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Tuesday September 25, 2018 vol. CXLII no. 73
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U . A F FA I R S
Buses to replace CPUC meeting addresses Dinky train for Hugin, grading policies three months By Isabel Ting
Assistant News Editor
During the first Council of the Princeton University Community meeting of the 2018–19 academic year, members discussed trustee Bob Hugin ’76’s controversial U.S. Senate campaign, revised grading policies, and how to deal with controversial campus speakers. The meeting was held Monday at 4:30 p.m. in Betts Auditorium in the School of Architecture. According to the CPUC’s homepage, the council is “a permanent conference of the representatives of all major groups of the University” where they can raise and be exposed to problems. At the beginning of the
Monday meeting, President Eisgruber said that the same day, he and Dean of the Faculty Sanjeev Kulkarni sent a memorandum to faculty members that clarified the minimum penalty for all cases in which faculty members are found responsible for sexual harassment. During the questionand-answer period, which was the second item on the agenda, several University graduate students expressed concern over trustee Bob Hugin’s anti-women and anti-gay views, in light of his recent Republican campaign for U.S. Senate. In 1992, Hugin fought to prevent women from joining one of the University’s eating clubs, Tiger Inn. And in 1976, Hugin told the
newspaper Home News that if a member of Tiger [Inn] were found to be gay, “he wouldn’t last long.” Eisgruber had prefaced the question-and-answer period with his positive statements about Hugin. Many concerns about Hugin had been submitted in advance of the meeting. “Hugin is a terrific trustee for this University,” Eisgruber said. “He is somebody who is an extraordinary source of judgment and counsel on the board and an important ally on a number of different issues, including issues with respect to diversity.” Eisgruber expressed that these statements are not a political endorsement for See CPUC page 2
ALBERT JIANG :: PRINCETONIAN CONTRIBUTOR
The Dinky train sits in the Princeton station.
Staff Writer and Contributor
In an effort to install an automatic braking system throughout the state, New Jersey Transit is suspending all Dinky service from Sunday, Oct. 14 through January 2019. According to NJ Transit’s website, the Dinky service will be replaced by buses on weekdays and weekends to accommodate passengers from the University to Princeton Junction. Adam Chang ’20 expressed skepticism that buses would be an adequate replacement, citing previous instances where the Dinky was replaced with bus services. “On every occasion in the past where they’ve replaced Dinky service with buses, the buses only meet the express train, which comes one in every three to five trains,” Chang said. “The buses also don’t run on an actual schedule. There’s nothing online.” Chang also noted that, previously, the buses did not run late at night or early in the mornings. Chang feared that the switch to buses would disproportionately impact University staff members and others who may not be able to afford Ubers, taxis, or other alternatives. While most staff members questioned by the Daily Princetonian do not rely on the Dinky to get to and from work, according to several staff members who do not use the Dinky
themselves, many faculty members who live outside of Princeton, N.J. — such as New York — have been affected by similar cancellations and delays in the past. The statewide transit agency is currently rushing to meet a federal deadline to have Positive Train Control — an emergency braking system that relies on GPS — installed by Dec. 31, according to the New York Times. In 2008, Congress mandated rail companies implement Positive Train Control, initially setting the deadline at 2015 before providing a three year extension. The New York Times reported that the project to implement Positive Train Control statewide in New Jersey is 65 percent complete. Lecturer in the Princeton Writing Program Catherine Young, a resident of northern Manhattan, catches the 6:11 a.m. NJ Transit train departing New York Penn Station. Young expressed particular concern for her morning commute to her 8:30 a.m. Writing Seminar class. “My biggest concern with the Dinky’s replacement buses would be their reliability because I would not want to cut it close with getting to campus on time for my class and then have to run to Blair Hall,” she said. “I like to be on campus early and spend time in my office first.” “In terms of going home, I’m sure it would be a bit annoying
ISABEL TING :: THE DAILY PRINCETONIAN
Vice President and Secretary Bob Durkee explains the origins of the CPUC.
ACADEMICS
Herrera discusses identity preferences, authencity in casting theater roles
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U . A F FA I R S
U. vice president Durkee ’69 to retire By Ivy Truong Assistant News Editor
University vice president and secretary Bob Durkee ’69 announced his retirement for the end of the 2018–19 academic year. Hilary Parker ’01, current assistant vice president and chief of staff in the Office of the President, has been appointed to replace him, effective July 1, 2019. The Board of Trustees ap-
proved the appointment in a meeting on Sept. 22, according to a University statement. Durkee has been a longstanding presence at the University, serving in various roles nearly continuously since his graduation. He has served in his current role since 2004 but began working at the University in 1972 as an assistant to the president. In 1978, he assumed the role of vice presiSee DURKEE page 3
NICK SHASHKINI :: PRINCETONIAN STAFF WRITER
Herrera talked about the intersection of identity politics and theater casting.
By Nick Shashkini Staff Writer
On Sept. 24, Associate Professor of Theater Brian Herrera lectured on the importance of actors staying true to their values despite problems with identity preferences in the the world of cast-
ing. The talk was held at 4:30 p.m. in the Wallace Theater in the Lewis Arts Complex. Titled “A Conversation About the History of Casting,” the event focused on encouraging discourse about contemporary casting practices and controversies surrounding race,
In Opinion
Today on Campus
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gender, and sexuality in modern theater. The talk was open to anyone but was mandatory for theater certificate students. Both a scholar and an artist, Herrera has been working on a book about the history of casting after having noticed a lack of scholarly material on the subject. By his admission, the process has been challenging. “I realized as I began to write that my feelings were quite strong,” Herrera said. “Every time I wrote I felt as though I was standing outside in my underpants screaming at the sky ‘this is wrong!’” Herrera has been hosting this conversation at universities across the United States, including Yale University, in the hope of fostering discourse and giving actors and directors advice on how to deal with the power dynamics of casting directors. “When we’re talking about the history of castSee HERRERA page 2
WEATHER
By Benjamin Ball and Albert Jiang
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73˚
LOW
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Thunderstorm chance of rain:
90 percent