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Wednesday december 6, 2017 vol. CXLI no. 113
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Ozminkowski ’19 buys out U. unveils plan for 2026 fellow candidates’ domains campus map A mere week before voting began, USG presidential candidates Matt Miller ’19 and Rachel Yee ’19 discovered an alarming solicitation tactic used against their campaigns. On Monday, Dec. 4, Miller was informed that the website, www.mattmillerforpresident.com, existed, although it was not a part of his campaign. Upon searching this link, the user was redirected to www.ozforpresident.com, a blank page that belonged to Ryan Ozminkowski ’19, another USG presidential candidate. Less than 24 hours after the ‘Prince’ began looking into the matter, the former link now redirects to https://www. matt4usg.com/.
“It’s a dirty trick for what should be an above-board and fair election on what we do for USG,” Miller wrote in a text, adding that “if he bought all these domains, he’s close to, if not over, his campaign budget.” Yee reported a similar experience after friends brought www.yeeforpresident.com to her attention, which utilized a similar redirect method. “My first thought was, if I was just a general voter, that’s pretty clever,” said Yee. “Maybe not in the best spirits of the campaign, as I don’t necessarily think that that’s using the best judgement. It’s certainly not something that I would do.” Yee also noted that the redirection was “very reminiscent of what a Trump voter had done to Jeb Bush’s website in the primaries.”
BEYOND THE BUBBLE
ON CAMPUS
By Linh Nguyen contributor
By Mallory Williamson contributor
On Dec. 5, the University released a planning framework detailing plans to expand and develop campus over the next decade. The plan, which expands on a strategic planning framework proposed by the University in January 2016, identifies potential locations for new residential colleges, engineering and environmental studies facilities, and accommodations for new programs featuring partnerships with outside entities, according to a press release from the Office of Communications. Unlike previous iterations, Princeton’s updated 2026 planning framework makes use of land south of Lake Carnegie — which would form a new ‘Lake Campus’ — and land east of Washington Road. The ‘Lake Campus,’ described by a University press release as a “dynamic, mixed-use community in a gently sloping landscape,” would include athletic facilities, graduate and postdoctoral student housing, retail space, parking, bike paths, and transportation options. Another highlight of the plan is the proposed location of Princeton’s seventh residential college. Under the new planning framework, the new college — which would accommodate an extra 125 students in each graduating class — would be located south of Poe and Pardee Fields.
According to a map provided by the University in its press release, the planned new residential college would contain six new buildings, and would be outlined on the south with a planned “enhanced movement corridor.” Building this new residential college would require relocating athletic facilities currently used by Princeton’s softball and tennis teams. The facilities would be relocated to the new Lake Campus, where practice areas for rugby and cross country already exist. The University also allocated space for a second new residential college, which is not immediately in the University’s plans but could become necessary in future years. If not used for a new residential college, the space could also be used to “permit extensive renovation of existing dormitories.” Also included in the new framework are improved transportation options for cyclists and pedestrians on campus. The new plan outlines two new “campus connectors” — one from the Graduate College to East Campus, and one from Nassau Street to the Lake Campus. These new paths, along with a “diagonal walk” from Mathey College to McCosh Health Center, aim to make the campus more walkable. The framework also contains significant emphasis on sustainability, underscoring the need for new environmental studies facilities as well as See CAMPUS page 3
BEYOND THE BUBBLE
CVS buys Aetna; Student Health Plan unaffected By Scott Newman contributor
This past Sunday, CVS Health announced that it would be acquiring Aetna Inc., the care provider through which University students who opt for the Student Health Plan receive their insurance. The acquisition, however, is unlikely to affect those on the SHP. CVS Health broke the
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news in a press release on their website entitled: “CVS Health to Acquire Aetna; Combination to Provide Consumers with a Better Experience, Reduced Costs and Improved Access to Health Care Experts in Homes and Communities Across the Country.” Citing the 90 million members of its pharmacy benefits plan and their See CVS page 2
Senior columnist Ryan Born explains why undergraduates should care about the taxation of graduate student tuition waivers, and columnist Kaveh Badrei calls out hypocrisy in our responses to natural disasters. PAGE 6
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Sykes talks conservative party divide By Nick Shashkini contributor
Charlie Sykes is a political commentator, writer, prominent conservative, and former talk show host. Sykes is the author of eight books and has written for major national publications. He is a contributor and analyst for MSNBC and was the host of WNYC’s “Indivisible,” as well as the founder and editor-in-chief of the website Right Wisconsin. Recently, Sykes has drawn attention for his vocal opposition of President Donald Trump. Sykes came to the University on Dec. 4 as part of its Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Leadership through Mentorship Program to give a talk based on his new book, “How the Right Lost Its Mind.” The Daily Princetonian sat down with Sykes to talk about his views, the media, and his thoughts on the direction of the Republican party. The Daily Princetonian: What encouraged you to leave radio and write this book? Charlie Sykes: I know that a lot of people think that I left my radio show because of Donald Trump, and that’s understandable, but actually I planned to leave the radio show anyway last year, but the rise of Donald Trump made the decision way easier. For the last 23 years I’ve been a conservative radio host in Wisconsin, and it played a significant role in Republican politics but was appalled by Donald Trump. Even though the audience was very receptive through the Wisconsin primary, you remember Donald Trump was defeated in Wisconsin; as the year went on, I was increasingly out of touch with the audience. I was one of those conservatives that refused to get on the Trump train. DP: What has the reaction been from other friends and conservative thinkers? Do you See SYKES page 4
ISABEL TING :: CONTRIBUTOR
Satterfield met with 12 undergraduate and graduate students in the Whitman College PDR on Tuesday.
Satterfield reflects on Princeton’s AfricanAmerican community
By Isabel Ting contributor
In a dinner discussion on Tuesday, Shirley Satterfield, a longtime Princeton resident who experienced Princeton’s racial integration first-hand, reflected on the intersection between Princeton’s history and African American civil rights. Satterfield’s family, the Van Zan(d)t Moore May family, has resided in Princeton for the last six generations. She explained that the “d” is left in parentheses to “separate the blacks and whites” in her family, since her great grandfather was white. Born in Philadelphia but raised in Princeton, Satterfield has witnessed the town’s racial evolution. She attended Witherspoon School for Colored Children, when segregation still existed in Princeton, and later transferred to Nassau Street School in 1947 when integration began. Her mother, Alice May, and grandmother, Annie May, were her anchors while growing up. Satterfield’s mother used to work in the eating clubs, and Satterfield fondly remembers how her mother always brought home ice cream. Satterfield describes her grandmother as a very religious woman and her
Today on Campus 7 p.m.: Michael Signer ’95, the mayor of Charlottesville, Va., will speak at Robertson Hall, Arthur Lewis Auditorium.
“rock.” To Annie May, all Sundays were meant for church. In 1948, when Satterfield was in the third grade, all the schools in Princeton became integrated, and Satterfield believes that is when the achievement gap began, because the students “weren’t taught the same,” thereby affecting their progress. “Even though the schools were integrated, the teachers separated us,” Satterfield said. In 1954, she began attending Princeton High School. Black students were automatically placed in the general, less intensive program unless otherwise advised, but Satterfield’s mother made it a point to enroll Satterfield in the academic program. The racism extended beyond the schools. Satterfield recalls Christine’s Beauty Parlor, ran by an African American woman but catered to high-class, white women. When Satterfield was young, her mother sent her to the beauty parlor to wash her hair, and Christine washed Satterfield’s hair in the back, afraid that her business’ reputation would be tainted if her customers discovered that she had tended to a black girl. Despite the entrenched racism in Princeton, Satterfield See SATTERFIELD page 5
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An illustration of the planning framework; see a larger version of the image at princeton.edu.
In response to the other candidates’ negative reactions to his campaigning, Ozminkowski sent The Daily Princetonian an official statement from his campaign. “We first of all apologize to all those who felt teased by our utilization of domain name redirection in our campaigning,” the statement reads. “We anticipated the act would be in good spirit, a[n] homage to national politics, and a means to get students not typically involved in USG interested in the election cycle. A lot of individuals on campus responded very positively and recognized the jovial nature of the action. Obviously the act was misinterpreted by some and not taken in the spirit by which it was intended.”
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