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Tuesday February 23, 2016 vol. cxl no. 18
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LOCAL NEWS
McCollum ’15 passes away after car crash By Myrial Holbrook staff writer
COURTESY OF VETERANS FOR PRINCETON
According to the Veterans for Princeton, the Maxwell’s Field is a historic ground that needs to be preserved.
Cara McCollum ’15 passed away early Monday morning at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., a week after sustaining critical injuries in a crash last Monday on Route 55, according to NJ.com. Cooper University Hospital did not respond to request for comment. According to a post on the Facebook page titled “Prayers for Cara,” McCollum passed away Monday morning at 4:31 a.m., accompanied by her family in the operating room. Before she died, she made the decision to donate her organs to save other lives, the post said. “We’ve prayed constantly for a miracle, and we believe God has answered our prayers. Although it’s not the miracle that we first envisioned, it’s a miracle nonetheless,” the post read. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Please accept our sincerest thanks for your heartfelt prayers. We all will miss her
now that she’s gone.” University Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan expressed condolences for McCollum’s passing. “We were very saddened to hear the tragic news about Cara’s passing. We extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends,” Pullan wrote in a statement to the ‘Prince.’ McCollum graduated from the University with an A.B. in English. While at the University, she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta’s Epsilon Mu Chapter and Cottage Club. “Princeton Theta is incredibly sad to hear about Cara’s passing,” wrote Theta President Courtney Burke ’17 in a statement to the ‘Prince.’ “While I did not have the pleasure of knowing her myself, I’ve heard from those Thetas who knew her well about her contagious smile, passion for childhood literacy and impact on campus. Our thoughts and Theta love are with her family at this time,” Burke added. McCollum won the Miss New See MCCOLLUM page 2
Veterans for Princeton “Save the Dinky” rallies against construction appeal rejected LOCAL NEWS
By Jessica Li news editor
Over 70 veterans, historians and preservationists gathered at The Nassau Inn Monday morning to announce the creation of Veterans for Princeton, an organization dedicated to opposing the construction proposed by the Institute for Advanced Study. The construction plans involve building 15 faculty housing units on historic Maxwell’s Field. The event was timed to coincide with George Washington’s 284th birthday. Lieutenant General Richard Mills, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, stated during the ceremony that he sees Maxwell’s Field as
“sacred ground consecrated by those who fought there. Additionally, Mills expressed that the significance of the Battle of Princeton cannot be judged by its 20-minute duration. “For [those] who say the fight was short, they’ve never been in a battle… when there are people shooting at you, when you have incoming rounds, I don’t care if that battle lasts two minutes, that’s like a lifetime for the soldiers and marines on ground,” Mills said. According to Mills, the Battle of Princeton also saw the first casualty of the Marine Corps. O. James Lighthizer, president of the Civil War Trust and leader of Campaign 1776, a na-
tional organization dedicated to the preservation of important battle sites that has become involved in the Maxwell’s Field disputes, stated during the ceremony that the Maxwell’s Field is an important classroom for future generations. Mills expressed that preserving Maxwell’s Field has a particular significance at a time when fewer than one percent of Americans is in active service. “[The field is] a reminder of our predecessors’ sacrifices,” Mills said. Lighthizer further noted that the Trust acknowledges IAS’s property claims but remains dedicated to preserving the battle site. See VETERANS page 2
By Hannah Waxman staff writer
The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division rejected an appeal filed by “Save the Dinky,” a local organization comprised of Princeton residents who oppose the University’s decision to relocate the Dinky train station, last Wednesday, according to official court records provided by Peter McAleer, communications manager for New Jersey Courts. University Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan said via email that the University was pleased with the decision made by the Appellate Division. In their complaint, “Save the
Dinky” challenged the NJ Transit’s decision to move the Dinky line branch station 460 feet south of the current site in order to develop an Arts and Transit center. “The people that got involved with this side of the case thought that there were some bad decisions being made from a historic structure standpoint [and] from a public transportation standpoint that were to the detriment of the traveling public and to the benefit of one large private real estate developer [the University],” said Philip Rosenbach, the attorney representing “Save the Dinky.” See DINKY page 3
LECTURE
Zakaria discusses U.S. foreign policy, conflicts in the Middle East staff writer
Despite the tensions, wars and frustrations that dominate the global stage, Fareed Zakaria expressed Monday in a lecture titled “Global Trends and Hotspots: The Next Security Crisis” that he remains optimistic in his view of how conflicts, mainly those in the Middle East, should be addressed. Zakaria, a journalist and author who hosts CNN’s flagship international affairs program, “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” explained that, while growing up in India, he was exposed to an energetic and enthusiastic portrait of the United States. He noted that times have indeed changed in terms of his own as well as
general international and world views. “At the heart of it, I think there’s a sense that the world has become a much scarier place… and that comes out of the Middle East,” he said, referring to the political turmoil and violence that has occurred in the region for decades. Zakaria noted the cycle of violence that started with the fall of oppressive regimes in the Middle East and North Africa that has in turn revealed the fragility of many Middle Eastern states. A state, as defined by Zakaria, is an administrative and authoritative institution that can maintain political order. He added that the fall of any state thus brings the collapse of civic organizations and the nation it-
self, sending a region spiraling into chaos as vulnerable communities search for an ideology to latch on to. Zakaria noted that this effect has taken place in the Middle East. “There is very little sense of a country, and in that situation, when you have the reality of political chaos, social chaos… what tends to happen is people gravitate toward the thing that maybe will give them security and identity. And that tends to be the place where you feel you have your deepest connection, and that is not the nation,” he said, adding that Middle Eastern historic institutions are being taken over by the Islamic State’s successful appeal to citizens. “You have two things going See ZAKARIA page 3
COURTESY OF ADWEEK
Journalist Fareed Zakaria delievered a lecture on Monday evening.
In Opinion
Today on Campus
Columnist Azza Cohen draws attention to violations of free speech in India, and senior columnist Will Rivitz talks about the Wall’s relationship to American immigration. PAGE 4
12 p.m.: There will be an African Studies Open Seminar headed by Jemima Pierre of UCLA “The Race of Africa: History, Hermeneutics, Knowledge” sponsored by the Program in African Studies. 216 Aaron Burr Hall.
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