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BEYOND THE BUBBLE

Polis ’96 reflects on goals, openly gay identity

By Rose Gilbert Senior Writer

Although best known for his nearly decade-long political career, Colorado Governor-elect Jared Polis ’96, was also an extremely engaged Princetonian, involved in everything from Model Congress and Undergraduate Student Government (USG) to the Princeton Juggling Club and Greek and Jewish life on campus.

Polis has moved on from USG, where he served as communications director, and is now preparing to take office by attending a “boot camp for new governors” in Colorado Springs and vetting candidates for top cabinet positions in his administration. Having defeated two-term state treasurer Walker Stapleton, Polis will replace the termlimited John Hickenlooper.

Polis, who has represented Colorado’s second congressional district since 2009, is no stranger to the political arena, but he doesn’t underestimate the challenges his transition to the governor’s seat may bring.

“It’s the day-to-day executive responsibility for the state,” Polis told The Daily Princetonian. “Rather than being one of many lawmakers, we have to run the executive branch of government and really put people in place to run different state agencies and do a better job delivering on value to our constituents.”

This November saw many historic firsts, including the youngest woman, the first Muslim women, and

the first Native American women elected to Congress.

Polis was among those to make history, becoming the first openly gay person to be elected governor in U.S. history.

“It breaks another barrier and it shows that who you are and who you love shouldn’t be a barrier to public service if that’s the career you choose,” Polis said. “Opportunities in public service are open to everybody regardless of your race or your gender or who you are or who you love.”

“I think we need people willing to be vulnerable and able to just be themselves in their lives and being very real people. That’s a style of politician that is needed generally and that is very much needed for the LGBT community,” said LGBT Center peer educator Nico Cooper ’21.

“It’s exciting for Colorado to have elected a gay individual, especially in light of the Masterpiece cakes thing that also happened in Colorado,” said Coloradan Stephanie Ward ’19, referencing a 2012 incident in which the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop refused to bake a wedding cake for same-sex couple Charlie Craig and Daniel Mullins on the grounds that it would violate his Christian beliefs.

Although both the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and state courts ruled that the owner had violated the state’s anti-discrimination law, the Supreme Court reversed the Commission’s decision in a 7–2 decision on the grounds that the

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Jared Polis ‘96 recently won election as governor of Colorado.

Commission had not employed religious neutrality.

The Colorado governorelect added that all of 2018’s historic firsts are important in helping to create a Congress that more accurately ref lects the constituents they represent.

“Democracy functions best when our elected officials look like the people that they govern and so if

we have a more diverse slate of elected officials, diverse in every aspect, geographically, economically, educationally, race, gender, I think that they’ll be more representative of the people as a whole,” he explained.

Polis added that his top priority is delivering on the campaign promises that got him elected.

“We want to save people

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money on healthcare and expand coverage, we want to give Coloradans access to full-day kindergarten instead of just half-day, and build out a one hundred percent renewable energy future for our state,” he said.

Like many other Democratic candidates this midterm election season, Polis See POLIS page 2

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Princeton High School will potentially receive $11 million of upgrades following a special election.

Town considers $26.9M referendum for public school improvements

By Nick Shashkini Senior Writer

On Dec. 11, residents of Princeton will vote in a special election on a proposal to provide the town’s public schools with a $26.9 million bond for facilities upgrades.

Funds from the bond would be used for security improvements, capacity increases, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades at all schools in the district. In

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addition, nearly $11 million in upgrades would be provided for Princeton High School (PHS), creating four additional classrooms, a dining distribution center on the main floor, a larger gym, and improvements in the student counseling area.

The proposal comes at a time when all of Princeton Public Schools are at or over capacity.

Enrollment in the district has grown to 3,765, a 10 percent increase since 2013, and conservaSee REFERENDUM page 2

Contributing columnist Kirsten Keels encourages us to be cognizant of privilege this Thanksgiving, contributing columnist Shannon Chaffers argues against work over break, and columnist Hunter Campbell suggests the University improve its PDF policy.

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Maria Ressa ’86, the founder and CEO of the online news organization Rappler, is currently at the center of a fight for freedom of the press in the Philippines.

On Nov. 9, the Philippine government announced that it will charge Ressa and Rappler with tax evasion. The government alleges that Rappler failed to declare the $3 million it received from a 2015 investment by the Omidyar Network.

Ressa and other journalists say these accusations are politically motivated and are a direct response to Rappler’s criticism of the Philippine government and President Rodrigo Duterte.

Ressa did not respond to requests for comment from The Daily Princetonian.

Rappler is known for reporting extensively on the Duterte administration’s “war on drugs” and documenting the violence and death toll the crackdown has caused.

In 2012, Rappler published a story in which it cited an intelligence report that linked Wilfredo Keng, the president of a mining firm, to illegal activities such as human trafficking and drug smuggling.

After the mining story went to print, a deeper story of retaliation against Rappler began to unfold.

In October 2017, Keng filed a complaint of “cyber libel” with the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), which then began to investigate Rappler. In January 2018, the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revoked Rappler’s license, forcing the company to work from overseas. According to the cybercrime chief of the NBI, the timing of the investigation was coincidental. However, Ressa expressed that it was “puzzling” and “political in nature.” Recent Facebook posts by Duterte’s officials have sought to spread misinformation online, and Rappler has continually tried to dispel these false stories. Several Rappler employees have also received death and rape threats.

According to Ressa, this kind of intimidation is not new nor unique in the Philippines. CNN reported that Ressa said the “seeding of lies on social media” was resulting in “authoritarian-style leaders using their power to push back against our old gate-keeping powers.”

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support for polyamory

By Yael Marans Contributor

The fliers that advertise the new student Polyamory Group did not reveal the founder’s name or the location of the group’s upcoming meetings. The founder of the Polyamory Group did not disclose these details in order to maintain both her own anonymity and the confidentiality of the club meetings.

Miriam ’19 founded the Polyamory Group to provide a space for polyamorous students, as well as allies, to meet up and talk about questions that come up in polyamorous relationships. Miriam requested to use a pseudonym because she is not out as polyamorous to everyone in her life.

So far, the 10 current club members have met once over dinner, and Miriam hopes for the club to meet about once a month. The location is only disclosed to people who have contacted the University’s LGBT Center with interest in attending a meeting.

Miriam received inspiration for the club one day when she was sitting in an upper-year group meeting at the LGBT Center. She mentioned off-hand that she wished See POLYAMORY page 3

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tive estimates predict a further increase of 10 percent in enrollment by 2022 with an additional increase of 8–10 percent by 2027.

PHS, with 1,652 students, and John Witherspoon Middle School, with 753 students, have no more classroom space, while the elementary schools are projected to be over capacity in the near future.

In addition to new classrooms, security upgrades, and HVAC installation, architects suggested creating a new school for fifth and sixth graders, which would take out fifth graders from elementary school and sixth graders from middle school, helping with overcapacity issues.

According to Patrick Sullivan, the president of the Board of Education, the referendum vote was proposed by the board after months of meetings and discussions with town residents. The board also consulted parent-teacher groups, taxpayer committees, and architectural firms.

Without any major referenda concerning Princeton public schools in the past 20 years, a series of issues had accumulated, according to Sullivan.

The result is an ambitious and expensive plan with an estimated total of $160 million for upgrades in the district. This was eventually worked down to $130 million.

“With the Trump tax plan having taken away state deduc-

tions, it’s a hard time to talk about tax increases [with Princeton residents] at this time,” Sullivan said. “Some people felt like it would be too big of a bite to do it all at once.”

The board eventually decided to break the proposal down into more manageable stages.

The first step, up for a vote next month, only involves upgrades considered critical by the school board: basic improvements to HVAC, security, capacity, and general building maintenance, which would all be carried out over the next summer break.

If the referendum passes, the board hopes to go back to the community in early 2019 to discuss further changes and reach a broader consensus.

In an effort to give residents a chance to see the current state of the high school, Susan Kanter, a parent of current and former students, has been hosting guided tours of the facilities.

She points out important areas of the school that would be affected by the changes, including the entrance, where a double door system would be installed for increased security, as well as the gym, cafeteria, and counseling area.

“Most of the people voting on the referendum have likely not seen the high school in a long time, so this is a good chance for them to see what they’re voting for,” Kanter said.

PHS alumni reactions to the referendum have been positive.

The students interviewed said that the proposal seeks to solve issues that they’ve encountered

themselves.

Fergus Binnie ’21, a PHS alumnus, expressed hope that this referendum would address issues with the counseling department. According to Binnie, the department is underfunded and inefficient. He claimed to have had problems seeking help for himself and for fellow students, despite the staff’s best efforts.

Binnie claims that this can be attributed to a number of structural issues in the department that could be addressed with additional funding.

“It [the counseling department] fails at its mission to keep students mentally safe,” Binnie said. “It does have a good mechanism once it kicks in, but it often fails to kick in, proving incompetent and inefficient.”

Simon Rosen ’22, also a PHS alumnus, said that he hopes that upgrades to the cafeteria improve the current situation, where all PHS students have lunch at the same time, forcing a large number of them to eat in the hallways, on the floor, or in the library.

“It’s just not a great experience,” said Rosen.

According to Amy Wang ’22, a PHS alumna and former student liaison to the PHS administration, the upgrades proposed by the referendum show that the board is responding to student demands. Surveys conducted last year showed that students prioritized HVAC installation and upgraded classroom capacity, among other improvements included in the proposal.

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vowed to stand up to President Trump’s repeated efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and protect people with preexisting conditions.

The governor-elect advised that University students interested in pursuing public office buckle down to hard work.

“Roll up your sleeves and get to work,” he said. “It’s a door-to-door battle everyday and you’ve got to get through the election part to be in a position to govern.”

Polis also said that the people he met and things he learned during his time

at the University remain an important part of his life today.

“I had a great educational experience and the friends and adventures I found along the way are still a part of my life. Some of my classmates came here to volunteer in the final days,” Polis said. “I look forward to reconnecting with the community here in Colorado.”

“I’m excited to have him as governor and I think he will do a good job,” said Ward, who voted for Polis. “The issues I care about most are climate change, gun policy, and women’s health, which we share similar views on, so I hope he is able to make progress on them.”

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Rappler linked mining firm to human Polyamory Group has 10 trafficking, drug smuggling in 2012 club members currently POLYAMORY Continued from page 1

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Maria Ressa ‘86, founder and CEO of Rappler, has been accused of tax fraud.

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pler reporter Pia Ranada were informed that they would not be allowed to enter Malacañang Palace, which is the official residence of the Philippine president. Duterte later defended his rationale behind the order by saying that Rappler “takes every chance to undermine” his government and suggesting that Rappler may be supported by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

On Feb. 21, Duterte ordered that Rappler be banned from his events, justifying the command with the Philippine SEC’s revocation of Rappler’s license, even though that decision was not yet final nor executory at the time.

“This is really transforming our democracy and yet another blow,” Ressa told The New York Times. “It is meant for maximum impact of intimidation.”

When talking to CNN, she mentioned President Donald Trump and said that he and Duterte were reading from “the same playbook,” noting that

both leaders have employed the term “fake news” against journalists.

However, Ressa said she remains firm in her belief that Rappler’s mission is just and that it should continue to report without inhibition.

“The mission of journalism has never been needed as much as it is now, and we’ll continue doing these stories,” she told CNN. “It’s pretty common for strongmen regimes to go after press organizations on tax charges,” said William Englund, a Washington Post editor and former Moscow correspondent who is currently teaching JRN 441: Covering Hostile Governments at the University.

Englund noted that he and his colleagues frequently saw similar incidents happen during his time in Russia.

“It’s very disappointing to see it in the Philippines, which has good laws protecting freedom of the press, and clearly, this would seem to be an end run around those laws,” he said.

Though noting he was gen-

erally pessimistic about Rappler’s fate, Englund did note the possibility of a positive outcome for the media organization.

“The Philippines has a longer history of free and rambunctious press. That counts for something,” he said. “There are laws that defend the freedom of the press. I think that it is perfectly conceivable that Rappler can go to court and win in the end, coming out even stronger.”

After the announcement of the indictment, Ressa said that the non-declared financial gains in question were “neither intentional nor willful” in a defense that was dismissed by the Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ). Now, the indictment is subject to a Motion for Reconsideration. The DOJ is expected to file the charges soon, and Ressa has said that “an arrest warrant” will be next.

Ressa graduated from the University in 1986 with an A.B. in English. She then returned to her native Philippines to study Southeast Asian Studies under a Fulbright Scholarship.

there were a polyamory group on campus. A friend suggested that Miriam start such a group, so Miriam started by sending out listserv emails about the first meeting.

“We got more responses than I was expecting, and I was very happy about that,” Miriam said.

10 people attended the first meeting. Miriam only knew a few of the students who attended ahead of time.

“So that was really nice, just to encounter these other people and be able to talk freely about this part of my life without fear of judgement or without giving people the whole 101 that I have to give most of the time to people,” she said.

“I’m glad that there is a Polyamory Group in the Center, for members of the community who identify as poly, are in polyamorous relationships, and/or generally want to learn more,” said Stephen Chao ’19, a student intern at the LGBT Center who is not affiliated with the club.

“There are definitely strains of toxic monogamy that run through our cultural narratives surrounding relationships, and it seems that the Poly Group can serve as a positive space to counteract that toxicity,” he said.

Polyamory is a form of ethical non-monogamy, according to the group. It provides an ethical framework for being in multiple relationships at once, or for being open to being in multiple relationships at once.

Miriam offered the following distinction between polyamory and polygamy in her listserv emails: “Polygamy, as practiced throughout history, involved a lot of sexism and non-consensual power dynamics, making it fail the ‘ethical’ part of ethical non-monog-

amy.”

“In the same way that monogamy will have rules, polyamory has rules too; they’re just different rules,” Miriam said. The one blanket rule is that all parties must be consenting at all times to a polyamorous relationship, she said.

Beyond consent, the rules can vary for each relationship. In Miriam’s relationship, the rules are that she and her boyfriend can date other people as long as they communicate about it beforehand.

Miriam’s relationship is the form of polyamorous relationship known as hierarchical, one in which a person has a primary partner who takes precedence over other romantic or sexual interests.

Some people have non-hierarchical relationships, in which no relationships are prioritized over others.

Like most people, Miriam grew up unaware that healthy non-monogamous relationships could exist. She started learning more by reading about polyamory online.

Then one of her friends entered into a polyamorous relationship, and eventually, Miriam became interested in entering one herself.

To Miriam, polyamory is a choice, not an identity. She and her boyfriend choose to be polyamorous right now, which means that even though they happen not to be dating anyone else, they know that they are both open to the realized possibility.

Miriam does not feel strongly that she must always be polyamorous, and she doesn’t think that polyamory is necessarily better than monogamy.

“I don’t think poly is better, it’s just there are some people who are more suited to that, and some people who are more suited for monogamy,” Miriam said.

If any student wants more information about the Polyamory Group, they can email lgbt@princeton.edu.

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Allow students to Pass/D/Fail up to eight classes, whenever they please Hunter Campbell Columnist

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e have now entered the pass/D/fail selection period. If students take a class based on PDF grading and receive a C-minus or above, they receive a P for “pass.” If they fail, they receive an F. If they receive a D, they pass but do not receive a P. In an Undergraduate Announcement article, the University explained the purpose of the PDF grading option: “The intent of the pass/D/fail option is to encourage exploration and experimentation in curricular areas in which the student may have had little or no previous experience.

The pass/D/fail option also may be used by the student in completing distribution courses.”

These two goals — letting students PDF courses taken to satisfy a distribution requirement and encouraging students to broaden their horizons by taking classes outside of their comfort zone — cannot coexist when we are only allowed to PDF

four classes, and each of those classes must be in a different semester.

Our current system creates two main burdens for students when selecting which classes to PDF. One is that by restricting us to using one PDF per semester, it can prevent a student who wishes to take multiple difficult classes from taking them all during his or her time at the University, because they may be only offered during the same semester.

For example, if a student wanted to take two difficult classes that were not guaranteed to be offered again, he or she would only be able to take one of them, even if he or she had two PDFs available. To fix this dilemma, the University should stop the restriction on when students may use their PDFs. If the point of the option is to let students experiment with courses they may not be comfortable with, let them have as much freedom to do that as possible.

Another f law in our current system is that students who are not as skilled at STEM or humanities courses may have to use up so many of their PDFs for general education requirements that they do not have any left to

try new types of courses — ones that do not fulfill general education requirements — without risking damage to their GPAs. For example, a student who does not perform as well at STEM-related courses needs to satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning, Science and Technology, and Science and Technology with Lab requirements. A student who is not strong in the humanities still has to take two Literature and the Arts courses, a Historical Analysis course, and an Ethical Thought and Moral Values course. If they choose to PDF these courses, they may not have additional PDFs left to take challenging classes that do not satisfy any of the general education requirements.

A solution is to increase the total number of PDFs to eight, ensuring that students will have enough leeway to take courses they may not be as prepared for, while also being able to fulfill the general education requirements. Eight PDFs would let students use one per semester if they wished, while also not being so many that students can PDF classes to remove challenge from coursework. Even if a student used all eight PDFs, that would mean that near-

ly 75 percent of the courses would be taken for a letter grade. Students would also be receiving a grade for thesis and junior papers.

The two solutions proposed in this article do not fix all problems with the PDF system, like the D within PDF, which prevents us from having a true “pass/fail” system where any passing grade is a P. Another issue is the fact that some classes’ midterms count for so little of the grade that they may not be the best indicators of whether a student should PDF the class.

However, the changes would be a start in bringing the University’s PDF system up to par with those at our fellow Ivy League institutions. Under our current system, students do not have enough PDFs to branch out and take new types of classes when they may already need to use the four PDFs they have on their general education requirements, especially considering how someone may want to PDF multiple classes offered during the same semester.

Hunter Campbell is a junior politics concentrator from East Arlington, Vt. He can be reached at hunterc@princeton. edu.

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Opinion writers consider Thanksgiving We need a real break Shannon Chaffers

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he sounds of my younger cousins screaming and jumping on top of me, begging me to play with them.

The smell of the apple pies baking in the oven as my dad, sister, and I prepare the sweet potato ones. The joy I feel after crushing my brother at FIFA. These are the typical sights and sounds throughout my house during Thanksgiving since as long as I can remem-

ber. But this year, things will be different.

With all of the work that will be hanging over my head this break, I worry that I will not be able to cherish these simple moments with family that have characterized my Thanksgivings over the years.

Even for those who are not going home for Thanksgiving, the fact remains that breaks should be a time to de-stress, relax, gain perspective, and enjoy the simple things in life. Thus, the University should not give homework over Thanksgiving break.

Given the amount of work crammed into the semester, banning homework over Thanksgiving may seem like

an almost impossible change to implement, yet it must be considered. Students should look forward to at least one period in the year when they can truly relax. And given that the essence of the Thanksgiving holiday is spending time with family, it seems apt that Thanksgiving break should be that time.

I already feel that I cannot value family time because of the work I have to complete. Over First-Year Families Weekend, I could barely spend time with my parents due to work. I spent the majority of fall break on my couch trying to do the work for all of my classes, with my parents constantly begging me to just

relax. When I returned to the University after break, I did not feel refreshed or rejuvenated — I just felt the walls of stress closing in.

I had the exact opposite experience in high school, where my teachers were not allowed to assign homework over break. Break was therefore strictly a time to recharge, and I returned to classes with newfound energy and commitment.

I understand that the University is supposed to be a lot of work and that we should expect, and even cherish, the academic challenge. Indeed, this is one of the main goals of a University education. Academic growth, how-

ever, cannot be achieved by completing unending piles of work; the constant stress resulting from this will only wear us down to the point where we can no longer do our best work. If we are to function at our best level, we must take a break.

We are already under enough stress at school; why should that stress follow us home? If the University is truly committed to the well-being of its students, it should give us a real break; one without homework.

Shannon Chaffers is a first-year from Wellesley, Mass. She can be reached at sec3@princeton. edu.

Thanksgivings and guilt as an FLI student Kirsten Keels

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n the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’ve found myself ref lecting on the multitudes of privilege I’m gaining being a University student, and in three and a half short years, a University graduate. As a first-generation, low income student (FLI), coming to the University has been filled with innumerable blessings. These blessings are also equally weighed in guilt.

I have already been given opportunities that many in my small, rural community back in Arkansas will never have. For example, much of the gear freely given by the residential colleges costs more than most of the clothing I own. Traveling

with groups on the University’s dime has allowed me to experience the world in a way I would never have been able to before.This includes going to Venice through the Music department, Japan through a Global Seminar, London and the American northwest coast through my a cappella group, and soon Morocco through the Chapel Choir. Summer internship and travel opportunities take at least two years to plan and come out of pocket for those attending state schools in Arkansas, while we enjoy generous opportunities and an even more generous endowment at the University.

Even the act of eating in the dining halls while people haphazardly waste food fills me with guilt, as around thirty percent of my community doesn’t know

where their next meal is going to come from. Thanksgivings in my house are simple, short, and sweet, with every bit of food on the table is eaten or saved later.

What isn’t eaten that night will be eaten in the weeks following, as letting food go to waste is virtually a sin. It makes me thankful to be at the University, as my single mother has one less mouth to feed during the holiday.

However, what fills me with the most guilt and fear by far is the label I gain when I graduate from the University. I’ve seen how people continually hate on Ivy League graduates. In fact, I’ve done the same. It’s a frustrating thought that someone had an easier time in the application process, and most likely in life, simply by the status their parents gained upon gradua-

tion.

I can’t help but think about the parents of legacy students. While some of them have been given life on a silver platter, I wonder how many of their parents were in my situation during their time at the University. Are their children simply reaping the benefits of blood, sweat, and tears from the previous generation?

How many parents turned the guilt they felt being the first in their family to go to college and/or being low income into success? And what does it mean for me to add to the backlash their children receive as a result of something they couldn’t control?

I have been thrust into a world of privilege, and I’m not used to it. This is by no means a defense of the privileges that come from

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being a legacy student or a means to justify my hesitations on the legacy status.

It’s simply musings from a small break in a busy schedule that’s given me the time to be both thankful and feel guilty for being here.

In this time of Thanksgiving, the opportunity to live in a space with so many amazing and thoughtprovoking people is one of the many things I’m thankful for. I hope everyone can take a break from their busy lives to ref lect a bit on what their place at the University means — and who and what helped them get there — good and bad. Be thankful, and enjoy Thanksgiving, y’all!

Kirsten Keels is a sophomore from West Fork, Ark. She can be reached at kkeels@ princeton.edu.

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No. 4 field hockey’s season ends in overtime loss to Maryland in Final Four

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No. 4 Princeton field hockey (15–5) concluded its season Friday at the NCAA Final Four in Louisville, Kentucky.

The No. 2 Maryland Terrapins (22–2) earned a spot in the National Championship game with their 1–0 overtime victory against the Tigers.

The match-up with Maryland was a battle the whole way through. Fans might have predicted this, given that the two teams’ previous meeting in September required two overtime periods before the Terrapins could pull away, 5–4.

Princeton’s first chance to score came only five minutes into the game Friday as they earned their first corner. Sophomore midfielder Julianna Tornetta’s shot was blocked by the Maryland goalie, as was sophomore midfielder MaryKate Neff’s follow-up. Late in the first half, Tornetta tapped in another corner to classmate Clara Roth, the team’s most prolific scorer this season, but the play just missed the mark. Roth then came up with a defensive stop, blocking a Maryland corner just before halftime.

The game reached its most exciting point with only seven minutes gone in the

second half. Tornetta sent a long pass to Roth, streaking the ball down the field.

Roth’s shot was again saved, but on the rebound, the referee awarded Princeton a penalty stroke. Maryland’s defense and coaching staff were quick to question the call, and after review, the play was changed to a corner.

Princeton was not ultimately able to capitalize on the opportunity offered.

In the closing minutes, Maryland’s offense tried to pour it on, but two shots sailed wide and high, away from the Princeton goal. The Tigers’ defensive unit, which was anchored by two winners of the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year Award, senior Elise Wong and junior Maddie Bacskai, proved vital in the final stand, pushing the ball upfield for two more corners as the clock ticked down.

With 2:14 to play, the Tigers thought they had finally put themselves on top. They converted a corner for the first time all match, but the final tip in by Neff was high and deemed too dangerous.

The referee called back the point; the game would head into overtime.

Princeton continued its stellar play and possessed the ball in extra time. But with two minutes left to play,

Maryland’s Bibi Donraadt slid between two Princeton defenders and sent a powerful shot, that hit off the stick of Tiger goalkeeper junior Grace Baylis, into the back of the cage.

Despite the 1–0 final score, the Tigers finished with a 9–2 advantage on corners and a 7–6 lead in shots on goal. This meeting with Maryland was only the second-ever national semifinal or final to go score-

less through regulation, and the first since 1989. Wong and senior Sophia Tornetta were each named to the Victory Sports Tours/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I Senior Game.

Wong credited the team’s success this season to its “healthy, competitive team culture” and the ability to go through the schedule, especially in the postseason, “game by game.”

In the national title game on Sunday, Maryland faced the No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels (22–0). The Terrapins were dominated by the Tar Heels, whose crisp passing and brilliant stick work were on display all game long.

North Carolina came away with a 2–0 victory, completing an undefeated season and winning the program’s first National Championship trophy since 2009.

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Sophia Tornetta and field hockey fell just short in the Final Four against Maryland.

CROSS COUNTRY

Weekend of Princeton victories: Men’s XC finishes 22nd, women’s finishes 21st

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The men’s and women’s cross country finished 22nd and 21st in the NCAA tournament, respectively.

By Sam Shapiro Staff Writer

Contributing to a weekend full of Tiger athletics victories, cross country concluded its season at the NCAA championships in Madison, Wis. Women’s cross country finished 21st in the nation, and men’s

finished 22nd.

Capitalizing on its tremendous depth, women’s cross country finished its season with a strong showing. In the championship race, senior captain Allie Klimkiewicz led the Tigers; the team had an impressively small 26-second spread across its top

five scorers. This was the smallest spread among all 31 teams in the championship race. Yet another illustration of the team’s depth is that the Tigers concluded their season with a different Tiger leading the pack in almost each race.

Sophomores Sophie Can-

tine and Melia Chittenden and first-year Gillian Wagner were all front-runners at some point in the season.

While the team placed in third at Heps three weeks prior, the Tigers finished above Dartmouth, the only other Ivy League team at the NCAA championships.

“We truly went out there

and ran for each other. Our seniors are such a strong class and have had a huge, positive impact on the program, and our team will certainly be different without them. Going into next year, hopefully we can carry our momentum forward,” Cantine said.

Men’s cross country placed 22nd overall — a notable improvement from last year’s finish at 28th.

While 22nd in the nation is not a shabby accomplishment, the team had hoped for a higher finish.

“We had a lot of success throughout the season and showed consistency in our racing. We would have liked to have finished a little higher at the NCAA meet but can definitely take it as a positive learning experience,” junior Conor Lundy said. Head coach Jason Vigilante said it was a “tough day” but referenced “optimism” that Lundy, along with all the other scorers at NCAAs, will return next season.

Overall, the team certainly had a fruitful season, capturing a repeat Heps championship and winning the Mid-Atlantic NCAA region. Looking to 2019, the team hopes to help track and field capture the indoor and outdoor Heps titles.

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