Volume LXX, Number 43
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Council Passes Ordinance For Re-Establishment Of Civil Rights Commission
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Princeton Council passed an ordinance Monday night to re-establish a Civil Rights Commission. The proposal to form the Commission, which previously existed from 1968 to 1998, was officially introduced last month. Before the vote was taken, there was considerable discussion among Council and members of a subcommittee of the town’s Human Services department about the intake process for those registering complaints of discrimination, and the setting up of outside mediation should an issue not be internally resolved. The subcommittee has worked on the issue for the past two years. Mayor Liz Lempert and Council President Lance Liverman met with the subcommittee earlier in the day. Before opening up the discussion at the Council meeting, Ms. Lempert stressed the fact that the complaint process isn’t the only focus of the proposed Commission. Other duties have to do with public outreach and how to improve internal operations, she said. After municipal administrator Marc Dashield delivered a summary of the proposed civil rights complaint process, some members of the committee voiced concerns. John Heilner addressed what he called “a whole new twist” to the proceedings, specifically about the duties of an Affirmative Action Officer. “Our subcommittee never considered that the Affirmative Action officer would handle complaints from the public,” he said. “Our entire two-year-plus discussions have assumed that the Affirmative Action officer is only to handle complaints from municipal employees.” Leticia Fraga, who chaired the subcommittee, said she was not comfortable with some aspects of the complaint process. “I want to see this ordinance passed sooner rather than later, but I want to see it done right,” she said. Tom Parker, another subcommittee member, echoed Ms. Fraga’s concerns. Linda Oppenheim, co-chair of the anti-discriminatory organization Not In Our Town, told Council she supports the creation of the commission, but some aspects need strengthening. Daniel Harris asked the governing body to table the ordinance until language of its guidelines is properly incorporated. Continued on Page 14
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Princeton President William Bowen Dies
William G. Bowen, who died last Thursday at his home in Princeton at the age of 83, not only shaped Princeton University, where he served as an economics professor, provost, then president for 15 years, but also the world of U.S. higher education, which he wrote about and influenced significantly throughout his long, productive career. Mr. Bowen was Princeton University’s 17th president during an often tumultuous period from 1972 to 1988, overseeing the first admission of women and major expansions in academics. From Princeton he moved to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, where he served as president from 1988 to 2006, leading its support for the humanities, undergraduate and graduate education, the arts, and culture. “Bill made an astounding array of contributions to the way that we understand and improve higher education in this country,” the Mellon Foundation noted in a tribute to Mr. Bowen. “He did so with infectious enthusiasm and exceptional intelligence.” As Princeton president, Mr. Bowen led
the university through years of steady academic growth. In part on the strength of a five-year, $410.5 million capital campaign (original goal: $275 million), he was able to enrich the arts and humanities and enlarge the faculty, while expanding Firestone Library, doubling the art museum’s capacity, and strengthening the University’s standing in life sciences and computer science.
Besides being a staunch advocate for coeducation at Princeton, Mr. Bowen sought to recruit more minority students and to change the longstanding dominance of all-male eating clubs on the social scene by introducing a residential college system for undergraduates. Perhaps the most influential of more than 20 books he authored or Continued on Page 37
Princeton Future Investigates Health Data To Promote Improved Eating and Lifestyle
In working to first assess then improve the health of the community, Princeton Future (PF) is creating a Princeton Health Corps as it embarks on a long-term project in collaboration with the Board of Health. At an opening public gathering in the Library Community Room on Saturday morning, participants discussed: “How does the Princeton community’s lifestyle impact the health of its citizens?” With a focus on dietary habits and physical activ-
ity, Princeton Future set forth its plan to help “collect, manage, analyze, and disseminate health-related data for decisions about all of us: the residents, the students and the employees of our community.” Rick Weiss, Board of Health member, Princeton Future Council member and president of Viocare Inc., emphasized the importance of gathering valid data on diet and lifestyle from all parts of the community. “You need to know what we’re doing Continued on Page 18
OCTOBER ART: Finding the Great Pumpkin was the theme Saturday at the Princeton Shopping Center, which featured pumpkin painting and carving, cookie decorating, and live music. The Halloween event was hosted by the Shopping Center and the Arts Council of Princeton. Favorite costumes are discussed in this week’s Town Talk. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)
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