HARRY POTTER RETURNS | 4 NO BREAK FOR SUMMER THEATER | 7 DUCKS QUACK UNDER PRESSURE | 12 The Princeton ummer J ournal sA Publication of The Princeton University Summer Journalism Program Monday, August 10, 2009 Founded in 2002 princeton.edu/sjp Sotomayor sworn in as justice Princetonian is first Hispanic and By Melissa Sanchez only third woman onMORE Supreme COVERAGE Court queens,Sealing n.y. a contentious con- Latino heritage shaped firmation that nonetheless college years | 2 had been viewed by most as Alumna’s life parallels a fait accompli, the Senate voted Thursday to make So- senior thesis subject, nia Sotomayor ’76 the next Puerto Rican hero Luis associate justice of the U.S. Muñoz Marín | 2 BRIAN ROKUS :: THE PRINCETON SUMMER JOURNAL Supreme Court. Jane De La Cruz, who works at Witherspoon Bread Company, does not have health insurance because it would cost much of her paycheck, she said. On Saturday, in the first swearing in of a new justice with her, because she is so ever to be televised, Sotomay- gracious and so open to every- or became the first Hispanic one,” Rivera said. justice and only the third In May, President Obama woman to serve on the High nominated Sotomayor to suc- Court. She is also the first ceed Justice David Souter. justice to be nominated by a The choice set off a series of Democratic president in 15 heated debates over Sotomay- years. or’s experience, qualifications “We are proud and de- and judicial philosophy. lighted,” University Presi- In particular, Republicans dent Shirley Tilghman said cited comments Sotomayor As debate rages nationwide,By Jay Kim :: local businesses grapple with in a statement. “Two years made in 2001 in which she ago she became a Princeton expressed hope that a “wise challengeReem Abdou, Leslieof providing Gallardo, Sandy insurance Jean-Louis, Melissato workers Sanchez, Asmaa Rimawi granada hills, calif. trustee. She has brought to Latina” judge would make and the staff of The Princeton Summer Journal. that role the same kind of better decisions than a white with reporting by insight, discernment, wisdom counterpart. Opponents sug- Health care headache and good judgment that we gested that Sotomayor would ENARO MENDEZ , IN HIS white-collared shirt When he went to work at Chuck’s, a diner that spe- are confident she will bring to bring personal biases and and black apron, is an assistant cook cializes in chicken wings, Mendez, 43, of Princeton, the deliberations of the high- prejudices to the Supreme at Chuck’s Spring Street Café in Princ- did not ask the store’s owner about health insurance. est court in the land.” Court. eton. He works hard each day in the Confident in his good health based on one visit to a Jenny Rivera ’82, an at- The National Rifle Associa- Grestaurant’s small kitchen to earn enough money doctor two years ago, Mendez said he “pays no atten- torney and one of Sotomayor’s tion also opposed Sotomayor’s to make ends meet. If Mendez gets sick, he might tion to health insurance.” former law clerks, expressed confirmation, citing rulings find himself in need of medical care. But paying Mendez’s lack of health insurance may be at least similar thoughts in an in- in which she demonstrated for that care would be difficult if not impossible partially attributable to poor communication between terview with Democracy Now what the NRA has character- for Mendez, who has worked for nine years without employer and employee. Mendez is an immigrant from published July 14. “It’s an ized as a disregard for gun health insurance. See HEALTH CARE page 10 amazing experience . to rights. be in the courtroom building See CONFIRMATION page 10 THEATER SUSTAINABILITY Even in Orange and black looks to go green summer, By Joanne Yi, Vanessa Surrounded by numerous his nose made by his round The committee devel- Despite some delays, Mc- Flores-Maldonado and campus maps and a full vol- glasses are sure proof of his oped its plan in February Coy is continuing with his Nahtahniel Reel ume of construction books, devotion to work. 2008 with three goals in efforts to reconstruct the the show University architect Ron Since President Shirley mind: reducing the amount Princeton campus as a more McCoy spends hours in his Tilghman established the of greenhouse gases that energy-efficient institu- los angeles, calif., and MacMillan office, reviewing Princeton Sustainability the University emits, con- tion by accumulating more goes on bronx,Geothermal n.y. wells? Check. the many “green” compo- Committee in 2002, build- serving resources, and ed- knowledge about sustain- Green roofs? Check. A plan nents featured in the plans ings and renovations for ucating students and the ability. By Sandy Jean-Louis to conserve energy? Double for the future Princeton the campus have focused on community about sustain- “There’s a lot of shared check. campus. The impressions on sustainability. ability. See GREEN page 2 miami,When fla. one thinks of a the- ater, a dark, dingy picture usually doesn’t come to mind. ROCKING THE SUBURBS But nestled in Princeton’s tree-lined campus, the far- from-grandiose Hamilton Murray Theater is home to ambitious, thought-provok- By Stacey Menjivar of entertainment for all the er, explained the lengthy his- ing plays produced by the street-dwellers: Carnaby tory of Carnaby Street. “The Princeton Summer Theater Street. drummer [Russo] and I have company. Sixtieshyattsville,Chris Rossel, md. Tommy flashback Russo Barbara Furtado, in Palmer who was been together Square for 20 years,” he “[We put out] plays like and Tony Prochilo, collective- sitting on a bench enjoying the said. “I have been a musician ‘The Underpants’ that are ly known as Carnaby Street, music and who has known the since I was a teenager at 13. touching, thoughtful, inspir- brought the 1960s back with band members for five years, That’s all I know.” ing and intellectually stimu- a musical concert in Palmer described the musical style He also detailed why the lating,” said Shawn Fennell Square near Princeton Uni- of Carnaby Street as “Brit- band focuses on music from ’10, who is this year’s artistic versity on Aug. 1. ish Invasion.” “[The] 60s style the so-called “British Inva- director. “We attract many A small crowd consisting of sound emerged from that sion.” “We play music that’s viewers merely by the produc- mostly of Princeton residents, area, so they focus more on from before our time,” Rossel tion’s title.” University students and tour- British groups [as opposed to said. “It’s an era we can really Founded in 1968, the Princ- ists gathered around the American ones].” This was ap- relate to.” eton Summer Theater stages grassy area to eat ice cream parent as they performed, cov- Businesses around the area four main stage shows and two from the popular Bent Spoon, ering such acts as The Beatles also seemed to approve of the BRIAN ROKUS :: THE PRINCETON SUMMER JOURNAL children’s shows each summer, enjoy the sunny summer day, and The Moody Blues. concert. Cynthia Thompson, Concertgoers in Palmer Square enjoy the tunes of the 1960s cover See MURRAY page 7 and listen to the main source Rossel, the band’s lead sing- See BAND page 10 band Carnaby Street on Aug. 1. Page 2 August 10, 2009 The Princeton Summer Journal STATE POLITICS Scandal won’t hurt Corzine By Brianda Reyes :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: garland,In spite texas of the recent scandal in New Jersey that resulted in the arrests of 44 people—in- localCorruption voters cluding two mayors—several area residents said last week Bydisappoints Wing Cheung that this most recent bout of corruption in state govern- ment will not affect their de- manhattan,Princeton’s n.y. placid air is cision about whether to reelect deceptive. Gov. Jon Corzine. Beneath it is a quagmire “[Corzine] had nothing to of political trouble that has do with this at all,” said Mike infected the whole state: In Herpert, a lawyer and Demo- July, 44 people including sev- crat who said he will be voting eral New Jersey politicians, COURTESY OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY for Corzine. were arrested and accused The Princeton years of Sonia Sotomayor ’76 came under scrutiny during her confirmation hearings. Above, her Nassau Mayors, other political fig- of involvement in a ring of Herald yearbook entry features a controversial quote by the well-known socialist Norman Thomas, Class of 1905. ures and even rabbis were illicit dealings, including only some of those arrested bribery and the trafficking SOTOMAYOR CONFIRMATION after an investigation by fed- of human organs. Now, some eral authorities resulted in Princeton residents said they charges ranging from brib- see corruption as an issue in ery to human organ traffick- the upcoming gubernatorial Heritage shaped college years ing. The scandal comes only election between Democratic a few months before the gu- incumbent Jon Corzine and By Asmaa Rimawi As a student, she wrote ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: bernatorial election, sched- Republican challenger Chris several letters to the editor of uled for Nov. 3, in which Cor- Christie. The Daily Princetonian. In a zine, a Democrat, will face “I think it’s horrible,” said brooklyn,Sonia Sotomayor n.y. ’76’s love letter published in May 1974, See CORZINE page 11 See NEW JERSEY page 11 for her heritage is no secret. at the end of her sophomore While she has acknowl- year, she pointed out that By Laura Cheng favored measures to alleviate edged suffering from in- there were no Latino faculty Sotomayor’s life parallelspoverty. In 1948, thesis he became ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: securities related to her members and few Latino stu- the island’s first elected gov- brooklyn,subject, n.y.