December 11, 2017

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Monday December 11, 2017 vol. CXLI no. 116

{ www.dailyprincetonian.com } STUDENT LIFE

USG debate, campaigns worry students contributor

In last week’s debate, Undergraduate Student Government presidential candidates spent over half an hour discussing Lawnparties. Audience members — and other students — expressed frustration about the focus that seems far from issues they see as more important. The candidates, Matt Miller ’19, Ryan Ozminkowski ’19, and Rachel Yee ’19, debated for roughly an hour last Wednesday, Dec. 6. At the debate, the Lawnparties discussion effectively ended when a member of the audience demanded from the USG presidential candidates, “I need to hear ideas, not bullshit ideals.” Surrounded by scandals

from the beginning of campaigning to recent “super PAQs,” the USG winter 2017 elections have seen their fair share of controversy. But across campus, students have been questioning why these scandals are taking precedence over actual issues. While the issue of Lawnparties frequently takes center stage in USG presidential campaigns, this year’s emphasis is grounded more in presidential power than typical years. Because no one is running for Social Committee Chair, the USG president will be able to appoint a chair, subject to approval by the Senate. The Daily Princetonian interviewed over a dozen undergraduates, many of whom See USG ELECTION page 7

STUDENT LIFE

USG approves Dean’s Date concert funding By Jacob Gerrish contributor

Debate raged over the constitutionality of the Honor Committee referenda at the weekly Undergraduate Student Government meeting on Dec. 10. Senator Eli Schechner ’18 advanced an appeal against the approval of the Honor

Committee Referenda by chief elections manager Laura Hausman ’20. The elections handbook stipulates that the sponsor be an individual or an ODUSrecognized student organization, and Schechner argued that the USG academics subcommittee on the Honor System did not constitute an See USG MEETING page 5

U . A F FA I R S

COURTESY OF PRINCETON ALUMNI WEEKLY

Prato was commissioned as a second lieutenant in Nassau Hall in 2015.

Prato ’15 injured in Afghanistan By Anna Vinitsky contributor

U.S. Army first lieutenant Victor Prato ’15 suffered a serious injury on Monday, Nov. 13, when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three other U.S. soldiers were wounded. According to former 82nd Airborne Division officer Zach Beecher ’13, Prato was awarded the Purple Heart and the Combat Action Badge, and is currently being treated at Walter Reed National

Music is often thought of as a universal language — one that brings communities together. Composer Pascal Le Boeuf GS uses his music to do just that by combining contemporary classical music and jazz into what he calls a “new music” community. Now, Le Boeuf was nominated for a Grammy for his composition, “Alkaline,” in the Best Instrumental Composition category. “Alkaline” is from Le Boeuf’s new album, “imag-

COURTESY OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Leslie studied philosophy, math, and cognitive science at Rutgers.

Leslie GS ’07 prepared to be dean of graduate school Sarah-Jane Leslie has been just about everything you can be at the University. Now, she steps into a new role: dean of the Graduate School. “I just cannot imagine anyone better for the job than her,” Vidushi Sharma ’17 said. “I know the philosophy department pretty well, and whenever anyone talk-

In Opinion

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Le Boeuf GS nominated for Grammy contributor

contributor

that Prato was involved in route clearance when he was attacked. Sam Rob ‘18, who was a first year in the University’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps when Prato was a senior, also talked about route clearance and his own experience with the task. “Victor wanted to be an engineer and the engineer regiment in the Army is largely [involved in] route clearance, which is a dangerous job,” Rob explained. “I trained with a route clearance company in Fort Polk, [La.] this

STUDENT LIFE

By Isabel Ting

By Benjamin Ball

Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Prato is now in stable condition. “Victor is a First Lieutenant in the Army’s Engineering Branch assigned to the 127th Brigade Engineering Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division stationed in Fort Bragg, N.C.,” Beecher explained. “He was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of the International Security Assistance Force and Operation Enduring Freedom as part of nearly 11,000 U.S. troops there now.” Beecher also explained that it is highly plausible

ed about Sarah-Jane, they would have this air of pure respect. She just inspires genuine respect in people because of the way that she conducts her work.” Leslie is an affiliated faculty member in the psychology department, the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies, the Center for Human Values, and the Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and See LESLIE page 3

Guest contributor Kayla Vinson calls for greater diversity and inclusion in the Wilson School graduate program, and guest contributor Micah Herskind calls for Honor Committee reform based on his experiences as a former Honor Committee member. PAGE 8

inist,” which is recorded by the Le Boeuf Brothers and the JACK Quartet. Le Boeuf described his style of music as “anything that brings together people from different communities,” and that “Alkaline” is meant to bring the jazz and contemporary classical communities together. “I try to avoid genre and emphasize the community aspect [of music],” said Le Boeuf. “Jazz means a million things but there’s communities within that value different things [about it].”

Le Boeuf said that the nomination was completely surprising, explaining that he heard about it from a fellow musician before checking his email to find out for sure. “It was a huge honor, and it was very encouraging,” he said. Out of the 438 records that were up for nomination, Le Boeuf’s “Alkaline,” was one of the five nominations that were chosen. “It’s nice to get a nomination and receive recognition, but at the end of the day it doesn’t reSee GRAMMY page 4

‘Prince’ elects next editor-in-chief, head news editor Marcia Brown ’19 By Ivy Truong contributor

After almost four hours of discussion, The Daily Princetonian elected head news editor Marcia Brown ’19 as editor-in-chief for the 142nd Managing Board. Candidates also included chief copy editor Isabel Hsu ’19 and managing editor Sam Garfinkle ’19. “I feel really honored and gratified that there was a lot of kind support, warm support for me,” Brown said. “Working with so many people on the ‘Prince’ has really been a very unique and special part of my Princeton ex-

perience.” A candidate must receive a two-thirds majority of votes to win the election in the first round. The election officially began at 11 a.m. with discussions on the role of the editorin-chief of the ‘Prince’ and the ideal qualities of an editor-in-chief. A question-andanswer period with each candidate immediately followed. The first and only round of voting began shortly after 2 p.m. An amendment passed with a two-thirds majority gave seniors the right to vote. Previously, eligible voters had included those who have

Today on Campus 4:30 p.m.: Ambassador Dani Dayan, Consul General of Israel in New York, will speak. Robertson Hall, Arthur Lewis Auditorium

three bylines or who have worked on the ‘Prince’ for at least a semester with the exception of seniors. A candidates’ forum on Dec. 2 allowed candidates to present their speeches and participate in a debate. Brown ran on a platform that emphasized hard-hitting coverage and becoming a digital-first organization. As part of her vision, she also focused on the concept of editorial leadership, which emphasizes holistic coverage of issues from every section of the paper. Brown will succeed outgoing editor-in-chief Sarah Sakha ’18.

WEATHER

By Linh Nguyen

BEYOND THE BUBBLE

HIGH

41˚

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Mostly sunny chance of rain:

10 percent


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