At a brief ceremony at noon Monday, Nov. 7, President Christopher L. Eisgruber delivered on a promise to undergraduate students to "Fly the W" if the Chicago Cubs won the World Series.
Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber (front row, fourth from right), a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, joined students, faculty and staff to celebrate the Cubs' World Series victory over the Cleveland Indians. (Photos by Denise Applewhite, Office of Communications)
A flag with a blue "W" emblazoned on a white field, similar to those that fly at Wrigley Field after the Cubs win, was hoisted up the flag pole over the entrance to Nassau Hall. The W flag flew below the American flag for a few minutes to celebrate the Cubs' first world championship since 1908, which they achieved by defeating the Cleveland Indians in a seven-game series that ended last week.
A few dozen students, faculty, staff and visitors gathered in front of the main entrance to Nassau Hall. Eisgruber and fellow lifelong Cubs fan Stanley Katz, a lecturer with the rank of professor in public and international affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, led the group in a rendition of the team's victory song, "Go, Cubs, Go!"
A flag with a blue "W" emblazoned on a white field, similar to those that fly at Wrigley Field after each Cubs’ win, was hoisted up the flag pole over the entrance to Nassau Hall on Monday, Nov. 7, fulfilling a promise Eisgruber made to students.
