme Court justice Deborah Poritz; retired associate justice of the Supreme Court John Paul Stevens; and Peruvian novelist and Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa. (Photo by Eric Quinones, Courtesy of Princeton University Office of Communications)
A NEW HOME: Town Topics brought Princeton to Kingston when Witherspoon Media Group moved to the historic Union Line building. This is the second time in the newspaper’s 70-year history that it has relocated — first from its original home at 4 Mercer Street to 305 Witherspoon Street, and now to the larger, rented space. On a sunny morning soon after moving day, the staff took time away from unpacking boxes and setting up their desks to pose outside the building. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn) Mr. Eisgruber and others saw this upheaval as an educational moment, an opportunity to explore some of the darker chapters of the University’s history,in hopes of seeing that history in a more balanced perspective and improving a campus climate that to some seemed hostile “Our students deserve better, and Princeton must do better,” Mr. Eisgruber stated in a letter to the University community. “We must commit ourselves to make this university a place where students from all backgrounds feel respected and valued.” Controversial IAS Building Project The Battle of Princeton, a turning point in the American Revolution, ended almost 239 years ago, but the 21st century battle over the battlefield continues, as the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) proceeds with clearing the land to build 15 faculty housing units and the Princeton Battlefield Society (PBS) builds its case in opposition. That battle ended up in the State Senate on December 21, as the Senate Environment Committee listened to more than two hours of testimony from the PBS and its allies voicing historical and environmental concerns, before deciding to call for a temporary halt in the building project until questions
could be answered about wetlands on the site. “We believe a stay should be issued, pending a meeting with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), on all activity at the site to prevent irreparable harm to the historic site where the Battle of Princeton occurred as well as damage to the existing wetlands,” wrote Senators Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R-16), Linda Greenstein (D-14) and Bob Smith (D-17) in a letter to Bob Martin, the state’s top environmental official. No representative from either the IAS or the DEP spoke at the hearing, but the IAS claims to have secured all necessary approvals and to have “taken great care to address all reasonable concerns relative to preservation issues” in the preparation and planning for its building project on the seven-acre parcel in question. Battlefield Society lawyer Bruce Afran, seeking to reinstate a restraining order to prevent construction during the appeals process, contended that IAS had fraudulently concealed the presence of wetlands on the property and that the IAS is “destroying an historic site.” The battlefield battle continues in 2016. Witherspoon-Jackson Neighborhood Whether to make Princeton’s Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood the town’s 20th historic district was a major topic of discussion, especially in the latter part of this year. Residents of the area and others in town began advocating for the
designation in 2014, and a study was commissioned addressing the historical, architectural, and cultural significance of the neighborhood. Historically, the neighborhood has been associated with Princeton’s black population since the early 18th century. More blacks moved there in the 1930’s when the building of Palmer Square forced them out of their former homes. Italians and Irish immigrants moved to the area as well, and Latinos from Central America have more recently added to the mix. The architecture of the area is considered less significant than its cultural and historic importance, though certain features have been pointed out as worth preserving. Those in favor say the area should be protected not only for its cultural significance, but as a location of affordable housing. Some newer residents of the neighborhood, and some real estate developers, have spoken out against the proposed designation. The consultants who carried out the study recommended to the town’s Historic Preservation Commission that the neighborhood receive the designation, but with less stringent rules than those that apply to other neighborhoods. In turn, the Commission recommended that Council vote for the designation. Now it is up to Council to decide. The governing body plans to consider the issue in the coming year. —Anne Levin —Donald Gilpin
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Indian Summers With Kipling and Yeats — A Plain Tale From the Bicentennial Hill
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y wife and I celebrated Christmas Day in Simla, the former summer capital of British India. The only catch is it’s not really Simla, it’s the Masterpiece Theatre series Indian Summers, filmed on location — in Malaysia. As it happens, Rudyard Kipling’s 150th birthday is today, December 30, 2015, and the lively, elegant nightmare of a doomed society that is the Simla Club in Indian Summers (“No Dogs or Indians”) evokes, for better or worse, the writer who put Simla on the map in 1888 in his first and most famous story collection, Plain Tales from the Hills. Half a century later in the PBS series being billed as “Downton Abbey Goes to India,” it’s 1932, Gandhi is on a hunger strike and Kipling’s “imperialist claptrap” is being mocked by two of the most likeable characters in the series, a politically passionate Parsi girl and a haplessly heroic Scotsman. They’re talking about the man George Orwell nonetheless credited for “the only literary picture that we possess of nineteenth-century Anglo-India,” something Orwell claims could be accomplished because Kipling “was just coarse enough to be able to exist and keep his mouth shut in clubs and regimental messes.” After admitting his own “shameful pleasure” in Kipling, Orwell asks the obvious question: “Why it is that he survives while the refined people who have sniggered at him seem to wear so badly?” Some answers can be found in a 1941 article by T.S. Eliot celebrating Kipling’s “second sight,” his “consummate gift of word, phrase, and rhythm” and his technical mastery in both verse and prose (“no writer has ever cared for the craft of words more than Kipling”). “Universally Known” In the 1959 edition of The Autobiography, Mark Twain recalls a visit from a 24-year-old British journalist whose name was not known to him but of whom Twain’s family “often spoke wonderingly,” aware that “they had been in contact with an extraordinary man.” Writing in 1906, Twain says that his daughter Susy kept Kipling’s card “and treasured it as an interesting possession. Its address was Allahabad,” a name evocative of the “imaginary land” that “India had been to her up to this time … a dreamland, a land made out of poetry and moonlight” and that “doubtless Kipling’s flesh and blood and modern clothes realized it to her for the first time and solidifed it.” Even so, Twain doubted that the family had perceived the young man’s “full magnitude,” which he compared to the “horizonless extent” of a “continent.” Less than a year later the “stranger” had become “universally known … the only living person, not head of a nation, whose voice is heard around the world the moment it drops a remark.” Allahabad Twain concludes his account of Kipling’s visit with a reference to his own journey to India in 1896, which he says was worth
taking if only to “qualify myself to read Kim understandingly and to realize how great a book it is. The deep and subtle and fascinating charm of India pervades no other book as it pervades Kim …. I read the book every year and in this way I go back to India without fatigue — the only foreign land I ever daydream about or deeply long to see again.” While India’s not the only foreign land I daydream about and long to see again, I know from experience what Twain means when he says the way to appreciate Kim is to read it after you’ve actually been there. Though I had read very little Kipling at the time, I felt his presence in India the same way I could feel the presence of Dickens in England. This was especially true during the three weeks I lived in Allahabad, where Kipling had edited and written for a newspaper called The Pioneer while residing in a bungalow near Allahabad University. Back home, I began seeking out “quaint and curious volumes” of Kipling, in particular the copies of early stories in Wheeler’s Indian
“pitchy black night” with the west wind “booming among the tinder-dry trees and pretending that the rain was on its heels,” it was “a shade cooler in the press-room than the office,” where “the type ticked and clicked, and the night-jars hooted at the windows, and the all but naked compositors wiped the sweat from their foreheads and called for water.” Saluting Simla Kipling wrote of his visit to Twain, cabling the account to The Pioneer from a “frowzy hotel” in Elmira, N.Y. He opened with a cynical, tenuously playful salute to his Anglo readership summering in Simla: “Some of you are Commissioners, and some Lieutenant-Governors, and some have the V. C., and a few are privileged to walk about the Mall [in Simla] arm in arm with the Viceroy; but I have seen Mark Twain this golden morning, have shaken his hand, and smoked a cigar — no, two cigars — with him, and talked with him for more than two hours! Understand clearly that I do not
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
Railway Library, published in Allahabad. It was like being there again to read the Allahabad editions of The City of Dreadful Night or The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Eerie Tales, which includes “The Man Who Would Be King.” My response to the opening pages of that story — like my response to the opening scene of the 1975 John Huston/Sean Connery/Michael Caine film where Kipling is played by Christopher Plummer — was heightened by a first-hand knowledge of Anglo and native Allahabad, the sunrises and sunsets at Sangam where the Ganges and Jumna converge, of chai wallahs, rickshaws, mad-eyed sadhus, and long jackal-haunted walks to the cantonment where the offices of The Pioneer had been. Having worked for 12 years on a weekly newspaper in Princeton, I could also relate to Kipling’s account of a night when it was his “pleasant duty to put the paper to bed alone.” Whenever “a King or courtier or a courtesan or a community was going to die or get a new Constitution, or do something that was important on the other side of the world,” the paper was to be “held open till the latest possible minute in order to catch the telegram.” On this particular
despise you; indeed, I don’t. I am only very sorry for you, from the Viceroy downward. To soothe your envy and to prove that I still regard you as my equals, I will tell you all about it.” There’s a certain irony in the fact that by the time I was majoring in English at Indiana University, Kipling was nowhere to be found on the syllabus — denied entrance, in effect, to the Simla Club of English literature. Enter W.B. Yeats It’s been an Indian Christmas for sure. Kipling and Indian Summers plus a remastered DVD of Jean Renoir’s quietly haunting The River, not to mention some memory flashes of Christmas and New Years alone in Katmandu and early spring in Kashmir wrapped in a blanket reading Yeats in a houseboat called The Little Mona Lisa. What’s William Butler Yeats doing in a piece on Kipling, you may ask. As Billy Collins has written, poets do have a way of appearing out of nowhere like the Lone Ranger knocking at your door, delivering the poem, and disappearing into the night. In fact, this is a shared bicentenary. Yeats
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Among the descriptions of Princeton resident Roberta Pughe’s new book, Body as Sanctuary for Soul (White Cloud Press), is clinical psychologist and inter national shamanic teacher C. Michael Smith’s “a tour de force for our time” in which Ms. Pughe “weaves the practices of psyche and the sacred together in an embodied way. She diagnoses our cultural malaise and how this is reflected in much psychotherapy today.” Roberta Pughe is a psychotherapist (licensed marriage and family therapist) and shamanic practitioner who has been practicing privately in Princeton for over 30 years. her experience combines systems therapy, gestalt theory, and theological studies. She is the author of Resurrecting Eve. Award-Winning Writer For more information, visit www.whitecloudpress.com. To Join Lewis Center Aw ard - w i n n i ng f ic t ion ——— writer Kirstin Valdez Quade Library Hosts Author will join the Lewis Center Of “Cookery Challenge” for the Art’s Program in Author and research his- Creative Writing faculty at torian Becky Libourel Dia- Princeton University in Sepmond will discuss her book, tember 2016. She has been The Thousand Dollar Din- appointed assistant profesner: America’s First Great sor of Creative Writing and Cookery Challenge, Thurs- will be teaching undergraduday, January 7 at 7 p.m. in ate workshops in fiction. the Community Room at Following the debut of her Princeton Public Library. short story collection Night The book tells the story of at the Fiestas, Ms. Quade an 1851 culinary challenge be- was awarded the “5 Under tween Philadelphia restaurateur 35” award from the National James Parkinson and the Del- Book Foundation in 2014, a monico family of New York. recognition of writers who After a group of wealthy “challenge, innovate, and New Yorkers asked Lorenzo energize the writing world.” Delmonico of Delmonico’s She is also the recipient restaurant to impress their of the Rona Jaffe Foundafriends from Philadelphia, a tion Writer’s Award and
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Art D&R Greenway Exhibits Family Legacy of Art
D & R Greenway Land Trust presents the artwork of three generations of Kuennes, the family who donated the funds to establish the Olivia Rainbow Gallery when the Johnson Education Center opened its doors as headquarters for D &R Greenway in 2006. The gallery is named in memory of the family’s gifted young daughter, Olivia Kuenne. The exhibit, on view through January 15, 2016, includes art by Olivia’s grandfather, noted painter Peter Vought; her mother, Leslie Kuenne, of Princeton; and Olivia’s brothers, Peter, William and Matthew Kuenne. The family has won prizes, awards, and had gallery displays in many media. Gallery hours are business days through January 15. Free and open to the public at One Preservation Place, Princeton. Nature and art were paramount to young Olivia. As a student at Princeton Junior School, Olivia painted rainbows, caterpillars, birds, and a frog standing on his head. On one of her landscapes she wrote “I am thankful for the whole world!” Olivia’s grandfather, the late Peter Vought, was inter nat iona l ly renow ne d,
from earliest days as watercolorist and portrait artist, through abstract acrylics of American landscapes. Perspectives in these largescale works were inspired by the artist’s decades as a pilot, beginning in the U.S. Navy. Late in life, Vought would compensate for vision challenges by becoming a sculptor. Known as “Grandpeter” by Peter, William, and Matthew, Vought was considered a Renaissance man: intellect, pilot, an avid chess player, and athlete. A graduate of Deerfield and Yale, Vought relinquished law school for the paintbrush. His family talks about his hearty laughter, grace on the dance floor, infectious sense of humor and storytelling. He had the “ability to see the humor in the world, and make us all laugh,” Kuenne recounts. The work of Vought’s three grandsons, Peter, 21, a junior at Princeton University; William, 16, a junior at the Lawrenceville School; and Matthew, 15, a freshman at Princeton Day School; range from landscape photography and abstract landscape paintings to sculpture. “They have inherited [my father’s] curiosity and talent, both for fixing things and for creating sculpture out of found objects,” says Kuenne. “Their best was created with ‘Grandpeter’ and it is still in his garden.” W i l l i a m’s m o n o t y p e s
earned honorable mention in the Northern N.J. Regional Scholastics Art and Writing Awards through the Montclair Art Museum. Matthew is a professional actor at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre and George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. For more information, visit www.drgreenway.org. ———
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The New Jersey State Museum will hold a special unveiling of 100 historic flags carried by New Jersey’s troops during the Civil War on Wednesday, December 30 at noon. The flags are some of the most distinctive in the collection and have not been on display for a number of years. Included will be the national colors of the 3rd and 15th Infantry regiments, the state colors of the 33rd Infantry regiment, a guidon from the 3rd cavalry, and a rare General McAllister’s headquarters Second New Jersey Brigade flag. Over 20 members of the 15th New Jersey’s color guard fell dead or wounded during the bloody battles of 1864 while defending the flags that are to be displayed. The regimental flag of the 33rd Infantry regiment is especially interesting because it was captured by Confederates at the battle of Atlanta in July 1864 and then was recaptured by New Jersey Union troops in North Carolina in May 1865. The gallery also features a rotating exhibit of Civil War firearms, equipment, photographs, and military documents. The New Jersey State Museum is located at 225 West State Street in Trenton. ———
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EXHIBIT HONORS GALLERY NAMESAKE: D&R Greenway Land Trust presents the artwork of three generations of Kuennes, the family that donated the funds to establish the Olivia Rainbow Gallery when the Johnson Education Center opened its doors as headquarters for D&R Greenway in 2006. The exhibit, on view through January 15, 2016, includes the image seen above, “Lake Champlain” by Peter William and Matthew Kuenne.
The Michener Art Museum is proud to be one of only two museums in the United States to host a textile exhibition of 35 historical and contemporary quilts with trans-Atlantic ties (shown in England as Ancestral Gifts). The exhibition features 15 new quilts, designed by the American born internationally-known textile artist Kaffe Fassett. They were created in response to
15 historical quilts, dating from 1780 to 1949, that he selected from the collection of the Quilt Museum and Gallery in York, U.K. Although it comes to the Michener from the United Kingdom, Blanket Statements has strong local connections: three of the new quilts were designed by Bucks County artisans, and ten of them were crafted in the area under Fassett’s supervision. Blanket Statements will be on view at the Michener Art Museum through February 21, 2016. A book, Heritage Quilts, will also be available for purchase and will include photographs and detailed descriptions of the quilts on display, together with patterns and instructions for each of Kaffe’s quilts. For more information, visit www.michenerartmuseum.org. ———
Lewis Center Presents “Media Studies” Exhibition
The Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Visual Arts will present “Media Studies,” an exhibition of new student work selected from 11 fall 2015 visual arts courses in film, video, photography, graphic design, and consumer media. The work will be on view from January 12 through February 5 in the Lucas Gallery located at 185 Nassau Street. An opening reception will be held on January 12 from 5 to 6 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public. The exhibition will feature work created over the past four months by over 100 undergraduate students at all levels, some of whom are focusing on a degree or certificate in visual art, and others majoring in a range of disciplines who are exploring visual art electively. Fall courses represented in “Media Studies” include “Issues in Contemporary Art”; photography classes such as “Black & White Photography,” “Digital Photography” and “Intermediate Photography”; graphic design classes; “Art for Everyone,” which considers art in its modern social context; and a class exploring scientific, philosophical and aesthetic aspects of the human per-
ception of color. Most of the courses from which the work has been drawn are designed to engage students in creative processes in which the artist seldom comes into direct physical contact with his or her artworks — at least not until it comes out of an inkjet printer, gets projected onto a screen, or is scrolled across a smartphone or iPad. One exception to that model is “E xtraordinar y Processes,” a studio course cross-listed with civil and environmental engineering that is driven by direct engagement and experimentation with physical material. Director of the Program in Visual Ar ts Joe Scanlan co-taught the course with Sigrid Adriaenssens, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering in Princeton’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. The course focused on the structural and aesthetic potential of ash wood, a material that is currently being made abundant by an invasive beetle, that has just been found in New Jersey, that has killed millions of ash trees across the Midwest. Students researched new and replacement applications for the material based on its sculptural properties, its resiliency, and its high strength to weight ratio. “What’s important to notice in this exhibition,” notes Scanlan, who organized the show in collaboration with his colleagues, “is that all of these works retain the frisson of human creation despite their mechanical and electronic ephemerality. These days, an artwork’s ability to be accessed, copied, and shared can betray its humanity as much as the material sensibilities and manual skills of its maker.” Adds Scanlan: “The great German literary critic Walter Benjamin, in his landmark essay ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Production,’ foresaw a future in which the merging of technology, aesthetics, and politics would cause the work of art to lose the auratic mystery of originality and be able to move more freely and democratically through the world. In these classes,
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Area Exhibits Ar t Times Two, the gallery at Princeton Brain and Spine, 731 Alexander Road, has works by Hetty Baiz, Beatrice Bork, H e at h e r Ke r n, N a n c y Kern, Shirley Kern, Pamela Kogen, and Susan Mac Q u e e n as par t of “Animal Nature” through March. (609) 203-4622. Artworks, Everett Alley (Stockton Street), Trenton, has “10 x 10” Red Dot E xhibition, “Trenton Blacksmith” photographs by C.J. Harper, and “Chaos and Calm — Ruee Gawarikar” through Januar y 23. w w w.ar tworkstrenton.com. D & R G r e e n w a y, 1 Preservation Place, has “ E a r t h / F i r e” t h r o u g h January 22 and “Three Generations of Kuenne Artists” through January 15. www.drgreenway.org. E l l a r s l i e , Tre nton’s Cit y Mu s e u m i n C ad walader Park, Parkside Ave nu e, Tr e nton, h as “Impressions: The Art of the Print” through January 3. “Alice Revisited” runs through January 9. (609) 989-3632. The James A. Michener Art Museum at 138 South Pine Street in Doylestown, Pa., has “Paul Grand: Beyond the Surface” through Februar y 7. “Blanket State ments : New Qu ilts by Kaffe Fassett and Historical Quilts from the Collection of the Quilt Museum and Galler y, York UK” runs through Februar y 21. Visit www.michenerartmuseum.org. The Jane Voorhees Z i m m erl i A r t M use um, 71 Hamilton Street, on the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick, has “ D o n k e y - d o n ke y, Pe tunia, and Other Pals : Drawings by Roger Duvoisin” through June 26, 2016. bit.ly/ZAMMatM. Millstone River Gall e r y , M e r w i c k , 10 0 Pla i n sb oro Ro ad, h as “The Oxen of Hopewell,” photog raphy by A llen Jones, through January 22. (732) 422-3676. Morven Museum and G arde n, 55 Stockton Street, has docent-led tours of the historic house and its gardens, furnishings, and artifacts. “Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Couple of an Age” runs through October 2016, www.morven.org. Nassau Club, 6 Mercer Street, has “Visions of Hope,” paintings by Lucy Graves McVicker, through January 3. (609) 924-0580. The Princeton University Art Museum has “Cezanne and the Modern: Masterpieces of European Art from the Pearlman Collection” through January 3. “Sacred Caves of the Silk Road: Ways of Knowing and Re-Creating Dunhuang” is exhibited through January 10.“ P r i n c e to n’s G r e at Persian Book of Kings” is on view through January 24. (609) 258-3788.
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His customers have been letting Mr. Bonin know how much Princeton Army & Navy will be missed. “After we put up the closing sign, someone took a picture and posted it on Facebook,” he reports. “Within 24 hours, 200 people had responded, including 75 in one hour. It was amazing. “There has been such an outpouring from our customers. They have been calling us, coming in, and sending letters. I am really going to miss coming in and catching up with all the people who stop in the store. Many have really become friends over the years. We have had second and third generations of customers in the same family. I get a big kick out of it when people come in and say they remember my grandfather.” There were often unusual requests over the years, he adds. “People asked for everything, all kinds of insignia and military items — from uniforms to Army jeeps! One person wanted sand bags. “It has been a pleasure to serve the Princeton community. I always enjoyed it
when the salesmen came with all the choices. I’d make a selection and hope that I made the right choice. Then, it was great when customers liked what we had, and the items sold. “I think, too, what people always liked about us was our focus on personal service. It was a real hands-on operation. You could call on Monday and get me, and you could call on Friday and you’d get me. If you asked a question, you would get an answer. I think this set us apart from today’s emphasis on chain stores and big malls. We felt we were a real part of the community. “As I said, we’ve had a good run, and as we go, I would like to remind Princetonians that if they want to keep the long-term Mom and Pop stores in town, they have to come in and support them.” Mr. Bonin and his wife will remain in the area, as they close this chapter in their lives and wait to see what new adventure the future has in store for them. —Jean Stratton
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NEW CLASS OFFERINGS AT LAMBERTVILLE’S DPAC: Downtown Performing Arts Center (DPAC) instructor and Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre Artistic Director, Louis Palena, leads a dance class. DPAC’s 2016 winter class schedule is now available online. Offerings include courses in Acting, Musical Theatre History, Jazz, Tap, Ballet, and Pilates. For complete information, visit www.downtownpac.com or call (609) 397-3337. (Photo Credit: Casey Ivan)
DPAC Announces 2016 Winter Class Schedule
Lambertville’s Downtown Per for m ing A r t s Center (DPAC) has announced its 2016 Winter Class schedule. Set to begin January 4, 2016, the 11-week session features classes for all ages in dance, acting, Pilates and more. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes are being offered for jazz, tap, and ballet. Classes are designed to enhance performance techniques and build skills for students of all ages. Acting talents will be honed through classes taught by industry professionals including an adult acting class led by award-winning film and theater director Stephen Stahl. Classes will focus on performance skills and vocalization techniques ultimately building confidence and preparing students for actual stage performances. Stahl’s acting class will begin on Monday, January 18 following the off-Broadway opening of his production, Sanctuary the Play. Saturday morning will include classes in Pilates and Kinder Dance. Pilates will build strength, endurance and flexibility and include core training techniques. Kinder-Dance will introduce children to the dance classroom and disciplines of ballet, tap and jazz. DPAC is helping to prepare teens for college with two
new offerings on Tuesdays. “Musical Theatre History” will discuss the development of musical theater as an art form from its earliest years into the 21st century. Later that same evening, a college prep class will guide and support students through college acting and assist with preparation of musical theater applications and auditions. Finally, DPAC is pleased to again offer their “Triple Threat Master Class.” This team-taught weekly class is designed to perfect vocal skills, acting, and dancing while building confidence for performance and auditions. Prev ious students have found this class to be the perfect foundation for those all important high school and college auditions. For information about all of the 2016 Winter Classes, v isit w w w.dow ntow npac. com or call (609) 397-3337. The Downtown Performing Arts Center is located at 54 Mount Airy Village Road in Lambertville. ———
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country music roots, along with his untimely death in 1959, at the age of 22. The show features numerous 50s favorites like “Peggy Sue,” “That’ll Be the Day,” “Raining in the Aisles,” “Not Fade Away,” and “Maybe Baby.” To purchase tickets, call McCar ter’s box office at ( 609 ) 258 -2787 or v isit www.mccarter.org. ———
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Ring in the New Year at Grounds for S culpt ure’s Rat’s Restaurant on Thursday, December 31 beginning at 5:30 p.m. A live DJ will provide musical entertainment in the Pavilion. The evening also includes a special five-course tasting menu, wine pairings, and dancing. Tickets are available to just the musical portion of the evening for $25 per guest at the door. Pricing for dinner, drinks, and the Pavilion concert start at $150. Reservations are highly recommended. Call Rat’s Restaurant at (609) 584-7800. For more information, visit www.groundsforsculpture. org. Grounds for Sculpture is located at 80 Sculptors Way in Hamilton. ———
The State Theatre of NJ will host their annual “Salute to Vienna” New Year’s Eve concert this Thursday, December 31 at 6 p.m. International champion ballroom dancers will be joined by the Strauss Symphony of America, conducted by Matthias Fletzberger. Natalia Ushakova (soprano) and Brian Cheney (tenor) will also sing excerpts from the operettas Die Fledermaus and Merry Widow. The entire performance is approximately two hours including an intermission. Tickets to this New Year’s Eve tradition start at $55. To purchase, call the box office at (732) 246-7469 or visit www.statetheatrenj.org. The State Theatre is located at 15 Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick.
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The Broadway musical, The Buddy Holly Story, will appear at McCarter Theatre for one night only on Friday, January 29 at 8 p.m. Based on the life and career of Rossen Milanov Describes early rock and roller Buddy PSO’s New Season Princeton Symphony OrHolly, the play follows his rise to fame from his humble chestra Music Director Rossen Milanov will discuss
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what’s in store for the PSO’s next season at Princeton Public Library on Thursday, January 7 at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Milanov will also talk about his own work in the United States and Spain. The presentation relates to the January 18 PSO Classical Series Concert “Scenic Rhythms,” which will feature guitarist Robert Belinic performing Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. Refreshments, including Spanish delicacies provided by Despaña Fine Foods and Tapas Café, will be served. All Princeton Public Library programs are free. For more information, visit www.princetonlibrary.org. ———
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The two subtly flirt with each other so as to not arouse any suspicion among customers and employees. After purchasing an electric train set for her daughter, Carol “accidentally” leaves her gloves on the counter, which gives Therese an excuse to contact her again. Despite their age and class differences, the two strike up a platonic friendship with tremendous sexual tension simmering just below the surface. Their thinly veiled desires are not lost on Therese’s boyfriend, Richard (Jake Lacy), who accuses her of having a crush on Carol. Meanwhile, Harge develops his own suspicions when he drops in on Carol unexpectedly and finds her entertaining a woman half her age. Fed up, he soon decides to seek sole custody of Rindy. However, his only hope of having Carol deemed an unfit mother rests in catching her and Therese in the act. So he hires a private detective (Cory Michael Smith) to shadow the couple and come up with indisputable proof of their affair. Thus unfolds Carol, a story of forbidden love directed by Oscar nominee Todd Haynes (Far from Heaven). The drama is based on The Price of Salt, a romance novel published by Patricia Highsmith in 1952. Well ahead of its time for lesbian literature, the book eschewed stereotypes in favor of a realistic portrayal of its gay protagonists. Cate Blanchet t and Rooney Mara effectively portray the star-crossed lovers who are daring to defy a culture marked by intolerance. Shot against a n ar r ay of exq u is ite, painstakingly recreated backdrops, the movie reminds us of how far we’ve come from the days when homosexuality was considered a crime of moral turpitude. Excellent (HHHH). Rated R for sexuality, nudity, and brief profanity. RunIT’S LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: Carol (Cate Blanchett, right) is instantly attracted to Therese ning time: 118 minutes. (Rooney Mara) when Carol meets her in a store while buying a Christmas present for her Distributor: The Weinstein daughter. The pair’s attraction soon becomes a romantic relationship, which is forbidden in Company. the 1950s. (Photo by WILSON WEBB-© 2015 THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED) —Kam Williams
arol Aird (Cate Blanchett) is a socialite in the midst of a bitter divorce. Her husband Harge (Kyle Chandler) is making it difficult, since he loves her and can’t understand why she wants a divorce. After all, they are living in the lap of luxury in a mansion in suburban New Jersey, where the couple are raising their young daughter, Rindy (Kk Heim). But having a devoted spouse who’s a good provider and a doting father just isn’t enough, because Carol has been hiding a dark secret for decades. The film takes place in the early 50s, when homosexuality is considered scandalous and perverted behavior, so Carol is hiding in the closet. The only hint Harge has that his wife might be a lesbian was the brief fling she admits to having had with her friend, Abby (Sarah Paulson). So, he’s remained optimistic about changing her mind, and has even suggested that they vacation together over the upcoming holidays. However, the plot thickens when Carol ventures into Manhattan to do a little Christmas shopping. While buying presents for Rindy, she meets a young clerk name Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara).
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January 14, 2016 6:30-8 p.m.
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Join TCS in welcoming Reverend Paul Jeanes and Rabbi Adam Feldman as they discuss the intersection of spirituality and mental health in our ever-changing world. Hear from two leaders in the spiritual community about how they view ways in which spirituality and faith can support and complement therapeutic interventions in dealing with every day challenges.
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Calendar Wednesday, December 30 11:30 a.m.: “Noon” Year’s Eve at the Princeton Public Library for children and families ages 3 and up. Activities include music, dancing, crafts, and snacks. This event is free. 1:30 p.m.: Free, Afternoon Walking Tour of Princeton Battlefield State Park led by members of the Princeton Battlefield Society. Tour begins at the Clarke House. To RSVP, email Kip at prince tonbattlefieldsocinfo@gmail. com. Thursday, December 31 7 p.m.: Fireworks display over the Delaware River presented by the Greater Lambertville and New Hope Chamber of Commerce. 9 p.m.: New Year’s Eve Argentine Tango led by Viva Tango. Includes live music, dance, drinks, and dinner. The cost to attend is $50 at the door. To purchase tickets in advance, visit www.vivatango.org. Friday, January 1 New Year’s Day 11 a.m.: Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands First Day Hike through Mapleton Preserve. Guests should meet at 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston. This event is free to attend and all are welcome. 7 p.m.: Princeton University women’s ice hockey vs. Brown University at Princeton’s Baker Rink. Saturday, January 2 10:30 a.m.: Screening of the animated film Despicable Me (2010) at Princeton Garden Theatre. 3:30 p.m.: Free, Russian Storytime at Princeton Public Library. 6 p.m.: Saturday Wine and Music at Hopewell Valley Vineyards. 7 p.m.: Princeton University women’s ice hockey vs. Yale University at Princeton’s Baker Rink. 7:30 p.m.: Comedian Bobby Collins performs at Catch a Rising Star at Hyatt Regency, located at 102 Carnegie Center in West Windsor. For more information, visit www.catcharisingstar.com.
Sunday, January 3 6:45 a.m.: Real-Time Tour of the Battle of Princeton. Experience the Battle of Princeton as it really happened early in the morning on January 3, 1777. Events begin at the Clarke House. Attendees should wear sturdy shoes and bring a flashlight. The event includes a live musket demonstration. To RSVP, email Kip at princetonbattlefieldsocinfo@gmail.com. 2 p.m.: Terri Evans and Marion Evans perform a free, musical concert entitled “The Sounds and Times of Downton Abbey”; Princeton Public Library. 5 p.m.: Food historian Katie Parla discusses the culinary traditions of Rome. This event is free to attend. Guests are asked to bring refreshments to share; Dorothea’s House, 120 John Street, Princeton. Monday, January 4 10 a.m.: Affordable Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance. Enrollment specialists will be on site to help guests compare health plans and complete applications; Mercer County Connection, 957 Route 33, Hamilton. 7 p.m.: Open drawing workshop at the Arts Council of Princeton. Chairs and a limited number of easels are available. A live model will be present. Students should bring their own materials. The cost to attend is $12 ($10 for ACP members). Tuesday, January 5 10 a.m.: Join Congregation Beth Chaim for coffee, snacks, and lively conversa-
tion on the latest news in Jewish politics, business, and more. Free to attend; 329 Village Road East, Princeton Junction. Wednesday, January 6 7 p.m.: Stuart Country Day School and Princeton Academy welcome Dr. Lisa Miller, author of the New York Times bestseller The Spiritual Child. This event is open to the public and free to attend. The book talk and discussion will take place at Stuart’s Cor Unum Center, located at 12000 Stuart Road in Princeton. For additional information, visit www.stuartschool.org/ lisamiller. Thursday, January 7 10 a.m.: CASA for Children of Mercer County information session for new volunteers. The non-profit organization speaks up in court for the best interests of children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect; 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing. 6:30 p.m.: Join Yoga Stream’s Debbi Gitterman for a free yoga class in the galleries of the Princeton University Art Museum. Attendees should bring their own mat. 7 p.m.: Becky Libourel Diamond discusses her book, “The Thousand Dollar Dinner,” the story of a 19th century culinary challenge between Philadelphia restaurateur James Parkinson and the Delmonico family of New York. Free; Princeton Public Library.
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JERSEY HARMONY CHORUS: Ondria Wasem of West Windsor was recently welcomed into the Jersey Harmony Chorus of Sweet Adelines International by chorus director Kat Britt (right) and membership chairwoman Carole Auletta (left). After passing an audition, Ondria was voted into the organization by the chapter’s members. Jersey Harmony Chorus is continually looking for new members. The chorus rehearses weekly on Mondays at 7:15 p.m. at Griggstown Reformed Church, 1065 Canal Road in Princeton. For audition information, contact Carole at (732) 2366803 or visit www.jerseyharmonychorus.org.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (PG for mild crude humor). Fourth movie in the animated/live action series finds Alvin (Justin Long), Simon (Matthew Gray Gubler) and Theodore (Jesse McCartney) hatching a plan to sabotage their adoptive dad’s (Jason Lee) plans to marry a woman (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) they’ve mistakenly assumed would make a mean stepmother. With Kaley Cuoco, Anna Faris, and Bella Thorne. The Big Short (R for nudity, sexuality, and pervasive profanity). Adaptation of the Michael Lewis best seller of the same name about a quartet of stock market contrarians (Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, and Brad Pitt) who accurately predicted the global financial collapse of 2008. With Marisa Tomei, Melissa Leo, and Finn Wittrock. Brooklyn (PG-13 for a sex scene and brief profanity). Romance drama, set in the 50s, about a homesick immigrant to the U.S. (Saoirse Ronan) who finds herself torn between a suitor (Emory Cohen) she meets in New York and another (Domnhall Gleason) she left behind in Ireland. With Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, and Michael Zegen. Carol (R sexuality, nudity, and brief profanity). Cate Blanchett plays the title character in this romance drama, set in New York City in the 50s, as a woman in the midst of a bitter divorce who becomes smitten with a department store clerk (Rooney Mara) she meets while buying a Christmas present for her daughter (Kk Heim). With Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler, and Jake Lacy. Concussion (PG-13 for profanity, mature themes, and disturbing images). Movie about the National Football League’s attempt to discredit the forensic pathologist (Will Smith) whose research established a link between hits to the head and the early onset of a host of neurological disorders in football players. Cast includes Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Hill Harper, Richard T. Jones, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Eddie Marsan. Creed (PG-13 for violence, profanity, and sensuality). Seventh movie in the Rocky series revives the series with this spin-off which finds Apollo Creed’s son (Michael B. Jordan) being trained for a title fight by his late father’s legendary adversary (Sly Stallone). With Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, and Wood Harris. Daddy’s Home (PG-13 for profanity, crude humor, suggestive material, and mature themes). Dramatic comedy about the competition between a biological father (Mark Wahlberg) and his ex-wife’s (Linda Cardellini) new husband (Will Ferrell) for the affection of the children (Scarlett Estevez and Owen Vaccaro) from the first marriage. With Thomas Haden Church, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Cedric Yarbrough. The Danish Girl (R for sexuality and nudity). Transgender biopic, set in Copenhagen in the 20s, recounting the pioneering procedure undergone by Lili Elbe (Eddie Redmayne), one of the first recipients of a sex-change operation. With Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, and Matthias Schoenaerts. The Good Dinosaur (PG for peril, action, and mature themes). Animated adventure about an anthropomorphic apatosaurus (Raymond Ochoa) that is befriended by a caveboy (Jack Bright) after falling into a river and being swept far away from home. Voice cast includes Sam Elliott, Jeffrey Wright, Anna Paquin, and Frances McDormand. The Hateful Eight (R for profanity, frontal nudity, graphic gore, and a scene of eroticized violence). Quentin Tarantino directed this post-Civil War movie set in Wyoming about a bounty hunter (Kurt Russell) whose stagecoach runs into trouble while bringing an apprehended fugitive (Jennifer Jason Leigh) to justice. Featuring Samuel L. Jackson, Channing Tatum, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, and Zoe Bell. —Kam Williams
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SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW
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n a year that saw such women athletes as tennis player Serena Williams, U.S. women’s soccer star and New Jersey native Carli Lloyd, and mixed martial arts phenom Ronda Rousey dominate the headlines, it is no wonder that female athletes spiced up the local sporting landscape. During the winter, the Princeton University women’s basketball team thrust itself into the national spotlight as it went 30-0 in the regular season, becoming the first men’s or women’s Ivy League hoops program to accomplish that feat. Coach Courtney Banghart’s squad topped Wisconsin-Green Bay 80-70 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament to earn the team’s first-ever win in the national tourney and ended the season at 31-1 af-
ter falling to Maryland in the second round. Banghart, for her part, was named United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Women’s Coach of the Year. Princeton track star Julia Ratcliffe added another line to her glittering resume as she placed second in the hammer throw at the NCAA championships. Led by the two Erins, midfielder Erin Slifer and attacker Erin McMunn, the Princeton women’s lacrosse team won the Ivy League tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. With junior star and U.S. national team goalie Ashleigh Johnson leading the way, the Tiger women’s water polo team won the CWPA title and placed sixth at the NCAAs. Under new head coach
Sean Driscoll, the Princeton women’s soccer team produced a 12-0-1 streak on the way to going undefeated in Ivy competition and defeating Boston College in the first round of the NCAA tourney. Junior distance runner Lizzie Bird flew high, taking first at the Ivy League Heps to pace Princeton women’s cross country to the team title at the meet. ——— n the high school scene, girls pro duced some of the biggest moments of 2015. The Princeton High girls’ sw im ming team won its third straight county crown and advanced to the state Public B final on the way to a 15-1 campaign. Featuring a number of freshman and sophomore standouts, the
Princeton Day School girls’ lacrosse team caught fire down the stretch and won the state Prep B title in May. The Princeton High girls’ lax team overcame a slow start to make it to the county and sectional semis. Showing its depth, the PDS girls’ tennis team won its fourth straight Prep B crown. Despite saying goodbye to a stellar group of seniors from its 2014 squad, the PDS girls’ soccer team didn’t miss a beat as it won its second straight Prep B title in early November. While the girls may have been in the spotlight, the guys were certainly heard from. Princeton men’s volleyball star Cody Kessel culminated a superb career by earning All-American honors and leading the Tigers to the EIVA semis. The Tiger wrestling team sent a program-record five athletes to the NCAA championships. Senior stars Mike MacDonald and Kip Orban both enjoyed record-setting seasons for the Tiger men’s lax program. Sophomore men’s golfer Quinn Prchal produced a dominant performance in winning the Ivy individual title. The Princeton men’s tennis team competed in the NCAA tourney for the first time since 1998. Thomas Sanner went out with a bang for the Tiger men’s soccer team, leading the league in goals and getting named as the Ivy Offensive Player of the Year in his senior season. As for high school male athletes, the Hun School boys’ hockey team emerged as one of the top teams in the state, winning the Mercer County Tournament and the state Prep tourney. Soaring into the top 5 nationally, the Hun boys’ lacrosse team won the state Prep A title. Led by freshman star Noah Lilienthal, the PHS boys tennis team advanced to the state Group 3 championship match. The PDS boys’ tennis squad, for its part, earned its SUPER SAVER: Princeton University women’s water polo player Ashleigh Johnson makes a save third straight Prep B crown. in a game this season. Junior goalie Johnson starred as the Tigers won the CWPA crown and The Little Tiger boys’ soccer team went undefeated took sixth in the NCAA tourney. Johnson went on to help the U.S. national team win the FINA in regular season play and world championship in early August. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) won the CVC title. Led by ju-
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BREAKING LOOSE: Princeton University women’s soccer player Tyler Lussi goes after the ball in a game this fall. Junior striker Lussi led the Ivy League in scoring with 15 goals and helped Princeton win the league crown and advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) nior star Alex Roth, the PHS boys’ cross country team enjoyed a big season, making the Meet of Champions for the first time since 1986. Featuring a stingy defense and a powerful rushing attack, the Hun football team mowed through the opposition on the way to an 8-0 campaign. WINTER WONDERS
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hile the Princeton University women’s basketball team had established itself as the dominant program in the Ivy League, winning four of the last five league crowns coming into last winter, it took things to a new level of excellence in 2014-15. Methodically dispatching its opponents one by one, coach Courtney Banghart’s team turned heads and became the darlings of the national media, rising to No. 13 in the national polls. The Tigers made history as they ended the regular season with a 30-0 record, the first Ivy men’s or women’s hoops program to achieve that feat. With President Obama in attendance cheering on
niece Leslie Robinson and the Tigers, Princeton defeated Wisconsin-Green Bay 80-70 in the first round of the NCA A tournament at College Park, Md., earning the program’s first-ever win in the tourney. While the Tigers fell 85-70 to host and third-ranked Maryland in the second round, the disappointment of the loss was far outweighed by what was accomplished in the epic campaign. Senior guard Blake Dietrick was named the Ivy Player of the Year while juniors Alex Wheatley, Annie Tarakchian, and Michelle Miller also earned All-Ivy honors. Banghart, for her part, was named the national coach of the year. Although the Tiger men’s hoops team didn’t make history, it did enjoy a solid campaign. Coach Mitch Henderson’s club went 16-14 overall and 9-5 in Ivy play, finishing third in the league standings. Sophomore guard Spencer Weisz and sophomore forward Steven Cook both earned All-Ivy honors. Riding a late 7-3-1 surge, the women’s hockey team nearly won the Ivy League title, finishing two points behind Harvard. Coach Jeff Kampersal’s squad lost to Quinnipiac in the first round of the ECAC Hockey playoffs to finish with an overall record of 15-14-2. Sophomore forward Molly Contini and sophomore defenseman Kelsey Koelzer were named as second-team All-ECAC Hockey performers. Un d e r f ir s t- ye ar h e ad coach Ron Fogar t y, t he men’s hockey team underwent a rebuilding campaign as it posted a 4-23-3 mark. Sophomore goalie Colton Phinney was a bright spot for the Tigers, playing in all but one game and and finishing with a .910 save percentage and a 3.08 goals against average. T he P r i nce ton s quas h community came together in sadness, mourning the death of longtime men’s coach Bob Callahan at age 59 in late January as his valiant battle against brain cancer came to an end. A memorial service was held at the Princeton chapel in early February for Continued on Next Page
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the legendary Hall of Fame coach, drawing a standing room only crowd which included both the men’s and women’s squash teams. On the court, the Tiger women’s team produced a superb season as it placed t h ird i n t he Howe Cup national championships. Coach Gail Ramsay’s squad posted a record of 12-3 and boasted five All-Americans as senior Nicole Bunyan, sophomore Maria Elena Urbina, along with freshman and Ivy League Rookie of the Year Olivia Fiechter, earned first-team honors while senior Alex Lunt and junior Rachel Leizman were second-team selections. Under second-year head coach Sean Wilkinson, the successor to Callahan, the men’s squash team went 8-8 and won the Hoehn Cup title at the Collegiate Squash Association national competition for the teams seeded 9-16. Senior Samuel Kang ended his stellar career by earning first-team allAmerican honors. Continuing its recent ascension, the wrestling team sent a program-record five wrestlers to the NCAA championships as juniors Abram Ayala (197 pounds), junior Chris Perez (149) sophomore Jordan Laster (141), sophomore Brett Harner (184) and freshman Jonathan Schleifer (165) all made the competition. Coach Chris Ayres guided the team to a solid regular season as the Tigers went 9-9 overall and 3-2 Ivy League. The fencing program continued to be a major player on the national scene, taking fourth at the NCAA Championships. Coach Zoltan Dudas’s squad is the only program to have finished in the top four at the NCAAs in each of the last five years. The men’s team featured five All-Americans, including junior Jack Hudson and sophomore Alex House in
the epee, freshman Edward Chin and sophomore Peter Pak in the saber and freshman Thomas Dudey in the foil. As for the women’s team, junior Anna Van Brummen and junior Isabel Ford earned All-America honors at epee while freshman Allison Lee and junior Gracie Stone were All-Americans at saber and sophomore Ashley Tsue earned All-American honors in the foil. Aiming to reclaim the Ivy title after seeing its fiveyear championship streak snapped in 2014, the men’s swimming team achieved its goal in style, leading the league championship meet wire-to-wire. In claiming its 30th Ivy championship, coach Rob Orr’s squad built a triple-digit lead after a brilliant first day and never let the rest of the league back into the meet. Senior Harrison Wagner and freshman Corey Okubo went on to compete in the NCAA championships in the 50 freestyle and the 400 individual medley, respectively. Like the men, the Tiger women’s swimming team also won the Ivy title. But unlike their male counterparts, the women had to come from behind to get the crown, winning the 3-meter diving and the 400 free relay at the end of the meet to overtake defending champion Harvard. It was the 17th Ivy title for coach Susan Teeter, who hasn’t had a two-year stretch without a league title at any point this century. Sophomore diver Caitlin Chambers qualified for the NCAA meet and finished in the top 40 in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events. After placing second in t wo straight Iv y L eague Indoor Heptagonal meets, the men’s track team broke through with a resounding win, scoring 161 points to easily beat runner-up Cornell’s total of 98. Coach Fred Samara’s team has finished either first or second at the league’s indoor meet for 22 straight sea-
son. All-Ivy performers for Pr inceton included Carrington Akosa the 200 and 60, Greg Leeper in the long jump, Luke Brahm in the 1,000, Garrett O’Toole in the mile, Matt McDonald in the 5,000, Rob Mohr in the 60 hurdles, August Kiles in the pole vault, Tumi Akinlawon in the long jump, Nana Owusu-Nyantekyi in the triple jump, and Chris Cook in the shot put. The women’s track team placed third in the Indoor Heps, beh ind champion Harvard and runner-up Columbia. Coach Pete Farrell’s squad was led by sophomore distance runner Megan Curham, who won the 5,000 and placed second in the 3,000 and ended up qualifying for the NCAA championships where she took 10th in the 5,000. Joining Curham as All-Ivy performers were Cecilia Barowski in the 800, Kim Mackay in the 500, Taylor Morgan in the pentathlon, Julia Ratcliffe in the weight throw, and Kathryn Fluehr in the 5,000. Senior Cody Kessel starred as the men’s volleyball team advanced to the EIVA semifinals. Coach Sam Shweisky’s team finished the season with an 11-13 record. Kessel, for his part, four-time FirstTeam A ll-EI VA honoree, capped his brilliant career by getting named as a 2015 Second-Team All-America honoree by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Kessel ranked in the NCAA Top 3 this season in both kills and points and became the third player in program history to earn All-America recognition.
cord for midfielder with 45 goals as he earned first-team All-Ivy and second-team AllAmerican honors. Sophomore midfielder Zach Currier, sophomore defender Bear Goldstein, and junior attacker Ryan Ambler also received All-Ivy honors. Senior Ashley Hatcher sparked the offense while goalie Ashleigh Johnson spearheaded the defense as the women’s water polo team produced one of the best campaigns in program history. Coach Luis Nicolao’s squad edged Indiana 7-6 in the CWPA finals to earn a spot in the NCAA tourney as Hatcher scored four goals and Johnson made 17 saves. The Tigers ended up finishing sixth in the NCAA competition, posting a final record of 31-5 to tie a team single-season best in wins. Johnson went on to help the U.S. national team win the FINA world championship in early August. Wit h s e n ior s t ar S te phen S oerens prov iding the clinching points with a victory in the decathlon, the men’s track won the Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal championship meet. Coach Fred Samara’s squad edged Cornell 163-159.50 to earn triple crown for the seventh time in program history — claiming Ivy League Heps victories in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. First-team All-Ivy performers for Princeton included Soerens in the decathlon, Tumi Akinlawon in the long jump, Adam Bragg in the pole vault, John Hill in the 100, Matt McDonald in the
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TOP GUN: Princeton University men’s lacrosse player Mike MacDonald heads up the field in action this spring. Senior attacker MacDonald set a Princeton single season record with 78 points in 2015 as he tallied 48 goals and 30 assists. He was the Ivy Co-Player of the Year and was an honorable mention All-American. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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10,000, and Nana OwusuNyantekyi in the triple jump. Samara was named the inaugural Ivy League outdoor men’s track Coach of the Year. Soerens went on to star at the NCAA Championships as he placed sixth and and set a school record in the decathlon with a final score of 7,669. The former record of 7,466 was held by Peter Hunt ’89 set in 1988, incidentally at the NCA A championships. Senior Sam Pons ended his career on a high note, taking ninth in the 10,000 at the NCAAs to join Soerens as an AllAmerican.
Sophomore distance star Meghan Curham star red as the women’s track took second at the Ivy League Outdoor Heps. Coach Peter Farrell’s team piled up 118 points at the meet, trailing champion Harvard’s total of 157. Curham won both the 5,000 and 10,000 to earn first-team All-Ivy honors. Other Tigers who earned first-team All-Iv y honors included Cecilia Barowski in the 800, Lizzie Bird in the steeplechase, and Julia Ratcliffe in the weight throw. Junior star Ratcliffe went to take second at the hammer throw at the NCAAs, one year after she was the national champion in the event.
COMING TOGETHER: Princeton University women’s lacrosse player Erin McMunn (No. 20) and her teammates celebrate after a goal in the Ivy League tournament. The Tigers went on to win the tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tourney. Senior attacker McMunn ended her career with 222 points, the second most in program history. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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The men’s lightweight crew enjoyed a solid season as its varsity 8 took third at the Eastern Sprints and fourth at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) national championships. Coach Marty Crotty’s team was ranked in the top 5 nationally most of the spring and won the H-Y-P Regatta. C ont i n u i n g it s a s c e n sion back into the elite of college rowing, the men’s heavyweight crew’s varsity 8 took third at the IRA to medal at the championship regatta for the first time since 2006. Coach Greg Hughes’ team won the Rowe Cup team points title at the Eastern Sprints for the first time since 2005 as the top boat placed third. Battling a deep field, the women’s open crew varsity 8 took 12th at the NCAA championship regatta. Coach Lori Dauphiny’s rowers did enjoy a big day at the Ivy championships, winning five medals including bronze by the varsity 8. Producing a gutsy perfor m a n c e, t h e wom e n’s light weight crew bat tled through the repechage second chance final to place fourth at the IRA championships. Coach Paul Rassam’s top boat did make it to the medal stand at the Eastern Sprints, earning bronze. It was a tough spring for the baseball team as the T iger s went 7- 32 overall and 4-16 Ivy League. Coach Scott Bradley’s team received some top -notch play from junior infielders Danny Hoy and Billy Arendt, who both earned AllIvy honors with Hoy being named first-team at second base and Arendt garnering honorable mention at third base. Princeton baseball was in the news this fall as Tiger alum Chris Young ‘02 helped pitch the Kansas City Royals to the World Series title in five games over the New York Mets. Keeping in the Ivy South division title race until the final weekend of the season, the softball team went 18-24 overall and 10-9 Ivy. Coach Lisa Van Ackeren’s club boasted four All-Ivy performers as junior pitcher Shanna Christian and senior outfielder Rachel Rendina were named to the second-team while third baseman Alyssa Schmidt and first baseman Cara Worden earned honorable mention. S ophomore men’s golf star Quinn Prchal produced a dominant performance at the Ivy Championships, carding a 6-under total of 210 to win the three-round event by t hree s t rokes. Coach Will Green’s squad fell just short of winning the team title as they placed second, just one stroke behind champion Penn. Ju nior women’s golfer Alex Wong tied for fourth at the Ivy Championships as the Tigers placed fourth in the team standings under coach Erika DeSanty. Former Princeton women’s golf standout Kelly Shon ’14 broke into the LPGA tour and turned heads as she finished third at the ShopRite Classic in Galloway, N.J. in early June. Senior Zack McCourt and sophomore Tom Colautti earned All-Ivy honors and helped the men’s tennis enjoyed a breakthrough campaign as it competed in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1998. Coach
Billy Pate’s squad fell 4-1 to Minnesota in the first round of the NCAAs, ending the spring with a 19-8 record. Led by a trio of All-Ivy performers in Lindsay Graff, Alanna Wolff, and Amanda Muliawan, the women’s tennis team rolled to the outright league title. Coach Laura Granville’s squad fell 4-3 to South Carolina in the first round of the NCAAs to end the spring at 12-9. Granville, for her part, was named the inaugural winner of the Ivy League Coach of the Year award after leading the team to back-to-back Ivy League titles.
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aking over the Tiger women’s soccer program for Julie Shackford, who retired in 2014 after going 203-115-29 in 20 seasons at the helm, Sean Driscoll guided Princeton to a historic fall in his debut campaign. Led by the onetwo punch of junior Tyler Lussi and precocious freshman Mimi Asom, the Tigers went 6-0-1 in league play to win the outright Ivy crown and headed into the NCAA tournament riding a 12game unbeaten streak (11-01). Hosting Boston College in the program’s first-ever NCA A tour ney game at Roberts Stadium, the 24thranked Tigers rolled to a scintillating 4-2 win in the first round contest. Princeton fell 3-0 to No. 10 USC in the second round to end the fall at 14-4-1. The team’s success earned its stars a number of accolades. Lussi, who scored a league-best 15 goals, was named as the Ivy Offensive Player of the Year, a firstteam A ll - Iv y per for mer, and earned All-American honors. Asom was the Ivy Rookie of the Year and a second-team All-Ivy choice. Sophomore midfielder Vanessa Gregoire, sophomore midfielder Natalie Larkin, senior defender Emily Sura, and sophomore defender Mikaela Symanovich joined Lussi and Asom as All-Ivy selections. Driscoll, for his part, was named the Iv y Coach of the Year, becoming just the second Princeton coach to record double-digit wins in his first year and just the third coach in Ivy history to win a league title in his or her first year. With Thomas Sanner providing the offense, the men’s soccer team went on a late run of its own, going 7-2-1 in its last 10 games. But with those losses coming to Columbia and Cornell, coach Jim Barlow’s team fell short of an Ivy title. The Tigers went 10-5-2 overall and 3-31 Ivy, hitting double-digits in wins for a second straight year. Senior for ward Sanner scored 13 goals to lead the league and was named the Ivy Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team AllLeague choice. Junior defender Patrick Barba earned first-team All-Iv y honors with senior midfielder and former Peddie School standout Brendan McSherry earning second-team honors and senior defender Josh Miller receiving honorable mention. Continuing its amazing run of Ivy dominance, Tiger field hockey won the outright title with a 7-0 conference mark, earning its 21st league crown in the last 22 years. Coach Kristen Hol-
HOOP DREAMS: Princeton University women’s basketball player Blake Dietrick dribbles the ball in action last winter. Senior guard Dietrick led the Tigers to a dream season as they brought a 30-0 record into the NCAA tournament. The Tigers topped Wisconsin-Green Bay 80-70 in the opening round of the NCAAs to earn the team’s first-ever win in the national tourney and ended the season at 31-1 after falling to Maryland in the second round. Dietrick was named the Ivy League Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) mes-Winn’s squad, ranked 18th in the nation, showed its mettle as it defeated No. 7 Maryland 3-1 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Princeton’s season came to an end as it fell 5-0 to eventual national champion Syracuse in the national quarterfinals to post a final record of 11-7. Senior forward and former Stuar t Countr y Day and Peddie standout Maddie Copeland went out with a bang in her final campaign, scoring a career-high 16 goals as she was named the Ivy Offensive Player of the Year, a first-team AllIvy choice and a third-team A ll-A mer ican. Freshman striker Sophia Tornetta was the Ivy Rookie of the Year and was a first-team All-Ivy choice. Freshman defender Elise Wong was a first-team All-Ivy selection while senior midfielder Teresa Benvenuti, sophomore striker Ryan McCarthy, and junior midfielder Cat Caro were second-team choices and senior goalie Anya Gersoff earned honorable mention. Holmes-Winn was named the Ivy Coach of the Year and has posted a 163-79 overall record with an 86-5 Ivy mark in her 13 years at the helm. Displaying a high-powered offense and a stingy defense, the Princeton football team won its first four games and appeared to be on the way to a banner campaign. But coach Bob Surace’s squad was hit with a number of key injuries and suffered some hard-luck losses down the stretch as it dropped four games where it was either tied or leading in the fourth quarter on the way to going 5-5 overall and 2-5 Ivy. Senior Nolan Bieck and s op h om or e q u a r te r b ack John Lovett earned firstteam All-Ivy honors. Senior linebacker Matt Arends, senior offensive lineman Britt Colcolough, junior running back Joe Rhattigan, and junior defensive back Dorian
Williams earned secondteam All-Ivy League honors while junior tight end Scott Carpenter, senior defensive back Anthony Gaffney, senior returner Dre Nelson, junior defensive lineman Birk Olson, junior defensive lineman Henry Schlossberg, and sophomore offensive lineman Mitchell Sweigart earned All-Ivy Honorable Mention. Led by senior center Thomas Nelson and sophomore goalie Vojislav Mitrovic, the Tiger men’s water polo team won the CWPA championship and qualified for the NCAA tournament. Coach Luis Nicolao’s squad fell to University of California-San Diego 12-7 in the NCA A play-in game to finish the season with 22-5 record. Nelson and Mitrovic were both named as honorable mention All-Americans. Senior Michael Sublette set the pace with a 10thplace finish as the men’s cross countr y team took fifth at the Ivy League Heps. Coach Jason Vigilante’s runners ended up taking fourth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals, just missing out on a spot in the national championship meet. Junior star Lizzie Bird flew high, taking first at the Ivy League Heps to pace Princeton women’s cross country to the team title at the meet. Coach Peter Farrell’s squad took third at the the NCAA Mid-Atlantic regional and was given an at-large bid to the national championship meet where it placed 21st. Farrell was the Ivy Coach of the Year while Bird and seniors Kathryn Fluehr and Emily de La Bruyere earned first-team All-League honors. Writing one of the more impressive comeback stories of the year, the Tigers women’s volleyball team rebounded from a 0-3 start in Ivy play to tie Harvard Continued on Next Page
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for the league regular season crown. Coach Sabrina King’s squad fell 3-1 to the Crimson in a play-off game for the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tourney and ended the fall with an overall record of 15-9. Junior Cara Mattaliano was named the Ivy Player of the Year and earned first-team All-Ivy honors. Senior Kendall Peterkin joined Mattaliano as a first-team All-Ivy choice while junior Brittany Ptak and freshman Claire Nussbaum were selected to the second team. King was named the league’s Coach of the Year.
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roducing one of the best seasons in program history, the Hun School boys’ hockey team emerged as one of the top squads in the state. Coach Ian McNally’s squad won the Mercer County Tournament and the state Prep tourney on the way to a 22-2-3 record. The trio of sophomore forwards Blake Brown, Jon Bendorf and Evan Barratt triggered the offense while senior defenseman Bobby Wurster and junior goalie Diesel Pelke spearheaded the defense. Led by a group of eight seniors, the boys’ basketball program posted a 14-10 record. Coach Jon Stone’s team advanced to the semifinals of both the state prep A tournament and the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) tourney Senior guards Janelle Mullen and Erica Dwyer carried the load for girls’ hoops, providing offense and leadership for the Raiders. Coach Bill Holup’s squad ended the winter at 6-16. T he one -t wo combination of Chris Donovan and Chris Aslanian on attack and the play of Jon Levine in goal helped Hun pro-
duce an historic campaign. Coach M.V. Whitlow’s squad soared to the top 5 in the national rankings and faced top-ranked and undefeated Haverford in the finals of the championship game of the Inter-Ac Challenge. The Raiders battled the Fords hard before falling 15-8. Days later, Hun ended the season on a high note, defeating Lawrenceville 14-6 in the state Prep A championship game to snap the Big Red’s 13-year year title streak and post a final record of 19-1. It was Hun’s first Prep A title since 1998. Under the guidance of new head coach Liz Cook, the girls’ lacrosse team showed marked improvement. Coming off a one-win season in 2014, the Raiders went 7-8 and advanced to the Prep A semifinals. Led by senior pitching ace Jason Applegate, the Hun baseball team advanced to the championship final of the Prep A tourney where it fell to Blair. Coach Bill McQuade’s squad ended the spring with a final record of 14-8. S enior infielders Julia Blake and Vicki Leach along with sophomore catcher Julie Fassl helped the Raider softball team enjoy a fine campaign. Coach Kat hy Quirk’s team advanced to the Prep A semis and had a final record of 9-9. The second doubles team of Ajay Vasisht and Charlie Ill provided a highlight as they advanced to the semifinals of their flight at the Prep A tournament. Coach Joan Nuse’s squad placed sixth in the team standings in the Prep A tourney. Boasting a strong running game led by post-graduate running back Imamu Mayfield and a swarming defense that gave up only 46 points all season, Hun achieved a perfect season with an 8-0 mark. Coach Todd Smith’s club posted impressive wins over Poly Prep (N.Y.), Can-
ada Prep, Blair, and Peddie on the way to its undefeated campaign. After getting off to a sizzling 6-1-1 start, the Hun field hockey team faded down the stretch and ended the fall at 7-11-1. Coach Kathy Quirk’s team received strong play from Julie Fassl on attack and and senior Shannon Dragan in goal. Coming off a stirring Prep A championship season in 2014, the girls’ soccer team struggled this fall as it found itself on the wrong end of a number of close games. Sophomore Kara Borden triggered the offense while senior Jess Johnson spearheaded the defense as coach Joanna Hallac’s squad went 9-8. Senior defender M.J. Cobb and junior midfielder Jake O’Dowd starred but the boys’ soccer team never got into a winning rhythm. Coach Pat Quirk’s team ended the fall with a 5-12 record.
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oasting a stingy defense led by the goaltend i ng ta ndem of sophomore Annika Asplundh and senior Katie Alden along with sophomore defenseman Kristi Serafin, the PDS girls’ hockey team went 9-12-2. Coach Lorna Cook’s squad made the ‘A’ bracket of the WIHLMA tournament as one of the top four teams in the league standings. Going with a youth movement by necessity with a number of freshmen and sophomores on the roster, the Panther boys’ hockey took its lumps as it went 3-16-3. Coach Scott Bertoli’s club relied on sophomore goaltender Logan Kramsky and junior forward Connor Fletcher to keep things competitive. Sophomore Chase Lewis showed maturity as he triggered the offense for the boys’ hoops team. Coach Paris McLean’s squad went 5-17 in what turned out to be his final season as he stepped down after eight campaigns at the helm and two appearances in the state Prep B title game. He was succeeded by PDS Director of Athletics Tim Williams, who ser ved as the boys’ hoops head coach at the Louisville Collegiate School for nine years before coming to New Jersey in 2011. Led by sophomore Shayla Stevenson along with freshmen Bridget Kane and Ryan Robinson, the girls’ hoops team made strides. Coach Kamau Bailey’s squad posted a 5-16 record. Sparked by a number of young guns, the girls’ lacrosse team got better and better as the spring went on, culminating its rise by rolling past Pennington 18-11 in the state Prep B championship game. Sophomores Hannah Bunce and Morgan Mills along with freshmen Kate Bennett, Bridget Kane and Madison Mundenar provided much of the firepower
for coach Jill Thomas’ squad as it posted a final record of 11-6. Solidifying its standing as one of the best programs in the area under first-year head coach Rich D’Andrea, the boys’ lacrosse team advanced to the championship game of the MCT and the state Prep B semifinals as it posted an 11-7 record. The Panther offense was triggered by Connor Fletcher, J o n a h Tu c k m a n , J a c ob Shavel and Chris Azzarello while Christian Vik, Kevin Towle and goalie Chr is Markey spearheaded the defense. A trio of exceptional seniors, pitcher/first baseman Cole McManimon, outfielder/pitcher J.P. Radvany, and infielder Jake Alu, starred for the baseball team. Coach Ray O’Brien’s squad went 1014 this spring and reached the state Prep B semifinals. Each of the senior stars will be going on to play at a Division I college program with McManimon heading to Lehigh University, Alu to Boston College, and Radvany to Villanova University. The PDS softball program showed progress as the team’s roster swelled to 15, giving it increased talent and depth. Coach Paul Lano’s squad posted a 2-11 record after a winless campaign in 2014, receiving good leadership from lone senior and captain Katie Alden. With junior Scott Altmeyer winning the second singles title and freshman Lex Decker taking third singles, boys’ tennis cruised to its third straight state Prep B title. Coach Will Asch’s squad also played well in the coun-
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GETTING IT DONE: Hun School boys’ lacrosse player Chris Donovan heads to goal in the state Prep A title game against Lawrenceville. Post-graduate and Georgetown-bound Donovan tallied four goals and an assist to help Hun top the Big Red 14-6 and end the spring at 19-1. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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a breakout season with 17 goals, scored the game winner in the title game while sophomore goalie Grace Barbara and sophomore sweeper Maddie Coyne led the defense. Buoyed by a group of 10 seniors, boys’ soccer proved to be a solid side as it advanced to the MCT quarters and the state Prep B title game. Coach Malcolm Murphy’s team fell 2-1 to Gill St. Bernard’s in the Prep B championship contest to finish the fall at 11-7, going 7-3 in its last 10 games. Senior Kevin Hagan and sophomore midfielder C.J. Uche triggered the offense Continued on Next Page
BLAKE STREET: Hun School boys’ hockey player Blake Brown controls the puck in a game this winter. Sophomore forward Brown emerged as Hun’s top scorer with 52 points on 22 goals and 30 assists, helping the Raiders post a record of 22-3-3 and win the state Prep title and a second straight Mercer County Tournament crown. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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while sophomore Donovan Davis and senior Chris Chai starred on defense. Displaying its depth by winning both double flights at the Prep B championships with first doubles team of the Kumar sisters, Devika and Tarika, and the second doubles team of Anna Kovacevich and Tauria Salvati earning titles, the girls’ tennis team pulled out its fourth straight state crown. Coach Ed Tseng’s team placed fifth in the county tournament earlier in the season. Under new coach Heather Farlow, the Panther field hockey team made strides. Riding a late surge that saw it go 5-3-1 in its last eight games, PDS advanced to the Prep B semifinals and finished the fall at 6-13-1. Senior Rowan Schomburg and freshman Val Radvany helped spark the Panthers’ strong finish. Succeeding beloved coach Merrell Noden who passed away in the spring after a long battle with cancer, former Princeton High head coach John Woodside took the helm of the Panther cros s cou nt r y prog ram. Woodside’s experience and enthusiasm helped PDS stay on track. Led by Kevin Sun, the boys’ team placed sixth in the state Prep B meet. As for the girls, Morgan Mills set the pace as the Panthers took ninth in the Prep B meet.
breaststroke. Coach Misiewicz’s squad fell in the second round of the North 2 Public B sectional to end the winter with a 10-3 record. Sparked by senior stars and co - captains Connor McCormick and John Reid, PHS boys’ hockey went 1010-2. Coach Terence Miller guided his team to the semifinals of the Mercer County Tournament and the first round of the state Public B tourney. With a core of seniors including Lucy Herring, Brittney Coniglione, Anne Daly, Julia DiTosto, Marian Hancock-Cerutti, Campbell McDonald, and Stephanie Ren going out with a bang, the girls’ hockey team enjoyed its best season in years. Coach Christian Herzog’s team posted a 7-8 record, more than tripling its win total from 2013-14 when it went 2-11. The Little Tigers ended the winter on a high note by winning the ‘B’ bracket at the WIHLMA ( Women’s Interscholastic Hockey League of the MidAtlantic) tournament. Achieving a breakthrough, the PHS wrestling team won the Colonial Valley Conference Colonial Division crown. It was the first division title in the 15-year tenure of head coach Rashone Johnson. Stars for the Little Tigers included James Verbyst at 126 pounds, Patrick Sockler at 132, Thomas Miers at 138, Victor Bell at 182, Ethan Guerra at 195, and Noah Ziegler at 220. With high-scoring junior Matt Hart emerging as an A l l - C VC p er for m er a n d sophomore Zahrion Blue making strides, the boys’ basketball produced a solid season. Coach Mark Shelley’s team went 10-12 and has bright prospects with the return of the one-two punch of Hart and Blue. Led by a superb group of seniors including Mary Sutton, Brianna Blue, Mira Shane, Catherine CurranGroome, and Mia Levy, the girls’ basketball showed marked improvement. Coach Dan Van Hise’s squad posted a final record of 8-16 as it more than doubled its win total from last winter when it won three games. Sophomore Johnny LopezOna with junior Rory Helstrom led the attack while senior defender Jackson Andres spearheaded the back line as the boys’ lacrosse team made it to the South Group 3 sectional semifinals. Coach Peter Stanton’s team ended the spring at
9-9. Earlier in the year, Stanton received a major honor as he was inducted into the New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Buoyed by tenacious and skilled goalie Mira Shane with Jordyn Cane and Taylor Lis sparking the offense, the girls’ lacrosse rebounded from a slow start to advance to the Mercer County Tournament semifinals and the North Group 3 sectional semis. Coach David Schlesinger guided the squad to a 10-13 record in his debut season at the helm of the program. Sparked by seniors John Reid and Steve Majesk i a long w it h ju n ior s t ar s Hayden Reyes, Colin Taylor, Matt Lambert, and Joaquin Hernandez-Burt, the baseball team made noise this spring. Coach Dave Roberts posted the first double-digit win season in his seven-year tenure as the Little Tigers went 10-15. Sarah Eisenach’s leadership as the lone senior and her production at pitcher and at the plate helped keep the softball team competitive. Coach David Boehm guided the Little Tigers to a 7-16 record and is optimistic about the future with the return of stars Nancy Gray, Kelli Swedish, Stephanie Wu, and Kayla Volante. Alex Roth emerged as a star in the 1,600 and 3,200 to pace the boys’ track team. Roth placed second in the 3,200 and four th in the 1600 at the Central Jersey Group 3 sectional meet. Coach Rashone Johnson’s team placed sixth of 18 schools at the sectionals. Featuring strength from the sprints to the distance e ve nt s, t h e g irls’ t r ack placed fourth at the Central Jersey Group 3 sectional meet. Coach Jim Smirk got good work from junior Maia Hauschild in the 200 and the 400 while senior Paige Metzheiser starred in the 800. Junior Lou Mialhe and senior Mary Sutton were solid in the distance events while sophomore Noa Levy emerged as a standout in the high jump. Coach Sheryl Severance guided the boys’ golf team through a rebuilding season as it placed 12th of 17 teams at the Mercer County Tournament. Freshman Noah Lilienthal was a game-changer for the boys’ tennis team as he won the first singles title at the MCT and helped PHS take second in the team standings at the competition. Lil-
ABBEY ROAD: Princeton High girls’ swimmer Princeton High girls’ swimmer Abbey Berloco displays her freestyle form in a meet last winter. Freshman Berloco enjoyed a remarkable debut campaign, helping PHS to win its third straight county crown, getting named as the meet’s Most Valuable Swimmer on the girls’ side at the meet. She also helped PHS win the Public B Central Jersey sectional title and advance to the Public B state final. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
ienthal’s brilliance combined with the rock-solid play and leadership of seniors Rishab Ta n g a a n d Ty l e r H a c k helped the Little Tigers win the Group 3 Central Jersey sectional and advance to the state Group 3 championship match. Coach Sarah Hibbert’s squad fell to perennial power Millburn in the state final to end the spring with a 16-3 record. Featuring a stingy defense led by seniors Dwight Donis, Edgar Morales, Chris Harla, Pete Luther, Owen Lindenfeldar and an opportunistic attack sparked by seniors Cole Snyder and Nick Halliday, the boys’ soccer team went undefeated in regular season play and won the CVC title. Coach Wayne Sutcliffe’s team fell just short of earning other championPHS ships as it was defeated in aced by its big four the semis of both the MCT of junior Brianna Roand Central Jersey Group maine, junior Made4 sectionals as it ended the leine Deardorff, sophomore fall with a 16-2-3 record. Melinda Tang, and freshman A battle-tested group of sensation Abbey Berloco, 11 seniors saved their best the Princeton High girls for last as the girls’ soccer swimming team enjoyed a team reached the Central banner campaign. Under Jersey Group 4 sectional new head coach Carly Missemifinals. Coach Val Roiewicz, PHS cruised to its driguez guided the Little third straight title in the Tigers to an 11-5-1 record, Mercer County Championcrediting senior tri-captains ships as Berloco won both Haley Bodden, Taylor Lis, the 50 and 100 freestyle and Gabrielle Deitch with races in meet record time providing production and and was named the meet’s leadership. Most Valuable Swimmer on Coming off an 8-2 season the girls’ side. The Little in 2014, the football team Tigers went on to win the endured a roller- coaster Public B Central Jersey Secride this fall as it went 4-6. tional title and advance to Senior running back Rory the Public B championship Helstrom and senior quarmeet where they fell 100-70 terback Dave Beamer both to Scotch Plains-Fanwood to had big years and provided suffer their only defeat in a many of the highlights for 15-1 campaign. Coach Charlie Gallagher’s The boys’ swimming team squad. enjoyed a superb campaign Led by senior midfielder as it took third in the county Trish Reilly and high-scormeet with freshman Oliver ing junior forward Avery Hunsbedt winning the 100 Peterson, the field hockey team solidified its status as one of the top programs in the county. Coach Heather Serverson’s squad advanced to the MCT semis and North 2 Group 4 sectional semifinals and posted a 13-6-2 final record. Despite welcoming a number of new faces to its lineup, the girls’ tennis team maintained its winning tradition. Coach Sarah Hibbert’s squad placed second at the county championships as Rachel Kleiman and Nikhita Salgame won the first doubles crown. The Little Tigers advanced to the second round of the North 2, Group 3 sectionals and ended the fall with a 15-4 record. With Alex Roth and Will Hare setting the pace, the boys’ cross country team LOUD AND CLEAR: Members of the Princeton Day School girls’ lacrosse team celebrate after defeating enjoyed a breakt hrough Pennington 18-11 in the state Prep B title game in May. PDS got five goals apiece from Morgan Mills season. Coach Mark Sheland Madison Mundenar in the win as it ended the spring with an 11-6 record. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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ley’s squad finished a close second to Robbinsville at the county meet and took third at the Group 4 Central Jersey sectional meet. The Little Tigers then placed fifth in the Group 4 meet, earning a wild card entry to the Meet of Champions in the process, the first time that the PHS boys’ team had qualified for the MOC since 1986. Showing its depth, the girls’ cross country team took second at the county meet, fifth at the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional meet, and 10th at the Group[ 4 Coach Jim Smirk’s top runner was senior Lou Mialhe, who took 11th at the group meet to qualify for the MOC individually. Stuart nder the leadership of new head coach Justin Leith, the Stuart Country Day School basketball team made strides. Leith, a former college and professional hoops star and the school’s athletics director, instilled a more intense work ethic in the team which paid dividends as the Tartans posted an 11-16 record. Harley Guzman and Harlyn Bell led the way in the
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backcourt while Kate Walsh starred at forward. The lacrosse team also welcomed a new coach in Ke l s e y O’G or m a n , w h o moved across the town after guiding the PHS program. Stuart produced a solid 7-9 campaign for O’Gorman as Tori Hannah and Julia Maser triggered the offense while goalie Harlyn Bell was backbone of the defense, passing the 400-save mark in her career. Going with a youth movement, the field hockey got better and better as the fall went on. Coach Missy Bruvik’s squad won its last three games to post a 6-12-1 final record. The team’s three seniors, Tori Hannah, Sam Servis, and Cate Donahue, came up big as players and leaders to spark the progress. Enjoying one of its best seasons in years, the Tartan cross country team took fifth in the team standings at the Prep B meet and posted a 10-0 record in dual meets. Coach Len Klepack’s squad was paced by junior Casey Nelson and senior Lindsay Craig. —Bill Alden
GOING THE DISTANCE: Princeton High boys’ distance star Alex Roth competes in a cross country race this fall. Roth helped PHS cross country squad make the Meet of Champions for the first time since 1986. He also starred for the track squad in the 1,600 and 3,200. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
In its first three games this season at the friendly confines of Jadwin Gym, the Princeton University men’s basketball team treated its guests roughly, going 3-0 and averaging 90.7 points a game in those wins. As Princeton prepared to host Bucknell last week, it was determined to keep rolling in its home gym. “Jadwin is a special place to play, I think when we all decide to commit here and want to play at Princeton you know the history behind it,” said Princeton junior guard Spencer Weisz. “For so long Jadwin has been a place where no one is
supposed to win and coach (Mitch Henderson) puts a big emphasis on protecting our home court throughout the year and so far it seems we are doing a pretty good job of that.” The Tigers did a very good job against the Bison in the December 22 contest, utilizing a 29-5 run in the first half to build a 46-21 lead and never looked back on the way to an 89-77 win before a crowd of 2,049 at Jadwin. In improving to 7-3 overall, Princeton displayed superb offensive balance, with four players scoring in double figures and one chipping
CAN DO: Princeton University men’s basketball player Devin Cannady dribbles up the floor in recent action. Last week, freshman guard Cannady scored a team-high 17 points to help Princeton defeat Bucknell 89-77. Princeton, which improved to 7-3 with the December 22 win over the Bison, was slated to play at No. 13 Miami on December 29, at Hampton on January 3, and at Norfolk State on January 5. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
in nine points and another adding eight. “I think we pride ourselves on being a balanced team and on any one night someone can have an especially good night,” said Weisz, who posted a double-double against Bucknell with 14 points and 10 rebounds. “But to have so many weapons offensively I think is beneficial for us. We are all pretty unselfish and we try to find each other in everyone’s strong spot. We keep getting wins so we are going to keep spreading the ball.” Freshman guard Devin Cannady was a major beneficiary of the unselfish play as he hit 7-of-8 eight shots from the floor on the way to a team-high 17 points. “I think those inside-out shots that the team has set up for me is one of the easiest shots to make,” said Cannady, who matched his career high with his output against Bucknell, draining 3-of-4 three-pointers in the process. “I had a lot of those opportunities and some fast break points off defense. I think that was a key going into the game, make our defense transition into our offense.” Tiger head coach Henderson, a 1998 Princeton alum and hoops standout, relished the opportunity to get the Jadwin throng going. “We love playing in front of a crowd and I think our guys feed off of it,” said Henderson. Henderson loved the way his team spread the wealth offensively in the win over Bucknell as Henry Caruso and Steven Cook each had 13 points to join Weisz and Cannady in double figures with freshman and former Pennington School standout Myles Stephens chipping in nine and Pete Miller adding eight. “I have been waiting for this, I think this was a good one for us,” asserted Henderson. “This is a little bit more what we thought the team
would be like. I think Spencer [Weisz] got himself inside and he can be very effective down there. We kind of do whatever we need to do to get shots. I think the scoring needs to be balanced for us. Henry [Caruso] has been putting us on his back here lately and I think even he would acknowledge that we are going to be balanced going forward.” Coming off an 82-61 loss to No. 6 Maryland on December 19, Princeton was looking to move forward with a big victory in the matchup with Bucknell. “We needed it; with Maryland there was very little margin for error,” said Henderson, whose team is slated to play at No. 13 Miami on December 29, at Hampton on January 3, and at Norfolk State on January 5. “I think what we are learning with our group is that we are going to need some contribution off the bench and everybody to be firing on all cylinders. I think this is a good win.” Cannady, for his part, believes he is starting to fire on all cylinders as he develops a comfort level with college hoops. “I think it has been a process with the offense,” said Cannady, a 6’1, 179-pound native of Mishawaka, Ind. who is averaging 10.0 points a game. “We have a lot of people coming back, a veteran team so if I am doing something wrong, they will definitely help me. I think 10 games in, I am starting to get my groove in terms of knowing the offense and what shots to take, looking inside-out, things like that, so that has been beneficial.” —Bill Alden
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Firing on All Cylinders in 4th Straight Win at Jadwin, PU Men’s Hoops Defeats Bucknell, Improves to 7-3
NEW VISION: Princeton University women’s hockey goalie Kimberly Newell turns away a shot in recent action. Senior standout Newell has posted 1.49 goals against average this season and has already been named ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week twice in 2015-16. Newell and the Tigers are slated to return to action this weekend when they host Brown on January 1 and Yale on January 2. Princeton, now 11-4-1 overall and 5-4-1 ECAC Hockey, is riding a six-game winning streak and currently stands tied for second in the league standings with Harvard. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
PU Sports Roundup Fall All-Ivy Academic Team Includes 10 PU Standouts
Princeton University recent ly an nou nced its 10 A ll- Iv y Academ ic honorees for the 2015 fall campaign. Those honored include d : Pat r ick B arba a ju nior men’s soccer star who is major ing in ecology and evolutionary biology; Lizzie Bird, a junior distance r u n ner and t he Iv y League Heptagonal Cross Countr y individual cha mpion who is s t u dy ing in the Woodrow Wils on S chool ; E m ily de la B r u ye r e, a s e n ior c r o s s country runner who is also studying in the Woodrow Wilson School ; Kate Ferrara, a senior field hockey player and histor y major; Chad K anof f, t he ju n ior
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Despite Not Having All Pieces in Place, PHS Girls’ Swimming Rolls to 6-0 Start Due to illness, the Princeton High girls’ swimming team hasn’t fielded its top lineup yet this season. That must be a sickening thought to its foes as PHS has rolled to a 6-0 start with its closest meet being a 9872 win over Hightstown on December 22. “Unfortunately we really haven’t had our full girls’ team at 100 percent yet,” said PHS head coach Carly Misiewicz. “Looking at the girls’ team and what we have been able to do so far, it is really promising.” The team’s big four of seniors Madeleine Deardorff and Brianna Romaine along with junior Melinda Tang and sophomore Abbey Berloco are enough on their own to make PHS formidable. In a 105-65 victory over Notre Dame on December 17, Deardorff won the 200
individual medley and 100 butterfly, while Romaine prevailed in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke, Tang placed first in the 200 and 500 free, and Berloco posted wins in the 100 free and 100 breaststroke. “They give me and the entire team so much depth,” asserted Misiewicz, reflecting on the impact of her quartet of stars. “Abbey will do the 100 breaststroke, she will do the 200 free, she will do the 50, she will do the 100; she will do anything you put her into. She will put her heart and soul into everything she does just as Melinda, Bri, and Maddie do.” The pair of juniors Jeanne Adam and Jamie Liu could put PHS over the top as it seeks a state crown. “They are huge, as are Maddie S chw im mer and
Jenny Bond,” said Misiewicz, whose team advanced to the state Public B championship meet last winter where it fell to Scotch Plains-Fanwood to suffer its only defeat of the season. “Jenny Bond in 100 backstroke this year has already been at 1:07; last year at this time, she was at 1:11, 1:12. They are the kids that are at high school every day working their butts off, constantly asking what can I do, how can I do better, how can I fix my start, my turn.” Misiewicz acknowledges that her team has its sights squarely set on the postseason. “Our main focus, as it has been from the beginning of the year, is that we are gearing for counties, we are gearing for the playoffs,” said Misiewicz. “We really want to power point as high as physically possible, as high as we are capable of doing to help with seeding.”
In line with that focus, the Little Tigers plan to stay in high gear over the holidays. “T he key, and I know this from 11 years of club swimming, is that Christmas break training is what can truly define a swimmer,” said Misiewicz, whose team starts 2016 action when it hosts Hamilton on January 5. “Christmas break is a time where you have nothing else going on and nothing else to really worry about. We can spend two-and-a-half to three hours a day in the pool working on different techniques and say OK, let’s focus on our sprinting today, let’s focus on your 500 or your 200.” —Bill Alden
Hun Boys’ Hockey: Displaying its balance, eight different players scored as Hun defeated DeMatha Catholic (Md.) 8-1 in opening round play at the Purple Puck Tournament at the Fort Dupont Ice Arena in the Washington, D.C. area last Monday. The Raiders, who improved to 2-4-2 with the victory, were slated to face Calvary Hall (Md.) on December 29 and Bishop O’Connell (Va.) on December 30 to wrap up pool play with the semifinals and finals to be played on December 31.
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After Taking Some Lumps in Tough December, PHS Boys’ Swimming Primed for Stretch Drive Even though the Princeton High boys’ swimming team knew it faced an uphill battle as it hosted Notre Dame earlier this month, the Little Tigers were determined to put up a good fight. “We wanted to keep the Notre Dame meet as close as possible to really make them sweat and work for it,” said PHS head coach Carly Misiewicz. “The biggest thing we tr ied to stress w it h t he boys is don’t worry about the scoreboard; just try to beat the person next to you and do the best that you are physically capable of doing. That is all you can do.” The Little Tigers accomplished that goal, getting to within five points of the Irish halfway through the meet. While Notre Dame pulled away to post a 98.5 to 71.5 victory in the December 17 meet, Misiewicz liked the way her squad competed. “I couldn’t be any happier with how we swam against Notre Dame,” asserted Misiewicz, who got a win from senior Stephen Kratzer in the 50 freestyle with senior Christian Chiang winning both the 100 butterfly and the 100 breaststroke. “The best swim of that entire day has to go to Stephen Kratzer. He out touched David Madigan by .01; he was at 23:07 while Madigan was at 23:08.” Chiang, junior Gabr iel Bar-Cohen, and sophomore Daniel Barberis have been giving the Little Tigers some good swims in the early going. “Christian did really well
in the butterfly and breaststroke for us as well,” added Misiewicz. “Gabe Bar-Cohen is back, he missed a couple of meets when he went to Spain with studio band. Daniel Barberis has really been stepping up a lot this year in the 50 and the 100 free.” In its final meet before the holiday break, PHS stepped up collectively as it defeated Hightstown 128-42 on December 22 to take a 3-3 record into 2016. “December was definitely our tough month, we had Notre Dame, South (WW/ P-S) and North (WW/P-N). Steinert was good competition as well,” said Misiewicz, whose team is next in action when it hosts Hamilton on January 5. “We had a really tough first half of the season. I told them after the Notre Dame meet that if they can keep their focus and keep this energy up, there is no telling what we can do.” In Misiewicz’s view, the Little Tigers could do some big things when they get into postseason competition in late January. “Our record is what it is and they all say, particularly the juniors and seniors, what really matters is counties and playoffs,” said Misiewicz. “You can win or lose a dual meet but all bets are off come counties because that is when you rely on your really strong guys, who can get in the top six and the top 12.” —Bill Alden
Boys’ Basketball : Matt Hart played well in a losing MAKING WAVES: Princeton High girls’ swimmer Madelene Deardorff displays her breaststroke cause as PHS fell 57-44 to Montgomery last Monday form in a meet last season. Senior star Deardorff has helped PHS get off to a 6-0 start this in the Cougar Basketball season. The Little Tigers return from the holiday break and start 2016 action when they host Clas sic. S en ior for ward Hamilton on January 5. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) Hart scored 20 points as the Little Tigers dropped to 1-3. PHS is slated to play at Bridgewater-Raritan on DeGreat Cars cember 30 before hosting From Good People... Princeton Day School on January 4. ——— Girls’ Basketball : Julia Ryan and Zoe Tesone led 2454 Route 206 Belle Mead, NJ 08502 908-359-8131 the way as PHS routed Perth Amboy 47-12 in the opening round of the New Brunswick Holiday Classic last Monday. 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Touran Batmanglidj Touran Batmanglidj, age 83, died at home in Princeton, New Jersey on Monday, December 28, 2015. T he cause was A lzheim er’s and related pneumo nia. Bor n June 4, 1932, she lived in Iran, Iraq, the U.K., Turkey, and the United States. She moved to Princeton in Febr uar y of 1979 following the Iranian revolution w it h her
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Seymour Meisel S.L. (Cy) Meisel died at age 93 on Monday, December 28, 2015 at his home in Princeton. He was born in A lbany, New York in 1922 and received a BS in chemistry from Union College in Schenectady, New York and an MS and PhD in chemistry from the University of Illinois. He served in the U.S. Navy in 1944. In 1947 Dr. Meisel joined Mobil Oil as a res earch chemist, and from 1968 1987 he s er ve d as v ice president of research. As vice president of research, Dr. Meisel directed all of
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cal sign of the lion, Cy arranged to have the following poem engraved on his grave stone: Outside a Lion Inside a Dove S c ie nc e w a s hi s Pa s sion People were his Love Funeral ser vices are Thursday, December 31 at 11 a.m., The Jewish Center, 435 Nas s au St reet, Princeton. Burial will follow at Princeton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be g iven to t he Cy and Jackie Meisel Nursery Scholarship Fund at The Jew ish Center, or to the Pr inceton Universit y Ar t Museum. Funeral arrangements are by Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534 Pennington Road, Ewing. ———
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husband, Hooshang Batmanglidj, the former Iranian ambassador to Turkey. She was born in Iran and pursued a degree in psychology at University College, L ondon. She loved archeolog y and explored all sites in Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Egypt, Pakistan and India and travelled extensively anywhere she could. As the wife of the Iranian ambassador to Turkey, she was a very popular hostess before coming to America. She was a wonderful wife, devoted and loving mother, grandmother, and good friend to many. She and Hooshang made a n e w l i fe i n P r i n c e to n w ith their daughters and new fr iends af ter hav ing lost all. Touran was an active docent at the Pr inceton University Art Museum, a real estate broker, and an avid bridge player. She is survived by her husband of nearly 60 years ; her two daughters, Shahnaz Batmanghelidj and Sharmine Mossavar-Rahmani; her beloved grandsons, Herbert and Marcus K lot z a nd C ar ren Mos s av a r - R a h m a n i ; a n d h e r t wo sons -in-law, Radford Klotz and Bijan MossavarRahmani; her brother, Dr. Manuchehr Matboui ; and sister, Par vin Matboui of Iran. Touran w ill be remem bered for her grace, her beauty, and her kindness. Burial services will be private. We t ha n k t h e lovely nurses, Monica Parsons, Andrea Ricio, and Shirley Mathelier for their loving care these last five years. ———
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DuPlEX In PRIncEton: Spacious 2 BR, Princeton School District. Walk to campus, schools, shops, restaurants & transportation. Renovated kitchen W/D in unit, central AC, off-street parking. $2,050/mo. Call (609) 285-3557. 12-16-3t RooM WantED (PRIncEton): Financially limited single male academic needs unfurnished room to be occupied at most 3 days/week. ($250 per mo.) Call anytime (860) 652-9234. 12-16-3t callInG all catS anD DoGS! In Home Pet Sitting. Bonded/Insured. Booking now for the holidays! Call today for a Complimentary Meet and Greet! (609) 731-5894. 12-09-4t PRIncEton acaDEMIcS tutoR-counSEl-coacH All grades & subjects. Regular & Special Education. ADHD coaching. Beginning to advanced reading instruction. Test prep- PARCC, SSAT, PSAT, SAT, ACT. School assessments & homework club. Build self-esteem while learning! JUDY DINNERMAN, M.A., Reading & Educational Specialist. 35 yrs. experience, U. of Pa. certified, www.princetonacademics.com, (609) 865-1111 12-02-5t HoME HEaltH aIDE: 25 years of experience. Available mornings to take care of your loved one, transport to appointments, run errands. I am well known in Princeton. Top care, excellent references. The best, cell (609) 356-2951; or (609) 751-1396. 12-09-4t
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antIQuES WantED: Estate contents purchased. Kyle Kinter Antiques, Lambertville/Hopewell. (609) 306-0202. 11-18-8t tIRED oF an oFFIcE PaRk? Office space available in historic building overlooking Carnegie Lake. Princeton address. Furnished or unfurnished. Newly renovated. Free parking. Conference room, kitchenette, receptionist included. Friendly, professional atmosphere. Contact Liz: (609) 514-0514; ez@zuckfish.com 12-23-3t MoVE In FoR tHE nEW yEaR! House for rent with Princeton address. 3 BR, LR/DR w/fireplace, updated eat-in kitchen, garage, laundry w/washer & dryer, hardwood floors. Includes lawn & snow maintenance. Move-in ready, available now. No pets, smoke free, $2,600. (609) 683-4802. 12-30-3t PRIncEton REntal: In town duplex on quiet street; walk everywhere; 3 bedrooms, 1½ baths, dining room, living room, great kitchen, washer/dryer, full basement, hardwood floors throughout. Newly painted. Charming. Lovely garden in back yard. Smoke free, no pets. $2,600/ mo. (609) 731-6126. 12-30-3t yogatestPrep.com, part yoga, part test prep. ACT/SAT. Meets Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. Sign up at info@yogatestprep.com 12-09-8t RoSa’S clEanInG SERVIcE: For houses, apartments, offices, daycare, banks, schools & much more. Has goo d English, own transportation. 20 years of experience. Cleaning license. References. Please call (609) 751-2188 or (609) 610-2485. 12-09-8t
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BuyInG all MuSIcal InStRuMEntS! Everything! Guitar, bass, drums, percussion, banjo, keyboard, ukulele, mandolin, accordion, microphones, amplifiers, & accessories. Call (609) 306-0613. Local buyer. 07-31-16
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RESIDEntIal REntalS: Princeton – $3600/mo. 3 BR, 2 bath cottage on Picturesque Farm. 2-car garage, central air. Available now.
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I Buy all kInDS of Old or Pretty Things: China, glass, silver, pottery, costume jewelry, evening bags, fancy linens, paintings, small furniture, etc. Local woman buyer. (609) 9217469. 08-12-16 BuyInG all antiques, artwork, coins, jewelry, wristwatches, military, old trunks, clocks, toys, books, furniture, carpets, musical instruments, etc. Serving Princeton for over 25 years. Free appraisals. Time Traveler Antiques and Appraisals, (609) 9247227. 10-28/01-13 SuPERIoR HanDyMan SERVIcES: Experienced in all residential home repairs. Free Estimate/References/ Insured. (908) 966-0662 or www. superiorhandymanservices-nj.com 11-11/01-27 BuyInG: Antiques, paintings, Oriental rugs, coins, clocks, furniture, old toys, military, books, silver, jewelry & musical instruments. I buy single items to entire estates. Free appraisals. (609) 890-1206 , (609) 306-0613. 07-31-16 tk PaIntInG: Interior, exterior. Power-washing, wallpaper removal, plaster repair, Venetian plaster, deck staining. Renovation of kitchen cabinets. Excellent references. Free estimates. call (609) 947-3917 10-21/04-13 PRIncEton–213 naSSau St. First floor office suite for lease. 4 rooms, sub-dividable, entry lobby, furnished optional, parking on site. Weinberg Management (609) 9248535. 11-04-tf PRIncEton REStauRant SPacE FoR lEaSE: 1611 SF available immediately. Please call (609) 921-6060 for details. 06-10-tf StoRaGE SPacE: 194 Nassau St. 1227 sq. ft. Clean, dry, secure space. Please call (609) 921-6060 for details. 06-10-tf HoME REPaIR SPEcIalISt: Interior/exterior repairs, carpentry, trim, rotted wood, power washing, painting, deck work, sheet rock/ spackle, gutter & roofing repairs. Punch list is my specialty. 40 years experience. Licensed & insured. Call Creative Woodcraft (609) 586-2130 06-17-16
Hopewell twp – $3000/mo. 4 BR, 2.5 bath, washer/dryer, 2-car garage. Available now. Princeton – $1750/mo. Newly renovated Palmer Square Studio. Partially furnished. Rent includes heat & hot water. Available now through August 31, 2016. Princeton – $1700/mo. 1 BR, 1 bath, LR, kitchen, 1 parking space included. Long-term tenant wanted-2 years.
coMMERcIal REntalS: Princeton – $2300/mo. Nassau Street, 5 room office. Completely renovated. Available now. Princeton – $1600/mo. Nassau Street. 2nd floor, 3 offices, use of hall powder room. Available now.
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WantED: Physical therapist/ Med Dr./Dentist +/-2,000 SF Space for Rent in Lawrenceville, off of 95 & Princeton Pike, next to the first approved 200 participant Adult Health Daycare Center. Ground Level, plenty of parking. Call for more information. (609) 921-7655. tf
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J.o. PaIntInG & HoME IMPRoVEMEntS: Painting for interior & exterior, framing, dry wall, spackle, trims, doors, windows, floors, tiles & more. Call (609) 883-5573. 05-13-16 naSSau StREEt: Small Office Suites with parking. 390 sq. ft; 1467 sq. ft. Please call (609) 921-6060 for details. 06-10-tf nEED SoMEtHInG DonE? General contractor. Seminary Degree, 17 years experience in the Princeton area. Bath renovations, decks, tile, window/door installations, masonry, carpentry & painting. Licensed & insured. References available. (609) 477-9261. 02-24-16 Fall clEan uP! Seeding, mulching, trimming, weeding, lawn mowing, planting & much more. Please call (609) 637-0550. 03-25-16
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