August 19, 2019 | 90° F
By The Daily Targum
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#NoRice deserves attention from Rutgers
On Monday, April 28, more than 50 students staged a sit-in at the office of University President Robert L. Barchi at Old Queens. Dozens more rallied outside ...NBA penalty appropriate for Sterling
The Clippers made headlines this week, but not because the team is finally in the playoffs. Donald Sterling, the team’s owner, made some disgustingly ...Affirmative action misses the point
The Supreme Court upheld a decision to ban affirmative action in Michigan’s public universities in a 6-2 ruling last week. The debate surrounding affirmative ...‘Voluntourism’ makes us feel good
Ask people what their dream job would be, and almost every other person will probably say something along the lines of “traveling the world and helping ...WEEK IN REVIEW: Laurels and Darts
UNCAPPED CAPITALISM: A recent Supreme Court case resulted in a ruling that now allows wealthy donors to spend an unlimited amount of money to support ...Student fee increases: a necessary evil
The New Jersey budget process and hearing timeline stretches from October to July for the next fiscal year, which will become effective on July 1. As ...‘Palcohol’ shakes up drinking culture
Mark Phillips decided that there aren’t enough options already for people to get wasted, and so he decided to introduce a new product to the market: ...Educate yourselves this Earth Day
Obviously, every day should be Earth Day, but today we have an opportunity to specifically raise awareness and educate ourselves about the environment ...FIFA can’t stop kicking people around
Since Qatar won the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup a few years ago, 1,200 workers from India and Nepal have died working on construction projects ...WEEK IN REVIEW: Laurels and Darts
MARATHON WITH A MEANING: Students came together to run the fifth annual UNITE Half Marathon around Rutgers campuses last Sunday. The race partners with ...We are so fed up of going hungry
As full-time students with full-time jobs, our eating and sleeping habits are exactly as bad as you’d expect them to be. That’s what our culture assumes ...It’s high time to legalize marijuana
The times they are a-changin’, and most of New Jersey is now in favor of decriminalizing marijuana. We think it’s time for some serious policy action ...Divestment is student activism at work
Rutgers has always had a strong culture of student activism, and the recent student-led, organized efforts to have the University divest from companies ...Rutgers should learn from Brandeis
With Rutgers University’s 248th commencement ceremony just weeks away, protests over having Condoleezza Rice as the commencement speaker are still going ...WEEK IN REVIEW: Laurels and Darts
A+ for effort: As much as we love to hate WebReg, the University worked hard in trying to make it as smooth and fair as possible for us. For example, ...We’re human beings, not liabilities
Frances Chan, a Plainsboro, N.J., native enrolled in Yale University, was threatened with suspension because the administration would not believe her ...AD situation overblown by media
In case you missed our take yesterday on the newest Julie Hermann debacle, here’s a quick recap: During a guest lecture in the class “Media Ethics ...Hermann makes headlines ... again
Rutgers’ latest press disaster is brought to you by the one and only Julie Hermann, who has been singlehandedly responsible for some of the worst coverage ...Money and politics don’t mix well
The ideal of a true democracy is already so far removed from what it actually is in practice that it’s difficult for many to put aside their cynicism ...More Articles
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The Science and Engineering Resource Center on Busch Campus is home to many classrooms for science and engineering classes. The research team's development of heating patches on clothes could help to reduce energy waste in such buildings.
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