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ON CAMPUS

AJP to host alternative Shabbat meal on Friday

By Zack Shevin Assistant Editor

Two competing Shabbat dinners will take place on campus Friday night, less than 400 feet apart.

In response to Tigers for Israel (TFI) hosting Shabbat dinner at the Center for Jewish Life (CJL) this week, the Alliance of Jewish Progressives (AJP) will be hosting an alternative event entitled “#NotOurShabbat” from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. in Campus Club.

TFI, which claimed to be

Walter Hood is a landscape architecht and UC Berkeley professor.

Hood discusses planned installation on Wilson legacy Staff Writer

On April 4, the Wilson School and Campus Iconography Committee co-hosted the public lecture “Reflecting on Our Past: The Value of Public Art,” in which landscape architect and UC Berkeley professor Walter Hood introduced a new art piece, “Double Consciousness,” to be installed in Scudder Plaza, adjacent to the Wilson School.

Hood hopes the piece will reflect both the positive and negative aspects of Woodrow Wilson’s legacy. “[The installation] suggests that in all of us, there is a point where we have to try

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a non-partisan organization in a statement to The Daily Princetonian and is described on the CJL website as “an Israel advocacy group,” will host Israel Shabbat at 7:45 p.m. on April 5 in the CJL. The event, TFI President Noa Zarur ’21 wrote in an email statement to the ‘Prince,’ seeks “to celebrate Israel’s existence as a Jewish and democratic state through cuisine, discussion, and performing arts.”

CJL student board president Gabriel Swagel ’20 wrote

and reconcile that thing inside, whether it be good or bad,” Hood said.

“Double Consciousness” will feature two columnar elements of black and white stone that appear to lean on one another. It will stand at 39 feet tall and bear etched quotes from Wilson that “are both profound and unusual,” according to Hood.

“We wanted something to not feel like it was in equilibrium,” Hood said.

The interior of the structure will be gray, to emphasize the complicated nature of its subject, and will contain quotes from people who challenged Wilson’s racism, whom Hood called “Wilson’s

detractors” and “the people who were pushing Wilson to be better.”

The installation’s title is drawn from W.E.B. Du Bois’s 1903 publication, “The Souls of Black Folk.” Hood explained that he drew inspiration from both the teachings of Du Bois and from his own experience as an African-American firstgeneration college graduate.

Wilson’s legacy on campus first came under widespread scrutiny after the Black Justice League occupied Nassau Hall in November 2015, in protest of the University’s lack of formal acknowledgement of Wilson’s racist acts as president. In response, the Board See HOOD page 2

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Teams of three or four students representing each residential college competed to impress a panel of professors serving as judges.

Community reflects on U. chaplain controversy

By Yael Marans Staff Writer

Several months ago, Catholic prelature Opus Dei revealed they had settled a sexual misconduct case regarding Father C. John McCloskey, who previously served the Catholic community at the University.

During his time on campus in the late ’80s, McCloskey was considered a controversial figure by students, who believed he infringed upon their academic freedom.

McCloskey’s act of assault was originally reported in 2002, and Opus Dei reached a settlement with the victim in 2005.

“What happened was deeply painful for the woman, and we are very sorry for all she suffered,” Msgr. Thomas Bohlin wrote in the Opus Dei statement. “A settlement was reached with her in 2005. She has remained in contact with our activities.”

According to reporting by the Washington Post on January 7, 2019, the victim was receiving spiritual counseling from McCloskey at the time of the incident. McCloskey groped her repeatedly. After her initial complaint, Opus Dei mandated that McCloskey only work with women in traditional confessional settings and later enforced that he stop working with women completely. They also sent McCloskey into treatment for alcohol abuse that may have been related to his inappropriate behavior.

From 1985–1990, McCloskey served as Associate Chaplain for The Aquinas Institute, the University’s Catholic ministry. The University said it has

no knowledge of allegations of sexual misconduct made against McCloskey while he worked with The Aquinas Institute.

“We are not aware of any complaints made against this person at Princeton,” Deputy University Spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss wrote in an email to The Daily Princetonian.

Robert Taliercio ’90 first met McCloskey during his first year at the University, when he attended a class he was teaching on the catechism. At McCloskey’s invitation, Taliercio then worked at an Opus Dei camp in Spain over the summer. Taliercio soon realized he was not interested in Opus Dei’s approach to Catholicism, but he kept up a standing meeting with McCloskey back on campus.

“But it became increasingly clear that he was promoting a very conservative view of Catholicism, including handing out some fliers to students which told them which courses were being offered from an anti-Christian perspective,” Taliercio said. “I thought that was not appropriate in a university setting.”

Taliercio and some of his Catholic peers viewed McCloskey’s preaching about academic choices as an infringement on their academic freedom. Some students were also uncomfortable with the manner in which McCloskey spoke to them in their private meetings with him.

“In the meetings I had with him, he would pressure me to go to confession,” Taliercio said. “I did not appreciate somebody pressuring me.”

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IN TOWN

U. Dining hosts annual Tiger Chef Former U. students suspected Challenge, residential colleges compete in murder case from 1989 Contributor

Campus Dining Services hosted its fourth annual Tiger Chef Challenge competition on Wednesday, April 3, featuring students from each of the six undergraduate residential colleges.

Each group raced against the 45-minute timer to prepare a dish containing the key ingre-

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dient for this year’s competition: jackfruit. After one round of cooking by each team, judging took place. All dishes were judged based on three primary characteristics: presentation, composition, and taste.

“Bloomburgers with Fries” represented Butler College and was the winner of this year’s competition, taking over the title from last year’s winner,

Columnist Siyang Liu condemns the Princeton High School production of the antiquated, racist play Anything Goes, and contributing columnist Zachariah Sippy stresses the importance of the upcoming 2019 political elections. The Alliance of Jewish Progressives (AJP) critiques the Israel Shabbat and the president of the Center for Jewish Life (CJL) Student Board defends Israel Shabbat.

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Mathey College’s “Mojo Jojo.” The Butler College team was headed by Chef Christeen Griffiths.

From mimicking the time pressure to create a full meal from scratch to requiring that dishes have a mystery ingredient, the Tiger Chef Challenge itself took a lot of inspiration from the popular show “Iron Chef.”

Preparation for the See CHEF page 4

By Hannah Wang Senior Writer

Investigators working on the 30-year-old unsolved murder of Emily “Cissy” Stuart, a resident of the Princeton township, recently revealed that they have long had two primary suspects in the case: two men who were teenaged University students at the time and familiar with Stuart.

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On April 2, 1989, Stuart, who had helped her family establish the weekly Town Topics newspaper, was stabbed to death in the cellar of her home on Mercer Street.

Her body was found two days later. She was 74 years old.

The initial suspect was a young Haitian immigrant with no relation to Stuart.

Although he was charged with a series of knife assaults See MURDER page 5

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Installation to be titled ‘Double Consciousness’ HOOD

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............. of Trustees created the Wilson Legacy Review Committee, whose April 2016 report called for “diversifying campus art and iconography.”

Subsequently, a committee of faculty, staff, and students, co-chaired by Woodrow Wilson School Dean Cecilia Rouse and University Architect Ron McCoy, reviewed submissions for sculptural and artistic pieces to explore Wilson’s historical legacy. That committee ultimately selected Hood’s “Black Consciousness” for installation.

One student at the lecture, Angela Wu ’19, commented that she had “mixed feelings” about the installation.

“I guess that is the intention of it, trying to encapsulate both sides of Woodrow Wilson’s legacy,” she said.

Wu acknowledged that the tension portrayed by the sculpture is something she grappled with as both a student of color and a Wilson School major.

Hood spoke about several

of his previous large scale projects, which related to struggles for justice and complicated interactions with racism in the United States.

Of his previous work, Hood highlighted “Abraham Lincoln Brigade,” which memorializes Americans who fought against fascism in 1930s Spain, “Shadowcatcher,” which commemorates the cemetery remains of an African American family in Charlottesville, “International African American Museum,” which recognizes African American history in Charleston, and “Nauck Town Square,” which marks the site of a historic African American neighborhood outside of Washington, D.C. “Double Consciousness” will be installed between the Fountain of Freedom, a sculpture by James FitzGerald, and Washington Road. Several trees will be removed from Scudder Plaza to make room for the piece.

The project is slated for completion before the fall term begins.

The lecture took place in the Friend Center at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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Lehmann: We want to be Assault reported in 2002, Opus Dei as inclusive as possible settlement for victims reached in 2005 CHAPLAIN Continued from page 1

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The Israel Shabbat will be hosted at the CJL Friday evening, while the alternative Shabbat will be held in Campus Club.

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in an email to the ‘Prince’ that dinner at Israel Shabbat will be accompanied by a “discussion session” and students sharing their experiences from two CJL-sponsored trips to Israel and the West Bank. Dinner will be followed by a performance by guest Israeli comedian Joel Chasnoff at 8:45 p.m.

The AJP says it has taken issue with Israel Shabbat because it believes the event “that’s supposed to be representing all facets of Israel” celebrates the state without acknowledging its faults.

“To us, it’s very political,” said AJP President Rafi Lehmann ’20. “The choice to not talk about government, the choice to not talk about occupation or mention Palestinians, to only focus on Israeli food, that’s a political choice. What you choose not to talk about is political.”

“The CJL is allowing Tigers for Israel, which is a political group on campus, to co-opt Shabbat for their political agenda,” Lehmann added.

Israel Shabbat is only one component of TFI’s “Israel Week” at the CJL, which began on Tuesday and will continue through April 9. Other events include “Hummus Making,” an ”Israeli Snacks Study Break,” and an “Israeli Elections Watch Party.”

Lehmann said that AJP members are not particularly excited about these events.

“They remind us a lot of the events that many of us grew up with that focused only on a surface Israeli culture as a way of avoiding conversations about the complexities of Israel-Palestine,” Lehmann noted.

The Alliance clarified that it supports TFI’s right to hold events of its choosing, so long as those events do not violate a communal space. However, Lehmann feels Israel Shabbat crosses that line.

He called the CJL’s decision to host the event “an exclusionary move,” given many members of the campus community, including AJP’s members, “disagree with Tigers for Israel’s politics.”

In a letter to the editor, Swagel said “the claim that ... the CJL has rejected nuance in our Israel programming is a blatant misrepresentation of the truth.”

“We support and encourage a vigorous dialogue about issues facing the State of Israel,” he wrote. “Ultimately, the CJL remains committed to Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.”

Swagel wrote that, while planning Israel Shabbat, the CJL Student Board sought feedback from a group of students with varying political opinions, including AJP leaders. Lehmann, however, said he was not aware of Israel Shabbat’s existence until

earlier this week, when the CJL began publicizing the event.

Swagel also wrote in the letter that CJL student leaders and staff members “met with AJP leaders on multiple occasions to explore ways to include them in the event,” and referred to the AJP’s recent messaging as “inaccurate and divisive.”

“Rejecting these offers, AJP leaders gave the CJL less than 24 hours to fundamentally change or cancel the event, or face a disparaging campaign against Israel Shabbat,” Swagel wrote.

Lehmann explained the compromise that the AJP proposed. Recognizing that it would be difficult to cancel Tiger Shabbat event at the last minute, the AJP requested that TFI’s event be moved to Wilf Hall, a large room on the CJL Main Level commonly used as an “overf low room” during weekly Shabbat, and that the main CJL dining hall be left unthemed and neutral.

“That was rejected by the CJL,” Lehmann said. “We told them, ‘If you reject this move, we are not going to feel comfortable participating in the event, and we are going to encourage other students to join us at our alternative.’”

Over the past several days, the AJP has circulated an open letter, explaining its position on the matter. The letter concludes, “We, the undersigned, pledge not to attend the CJL’s ‘Israel Shabbat’ this Friday, April 5, and object to the CJL administration’s continued endorsement of the event as is. We will gather to celebrate Shabbat together elsewhere.”

As of 6:54 p.m. on April 4, 107 students have signed onto the open letter.

“We don’t feel comfortable attending the event, and so we wanted to give a space, both for our membership and for the general campus community, to take back Shabbat,” Lehmann said.

“Technically this is hosted

by AJP, but we’re not going to be talking about IsraelPalestine. You’re welcome to, but we’re not going to be pushing any agenda down people’s throats.”

AJP’s event, beginning at 8 p.m. in Campus Club, is vegan-friendly Shabbat dinner catered by Bistro70, a kosher catering company in New Brunswick. As of now, the event has not received funding from the University.

However, the organization applied for funding from the University Student Government Projects Board.

Depending on the amount of funding they receive, #NotOurShabbat may also include food from restaurants on Nassau Street.

“It will effectively just be a normal Shabbat dinner that we think the CJL should be holding,” Lehmann said.

“We want it to be as inclusive as possible and meet the needs the CJL is neglecting.”

According to Taliercio, his relationship with McCloskey ended when McCloskey kicked him out of his office at the end of one of their meetings.

“He called me invincibly ignorant and said I was a waste of time,” Taliercio said.

By 1990, McCloskey’s fifth year on campus, a group of students brainstormed how to combat his inappropriate behavior. Taliercio was among the leaders of these efforts, and he helped collect about 12 letters from students that detailed their negative encounters with Father McCloskey.

“We met with the bishop in Trenton and gave the letters to Joe Williamson the Dean of the Chapel,” Taliercio said.

“We kept the letters confidential, so I never saw the letters.”

Following the collection and processing of the letters, McCloskey was asked to end his engagement with The Aquinas Institute and the Catholic students at the University. Since chaplains are not officially employed by the University, this injunction must have come from the leadership of the Aquinas Institute or directly from the Diocese of Trenton. However, University officials could have been involved in persuading the Diocese toward this decision, according to Father Gabriel Zeis, current Director and Chaplain of The Aquinas Institute.

“Princeton does not have authority except to speak to the bishop or the chapel to ask them to kick him out,” Zeis said. “The chaplain could have said ‘you’re not allowed on campus anymore, you’re not working with Aquinas

anymore’, and it could have been at Princeton’s request.”

When asked whether allegations of sexual assault were made, Taliercio responded that he did not know of any, but he could not know for sure, since the letters were kept confidential.

“He didn’t try to abuse me,” said Taliercio. “I don’t know if he tried to abuse anyone. All I know is that some students were very upset with their interactions with him and willing to put down in writing their experiences with him.”

The Office of Religious Life has no record of the students’ letters, nor of complaints of sexual misconduct against McCloskey.

“I’ve never heard of such letters or seen evidence of them,” Reverend Alison Boden, current Dean of Religious Life and the Chapel, wrote in an email to the ‘Prince.’ “I don’t know of any instances [of sexual misconduct], and it’s inappropriate to speculate.”

According to Zeis, the Aquinas Institute’s records of McCloskey made no reference to controversy. Father Zeis learned of the controversy in 1990 primarily from the ‘Prince’ articles that were written at the time.

“The only thing that we [the Aquinas Institute] remember is that Father McCloskey was a well-educated Columbia graduate, very committed to very conservative living of his faith,” he said.

Noting that McCloskey’s sexual misconduct was linked to inappropriate use of alcohol, Zeis said, “We don’t even have a record of alcohol when he was here.”

Taliercio claimed he was surprised that the controversy at the University did not appear to have a negative effect on the next stage of Mc-

Closkey’s professional life. In his next role, at the Catholic Information Center in D.C., McCloskey developed a wellknown public persona, in part for his involvement in the conversion of public figures like Newt Gingrich.

“It was interesting to me that the episode at Princeton didn’t seem to have any negative impact on his career,” Taliercio said. “He was actually asked to leave the campus of the University, and he went on to a very high profile position in Washington D.C., and it didn’t seem there was any repercussion.”

Members of the University’s Catholic community expressed remorse over the news about McCloskey. They, like the officials at Opus Dei, wished to extend their prayers for the wellbeing of the victims.

“The Church is (and always has been) composed of sinful people, and this news is further evidence of that fact.

I hope that those whom he injured — and all victims of clerical abuse — may receive God’s comfort. My prayers are with them all,” wrote Charlotte Moss ’19, former student president of the Aquinas Institute.

Zeis echoed this sentiment, noting his sadness for everyone involved in the situation.

“I think it’s very sad. We are all human beings, all of us.

We have our demons and we face them. It’s just a sad story of a man with such a great mind who found addiction to be his downfall. You lose control and all kinds of other things can happen,” he said.

“My heart goes out to him, and I pray for the victims.”

Several members of McCloskey’s family have not responded to request for comment.

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McCloskey served at the University from 1985-1990.

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cook-off began months before the event itself, according to Assistant Vice President for University Services Smitha Haneef, who served as an organizer and judge.

Haneef has run and championed the event since the first year it took place and was largely responsible for its creation, in collaboration with Campus Dining staff.

“About four years back when we started thinking about Campus Dining and our vision for the future

of dining, there were four key elements we spoke about,” Haneef said. “One was about health and wellbeing. The second one was about sustainability and food systems. Third one was about diversity and inclusion …The fourth was about community engagement.”

According to Haneef, the Tiger Chef Challenge presented itself as an opportunity for the University to reach out to the wider campus community by celebrating multiculturalism and food diversity.

“Tiger Chef [has] now become this key event where we could bring to-

gether our entire community and celebrate … sustainability and diversity,” she said.

Each group of four students also practiced with chefs from their own residential colleges.

“There was quite a bit of behind-the-scenes work in both the Wilcox kitchen and Scully Co-op to make sure our recipes could be completed deliciously in a timely manner,” stated Selina Pi ’19, a member of the Butler College team. “I’ve also learned much about cooking techniques, knife skills, and smoothie-making. The food prep process was lengthy but every-

thing came together just in time.”

In addition to the competition, Campus Dining hosted a food expo featuring local businesses and University partners. Students had the opportunity to try a variety of sample food dishes.

“The fruits were a great complement to the spring weather,” said Muhammad Umar ’22, describing his experience at the expo.

By bringing in local vendors from a range of culinary backgrounds, the University hoped to increase community outreach and appreciation for its own curricular pro-

gram, according to Haneef.

Professor of English Anne Cheng also served as a judge and is heavily involved with culinary studies on campus. She described her and the University’s particular interest with the Tiger Chef Challenge.

“The idea behind this is getting the colleges and students involved in cooking together and understanding cooking as a collaborative project,” she said.

The event was broadcasted on Facebook Live and will be available to watch in the coming weeks.

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in the township at around the same time, he was later dismissed in the Stuart case because the evidence surrounding the case “did not support a random crime.”

According to a 2006 police statement, the door to the cellar was locked, the gardening tools that Stuart was using when she was last seen alive were neatly ordered, and no weapon was found on the scene — all of which indicate that the murder was premeditated and committed by someone familiar with Stuart’s home.

Although the police said little to nothing about Stuart’s death over the next decade and a half, interest in her case did not completely disappear, even as the case grew ever colder. In 2003, Anthony Federico, then a captain of the Princeton Borough Police, launched a serious effort to solve Stuart’s murder by collaborating with the FBI violent crimes task force in Trenton.

The case file is now the mission of the current chief of the Princeton Police, Nick Sutter, who took it over from Federico in 2009. According to Sutter, it has remained active ever since, but the police have continued to say very

little about their progress on the matter.

Marketing agency NJ Advance Media recently learned from anonymous law enforcement sources that investigators involved with the Stuart have suspected the two University alumni for years. NJ Advance Media has chosen to keep these suspects anonymous for the time being because they have not been charged with any crimes.

It is believed that the suspects’ familiarity with Stuart may have allowed them to gain access into her home and surprise her in the cellar.

The exact motive for why they would have done so, however,

remains unclear. No arrests have been made for the case, primarily because of the lack of evidence implicating anyone at all.

Sutter declined to discuss the suspects in any more detail with The Daily Princetonian.

Princeton Police Department Detective Darwin Kieffer will soon join forces with the investigative team in the latest attempt to bring charges.

If the University alumni under investigation are ever arrested and convicted for Stuart’s murder, they will join the ranks of former student Joseph Menendez and Jeffrey MacDonald ’65 as in-

dividuals affiliated with the University who have also been involved in high-profile homicide cases.

Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said in an interview with NJ.com that he remains optimistic about solving Stuart’s murder.

“I believe that someone is out there with the lead or piece of information law enforcement needs to advance the case to a successful conclusion,” Onofri said in the interview.

Charles Stuart, Emily Stuart’s son, created an HBO documentary about the life and murder of his mother, entitled “My Mother’s Murder.”

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AJP statement on Israel Shabbat

Zachariah Sippy, Avner Goldstein, Chaya Holch, Rafi Lehmann, Diego Ayala Guest contributors

We, the Alliance of Jewish Progressives and those undersigned, call upon the Princeton community to abstain from attending the Center for Jewish Life (CJL)’s “Israel Shabbat” this Friday evening, hosted in partnership with Tigers for Israel (TFI). This event, which fails to reckon with the nuances of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is deeply hurtful and exclusionary to members of the Princeton Jewish and broader campus communities.

After we voiced our disappointment to them, the CJL administration attempted to accommodate our concerns and offered to host an alternative Shabbat experience in a different space. Its proposal, while sincere and appreciated, did not fix the underlying problem. For us, Shabbat is a time and space for the Jewish and broader Princeton communities to come together. When the CJL hosts an event, it implicitly speaks on behalf of the Jewish community, but this event does not reflect us. We object to any Shabbat experience that is not welcoming to all people, irrespective of their opinions regarding Israel.

We rejected the CJL’s offer of an alternate space because we reject the notion that our voices are alternative.

TFI’s “Israel Shabbat” is part of the group’s “Israel Week,” which consists of several public events this week, all of which fail to acknowledge Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territories or incorporate any critical discussion of the political reality in the region.

We disagree both politically and morally with the decision to host these events, and we are profoundly disappointed in the CJL’s decision to make “Israel Shabbat” the primary celebration of Shabbat this week. Despite those who say otherwise, “Israel

Week” is not apolitical. It is important that every member of the community who chooses to attend the CJL and TFI’s Israel Shabbat this Friday understands that doing so is a political act.

We strongly encourage both Jewish and non-Jewish students to abstain from attending this Shabbat dinner at the Center for Jewish Life this Friday, April 5. We invite all members of the Princeton community to join the Alliance of Jewish Progressives and our allies at our Shabbat experience to #TakeBackShabbat. For those who do not wish to join us, we encourage you to eat elsewhere on campus and look forward to sharing Shabbat dinner with you again at the CJL in the future.

We, the undersigned, pledge not to attend the CJL’s “Israel Shabbat” this Friday, April 5, and object to the CJL administration’s continued endorsement of the event as is. We will gather to celebrate Shabbat together elsewhere.

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Anything goes? No, not really Siyang Liu

Contributing Columnist

It’s 2019. Whitewashing, tacky “Oriental” costumes, and the fetishization of Asian women just aren’t trendy anymore like they might have been back in the good ol’ days. But it seems like Princeton High School didn’t get the memo.

Each spring, PHS presents a musical that involves incredible student effort through its cast, pit orchestra, and tech crew. As an alumna of both Princeton High School and its orchestra, being in those productions was an integral part of my high school experience. It was through them that I laughed, cried, and made music with people who would later go on to become some of my closest friends.

Which is why it was all the more dismaying to find out that this year’s musical, “Anything Goes” (1962), directed by Julianna Krawiecki, checked off callous conflation of Asian cultures and demeaning fetishization of Asian women — nothing short of blatant racism and misogyny. It is not only a disappointment for me, but also for the entire Princeton community that prides itself on diversity and inclusion.

Originally written in 1934, “Anything Goes” is wrought with stereotypes and prejudice, from its hyper-sexualization of the female Chinese character, “Plum Blossom,” to its cheap humor based on the poor English of Chinese characters. Renditions of the musical since its debut have sought to remedy this problem, with varying levels of success. In the case of PHS, even though they did the bare minimum by removing “Chinese accents” from the performance, many scenes from the show were still incredibly racist.

I want to make clear that this is by no means a judgement of the students involved in the production. I understand firsthand how much work goes into each detail; I am in awe of the talent and effort behind every show, knowing that each student is not only involved in the arts, but simultaneously juggling many other endeavors as well. However, it only makes this situation even sadder — the long hours put in by students are tainted by the lack of sensitivity and foresight from the adults who chose this musical and maintained it along the bigoted path which it ultimately took.

Choosing which musical to do is not a decision made on a whim. With that in mind, you really have to wonder: during the entire decision-making process, how did nobody

— not the director, not the performing arts supervisor, not the administration — say anything? Didn’t the out-ofplace kimonos and straw hats feel weird? Didn’t the scene in which a white male claims to have enjoyed an “unpremeditated romp in the rice” with “Plum Blossom” raise any red flags? The director had the sense to remove “Chinese accents” from the show, which shows that, to a degree, she must have been aware of the musical’s problems. And yet her efforts stopped there.

Perhaps she thought it wasn’t such a big deal — or at least not enough to give up on her vision of the musical. But in any case, it would have only taken a little bit of extra care to circumvent the glaringly racist scenes, all while preserving the character of the show, since they occurred mostly in the dialogue and not the musical numbers. I suppose she didn’t think of the younger siblings in the audience, especially those of Chinese descent, whom this would affect — would they walk away feeling that this was the norm?

And that any racially charged bullying they might’ve experienced was suddenly affirmed?

Even the high school students themselves were uncomfortable with the show, but had no place or ability to speak out for fear of damaging their grades or future prospects.

At this point, the most important thing is change and prevention. The damage is done. But so far, there hasn’t even been an official apology; it looks like it’ll be swept under the rug — just like everything else PHS has come under fire for in the past. What the school should do is implement a system in which the selection of the musical can be reviewed by more people with a larger range of perspective, such as the diverse student body, thus preventing a ridiculous oversight like this one from happening again. Furthermore, students need an outlet in which they can express their doubts and concerns without fear of personal punishment.

As a school district that is well-respected by those nearby, it is so crucial that it makes real change.

Though this happened at PHS, it’s still important for us as University students living in our “Orange Bubble” to pay attention to the surrounding community of which we are inevitably a part. We do not live in a vacuum, and this is a valuable lesson to learn. It is too easy, even at the University, to solely embrace to ideas of inclusion and cultural sensitivity without actually putting in real effort to attain them.

Siyang Liu is a sophomore from Princeton, N.J. She can be reached at siyangl@princeton.edu.

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Gabriel Swagel

Guest Columnist

The Center for Jewish Life (CJL) is proud to host Israel Shabbat, which celebrates Israel’s existence as a Jewish and democratic state. We will celebrate Israeli culture through food and a performance by Joel Chasnoff, an Israeli comedian who will share his humorous take on the experience of immigrating to Israel from the United States. There will be a discussion session during dinner led by Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer, and students will share their experiences from two CJL-sponsored trips to Israel and the West Bank over winter break. Through our wide range of thoughtful and nuanced Israel-related programs, the CJL embraces the diversity of opinions that members of our community have about Israeli politics. We look forward to welcoming the entire campus community on Friday night.

CJL statement on Israel Shabbat

In hosting Israel Shabbat, we take no communal stance on the Israeli government’s policies or actions in regards to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We appreciate that members of our community have a wide range of opinions regarding those policies, and encourage everyone to attend this event and respectfully engage with their peers about Israel.

While planning Israel Shabbat, we sought feedback from a group of students with a wide variety of political opinions, including the leaders of the Israel-related groups affiliated with the CJL and leaders of this protest. During this process, the event was unanimously approved. Only in the week before the event did any individuals raise concerns that they would feel uncomfortable at an event that celebrated Israel in any form.

In response to these recent concerns, student leaders and staff members met with

leaders of Alliance of Jewish Progressives (AJP) on multiple occasions to explore ways to include them in the event. Options included adding discussion groups to the dining hall itself, sponsoring a discussion at the CJL, in another space, or elsewhere on campus, depending on their preferences.

This model of offering multiple conversations within the CJL building on Shabbat has been embraced by the community at other Shabbat dinners because it allows smallgroup discussion on multiple topics at the same time.

Rejecting these offers, AJP leaders gave the CJL less than 24 hours to fundamentally change or cancel the event, or face a disparaging campaign against Israel Shabbat. These individuals of course have the right to host their own Shabbat dinner, but their messaging, which discourages participation in Israel Shabbat at the CJL, is both inaccurate and divisive.

The claim that Israel Shabbat represents a “right-wing political agenda” or that the CJL has rejected nuance in our Israel programming is a blatant misrepresentation of the truth. Tigers for Israel is a non-partisan student organization that aims to educate and expose the Princeton community to Israel’s politics, history, and culture. Through discussions and cultural celebrations, Tigers for Israel (TFI) engages the community with diverse aspects of Israeli life and conversations about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

While I respect every member of our community’s right to free speech and recognize the political expediency of the misleading messaging against Israel Shabbat, I’m saddened that these individuals rejected constructive attempts to include them. It is particularly reprehensible that these individuals have chosen to promote their event by co-opting and invoking the language

of Take Back the Night, a national organization to end all forms of sexual violence.

My hope is that, with this fuller understanding of Israel Shabbat, the Princeton community can come together at the CJL to celebrate the existence of Israel. Ultimately, the CJL remains committed to Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. We support and encourage a vigorous dialogue about issues facing the State of Israel. We welcome every student to participate in our social, cultural, religious, and educational programs, regardless of background or belief. And it is in the name of these values that we invite all members of the campus community to celebrate with us on Friday night at Israel Shabbat.

Gabriel Swagel is a junior from Chevy Chase, Maryland.

He serves as the President of the CJL Student Board, and can be reached at gswagel@princeton. edu.

Democrats, let’s not get ahead of ourselves: The 2019 elections demand our attention Zachariah Sippy

Contributing Columnist

As winter turns to spring, both the weather and the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary are heating up. Whether it be Whig-Clio debates, Princeton College Democrats meetings, or The Daily Princetonian pieces, it feels as if the campus gaze has skipped right past 2019 and into the heart of the primaries and caucuses that await us next year.

On one hand, this makes perfect sense. For us Democrats, focusing on the 2020 primary allows for an escapism of sorts — we can forget who the current occupant of the White House is and instead imagine President Kamala Harris or Pete Buttigieg behind the Resolute Desk. In our daydreams, we do not fear the prospect of a president locking up children at the border, but

rather indulge fantasies of the adoption of universal health care or gun control. We focus on the minute policy differences between a variety of altogethernot-that-actually-different platforms, as opposed to focusing on the cruelty of Trump’s budget or White Nationalist politics.

There are obvious pitfalls that come as a result of dwelling in these dreams for too long: we lose perspective, we fail to adequately combat the current Republican agenda, and we ignore the hard work that lies before us. Beyond these considerations, there is another pressing oversight that all the 2020 talk seems to ignore: there are other important elections happening this year.

For all of the attention granted to a Democratic Primary that won’t be complete until 15 months from now, Kentucky’s gubernatorial primary is less than two months away and is flying under the radar. And while Kentucky is a conservative state, Democrats have histori-

cally done well in gubernatorial elections — there have only been two Republican Governors in the last 50 years — and the current governor, Matt Bevin, is especially unpopular. Mississippi and Louisiana, as well, have gubernatorial primaries this summer and elections this fall. Incumbent Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards is leading in the polls, and Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is the strongest candidate Democrats have run in over a decade.

Democrats will be competitive in all three of these elections.

The Kentucky Democratic gubernatorial primary is especially instructive (ignore my home state bias) in how Democrats plan to compete in red states in the years to come. Each of the three candidates running offers a unique approach. State Representative Rocky Adkins offers the most traditional one: social conservatism, paired with a folksy demeanor and an emphasis on bread and butter issues like pensions and education. Former

State Auditor Adam Edelen, on the other hand, openly rejects what he deems the “stale incrementalism and nostalgia” of Kentucky’s past, and campaigns on an openly “progressive” platform. Lastly, Attorney General Andy Beshear, son of former Governor Steve Beshear (2007– 2015), is running for governor, offering a mix of legacy politics and the very incrementalism that Edelen rejects. They are all formidable candidates in what is likely to be the fiercest Democratic primary of 2019.

The blessing and the curse of the Tenth Amendment is that the states are endowed with an immense amount of power. Issues ranging from education to criminal justice reform all run through state legislatures, governors’ mansions, and city halls.

Our obsession with national politics too often makes us blind to the importance of statewide and local elections.

Even if you cannot get excited about Kentucky, Louisiana, or Mississippi, our adopted home

state of New Jersey is holding State Assembly elections for all 80 seats in November. Our own district, New Jersey General Assembly’s 16th, is likely to be competitive. And in Virginia, this fall, Democrats are likely to achieve the first progressive majority since, arguably, the Readjusters in the late 19th century.

Major cities like Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, and Philadelphia are electing mayors in 2019. And there are hundreds of District Attorneys running for office. These elections matter and will impact the daily lives of millions of Americans long before any hypothetical presidential inauguration in 2021.

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The 2020 Presidential Democratic Primary is exciting, but we cannot afford for it to distract us from the elections happening this year. Let’s give 2019 the attention it deserves.

Zachariah Sippy is a first-year from Lexington, Ky. He can be reached at zsippy@princeton.edu.

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Track and Field teams to make home debuts

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Sophomore Riley Pease broke Princeton’s javelin record at the North Florida meet.

By Jesse Brewer and Emily Philippides Contributors

The Princeton track and field team is gearing up for the Sam Howell Invitational, its first home meet of the outdoor season, being held this Saturday at Weaver Stadium starting at 10 a.m. After stellar performances in the first two meets of the season, including school-record throws and strong NCAA regional qualifying times, the Tigers are hoping to continue to post top marks.

The first meet of the season was the Spring Break Invitational, held at the Hodges Field of the University of North Florida, where the Tigers hope to return in two months for the NCAA East Regional meet. The women’s team was led by sophomore Rylie Pease with a stellar

throw in the javelin of 48.01 (1576). Pease’s performance broke her own personal best by nearly three meters. She also shattered a 27-year school record of 45.80 (150-3), previously held by Missy Hake ’92, and ranks seventh on the all-time list for throws in Ivy League history.

“I went in to the meet hoping to at least get close to the record because I had been having great throws in training the whole year,” Pease said. “I was super excited to break the record and hit a mark that will qualify for regionals at that first meet because I had a lot of teammates around me watching and supporting and it was a moment that meant a lot for me.”

Also setting herself apart in the throws was sophomore Obiageri Amaechi, a first-team All-American in discus, who won the event in 55.16 (180-11).

Her throw currently ranks the 13th best in the nation. On the running side, senior Allie Klimkiewicz grabbed second place in the 3K steeplechase in a personal-record time of 10 minutes, 30.07 seconds, which ranks her ninth best on the Princeton all-time list. In the 1500 meters, senior Anna Jurew crushed her previous best in the event, making her way to the front over the course of the race and winning the event in a time of 4:27.94.

Finally, the Princeton Tigers excelled in the 100-meter hurdles, led by freshman Isabella Hilditch in her first collegiate outdoor meet. Clocking in sixth place with a time of 13.81, Hilditch’s time is now third-fastest in Princeton history. Senior Ellie Randolph finished right behind, grabbing seventh place in a time of 14.10.

Both women are coming off of stellar performances from the indoor season after fifth- and sixth-place finishes at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships, and have big goals for the season.

“Florida was a really amazing experience, especially for us freshman who had our first outdoor college race,” said Hilditch. “I managed to beat my season opener from last year which was really exciting — looking forward to seeing how the season unravels for the team.”

The women’s team flew down one week later to the Raleigh Relays for distance, middle distance, and javelin events. Sophomore Sophie Cantine placed tenth in the 1500 meters in a time of 4:22.29, which crushed her previous personal best by over six seconds and ranks her eighth on the all-time Princeton performance list. Cantine made her way to the front of the pack early in the race and stuck with the leaders until the finish, hoping to put up a strong qualifying time for the NCAA East Regional meet.

Finally, senior Mim Buscher decided to take one for the team by running the 10,000 meter race, the longest track event offered. In her 10K debut, Buscher clocked in 12th place with a time of 35:57.24.

“It was my first time running it and I was definitely very nervous, but I thought it went well,” said Buscher. “I’m looking forward to running it faster later in the season now that I know what it’s like to run for that long.”

As the outdoor season gets underway for the men’s team, impressive performances unfolded at the UNF Spring Break Invitational across all areas of throwing. For senior Adam Kelly, only two weeks after placing

second in the weight throw at NCAAs, he is back at it winning the hammer throw with a 68.92.

Contributing to the team already in his first season, freshman Chandler Ault won the javelin throw with the seventh best throw in Princeton history of 65.03. In the pole vault arena, sophomore Will Drury started off the season strong with a second-place vault of 4.75. In day two of the competition, the Tigers continued to dominate as junior Joey Daniels placed first in the 110-meter hurdles with an impressive time of 13.90.

This past week, the Princeton Men’s Distance team travelled across the country to compete at the Stanford Invitational and started their season off strong with some top performances in the 1500m, 5K, and 3K steeplechase. The high-caliber competition led to personal record times for many of the Tigers and is a great indication of the season to come. With a time of 8:51.99, sophomore Ed Trippas won section 3 of the steeplechase with a time that ranks him second in the nation in the event this season.

In the late-night 5K, nearly every Princeton man ran a personal record in their opening race. In section two, junior Conor Lundy clocked a time of 1353.98, ranking him 15th in the nation and as the first Tiger to run the event in less than 14 minutes since 2014. In recalling the race, Lundy felt “great to dip under the 14-minute barrier for the first time” and “start the season right.” In the 1500m, four Tigers competed, including sophomore Sam Ellis, who led the pack with a time of 3:55.70.

Returning to their home track for the Sam Howell Invite this weekend, both the men’s and women’s distance teams will continue to chase fast times and show their stripes.

ROWING

Strong start to season for all Princeton crews

By Molly Milligan Staff Writer

Racing on Lake Carnegie spanned four hours on Saturday morning as three of four Princeton rowing teams opened their season at home. But it was the one squad that had already tested its speed that came away with the biggest win of the day.

Coming off wins over Navy and Georgetown, the then-thirdranked Lightweight Men were ready to take on No. 1 Columbia.

Before the season began, junior Adam Teece said that having come within seconds of the Lions last spring gave the team “a lot of motivation to do everything to a slightly higher standard” this time around.

All that work paid off on Saturday as the Tigers’ First Varsity Eight bested Columbia by 2.7 seconds to earn the Campbell Cup. Senior captain Danny Hogan said that the boat’s new and improved start was key to the victory. “One of our weaknesses from last year was our start, but our approach to the start this year has helped us gain a substantial advantage in the first 500 meters. We were able to push off the backs of our opponents the whole race and maintained our speed well.”

The Third Varsity Eight also earned a win, helping Princeton take the No. 1 spot in this week’s Intercollegiate Rowing Association/USRowing Collegiate Poll.

“The team as a whole showed a lot of improvement this week, and I am excited to see how each boat continues to develop in the coming weeks,” Hogan added.

This weekend, the Lightweights will host No. 9 Dartmouth, No. 11 Temple, and Delaware as they race for the Diamond Challenge Cup. The eighth-ranked Open Women began their season on Lake Carnegie against No. 6 Ohio State and No. 10 Brown. The First Varsity Eight defeated the Bears by 3.5 seconds to retain the Class of 1987 Cup, while Ohio State rowed to third place just 0.2 seconds behind Brown.

“We were super pleased with the race this morning,” senior cocaptain Claire Collins said. “They were tough competitors, but we really stepped up and started the season off on the right foot.”

Princeton’s Second Varsity Eight, Varsity Four, and Third Varsity Eight each placed second in their races. It was a strong result for the team, which has made the jump up to No. 5 in this week’s USRowing/CRCA Poll.

“We are excited about the start to the season and look forward to making progress and racing next weekend in the Ivy Invite,” added Head Coach Lori Dauphiny. “Our league looks strong.” Princeton will race Dartmouth and Penn for the Class of 1984 Trophy on Sunday morning and Cornell and Harvard-Radcliffe for the

Class of 1975 Cup on Sunday afternoon.

The seventh-ranked Heavyweight Men also began their season against No. 23 Georgetown on Saturday. The First Varsity Eight came away with a 15-second win.

Two international first-years, Charlie Miller from Australia and James Quinlan from Ireland, made their debut in the top boat.

Princeton’s second, third, and fourth eights all bested Georgetown’s second boat.

At the conclusion of racing, Head Coach Greg Hughes said:

“It’s a positive way to get the year started and it gives us a good sense of the work we need to do over the next week as we gear up for the next one.” The Heavies will host Navy this weekend.

The morning concluded with the No. 3 Lightweight Women taking on No. 1 Stanford. Last spring, Princeton found itself eight seconds back of the Cardinal as Stanford captured the national championship. But this time around, the Tigers proved to be serious challengers. The First Varsity Eight fell by only 3.3

seconds.

“We were most proud of how we’ve managed to pick up where we left off at the end of last season,” junior co-captain Georgia Hellard-Timm added. “We’ve got so much time and room for improvement, and we’re so hungry for it. The field is closing, and it’s going to be a dogfight this year.

We’re ready.”

This Saturday, the Lightweight Women will make the trip to Boston to race No. 4 Harvard-Radcliffe on the Charles River.

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