Volume LXXIII, Number 39
Trinity Counseling Service Gets New Home . . . . . . 5 Princeton Future Workshop at Princeton Library . . . 12 Fifty Years on Abbey Road . . . . . . . . . 16 PSO Presents Mozart Double Piano Concerto . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Gloria: A Life Opens Season at McCarter Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Gee Stars as PU Women’s Soccer Edges William & Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Lagay Coming Through in Clutch for Stuart Field Hockey . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Paul Robeson Panel Discussion at Rutgers . . 13 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Berkshire Hathaway Fox & Roach Realtors . .24, 25 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 23 Classified Ads . . . . . . 40 Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Music/Theater . . . . . . 19 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . 38 Real Estate . . . . . . . . 40 School Matters . . . . . . 11 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Topics of the Town . . . . 5 Town Talk . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Westminster Supporters Hold Rally, Attempt to Meet With Murphy A group of students, alumni, faculty members, and supporters of Westminster Choir College of Rider University were hoping to grab a few moments with Governor Phil Murphy on Tuesday, as he exited Rider’s Bart Luedeke Center following a scheduled speech. But Murphy left through a back door and never encountered the group. This snag in their plans didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of the 80 to 100 people hoping to let Murphy know of their opposition to Rider’s plan to close down Westminster’s Princeton campus. Rider, which merged with Westminster in 1991, wants to move the music school’s operations to Rider’s Lawrenceville location. Members of the Westminster community say the school lacks the facilities needed for their training and has no intention to build them. The goal was to hold a “respectful protest,” organized by the Westminster Foundation, founded two years ago after Rider announced plans to sell the Princeton campus. Wearing Westminster Tshirts, holding signs, and occasionally breaking into song, the group of protesters included several students who were excused early from classes and rehearsals in order to attend. “I’m here because I can’t see myself anywhere else,” said Anthony Pinkerton, a junior majoring in voice performance and music education. “The legacy of Westminster can’t happen on any other campus. Rider says they have the facilities for us, but they don’t. We need specialized spaces to create the sound that we create.” “We’re hoping to get a few minutes with the governor,” said Doug Helvering, who teaches theory and composition at Westminster and is an alumnus of the school. “What we’re hoping is that they can issue an injunction, at least, to stop the move.” A “Call to Action” released by the Westminster Foundation on September 22 says moving the campus and selling the 22-acre property along Walnut Lane will “cause the death of the institution and irreparable harm to the Princeton community. There are no adequate facilities in Lawrenceville to house Westminster’s
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Hundreds Join Worldwide Climate Strike Led by youth, but including a broad range of ages and backgrounds, a crowd of more than 500 gathered in Hinds Plaza last Friday, September 20, to demand action in response to the climate crisis. After hearing from about a dozen speakers warning of the consequences of climate change and calling on governments and businesses to take measures to combat it, the spirited throng, chanting and carrying signs, marched up Witherspoon Street and through the Princeton University campus to wrap up the proceedings in front of the Frist Campus Center. “No more coal, no more oil — keep your carbon in the soil,” they chanted, and “When the air we breathe is under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back.” The wide variety of placards and posters conveyed such messages as “Denial is Not a Policy,” “Science not Silence,” “There is no Planet B,” and “Our Kids Deserve a Future.” The Princeton demonstration was one of hundreds of climate strike events around the world, with millions of protesters calling for action before the meeting of world leaders in New York this week at the United Nations Climate Action Sum-
mit. Led by students, the protests were inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, whose school walkouts have spread around the globe. “Many people said that it was one of the largest demonstrations that the Princeton community has seen in years,” said Tom Taylor, Princeton University graduate student and one of the strike organizers. “The community, and especially young people, grasp the seriousness of this issue. It is just a question of whether our leaders will get there too.” Princeton High School junior Nate Howard, one of about 50 PHS participants, called the strike “a massive suc-
cess,” much larger than a similar strike last spring, and expressed optimism for future action. “The global strikes have changed minds and have drawn attention to the climate crisis,” he said. “When I got home, I saw the climate crisis finally being talked about on cable news. Continued protests will keep the pressure on politicians. But the engagement we’ve already seen gives me hope. The people are speaking loudly and politicians around the world are starting to listen.” In his speech to the gathering, Martin Continued on Page 8
Arts Council Mural Project Approved; Completion Planned for November The Princeton Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) has approved a proposal for a painted mural on the outer wall of Lupita’s Grocery Store on Leigh Avenue facing John Street, after months of discussion in the Witherspoon-Jackson (W-J) neighborhood and beyond. Proposed and sponsored by the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP), the mural will be painted by Marlon Davila, an artist who
grew up in the W-J community, and is designed “to reflect the history and diversity in the neighborhood,” according to ACP Interim Executive Director Jim Levine. Preliminary work on the mural, which includes the North Star and the Big Dipper constellation and depicts the annual migratory route of the monarch butterfly, has already begun. Work on the site is Continued on Page 11
A PLETHORA OF PUMPKINS: Pumpkin picking was just one of the many activities featured at Terhune Orchards’ Apple Days Harvest Festival on Sunday . Terhune also hosted Honoring Military Weekend for members of the military and their families . The Apple Days Harvest Festivals continue each Saturday and Sunday through October 27 . (Photo by Erica M. Cardenas)
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