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In Opinion Shruthi Deivasigamani questions the ‘Prince’ decision to publish the names of students in articles regarding their arrests, and Zeena Mubarak suggests that the Class of 2017 class council create more affordable class gear. PAGE 4

Today on Campus 6 p.m.: Jack Dorsey, founder of Square and Twitter, and Deb Dugan, CEO of (RED), will give a lecture on entrepreneurship and giving back to the community, hosted by the Princeton Entrepreneurship Club. McCosh 50.

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Sept. 24, 1979 The Pittsburgh alumni clubs of Harvard, Yale and Princeton were not open to women, who could only enter as guests of male alumni of the three schools.

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News & Notes Town council votes to ban fracking

The Princeton town council passed an ordinance banning fracking throughout the town at a council meeting on Monday. The ordinance, which was passed by a vote of 5-1, makes Princeton the first town in Mercer County and the second town in New Jersey to ban fracking, which critics say causes significant damage to the environment. Councilman Patrick Simon cast the sole vote against the ordinance, saying that it gives the impression that the town’s current laws regarding fracking are not strong enough. According to Princeton’s current laws, it is illegal to manufacture and drill for oil and gas within the town, but companies could apply for an exception to conduct fracking operations. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, makes use of water and chemicals being pumped into underground shale formations. The pumping fractures the rock and releases natural gas. A June 2012 U.S. Geological Survey identified up to 1.6 trillion cubic feet of gas in the South Newark basin. While fracking is not currently practiced in New Jersey, it is practiced in Pennsylvania. Mayor Liz Lempert said in July that allowing fracking could make the town vulnerable to drilling companies coming in and trying to access the available natural gas.

LOCAL NEWS

Professor offered deal in theft case

MASS INCARCERATION 101

By Chitra Marti staff writer

An operations research and financial engineering professor arrested for stealing lawn signs earlier this summer might have his charges dropped if he completes community service at Trenton Central High School, according to a deal proposed by the Princeton municipal prosecutor. John Mulvey, who is teaching ORF 311: Optimization under Uncertainty, ORF 435: Financial Risk Management and ORF 535: Financial Risk Management this semester, was charged with allegedly stealing 21 lawn signs that advertised Princeton Computer Repairs, Tutoring and Digital Services over the course of last year. Mulvey did not respond to a request for comment. Ted Horodynsky, owner of the company, alleged that Mulvey stole the signs in retaliation for a traffic incident in which Horodynsky may have cut off Mulvey near a stop sign. The signs were recovered and eventually returned to Horodynsky. Horodynsky previously provided police and prosecutors with self-made videotapes of Mulvey stealing the signs, which were used in his initial arrest. Mulvey briefly appeared in See PROFESSOR page 3

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Students for Prison Education & Reform (SPEAR) hosted a dinner, called Mass Incarceration 101, to inform students about issues regarding mass incarceration in the United States. At this moment, 2.3 million people are incarcerated, according to SPEAR. U N I V E R S I T Y A F FA I R S

Witherspoon Institute, Madison program take partisan funds

By Jacob Donnelly staff writer

The Witherspoon Institute — a conservative think tank based in Princeton that has many ties to the University — and a University-sponsored program for undergraduate students received substantial funding from the Koch brothersbacked DonorsTrust and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation in the year 2012, according to Internal Revenue Service records. The Institute’s ties to the University include

politics professor Robert George, who helped found the Institute in 2003 and who is currently a senior fellow there, as well as history professor Harold James and politics professor John Londregan, both of whom are also senior fellows. The Institute also has personnel ties to the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, a University-sponsored forum for undergraduates to discuss constitutional studies and political thought under the directorship of George. The source of these funds is an example of

how partisan foundations may support friendly institutions within academia — an area that is widely regarded as non-partisan or liberal depending on who you ask — which can in turn help amplify these groups’ views. In 2007, when the Charles Koch Foundation considered donating millions of dollars to Florida State University’s economics department in 2007, it came with the conditions that the curriculum must align with Koch’s libertarian philosophy; that the Koch Foundation would have See GRANTS page 2

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U. President urges support for expanded freshman class

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By Angela Wang associate news editor

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pher Eisgruber ’83 urged alumni to consider expanding the size of the incoming freshman class at an alumni event here on Tuesday eve-

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At a Philadelphia alumni event, University President Eisgruber ’83 discussed changes to the grade deflation and sexual assault policies.

ning. “I’m proud of all the students who we have, but I know we can do better and do more by taking more students,” he said. Eisgruber described a University education as a gift, asking “Can we give that gift to more students this year?” The idea of expanding the student body was first f loated at a meeting of the Council of the Princeton University community last September. The number of applications grows each year, he said, noting that with over 27,000 applicants per year, the University is turning away more than 92 percent of them. He called this a source of stress for applicants and added that the goal of increasing socioeconomic diversity could be addressed by accepting more qualified students on the whole. “One of the highest priorities for me going forward is to increase the socioeconomic diversity of our student body,” he said. This would include not only increasing the numSee PRESIDENT page 3

By Sharon Deng staff writer

When David Pupa wanted to write a fictional book whose main character attends the University, he was told that he would have to gain official approval before it could be published. In order to get the approval, Pupa submitted a rough draft of his manuscript and was granted preliminary approval two weeks later. He resubmitted the final draft of his book in May of this year. With few factual changes, the Office of Communications granted Pupa final approval and his debut thriller, “The Magician,” was published this July. The process started involuntarily when Pupa initially contacted the University in the summer of 2013 in order to request a tour of the campus. He said he hoped to gain a better understanding of the campus because a large portion of his book involves the University. “At a fairly young age [the lead character] was exposed to no love and a lot of problems,” Pupa explained. “He attends Princeton later on and when he attends Princ-

eton, it’s the first time that his mind is actually exposed to the brilliance.” This process highlights the little-known role that the Office of Communications plays in handling not only the image of the University in the media but also in the realm of literature. Not all books relating to Princeton have gone through an official approval process, though, and it remains unclear when the University may get involved in the pre-publication stages of a book and whether it has any censor powers after a text has been published. In April of this year, Danqi Shen ’11 published a book called Zi You De Lao Hu [Free Tigers] in mainland China. For the book, Shen compiled personal interviews and archival research she conducted about Princeton alumni. “No one at Princeton reached out to me saying that I couldn’t publish a book on Princeton, so I did it,” Shen said. “I’m not aware of any special process.” W. Barksdale Maynard ’88, a lecturer at the School of Architecture and a writer at See FICTION page 3

BEYOND THE BUBBLE

President of European Council advocates for coordination, solidarity in EU By Paul Phillips staff writer

Europe faces the dual challenge of remaining credible while ensuring its own stability, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy said at a panel discussion Tuesday.

The panel, in addition to Van Rompuy, consisted of Renée Haferkamp, former director general of the European Commission; Peter Hall, a professor of European studies at Harvard; and Andrew Moravcsik, director of the European Union Program at the University. Van Rompuy advocated for

more coordination and solidarity between the various constituent members of the European Union while maintaining that each country is ultimately responsible for its own wellbeing. When asked if the European Union countries which are better off should make fiscal trans-

fers to weaker countries, Van Rompuy said that they should. However, he added that each country is responsible for the reformation of its own economy. He cited Germany as an example of these ideas, noting that while Germany had an unemployment rate equal to that

of France before the financial crisis, its employment rate is now about half that of France. He added that Germany and its politicians, such as Chancellor Angela Merkel, keep themselves well-informed of European politics as a whole. “Europe is still in the hearts See EUROPE page 3

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at least control over which faculty was hired; and that the department chairman stay for at least two threeyear terms, even though he had told his wife he would only serve one term, the Center for Public Integrity revealed this month. There is no evidence that donations to the Institute or to the University came with strings. In total, the Witherspoon Institute received $766,000 from conservative foundations in 2012, according to a Daily Princetonian review of records compiled by Citizen Audit, a website that aggregates nonprofit’s funding information. The James Madison Program also received $530,000 in funds from conservative foundations — including the Bradley Foundation and DonorsTrust — which were funneled through the University. Both institutions are educational nonprofits whose donors can receive tax-deductible donations. While donations to think tanks and universities are usually not disclosed to the public, donations between nonprofits must be disclosed on the giver’s end only, meaning the data exists but can be hard to string together. Groups identified as conservative in this article are: The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, DonorsTrust, the related Donors Capital Fund, the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Neal and Jane Freeman Foundation, the Scaife Foundations, the William H. Donner Foundation, the Joyce and Donald Rumsfeld Foundation, the Stuart Family Foundation, the Earhart Foundation, the Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation, the William E. Simon Foundation and the Randolph Foundation. Despite the links to the University, the Witherspoon Institute is an independent think tank and takes care to indicate that, said Luis Tellez, the Institute’s president, who was in the past involved with the James Madison Program. Major print publications of the Witherspoon Institute in the past few years include “The Social Costs

of Pornography” and “Embryo: A Defense of Human Life.” Current programs of the Institute, which seek to address philosophical and practical questions relating to their topics, include “Science and Ethics,” “Family, Marriage, and Democracy” and “Political Thought and Constitutional Government.” The Bradley Foundation In 2012, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation — which had assets of about $630 million in 2013 — provided $180,000 in grants to the Witherspoon Institute to support the Bradley Graduate and PostGraduate Fellowship Program, the Islam and Religious Freedom Media project and to support general operations and a public education project. The Bradley Foundation is known for establishing professorships and undergraduate and graduate programs at at least 27 prestigious colleges and universities throughout the country, as well as lending funding to the conservative intellectual Charles Murray, author of “The Bell Curve,” which examines the link between intelligence, race and class. The University itself received a $65,000 grant from the Bradley Foundation in 2012 in order to support the James Madison Program and two separate $12,500 grants, both to support the Bradley Graduate and Post-Graduate Fellowship Program in the Wilson School. Despite receiving donations from the same foundation in the same year, Tellez said there are no formal links between the Witherspoon Institute and these programs. In the same year, the Bradley Foundation also provided a $25,000 grant to the National Organization for Marriage, which is currently litigating to save a law banning samesex marriage in Oregon. The Witherspoon Institute provided $695,000 in 2011 for a study by University of Texas sociologist Mark Regenerus which concluded that children in same-sex households were more likely to experience negative education, mental health and other outcomes. The results of the study were widely disputed by the American Medical Association,

American Academy of Pediatrics and American Sociological Association, noting that the number of same-sex couples participating in the study was statistically small. While the Witherspoon Institute assumed responsibility for the funding of the study, it also invited several pro- and anti-same sex marriage groups to participate in the funding, Tellez explained, adding that the Bradley Foundation was the only group to respond to the Witherspoon Institute’s appeal. A link to a website discussing the findings of the study is currently included in the Institute’s home page. Additionally, according to a 2013 study by Drexel University environmental sociologist Robert Brulle, the Bradley Foundation was the third largest funding source of the “U.S. climate change countermovement” between 2003 and 2010, spending $29.5 million to dispute the hypothesis of man-made climate change and related issues. The Bradley Foundation supports professorships and research programs at universities across the country, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which found that it donated nearly $38 million for this purpose in the period 2001-09. The Bradley Foundation could not be reached for comment for this article. DonorsTrust DonorsTrust, a nonprofit organization that is backed by the Koch brothers, issued grants totaling $125,000 to the Witherspoon Institute in 2012 for “Jennifer Bryson’s work on Islam and civil society.” Bryson headed the Islam and Civil Society Project at the Witherspoon Institute. Charles and David Koch are best known for another political advocacy nonprofit, Americans for Prosperity, which spent $122 million in the 2012 election cycle, most notably on advertisements to defeat U.S. President Barack Obama and a number of Democrats in Congress. According to a 2011 report by the Center for American Progress, titled “Fear Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in the U.S.,” the three largest organizations that have donated to allegedly Islamophobic causes are the Donors

Grants to Princeton area non-profit organizations Grant

Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation

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Capital Fund, which is related to DonorsTrust, at over $20 million; the Richard Scaife foundations at nearly $7.9 million; and the Bradley Foundation at nearly $5.4 million. Daniel Pipes of the Middle East Forum, which has received funds from both the Bradley Foundation and the Donors Capital Fund, has said, “All immigrants bring exotic customs and attitudes, but Muslim customs are more troublesome than most.” Princeton University also received $50,000 for the James Madison Program from DonorsTrust in 2012. Unlike the Bradley Foundation, which is a charitable family trust, DonorsTrust is a “donor-advised fund,” meaning donors don’t have the final say over how their money is spent, but they can make recommendations and receive a larger tax write-off than if they had donated their money through a family foundation. DonorsTrust promises its donors that, even if they die or are incapacitated, their heirs can’t donate their money to causes that DonorsTrust deems unacceptable, such as some liberal causes. The Tides Foundation is a similar donor-advised fund for liberal issues. By 2010, DonorsTrust had distributed $118 million to groups “which have a record of denying the existence of a human factor in climate change, or opposing environmental regulations,” according to The Guardian newspaper. The webpage for the Donor-

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Princeton University

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National Organization for Marriage

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Princeton University

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National Organization for Marriage

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sTrust’s VERITAS Fund says that its “lodestar is Professor Robert George’s James Madison Program in American Ideals … In its inaugural year, the VERITAS Fund raised and largely committed $2,500,000 to seeding centers on the campuses of [various universities] … VERITAS sees itself as an angel investor in these programs.” According to the Center for Public Integrity, DonorsTrust had as its largest donor in 2010 the Knowledge and Progress Fund, whose chairman is billionaire industrialist Charles Koch. DonorsTrust also receives money from organizations other than Kochsponsored ones, including the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. The Bradley Foundation contributed $656,565 to DonorsTrust in 2012 to support the Bradley Gifted Education Fund; $250,000 to support the Colorado Freedom Project, which helps to elect Republicans to Congress in Colorado; and $100,000 to support the Project on Fair Representation, which litigates to “challenge government distinctions and preferences made on the basis of race and ethnicity.” The Princeton-based National Organization for Marriage has also benefited from DonorsTrust’s funding. DonorsTrust gave $50,500 to NOM’s Education Fund in 2012. George is the chairman emeritus of NOM. The Bradley Foundation also sponsored 51 out of 109 expensespaid conferences for federal judges

identified by the Center for Public Integrity between 2008 and 2012, and DonorsTrust gave George Mason’s Law & Economics Center, which hosts some of such conferences, almost $450,000 in 2010. The Center for Public Integrity allegedly identified “instances where judges who attended seminars underwritten by certain firms and trade groups later issued rulings in the funders’ favor.” Other frequent sponsors included ExxonMobil, Shell Oil, Pfizer, and State Farm. DonorsTrust was not available for comment for this article as of press time. Other support Other organizations from which the Witherspoon Institute received funding in 2012 include the Joyce and Donald Rumsfeld Organization ($21,000); the Earhart Foundation ($40,000); the Randolph Foundation ($100,000); and the William E. Simon Foundation ($300,000). The Earhart Foundation funded anti-affirmative action campaigns at major universities in the early 2000s and is a supporter of the George C. Marshall Institute, which has disputed the scientific consensus on climate change. The Randolph Foundation contributed over $1.3 million in funding to DonorsTrust and the Donors Capital Fund between 2002 and 2012. James Piereson, president of the William E. Simon Foundation, is also vice chairman of DonorsTrust.

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and minds of Germany,” Van Rompuy said. He also noted that one advantage to fiscal crises is that they tend to induce further communication and unity among the various members of the European Union. His successor, he said, will face the difficult task of trying to coordinate this cooperation during a period when it will come about less naturally. Van Rompuy explained that Europe is very much affected by wars and acts of extremism that are going on in Africa and the Middle East, noting as an example that extremists are related to drug trafficking that starts in South America and moves north before going through Europe. He added that the issue is not the religion of Islam itself

but the perversion of it that is an issue. “It is not a fight of the West against Islam but a clash of civilization against barbarism,” he said. “I see it more like that.” The European Union also faces a structural economic problem, Van Rompuy said, explaining that an aging population and a growing lack of competitiveness are part of what’s causing the problem. When asked about the ongoing discussions between Russia and Ukraine, Van Rompuy said that economic sanctions are the best way to bring Russia to the discussion table, as Ukraine does not have a large standing army. He added that Ukraine’s aim is not to hurt Russia but to ensure its own success as a nation. “Our aim is to have a more free, open, democratic and prosperous Ukraine having good relations with Russia,” he ex-

plained. He added that while other European countries have let go of the grandeur they had when they were worldwide colonial powers, Russia still continues to harbor ambitions toward the power it had when it was still the Soviet Union and controlled several satellite states. Any attempt at destabilizing Ukraine, he said, is unacceptable. “They need to learn that there is a new world and a new Russia,” he said. Van Rompuy assumed his office as President of the European Council in 2009. Before then he served as the prime minister of Belgium before leaving to join the European Council. He began his political career in 1973 and is a member of Belgium’s Flemish Christian Democratic Party. The panel discussion took place at 4:30 p.m. in Dodds Auditorium and was entitled “Europe: Continent in Crisis?”

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Princeton Municipal Court on Monday, The Princeton Packet reported. During this time, some of the details of the potential deal were discussed by municipal prosecutor Reed Gusciora. “We’re trying to work out a resolution where the matter would be resolved through a community service obligation,” Gusciora said outside the courtroom. Mulvey would not have to plead guilty to stealing the signs. Instead, he would complete a yet-to-be-determined number of hours of community service at the school. The municipal prosecutor proposed 100 hours of service, but he said the high school would be consulted. “We’re sticking to our guns

on 100 hours,” Gusciora said. “We all agree that’s time-consuming, but that’s also a lesson learned.” Because the total value of the signs was greater than $400, the case was moved to Trenton Superior Court. However, the

“This would be a lesson well learned by the professor.” Reed Gusciora

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Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office reviewed the case and subsequently downgraded it back to Princeton Municipal Court. “This would be a lesson well learned by the professor and at

the same time be able to help some good kids in Trenton Central High School,” Gusciora said. Mulvey had previously argued that the signs were in the public right of way, rather than private property. Horodynsky claims he had permission from the homeowners, but Gusciora said that “by a technicality, they were so close to the road, they were in the public right of way.” Gusciora said a trial might become preoccupied with whether or not the signs were placed within six feet of the roadway, the standard for public right of way. When Horodynksy was asked by Gusciora about the terms of the deal, Horodynksy said he was comfortable with the terms as he believes Mulvey had been “humiliated” enough by news reports of the incident. Mulvey is expected to be back in court on Oct. 6.

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ber of Pell Grant-eligible students but also those in the middle class who do not necessarily meet the cutoff for federal grants. Although students who come from less privileged backgrounds may have a harder transition, research shows their chances of success will be higher at an elite institution such as the University than anywhere else, Eisgruber said. Eisgruber opened up the evening’s discussion by explaining and advocating for the recommended changes to the grading policy, joking that even in locations as far as Seoul, the first question he is asked at town halls is regarding the grading policy. “I think it’s a good report,

and I do hope the faculty approves it,” he said. He also mentioned that the recent changes to policy regarding sexual assault now put the University in compliance with the Office of Civil Rights’ interpretation of the Title IX code. “The only acceptable number of sexual assaults on the college campus is zero,” he said. Alumni, he said, should continue to support not only the University, but also state institutions that are now under the strain of coinciding budget cuts and rising costs. “All of us who are Princeton alumni, who care about higher education and care about faculty at Princeton, ought to be caring as well about the faculty at these great state f lagship institutions,” Eisgruber explained. When asked about the

most surprising aspect of becoming University President, Eisgruber remarked that his increased visibility was unexpected. “Students are suddenly coming up to me and asking to take selfies with me, sometimes without even introducing themselves,” he said jokingly. Eisgruber closed the town hall by laying out his mission for the upcoming years: a focus on service, access — which encompasses diversity — and excellence in resources and teaching. The discussion was moderated by Mark Bernstein ’83, who writes for the Princeton Alumni Weekly. The event was hosted by the Princeton Club of Philadelphia and held in the National Constitution Center. The event had a record attendance of over 500 alumni and family members.

News & Notes Harvard endowment grows to $36.4 billion Harvard’s endowment grew to $36.4 billion in the 2014 fiscal year with a return of 15.4 percent, the Harvard Crimson reported. This endowment is just below the institution’s peak in endowment in June 2008 before it lost nearly $11 billion in the global financial crisis. Harvard’s return for the 2014

fiscal year is higher than the return of 11.3 percent it got during the 2013 fiscal year. The 2014 fiscal year marked the fifth consecutive year in which Harvard exceeded the benchmark it created for itself. However, it only exceeded the benchmark by 0.8 percent, the lowest margin by which a benchmark has been exceeded. Even with these remarkable gains Harvard continues to

trail behind some of its peer institutions in growth. While most of Harvard’s peer institutions have yet to release their returns for 2014, three peer institutions have exceeded Harvard by more than 2 percentage points. MIT and Dartmouth both grew by 19.2 percent and the University of Pennsylvania by 17.5 percent. Princeton has yet to announce its returns for the year.

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Princeton Alumni Weekly, has published two books related to Princeton and hasn’t gone through any approval process. “I think what I have written is under that academic heading, and as such, one

has the freedom to criticize freely or otherwise you’d be censored by the University,” Maynard said. According to University spokesperson Martin Mbugua, the Office of Communications receives requests for a variety of projects, including use of the University’s name in a book or film, or to film on campus. He ex-

plained that films such as “A Beautiful Mind” and “Admission,” which are commonly associated with the University, have had to gone through an approval process. “Every instance that comes to the University’s attention is considered on a case by case basis,” Mbugua said.

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Princeton should provide broader financial aid

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Having a truly socioeconomically diverse intellectual community, which includes students from this middle group, improves the learning environment. same rhetoric. And while the statistics suggest it is true that Princeton covers 100 percent of the costs it deems as “needed,” this does not match what all families consider as their need. For many families, the University’s definition of demonstrated need differs from their perceived actual need, causing students to be forced to give up Princeton as an option. These families in the middle might beg to differ regarding Princeton’s affordability. Many students must have a serious family discussion about finances and determine which school to attend based on the varying aid packages universities offer. Some decide to struggle and make it work at a school with a less generous package, but every year, I see students from my high school turn down schools like Princeton to go to our state university on a full ride or other substantial scholarship. And I highly doubt this is an isolated case. The recent U.S. News & World Report rankings said that of their top-ranking 25 universities, Princeton is 22 in economic diversity. While the criteria of these rankings aren’t always ideal, it does suggest a troubling reality. Further, there are current Princeton students from families in the middle who are facing financial hardship while here. Of course, while the system isn’t perfect, financial aid has come a long way. With a no loan policy, early action that allows students to apply to these schools without worrying that they will be committed to a school they cannot afford to attend and study abroad covered, Princeton’s aid package certainly is a godsend to many students. In fact, according to Princeton’s own statistics, approximately 60 percent of Princeton students get some amount of aid, and the average annual package is around $41,450. The problem is, they can do more, much more. Not all schools can afford to cover more student expenses, In fact, most don’t have large enough per student endowments. But Princeton can afford to provide greater aid to families in the middle, and should. A study by The Washington Monthly suggests that Princeton, along with Harvard, Yale, Stanford and possibly others, can essentially afford to grant free tuition. Currently, Harvard appears to be doing a better job of providing financial aid than Princeton is, although according to this math, both could do more. All schools that can do more, should. I am not suggesting that schools with such substantial endowments should be completely free for everyone, as there are other beneficial uses for each university’s money. However, these private, nonprofit universities should no longer just be for the privileged elite who can pay or students from lower-income families. Having a truly socioeconomically diverse intellectual community, which includes students from this middle group, improves the learning environment, as students can learn from each other’s experiences. The best way to guarantee that price is not a prohibitive factor when students are selecting colleges is for more financial aid to be available to the whole range of the country’s middle class. Individuals should have a right to higher education, and if avoidable, finances should not affect the decision of which universities students choose to attend. It is only fair that anyone who gets into an elite school with a substantial endowment actually has the freedom to make a decision. Marni Morse is a sophomore from Washington, D.C. She can be reached at mlmorse@princeton.edu.

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rinceton IS affordable.” “For more than three decades, we’ve considered students for admission to Princeton without concern over their families’ ability to pay — and offered aid to cover 100 percent of each admitted student’s need.” “We … meet 100 percent of each admitted student’s financial need with generous aid packages.” These are just a few examples of how the University brags about its financial aid packages on its financial aid website. Princeton’s peer institutions all spew the

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n Sept. 10, The Daily Princetonian published a news article, “Student charged with drug possession at Princeton Stadium,” about an undergraduate student who was arrested by the University’s Department of Public Safety for allegedly being in possession of marijuana and psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, at the Princeton Stadium. The article clearly stated both the student’s full name and class year and reignited an age-old debate about whether the ‘Prince’ should publish the names of students in articles regarding their arrests, particularly when they have only been charged, and the case has not yet been adjudicated. One thing that should be noted: The ‘Prince’ technically has the right to publish the student’s name. The name is public record and is available to anyone actively seeking out the information. That being said, just because a news outlet can do something, doesn’t mean it should. Arrests can be a matter of campus safety — if something happens that directly concerns the well-being of other students, it would be wise to make sure everyone is informed. The most important feature of the particular crime at hand was how passive it was. The student arrested was

allegedly under the inf luence of marijuana and allegedly was carrying marijuana, psilocybin and drug paraphernalia. There is no mention in the article that he was hurting anyone, nor that he was causing any sort of disturbance. He wasn’t a danger to others. The ‘Prince,’ therefore, had no good reason to publish his name other than because it was juicy gossip. But that’s not the role of the newspaper. It isn’t supposed to be a seedy tabloid, pointing fingers and airing dirty laundry. It’s even harder to justify the actions undertaken by the ‘Prince’ when we consider how selectively the supposed policy — that of reporting the names of students arrested — is applied. The Princeton Police Department, a separate police force from Public Safety, arrests students for underage possession of liquor and use of fake IDs frequently as well. This, too, is information made public, easily accessible on The Princeton Packet’s regular reporting of the police blotter. The fact that underage drinking is more common on campus doesn’t make it any less illegal than possession of marijuana, but the ‘Prince’ doesn’t call these individuals out for breaking the law. If there were actually a consistently implemented policy of naming every student who is arrested, there would be an article every two weeks about the latest sophomore busted leaving the liquor store with a handle of vodka. Princeton is a school, like

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most, filled with ambitious students who undoubtedly want to do important things with their lives. The thing is, the arrest wasn’t just reported on unnecessarily; it was reported on prematurely. The case could easily be thrown out for any number of reasons between arrest and conviction. Furthermore, even if it is legitimate, if the student is a first-time offender, it’s likely that he will be eligible to have his record expunged after six months. At that point, the only evidence that will remain on the Internet is a college newspaper article written the night that the arrest happened. Potential hires don’t need to disclose the contents of criminal records that have been expunged, but a rudimentary Google search would probably bring this article up. By publishing an article with a name, the ‘Prince’ is overriding something that the law deemed irrelevant. There is no added benefit of including the name of a student arrested for a passive crime. It highlights a sporadically applied policy and reduces the campus newspaper into a gossip column. In the future, more consideration should be given to the function of the ‘Prince.’ We aren’t Big Brother. We aren’t Perez Hilton. It isn’t the paper’s responsibility or duty to shame a student for something that affects no one but himself. Shruthi Deivasigamani is a molecular biology major from Cresskill, N.J. She can be reached at shruthid@princeton.edu.

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Zeena Mubarak columnist

This past week, all members of the Class of 2017 received an email from the class council telling us about this year’s class gear. The chosen product? Traditional sweaters from Hillf lint, the same company that sold sweaters to Princeton students in the early 20th century. To be very blunt, the product is expensive, traditional sweaters from Hillf lint. The decision to sell these sweaters as class gear is classist and exclusionary. The class council has two price options: $75 or $55, depending on the material you select. Our school has a student population where 60 percent of students are on financial aid. These prices are bound to be unaffordable for some students. The purpose of class gear is to build spirit and unity among members of the class. What does it say when some students are completely shut out of this experience with no way to get in? In its email, the council presents the idea of the sweaters as part of a tradition that stretches back to the early 20th century, a tradition that we can now bring

On Hillflint back. I would argue that we should actually be striving to reject the traditions represented by such a sweater. These traditions are a part of an earlier Princeton, one run only for and by men from wealthy families. Of course, it is impossible for one sweater to completely undermine years of progress in the direction of equality, but it does promote a lingering sense of elitism that we should instead be trying to combat. A common perception of the University is that it is unwelcoming to people from underprivileged backgrounds. Offering an expensive sweater as a token of belonging in the class does nothing to dispel that notion. It is not the norm for class gear to be so expensive. For example, last year’s Class of 2017 class gear was a sweatshirt that cost only $20. This represents a larger spirit of inclusivity on the part of the University, as the lower price is less of an insurmountable boundary for students from lower-income backgrounds. Even in last year’s scenario though, the most inclusive path would be to subsidize for students on financial aid. However, this

year’s ratcheting up of the price makes the need for action more immediate. With the price hike, the sweater has become more inaccessible. That is, more students are now excluded from class spirit. Something needs to be done about this. There are so many different paths the class council could have taken in order to be more inclusive. First of all, there could have been a reduced cost for students on financial aid. This is a tactic used to ensure that people can join in on other Princeton bonding experiences, such as Outdoor Action. Even the expensive eating clubs are subsidized for students on financial aid. Of course this would come at a financial cost to the University, or perhaps even to the council’s budget, but if the sweaters are important as a Princeton tradition, then it would be worth it. It would, in any case, be better than shutting out people whose families have lower incomes. Another option would be to create a partnership with Hillf lint similar to how the University Store has a partnership with brands like Brooks Brothers and Ralph Lauren.

Or, independently of that, the council could design and offer affordable class gear, as it has in years past. This would allow people who have the means and desire to purchase the sweater, without excluding others. My intention is not to criticize students who have ordered the sweater or to decry the existence of luxury goods in general. It is a fact in this world that if you have a higher income, you can afford to buy more expensive things. However, that does not make it acceptable for luxury goods to be promoted at Princeton as a symbol of belonging to the class. The end result is making people with lower incomes feel unwelcome at their own school. It is extremely privileged to assume that everyone can afford such an item and, in the context of spirit wear, that is very important. It is imperative to create an atmosphere of equality and inclusion here at Princeton. These sweaters are representative of the fact that, unfortunately, this is not always the case. Zeena Mubarak is a sophomore from Fairfax, Va. She can be reached at zmubarak@princeton.edu.

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ademic institution was something I was blessed to fall into. What did you think they saw in you, especially as a recruit? I guess my athleticism. They had me do some different drills, like linebacker drills, to test how I could move and get around. I think that intrigued them a little bit. Who was your favorite player growing up? I was a Peyton Manning fan, considering that he played at Tennessee. Why do you wear number four? That’s really just the number they gave me. I do know that it was a good number to have passed down. The quarterback who wore it before me was Jeff Terrell ’07. He won the Bushnell Cup, and Princeton won the Ivy League while he was here. He went on to the NFL for a little bit. I think he’s a good guy to follow. Do you find that the Bushnell Cup is big enough? (Laughs) Yeah, it’s a pretty big trophy. Have you ever heard any comparisons made between you and another scrappy lefty signal caller who was also number four and went by the name Tim Tebow? Yeah, I’ve definitely heard some comparisons, based on the style we play: running and throwing. But I also look up to him in how he was religious and how he carried himself on and off the field. What’s your favorite thing when not playing, practicing for or studying for football? It’s kind of a boring answer but just hanging out with friends. I’ve had a couple of

great roommates and rooming situations these past few years. So it could be just watching a funny TV show or going out to the Street together. Which freshmen would you say have made the biggest impact so far? I would probably say [defensive lineman] Kurt Holuba. He’s either starting right now or getting significant playing time. He had a couple tackles for us. And [linebacker] Joe Percival, too. Your center Joe Goss graduated with the Class of 2014. Could you describe the fairly intimate relationship a quarterback has with his center? Joe was one of the guys I’ve been closest with. A very intense, play-hard type of guy. He was someone I could always turn to to get the team and offensive line going. Which player on the team has the best swag? I’d say probably [junior running back] DiAndre Atwater. But he also takes the most pride in it, so I almost don’t want to say him. He takes the cake in that one. Worst swag on the team? Someone who always jokes about not having any but really could care less is [senior linebacker] Mike Zeuli. We always joke around that he doesn’t have any. But that’s kind of his swagger, to not have any swagger. Do you have any comments on the lyrical stylings of Weston Gates aka [former Sprint football player] John Wolfe ’14? Definitely pretty aggressive. Real funny though. I actually got to know Wolfe pretty well this past year. I think he mentioned me in one of his songs, which made me feel kind of famous. Definitely aggressive. How long did you cry in solitude after the graduation

of [wide receiver] Roman Wilson ’14? A lot. I’d say hours. Roman was a tough guy to lose, in terms of his big play ability. Against Harvard alone, he was always there for a clutch play or a big down. He’s definitely missed this year, as a player and a person. It’s not that other guys can’t step up and fill his role. But a lot of crying. Could you describe your feelings toward Harvard University, especially its football program? Oh man. My feelings toward them are not the warmest. I won’t go into it too deep but mainly because I went to their camp as a recruit. It did not go the best. I think I was called by the wrong name the whole camp and ended up leaving early. To say that Harvard was top of the list of teams I wanted to beat when I came into college would be very accurate. Do you have any pregame superstitions? Mine is to listen to worship music to sort of calm myself. If I get too amped up, it’s almost detrimental to me. There are some funny ones that I’ve gotten tied into by rooming with Connor Michelsen. We’ve ended up rooming together the past two and a half years. Whoever opens the hotel door first will have to keep opening the door first while we’re on a win streak. And it’s the same thing for whoever sleeps closest to the window. What’s the funniest/most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you on a football field? In high school, I scored a touchdown and went to turn to do a celebration. As I turned, I wiped out in a huge mud puddle — it had rained. Right in front of the student section. How intense was the level of competition in last year’s Powder Puff football game?

It was very intense. There was almost a fight between the coaches, led mainly by DiAndre. We had had a couple practices before to get ready. I was on Pi Phi. There were some mixed feelings toward the coaches afterward due to the allocation of playing time. It was flag, but there were some tackles and hits. How excited were you to be listed on NFL.com’s “14 for ’14″ top small-college prospects? I was excited. But you can’t take those things too seriously. Being in the NFL would be a dream come true, so it was humbling to see my name on a board with some talented guys. But that honor comes with what we did as a team last year. We were able to win some games, so attention comes with that. So I like to put that kind of stuff in the background and let

time take care of that. What has been your proudest moment as a Tiger? I would have to say winning the Ivy League championship last year. After winning the Yale game, it was a great team moment, knowing everything we’d gone through. Individually, second to that, probably the Harvard games from the last two games. Those were some pretty special wins. To wrap it up, here’s the classic On-Tap question: If each of your fingers were a tap, what drinks would they dispense? We’ll go with … chocolate milk. I’m a big chocolate milk fan. And sweet tea. That’s not up here very much. Gatorade, purple or blue. I guess water, but that’s pretty boring. And an Arnold Palmer. We could throw that on there.

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On Tap with ... Quinn Epperly By Andrew Steele sports editor

During a championship effort in 2013, senior quarterback Quinn Epperly became the third Princeton quarterback to win the Bushnell Cup as Ivy League Player of the Year. Recently, the ‘Prince’ had the opportunity to sit down with the man himself to discuss sweet tea, superstitions and the allimportant concept of “swag.”

Where are you from, and what’s the best part about living there? I’m from Knoxville, Tenn. Best part about living there is … I’d have to go with University of Tennessee football. It’s a huge deal down there. It’s really fun to be around. Are people from the South markedly nicer than people from the North?

I think a little bit. There’s definitely a few more “hellos” when you walk by and generally more smiles passing by people you don’t know. What led you to come and play at Princeton? Really, they were the ones who recruited me the most and the ones who wanted me to come here and play. And the fact that it was such a good acSee ON TAP page 5

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Ruggers take down visiting Columbia in Ivy opener By Tom Pham staff writer

tinued his spectacular tryscoring form as he bulldozed through the Columbia defense after quickly taking a penalty. Princeton and Columbia then traded tries to keep the game tied at 14-14. Just before the break, Rice pierced through the Columbia defense with some agility and determination before picking out sophomore Mohamed Shalan for an easy try. Senior captain Will Hicks once again converted the try, again proving that he is one of the best kickers in the Ivy League. This late score allowed Princeton to enter the break with a 21-17 lead. Princeton once again failed to start the half with the

requisite drive and allowed Columbia to dominate possession. However, the Tigers defended stoutly, and the Lions could not break through to score a try. A Hicks penalty allowed the Orange and Black to extend its advantage. Just as in the Millersville game, injuries started to pile up for the team, with junior Jimmy Sarbanes picking up a nasty injury that may leave him sidelined for a few weeks. This injury seemed to be the turning point in the game, as Columbia stormed back with two very quick tries in the span of five minutes. Taking advantage of Princeton’s lackadaisical defending and tired tackling, Columbia

quickly broke through twice to reclaim the lead and extend its advantage to 29-24. However, the Lions’ kicker struck the post and missed a crucial conversion, which would have extended the lead to a converted try. With only 10 minutes left in the game, a seemingly down-and-out Princeton side needed to respond strongly if it was to win the game. And respond it did. With time running out, the home side managed to snatch the victory from the visitors with a well-worked try to equalize. A challenging conversion from Hicks to push the score to 31-29 was met with loud cheers from both the crowd and the players. The players

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then added icing to the cake with a try just before time ran out to finalize an impressive 38-29 victory. Speaking after the game, Alami was delighted with the win, saying: “It was a hugely exciting game that at times looked like it could have gone either way. Our forward pack was hit hard with injuries, with four of the eight forwards not being able to complete the game. However, we dug really deep and managed to pull off a great win at the end.” This contest was truly an advertisement for the game and was an important victory for the Tigers as they opened their Ivy League campaign in an exciting fashion.

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After edging out a win against Millersville on the opening day of the season, Princeton continued its winning ways with an impressive performance against Ivy League rival Columbia and secured a 38-29 victory. Columbia came into the game brimming with confidence after its stunning 18-12 upset of Ivy League Champions Brown last weekend. The Lions were expected to provide a much sterner challenge than Millersville. Princeton’s task proved more difficult indeed with the news that captain Nick Martin was unable to recover

in time for the match after sustaining a knock against Millersville. Combined with junior Forrest Hull’s injury, the Tigers were missing two important players from the starting lineup but welcomed back junior Michael Rice to full starting duties after a cameo appearance last weekend. However, the Tigers started out fairly slowly and were promptly punished when they allowed Columbia to capitalize on some slack defending with a quick try only two minutes after the kickoff. The Tigers remained resilient in spite of this early score and responded right away with a try of their own when junior Ali Alami con-

Ivy League women’s volleyball action will kick off this upcoming Friday as Princeton travels to Penn and Yale to Brown. Based on early season performance and last year’s Ivy League table, here’s how the Ancient Eight stacks up.

Yale (4-5): The Bulldogs have stood on top of the league table for the past two seasons by fairly comfortable margins. 14-0 in 2012 and 13-1 in 2013, no team was able to consistently challenge the New Haven squad that managed to win 41 sets while losing only eight in last year’s campaign. Setter Kendall Polan, three-time Ivy League Player of the Year, graduated this past spring, but her former side retains plenty of talent with two returning first-team all-Ivy selections and two second-teamers.

Harvard (6-2): Middle blocker Caroline Walters was remarkable during this past week of competition, notching 3.11 kills per set and a .442 hitting percentage against local rivals Boston College and Northeastern University. For her efforts, she earned Sports Imports/ACVA National Player of the Week honors. In addition to Walters, an all-Ivy second-teamer last year, the Crimson returns three first-team All-Ivy League selections. Corinne Bain, 2013 Rookie of the Year, paced the league by some margin last season with .54 aces per set.

Princeton (5-5): Sophomore outside hitter Cara Mattaliano, a first-team All-Ivy selection last season, and junior right side Kendall Peterkin have provided consistently strong hitting for Princeton. The Tigers have struggled at times this season, but they have the talent to be competitive against a tough Ivy League schedule. Penn (3-7): It’s been a very puzzling start for the Quakers. Competition has been tough, including No. 1 Stanford and Duke — the Blue Devils were just outside the AVCA coaches’ top 25 poll. Five straight losses should raise some eyebrows. 2013 Defensive Player of the Year Dani Shepherd graduated with the Class of 2014, leaving a major deficit for Penn to fill.

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Dartmouth (8-2): The Big Green has been fairly impressive early. However, managing a 4-10 conference record last season, the New Hampshire side graduated its best talent in blocker Elisa Scudder. Outside hitter Paige Caridi returns from an All-Ivy Honorable Mention performance in 2013.

Brown (4-7): Outside hitter Thea Derrough earned first-team All-Ivy honors last season. Unfortunately for Bruno, Brown’s mascot, she has since graduated and left a substantial gap to be filled. The Bears dropped a 3-1 loss to New Hampshire, a side the Big Green managed to top by a score of 3-2. Outside hitter Maddie Lord, an All-Ivy second-teamer last year, returns for her final season.

Cornell (3-6): Outside hitter Brenna Wong ranked fourth among Ivy Leaguers in 2014 with a mark of 3.24 kills per set. Her team struggled down the stretch last season, dropping five of six to end the year. Two of the four conference wins last season came against the next team on our list.

Columbia (4-5): It’s rare for Columbia to stand out athletically in the Ivy League. Women’s volleyball isn’t much of an exception. The team finished tied for last place in 2013 with a 4-10 record with the worst set-win differential in the conference. From its last campaign, it returns only one All-Ivy selection: second-teamer Bailey Springer. Success in 2014 has mostly come in the form of 3-0 wins over markedly inferior opponents.

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