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BEYOND THE BUBBLE
Alumnus invokes Princeton’s informal motto, then sentenced to two months for Jan. 6 actions By Eden Teshome
Senior News Writer
WASHINGTON D.C. — Just two blocks from the U.S. Capitol Building, and nearly three years later, Larry Giberson ’23 was sentenced to two months of incarceration, six months of home detention, and $2000 in fines by D.C. District Court Judge Carl J. Nichols for his involvement in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Giberson was found at fault for helping to coordinate a “heave-ho” pushing effort in the Lower West Terrace “tunnel” entrance of the Capitol Building, ushering fellow rioters into the entryway, and contributing to the physical assault of Capitol police officers. In July, Giberson pleaded guilty to one count of civil disorder in a plea agreement negotiated with the Office of the U.S. Attorney. He was originally charged with six violations of U.S. Code. The remaining charges were waived at the sentencing hearing by
the government. In his sentencing memorandum, U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Rancourt recommended Giberson be sentenced to 11 months of incarceration, three years of supervised release, and $2000 in restitution for damages caused to the Capitol. According to Nichols, the sentence, while significantly shorter than the prosecutor’s recommendation, fits within the sentencing guidelines recommended by the U.S. government. On May 30, Giberson graduated from the University with an A.B. degree in Politics and certificates in French and Values and Public Life. As of now, Giberson still holds his diploma. After learning of Giberson’s sentence, the University declined to comment to The Daily Princetonian. Both the prosecution and defense made arguments for their case noting Giberson’s status as a Princeton student and graduate. Rancourt noted in his sentencing memo that Giberson “is a young man, See GIBERSON page 3
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U. AFFAIRS
Director of Accessibility and Disability Services retires after 17 years at U.
By Sofia Arora & Thomas Catalano News Contributors
Since its establishment in 2006, the Office of Disability Services (ODS) has expanded its scope to serve Princeton students with disabilities and to provide resources through the AccessAbility Center. Liz Erickson, the director of accessibility and disability services, retired last month after working in the Office of Disability Services for 17 years. The University is currently selecting a replacement for Erickson. In an email to The Daily Princetonian, University Spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss wrote, “The University is conducting a national search for a new director. A search committee composed of stakeholders across the campus will provide candidate feedback to the Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity, who serves as hiring manager.” While the University is in the final stages of this hiring process, former Assistant Director of Accessibility and Disability Services Asha Nambiar is serving as the current acting director, according to Erickson. Erickson’s retirement marks another moment of turnover for University administration. Admin-
istrators, including Dean of the College Jill Dolan, the Director of the Office of Sustainability Shana Weber, and the Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Students Thomas Dunne all announced their leave from the University in the past year. Erickson first came to the University in 2006 as a temporary employee from Johnson & Johnson Staffing Resources “on the first day that the Office of Disability Services was operational,” she wrote in a statement to the ‘Prince.’ She took a permanent position as an office coordinator soon after, recognizing “the value in serving students with disabilities at Princeton.” Erickson became director after advancing in the office for 10 years. According to Hotchkiss, the role of director for disability services “expanded significantly during Liz Erickson’s tenure, including through the creation of the AccessAbility Center.” The AccessAbility Center was founded in the spring of 2017 as a “student gathering space on campus designed for universal access and intended to foster conversation about ability, access, and difference,” according to the ODS website. Erickson wrote that she established the center after she “realized that students with disabilities did
not have a space or voice on campus, as other marginalized populations did.” She hoped to create a space where students could come together and learn about disability as a facet of diversity. According to Erickson, “The AccessAbility Center has been instrumental in educating our campus community and increasing awareness of disability.” The AccessAbility Center, located on the second floor of Frist Campus Center, is designed to accommodate differing abilities so that all Princeton students can feel welcome there. For example, there are multiple lighting options in the center to allow students with sensory sensitivities to choose the lighting that works best for them. Erickson also created the Allies for Access program in January 2023 to provide training for students and faculty interested in understanding disability and accessibility. ODS surveyed Princeton students with disabilities to see what they wanted other people on campus to know about disability, and Erickson’s team created a training module based on this information. The Allies for Access training program has been offered five times so far, and 130 people have completed it. See RETIRES page 2
Since I aired my criticisms, my plans to contribute to the U. community have gone awry Leonard Milberg
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The following is a guest contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Editor’s Note: In the process of publishing this piece, The Daily Princetonian took several steps to corroborate the facts the author alleges, including reviewing emails referenced in the piece. The ‘Prince’ was unable to independently verify the conversation between Milberg and Eisgruber or the specifics of the document Milberg alleges Eisgruber asked him to sign. The University declined to comment on the specifics of the conversation. University spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss stated the following in relation to Milberg’s account, “Princeton is grateful for Leonard Milberg’s generous support of the University over many years. The
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University takes steps to ensure that no donor interferes inappropriately in the conduct of University courses, exhibition, or research. As the University’s gift policies state: ‘Gifts to the University must respect the University’s fundamental commitment to academic freedom and the rigorous and independent pursuit of truth.’” Based on my experiences with President Christopher Eisgruber ’83, I was hardly surprised to read in a current edition of the Princeton Alumni Weekly (PAW) that Eisgruber prioritized his sacred belief in “freedom of speech” when explaining why he permitted a certain book to be assigned by a Princeton professor. According to media outlets and public figures, the book plays into antisemitic tropes, like those found in the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” (printed in the 1920s
PROSPECT
Bicker is not beyond saving by Guest Contributor David Smith
The Black Arts Company is Princeton ‘verified’ by Contributing Prospect Writer Brianna Melanie Suliguin
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SPORTS
Late field goal helps Dartmouth overcome Princeton in thrilling 23–21 Tigers loss by Associate Sports Editor Hayk Yengibaryan PAGE 16
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“While the training establishes the foundation, the program doesn’t stop there. Allies are charged with actively supporting people with disabilities and looking for opportunities to improve access on campus,” Erickson wrote. In an interview with the ‘Prince,’ AccessAbility Fellow Harper Chambers ’24 said that before Erickson’s development of programs like the AccessAbility Center, “ODS was a legally mandated office to ensure base level conditions for people with dis-
abilities. It wasn’t something that fully pushed for the kind of access and inclusion that people with disabilities on our campus truly deserve.” Chambers noted that Erickson was careful to train and mentor many people across Princeton — in ODS, the AccessAbility Center and administrators across campus — to ensure that her vast institutional knowledge of accessibility at Princeton endures beyond her retirement. For example, Erickson often collaborated with Michael Barnes, the inaugural director of Campus Accessibility, to ensure that accessibility is addressed across the administration
— not just by ODS. Erickson’s role at ODS often involved working directly with students. Chambers added that Erickson was one of his “biggest supporters and biggest advocates” as he went through the process of being formally diagnosed with autism. As an AccessAbility Fellow, Chambers was able to directly discuss his personal concerns about testing accommodations with Erickson, who directed him towards resources to obtain and pay for diagnostic evaluations. ODS was a source of information for Chambers to understand his diagnosis, exam
accommodations, and his relationship with disability. After Erickson retires, the new director of disability services will have to contend with new challenges posed by ongoing campus construction projects, as well as continue to assess the restrictions posed by older buildings on campus. Erickson wrote, “The University is currently doing an accessibility audit of internal building spaces to ascertain what improvements can be made and to enhance our digital wayfinding system with accessibility information.” Looking to the future, Erickson wrote, “I believe that we now have
in place an amazing team of administrators who will focus on continually improving access for people with disabilities. The continuation of programming through the AccessAbility Center will also have a tremendous impact on changing the campus culture by educating our community.” Sofia Arora is a News contributor for the ‘Prince.’ Thomas Catalano is a News contributor for the ‘Prince.’
STUDENT LIFE
Stuffed tiger rides a wave of scuffling Glee Club members and Harvard interlopers, loses a paw By Doris Lee & Hiba Samdani News Contributors
A performance by Princeton’s Glee Club was interrupted on Saturday, when a Harvard student impersonating a Princeton alum was dragged off the stage. The incident occurred at the “Football Concert,” an event that has been annually hosted by the two universities’ glee clubs for over a century. The program generally includes a set of standard songs, followed by a medley of the schools’ respective “fight songs.” This year, the performance fell the weekend after Princeton’s football victory against rival Harvard. Traditionally, the end of the concert is marked by an attempt by Harvard to
steal “Tiglet” — a stuffed animal tiger that rests atop the Princeton club’s piano. This is not the first year that the ritual tiger theft has gone awry. Emily Della Pietra ’24, a member of the Glee Club, mentioned that during a previous concert, “someone’s shoes went flying … and there was one [altercation] that resulted in blood on a tenor’s face.” Tiglet is also often targeted at the Yale-Princeton Football Concert, which will fall on Nov. 4 this year. According to Pietra, however, this year was the first that the stuffed animal incurred damages. During the concert, the conductor opened the floor for an alum to come on stage and sing along. Dressed in
a Princeton sweatshirt and scarf, the Harvard student passed as a Princeton alum and pretended to sing along on stage. “He came over and actually stood next to me. Then he said, ‘oh, Harvard is going to try to steal the tiger, we should hold it,’” Charlie Ambach ’26, another member of the Glee club, said. “He went over and he grabbed the tiger but I didn’t know he was an imposter yet. Once we started the song, I could tell he wasn’t actually singing anything and he wasn’t mouthing the right lyrics. So I put my arm around the tiger just in case and then I said to him, ‘Having fun with the lyrics, bud?’” A struggle ensued as the Harvard student seemingly attempted to run
off with the tiger. Ambach and fourthyear graduate student Josef Lawrence GS recalled grabbing hold of the tiger during the scuffle. “After we realized what the Harvard people were doing, I was able to just strong arm my way into being the guy in possession of it. Then I just held on for dear life. I kind of crouched over into turtle position to try to protect the tiger,” Lawrence said. Lawrence remembers hearing the tiger begin to rip, and reported letting go in an effort to prevent further damage. In a video capturing the conflict, Harvard students rushed the stage as student from both schools joined in tug of war with the tiger until the song ended. When Princeton students
finally secured possession of the tiger, the Harvard student impersonating the alum was dragged off the stage. The scuffle resulted in one of Tiglet’s paws being ripped off, but Harvard has since replaced the stuffed animal. “It’s always just kind of silly fun, right,” Lawrence said. “It kind of adds to the puzzle on the petty rivalry and it’s part of the tradition. In the end, you make [traditions] significant to the degree you choose to make them significant.” Doris Lee is a News contributors for the ‘Prince.’ Hiba Samdani is a News contibutor for the ‘Prince.’
ON CAMPUS
Princeton Slavery Project reaches ten-year anniversary, presents findings to New Jersey Reparations Council By Abby Leibowitz & Ethan Caldwell Staff News Writer & News Contributor
Ten years after the creation of the Princeton and Slavery Project, recent events affecting the University and the state of New Jersey have renewed conversations surrounding the project, with a focus on exploring new possible applications. At the New Jersey Reparations Council’s (NJRC) first virtual public hearing in late September, Isabela Morales GS ’19 presented the Princ-
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eton and Slavery Project. Morales has contributed over ten “stories” to the project. In an interview with the Daily Princetonian, Jean-Pierre Brutus, senior counsel at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice’s (NJISJ) Economic Justice Program and convener of the NJRC, explained the importance of exploring the history of slavery at academic institutions in the state. Brutus said that universities “owe [their] existence to the benefits of slavery” and therefore have a responsibility to produce reports, like the Princeton and Slavery Project, that can
influence public awareness. He added that New Jersey was often known as the “slave state of the north,” and that he hopes the council will dispel the “myth of Northern exceptionalism.” New Jersey was the last state in the north to abolish slavery. The NJISJ created the New Jersey Reparations Council earlier this year, which aims to serve as “the first-of-itskind commission to finally confront and repair New Jersey’s deep and often overlooked involvement in slavery and its lasting impact on the contemporary life of Black people in our state,” according to NJISJ’s website.
The Princeton and Slavery Project was founded in 2013 by professor Martha Sandweiss during an archival research seminar focused on the University’s historical relationship with slavery. Since then, the project has grown into a larger digital history project, overseen by Professor of History Tera Hunter, that includes stories and primary sources on the University’s history with slavery. Among other findings, the project’s research showed that the University’s first nine presidents were slave owners, including at least five who lived on campus in the Maclean House. The project’s website called the president’s house the “center of slavery at Princeton” between 1752 and 1822. While several peer institutions have introduced similar projects that document the history of slavery on their campuses, Princeton’s project is unique in that it continues to be led by faculty-initiated research. This looks different than at other universities, where such initiatives have been institutionally sanctioned, such as with Brown University’s Slavery and Justice Report. Hunter also noted that the project at Princeton is “completely accessible and open to the public.” In an interview with the ‘Prince,’ Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity Michele Minter discussed the steps the University is currently taking to “maintain a campus culture that is equitable and inclusive,” including developing partnerships with the Princeton University Preparatory Program and the
Princeton Alliance for Collaborative Research and Innovation, as well as “updat[ing] systems and structures that improve the equitable experience of our students and employees.” Minter said, “We continue to take steps to learn about and respond to that history through activities such as the dedication of Ikeda Arch and Laura Wooten Hall.” Ikeda Arch was named in honor of Princeton’s sole Japanese student during World War II, Kentaro Ikeda ’44. Laura Wooten Hall was dedicated to the longest-serving U.S. poll worker, who also worked as a Campus Dining staff member for over 27 years. Both dedications were made in October of last year. Expressing similar sentiments, Hunter discussed the possibility of expanding the project’s applications beyond research, saying “What do we do next now that we have this information?” As the project reaches its tenth birthday, Hunter pointed to current events such as the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action during the summer as indications of its continued relevance, reinforcing the importance of “understanding the history of how we got here.” Abby Leibowitz is a staff News writer for the ‘Prince.’ Ethan Caldwell is a News contributor for the ‘Prince.’
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Giberson: “As In the wake of major someone in the reorganization, PLASA service of the nation, and in the focuses on community and service of humanity, professional development I am sorry.” STUDENT LIFE
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but he is evidently capable of appreciating the implication of the January 6 attack on the Capitol and of his participation in that attack,” due to his receipt of a Politics degree. Giberson’s defense lawyer, Charles Burnham, instead argued that his graduation from Princeton is a mark of good character. “He went on to become the first member of his family to attend college, graduating from Princeton in 2023 with an A average,” Burnham explained in his sentencing memorandum. At his July plea agreement hearing, Giberson waived his right to trial-byjury, instead opting for a trial-by-judge. D.C. District Court Judge Carl J. Nichols made the sentencing decision. Fifteen members of Giberson’s family identified themselves in the audience, at Nichols’ request. Giberson’s mother — who drove to the Capitol the morning of Jan. 6 and attended Trump’s Ellipse rally with her son — sat in the front row, wiping tears from her eyes throughout the proceeding. In a character letter to the court, her long-term partner explained why Giberson decided to participate in the Capitol riots. “[T]he 2020 election period was very exciting for Larry because he understood the process and how things worked,” he wrote. “[It was] maybe similar to watching your favorite baseball team on a World Series run. You get caught up in the hype and excitement and you want to be at that winning game.” Burnham offered the same reasons for Giberson’s actions as those stated in
the letter, and argued for no period of incarceration on the basis of Giberson’s youth and otherwise clean record. While Nichols acknowledged Giberson’s good character and remorse, he concluded that his conduct of the day warranted harsher punishment than what was requested by Giberson’s defense. “The events of January 6 were unquestionably very serious,” Nichols told the court. Directing his attention to Giberson, Nichols also remarked, “you’re still a young man, and I’m sure that everyone in the courtroom hopes nothing like this happens again.” Before the sentence was issued, Giberson rose to address the court, and gave a tearful speech apologizing for his actions on Jan. 6. “I stand before you because of my contemptible and inexcusable behavior,” he began. “[T]he road to hell is paved with good intentions.” He also invoked Princeton’s informal motto: “[A]s someone in the service of the nation, and in the service of humanity, I am sorry.” Giberson declined to comment to the ‘Prince’ after the court proceedings concluded. Giberson will be summoned for a voluntary surrender to serve his two months of incarceration in the near future. Following his release from the penitentiary, he will serve six months of home detention with no additional period of supervised release. Burnham requested that Giberson’s incarceration be served close to his home in New Jersey. Eden Teshome is head Podcast editor and a senior News writer for the ‘Prince.’
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The Princeton Latin American Student Association (PLASA) recently went through a restructuring process that saw their board of 10 people transformed into a central team composed of 42 people. The change marks a period of transition for a community that makes up about 10 percent of Princeton’s student body. The Daily Princetonian spoke with the central team on the purpose of the restructuring, accomplishments so far this semester, problems facing the Latine community on campus, and the group’s goals heading into 2024. PLASA initially announced a proposal to alter the makeup of its executive team on Instagram in April following the election of new officers. Adriana Alvarado ’25 and Nely Abigail Serrano Rivas ’25 are now co-presidents, and Gustavo BlancoQuiroga ’25 serves as vice president. The proposal also triggered the creation of two new committees dealing with Professional Development and Alumni Outreach. With the creation of new committees, two co-chairs positions and four committee member positions were subsequently created for each committee. In total, PLASA has eight committees, with the remaining six including: Activism & Service, Communications, Community Events, Cross-Cultural Advocacy, Hermanitas, and Latine Identities Advocacy. PLASA’s central team told the ‘Prince’ that the main reason for the restructuring was to serve as a “response to our community’s feelings about belonging and participation.” Advocacy Chair Aaron Molina ’26 stated that he previously viewed PLASA as “an organization but not a community.” Now as an elected officer, along with the rest of the central team, Molina hopes to turn PLASA “into a bigger community.” The central team also hopes that by expanding, they are able to enter “different spaces.” Immersion in different spaces PLASA has taken steps towards furthering collaboration with different student organizations on campus, including by taking part in a cross-cultural dinner hosted by the Carl A. Fields Center in February. The dinner also included other student organizations such as the Princeton African Students Association (PASA), the Black Arts Company (BAC), and the Princeton Arab Society. In October, PLASA held a bandera march which was featured on Princeton’s Instagram account. The group also hosted a reception dinner for Latines at Princeton and a final celebration of Latine Heritage Month called La Placita Cultural.
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PLASA has collaborated with the Latino Medical Student Association, Más Flow Dance Company, Natives at Princeton, Princeton Caribbean Connection, Princeton Brazil Society, and Princeton J-Lats. Many of PLASA’s events have historically been related to Latine culture and history, but recently, in large part due to the group’s new Professional Development committee, PLASA put on a panel and held a networking session with investment management firm D.E. Shaw. The event focused on Finance and Technology and highlighted Latine experiences in STEM-related fields. Molina, in a message to the ‘Prince,’ said that the event meant a lot to him. As a prospective Economics major, he said that he doesn’t see many other Latines like himself in many of his STEM-related courses, specifically mentioning departments like Economics and Operations Research and Financial Engineering. Molina added that not seeing yourself represented can feel “isolating.” Through the D.E. Shaw session and similar future events, Molina hopes that Latines continue to remain motivated in their academics and know that their presence is valuable. This isolation “could contribute to [a] lack of motivation,” Molina said. “Thus, PLASA is trying to eliminate that idea and put ourselves out there.” Finding community Latines make up less than 10 percent of the student population on campus, according to the University’s second annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Report. The central team spoke further about imposter syndrome facing Latines, stating that one of the goals for the organization this year is “that PLASA members feel a sense of belonging at the large scale of the Princeton community.” “Trying to incorporate all the Latine identities [at] Princeton that sometimes are not encouraged to be recognized” is one issue the central team cites as a crucial one facing the Latine community.
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“PLASA aims to be able to be inclusive to all those identities and make Princeton that place that has not always been the most welcoming for minorities like us,” they added. PLASA’s calls for inclusivity and the addition of new voices comes at a time when the undergraduate student body population has increased — and it is set to expand even more in coming years. The central team did not state explicitly whether the influx in undergraduates was part of the reason for their restructuring, when asked by the ‘Prince.’ Looking to the future Although Latine Heritage Month has concluded, the PLASA team stated that “it is only the beginning of an exciting year as our community bonds grow.” The group is currently working on a Latine History Series, which will launch in the spring 2024 semester. Inside the organization, members of PLASA’s restructuring committee will soon be developing a new constitution for the group. “We want to lay a strong foundation for the next Latine student leaders that come after us,” the central team said, “so they too can feel empowered to use PLASA’s platform to unify students and advocate for student concerns across campus.” The organization is also focused on recognizing the distinct experiences of Latine students as they navigate a predominantly white institution on a daily basis. The central team asserted in their statement to the ‘Prince’ that they are willing to “work alongside the larger community of affinity groups” in order to ensure Latine identifying students feel at home at Princeton. “We are shifting away from a culture that feels like you have to ‘join’ PLASA to be part of the community towards one that feels like ‘you are’ part of PLASA as we greet each other around campus and can be in community events as much or as little as you’d like,” they added. Justus Wilhoit is an assistant News editor, a contributor of The Prospect, and an assistant Audience editor for the ‘Prince.’
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U. AFFAIRS
After calls for lighting, only three students attend campus lighting safety walk By Isabel Yip
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On Tuesday, Oct. 24, students and administrators embarked on the first of three lighting safety walks scheduled for this semester to assess the state of campus lighting. Organized by the Office of Environmental Health and Safety and the Department of Public Safety and announced via email by the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), the series of walks allows students the opportunity to have their “voice be heard about the future of lighting on campus.” Lighting safety walks follow an ongoing discussion surrounding campus safety since the passing of Misrach Ewunetie ’24 in the fall of 2022. Unlike the University’s decision to expand security camera installations, increased lighting on campus has generally received wide support from students.
In a USG meeting last March, Director of Campus Safety and Health Kelly States confirmed that safety walks are conducted annually to evaluate the condition of outdoor lighting on campus. These walks have historically focused on maintenance, however, and were restricted primarily to residential areas. At the time, students also expressed concern that walks were conducted too early in the day, and did not accurately replicate lighting conditions in the middle of the night. Despite this support, only three undergraduate students attended the first walk of this year’s planned series — USG President Stephen Daniels ’24, USG Architect John Raulston Graham ’24, and William Li ’27. The group walked through areas of campus east of Washington Road, with most residential buildings and some class buildings. The USG organized the event at night to more accurately rep-
licate dark conditions where lighting matters. The group, also including Kelly States, director of campus safety and health for the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), and Public Safety (PSAFE) officer Michael Michalski, focused on identifying dim, malfunctioning, or nonfunctional lights. Li also said that the group noticed a broken emergency blue light box, which immediately contacts PSAFE when pressed. According to an email from University spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss to the ‘Prince’, work orders have been submitted to Facilities for repair of the University-controlled lighting and the blue light above the phone. The group also identified two areas that may be candidates for additional lighting that will be brought back to the working group for assessment. “Two areas that we discussed adding more lighting was a path circling Frick
going to the Embodied Computation Lab and the bridge from the stadium into the plaza between Fine and Jadwin,” wrote Raulston Graham in an email. Among increased lighting in strategic places, USG discussion has also centered around sustainability of lighting, light pollution, and types of efficient lighting. Li noted that his interest in astrophotography light pollution motivated him to attend last week’s lighting walk. “I think there’s a common misconception that in order to have safer lighting, you need to have more lighting,” he said. “You can have better lighting that creates a sense of safety for people, while at the same time preventing that light from shining up into the night sky.” He suggested that amber lighting rather than blue lighting, and lights that direct beams towards the ground rather than sideways or upwards may be possible options.
Li noted that this semester, he is working with Astrophysical Sciences Professor Gáspár Bakos to form a student group focused on finding alternative options for lighting at Princeton and providing specific suggestions for the University. When asked why more students did not attend the walk, Li considered that the time commitment, late start time of 10:30 p.m., and cold weather may have affected participation. The next two walks scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 2, and Tuesday, Nov. 7, will focus on areas between Elm Drive and Washington Road and areas west of Elm Drive. Isabel Yip is a head News editor for the ‘Prince.’
STUDENT LIFE
Outdoor activities and food trucks draw more than 2,000 to Community Care Day By Meghana Veldhuis & Rebecca Cunningham News Contributor & Assistant News Editor
As the sun set over Cannon Green on Oct. 27, around 1,000 University community members showed up to participate in a “Community Gathering” to close the University’s inaugural Community Care Day, which invited “the entire campus community to focus on rejuvenation, reflection, and camaraderie,” as described in an email by the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students Ian Deas
sent on Oct. 25. While more than 2,000 students, faculty, and staff attended the event throughout the day, classes were still held that day, leading to some conflicts with programming. The day’s schedule, starting at 8 a.m. and ending at 6:30 p.m., included stations for free food and drinks, as well as yoga, hiking, a rock climbing wall, and watercolors, among other activities. From 5 to 6:30 p.m., undergrads, graduate students, and faculty and President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 mingled at the Community Gathering on Cannon
Green. Anne Laurita is the director of health promotion and prevention at University Health Services (UHS), which helped organize the event. She told The Daily Princetonian that the day was created “for our campus community to come together in cultivating an environment at Princeton that supports mental health,” adding that many events were planned in collaboration with students. In an email to the ‘Prince,’ Vice President for Campus Life Rochelle Calhoun said that the idea for the event came last spring when “both undergraduate and graduate students reached out to me to express their concerns about the collective sense of loss the community was feeling.” The event took seven months to plan. “The students shared that they wanted more space and time to focus on wellbeing and mental health as well as find ways for the community to come together,” she said. “Community Care Day, in and of itself, was not designed to address the critically important issue of mental health. However, as a reminder that we all need to find ways to mitigate against stress, be in supportive community and find joy in our day, Community Care Day lifts up this awareness, celebrates our supportive community and encourages self-care. These all positive mental health practices,” Calhoun said. “It was great seeing my friends outside in the beautiful fall foliage,” Daniel Wang ’26 told the ‘Prince.’ “I haven’t seen this many people together outdoors in a while, and it definitely impressed a sense of community.” Elisa Gonzalez ’27 attended the free coffee giveaway at Campus Club with her Spanish class. “It was nice because we got to talk outside of class and connect. I also went to decorate cupcakes at Frist, and that was nice as well,” she said. “I think this day was a good thing. It’s just a nice little reminder to take a break sometimes.” “Obviously it’s not a single day that is going to [permanently] change anything, but I was happy to see that this is something that is being talked about and that the University put thought into the quality and diversity of the activities that were offered,” Thiago Varella GS said. Judy Jarvis, executive director for the office of campus engagement, which helped organize the event, wrote in a statement to the ‘Prince’ that “I spoke with a number of students and staff members throughout the day, and many shared how appreciative they were that the day didn’t ask much of them.” “Our working group wanted to create a schedule that offered a wide range of rejuvenating activities, because rejuvenation means different things to different people,” she said. Other students expressed their interest in Community Care Day activities, but had trouble attending due to busy class schedules, office hours, and assignments due by Friday evening. “I think the whole principle of the day — prioritizing mental health and wellbeing over everything else — is undermined by not canceling classes. I couldn’t attend most of the events because
I had classes all day,” said Laurie Drayton ’26 in an interview with the ‘Prince.’ Jarvis acknowledged that “organizing a truly campus-wide event that includes undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff, is complex because wellbeing and rejuvenation means different things to different people.” Other feedback concerned unclear communication from the University. Gonzalez told the ‘Prince’ that “it was hard keeping track of everything that was going on because the informational email was a little last minute.” Community Care Day contributes to a broader campus effort in the past two years to support mental health and student wellbeing at Princeton. Recognition of this issue increased in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers of the event also mentioned the deaths by suicide of three students and one staff member in the past two years. In September 2022, a working group formed between the University Student Government (USG), the Office of Campus Life, and UHS published a report evaluating existing mental health resources on campus. The report made a series of recommendations, including 24/7 on-demand Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS), funding for transportation to off-campus mental health services, and residential college staff training. Laurita explained the need for the broad variety of mental health support services and programs. “At Princeton, over the past several years, we have seen consistent increases in service utilization at [UHS’s] Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS),” she said. “This pattern aligns closely with national trends, with young adults’ self-reported mental health concerns and utilization of clinical services for these concerns on the rise.” “The spirit of this inaugural Community Care Day contributes to a broader campus climate around bolstering community well-being. It is my hope that the event served both as one moment in time for meaningful connection and to complement ongoing, campus-wide initiatives that promote student well-being at individual, group, and systems levels,” she added. Community Care Day came together as a collaboration between the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life, Campus Club, Campus Recreation, the Graduate School, the Graduate Student Government, Health Promotion and Prevention Services, Office of Human Resources, Office of Dean of Undergraduate Students, the Office of Campus Engagement, Outdoor Action, USG, and the Class of 1961 Foundation. Meghana Veldhuis is a News contributor for the ‘Prince.’ Rebecca Cunningham is an assistant News editor for the ‘Prince.’
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Here are the 8 best places to cry on campus By Spencer Bauman Head Humor Editor
The following content is purely satirical and entirely fictional. With most midterm grades released and the final few weeks of the semester coming into view, many students are in search of places around campus where they can sit and cry during the ten-minute transition time between organic chemistry and linear algebra lectures, but where exactly are the best places to bawl one’s eyes out? The puffy-eyed, stuffy-nosed staffers in the Humor section of the Daily PrintsAnything spent the week wailing away in different nooks and crannies on campus
so we could compile our findings for you. Here are what we found to be the best places to cry on campus: The stairwells in NCW. The acoustics in here gave our cry session a nice musical feel. Hearing the wails reverberate throughout the seven floors really made this location one of our favorites for crying. The steps of Blair Arch. If you’ve ever wanted to crash some poor Princeton alumni’s engagement photos, then you should definitely cry here. Music practice rooms in Woolworth. If you’re someone who likes
to cry in private, then the practice rooms in Woolworth are a great choice. Nobody outside can hear your sniffles, and you can even play a sad song on one of the pianos to add to the mood! In front of Thai Village. We found this is a smart place to cry hysterically, because people will just think you’re tearing up from some spicy food. It’s even more believable if you carry a to-go box with you while you’re weeping at one of the tables.
On the tiger statue in front of Nassau Hall. If you have a flair for the dramatic, then you’ll love this location. Sitting on one of the tiger statues in front of the campus’s most
iconic buildings, you’re almost bound to be seen by a Orange Key tour. Show off your emotions for the future Tigers!
In the SPIA fountain. This is an especially good place to cry, since nobody will be able to tell if those are your tears or just the water already in the fountain! Better act quickly before they turn the fountain off for the winter. The Institute for Advanced Study. Feel like you’re the main character in “Oppenheimer” by crying in front of the Institute. We recommend dressing up in a full suit with a fedora to really fit the vibe.
The Lewis Center for the Arts (LCA) Forum. This is another clever place to cry, because people will just think you’re practicing for a play at the LCA. If you’re someone who likes to yell desperately while in hysterics, we highly recommend this place. The Daily Princetonian Newsroom. This one should be self explanatory. Spencer Bauman is the head Humor editor, which gives him much to cry about.
‘Are these the people we want representing us?’: Freshman Class Council election results in disaster By Arika Hassan & Natalia Diaz Contributing Humor Writers
The following content is purely satirical and entirely fictional. The release of the Freshman Class Council election results has provoked a heated debate over the legitimacy of the election. In interviews with The Daily PrintsAnything, many students expressed their concerns for the future of the Class of 2027. “What Alec did was a violation of not only University law, but moral
principle,” Tracy Flick ’27 told the ‘Prints,’ in response to the actions of candidate Alec Shin-Frod ’27. ShinFrod submitted their expenditure report in Roboto Serif font instead of Comic Sans, as is required by the USG election handbook. This resulted in Shin-Frod’s automatic disqualification from the election. Other students condemned the ruthlessness some candidates displayed towards their fellow candidates. Princeton Public Safety, the New Jersey State Police, and the FBI all received corroborating reports that
Richard “Dick” Tater ’27 was threatening students into voting for him. Lucy Ferr ’27, another candidate in the election, described Tater’s behavior as fitting a pattern set during the election. “Friends told me that Richard said to his entire writing seminar he would ‘greatly appreciate their votes’ and ‘be a good representative of the freshman class.’” “By the way, did you vote for me?,” she asked the ‘Prints’ after the interview concluded. Further interviews with students involved with the election brought
additional allegations about candidates’ pasts to light. Accusations ranging from hoarding tables at Frist Campus Center, Paw Point bribery, and residential college gerrymandering left Lisa Ward ’27 as the only remaining candidate without serious accusations against her. However, Ward was disqualified after submitting her mandatory paperwork to Canvas instead of Gradescope, as is also required by the USG election handbook. As all candidates were in violation of the rules, all seats on the Freshman Class Council this year
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remain vacant — a historic first for the University. Arika Hassan is a contributing humor writer and a member of the Class of 2026. Natalia Diaz is a contributing humor writer and a member of the Class of 2027. She voted for every single candidate in the last USG elections.
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by Henry Ford’s newspaper “Dearborn Independent”) and echoed by Father Charles Coughlin in his weekly radio broadcasts. Previously, the president also praised himself for permitting a Palestinian writer and poet, Mohammed El-Kurd — who has implied in his poetry that Israeli soldiers eat the organs of Palestinians, and numerous other cruel untruths about Jews — to give a lecture on campus. Eisgruber has used the principles of academic freedom and freedom of speech to allow antisemitic events and speakers. Yet my experience with him shows that this stated commitment to free speech is hollow. He has denied events and donations that would be incredibly beneficial to Jewish as well as other Princeton students — and in doing so, has limited my own freedom of expression. These actions only hurt the Princeton community. I am an omnivorous collector who has given over 13,000 gifts to Firestone Library and the Princeton Art Museum, published 15 books in conjunction with the library, held nine exhibits at Princeton, and brought numerous distinguished people to the University to speak or perform. These are the ways I have been able to express my beliefs and promote learning. Two years ago, University Librarian Anne Jarvis, with Eisgruber and the University’s approval, took issue with parts of my scheduled show of American Jewish Artists in the Gilded Age, because two of the artists had been Confederate soldiers, and there
was a lack of proper contextualization. Because of these disagreements, I ultimately had to refuse to sponsor the show, much to my dismay. This was not the only time the University had improperly dealt with my gifts. When I endowed the Chair of American Jewish Studies, Esther Schor was chosen to be its inaugural holder. The Deed of Gift stated that the Chairholder would be “a tenured member of the faculty whose research and teaching focus is American Jewish Studies.” While I was initially excited by the appointment, Schor focuses primarily on British Romanticism, so the superb American Jewish Collection, which I also donated, was not being utilized the way it should be. Eisgruber visited my office and scolded me for my frank discussions with Jarvis and Schor about their decisions, which I acknowledge sometimes went too far. He brought a document to sign that I had previously never seen, and, though I only gave it a quick glance, I believed it to be an agreement not to speak to anyone associated with the University. I refused to sign it, and the following day, I emailed him stating I would never surrender my Constitutional rights to anyone. Soon after, there was significant criticism, even from abroad, of the decision not to show the exhibit. Martha Sandweiss, the director of the Princeton & Slavery project, critiqued the decision in a comment to PAW. Separately, Eisgruber wrote to me stating that in light of my objections, Schor would no longer hold the chair I endowed, and that the new chair would have a teaching focus in Judaic
Studies. I also received supportive messages from trustees in my effort to have a Jewish Studies professor who would actually teach American Jewish Studies — perhaps they helped pressure Eisgruber to make a change. Eisgruber has not apologized to me. Instead, he continues to make things difficult for me. With Eisgruber’s approval, Jarvis, the University Librarian, rejected a request for the library to hold an exhibit of my exemplary Irish Collection, which President Tilghman referred to 10 years ago as “a gem of a collection.” The request for the exhibit was made by Professor Fintan O’Toole, whose chair I endowed, and Professor Paul Muldoon. It was rejected despite my having given Firestone at that time several gems (including Arthur Miller’s personal script for “Death of a Salesman,” a lost play of Sean O’Casey, and Lady Gregory’s diary). The reasoning cited was that the library’s exhibition schedule was “full for the next four years” and that “commitments [had] been made to faculty and others in relation to these exhibits.” There are other, similar incidents. The president speedily denied my request to host a symposium at Princeton celebrating the publication of “Yearning To Breathe Free,” my recent book about American Jews in the Gilded Age. The president refused my offer to fund a chair in Yiddish Studies, even though most other Ivy League schools now have Yiddish Studies. He stated that the University was “not currently accepting gifts restricted to the teaching of specific courses.” He also refused to allow me to fund an event to honor the storied Professor Emeritus Victor Brombert on the oc-
casion of his 100th birthday and the publication by the Chicago University Press of his new book, “The Pensive Citadel.” Brombert was born into a prominent, wealthy, cultured European Jewish family, and barely escaped the Nazis. He landed on D-Day and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. I corresponded with Hans Kriefall, the graduate head of the Triangle Club regarding a potential donation: I would make a $750,000 gift to the club, and, in return, the building where Triangle practices would be named in memory of my late son David Milberg ’85, who was active in Triangle both as an undergraduate and alumnus. This potential donation was submitted to the appropriate University giving channels. After waiting without a definitive answer from the University for weeks, however, I eventually resigned myself and withdrew my donation, choosing instead to donate a smaller sum to the club’s fund. In April 2022, I wrote to Kevin Heaney, vice president for Advancement at Princeton, to inform him that my wife and I desired to donate my exceedingly beautiful American art collection to Princeton. I’m sure it would have been one of the largest and most valuable gifts the Art Museum has received. In the letter to Heaney, I mentioned I had a scheduled meeting with four curators of the Art Museum at my home and office to view my collection. The next day, to my amazement, I received a letter from Chris Newth, associate director of the Art Museum, regretting the need to postpone the planned visits because of the heavy workload and said that he would propose alternative dates. Eighteen months later, the
visit has not yet been arranged. Late next spring, my art collection will be on display at a major museum in New York City. The repeated refusal to host events and exhibitions of interest to the Princeton community is clearly, in my view, retribution for criticizing the University’s actions. Eisgruber’s belief in the sanctity of “freedom of speech” is a selective one. Apparently, he does not like criticism from people who stand up to him when they feel that he is wrong. His reaction to my criticism was foolish and nasty. He has made a number of wrong decisions that hurt me, Jews, and Princeton’s culture and education. I worry about Jewish life on campus in the modern era — I recently read that the number of Jewish students has declined significantly. Eisgruber prevented me — the largest donor in my Class of 1953 and the recipient of the important Hyde and Princeton Alumni Awards — from holding new exhibits and making gifts to the University that would have added culture and knowledge to the whole Princeton community. At age 92, I remain eager for an opportunity to assist Old Nassau, the “best old place of all.” Leonard Milberg ’53 is the chairman of Milberg Factors Inc. He is a longtime patron of art and literature. Among other University affiliations, he has co-sponsored the Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery in the lobby of Firestone Library and endowed the Leonard Milberg ’53 Professorship of Jewish American Studies.
U. should display more local art on campus
Leo Yu
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rinceton’s campus is known for its history, beauty, and art. Scattered throughout our main campus’s nearly 600 acres are dozens of hidden (or not-sohidden) gems, pieces of art that make campus a museum in its own right. We currently enjoy the work of famous artists daily, and they are an invaluable part of our campus. In the future, the University should prioritize acquiring and displaying campus art by artists local to Princeton and the surrounding communities in order to foster public discourse around place and privilege. The Princeton University Art Museum maintains an excellent database of campus art. They count over 75 sculptures, murals, friezes, and more on display both outside and inside. These range from “Resonance,” ghostly cloudlike creations of the artist Kendall Buster that haunt the atrium of the Frick Chemistry Laboratory, to Odili Donald Odita’s “Up and Away,” vivid lines painted directly onto the walls of a Butler College
staircase. This art isn’t mere decoration. It’s part of a conversation that unfolds across space and time, people and places — whether we’re aware of it or not. When you walk by a piece of art, you may not even be consciously aware of the exchange you are having with it. Some pieces have clear messages; they represent people or things with precision. Others are more subtle. Passing Murray-Dodge, perhaps George Rickey’s sculpture “Two Planes Vertical Horizontal II” catches your eye. The sun glints off its angled polished surface, creating the illusion of the movement, and stops you for a moment — prompting you to look at the sky and feel the wind — to become more rooted in place and space. Standing in the peculiar calendrical panopticon of Ai Weiwei’s “Circle of Heads,” you may feel the heavy, dreadful feeling of being watched. You are encircled by the inescapable progression of time (the zodiac) and sense the weight of the past. On the other hand, walking by Frist late one evening, Daniel Chester French’s statue of Benjamin Franklin may scare you half to death until you realize that isn’t someone standing up there.
A conversation with art flows on a level deep in our consciousness. Looking at a piece of art isn’t a passive experience for the viewer or the art. Take Maya Lin’s “The Princeton Line,” a part of her “Earth Drawing” series: a gently arcing, undulating slope of earth carved into a hill adjacent to the Lewis Arts Complex. In an interview after the piece’s unveiling, Lin explains that its inclines and declines (or the winding path of irregular stairs around it) force you to choose to take each step and to be more aware of how you interact with the earth. This is part of her effort to draw attention to global warming — and its devastating impacts on the capital-e Earth — by creating a dialogue between humans and the ground, the art and its viewer. But Lin also urges a broader takeaway from her piece: “get to know what’s right underfoot, understand what’s going on in your community.” Lin is right. Currently, Princeton’s campus art collection is dominated by monumental works by renowned artists — Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Sol LeWitt, Ai WeiWei, Isamu Noguchi, and Lin herself, to name a few. While the campus art collection increasingly
reflects a diversity of artist backgrounds through recent artwork additions, there are no works in the Art Museum’s catalog identifiable as being created by artists local to Princeton or to our surrounding communities. If public art represents a conversation, there is a notable silence of these voices. Princeton often emphasizes the centrality of its commitment to open dialogue and its relationships to nearby areas. Yet this isn’t reflected in our public art. The University should make an active effort to commission, seek out, and foreground art from people and groups in the Princeton area, nearby cities (like Trenton) that have ties to campus through projects, programs, trips, and scholarships, indigenous communities around Princeton (including the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation), and many others. In order to make this work, there are a few considerations. First, the University should set aside specific, public places for these works to be displayed, just like the most famous pieces. Rather than being cloistered in an exhibit, these pieces should be on display where people can interact with them in their everyday lives,
as opposed to in a formal setting. Second, the pieces should be labeled with both traditional information (e.g., artist’s name, date, etc.) as well as any context that the artist wishes to provide in their own words. Pieces should represent different media and methods. They should also represent different scales; effort should be made to acquire or commission pieces that rival the monumental size of artworks like Picasso’s Head of a Woman, which is on display near Spelman Hall across from New South. Finally, the University should not accept these pieces as donations or gifts, but compensate artists for the work they create. While art alone will not produce rapid change, it is one avenue to potentially open up a potent discourse about place, privilege, and belonging. Perhaps with enough tries and through these conversations, life will begin to imitate art. Contributing columnist Leo Yu is a first-year from New York City prospectively concentrating in the School of Public and International Affairs. He is from New York City.
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Why mandated majors at Princeton don’t work Rishi Khanna
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very April, stress abounds throughout campus as freshman BSE and sophomore AB students face the deadline to declare their concentration. They struggle to pick the right department to fit their individual scholarly needs. Yet this stress is unnecessary: career professionals regularly tell college students that their majors do not affect their employment prospects, and alumni from universities around the country increasingly regret their choices in hindsight. So why do Princeton students agonize over this seemingly meaningless decision? More importantly, why does the University require concentrations at all? Recognizing that the career impact of one’s major is mostly negligible, the University should not require students to decide between disciplines in the first place. The combination of general degree requirements with classes required for a concentration can unnecessarily constrain students’ academic careers at a time when they should be permitted to explore their varied interests. While the former is essential to preserving the authenticity of the liberal arts experience, the latter is indefensible in the limitations placed upon students. The University should reimagine what constitutes a meaningful academic experience, and eliminate the requirement for students to focus on a singular discipline. This should not be misconstrued as a call to eliminate concentrations altogether, which provide useful tracks for many students seeking to center their studies around a specific area of interest. Yet this does not work for all students. Princeton’s Mission Statement cites a rigorous “program of liberal arts that simultaneously prepares students for meaningful lives and careers, broadens their outlooks, and helps form their characters and values” as a “defining characteristic” of the University. A liberal arts learning experience theoretically involves the freedom to engage with numerous disciplines, particularly those in which a student has not received previous exposure. At Princeton, however, combining the concentration and degree requirements hinders many students’ abilities to take courses of their choice in non-primary departments. Burdening students with both general degree requirements and concentration requirements strips students of their agency to explore other subjects in which they might have an interest, fundamentally depreciating the value of Princeton’s liberal arts education for many students. Yet the degree requirements do capture the essence of Princeton’s aim to deliver a liberal arts education. General degree requirements —compelling students to engage with quantitative sciences, historical analysis, literature and the arts, lab settings and more —
comprehensively broadens students’ outlooks. The concentration requirement has less value. The limitations of the concentration requirement are apparent throughout Princeton students’ academic careers. Majors with numerous prerequisites prior to declaration pigeonhole students into taking certain courses from their first day at the University. For concentrations without many prerequisites, meanwhile, underclassmen risk committing to a subject without any real knowledge of the department which will govern their academic decisions for the second half of their education. Regardless of their concentration decision, underclassmen choose majors under poor conditions. Students either end up spending their academic careers in one department — that they may dislike — without having explored others, or gamble by committing to a department about which they know next to nothing. The concentration requirement has two defenses: serving as an administrative tool to help students along the path to graduation, and preparing them for specific careers. From an administrative perspective, majors help departments limit the quantity of students seeking advice from faculty affiliated with the department. Departments may argue that major selection is essential for shaping students’ independent work, one of the “defining features” of the Princeton undergraduate experience, as concentrations allow students to learn pertinent research methods and help assign them to appropriate advisors. These issues can be solved without a concentration requirement. For junior paper and senior thesis advising, a more selective approach would alleviate quantity concerns; professors could reasonably reject students who provide less compelling independent research proposals. To address methodological concerns, meanwhile, Princeton could include methodology courses for disciplines in both STEM and the humanities as a part of students’ general graduation requirements; students would benefit from learning multiple modes of analysis anyways. After taking a general methods course, students pursuing independent research topics that require a specific methodology could enroll in subsequent courses covering those methods. Taking these courses would arm students with the necessary knowledge to conduct independent research in topics of their choice. Not saddled by additional concentration requirements, students could determine their own academic trajectories, honing a variety of skills by taking courses across departments, should they choose to do so. The second defense, related to the supposed professional implications of majors, never leaves the ground. Universities fundamentally help students build the intellectual skills necessary to enter society in some capacity. Func-
tionally, students’ experiences at universities are intertwined with their job searches. But the concentration requirement usually does nothing to shape students’ employment prospects. Instead, skills developed at universities influence student employability. Removing the concentration requirement would allow many students to gain a greater breadth of skills. Without strict concentration requirements, STEMoriented students would have a path to learn from policy and economics professors, useful should they ever desire to enter a related field. Humanities students could access courses preparing them for software engineering internship interviews, useful should they have a potential interest in the field. For students lacking a strong inclination towards any single subject, removing the concentration requirement at Princeton would open doors to engage with a variety of subjects, taking full advantage of the University’s liberal arts designation. Concentrations are far from necessary for a comprehensive academic experience at the University. From personal experience, despite enjoying many department courses as a Politics major, the majority of my most formative academic experiences came from classes in multiple other departments: Sociology, African American Studies, Computer Science, Journalism, and more. Some of these courses, particularly AAS201: Philosophy of Race, shaped my independent research alongside some of my Politics classes. While appreciative of all I have learned via Politics courses, I would have greatly benefited from an academic career without the constraints of the Politics major requirements, exploring classes across more departments and broadening my horizons — with added potential to influence my independent research as well. Students deserve the flexibility to discover unfamiliar departments, develop their own passions, and better prepare themselves for multifaceted careers and lives. The University should still maintain the option for students to concentrate in specific subjects. Specific major tracks benefit students who confidently know their career goals, are overwhelmed by the breadth of opportunities, or want to focus their research in one method of inquiry. Ultimately, allowing students to take ownership over their education better fulfills Princeton’s liberal arts mission. Eliminating the concentration requirement at Princeton would hand greater agency to students, allowing them to shape their academic adventures and receive the full value of a personalized Princeton education. Rishi Khanna is a senior in the Politics department and a contributing columnist for the ‘Prince’ from Newton, Mass.
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Bicker is not beyond saving David Smith
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The following is a guest contribution and reflects the author’s views alone.
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hen I entered Tiger Inn (TI) for Bicker two years ago, it was my second time in the building. I chose to bicker TI because I felt that the club had made strides to be more inclusive and heal their reputation and community. Nevertheless, I was unsure about joining the club and remained fearful of a cold and condescending environment, considering the negative past surrounding the bicker process and the troubling history of the club. Instead, however, I found a friendly and welcoming crowd of students excited to get to know me. I had such a pleasant experience that I joined the eating club and have loved it ever since. Last year, I was apprehensive to see the other side of the process. After reading several angry criticisms of the eating clubs and hearing rumors of corruption and discrimination, I worried that my love for TI would sour. However, I was once again surprised. There was a deliberate and embodied display of compassion and acceptance of all bickerees that permeated the core of the process. Though my experience as a bickeree and a member has been nothing but positive, I cannot deny the truth. Systems of power are self-replicating: we selected sophomores who we knew and liked and excluded those who didn’t fit the mold. At times, this exclusion can be nasty, prejudiced, and underhanded. Contrary to the hawkish words of its critics, however, Bicker is not the one to blame. Bicker is an
explicit representation of power dynamics that are implicitly present in other social groups. These toxic power dynamics, entangled with a larger American, scholarly, and capitalist culture, are present in Bicker and signin clubs alike. These dynamics need to be exposed and restructured with reflexivity and transparency in mind. Bicker brings to the surface what remains hidden in other settings, like the sign-in clubs. This hidden exclusion manifests in sign-in clubs through members hiding social hierarchies: a friend of mine recently complained that he barely knew anyone in his sign-in club because the cliques made him uncomfortable. The fact that this kind of exclusivity is obscured means that it has the potential to be much worse. Clubs could secretly manipulate the sign-in process without accountability, arbitrarily accepting entire teams or friend groups, while waitlisting others. Shrouded under an assumption of inclusivity, sign-in clubs have the potential to hide corrupt practices. To be clear, sign-in clubs are probably not currently doing (and would likely never do) something so devious and drastic, and many students join the current sign-in clubs because they are less affiliated with external power systems. However, if Bicker were to be abolished, I doubt that the egalitarian dynamic of sign-in clubs would be adopted by the rest of the street. If all clubs were forced to abandon Bicker, it would be foolish to expect Greek letter organizations, sports teams, clubs, and other groups, to loosen their grip on their social capital. They would simply continue their practices behind an additional layer of secrecy, increasing the barrier to equity. Currently, every student who signs in to eating clubs is almost guaranteed
to get into at least one. If Bicker is abolished, formerly selective clubs may attempt to uphold exclusivity through price hikes and other barriers to entry that would disproportionately affect marginalized identities. In clubs where systems of exclusivity are the norm, exclusivity would perpetuate itself whether its execution is public or private. In addition, large intersecting institutions will continue to exercise and reproduce their power whether Bicker clubs exist or not. Removing Bicker is not the answer to elitism and exclusivity. It is a symptom of a real problem, but ending Bicker would only obscure that symptom and make the disease untreatable. In fact, the benefit of a system like Bicker is that it can be improved and edited. A candid, transparent Bicker would allow for more regulation and could create a culture of accountability. To do so, it should be mandatory for clubs to publicize demographic data of their bickerees and accepted members. This would encourage clubs to seek out diverse crowds and decrease phenotypical biases. Further, the score manipulation known as “dirty bickering” — inflating or tanking a bickeree’s score due to factors outside of their performance at Bicker — needs to be either actively policed or embraced as a feature. Policing dirty bickering could involve introducing and enforcing double-blind and random segments of Bicker and instituting punishments for engaging in foul play. On the other hand, “embracing” dirty bickering could look like allowing official bids from affiliated organizations or normalizing sophomore scores based on how many members they know. This process is what already occurs behind the scenes. Publicizing and standardizing this pro-
cess would at least inform all those involved and be the basis for some progress. Many of the grievances about Bicker come from the fact that it falsely presents itself as a meritocratic process. At the very least, sophomores should be properly informed by the eating clubs if their acceptance is not only about how cool they are but also about who they know. We must either eliminate or legitimize this aspect to “clean up” Bicker and set sophomores up for success. All members should also be involved in Bicker discussions. What I loved the most about TI discussions is that we heard everyone’s voice, and nearly every bickeree had representation and consideration. On the other end of the spectrum is a conclave-style selection process where a small council conspires behind closed doors to select new members. Bicker should avoid this technique and instead adopt a more open and honest process with an idea of equal opportunity and cooperation. Another issue with Bicker is that the power differential between members and bickerees is steep, which adds unnecessary tension and decreases accountability. To narrow this gap, there ought to be a reflexive scoring system, where bickerees score members in the same way members score bickerees. This new rating would affect the member during discussions, where their judgments would be weighted according to their score. This would discourage intimidation tactics and disrespectful practices. Trends in these scores could assist in informing disciplinary actions and address clubwide shortcomings. Another difficulty of Bicker is that it is a high-octane social stressor packed into the first few days of school in the spring semester. Bicker
should be a long, low-frequency process that starts in the fall with events that contribute tangibly to Bicker results. Then, there could be many more lower stake and lower intensity events in which more sophomores could participate. This way, sophomores who are traveling, sick, or just having a bad day aren’t being unjustly excluded. Currently, many pre-Bicker events have no direct impact on Bicker scores, meaning that they only impact dirty bickering. These events need to be a part of the selection process in a regulated way. In addition, decreasing the stress around the event and letting the sophomores get to know the club more would alleviate some of the pain of the process. Bicker is a unique opportunity to bring power dynamics and corruption into the limelight. It has the potential to be a regulatory tool if used in the right manner. I am not claiming that Bicker is the only option for the future of Princeton’s social scene. However, it would be unwise to remove it hastily. Abolishing Bicker would only obscure misdeeds and slow progress toward inclusivity and egalitarianism. We can create a Bicker with which we are all comfortable by restructuring with transparency in mind. Implementing a reflexive scoring system and a more prolonged, low-pressure process can mitigate the power differential and anxiety associated with Bicker. The time has come for Bicker to evolve, and the appropriate adjustments have the potential to transform it into a positive force in Princeton’s social milieu. David Smith is a senior, a member of Tiger Inn, and the co-chair of the club’s DEI committee. He is a former staff Audience creator for the ‘Prince.’
Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies should be a mandatory class Emilly Santos
Contributing Columnist
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onsidering the growing political divide in the United States and legislation targeting various intersectional identities, Princeton must ensure that students are ready to productively learn about and discuss the politics and experiences of members of underrepresented and intersectional identities. I took GSS 201: Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies during my first year, and the class and its incredible teaching staff had a clear and positive impact on me. GSS 201 should be compulsory for all undergraduates under general education requirements. Princeton aims to shape us into understanding and well-educated global citizens — primed for careers and lives in diverse workforces and communities — and as a result, it’s imperative that all undergraduates must have some idea of introductory theory in various intersectional identities. That’s exactly what making GSS 201 compulsory would do: equip all students with tools to engage with Princeton’s wide repertoire of courses and increasingly global and diverse community. GSS 201 is an introductory-level
course that explains basic academic theory in fields relating to intersectional identities. It offers critical perspectives on disability studies, the distinctions between gender and sex, and the importance of reproductive justice, as well as race and interactions with racism. The class looks both at how these identities overlap and at how in isolation, they can affect someone’s experiences. The class offers resources and materials to educate students on certain topics but allows students to make their own decisions and opinions. The course’s structure is entirely conducive to reflective and active learning. At the beginning of the course, students are asked to write a short essay detailing their prior knowledge about various aspects of identity, including disability, queerness, reproductive justice, and their concept of what a feminist future would look like. This encourages students to consider gaps in their knowledge in preparation for holistic, open-minded engagement with the course material — a mindset that Princeton should seek to instill in all of its students. During the class, students learn about the disability rights movement, examine facets of history that are often overlooked and erased in education systems, and discuss various social theories of disabilities. This teaches
students how to better understand disabled peoples’ interactions with the world and how these interactions are affected by their disabled identity. At the end of the course, students write a similar essay, detailing all of their new knowledge, allowing them to reflect on how much they learned about intersectionality and factors of identity with which they were previously unfamiliar. Students may not realize they need this class, and as a result, may mistakenly overlook it. Before taking GSS 201, I considered myself educated on — to name but a few identities — aspects of disability, ageism, and intersexuality, but I was quickly humbled by my ignorance. It was only after taking the class that I was able to recognize how little I knew about identities related to intersectional communities to which I did not belong. Reading my first essay while writing my final essay, I became acutely aware of the jarring reality that I was previously uneducated regarding the historical struggles and successes of many communities. GSS 201 not only taught me how to interact with people from different backgrounds and communities, but it also taught me how to reflect on newfound knowledge at the end of a course, which I have since translated into all of my courses at Princeton. There are likely many other students who similarly overes-
timate their knowledge. Thus, we need the University to push students to take this course. Princeton clearly believes there are some concepts and ways of thinking that every student must learn and that a required class is an effective way to impart these ideas. Writing seminar is a compulsory class taken by all undergraduate students, regardless of their major because it teaches students valuable tools that set them up for success and sets a precedent for the expected quality of written work. GSS 201 should also be mandatory because its content is similarly important for productive learning in our diverse environment and prepares Princeton students for successful careers and social lives in an increasingly diverse global population. GSS 201 is an effective way to teach students how to interact with theories about identities other than their own, educating students on the complexities of the identities held by individuals in the Princeton community. Although GSS 201 is an incredibly valuable class in its own right, it becomes even more valuable considering that only a small percentage of Princeton’s students are able to access social science and humanities classes related to intersectional identities. Most of these classes are extremely small: they’re taught in seminar format and usually 12–20 students can enroll in
such a course on any given semester. Thus, although these classes are incredibly important for challenging students’ opinions surrounding intersectionality, they’re sometimes simply out of reach for students. GSS 201 is different, though — it’s designed so that a larger number of students are able to enroll in the course, and the class enrollment usually caps at about 80 students every semester. This makes it a rare class with a large and more scalable intake capacity, making it a more practical and valuable class to make mandatory. The University should promote this type of learning more generally by expanding departments whose work contends with intersectional identities, including the GSS department, to allow more students to access their courses. By doing so, our undergraduate community will become better educated on intersectionality, help increase political viewpoint diversity, and facilitate constructive and respectful discussions about important — and often controversial —topics across political groups. Contributing Columnist Emilly Santos is a junior from London, England, studying Medical Anthropology, minoring in Global Health & Health Policy, Gender & Sexuality Studies, and Korean Language & Cultures.
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Ghost tour relishes in eerie bits of U. history
By Maya Chu
Contributing Features Writer
Mimi Omiecinski, the owner of Princeton Tour Company, which runs public walking tours in town, says the idea for a Ghost Tour came from a strange encounter with a visitor over a decade ago. “He was dressed really nice [and] was on a private tour. After the tour, he said, ‘I don’t want to scare you, but I see ghosts,’” Omiecinski said. Curious, Omiecinski agreed to meet with him. “He took me around campus and he started pointing out places where he would see things.” “I kept thinking about it and I was like ‘Okay, what do you do with something like that?” Omiencinski recalled. Following this meeting, Omiencinski contacted campus security and the town municipal department to ask whether they had any unusual testimonies on file. She also spent time digging through the Historical Society archives and researching what people had reported. The real “gamechanger,” however, was hiring a team from Weird NJ — a travel guide and magazine that chronicles local legends and odd phenomena — to investigate supposed paranormal hotspots around town. “Weird NJ came out with their equipment and just said, ‘There’s unusual energetic activity.’ That’s all they could say — it was just weird,” Omiencinski recounted. After Weird NJ’s appraisal, the Princeton Tour Company began to offer Ghost Tours, a spooky twist on traditional historical tours that take guests around campus, the surrounding town, and the Princeton Cemetery. The Ghost Tours, which occur at 7:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays in
October, run for two hours and cost $35 per person. “[The Ghost Tours] almost always sell out,” said Jennifer Ross, a six-year tour guide for Princeton Tour Company. “They’re different from a regular historical tour because we get to tell fun, creepy stories about town and we get to go to the cemetery, which is pretty spectacular.” Guests gather at the University Store on Nassau Street before heading on campus, where there seems to be no shortage of spooky stories. Just after entering through the FitzRandolph Gate, the group makes a stop at the former home of Joseph Henry, the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Henry was a physicist who “conducted pioneering research in electromagnetism” and became a professor of natural philosophy at Princeton in 1832. He also performed Frankenstein-esque electrical experiments on the corpse of convicted murderer Antoine Le Blanc, attempting to link electrical current to muscle contraction, according to historical accounts of the story. Once Henry was done with the body, Le Blanc was dissected and his skin was allegedly made into leather keepsakes, said to still be in distribution across New Jersey. Another tour highlight tells the story of the suspected haunting of Hamilton Murray Theater, which is said to have ended after a portrait of Murray was hung back up. Visitors are also taken to Rockefeller College, where the tour guide cites residents’ stories of various encounters with ghosts. Guests are told the story of Italian craftsmen, hired thanks to their expertise in collegiate gothic architecture, who bumped into human bones when beginning construction for the dormitory. The University dug
up the 32 bodies, put them in boxes, and placed them behind the Holder archway alongside an inscription that reads, “Near this spot lie the remains of Nathaniel Fitz-Randolph, the generous giver of the land upon which the original buildings of this university were erected.” Finally, after a rundown of the Battle of Princeton, visitors are given around 15 minutes to “hunt” for ghosts behind Nassau Hall, where the battle occurred. Guides provide various devices, including thermometer guns, electromagnetic field meters, and dowsing rods, to facilitate the search for ghosts of Princeton’s past. Guests walk around the yard, testing for temperature changes and spikes in EMF signals. Using the dowsing rods, they can ask ghosts questions like, “Can you cross these rods if you were a student at Princeton?” Here, the tour guide warns attendees to always be polite — getting on the bad side of a ghost isn’t in anyone’s best interest. Once the period for ghost hunting ends, the group ventures into town. The first stop is near the Princeton Art Museum Store, where tour attendees attempt to piece together the unsolved murder of Town Topics founder Emily “Cissy” Stuart, who while gardening 34 years ago was stabbed to death in her Princeton home. Next, the tour moves to Nassau Inn to hear the story of Mattie Shann, who was suspected to have killed her husband and son in an effort to secure money from their life insurance. The final stop downtown is at Chuck’s Spring Street Café, once owned by the infamous Menendez brothers, whose case has received continued attention. The brothers grew up in Princeton and went on to kill their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion, claiming that years of abuse motivated their actions.
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The final stretch of the tour takes place in the Princeton Cemetery. Princeton Tour Company has special access to the cemetery, which is closed to the public in the evenings. The cemetery tour consists of brief stops and discussions — which take a more historical tone compared to the previous spooky stories — at the tombstones of several notable people, including Aaron Burr, Grover Cleveland, and James McCosh. The company’s website notes that, “Because the cemetery of Nassau Presbyterian Church is a resting place, we don’t investigate there,” instead the tour focuses on locating notable graves. Recently, the cemetery segment of the Ghost Tour has been the subject of some controversy on campus. On Oct. 8, The Daily Princetonian published an article covering an Undergraduate Student Government (USG) meeting, in which U-Councilors Roberto Lachner ’26 and Genevieve Shutt ’26 presented plans for a USG-sponsored Ghost Tour trip that would cost $1047.50 and allow for 25 students to attend. Lachner said that following the USG meeting article’s publication, some community members reached out with concerns. “We were told that the Princeton Tour Company was ‘not reputable’ and had a history of being disrespectful while on the grounds of the Princeton Cemetery,” Lachner said. USG decided not to proceed with a Ghost Tour trip led by the Princeton Tour Company. “We immediately notified all of those who had contacted us with concerns and issued an internal statement updating the Senate. USG never made any purchases for the event,” Lachner said. Princeton resident and former
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USG chairman Thomas Pyle ’76 wrote a Letter to the Editor that was published the next day, detailing his concerns about visiting the cemetery as an attraction. “There is something unseemly,” he wrote, “about a potential commercial tour for 25 University students amusing themselves in the dark by searching for ‘ghosts’ with flashlights in a hallowed local place.” In response to concerns regarding respect of the cemetery and its residents, Omiecinski notes her personal relationship with the cemetery and the distinction between what the tour covers inside versus outside the cemetery. “My stepfather is buried there. I’ve already bought my family’s plots in between Paul Tulane and George Kennan, so I’ve got a huge attachment to the cemetery,” Omiecinski said. “We try to make it very clear in our description [that] what we do outside the gates of the cemetery versus inside is very different.” “Outside is the ghost hunting and the paranormal and the historical background,” Omiecinski continued, “but we even mention on the website that once we get inside the gates, it’s a final resting place.” Greta Richards, a fourth-grader from Atlantic Highlands, says she learned a lot during the tour. “My favorite part was probably the ghost hunting. It was really interesting to learn about the people that once lived around here.” The tour is advertised on its website as “not-so-terrifying-but-eerilyinformative.” “I was expecting it to be more creepy,” Richards said. “But it was actually really Maya Chu is a contributing Features writer at the ‘Prince.’
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The Black Arts Company is Princeton ‘verified’
By Brianna Melanie Suliguin
Contributing Prospect Writer
One of the most surprising things I’ve found about Princeton culture is its strong dance community: newbies and veterans alike join together to grow and share their love of dance. Some of the most eye-catching flyers I’ve seen around campus have come from dance company promotions: When promotions for the Black Arts Company’s Fall Showcase “Verified” started, I was instantly taken in by the paparazzi-esque, trendsetter style that set the tone for the Fall Showcase. With four shows at Frist Theater in front of full-capacity audiences, I attended the 6:30 p.m. performance and was instantly greeted by member introductions in the form of a scrolling Instagram feed. After a few minutes, the first concept videos played ahead of us: Focused on the protagonist, Justin, and his journey towards the “Verified” status on his social pages via his Monday vlogs. Then all the lights dimmed. Lights. Camera. Action. The show starts off with “it’s a barbie world (& we all just livin’ in it),” a Barbie concept dance to Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj that sets the precedent for the rest of the show through its fun and sassy execution. The dance opened with two lines of doll-like poses, with the Barbies awakening to energize the crowd. The recognizability of the reimagined Barbie theme solidified the show’s concept: fresh and self-assured. The next performance, “from the ground up,” was choreographed to a mashup of Drake and Kendrick Lamar and contrasted the previous style. Here, the swaggy stage presence showed itself in its use of floor work and canon techniques. Sticking with the swag but adding a ’90s style, “The Miseducation of BAC” pays tribute in its title to Lauryn Hill. I especially liked how the choreography utilized stage outfits — specifically, baseball caps — to add some extra flare. Also, incorporating the Wobble into the final parts of the dance was genius: it got me dancing along with them. Now, it’s time to turn up the heat. My jaw dropped for this next performance: “who’s telling us what?” The two songs, “CLASSY” by BIA ft. Swizz Beats and “Jealousy” by Offset and Cardi B, exude swag and pride, requiring the dancers to deliver on sharpness,
power, and execution. The result? They did not come to play. The strobe lights quickly set the tone, with red and white lights used throughout. I particularly enjoyed the many formations and the use of the stage, affirming it as one of my favorite choreographies of the night. And can I talk about that solo moment at the end? One dancer came to the front of the stage and stylishly jumped towards the crowd, only for the lights to shut off and leave me wanting more. After intermission, Act II opened with a video: There’s trouble in paradise for our verified BAC member, Justin. Amid the brewing troubles that Justin must navigate to keep his “Verified” status, BAC quickly brings us the next dance, “status update,” involving Mariah Carey’s “Emotions (12’’ Club Mix)” which instantly got me dancing in my seat. My favorite aspect of this piece is the arm and hand work, as it takes advantage of both voguing and whacking techniques. Reintroduce the sass, sisters. Next up was “Get Critical,” a mashup of four viral songs I’ve probably heard on Spotify’s “Today’s Top Hits.” I was enthralled by the artistry and the tiny details, specifically the lean formation and hits with the beats. A random walking formation did a great job of both being fun but also paying homage to every member in the choreography. And how could I not mention the twerking? That got the crowd — me included — so hyped. Was I expecting Beyoncé to show up in this setlist? Absolutely. The first thing that stood out to me was the outfits: a cream and brown mix with gold accents. The lyricism of the choreography was refreshing, matching the lyrics of Beyoncé’s “Love on Top” with corresponding elevated hand motions. Before the end of the show, the company held their traditional dance competition, inviting the audience to take to the stage as competitors. Breakdancing broke out on stage — with some competitors pulling out the worm and the splits? It’s such a beautiful reflection of how BAC affirms dance for all. After this, the dancers delivered a sexy piece called “Low and on Heels.” Laden with lace and leather, the performers got “Low” to SZA. Unsurprisingly, they delivered on confidence and style, making good use of extensions and floor work to charm the audience. Now, for one of my other favorites of the night: “Dancing
Dead” brought Halloween to Princeton a few days early. One of the most creative choreographies of the night, the footwork and formations were on point. The combination of strobe lights and red lighting nailed down the spooky vibes. More importantly, the lyricism of the choreography exuded Halloween: the use of electrocution and zombie-walking was absolutely creative in solidifying the theme. The show-stopper for me though was when the formation went from militant order to disorder — a great transition in the mashup. To close the set, the whole company came out for “ACCOUNT DEACTIVATED,” with the members bowing in order of class year, celebrating together. Overall, BAC’s energy was unmatched. They constantly hyped each other up before, after, and during each performance, demonstrating their camaraderie for one another. The concept was well executed through its mid-act clips; while there were technical difficulties with the projector, everyone was a good sport and made the best of the situation. Personally, I’m looking forward to the Spring Showcase! Brianna Melanie Suliguin is a contributing writer to The Prospect. She is a first-year from Toms River, New Jersey.
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Five ways I make my single sensory-friendly
By Avery Danae Williams Staff Prospect Writer
Forbes may be full of doubles and occasional triples, but believe it or not, there are many students in Forbes who live in singles — myself included. And I absolutely love it! I can wake up at 6 a.m. for my 10 a.m. classes without disturbing night owls. I can invite my friends over and not have to inform someone in advance. But most importantly, I can better accommodate my sensory needs. Whether you are neurodivergent or in the market for calming dorm accessories, here are five ways I make my single room sensory-friendly. 1. LED Strip Lights When my mom binge-watched college dorm tour videos the summer before my freshman year, she insisted I add LED lights to my college wishlist. This is because naturally the lights in some college dorms are dim, making it harder to see what you’re doing. At first, I thought they were an unnecessary distraction because they competed against my former roommate’s fairy lights on her side of the room. However, my LED lights, in retrospect, remain one of my best investments. The LED lights are strung on my right wall, and just like last year, I’m able to change the colors with the accompanying remote control depending on my mood. If I’m getting ready for bed, my lights are blue to calm me. If I’m hyperfocusing on a project or one of my many special interests, my lights are green. Or, if I have a particularly good day, my lights are yellow to reflect my joy. The colors may seem bright when viewed on Amazon, but they have never caused me throbbing headaches. This speaks volumes, considering that bright lights are a major sensory trigger for me.
2. Flexible Seating Now that I have over 170 square feet all to myself, which is huge for a single at Princeton and especially at Forbes, one of my goals during move-in this year was to create more spots to work and decompress in my room. This way, I can utilize as much of the space as possible. One corner of my room has a Pride banner laying on the floor, with two throw pillows for decoration and one lounge pillow I use for sitting up. Of course, there’s always my desk and my bed for when I don’t want to travel too far. The great thing about my flexible seating arrangements is that I’m not tied to any one spot. I enjoy having variety while also sticking to a familiar routine to some extent, so it’s not unusual for me to switch my location two, three, or even four times in a single work session in my room to keep things interesting. 3. Sam, my stuffed dog I owned a lot of stuffed animals when I was a baby; most of them are now packed away in moving boxes. It was not until one day in seventh grade that I rediscovered a medium-sized white dog with floppy caramel ears, a caramel sweatshirt with his picture on it, and a semicircle-shaped caramel patch over his left eye. I named him Sam, and the rest is history. For the past seven years, this plush dog has slept with me. Sure, he can’t respond to discussion posts nor write research papers on my behalf. Nor can he talk back to me about my day. Still, the tighter I hold Sam at night, the more I can feel my sadness, anger, and doubt slip away. This is especially the case considering I’m a hugger, and I can’t randomly go to students across the hall to show them this kind of affection; I barely know them! But I digress. I can proudly say that over the years, Sam has been — and will con-
tinue to be — a wonderful emotional support buddy.
4. Samefoods In the neurodivergent community, samefoods are foods that we enjoy gravitating towards because of the consistent taste and texture that they provide. I was notorious in my zee group for ordering Chipotle almost every week. I still do. What can I say? The freshness of the corn, steak, pico de gallo, and white rice hits differently at night. At the time of writing this, my other samefoods include Talenti Sea Salt Caramel Gelato, bananas, BBQ ribs, and edible chocolate chip cookie dough by The Cookie Dough Café from Shark Tank. All these stay in my mini fridge full-time, though I pack some of them, like bananas, in my bag when I’m away from my dorm. They are great to snack on when the dining halls are closed. Beyond that, they come in handy when I feel too overstimulated to sit in the dining hall to have a formal meal. I’ll even sneak, say, my Chipotle bowl into the dining hall if the food being served that day is not allergen-free. This keeps me connected to eating with friends. My samefoods, like my LED lights, reflect my mood. So it’s important that I’m adjusting my eating patterns and habits to match my energy levels, whether I need to give myself more rest or more stimulation during any particular day.
I mainly use pop it bracelets to relieve stress, increase concentration, and cope with sensory overload by popping the bubbles. What matters is the comfort of knowing my pop it bracelets are always on me. In recent months, I have worn them in photos with my a cappella group, Acapellago; my church group, Princeton Presbyterians; and my job as one of the Pace Center’s Community Action Fellows to reinforce to others the fact that I belong to neuro-inclusive spaces. Besides, it is my hope that when other neurodivergent Princeton students see me with my sensory tools, they will gradually feel more comfortable to use and display theirs in public. Avery Danae Williams is a staff writer for The Prospect and a prospective African American Studies major with a certificate in Creative Writing. MALIA GAVIOLA / THE DAILY PRINCETONIAN
5. Pop It Bracelets Those who are close to me know that I wear two pop it bracelets on my left arm almost every day. While some students or professors may think that they are fashion accessories (they’re not wrong; sometimes I do match my bracelets with my outfits),
To the Halloween of my childhood By Jessica Wang | Staff Prospect Writer
The Halloween of my childhood began with the sound of rain. Soft at first, then steady, it tapped on my windowsill at night, a Morse code translating to one word: fall. In the morning, it was there in the smell of the wet sidewalks, the adventurous worms strewn across the cracks, and the damp leaves pressed into the concrete by the shoes of kids traipsing to school. Some people might say that California doesn’t have seasons, but in my childhood, it did. And in California, no season was more vivid than fall. Fall was there in the maple leaves fading into a brilliant red on the front yards of every house on the block. Fall was there when the ginkgo tree, affectionately nicknamed the “butterfly tree,” transformed into a sunshine yellow cloud and let loose its leaves on the sidewalk between home and school. Fall was there in the rains, which only came in the cold months, when the wind began to turn and tug my hair into my face. With fall came school, and with school came October, and with October came that holiday — Halloween. In my memory, the two are inseparable: Halloween and fall. Surely, then, the morning of Halloween had to be rainy, with the worms out and the sidewalk strewn with leaves. Then came the first real moment of Halloween: emerging from my house in
costume. The moment my shoe touched the sidewalk, the moment I left the shelter of home, I became someone else. One year I was the Ocean: fish safetypinned to a blue outfit, a baseball cap with a fishing hook dangling from my head. Another year I was Miss Smarty Pants: the cylindrical sweet-and-sour candies secured to flared black pants. Another year I was the Night Sky: a constellation of stars draped across a dark dress, a ‘Starry Night’ scarf, and midnight blue nail polish borrowed from a friend. Yet, as the years went on, my costumes transitioned from the concrete to the abstract. Instead of becoming a character or an object, I just became a slightly different version of myself. I pieced together my costumes from clothing I rarely wore or clothing I liked but wasn’t bold enough to wear regularly: a heroine’s flowy white blouse, a leather vest, a bowler hat, a bright red scarf. When people asked me what I “was,” I made up an answer. An adventurer. An enchantress. A detective. It changed every time. Halloween isn’t my favorite holiday, but this is what I love most about it: the thrill of transformation, of disguise, of being a different person for a day. Teachers become goofy. Kids become their idols, their favorite characters. There are no rules. You could be anybody, even if it’s just that version of you that wears a bright red scarf that your aunt knitted
years ago. My first year at Princeton, I listened for the coming of fall. And when it came sweeping through campus, I recognized it like a reflection of fall back home. Fall came with the rain, pouring for days at a time without pause. Fall came with the sudden cold snaps, a scarf wrapped around my neck and a beanie pulled over my ears. Fall came with a sudden preponderance of tourists up campus, photoshoots everywhere, dogs in leaf piles, and leaves clutched like precious things in the hands of toddlers. Fall came, and with it I eagerly anticipated Princeton’s Halloween. Yet, Princeton’s Halloween began with rows of students diligently taking notes and the professor dressed business casual with a pointer and a set of slides. It brought no goofy professors dressed up, no kids traipsing to class in crazy outfits, no mystery, and no late-night trick-or-treating. It took a while for me to process the new reality of Halloween. At first, I dearly missed the Halloween of my childhood — the thrill of joining the costume parade on the trek to school, the intrigue of seeing my classmates turn out in different colors, the adventure of trick-ortreating past my bedtime. I realized that a chapter of my life had closed. I could never go back to those innocent days of walking the sidewalk, tiptoeing around worms, watching the rain and floating through a shower of sunshine leaves. I
had had the last Halloween of my childhood, and I hadn’t even known it. Yet, at the same time, I began to see that Princeton’s Halloween is more than meets the eye. In fact, it is itself disguised. For some, it is hidden in the nightlife, in a room full of teenagers and 20-somethings jumping up and down while screaming the lyrics of Taylor Swift. For others, it might be a cozy night in with blankets and an animated movie projected on the wall. For others still, it is tucked into miniature pumpkins left at dormitory doorsteps, fake spiderwebs draped in dining halls, and special holiday desserts. Princeton’s Halloween is no better and no worse than the Halloween of my childhood; it is simply a different version of the holiday. And during the day, it’s still there. It’s there in the constant drift of leaves on the way to class. It’s there in the rain in the streets. It’s there in the freshness of the morning air: Halloween and fall. Amidst all this, I saw it: the sunshine yellow of a ginkgo tree in the full glory of fall on the stretch of lawn between Butler and Whitman, half of its leaves freed by the wind and half of them clinging stubbornly to their home branch. Somehow, I’d never noticed it before. Jessica Wang is a member of the Class of 2026 and a staff writer for the Prospect at the ‘Prince.’
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Weekly Event Roundup
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Princeton Sound Kitchen Nov. 14, 2023, 8–10 p.m. Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall
With works by various composers including Ellie Cherry and Bobby Ge, Princeton Sound Kitchen will present their second Mixtape concert of the academic year. This event will highlight the new work of Princeton’s talented graduate students. It is free and unticketed.
A Masterclass with Miranda Cuckson, Violinist
Jazz Vocal Collective Fall Concert
Jazz at Princeton Nov. 16, 2023, 7:30–9 p.m. Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall
Donna Weng Friedman ’80 Masterclass Series Nov. 12, 2023, Masterclass: 2–4 p.m. Concert: 5–6 p.m. Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall
Directed by Dr. Trineice Robinson-Martin, the Jazz Vocal Collective’s fall concert will feature works by Dizzy Gillespie, Rogers & Hart, Gigi Gryce, Mongo Santamaria, and others. Through diverse musical styles and composers, this performance will celebrate life, love, and culture. This event is free and unticketed.
Renowned violinist Miranda Cuckson will share her abilities with the University in a free two-hour violin workshop. Following the workshop, she will perform an hour-long concert of solo violin pieces. This event is free and unticketed.
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Princeton Pianists Ensemble Nov. 17, 2023, 8 p.m. Richardson Auditorium
The Princeton Pianists Ensemble are virtuosos in all things piano. From baroque to contemporary music, and from solo repertoire to crazy four-hand pieces, their performance is sure to entertain their audience. Their fall concert will feature pieces by esteemed composers like Shostakovich and Debussy and modern works such as soundtracks from Lord of the Rings and Mario. Tickets can be purchased via the University Ticketing website or at Frist Campus Center box offices. Students can use one of their Passport to the Arts passes to get free tickets.
Composer Colloquium: Darius Jones Composer Colloquium Series Nov. 16, 2023, 4:30–6:30 p.m. Woolworth Center 102
Known for his transformation in the realm of Black music, critically acclaimed saxophonist and composer Darius Jones will bring his talents and ideas to Princeton. Through evocative, soulful melodies, Jones’ music inspires his audience to embrace their authentic selves. This event is free and unticketed.
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“The MovementImage”: Exhibition
Lewis Center for the Arts Oct. 16–Nov. 21, 2023, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. on weekdays Hagan Gallery, 185 Nassau St.
“The Movement-Image” — curated by Colleen Asper, a lecturer in visual arts — is an exhibition and performance series that uses the body as a method of invention. Artists featured in this exhibition include Will Rawls, Amy Beecher, Leila Weefur, Maho Agawa, Sahra Motalebi, and Xavier Cha. This exhibition is free and open to the public.
“The Winter’s Tale”
Public Works Nov. 10–11, 2023, 8 p.m. and Nov. 12, 2023, 3 p.m. Berlind Theatre
The Public Works adaptation of “The Winter’s Tale,” directed by Shariffa Ali, is based on the Shakespeare play of the same name. This adaptation, set in both utopian and dystopian environments, will tell a story of love and betrayal. It will include a variety of student and community actors, members of the Princeton Playhouse Choir, and several campus performing arts groups. The performance is open to the public, but tickets are required. Tickets are $12 if purchased in advance and are $17 on the day of the performance. Student tickets are $10.
Atelier@Large: Conversations on Art-making in a Vexed Era — Andrey Kurkov & Alan Lightman Princeton Atelier, Lewis Center for the Arts Nov. 14, 2023, 7:30 p.m. Richardson Auditorium
Poet Paul Muldoon will moderate a discussion with journalist Andrey Kurkov and writer and physicist Alan Lightman ’70. The conversation will center around the experience of creating art in a modern world. This event is free and open to the public.
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Ship Happens: A Cruisical!
Princeton Triangle Club Nov. 10–11, 2023, 8 p.m. and Nov. 12, 2023, 2 p.m. McCarter Theater
To commemorate their 133rd anniversary, the Princeton Triangle Club will present Ship Happens: A Cruisical! Taking place aboard the SS Giznee Fairytale, twins Isla and Lindsay are caught in a world of whimsy. Tickets can be purchased through the Triangle Club’s website.
The Last Dystopia: Historicizing the Anthropocene Debate in a Multipolar Age: Lecture II Polycrisis University Center for Human Values Nov. 10, 2023, 4:30–6:30 p.m. Friend Center 101
Columbia University professor Adam Tooze will discuss questions surrounding the 2015 Paris Climate Accords and SDG targets. He will specifically focus on the debate surrounding the human role in global development and environmental transformation. Commentators are Pratap Bhanu Mehta GS *94, current policy professor at Princeton, and Angus Deaton, professor emeritus. This event is free and open to the public.
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Reimagining Iranian Cultural Identities: Stories from Emirati Youth
Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies Nov. 15, 2023, 12–1 p.m. Robertson Hall 016
Professor and historian Manami Goto will discuss the cultural customs of naturalized Iranian immigrants in the United Arab Emirates. Goto proposes theories to build a foundation for the study of Iranian cultural customs among naturalized immigrants by focusing on what is lost and gained between generations of immigrants. This event is free and open to the public, with RSVP required.
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Late field goal helps Dartmouth overcome Princeton in thrilling 23–21 Tigers loss By Hayk Yengibaryan Associate Sports Editor
On Friday night, 47 became the magic number for Dartmouth kicker Owen Zalc. The first-year from Cary, N.C. stepped up to kick a 47-yard field goal with 1:28 remaining to give Dartmouth (4–4 overall, 3–2 Ivy League) a win over Princeton (4–4, 3–2). Zalc is now 4-for-4 on 47-yard field goals this season, but none were as big as Friday night’s. While the loss may come as a surprise to Tiger fans, the Big Green have dominated the Tigers in recent years. After the win on Friday night, Dartmouth is now 10–3 in their last 13 matchups against Princeton. The last time the Tigers won in Hanover was in 2009, before current head coach Bob Surace ’90 arrived. This contest also marked the 100th anniversary of Dartmouth’s historic Memorial Field, which was completed in 1923. In 429 games played at Memorial Field, the Big Green have posted an impressive 276–145–8 record (64 percent). After winning the coin toss and electing to defer, the Tigers forced a three and out by the Big Green. The Tiger defense — led by senior linebackers Ozzie Nicholas and Liam Johnson — has been a headache for opposing offenses. Unfortunately for Princeton, their opening drive lasted just a few seconds. On the first offensive snap, senior quarterback Blake Stenstrom threw a pass that went right through the hands of junior wide-receiver AJ Barber, leading to a Dartmouth pick-six, making the score reach 7–0 in the opening four minutes. The Tigers received the ball back immediately, hoping to orchestrate a drive down the field to tie the game. With 8:46 remaining in the first quarter and a 3rd-and-18 at the Dartmouth 42, Princeton tried to get into field goal range to give junior kicker Sam Massick a chance to put three points on the board. However, the Big Green defense had other plans, forcing Stenstrom to fumble the ball. Stenstrom’s second critical error of the game allowed Dartmouth to recover the ball with good field position. After three straight stops by the Tiger defense, Dartmouth had a 4th-and-4 at their own 50. Dartmouth head coach Sammy McCorkle decided to take a risk that paid off, drawing up a fake punt that got the Big Green over 25 yards. The Princeton defense came up big yet again with a stop, but Dartmouth was able to make it 10–0 from inside the red zone. “That certainly wasn’t the start we wanted to achieve, but I was so proud of the fight we showed,” Surace told The Daily Princetonian. “No one panicked and we did a good job staying together.” Princeton managed just 16 yards from its next six plays, having to punt again. However, the Tigers caught a break when Dartmouth muffed the punt, giving Stenstrom and the offense the ball in opposing territory. This time around, Surace and his offense made good use of the possession. The Tigers marched down the field for a touchdown by junior running back John Volker, cutting the deficit to three. Princeton got the ball back just a few minutes later after their defense came up big once again. With 7:19 remaining in the first half, the Tigers began a drive at their own 20. Junior running back Jiggie Carr broke three tackles on a 25-yard run to start the drive. After failing to convert the first down following the run, Volker burst up the middle into Big Green territory. Despite impressive runs from their running backs, the Tigers’ drive stalled, and they were forced to punt. On their next drive, after another forced three-andout by the Princeton defense, the Tigers had prime field position at the 50. A pass from Stenstrom to junior wide receiver Luke Colella put the Tigers inside the 30, on Colella’s 32nd reception of the season. “Luke has so much energy and heart,” Surace said about his leading wide receiver. “He works so hard and has really improved his route running each year. It’s been fun to see him take the next step in his play.” Four plays later, Volker was once again in the end zone for a rushing touchdown. After Massick converted the extra point, it was 14–10 Princeton. Dartmouth failed to score in the final two minutes, giving the Tigers the lead heading into the locker room. With the Big Green producing little to no offense in the first half, the team opted for a change at quar-
terback. It was third-string junior Jackson Proctor who took over, and the change helped the Big Green tremendously. He immediately led his offense on an eight-play, 57-yard touchdown drive to give his team a 17–14 lead out of the half. But the Tigers answered on the following possession. A short drive was highlighted by a 62-yard pass from Stenstrom to Collela to make it 21–17 Princeton. This was Collela’s second straight game with a touchdown, as he scored the previous week during a 14–3 win at Cornell. “I think just making the most of my opportunities is key when talking about finding my role,” Colella told the ‘Prince.’ “I believe in myself as a player, and I know I’m capable of making some great plays for our team. When the coaches call my number, I will be ready.” After this touchdown, things went downhill for Princeton, as the Tigers failed to score for the remainder of the game. Proctor led Dartmouth down the field into Princeton territory, with the drive ending with a 38-yard field goal going through the uprights by Zalc. At the end of the third quarter, Princeton held a narrow 21–20 lead. On the first possession of the fourth quarter, Stenstrom’s night continued to worsen. The quarterback was hit from behind and lost control of the ball for the second time. However, the Princeton defense continued to give Stenstrom opportunities, making three straight stops, putting Dartmouth in a predicament as they had a 4th-and-1 at the Princeton 44. The ensuing fourth down play was short, giving Princeton the ball back. “Dartmouth always has a very solid defense [that] plays very disciplined,” Stenstrom told the ‘Prince.’ “They have been a very good opponent for us historically, and this year was no different. Our goal for this week is to take it one day at a time and do everything in our power to win that day. We are going to put our heads down and work day in and day out to finish this season strong.” After gaining seven yards and being in Big Green territory, the Tigers committed two offensive penalties in back-to-back possessions to set up a 3rd-and-23. Princeton was forced to punt the ball, but got the ball back immediately as the Dartmouth offense failed to go anywhere. Stenstrom led the offense and set up a 47-yard field goal for Princeton. Unfortunately, 47 was not the magic number for the Tigers — their kick was blocked by the Big Green special teams. Dartmouth returned the blocked kick for a touchdown, but the Tigers caught a break when a flag brought the ball all the way back. On the ensuing Dartmouth possession, Proctor orchestrated a drive into opposing territory, a drive that perfectly set up the game-winning 47-yard field goal for Zalc. Stenstrom had one more shot to lead a game-winning drive, but Princeton turned the ball over on downs. The win continued the Big Green’s dominance over the Tigers and sealed an important win for Dartmouth, who moved to 3–2 in the conference. After Saturday’s results in the Ivy League, the Crimson (7–1, 4–1) sit atop the Ivy League standings. Behind the Crimson is a four-way tie for second place with Penn, Yale, Dartmouth, and Princeton all sitting at 3–2. The Tigers will return to action this Saturday when they host Yale (5–3, 3–2) at Princeton Stadium at 12 p.m. ET on ESPNU. The biggest headline for students on campus will be a potential bonfire. The bonfire is one of the most memorable events at Princeton and a long-standing tradition for the Tigers, and it only occurs when Princeton beats Harvard and Yale in the same season. But for the team, there are other priorities. “Great teams respond to a loss the same way they respond to a win — winning each day one at a time and getting one percent better than you were when it started,” said Johnson. “We’re not thinking about a bonfire, we’re thinking about how can we win on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The game is won before it’s fought.” Hayk Yengibaryan is an associate editor for the Sports section at the ‘Prince.’