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University Charts Path Forward After Protests In the aftermath of a 32-hour sit-in at Nassau Hall, culminating last Thursday in an agreement, a follow-up letter Sunday from University President Christopher L. Eisgruber, and much ensuing controversy, Princeton University will be examining its past, present, and future in order to “make Princeton a more welcoming and supportive community for all its members.” At the center of the controversy are two Princeton University presidents: Woodrow Wilson, University president from 1902 to 1910 and U.S. president from 1913-21, whom Princeton has honored with the establishment of its prestigious Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and its Wilson residential college, but whose record on race is disturbing; and Mr. Eisgruber, currently in his third year as Princeton president, who, after acknowledging that Woodrow Wilson was racist, met last Wednesday and Thursday with the protesting members of the Black Justice League (BJL) student organization, and agreed to follow up on their concerns in a series of discussions with trustees and various groups of students, staff and alumni. Last week’s protest, starting with a walkout from classes late Wednesday morning by about 200 students, the Black Justice League’s presentation of its demands, then the occupation of Mr. Eisgruber’s office by about 15 students, ended Thursday around 8:45 p.m. as students left the building after signing their agreement with Mr. Eisgruber, Vice President W. Rochelle Calhoun, and Dean Jill Dolan. “Our students deserve better, and Princeton must do better,” Mr. Eisgruber’s letter to Princeton students, faculty, staff, and alumni stated. “We must commit ourselves to make this University a place where students from all backgrounds feel respected and valued.” Mr. Eisgruber emphasized that “when I spoke to the students who occupied Nassau Hall, I insisted that we would consider carefully the issues that troubled them, but that we would do so through appropriate University processes — processes that allow for full and fair input from the entire University community.” The processes are certain to be challenging and fraught with controversy as the University moves forward in fulfilling the modified demands agreed to in Continued on Page 10

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Following a vote by the Princeton Public Library’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday evening, Brett Bonfield was named to succeed Leslie Burger as the library’s executive director. Mr. Bonfield, who is currently the director of the Collingswood Public Library, will take over on January 19, 2016. Ms. Burger is retiring in January after 16 years at the library. “Brett is a committed and experienced community builder,” said Kiki Jamieson, president of the Board. “He is an advocate for public libraries and all who use them, and I have been impressed with his deep commitment to nurturing libraries as the heart and hearth of diverse communities. I think he will build on the excellence to which we as a community have become accustomed.” Mr. Bonfield was selected from a field of 25 candidates during a national search, which also included Canada. Assisting Library Strategies International LLC were search committee members John Anagbo, supervisor for language arts and social studies at Princeton High School; Jan Johnson, retired librarian and former head of the library’s Youth Service Department; and Jane Silverman, president of Jane Silverman and Associates and former chairperson of the Princeton Public Library Foundation.

During seven years as director in Collingswood, Mr. Bonfield led initiatives resulting in increases in community engagement, library visits, circulation, digital collections, and access to technology, according to a press release. He is co-chair of Library Pipeline, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing opportunities, funding, and services for libraries and librarians. His past experience includes work as a reference librarian at the University of Pennsylvania and St. Joseph’s Univer-

sity, and as special projects librarian at the Samuel L. Paley Library at Temple University. He has served on professional councils and committees as a member of the American Library Association and the New Jersey Library Association. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English at Rutgers University, a master’s in library and information science from Drexel University, and studied in the doctoral program at Rutgers. “I am honored to have the opportunity Continued on Page 17

Group That Owns Agricola To Run Arts & Transit Eateries The company that owns the Agricola restaurant has been chosen by Princeton University to run a bar and bistro in the former Dinky train station buildings across from McCarter Theatre. The buildings are part of the Arts and Transit project currently under construction on the campus. Fenwick Hospitality Group, founded by local resident Jim Nawn, has proposed a bar for the smaller, north building, with 60 indoor seats and 30 seasonal seats outside. Drinks, including cocktails, wine, and beer, would be served, as well as

small bites for lunch and dinner. In the south building, formerly where baggage was handled, there would be a bistro serving breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. The menu would be French-influenced. Seating for 125 inside and 50 outside, counter seating, and a private dining room are also part of the plan. The organic farm that supplies Agricola, local farmer’s markets, and other eateries would provide locally sourced and sustainable produce for the restaurants. The bar is scheduled to open in spring of 2016, while the bistro is targeted for the following spring. Continued on Page 16

THERE’S A BABY IN THE HOUSE: Look down the table at Saturday’s Princeton Future Meeting and you’ll see the embodiment of the future, recalling Loudon Wainwright III’s song, “Be Careful, There’s a Baby in the House,” which tells us “a baby will not be fooled … will play it for real … and is better than smart .” (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)

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to the Old Barracks can interact with reenactors of the 17th Regiment of Infantry as they portray the daily lives of British soldiers. They will drill, perform musket demonstrations, cook over the outdoor camp kitchen, sew winter clothing, and more in this event that is designed to show a side of the Revolutionary War not often seen before. For more information, visit www.barracks.org or call (609) 396-1776. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors, and free for active duty military personnel, members of the Old Barracks Association, and children five and under. The Old Barracks Museum will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 5.

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A HOME FOR BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS: At a recent ribbon-cutting, Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert, left, and Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber, right, officially opened the University’s Entrepreneurial Hub. Flanking them on the portico were Provost David Lee, left, and Mung Chiang, right, who directs the University’s Keller Center and chairs its Princeton Entrepreneurial Center. (Photo by Denise Applewhite, Office of Communications)

The University’s New Entrepreneurial Hub Is Open to Campus and Local Communities Like most contemporary educational institutions, Princeton University considers entrepreneurship a priority — so much so that it has dedicated a 10,000-squarefoot building in downtown Princeton for just that purpose. The Entrepreneurial Hub officially opened with a

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A Community Bulletin The Town Topics website now includes video postings of municipal meetings by Princeton Council, Planning Board, and Zoning Board. Visit www.towntopics.com. Whole Earth Center is holding a food drive, in collaboration with Princeton Chiropractic Wellness Center, through November. Anyone donating $5 for the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen gets a gift package for free wellness services from local providers. Visit princetonchiropractic.com. Witherspoon-Jackson Neighborhood Potential Historic District Study: A special meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission, where a final report on this topic will be presented by Wise Preservation Planning LLC, is Monday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 400 Witherspoon Street. Musical Instrument Drive: From November 30-December 4, Princeton University and WWFM radio are hosting a musical instrument drive to benefit Trenton Community Music School. The University asks families whose children have outgrown small instruments to donate them at the Office of Public Affairs, 22 Chambers Street. And on December 1, WWFM will accept donations and offer treats and an opportunity to meet on-air staff at Mercer County Community College. Visit www.trentoncommunitymusic.org for more information. Guys Shopping Night Out: On Thursday, December 3 from 5-8:30 p.m., Palmer Square hosts this event geared to men shopping for holiday gifts. Women can go online to fill out a wish list at www.palmersquare.com. Check in at 19 Hulfish Street. Complimentary parking, prizes, and more. First Baptist Church of Princeton in partnership with Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) invites members of the community to share a supper every Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Church, located at the corner of John Street and Paul Robeson Place. Meals can either be taken home or eaten at the Church. The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County holds a food pantry in the lower level of Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Tuesday, 1:30 to 7 p.m.; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 1:30 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (609) 396-5327, or visit: thecrisisministry.org. Cornerstone Community Kitchen in partnership with the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen serves free hot meals Wednesdays, 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Princeton United Methodist Church, Nassau at Vandeventer street. For more information, call (609) 924-2613, or visit: www.princetonumc.org.

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Standing on the steps outside the building at the ribbon cutting last week, University President Christopher L. Eisgruber said the site has become a “nexus of entrepreneurial activity” in the few months since students began using its facilities. It is “a place where creative and talented entrepreneurs from the University and the community are coming together to learn from one another, establish connections, and make contributions to the local and regional entrepreneurial ecosystem, and ultimately the world,” he continued. Mr. Eisgruber was joined by Mr. Chiang, University Provost Dav id L ee, and Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert at the opening ceremony. While specifically geared to the University, the Hub is also intended to be inclusive of the local community. “It’s a great example of town/gown collaboration,” Mr. Chiang said. “It takes a village to support this. The Hub serves as a place where entrepreneurial ecosystems can act as mentors and advisors to startups. And given the downtown location, they can have their own meetings and events. We love and welcome these types of collaborations to move entrepreneurship forward together.” The Hub is made up of two different organizations: the Princeton Entrepreneurial Council, which oversees the coordination of everything related to entrepreneurship on the University campus; and the Keller Center’s eLab Accelerator, which supports selected student teams seeking to start new ventures. The Keller Center is operating the Hub. “The eLab encourages students to have their own innovative ideas, and now they have a very festive physical space where they can work,” Mr. Chiang said. The idea of the center is to serve two purposes. One is education and outreach, and the other is a co-working space for startups geared to students, faculty, and alumni. “We support any types of startup endeavors including non-profit and social entrepreneurs,” Mr. Chiang commented. “University entrepreneurship cannot exist in a vacuum,” Mr. Eisgruber said at the opening. “Partnerships to facilitate entrepreneurship are increasingly important, and we look forward to ongoing collaborations with municipal leaders and area business partners to cultivate and nurture the entrepreneurial ecosystem in central New Jersey.” Mr. Chiang stressed the open - door policy in his own comments at the ribbon cutting. “As we open the Hub, these doors will remain open,” he said.” We will continue to welcome partners from Princeton, from Mercer County, and from New Jersey on a rising tide that lifts all boats. We welcome you to participate in our events and programs. We welcome you to become mentors and collaborators to the teams of innovators who are pushing, pivoting, and persisting each day in the corridors behind me.” —Anne Levin

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Wendy: “I’m comfortable traveling to New York City; it offers too much to keep me away.” —Wendy Neusner with daughter Katy, Rocky Hill

“No, I’m not comfortable traveling into the city after the recent threats from ISIS. I just don’t feel safe.” —Grizel Rosa, Tinton Falls

Brittany: “I feel perfectly safe traveling to the city. I trust our military and our police. I don’t believe we should take everything on social media to heart. We need to take everything with a grain of salt and not live our lives in fear every day.” Tom: “Yes, most definitely. New York is a safe haven. The police, the governor, and the mayor all do the right things to protect us. I have no fears.” —Brittany Brown, Trenton, and Tom Sikorski, Belle Mead

Alessandro: “I would say yes, I don’t see the threats as an actual threat. It’s like a dog barking, it’s like a bluff. I don’t think anything is actually going to happen. I think it’s just something to scare us.” Jessica: “I’m not as comfortable as I used to be but at the same time, I don’t think I would do anything any differently. I would just be more careful and more aware of my surroundings.” —Alessandro Pirovano, West Windsor, and Jessica O’Dell, Princeton

Juliet: “I wouldn’t think twice about it, unless there was something more substantiated, where they were saying this is what’s going to happen. I base it on what law enforcement is saying; when I see a high law enforcement presence, I’ll take it more seriously. But based on a video threat alone and based on what I saw on the news, I’d be fine going to New York City.” Rebekah: “I’d be comfortable traveling to the city; there are lots of threats every day. I’m not that worried.” —Juliet Fitzgerald (left), Philadelphia, and Rebekah Robeck, Mount Laurel

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HELPING THE HUNGRY: Pre-schoolers from Cherry Hill Nursery School in Princeton gathered items for the Crisis Ministry food pantry of Mercer County in preparation for Thanksgiving distributions.

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Saint Peter’s University Hospital has been recognized for the fourth consecutive year as a national “Top Per for mer on Key Quality Measures” by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of healthcare organizations in the United States. Saint Peter’s was the only hospital in its geographic portion of central New Jersey — defined as Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, and Mercer counties — to be cited on Tuesday for excellence in all six of the categories measured by The Joint Commission: heart failure, heart attack, surgical care, pneumonia, childhood asthma, and perinatal care. Among those categories, Saint Peter’s was one of only two hospitals in New Jersey cited for excellence in the care of childhood asthma. In addition, Saint Peter’s

submitted data to receive the Top Performer award for 2014. On a broader scale, Saint Peter’s is among only six percent of Joint Commission-accredited hospitals in the United States to earn Top Performer status for clinical quality for four consecutive years. “Saint Peter’s is one of a handful of hospitals in New Jersey to be identified as meeting all of The Joint Commission measure requirements,” said Joan Gleason-Scott, PhD, RN, assistant vice president, quality, and safety management. “This was made possible through dedication, teamwork, organizational knowledge, and the ability to achieve and sustain excellence, a representation of our commitment to high quality and safe care for our patients.” Saint Peter’s was recog-

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Mailbox Recent Demands of Black Justice League Provide University and Town With Excellent Opportunity

To the Editor: I applaud President Christopher Eisgruber of Princeton for taking seriously the recent demands of the Black Justice League. A resolution has been reached that will provide the institution and the town with an excellent opportunity for discussion and action. Princeton University is a beacon of learning, but it also has a dark history of discriminating — against African Americans, Italian Americans, Jews, and women, among other groups. The idea that Woodrow Wilson’s name should be taken off buildings because of his poor record on civil liberties and civil rights will be explored, as it should be. Investigation and discussion of our American heroes and their feet of clay is well worthwhile. What are the criteria we should use to judge historical figures and how do we tally up the balance sheet of good deeds and bad in deciding to honor them? Is there a justification for negative actions that were “a product of their time”? How should we proceed in creating a democratic and civil society that gives everyone an equal voice and helps assuage the crimes and misdemeanors of our shared past? These are questions begging for open discussion. All of us could benefit from cultural competency sessions. Many people would be interested in participating in a student-led discussion of freedom of speech. Socratic dialogue is what a university community is all about. If we do not listen, we cannot learn. SCoTIA W. MACRAE Evelyn Place

Sharing “Positive Vision,” Assemblyman Elect Congratulates Zwicker, Notes Simon’s Record

To the Editor: Having won election on November 3, it is an honor to continue serving the citizens of New Jersey’s 16th Legislative District as State Assemblyman. Campaigning throughout the district is always a wonderful opportunity to share a vision — a positive vision keenly focused on reforms that will make New Jersey a better place to live, work, and retire. With this vision in mind, I remain, as before, wholly committed to providing leadership that is honest, independent, principled, and determined.

Congratulations to Assemblyman-elect Andrew Zwicker. I look forward to working in partnership with Mr. Zwicker to ensure that the citizens of the 16th Legislative District are duly represented and served. We should all take a moment to express gratitude to Assemblywoman Donna Simon for her legislative efforts over the past four years. As a full-time legislator, Donna demonstrated steadfast commitment to public service by always finding time for constituents, working tirelessly, and fighting especially hard for many worthy causes. Nothing serves the public good better than an involved citizenry. Let us constructively engage to meaningfully address our state crises and, in so doing, restore people’s faith in government. JACk M. CIATTARELLI Assemblyman, District 16, Somerville

Newly Elected Assemblyman Zwicker Describes Successful Grass Roots Effort

To the Editor: Every vote matters. This past Election Day, all 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. In the 16th Legislative District, more than 34,000 votes were cast and less than 600 votes separated all four candidates. By the time all of the provisional ballots were counted, one incumbent won. I defeated the second incumbent by 78 votes, and my running mate Maureen Vella came very close. People are asking how we did it, how I am poised to become the first Democrat to ever represent the people of the 16th Legislative District. It wasn’t gerrymandering or big money from special interests. And it wasn’t “rocket science.” (Sorry, bad science pun.) It was, quite simply, a democratic (little “d”) grassroots campaign. There was no “secret weapon;” the difference was you. We created the largest grassroots campaign organization in the state. That meant we had volunteers from every town in the 16th District and from all around the state. Teachers, students, carpenters, lawyers, doctors, electricians, retirees — people from all walks of life turned out to support us. We knocked on 21,000 doors and made 78,000 phone calls. We received more than 700 contributions from individuals and we fought for every vote. our team was tremendous, they poured everything they had (and more) into this race and I just don’t know the words to express how profoundly grateful I am to them and you. Last Thursday, I was talking to a group of supporters and a woman I had never met came up to me and told me that my victory gave her hope, made her feel that her voice was heard, that her vote truly did matter. I’ve thought about that a lot since then. That’s what I’m going to do, be your voice, your representative in Trenton. There’s a lot to be done, from growing New Jersey’s economy, to protecting

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“Not In Our Town” Applauds Presbyterian Synod Of Northeast for Bold Move on Robeson Mortgage

To the Editor: Princeton recently witnessed a powerful example of truth and reconciliation [also see “Formal Apology and a $175,000 Gift Mark Witherspoon Church Milestone,” Town Topics, Nov.18, page 7]. In connection with the 175th anniversary of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Synod of the Northeast announced that it is retiring the mortgage of $175,000 on the Paul Robeson house, righting a wrong committed over 100 years ago. In 1900, after serving for 21 years, the Rev. William Robeson, father of famous Princetonian Paul Robeson, was forced out of his pastorship at the Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church by white members of the presbytery, causing him and his family financial and emotional hardship. Just as his son suffered for his leadership in the civil rights movement of the 20th century, the Rev. Robeson endured harsh consequences for speaking out against the discrimination experienced by Princeton’s African American community, many of whom were members of his congregation. His ouster also resulted in a significant loss in funding for Witherspoon Street Church. The members of Not in our Town, Princeton’s racial justice organization, whose mission is to speak truth about “everyday racism” and other forms of prejudice and discrimination and promote reconciliation with open, honest engagement and mutual respect, applaud the Synod, the Presbytery of New Brunswick, and Nassau Presbyterian Church for this bold move. We implore other institutions in Princeton to follow this example, face their histories relating to African Americans, publicly admit and apologize for wrongdoings, and take whatever steps necessary to rectify past mistakes and reach racial reconciliation. Not in our Town Princeton (www.niotprinceton.org) is a 501(c)(3) interracial, interfaith social action group committed to speaking truth about racism, prejudice, discrimination, to raising awareness of white privilege, and to seeking reconciliation, mutual respect, and open communication among diverse groups in the greater Princeton area. LINDA oPPENHEIM AND LARRy SPRUILL Co-chairs, Not in our Town Princeton

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discussions between BJL students and university officials. Responding to Demands In addressing the first demand, concerning the legacy of Woodrow Wilson at Princeton, President Eisgruber, noting that the Board of Trustees has authority over the naming of buildings, stated that the Board has agreed to develop a process to consider this issue and will form a subcommittee to collect information and to listen to the views of the University community before deciding whether changes should be made in how Princeton recognizes Wilson’s legacy. Mr. Eisgruber stated his personal view that a mural depicting Woodrow Wilson should be removed from the Wilcox Dining Hall, but did not state an opinion on the names of the Woodrow Wilson School and Wilson College. In response to demands for affinity housing, the signed agreement immediately designates four rooms in the Carl A. Fields Center to be used by cultural affinity groups, and BJL members will be involved in a working group with the staff of the residential colleges to discuss the viability of the formation of affinity housing

for those interested in black culture. In response to the third demand, the administrators agreed to enhance cultural competency training for the counseling staff and initiate further discussions between the BJL and the Faculty Advisory Committee on Policy and the General Education Task Force on the issues of cultural competency training for faculty and staff and required classes on the history of marginalized peoples. The administration, in response to the final demand, promised amnesty from disciplinary action for protestors who occupied the Nassau Hall offices overnight. In the context of the “black lives matter” movement, racial violence in Ferguson Missouri, Charleston, South Carolina, and elsewhere and the often heated national debate on race and racism, Princeton joins many other universities struggling to come to terms with past histories of discrimination and racism and campus environments that are considered not welcoming for all community members. Strong Reactions The BJL demands and the agreement reached by Mr. Eisgruber and the BJL stu-

dents encountered immediate strong reactions, pro and con, from the Princeton community, on campus and beyond. An online petition drafted by two Princeton seniors and calling upon the University to promote “increased dialogue and the creation of a process that properly considers the input of all students and faculty, not merely those who are loudest” was initiated late Thursday afternoon and collected more than 500 signatures in the first 24 hours. Authors of the petition and others have formed a Princeton Open Campus Coalition, claiming widespread support on campus. They have written a letter to Mr. Eisgruber requesting a meeting to discuss their opposition to the demands of the BJL and their concern with “the importance of preserving an intellectual culture in which all members of the Princeton community feel free to engage in civil discussion and to express their convictions without fear of being subjected to intimidation or abuse.” Objecting to the “methods employed by the protesters,” as well as the content of their demands, the Open Campus Coalition members called for “a fair debate about the specific demands that have been made.” The petition, claiming to “appreciate the concerns but oppose the demands of the BJL,” described Woodrow Wilson as “a significant historical figure who, despite his flaws, made great contributions to this University,” and stated that the demand that his name be removed from University buildings was “an alarming call for historical revisionism.” and an ill-fated precedent that “creates a slippery slope that will be cited by future students who seek to purge the past of those who fail to live up to modern standards of morality.” The petitioners, claiming to “protect plurality, historical perspective, and academic speech at Princeton,” further objected to what they called “the Black Justice League’s attempt to impose their unilateral narrative upon all undergraduates through the core curriculum.” They proposed instead a “diversity requirement” that allows students “to study a non-American culture or American minority of their choice — not merely those who have been deemed marginalized by the Black Justice League — and that will be accompanied by a required course in Western or American civilization in order to better enable cross-cultural understanding.” In his letter to the Princeton community, Mr. Eisgruber described steps already taken on the path to addressing these conflicts. A Special Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, established a year ago, has issued recommendations that are in the process of being implemented. The University is also continuing to follow up on the September 2013 report of a joint faculty and trustee committee seeking new strategies to diversify Princeton’s faculty, staff, and graduate student body. “But we have not come far enough, and making further progress will require hard work and good will,” Mr. Eisgruber stated. “These are turbulent and demanding times, but if we engage in thoughtful and meaningful conversation they offer hope for real progress.” —Donald Gilpin

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A Tale of Two Towns: Classic Comics Moments With Irvin Ehrenpreis and Jonathan Swift

nce upon a time a long time ago Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) came to Bloomington, Indiana, in the form of a Classic Comic of Gulliver’s Travels being read by an eight-year-old boy and an impish, bespectacled, congenitally effusive young man of 25-goingon-15 who will eventually be proclaimed Swift’s “best and fullest biographer” by Christopher Ricks in the London Review of Books. The boy and the biographer are both seated on the living room floor, the Swiftian-to-be having politely refused the boy’s parents’ offer of a chair. “It’s exciting, but scary” the eight-year-old says when asked his thoughts on Gulliver’s Travels. To show what he means by “scary,” he points out the frames where the Lilliputians are swarming over Gulliver’s body, binding it with ropes, staking his long blond hair to the ground. After discussing the imagery, the biographer begins to make playful comments about the “Life of Swift” on the comic’s last page, which the boy has read and finds disturbing. At this point, the parents intervene and the biographer is coaxed into a chair. Savage Commentary Because my parents had the first 20 issues of Classic Comics bound as a present for my ninth birthday, I still have the copy of Gulliver’s Travels Irvin Ehrenpreis and I were perusing together all those years ago. Looking over the “Life” at the end, I’m struck by the vehemence of the language describing Gulliver’s “savage commentary on the European world” as “the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth.” Pretty heady stuff for an early reader; no wonder I found it disturbing, not to mention the concluding paragraph, in which “Swift’s satire became more and more violently bitter, possibly the result of a mental disease which, by 1736, caused him to become insane. He never recovered and died on October 19, 1745.” In the brief biographies at the end of every Classic Comic, each author dies in such and such a time and place, but Swift’s fate became one of the numerous shadowy elements of a childhood occasionally haunted by the sound of phantom footsteps and the sight of an abandoned playground where the empty swings were still in motion. With Swift’s November 30th birthday almost upon us, I’ve been reading the first volume of my old friend and teacher’s three-part magnum opus, Swift: The Man, His Works, and The Age (Harvard University Press 1960-1983). Some allusions have a special meaning for me, such as the preface’s acknowledgment of “those sanctuaries” where his work was done, “the condition to which all others naturally aspire” being “the Bodleian Library, Oxford.” On the tour of Oxford he gave me when I visited him in the summer after my sophomore year in college, Irvin showed off the Bodleian as if it were his personal piece of sacred ground. In his chapter on the researches of the Dublin Philosophical Society, there are some tid-

bits he might well have amused my parents with (he and my father shared an office for many years), such as “the curiously shaped stone” taken out of the bladder “of a noble man’s cook,” and the chronic vertigo Swift traced to an over-indulgence in apples (“I got my giddiness, by eating a hundred golden pippins at a time”). I also found a sentence of Swift’s that Irvin once quoted to me after reading a convoluted passage from a story I was working on: “I cannot write anything easy to be understood though it were but in praise of an old shoe.” Sour Grapeshot When the concluding volume of Swift: The Man, His Works, and The Age was pub lished, some reviewers were, as Ricks puts it in his May 1984 LRB piece, “snide about Ehrenpreis’s having taken more than twenty years to c o m p l e te t h i s biography.” Dismissing such quibbles as “sour grapeshot,” Ricks calls the work “a great ac t of con s o nance” and observes that while Ehrenpreis “has the great good sense never to emulate the supreme Swiftian m a n n e r,” h e “does nevertheless com mand the steely style” that T.S. Eliot praised as ‘the purest, the most supple, the most useful type of English prose.’” Furthermore, Ricks says, “Ehrenpreis’s judgments are better than judicious: they vibrate, as do all the best Augustan antitheses, with a succinct indignation at how cruelly unbalanced is the world which their balanced phrases contain.” In Touch The notion of balanced phrases in an unbalanced world reminds me of the last two times I was in touch with Irvin. When I last saw him he was still living in Bloomington, and I was moved to find that someone who seemed above such earthly activities as marriage had just become a father. The atmosphere in the little house behind the picket fence on First Street suggested a finely balanced ideal of domestic contentment, the infant asleep in his crib in a small lovingly decorated room, the fall evening mild and hushed around the idyllic scene. After sending him some family news in October 1983, I received a letter recalling how good my parents had been to him and how touched he was to hear of my

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mother’s death, and adding, “It wasn’t like her to die,” an Irvin-ism so truly, funnily in character I could hear him saying it. Expressing surprise that I’d become a father (“paternity never seemed your destination”), he then concluded, “I am writing at once, very sadly, thinking how little the greatest rewards can compensate us for the oppressions of life even at its best.” In the summer of 1985, I had a letter from my father with the news that Irvin had died after a fall in Germany. Just that. In a subsequent issue of The New York Review of Books, to which he was a frequent contributor, Irvin was remembered as “a man of Swiftian irony and lightning w it. S l ig ht of build, animated in gesture and expression, he was superb in conversation. He loved a scandal, and would decorate his stories w it h melodramatic prefaces, and punctuate them with gleeful laughs.” T hat sou nds reassuringly like the man I shared the living room floor with, my favorite adult. Swift Comes to Princeton A few days ago when I couldn’t find a single work by Sw if t in the house except my Classic Comics Gulliver, I called our friend and neighbor Panthea Reid whose Swiftian husband John Fischer died in May. I told her I was on my way to McCaffrey’s and was hoping I could stop by and pick up a reading copy or two from John’s library. Panthea said she’d be glad to find something for me, but could I bring back some bananas so she could bake a banana cake for her grandson? After we made the exchange, a bunch of Chiquitas for a handful of Swift, she showed me the editing project she was carrying on for John who had inherited it from the late A.C. Elias, Jr., and, from, in effect, the true source, Esther Johnson, Swift’s Stella, whom he met in 1689 when she was eight, he twenty-two. The daughter of Sir William Temple’s housekeeper at the time when Swift was Temple’s private secretary, Esther was baffled by the difficult words in various books, including Milton’s Paradise Lost and Swift’s own writings, a problem he addressed by writing an “Explanation of Difficult English Words” for her. Around 1710, some 21 years after they met, she copied Swift’s definitions into her own book, a small, neatly bound volume listing alphabetically over 2,000 words with the definitions that

Swift provided. Now here we are on Mt. Lucas Road in the luminous autumn of 2015, a week short of Swift’s birthday, and I’m looking over Panthea’s shoulder at the actual handwriting of the woman to whom Swift may have been “secretly married,” according to “some biographers” quoted in my Classic Comic of Gulliver’s Travels, a rumor Irvin rejected the day we were sharing the living room floor. And as Panthea and I talk, here’s Swift, bringing together John Fischer and Irvin Ehrenpreis, when she mentions the lecture John delivered during the Swift Symposium in Münster Germany (since renamed the Ehrenpreis Centre of Swift Studies) on the occasion of Irvin’s 65th birthday, June 9, 1985, a talk that moved Irvin to ask John to tell his mentor and Irvin’s dedicated rival, Aubrey Williams, “not to hate me in his heart.” Less than a month later, in Münster, Irvin lost his balance on a flight of stairs and fell to his death. In June 2004, after exchanging emails and phone calls with Irvin’s son, David, whom I had last seen in a crib, I understood Irwin’s side of the story behind the last sad sentence of his last letter to me. According to David, his father had been “a very happy man” through the early 1970s: “He loved my mother more than life itself, but when she got sick and eventually died, he simply never recovered.” On the other hand, Irvin’s colleagues seem to agree that he was content and productive in Münster and was planning to buy a flat there after his retirement. And I keep reminding myself of the New York Review’s reference to “gleeful laughs,” not to mention the fact that Irvin was busy with new projects and continued writing for the NYRB right up to the end, his last review appearing on March 28, 1985. Incandescence Writing about A Tale of a Tub in the first volume of Swift: The Man, His Works, and The Age, Irvin observes, “At the source of his incandescence, there is not a consistent persona but an ironical pose, which wins its literary effect only to the degree that it is seen through.” found a touch of Swift’s incandescence in “On a Shadow in a Glass,” which can be found among a number of riddles attributed to him in the second volume of William Ernst Browning’s edition of the Poems: By something form’d, I nothing am, Yet everything that you can name; In no place have I ever been, Yet everywhere I may be seen; In all things false, yet always true, I’m still the same — but ever new. —Stuart Mitchner Note: I’ve also been reading Leo Damrosch’s acclaimed biography Jonathan Swift: His Life and His World (Yale 2013), which can be found at the Princeton Public Library. The Classic Comics cover and illustrations are by Lillian Chestney. I am especially grateful to Panthea Reid for consulting Swift scholars Hermann Real and James Woolley on my behalf.

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CHRISTMAS BOOK SIGNING: Simone Mets will be signing copies of her book, “Very Christmas,” at the Farmhouse Store, 43 Hulfish Street, just before the Palmer Square tree lighting festivities on Friday, November 27. Another author event will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, at Bella Boutique in the Princeton Shopping Center. For more information, call (609) 454-6580.

Ann-Marie Slaughter Discussing New Book

A n n - M a r i e S l a u g h t e r, president and CEO of New America and former director of policy planning for the U.S. State Department under Hillary Clinton, will discuss her new book, Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family (Random House, 2015), at 4:30 p.m., Mon d ay, N ove mb e r 30, 2015, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall on the Princ-

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff discusses and signs copies of her new book, The Witches: Salem, 1692, Tuesday, December 1 at 7 p.m. at Princeton Public Library. Stacy Schiff is known for her biographies, many of them about notable women throughout history. In her latest project, she looks to one of the few historic events to center around women, the Salem Witch Trials. The book is set during the mysterious year of hysteria and injustice that resulted in the execution of 19 alleged witches and wizards and reveals the religious, social, and political context in which it took place. According to Megan Marshall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Margaret Fuller, “Stacy Schiff’s The Witches is an indelibly etched moralit y fable, t he best recounting of the Salem hysteria in modern times. Clear-eyed and sympathetic, Schiff makes the complex seem simple, crafting a taut narrative that takes in religion, politics, folklore, and the intricate texture of daily life in Massachusetts Bay, with particular attention to those ‘wonderworking’ women and girls who chose this moment to blow apart the Puritan utopia they’d helped to found. It’s all here in one devilish, oracular book.” Stacy Schiff won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and Autobiography for Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov): Portrait of a Marriage. She is also the author of Cleopatra: A Life and A Great Improvisation : Franklin, France, and the Birth of America. Her essays and articles have appeared in The New York Times and The New Yorker. ———

End of the West and Flies, which won the James LaughFollowing Michael Dick- lin Award from the Academy man’s reading from his col- of American Poets. ——— lection Green Migraine, Mr. Dickman, along with poets Labyrinth Hosts Dialogue Jeff Dolven, James Richard- On Dietrich & Riefenstahl son, Susan Stewart, Tracy Translator Shelley Frisch Smith, and Susan Wheeler, and critic Michael Wood w ill take par t in a joint will be talking about Karreading in honor of C.K. in Wieland’s Dietrich & Williams, who died Sep - Riefenstahl: Hollywood, tember 20. They will each Berlin, and a Century in read a poem from Mr. Wil- Two Lives (Liveright $35), liams’s recently published from a translation by Ms. Selected Later Poems. The Frisch, at Labyrinth Books Labyrinth Books event will on Wednesday, December 2 begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, at 6 p.m. December 1. Writing in The New YorkA c c o r d i n g to L i b r a r y er, Claudia Roth Pierpont Journal, Green Migraine is calls Dietrich & Riefenstahl “sometimes intentionally un- “the story of two glamorous lovely, and sometimes truly women whose achievements disturbing … a different kind in another time might have of poetry, delivering a jan- been no more substantial gling sense of an up-close than the images on a screen world even when it has a but who assumed real-life fabulist feel.” roles with the highest historOf C.K. Williams, Poetry ical stakes. However inscrumagazine writes, “One feels table human conduct, it is in the textures of Williams’s difficult not to search these writing a pure conviction lives for insight into some of and a commitment to see- the modern era’s most difing a higher dimension ficult questions, about illuto poetry. When Williams sion and mass intoxication, writes of educating the soul art and truth, courage and and of the spiritually trans- capitulation.” forming power of beauty, Shelley Frisch taught at he is convincing.” Columbia University while C.K. Williams (1936 – serving as executive edi2015) published 22 books tor of the New Germanic of poetry including, Flesh Review, then chaired the and Blood, which won Haverford/Bryn Mawr Bithe National Book Crit- College German department ics Circle Award; Repair, before turning to translation which won the Pulitzer full time. Her many translaPrize in Poetry; and The tions include biographies of Singing, winner of the Na- Nietzsche, Einstein, and Kaftional Book Award. He was ka, for which she has been awarded the Ruth Lilly Po- awarded the Modern Lanetry Prize in 2005. guage Association TranslaMichael Dickman teaches tion Prize and the Helen and poetry at Princeton Univer- Kurt Wolf Translator’s Prize. sity’s Lewis Center for the Michael Wood is conversant Arts. He is the author of The with both modern literature

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“Cookbook Connoisseurs,” a panel discussion about cookbooks, will take place Wednesday, December 2, at 7 p.m. at Princeton Public Library. Panelists, including area food writers, chefs and publishers will discuss what makes a good cookbook and reveal their personal favorites. Additional topics are the future of cookbooks and top holiday gift picks. Panelists include: Faith Bahadurian, Packet Group food columnist and NJ Spice blogger; Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton co-founders/creators of “Canal House Cooking” and the daily blog, “Canal House Cooks Lunch”; Alex Levine, chef at Princeton’s W hole Ear th Center and bibliophile; and Pat Tanner, longtime food writer, restaurant critic, and blogger. Rachel Weston, culinary educator and author of New Jersey Fresh: Four Seasons from Farm to Table will moderate. A question and answer session and book sale/signing will follow the discussion. There will also be a snapshot photo booth where participants can show off their favorite cookbook. Photos will be promoted by the library on social media.

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and film. He is a professor emeritus of comparative literature at Princeton University. Among his many works are The Magician’s Doubts: Nabokov and the Risks of Fiction, Children of Science: On Contemporary Fiction, America in the Movies, and most recently Alfred Hitchcock: The Man Who Knew Too Much. ———

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Kristin Appelget, director of community and regional affairs for the University, said t he bar and bistro would appeal to commuters, theatergoers, campus and community residents. “I’m particularly pleased that it’s a restauranteur who lives in town and has experience already as a restauranteur in town,” she said. “That helped make it a strong proposal. He knew a great deal already about the project and who the patrons are.” This is the University’s second try to secure an operator for the two buildings. The Terra Momo Group was CHESS CHAMPS: Princeton Day School fifth grade chess champions — (left to right) Winston originally selected two years Ni (Princeton), Arjun Kumar (Moorestown), Jai Kasera (Princeton) — hold their team’s trophy. ago to run what they proThe PDS teams were first in the first, fifth, and seventh grade New Jersey Grade Championship posed as a cafe and a restaurant, but it was decided to last Sunday in Lincroft, New Jersey.

abandon the plan. The University has since purchased a liquor license from local restauranteur Jack Morrison. While only local restaurant operators were considered the first time, this time the outreach expanded to a mix of local and regional operators, Ms. Appelget said. The $330 million Ar ts and Transit project includes three buildings with rehearsal and performance space for the University’s Lewis Center for the Arts and the Department of Music. The complex is located in an area along University Place and Alexander Street just south of McCarter Theatre and east of Forbes College. Already completed are the new NJ Transit train station, the Wawa store, commuter parking, and a road that connects Alexander Street to the north side of the West Garage. Rick Joy Architects of Tucson, Arizona designed the station complex. The interior of the bar and bistro will be designed by Celano Design Studio, New York. The selection committee for the eateries included representatives from several University offices, assisted by independent

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Carnegie Center 5K and Fun Run Raises Over $95,000

The Parkinson Alliance has announced that the 2015 Carnegie Center 5K and Fun Run, held last September 26 in Princeton, raised over $95,000 and net proceeds will go to Parkinson’s disease research. In addition to raising money for much needed research, the race brought together runners and supporters to help find a cure for the disease. The 2015 race was supported by 51 sponsors, including Boston Properties who served as the host. On the day of the race, The Parkinson Alliance presented the Bucks County Roadrunners Club (BCRR) with the King Award for their longstanding support of the event. In addition to their passion for running, BCRR participates in this race as a way of supporting several members of their club who are living with Parkinson’s disease and yet, continue to run. The King Award recognizes a group’s dedication and commitment to the Parkinson’s community and was created in memory of Joseph G. Fennelly, a philanthropist and long term volunteer of The Parkinson Alliance.

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to serve as executive director of Princeton Public Library, and I look forward to working with the library’s Board of Trustees and the extraordinarily talented staff at the library,” Mr. Bonfield said. “Building on the library’s tradition of success w ill require an intimate under-

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Brett Bonfield standing of the community’s needs, and developing that understanding and putting it into practice will involve a great deal of listening, on my part, to the members of the Princeton community who love their library and care about its future.” Mayor Liz Lempert, who is a library trustee, said of Mr. Bonfield, “He values the

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“FIRE EARTH BIRDS”: This painting by Heather Barros is among the works in the “Earth/Fire” juried art exhibit hosted by D&R Greenway Land Trust. The show celebrates the themes of earth and/or fire. These inspirational elements are essential to land conservation and our spiritual passion and grounding. The artists in this juried exhibition celebrate the playfulness of flame and the steadiness of soil in a wide variety of interpretations and mediums. “Earth/Fire” runs through January 22, 2016 with an opening reception on Friday, December 4 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at One Preservation Place. (Photo Courtesy of www.drgreenway.org/art_galleries.htm)

ELLARSLIE HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE: Ellarslie, the Trenton City Musuem, will be holding its Holiday Boutique December 4-6, where patrons can browse for gifts of hand-crafted artworks including jewelry, pottery, and ornaments. This polymer clay sculpture by Eileen Cressman-Reader is among the pieces that will be available for purchase at the Museum located in Trenton’s Caldwalader Park.

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The Annual Holiday Boutique at Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum, will be held December 4 through December 6. There will be an opening wine and cheese reception on December 4 from 6 to 9 p.m.; members f r e e, n on m e m b e r s $10. Holiday shopping can be done Saturday, December 5 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, December 6 from noon to 4 p.m. The weekend event include s holiday craf t s in the festive atmosphere of the Trenton City Museum where patrons can browse for gif ts of hand- craf ted jewelr y, pot ter y, stained glass, original art works, handmade pillows, ornaments, Trenton memorabilia, and much more. The b out ique coincide s w it h Holidays in the Victorian Room, which will feature period holiday decorations as well as an opportunity to see the Museum’s current exhibits. This long running event h a s e x p a n d e d ov e r t h e years and, as with many cultural institutions, the Tr e n t o n M u s e u m S o c i ety now relies on artists, craftspeople, and patrons to help keep this historic building open and to cont i n u e a r t i s t i c pr o g r a m s and events. The Holiday B out iqu e has b e com e a premiere event featuring diverse and interesting art and crafts that attract discriminating shoppers. The purchases from these vendors not only meet holiday shopping needs, but also help homeless families and abused women. Plenty of free parking is available in front of the Museum in Cadwalader Park. A barrier-free, accessible entrance is located at the left end of the building. ———

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HOLIDAY ART SALE: Artist Alexa Bogan created “Quilled New Jersey Wall Art” from paper. This work and additional handmade artwork will be available at “Sauce for the Goose,” the Arts Council of Princeton’s Annual Holiday Sale opening on Friday, December 11 at 5 p.m. through December 19.

Arts Council of Princeton ornaments, greeting cards, photography, jewelry, handHoliday Art Sale The Arts Council of Princeton’s (ACP) annual Sauce for the Goose Holiday Art Sale will return to the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street on Friday, December 11 from 5-8 p.m. On the opening day, shoppers will have the first opportunity to view and purchase unique, handcrafted works. The American Boychoir School will treat guests to a holiday performance. The sale, held in the Taplin Gallery, will be open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. from December 11-19. Parking is available in the Spring and Hulfish Street Garages as well as metered parking along Witherspoon Street and Paul Robeson Place. For more information regarding Sauce for the Goose, visit www.artscouncilofprinceton.org or call (609) 9248777. The ACP’s annual sale features a mix of fine art and functional crafts, including paintings, drawings, functional and decorative ceramics, art glass, holiday

knit fashions, felted and beaded work, and more. The Arts Council will offer a special members-only discount, where members will receive 5 percent off their total purchase throughout the duration of the sale. Non-members can purchase a membership online at artscouncilofprinceton. org, v ia phone at ( 609 ) 924-8777, or in-person at the sale, and receive their 5 percent discount immediately. The ACP, founded in 1967, is a non-profit organization with a mission of Building Community through the Arts. Housed in the landmark Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, the ACP fulfills its mission by presenting a wide range of programs including exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in the visual, performing and literary arts. ACP programs are designed to be high quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population in the greater Princeton region. ———

New Hope Arts is hosting its annual juried exhibition celebrating the woodwork tradition of Bucks County until December 13 at the New Hope A r ts Center, 2 Stockton Avenue, New Hope, Pa. The gallery hours are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. The Works in Wood venue features fine furniture, sculptural forms, and vessels in a wide range of styles and techniques presenting an exciting showcase of the wood medium in the hands of contemporary artists. Works in Wood honors the rich cultural heritage of Bucks County woodworking while celebrating the new visions of the contemporary artists who reside in our region and beyond. As a national juried show, Works in Wood features artwork from the finest talent in the country today. Works are not limited by function but must be original in design and artists must incorporate at least 50 percent of wood in each piece. The annual exhibition features functional and non-functional works, studio furniture, t ur n ings, cons t r uc t ions, sculpture, and vessels in which artists use wood as their primary medium. ———

“Small Works in A Small Town”

The Artists’ Gallery’s (AG) 20th annual holiday exhibition, Small Works in a Small Town, runs from Thursday, December 10 until Sunday, January 31, 2016. The show features smaller artworks by the gallery’s 16 artists that are perfect for holiday gifts. An Open House with the artists will be held at the gallery, located at 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville on Saturday, December 12 from 1 to 7 p.m.; light refreshments will be served. “Small works have become extremely popular among collectors and allow for a wonderfully full and diverse array of art to be offered” observes Paul Grecian, one of the galleries exhibiting members. Joe Kazimierczyk, gallery artist and president of AG asserts, “With several new artists in the fold since last year, and new works being continuously created by long time artist members, there is always exciting art to be seen.” The artists of Artists’ Gallery include Jane Adriance, Beatrice Bork, Gail Bracegirdle, Joseph DeFay, Claudia Fouse Fountaine, Paul Grecian, Richard Harrington, Joe Kazimierczyk, Alan Klawans, Alex McKibbin, Debbie Pisacreta, Alla Podolsky, Carol Sanzalone, Michael

Where enhanced supportive services are part of the every day routine... “ART OF THE MIXTAPE”: The artist responsible for this mosaic, Amy Puccio, is among the exhibiting artists in “Words in Wood 2015” hosted by New Hope Arts. The show is running until December 13 at the New Hope Arts Center at 2 Stockton Avenue, New Hope, Pa. Puccio’s wood mosaic sculptures are made by cutting down leftover and unusable lengths of picture frame ground molding into small pieces to create multi-dimensional wall reliefs. (Photo and Mosaic Description Courtesy of amypuccio.com)

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Area Exhibits A n ne Re id ’72 A r t Gallery, Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, has “Barnes Hall 20122014,” photography and video by Eleanor Oakes through December 17. An open house is November 27, 3-5 p.m. w w w. pds.org. Ar t Times Two, the galler y at Pr inceton Brain and Spine, 731 Alexander Road, has work s by H e t t y B a i z , Beatrice Bork, Heather Kern, Nancy Kern, Shirley Kern, Pamela Kogen, and Susan MacQueen as part of “Animal Nature” t hrough March. ( 609 ) 203-4622. Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, has “Animal Architects: Influences on Human Creativity” t h r ou g h D e c e m b e r 5. www.artscouncilofprince ton.org. Artworks, Everett Alley (Stockton Street), Trenton, has “Art All Day,” “ArtLab” and “Outsider Artist Program” through November 28. w w w.art workstrenton.com. The College of New J e r s e y A r t G a l l e r y, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, has “A Palette of Pixels: The Evolving Art of Video Games” through December 13. www.tcnj. edu/artgallery. Covered Bridge Artisans Annual Studio Tour, in six artists’ studios in Lambertville, Stockton, and Sergeantsv ille are as, Novemb er 27 and 28, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; November 29 to 4 p.m. For details about the free, self-guided tour and locations, visit covered bridgeartisans.com. E l l a r s l i e , Tr e nton’s Cit y M u s e u m i n C ad walader Park, Parkside Ave n u e, Tr e nton, h a s “John A. Roebling’s Sons Company” through December 6. Through January 3, “Impressions: The Ar t of the Print” is on view. “Alice Revisited”

Holiday Open Studio and Exhibit, at 31 West Broad Street, Hopewell, features works by Karen McLean, Armando Sosa and Alessandro De Tom a s s i D e c e m b e r 4 - 6. (609) 466-3475. 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 Q u ilts by Kaffe Fassett and Historical Quilts from the Collection of the Quilt Museum and Gallery, York U.K.” r uns through Febr uar y 21. Visit www.michener artmuseum.org. The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton Street, on the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick, has “ D o n k e y - d o n k e 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 s b or o Ro ad , h as “The Oxen of Hopewell,” photo g raphy by A l le n

cember 3, 5-7 p.m. (732) 422-3676. Morven Museum and Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has docentled 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.mor ven.org. The Pr inceton Univers it y A r t Muse um has “Cezanne and the Mo der n : Mas ter piece s of European A r t f rom t h e Pe a r l m a n C o l l e c tion” t hrough Januar y 3. “ S a c r e d C a v e s o f the Silk Road: Ways of K now i ng a n d Re - Cre ating Dunhuang” is exhibited through January 10.“ P r i n c e to n’s G r e at Persion Book of Kings” is on view through January 24. (609) 258-3788. W i l lowo o d Pot ter y Hol iday Sa le, 7 Willowood Drive, Ewing, has functional ceramics by Caryn Newman. December 5 and 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by appointment. www.willowoodpottery. com.

Scarlatti/Cage: Journey Between Two Worlds Two pianos, one pianist. With the audience on stage and the pianist on a swivel chair, this one-hour, casual program features sonatas by 18th-century composer Domenico Scarlatti and 20th-century composer John Cage played back-to-back.

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Wednesday, November 25 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Morven Museum’s Annual Festival of Trees Celebration. Visitors will enjoy Morven’s elegant galler ies, hallways, and porches all artfully decorated for the holidays by local businesses, garden clubs, and non-profit organizations (through January 3). 7: 3 0 p. m . : A m e r i c a n Repertory Ballet’s The Nutcracker opens at McCarter Theatre (through November 28). Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving 8:30 a.m.: Turkey Trot 5K Race and 1 Mile Walk at Mer-

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cer County Park, 334 South Post Road in West Windsor. The entry fee is $30. 8:30 a.m.: Trinity Church Turkey Trot through downtown Princeton. Donations of non-perishable food items for the Crisis Ministry are invited. The entry fee is $40. 10 a.m.: Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands Thanksgiving Day Walk through the Mapleton Preserve, 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston. RSVP by calling (609) 6830483. 11 a.m.: Annual Community Thanksgiving Day Service at Princeton University Chapel. Participants are asked to bring non-perishable food items for the Crisis Ministry. Friday, November 27 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Covered Bridge Artisans Holiday Stu-

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Saturday, November 28 9:30 a.m.: The 52nd Annual Br unch w ith Santa sponsored by the Auxiliary Board of The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey at Notre Dame High School, 601 Lawrence Road (Route 206) in Lawrenceville. Tickets cost $5. To register, contact Michelle at (609) 9157774. 10 a.m.: Hayrides, Holiday Wreaths, and Sleigh Bell Sale at Howell Living History Farm, 101 Hunter Road in Titusville. For more information, call (609) 7373299. 10:30 a.m.: Screening of The Wizard of Oz (1939) at Princeton Garden Theatre. Noon to 3 p.m.: Ever y Saturday and Sunday after-

noon, enjoy festive musical entertainment and meeting Santa around Princeton’s Palmer Square (through December 20). Sunday, November 29 1 p.m.: Roxey Ballet performs The Nutcracker at Kendall Hall at The College of New Jersey in Ewing. For tickets, visit www.roxeybal let.com or call (609) 3977616. Monday, November 30 Recycling 4:30 p.m.: Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of New American and author of Unfinished Business, delivers a free public lecture at Dodds Auditorium at the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Tuesday, December 1 6 p.m.: Michael Dickman

reads from his new book of poetr y, Green Migraine, followed by a reading of CK Williams’ selected later poems; Labyrinth Books, Princeton. 7:30 p.m.: Cheese class at Brick Farm Market in H op e we l l. L e a r n w h i ch cheeses pair well with champagne. Register at w w w. brickfarmmarket.com. Wednesday, December 2 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Holiday Wreathmaking Workshop at the Carriage House at Morven Museum. The wreaths are provided by Morven and then sold through the museum shop during Morven’s Festival of Trees. Space is limited and advance reservations are required by emailing Allison Bixby at abixby@ morven.org. 7 p.m.: Dr. Anthony Rao, author of The Way of Boys:

Promoting the Social and Emotional Development of Young Boys, delivers a free public lecture at Princeton Academy of t he Sacred Heart. 7 p.m.: “Crazy for Cookbooks” panel discussion at the Princeton Public Library. Free to attend. Thursday, December 3 12:30 p.m.: Gail Archer, organist at Barnard College, performs at Princeton University Chapel. 5 to 8 : 30 p.m. : G uys S hoppi ng Nig ht O ut at Princeton’s Palmer Square featuring executive sales and promotions, food and drink deals, and free parking in public garages. 6 p.m.: Stuart Firestein reads from his new book, Failure : Why Science is So Successful; Labyrinth Books, Princeton.

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Friday, December 4 5:30 p.m.: Morven Museum hosts a pre-theater cocktail reception showcasing local caterers. Afterwards, guests will attend the 7:30 p.m. performance of A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theatre. Advance registration is required by calling McCarter’s box office at (609) 258-2787. 6 to 8 p.m.: Princeton University A Cappella Jam and Toy Drive at Princeton’s Palmer Square. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to be donated to the YMCA St. Nicholas Project and receive 20% off a toy at JaZams. 7 p.m.: Princeton University women’s ice hockey vs. Harvard University at Baker Rink. 8 p.m . : S t a r t of t h e Princeton Dance Festival at McCarter Theatre (through December 6). Saturday, December 5 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Bring your pet to Concord Pets at the Princeton Shopping Center and receive a free digital photo of your pet posing with Santa. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Shop for the winter season at Terhune Orchards in Princeton during their Kick-Off Weekend. Purchase festive gift baskets, Christmas trees, wreaths, and award-winning wines (also on Sunday, December 6). 11 a.m.: Holiday Food Tasting at McCaffrey’s Supermarket at the Princeton Shopping Center. Sample holiday specialties and select and order items for

holiday entertaining (also on Sunday, December 6). 11: 3 0 a .m . to 12 : 3 0 p.m.: Santa’s Helpers Walking Tour through dow ntown Princeton. This family friendly tour is designed for parents, grandparents, and young children (repeats at 1 p.m.). For more information, visit www.princetontourcom pany.com. Noon to 2 p.m.: Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Visit from Santa at the Princeton Shopping Center. Mayor Liz Lempert will light the tree and Santa will arrive via Hook & Ladder Fire Truck. Noon to 3 p.m.: Ever y Saturday and Sunday afternoon, enjoy festive musical entertainment and meeting Santa around Princeton’s Palmer Square (through December 20). Sunday, December 6 11 a.m.: Holiday food tasting at McCaffrey’s Supermarket at the Princeton Shopping Center. 2 to 4 p.m.: Join the Arts Council of Princeton for a Chanukah Celebration featuring the musical group, The Klez Dispensers. 5 to 7:30 p.m.: Morven Museum’s Festival of Trees Holiday Party. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and festive Christmas tree displays. Tickets must be purchased in advance by visiting www. morven.org/shop. 8 p.m.: Chanukah Celebration with the musical group the Klez Dispensers at the Arts Council of Princeton.

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DECK THE HALLS: At the 49th annual Mill Hill Holiday House Tour on Saturday, December 5 from noon to 5 p.m., some 15-20 homes in this quaint urban neighborhood will be decorated for the holidays and open to the public. Every house is different — some 19th century brownstones are restored to their original grandeur, while others have been gutted and redesigned in open, contemporary style. This neighborhood is Trenton’s jewel and there is always something new to see. Tickets are $15 in advance online, or $20 the day of the tour. It begins at Artworks, 19 Everett Alley at South Stockton Street. Visit info@trentonmillhill.org or call (609) 815-1359.

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The Princeton Singers Pay Tribute to Sandy Hook Tragedy With a New Work

usic in response to great tragedy over the centuries has covered the spectrum of war songs, to orchestral works inspired by current events, to popular music. Perhaps as a sign of the time, musical works addressing man-made tragedies have become more common in the past two decades, such as John Adam’s On the Transmigration of An Evening of Readings and Carols A Classical Christmas Souls, commissioned shortly after 9/11. Westminster Concert Bell Choir A spectacular evening of holiday In 2014, composer and Princeton Singmusic for choir, organ and brass Kathleen Ebling Shaw, conductor ers Artistic Director Steven Sametz found Performing holiday classics on the Princeton University Chapel. himself compelled to compose a work in Friday, December 11, 8 p.m. world’s largest range of handbells. memory of those killed in the 2012 SanSaturday, December 12, 8 p.m. Bristol Chapel dy Hooks Elementary School shootings Westminster Choir College Tickets: $40 - $75 LIMITED SEATING in Connecticut, believing that “as artists, we are hopeful that what we create may Saturday, December 5, 4 p.m. offer healing to those who mourn.” PerSunday, December 6, 4 p.m. Noel! A Celebration of Christmas haps also as a sign of the times, Sametz’s in Word and Song Tickets: $25, $20 A Child’s Requiem is a multi-media work, Westminster Community Chorus incorporating artwork from elementary An Afternoon of John Wilson, conductor school-age children into a supertitled New! Martha Cook Davidson, piano Readings and Carols performance featuring two choirs, soloPerforming works by Holst, Finzi Matinee performance of a ists, and orchestra. For Saturday night’s and other holiday classics. spectacular program of holiday concert at Princeton Meadows Church Bristol Chapel music for choir, organ and brass and Event Center, The Princeton Singers Princeton University Chapel. Westminster Choir College were joined by the Ensemble and CanSaturday, December 12, 2 p.m. Friday, December 18, 7:30 p.m. tores choirs of the Princeton Girlchoir, as Saturday, December 19, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $45 and $70 well as three vocal soloists and a highlyTickets: $20, $15 polished orchestra. The tributes to the victims of Sandy Hook began Saturday night in the entryway to Princeton Care & Rehabilitation Center Meadow Church with portraits of the children. In this work, Sametz also paid tribute to several musical traditions of the past, beginning with a musical anagram of letters from the words “Sandy Hook.” The four pitches derived formed a musical cell which Sametz wove into an orchestral “Prologue” marked by a poignant cello solo and visually accompanied by a child’s drawing of a broken heart. The ten movements of A Child’s Requiem traced the events of December 14, 2012, with the opening chorus juxtaposing the joyful cacophony of an elementary school music class with gunfire. Sametz intertwined “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” and a child’s drawing of the school with 2016_Holliday_Card_TT.indd 1 11/20/15 2:27 PM the visual impact of Girlchoir members The Luxor Pavilion at walking across the stage whispering three Care & Rehabilitation Center characterizing the tragedy — phrases enter Care & Rehabilitation Center “Stay in line,” “Hold hands,” and “Keep your eyes closed.” In leading the musiThe Luxor Pavilion at MERWICK cians in this complex movement, Sametz maintained a solidly clean conducting

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style, creating an atmosphere in which one could feel the tension in the school. The Princeton Singers ensemble sang from far back on the stage, making the singers hard to hear at times, but the chorus’s well-blended and crisp sound came through well in later movements. Woven throughout A Child’s Requiem were short narrations written by children and recited by members of the Girlchoir. As A Child’s Requiem progressed, The Princeton Singers, Princeton Girlchoir, and orchestra continued to mesmerize the audience with their interpretation of texts from children and teachers, as well as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Emily Dickinson. Providing musical commentary was a “family” of soloists — soprano Tami Petty, offering a mother’s perspective; tenor David Vanderwal with a father’s words; and treble soloist Casey Durso bringing a child’s view to life. Ms. Petty sang with even vocal color and a particularly expressive top register, accompanied by The Princeton Singers providing comforting words adapted from the Ein Deutsches Requiem of Johannes Brahms. Mr. Vanderwal maneuvered wide-ranging melodic lines well, capturing a father’s attempt to make sense of it all. Treble soloist Ms. Durso was the voice of innocence, perfectly matching the text with a clear soprano voice. The orchestra compiled for this performance cleanly played an orchestration which was lush when necessary and percussive when the tense atmosphere called for it. A moving violin solo was played by concertmaster Michael Jorgensen, and throughout the work, harpist Andrea Wittchen elevated the music to ethereal and angelic. In their varied singing combinations from different points of the stage, the Princeton Girlchoir, prepared by Lynnel Joy Jenkins and John Wilson, sang with strength of vocal tone, demonstrating well-tuned thirds when singing in two parts. ametz and The Princeton Singers preceded A Child’s Requiem with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ A Serenade to Music, which although composed for a joyous occasion, both provided the calm and serenity necessary to set up A Child’s Requiem and showed off the choral expertise of The Princeton Singers. —Nancy Plum

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The Arts Council of Princeton presents a Chanukah celebration concert featuring the Klez Dispensers on Sunday, December 6 at 2 p.m. in the Solley Theater at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street. K now n for t heir creative arrangements and engaging repertoire from the early years of klezmer music, this afternoon concert is great entertainment for the whole family. General admission is $12 ($10 for ACP members, students and seniors ). Tickets are available for purchase at the door 30 minutes prior to the start of the show. Parking is available in the Spring and Hulfish Street Garages. For more information, visit www. artscouncilofprinceton.org NEW YORK STYLE CABARET AT MCCARTER: A longtime fixture or call (609) 924-8777. of the New York cabaret scene, two-time Tony Award winner ——— Christine Ebersole will perform her new show, Big Noise from Carols of Many Nations Winnetka, at McCarter Theatre on December 12 at 8 p.m. At Princeton Seminary Ebersole created the production with her longtime music diP r i n ce ton T h e olo g ic a l rector Bette Sussman. Song selections in Big Noise from Win- Seminary will present three netka include “Alfie,” “Woodstock,” “Landslide,” and “Ain’t musical services of carols No Mountain High Enough.” To purchase tickets, visit www. from around the world on mccarter.org or call (609) 258-2787. Wednesday, December 9 at 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and Song of the Earth”). The “Unfinished Symphony” 8:30 p.m. in Miller Chapel. In programing Schubert Performed by PSO The Carols of Many NaThe Princeton University and Mahler, Maestro Pratt tions service includes readOrchestra will perform Schu- notes, “t here are many bert’s Unfinished Symphony deep connections between ings, choral anthems, and No. 8, D. 759 on Thursday, the two composers, beyond congregational carols led December 10 at 7:30 p.m. the fact that they were both by the Princeton Seminary and Saturday, December children of the Austrian em- Choir and international stu11 at 7:30 p.m. at Richard- pire. The wellspring of their dents and staff of the Semison Auditorium. Conducted music is the human voice. nary. After each identical by Michael Pratt, the con- Mah ler’s g reatest songs service, everyone is invited cert will also include festive stand with Schubert’s, and to carol by candlelight outworks by Giovanni Gabrieli their instrumental music is side of the chapel on the and Gustav Mahler’s Das still eminently vocal so much Seminary Quad. New this year is the incluLied von der Erde (“The of the time.” sion of a jazz saxophone quartet. “The group will help us sing classic Christmas carols in a different way,” said Martin Tel, Princeton SemiPAINTING nary’s C.F. Seabrook director of music. “The quartet will also accompany a new anthem composed by choral LAST CALL THIS SEASON FOR EXTERIOR PAINTING assistant Michael Gittens.” As part of the service, students, faculty, and staff will And It’s Interior Painting Time For the Holidays read Advent and Christmas Call Julius for Best Pricing on Interior Paint Jobs scriptures in their native languages, including Arabic, WHEN YOU’VE TRIED THE REST, COME TO THE BEST! German, Igbo, Korean, Latvian, Spanish, Taiwanese, and Zulu. This annual Seminary tradition is based on the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols Julius is a 2008 Historic Residential ACCEPTED and has continued for more Restoration Award Winner. than 15 years. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call www.juliushgrosspainting.com • juliushgross@comcast.net (609) 497-7890.

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All Six Brandenburg Concerti with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

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THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY The Broadway Musical

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NEW ORIGINAL PBS SERIES: The Lewis Center for the Arts presents a screening of the new PBS Civil War drama, “Mercy Street” on Monday, December 7 at 7 p.m. followed by a panel discussion moderated by Christina Lazaridi. Both events are free and open to the public, but advance reservations are strongly recommended. Tickets can be reserved at arts.princeton. edu/mercystreet. (Photo Courtesy of Antony Platt/PBS)

Special Preview Screening on PBS stations nationwide est application of the creOf PBS Civil War Drama January 17 at 10 p.m. The ative and intellectual skills

The Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University will present a special preview screening of the new PBS Civil War era drama series Mercy Street on Monday, December 7 at 7 p.m. in the James M. Stewart ’32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. The screening, preceded by a reception beginning at 6:15 p.m., is free and open to the public, however advance reservations are encouraged. Set in Virginia in the spring of 1862, Mercy Street follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposite sides of the conflict; Mary Phinney (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a staunch New England abolitionist, and Emma Green ( Hannah James), a naive young Confederate belle. The two collide at Mansion House, the Green family’s luxury hotel that has been taken over and transformed into a Union Army Hospital in Alexandria, a border town between North and South and the longest-occupied Confederate city of the war. Ruled under martial law, Alexandria is now the melting pot of the region, filled with soldiers, civilians, female volunteers, doctors, wounded fighting men from both sides, runaway slaves, prostitutes, speculators, and spies. The series will begin airing

event at Princeton will include a preview screening of highlights from Season 1, followed by a panel discussion. Historian James McPherson, a consultant for the series and Princeton faculty member emeritus, and cast members McKinley Belcher III (Show Me A Hero, Chicago PD) who plays Samuel Diggs and Tara Summers (You’re the Worst, Rake, Boston Legal) as nurse Anne Hastings will join Mercy Street writer, producer and showrunner David Zabel, Princeton Class of 1988, in a post-screening conversation. Lewis Center faculty member Christina Lazaridi, a screenwriter herself, will moderate. “Merc y Stre et tel ls a great American story from a multiplicity of perspectives: Union and Confederate, civilian and military, female and male, free and enslaved,” says Zabel. “The series is a window into the most dramatic and most tumultuous event in our history. Inspired by numerous factual texts and memoirs, the show’s setting and many of its characters are historybased, so we’ve had to remain diligent and accurate in keeping with PBS’s high standards. Of any project I’ve worked on, Mercy Street has required the broad-

that I learned and honed at Princeton, so it’s especially exciting to be able to come back here and introduce the series to the University and the community.” Free tickets may be reser ved at arts.princeton. edu/mercystreet. ———

NJ State Theatre Welcomes Songwriter Sarah McLachlan

Grammy Award-w inner Sarah McLachlan will perform at the NJ State Theatre in New Brunswick on Tuesday, December 1 at 8 p.m. McLachlan is considered one of the world’s most celebrated singer-songwriters. She has sold more than 40 million albums and her fifth album, Surfacing, contained two Grammy Awardwinning tracks, “Building a Mystery” and “Last Dance.” McLachlan’s other hits include “I Will Remember You,” “Angel,” “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy,” and “Possession.” In addition to her personal artistic accomplishments, McLachlan is the founder of the Lilith Fair, a musical tour that showcases all-female musicians. Lilith Fair has successfully raised over $7 million for local and national charities. Ticket prices start at $55. To purchase, visit www.statetheatrenj.org or call (732) 246-7469.

On Saturday, December 19 at 4 p.m., the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents Holiday POPS ! Wonderlands featuring festive music sparked by imaginative visions of distant lands. Conducted by John Devlin, concert highlights include works by VaughanW i l l i a m s , Tc h a i k o v s k y, Humperdinck, and Sibelius. The Princeton High School Choir performs Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” from the Messiah and arrangements of “I Saw Three Ships” and “Twelve Days of Christmas,” accompanied by the orchestra. The traditional singalong, an arrangement of seasonal favorites by Leroy Anderson, includes the addition of young violinists of El Sistema-Trenton playing

of choral excellence that is unique among American high schools. Under the direction of Vincent Metallo, it has performed extensively in North America and Europe. El Sistema-Trenton is a project launched in February of this year as a partnership between Trenton Community Music School and the Trenton Public Schools. Like El Sistema-inspired orchestras worldwide, its central mission is to use music to help young people understand their role as an asset to their community. Fortyfive third, fourth, and fifthgraders study violin, viola, or cello and musicianship intensively, three days a week, at Grant Elementary School under the careful tutelage of five instructors from the music school. Holiday POPS ! is generously sponsored by the Princeton branch of Fidelity Investments. The concert is held annually at Richardson Auditorium, on the campus of Pr inceton Universit y. Tickets are $40 ($25 for students ages 17 and under). To purchase, visit www.princetonsymphony.org or call (609) 492-0020. ———

HOPEWELL VALLEY CHORUS HOLIDAY CONCERT: A Rose in Winter, the Hopewell Valley Chorus’s holiday concert, will take place on Friday, December 11 at 8 p.m. at the St. James Church, located at 115 East Delaware Avenue in Pennington. The program includes classical works by Brahms, Berlioz, and Charpentier as well as American holiday classics. In addition, Heather Mitchell will make her debut as the group’s new music director. Princeton residents who will perform in A Rose in Winter include (from left to right): Betty Harris, Diane Gruenberg, Brooke Sweet, Bobbi Parmet, Christina Rowntree, and Hendricks Davis. For more information, visit www.hopewellvalleychorus.org.

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alongside PSO professionals. The student musicians also perform David Rimelis’ “Three Little Birds/Ode to Joy.” Joh n D evli n cu r rent ly serves as music director and conductor of both Gourmet Symphony and the McLean Youth Orchestra. In addition to his recent appointment as assistant conductor of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, he serves as a cover conductor for Christoph Eschenbach at the National Symphony Orchestra. Devlin initiates a journey around the world with Leroy Anderson’s holiday classic Sleigh Ride. Ralph Vaughan-Williams’ Fantasia on “Greensleeves” recalls an old English folk tune, Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Dream Pantomime” from Hansel and Gretel is based on the German folk tale fashioned by The Brothers Grimm, and selections from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker represent the composer’s musical notions of Arabia, China, and Old Russia. The PSO pays homage to Jean Sibelius’s 150 th birthday with Finlandia, a piece written in celebration of his homeland. The Princeton High School Choir has a rich tradition

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NEW JERSEY YOUTH CHORUS Trish Joyce, director NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA A true holiday favorite, this rollicking comedy classic features legendary composer John Williams’ charming and delightful score, performed live by the NJSO.

Bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots! Pre-concert caroling begins one hour before the performance. This performance is presented in collaboration with the State Theatre, which will show the ﬁlm on its 46-foot screen. © 1990 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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to the United States. She reluctantly agrees because she knows that the entire burden of caring for their mother will now fall on her sister’s shoulders. However, after an exchange of tearful goodbyes, she boards the New York-bound steamship and goes to her bunk in steerage for a seasick plagued voyage to America. Eilis finds a room in Brooklyn in a female-only boardinghouse run by an eagle-eyed landlady (Julie Walters) who is obsessed with protecting the reputations of the young Irish immigrants under her supervision. Eilis gets a job at a department store and tuition money to study bookkeeping at college. While grateful for all this generous help, Eilis still misses her mother and sister terribly. So much so that she seriously considers going back to Ireland, although Father Flood assures her that the homesickness will eventually pass. Everything changes the night she meets handsome Tony Fiorello (Emory Cohen) at a dance. The two fall in love and embark on a romance that enables Eilis to make the adjustment to life in the States. However, just when she’s ready to decide to stay in America, fate intervenes when a tragedy occurs that demands her immediate return to Ireland. Of course, when she is back in Enniscorthy, Eilis is pursued by a wealthy bachelor (Domnhall Gleason). Which suitor will she choose? The answer to that question arrives at a moment of truth in Brooklyn, a touching historical drama directed by John Crowley (Closed Circuit). Based on Colm Toibin’s best seller of the same name, the film features an elegantly understated performance by Saoirse Ronan that is likely to land the 21-yearold ingenue her second Oscar nomination. Excellent (HHHH). Rated PG-13 for EENY, MEENY, MINEY, MOE — WHO SHALL I MARRY?: Eilis (Saoirse Ronan, right) brief profanity and a sex scene. Runis dancing in the arms of Jim Farrell (Domnhall Gleason), a wealthy Irish suitor ning time: 111 minutes. Distributor: who is pursuing her after she returns to Ireland for a visit in the wake of a family Fox Searchlight Pictures. tragedy. She now finds herself having to choose between Jim, in Ireland, and —Kam Williams Tony, the young man she fell in love with back in Brooklyn.

ilis (Saoirse Ronan) and Rose Lacey (Fiona Glascott) have stayed in their family’s home because their widowed mother (Jane Brennan) is still grieving the loss of their late father. The devoted daughters have had to put their dreams on hold, since job prospects aren’t great for young women without higher education in tiny Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. Although Eilis has exhibited an affinity for math, she settles for a part time job as a clerk at a grocery store where she works under the thumb of a vindictive shrew (Brid Brennan). The time is the early 50s, when an ambitious local young woman might set her sights on America, the land of opportunity with hopefully a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Salvation arrives when Father Flood (Jim Broadbent), a Catholic priest, is willing to sponsor Eilis’s emigration

We are proud to present concertmaster Eric Wyrick as soloist in Vivaldi’s delightful Four Seasons, just one of the works on a musical Thanksgiving feast.

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The 33 (PG-13 for profanity and a disaster sequence). Documentary drama recounting the 2010 collapse of a Chilean mine which left 33 men trapped underground for 69 days. Ensemble cast includes Antonio Banderas, Lou Diamond Phillips, James Brolin, Juliette Binoche, and Gabriel Byrne. In English and Spanish with subtitles. Bridge of Spies (PG-13 for violence and brief profanity). Cold War thriller about a lawyer (Tom Hanks) recruited by the CIA to represent an American spy (Austin Stowell) whose surveillance plane was shot down behind the Iron Curtain in 1960. With Amy Ryan, Alan Alda, and Eve Hewson.

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.

Main Films Spotlight (R) Trumbo (R) Family The Wizard of Oz: Sat Nov 28 10:30am Art on Screen Museum Hours: Wed Dec 2 7:30pm International Cinema Bad Hair: Thu Dec 3 5:30pm Visit or call for showtimes. Hotline: 609-279-1999 PrincetonGardenTheatre.org

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.

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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.

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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.

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Goosebumps (PG for scary images, intense action, and rude humor). Horror film adapted from the R.L. Stine children’s book series about a couple of teenagers (Dylan Minnette and Ryan Lee) who unwittingly unleash monsters which were the product of Stine’s (Jack Black) fertile imagination. With Amy Ryan, Halston Sage, and Odeya Rush. Hotel Transylvania 2 (PG for action, rude humor, and scary images). Spooky animated sequel finds Dracula (Adam Sandler) relaxing his haunted inn’s monster-only policy while enlisting the assistance of his ghoulish pals in putting his half-human/half-vampire grandson (Asher Blinkoff) through monster boot camp. Voice cast includes Selena Gomez, Mel Brooks, Andy Samberg, Kevin James, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, and Nick Offerman.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 2 (PG-13 for action, intense violence, and mature themes). The series finale finds rebel Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) leading a team of trusted close friends (Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, and Natalie Dormer) on a mission to assassinate the President (Donald Sutherland) and to free the citizens of Panem. Ensemble cast includes Jeffrey Wright, Woody Harrelson, Julianne Moore, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. The Intern (PG-13 for suggestive content and brief profanity). Comedy about the intergenerational tensions which arise when a 70-year-old widower (Robert De Niro) comes out of retirement to take a position interning at an online fashion website. With Rene Russo, Nat Wolff, Adam Devine, and Drena De Niro. The Last Witch Hunter (PG-13 for violence and frightening images). Action fantasy about a valiant warrior (Vin Diesel) representing the last hope for humanity in an epic showdown with a reincarnated demon (Julie Engelbrecht). Supporting cast includes Elijah Wood, Rose Leslie, and Michael Caine.

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Love the Coopers (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality, and mature themes). Holiday comedy, set in Pittsburgh, about the hijinks which unfold when several generations of a dysfunctional family convene for their annual Christmas gathering. Co-starring Olivia Wilde, Amanda Seyfried, Anthony Mackie, Diane Keaton, John Goodman, Ed Helms, and Marisa Tomei. The Martian (PG-13 for profanity, injury images, and brief profanity). Adaptation of Andy Weir’s science fiction thriller of the same name about an astronaut’s (Matt Damon) struggle to survive on Mars after being presumed dead and left behind by fellow crew members. Ensemble cast includes Oscar nominees Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, and Chiwetel Ejiofor, along with Jeff Daniels, Kate Mara, Michael Pena, and Donald Glover.

My All American (PG for mature themes, mild epithets, and brief partial nudity). Biopic about Freddie Steinmark (Finn Wittrock), the college football great diagnosed with cancer a couple days after leading the University of Texas to the 1969 NCAA National Championship. With Aaron Eckhart, Sarah Bolger, and Robin Tunney. The Night Before (R for pervasive profanity, incessant substance abuse, nudity, and graphic sexuality). Holiday comedy about a trio of friends’ (Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie) wild night of drugs and debauchery during their annual Christmas Eve reunion. Cast includes James Franco, Miley Cyrus, Tracy Morgan, Mindy Kaling, Anthony Mackie, Lizzy Caplan, and Jillian Bell. The Peanuts Movie (G). Charlie Brown (Noah Schnapp), Lucy (Hadley Belle Miller), Linus (Alexander Garfin), and company appear in this adaptation of the Charles Schulz classic comic strip. Charlie is pining for the object of his affection (Francesca Capaldi) while Snoopy (Bill Melendez) takes to the skies in a biplane for a dogfight with his nemesis the Red Baron. Voice cast includes Rebecca Bloom, Mar Mar, and Venus Schultheis. Room (R for profanity) Adaptation of the Emma Donoghue best seller of the same name about the harrowing ordeal of a young woman (Brie Larson) and the son (Jacob Tremblay) she bore while imprisoned as a sex slave in her kidnapper’s (Sean Bridgers) backyard shed. Support cast includes William H. Macy, Joan Allen, and Amanda Brugel. Spectre (PG-13 for violence, sensuality, profanity, intense action, and disturbing images). Daniel Craig is back as James Bond for another adventure which finds 007 going rogue to infiltrate a sinister organization. With Monica Bellucci, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, and Naomie Harris. Spotlight (R for profanity, sexual references, and mature themes). Screen adaptation of the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize winning investigation of the Catholic Church’s cover-up of child molestation by clergy members. Ensemble cast includes Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, and Stanley Tucci. Suffragette (PG-13 for intense violence, mature themes, brief profanity, and partial nudity). Historical drama, set in England, about the fight for women’s equality staged by feminists at the dawn of the 20th century. Co-starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, and Meryl Streep.

Trumbo (R for profanity and sexual references). Historical drama, set in the late 40s, about the blacklisting of Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) and some colleagues after being branded as Communists because of their political views. With Diane Lane, Elle Fanning, John Goodman, and Helen Mirren. Truth (R for profanity and a nude photo). Broadcast ethics is the theme of this film about the news story which cost CBS’s Dan Rather (Robert Redford) his career. With Cate Blanchett, Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid, and Bruce Greenwood. Victor Frankenstein (PG-13 for violence, macabre images, and a scene of destruction). James McAvoy plays the title character in this version of Mary Shelley’s classic tale about a mad scientist whose experiment in reviving the dead goes horribly wrong. Cast includes Daniel Radcliffe, Jessica Brown Findlay and Bronson Webb. —Kam Williams

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The academy was opened in 2000 under the guidance of Ms. Roux and fencing master Michel Sebastiani. Formerly head fencing coach at Princeton University for 24 years, Mr. Sebastiani is a graduate of the Ecole Superieuere d’Escrime of the National Institute of Sports, where he earned a Maitrise d’Escrime MA fencing master degree. He was a member of the

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five and as old as 65 — or even older, she adds. Both group and private lessons are available, and sessions are one hour or an hour and a half. Six to eight students are typically in a group, and classes are organized by age and ability. The youngest are part of the Little Musketeers, and as students progress, they can go on to the next level of ability. M s . R o u x a l s o n o te s that at some other fencing clubs, classes often consist of lengthy periods of calisthenics, with less time for actual fencing instruction. “Our classes are not too big. We emphasize quality not quantity. The entirety of the class is devoted to fencing instruction. It is a very focused hour, and we have six instructors at the academy.” Those who are training for competition can participate in the in-school tournaments at the academy and at other U.S.-affiliated Fencing Association clubs in New Jersey. “Many of our students start as young children and then continue fencing all through college,” she reports. “We also have students from Princeton University who take classes with us.” Of course, proper attire is required, and the jacket, chest protector, pants, and mask, as well as weapons can be rented or purchased. Three types of weapons are

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ven though the Princeton University nament where it will be facing University men’s water polo team had already of California-San Diego (14-13) in a play-in beaten Johns Hopkins three times game on December 2 at UCLA with the this season, Luis Nicolao felt the pressure Final 4 taking place at the same site from was on his squad when it faced the Blue December 5-6. Jays in the Collegiate Water Polo Asso“Hopkins plays really well and we had ciation (CWPA) championship game last three or four chances in the first four minSunday. utes of the game and we missed them all “To have Hopkins win on Saturday night, and right there. I said to Derek (assistant it was like alright great, we are not play- coach Derek Ellingson) on the bench, ‘OK ing Brown, who we thought we were go- it is going to be a fun one,” recalled Niing to play,” said Princeton head coach colao. Nicolao. “Our freshmen were nervous and we “Now we are heavy favorites going into didn’t finish off some opportunities. We the game and it is like a lose-lose, we are let them hang around and next thing you supposed to win this game. They have a know we are just fighting for our lives so lot of talent, they are playing great and it it was brutal.” was a no-lose situation for them.” The pivotal sequence came in the third Having lost in the last two CWPA finals, period when the game was tied at 4-4 falling 7-6 to Brown in 2014 and 11-9 to and Hopkins didn’t cash in on a penalty St. Francis in 2013, Nicolao knew things shot and a 6-on-5 advantage. Princeton weren’t going to come easy in the title responded with a Nelson goal to go up 5-4 game at Cambridge, Mass. and never trailed after that. ______________ “It is so painful to lose in that game, In Nicolao’s view, it was Princeton’s abil_______________ ______________________ last year I was trying toDate put it&inTime: perspecity to stifle the Blue Jays that made the telling thetoseniors you have got to feel difference. our ad,tive, scheduled run ___________________. proud about getting to this game,” said “Defense is everything; as any coach in oughly and pay special following: Nicolao, whose teamattention has been to to the seven of any team sport will tell you, defense wins last okay) 11 CWPA finals, winning the title championships,” said Nicolao. ill tell the us it’s in 2004, 2009, and 2011. “The times we had played Hopkins, they “This was Hopkins’s first time ever � in Expiration had scored double digit goals in two of the � Fax number � Address Date this game. There are teams that never get games. I said to our guys before the game, to this game. Yes, you want to win it every Hopkins hasn’t seen us play our top level year but that is not realistic. It is so hard defense and in this game we have to do to do in our sport, you need a lot of things it because you can never count on your to happen. You need a lot of things to go offense. Darn if that didn’t happen. If we right.” didn’t come out and play like we did defenThis time, things went right for Princeton sively, we would have gotten blown out. It as it pulled out a 7-6 win over Hopkins. was 3-1 at halftime and the one goal they The Tigers got 14 saves from sophomore scored was on a mistake in the last minute goalie standout Vojislav Mitrovic, who was of the second quarter so our defense was named the MVP of the tournament, while just outstanding.” senior Thomas Nelson scored four goals. Nelson’s scoring prowess gave the Tigers The hard-earned triumph earned Princ- just enough offense to prevail. eton, now 22-4, a spot in the NCAA tour-

“Nelson is a beast; if there was ever an argument for coMVPs, this was the weekend,” asserted Nicolao. “I think maybe To m m y ’s p e rformance got overlooked just by the fact that our defense was so good and Voji had an amazing weekend. Tommy had four goals MAKING A SPLASH: Princeton University men’s water polo goalie Vojislav on Sunday and Mitrovic guards the net in a game this season. Last Sunday, sophomore they were huge goals, they were standout Mitrovic made 14 saves to help Princeton edge Johns Hopkins momentum stop- 7-6 in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) championship game. pers for them. Mitrovic was named the MVP of the CWPA tourney. The win earned the Every time Hop- Tigers, now 22-4, a spot in the NCAA tournament where they will be facing kins got close, UC-San Diego in a play-in game on December 2 at UCLA with the Final 4 (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) Tommy had the taking place at the same site from December 5-6. answer for us.” hard to get to that game and when you In beating Harvard 10-8 in the semis to get there, anything can happen and I am earn the shot at the title, the combination just very happy for this group of seniors. of Nelson and Mitrovic was critical, with It eases a little bit of what happened last Nelson scoring four goals and Mitrovic year. We will always feel bad for last year’s making 20 saves to establish a program seniors but any time you win it helps a lot single-season record of 279. of the pain go away.” “Harvard is a very good team and they The Tigers will be looking to get some have had an amazing year,” said Nicolao. wins in NCAA competition, starting with “They had beaten us already (12-6 in the clash against UC-San Diego, which fell the Ivy Championships on October 18) to Princeton earlier in the season. and we are at Boston. I think it was one “We have played them once this year, of our best games of the year. We played we beat them in the NORCAL tournament very well. Voji had an amazing game. His (12-9 on September 20) but that was early progress is a combination of just being a in the year,” said Nicolao. sophomore and being more familiar with “It is one game and a chance to go the Princeton and academics and just feeling Final 4 and play for a national championbetter about himself.” ship. Anything can happen in one game. Nicolao feels very good to see this year’s We are going to be excited to be out there group win the title. “It has been a fun year, and play well. There is no question it is we have had such great team camaraderie going to be a battle.” and gotten along so well,” said Nicolao. —Bill Alden “I am really happy for the team. It is so

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PU Women’s Soccer Falls to USC In NCAAs But Special Run Leaving Indelible Memories Coming off a thrilling 4-2 victory over Boston College in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Princeton University women’s soccer team was fired up to keep rolling as it faced No. 11 University of Southern California last Friday in the Round of 32. “Any time you get to do anything like that, it is wonderful, they were very excited,” said Princeton head coach Sean Driscoll, whose team was 12-0-1 in its last 13 contests heading into the clash with USC at Charlottesville, Va. “They have been excited all season, they have always had something they wanted to achieve, whether it was to keep the streak alive, which kept us very excited, or go undefeated into Ivy League and that kept us really excited. I think the mood in general is one of the reasons that the team does so well. The mood is always very positive and very upbeat.” The Tigers got off to a positive start as they battled the talented Trojans. “The reality is that we

were the better team for the first 10 minutes,” said Driscoll. “We had two clear cut chances that we didn’t convert and we had a potential penalty kick that wasn’t called.” But it was USC who converted its chances, tallying 11:14 into the contest off a scramble in front of the Tiger goal and then doubling its lead 11 minutes later with a shot inside the left post. “It was deflating to say the least because we had a very good start to the game,” said Driscoll, reflecting on the first goal. “The second goal they scored was very nice, the momentum turned quite a bit there.” Princeton’s attempt to regain the momentum going into the half was snuffed when the Trojans tallied with 1:57 left in the first half on a shot that deflected off the back of a Tiger defender. “There was no way it was going in unless it hit somebody so Hannah (Winner) dove one way and the ball went in the other,” lamented Driscoll.

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served it; it wasn’t a fluke score line.” Driscoll isn’t wasting any time laying the groundwork for more great moments. “I am chomping at the bit,” said Driscoll, noting that he was back on the recruiting trail on Sunday, less than 48 hours after the loss to USC. “I am just thinking, watching Penn State playing Ohio State in the tournament, that we were just playing at UVa. To be there, to be involved in that whole environment is one part you can’t truly appreciate. The other part is that you had to work so hard and do many things right to get there, now you are just thirsting for more.” —Bill Alden

END RUN: Princeton University women’s soccer player Vanessa Gregoire dribbles past a defender in Princeton’s 4-2 win over Boston College in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Last Friday, sophomore midfielder Gregoire and the Tigers saw their superb season come to an end as they fell 3-0 to No. 11 University of Southern California in the Round of 32 at the NCAA tourney. Princeton, who was 12-0-1 in its last 13 contests heading into Friday, ended the season with a final record of 14-4-1. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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Bill Bradley took over many a game at Dillon Gym to thwart visiting foes during his legendar y career with the Princeton University men’s basketball team in the 1960s. L a s t S a t u r d a y, w h e n Princeton played its first game at the venerable venue since January 11, 1969, Henry Caruso did his best imitation of the iconic Bradley. After scoring just three points in the first half against Saint Peter’s, Tiger junior forward Caruso exploded for 20 points in the second half to help Princeton pull out a 75-72 win over the Peacocks, before a crowd of 1,306 packing the old gym, and improve to 2-0. Caruso and and his teammates felt a sense of history as they took the floor at Dillon, wearing throwback orange uniforms and drawing inspiration from a revved up student section standing on one side of the gym and a number of Princeton hoops alums seated courtside.

“We loved it; it was great to come back to Dillon and play,” said Caruso. “It meant so much to coach ( Mitch Henderson) and seeing so many guys that played before us come back that we really look up to. Obviously seeing coach (Pete) Carril here tonight, he is always around us every game. It was great to have a compact venue, I thought we really fed off of that.” In reflecting on his second half outburst, Caruso said it came down to harnessing that emotion. “It was just settling down, I think all of us came out maybe a little too anxious,” said Caruso, who went 7-of9 from the floor and 9-of12 from the line in piling up his 23 points, matching his career-high. “But once we settled down and got a good rhythm, we were able to attack the basket more and get to the free throw line and that ultimately really helped us.” With senior star Hans Brase sidelined for the sea-

son with a knee injury, Caruso and his teammates know they have to stick together to pull out wins, “As a unit, we all try to look for each other; we all try to play solidly together,” said Caruso. “I am really bummed for Hans, he is a great friend of mine. Like coach said, we have to treat every day like it is our last day and keep getting better.” It took a solid effort down the stretch for Princeton to subdue Saint Peter’s as the Peacocks narrowed the gap to two points on three occasions in the last minute of regulation. “It seemed like every time we were about to break away, they made a big shot or just answered us,” said Caruso. “I think for us it was just staying patient and staying confident, trusting the coaches’ scouting report and just staying aggressive. That was the main key that helped us get a win tonight.” P r i nce ton h e ad coach Mitch Henderson acknowledged that his team was lucky to survive with a win in the return to Dillon, which was the program’s home from 1947-69. “I thought we were caught up in the moment a little bit tonight,” said Henderson. “Saint Peter’s played very well, I think they are good. They could easily be 4-0 (instead of 1-3). We feel like we still had the lids on the rims a little bit with some of our guys.” For Henderson, the moment was special as the Dillon game was his brainchild and he noted that it would not have been possible without the cooperation of Saint Peter’s coach John Dunne. “Look, this was a long time in the making for us, it was four years of trying to get this to happen,” said Henderson. “I want to first thank Saint Peter’s and John Dunne for being willing to play in Dillon Gym, a place where you haven’t played college basketball in 46 years. The facilities are different, everything has changed like elevator access, handicap access. It was a lot of different moving par ts and John was willing to move the game to 9 p.m.” Wearing an orange and black striped jacket, Henderson, a 1998 Princeton alum and former Tiger basketball star, did his part to add to the throwback feel of the evening. “I loved it, the atmosphere

was great,” said Henderson. “It is the first year; I think we are going to get some things right. I thought it was great. I think our guys loved it, all the guys wore short shorts and I put a funny coat on. We were just all trying to own the moment. It is the 1983 reunions jacket, reunions are a big deal here and I borrowed it from somebody. That is a cool looking jacket and I thought it was in the spirit of the uniforms we had on tonight.” Henderson loved the way Caruso came through as he contributed eight rebounds, a block, and an assist to go with his 23 points. “Henr y really saved us in a lot of different ways,” maintained Henderson. “He did everything right. He is less whirling dervish this year and more dervish. He is getting us into situations where we can be successful. He is giving confidence to the other guys. Most importantly, I asked him to improve on his defense and

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THROWBACK: Princeton University men’s basketball player Henry Caruso drives to the basket in a game last winter. Last Saturday, junior forward Caruso tallied a game-high 23 points as Princeton topped Saint Peter’s 75-72 at Dillon Gym. It was the first game at the venerable venue for the Tigers since January 11, 1969. Princeton, now 2-0, returns to action and Jadwin Gym on November 25 when it hosts Lafayette. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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With Becker Exemplifying Collective Progress, PU Men’s Hockey Snaps 5-Game Losing Streak Max Becker and his teammates on the Princeton University men’s hockey team were primed to come out buzzing as they hosted St. Lawrence last Friday. “We didn’t have such a great start last week so we preached that in practice,” said Princeton sophomore forward Becker.

“We were just taking the warmup as the first period. We tried to come out hot I think that we did that, we had a great first 10 minutes.” Despite outshooting No. 14 St. Lawrence 9-2 in the early stages of the contest, the Tigers couldn’t find the back of the net. The Saints, though, were able to cash

in, scoring on an odd-man rush to go ahead 1-0. In the second period, St. Lawrence increased its advantage to 3-0. Becker got the Tigers back into the game, scoring his first career goal with 7:29 remaining in the second period. “Ryan Kuffner just gave

ON POINT: Princeton University men’s hockey goalie Colton Phinney makes a save in a game earlier this season. Last Saturday, junior goalie Phinney earned his first career shutout as Princeton defeated No. 20 Clarkson 3-0. Phinney made 31 saves to help the Tigers improve to 2-6 overall and 1-5 ECAC Hockey. Princeton plays a two-game set at Maine on November 27 and 28. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

me the puck in the slot and I just fired it on Kyle Hayton, who was my goalie at Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Minn.),” recalled Becker. “It was a great play by Spence (Spencer Kryczka) and Kuff and I was just the beneficiary of some great play by those guys. My mom and sister are here so that was pretty nice.” That turned out to be the nicest moment of the night for Princeton as the Saints pulled away to a 5-1 victory. While disappointed by the result, Becker is happy to be contributing in his sophomore campaign. “I would say that playing and trying to stay healthy have helped me,” said Becker, a 5’10, 175-pound native of Orange, Calif. reflecting on the progress he has made from freshman year. “Last year I was hurt quite a bit so this year it is trying to stay on the ice and playing my game and now I know I can play.” With the Tigers outshooting the Saints 42- 40 in defeat, Becker feels that Princeton is playing better as it looks to continue the rebuilding process after going 4-23-3 last winter. “It is a totally different feel this year coming to the rink,” said Becker. “We are ready to go, we are ready to work. We are on the verge of being special here, it might not show in our record but we are really working and we are a much better team than last year. I think that is going to show hopefully soon here. The coaches have been doing a great job and all the boys are buying in.” A night later, Princeton got a better result as it snapped a five-game losing streak by topping No. 20 Clarkson 3-0 with sophomore Eric Robinson, senior Kyle Rankin, and freshman Max Veronneau scoring goals; and junior goalie Colton Phinney earning his first career shutout with 31 saves. Princeton head coach Ron Fogarty had the sense that his team was primed for a breakthrough as it headed into Saturday’s contest. “It is going to come,” said Fogarty after the St. Lawrence game. “If something goes off a skate or a knob and we get a great bounce. We haven’t had a great bounce. We have put ourselves in spots for great bounces. Patience is a lost virtue for everybody, it is just being patient and

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keeping going.” In Fogarty’s view, Becker’s effort on Friday was an example of going hard. “Becker had a great game, he put himself in some great areas to score,” said Fogarty. “His goal was a result of Spencer ( Kr yczka) being strong on the puck in the forecheck and (Ryan) Kuffner being right there to help him. Becker is stronger on the puck this year. He got banged up in one of the last games and now he is healthy again so he took advantage of an oppor tunity and a chance and cashed in.” Fogarty liked the way his team created opportunities at the outset against St. Lawrence. “You execute the game plan set forth from Monday,” said Fogarty, noting the Tigers outshot the Saints 17-9 in the first period. “On the first four shifts, you can’t hope for anything more besides a goal. We were on top of them, we got the puck in deep. Even the first eight shifts, if you clipped them, it is exactly what you want the next game.” Although Princeton is currently 2-6 overall and 1-5

ECAC Hockey, Fogarty believes things are headed in the right direction. “You have got to stay the course, we knew coming in that it is going to be a three or four year process,” said Fogarty, whose team plays a two-game set at Maine on November 27 and 28. “You believe and people believe while they are getting close but you are still losing. You have to look at the finer details with it in the games to see if you are progressing and we are. It is human nature for the quick fix, you have got to keep building the foundation. Our staff has been doing this for 20 years with different college teams and it is waves. It is not a sprint, it is a marathon. If you keep doing things well, it will come.” Becker, for his part, sees wins coming in bunches for the Tigers. “I think learning how to win is a big thing for us; we are out here working really hard and we are applying the systems really well,” said Becker. “Once we figure out how to get our offensive game going and start burying our chances, I think we are going to start wrapping up the wins.” —Bill Alden

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very contested and difficult catches.” But the Big Green was able to score the last 10 points of the contest, getting a field goal with 4:54 left to knot the game at 10-10 and then scoring on a 12 yard pass from Williams to Kyle Bramble with 24 seconds left in regulation to earn a 17-10 victory. “They did a good job of converting some opportunities, they are a very veteran squad,” said Surace in assessing the Dartmouth rally as it finished 9-1 overall and 6-1 Ivy, tying Harvard and Penn for the title, while Princeton ended at 5-5 overall and 2-5 Ivy. “I think they start 16 seniors and a number of them are two-three year starters. They played very maturely down the stretch. We had a couple of drops, we had a couple of missed opportunities. We didn’t protect the passer as well in the fourth quarter as we had going into that.” While Surace was frustrated that Princeton narrowly missed out on the opportunity for the upset, he had no qualms with the effort that he got from his players. “I just told them I am proud of them,” said Surace, whose defense ended up with seven sacks, two fumble recoveries, and an

GOING TO THE MATT: Princeton University football player Matt Arends surveys the action in a game earlier this fall. Last Saturday, senior linebacker and co-captain Arends fought hard in his last game for the Tigers, making nine tackles and forcing a fumble in a losing cause as Princeton fell 17-10 at Dartmouth. The defeat left the Tigers with a final record of 5-5 overall and 2-5 Ivy League. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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interception. “At the end of the day, the outcome wasn’t what we wanted. T hey are a hardwork ing team, t hey had great attitudes and for whatever reason, it is not a round ball, it doesn’t always bounce the right way sometimes. There are lessons to learn on how more detailed we have to be, how more exact we have to be. This year’s team had a lot of adversity. The one thing about it is that they fought and they worked hard, they were easy to coach, they were accountable, they do all those things.” The team’s seniors set a battling tone, exemplified by how co-captains Matt Arends and Seth DeValve along with star running back DiAndre Atwater fought through injury to be on the field for the finale. “They are just great men, all three of those guys (Arends, DeValve, and Atwater) had their struggles this year,” said Surace, who got 31 yards rushing and a touchdown from Atwater against Dartmouth with wide receiver DeValve contributing nine catches for 110 yards and linebacker Arends making nine tackles and forcing a fumble. “Matt’s knee has been a grapefruit, it was that swollen in the middle of the week. He just goes and plays and was running all over the field. It didn’t pay off on the field, it is going to pay off in the guys’ lives. Fortunately for the guys returning we are moving forward. Unfortunately for those guys, we had a lot of disappointment and frustration. You move forward, you go to the next day, you keep fighting and battling. That is all you can ask of them and that is what they did.” It was a disappointing fall of near misses for the Tigers who lost 38-31 to Brown,

26-23 in overtime to Penn, and 35-28 to Yale in addition to the narrow defeat to Dartmouth. “There were great highs, we beat Colgate and they won the Patriot League,” said Surace. “We are 4-0 after beating a team that is going to the playoffs. There are some really big disappointments, the four games where the score is tied or where we had the lead late in the fourth quarter and just didn’t find the magic recipe to get the win.

We worked hard at it but sometimes the other team makes one more play than you. We have got to figure out how to switch that. It is not this giant gap, it is a small gap but we have to keep working and come together and figure that part out.” In order to close that gap, it will take an across-theboard effort from players and coaches. “Some of that comes from experience, some of that comes from leadership,”

said Surace, noting that his 2012 team lost some heartbreakers in going 5-5 and applied the lessons learned from that experience to go 8-2 and share the Ivy title the next season. “Some of that comes from me being better and others getting better around me, figuring out the right message. You go 5-5 and just k now i ng how clos e t he games were to being the other way, it is obviously frustrating.” —Bill Alden

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Bouncing back from a 5-4 loss at Franklin & Marshall on Saturday in its first match of the season, the Princeton Universit y men’s squash team defeated Navy 8-1 last Sunday in its home opener. Freshman Clark Doyle provided a highlight in the win over Navy as he rallied to pull out a 3-2 win at No. 2. Sophomores Jarryd Osborne (No. 4) and Komron Shayegan (No. 5) also won five-game matches. Princeton has a match at Drexel on December 1. ———

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Cara Mattaliano starred in a losing cause as the Princeton University women’s volleyball team fell 3-1 to Harvard last Friday in a playoff match for the Ivy League’s automatic bid to the upcoming NCAA tournament. Junior star Mattaliano, who was named the Iv y Player of the Year earlier this week, had 22 kills and 13 digs but it wasn’t enough as Harvard prevailed 20-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-23. The defeat left the Tigers with a final record of 15-9. ———

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Producing a breakthrough performance, the Princeton University wrestling team won the Navy Classic last Saturday in Annapolis, Md. Individual champions for Princeton at the competition included junior Jordan Laster (141 pounds), sophomore Jonathan Schleifer (174), senior Abram Ayala (184), and junior Brett Harner (197). P r i n c e to n , w h i c h h a d placed third in 2013 and second in 2014, tallied 139 team points in the win, while Kent State took second with 130 points. Wisconsin, ranked 12th in the latest InterMat tournament rankings, finished third (101.5), while Ohio University, ranked 21st by InterMat, finished sixth (79.5). Princeton is next in action when it faces Hofstra and Nebraska in the Grapple at the Garden at Madison Square Garden in New York on November 29. ———

Alex Wheatley posted a double-double in a losing cause as Princeton fell 7164 at Seton Hall last Thursday. Senior star Wheatley had 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Tigers dropped to 2-1 and saw their 32-game regular season winning streak come to an end. The setback was the Tigers’ first regular season loss since an 80-64 defeat to Penn on March 11, 2014. After Thanksgiving, Princeton heads to California where it will take part in the Loyola Marymount Tournament from November 27-28 in Los Angeles. The Tigers face UC-Irvine in an opening round contest on November 27. ———

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Playing at fourth-seeded Monroe in the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional quarterfinals, the fifth-seeded Princeton High girls’ soccer team felt it had the blueprint for an upset. “We knew what we were up against, we knew their best attackers and their formation and stuff,” said PHS head coach Val Rodriguez, reflecting on the matchup. “The girls understood the game plan from the start and they were psyched up.” The Little Tigers went out and executed that game plan, sparkling at both ends of the field as they pulled off a 2-0 victory. “They went in with that go-getter attitude from the start,” said Rodriguez. “I think it was the one of the best, if not the best, complete 80 minutes game that we have played.” PHS took a 1-0 lead in the first half on a goal by senior Taylor Lis and then doubled its advantage when sophomore Colet te Marciano found the back of the

net in the second half. Senior goalie Rachel Eberhart made five saves in earning the shutout. “The goals were beautiful too, I have to give the girls credit on those,” said Rodriguez. “Taylor had one where she was served the ball facing away from the goal and she turned on the girl and just popped it over the goalie’s head. Marciano got the second one. We had a great cross and she took her time, she got composed, and just opened up and and hit a nice one-time shot into the left hand side of the goal.” The squad’s Class of 2016 came up big as seniors Haley Bodden and Gabrielle Deitch chipped in assists to go with the goal by Lis and Eberhart’s fine play as the last line of defense. “The seniors absolutely stepped up,” asserted Rodriguez. “They knew what was at stake, they really came to play for us.” PHS couldn’t pull an upset in the sectional semis

CLEAR-MINDED: Princeton High girls’ soccer player Zoe Tesone clears the ball in action this fall. Junior defender Tesone shored up the PHS back line, helping the Little Tigers reach the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional semifinals. PHS ended the season with an 11-5-1 record. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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PHS Football Falls to Millburn in Finale to End 4-6 But Solid Foundation in Place for Future Success As the Princeton High football team got ready to host Millburn in a seasonending regional crossover game earlier this month, Charlie Gallagher was expecting a tight contest. “I thought we matched up well against them,” said PHS head coach Gallagher. “They had a talented running back and we have a talented running back. I thought our O-lines were similar.” The Little Tigers fell behind early in the November 14 game but had the chance to tighten things up as they drove deep into Millburn territory. “It was 14-0 and we were down at the one yard line with third down and goal at the one,” recalled Gallagher. “We thought about passing the ball but you have Rory Helstrom in the backfield and in two plays, he can get one yard for you.” Helstrom didn’t get into the end zone on that sequence and Millburn never looked back, rolling to a 35-7 win. “They just beat us up front, taking nothing away from our guys,” said Gallagher, whose team finished with a final record of 4-6. “Their guys just played well.” Gallagher wanted better for his senior guys as PHS also fell 48-38 to WW/P-N in its regular season finale. “I would have liked to have seen the senior guys enjoy some more success down the stretch,” said Gallagher, who did get a fourth quarter touchdown from star running back Helstrom in the loss to Millburn. “I thought we had quality senior play, they did a nice job for us. I personally would have liked to see them go out with few more wins but it is hard to win football games.” The team’s Class of 2016, which included Shahieym Brown, Matt Lambert, Kiki Mahiri, Joe Cunsolo, Noah Ziegler, Alex Cortez, Matt Toplin, Nick Fliss, Dave Beamer, and Matt Ochoa in addition to Helstrom, meant a lot to Galllagher. “Those guys have never had another head coach,” noted Gallagher. “I was their head coach on the freshman team. I got the call-up to take the team their sophomore year so then they see me as their coach for the whole entire program. They are a fun loving bunch of guys. They came to work with a smile on their face. It was a close knit group.” In Gallagher’s view, that group is leaving a special legacy. “There is no doubt I am going to miss them terribly,” said Gallagher. “I think the program is going to miss them terribly. They did a lot of good things for the program. Between those guys and the senior class from last year, I think they really helped turn the tide for our program.” While PHS expected to do better than 4-6 this fall, Gallagher is determined to keep things headed in the right direction.

“We have to keep the momentum going,” said Gallagher, who guided PHS to an 8 -2 record and a state playoff appearance in 2014. “It took a little bit of a setback with a 4-6 record but we were still in a lot of those games, like Hamilton, Hightstown, and WW/P-N, we could have been 6-4. We can’t falter and go back to old Princeton teams that were 1-9, 0-10. They set a benchmark and now we have to maintain and do even better.” Gallagher believes that PHS has the talent in place to build on the last two seasons. “I really do think we have a good foundation; those guys have laid the groundwork for many future teams,” said Gallagher. “We have a good group of young guys and we are excited to bring them into the

fold. I think from the freshman class right now, there will be some contributors next year which I am excited for because that reminds me of the Dave Beamers and Rory Helstroms and Noah Zieglers because those guys all started their sophomore year.” Looking ahead to next year, Gallagher is excited to start the process of getting his returning players up to speed. “We want to win, they know how to score touchdowns, they can throw, they can catch, they can tackle,” said Gallagher. “They can do all of the basic fundamentals of the game so we just have to do that for four quarters. We have got to coach them in the offseason, making sure that they are doing everything they are supposed to be doing, whether playing another sport, whether throwing the ball around, or working in the weight room.” —Bill Alden

FINAL ROAR: Princeton High running back Rory Helstrom tries to break a tackle in a game this season. Senior star Helstrom scored the lone touchdown as PHS ended its season by falling 35-7 to visiting Millburn in a regional crossover game earlier this month. The Little Tigers finished the fall with a 4-6 record. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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Stuart Cross Country Exceeded Expectations, Going 10-0 in Dual Meets, Taking 5th in Prep B Len Klepack was cautiously optimistic as his Stuart Country Day cross country team prepared for the fall. “We felt we had a better team than we have had in the past,” said Stuart head coach Klepack. “This is one of the few years that we have had numbers that you could build a team.” The team ended up exceeding expectations, going 10-0 in dual meets and ending the season by taking fifth in the state Prep B championship meet earlier this month. “We didn’t know it would be as good as it turned out, we had a couple of youngsters who reached a new level,” said Klepack. “It is the best team Stuart has had in the eight years I have been here. It was exciting for the girls, to go 10-0 is significant and I think it is important for promoting the program and for the girls to have pride in what they did. It was a special year and we feel good acknowledging them. They were fun to work with.”

Ju nior Casey Nelson’s hard work paid off as she emerged as the team’s top runner, taking third in the Prep B meet. Casey moved to another level, we are promoting what she did over the summer to bring her to that level,” said Klepack of Craig who earned first-team All-Prep honors after clocking 20:17.30 over the 5-kilometer course at Blair Academy at the Prep B meet. “She put in good mileage. She stayed healthy and dedicated herself to becoming as good as she could be and that definitely has paid off.” While senior Lindsay Craig wasn’t at full strength all season, she was a stalwart for the Tartans, taking 20th at the Prep B meet. “Lindsay is special in that she wasn’t healthy the whole season and yet she hung in there,” said Klepack, noting that Craig earned All-Prep honors all fours years of her Stuart career. “She has a lot more than

SENIOR LEADER: Stuart Country Day school cross country runner Lindsay Craig displays her form in a race this fall. Senior star Craig placed 20th individually in the state Prep B meet this fall even though she wasn’t at full strength for much of the season. She helped Stuart finish fifth in the team standings at the Prep B meet and post a 10-0 record in dual meets. Craig earned All-Prep B honors all four years of her career.

she showed this year because of her health problems but that was very good for Lindsay because she set an example for the rest of the girls.” Two f r e s h m e n , G r a c e Shepperd and Allie Rounds, have the potential to be very good for the Tartans. “Grace Shepperd loves lacrosse but she came out because her best friend is Allie Rounds,” said Klepack. “Allie was injured most of the season and she has a very big upside. We would eventually put her in the class of someone like Casey but she had a hip injury so Grace, her good friend, ended up running very well for us.” Another young performer, sophomore Sonia Mohandas, showed class, emerging as a pleasant surprise for Stuart. “Sonia is a very good runner; she wasn’t able to put in summer mileage because she had a responsibility in a special dance program that is part of her culture,” noted Klepack, who also got some good work from another sophomore, Allie Burgess. “She started training, believe it or not, in the beginning of September and each race she improved and became one of our top three or four runners.” Wit h m os t of h is top runners slated to return, Klepack believes the program can continue to improve going forward. “We will have a good nucleus, with Casey, Grace, Allie Rounds, Sonia and Allie Burgess so we are looking forward to next year,” said Klepack. W hile the future looks bright, Klepack won’t soon forget what was accom plished this year. “As a coach, you take a lot out of pride in their accomplishments,” said Klepack. “You feel good for them because you know that they worked hard and you promote the fact that you get out of something what you put into it. If you have a good work ethic and you have an honest desire to prepare in practice, you are going to get good results. It doesn’t always work this way so that is a good feeling and they can build on that. They can also take away something, you have life lessons and there are very good life lessons for these young ladies.” —Bill Alden

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Stuart Field Hockey Saved Its Best for Last, Ending the Fall With 3-Game Winning Streak After losing a 3-2 overtime heartbreaker to Princeton Day School in the opening round of the state Prep B playoffs in late October, the Stuart Country Day School field hockey team could have gone through the motions in its remaining games. Instead, Stuart saved its best for last, ending the fall with a three-game winning streak, outscoring its foes 9-0 in those contests. Stuart field hockey coach Missy Bruvik was proud of how her players kept progressing as t he Tar tans beat Nottingham 6-0, the Baldwin School 2-0, and Lawrence 1-0 in the season finale on October 29. “I think what was great about it is that we were playing that much better from the beginning of the year,” said Bruvik, whose team ended with a final record of 6-12-1. “We felt like we put a lot of things together and it was almost a shame to have the

season end.” The players’ upbeat mentality helped the Tartans come together down the stretch of the season. “For these kids, it was just the chemistry and the never quit attitude,” said Bruvik. “They always keep each other up. The individual skills clearly made a difference, I think every kid on the team improved. I think they just, in general, learned how to play the game. We started to make better choices. We weren’t holding onto the ball as long as we did earlier in the first half of the season.” Junior goalie Alexxa Newman emerged as one of the better goalies in the area in her first campaign as a starter. “I think she had six shutouts overall,” said Bruvik of Newman. “Throughout the season, she learned a lot.” While the Tartans are suffering some tough losses to graduation, Bruvik believes

her returners have a lot of potential. “I think our three seniors are going to be hard to replace,” said Bruvik, referring to Tori Hannah, Sam Servis, and Cate Donahue. “ We a r e l o s i n g t h r e e 4-year starters. I think we have a good foundation. Our sophomores from this year (Catherine Biava, Ali Hannah, Sam Johnson, Maddie Michaels, and Elle Wigder) are really going to have to step up.” Bruvik is already seeing her players step up their commitment to the game. “We have some good talent and we have kids right now who are looking to play some year-round hockey so we are hoping the passion is back too,” said Bruvik, whose current junior class includes Rachel Asir, Jess D’Amico, Izy Engel, and Sophia Jeannes in addition to Newman. “We had a Futures tryout last week and we had several of our kids participate so that was good.” —Bill Alden

NEW STAR: Stuart Country Day School field hockey goalie Alexxa Newman makes a save in a game this season. Junior Newman emerged as a star for the Tartans, recording six shutouts this fall in her first campaign as a starter. Newman’s heroics helped the Tartans win its last three games to post a 6-12-1 final record. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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boys’ race at the Meet of Champions (MOC) at Holmdel Park last Saturday. Freshman star Pinheiro, a Princeton resident, clocked a time of 16:47 over the 5-kilometer course and was the top 9th grade finisher in the race. Pinheiro, the runner-up in the state Non-Public B Division at the Group Championships earlier this month, will be competing in the upcoming AAU National Cross Country Championships.

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PHS B oys’ Cross Countr y : Alex Roth set the pace as PHS placed 10th of 20 teams in the Meet of Champions (MOC) last Saturday at Holmdel Park. Junior s t a n d ou t Rot h f i n i s h e d 21st individually, covering the 5-kilometer course in a time of 16:17. Coming in next for the Little Tigers was sophomore Will Hare, who placed 89th in a time of 20:02. Christian Brothers Academy won the team title. It was the first time that the PHS boys’ squad had qualified for the meet since 1986.

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MASS APPEAL: Stuart Country Day School senior field hockey star Victoria Hannah, seated, is all smiles as she signs a National Letter of Intent earlier this month to continue her career as a student-athlete at UMass Lowell for its Division I field hockey program. Pictured standing behind Hannah, from left to right, are Head of Upper School Dr. Trisha Medeiros, Director of Athletics Justin Leith, Tori’s mother, Susan Hannah, her father, Patrick Hannah, sister Alexandra, and field hockey head coach Missy Bruvik. During her standout career at Stuart, Hannah was named to the All-Prep B first team in 2014 and 2015, and Central Jersey Field Hockey Coaches first team in 2014 and 2015, among other honors.

RECORD PACE: Princeton High girls’ cross country runner Lou Mialhe heads to the finish line in a race earlier this fall. Last Saturday, senior star Mialhe placed 17th individually at the Meet of Champions (MOC) at Holmdel Park. She covered the 5-kilometer course in a time of 19:12, breaking the PHS school record on the course of 19:25, held jointly by Elyssa Gensib and Jenna Cody. “I am very happy,” said Mialhe in reflecting on her achievement. “I just wanted to break the school record on this course and I got it by 10 seconds. I felt super aggressive the whole time, which is different because usually on this course I feel a little slow for the first mile. But here I really felt like I was going at it for the first mile.” Mialhe competed at the meet as an individual qualifier. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

Wins First Place in the 34th Annual Trenton Catholic Academy Scholastic Olympics! Our 8th grade students competed in 7 subjects during the 34th Annual Trenton Catholic Academy Scholastic Olympics held on Nov. 12th, 2015. The students representing St. Paul School are: • Back Row: Mr. Salvatore Chiaravalloti, Vice Principal, Jozef Nijs, Tyler Partnow, William Kelleher, Robert Hulbert • Middle Row: Alison Micale, Molly Hart, Catrina Nanney, Meghana Vishakanta, Luke Okupski • Front Row: Faythe Endres, Kate Farranetta, Gabriella Morabito, Victoria Kovarik, Nolan Brody

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Eleanor Margaret Hughes Fulmer Eleanor Margaret Hughes Fulmer ( Peggy), of Princeton, died on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the University Medical Center of Princeton from complications related to a stroke. Born on March 15, 1933 in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, Peggy grew up in Ardmore, Pa. Her parents Eleanor McGinley Murdoch and John Patrick Murdoch predeceased her. Peggy attended elementary and high school at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Overbrook, Pa. She was a graduate of the Katherine Gibbs School in Boston, Mass. and also attended Rosemont College in Rosemont, Pa. Peggy lived in Princeton for most of her adult life, and was an active member of the community. In particular Peggy and her first husband Jim were proud of their work with Stuart

Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. They were long-time supporters of Stuart and instrumental members of the Stuart community from the very beginning — and Stuart had been an important part of Peggy’s life for over 50 years. She was actively involved for most of this time in many different ways, including the Stuart Parent Association (which she co-founded), the Stuart First Friday Prayer Group, and as a grandparent, chair of the Stuart Fund, to name a few. In 2005 she wrote, “I am thrilled that my daughters and grandchildren have been so enriched by Stuart’s academic curriculum, which is rooted in faith and strong values.” Peggy worked in real estate sales for over 40 years. She began her career with John T. Henderson Inc. and most recently was with Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty. She was a consistent top producer earning a reputation for professionalism and integrity. Among her many designations and awards, Peggy received the Realtor Emeritus status from the New Jersey Association of Realtors and was a recipient of the Distinguished Sales Award. Peggy was also an honorary member of the Board of Trustees of McCarter Theatre, member of the Board of Trustees of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, former chairman of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce, former member of the Board of Trustees of the Hun School of Princeton, and recipient of the prestigious Community Service Award.

All who knew Peggy will remember her for her kindness and graciousness. She had an amazing ability to make everyone feel welcome and part of her life. Peggy loved to travel and was able to realize that dream, having been to almost every corner of the world. More than anything though, Peggy loved her five children and 14 grandchildren. Their favorite memories include summers at the shore, new pajamas every Christmas and large family gatherings over the holidays. Her special name for her children and grandchildren was love bugs. She enjoyed walks, dancing, music, theater, and serving her community through volunteer work. Peggy was preceded in death by her first husband James J. Hughes Jr, and her second husband Thomas S. Fulmer, her parents, and her sister Mar y Kathr yn Murdoch (Molly). Survivors include her five children Margaret ( Gar y) Bender, James Hughes III, Susan Hughes, Mary Beth Tevebaugh ( Peter) and Katie Redmond (Aiden), and 14 beloved grandchildren. Survivors also include her sister Alice Murdoch Dagit (Charlie), two nephews (Chet and Murdoch), their wives, and four grand-nephews. A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 7, 2015 at 11 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo in Skillman, New Jersey. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Stuart Memorial Fund and given online at www. stuartschool.org/giving or mailed to Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred