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CollegeHumor’s Jake Hurwitz performed yesterday at the Busch Campus Center.

Students post eviction notices across campuses to raise awareness

Students for Justice in Palestine hope to inform the public about more than 160,000 Palestinians who have been evicted from their homes since 1967. Palestinians learn of this eminent domain when they discover document orders nailed to their front doors, forcing them to pack up and abandon their homes with just a few days’ notice.

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Amanda (who requested not to have her full name published) posts mock eviction notices at a residence hall Sunday to raise awareness about the Palestinians who have been evicted from their homes since 1967.

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Amanda (who requested to not have her full name published) posts mock eviction notices at a residence hall Sunday to raise awareness about the Palestinians who have been evicted from their homes since 1967.

Build-a-thon raises awareness, funds for homelessness in NJ

On Saturday afternoon, participants of Rutgers’ Build-A-Thon came close to experiencing homelessness, by living in shacks they constructed. Rutgers’ chapter of Habitat for Humanity organized a Build-A-Thon in the engineering quad on Busch campus to fundraise for a $100,000 home-building project, said Punit Arora, president of RU Habitat for Humanity.

Train enthusiasts reminisce at convention

Railroad operating layouts, scratch-built dioramas and a wide variety of transit-related items were on sale Saturday during the 13th Annual Mass Transit convention in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. Presented by The New York City Model Transit Association and ?The Shore Line Trolley Museum, the event also featured a display of vintage buses in the parking lot.

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Students participated in Rutgers University Habitat for Humanity Saturday to raise funds and awareness for homelessness in New Jersey.

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The New York City Model Transit Association hosted its 13th Annual Mass Transit convention Saturday on the College Avenue campus.

Chabad House enhances Jewish community with housing, amenities

Situated across from Alexander Library on the corner of Senior Street and College Avenue, the Les Turchin Chabad House has a bold presence on campus that leaves many students wondering what exactly “Chabad” means.

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The Les Turchin Chabad House was established in 1978 with the purpose of presenting opportunities for Jewish students to get involved under one roof. About 3,000 students make up the Chabad House community.

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U. blood drive exceeds New Jersey Blood Services goal of 150 pints

The government shutdown has forced New Jersey Blood Services to cancel three blood drives, amounting to a shortage of more than 100 pints of blood. But with the help of more than 200 Rutgers students and local community members, NJBS hosted a blood drive yesterday in the Busch Campus Center’s multipurpose room in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Student entrepreneur creates clothing line

Clothing company False Reality describes its designs as streetwear with understated and uncluttered designs and concepts meant to linger in the mind. Nate Kramer, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, along with his brother Nick Kramer, a Drexel University sophomore, founded False Reality in July and now own and operate an online store for the clothing line.

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Two hundred and nine registered donors gave blood yesterday in the Busch Campus Center.

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Nate Kramer, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, launched the clothing line False Reality.

Alumni create online platform, application for health care tracking

Hours of homework, a college diet and long, sleepless weeks topped with the change of season yields the perfect recipe for a sick Rutgers campus. Yet with the aid of Health Options Worldwide, a new healthcare startup launched by two Rutgers alumni, students may be better equipped with handling the seasonal bug.

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David Goldstein, one of the founders of Health Options Worldwide, launched the online platform to better equip students for the coming winter.

U. faculty, RWJUH collaborate on Innovative Senior Design Program

For the second year in a row, Rutgers faculty members and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital have come together to create a joint venture called the Innovative Senior Design Program for fourth-year biomedical engineering students.

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Left to right: Associate Professor Francois Berthiaume, Executive Director Susan Engelhardt and Assistant Professors Ramsey Foty and Tomer Davidov are a part of the joint venture called the Innovative Senior Design Program.