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Fire damages building complex on Witherspoon

By Alexander Stangl staff writer

A fire on Witherspoon Street extensively damaged the building complex comprising the More Café, Sakura Express, and the Village Silver this afternoon.

Princeton Director of Emergency Services Robert Gregory said on the scene that there were no injuries due to first responders’ efforts to evacuate civilians before the fire spread.

Numerous first response vehicles and personnel were on the scene to survey and contain the damage including multiple fire trucks and ambulances.

Gregory said that it appears that the fire had started in the café area on the first floor of the complex, and then spread to the adjacent businesses and into the basement, damaging the structure. However, he added that the

investigation is ongoing, and that they would continue to solicit information from witnesses.

In the meantime utilities to the businesses have been cut off, and businesses will also be required to shut their doors for an unspecified time period, while damage is assessed and repaired and smoke is cleared from the building.

Gregory also said that the American Red Cross is currently on scene to assist residents in need of housing following the blaze.

While it is still unknown as to how the fire began, a group of bystanders nearby reported that the fire was said to have been started by a lit cigarette, causing damage to the building’s electrical utilities, and thus triggering subsequent electrical fires that spread throughout the rest of the building.

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Wonshik Shin ‘19, Taek Yoon Lee ‘18, Erica Choi ‘18, Sejin Park ‘18 (Left to right)

U. students denounce S. Korean president

By Jisu Jeong staff writer

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News & Notes Robertson ’17 named 2017 Rhodes Scholar Aaron Robertson ’17 was named one of the thirty-two 2017 Rhodes Scholarship recipients selected from a pool of 2500 applicants in an announcement released by the Rhodes Trust.

With the scholarship, Robertson will pursue an M.Phil. in Modern Languages at Oxford University.

Robertson was a senior columnist for the Daily Princetonian.

Hailing from Redford, Michigan, Robertson is current pursuing a concentration in Italian and a certificate in African American Studies. According to the Rhodes Trust press release, Aaron’s research centers around “transnationalism and linguistic exchange in Afro-Italian literature”. The release further notes that Robertson is particularly interested in issues of authenticity, translation, and self-representation in contemporary Afro-Italian biographies.

Robertson currently serves as the co-editor-in-chief of the Nassau Literary Review. He has also written for the Detroit Metro Times.

Sell ’17 wins George J. Mitchell Scholarship Elizabeth Sell ‘17 was selected as one of the twelve George J. Mitchell Scholars nationwide in the 2018 class for the program,

according to the US-Ireland Alliance.

The goal of the scholarship “is to provide tomorrow’s leaders with an understanding about, an interest in, and an affinity for the island of Ireland,” according to its website.

Sell, concentrating in chemistry, is a medical technician with the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, a research assistant at the Children’s National Medical Center, and a Diversity Peer Educator.

Sell has led a breakout trip to New York City to explore issues related to access to healthcare for trans community and has conducted an international service trip to Ghana to explore the problem of electronic waste.

Sell plans on becoming a physician and will study Gender, Sexuality, and Culture at University College Dublin in September with the scholarship, which allows recipients to spend a year of postgraduate study in Ireland.

The Mitchell Scholarship program was created in 2001 by Trina Vargo, the founder of the US-Ireland Alliance, a nonpartisan nonprofit created to build the US-Ireland relationship.

Recipients were chosen based on their academic distinction, leadership, and service, according to US-Ireland Alliance’s press release.

A group of University students held a demonstration addressing the recent, ongoing political scandal concerning the South Korean president in front of Nassau Hall on Friday at 2 p.m.

The demonstration was conceived by four Korean students concerned with the current situation in Korea: Sejin Park ’18, Wonshik Shin ’19, Rachel Lim ’18, and Sally Hahn ’19. They, along with other students who have signed the declaration, articulated the group’s “Declaration Regarding the State

of Affairs in the Republic of Korea,” first in Korean, then in English. The declaration expressed solidarity with Korean protestors and demanded specific actions from the Korean government in the face of the country’s political scandal.

The scandal, which began in October, centers around South Korean president Park Geun-Hye and her close friend Choi Soon-Sil. Among other things, President Park has been accused of sharing presidential speeches containing confidential information with Choi, who has no government experience or clearance. Choi has been accused of using her

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connection to the president to pressure corporations into donating to her foundations, from which she is accused of embezzling money for her daughter’s benefit.

“As we were going through the situation in Korea, we thought that we should do something about it. And we noticed that a lot of campuses, other campuses, were doing this, so we said, ‘Let’s gather people who think the same,’” said Lim. Before the reading of the declaration, handouts containing the declaration in both Korean and English were See KOREA page 2 STUDENT LIFE

Q&A: Benét Wilson, USG discusses aviation journalist genderneutral housing, CPUC

By Maya Wesby senior writer

Benét Wilson is an aviation journalist based in Baltimore, Maryland. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of Aviation Queen LLC, a consulting and multimedia business that features Wilson’s writings on aviation and travel. She was a speaker in The Daily Princetonian’s panel on diversity in the newsroom, where we got to sit down with her to discuss her experiences in the media industry.

The Daily Princetonian: How did you get started in journalism, and why did you want to enter the field?

Benét Wilson: I grew up being nosy. I was always curious about things, always wanted to know how things worked and what was going on. And I did work on my high school paper and then when I got to college I knew I wanted to major in journalism, and that’s what I did. Although I did major in broadcast journalism, but I did an internship in the summer and that was enough to

kill any desire to be anywhere near a television.

DP: How did you find your niche with the aviation industry, and how did your passions for aviation and journalism come together?

BW: My father was in the air force, so we’ve lived all over the world and I took my first flight when I was six years old — Pan Am 747 from New York to London. And that was back when travel was very civilized, and you dressed up, my cousins would come to the airport and they dressed up because back then flying was a really big deal. And when we got on the plane the captain allowed me to sit in the cockpit and showed me the cockpit and let me wear his hat, and I was hooked. I became — well, we call ourselves “aviation geeks” or “av-geeks” — and then I didn’t realize that there are people out there who would actually pay me for my hobby.

I found a job in the newspaper in the classified ads for an aviation journalist, and I was like “Oh, yeah, I can do that,” and never looked back.

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Today on Campus

The Editorial Board comments on current debate around academic calendar reform, and guest contributor Ryoo Haneul urges liberals to act, but not in the form of protest. PAGE 4

4:30 p.m.: he Woodrow Wilson School will host a panel called “Up to the Minute Panel: Where do we go from here? Policy Priorities for the Trump Administration.” Robertson Hall.

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The Undergraduate Student Government discussed genderneutral housing and updates from the November Council of Princeton University Community meeting in its meeting on Sunday.

Lily Gellman ’17, former president of Pride Alliance, presented Gender Neutral Housing initiatives outlined in a proposal created by the Gender-Inclusive Housing Working Group.

Currently, rooms can only qualify for mixed-gender housing by satisfying the “n+1” standard. The “n+1” standard dictates that the housing must contain at least one more room than it does occupants.

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distributed to the audience of about a dozen attendees.

Minsu Park ’20 started the reading of the declaration in English. He read, “we have witnessed the tragic reality that overshadows the Republic of Korea. President Park has betrayed the trust of the people by abusing the power bestowed upon her.”

DoWon Kim ’18 noted the effects of the scandal on Korea’s democratic foundation. He described the group’s grievances against President Park, and expressed solidarity with Korean protesters.

The group went on to list demands of the Korean government. Hahn demanded President Park’s resignation, adding that the group is “demanding the prosecution investigate the accusations of corruption in strict accordance with the law and without regard for social status.”

The final demand was for the Korean government to pass legislation to “prevent similar misconduct in the future.”

The declaration was undersigned by seventy-three Kore-

an students and alumni of the University, according to the demonstrators.

“We were able to gather a lot of interested [people]—not only undergrads, but grad students and alumni,” said Park.

Erica Choi ‘18 noted that it is common in Korea for people to issue declarations in response to political scandals.

“The concept is similar to the American open letter, but we want to actually declare it [our letter] publicly,” she said.

Although the physical audience at the demonstration consisted of just around a dozen people, the group’s intended audience was those in Korea. The demonstrators live streamed their reading on Facebook.

Erica Choi noted that there are also Americans who are interested in the issue.

“We’re embracing awareness,” she said.

“Given the fact that the recent election showed polarization of the country, I think it’s important to think about what’s happening with democracy in the world and stability. So, we want to encourage students to take interest in an issue like this,” added Lim.

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der groups, so same-gender groups are allowed to access them in room draw.

According to Gellman, this policy severely limits the availability and number of options for mixedgender housing.

“For example, when you have a triple with only two people living in it,” Gellman said. “The only time I know of when that even happens is when there is some sort of mixup and people get a better room than they are supposed to. This situation is not common at all, and that underscores how difficult it is for people who need that housing to get it.”

Dylan Edelstein ’17 discussed his experiences with the University’s gender-neutral housing system, which highlighted the existing problems with the current system.

In both his sophomore and junior years, Edelstein’s low position on the draw list prevented him from securing one of the few available rooms that qualified for mixedgender housing and forced him to live separately from his draw group.

Gellman explained that the new proposal would allow room draw groups for sophomores, juniors, and seniors to select either samegender or mixed-gender housing configurations. Those who elect mixed-gender housing would be allowed to select from housing that meets the “n+1” requirement.

She also emphasized that only students who choose mixed-gender housing can be assigned so.

Gellman noted that research conducted by LGBT center’s student staff found that many other peer institutions such as Harvard and Yale had overwhelmingly better policy for students seeking mixed-gender housing.

Gellman said that the current measure is designed to identify a need among the student body, and that further changes will be

implemented in the future. One such suggested change would allow incoming freshman to live in mixed-gender housing.

“I think having everyone be able to draw in mixed-gender groups is a really important first step, and if there are complications in that formula, we can figure that out in the implementation stage,” said Gellman.

The proposal is set to be voted upon by the University Student Life Committee later in November.

Those wishing to learn more about the Gender-Neutral Housing proposal can visit betterprinceton. org to view student testimonials and sign a petition to support the initiative.

U-Councillor Wendy Zhao ’19 presented an update on the Council of the Princeton University Community’s November meeting.

The meeting included an update from the CPUC Special Committee on Naming, which was established to provide recommendations for unnamed buildings or new buildings in the future. Two buildings currently under consideration include the atrium of Robertson Hall and West College. A petition created last week to solicit potential suggestions has received over 150 signatures.

Title IX administrator Regan Crotty ‘00 also presented an update on the results of the 2016 “We Speak” Survey during the CPUC meeting. The purpose of the survey was to collect data on sexual misconduct experiences on campus, awareness of sexual misconduct, and preventative and training programs. The survey results showed an increase from 66 percent to 83 percent compared to last year’s survey in the percentage of undergraduate students who knew where to find help and an increase from 44 percent to 71 percent of female students knowing where to report incidents of sexual misconduct.

There was also an increase from 61 percent to 74 percent of male students knowing where to report incidents of sexual misconduct.

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DP: Can you tell me more about Aviation Queen, how it got started, and why everyone should use it?

BW: I didn’t actually come up with that name. The industry gave me that name. I am a black woman and, as you can see, I dress very brightly. And aviation is still a very white male-dominated industry. So I knew I was going to stand out anyways so I decided to really stand out. And then, I think I was at a conference, and they were like “You know, you always dress like a queen.

You’re an aviation queen,” and then it caught on. So when I decided to form my company, I thought I might as well go ahead and trademark it and brand myself.

DP: Can you tell me more about how you operate your business?

BW: I worked for “Aviation Week & Space Technology” magazine, which has been around so long that Orville Wright was a subscriber. And in October of 2011, they laid me off. And it got out on social media — because the av-geek community is big but it’s small — and that’s how my freelance career started. All of Aviation Week’s competitors and people that I had known in the industry started calling me and emailing me saying “Do you want to freelance? Do you want a job? What do you want to do?” So I had a full-time job, but I still freelanced because I still loved the industry. I took a job in the fall of 2014 that I thought was my dream job, and it wasn’t. Six months later I rescinded and I did a consulting gig with one of my former editors at Aviation Week, and in January I freelanced one hundred percent.

DP: What’s been the most exciting piece to cover?

BW: That is so hard because I’ve done so many cool stories!

Wow. Ok I thought of one — Dr. Alfred Khan was basically the father of airline deregulation. He’s the reason why airfares are so cheap now and he basically brought capitalism to the airline industry. And I got to interview him before he died. Anybody who’s a history student of aviation, that’s kind of a really big deal. And I got to interview him before he died, so I think that’s probably my number one.

DP: Your website emphasizes the importance of new media and social media, in your view how important is it that journalism outlets utilize new media and social media tools?

BW: It’s interesting because I started my career on a typewriter. I literally went into a newsroom, first job out of college, and they were excited because they had just gotten electric typewriters. As much as I loved it back then, I really enjoy the tools that I have now that can help me do my job even better and smarter.

And it’s fun. And there’s still a bunch of old school journalists who are still resisting this, and people who still think it’s a fad, even in 2016. And I tell them this is not a fad, this is the business, and you either adapt or you retire. There are a lot of free or low-cost tools out there — if they want to adapt, they will. If they don’t they’ll find another job or another industry or they’ll retire. Simple.

DP: As a woman of color engaged in journalism and aviation, to what extent have there been obstacles working in those fields?

BW: Almost every day. My

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father was an Air Force officer during the Vietnam War, my grandfather was an air force officer during World War II, so I grew up kind of watching them negotiate their careers at a time when it was much, much harder. So I don’t feel like I can really complain; they were both in the military for 30 years and had very successful careers despite some of their obstacles. There’s a saying by Shirley Chisholm said, “If they don’t allow you to sit at the table, bring your own folding chair,” so I’ve always kept that in my head. And my dad always said it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission. So I don’t give people a chance to tell me no. If you don’t ask, you don’t give them a chance to say no. And there’s always going to be people who are dumb and say stupid things. I have seen more than my fair share of it in aviation, again being one of a handful of people of any color covering that industry exclusively. I’ve heard some horrible, horrible things from people running global airlines, but if I let it get to me then I’d probably be at home with my head under the covers. But I’m very proud of my career, I’m proud of my work, and I’m not going to let anybody devalue what I do because they feel threatened by my gender or my skin color.

DP: What advice do you have for anyone who wants to break into journalism or the aviation industry, or both?

BW: I’m on the board of the National Association of Black Journalists and I’m active in the Baltimore chapter and we have a mentorship program.

And this is my third year in it and I met my mentee yesterday, and she asked me that question. If you stay in journalism, you need to find a niche, you need to specialize. The days of covering general topics are going away quickly. So I tell people to find an industry. And for god’s sake please don’t let it be sports, entertainment, or fashion. They are oversaturated, they’re highly competitive.

There are so many interesting verticals out there, like aviation! The last time someone my color worked in aviation with me was Keith Alexander, who just won a Pulitzer Prize at The Washington Post. He was the business travel columnist, that’s how we became friends. So I just tell people to specialize, and don’t give anybody a reason to get rid of you. I see so many friends and colleagues and people that are scared to death that they’re going to get laid off. When I got laid off from Aviation Week, there were 17 of us who got laid off that day. And there was [Human] Resources] and the president of the company going on and on. And I’m sitting there thinking okay, my resume is on my phone so when I take the train ride home I’ll start calling people, so I was already planning ahead. And so the president of the company looks at me like “Are you okay? You’re not upset.” And I’m like, why should I be? This is a business decision, I know this isn’t personal, and I said frankly I’m going to have a job by the end of the month. And I did – two days before the end of October I had four job offers. That’s why I tell people specialize, find a niche, and don’t let anybody try to crush you and tell you that you’re not worthy to be in this industry.

Because there are people that are going to do that, and it’s going to happen a lot, so you have to develop a tough skin and be really confident in your own abilities.

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Calendar reform: Concerning the J Term

n a continuation of a series responding to the November 14 report released by the Task Force on General Education, the Board will comment on the report’s fifth recommendation: calendar reform. The task force recommends changes to the first-semester schedule, whereby classes would begin the final week of August and students would take final examinations in December before winter break.

This change would facilitate the introduction of a three-week January term, dubbed the “J Term,” during which students would have the opportunity to explore new opportunities on campus, off campus, or abroad.

Participation in a J Term course or program would be mandatory during at least one of an undergraduate’s four years at Princeton. The Board reaffirms its support for calendar reform to move finals before winter break; however, we are opposed to the task force’s recommendation to mandate participation in at least one J Term.

As we have argued in the past, there are compelling reasons to move final examinations to December. Under the current calendar, wedging a two- or three-week winter break and an eightday reading period between the conclusion of classes in December and the start of exams in January creates unnecessary stress for students that can be easily mitigated by calendar reform. Students are likely to forget material during winter break, and the knowledge of impending due dates and examinations does not allow students to fully de-stress and dedicate

time to their family, friends, and personal health. Given the rigor of the twelve-week semester at Princeton, the academic calendar should maximize break time unencumbered by academic deadlines. We believe this is vital for continued student success at the University, as exemplified by the February 2015 Winter Break Referendum, in which 96.2% of voters were in favor of extending the 2015 Winter Break from two weeks to three.

Notably absent from the task force’s report is any discussion of how calendar reform would influence timelines for junior independent work. One concern is that deadlines before a December Dean’s Date would be unmanageable for students completing their first-ever semester of independent work. This contrasts with the second semester, during which students have already completed one independent project and will be better able to manage time to complete their work before the start of summer break.

To mitigate this challenge in the fall, we encourage individual departments to consider assigning independent work deadlines during the J Term. While the Board does not withdraw its support from calendar reform due to independent work concerns, we do urge the University to put careful thought into the most appropriate submission timelines.

Turning to the J Term — while we believe it is a positive recommendation to offer students optionality and

flexibility concerning their five-week winter break, we have several concerns about mandating participation in one J Term during a student’s time at Princeton. First, we believe there is an undue financial and planning burden associated with determining which January, over the course of a student’s four years, they would choose to participate in the J Term. In making this decision, students would have to consider, far in advance, logistical plans related to cost, travel, family members’ schedules, and even when winter break overlaps with the winter breaks of friends from other colleges. In particular, a two-week winter break followed by a mandatory J Term generates unique burdens for international students who must travel farther and often spend more money to return home during breaks.

Students from lower income backgrounds would face similar barriers. Thus, with only two weeks of break, some students may opt out of visiting home during the winter break when they are participating in J Term.

Second, students only have four winter breaks over the course of their college career. Shortening one of these to only two weeks generates a significant marginal cost to all students. A long winter break offers students the unique opportunity to relax and decompress from the pressures of Princeton for an extended period of time.

Given that many students participate in internships or other programs that keep

them away from home over the summer, shortening any winter break significantly impacts students who would otherwise spend an uninterrupted five weeks with their family and friends.

Finally, costs to students aside, we do not believe that the proposed activities of the J Term warrant mandated participation. Many of their benefits are already met by existing academic offerings, extracurricular activities, and individual student initiatives. These added opportunities would benefit students who choose to take advantage of them, and students should be encouraged to participate if the J Term is implemented. However, in order to maintain as much student choice and flexibility as possible, involvement should not be mandated for students who determine on an individual basis that the costs of participation outweigh its benefits.

In conclusion, the Board is optimistic about the prospect of calendar reform. However, we urge the University administration to reconsider mandating J Term participation in order to optimize the reform’s anticipated benefits.

Connor Pfeiffer ’18 recused himself from the writing of this editorial.

The Editorial Board is an independent body and decides its opinions separately from the regular staff and editors of The Daily Princetonian. The Board answers only to its Chair, the Opinion Editor, and the Editor-in-Chief.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Blog editor Michael Zhang ’17

To my fellow liberals I told you so. Those four words have been trapped in my mind ever since the news sources, one by one, declared Donald Trump the President-elect. I let out an exasperated sigh, disappointed in my fellow liberal brothers and sisters. I was disappointed when you wouldn’t listen to me before, and I’m disappointed that so many of you refuse to listen even now.

I didn’t say that Donald Trump would be elected President. I didn’t say that the electoral college would yet again contradict the direct popular vote, as it last did in 2000. I didn’t say we would fail to regain the House of Representatives and the Senate. I didn’t say any of that.

However, I warned my friends and peers not to underestimate the power, influence, and significance of the Trump campaign. I warned them to be so confident that Hillary Clinton would be able to secure the Presidency. I told them not to mindlessly label Hillary the “only logical candidate.” I urged them to understand that their reasons for voting against Trump were not universally held by many of our fellow Americans. I told them that this great country was angry.

Not just you, but everyone. I tried to convey that while there are numerous problems with our country, each person prioritizes those problems differently. I implored them to try to understand the feelings, struggles, and fears of all voters.

Others are hurting too.

We are not the only ones hurting in America, and our refusal to acknowledge others’ problems only furthers the steep polarization that has plagued the United States. The part of the population that voted for Trump was never any more comfortable with the current state of America than we were.

The reason we have democratic elections is to let all voices be heard, and this is exactly what this year’s election did.

The 2016 presidential election does not symbolize the rigging of our electoral system. It does not symbolize the beginning of the end of America. It does not symbolize that all hope is lost. No, this election consisted of a massive group of voters, who had been largely silent in the past, speaking up for what they believed needed to be fixed in a country that had

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worked against them for the last decade.

And against all odds, their pleas shone through. Finally, the silenced portion of America had their voices heard.

Yet, in the aftermath of the election, we still refuse to accept the problems and challenges facing an astounding number of fellow Americans. The fear of refugees from terror-ridden lands coming into the country, the issues created by Obamacare, the government’s support of social programs that directly contradict strongly held religious views. These issues, and more, have not been accepted as legitimate problems. Protests have erupted throughout the country, and hashtags claiming “He’s not my president” have soared in popularity.

Let me make this quite clear. Our protests are only furthering the problem. We are creating violent, polarized communities. We are causing Trump supporters to feel unwelcome, just as Trump and his campaign have caused minority communities to feel unwelcome. If we think that we are causing a positive impact by protesting, we are gravely mistaken.

People already know that we are angry.

People already know how we feel about Donald Trump. All of this is quite clear.

Our protests won’t make Trump supporters change their ideals. Our protests will not make Trump take a step back and consider the backlash he would get from his future policies any more than he would without these protests. He has been elected president, and our protesting will only lead to the hindrance of any form of cooperation and progress there could be in the future. He is our president, whether we want him to be or not.

We can claim that he isn’t our president for the next four years, or we can accept the outcome of the election and work on ways to create progress and foster unity between our American brothers and sisters.

The election was a slap in the face, but clearly a much needed one. America has spoken, and I can only hope we’ll listen.

I’m sorry that Hillary Clinton lost the

election. But there’s no time to mope around. There’s no time to protest. There’s no time to wish it were otherwise. Wake up, dry your tears, and stand up.

Let’s get going, America. We’ve got a lot to do.

Haneul Ryoo is a freshman from Minnetonka, Minn. and can be reached at ryoo@princeton.edu.

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fourth, or fifth.

The Tigers are certainly feeling the gap left behind from last year. The Princeton team graduated ten seniors after the 2015-16 season. The Class of 2020 has helped restore some of the team’s manpower, but it will need to continually improve as it vies for another Ivy League title.

The women’s squad managed to repeat last year’s success by once again sweeping Big Red and the Quakers. The Tigers started the meet on the right foot with strong performances from the diving board. Senior Yasmeen Almog picked up first place in the one-meter board with 261.65 points The Orange and Black continued their strong showing with an equally impressive performance in the 200 medley relay, edging out Penn by under two-tenths of a second. This remarkable start would be indicative of the rest of the meet, as the Tigers

brought him many individual wins to secure victory over their Ivy rivals.

Other notable performances came from freshman Gianna Garcia who placed first in the 100 back with a time of 55.86. This was quickly followed by another first place finish -- this time from sophomore Joanna Curry. Overall, the Tigers showed they were a force to be reckoned with. Out of the 16 events, Princeton claimed either first or second in 15 of them.

The Tigers will be looking to reclaim the Ivy League throne this year. After finishing third behind Harvard and Yale last season, the Princeton squad will be look to reassert themselves at the top of the Ivy table. This strong showing is likely the first of many as the Tigers continue their campaign.

Both the men’s and women’s squad will be off for Thanksgiving. Their next meet will be the Brown Invitational in Providence, giving both teams some time to rest and recuperate. The Tigers’ next race will be Dec. 3.

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getting an at large bid into the NCAA tournament. We took full advantage of this opportunity and beat the ACC and Big Ten champions to advance to the Final Four.”

The end of this season brings seniors Caro, Reeves, and Ellen Dobrijevic to the end of their collegiate careers.

Reeves added, “It was an incredible experience to compete with the top teams in the nation in Norfolk, Va. this past weekend. I am so proud of how this team persevered to make it as far as we did!”

The Tigers did see some success this weekend, with Dobrijevic taking home the Elite 90 Award, which ac-

knowledges the student athlete with the highest GPA among Final Four teams.

Dobrijevic is a Chemical and Biological Engineering major. She said, “I was very surprised and honored to have won the award considering the impressive pool of students. I am really proud of the entire team for being able to compete at such a high level of competition while managing the demands of a Princeton education.”

Despite a heartbreaking loss for the Tigers, they have ended their rollercoaster of a season on a high, being the first team to receive the last at-large bid and make it to the Final Four. They end their season with a 12-8 overall record and promising years ahead.

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FOOTBALL

RACHEL SPADY :: PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

The Class of 2017 will leave the field with 2 Ivy League titles and 26 wins, more than any class since the 1960’s.

Monday november 21, 2016

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With victory over Dartmouth, Tigers claim 11th Ivy League title

By Nolan Liu associate sports editor

The Princeton Tigers (8-2, 6-1 Ivy League) overcame Dartmouth (4-6, 1-6 Ivy League) this Saturday to clinch a share of their first Ivy League title since 2013.

Dartmouth jumped ahead first, scoring a touchdown on their initial possession of the game, but the Tigers evened the score late in the first quarter with a one-yard run by junior quarterback John Lovett. However, the Big Green struck again in the second, and their defense continued to frustrate Princeton’s drives through the remainder of the first half. Princeton entered the locker rooms at the conclusion of the second trailing 14-10, with their title hopes in jeopardy.

However, the Tigers main-

tained their composure and continued to play the hard-nosed style of football that has repeatedly defined their season. Princeton scored a second touchdown in the third quarter, while their defense denied Dartmouth the end zone for the entire third period in a masterful performance. In the fourth, the Tigers finally broke the game open, as Lovett passed for one touchdown and sophomore running back Charles Volcker punched in for another to put Princeton ahead, 38-14. From there, the Tigers never looked back and held on for their final 38-21 win.

With the victory, Princeton has now claimed its 11th Ivy League championship. The Tigers will share their conference championship with fellow 6-1 team Penn, as Harvard dropped out of the race with its loss to Yale.

RACHEL SPADY :: PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

FIELD HOCKEY

Princeton ends season with heartbreaking loss to Delaware

By Grace Baylis staff writer

Princeton Field Hockey’s Cinderella story ended Friday night against Delaware in a close 3-2 match up. The Tigers had beaten Penn State and Virginia in the previous two rounds to make it to the NCAA Final Four weekend.

Had they moved on, they would have faced UNC for the chance to win a national championship.

After a resilient defensive effort by the Tigers, the Blue Hens won a penalty corner, which Esmee Peet converted from a strike from the top, putting them one ahead of Princeton. But the Tigers quickly responded less than a minute later, with junior striker Ryan McCarthy leveling it up with a diving effort to tap the ball sent by Sophia Tornetta across the cage.

McCarthy then scored off a straight shot corner from senior back Hailey Reeves with a follow-up shot from a deflection off a defender. However, due to the video referral

option that teams are given in the semi-finals, the goal was ruled out when the umpires reviewed it and ruled it dangerous play. Both teams saw a flurry of penalty cards at the end of the first half as the game went back and forth, but neither team managed to break the deadlock by the end of the half.

At the beginning of the second half Princeton found themselves with a lot of attack, but a strong Delaware defense managed to keep them from scoring. Freshman midfielder Krista Hoffman found space on the right hand side, but hit the ball just wide of the goal. Delaware then attacked quickly and was awarded with a series of five corners, but a strong Princeton defense stood firm; quick running from senior captain Cat Caro, along with a strong left foot save by freshman goalkeeper Grace Baylis, ensured that the Tigers remained in the game for the first four. However, by the fifth corner, Delaware was able to convert from a

deflection by Kiki Bink past Baylis to take the 2-1 lead.

With 15 minutes to go, there was still plenty of time for Princeton to level the score and take the game to overtime. The Tigers won a corner in a well executed play that had been successful for them throughout the game, as a sweep hit by Caro smacked the ball past the Delaware defense. With just three minutes left, the game was tense and mistakes would become costly. A slip up in the midfield from Princeton saw the Blue Hens quickly counterattack and led to a two-onone battle for control in the circle. A simple pass on the part of Delaware was able to pass Baylis.

Unlike the buzzer-beating goal from the game against Virginia, the Blue Hens stood strong and saw the game out, winning 3-2. Reeves said after the game, “This season was full of many highs and lows. Despite not capturing the Ivy League title, we were given a second chance after

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Men’s swimming split weekend, women’s sweep Big Red and Quakers

See FIELD HOCKEY page 5

JACK MAZZULO :: STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

The Tigers will return to the pool after break to face off against Brown.

By David Xin associate sports editor

RACHEL SPADY :: PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

The Field Hockey team has plenty to be proud of as they finish the season with a Final Four appearance.

Tweet of the Day “Running the numbers here. Conservatively will have to clip my fingernails 1,500 more times before I die. God damn it” Paul Tupper (@ tupp_23), senior outfielder, baseball

The men’s and women’s swimming team opened the Ivy League season with a trimeet this Friday and Saturday against old rivals Cornell and Penn. The men’s squad split the Ivy League opener, beating Cornell 191-109, but losing to Penn 108-192. The women’s squad swept both their opponents with an impressive showing and now hold a 2-0 record in the Ivy League.

Despite a well-balanced showing by the men’s squad, the Tigers fell to the Quakers.

Princeton’s only individual win came from junior Corey

Stat of the Day

20 rushing TD Quarterback John Lovett notched 20 rushing touchdowns to break a single-season record.

Okubo in the 200 backstroke.

The two-time NCAA qualifier earned first with a time of 1:49.84.

In addition, the Tigers also boasted multiple second place finishes. Indeed, out of the 12 individual swimming events, the Princeton squad claimed the second spot in half of them. Other notable performances came from sophomore Cole Buese, who claimed the runner-up spot twice this weekend.

While this was not the result they were hoping for, the team showed its depth as many swimmers and divers grabbed crucial points for the team by placing third, See SWIMMING page 5

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