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U. committee to diversify building names By Marcia Brown associate news editor

The University has created the Campus Iconography Committee over the summer in order to diversify campus building names and spaces. This is part of the University’s effort to fulfill the recommendations of the Wilson Legacy Review Committee on campus diversity through art and iconography. The committee has a total of 11 members, including three undergraduate students and one graduate student. There is also an advisory group of 10 members composed of administrators and staff. The committee will have its first meeting Sept. 27, according to Chase Hommeyer ’19, a member of the committee. Executive Vice President Treby Williams and anthropology professor Carolyn Rouse will cochair the committee. The Report of the Trustee Committee on Woodrow Wilson’s Legacy at Princeton recommended diversifying campus artwork, as well as “[considering] the possibility of commissioning artwork that honors those who helped make Prince-

ton a more diverse and inclusive place or that express the University’s aspiration to be more diverse, inclusive, and welcoming to all members of its community.” In November 2015, students of the Black Justice League led a protest and sit-in at the office of University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83. The students urged the University to make steps toward greater inclusion for minority students through means such as a culture-specific spaces and the renaming of campus buildings and spaces currently named after former University President Woodrow Wilson, Class of 1879. “It’s something that I’m acutely aware of as I walk around campus. It presents a pretty homogenous view of a rather diverse group of students. It’s strange to talk about the statues like John Witherspoon and James McCosh which only presents a single story to the deep and intricate history of Princeton,” Monique Claiborne ’17, another member of the committee, said. Claiborne said she hopes that greater diversity can be achieved not only through reSee COMMITTEE page 2

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Reich addresses moral dilemmas in service By Marcia Brown associate news editor

Stanford University political science professor Robert Reich gave a lecture on the subject of various ethical dilemmas surrounding public service. Reich explored three basic questions that touch on such dilemmas and posed them to the audience, asking listeners to break up into small groups and discuss each posed scenario. His questions focused on the ethical and moral dilemmas rarely approached by service workers and the distinctions between charity and justice work. He asked the following questions: “How should we assess the role that intentions play in pub-

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lic service?” “Even if our motives are good, or even if we believe that motives don’t matter and that only outcomes matter, how can service avoid being exploitative?” “Even if motives are good, how can we think about public service in relation to a previously ignored distinction between charity and justice?” Reich emphasized that service often touches on an imbalance of power and that the moral dimensions of service are often overlooked. “Public service of all kinds involves confronting moral questions about power, privilege, intention, effectiveness, exploitation, paternalism, distinguishing between charity See REICH page 4

Columnist Max Grear discusses the power of social media to convey news about issues ignored by traditional outlets, and columnist Claire Thornton expresses positive surprise about an upcoming talk offered by the Women’s center. PAGE 6

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Q&A: LaTanya Buck, new Dean for Diversity and Inclusion By Caroline Lippman staff writer

The Daily Princetonian sat down with LaTanya Buck, the University’s new Dean for Diversity and Inclusion within the Office of Campus Life, to discuss her thoughts on this new position on campus and goals for the upcoming year. Buck joined the University in August; before coming to Princeton, Buck worked at Washington University in St. Louis as the founding director of their Center for Diversity and Inclusion. The Daily Princetonian: Where did you work before coming to Princeton, and what brought you here? LaTanya Buck: I was most recently at Washington University in St. Louis; I was hired there as the founding director for the Center for Diversity and Inclusion, and so my role there was to develop an infrastructure for the center and develop a

staffing model. I was able to do that within a few years, working very closely and collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students there. I enjoyed my time there at the institution; prior to that, I was at St. Louis University, just a few miles from Washington University, and there I served as the director of the Cross-Cultural Center. I became aware of this position at the end of last fall, I think it was around December 2015. It was the position description, actually, that stood out to me. There was an opportunity to work with multiple centers. In my previous experience, I’ve always worked in one center, and so we sort of did a lot of what the multiple centers here do in one space; I wanted the challenge of working with multiple centers with distinct purposes and directions. Also, I feel that there’s a need on campus, too, given a lot of the activism

and a lot of the efforts that have been underway on campus in the last several years. I felt like it would be a challenge to come here. I was not looking to move, particularly to the Northeast, but I really enjoyed my interview experience. Once I got here and had a chance to meet with faculty and staff and some of the students, it just felt right. I’m super intuitive, and I’m a feel-er, and so it felt right, like a good place to be. Also, what interested me in the position is learning about the diverse array of diversity-related positions at the institution. I’ve been in institutions where I was maybe one of two or one of five, and here there are so many people responsible for diversity and inclusion work within their units. For me, I think that’s an added bonus, because you have this group of colleagues to bounce See BUCK page 3

News & Notes Chris Christie knew about Bridge Lane Closings New Jersey Governor and ex officio University Trustee Chris Christie was aware that some of his top officials planned to shut down lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge and that the purpose of these closures was to penalize a local mayor who declined to support Christie, according to The New York Times. The opening arguments by lawyers began on Monday in a trial that arose from the closing of access lanes to the bridge in 2013, according to the same article. According to CNN, Christie, who has not been charged, has maintained that he was not aware of the closings until he learned about them in the media.

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“I would have no problem if called to testify,” Christie said. “But the fact is that I won’t because I really don’t have any knowledge of this incident at all.” According to The New York Times, prosecuting assistant U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said that Christie’s former aides, David Wildstein and Bill Baroni, had “bragged” to Christie about the lane closings. They allegedly told the governor that the closures were intended to “mess” with Mayor Mark Sokolich of Fort Lee, N.J., a Democrat, for not endorsing Christie’s reelection. The New York Times reported that Wildstein admitted to proposing the idea to close the lanes in a guilty plea as part of a

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deal to cooperate with the government. Defense law yers described Wildstein as “crazy, a liar described described even by witnesses for the prosecution as ‘a viscious guy,’ ‘maniacal’ and ‘a horrible person,’” and said it was Christie who had hired him at the agency to be his enforcer. Christie’s spokesperson Brian Murray responded to the prosecutors’ assertion by referring to statements Christie made in 2014 that he was unaware of the plan to close the lanes. Murray declined to address the assertion that Christie had known about the lane closures as they were happening.

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naming buildings, but also by inviting and commissioning art from more diverse artists and subjects. She added that she hopes to use public spaces to promote more diverse artistic styles through exhibits in Frist Campus Center and art in Firestone Library, whose reading rooms have long been seen as showrooms for portraits almost exclusively of old white men. According to University Director of Media Relations John Cramer, the University does not plan to showcase particular cultural, ethnic, racial or other groups, but the report has “called for an expanded and more vigorous commitment to diversity and inclusion to create a welcoming environment for all.” “The objectives are in line with the recommendations outlined in the report of the special task force on diversity, equity and inclusion published in May 2015,” Cramer wrote in an emailed statement.

“When students have to navigate Princeton, it’s less about stepping into something and more about adding to its culture and community,” Claiborne said. “The way campus art is like now, it makes students feel that they have to conform to a certain guide.” “I certainly think that it’s a step in the right direction, and I am happy that the institution is acknowledging that this needs to happen to be more reflective of the diversity that we have within our campus,” Dean for Diversity and Inclusion LaTanya Buck said. “I do know that this is something that students advocated for, as well too, and in that way I’m happy to see this.” Buck will also serve as a member of the Campus Iconography Committee. According to Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan, the committee will be hosting a public lecture the week of Nov. 7 for campus community members. Associate News Editor Charles Min and Staff Writer Caroline Lippman contributed reporting.

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ideas off of, a resource group to tap into. And for me, it also speaks to the commitment to diversity and inclusion work within the University. DP: How does this position compare to work you’ve done in the past? Is there anything about this role that will be new for you? LB: I think the difference here is that it feels to me to be a bit broader in scope. Looking at diversity and inclusion within the entire office of campus life, it’s not just one specific unit. That was actually one of the things that really piqued my interest in the role; to look at the ways in which we can work more cohesively as a division, as an overarching unit, and think of ways to infuse concepts of diversity and inclusion, issues around identity and social justice education, into all of the work that all of us do. It also allows the opportunity, too, to work with other colleagues, but also to bolster the work and communicate it out more broadly — that it’s not just the work of several individuals or certain departments on campus, but that it’s to be embedded into everybody’s work, and I’m excited to work through what that looks like. DP: Given that this is a new position, what are some of your goals for your role on campus? LB: It’s very important for me to listen, and to assess place and space, and the culture of a place before going too far deep in. I would certainly say that one of my goals is to work closely with colleagues within the Office of Campus Life, and also campus partners outside of campus life, to develop student learning outcomes and a framework of sorts to ask and answer the questions, ‘What do we want a Princeton University student to know? Who do we want a Princeton University student to be?’ as it relates again to issues of diversity and inclusion. Another group is to convene what, right now, I’m calling an accountability partners group. I don’t know what name we will land on, but basically this group will be comprised of representatives within the student community, so both graduate and undergraduate students, students who represent an array of backgrounds and experiences and identities. And for me it’s very important to learn from them what the experiences are for them within the campus community, and for me to be able to articulate some of the efforts that are taking place within the Office of Campus Life. So I see this as a reciprocal relationship, where they can hold me and our division accountable to the work we’re doing as it relates to diversity and inclusion, and then also I can hold students accountable as well for their actions and their efforts. My hope is to meet with this group regularly, like monthly throughout the academic year, just to make sure that we’re keeping lots of communication open. It’s very important for me to build trust with students, too, so I envision this space being a space for us throughout the year. Another goal is in working with the three centers; the Carl A. Fields Center, the Women’s Center, and the LGBT Center are working through strategic visioning and planning [and] thinking about what the future of them looks like. I can’t stress enough this idea of cohesiveness and synergy, just figuring out what that looks like. DP: I understand that in your role, you will be working closely with the Women’s Center, LGBT Center, and the Carl A. Fields Center. Are there any specific projects or initiatives from these centers that students should be looking out for?

LB: We will spend a lot of our efforts this year reimagining and re-envisioning who they are and who they can become. I know there have been a lot of additional resources given to the centers over this past year. I know they have additional staffing support, so we want to think about what [they will] look like. We’ll take all of this academic year working through this process, and I’m excited about that. We’ll see — we are collectively thinking about ways to infuse concepts of diversity and inclusion, identity, equity, and social justice into the firstyear orientation experience, so that’s something first-year students can look forward to in the future. DP: What have some of your first projects been this year? Can you tell us about the work you did with Community Action, Outdoor Action, and Orientation Leaders prior to the start of the academic year? LB: I had an opportunity to moderate a few diversity and inclusion panels for the student leaders — the OA, CA, student athlete, and RCAs — and then I had the opportunity on Multicultural Weekend. I always enjoy meeting with prospective students and families, and seeing them in groups. On that panel, there were the directors of the three centers, Khristina Gonzalez from ODOC, and Mellisa Thompson from one of the residential colleges, so it was a very diverse group of experiences and professionals on the panels. It’s been fun to be able to moderate those, and I would say that’s been the extent of my interaction with student leaders and trainings. DP: Do you have any final thoughts to add, on your hopes for your first year in the Princeton community or anything else? LB: Of course to make significant process on a lot of the goals I just mentioned. Certainly for students to see me as an additional resource and person of support for them. I always like to say additional, because I know there are so many other individuals at this institution who serve in that capacity for students, but I do want them to see me as that as well, too. I have an open door policy. I make time and I make room — I try my best to do so. The reason why I do this work is because I’m very student-centric, so when I make decisions and go through processes, it’s very much studentfirst. I believe that diversity and inclusion work is everybody’s work. You do need to have entities and individuals who are responsible, and people in positions who you can point to who are accountable for specific programs, initiatives, efforts in the institution, but I do think that it is inherently embedded, or at least should be, in the work that all of us do. I don’t disconnect it from the academic and educational mission. As I think about our informal motto, ‘In the nation’s service and the service of humanity,’ there’s no way you can disconnect what it means to know about differences, what it means to be aware, and what it means to be understanding, what it means to be empathetic. For me it’s very much attached to who we are. After the interview, ‘Prince’ also asked Buck to share a bit more about herself, beyond her work with diversity and inclusion efforts. Buck, who has a seven-year-old son, said that she is enjoying working in Nassau Hall. “What I have been enjoying is the ice cream in the dining halls! I do like that. The chocolate chip and strawberry ice cream,” she said, “I’m excited to explore the Northeast. I’m a Midwest woman through and through, so I see this as an adventure.”

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and justice, and confronting the standing possibility of harm,” Reich said in the lecture. “Service can exploit the vulnerable . . . [and some] treats service more as opportunity for the service provider to learn about others than any other reciprocal benefit.” Reich said in his lecture that the University’s informal motto “In the nation’s service, and in the service of all nations,” now “In the nation’s service and in the service of all humanity,” is one dimension of service that needs “some unpacking.” He said that much of the problem with service in universities is the “naïve boosterism” that exists with the students and the University’s marketing materials, not with the people that work at service centers like the Pace Center for Civic Engagement or Stanford’s equivalent, the Haas Center for Public Service. He said that his work as a fellow at Teach for America inspired him to go to graduate school to pursue these questions, philosophical and otherwise, about service. Teach For America was based on Wendy Kopp’s ’89 undergraduate thesis. Once at Stanford, Reich began to teach a class that deals with the same issues he discussed in his lecture. The class included studying case studies on service — even of those students at Stanford’s own Haas Center — and readings on the ethics such as “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” and “Strangers Drowning.” Reich noted a remark from one of his students that illustrated some of the motivational dilemmas with service. “I’ve never liked the term service,” the Stanford student said. “To me it’s something high school kids do to get into college, college students do to get into med school, rich people do to make themselves feel better at Christmas, and people do instead of going to jail.” Reich said in an interview after the lecture that this was not an uncommon realization for students. “In my experience, students who have done a lot of service work will often come to this conclusion on their own, through the work,” he said. “It doesn’t mean charity is a bad thing, just don’t tell yourself it’s the best thing. So what does that mean for how you should devote your time? There’s no straightforward answer to that question because charity is also good.” Led much like a precept, Reich engaged audience members by asking them questions about their group discussions. The lecture also prompted listeners to laugh and respond in other audible ways to Reich’s narrative and philosophical dilemmas. The lecture hall was full with listeners seated on the ground or leaned up against the walls for the lecture’s duration. Audience members included undergraduate and graduate students, community members, staff and faculty members such as philosophy professor Peter Singer and professor of Public and International Affairs Stanley Katz. Reich’s lecture was the first in a series presented by the Service and Civic Engagement Steer-

ing Committee, the University Center for Human Values, and Princeton University Public Lectures. The lecture series is called “A Distinguished Teaching Lecture in Service and Civic Engagement.” Pace Center Program Coordinator Evan Schneider thought the lecture was thought-provoking and was an opportunity for the Center to grapple with these questions. Schneider said he and other Pace Center staff met with Reich before the lecture. “I think these questions are really, really hard,” he said. “I think it’s really hard to know what to say but it’s also, I think it’s an opportunity to think about it as a great challenge and to engage with these problems.” In an interview after the lecture, Reich said he wanted audience members to focus on assessing their work. “There’s a predominant attitude that service is by default good so if it’s a good thing to do then it also has to be justice promoting and that more than anything else is the kind of conceptual idea I want people to chew on,” he said. Students Nankee Kumar ’20 and Briana Payton ’17 heard about the lecture through an email. Kumar said the lecture was especially pertinent to her experience as a freshman. “I’m right now looking into different things that Pace offers,” she said. “I’m thinking about justice versus charity and what’s the most effective way to provide service.” Using the comparison of personally tutoring students in disadvantaged communities or tackling the problem in inadequate educational opportunities through policymaking, Kumar said that this lecture helped her see how the two fit together. “Policymakers are often seen as dirty politicians, whereas people who work one-on-one — this is a service you’re giving a part of yourself to,” Kumar said. “But aren’t we all trying to achieve the same thing?” Payton also said that she had been thinking about similar questions since she is interested in a career in public service. She said that the lecture made her think about how she may already be implicated in the moral quandaries because of her service work in high school. “[The lecture] has helped me think about how I’m already implicated in [the moral quandaries],” Payton said. “Before I was thinking about public service in my future career, but how am I already implicated in doing [service] ethically or not ethically.” Reich said in an interview after the lecture that charity and public service both have their merits but are complex. He said that charity often treats symptoms while public service looks to treat root causes. “Treating symptoms is a kind of way station to learning how to be more effective in establishing trying to affect justice,” Reich said. “You can’t just come in with your high minded ideals and here’s what justice demands and suddenly the world snaps to attention and suddenly institutions change.” The lecture, titled “The Moral Quandaries of Public Service,” took place at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday in McCormick 101.

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s I read through the fall semester program calendar for the Women’s Center, one event in particular caught my attention. For the first time since I’ve been a student here, Princeton University is sponsoring a discussion on female masturbation. I’ve heard of other schools hosting such talks for women students, but it’s a huge deal for Princeton. I was in a friend’s room when I made the discovery, and before I had even read the complete description, I turned to my friend and excitedly asked her whether she had noticed it. “Oh my god, yes!” she said. “I really want to go.” We immediately proceeded to engage in a constructive conversation of our own on the topic mentioned. We asked each other questions and provided advice. Most significantly, we both benefitted from simply talking about masturbation. Discussing women’s self-pleasure is widely considered taboo, leaving little opportunity for discussion. I knew,

for example, that Wellesley College organizes talks about masturbation and sex toys, but I never thought Princeton would sponsor such a talk for its women students during my time here. Because of the silence surrounding this topic, the act of hosting these discussions is significant and cathartic. I am not only thoroughly surprised, but thrilled that the University is offering female students the opportunity to engage in a discussion about masturbation — a topic on the peripheries of most people’s thoughts on gender equality. This pivotal break from the status quo represents a change in the way our school thinks about women on campus, and it calls for celebration. I perceive the upcoming discussion on women’s sexual self-pleasure as one of many events, stretching back to 1969, that represents a change in the relationship between Princeton and women. In 1969, the University started to accept women undergraduates. It took twenty-one more years, and a series of lawsuits, until all of the eating

clubs accepted women as members. Even in the recent past, male students have dominated positions like the USG presidency. The succession of Ella Cheng ’16 and Aleksandra Czulak ’17 as presidents is an anomaly. Women’s masturbation is an issue of gender equality because it is directly tied to the idea that women have the right and ability to exercise sexual autonomy. To some people, this idea may seem too salacious to have its own lecture — but that’s exactly what’s happening. And it’s happening at a school that has a troubled history incorporating women students into its campus. This talk is one small step for women’s sexual pleasure, but one giant leap for Princeton’s womankind. The talk on women’s self-pleasure will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 12:30 p.m. at the Women’s Center. Claire Thornton is a sophomore from San Antonio, Texas. She can be reached at claireat@princeton.edu.

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hese past few weeks have seen radical social and political events on a monumental scale, but one would hardly know it from reading or watching traditional sources of media. While mainstream news outlets have preoccupied themselves with the iPhone 7 or Hillary Clinton’s pneumonia, historic strikes have occurred across India and within U.S. prisons, and Native American activists across the country have organized remarkable opposition to the North Dakota pipeline. s smugly dismissive as the Princeton community may generally be toward protesters, it benefits us all to be informed about these recent cases of social mobilization. Such information could become useful one day as a source of context for many of our peers lining up careers in finance, public office, or oil and gas, to remind themselves that violently wringing profit from marginalized communities does not always succeed exactly as planned (as it turns out, we elites do not have a monopoly on social agency). A summary of each event along with some context might therefore be necessary. India underwent economic liberalization in 1991, opening up markets to foreign investors, reducing tariffs and devaluing the local currency, the rupee. Although sixteen general strikes have occurred prior to this year, the World Bank warned in 2014 against “prolabor legislation.” The current prime minister, Narendra Modi, was elected in 2014 and has proposed reforms that, among other things, would effectively lessen the number of workers who will have rights such as access to the provision of drinking water and proper toilets, safer workplaces, an eight-hour work day, and paid holidays, while making it easier for employers to fire workers and harder for workers to unionize. The general strike that occurred earlier this month was led by ten major trade unions and involved as many as 180 million public-sector employees, in-

cluding teachers, miners, postal workers, state bank employees, and transportation workers. According to union officials, this may be the largest general strike in world history. Despite this incredible scale, major news outlets have shown little interest in covering the strike and the workers’ rights issues behind it. The New York Times, for example, ran exactly one article on the strike, which came from the Associated Press, and the Washington Post also neglected to publish an original story. On September 9, incarcerated workers in 40 prisons across 24 states launched a strike to mark the anniversary of the Attica uprising and protest a system of incarcerated labor that is essentially a form of modern-day slavery that imposes inhumane living and working conditions as well as illegal reprisals. In many states, incarcerated workers earn a few cents or nothing at all. Much of this resistance, furthermore, is happening in women’s prisons, which is significant as women make up the fastest-growing corrections population and face increased sexual abuse, lack of medical care, and unsanitary conditions. Meanwhile, mass incarceration’s foundation as a form of racial and class-based oppression remains intact. Although this action may be the largest prison strike in history, news outlets such as the New York Times, PBS, and the Washington Post failed to publish a single story on this event. Then there is the issue of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which barely received any mainstream media coverage until weeks of protests had already passed. There have been other recent North American indigenous struggles against encroaching environmentally destructive business interests, such as the Unist’ot’en Camp’s resistance in British Columbia to the proposed construction of numerous pipelines. However, the protest against the North Dakota pipeline is historic because it has brought together around 200 tribes that have not

united for over 150 years. Not only would the pipeline run through federal lands that were taken from Native peoples through ongoing genocidal campaigns, it continues a trend of pipelines being approved without environmental impact statements. The pipeline would threaten the cultural, environmental, and social well being of Native communities that already bear the brunt of state violence and economic marginalization. Much of what I have read on these issues I have encountered through social media, and while recent cases of censorship on Facebook do make me cautious about this model, I’m still optimistic about its potential. Platforms such as Facebook or Twitter may serve as more valuable media tools than traditional newspapers by allowing users to easily aggregate a variety of mainstream and alternative news sources. While social media platforms are far from neutral, I’m hopeful that their status as complex, rapidly emerging, and evolving entities may make them too difficult even for their corporate creators to effectively control. Perhaps this value has emerged as a result of what urban sociologist Manuel Castells terms the network society, as individual access to communication technologies allows a less rigidly-hierarchical exchange of information. Network theorists frame interconnectivity in terms of the exchange between nodes, or individual participants and users, who may have varying degrees of outreach and access. As readily available sources of news begin to shift from the heavily institutional, for-profit hubs of journalistic authority like the New York Times (which currently function as central nodes) towards a more democratized field of voices, events that threaten elite interests and institutions of capital may become more widely visible. And that’s a positive change. Max Grear is a junior from Wakefield, R.I. He can be reached at mgrear@princeton.edu.

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Star-studded Tigers excited for successful season By Nolan Liu

After a 2015 campaign that saw the Tigers start 4-0 before dropping close games late to Yale and Dartmouth, Princeton football will look to further their successes this season. The Tigers (1-0, 0-0 Ivy) have already gotten off to a strong start, vanquishing touch out-ofconference foe Lafayette 35-31 while displaying a potent combination of offense and defense. Nevertheless, head coach Bob Surace emphasized the toughness of the Tigers’ 2016 slate and the work ethic necessary for this squad to continue its success. “This is very much like the NFL, where the worst team in our league can beat the best team,” he commented. “We play a non-conference schedule where Lafayette’s got 60 scholarships, Lehigh’s got 60 scholarships, and we have an Ivy League schedule where the difference between the team that wins the championship and a team that comes in at the bottom half is very minimal. It’s one or two plays in that game. So each week is going to present an opportunity for us to be at our best.” Associate Sports Editor

Surace emphasized a commitment to details throughout the season. “We wanted to practice fast, to keep it high tempo, and have a lot of energy and enthusiasm in practice,” he explained. “I wanted to just see our guys locked in, and it’s something that I’ve always believed in from day one, and I think — I think that it was Michael Lewis who first used the phrase, “do your job.” Focus on the job at hand, focus on the play. And when we do that, I think we have a really serious group of guys that way.” Princeton’s preseason training has also focused on such a combination of fundamentals and preparation. “This year, every practice I’d go out and each position group, before we start practice, while they’re getting loose, we’d start working on specific skills,” he added. “That’s a really professional approach, and I’ve really enjoyed watching that. The number one thing is to have a great training camp, and I felt that we did a really good job taking advantage of all our opportunities — our practices, our meetings, play-by-play. I felt our guys had a great mindset

through all that. The focus — every day, on the day at hand, the team we’re playing. If we take care of business every day, getting ready for all of those situations and opportunities, all those other things take advantage of themselves.” The Tigers enter 2016 with several losses from graduation and the NFL draft, including former captain Seth DeValve, who now plays for the Cleveland Browns. In describing the roles fulfilled by last year’s departed players, Surace reflected on the impact of these athletes. “In college, obviously, you’re limited to the four seasons,” he said. “Seth [DeValve] is fortunate that he can keep playing football for the Browns. But those [players] were just tremendous leaders and effort guys. We’ve also had two corners who started over 30 games each, and when you start adding all those things up, you have a lot of good football players who contributed over the four years.” However, Princeton will retain an experienced core cast on both sides of the ball. In discussing his team, Surace noted several team leaders with the potential to leave a strong mark on the season.

“Both [senior] Chad Kanoff and [junior] John Lovett at quarterback have had great preseasons,” he stated. “[Senior] Joe Rhattigan — he was an all-Ivy guy last year, [senior] Scott Carpenter was an All-Ivy guy at tight end… [senior defensive back] Dorian [Williams], one of our captains, has started 30 games, so he’s got a chance to be one of those guys who does it for four straight years.” Offensively, the Tigers offense will rely on upperclassmen, with Kanoff, Lovett, and Rhattigan all looking to improve on the 3,000 total yards they amassed last year. Williams, who finished with 91 tackles last season, will look to anchor a young secondary and lead the Tigers defensively. Last weekend, Princeton allowed only 60 yards rushing and 416 yards overall, and the Tigers will look to improve upon those successes. Football will continue its season on Saturday against Lehigh. The Tigers will commence Ivy play when they host Columbia the following week.

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The Tigers starting quarterback this season Chad Kanoff recorded over 2000 yards last season, setting the stage for an even stronger senior year follow-up.

It has been three years since the Tigers last won the Ivy League championships in 2013. Princeton hopes to change the statistic this year.

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In both of the past two seasons, the Tigers have finished with an even 5-5 ovearll record. Last year, the Tigers started strong but then faltered late.

This year, Princeton returns six of its top receivers, forming the foundaton of a strong offensive and experienced core.

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By Hamza Chaudhry staff writer

Following a strong 2015 campaign that featured several wins over highly ranked teams in the nation, the 2016 Princeton men’s tennis team is poised for a great season this year. Last year, the team was able to post impressive results early on, winning the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) title, as well as putting forth some strong, competitive fights in tournaments such as the Blue Gray Tennis classic. Following the first ECAC triumph, an eight match winning streak in winter contests, and a slew of home wins against Big Ten powerhouses Indiana and Penn State, it sure seemed like the Tigers were real, genuine

contenders for the spring Ivy League season. Unfortunately, in a sport decided by a mere handful of points here and there, the tennis team did not fare as well as it would have liked, finishing Ivy League play with a disappointing, but misleading, 2-5 record. After beginning the season with commanding 4-1 wins over Brown and Yale, the Tigers began a trend that continued over the most of the rest of the season: losing close matches. Beginning with a 4-2 loss against Dartmouth, and two heartbreaking 4-3 losses against Penn and Cornell, the Tigers put themselves right in position to be at the top of the Ivy League, but fell just a little short. For example, against Penn, three of six sin-

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MEN’S TENNIS Tennis looks for Ivy League success gles matches went to third set tiebreakers. Given last season’s anguish, the Tigers are hungrier than ever to redeem themselves, and they sure have the firepower to do so. Former captain and current senior Thomas Colautti remains positive after last year, saying “last year we lost a few close matches at the end of the season which really put a dampener on the season overall. Had some of those matches swung our way we probably would’ve made the NCAA tournament and would’ve looked back at the season as a success. However, Coach Pate is a big picture kind of coach and he had a great perspective. He told us that although the last matches were a big disappointment for us, the

rest of the season had lots of positives, including some wins against top 30 teams. So we should take a lot of confidence from those and instead learn from the tough losses that we suffered.” With no seniors regularly playing in the starting lineup, the tennis team returns its now seasoned veterans and welcomes a standout class of new freshmen that includes Payton Holden, Eduardo Paz, and Davey Roberts. Each brings a unique set of tournament experiences and all are prepared to be part of the program this year. Holden commented on the what he believes the recruiting class will add this year: “I think with Davey and I, and Eduardo coming in, we all bring something special

that will help the team this year.” The fall season is busy mostly with individual events, beginning with the Hall of Fame ITA grass court invitational, followed by two major events at home, the Ivy-plus invitational and Farnsworth Invitational. Last year, the Tigers did well in these tournaments, with Colautti capturing the top singles flight at the Ivy-plus tournament while the Farnsworth invitational saw some success in the back draw. When the dual meet season starts up in the winter, the crucial doubles point will be worth looking after. Day and Gamble are almost certainly going to stick together and compete at the No. 1 spot given their recent success. The two

are in fact set to All American doubles event in October, which is a tournament made up of the top 32 doubles teams in the country. As for the rest of the team, Colautti says, “we will try to use the fall to experiment a bit with pairings to see who plays well with each other so again we will have to wait and see who will end up playing doubles in January.” Though the captains have not yet been elected, eight of twelve players are upperclassmen, and the team will unquestionably be in good hands. The premier event of the fall is the ITA/USTA Regionals hosted in New Haven. With strong leadership and an enthusiastic class of freshmen, things are only looking up for the tennis team this year.

M. WATER POLO Team looks to repeat past success By Michael Gao staff writer

Even before classes started, the Princeton men’s water polo team got off to a rolling start, achieving impressive wins in early-season games. The Tigers enter this season with high hopes, and even higher expectations, having come off a powerful 22-5 2015 season and having attained a national ranking of 11 in the CWPA national poll. While coming up short against water polo powerhouses such as Cal and UCLA, the Tigers continue to demonstrate their skill, grit, and ability to compete with bigger and more famous programs in the pool. The men’s water polo team has had consistently strong showings in the pool, reaching the NCAA tournament semifinals in 2009 and 2011. Last year’s Tigers roared to a powerful 22-5 record, claiming the CWPA championship title over Johns Hopkins, before falling 12-7 to UC San Diego in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Their success earned them a No. 10 ranking in the national poll, the second-best finish ever for the program; the Tigers were the only nonCalifornian school to crack the vaunted top 10. With a hefty four CWPA championship titles and a history of NCAA tournament appearances, the Tigers had successfully established themselves as a powerhouse in men’s water polo. The Princeton squad did suffer from graduation, losing three vaunted seniors. Utility Bradley Watchell, who also won the Scott A.C. Roche Memorial Water Polo Award, was a perennial starter with 17 career goals as a Tiger. Utility Jamie Kuprenas, both a prolific scorer and talented defensive player, was named to the allCWPA Southern team and led the team with a career total of 95 assists. Perhaps Princeton

most dramatically felt the loss of center Thomas Nelson, who led the team with a career total of 199 goals, 72 of which occurred in his senior season, and earned honorable mention All-American status for his efforts. But despite the departures, the Tigers still abound in both manpower and talent. They return, among others, two-time honorable mention All-American Vojislav Mitrovic, a junior goalie with a stellar .602 save percentage, All-CWPA Southern second team member senior utility Jovan Jeremic, and junior attack Jordan Colina, who was the second-leading scorer on last year’s squad be-

hind Nelson. Add to that five new highly-recruited players from the Class of 2020, and the Tigers are well on their way to rebuilding and surpassing the talent they lost to graduation. The Tigers have already shown their potential for a promising season, cruising to four decisive victories in the Navy Invitational over Fordham (17-10), PSU Behrend (20-2), McKendree (18-6), and Salem International (25-8). Princeton saw more success in the past week’s Princeton Invitational hosted in DeNunzio Pool, netting wins over Wagner (14-10), Air Force (13-3), and 20th-ranked Santa Clara (13-8). The Tigers did suffer two de-

feats to top-ranked UCLA (18-9) and No. 3 Cal (18-8), despite hat tricks by Payne and Jeremic in the matches, respectively. The season is just beginning, however, leaving Princeton plenty of time to improve on its flaws and challenge both powerhouses later in the season. Princeton men’s water polo team has consistently exceeded the high expectations imposed on it, distinguishing itself as one of the powerhouses in the sport and perhaps the preeminent program outside California. Its early showing in the 2016 season gives us no reason to doubt its further consistency and success as a program.

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WOMEN’S TENNIS Focused Tigers to combine strengths of seniors and freshmen By Berthy Feng staff writer

The Princeton women’s tennis team, eager to continue its Ivy League success, benefits from strong returning players and impressive new freshmen. Last year, the Tigers were 1310 and won their third consecutive Ivy title, earning, in tandem, their third straight bid to the NCAA Tournament. Led by thensenior Amanda Muliawan, who played No. 1 singles in the spring, the team won Ivies on a 5-2 record. “Overall we had a successful season,” senior Sivan Krems said, reflecting on her junior season. “We definitely were hoping to go 7-0 in Ivies, but that’s something that we can strive for this year.” Another goal to improve upon last year is to win a round or two at the NCAA Tournament, which current seniors were able to do three seasons ago. “I think this year our goal definitely would be to win the first round there,” senior Alanna Wolff said of NCAAs. “If we get there, then probably even the next match to go to the round of 16.” This year, the team will have to fill in the gaps of recent graduates Amanda Muliawan and Em-

ily Hahn. “Losing Amanda and Emily is obviously tough. Amanda played one for us, and Emily was a great doubles asset,” junior Katrine Steffensen said. To fill in the gap left by Muliawan and Hahn, three freshmen this year bring impressive credentials and skills to the program, comprising the eleventhranked recruiting class in the nation, according to TennisRecruiting.net. Tiffany Chen, who hails from Naperville, Ill., is a five-star recruit ranked No. 2 in Illinois and No. 28 in the nation. She won the Illinois state singles tournament as a sophomore and was the G16s Midwest Closed Doubles champion in 2013. “Tiffany is a very strong competitor,” head coach Laura Granville said. “She is mentally tough and fights extremely hard in matches,” she continued. “She is really going to bring a fighting spirit to the team. Clare McKee of Boca Raton, Fla., also a five-star recruit, is ranked No. 51 in the nation and No. 8 in Florida, a state famous for its competitive junior tennis. Over six feet tall, McKee brings height to the team and is a “real

force at the net,” according to Granville. Gaby Pollner, also from Boca Raton, is a Blue Chip recruit who was ranked No. 1 in Florida and No. 13 in the nation. She competed in Junior Wimbledon and the Junior U.S. Open last year and was ranked No. 129 in the world in the ITF junior rankings. “I would like to see us win some Ivy Championships as a team and to do some damage at NCAAs,” Pollner said in anticipation of her college tennis debut. “My goals for myself I don’t find as important as being a value to the team … I would love to have individual success, but that’s not really my top priority as a member of the Princeton women’s tennis team.” “They all have great attitudes,” said Wolf of her three new teammates. “I think they’re going to be really great assets.” In addition to fresh talent on the team, several returning players will continue the traditional strength of the program. Steffensen played No. 2 singles last year, and Krems played No. 3. Senior Caroline Joyce, who played No. 4, also is returning. The returning players, especially the seniors, will work to garner team camaraderie and un-

leash the full potential of a deep roster. “I think it’ll be really important for all of us to work together to unite the team and get the freshmen to achieve all of their potential,” Krems said. Determining who will move to the top of the lineup is not a new task for the women’s tennis team, which faced a similar situation last year, after the graduation of previous No. 1 singles player Lindsay Graff. “It’s going to be mixed up this year, and we don’t know who’s playing one, who’s playing two. The same goes for doubles,” Steffensen noted. “It’s really just who’s coming in to work hard, who’s doing well in their matches, and who’s being a good team player.” The tennis team faces no shortage of team players with positive attitudes and strong work ethics. “I’m very happy because the girls came back very fit. They’ve been working hard over the summer,” Granville said. A prepared and enthusiastic team, the Tigers look forward to a challenging fall schedule. The Princeton Invitational, which took place last weekend, tipped off the 2016-17 season and is the lone home tournament this fall.

Looking ahead, the team will travel to tournaments at North Carolina State (Sep. 23-25) and Penn (Sep. 30 - Oct.2). The Lakewood Ranch Invitational in Sarasota, Fla. (Nov. 4-6) is notable as the only clay tournament of the

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guide us into another great season.” Among the new members of the team, freshman Ally Rome is ready to start her collegiate career off right. Leach noted, “[Ally] is one tough cookie (with a lot of talent too)! She knows how to stay tough during difficult workouts and demonstrates her dedication to this sport.” The team is also under new management this year, as a result of legendary head coach Peter Farrell retiring after 39 years. This change in coaching staff begins a new era for the team that each member is ready to fully embrace. Leach remarked, “Our new head coach, Coach E, is so motivated to put our track and cross country teams on the map and in the record books. I have no doubt that with her as head coach and Coach Hunt as our new distance coach, this team is going to achieve incredible things in the seasons ahead.” One of Coach Hunt’s strat-

egies to achieve the goals they desire of winning Heps and placing at Regionals is what she calls “sustainable success,” which entails keeping clear the team’s main priority so that each member can run their best when it matters most, towards the end of the fall season. With not too many races on their schedule, each and every meet will be very important. Luckily, the team ends its last conference race on its home course and always welcomes supporters at the end of the home stretch. On another note, the Princeton men’s cross country team has already showcased its strong talent and sense of unity by finishing as a pack to achieve 8th place at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 10. Despite brutally hot and humid conditions, head coach Jason Vigilate was excited to have his runners competing on the same course where Regionals will be held in ex-

year. Ideally for the women’s tennis team, the challenging fall schedule will prepare the players for their key matches in the spring.

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CROSS COUNTRY New-Look Cross Country Excited for Nationals staff writer

The Princeton women’s cross country team was quietly one of the most successful teams on campus last year and shows no sign of slowing down this coming season. When asked about the team goals for this season, sophomore distance runner Brighie Leach replied, “Last season ended with our team winning Heps [Ivy League Heptagonals] and placing 21st at nationals. This has only left us hungrier and eager for more success this year.” A few of the team’s best members graduated last year, but the Tigers are certainly determined not to let this affect their performances. Brighie commented, “We lost some very talented seniors last year, but we have another awesome senior class to look up to this year. We will also apply the knowledge we gained from watching our graduated seniors last year to

actly nine weeks. This will mark Vigilante’s fourth year as head coach of the men’s cross country program. Last year, for the second consecutive season, the Princeton men’s cross country team finished fourth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional. Led by then-freshman Jeremy Spiezio, the Tigers earned 102 points at the meet. A major loss for the men’s team was two-time All Ivy League and all-regional runner Michael Sublette, who graduated with the great class of 2016. Two other crucial scorers who graduated were Brett Kelly and Sam Berger. Despite the loss, the Orange and Black still holds a ton of talent and is hopeful for a successful season. Returning scorers are juniors William Bertrand, Noah Kauppila, Wolfgang Beck and Kenan Farmer and sophomores Spiezio and Steven Sum. The guys have six new extremely talented freshmen joining that are expected to score as well.

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PLAYERS TO WATCH These Tigers are ready to roar this fall

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TYLER LUSSI

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VOJISLAV MITROVIC

Women’s Soccer - senior forward Already an established star after the 2015 season, Lussi will attempt to carry Princeton women’s soccer to even greater heights this year. In her junior year, the forward led the Ivy League with 15 goals and finished as one of the top 15 semifinalists for the MAC Hermann Trophy, college soccer’s equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. Look for her to make a strong impact on the field this

Men’s Water Polo - junior goalie Mitrovic comes off of a stellar sophomore year where he broke a program record for single-season saves by notching 301 over the course of his senior season. He was also named an Honorable Mention All-American, and will continue to have the Tigers’ back in goal this year.

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SOPHIA TORNETTA

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CHAD KANOFF

Field Hockey - sophomore

The 2015 Ivy League Rookie of the Year will look to make an even bigger mark on the field this season. Tornetta notched had 23 points, 9 assists, and 25 shots last year, and played on the U-21 junior national team during the off-season. She will attempt to continue the strong legacy of Princeton Field Hockey in the 2016 season.

Football - quarterback

After an outstanding junior season where he threw for over 2,000 yards and eight touchdowns, Kanoff will look to lead the football squad as one of the tri-captains for the 2016 season. In Princeton’s opener against Lafayette, Kanoff went 15 for 29 and amassed 160 yards. He will prove a dynamic component of the Tigers’ offense this fall.

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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL VS. PENN: The women’s volleyball team will attempt to improve their 6-3 record as they kick off Ivy League play with a trip to Penn this weekend. The Tigers have gone on a four-game win streak of late, beating Georgetown before sweeping the Rutgers Tournament. They will seek to move to 1-0 in-conference with a win in this matchup.

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MEN’S WATER POLO VS. UC-SANTA BARBARA: The men’s water polo team will face a strong test against UC-Santa Barbara, a team

currently ranked No. 6 in the nation, when they play them at the Pacific Coast Tournament. After a strong opening to the season that saw the Tigers go 6-2 before dropping a game to No. 1 UCLA, this matchup will allow the Tigers to further their national relevance before the Ivy League season starts.

Oct 1-10

ITA MEN’S ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: The men’s tennis team, which finished a disappointing 14-11 (2-5 Ivy League ) last year, will look to better their performance at this premier matchup. Last year, the Tigers suffered several excruciatingly close losses to Ivy League teams, but they will look to rebound against top competition at this tournament.

Oct 15

MEN’S SOCCER VS. COLUMBIA: Columbia currently sits atop the Ivy League standings with a 4-1 record, and may prove the strongest in-conference foe the Tigers have to deal with. The men’s soccer team is currently coming off of a 3-game win streak over Rider, Boston University, and Drexel.

Oct 22

FOOTBALL VS. HARVARD: The football team’s annual rivalry game will, as always, prove a key matchup. After being routed by the Crimson last year 42-7, the Tigers will look to come back strong in this important mid-season game. Princeton has not defeated Harvard since 2013.

Oct 22

WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. HARVARD: After a stellar 2015 outing that saw Princeton claim the Ivy League title and go 14-4-1, the Tigers have opened 2016 by going on a historic 7-1 run. They will face a crucial test against perennial rival Harvard, which has won five of the previous eight Ivy League titles. A win would make a strong statement for Princeton in the Ivy League and allow them to continue their stellar campaign.

Oct 29

IVY LEAGUE HEPTAGONALS: The premier event for women’s cross country continues to be the Ivy League Heptagonals, where the Tigers will face off against all seven other in-conference foes. The women’s team has gotten off to a slow start this season, finishing fourth at the Fordham Fiasco and third at the Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet, but will attempt to put on a stronger performance at this pan-Ivy competition.

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FIELD HOCKEY VS. PENN: Penn came in second in the Ivy League to Princeton last year, and remains one of the more potent foes chasing the Tigers for the Ivy League championship. This meeting, the final game of the 2016 season, may again prove a title-deciding match. Princeton has claimed 21 of the past 22 Ivy League titles, and a victory over Penn may prove the difference in claiming their 22nd.

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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Tigers return from historic season with high expectations By David Xin Associate Sports Editor

Last year was a rollercoaster ride of emotion for the Princeton women’s volleyball team. After losing their first three games in the Ivy League conference, the Princeton squad was looking to regroup and find answers. In what would be a remarkable show of resilience, the Orange and Black won ten of their final eleven conference matches. The unprecedented comeback rocketed the Tigers from last place to the top of the table. Princeton and Harvard shared the Ivy League crown in a truly thrilling season. While the 2015-16 season was a memorable one, the Tigers have already set their sights on improving upon last year’s impressive performance. “Last year was amazing, but I think we all have one goal this year, and that’s to win the Ivy League title outright and go to NCAA,” senior co-captain Cara Mattaliano said. “We’re coming into this season with a lot of grit

and we’re all ready to give it 100% so we can prove ourselves during league play.” The Tigers started the new season by traveling to San Francisco for the program’s first regular season tournament in California. The trip gave the team a unique opportunity to face tough opponents while learning to play together. Princeton left the Golden State 2-1, dropping only their last game against Indiana University. The team will now be looking to work out any kinks as it tries to build its chemistry heading into Ivy League play at the end of this month. “Last season was incredible. We came back from a huge deficit and were able to make Ivy League history, but the league is extremely competitive and each year is a blank slate,” Mattaliano said. “This year we are focusing on improving upon last year and pushing ourselves further so that we can win outright and we are achieving that through hard work and a focused mentality.” In addition to reestablishing the

rhythm and chemistry they had last year, the Princeton squad will also need to fill crucial roles left by graduation. In particular, there’s former captain Kendall Peterkin, who not only earned unanimous first-team All-Ivy League honors, but also managed 1255 kills in her career at Princeton. While the Tigers have big shoes to fill this year, it seems the Princeton team is more than prepared to meet these new challenges. This year, co-captain Mattaliano will lead the team. Named the 2015 Ivy League Player of the Year, Mattaliano posted career highs in kills, points, and hitting percentage last season. Fellow co-captain senior Brittany Ptak will take charge in the middle court. Having earned second-team All-Ivy League Honoree last season, Ptak has demonstrated that she is both a consistent hitter and solid defender. In addition, the Princeton squad will be looking to its juniors and sophomores to step up and fill the void left by graduating seniors.

The team is also welcoming four new freshmen in the Class of 2020, many of whom will debut in the coming tournaments and have already revitalized the team. “The freshmen came in from day one with huge energy and have made an immediate impact during practices and games,” Mattaliano said. “They’ve meshed really well with our team, on and off the court, and I’m really excited to see the ways in which they’ll contribute this year.” Returning to the helm, head coach Sabrina King will lead the Tigers again as they look to claim another Ivy League title. In addition to years of coaching experience, King also boasts a remarkable career as a player. Her experience as both a coach and player will be invaluable as Princeton vies for an Ivy title and NCAA spot. Fans of Princeton volleyball have plenty to be excited for as the Tigers enter another season. With the Ivy title and a coveted NCAA spot on the line, this year promises to deliver another thrilling season.

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Talented and disciplined field hockey team seeks national excellence By David Liu Sports Editor

To many, Princeton field hockey represents a historically dominant program that most recently featured three Olympians in the Rio Games. In addition to capturing eleven consecutive Ivy League titles, the Tigers have consistently ranked among the top 15 field hockey programs in the nation. Given these consistently remarkable accomplishments and honors, it is easy to wonder how such a successful team maintains a growth mentality. The answer is the 2016 Princeton field hockey team. Over this past off-season, the team underwent a complete structural transformation. In addition to graduating lead scorer, All-American Maddie Copeland and starting goalkeeper Anya Gersoff, the Tigers hired a new head coach after former coach Kristen Holmes-Winn stepped down after a 13-year tenure. The 2012 NFHCA National Coach of the Year, Holmes-Winn transformed Princeton’s field hockey team into one of the premier programs in the nation during her time at Princeton, which included eleven NCAA tournament appearances. Such a departure could not have left bigger shoes to fill, for either the players or new coach. Following a nationwide search this past summer, the Tigers hired coach Carla Tagliente to succeed Holmes-Winn. Tagliente brings a record of success from the Uni-

versity of Massachusetts and a determination to take the reins of a nationally recognized program. When probed about her coaching focuses and aspiration for the team, Tagliente suggested that under her leadership, there is “a bigger emphasis on fundamental skills.” Turning to the roster itself, the Tigers will crutch upon a young core as they transition to the new leadership. Of note in the young core are returning sophomore midfielders Sophia Tornetta and Ryan McCarthy, who ranked second and third in scoring for the Tigers last year, respectively. Thus far in the season, both Tornetta and McCarthy have already proven their offensive talents following stellar rookie years. The duo will be a key factor to watch this season. To provide underclassmen perspective on the young team, Tornetta, reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year and future 2020 Olympic-hopeful, walked through her freshman year journey, stating, “It was scary going into it. To be put into a role that most freshmen aren’t assumed to be in was nerve wracking.” But the Pennsylvania native then added that “the team helped me get comfortable and confirmed the fact that I deserved to be there.” This year’s class of six rookies brings further talent and skill as three of the freshmen – midfielders Maddie Bacskai, Krista Hoffman, and Carlotta von Gierke – have already started all five games this season. Analyzing the cru-

cial role the freshmen add to the team, Coach Tagliente paid special praise to Bacskai, who has assumed the position of center back, a key play-making role in field hockey. Tagliente commended Backsai, saying “The things she’s doing and the subtleties are really high-end.” Leveraging youth and talent to their advantage, the Tigers have their sights set on elevating Princeton’s national field hockey status. When asked about her goals for the team this year, Tagliente commented, “To compete against the best, you got to play the best. It’s not like we’re just looking to stay in those [non-Ivy] games.” As background, though the Tigers have consistently dominated the Ivy League, non-conference games have often been difficult and less reliable for the Orange and Black. Just last year, the Tigers defeated a strong Maryland team to advance in the NCAA Tournament, but subsequently fell to then-No. 1 Syracuse, ending the 2015 season. That said, the Tigers are not taking the Ivy League for granted. After four years of experience, senior captain Cat Caro explained that “every team we play [in the Ivy League] is always up to play us.” Echoing the senior’s words, Coach Tagliente described the team’s goals as not just winning, but “dominating the Ivies.” In Tagliente’s words, “the balance between a competitive schedule and taking care of the Ivies” has already come into play this season. In the very first weekend,

the shorthanded Tigers fell to national powerhouse UNC, but arose two days later to handily defeat Bucknell by a score of 5-2. To sustain the said level of success and excellence, the Tigers will need to distinguish themselves from the field of competition. The Tigers, to that end, believe that it is the mentality of resilience that will carry the Orange and Black through the trying season. To begin, Tornetta explained that the Princeton team is “really good at having energy for the full 70 minutes of a game.” The coaching staff has preached a similar lesson, urging the team to remain patient and take it one game at a time. An additional element of the Tiger’s mentality is courage in the face of failure. While the young team may have high aspirations, they are not scared of encountering setbacks, such as past losses to UNC and Virginia. In fact, the Tigers almost welcome the challenge. Tornetta explained a major component of her game is the “ability to tackle back and stay in the game.” The sophomore explained that “if you can get back, it’s so rewarding.” For a maturing team transitioning to new leadership, patience and resilience will separate the Orange and Black squad from their counterparts. Even further, Tornetta emphasized the team culture and its role in sustaining the Tigers. Though Tornetta is just a sophomore this year, the long-time athlete has already played field hockey for nearly a decade and will likely start the majority of this year’s games. In

the face of these tests to her and the team’s endurance, Tornetta optimistically explained, that “once you get everyone on the same page trying to their best, you know that even if it’s not going your way, you have eleven people who will keep going.” Just before the end of her interview, Tornetta reminisced on her experiences watching Julia

Reinpretcht ‘14, Katie Reinprecht ‘13, and Kathleen Sharkey ’13 compete in Rio this past summer. The rising star commented that “watching them made me cherish the whole Princeton atmosphere, knowing what can happen.” Looking at the 2016 Princeton field hockey team, it’s hard to not have the same excitement and to wonder just what can happen this year.

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The Daily Princetonian

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Wednesday september 21, 2016

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MEN’S SOCCER

Squad challenged to succeed following graduation of stellar class of 2016

By Miranda Hasty staff writer

The men’s soccer team concluded the 2015 fall season with an impressive 10-5-2 final record. Members of the Class of 2016 who must be replaced are the team’s top goal scorer Thomas Sanner and midfielders Brendan McSherry and Nico Hurtado, who amassed a combined total of 28 points. In addition to the 2012 Ivy League Rookie of the Year award and 2015 Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year award, Sanner also received the William Winston Roger Trophy awarded annually to the top male athlete of Princeton’s graduating class and was selected for the 2015 NSCAA First Team All-Region. His accolades didn’t stop rolling in there, as he was drafted by the Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS Super-

Draft. “We graduated a very strong senior class last year, including all three starting forwards and Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year Thomas Sanner,” stated head coach Jim Barlow, regarding a significant change in leadership on the team. “One of our challenges will be figuring out who is going to get us goals, and how we are going to create them. We think we are starting to figure out that process. However, we want to focus on, and emphasize, our ability to defend as we conceded too many preventable goals last year.” While Sanner was the second player to earn both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honors, Barlow was the first achieve that feat in 1990. Barlow returned to Princeton six years later, joining the men’s soccer program as head coach in 1996. This fall season

marks his 21st year with the Tigers, highlighted by three NCAA Tournament appearances, a perfect Ivy League season in 2010, and four Ivy League Championships. Assistant coaches Steve Totten, Ryan Hayward, Tom Moffat, and Terry Joria, along with student coach senior David Goldstein, also head the men’s soccer program alongside Barlow for the 2016 season. Because of the loss of the main front line as well as Class of 2016 alumni Josh Miller and starting goalkeeper Ben Hummel in the back, Barlow and senior captain Patrick Barba both asserted the importance of team cohesion for this particular season. “Our emphasis right now is on the team and not individual classes,” said the head coach, “We want everyone on the team, regardless of class, to be ‘all in,’ to give every-

thing they can to the team, and to take on as much responsibility as possible for our team’s improvement and success.” Barba similarly expressed this season’s more unified approach, “This new team has a lot of players that pass the ball really well, and we have a lot of upperclassmen leaders. This is also the first team that I have played on here that doesn’t rely on one or two guys to score goals which means attacking is a team mentality.” Facilitating this team mentality are the return of veteran midfielders seniors Brian Costa, Bryan Windsor, and Vikram Pothuri and the leadership of Barba on the defensive line. Barba earned FirstTeam All-Ivy League honors and the Dr. William Trevor Trophy for most improved throughout the 2015 fall season, and will thus provide his team with needed ex-

perience and leadership after the departure of Sanner and other members of the 2015 senior class. “We have talent and strong senior leadership in the goal and in the back, and a veteran group in the midfield,” stated Barlow regarding this year’s leaders. “Our group of seniors has a ton of playing experience and should be prepared for the demands of our challenging schedule.” After the first three games, two losses against West Virginia and St. John’s and a win against Rider, the Tigers are scheduled to face off against competitive teams, including Cornell, Columbia, and Dartmouth, who were all victorious over the Tigers the last fall season. Senior defender Greg Seifert, who will anchor the defense alongside Barba, describes the collective goal to earn team titles

despite the caliber of competition that lies ahead. “In terms of last season, we thought that overall we were a good team and did pretty well, but we had nothing to show for it,” said Seifert. “We won a bunch of games but we did not get results when it mattered the most. This year we are hungry to win, and to raise a trophy or two at the end of the year.” Barlow, however, recognizes the importance of playing one game at a time. “We go into every game with the goal of winning that game, and try to focus on the present. Having said that, we want to continue to build on the successes we’ve had the past few seasons, and, of course, win the league and go deep into the tournament. But we know it has to be one game at a time, and we just try to stay locked in on the next game.”

WOMEN’S SOCCER Women’s soccer primed for historic season By Miranda Hasty staff writer

The 2015 season for the Princeton women’s soccer team ended in disappointment after a loss against University at Southern California in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Despite the defeat, the Tigers concluded their season with an admirable 14-4-1 final record. “It was beyond impressive,” head coach Sean Driscoll raved. “They gave every bit of effort that they had in every single

game we played in. We started off the season 2-0, went 2-3, and then from there made a tremendous turn at Villanova in our sixth game of the season and never looked back from there. We went two and a half months without losing a game.” Following three consecutive losses early in the season, the team used this mounting frustration as motivation, adding just one draw against Penn and one season-ending defeat against USC to their record. “It’s a testament to the hard

work, the determination, the will to win, and just the relentless nature of this team and I couldn’t have been more excited or appreciative. Everything they brought to the table on a regular basis was just a really enjoyable experience,” Driscoll stated. The 2015 fall season marked Driscoll’s first at Princeton. After less than eleven months on the job, Driscoll has already earned the Ivy League Coach of the Year award for leading his team to a 13-game undefeated streak, an undefeated Ivy

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League season, and the second round of the NCAA tournament. Assisting Driscoll for the current fall season are coaches Kelly Boudreau, Mike Poller, and Alison Nabatoff. Following the conclusion of a memorable season, the team faced an inevitable roadblock. “Emily Sura was a captain, and an all conference, all Ivy League, and an unbelievable leader of the team, for sure. Very passionate, wore her heart on her sleeve and was a leader in many, many ways.” Driscoll commented on the program’s loss of the senior class, “It’s never easy to replace senior leadership. You don’t replace someone like that; you just find other players to do different jobs, and we’ve had some players step up and do really wonderful jobs.” Stepping up to the plate are seniors Tyler Lussi, Jesse McDonough, and Nicole Loncar, and junior Vanessa Gregoire. “Our captains are all incredible. Extremely talented, extremely gifted individuals, unbelievable human beings,” Driscoll said about the four captains. Returning as Top Drawer’s No. 17 player, NSCAA second team All-America member, and two-time reigning Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year, Lussi enters her senior year just four goals short of the program record for goals scored held by Esmeralda Negron ’05, and 14 points behind the record held by the same player. Lussi has since trumped Negron’s records following the

team’s 4-0 win against Howard on September 4 and the following 3-0 win against Temple. “She just continues to knock down records left and right,” Driscoll praised. “With Jesse a returning captain and Vanessa, Nicole, and me as the new captains, we have expanded our role beyond the traditional soccer playing leadership on and off the field,” Lussi stated about fulfilling her new responsibilities as a senior. “Sean and Kelly together with Mike and Allison have provided us the opportunity to lead the culture change within Princeton women’s soccer to expect to win the Ivy League and successfully compete at the highest levels of the NCAA Tournament every year. The goal and practice of striving to be the best Division 1 women’s soccer team in the NCAA is a subset of the foundation and results that [the University’s Ford Family Director of Athletics] Mollie Marcoux and her team are striving to enable all Princeton Student Athletes and Coaches to achieve, and women’s soccer is ‘ALL IN.’” Lussi further reflected on this “all in” attitude, describing the team’s devotion to betterment on and off the soccer pitch. “The team had a great preseason on and off the field,” she stated. “We became closer than any women’s soccer team during my three years at Princeton. Most top Division 1 women’s soccer teams are highly skilled, well trained, and conditioned and practice smart nutrition. The great teams play for a high-

er purpose than just winning championships – we are playing to help Mollie, Sean, Kelly, Mike, Allison, and the entire Princeton athletic staff set the expectation that all Princeton athletic teams are not only from the best educational institution, but the best athletic institution.” This aspiration is quickly becoming a reality with the arrival of a talented freshman class that includes Tomi Kennedy, Abby Givens, Ilana Perkins, Sophia Gulati, Natalie Grossi, and Kelli Calhoun, and the return of the reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year Mimi Asom. “We have an exciting and deep team,” Driscoll stated about the quality of the 2016 women’s soccer program. “The freshmen are a really talented group. We have a very bright future with them and I think a good team is always based upon good leadership in the senior class and a gifted freshman class to raise the level of the rest of the team. We have both of those things. We have a lot of depth and I think it’s a recipe for success, so I’m very excited about the group, we’ve played six games so far, a third of the way through our season, and we showed a lot of heart, a lot of resilience, and continue to be a team who wants to do whatever it takes to win and fight for one another.” The Tigers have already earned an impressive 7-1 starting record with wins over Fordham, Villanova, Delaware, Howard, Temple, Monmouth, and Duquesne.