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And then
there
was light
Princeton Pi Day
UFAR founder talks
alleviating riverblindness
in the Congo and the
upcoming African Soiree
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
VITA DUVA/The Sun
Annie Kim, Janie Kim and Jade Levine of the Princeton Tour Company take a break to pose for the camera after spending the day
greeting Princeton Pi Day event-goers. For the full Pi Day story, visit www.theprincetonsun.com.
In 2004, Lawrenceville local
Daniel Shungu traveled home to
the Congo on a quest to “give
something back to his brothers
and sisters.” When inspiration
came from a Congolese minister,
Dr. Yagi Sitolo, Shungu embarked
on a 12-day trip covering 300
miles, nine major cities and many
desolate provinces – rivers
buzzing with the infected black
flies that plague 60 percent to 70
percent of the population with
blindness.
“Seeing this with my own eyes
really touched me deep in my
heart and convinced me to do this
project,” said Shungu referring to
his foundation, United Front
Against Riverblindness, which
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First day of spring: Princetonians look ahead
After a grueling winter in Princeton, locals share their excitement for the upcoming season
By VITA DUVA
The Sun
After a bitter, grueling winter,
locals eagerly await the first signs
of spring. March didn’t let up
early on.
Not even two days into the
month of madness, a second winter storm had already eyed the
state as temperatures continued
to steadily decline well into the
single digits.
While schools and offices
around town closed, neighbors
and townspeople came from out
of their warm homes and quiet
shops, bundled from head-to-toe
to shovel out the persistent,
falling snow – yet again.
Meanwhile, The Sun was collecting Princeton snow photos on
Instagram. A number of locals,
passers-by and photography enthusiasts alike began sharing
their snow-bitten “Princetagrams” on our page. While some
were still reveling in the beauty of
winter, others were frustrated,
hoping for the snow to disappear
altogether.
Astronomically speaking, Friday, March 20 will mark the
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Kathy Stratton says she is looking forward to being able to walk around outside and not worry about slipping on ice this spring.
March equinox – more popularly
known as the first day of spring.
But, meteorologically speaking,
this may not be the case. One can
only keep their fingers crossed
and hope otherwise.
Nevertheless, here are what a
few Princetonians were chatting
about on the streets last week:
Princeton resident Jocelyn
Froehlich was out walking her
two dogs, Lucy and Lindy, when
she stopped to say what excites
her about spring in Princeton: “It
is really fun when the Princeton
University students are back
from spring break. They bring so
much life to the town and to the
community.”
Kathy Stratton, a Princeton
employee, is looking forward to,
“being able to just be outside and
walk around.”
“And of course, not having to
worry about slipping on ice,” the
Princeton Junction resident
added with a smile.
Samantha Hasey, an employee
at Labyrinth Books in Princeton,
was spotted organizing the shop’s
outdoor display when she took a
break to chat about her anticipation for the spring season.
“This spring I am looking forward to being able to finally shop
outside and walk around,” she
said. “And mostly, I am looking
forward to the nice weather.”
The Sun also caught up Alicia
Grimaldi – who works on Stockton Street – during her lunch
break last week: “I can’t wait to
see the snow melt.”
The Princeton worker spent
the rest of her break shopping
and catching up with friends via
her phone.
What are you looking forward to for
spring in Princeton this year? Tell the
Sun on Twitter @princetonsun.
Princeton public schools cafeteria workers negotiate contract
After benefits cut, food service workers continue to negotiate deal with Nutri-Serve Food Management
By VITA DUVA
The Sun
For several months, food service workers in the Princeton Public School District have been trying to negotiate a contract with
Nutri-Serve Food Management.
These workers and the local
Service Employees International
Union went before the school
board at its meeting on Tuesday,
Feb. 24 to bring light to their negotiations.
While the workers have continued to take the necessary actions
to inform both parents and other
staff members about the status of
their negotiations, the staff altogether went on strike back on
Nov. 17, but only remained on
strike for one day.
Although they are technically
Nutri-Serve’s employees, as vital
members of the PPS community,
the workers feel as though NutriServe’s original proposal would
have eventually pushed them into
poverty. The starting hourly rate
as a food service worker has been
reported at less than $9 an hour.
According to a flyer that was
handed out during the meeting,
Nutri-Serve planned to cut five
holidays and leave the workers
with only one paid holiday, slash
decent wage increases and wipe
out 21 paid days for jury duty.
The flyer also stated that NutriServe has said it is its philosophical belief not to allow the workers
to voluntarily contribute to their
political fund, which eliminates
their First Amendment right to
freedom of speech.
As a result, workers asked for
those willing to sign their petition
against Nutri-Serve’s benefits cut
and make a call to Nutri-Serve’s
owner Karen Fynan on their behalf.
Fynan could not be reached for
comment.
However, PPS Superintendent
Steven Cochrane said since the
labor dispute became public, he
has been in contact on a regular
basis with Fynan: “I cannot share
what is being talked about in negotiations, but I believe that
progress has been made on a
number of key issues, and I hope
that progress can continue.
“We recognize how important
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our cafeteria workers are in our
schools and in the daily lives of
our students. We are concerned
about the impact the negotiations
are having on them as individuals, and at our last meeting, I encouraged both parties to continue
to meet and work in earnest toward a resolution.”
Food service workers met with
Nutri-Serve to negotiate their
contract on Dec. 18, and then
again on Feb. 23.
“I am hopeful that the two
groups are continuing to meet,”
Cochrane said.
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Small World Coffee patron
reports $1,500 laptop stolen
The following reports are on
file with the Princeton Police Department.
nicipal Court warrant for $195.
The Trenton resident was released after posting bail.
On March 9, a female victim reported that her laptop valued at
$1,500 was stolen from
her handbag while
leaving it unattended
for a short time at
Small World Coffee.
A resident of Pettit Place reported on March 5 that unknown
actor(s) filed a fraudulent federal tax return
using his personal information.
police
report
Subsequent to a pedestrian
check on North Harrison Street
on March 3, a 23-year-old woman
was arrested on a Princeton Municipal Court warrant for $164.
She posted bail and was released.
On March 3, subsequent to a
motor vehicle stop on Nassau
Street. A 32-year-old man was arrested on a Franklin Township
Municipal Court warrant for
$150. He was released after posting bail.
A former resident of Broadmead Street reported on March 3
that $4,300 worth of sterling silver
flatware is missing from their belongings after moving to North
Carolina.
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop on Spring Street on March 4,
a 27-year-old woman was arrested
on a Springfield Township Mu-
Free immigration
advice March 25
Free legal advice on immigration and other issues will be offered on Wednesday, March 25
from 7–8:30 p.m. in the second
floor Conference Room at the
Princeton Public Library.
The volunteer attorneys will
answer questions in their areas of
expertise as far as possible, and
make referrals as necessary.
Though not definitive legal consultations, this offers an opportunity for a brief review of current
applicable law or to get a second
opinion.
Spanish interpreters will be
available. For more information,
please call (609) 924-9529, ext. 220.
On March 5, a resident of Morven Place reported
that sometime during the early
morning
hours,
unknown
actor(s) rummaged through two
vehicles parked in their driveway.
Nothing appeared to be stolen.
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop on State Road on March 8, a
26-year-old female was arrested
on warrants out of Atlantic City
Municipal Court and Newark
Municipal Court totaling $175.
The Philadelphia resident was released after posting bail.
Subsequent to a vehicle check
on Greenview Avenue on March
7, unknown actor(s) in the area of
242 Nassau St. stole a man’s wallet containing credit cards and
identification after he dropped it.
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The Jewish Center hosts Amy Adina
Schulman Memorial Lecture March 22
“Understanding the Results of
the Israeli Election: What Direction for Israel’s Future?” is the
topic for the 27th Annual Amy
Adina Schulman Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Bernard
Avishai. The lecture will be held
on Sunday, March 22 at 7 p.m. at
The Jewish Center of Princeton.
Israel’s parliamentary elections for a prime minister and
new governing coalition have
been called two years ahead of
schedule and will be held a few
days prior to this lecture. The
outcome of the voting will need
interpretation, as the electoral
system is increasingly complicat-
ed. Polling predicts the main parties will have fewer seats than in
the current Knesset (parliament),
requiring combinations with
many feuding smaller parties in
order to cobble together a majority coalition government.
Avishai will help attendees understand what the various coalitions could look like and how
each might address Israel’s possible paths into the future regarding: the country’s economic situation, defense and security, the
role of the Orthodox, prospects
for renewed negotiations with the
Palestinian Authority toward a
two-state solution and the rela-
tionship between Israel and the
U.S.
Following Avishai’s presentation, there will be an extensive
Q&A period. The evening will
end with a dessert reception.
This program is open to the public without charge.
Throughout the year, the Amy
Adina Schulman Memorial Fund
sponsors this lecture series,
awards grants to young adults
who volunteer for progressive social action projects in Israel and
around the world. To learn more
about the organization, visit
www.AmyAdinaSchulmanFund.org.
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Mayor Lempert talks
‘Town-Gown’ relationship
One of my goals as mayor has
been to foster a more productive
relationship between the municipality and campus community.
I would like to focus on that
very relationship and look
at both the historic tensions
and the many
opportunities
for synergies
between the
town and university.
First – the
Liz Lempert
tensions,
MAYOR’S MESSAGE
which
fall
mainly into two areas – development and economics. You cannot
really talk about the town-gown
relationship in Princeton without
talking about growth and development. As the largest landowner, the university has been the
driver of growth and change. But
it would be a mistake to see this
solely as a town-gown tension, because the university struggles
with this internally.
One of the more famous development battles in Princeton was
over where the graduate college
should be built – and it pitted two
former U.S. presidents against
one another – Grover Cleveland
and Woodrow Wilson. While Wilson wanted the graduate college
to be centrally located, Cleveland
wanted the graduate students to
have their own refuge apart from
the main campus. Cleveland won
out and got a bell tower named
after him among other things.
One takeaway is that Princeton
land use issues are compelling
enough to galvanize U.S. presidents. The other takeaway is 100
years after Cleveland and Wilson
duked it out over where to site the
graduate college, the university is
still struggling with versions of
this same debate – where and how
it expands.
Two decades ago, the university president at the time, Harold
Shapiro, decided that after his
tenure, most future physical
growth of the university should
take place on the West Windsor
side of Lake Carnegie. He envi-
sioned a mirror image campus
developing over the following
decades and into this century.
Then, under Shirley Tilghman,
the university undertook another
extensive campus planning effort.
Those plans ultimately reversed
Shapiro’s vision of the mirror
West Windsor campus. Tilghman’s campus plan focused
growth back on the Princeton
side of the lake, increasing density and pushing out along the campus borders. The reasoning behind Tilghman’s plan was understandable – Princeton was able to
maintain a large walk-able campus and a more compact, sustainable campus.
But the decision to concentrate
grown in Princeton had an unintended consequence – and that
was increasing town-gown tensions, especially over development at the edges of the campus.
For one, the Murray Place neighborhood was impacted by development in the E- Quad. There
were also serious concerns as the
community watched the universi-
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Want a lasting marriage?
The secret is simple – get married, and live, in New Jersey
O
ver the last few weeks, you
may have read on this page
our request to have you send
in the story of your marriage proposal. March 20 is National Proposal Day,
and we are celebrating the under-theradar “holiday” by telling the stories
of marriage engagements of the members of this community.
Why do we do this? As one of our associate editors would say, “we love
love.”
And so, too, apparently, do plenty of
other New Jerseyans. A recently-released Census report shows that New
Jersey has the lowest percentage of
people who have married two or more
times. So, when we say “I do,” we tend
to mean it. Or, at the very least, we
Your story
Want to share the story of your marriage
proposal and engagement with the rest of
town? Send us an email to the address at
the right.
don’t intend to say it again if things
don’t go right the first time.
We’d rather focus on that first point,
though. New Jersey has long held one
of the lowest, if not the lowest, divorce
rates in the nation, and experts are
never surprised to read this. Why? Because New Jersey residents typically
fall into categories that put them at a
lower likelihood to get a divorce:
We have a high level of education,
so we often delay marriage to a later
age, making us more emotionally and
financially stable. Money troubles are
a leading cause of divorce, and since a
good portion of our newlyweds are in
a better financial position than their
counterparts in the South and West –
where divorce rates are higher – we
tend to avoid the D-word.
Which circles us back to what we’re
really talking about here – wonderful,
head-over-heels love.
We have already received plenty of
stories from the community about
their memorable engagement stories,
and we thank you for them. Your stories will be told in these pages in the
coming weeks. If you want to share
your stories with the town, please
send them in. We love love, all year
‘round.
The Sun wants to know: How did you get engaged?
Share your stories with our readers for National Proposal Day on March 20
Maybe he popped the question on a picturesque summer day at the beach, a banner plane proclaiming his love flying overhead. Perhaps she organized your family
and friends into a flash mob, asking for
your hand in marriage at the end of an
elaborate song and dance. Or maybe it was
simple, both curled up on the couch at
home, sharing a pizza and laughing over
the latest episode of a favorite sitcom.
March 20 is National Proposal Day, and
no matter how you went from single to betrothed, The Sun wants to celebrate with
your stories.
Was it the most romantic proposal in
history? A proposal that went hysterically
wrong, but still with an enthusiastic “yes”
at the end? Maybe the third time was the
charm? Whatever your story, we’re calling
on you to send it in so we can share it with
everyone.
Send in your perfect (or not-so-perfect)
proposal story, and a photo of you and your
special someone, to our news email, which
is listed to the right.
Watch for your stories in an upcoming
issue of The Sun.
Bryn Mawr-Wellesley hosts 84th book sale March 20–24
After this dreadful winter, everyone is
eager for the first signs of spring – robins
on the lawn, the first flowers and the Bryn
Mawr Wellesley Book Sale. Now in its 84th
consecutive year, it is the largest and oldest
used book sale on the East Coast and attracts buyers from as far away as Maine,
Florida and Ohio. Patrons will find more
than 85,000 books including non-fiction, fic-
tion, trade, hard back, soft cover, rare and
collectible books, recipe books, coffee table
volumes and photography books among
others. They are organized into 60 topics
and displayed for easy browsing.
Tickets for Preview Day, March 20, are
$25 and available at bmandwbooks.com.
Remaining days are free. Collector’s Corner is open the same hours as the rest of
the sale except where noted. Hours: Friday,
March 20 ($25), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday,
March 21, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday, March
22, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Monday, March 23 (half
price except most Collector’s Corner
books), 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Collector’s Corner
open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Tuesday, March 24
($10 a box day) 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Collector’s Corner closed.
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March Networking Madness: Mountain View Gold Course, 2-5 p.m.
Join the Mercer County Sports
and Entertainment Committee
for March Madness basketball
while eating game day treats,
having a few drinks, playing some
hoops and networking. Members:
$30, future members: $40.
Kiki Jamieson: Beyond Binaries:
Justice for Transgender and
Gender Non-Conforming People:
Princeton Public Library, Community Room, noon-1 p.m. This talk
will describe government efforts
to reveal authentic gender identity and to control individuals’ gender presentation.
Book Discussion: “Outlander”:
Princeton Public Library, Princeton Room, 7-9 p.m.
FRIDAY MARCH 20
Princeton Environmental Film Festival: Reaching Blue: Finding
Hope Beneath the Surface:
Princeton Public Library, Community Room, 4-5 p.m. 45 minutes.
Folk Concert: Princeton Folk Music
Society, 8 p.m. Mary Gauthier
with guest, Allison Moorer.
Admission $20; $15 for members;
$10 for students age 12-22 and $5
for children under 12. For information, call (609) 799-0944.
Princeton Environmental Film Festival: Just Eat it: Princeton Public Library, Community Room, 7-9
p.m. 75 minutes.
SATURDAY MARCH 21
Saturday Stories: Princeton Public
Library, Story Room, 10:30-11 a.m.
For children 2-8 years of age.
Adults must accompany children.
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p.m. 58 minutes.
Princeton Environmental Film Festival: Pelican Dreams: Princeton
Public Library, Community Room,
1-3 p.m. 80 minutes.
Princeton Environmental Film Festival: Chuitna: More Than
Salmon on the Line: Princeton
Public Library, Community Room,
3-4 p.m. 30 minutes. Followed by
a Q&A with the filmmakers via
video conference.
Princeton Environmental Film Festival: En La Orilla: Princeton
Public Library, Community Room,
4-4:30 p.m. 12 minutes. Followed
by a Q&A with the filmmakers via
video conference.
Princeton Environmental Film Festival: Mother Kuskokwim:
Princeton Public Library, Community Room, 4:30-5:30 p.m. The
screening will be followed by a
Q&A with the filmmakers via
video conference.
Princeton Environmental Film Festival: Song of the Sea: Princeton
MARCH 18–24, 2015
Public Library, Community Room,
6-8 p.m. 93 minutes.
SUNDAY MARCH 22
Princeton Environmental Film Festival: Song From the Forest:
Princeton Public Library, Community Room, 11-12 p.m. 96 minutes.
Princeton Environmental Film Festival: Oil and Water: Princeton
Public Library, Community Room,
1-3 p.m. 77 minutes.
Sunday Stories: Princeton Public
Library, Story Room, 2-2:30 p.m.
For children 2-8 years of age.
Adults must accompany children.
Princeton Environmental Film Festival: Field Biologist: Princeton
Public Library, Community Room,
4-6 p.m. 53 minutes. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with
filmmaker, Jared Flesher and
Tyler Christensen, the subject of
the film.
MONDAY MARCH 23
Princeton Environmental Film Fes-
tival: No Pipeline: Say Friends of
Nelson: Princeton Public Library,
Community Room, 4-5 p.m. 29
minutes.
Princeton Environmental Film Festival: Switch: Princeton Public
Library, Community Room, 5:15-7
p.m. 98 minutes.
Talk: “Finding the Right Volunteer
Opportunity”: Princeton Public
Library, Conference Room, 7-9
p.m. Carol King of the Princeton
Senior Resource Center discusses how to connect to volunteer
opportunities that will help
expand horizons, create relationships and further personal and
professional goals while making a
difference in the community.
Princeton Environmental Film Festival: Above All Else: Princeton
Public Library, Community Room,
7:30-9:30 p.m. 95 minutes.
TUESDAY MARCH 24
Chess: Princeton Public Library,
Story Room, 4-5 p.m.
Princeton Environmental Film Festival: The Walking Revolution:
Princeton Public Library, Community Room, 4-5 p.m. 30 minutes.
Princeton Environmental Film Festival: Antarctic Edge: 70-degree
South: Princeton Public Library,
The Garden Theatre, 7-9 p.m. 72
minutes.
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Fundraiser set for March 22
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riverblindness throughout the
Congo. UFAR will host its sole
fundraiser Saturday, March 22
from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Princeton
Theological Seminary.
The sixth annual fundraiser
for UFAR fuses international fare
with traditional Congolese art
and music. The event will illuminate the beauty in the African regions UFAR helps to remain colorful in the face of darkness. A
variety of “Kuba” art, which
arose during the era of Belgian
colonization and preserved tribal
pieces such as Congolese masks,
textiles, pottery, figurines and
beading with cowrie shells, will
be on view and for sale. All art
and ticket sales, $70 for adults and
$35 for children, will be donated
to UFAR’s training programs,
transportation and incentives to
keep the project going in the
Congo. Woman, Cradle of Abundance, also known as FEBA, will
also have a booth at the African
Soiree with bags and clothing
crafted by Congolese women to
support sewing schools for girls,
medical care for women and children with HIV/AIDS, counseling
for survivors of sexual abuse and
school fees for orphans.
“As we enjoy the entertain-
ment,” by gospel singer Selah,
“and the delicious meals, we will
enable UFAR to keep an entire village from going blind,” Shungu
said. “With an array of international dishes, we want to welcome
everybody – at ease, at peace.”
To provide some Congolese
tastes, Shungu will prepare a goat
dish – one Shungu modestly admitted as having been deemed
“the best goat dish” around; banana snack – a type of beignet
made famous by New Orleans but
a favorite for centuries in the
Congo; and a simple dessert –
fresh sliced mango.
Though the food at the African
Soiree will be rich and sweet, the
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Teammate Brian Palmer discusses what it takes to be a great gymnast
By VITA DUVA
The Sun
The Schafer Gymnastics’ All
Star Special Olympics Team competed in its first meet of the season on Sunday, March 1 in Mt.
Laurel.
Head coach Shannon Schafer
started the team last year with
only one athlete, but since then,
the team has grown significantly
– now boasting seven highly committed athletes ranging from 8 to
12 years of age. Assistant coach
Kirstin Bowers is also a vital
asset to the team’s coaching staff.
Schafer has been committed to
working with children with special needs for the past 16 years
and is dedicated to giving every
child an opportunity to participate in the sport of gymnastics.
Schafer coached the National
Special Olympics Team last summer, and two of her athletes are
now headed to Los Angeles this
summer for the World Summer
Games for Special Olympics.
Schafer said her new team is
looking forward to its upcoming
Sectional Meet in May and the
Summer Games with Special
Olympics in June. The team is
also working on planning a
fundraiser with Thomas Sweets
in Princeton.
As the team gears up for its upcoming competitions, The Sun
caught up with teammate Brian
Palmer, 10, who has been involved
in gymnastics since he was 6
years old. A student at the Lewis
School in Princeton, Brian works
on the rings, pommel horse and
the parallel bars, but his favorite
routine is working on the floor.
He plans to work as hard as he
can to move to level 3.
See The Sun’s full interview
with Brian below:
The Sun: How did you first get
interested in gymnastics?
Brian: My mom signed me up
for private lessons and I realized
that I really enjoyed it.
The Sun: What is a typical practice with your team like?
Brian: First, we do some warms
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Brian Palmer, 10, of Princeton
stops to pose for the camera
during a gymnastics meet.
ups – jumping jacks and flips on
the trampoline. Then, I work with
my coaches on routines. They
take videos of me on their iPad
and I watch them back to see
where I need to improve. Sometimes our team does relay races.
I'm the fastest one out of everyone right now. We practice for one
hour once a week, and at the end
of practice, my muscles are really
sore.
The Sun: Who are your heroes?
Brian: Gabby Douglas was awesome to watch in the Olympics
last year. I like mixed martial
arts and I like Phil Baroni and
George St. Pierre. I really admire
people who are athletic, strong,
fast, big and smart.
The Sun: What attributes do
you believe make a great gymnast?
Brian: A great gymnast is
strong, fast and athletic. To get
that way, you have to work really
hard and stay focused and listen
to your coaches. It is best to try
not to be too nervous in the meets.
A great gymnast has to enjoy the
sport a lot and not be afraid to get
sweaty.
The Sun: What is the best advice your coach has given you?
Brian: Coach Schafer tells me to
listen carefully. She tells me that
the best thing I can do is practice
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Brian: It’s easier
to take small steps
to master new skill
BRIAN
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a lot and to not be afraid to try
new things.
The Sun: What is one obstacle
you have faced in gymnastics and
how did you overcome it?
Brian: Something that is really
hard for me now is the turn over
on the parallel bars, but I'm working on it. It is easier if you take
small steps to master a new skill.
I'm learning to do a straddle and
then do the turn over. At first,
when I was learning gymnastics,
my hands hurt a lot. But they get
tougher and stronger the more
you do it. I overcome things by
not getting too frustrated and
never giving up.
The Sun: What is one of your
proudest moments thus far while
on the gymnastics team?
Brian: I felt really proud doing
my routines at my first competition. And it was awesome to get
my very first medal. It is fun
being part of a team. I've never
been part of a team like this before.
The Sun: What is one goal you
hope to accomplish in gymnastics
this year?
Brian: I just want to get better
at everything I do in gymnastics. I
especially want to get better at the
rings because I think that is the
most fun part. I'm excited to win
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Street. And then there was the
Dinky Station move – where the
university moved the public train
station further away from town in
order to accommodate the expansion of campus.
Issues around growth and development are inevitably going to
cause some tensions because the
university and community are on
fundamentally different growth
trajectories. The town is largely
built out, and our population is
relatively stable. We are basically
a small town and like it that way.
The university, on the other hand,
has evolved into a major international research institution. The
square footage has essentially
doubled since 1965. And to maintain its standing in the international arena, the university is
going to need to build and modernize and grow. The challenge is
how to accommodate both the
town’s desire to keep its character
and the university’s inevitable expansion.
The university is now embarking on its campus plan for the
next three decades. Obviously, the
direction the university takes on
where and how it plans to expand
has significant effects on the
town. It is vitally important for
the community to be part of the
planning process so that impacts
can be acknowledged and efforts
can be made to address them. The
good news is there is improved
communication and a better understanding and recognition on
both sides of these tensions. President Eisgruber meets with the
Princeton Council every year,
which is important for the substance of what is being discussed
as well as the symbolism of the
president and council gathering
around a table to talk. Personal
relationships are important to institutional ones, and he has been
a terrific partner. We may have
conflicting needs at times, but
that doesn’t mean we cannot
work together. The town of
Princeton wouldn’t be Princeton
without the university. And the
university experience wouldn’t
be the same without the town.
The other tension concerns
money.
Princeton is not a universally
wealthy community. There are
pockets of poverty and longstanding working and middle-class
neighborhoods. Feelings of economic pressure in the community are sometimes coupled with
the perception that there is infinite wealth on the other side of
Nassau Street. When there are
changes on the campus border,
community residents have felt a
loss of control over their neighborhoods in the face of this large,
growing institution with enormous financial resources.
Princeton University is both
the largest taxpayer and the
largest non-tax payer. While some
properties are taxable, the bulk of
the university is tax exempt. The
municipality and university last
year entered into a seven-year
agreement, negotiated by Council
President Bernie Miller and
Councilman Patrick Simon,
where the university pays approximately $3 million/year. In
addition, in recognition of shared
needs, the university pledged financial support for a variety of
capital projects including $250,000
for the construction of a public
works facility, $550,000 for a new
rescue squad building, $250,000
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Princeton, university
have shared interests
PRINCETON
Continued from page 16
donation of a parking lot on
Franklin Street, which is worth
approximately $1 million.
At the end of the day, there is
significant overlap between the
university community and the
larger community. Many residents have some connection to
the university – either they are
alum, or they work on campus, or
someone in their family does. It
behooves us to do right by one another.
The fact is, we have many
shared areas of common interest,
and the list is long and deep. To
outline just a few:
• Public safety: Princeton relies
on volunteers to staff its fire
squad and rescue squad. We created a program with the university to facilitate staff volunteering
on the fire squad. Also, several
pre-meds volunteer with the rescue squad. Collaboration, cooperation and good communication
between campus public safety
and the town’s police department
is essential.
• Public health: Princeton has
unfortunately been on forefront
when it has come to infectious
diseases, from meningitis B to
measles to Ebola. Diseases don’t
respect the boundary of Nassau
Street. A PU student liaison now
sits on the board of health.
• Transportation: One of the
biggest potential areas of collaboration and shared goals in the
new campus plan will be transportation improvements. Reducing car trips, ensuring good transit connections and creating a
safe bicycle network are in everyone’s interest.
• Diversity: When it comes to
diversity, the university can’t really go it alone. If you want to create a diverse student body with a
diverse faculty, you’re recruiting
from a group that is going to be
looking at the surrounding town
and seeing if that’s a place they
can see themselves. As mayor, I
want to foster a community
where every resident feels they
have a voice and feels they belong. I know the university is
working to improve itself on this
front as well, and we might be
able to find ways to work together
in becoming more welcoming and
supportive.
My hope is for all of you to see
the community of Princeton as a
laboratory for innovation and excellence. In looking for topics for
your junior projects and senior
theses, be open to the possibility
that there may be something for
you to study right here in your
backyard. If you’re a student in
ecology, you might want to work
with our shade tree commission
on devising a plan to deal with an
invasive pest that is expected to
wipe out 1,000s of our street
trees – the Emerald Ash Borer. Or
if you are a CS major, help us use
technology to better reach our
residents or deliver services in a
more innovative way; or if you’re
a politics major, develop a plan for
how Princeton can be a model for
town-gown relations.
Let me close by saying this is a
challenging and an exciting time
to be working in local government. When there is gridlock in
Washington or dysfunction in
Trenton, the problems don’t go
away. They are pushed down to
the municipalities to figure out.
This is where the buck stops. How
to develop a humane immigration
program, how to build livable sustainable communities in the face
of climate change, how to build
police departments that earn the
trust of everyone in the community? I don’t think there’s been a
more exciting time to be involved
in local government. I encourage
all of you to think about how you
might want to engage with the
community during your time
here. I encourage you to cross
Nassau Street and explore; there
is much to learn in our municipal
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grave. The black fly that bites the
Congolese who frequent the
river’s edge for sustenance and
daily routine carries a parasite.
This parasite can live in its host
for 10 years and hatches thousands of larvae who travel into
the bloodstream to the eyes and
cause blindness. This has been
going on in the Congo, according
to Shungu, for hundreds of years
– so long the people have integrated the sickness into their belief
system as something that happens when one does not act in accordance with moral or religious
code.
“The word disease does not
even exist,” Shungu exclaimed –
still seemingly bewildered by the
phenomenon that infects his people. “It is not until I show them
charts, pictures of the worms
that are the same as those creating nodules on their skin, and dissected flies from their rivers that
they realize it is even a disease.”
UFAR has for the last 10 years
worked to set up centers through-
out the Congo where individuals
are trained to educate and administer a drug that kills the parasite’s offspring. One of their five
territories is three times the size
of New Jersey and is, according
to Shungu, a major operation.
Each territory is designated into
different health zones with a doctor and a hospital. Because the
parasite lives for about 10 years,
the drug called Mectizan – created in 1989 to be distributed for
free – must be retaken every year
until the adult worm dies on its
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end of its cycle. If UFAR’s doctors
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