MCKELLEN TACKLES ‘HOLMES’ | 5 AN INTELLECTUAL AWAKENING | 6 UTLEY DROPS SOME THUNDER | 12 The Princeton s ummer J ournal A Publication of The Princeton University Summer Journalism Program Monday, August 10, 2015 Founded in 2002 princetonsummerjournal.com INVESTIGATION Trenton stores stock expired food and drugs By Vayne Ong St., Medical Home Pharmacy with Samuel Lee, Jeannie at 828 N. Olden Ave., and two Regidor and the staff of The CVS locations at 1100 Liberty Princeton Summer Journal St. and 1240 Greenwood Ave. (At a ninth store, the Gulf In a Krauszer’s Food Store Mart at the corner of Liberty in Trenton, New Jersey, five St. and Chambers St., no ex- two-liter bottles of Barq’s root pired products were found.) beer collect dust on the bot- New Jersey’s Consumer tom shelf of the soda aisle. Fraud Act as well as the When the dust is wiped away, Federal Food, Drug and Cos- text reveals these bottles all metic Act prohibit the sale of passed their sell-by dates in any expired non-prescription June 2014. drugs, infant formula, or in- These were just five of the fant food. Moreover, expired 272 expired products, ranging products can pose health risks from food to over-the-counter to consumers and breach the COURTESY PRINCETON UNIVERSITY drugs, found in an Aug. 4 retailer’s promise of quality to Princeton’s new Arts and Transit Neighborhood is at the center of the University’s efforts to bolster students’ opportunities in the arts. Princeton Summer Journal their customers. investigation. In a survey of To be sure, there is no pro- UNIVERSITY convenience stores and phar- hibition on selling expired macies in Trenton, a team of food. In addition, just because 23 Summer Journal report- an expired item is on the shelf ers discovered a wide range does not mean it will actu- Arts renovations stir debate of products that have passed ally be sold to a customer. “We By Jocelyn Molina this, but the public was not ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: their sell-by, best-if-used-by, have a policy that the cashier on board with the transition use-by, and expiration dates. has to check the items at the completely. By Marlee Kelly construction in 1865. For the Summer Journal reporters register. If it’s an item that roma,Most tex. of Princeton Univer- The public’s response to past hundred and fifty years, identified expired products at has an expiration date, the sity looks as if it’s still stuck Princeton University’s $330 the Dinky has transported four convenience stores and register will prompt the ca- in the 1740s. Gothic Archi- million “Arts and Transit” pineWith ridge, its s.d. brick, cottage- staff, students, and commu- four pharmacies in Trenton: shier to check the expiration tecture. Creeping Ivy. Ghost project has been mixed since like building, surrounding nity members alike to and Krauszer’s Food Store at 1719 date,” explained Alex Colon, tours. One would think it’s 2013. The project is aimed foliage, and an outdoor shel- from the Princeton campus. Greenwood Ave., Family Su- store manager of the CVS in dire need of moderniza- at expanding opportunities ter, the old Dinky station at The recent relocation of the permarket at 959 Liberty St., on Liberty St. “We also take tion. Geometric foundations. in the arts, improving the Princeton University is like station, however, has caused Exxon Tiger Mart at 801 N. whatever else is expired on Minimalistic hues. Futur- area’s aesthetics, and miti- a scene from a fairytale book. some ripples throughout the Olden Ave., the 7-Eleven at that same item.” istic flourishes. The intro- gating traffic. The project The station has been a be- town. 828 N. Olden Ave., Episcopo’s Krauszer’s Food Store alone duction of Princeton’s Arts proposed moving a train ter- loved landmark at Princeton Students and communi- Pharmacy at 1125 Chambers See INVESTIGATION page 10 and Transits project did just See ARTS page 10 University since its original See TRANSIT page 10 POLITICS COMMUNITY Profs Program readies young Physicist seeks public office weigh ‘PUPPs’ for college By Cinthia Leon ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: By Jada Fitzpatrick ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: future of By Marsriana Datta to make decisions,” Zwicker albuquerque,Andrew Zwicker n.m. wants said at a press conference By Jeannie Regidor to change politics. His pre- with the Princeton Summer queens,To be n.y. a high achieving marriage scription for change, how- memphis,For Andrew tenn. Zwicker, a Journal on Aug. 1. low-income student isn’t ever, is not the typical one. Democrat running for the Zwicker, who is a physi- easy. Imagine being trapped miami,Programs fl. like the Princ- By Caleb Turner “I want to use evidence New Jersey General As- cist at the Princeton Plas- in perpetual limbo between eton University Preparatory to make decisions,” he said sembly in the 16th District, ma Physics Laboratory, is knowing what you’re capable Program (PUPP) — a col- at a press conference Aug. science as well as politics focusing on protecting the of and not knowing how to lege preparatory program houston,N HIS tex. SUPREME COURT 1, discussing his candidacy can help to solve the state’s environment and ensuring cultivate your intellect. Re- for low-income high school decision legalizing for New Jersey assembly- problems. better job prospects for col- flect upon the sad predica- students in the Princeton same-sex marriage, man for the 16th District. “The one thing I prom- lege graduates. ment of not having regular and Trenton areas — are Justice Anthony See PHYSICIST page 10 ise to do is use evidence See ASSEMBLY page 10 access to test prep programs, few and far between. But IKennedy argues that college visits, or other vital when low-income students marriage is the most aspects of the application pro- find them, they are like dia- profound union because cess because your family is monds in the rough. Over it “embodies the highest financially disadvantaged. 80 percent of top-performing ideals of love, fidelity, This was the reality for low-income students don’t devotion, sacrifice, and By Trista Merrival Janina Calle, a student at apply to highly selective family.” Trenton Central High School universities, according to “[Same-sex couples] ask In Princeton, Christie’s bid falls flat West. She is a great stu- Questbridge. for equal dignity in the pineVoters ridge, in s.d. Princeton say dent, but like many students “Some people are breez- eyes of the law. The Con- Chris Christie doesn’t make from low-income households ing by and unconcerned stitution grants them that the mark in the 2016 presi- in schools with limited re- about paying for college, and right,” he wrote. dential race. People inter- sources, Janina also faces the others have lost hope of go- The ruling reignited a viewed by the Princeton challenge of not being able to ing to college,” said Renata debate over a “red line” on Summer Journal on July 31 take advantage of educational Stankowska, a 16-year-old legislating sexual moral- said the Governor is not co- opportunities and resources. rising junior at Ewing High ity, most famously high- operative and doesn’t have However, the founding of the School and a student at lighted by Justice Antonin the profile to get the Repub- Princeton University Prepa- PUPP this summer. Scalia in his 2003 dissent lican nomination. ratory Program (PUPP) has The lack of low-income in the Texas sodomy case Christie’s poll numbers helped to turn around the students enrolling in college Lawrence v. Texas. “This have recently dropped in his lives of Janina and other stu- after high school graduation effectively decrees the end home state, in part due to dents like her. results in a lack of degrees of all morals legislation,” the increase in time he has PUPP was founded in 2001 in an increasingly competi- Scalia wrote at the time. spent on the campaign trail by Princeton sociology profes- tive marketplace. According “If, as the Court asserts, in pursuit of the 2016 Repub- COURTESY OF THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE sor Miguel Centeno when he to data gathered by College the promotion of majori- lican nomination. However, New Jersey governor Chris Christie is one of 17 candidates vying to be noticed a pattern of under- Board in 2008, “55 percent tarian sexual morality is voters still like that he ex- the Republican party’s presidential nominee. representation of low-income of high school graduates not even a legitimate state panded Medicaid under the students in prestigious uni- from the lowest-income fam- interest, none of the above- Affordable Care Act in New that “Chris Christie is not ers. versities such as Princeton. ilies enrolled immediately mentioned laws can sur- Jersey. much of a statesman.” He added that Christie is In this intensive summer pro- in college, compared to 80 vive rational-basis review.” Ricardo Dummodie, a Dummodie said he would rude and not very considerate. gram, 24 students attend six- percent of those from the The debate, however, con- 24-year-old graduate stu- not vote for Christie because “He is vindictive and doesn’t week-long sessions for three highest-income families.” tinues in academia, where dent who has lived in New he lacks perspective and think rationally,” he said. summers in a row. They take What is haunting about the professors supporting and Jersey for two years, said doesn’t work well with oth- See CHRISTIE page 2 See KIDS page 10 See COLLEGE page 11 See MACEDO page 11 Page 2 August 10, 2015 The Princeton Summer Journal POLITICS Princeton residents question Christie’s presidential bid skeptical about a Christie By ShiWanda Sheard-Perry al state officials with ties to thoughts on Christie as well.