Today’s Briefing: 

Q & A WITH MARIA RESSA '85: Maria Ressa ‘86 is the CEO of Rappler, a news organization in the Philippines that has been criticized by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Ressa is currently facing seven counts of cyber libel and was honored on Saturday, February 19 at Princeton Alumni Day with the Woodrow Wilson Award, which is the highest award an undergraduate alumnus is able to receive. The Daily Princetonian sits down with Ressa to discuss what it means to suppress free press and how this impacts our information ecosystem.

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LEWIS CENTER FOR THE ARTS EVENT WITH ANGELA BARNES: Angela Barnes, who has directed for “Blindspotting” and has wired on “Atlanta,” spoke about her dynamic career and inclusivity in television at an event hosted by the Lewis Center for the Arts. She began her career in artistic directing, which she said: “she initially chose because of the good job benefits, such as health insurance.” While she faced multiple hurdles in this career path, she describes how she made the transition from artistic directing to directing.

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Sports Recap:

• WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AGAINST BROWN: On Friday, the Princeton women’s basketball team dominated Brown in a crushing 88-42 victory. This has been the Tiger’s second-largest win this season, behind a 43 point win against Dartmouth on January 22.
• WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AGAINST YALE: This past Saturday, the women’s basketball team dominated conference rival Yale by a score of 74-36. Currently, the Tigers stand undefeated in league play and have accumulated an Ivy League winning streak of 37 games.
• MEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKEND: The men’s basketball team continued their streak of victories after winning over the Brown Bears on Friday night. They continued their win streak on Saturday night, beating Yale Bulldogs 81-75 in a nail-biting contest.
• MEN'S ICE HOCKEY WEEKEND: Men’s hockey lost both games on the road this weekend as they continue to jockey for a playoff position in the Eastern Athletic Conference. The Tigers blew a thor period lead Friday in a 4-3 loss to Harvard. They then traveled up to Dartmouth on Saturday, where they also lost 2-0.
• WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY WEEKEND: The women’s hockey team dropped their last home game of the season on February 19 against No. 6 Yale at a score of 3-0. 

The Prospect: 

• SYMPOH & LUCKY BREAK SHOW: Many of us often shy away from dance-related activities—especially break-dancing. While initially nervous about trying out for Sympoh, a breakdancing group at Princeton, Contributing Writer Sage Kanemaru reflects on his experience participating in Sympoh boot camps and finding an essential and integral community in the campus group.
• ON SCULPTING: Contributing Writer Audrey Zhang takes readers on a journey through the process of creating her first sculpture, the inspirations she drew from, and her dynamic thought processes while building. Now, as a student in Professor Joe Scanlan’s introductory sculpture class, Zhang is able to think more critically about how we might represent movement and action through sculptures.

At Your Leisure: 

• PUZZLES: Senior Puzzles Constructor Luca Morante gives us a puzzle to phone home about. Check out this puzzle here.
• PODCAST: Listen to the latest episode of Daybreak, The Daily Princetonian’s daily news podcast