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Princeton (3-4, 2-2 Ivy) vs. Penn (4-3, 3-1 Ivy)

Nov. 7, 7 p.m. — Princeton Stadium, Princeton, N.J.

History

Friday night’s game will be the 100th between Princeton and Penn, and everyone associated with the rivalry has a favorite. Tops on the list for Princeton head coach Roger Hughes: the 2006 game, when Rob Toresco ’08, stalled at the goal line, flipped the ball to quarterback Jeff Terrell ’07 for a key touchdown in overtime. Defensive coordinator Steve Verbit, who has been at Princeton for 24 seasons, fondly recalls a goal line stand in 1995 that helped the Tigers secure a 22-9 win. For more memorable moments and historical photos, check out “100 and counting,” a story from PAW’s Nov. 5 issue.

Above, Frank McPhee ’53 caught this Dick Kazmaier ’52 pass for a touchdown against Penn in 1951.

Tiger of the Week: Henry H. Kennedy Jr. ’70

In a week dominated by elections for executive and legislative offices, our Tiger of the Week comes the judicial branch. On Oct. 31, U.S. District Court Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr. ’70 made headlines by ordering the Justice Department to produce memorandums from the White House legal counsel’s office that describe and outline the legal justification for the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program. (The Justice Department has argued that the memorandums are protected attorney-client communications.)

For Kennedy, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997, this is the latest in a list of difficult cases, from the Elian Gonzalez custody dispute in 2000 to the destruction of CIA interrogation tapes last year. But Princetonians may know him better as a former University trustee and the oldest sibling in an accomplished legal family that includes brother Randall Kennedy ’77, an author and Harvard Law professor, and sister Angela Acree ’85, a D.C. lawyer.

(Photo by Beverly Rezneck/Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)

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Cross country teams win Heps

On Oct. 31, Princeton’s men’s and women’s cross country teams swept the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships for the third consecutive year — an unprecedented feat. This year’s meet included a narrow win by the men and a dominant race by the women. For more details, watch PAW’s exclusive video.

Students cheer returns at ‘White House bicker’

Groups of friends left their reading assignments and problem sets behind on election night, and no, they weren’t heading out to The Street. “White House bicker,” an event sponsored by the class governments, P-Votes, Whig-Clio, and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students, drew large crowds as students gathered to get free T-shirts, kettle corn, apple cider, and donuts while they watched the results roll in. For many students, this was the first presidential election in which they were eligible to vote.

Those not willing to brave the crowds at Whig Hall gathered for televised viewing of the results in the residential colleges, eating clubs, and at the Frist Campus Center. Student groups like the James Madison Program provided pizza and dessert for their members while tracking the results on the big screen.

At Whig, cheers erupted as electoral vote projections came in for the respective candidates. Republican stalwarts held out, hopeful that red would creep over the map, but it was clear that the majority of students — 79.3 percent, according a Daily Princetonian poll — supported Barack Obama. By Julia Osellame ’09

Above, students at Whig Hall watch the early returns Nov. 4. (Photo by Julia Osellame ’09)

Names in the news, election edition

A Princetonian — future first lady Michelle Obama ’85 — will take residence in the White House for the first time since the final days of Woodrow Wilson 1879’s presidency. The new presidential spouse told Reuters that her first job will continue to be “mom-in-chief” for daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7.

In other news from the Nov. 4 election, Jared Polis ’96, D-Colo., became Colorado’s first openly gay congressman, winning handily in the state’s 2nd district. Woodrow Wilson School graduate Leonard Lance *82, R-N.J, right, won a seat in the House of Representatives, beating Democrat Linda Stender in a hard-fought race in New Jersey’s 7th district. And Lance’s classmate, Jeff Merkley *82, D-Ore., went to bed late last night with a narrow lead in a too-close-to-call race for a U.S. Senate seat.

Alumni incumbents fared well. Rep. Jim Marshall ’72, D-Ga., left, had the most significant challenge, retaining his seat by winning 55 percent of votes in his district. Rep. John Sarbanes ’84, D-Md., won by a wide margin, earning a second term. Indiana Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels ’71 also had a strong victory in his re-election bid.

(Photos: Lance — Wikipedia; Marshall — Congressional Pictorial Directory)

Princeton (2-4, 1-2 Ivy) at Cornell (3-3, 1-2 Ivy)

Nov. 1, 1 p.m. — Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, N.Y.

(Photo courtesy Mark Anbinder/Flickr.com)

Tiger of the Week: Matt Iseman ’93

As an undergraduate, Matt Iseman ’93 pitched for the Princeton baseball team. This month, the actor and comedian returned to the world of sports to pitch jokes. He hosts Sports Soup, a new cable show that airs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 p.m. on Versus. The show uses video clips to poke fun at athletes, coaches, and commentators from the pro and college ranks. “We’re not trying to make anyone look bad or get anyone fired,” Iseman explained in an interview with the Fort Worth Star Telegram. “But we’re giving them the rope. If they want to hang themselves, we’ll let them and we’ll let you laugh about it.”

Iseman graduated from Columbia University’s medical school, but during his residency, he decided that Hollywood was his true calling. Since then, he’s landed gigs on the Style Network (as the Goto Guy on Clean House), the Game Show Network (as the host of Casino Night), and the long-running soap General Hospital, where he had a recurring role, though not as a doctor. That’s right: He is a doctor, but he does not play one on TV. He’s also our Tiger of the Week.

(Photo courtesy mattiseman.com)

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Rock, paper, scissors — shoot!

Twenty-one Princeton students, including PAW contributor Sarah Harrison ’09, left midterm studying behind Oct. 28 to participate in the debut Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament in Dillon Gym, organized by the Intramural Sports Office. Harrison filed this report for The Weekly Blog.

The best Rock, Paper, Scissors (RPS) competitors pay no attention to the strategy of their opponents. That tactic worked well for Zacch Olorunnipa ’11.

Olorunnipa reached the finals of the RPS draw, beating out the strategies of other players like senior Rob Barnett, who followed a preconceived pattern in every game he played, and junior Ian Auzenne, who worked off his opponents’ actions.

Auzenne followed a “very complicated” method in which he tried to anticipate the first move of each opponent. Most amateur players draw scissors first, Auzenne explained. He “typically throws down a rock.”

Auzenne sized me up as an amateur, so he was shocked when I started with paper. “So rarely will people throw a paper on the first draw,” he said afterward. Paper trumped rock, and I moved on.

My amateur moves carried me to the finals, but I met my match in Olorunnipa. Olorunnipa “didn’t watch anyone else play,” trying to focus only on “feeling the vibe of the room.” Watching other players would have knocked Olorunnipa off his own game.

Either Olorunnipa’s focus paid off, or my amateur tactics caught up with me. I drew scissors first and he crushed me with his rock. Olorunnipa took home first prize, an iPod nano. By Sarah Harrison ’09

Above, RPS champion Zacch Olorunnipa ’11, top, and runner-up Sarah Harrison ’09. (Photos courtesy of the Intramural Sports Office)

Names in the news, campaign edition

Princeton alumni hit the trail in the final weeks of the presidential campaign, with Tigers popping up on both sides of the aisle. For Sen. John McCain’s camp, Meg Whitman ’77, the former eBay CEO, talked technology in northern Virginia Oct. 27. (McCain has mentioned her as a possible treasury secretary.) Steve Forbes ’70, a former presidential candidate, also supported McCain in Virginia, speaking at an Oct. 25 rally. And actor Dean Cain ’88 took McCain’s side in a debate with fellow celeb Sheryl Crow on Larry King Live Oct. 13.

Sen. Barack Obama has received support from former congressmen Sen. Bill Bradley ’65 (D-N.J.) and Rep. Jim Leach ’64 (R-Iowa), as well as Paul Volcker ’49, the former Fed chairman, who has served as an economic advisor for the Democratic candidate. Eric Schmidt ’76, the CEO of Google, offered his endorsement Oct. 20 and has talked about technology at Obama events. And of course, Michelle Obama ’85 and her older brother, Craig Robinson ’83, the men’s basketball coach at Oregon State, are lending their voices to the campaign.

New books: One Family’s Response to Terrorism

In Susan Kerr van de Ven’s recently published memoir, One Family’s Response to Terrorism (Syracuse University Press), the daughter of alumnus Malcolm Kerr ’53 recalls her family’s search for justice after Kerr, the president of the American University of Beirut, was assassinated nearly 25 years ago. The story traces van de Ven’s exploration of evidence, more than a decade after the murder, and the family’s U.S. court case against the Islamic Republic of Iran. It also includes memories of Kerr, family photos and letters, and reflections on violence and politics. Van de Ven, who holds a Ph.D. from Harvard, runs a creative writing program for children in Cambridge, England.

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Princeton (2-3, 1-1 Ivy) vs. Harvard (4-1, 1-1 Ivy)

Oct. 25, 1 p.m. — Princeton Stadium, Princeton, N.J.

Tiger of the Week: William Lockwood Jr. ’59

William Lockwood Jr. ’59 was an undergraduate when he started booking concerts at McCarter Theatre in Princeton. In the 50 years since, he has become an indispensable part of the region’s arts and music scene, staging modern dance, jazz, rock ’n’ roll, classical music, and nearly everything in between at McCarter, Lincoln Center, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. McCarter celebrated Lockwood’s half-century in the business this week with performances by Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt Oct. 20 and pianist Lang Lang Oct. 21. PAW would like to add one more line to Lockwood’s anniversary marquee: “Tiger of the Week.”

Lockwood, a Princeton native and son of a Woodrow Wilson School professor, maintains close ties with University students. He serves as the business manager of the Triangle Club, and he has helped to connect McCarter performers with student artists. (In 2006, for instance, he arranged a master class with Lang Lang and a handful of top undergraduate pianists.) And while the 50-year celebration may seem to have a valedictory tone, Lockwood aims to keep filling the seats of his beloved theater well into the future. “I’ve been here through two-thirds of McCarter’s history,” he told The Times of Trenton last week. “They’ll have to carry me out. I have no plans to retire.”

(Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

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Polcer ’58 running for jazz

Pounding the pavement, mile after mile, might not appear to have anything to do with jazz, but cornetist and swing jazz bandleader Ed Polcer ’58 will bring together his passion for both when he runs the New York City Marathon Nov. 2 to raise money for the Jazz Foundation of America. Polcer got involved with the organization, which helps support older jazz and blues artists, three years ago and today works with its development department. The New York-based group, founded in 1991, provides emergency-housing funds for rents and mortgages, finds jobs for musicians in public schools, and, in partnership with a New Jersey hospital, arranges free health care.

Polcer, who took up running in 1994 at age 57, will have company — his wife, Judy Kurtz, a singer and actress who performs with Polcer in concerts and jazz festivals, will keep pace with him. This will be Polcer’s 10th NYC marathon and Kurtz’s 13th. They hope to raise as much as $100,000 for the Jazz Foundation. As of Oct. 15, they had collected $20,000 in pledges. In addition to keeping him in great shape for performing gigs, running for the Jazz Foundation, says Polcer, is his way of “addressing the needs of some of our country’s great jazz artists who are self-employed, with no corporate pensions and health/retirement plans as safety nets.” By Katherine Federici Greenwood

Above, Ed Polcer ’58 and wife Judy at the 2006 New York City Marathon. (Photo courtesy Ed Polcer ’58)

Young guns top alumni in men’s lacrosse

Youth trumped experience at Class of 1952 Stadium when former members of Princeton’s men’s lacrosse team returned to campus to take on the young Tigers in the annual alumni game Oct. 19. In an uncharacteristic loss for the alumni, the undergrads stomped them out, 17-4.

Princeton head coach Bill Tierney does not take this game lightly. His players stood shoulder-to-shoulder on the sideline, dressed in their black uniforms, and at halftime, they formed a tight huddle around Tierney to talk strategy. Meanwhile, on the other side of the field, volunteer assistant coach Bryce Chase ’63 had to yell to grab the attention of alumni, dressed in a hodgepodge of lacrosse shorts, running shoes, and in a few cases, business casual.

But the alumni can still play. Just ask goalie Howard “Cookie” Krongard ’61, former inspector general of the State Department. “I think I’m in pretty good shape,” said Krongard, who has rarely missed a chance to strap on his goalie pads and face the undergrads. He even practiced with the team the day before. Practice seemed to pay off when he came up with a big save against freshman Oscar Loynaz.

This year’s freshman class “adds a lot” to the team, said Krongard. With more speed on the team, Krongard thinks it will be a good year for Tiger lacrosse — and he should know what a good year looks like. Princeton did not lose an Ivy League game during his three years as a starter. By Sarah Harrison ’09

Names in the news

On Oct. 16, The New York Times profiled Amit Chatwani ’04, a blogger and author who satirizes the lives of young investment bankers — a tough job in a down market, according to Chatwani. “It’s just not the same to kick them when they’re down,” he told the paper. … On Oct. 15, poet and Northwestern University professor Reginald Gibbons ’69 was nominated for a National Book Award for his collection of poems Creatures of a Day. The National Book Award winners will be announced Nov. 19. … An Oct. 17 Washington Post review complimented the “haunting, bracing, and ultimately heartbreaking” accounts of Robert Kennedy found in former Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach ’43’s new book, Some of It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ. … NPR’s All Things Considered looked back at Adlai Stevenson ’22 and his presidential candidacy in 1952, one of the first times in which television played a major role in the election’s outcome. … Standup comedian Jeff Kreisler ’95 will join four other performers to “rant, vent and occasionally educate audiences on campaign topics” at the Gotham Comedy Club Oct. 27 and Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m., according to Time Out New York.

Princeton (2-2, 1-0 Ivy) vs. Brown (2-2, 1-0 Ivy)

Oct. 18, 1 p.m. — Princeton Stadium, Princeton, N.J.

Tiger of the Week: Mary E. Miller ’75

The Tiger of the Week is - gasp - a Yalie? Well, not entirely. But art historian Mary E. Miller ’75 made history in New Haven this week, becoming the first woman to be named dean of Yale College. She will take over the post Dec. 1.

Miller, an expert on Mayan art and architecture, graduated summa cum laude from Princeton as an art and archaeology concentrator in 1975. She earned her doctorate at Yale, joined the faculty of its art history department in 1981, and has been master of Yale’s Saybrook College since 1999. Yale president Richard Levin, in an interview with The Yale Daily News, called Miller “a magnificent scholar, a devoted teacher, and a terrific master.”

Photo courtesy Yale University Office of Public Relations

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Princeton (2-1) at Colgate (3-2)

Oct. 11, 1 p.m. — Andy Kerr Stadium, Hamilton, N.Y.