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Monday october 3, 2016 vol. cxl no. 78
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LOCAL NEWS
BEYOND THE BUBBLE
Julia Wolfe GS ‘12, composer By Sharon Xiang contributor
For Julia Wolfe GS ’12, composing music is more than just melodies, harmonies, and notes — it’s a mix of musical and nonmusical elements. “In most pieces, I’m thinking about something extra-musical. While I’m thinking about notes, rhythms, and harmonies, I’m also creating an image, a narrative in my mind,” Wolfe said. Wolfe was named as one of the 23 winners of this year’s MacArthur Fellowship on Sept. 22. The Fellowship is a prize awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to between 20 and 30 U.S. citizens or residents who have shown “extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction” in any field, according to the award
website. Wolfe had been interested in music for a long time, but it wasn’t until her freshman year of college that she really found herself immersed in music. “I’ve always responded to music in a very deep way … I just had this very visceral and emotional response to music, so that’s what it was in the beginning,” she said. She explained that in her freshman year, she accidentally walked into a musical composition class, in which she learned how to develop long compositions from shorter excerpts. “I’d never done that before, and I really loved it because it was so challenging … and very exciting at the same time,” she added. Wolfe said that for some pieces that cover a subject where there’s text, she gathers the See WOLFE page 3
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New Dinky restaurant seeks to honor history By Jisu Jeong contributor
The stone building that used to serve as the waiting room for the New Jersey Transit Princeton train station is now the Dinky Bar & Kitchen, which opened for full service in early August. The establishment is a “welcoming and simple bar offering locally-sourced, ingredient-driven snacks, small plates and more,” according to its website. The bar is owned by Fenwick Hospitality Group, which also runs Agricola, a restaurant located on Witherspoon Street. The building that houses the bar as been party of the Dinky train station for almost a century, from 1918 to 2013.
The station was moved 460 feet south from its original location to accommodate the University’s $330 million Arts and Transit Program. The announcement of the bar’s opening came last November, when University Director of Community and Regional Affairs Kristin Appelget said that a café and restaurant are scheduled to open in 2016 and 2017. In light of the building’s historical significance, the DB&K seeks to incorporate some of the history into its experience, according to manager Adam Flocke. “Literally everybody on the staff, just about, knows at least one or two historical facts and fun facts about it, that way if people ask,”
Flocke said. “It’s important to us to know the history, because a lot of people appreciate the building so much, that it’d be a disservice to the community and to the memory of the building to not at least have the staff know a little bit.” He added that there is some historical information right at the front doors that customers can read while they’re looking around. Some students who ate at the bar said that they felt this historical atmosphere, while others said that they did not really notice it. “Our waitress was really knowledgeable, and she was telling us about how they renovated it, and what the See DINKY page 2
STUDENT LIFE
USG discusses voter registration results, diversity initiatives contributor COURTESY OF JULIAWOLFEMUSIC.COM
STUDENT LIFE
Student group seeks language affinity housing By Samuel Oh contributor
The new Princeton Language Housing Initiative strives to create exclusively polyglot affinity housing on campus as soon as the next academic year. Led by Jacob Hamel ’18, the Language Housing Initiative hopes to house 15 to 20 people with proficiency in two or more languages within a sponsoring residential college. Hamel noted that 15 members are currently working towards this goal. He noted that, thanks to the discussions started last year about affinity spaces and the University’s new campus plan, he believes this is the perfect time for his initiative to expand and flourish.
“In my sophomore year, with the [Black Justice League] calling for Black-only housing, I believed that the University was willing to take affinity housing more seriously,” Hamel said. “Also, considering that the University has released its 30-year plan of expansion, my sense is that there is a lot of opportunity about what to do with that space, and the possibility for language dorms to expand into that space.” Hamel said that precedents forged by other colleges act as inspiration for his housing initiative. “When I was applying to schools – I was looking at Brown, Middlebury as well – those schools have programs like this [Language Housing See LANGUAGE page 2
The University Student Government discussed results from Friday’s Voter Registration Day event in their weekly meeting on Sunday. The event was jointly organized by several campus groups, including Princeton Votes and the Whig-Cliosophic Society. The groups set up various booths across campus where students could register as voters in New Jersey or their home state. Overall, there were 102 new New Jersey voters and 85 absentee ballots recorded. These numbers are in addition to the registrations at a similar event Princeton Votes held at the Nassau Street Sampler earlier in the year. For an additional metric, USG president Aleksandra Czulak ’17 said that the Princeton Votes Snapchat filter received over 2300 views. Campus and Community Affair Chair Michael Cox ’17 stated that Princeton Votes has historically served an important role in promoting voter awareness among students. Czulak added that Princeton Votes will continue to host events promoting voter registration. The USG is also attempting to collect data on current USG
members and applicants. Czulak explained that the demographic information to be collected would include race, major, and gender. U-Councilor Lucas Ramos ’19 presented an update on the September meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community. He stated that the meeting included various initiatives to promote diversity in the campus. Ramos explained that the CPUC had created a special committee on naming, of which several USG representatives are members. The new committee will address the potential renaming of Wilson College, which has recently come under scrutiny for its namesake’s racist views. “They are doing data research with the Wilson Legacy Project to see how to best rename the college without causing derision on campus,” said Ramos. Along with the naming committee, Ramos described several upcoming changes to the Carl A. Fields Center, which currently supports affinity rooms for Black, Latinx, Asian/Asian American, and Arab/MiddleEastern students. The renovations will be conducted by Isometric Studio, a “visual identity and graphic design consultancy,”
In Opinion
Today on Campus
Senior columnist Zeena Mubarak argues that we should watch debates seriously, not for entertainment, and senior columnist Nicholas Wu argues that voting for third party candidates is a waste. PAGE 4
4:30 p.m.: Arnie Holtberg ‘70, a retired headmaster at St. Mark’s School of Texas, will give a talk titled “Lessons Learned as a Headmaster and Principal.” Friend Center Convocation Room 113.
according to its website, and will focus on expanding the affinity rooms and floor space on the second study. The CPUC meeting also addressed the development of a more accessible Ph.D. pipeline, to be launched in the fall of 2018. “It’s focused on general applicant pool diversity, because the current applicant pool is not very diverse,” said Ramos. Additional initiatives mentioned by Ramos include the addition of 15 new courses on cultural identity and diversity, as well as the changing of Princeton’s informal motto to “Princeton in the nation’s service and the service of humanity.” Czulak noted the lack of student attendance and participation in the meeting. She said that she hoped to see more non-councilors in the future. “It is a really good opportunity for students to push administrators on issues and ask questions,” added USG vice president Jeremy Burton ’18. Czulak also stated that the USG is hoping to distribute wellness information across campus. The project would allow various student and University groups to collaborate and discuss what information would be important and how it would be shared.
WEATHER
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