April 7, 2016

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Thursday april 7, 2016 vol. cxl no. 42

{ www.dailyprincetonian.com } BEYOND THE BUBBLE

Fake university in federal undercover case had logo resembling U. shield By William liu staff writer

tical geometric configuration as the University’s. UNNJ’s shield, however, is colored with purple and green rather than orange and black. According to University Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan, the University was not aware of the logo’s use. The University is in no way involved in the matter, Pullan noted. Pullan said that the University will not be issuing any verbal response in light of the similarities. University General Consel Ramona Romero did not respond to requests for comment. The Homeland Security Investigation Bureau and U.S. Immigration and Customs EnSee UNNJ page PB

The University of Northern New Jersey’s logo bears The University’s logo bears orange and black purple and green bi-colored shield with an open bible. shield with open bible bearing Latin phrase.

Paul Fishman ’78, U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, unveiled a sting operation in which 21 defendants were charged with enabling student visa fraud this past Tuesday. In an effort to expose conspirators, most of whom are naturalized U.S. citizens, the Department of Homeland Security created an artificial institution named the “University of Northern New Jersey.” A cached page of the school’s website and Twitter showed that UNNJ adopted a logo with striking resemblance to the University’s own. In particular, UNNJ’s logo features a shield with iden-

LOCAL NEWS

U N I V E R S I T Y A F FA I R S

23 town residents join taxexemption suit against U.

Farmer’s Market to become more sustainable

COURESY OF PRINCETON.EDU

By Marcia Brown staff writer

By Hannah Waxman staff writer

23 residents in the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood of downtown Princeton have joined a lawsuit filed against the University’s tax-exempt status on April 1. Every year by April 1, a new suit has to be filed to continue the preexisting proceedings, Bruce Afran, an attorney who represents the plaintiffs, said. The original suit was filed in 2011 by several residents of Princeton, and was subsequently challenged by the University in February 2015, but was overturned by Judge Vito Bianco of the New Jersey State Tax Court. Bianco’s office did not respond to a request for comment. Robert Durkee ’69, University vice president and secretary, wrote in an email that neither the University nor the tax management office have received filing of the update to the new suit yet. He declined to comment

further until such information is provided. Media relations specialist Min Pullan and General Counsel Ramona Romero did not respond to a request for comment. The New Jersey Tax Court clarified in November 2015 that the University must carry a burden of proof to ensure tax exemption. The trial for the suit is set to take place in October 2016, but Afran noted that reaching a conclusion will take much longer. Afran said that filmmaker Greg Moore and former Princeton Borough Mayor and Witherspoon-Jackson resident Yina Moore had initially informed him that residents of the neighborhood wanted to join as plaintiffs. Both Greg and Yina Moore did not respond to a request for comment. “This particular neighborhood has had unreasonably high taxes, and those have come about because gentrification of some of the housing in the neighborhood,”

Afran said. Most people in this area are not high-income, so the tax burden in the town is hitting the WitherspoonJackson neighborhood even harder than almost anywhere else in the community, he added. “Although the University is not responsible for the tax increases, its position of not properly contributing to the tax base is hurting the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood much more than anyone else,” he said. Afran noted that the addition of plaintiffs serves as a statement of injustice on the University’s tax position. However, it might not necessarily affect the case considerably, he added. In a previous interview with the Daily Princetonian, Afran said that the University jointly owns 20 private businesses and is engaged in commercial enterprises such as real estate, restaurants and pharmaceuticals. These activities constitute See TAX page 2

SPORTS:: MEN’S LACROSSE

Chris Bates ‘No longer employed’ following elbowing incident By David Liu

VANDALIZED TIGER

Sports Editor

DO-HYEONG MYEONG :: CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

On Wednesday, the tiger statue between the Art Museum and Cannon Green was vandalized with red spray paint. The perpetrators also wrote “FUCK PEN STAT” on the stone tiles near the tiger.

In Opinion

The Office of Sustainability, aided by multiple undergraduate and graduate students, will launch the 2016 Farmer’s Market on April 13 with new sustainability guidelines. According to Lisa Nicolaison, program coordinator at the Office of Sustainability, the market will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Firestone Library/Chapel Plaza every Wednesday until May 11. The Office of Sustainability and the student organizers for the farmer’s market created strict sustainability guidelines for feature vendors, according to Nicolai-

Columnist Ryan Dukeman argues that smaller-level funding should be provided to students pursuing jobs in nonprofits, and guest contributor Kennedy O’Dell makes her case for Hillary Clinton’s pragmatism in the face of Bernie Sanders’ idealism. PAGE 6

son. The vendors must only sell locally produced food, which is defined as produce grown within a 50-mile radius of the town of Princeton. Some exceptions are made for produce grown within 100 miles. The produce sold must also be grown and produced in a sustainable way and obtain USDA certification, according to a document provided by Nicolaison. Confirmed vendors who have satisfied the above criteria at the time of publication include Terhune Orchards, Nutty Novelties, Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse and Tassot Apiaries, Inc. Nicolaison said the OfSee MARKET page 4

Former men’s lacrosse head coach Chris Bates has been fired by the University for elbowing a Brown University player when the Tigers visited the Bears last Saturday. Bates declined to comment. A Princeton Athletic Communications statement issued on Wednesday noted that following a University review of the incident, Bates is no longer employed by the University. In his place, men’s lacrosse offensive coordinator Matt Madalon will assume the head coach position. The incident occurred during the first possession of the second half against the Bears. Brown entered the half with a 7-6 edge over Princeton. After the Bears won the face-off, Brown short-stick defensive mid-

Today on Campus 4:30 p.m.: Pascal Lamy, former European Commissioner of Trade and Director-General of the World Trade Organization will give a talk titled “The Changing Landscape of International Trade.” Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.

fielder John Yozzo-Scaperrotta brought the ball up the field. Princeton midfielder Austin deButts ’16 then collided into Yozzo-Scaperrotta, sending the Brown player to the ground. Immediately afterwards, Yozzo-Scaperrotta was substituted out of the game. As the Brown midfielder entered the substitution box on his way out, Bates – as seen on video footage of the game – elbowed his way into Yozzo-Scaperrotta. Bates then walked away as Yozzo-Scaperrottaa paused to look at the former head coach. The game’s officials did not observe the incident at the time, so gameplay did not pause. At the game’s conclusion, the Bears outscored Princeton 12-2 and remain unbeaten in the Ivy League. During his seven years as the head coach of men’s laSee COACH page 5

WEATHER

IMAGE OBTAINED FROM UNNJ’S TWITTER ACCOUNT

HIGH

61˚

LOW

38˚

Rain. chance of rain:

80 percent


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