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Anti-Semitic posters printed across U. contributor

The University is undertaking an investigation with the Department of Public Safety and the Office of Information Technology in response to en masse anonymous delivery of anti-Semitic messages across campus between Thursday night and Friday morning.

The flyer’s message accused the Jewish people of “destroying the country through mass immigration and degeneracy.” A limited number of posters were found on different parts of the campus.

University Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan said that the messages were printed out using Internet-accessible printers.

When asked to comment on how these messages were discovered, Pullan added that OIT was alerted through phone calls, incident tickets, online chats and DPS. The University does not have a final number in terms of how many messages were sent out to networked printers across cam-

pus, according to Pullan.

Other universities, including the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and the University of Southern California, are reporting similar incidents.

The printed posters at the University stated that the messages came from the Daily Stormer, a white supremacist website. Andrew Anglin, editor and founder of The Daily Stormer, said in an email interview with the Daily Princetonian that the fliers were sent by Andrew Auernheimer, a forum member of the Daily Stormer. Anglin described this member as a “White supremacist hacker.”

In an email interview with the ‘Prince’, Auernheimer claimed responsibility for hacking the University’s and other universities’ networks.

“The white race was a quarter of the world’s population a mere century ago. Now white women of childbearing age are 2%. We are undergoing a demographic collapse that is unfathomable,”

USG discusses bike share, Diver. & Equity Commit. senior writer

The Undergraduate Student Government Senate discussed the bike share program during their weekly meeting on Sunday.

U-Councilor Ethan Marcus ’18 presented a brief update on the new bike share program on campus and explained that the program has been going great so far, with many new student users who had signed up for Zagster accounts. Marcus added that the bikes that students borrow do not need to

be returned to the same bike racks.

Zagster, the bike-share operator, has been relocating the bikes to certain racks so that there will be around 10 to 15 bikes available at each rack at any time, according to Marcus. Marcus noted that he will also contact the Cyclab to come up with an internal solution to the bike availability problem.

The Cyclab is the University’s own bike cooperative located at Rockefeller College, where students are paired with a mechanic who helps See USG page 3

LOCAL NEWS

Husband of religious mentor charged with Bitcoin bribery

By William Liu contributor

Trevón Gross, husband of Qwynn Gross, a ministry fellow of Christian Union at Princeton and mentor to many students, was recently charged with accepting bribes from an illegal Bitcoin exchange platform.

Christian Union oversees the Princeton Faith and Action program at Princeton. Qwynn Gross currently leads a Christian fellowship program and a bible study group on campus.

Trevón Gross delivered a talk on Campus in February during a worship.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has not found illegal conduct

by Qwynn Gross.

Qwynn Gross was unable to be reached for comment.

According to a statement from U. S. Attorney’s office, Trevón Gross is charged with

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Auernheimer wrote. He also said that his goal with the endeavor is promoting white supremacy.

Manipulating the printers required no special technology, according to Auernheimer.

He further noted that he is not targeting universities, but rather every publicly accessible printer on the Internet.

According to University Assistant Vice President for Com-

munications Daniel Day, Auernheimer’s actions did not constitute hacking in the sense that they did not breach security.

Anglin alleged that there is a student group at the University with whom he has been working to distribute these messages. Anglin said that he is also actively involved in student groups at other Ivy League schools, given See FLYER page 2

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STUDENT LIFE

By Katherine Oh

An anti-semitic flyer distributed to campus through printers.

The University’s wireless networks were down for about two hours on Sunday afternoon around 1:50 p.m. and were restored around 4:05 p.m., according to Assistant Vice President for Communications Daniel Day. Day said that a router had crashed, which had disrupted the University’s wireless internet service to the entire campus. The router was later brought back online around 3:50 p.m. and internet service to the University was restored 15 minutes later.

“It will take several hours for service to be fully restored and there may be some residual email delivery delays,” he added.

According to Day, the University does not anticipate any future outages in the near term.

Day said the outage was unrelated to the hacking of the University’s printers last week.

Andrew Auernheimer, a hacker who was involved in disseminating anti-Semitic flyers by hacking the University cluster printers, said that he was not involved in the outage.

“one count of corruptly accepting payments as an officer of a financial institution, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.”

His trial is scheduled for Oct. 31 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The Grosses are co-founders of the HOPE Cathedral, an independent ministry located in Jackson, N.J. Trevón Gross is the chairman of the Helping Other People Excel Federal Credit Union. The HOPE FCU had served 110 primarily low income residents in the Jackson since 1978 with assets totaling $626,529, according to a statement from the National Credit Union Administration.

Members of HOPE Cathedral did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

According to the statement, See BRIBERY page 4

Associate Opinion Editor Sarah Sakha examines biases and trends in coverage of recent international terrorist attacks, and The Editorial Board encourages taking the We Speak survey on sexual misconduct to increase awareness and efforts to address the issue. PAGE 6

U. to explore settlement in mental health lawsuit

By Jessica Li news editor

The University will explore settlement discussions on a mental health-related lawsuit with the plaintiff, who is using the pseudonym W.P., as requested by the presiding judge.

According to a text order signed by Tonianne Bongiovanni, a magistrate judge at the United States District Court of New Jersey, on Mar. 17, the plaintiff is to submit to the court a confidential settlement memo under five pages with his settlement position by Mar. 28.

Ruth Ann Lowenkron, the plaintiff ’s attorney at Disability Rights New Jersey,

explained that it is a typical occurrence for a judge to suggest that the parties discuss settlement. Though settlement discussions can be initiated by either parties, in this case, they were ordered by the judge, she added.

“From the plaintiff’s perspective, we are very happy to see if we can resolve this matter and one can go back to living their lives happily as a student and as the University,” Lowenkron said.

Lowenkron noted that the two parties are currently exchanging important documents and that there will likely be discussions between the two parties in the near future.

To move forward, accord-

ing to Lowenkron, each party will communicate with the judge about its position and the likelihood of reaching a settlement agreement.

Lowenkron noted she cannot comment on the nature of the settlement or her opinion about the likelihood of reaching an agreement.

“We are very grateful for any opportunity to resolve the matter,” she said, “W.P. is interested in resolving it and ensuring circumstances for persons with disabilities at Princeton are improved.”

University Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan declined to comment, explaining that the University does See LAWSUIT page 5

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that these schools “have greater influence on society.”

According to the Anglin, the group at the University is allegedly attempting to establish a White Student Union to target the Jewish people who allegedly control the University. Anglin said that the student who is in charge of this group sent him a scan of his University ID card as proof of enrollment and racial identity and a photo of a meeting of the group, which had about 25 individuals present.

The University student in charge of the white supremacist group told him that upwards of 200 people are presently involved in the organization, Anglin said.

The existence of such groups has not been verified.

Anglin declined to comment further on the identity of this student leader.

Last November, Anglin posted a racially charged commentary on his site about the controversy surrounding the removal of Woodrow Wilson’s name.

Currently, OIT and DPS are working to research what can be done to block further messages, Pullan said. DPS has contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation as well, she added. Pullan stated that anyone with knowledge about the distribution of the messages should contact the Department of Public Safety.

In a statement, Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity Michele Minter said that “these flyers are offensive and contrary to the values of the University, which is committed to creating and maintaining an environment free from discrimination and harassment. Princeton attaches great importance to mutual respect, and we deplore expressions of hatred directed against any individual or group.”

Incidents of bias, bigotry and hatred are hurtful and can cause stress to members of the community, Minter said. She noted that confidential counseling is available through Counseling and Psychological Services, the Carebridge program and the Office of Religious Life.

The University enforces disciplinary rules against speech that constitutes harassment and threat, according to “Rights, Rules, Responsibilities.”

Director of DPS Paul Ominsky and a representative at OIT deferred comment to Pullan.

Center for Jewish Life Executive Director Rabbi Julie Roth said that she supports the actions being taken by the University to address this situation that has impacted several college campuses

across the country.

“I also appreciate the position taken by Michele Minter, Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity,” she said.

In the wake of the incident, many student organizations, as well as alumni, have voiced their concerns about the events that transpired.

Josh Roberts ’17, president of the Student Board of the CJL, noted in a statement that many student groups have reach out to the Jewish community on campus in solidarity.

“We are sincerely grateful for all of our peer organizations and friends who are reaching out with support and kindness in the face of hatred,” Roberts’ statement reads.

Roberts deferred comment to the statement.

“At a time when political leaders’ messages resonate with and propagate white supremacy, such anti-Semitic, white supremacist speech is particularly dangerous and hurtful,” a statement released by the Princeton Committee on Palestine reads, “Princeton Committee on Palestine stands in solidarity with our Jewish friends and neighbors and the entire Jewish community, and we are extremely sad that this has occurred on our own campus.”

Princeton Faith and Action also released a statement saying that the group is concerned about the incident and the allegations of white supremacist group on campus.

“Whether it be this most recent expression of anti-Semitism, or the anti-black rhetoric and threats of racial violence that occurred in the wake of the BJL protests, we denounce any association, action, or expression that seeks to devalue or dehumanize others,” the statement reads.

Similarly, Princeton Latinos y Amigos denounced the incident as a, “despicable act [that came] at a time when anti-Semitism has ignited at campuses across the country, and even more inappropriately, during Purim, a time of celebration for the Jewish community.”

Zhan Okuda-Lim ’15 stated that he was alarmed when he learned that white supremacist hackers sent anti-Semitic flyers to printers at the University and elsewhere.

“I hope the University investigates thoroughly and bolsters printer and IT security on campus,” he said.

In light of conversations surrounding the freedom of speech, Okuda-Lim said that he hopes that all members of the University community use their freedom of expression to speak out against anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry.

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them repair their bike free of cost.

According to Marcus, bike racks are currently available at only three of six residential colleges, but the bike share initiative will expand to all residential colleges in the coming months. He said he is also looking into the possibility of adding bike racks to the neuroscience building or the graduate college to increase accessibility to all students.

USG also introduced the new co-chairs of the Committee for Diversity and Equity, Adetobi Moses ’18 and Taylor Branch ’19.

Branch noted the committee is largely composed of freshmen.

USG President Aleksandra Czulak ’17 said that there had previously been four individuals on the committee, three of whom are seniors, and one junior who will be studying abroad next year. Freshmen expressed the most interest in participating on this committee on their USG applications.

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According to Czulak, the committee will be completing initiatives that the outgoing members had begun, such as the COMBO survey, but also starting new ones.

Moses and Branch said they will work on improving advising and support for gap year students as they matriculate and adjust to life on campus.

“We want to really

push for this committee to be more personable, moving away from getting people to fill out surveys, [and] really shooting for more events.”

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“We also see this committee taking a more collaborative role with other groups on

campus,” Branch said.

She explained that the committee hopes to work with various cultural or affinity groups on campus, including, but not limited to, the Latinx group, the Office of Religious Life, and the LGBT center.

“We want to really push for this committee to be more personable, moving away from getting people to fill out surveys, [and] really shooting for more events,” Branch said.

Branch added that the committee would like to create a venue for students to come and share their ideas and concerns on how to better tackle diversity issues on campus.

The Projects Board approved two funding requests for upcoming events.

Meredith Mihalopoulos ’18 and Sam Perkins ’18, copresidents of the Princeton Texans’ Club, said that the club’s annual barbecue will take place on the back lawn of Campus Club this coming Saturday.

“The fall barbecue was a really big hit,” Mihalopoulos said. “We ran out of food in an hour.”

The Princeton Film Festival asked for funds to host guest speakers, including John Stahl of the California State University at Northridge.

Emma Michalak ’17, president and programming director of PFF, said that 54 films from around the world– including ones submitted by University students—will be shown at the event. The guest speakers will talk about screenwriting and the work they’ve done in the industry, she noted.

Naman Jain ’17, Projects Board co-chair, explained that one consideration of the Board is whether student groups could also seek funding from alternative sources, such as Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students or cultural groups on campus.

Jonathan Balkind GS, communications director of the Graduate Student Government, said that GSG hopes to expand communication with undergraduates. Balkind pointed to a number of issues that affect both the undergraduate and graduate populations on campus, including dining and mental health.

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Trevón Gross transferred control of the HOPE FCU to conspirators of Coin.mx, an illegal Bitcoin exchange platform, in exchange for over $150,000 in payments to accounts under Trevón Gross’s control, and the money was spent on personal expenses, including personal credit card payments.

Coin.mx, which didn’t register with, and failed to meet, reporting requirements set by the United States Treasury Department, is in violation of federal anti-money-laundering laws and secretly operated under the front of a “Collectables Club,” according to the release. According to the FBI, the “Club” served to allow members to exchange collectible items such as stamps, processing payments as exchanges of these collectibles rather than Bitcoins.

The credit union installed leaders of Coin.mx on the board of directors. These leaders used the financial entity to process unlawful payments for over $1.8 million in Bitcoin exchanges between Oct. 2013 and Oct. 16, 2015, when the union was shut down, according to an FBI report.

The credit union was shut down following FBI investigations and was liquidated by the National Credit Union Ad-

ministration, according to the statement.

Despite the shut down, former members of the HOPE FCU should not experience any losses in funds, as each account is insured for $250,000 and their accounts have been transferred to another credit union.

Jon Nielson, Director of Undergraduate Ministry of Christian Union at Princeton, said that Christian Union has no affiliation with either HOPE Cathedral or HOPE FCU. “Qwynn Gross participates in the HOPE Cathedral ministry on her own personal time – outside of her work hours and responsibilities with Christian Union,” Nielson said.

Janet Adelola ’17, an executive board member of PFA, noted that the HOPE FCU has no affiliation with PFA and voiced her support for Qwynn Gross.

“Qwynn is an amazing woman and has had a great influence on students here. It is clear that she loves and cares for the students. She’s a woman dedicated to her faith in God and is passionate about sharing what she has learned since becoming a Christian,” said Adelola. “I’ve known Qwynn for over a year now and have always known her to be encouraging and loving.”

PFA executive board members Alexandra Mairone ’17 and Xavier Bledsoe ’17 deferred comment to Adelola.

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William Maderer, attorney for the defendants, did not respond to a request for comment.

In another order issued on Feb. 23, Bongiovanni noted that the formal discovery phase is stayed pending the settlement discussion, as a result of the scheduling conference on that day.

This event marks the latest development in W.P. v Princeton. In January, a federal court judge determined that W.P. may remain anonymous during the discovery phase of the trial.

The lawsuit, initially filed Mar. 2014, resulted from a letter sent to W.P. by the University administration that allegedly demanded the plaintiff either take a voluntary withdrawal in the next four

days or be mandatorily withdrawn. The letter followed an incident in late Feb. 2012 when the student, then a freshman, swallowed 20 anti-depressant tablets in a suicide attempt and immediately began trying to vomit them out.

After disagreements between W.P. and the University, W.P. was told that he would be banned from returning to campus. The University also allegedly denied W.P.’s requests for alternative accommodations outside campus.

The student subsequently filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education.

In Oct. 2014, the University filed a motion to partially dismiss the lawsuit, attempting to limit the liabilities of some administrators listed as defendants. Bongiovanni ruled in favor of the motion in June 2015; the decision was overturned this past January.

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n recent years, the unfortunate prevalence of sexual assault on campus has become a political issue of national importance. President Barack Obama has launched a campaign to raise awareness and the U.S. Senate is considering a bill to tackle the issue. Despite this, college sexual assault is ultimately a campus issue that the University administration and community have a responsibility to mitigate. As part of University efforts to curb sexual assault and related issues, such as stalking and harassment, graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to fill out the We Speak survey on sexual misconduct.

As stated by an email to the student body from Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun, the “We Speak” survey is a confidential diagnostic and the second study of its kind, the previous one having been conducted a year ago. These surveys collect information not only on the circumstances surrounding an array of campus crimes, from rape to domestic violence to cyber harassment, but also on awareness and effectiveness of efforts to curb these problems. Vice President Calhoun emphasized that all perspectives are valuable, even those from students who have no direct experience with any of these issues.

Last year, we advocated taking the first version of the We Speak survey. We acknowledged that sexual assault and related issues are a difficult problem to study.

Surveys conducted by national organizations like the American College Health Association and the Justice Department’s

National Institute of Justice are often characterized by under-participation.

Fortunately, the We Speak survey conducted last year had a high participation rate. This means that not only is the data Universityspecific, and therefore more relevant to University policy-making, but also likely more accurate than data from other surveys.

Even more so after reviewing last year’s findings that 34% of undergraduate women were victims of inappropriate sexual behavior and 27% were victims of sexual assault, the Board continues to firmly believe that a detailed and nuanced understanding of sexual misconduct on Princeton’s campus is crucial to establishing policies to keep all University students safe. Furthermore, we believe there are unique aspects of this year’s version of the survey that make it even more important that students complete it again.

During the last year, the University has begun a number of initiatives to try to address last year’s concerning results.

These include the UMatter program, which emphasizes bystander education and intervention, the UMatter Bus to give students a consistent and safe way of returning to their dorms from Prospect Avenue and additional SHARE programing.

Because the 2016 We Speak survey asks students whether they experienced misconduct both before and after last year’s survey, it will provide important insight about the efficacy of these new programs.

It is not enough to sponsor initiatives that simply hope to address the many problems the survey considers. Since we expect the

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University to continue the WeSpeak project in the future, it is important to understand long-term trends so that the University can double down on effective programs and rework ineffective ones.

The results of this year’s survey will provide crucial information to that effect, which is why the Board calls on all members of the Princeton community to take it. The Class of 2019 can share information about their new experiences as freshmen this year and upperclass and graduate students, regardless of whether they took last year’s survey or not, have a crucial perspective to share having seen and experienced so much at Princeton.

The University has rightly made it a priority to address sexual misconduct. In order to construct effective initiatives to prevent it and provide adequate resources to victims, it is critical that the University have access to the best data possible.

All students share a joint responsibility to ensure that that Princeton remains a positive community. Completing the survey is a meaningful way to exercise this responsibility by helping the University better understand the problem and potential solutions. We strongly encourage all students to take it.

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When we discriminate, but terror does not

hen terrorists struck France, Facebook rolled out a filter for profiles pictures of the French flag. When terrorists struck Belgium, the Eiffel Tower, Trevi Fountain and the Burj Khalifa lit up with the Belgian flag’s colors. In the aftermath of both attacks, the media provided ceaseless coverage.

But the attack in Pakistan didn’t get the same attention.

Neither did the attacks in Yemen, Turkey, Iraq or Côte d’Ivoire. Where are their Facebook filters, their news coverage, their outpouring of outrage, sympathy and solidarity — and not solely from upset friends whose families and homes are in many of these countries?

At least 30 people were killed and 95 wounded in a suicide bombing at an amateur soccer match near Baghdad on Saturday. At least 22 people were killed in a series of suicide bombings in southern Yemen on the same day. At least 50 were killed and over 100 wounded in an explosion in a crowded park in Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday.

But most Americans are probably unaware of any attack that happened besides the two recent explosions in Brussels. It’s not that we have forgotten about the victims of these other attacks — many of us have chosen not to mourn their victims in the first place.

The tragedy in Brussels remains the subject of headlines. In fact, I still look up to see coverage of the aftermath on every other television at the gym. In stark contrast, baffled, incognizant friends have stopped me mid-sentence when I strike up conversations about the attacks that occurred in Turkey the previous week – 32 people killed and more than 100 wounded in a car bombing in Ankara, and at least five killed and 36 wounded in a bombing at a popular shopping thoroughfare in Istanbul. Students are also blissfully unaware of the 19 people killed in a terrorist shooting in a resort town in Côte d’Ivoire, the — at least — 119 people killed in a terrorist airstrike in Yemen and the 24 people who died in a suicide bombing at a mosque in Nigeria.

Frustration at the sight of the televisions at the gym almost threw me off the treadmill.

Everyone mourned for Belgium, using filters on Facebook to emulate the Belgian flag. But very few mourned Ankara or Côte d’Ivoire or Lahore in that manner.

This debate evokes one which erupted around the Paris Charlie Hebdo terror attacks, Boko Haram militant attacks in Nigeria and Beirut suicide bombing in Jan. 2015.

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from where more than 2,000 people were killed by Boko Haram and 43 people massacred in Beirut. Despite higher death tolls elsewhere, the world’s attention did not waver from France; the world was Charlie, not Baga or Beirut.

Similarly, the world is Brussels, and no one is left to be the other targeted, mourning cities.

It’s easy to blame the media for their unbalanced coverage of terrorism around the world. That blame is justifiable. Terrorism may not discriminate based on geographical location, but the mainstream media does.

A dearth of resources and manpower naturally precludes coverage of every terrorism attack, every day. But this deficiency does not exonerate Western newsrooms, particularly Western mainstream media, from failure to provide robust, comprehensive coverage of all attacks.

Ultimately, the media’s coverage of an issue reflects on us as consumers of media. After all, coverage tends to vie for ratings, rather than attempt to leave the greatest tangible impact.

So let us look inward and examine our own inherent biases, particularly on this campus. What are these limits to our solidarity, sympathy and empathy? Some point to our connection with the West as the source of the double standard. But the link is a tenuous one.

Turkey is a European country and thus, by definition, a Western country. A popular tourist destination and cosmopolitan society, it is not categorized as just another Middle Eastern country dominated by terrorists, like Iraq or Yemen, two countries whose coverage points to a horrifying desensitization towards, and normalization of, terrorist attacks in the Middle East. Unless they are large in scale, attacks in these countries are misconstrued as a daily part of life, a life on the opposite side of the world – as though physical distance warrants apathy.

But scale is not always a factor. The attacks in Turkey have taken an inconceivable toll – more than 100 people – and the number of lives lost in the Yemen attack exceeds 100. Admittedly, an attack of larger scale can have a larger impact. We should not, however, have to quantify a terrorist attack to ascribe it significance, when all lives bear the same human dignity and terrorism is a universal threat.

Still, terrorism does not have a single face. The motivations behind the Turkey attacks differ from those behind the Brussels attacks, as Turkey grapples with

ongoing sectarian violence and Kurdish rebels struggle for independence. The Ankara attack is attributed to Syrian Kurds fighting near the Turkish-Syrian border; Istanbul, Iraq and Yemen to ISIS; and the Ivory Coast attack to al-Qaeda.

Furthermore, an anachronistic, colonialist conception of “civilized” people applies to how we look at attacks in many parts of Africa. Belgium conjures images of the white, worldly European man, but Ankara and Côte d’Ivoire do not. The first epitomizes a popular conception of civilization, while the latter two have historically clashed with it. This, of course, brings a question of race into the discussion. We know that black lives should matter, but we act as if they don’t.

Ultimately, our biased responses to these international attacks lie in our fears, which the attacks play into and exacerbate. Many people in the West, particularly in the United States, fear the rise of radical Islam. That ISIS can strike so close to the States heightens scrutiny of the attack and thus Islamophobia. And oftentimes, when people draw this harmful connection to Islam, they assert that the United States is the world’s policeman and should thwart attacks with military intervention, as though intervention could have prevented such violence, when it has only served to amplify anti-American sentiment and generate tension between the Middle East and U.S. Sadly, our campus response is a microcosm of the international response. There have been no vigils, no organized discussions, no unified shows of solidarity beyond individual posts on social media. We have ignored our Turkish, Pakistani and African friends and classmates. They are left to grieve alone, incredulous at the low number of students who are aware of, let alone care about, these attacks.

I have found myself angry with President Obama, French Prime Minister Francois Hollande, Mark Zuckerberg, the early morning CNN and FOX News television anchors and even other students for not being outraged and outspoken about the less reported attacks. But as justified as my anger is, the answer now is compassion and solidarity, as any community should show. Our faith communities, cultural and social justice groups should join together to provide open, inclusive spaces to talk and provide support to students, as should our administration.

Sarah Sakha is a sophomore from Scottsdale, Ariz. She can be reached at ssakha@princeton.edu.

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Softball snaps losing Men’s heavyweight and lightweight pick streak with two wins up wins, women’s openweight places over Colgate at home third and lightweight falls to Harvard SOFTBALL Continued from page 8

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freshman Kaylee Grant and freshman Kaitlyn Waslawski each batted in a run.

The second of two games on Saturday started slower for the Tigers - Princeton trailed 0-1 at the bottom of the third.

Due to a series of erroneous Raider pitches, sophomore Dani Dockx found the bases loaded when she stepped up to the plate. The Phoenix, Ariz. native then hit a grand slam to give Princeton the lead.

The homer, along with three runs in the fourth, proved too much for Colgate.

Despite her performance, Dockx emphasized the role of Princeton’s pitchers this weekend, stating, “I think our pitchers did a really good job of getting in some jabs.

Our pitchers got a couple key strikeouts.”

The wins couldn’t have

come at a better time for the Tigers as they begin the Ivy League season. Though not obvious to an outsider, Dockx explained that the Colgate game closely resembled a typical conference game. The sophomore said, “It felt representative of the Ivy season.

Each of us put a lot of runs on the board, but no one backs down. I think it was really important to put our foot down on the gas.”

The Tigers will face local rival Rider this Wednesday before beginning the highly anticipated Ivy League Season on Friday. Both Grant and Dockx discussed the confidence that this weekend’s games will build for the Tigers. Grant optimistically commented, “I think it builds a lot of confidence heading into Ivies. It was really good to prove to ourselves that we are a strong team.” In concert, Dockx confidently replied, “We’re going to be a tough competitor.”

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year. The following day, the team headed to nearby Washington, D.C., to face Georgetown for the Fosburgh Cup, another competition which the Tiger lightweights have dominated in the past. This time, they won in an even more convincing fashion, with Princeton outpacing the Hoyas by almost 15 seconds and scoring victories in second, third and fourth varsity as well.

Back in Princeton, the openweight women faced perhaps their biggest test of the season against thirdranked Brown, last year’s Ivy League champion, and Ohio State. Despite suffering a three-second loss to the Bears and falling to the Buckeyes by just a fraction of a second for a third-place finish in the first varsity race, the

Tigers showed they could be competitive against two of the top teams in the nation.

Princeton knew going in that

“[Women’s openweight] showed they could be competitive against two of the top teams in the nation... but can take solance in the fact that they shaved five seconds off Brown’s margin of victory.” beating Brown would be a tall task and will be disappointed not to win, but can take solace in the fact that they shaved five seconds off of Brown’s margin of victory from last year’s version of this race. The Tigers will feel

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like they have a chance of overcoming the Bears when they face them in championship races at the end of the year.

Finally, the lightweight women’s team failed to replicate last seasons victory over Harvard on Saturday on Lake Carnegie, coming up short by 17 seconds in the battle for the 1999 Cup. One of just three teams to outpace Princeton at the IRA championships last season, Harvard put on an impressively dominant performance to reclaim the cup and assert its status as the fastest boat in the Ivies.

With another stiff challenge coming at the San Diego Crew Classic next weekend, where the women will face, among others, Stanford, last year’s IRA champion, Princeton will need to rebound from this disappointment and focus on rectifying the loss when they face Harvard at the end of the season.

Monday march 28, 2016

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Men’s crew claims wins in season opener, women’s crew falls to Brown and Harvard

By Alan Balson Contributor

After months of buildup, Princeton’s men’s and women’s crew teams finally had a chance to test their mettle on the water this weekend at the opening of the dual meet season. Both the heavyand lightweight men’s teams were victorious against strong opponents whom they were nevertheless expected to beat, while each of the women’s teams fell to some of the toughest competition they will face all year.

On Lake Carnegie, the third-ranked heavyweight men’s squad faced a Georgetown team against whom they had found plenty of success in the past. True to form, the Tigers soundly beat the Hoyas, winning by 21 seconds in the first varsity boat

on the breezy, but otherwise nice, Saturday afternoon.

Underscoring the victory in the first slot, Princeton also triumphed in the the second, third and fourth boats, showing not only their speed at the top, but also the depth of the team. Heading into an arguably more challenging test in the Princeton-Navy Rowing Cup next weekend, Princeton will be glad to have taken care of business against the Hoyas.

Down in Annapolis, the men’s lightweight team squared off against Navy on Saturday for the Joseph Murtaugh Cup, which the Tigers have held for seven successive years. This year’s team didn’t let down their predecessors, pulling out a sixsecond victory to retain the cup for the eighth straight See CREW page 7

YASH HUIGOL :: STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Both men’s and women’s crew had impressive showings to open the season after months of training.

SOFTBALL

Softball finds stroke during home opener against Colgate

By David Liu sports Editor

NATALIA CHEN :: STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Softball claimed their first win in March with a sweep of Colgate.

The Princeton softball team (5-17 overall) can breathe a sigh of relief, having finally winning a game in the month of March. The Tigers claimed their season home opener with two victories over Colgate (3-14 overall) on Saturday, winning the first by a score of 7-4 and the second, 9-6.

Traveling from Austin to Virginia to California, Princeton softball had yet to find its groove prior to the showdown with Colgate. After last year’s construction and 20 consecutive away games to start this season, the Tigers were ready to play in the familiarity and support of their own home,

the Class of 1895 Field.

Freshman catcher and third baseman Kaylee Grant said, “It was really exciting to finally play on our home field. Spring break was a really long trip, so it was nice to get two wins on our own field; it’s really comforting to play on the field we practice on.”

The Tigers returned home hungry and improved.

Though Princeton did not pick up a win during the San Diego State Invitational over spring break, the team did improve its offense against tough teams. This improvement was on full display against Colgate, as the Tigers accumulated 16 total runs after averaging just over two runs per game to start the

season.

As Grant said, “We knew coming back onto the east coast, if we played the same, we would get some wins. We came into this weekend ready to pick up some wins.”

According to plan, Saturday’s first game jumped to a quick start. Even though Colgate started the game with its own run, Princeton replied with four of its own in the bottom of the first. Thanks to Grant’s two-run double, the Orange and Black jumped to a confident 4-1 lead.

The early lead proved crucial, for the two teams would match each other in runs for the remainder of the game. In the process, senior Kayla Bose, See SOFTBALL page 7

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Men’s volleyball falls to NJIT in home-and-home series

By David Xin

Associate Sports Editor

After a heart-breaking loss at home earlier in the week, the men’s volleyball team traveled to Newark to close their homeand-home series against the New Jersey Institute of Technology. While the Tigers managed to clinch a tight first set, 25-23, the Highlanders found their rhythm and won the match with 25-20, 25-29 and 2521 wins.

This loss was a critical setback for the Tigers, who are looking to qualify for their fifth consecutive EIVA playoff spot. The Tigers (3-6 EIVA) currently rank fifth in the conference and have to move to the fourth seed in order to qualify for the postseason. Unfortunately, NJIT (6-3) currently holds the fourth position and these two recent losses have only widened the gap between the two teams.

The Tigers will be looking to move forward after their tough loss, exploring different areas to improve their game. “There are a couple things we should take away from the [NJIT]

game,” senior outside hitter Zach Shaw said. “We played really well, our hitting stepped up. But one thing to take away is that even when we are playing decently well in terms of execution, we are still lacking in terms of the smaller details.

So being able to focus on those smaller details and get better at them will be crucial.”

With five games left in the regular season, the Princeton squad will need to make each game count as they continue to fight for a playoff position. The Tigers and Highlanders are also travel partners, meaning that they will both conclude season play with away games against Harvard and Sacred Heart.

Although the Princeton squad has struggled as of late, the team continues to show its persistence in each match.

While the outcome has not always swung their way, this has not deterred the Tigers from giving their best effort. “We consistently battle even when we are not having the best year in terms of outcomes,” Shaw said of the team. Hopefully, this persistence will pay off as Princeton faces future confer-

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ence opponents.

The Tigers will continue the season with their last two home games against nationally-ranked Penn State and Saint Francis next Friday and Saturday, respectively.

While the Tigers have struggled against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the past, the team is hopeful that this year’s meeting will produce a favorable outcome. “This year Penn State does not have a huge hitter. They have a balanced team.

They are not the best passing team, but they are still good at hitting,” Shaw commented.

“We need to win out one-on-one blocks, make sure to keep the ball of the net and not get aced and focus on being steady.”

These next two wins will be crucial as Princeton looks to climb the EIVA ladder. In addition to the opportunity for two wins, the weekend will also give the Tigers an opportunity to build much-needed momentum heading into the end of the season.

With two exciting matchups and the season on the line, this weekend’s doubleheader will be one to watch for sure.

JACK MAZZULO :: SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

Tigers dropped two crucial games to NJIT in EIVA conference match-up.

Stat of the Day

16 runs The softball team tallied 16 runs in their match against Colgate after averaging just 2 per game.

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