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Thursday january 19, 2017 vol. cxl no. 124
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BEYOND THE BUBBLE
COURTESY OF CORDISH COMPANIES
Cordish ’96 to work with Trump Odor in Frist causes The editors of the 140th Managing Board of the Daily Princetonian. U N I V E R S I T Y A F FA I R S
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Reed Cordish ’96 will join the Trump administration as assistant to the President for intragovernmental and technology initiatives, the presidential transition team announced Tuesday. Cordish will oversee presidential initiatives that demand multi-agency collaboration and high-impact task forces, concentrating on technological innovation and modernization. Cordish has agreed to accept no pay. Instead, he will treat the role as a unique opportunity to serve the country, his brother Blake Cordish ’93 said. The importance of the moment moved Reed Cordish to contribute his talents, Blake Cordish explained. He added that their parents and grandparents taught them to appreciate how fortunate they were and to do everything they could to help others. Reed Cordish did not re-
spond to a request for comment as of press time. Currently, Reed Cordish works as a principal and partner of The Cordish Companies, his family’s real estate development and entertainment company based in Baltimore. He also serves as president of Entertainment Consulting International, an entertainment and restaurant operating company that he co-founded. President-elect Donald Trump said in a statement that the role will draw on Reed Cordish’s experience managing large, complex businesses in the private sector. Reed Cordish’s supervision of thousands of employees and dozens of businesses at The Cordish Companies over nearly two decades will help him make the federal government more efficient and foster interagency teamwork, Blake Cordish noted. Reed Cordish blends many characteristics that often do not appear in one person, Blake See CORDISH page 2
LOCAL NEWS
Former Ivy Club employee deported By Kevin Agostinelli staff writer
Arnoldo Agreda-Rodriguez, a former kitchen employee of Ivy Club, was deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in early August 2016 following his fourth criminal arrest and a series of criminal offenses dating back to 2005. Rodriguez, originally from Guatemala, had been living in New Jersey as an undocumented worker for 15 years and had been most recently employed at Ivy Club until the spring of 2016, according to an article by centraljersey.com. He is either 43 or 44 years of age, as court records list two different birth dates. Court records show that Rodriguez’s previous arrests in 2005 in which he physically assaulted an unidentified victim, “causing scratches to the victim’s head and abdomen,” and 2012 in which he threatened to kill a former roommate while holding a 13-inch kitchen knife did not lead to official convictions. Rodriguez was admitted to the pretrial intervention program and had the case dismissed.
On Jan. 22 last year, Rodriguez was charged with terroristic threats and simple assault on his girlfriend after she refused to continue to have sex with him, feeling abdominal pains. According to court records, Rodriguez grew angry and grabbed the woman’s neck and hit her on the head “causing visible injury.” He also said to her, “This is the last time I will see your face.” The woman allegedly escaped out of the window and initially claimed she was abducted and forced into the vacant house on Green Street. In February last year, the ICE reported that it would place a detainer for Princeton police to hold Rodriguez following the incident above with his girlfriend. The ICE issues these detainer requests to local law enforcement in order to keep undocumented immigrants in custody after they would otherwise be released for local charges. Despite ICE detainers for Princeton police to hold Rodriguez, he was released from Mercer County jail in February and the Prosecutor’s Office See RODRIGUEZ page 2
building-wide evacuation
By Kirsten Traudt staff writer
A suspected gas leak in Frist Campus Center on Wednesday, Jan. 18, was found to be an odor coming from a sewer drain, according to a statement by the University. At about noon, an odor suspected to be natural gas spread
throughout Frist, prompting a building-wide evacuation. University Spokesperson John Cramer redirected comments to the official University statement. While the Princeton Fire Department worked with University Facilities to discover the cause of the leak, no students were allowed to enter the building. Melody Falter ’16 said that she attempted to
enter the building at approximately 12:30 p.m., but was not let in until approximately 12:50 p.m., when the building resumed operations. The University has not released additional information regarding the cause of the odor, which had subsided by the time the building was reopened.
BEYOND THE BUBBLE
News & Notes: U.S. Court of Appeals rules student-athletes not employees By Hunter Campbell staff writer
The 7th U.S circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled against several former student-athletes who claimed that they deserved to be financially compensated for participation in their college’s athletic program. The court upheld the ruling of a February 2016 case where the student athletes’ claims were dismissed. Reasons cited in the 7th Circuit Court ruling against the students included the “long standing tradition of amateurism” within collegiate athletics. Another reason that the court cited was that, when a student agrees to become a student athlete, there is no expectation that the student is going to be paid. The court did acknowledge that the athletes put a large quantity of time
into their sports, but pointed out that the time was never spent with the expectation of receiving financial compensation in the form of an actual income. Therefore, the court upheld the decision that student athletes are not employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and are therefore not guaranteed to be paid the federal minimum wage. The three students who filed the lawsuit were former University of Pennsylvania students who believed that they should be entitled to minimum wage compensation for their time in the University of Pennsylvania’s athletic program. No universities in the Ivy League grant any athletic scholarships, a fact which separates this particular case from many previous cases surrounding student-athlete pay.
Not only that, but the three University of Pennsylvania athletes participated in track and field, rather than a sport known for bringing revenue to the University, such as football or basketball. Circuit Judge David Hamilton stressed the importance of this distinction in a concurring opinion, noting that the logic of the University of Pennsylvania plaintiffs might imply that other extracurricular activities that do not generate income for a university, such as journalism, music, or debate, might also have to provide wages. Hamilton also noted, however, that he was not sure if the same ruling should be applied to athletes who participate in collegiate sports that do earn the university revenue. The court filed its ruling on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. The decision was made in Chicago, IL.
U N I V E R S I T Y A F FA I R S
News & Notes : Art Museum purchases solar-powered vehicles By Mashad Arora staff writer
The Princeton University Art Museum recently purchased two solarpowered low-speed vehicles for staff use, according to an Office of Sustainability press release. The vehicles will be used by staff to travel between the Art Museum, Alexander Street offices, and other locations locally. According to the release, the vehicles are significantly more environmentally friendly than electric vehicles which would require regular charging. The solar panels are made from a highefficiency monocrystalline material that makes them resistant to impact.
Michael Brew, Business Manager of the Art Museum, noted in the release that the decision to purchase the vehicles was inspired by an upcoming 2018 exhibition, Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment. According to an article published in the Atlantic Highlands Herald, the project will focus on human relation to the natural world by examining for the first time “how American artists have reflected and shaped environmental perception while contributing to the emergence of a modern ecological consciousness.” “When I heard the LSV had a solar option, I just had to reach out to the Office of Sustainability to see if there was
In Opinion
Thank you
Outgoing editor-in-chief Do-Hyeong Myeong pens her goodbye, while five columnists and a guest write about Donald Trump, Christmas, J-Term, the Grammys, risktaking, and the legacy of Wonshik Shin. PAGE 3
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grant funding available to help us try this alternative energy source,” Brew said in the press release. He added that his staff looks forward to sustainable driving in the vehicles and highly recommends them to other campus partners. Funding for the vehicles was provided by the High Meadows Foundation Sustainability Fund by the Office of Sustainability. According to its website, the fund “requests proposals for campus sustainability projects, with an emphasis on measurable outcomes and culture change.” All members of the campus community, including students, faculty, and staff, are eligible to apply.
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