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U. admits 791 students to Class of 2024
By Allan Shen staff writer
The University has selected 791 students for admittance to the Class of 2024 through Single-Choice Early Action (SCEA). The Office of Admission mailed letter notifications to student applicants on Dec. 12. Applicants could view their admissions decisions through online access starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday. The admitted students include residents from 48 U.S. states, as well as Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Accepted international students hail from 33 countries and represent 11 percent of the admitted students. Forty-eight percent of the domestic admitted students identified themselves as students of color, representing a two percent decrease from last year’s proportion of domestic students of color. Thirteen percent of the
accepted students would become first-generation college students. The accepted students, together with students who deferred admission to previous classes and the students who will be admitted through Regular Decision in March, will make up the Class of 2024. The SCEA process is nonbinding, meaning students accepted to the University through the early admission process can apply to other colleges and universities and have until May 1 to make a final decision on which institution at which to matriculate. The deadline for applying to the University through the Regular Decision process is Jan. 1. Students deferred through the early round of admissions will receive a final decision from the University on the same day as those who applied to the University through Regular Decision. For the third consecutive See ADMISSIONS page 3
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50 years of women: Susan Belman ‘73, Cassandra James ‘23
Zachary Shevin / The Daily Princetonian ‘2023 marks the 50th anniversary of women graduating from the University.
By Rooya Rahin contributor
In 1969, a group of female undergraduates arrived on Princeton’s campus. In 1973, they became the first women to graduate from the University. This is the first installation in a series commemorating 50 years of women at Princeton; each article will chronicle the experience of one woman from the Class of
1973 and one from the Class of 2023. When Susan Belman ’73 transferred to the University as a junior in 1971, she knew her first weeks at Princeton would be unusual. She might not have guessed the extent. Initially enrolled at the University of Rochester, Belman was one of the only female transfer students in Princeton’s first-ever
class of women — and she spent her first 10 days on campus in a hospital bed. “We dumped my stuff off at Brown Hall, and we went to the infirmary, where I was diagnosed with double pneumonia,” Belman recalls. That may sound like a surefire way to ruin a transition to college. For Belman, it wasn’t. See WOMEN page 2
ON CAMPUS
USG releases climate progress report by Sustainability Task Force By Marie-Rose Sheinerman associate news editor
U. professors Conley, Tilghman recognized as AAAS fellows By Rachel Sturley contributor
Dalton Conley and Shirley Tilghman have been named 2019 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for their scholarship in the fields of sociology and molecular biology, respectively. AAAS is a non-profit organization that seeks to promote scientific cooperation, integrity, education, and policy. Founded in 1848, it is now the world’s largest general scientific society with over 120,000 members. The association is also responsible for publishing the well-established journal Science. AAAS Fellows, elected annually, are chosen based on their achievements in a variety of aspects of science. Sections include, but are not limited to, Chemistry, Agriculture, Food, and Renewable Resources, Anthropology, Education, History and Philosophy of Science, Linguistic and Language Sciences, and Biological Sciences. The position is honorific, inducting scholars into the community
but not requiring active participation. The fellowship is a lifetime honor. Last year, University professors Rebecca Burdine and Elke Weber were appointed to the position. 37 members of Princeton’s faculty currently hold AAAS fellowships. Conley, the Henry Putnam University Professor of Sociology, is recognized by AAAS in the Section on Social, Economic, and Political Sciences. At the University, he is also a faculty affiliate at the Office of Population Research and the Center for Health and Wellbeing. He currently teaches a year-long class on how to conduct quantitative research studies to answer sociological questions, as well as a biosociology class. His research focuses on the intersection between genetics and social science. “What are the relative contributions of nature and nurture to who we become, and how do the biologically hardwired aspects of ourselves play out in the world and depend on the world?” Conley See AAAS page 2
2019 and hosted by the Princeton Student Climate Initiative (PSCI), with the student body. In April 2019, PSCI passed a USG referendum with 95 percent voter approval, which called the University to undertake “swifter climate action.” The report was compiled by Wayner and Amy Torres ’22 in collaboration with PSCI, USG, the Office of Sustainability, and the University’s Engineering and Campus Energy department. Facilities Engineering reports that 2019 emissions were 12.8% higher than the 1990 baseline (largely due to severe cold snaps in recent winters), even with campus growth of 43 percent. Of these reported emissions, 67.9 percent comes from the energy plant’s burning of natural gas and heatSee CLIMATE page 3
ON CAMPUS
Student activists mobilize as Somalia faces severe flooding By Omar Farah contributor
According to the latest figures from the United Nations, f loods in Somalia’s Hiraan region have now displaced 370,000 people, 200,000 of whom are children. With the overf low of the Shabelle river early this October, numerous communities found themselves submerged and trapped in their homes. For many, the events in Somalia represent the increasingly severe and immediate impacts of climate change. These dire circumstances have prompted philan-
thropic responses around the globe, many of them arising online through platforms like GoFundMe and Facebook. One such appeal has come from Sirad Hassan ’20, who has spent the last month helping the victims of the f loods. Unimpressed with the international media coverage and increasingly concerned about the situation in her parents’ country of origin, Hassan decided to mobilize. First, through a GoFundMe Page, she compiled a meticulous fundraising appeal including a video with first hand accounts of the impacts. However, for Hassan,
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this was not enough. She felt she needed to do more. “Since this was during the Thanksgiving season, we decided to call it Gratitude Grams,” she said. “I texted some friends, including Nathan Alam ’21, Nourhan Ibrahim ’20, Imane Mabrouk ’21, and others, and soon enough I had over eight groups from campus (The Muslim Students Association, Black Pre-Med Society, Arab Society, Conservation Society, Student Climate Initative, NSBE, SAIP, and more) who were supporting and helping publicize the issue through the distribuSee SOMALIA page 2
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The award is a lifetime honor for all recipients.
On Wednesday, the Undergraduate Student Government’s Sustainability Task Force released a “Climate Progress Report,” summarizing the University’s carbon emissions trends since 1990, measures the task force and affiliated groups have implemented this year, and recommendations of personal sustainability for undergraduates. The report comes on the heels of a proposed USG referendum that would establish a standing sustainability committee. Claire Wayner ’22, a co-author of the report and a Sustainability Task Force member, said she views getting the referendum on the ballot as the Sustainability Task Force’s
single greatest accomplishment. “I’m pretty hopeful and confident that we will permanently modify the USG constitution to include a standing sustainability committee,” she said. “This shows that sustainability is as important to the student body as academics and student life … [and] ensures that a sustainability chair will be included in conversations about planning events and other initiatives.” Wayner, a columnist for The Daily Princetonian, published a column earlier this week advocating for a student “utilities” bill to discourage wasteful energy consumption. The aim of the USG report is to share information discussed at the Princeton Student Climate Forum, held on campus in October
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“I had friends who had friends [at Princeton] who came to visit me,” she said. “And just by virtue of the kindness of strangers, I thought I’m really going to like this place.” In her first three months on campus, Cassandra James ’23 has managed to avoid both McCosh Health Center and a lung infection. But she can relate to Belman’s experience in one aspect, at least: she, too, agrees that the people of Princeton are what made her adjustment to campus special. “Everyone at Princeton is so passionate about something,” she said. “People here are willing set everything aside and go after what they’re passionate about, and that’s really inspiring to me.” And while Belman and James agree about the power of Princeton’s student body, it’s important to note that the student bodies during their times on campus could hardly have been more different. 102 women matriculated with the class of 1973. Only 83 graduated. On the other hand, the Class of 2023 boasts 682 women; 50.9 percent of the class — the highest ever Princeton proportion — is female. In addition to this demographic change, academic statistics have shifted significantly. Precisely zero of the women of the Class of 1973 were B.S.E. students; 42.6 percent of 2023’s B.S.E. candidates are female. And Belman, who graduated with a degree in English, couldn’t recall learning from a single female professor. “There wasn’t much of an expectation of women being represented scholastically,” she said. “It was assumed that the professors would be male.” James hopes to concentrate in the same department from which Belman earned her diploma 46 years ago: English. But all
of James’s four professors this term are women, and a majority of the students in her classes are women as well. It’s “pretty neat,” she said. “We have a lot of discussions in those classes about what it means to be a woman in relation to whatever we’re talking about.” Belman, who came to Princeton from the co-ed University of Rochester, attended the University during a transfer student boom. During the 1960s, this paper recorded that “the number of transfer students accepted has not exceeded 10.” In 1971, Princeton accepted 171 transfer students: 56 men and 115 women. After 1980, the University barred transfers from applying for a year due to a lack of dorm space; application numbers began to dwindle. The University fully put an end to accepting transfer students from 1990 to 2018. Today, transfer students are few and far between, with only 13 students accepted in 2018 and 14 students in 2019, and only nine enrolling in each year. Belman and James cited some of the same campus landmarks: acapella concerts under Blair Arch, the eating clubs of Prospect Avenue. But even if those architectural pieces have stood steadfast for 50 years, the culture surrounding them has undeniably changed. Because Belman transferred as a junior, she joined an eating club immediately upon her arrival. Colonial Club — her choice — was one of the University’s 14 eating clubs, and one of just 10 co-educational ones in 1971. Tiger Inn and Ivy Club changed their all-male demographics only in 1991, after a lawsuit from former student Sally Frank ’80. In 2015, TI elected its first female president, and in 2018, nine eating clubs elected women as presidents. And despite all the gender progress on Prospect Ave., one question has
loomed equally over Belman’s time and that of James: to bicker or not to bicker. “I joined Colonial because I’m sort of egalitarian,” Belman said. “I just didn’t like the whole notion of bicker.” Neither, really, does James. Eating clubs, she said, aren’t really her scene — she doesn’t see herself going any time soon. James’s social experience comes mostly from her extracurriculars and the friends that she has made through theatre and music. “I’ve specifically met a lot of really interesting women, upperclassmen in the arts, and also alumni who come back to campus,” James said. “I’m trying to meet people who are like-minded and who are interested in the things that I’m interested in.” They may be 50 years apart, but Belman could have been one of those ‘like-minded’ individuals whom James hopes to meet. To Belman, her passion for English has as much to do with a love of reading as with “getting to know and analyzing characters and language.” James echoed that, noting that she is considering a concentration in English because “writing gives the opportunity to tell your own story.” Post-Princeton, Belman went on to become a lawyer, although she had originally planned to become an English professor. For James, her dream life would be “to be a novelist for either children or teens and to be traveling the world doing events for [her] books.” However, she also said that she’s open to exploring other options. Belman’s only regret about her experience at Princeton? With only two years at the University, her time was too short. “I had the most wonderful time at Princeton,” she said. Hopefully, in four years, James will be able to say the same.
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academic year, the University will admit transfer students, who apply through a separate process. The deadline for submission of transfer applications is March 1. Amelia Feiner said the day was one of “a lot of tension” and “a lot of nerves” at her high school given the number of universities releasing decisions. At 7 p.m., she opened her acceptance letter on the f loor of her living room beside a fireplace. She said the decision had
her feeling reassured and relieved. “It feels really good to be wanted,” Amelia said. “I’ve already felt validated because I’ve gotten a great education, but this is just the cherry on top.” Amelia is excited to spend the next two years on campus with her sister, Ella Feiner ’22. The two shared a room for 15 years prior to Ella’s matriculation. “We’re planning on going running together a lot and hanging out,” Amelia said. “We’re really best friends …. It’s going to be so nice to have that support on campus.”
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stated as the broad questions that drive his research. With degrees in both sociology and biology, Conley uses empirical studies which rely on naturally produced factors, or “natural experiments,” combined with new genomic tools to answer sociological questions. His recent work concerns genetic differences between siblings and their impact on social relationships within families. Tilghman is the President of the University, Emeritus, and professor of molecular biology and public affairs. Her research focus is mammalian developmental biol-
ogy and science policy. After serving as President from 2001–2013, she returned to the faculty and now advises juniors and seniors on independent work. The AAAS fellowship recognizes her distinguished contributions in molecular biology as well as her esteemed leadership of the University. “Probably the most exciting aspect of this is to be selected along with [Tilghman], who I and so many others at Princeton have so much admiration for — for her research, teaching, and leadership,” Conley said. “That was the coolest part, to be grouped in with her.” Conley and Tilghman will be honored in Seattle on Feb. 15 during the AAAS annual meeting, and in the Nov. 28 issue of Science.
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tion of gratitude grams.” By Nov. 23, Hassan had recruited a team of around 20 students to help make and distribute the “Gratitude Grams,” each filled with tea, chocolate, and other small treats. In the end, the team compiled 230 “Gratitude Grams,” fulfilling each order. An example of tackling an issue far, far, far outside the “Orange Bubble,” Hassan made the case for increased student activism and engagement with global issues. “Princeton students definitely should care more about issues outside of the Orange bubble! There is a whole world outside of this small space, and we need to do what we can to make an impact, whether it be large or small, near our homes or away from it. Our education here should be the stepping
stone for us to be better resources for those around us who are in need.” Without Tigerbook, Hassan’s team was unable to make all of the deliveries. She ensures that pick up times will be arranged throughout reading period and finals for the remaining students to retrieve their orders. Organizations like UNICEF fear that the worst outcomes of these f looding events are yet to come. In a report published by UNICEF this November, UNICEF’s Somali Representative Werner Schultink said, “If we do not act decisively, the impact of these f loods will be felt in Somalia long after the water levels recede.” According to the report, “Food insecurity, lack of healthcare and access to safe water and sanitation will result in spikes in malnutrition among Somali children and cause a deadly cycle of fast-spreading waterborne diseases.”
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ing oil, 1 percent from University transit vehicles (e.g. Tiger Transit buses), and 31 percent from electricity purchased from the local electric grid. Currently, the University only tracks its Scope I and II GHG emissions, but the USG task force is actively working with the Office of Sustainability to begin tracking Scope III emissions as well. The report enumerated the University’s emissions reduction goals. In 2008, the University adopted plans to reduce emission levels to their 1990 level by 2020. Ted Borer, the director of the University’s energy plant and one of the report’s contributors, wrote in an email to the ‘Prince’ he believes that though the University can meet this goal, it will “take a lot of work.” “It will be a challenge, especially if we have an extremely cold winter or [an] extremely hot summer,” he explained. “For the past decade, we have been able to achieve a generally decreasing carbon footprint each year, even as the campus grew substantially. But the past two winters have included some unusually cold periods in which we had to burn a lot more fuel. This resulted in higher emissions than the previous winters.” In 2017, the CO2 Task Force, a group of faculty and administrators, established an additional goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2046. Thus far, the University has invested $40.1 million toward building efficiency upgrades, including retrofitting over 102,000 lighting fixtures to LEDs, which cost $15.1 million and now saves 6080 metric tons (Mt) of CO2 per year. The energy plant has also gone through an additional round of efficiency upgrades, which save 7160 Mt of CO2 per year, at a capital cost of $4.1 million. Lastly, the University has a 27 acre solar field, resulting in 3100 Mt of CO2 saved per year. The field provides up to five percent of the University’s total electricity demands. In working towards 2046 carbon neutrality, the University aims to emphasize “reducing fossil fuel consumption in favor of renewable energy.” Projects currently being started or planned in coming years include converting all buildings to a hot water heating system coupled with geothermal storage and electric
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heat pumps, installing an additional 13 MW of solar panels, investing $50 million over the next 10 years into more efficient heating/ cooling systems in buildings, and purchasing off-campus renewable energy through the electric grid. The final part of the report focused on what students can do to contribute to “reducing our campus energy usage.” Recommendations included turning off the lights in spaces not in use, closing dorm windows when heating or air conditioning is on, unplugging chargers and personal appliances, washing clothing with cold water, air-drying clothing when possible, and reducing the number of appliances used (e.g. reconsidering whether a dorm room needs a mini-fridge). The report also recommended setting rooms with thermostats to the “Tiger Zone,” which is 68°F in winter and 78°F in summer. Wayner said the most important of these recommendations are those that relate to heating and cooling of spaces, because “that is the largest energy consumption [source] by far, as opposed to something like leaving an iPhone charger plugged in.” As for communal spaces, the report recommended asking Facilities to turn the lights and heating off in rooms that are not being used and taking advantage of communal spaces for studying to reduce personal energy usage in dorm rooms. “We’re asking students on campus to be the energy enforcers, monitors, eyes and ears, because Facilities can’t be at all places at all times,” Wayner added. Thomas Nyquist, the University’s executive director of Engineering, encouraged students in an email statement to the ‘Prince’ to “call 609-258-5890 to report energy wasteful situations in University buildings.” Borer wrote that one important recommendation missing from the report related to the environmental impact of students’ dietary choices. “Choosing a plant-based diet or following a more plant-based diet will dramatically lower water use, land use, antibiotic use, carbon emissions, deforestation, and fossil fuel use,” he wrote. “It is something everyone has a choice about at every meal. It can be a very impactful change that does not need to cost any extra.” Associate News Editor Linh Nguyen contributed reporting.
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On Charter’s decision and giving students control Sebastian Quiroz
Senior Columnist
Last week, the Princeton Charter Club’s Board of Governors sent out a letter that called for students to submit proposals to, as this publication put it, “redesign and revitalize Charter in time for Street Week.” The idea seems to be that because of dwindling membership numbers, the Board is looking for new ideas that will attract students to the club as Street Week approaches. This call, it seems to me, is a step in the right direction. While I am not convinced that the reasons the Board of Governors is looking for student input are sound, the ultimate desire to allow students to be in “a club that you can make your own” is admirable and should be encouraged. Why should it matter to us that Charter has called for student input? After all, the policies that Charter selects currently only affect about 1 percent of the undergraduate student population. Moreover, if the trend of decline continues, then the policies selected by the club will affect less and less each year. If that’s true, this decision should, at best, only matter to those students. However, that seems wrong to me, on two grounds. First, it’s not clear that the policies affect only 1 percent of undergraduates. As we all know, the eating clubs are one of the central locations of many students’ weekend social
activities: many will “go out” to the clubs on weekends. And since most clubs are consistently closed on Fridays, Charter in particular has traditionally played an outsized role in that social environment. It’s also true that it is a sign-in club, which means that if it changes to bicker, a possibility suggested by the Board, this could change the calculus of joining a club for underclass students — a goal that the Board seems to explicitly endorse, even if it does not necessarily endorse this particular means. Given that to be true, it follows that at least some of Charter’s policies affect more than 1 percent. But even if I am wrong about this, this action should matter to us because it signals to others that we, as students, have some and ought to have more control over our social experiences. The decisions we make as students — whether intentional or not — have led to a dwindling membership for Charter, which has motivated the Board to cede more control to students. This account simply begs the question: why should control matter? One reason control matters relates to the first argument I proposed about whom Charter’s policies affect. It seems fairly clear to me that we should have control over those policies that affect us. For instance, one reason we should have control over government, say through elections, is that the government imposes policies
and rules that affect everyone within the borders of the United States. This principle applies to an eating club’s policies as well. But as I suggested, we might reject the first argument about whom Charter’s policies affect. Perhaps, we might want to give more control to the club’s actual members, but it doesn’t follow that we should give any more control to the rest of the student body. Even if that’s true, though, this move at least signals to the rest of the clubs that they ought to open up the mechanisms of control to at least their membership. Certainly, club members have a certain amount of control, in that they choose their officers. Just as political elections are not sufficient, that is not sufficient for true control over the clubs’ policies. In our country, we can pursue lawsuits against the government and protest it. Other countries have experimented with stronger forms of control, such as Ireland’s recent Citizens’ Assembly. These examples certainly might not transfer directly to the case of eating clubs. But they do tell us that the methods of control that exist now are not enough; we can rightfully call for more control over the content of the decisions made, not simply control over the people making the decision. Charter’s move, in encouraging students to make that club “your own,” seems to implicitly agree with this. All of that said, I sug-
gested that the reason that the Board of Governors has given for desiring more input is not sound. This, it seems to me, is ref lected in the argument I’ve given thus far, but let me expand on that a little more. This move is a response to the dwindling numbers. In the hope that this trend will stop and reverse itself, the Board has chosen to reach out to students with the opportunity for more control. The worry here is that this control is not robust. It is only given so that Charter can pump up its numbers, and if that is fixed, then the control will likely be rescinded. Moreover, the choice of giving control is itself entirely out of our control. Control over our social experiences ought to be part of what rights we have as members of a community. This implies that we get to decide what control we do have and that these decisions are not made by external others. While Charter’s move is a step in the right direction, it is, at the end of the day, still only a step. Ideally, we, as members of the University community, would have significantly more control over the choices that affect our day-to-day lives. This very well might start with taking control over the decisions that affect all of our social lives. Sebastian Quiroz is a senior from Deltona, Fla. He can be reached at squiroz@princeton.edu.
In defense of USG Juan José Lopez Haddad
Contributing Columnist
It’s that time of the year again! Temperatures are dropping, students eagerly prepare for Winter Break, and the USG winter elections are finally over. In this exercise of student democracy, one position receives the most attention: the office of Undergraduate Student Government President. While debate will be sparked about what USG’s work should be, this election cycle introduced a candidate that has questioned the organization’s entire body of work. Voices eagerly argued that USG does nothing, perpetuating numerous misconceptions about the organization’s nature. While this makes for interesting discourse, I am not very fond of misinformation and misrepresentation, and neither is our student body. As it has been mentioned before, USG is not a body with supreme authority over matters of academics and student life. It is — more precisely — a resource for students, provided by students, to raise issues that affect the community at large and to formulate a way to solve them. While this seems like a very public and exposed mission, during my time serving as U-Councilor, I have found that this task is mostly backstage work. USG representatives meet weekly with task forces, faculty, administrators, permanent and ad-hoc committees, and as a whole in the Senate itself. Every single second of these meetings is spent dealing
with concrete issues that we have identified or that have been raised to us by constituents. These processes have brought tremendous change in recent years, and though they largely remain unseen by the general student body, most work in all levels of government happens in this fashion. USG representatives have worked tirelessly and gotten results in a diverse array of issues. Rachel Yee’s administration effectively started and implemented a program to expand CPS services and bring them closer to students, a project that the Virk administration continued to nurture. Senate representatives met with the Working Group on Internships and represented the needs of international students like me, granting us the possibility of working during the summer despite regressive policies implemented by the Trump administration. USG members have sat on the Housing Committee, fixing the room draw process and advocating for better housing conditions. USG has advocated for a more humane Honor Committee, made available free menstrual products in most University bathrooms, and pushed for student input on the expansion of UHS. All of this has been done since I started my Princeton career back in the fall of 2018. In addition, USG does not only work on big milestone projects, but is also an essential resource in the daily operations of students in our community. Through the Student Group Recognition Committee,
we empower students to share their interests via new student organizations. Through Projects Board we assist groups through generous funding so they can carry out large events, bring speakers and various other endeavors. We meet with our task forces to carry out short and long-term goals on topics like sustainability, transparency, mental health and indigeneity. We also hold office hours each week in Frist, where we listen to students’ concerns and answer their questions on our projects and structure. And it is true: through our Social Committee we organize Lawnparties — and yes, we have a substantial budget for it — but this is the work of a single committee, with most of our effort being devoted to issues that impact students. USG and its members work tirelessly every day to carry out this diversity of projects. Hardly a bunch of platitudes and broken promises, if you ask me. USG is a body geared towards the service of students, but we are also students ourselves, and we are imperfect. While USG has been committed to all of the previous initiatives and more, there is visible apathy from the student body, primarily because information about our work often doesn’t reach the entirety of the student body. It is tricky to inform such a busy and fast-paced audience such as Princeton undergraduates, and we certainly recognize that outreach is a big area where we can vastly improve. Ultimately, our purpose is for students to
raise their issues to us, and that can be difficult when communication channels are unclear. Through our Transparency Task Force we have started to tackle this issue, but it will be a project in which we will certainly invest heavily in the future. Even then, everything we do, all the meetings we hold, is available for everyone to see in our website, and you can contact any USG representative, either via email or just by talking to them, to tell us what you think we should advocate for. Our senate meetings are open to the public, and we enthusiastically welcome visitors. You can certainly talk to us before or after the meetings! In the end, as a member of USG, my opinions will be biased, but I am also in a position to communicate exactly what USG is about. I also do not pretend to represent any views other than my own. I believe that there are always issues where USG can do better, but the correct way to act is to be a channel, a conduit of communication. This recent presidential race was politicized unnecessarily. Feeding a campaign off of students’ gaps in knowledge about USG is not an ethical maneuver; it, in fact, parallels what is wrong with the American political system today. USG needs people who are committed to the diligent work that each position requires. Inspiring apathy in the student body will, by no means, make this better. Juan José López Haddad is a sophomore from Caracas, Venezuela. He can be reached at jhaddad@princeton.edu.
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The real problem with Canada Goose Kate Lee
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It’s that time of year again: the first snow has fallen, the sun sets at 4:30, and Canada Goose jackets are filling Princeton’s campus. The source of a lot of side-eyes and even memes, the Canada Goose jacket has somehow become a status symbol of the elite, and therefore, prevalent at Princeton. At the southernmost Ivy, where it has barely snowed twice the whole semester, it’s still almost guaranteed that you’ll see many of them hanging over seats in dining halls, libraries, and eating clubs. They are the subject of much debate between students — some shamelessly saving up for one of the coveted jackets, some ambivalent to the brand, others infuriated at the obscene show of wealth. There seems to be no unified logic or argument about the jackets’ presence. In acknowledging the culture of wealth they perpetrate, are we supposed to attack our peers for owning them?
Should students who can afford a $900-plus winter jacket feel ashamed? Does the fact that this issue is even a debate indicate how disconnected Princeton is from reality? In asking all these questions, however, one crucial aspect is rarely considered. In terms of showcasing wealth, the ethics of a Canada Goose are debatable. In the normalization and glorification of killing animals for a certain brand, however, the ethical fallacies are indisputable. As stated on the company’s own website, most Canada Goose jackets are filled with goose down, “one of the world’s best natural insulators,” and the hoods are lined with coyote fur to “help protect the face from frostbite.” The brand name itself comes from the use of animals to create what is marketed as the warmest winter jacket possible. The company insists that “all animals are entitled to humane treatment in life and death,” and they “are deeply committed to the ethical sourcing and responsible use of all animal
materials in our products.” When we look deeper into their actual procedures, however, the story changes. The blatantly cruel treatment of animals is deeply concerning. The coyote fur comes from trapping, which often involves leghold traps that leave animals caught for days, essentially starving them to death. The goose down is not any better sourced. In 2017, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sent investigators to James Valley Colony (JVC), one of Canada Goose’s down providers. The footage captured there shows tight, cramped cages and geese being moved and carried by their throats before being slaughtered for down. Canada Goose responded to the video, claiming while JVC was one of their suppliers, the geese shown were not used for their jackets. The company has since denied accusations of inhumane animal treatment but also decreased marketing that trumpets its allegedly ethical policies, removing statements that the coyotes only
come from overpopulated areas and videos on “down traceability.” Though horrible, animal abuse for the sake of fashion is not unheard of. Many products include leather, wool, fur, and down; it can seem unfair to criticize only a single brand, such as Canada Goose. It is undeniable that animal cruelty as a practice is a larger issue at hand. But even within the industry, Canada Goose stands out. Its main problem is the unequaled glorification of its jackets and their elite image without recognizing any of the serious ethical implications. Some might say the jackets’ use can be justified if the animal products were acquired humanely or are necessary in incredibly harsh winter environments. But when Canada Goose cites “protect[ing] the face from frostbite” to justify using coyote fur, it is clear the jackets have no practical purpose in Princeton, N.J. The jackets have taken on a life larger than just their practical use; their exorbitant price and use as
displays of wealth have been discussed as a social issue on campus and elsewhere. Canada Goose’s social presence and idolization as a brand promotes a culture of thoughtless consumerism that willingly exploits and abuses animals and the environment to promulgate an image of the elite. As another winter passes, the debates about Canada Goose jackets, those emblems of Princeton’s disproportionate wealth, are bound to continue. But we must also question what goes into creating that image of wealth and what realities we, as students at an institution that claims to pursue ethical practices, are willing to ignore in service of brands and markets. Through exposing and understanding a significant brand that feeds into this cycle, we can begin having the discussions necessary to dismantle a system that often compromises ethics for displays of wealth. Kate Lee is a first-year from Austin, Texas. She can be reached at k.lee@princeton. edu.
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Latin music in the past two years. “A lot of the guys on the team relate to that kind of music when playing,” Morokhovich said. “You can even find a few guys dancing before the game as well with that kind of music, which is just fun.” The locker room music is constantly changing for the team. Whoever arrives first to the locker room will connect their cell phones to the speakers. “Anything goes in the locker room. It could be an old school sing-a-long song or something more contemporary,” Morokhovich said. While each player does their own thing before games — whether sitting alone with earbuds in or getting rowdy in a group — they also try to use these moments to connect as a team. Occasionally, players complain about the music choices. Cole explained that while there can be anxiety around connecting your phone for the first time, most people just become comfortable with it. The men’s soccer team also has their own little tradition of playing “Bad” by David Guetta and Showtek after every win, a tradition that has secured the bond between current and former members of the program. “I remember even doing it my freshman year, and I don’t know when it started, but it’s just always been a fun tradition,” Morokhovich said. Men’s Hockey Most Played Genres: HipHop/Rap, EDM Men’s ice hockey is in a unique position: it has a DJ on the roster. Colin Tonge, also known as DJ CTE, is a recognized DJ on Princeton’s campus. He has worked formals, eating club events, lawnparties, and the Orange and Black Ball. Tonge is a junior at Princeton, but his love for music started far before he came to campus. Tonge has been into music since he was just a child. Growing up in a “musical” family, he had the opportunity to learn how to play the piano, guitar, and drums. He eventually switched to only guitar and has been playing it for 10 years now. Prior to coming to Princeton, Tonge made the decision to take a gap year and knew that he needed to find a hobby outside of hockey. He found his older brother’s turntable at his house and decided to pick it up. “My musical background helped me transition to understanding how to use the software, how music is built,” Tonge said, attempting to use his hands to show how the turntable works. “You have to know what to play and when and what works with what background stuff. I just thought it was cool, fun, and refreshing.” He played with the turntable in his free time for roughly a year before the club that he was working at had an emergency with their DJ and needed someone to play. Tonge, who frequently arrived to work early to practice on the club’s equipment, stepped up.
He played at the club a couple more times and picked up different events before coming to Princeton and bringing all of his equipment, both hockey and DJ, with him. When the hockey team found out that he could play, Tonge said that they started providing him with gigs at eating clubs, which sprouted into him playing at almost every eating club, lawnparties, formals, and more. Aside from just the men’s hockey team, Tonge helped create playlists for the women’s soccer team at Princeton, as well as the hockey teams at Quinnipiac and Union. Tonge records all of his mixes live, so if he makes a mistake, he has to restart. He downloads the recording, uploads it to a USB drive, and that’s how the teams get their music for
“You have to know what to play and when and what works with what background stuff. I just thought it was cool, fun, and refreshing.” Colin Tonge,
men’s ice hockey
games. Tonge had back surgery over the summer and is not playing with the team this season, so he wasn’t completely sure what music the team was playing in the locker room. “Really, any time that an aux [cord] is involved, whoever gets there first will put music on. It’s not anything crazy, either hiphop, rap, or country. Sometimes someone’s feeling old rock but it ranges as far as what guys listen to before games,” he explained. Outside of the locker room is where he gets to have his fun, though. “I usually ask for suggestions and make sure everybody is happy with the song selections. After I make [the warm-up playlist], I play it for the guys and get their approval. It’s not for one person and I want everyone to enjoy it,” Tonge said. “But once I send it in, I don’t get to change it.” If you’ve been to a hockey game, you’ve probably noticed their lights. The lights and effects are programmed to the music, so they became a lot more strict about changing the music. Even if this wasn’t the case, Colin explained that it only takes him about 30 minutes to make a warmup playlist for a team. “Well, if you don’t mess up, it’s only 20.” Field Hockey Most Played Genre: Pop Field hockey made it to the NCAA National Championship this year and had the beats flowing until the very end. The ‘Prince’ sat down with junior Marge Lynch to discuss the music that has pushed them so far. “We have a speaker in our locker room, and one day when I was a freshman I just connected to it, and I stayed on because I play a
lot of throwback songs that everyone knows,” Marge told the ‘Prince’. “So people just let me keep going, and here we are.” While at practice, field hockey plays a wide range of music. Marge explained that half of their songs are “like old Justin Bieber songs” while the other half contains more modern pop music. They try to play any music that is upbeat for practices. In the locker room, though, the team has more opportunities to have fun. “I’ll just put on the ‘Big Booty’ playlist while we are in the locker room before we head out because it’s easy and also gets everyone pumped up.” They also have traditions, though. In fact, it dates so far back that Lynch didn’t even really know what the song was called. “[We have] a tradition on our team called the ‘Squeeze,’ where we put this Scottish or Irish lyrical song, and we all just kind of squeeze each other’s hands, and it gets us focused,” Marge explained. “We play it before every single game.” To show how important that tradition is to the team, the one time they couldn’t connect to the internet when they wanted to play the song, the entire team just hummed the song with one another. Lynch says she does a lot to try to cater to the desires and needs for every player. If any member of the team requests a song to her, she almost always puts it on the playlist. Lynch doesn’t do the pregame warm-up music, however. Instead, a senior who had an injury and couldn’t play on the team had the opportunity to stay on as a team manager and control the music before the game. Their playlist before games is always changing, too. “Before bigger games I always try to get people up and moving with fun remixes. It’s so different while we are in our own space at home, though, so we want to try to bring our own space on the road.” Lynch says that she thinks her biggest downfall is getting too excited about certain songs and playing them over and over again. Even with the repeated songs, they still managed to make it all the way to the NCAA championship game. Women’s Lacrosse Most Played Genre: Rap/ Hip-Hop or Pop The ‘Prince’ spoke with two members of the women’s lacrosse team. Seniors Maddie Staczek and Katie Reilly help with the music selection and shared their experiences and the importance of dancing to their team. “Usually anyone can take control of the speaker in the locker room, but once someone starts playing a lot of music that others enjoy they get asked to stay in control of the speaker,” Staczek explained in an email to the ‘Prince’. “I typically select music that I think would fit the mood of the locker room, whether that is intense rap/hip-hop music at some points or more [dance] oriented music at others.” Both Staczek and Reilly
emphasized not only how much the team likes to dance, but also how the music changes based on the mood. Despite this, they still have the music integral to the program’s traditions. “We do have a few fun traditions when it comes to pre-game music in season. We have a lot of girls on the team that love to dance and before every game, we will have girls perform dances to a select few songs. It’s become a ritual before every game no matter if we are home or away,” Staczek explained. “We always play a final song after all of the dancing in order to get into the right mindset before we head out onto the field, and we all close our eyes and meditate as the song plays. The song is ‘Your Hand in Mine’ from the popular show Friday Night Lights.” Oftentimes, the songs that they “perform” are songs that have been passed down throughout the history of the program. Much like many other teams, Reilly emphasized that the team is flexible about playing their own preferred music in the locker room. When in public, such as during practices or games, however, the team always ensure that the music options are appropriate. Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive Most Played Genre: EDM, Pop, Hip-Hop/Rap Men’s and women’s swim and dive have a wide range of opinions and voices to attempt to accommodate to which is why they have a strategy around selecting music. Junior Courtney
“Our head coach has three young kids, so she’s big into Moana. And, I mean, we all know the words.” Lexi Weger,
women’s basketball
Tseng had the chance to talk with the ‘Prince’ over email to discuss this process. “We have ‘committees’ on the team with a specific function, and a couple of teammates and I are on the ‘sunshine’ committee. This means that we bring the spirit on the pool deck and in practice, either with competition, cheers, or music. Our team has a collaborative playlist of music that we jam with — with over 300 songs! — and we usually play that during meets, practices, and lift,” Tseng explained. Having such a wide range allows Tseng and other members of the “Sunshine” committee to ensure that every “floater” has their tastes represented. “[The playlist] could go from solid ’80s songs like Queen and Hall and Oats to EDM remixes,” Tseng said, discussing the variety of music that they play. “Our team’s favorite song usually changes from year to year, but I would have to say that ‘Mr. Brightside’ has always been a consistent one.” Because they have over 300 songs on their playlist, they never change it up based on different events or practice days. Instead, it’s
a game of surprises whenever they press play. Women’s basketball Most Played Genre: Rap, Pop Women’s basketball went through a transition this season after losing their previous head coach and adding their new head coach Carla Berube. While this adjustment may have been initially difficult for the program, they still had their music on and off the court as a constant to keep them together. Sophomore Lexi Weger sat down with the ‘Prince’ to talk about the team’s music and also the adjustment this season. “I mean, for games the seniors will send out a message asking what we want for warm up music and it typically consists of all rap and a little bit of pop,” Weger explained, referencing the process for determining pregame warm-up music. Once a game-time playlist gets made, it remains the playlist for the rest of the season. Weger said that while they could change it, the team is extremely superstitious. The members try to ensure that everything, including the music, stays consistent. When it comes to practices, they don’t actually play music. They were able to get around this, though, because they practice in Jadwin Gymnasium and oftentimes can hear music played in the weight room. “Sometimes we’ll sing along but it’s never intentional,” Lexi said. “But I honestly think that in the locker room is the most fun because we have such an eclectic group of people who have different music tastes.” In the locker room, the team plays anything from a Disney playlist to Top Hits or simply segments from specific rap songs. Unlike many other teams, the women’s basketball team has a themed day as a new tradition that they are trying to build: Country Fridays. “It’s so different, and I really love that,” Weger said, laughing as she explained how most people at Princeton don’t listen to country music, so they take advantage of their one day a week to blast their country playlist. There are a few players on the team from the Midwest, and one day, they just started playing it on the speakers. It started with basic country songs with a bit more beats to them like Carrie Underwood — and from there, they simply added songs to the queue. Weger explained that in situations like Country Fridays, they actually don’t have any pushback. Even the coaches join in with the fun from time to time. Previously, the rules about music were more strict, but Lexi said that, this year, the coaches will put on rap songs, country songs, and Disney music while the team is stretching. “Our head coach has three young kids, so she’s big into Moana,” Weger said. “And, I mean, we all know the words.” With their season already underway, I guess we’ll just have to hang on and see “How Far [They’ll] Go.”
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Is your favorite song in your favorite team’s playlist?
By Alissa Selover Associate Sports Editor
The Daily Princetonian spoke with members of 10 varsity athletic teams about their music selection during games, warmups, practices, and in the locker room. Whether for a sport played on a field, on a court, on the ice, or in the water, each team follows its own unique traditions and must-play songs. If you want to listen along to some of the teams’ favorite songs, you can find a Spotify playlist containing 30 songs here. Let’s take a look at the music that keeps the Tigers at the top of their game. Football Most Played Genres: HipHop, EDM, and Rock With over 100 players listed on its roster, the football team has to be far more strategic about their music selection — attempting to coordinate all of the different opinions is no small task. The ‘Prince’ spoke with fifth-year captain Jake Strain and Director of Football Creative Content Jared Montano. While Montano processes all music requests for the locker room, practice, and warm ups for the team, Strain and junior Jeremiah Tyler create the playlists with the help of the other players. Strain explained that he’s always had a pull toward the “aux” and that throughout his junior and senior years, he would try to mix it up from the top hits, including some rock songs, older rap, and even country (though he did receive some heat for the latter). As a captain, though, his role has changed. “It’s on the captain’s shoulders to pick clean songs,” Strain explained. “It isn’t hard to accommodate the people who are against the music, but one or two guys have a very particular old-fashioned taste in music, and it’s hard to please them.” Despite this, Montano said that Strain and Tyler do a great job of accommodating different music
styles. When it comes to the team’s favorite song this year, Montano explained “Baianá” by Bakermat has played in the locker room after every game and served as the team’s pumpup song. Women’s Volleyball Most Played Genre: Pop Women’s volleyball won the Ivy League championship this year and advanced to the NCAA tournament. Can their success be attributed to the team’s talent or to the players’ choice of music? Perhaps both. Sophomore Julie Schner took on the role of DJ for the team during her first year. At the beginning of every season, each player gets appointed to a particular job or a role; she volunteered to take on the music — something she about which she quickly became passionate. The team begins the season with members sending in a song or two that they want to be on the playlist. Schner explained that while the team leans more toward pop songs and top hits, the players retain their own unique traditions. “We also have a lot of songs that have been like in our programming for forever,” she explained. “Those traditions definite-
“I remember their coach told us that if they’re losing, he wants no lyrics, just intense, Game of Thrones vibes. And if they’re winning, it’s something that goes with the pace of the game.” Julia Schner,
women’s volleyball
ly stay with us.” One of the most important traditions started with a random song called “Electric Church” that nobody on the team knew except one person. “It’s still like our biggest
pregame warm up. We have a full choreographed routine to it that we do for every single home game. We also have a ‘Sweet Caroline’ remix that we have a dance to, so they are definitely our two biggest team favorites,” Schner said. Men’s and women’s volleyball also have a unique connection. The women’s team runs the men’s games — controlling announcements, music, and helping chase balls — and vice versa. Schner was reflecting on the process of choosing music when she remembered how strict the men’s games can get. “I remember their coach told us that if they are losing, he wants no lyrics, just intense — like Game-ofThrones-type vibes — and then if they’re winning, it’s something that goes with the pace of the game,” she said. When they aren’t on the court, the women’s volleyball team likes to let loose with “Woman” by Kesha, and one of their biggest inside jokes is related to the song “Girls Like You” by Maroon 5. “Someone brought one of those mini-floating disco balls, and we turn the lights off in our locker room,” Schner explained. The team always manages to stay hyped up before games. While they’re serious on the court and bring home championships for the Tiger family, the women’s volleyball uses music to channel their fun, exciting side. Men’s Volleyball Most Played Genres: Rap and EDM While the men’s volleyball team isn’t in season just yet, the players are always thinking about their playlists. The ‘Prince’ sat down with junior Niko Gjaja to discuss the team’s traditions, rules, and inside jokes. When Gjaja sat down in Frist Campus Center, he seemed defeated. It had started pouring rain just a few minutes before, he didn’t have an umbrella, and the table we were sitting at was lopsided. The
second we started talking about the team, however, his demeanor transformed. This explained everything to know about the tight-knit community that is men’s volleyball. “We are fortunate enough to have a smaller team,” Gjaja explained. “Because we spend a lot of time together, people will find a song, and it becomes popular between us.” Unlike the fall sport teams, men’s volleyball takes advantage of its preseason and captain’s practices in the fall, which act as an incubator for the pregame playlist. “When it comes to making the playlist, a couple upperclassmen sit down and with everyone’s input select the music, and from there it’s just trial and error,” he said. “We are pretty strict about no [profanity], but you can’t always catch everything, so we’ve definitely had a few awkward mishaps in the early season game warmups.” While the team enjoys the songs that they are playing, the coaches aren’t always on the same boat. “Our coach hates Jimmy Buffett and Taylor Swift, so we have to make sure we don’t play those, but sometimes we do like poking at him as much as we can,” Gjaja explained. Gjaja touched on making a collaborative playlist with all of the players on the team on Spotify and how that’s changed the dynamic of picking songs. While they have changed former traditions, such as switching from playing “Wagon Wheel” by Darius Rucker to playing “Heaven” by Los Lonely Boys after home matches, Gjaja feels like transforming those traditions has not only made their connection within their team stronger but also their connection with the broader Princeton community. Women’s Water Polo Most Played Genre: Rap On land and in the water, women’s water polo keeps the good vibes in their music choices. The ‘Prince’ sat down with junior Maddie Pendolino to discuss the team’s music tastes. “At some point I had this huge speaker that we would take to the street, take to the locker room, and take to close away games,” Pendolino explained while reflecting on how she began helping with music selection for the team. “So once I got that, I was always connected to it.” Pendolino explained that while water polo listens to a range of music, they always listen to “Ayy Ladies” by Travis Porter, “Outta Your Mind” by Lil Jon, and “Lemon (Drake Remix)” by N.E.R.D. and Rihanna before a game. “We just like — well, basic rap,” Pendolino explained. The players are a bit strategic about this music, though. Pendolino explained that they usually
play their “pump-up” songs toward the end of their time in the locker room, right before they’re about to get warmed up. “When we are at DeNunzio [Pool], it’s definitely the best because we are all in one room, and we have a giant speaker, and we’re all just dancing right before games,” Pendolino told us. “I love that.” Similarly, they are strategic about the type of music that they play depending on their opponent. They will have more intense EDM style music when they play big teams, such as their rival Michigan. They also have a specific playlist for halftime and quarter breaks of games. While some teams have extremely strict rules about music and others have very few rules, the water polo team falls right in the middle. “If we’re in the locker room, we definitely just play whatever, but if we’re at a different pool or on the pool deck, it’s definitely PG-13,” Pendolino said, laughing. “You know, have some class.” As a graduate of a Catholic high school, Pendolino says she’s had some prac-
“We just like, well, basic rap.” Maddie Pendolino, women’s water polo
tice using Spotify to find the clean versions of songs to play when needed. Along with their efforts to find clean versions of popular rap songs, water polo is also starting to build traditions within their team. They recently got control of the music that plays at their home games, so they’re taking advantage of this moment to start something that could last longer than just their time at the University. Men’s Soccer Most Played Genres: Pop, Latin The ‘Prince’ was fortunate enough to talk with senior Cole Morokhovich, who went into depth about serving as the soccer team’s DJ. “Normally, the job falls on the senior class of the team, and we make a playlist with the input of the rest of the team,” Morokhovich said. “If anyone really likes a song, we try to fit it in.” This process is a lot easier for the team, though, because their coaches have strict rules about what they can and cannot play.” As Morokhovich put it, They are not allowed any music with profanity alluding to “certain acts.” Morokhovich explained that the team enjoys listening to upbeat songs to get them ready for the games, and they have recently moved to playing more See MUSIC page 7
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