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By Hunter Campbell contributor

Nearly three hundred members of the University’s faculty released a statement “in support of diversity and against racism and discrimination” on Thursday. The statement was signed by 267 assistant, associate, or full professors and by 32 lecturers.

This is 24 percent of the University’s 1,238 faculty members.

The statement comes after many series of events at the University protesting the aftermath of the election of President-elect Donald Trump, including an anti-Trump demonstration, a petition created by students asking for the University to declare itself a “sanctuary campus,” on top of Trump’s declaration to deport 2-3 million undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes.

This statement was also re-

vealed the same day a studentorganized demonstration took place in front of Nassau Hall to offer undocumented immigrants a safe haven at the University.

The opening lines of the statement reads: “amid reports of hate crimes on campuses and schools, we, the undersigned Princeton University faculty, firmly emphasize our belief that all members of our community deserve to be treated with empathy and respect. We come together on this issue not as Democrats or as Republicans, but as concerned members of our community.”

The statement also expressed full support for the message sent to the student body by University President Christopher Eisgruber ‘83 and articulates a pledge “to be outspoken in the defense of these values.”

The document can still be signed by faculty members.

LOCAL NEWS

Christie begins appeals process for Bridgegate charges

By Zaynab Zaman senior writer

Governor Chris Christie has begun the appeals process regarding his involvement in the 2013 Bridgegate scandal. Specifically, he is appealing a court ruling stating that he may have broken state law, according to NorthJersey.com.

In October, Judge Roy F. McGeady ruled that there was probable cause that Governor Christie was involved in official misconduct during the lane closings.

While Christie was initially supposed to appear in court on Nov. 23, this date was postponed to next year after his private attorney appealed to the state Superior Court.

If the appeal is successful,

Christie’s charges could be entirely cleared.

Professor of Public and International Affairs Stanley Katz stated that it is highly unlikely that Christie will be indicted.

“Given the legal situation it’s a little hard to see that they could prove he had abused the office of governor.”

Katz explained that while there have been testimonies that could prove damaging, he believes that there is not enough evidence for a prosecutor to move forward and ask for an indictment.

Christie’s motion for leave to appeal will be heard on Jan. 11, 2017. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s office has not yet stated that they will pursue an official indictment against Christie, so See CHRISTIE page 2

U. community protest for sanctuary campus

By Catherine Benedict contributor

Hundreds of University community members, including students, faculty, and staff, held a demonstration to call for the University to become a sanctuary campus for undocumented students, faculty, and staff.

The demonstration began in front of the Nassau Hall at 5 p.m. and was spearheaded by the Princeton DREAM Team, a immigrants’ rights group.

The demonstration was part of a larger national movement this week promoted by the Cosecha Movement, a proimmigrants’ rights organization. According to Cosecha, similar demonstrations labelled #SanctuaryMovement have occurred at around 80 different universities across

the nation in the wake of the election of President-elect Donald Trump, whose rhetoric calling for undocumented immigrants to be deported has been heavily criticized.

The purpose of these demonstrations have differed by campus, from general demands that the administration protects undocumented students to guarantees that universities will protect undocumented students from deportation.

The event was organized by Arlene Gamio ’18, Alejandra Rincon ’18, Brandon Sixto ’17, and Carlos Sotelo ’17. Sixto led chants such as “say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here,” “the people, united, shall never be divided,” “ain’t no power like the power of the people, because the power of the people don’t

stop.” Protesters held signs and posters displaying messages such as “education not deportation,” “no human being is illegal,” “sanctuary now,” and “protect undocumented people.”

Gamio, Rincon, Sixto, and Sotelo then began reading off a list of demands to administration to make the University a sanctuary campus for undocumented students, faculty, and staff. The demands were to proclaim the University as a sanctuary campus and Princeton Chapel as a refugee church, to begin classifying undocumented students as domestic, to waive the international tax for undocumented students, to hire someone in the Davis International Student CenSee PROTEST page 3 PHOTO SPREAD page 5

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Journalists discuss need for diversity in the media industry

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Alia Malek (left), Benet Wilson (center), Sandra Clark (right) discussed newsroom diversity.

In a panel hosted by the Daily Princetonian, three journalists discussed the aspect of diversity, or lack thereof, in newsrooms and the media industry.

Benét Wilson, who has hosted workshops and discussions on diversity, said that she is inspired to continue participating in events because of the students she meets and learning about their successes later on.

“What keeps me going is seeing students and young people doing well in their careers.

It can get really tiring sometimes… having to explain why [diversity] is important, and whenever I get tired I get a call from a student or I get a call from a young person who has just gotten a job. And that reminds me why I do what I do,” Wilson said, adding that she

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4:30 p.m.: Vocalist Iarla Ó Lionáird, a Belknap Teaching Fellow in the Council of the Humanities, and composer Donnacha Dennehy, assistant professor of music, will discuss their latest opera “Hunger” in the Stewart Theater, 185 Nassau St.

enjoys serving as both a cheerleader for young people but also giving them tough love.

Wilson is a freelance journalist specializing in the aviation industry, and is the founder and editor-in-chief of Aviation Queen LLC. She also serves as an air travel expert for About. com and as a senior business editor for “Airport Business” magazine.

Alia Malek, a former reporter for Al Jazeera and a civil rights lawyer specializing in the Middle East, said that practicing law for six years gave her insight into how Arab-Americans are portrayed negatively in the media and are often excluded from American narratives. “[Arab-Americans] are often the subject of very bad journalism, and the effects of very bad journalism, I think, in the Middle East has meant reSee PANEL page 1

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the case against the governor may not proceed until there is action by the prosecutor’s office.

During the Bridgegate case, also known as the Fort Lee lane closure scandal, two of three major toll lanes on George Washington Bridge were closed on Sept. 9, 2013.

The resulting major traffic jams caused the town of Fort Lee to declare a threat to public safety. The lanes were re-opened on Sept. 13, 2013, and staff members of Christie’s administration are widely said to have played a role in this traffic buildup.

Last month a civilian, Bill Brennan, filed a complaint against the governor based on testimony from former political operative David Wildstein. Wildstein worked for the Christie government and was significantly involved in the laneclosure incident, according to the article.

Brennan filed an official misconduct charge against Christie, which could result in a sentence of five to ten years in prison.

During the lane closure trial, Wildstein testified that Christie was aware of the lane closures during the event itself, claiming that he spoke with Christie on Sept.

11, 2013. Christie denies any prior knowledge, according to the article.

In addition to the testimony

by Wildstein, former aides to the governor Bridget Ann Kelly and Bill Baroni have both testified that Christie was aware and involved in the closure plot. During the trial, Kelly stated that she informed Christie in advance of the plan to close the Fort Lee lanes in 2013.

Both Kelly and Baroni have been convicted on multiple counts of fraud, conspiracy, and additional charges, and may face up to twenty years in jail, according to an NJ.com article.

While there may not be an indictment due to the Bridgegate scandal, Christie is facing political repercussions for the scandal.

Christie initially headed the transition team for the incoming national administration, but he was replaced on Friday by Vice President-elect Mike Pence. There has been speculation that Presidentelect Trump is unhappy with the manner in which Christie handled the Bridgegate scandal, according to a recent New York Post article.

Katz said that after this recent replacement, it is unlikely that Christie will have a substantial role in the Trump administration.

He added that after Christie’s term in office is completed, his political career will essentially come to an end. The most predictable path for someone in Christie’s position would be to resume practicing law, he said.

The governor’s office could not be reached for comment.

legislative relationship

By Norman Xiong contributor

Yale Law School Lecturer Linda Greenhouse discussed the cyclical nature of the judiciallegislative relationship and the transition into a more scrutinous Supreme Court in a lecture on Thursday evening.

Greenhouse focused the lecture on several federal courts’ recent decisions to invalidate three separate restrictive abortion and voting laws in Texas and North Carolina. She said that the court decisions used functioned to reveal the increasingly rigorous standards of the judiciary.

“Each decision was important, widely-recognized for their significant practical impact and political ramifications,” Greenhouse explained.

Greenhouse noted that the reason that these cases of judicial review were so important was because of the federal courts’ justifications for striking down the laws. In the past, courts exercising the power of judicial review did not attempt to ascertain the motivations of legislative bodies.

“That judicial deference to the legislatures is deeply embedded in tradition, there’s no doubt,” Greenhouse said.

With these three cases, how-

ever, each court’s reasoning said that the legislatures were acting with bad purpose to deliberately violate people’s rights. Greenhouse questioned whether this is evidence that courts are examining laws that come under judicial review more thoroughly, even going so far as to attach motivations to actions.

“What is it that provokes judges — even quite conservative judges — to abandon the traditional reluctance of their role and call it as they see it?

When is such behavior justified?”

Greenhouse noted that, as the judicial-legislative relationship possesses a cyclical nature, this is not the first time courts have used legislature’s motivations as reasons for declaring laws unconstitutional.

“In these interesting cases spanning more than fifty years, we see a determination by the Supreme Court not to let themselves be fooled by legislative enactments,” Greenhouse explained. “If the impact was foreseeably the opposite of fair, the justices were willing — not all the time, by any means, but on occasions like these when the real intent showed through — to look under the legislative rug.”

Before concluding the lecture, Greenhouse noted there was a growing necessity for judges to

continue to take a more active role. Greenhouse cited the most recent report card published by The Libertarian Institute for Justice’s Center for Judicial Engagement, explaining that the report observed that courts generally still defer to legislatures rather than actively engage in judicial review.

Regarding the future implications of the recent Texas and North Carolina court decisions, Greenhouse expressed her interest in observing the progressive changes in the Supreme Court and federal courts in general.

“I think it can said that we’re observing a judicial work in progress,” Greenhouse added.

“States will continue to conjure ways to restrict access to abortion, Republican legislators really do want fewer votes going to their opponents, and more cases will reach the changing Supreme Court. How rapidly changing the Supreme Court will be, I don’t know any better than you do.”

The lecture, titled “Telling It Like It Is: The Evolving Dialogue Between Courts and Legislatures,” took place in McCosh Hall Room 50 at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17. It was sponsored by the University’s Public Lecture series and the Stafford Little Lecture Series.

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ally bad foreign policy on the United States’ behalf because journalism lays the ground to dehumanize people, to make conflicts look really simplistic,” she said. “As an Arab-American, the fact that we were completely left out of the narratives of contemporary America or historical America… has been really damaging to Arabs in the United States, and their diaspora is really invisible here.”

Malek said that she started working as a journalist to fix this problem at its root, to “become a part of the profession that shapes the knowledge people have about these communities.”

Sandra Clark said that a crucial point to her being in a management role is to champion for diversity.

Clark is the Vice President for News and Civic Dialogueof the news team at WHYY, and is a former managing editor of “The Philadelphia Inquirer” “If anything, this election has shown us the need for diversity in journalism because, my gosh, you watch TV every day and everyone sort of flogs themselves with ‘What did we miss?’ Well what you missed is knowing anything about these communities at all,” she said, noting that part of the success of President-elect Donald Trump was his campaign’s awareness that the United States has a largely uninformed populace.

“Diversity in of itself is a very complex issue, and we all have our own histories. So for me it’s not so much about diversifying newsrooms – I mean that is extremely important, a number of our newsrooms aren’t diverse enough – but it’s about truth,” she explained. “And how can you tell truth if you don’t have different perspectives within your newsroom that challenge us to think differently and to go to different corners of our communities?”

Wilson described how people

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are uncomfortable with leaving their own groups to seek those who are diverse and can work in the media industry. “I think people get so in their little niches and groups, that they don’t want to look beyond their circles, and they don’t want to look beyond their little islands and communities. And, if they did that, it would actually benefit them to see that there are talented people of color, who are diverse in the largest, broadest sense of the word.”

She added that having a diverse newsroom has financial benefits, explaining, “It’s going to bring you money to have a more diverse newsroom, because the news is becoming more diverse. If you don’t have that reflected in your newsroom, it’s going to hurt you financially.”

Clark agreed, saying, “We’re really good about writing about diversity for every other company but our own.” She added that while media outlets may currently criticize the lack of diversity in Trump’s prospective presidential cabinet, this type of diversity does not reflect in those same newsrooms.

Malek noted that the media industry tends to be incestuous, and that this lowers the level of accountability outlets have to diversify their staff.

“If they were to change, it is to admit that they are part of the problem and that they have been doing something wrong,” she said, adding that it is crucial to have staff with different backgrounds to accurately cover different types of communities.

A discussion-styled Q&A session followed the panel, with topics ranging from the media’s role in covering the 2016 presidential campaign to how individuals can create spaces of inclusion for minority peers.

The panel, titled, “Diversity in the Newsroom: Why it matters and how to address it,” took place in East Pyne 010 at 4:30 p.m. and was co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the Undergraduate Students and the Office of the Disability Services.

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ter to serve undocumented students and students with undocumented and mixed status families, to make the Office of Admission website more clear regarding policies toward undocumented students, and to start a dean’s fund with no loans for undocumented students to apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.

DACA is an immigration policy passed by President Obama in June 2012 that allows undocumented immigrants who entered the country before age 16 and before June 2007 to receive a renewable two-year work permit and protection from deportation.

Sotelo then began reading a testimony regarding his experience as an undocumented immigrant. He added criticism to the culture that regards undocumented immigrants as criminals and offered praise for the University and its support systems.

“I’m thankful for international financial aid and grateful that the greatest lessons I learned were from a mother who had a 9th grade education in Mexico,” Sotelo.

“I ask you to take this call to action seriously. I am so glad I know for certain today that I have the support of so many people.”

Rincon then read an anonymous testimonial by an undocumented University student.

“I am so much more than the alien number U.S. immigrations has assigned me. This isn’t just about me, about the ones who have compromised immigration status. Undocumented students contribute so much, and borders and oceans were not crossed in vain,” Rincon

read.

The anonymous testimonial underscored the DREAM team’s wish for students to get directly involved with the movement.

“Simply showing up at this rally or posting on Facebook or calling yourself an ally will not make a difference. You are not an ally until you speak up against the hateful rhetoric [toward undocumented students] or work with organizations that help undocumented students. Work with the Princeton DREAM team to mentor high school students, stop using the term ‘illegal immigrants,’ get engaged, get involved,” Rincon read.

At 5:25 p.m., after chants of “What do we want? Sanctuary! When do we want it?

Now!” Sixto reiterated the need for direct action and directed the protest’s march of support. The protesters marched from Nassau Hall to the Princeton University Art Museum, through Frist Campus Center, and ended at the University chapel. Throughout the march, protesters continued to chant.

The demonstration gathered a diverse group of people, including mothers with small children mixed with elderly couples and University students. Protesters also ranged in motivation, from a general desire to support undocumented community members to a more direct connection to immigration rights.

“I came to the walk-in because I wanted to show my support for anyone being targeted, and I wanted the University to show its support for any immigrants who need sanctuary,” Naomi CohenShields ’20 said.

Uri Schwartz ’20, a Mexican citizen and a permanent resident in the US, expressed fear and worry over last week’s

election results.

“I’m worried about the future of our country and for my peers. I’m lucky enough to not have to be scared for myself, but I fear for my undocumented fellow students, who have to live in a country where people think they are criminals,” Schwartz said.

“I’m here because I want the University to support undocumented students in all ways.”

At the University chapel, Sixto thanked protesters for coming out and expressed hope.

“What we’re feeling now is the voice of the people that demonstrated in support of undocumented students, faculty, and staff. We must not forget to love each other and be kind,” Sixto said. “This is a good first step, but it’s not enough. We cannot be complacent to the divisive rhetoric [of Trump].”

Sixto urged protesters to sign the DREAM team’s petition to make Princeton a sanctuary campus, which had over 1,500 signatures by Thursday. The petition was cosigned by the Alliance of Jewish Progressives, the Asian American Students Association, the Latino Graduate Student Association, the Muslim Advocates for Social Justice and Individual Dignity, Princeton College Democrats, Princeton Latinos y Amigos, Princeton Progressive Magazine, Princeton University Latinx Perspectives Organization, Queer Graduate Caucus, and Students for Prison Education and Reform.

“If you learn nothing else from this demonstration, know that we are all humans and deserving of love and respect,” Sixto said.

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Asian: A Misnomer Daehee Lee

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hen news broke of the racist remarks that Deputy Metro Editor Michael Luo of the New York Times faced last month (“An Open Letter to the Woman Who Told My Family to Go Back to China”) I, with hundreds of my fellow Princetonians, was appalled. It seemed preposterous that Asian-Americans still faced such explicit forms of racism even in the 21st century. Yet, as I pondered the implications of this outrage, I realized that there is still discrimination even here at Princeton towards Asian-Americans.

By no means is the Princetonian community as explicit as to request its Asian students “go back to China” as was Luo. This comment is a product of a bygone age of explicit racism. Yet the Princeton community utilizes an implicit form of racism with the term “Asian-American” itself. Although this phrase may sound innocuous enough, the term itself is a gross generalization and a highly reductive phrase. At an university that values diversity, we are surprisingly insensitive to the unique cultural identities of each Asian-American student.

Asia, contrary to what many Trump supporters may believe, is not just China. It is the largest continent on the planet and home to half of the world’s population. It contains 48 nations with

extremely diverse cultures and complex histories many times longer than that of America. Therefore for many Asian students, our distinct nationalities determine our cultural backgrounds, not an overarching racial bracket. Yet, from the moment we begin our applications to Princeton, we are forced to categorize ourselves into a classification so vast that it loses meaning. We, whether we are Korean, Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese, or one of the dozens else, have to pick the term “Asian” as our collective label.

This does not mean that Princeton University is actively pushing a racist agenda on Asian-Americans. The Princeton administration, by categorizing all of its applicants based on their nationalities and ethnicities, is doing its best to achieve ethnic diversity on campus. Yet, by engaging in this wellintentioned action, the University still is propagating a sense of unnecessary universalism between different nationalities of Asian-Americans.

Furthermore, even if we are accepted into Princeton, we struggle with our racial identities every day. Hardly a day passes by when I am not asked “Are you Japanese or Chinese?” as if these are the only two Asian nations. When I complain about such generalizations, the askers retort that I am too sensitive. Perhaps I am. Yet I still overhear in passing conversations that the Korean American Student Association and the Chinese Students Association are redundant because both of these societies are for Asians; as long as such sentiments continue to persist, I will remain “sensitive,” because the judgmental issues implied by these statements endure.

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This issue does not only belong to Asian-Americans. Almost every student on Princeton’s campus who identifies with a specific nationality or race, such as Latinx or African-American, has felt this will to categorize him or her into a neat racial or ethnic bracket. For instance, one of my Latinx friends here from Buenos Aires was recently asked how Mexican food tastes; the question was posed, ostensibly without malice, by a stranger who knew nothing about where my friend came from and did not care to verify. Yet, in contrast to what the students subtly demanding that my friend and I conform to their standards believe, race and nationality are complex ideas that must be judged by the individual. It is not the task of the University or the student body to decide whether some are Asians, some are Latinx, and so forth. Only the individual can make this important decision and it is up to other students to respect that ethnic conclusion.

This willingness to propagate the myth of the universality of Asians and other minorities, in which every minority can be grouped under some broad umbrella categorization, is not the ideal that Princetonians should pursue. If we are to live up to our widely boasted mantle as students accepting of diverse cultures, we must address the different identities that each Asian-American and minority student here at Princeton possesses. We must accept each other’s different perceptions of cultural and ethnic identities.

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The Next Liberal Agenda Matthew Martinez guest columnist

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fter the Nov. 8 election, Princeton’s campus has been solemn. The harsh rhetoric from Donald Trump and the fierce condemnation from the left drove a wedge in a widening gap between conservatives and liberals in the United States, and many students feel like the worst-case election scenario has come to pass.

I am one of those students. I worry about what may befall our country under the leadership of someone with zero political experience, restraint, or decency, who has advocated for torture and the registry of Muslims in a database. We must fight against this wholeheartedly. But the best path forward for liberals is not to obstruct Trump’s government, for now. Instead, we should establish clear policy goals and remain watchful.

During President Obama’s first term, then-Speaker of the House John Boehner famously said that the Republican Party’s main goal was to get Obama out of office in four years. I remember, even as a teenager, feeling disgusted. Both parties, regardless of who wins the nomination, should focus on trying to run the country as effectively

as possible. The mindset of “let’s kick the other guy out of office” led to eight years of Republicans blockading anything coming from the left — or often even the center.

Nowhere was this more evident than in the rise of the Tea Party. Tea Partiers preferred shutting down the government to minor compromises that benefited everyone. Ted Cruz is the epitome of this, and I never want to be anything like Ted Cruz, for reasons that all Princetonians should understand.

Liberals cannot be like that. For those of us who cannot directly shape policy, the best path at this moment is to be watchful. We will fight back against racism and xenophobia, but we cannot simply label all Trump supporters as racists and expect things to get better; we need to converse with conservatives and find key metrics that everyone can agree are worth watching.

We should reach out to our Republican friends and family members and learn what they think will represent progress for our nation. As terrible as the outcome of this election is, it represents an opportunity for liberals to ask a conservatives what clear, measurable, objective goals they have for the

Trump presidency. If vague answers are given — like “Make America Great Again” — we can gently press for more specific answers.

Gentle questioning has two benefits.

First, it will set a precedent for interactions between liberals and conservatives when Democrats are back in power. Second, it will arm us with specific goals to point to if the Donald Trump administration fails to live up to its promises.

By starting early, liberals can see that Trump is held to the same accountability that we hold Kansas Governor Sam Brownback to. Brownback once proclaimed that his administration would be a shining example of a “red state model” economy, but his policies have failed so miserably that schools had to be closed early in 2015. The state eventually stopped producing certain economic reports because of just how bad the economy got. Now Brownback is now the least popular governor in all the United States because people rightly held him to his bold promises.

We can do the same with Trump.

This basic strategy represents faith in our democratic process and in the electorate. By contrast, those who

are protesting Trump’s victory hurting their own cause. The rules of the election were clear: the winner of the electoral college wins the nomination for the presidency. By protesting, we undermine a basic tenet of our constitutional democracy: our promise to follow the rules we agreed to beforehand.

When a Democrat becomes president, we will not want Republicans protesting a fair election.

The only rational way forward for liberals is to hold ourselves to high standards of decency, establish clear metrics for Trump’s success or failure, and commit ourselves to helping our country even with Donald Trump as its president. We should choose our fights wisely, but let us not become the liberal version of Ted Cruz, for a country full of conservative and liberal Ted Cruzes is the fastest, surest way to Make America Hate Again.

Matthew Martinez is a sophomore from Peoria, Arizona. He can be reached at mmm7@princeton.edu.

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Why should you run for the USG Senate?

t is truly a community effort to make this University a safe, healthy, engaging, and enriching place for all students.

USG Senate members are driven by the desire to make a positive impact on our campus community on a variety of different issues. And of all the student groups on campus, we can make it happen by working with other student groups, administrators, and campus offices. We work on projects and policies that ranging from surveys about the future of the academic calendar to mental health and wellness programming to Lawnparties and much more. One of my favorite parts of USG is getting to talk with students from different experiences all across campus and work with them to create change and make recommendations that benefit our community. It’s a fun, collaborative, and entrepreneurial team that is always working on something new and on projects and issues that are important to Princeton students.

The USG Senate is a unique group because students, both elected and appointed members, come together from all across campus with one common goal — to improve the Princeton student experience. We have students from across majors, student groups, backgrounds, and campus experiences. Many of us started USG not knowing anyone else on the USG Senate, but we were all interested in ensuring students have the best experiences possible during their time at Princeton.

There are some misconceptions about USG which I would like to clarify here: 1. You can join USG without previous student government experience.

2. Most USG members do not want to go into politics. We care about solving problems and finding good solutions.

3. This fall, we have the highest number of women leaders in the Senate in the last 3 years — 13 out of 23 voting members this year are women.

Interestingly, more men than women have reached out to me directly about USG elections and opportunities this year, a 10 to 1 ratio.

4. We have both B.S.E and A.B. majors represented.

There are four ways to get involved in USG: run for a position on the USG Senate, apply for an appointed position on the USG Senate, apply to join a USG committee, or work on a USG task force that brings to-

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gether students from all across campus together on important policy conversations. The USG Senate has two election cycles; one in the fall for 13 voting members and one in the spring for 10 U-Councilors. The time commitment for each opportunity varies and there’s something for everyone.

If you’re interested in running for USG or getting involved, reach out to me or other members of USG to learn more about our experiences, the projects we have worked on, and why we chose to spend our Princeton experience working through USG to make a positive impact on campus. Most importantly, if you have a friend who you think could make a great difference on this campus, encourage them to run to represent students through the student government. The last open house is Saturday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. in the USG Office and registration is due Monday, Nov. 21, at noon.

For the Winter 2016 election cycle, there are 13 open positions including six senators (two per class), four committee chairs, treasurer, vice president, and president. Each semester and term addresses new campus issues and the USG Senate has become more diverse by major and campus experiences each term.

Senators Each class elects two senators.

Senators work on projects and initiatives that benefit their class or reflect the interest of their class.

University Student Life Committee Chair The University Student Life Chair is the co-chair of the University Student Life Committee with the Graduate Student Government USLC Chair and the VP of Campus Life.

Important campus issues that have gone through the committee in the past two semesters include gender neutral housing, bathroom codes, transportation bus lines, clarifying resources, and investigating dining options.

Academics Committee Chair The Academics Chair sits on each of the academic subcommittees chaired by the Dean of the College, including Admissions and Financial Aid, Course of Study, and Examinations and Standing.

Important initiatives over the last year include the

Academic Calendar Survey.

Campus & Community Affairs Chair The CCA Committee works on initiatives to improve student life by working on “town and gown” relations with local vendors for discounts like Restaurant Week and opportunities like Communiversity for students to engage with the town and local community What’s missing in your Princeton experience with the town? What experiences and initiatives have you enjoyed?

Social Chair The Social Committee’s two largest events every semester include Lawnparties and Dean’s Date.

USG started to host the main act for Lawnparties to ensure that all students have an option to participate in Lawnparties acts.

What are some new social events and initiatives that can bring the whole school together?

President, Vice President, and Treasurer These three positions are important for the USG Senate team to work on projects and initiatives. They ensure the USG Senate is running, updates are sent out to students and student groups, and that we hold ourselves accountable to students.

The following seniors in the USG Senate will end their term this semester: Treasurer Hunter Dong ’17, CCA Chair Michael Cox ’17, Academics Chair Shannon Osaka ’17, Class of 2017 Senators Kishan Bhatt ’17 and Cailin Hong ’17, and President Aleksandra Czulak ’17 (myself).

USG has members who stay for only one year and the maximum amount of time students can stay on USG Senate is three years. We have students who started USG for the first time during their senior year, students who have never participated in student government before they ran, and students who have valuable campus experiences and initiatives that they want to implement to positively impact the Princeton undergraduate experience.

Let’s keep working on making Princeton a better place for all students.

Undergraduate Student Government President Aleksandra Czulak is a economics major from Elmwood Park, Illinois. She could be reached at aczulak@princeton.edu.

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Football looks to clinch Ivy League title with victory over Dartmouth

By Jack Graham contributor

Though a cursory glance at the Ivy League standings will reveal that Princeton (7-2, 5-1 Ivy) should be considered the favorite against Dartmouth (4-5, 1-5 Ivy), the Tigers hope to avoid complacency as they prepare for their season finale at home this Saturday. Saturday’s game has massive implications for Princeton, as it finds itself in a three-way tie for first place with Penn and Harvard with a single game left to play. If all three teams manage to win their season finales, the Ivy League will have threeway-champs for the second year in a row. While it is impossible to downplay the magnitude of these stakes for a Princeton team that last won an Ivy League title in 2013, the team must not let the possibility of a conference championship distract it from executing against a Dartmouth team looking to play the role of spoiler.

Dartmouth may have struggled so far in Ivy League Conference play, but the team is certainly no slouch. Their high-octane offense is commanded by quarterback

Jack Heneghan, who leads the Ivy League in yards and completions. He also leads the Ivy League in interceptions, a weakness the opportunistic Princeton defense will look to exploit. The defense will also need to contain running back Miles Smith, whose remarkable average of 5.8 yards per rush is the highest in the Ivy League.

Given that four out of its five Ivy League losses have come in onepossession games, it is almost assured that Dartmouth will provide Princeton with a highly competitive matchup.

Princeton, which returns home after a resounding 31-3 road win against Yale, has achieved several statistical accomplishments of its own. Most notably, junior quarterback John Lovett sits one touchdown shy of the Princeton single-season rushing record of 19 touchdowns. The other half of the quarterback platoon, senior Chad Kanoff, has been remarkably efficient this season, having posted a 67.3% completion percentage in conference play. Continued dominance from this dynamic duo will be essential for offensive production against a Dartmouth defense

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The Tigers will look to claim a share of the Ivy League title as they face Dartmouth in their final game.

that has allowed fewer points per game than any Ivy League team except Princeton itself. Defensively, Princeton will depend on junior Kurt Holuba, second in the Ivy League in sacks, and senior linebacker Luke Catarius, tenth in the conference in tackles.

The seniors playing their final games for Princeton will be honored in a ceremony on Saturday.

These same seniors have not forgotten the end to the 2013 Ivy League season, in which Dartmouth upset Princeton and prevented them from winning the Ivy League title

M. WRESTLING

Men’s wrestling team to take on Rutgers in high-stakes meeting

By Michael Gao staff writer

Ever since that first fateful 1869 football game, Princeton and Rutgers University, the flagship state university of New Jersey, have traveled down quite different paths.

the largest collegiate sporting event in New Jersey history.

In the aptly-named “Battle of the Birthplace,” the Tigers will take on the No. 10 Scarlet Knights in High Point Solutions stadium before an estimated crowd of 15,000 people.

The Tigers come into the

and Raymond O’Donnell. Six Princeton wrestlers are ranked in the top 20 of their weight category. Laster, who is also a captain for the team, also emphasized the quality of the new talent on the team and the degree to which the Tigers expect them to contribute to

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The men’s wrestling team will face off against Rutgers in an important matchup for both schools.

One is a private, liberal-arts oriented university, the other a sprawling public research institution and a member of the Big 10, one of the largest athletic conferences in the United States. But this Saturday, any differences between the two universities will be forgotten on the wrestling mat, as the two prepare for quite possibly

meet with one of the most talented rosters in school history.

Riding an extremely successful 2015 season that saw Princeton narrowly lose the Ivy League title to perennial frontrunner Cornell and Brett Harner attain All-American status, the Tigers return Harner and several other NCAA qualifiers, such as seniors Jordan Laster

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the team’s success, saying, “In order to reach our team goals, we need some new faces to step up. I am looking at Ty Agaisse and Matt Kolodzik to really contribute in a big way. They both work hard and will likely be our starters. I am fully confident in their abilities.”

Rutgers, a member of arguably the best wrestling confer-

ence in the nation, will certainly be a challenge for the Tigers. Ranked No. 10 in the nation after three impressive wins, they consistently turn out some of the most talented wrestlers in the nation; coming in this Saturday for the Scarlet Knights will be the nation’s No. 3-ranked wrestler in the 141-pound category, Anthony Ashnault, and the No. 6-ranked wrestler in the 157-pound category, Richie Lewis. Princeton has dropped the last 19 matches to Rutgers, but Coach Christopher Ayres has reason to be optimistic this year when he says, “We want the “NJ BIG/Ivy Trophy.

Rutgers is one of our biggest rivals and I would love to win in such an amazing environment.”

As for wrestling in front of the largest crowd ever assembled in the Rutgers stadium?

Coach Ayres, a long-time Jersey resident, notes, “This will be the second largest attended dual meet in history and the largest in the state of New Jersey. It is not often in life that you get to be a part of history, so to just be a part of something like this is cool.” And the Tigers couldn’t be more ready to roll Saturday. Laster spoke of the team’s preparation and energy, explaining, “We were able to wrestle at the Southeast Open two weeks ago so we are battle ready… our training for the event has been tough, but the optimizing factor is having fun. I have always wrestled my best in the NCAA tournament because it is fun to have thousands of people watching and supporting you.” Here’s to the men’s wrestling season achieving yet another breakthrough this weekend by beating Rutgers.

Stat of the Day

2013 2013 marked the last year that Princeton Football claimed a share of the Ivy League title.

outright, nor have they forgotten the defeats suffered to Dartmouth in the past two seasons. It goes without saying, then, that revenge (and of course an Ivy League championship) would be an excellent way for these seniors to conclude their collegiate careers.

Women’s squash kicks off season with home slate

By Isabella Haegg contributor

Princeton women’s squash are looking to open their season with a bang, taking on Stanford, Franklin & Marshall, and George Washington universities at home this weekend.

Last year, the Tigers shut out George Washington 9-0 in their first match of the year, going on to defeat Stanford 7-2 during the regular season and 8-1 during the Howe Cup Championships.

Despite these victories, the Tigers will not be complacent going into their matches, with injuries plaguing the top half of their lineup and a strong recruiting class adding depth to Stanford’s team.

Freshman Morgan Steelman is looking forward to her debut in the starting lineup.

“Our match against Stanford will be very competitive but if everyone plays to the best of their abilities we can definitely come out on top. Our team has put in a lot of hard work leading up to this weekend and I can’t wait to see us take on some of our toughest opponents,” she said.

After many months of training and practice in the off season, the Tigers are ready to put their best foot forward and gain some momentum for the season to come.

Freshman Madison Soukup said, “Going into this weekend, I think the primary goal is to leave everything on the court. We want to set a good tone for the rest of the season and show Stanford how hard we have been working thus far in the season. Even though we are dealing with a few injuries, I am excited to see how we come together as a team and fight to win every match.”

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