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Safety on the Street: What our eating clubs have been doing so far

By Samvida Venkatesh staff writer

In light of the national media coverage of the Stanford sexual assault case, The Daily Princetonian decided to look into the existing measures in eating clubs to ensure healthy and safe nightlife on campus.

Just last week, Charter Club began to ask students to read a consent pledge — a piece of paper that says, “Consent is asking for and receiving affirmation before and while engaging in anyone’s personal space or belongings, and can be revoked at any time,” — before they could enter parties at the club.

The move was met with overwhelmingly positive responses, according to Lorena Grundy ’17, president of Charter.

“While I was on duty that night, a lot of people came up to thank me for it, and not just girls but people of all genders,” she said, adding that former members and alumni of the club had also reached out to express their approval.

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The idea to introduce the pledges came from Will Rose ’17, Charter’s House Manager and Technology Chair. Rose said that he had been talking to friends from Stanford where such a consent pledge was handed out before parties, which sparked the thought that Charter could use something similar.

“It wasn’t a reaction to any particular incident but more of an ‘abstract good’ situation,” he noted, adding that the Stanford sexual assault case was not mentioned in the discussions with his friends.

Grundy added that the pledge is more of a preventative measure than a reactionary one for Charter.

SHARE, eating clubs collaborate to make Prospect Avenue safe Bringing consent to the forefront is important to all the clubs, and officers are always looking for ways to increase awareness on and prevent sexuSee ICC page 2

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U N I V E R S I T Y A F FA I R S

U. library systems office launches new catalog

By Allie Spensley contributor

The University’s Library Systems Office officially launched a new catalog that is designed to offer a more contemporary library system while retaining the functions and services of the previous network. This system will replace an old cataloging system that has been in place for 20 years.

The development of the new catalog can be traced back two years to the formation of a team from the Library Systems Office. The team included a group of librarians from the Library’s Technical Services Department

as well as Discovery Infrastructure Developer Nikitas Tampakis ’14.

After eighteen months of development, the Library released the catalog as beta software in the spring of this year and it underwent subsequent changes throughout the summer. These changes were informed by a usability study the development team conducted with input from faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students. The catalog officially graduated from its ‘beta’ label two weeks before classes started, but the library expects to utilize user experience and input to make further refinements in the com-

ing months.

The software for the new catalog is based on Project Blacklight, a collaborative open-source network which has already been implemented by universities including Stanford, Yale, and Cornell, as well as organizations such as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Library Applications Development Manager Jon Stroop, who led the group of software developers responsible for implementing the new catalog, said that Blacklight is a collaboration among libraries, archives, and museums focused

on building a discovery framework tailored to the requirements of each institution.

“Think of it like an engine,” Stroop said of Blacklight. “It’s a shared point of departure. It’s a search engine over library data that you customize.”

Stroop also noted that a major benefit of Blacklight’s application to the new catalog is the control it gives University librarians to customize the catalog’s look and feel, creating a more seamless user experience.

Blacklight also introduces new search relevancy algorithms that are designed to best suit University collections.

Richard Schulz, associate

university librarian for technical services, said the main objective for introducing the new catalog was to improve user experience.

“The new catalog embraces a much broader spectrum of the library’s collections and holdings than the old catalog,” Schulz said. “When you’re searching for a subject, you’re not only searching books, you’re searching our rare holdings, you’re searching our electronic journals and articles. In the future, as more collections become available, especially online, the new catalog has the technical wherewithal to be able to connect to other See LIBRARY page 2

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Maney compares Bill Clinton’s presidency to Guilded Age

Carrera discusses transgender identity

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Study of the Clintons allows scholars to better understand the shaping of modern politics and social policies, Patrick Maney, professor of American history at Boston College, said in a lecture Thursday.

Maney’s lecture was titled “Bill Clinton: New Gilded Age President,” based on his 2016 book of the same title.

“He will not be remembered so much as an individual, but as a member of a group of New Gilded Age Presidents,” he said.

His motivations for writing the book came from the belief that “so much of what the Clintons did in the 1990s still shapes our lives today.” He added that much of current trade welfare

and deregulatory policies are based on the impact the Clintons have had.

“Studying the Clintons is like holding up a mirror. It tells us as much about ourselves as it does about them,” he said.

Maney explained that the desire to understand why the reactions toward the Clintons were so polarizing guided his decision to write the biography.

One possibility Maney discussed was the depiction of the Clintons as radicals.

“Bill’s economic and fiscal policies made him one of the most conservative Democratic presidents,” he explained.

Not only did Clinton hail the end of big government, but he was also more pro-business than pro-labor, pushed for bigger cuts on welfare, was tougher on

crime, and “wore religion on his sleeve.”

Another set of possibilities that gave the presidency a different flavor than previous administrations include the rise of the Internet, 24/7 news, and Clinton’s “baby-boomer” status.

“Clinton opened up the American presidency to American culture… It’s hard to imagine other baby-boomers having the same impact that Clinton did — the heartbreak hotel impression, the Elvis impression, revealing underwear preferences on MTV,” Maney said.

He added that foreign policy issues, on the other hand, went unnoticed by the public. Maney explained that many scholars, like him, tended to focus more on the impeachment and domesSee CLINTON page 3

By Caroline Lippman staff writer

Transgender model, actress, and activist Carmen Carrera described how her identification as a transgender person informed and guided her career and activism for the greater trans community in a lecture and meet-and-greet on Thursday.

Carrera explained that the transition to her newfound identity was the easier part. The challenge, she said, was what happened after.

“Where do we go and how do we figure things out? As a woman, I have ideas about how I want to raise my family, I have ideas about how I want to succeed in work, but how do I function outside? Do I have to wear a trans stamp on my forehead all the time?” she explained. “I have a lot of the same issues, a lot of the same insecurities,

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but zero of the preparation.”

Carrera, who identifies within the Latinx community, grew up in NJ. An activist within the transgender community, Carrera’s career has also included modelling and appearances on television shows such as Jane the Virgin and RuPaul’s Drag Race.

She described the challenges transgender men and women face in finding their place and feeling accepted.

“Trans people need love. We need a lot of love,” she said. “I just want you guys to know that please, moving forward, if you do ever have a chance to meet a trans person, whether you know they’re trans or not, just show them a little bit of love, because I can guarantee you they will show you that love tenfold.”

Carrera added that her upbringing See CARRERA page 3

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al assault, said Samuel Smiddy ’17, president of the Interclub Council (ICC) and Cloister Club.

He explained the close collaboration between the SHARE office and eating clubs.

“I think it’s good for eating club officers to receive SHARE training, just like any other student leaders on campus,” he said.

Grundy added that all Charter officers had gone through the training. Mina Para ’17, president of Ivy said in an email that the club met all the guidelines recommended by ICC and SHARE. Para said that the club also worked closely with a SHARE peer in the club to improve safety, particularly in regard to sexual harassment and assault.

Most clubs offer a range of activities on sexual assault prevention and awareness including SHARE training for all members, ensuring that trained and sober officers (often in uniform) are on duty the nights that the club is open, and the presence of security personnel in the club, according to Smiddy.

“Eating club officers want to keep people safe” While these might all seem like reactionary measures after intense media focus on sexual assault on college campuses, eating clubs at Princeton have been collaborating with the SHARE office for nearly five years.

Spencer Jones ’12, ICC Advisor, said that preventing sexual harassment and assault has always been a focus of the council, but was really formalized over the past four years in response to campus environment issues in other schools.

Jacqueline Deitch-Stackhouse, director of SHARE, added that the effort has only been

strengthening over the past few years with students taking more active roles as the years go by.

“There is a lot of responsibility on eating club officers, so we made this more doable by together developing a ‘best practices’ checklist,” she noted.

The checklist contains guidelines that eating clubs can use to ensure that awareness on sexual assault is kept front and center, she said, and is one that several generations of ICC members have worked on together.

“Presidents of eating clubs want to keep people safe at their establishments and are very receptive to SHARE collaboration,” Deitch-Stackhouse added.

She said it was exciting to see students engaging further with the SHARE office and even taking the initiative to start new programs, like with Charter’s consent pledge. While SHARE did not work with Charter on the wording of the pledge, Deitch-Stackhouse believed that the statement was broad and encompassed a wide territory beyond just sexual harassment and assault.

Promotion of open discussion on sexual assault Rose pointed out that the goal of the pledge was not to define consent but to remind students of it before they entered the club.

“It’s not something that I ever expected an eating club to do,” said Ellina Woodgate ’20. She added that the University appeared to be a very open campus when it came to discussions on sexual harassment and assault, with multiple talks during and after orientation.

SHARE Peer Alexandra Kersley ’19 also said in an email that it is really exciting to see the Princeton community engaging in issues of interpersonal violence and finding new ways to approach prevention. oodgate said that she hadn’t heard of as many cases of sexual assault at the University as at

other college campuses across the country. But whether that was because Princeton was genuinely a safer campus or because cases of assault were severely underreported was something she said she could not comment on.

“There’s definitely a lot of discussion on preventing a situation from arising, but I don’t know about the ‘after’ of an assault, I can’t speak to that,” Woodgate said.

“It’s not perfect, but it’s a big step in the right direction” “I think it’s quite strange that they [Charter] decided not to use the phrase ‘sexual activity’ in the pledge, it feels like they’re skirting around the issue,” said Jamie O’Leary ’19, president of Princeton Students for Gender Equality.

The pledge is also missing any discussion on the inability to give consent while incapacitated, Micah Herskind ’19 pointed out. Woodgate agreed, adding that more problems could arise if intoxicated people who couldn’t read the pledge might just decide to go to another club, thereby negating the effect that the pledge would hope to have.

“It seems to be that most sexual assaults would happen not at clubs, but afterwards in rooms,” added Woodgate. Yet she agreed that the idea was excellent and one that made her personally happy. O’Leary agreed that it was an excellent initiative.

Herskind explained that while this single pledge was not enough to eradicate sexual assault altogether, it was a step toward changing campus culture.

“While it’s not perfect, it’s a massive step in the right direction and it makes me more excited to go to Charter now because they’re doing this cool thing,” he said.

“If it [the consent pledge] helped even the tiniest bit, it was worth it,” Rose said.

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systems.”

Schulz added that the new catalog has integrated tens of thousands of electronic journals and other materials in addition to the library’s print resources.

“It’s certainly a much broader field of scholarship than is accessible through the main catalog, and we hope also that the actual interface that helps people see it and use it is improved,” he said.

Lucas Ramos ’19 said that he appreciated the new catalog’s ability to sort results by location, whether library or electronic. This is one kind of browsing introduced by the Blacklight system.

“I like how [the new catalog] shows the difference between library and online results,” Ramos said. “It looks more concise.”

Jean Bellamy ‘19, however, said that the new catalog is not as useful. “It’s harder to get to the interlibrary loan between Ivies. The interface is pretty much the same,” Bellamy said.

Stroop said the new system will continue to evolve and improve in the coming weeks, months, and years. Future changes will be based on comments and suggestions from members of the University community who are beginning to use the new catalog.

A feedback form for new catalog users is currently available on the University library website.

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as a first generation child to Peruvian immigrants contributed to the uneasy transition.

“Coming from a family of immigrants, they have these dreams,” she said, “So I always grew up with that pressure.”

Carrera noted that she carried a weight with her through school because she felt that she did not fit in or meet the standards of what others thought was acceptable.

“I remember back in high school, blending in was so important to me that if people got bullied, I wouldn’t say anything. I didn’t want to blow my cover.”

Carrera said that she had felt like a girl from the time she was three years old and had always expressed interest in things that were feminine. While her family never forced masculinity onto her, she said, she felt pressure to act as a protector in her family since her father passed away when she was young. She prayed each night in high school to wake up as a girl the next day.

She explained that she came out as a gay male as a young adult, but by the time she was 25 years old she knew that the next stage in her life was to transition.

“It took me kind of a while to find my place in that speed. I learned so much about rejection, about fitting in, about finding love. I spent about five years of my life trying to pick, what part of the category do I fit into?

How do I be, how do I function, because I spent so much of my life trying to develop myself.”

Carrera added that her passionate activism work has taken her to many countries including Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia.

“I’ve done a lot of stuff, and I’ve just turned 30. I’m just getting started, and I can’t wait until I get to a point on the

right platform when I can speak to the planet. I’ve taken my activism work global. I’m not playing,” she said.

She noted that she has two children, and she thinks about how to raise this generation of children to set an example, especially given the major awareness and access young people have with the advent of new technology.

“We have so much diversity in this country, and so much access to everyone’s ideas and everyone’s opinions, and if we care enough, if we’re really smart, we can take all that stuff and really put things in motion.”

Jamie Ayón-Facundo ’17, the event’s organizer and co-president of Princeton University Latinx Perspectives Organization, explained before the event that PULPO’s work often focuses on intersectional identities, which is why the group was interested in bringing Carrera to campus.

He explained that stories and narratives of cisgender male Latinx figures are often shared during Latinx Heritage Month.

“Carmen Carrera is a transgender Latina model and activist who’s done a lot of activist work in HIV and AIDS awareness, a lot of work to combat transphobia in Latin America, and she’s gotten a lot of media attention with her petition asking Victoria’s Secret to make her their first trans Angel.”

He added how thrilled the University community was to welcome a high-profile celebrity like Carrera to share her experiences and the work she’s done.

The event took place on Tuesday at 4:30 pm in McCosh 50. PULPO and the LGBT Center organized the talk with sponsorship from the Carl A. Fields Center, Campus Conversations on Identities, the Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice, the Program in American Studies, the Program in Latin American Studies, Latinx Heritage Month, and the Women’s Center.

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tic issues rather than the heart of Clinton’s foreign policy. “Clinton had a freer hand on foreign than domestic policy,” he said. Not only did he help defuse crises in Bosnia and Kosovo, but he also aided situations in Haiti, North Korea, India, and Pakistan.

Maney talked on a less positive note about Iraq, saying that the Clinton administration paved the way for the Bush administration’s eventual invasion by accusing Saddam Hussein of hoarding weapons of mass destruction and signing the Iraq Liberation Act, which focused U.S. efforts to oust Hussein from the presidency.

Maney expected that as time comes to pass, historians will “look upon Clinton and those presidents directly before and

after him less as individuals and more as a group.” He explained the influence of this group with the term “New Gilded Age.” “Gilded,” according to Maney, was “putting a label on something beautiful and destroying what’s beautiful about it in the process.” His focus on the Gilded Age was drawn from the apparent parallels between the 1990s of the Clinton administration and the original Gilded Age regarding issues specific to income inequality, racial and ethnic tension, conspicuous consumption and gaudy lifestyle, and partisan warfare.

Maney noted that even Clinton himself believed the original Gilded Age to be “most like his own.”

Maney said that the parallel he drew between the Clinton administration and the Gilded Age will live on to define Clinton’s

political legacy. He added that Clinton’s personal legacy will be marked by his “remarkable resiliency” to bounce back after political defeats.

He cited Clinton’s 1980 defeat for reelection as Governor of Arkansas and his difficult 1994 reelection due to a Republicanmajority Congress as two examples that demonstrated Clinton’s resilience.

“Anna Quindlen once compared Clinton to a child’s inflatable toy. You know, the kind that’s weighted at the bottom.

You punch it and it comes back,” he said.

“I think a lot of [Bill Clinton’s legacy] will have to do with the outcome of this election,” added Maney. “Who knows? It might as well be Hillary Clinton’s legacy as well.”

The event took place at 4:30 p.m. in Robertson Hall.

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s embodied by our unofficial motto, “Princeton in the nation’s service and in the service of humanity,” a core principle of a Princeton education is contributing to our nation and its various communities. Every year, students, faculty, and administrators find many ways to contribute to local and national communities.

Similarly, every four years members of the University face the important opportunity of voting in the U.S. presidential elections. This is an infrequent chance to have a direct influence on the direction of the country by selecting a large number of local, state, and national representatives. To capitalize on this unique opportunity, the Board encourages all students to take advantage of the various ongoing and upcoming on-campus activities in preparation for the forthcoming election. Particularly, the Board encourages participation in today’s voter and absentee ballot registration campaign.

Some people might think that voting is a “waste of time” and that their votes aren’t worth anything due to their particular places of residency and the intricacies of the U.S. electoral system. While it is true that one person’s vote is not likely to decide the election, this mentality of futility misrepresents the important impact of individual civic participation in the electoral process. Polls show that the presidential race is still tightly contested in a dozen states and, in addition to each individual’s vote, engaging in discussions with friends, neighbors, and family members can actually influence more many more votes. Furthermore, there are thousands of “down-ballot” positions being contested in

cities and counties across the United States and, regardless of the presidential outcome, those representatives will be making real decisions affecting the wellbeing of millions of people across the country.

While not all faculty and students might be eligible to participate in the upcoming elections, the Board strongly urges all Princetonians who meet the requirements to register, if needed, and prepare to vote.

Thus the Board encourages students to take advantage of the on-campus voter registration opportunities. Today, the American Whig-Cliosophic Society, the Interclub Council, Princeton Votes, and USG have organized a campus-wide effort to help students register to vote. Booths have been set up at locations across campus, including Frist Campus Center, Whig Hall, residential colleges, and even the Street from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. to help students register.

We further commend the student organizers of these election-related initiatives for providing these opportunities.

Time is running out to participate in the election and it is crucial for students who have not registered or requested an absentee ballot to do so as soon as possible. The national elections are Nov. 8th and while the registration deadlines vary by state, most states require a registration request submitted at least 30 days before the election, in addition to an unpredictable application processing time. Furthermore, students who will not be present at the location where they are registered must request an absentee ballot, which on average must be requested at least a week before the election and must be mailed to arrive by election day.

Just as important as becoming a regis-

tered voter, however, is becoming an informed voter. Getting familiar with the policy proposals of the presidential candidates means considering their plans on topics ranging from military spending to education, and this process must be multiplied to cover the dozens of state and local candidates. This is a time-consuming task, but fortunately there are many resources available on campus for students looking to get informed about political events. In addition to this past Monday’s panel and debate screening at Richardson Auditorium, Whig-Clio will be hosting further debate screenings open to all students on campus, and other student groups are organizing similar activities. This is an area where those ineligible to vote can still make worthwhile contributions, and we encourage our peers to share their perspectives to help us think through the important political issues of the moment. As we have affirmed in the past, we support the freedom of speech and expression of all students if conducted civilly, and remind students to respect the views of their peers who disagree and demand the same respect for their own opinions.

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Friday September 30, 2016

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Men’s water polo team to face top-ranked Brown, Harvard, MIT

By Emily McLean contributor

The Princeton men’s water polo team (7-5) is preparing for a weekend of hosting four games at DeNunzio Pool. The Tigers will play Iona College on Sept. 30, No. 15 Brown on Oct. 1, No. 8 Harvard on Oct. 2, and later that day, MIT. These games are crucial to maintain or better national rankings and to gain practice playing opponents they will surely see again. The Tigers finished the 2015 season with a Collegiate Water Polo Association Championship win, an NCAA tournament bid, and a ranking of 10th in the nation, the only school outside of California to do so. It was the team’s second-highest final ranking ever. This season, they hope to continue their success; the men began the season ranked 11th and recently dropped to 14th, but a series of wins against their also-ranked Ivy League rivals this weekend could allow them to rise again.

The men look to be favored going into the game with Iona; they have dominated the Gaels every year in recent memory. Brown,

however, may pose a challenge. The last time Princeton faced Brown was the 2014 CWPA Championship that Princeton lost by one point, and the Tigers are certainly eager to avenge this defeat. Perhaps the most difficult game this weekend will be against that school in Cambridge, Harvard, which is currently ranked 8th in the country. In 2015, on their way to a CWPA Championship win and the NCAA tournament, the Princeton team trounced Harvard 10-8. This year, the Crimson have beat several opponents that have edged out the Tigers, including UC-Santa Barbara and the Air Force Academy. A victory for Princeton is not out of the cards, however, and could potentially move them up in the national rankings. The final game on Sunday, against MIT, which is unranked, will likely prove to be a bit easier for Princeton.

Both new and returning Princeton athletes will make the team as competitive as possible against this weekend. The Tigers swept every Northeast Water Polo Conference award this week, including Defender, Player, and Rookie.

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The men’s water polo squad will have a busy weekend as they take on top-ranked Ivy League foes.

Junior goalkeeper Vojislav Mitrovic, who was named Defender of the Week, is primed to continue his dominance in the pool. In 2015, his 301 saves broke the record for most single-season saves in Princeton history. Twice he has made 20 saves in a game, also a program record. Matt Payne, a sophomore driver, was

awarded the Player of the Week title in recognition of his points and assists at the Mountain Pacific Invitational, most notably the four points that he scored in last Friday’s loss to UCSanta Barbara. Rookie of the Week went, for the second consecutive week, to Sean Duncan, a freshman from Mountain View, Cali-

fornia. Duncan scored two goals in a game against Whittier College and performed well against No. 11 UC-Davis.

This weekend’s games will doubtlessly challenge the Tigers, but the achievement of their 2015 season and the strength they have displayed thus far point towards an excellent 2016.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Women’s volleyball to take on Ivy League opponents in quest for second consecutive title

By Jay Lee contributor

The women’s volleyball team will play Harvard and Dartmouth this weekend in hopes of continuing their five-game winning streak.

After sweeping the Rut-

gers Tournament in midSeptember followed by a hard-fought 3-2 victory against the Penn Quakers in their opening game of the Ivy League last week, the Princeton Tigers (7-3, 1-0 Ivy League) will take on the Crimson (3-7, 1-0 Ivy League) and the Big Green

(6-5, 0-1 Iv y League) at home on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, respectively.

Having clinched the Ivy League title in the past season, the 2016-17 squad is eyeing not only another victory in the league, but also a spot in the NCAA. With this ambitious goal

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The women’s volleyball team will look to continue their string of Ivy successes this weekend as they take on Harvard and Dartmouth this weekend.

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in mind, securing two victories in this week’s games will be crucial in fueling the team’s current form and spirit.

Claiming five victories in the past five games, the Tigers are in excellent condition heading into the weekend. In particular, Princeton currently boasts a menacing offense, with senior co-captains Cara Matalliano and Brittany Ptak holding the first and second place in the conference’s individual kills per set record with 3.35 and 3.29, respectively.

Ptak was also named Ivy League player of the week following a breathtaking performance last week in Philadelphia. After a career-best performance with 21 kills and an astounding .625 hitting average, Ptak is expected be a crucial factor in this weekend’s upcoming games as well.

In addition to veteran Tigers, freshman Maggie O’Connell has also displayed stellar performance thus far in the season. O’Connell not only holds the Ivy League’s second-highest hitting average (.411), but also scored 18 kills in her last match against the Quakers.

The Crimson — as reigning co-champion of last year’s Ivy League — also has a lot on stake. Having

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5 wins The women’s volleyball team currently has a 5-game win streak.

won the Ivy League title for the past two years, Harvard is hoping to remedy its shaky 3-7 season start in order to clinch a third consecutive league title.

In its 3-0 victory against Dartmouth last week, Harvard displayed a composed balance between offense and defense. As Harvard’s Paige Kebe led the team with 11 kills in just three sets, Isabelle Tashima held the back line with 10 digs.

The match between last season’s co-champions will be played in Dillon Gymnasium at 7 p.m. on Friday.

On Saturday, Princeton will play game three of its Ivy League season against Dartmouth. Although the Big Green has faced defeat in the past four games, the Tigers must be wary of players like the Dartmouth co-captain Emily Astarita, who not only achieved a stunning kills per set record (3.92) in the 2015-2016 season (first in Ivy), but she also currently leads the Green’s offence with over a quarter of its kills.

Although the Tigers have exhibited a nearperfect start to their new season, they will need to clinch these two vital victories to keep their momentum.

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