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By Erin Walsh

Red Edge creators look at technology in politics

Bret Jacobson and Ian Spencer found ways to incorporate technology in politics, using apps like Snapchat for public affairs. Their presentation, entitled “Digital Advocacy Done Right: Politics and Leadership Online,” informed students about the applications of technology in today’s politics at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.Apr 2 2014

Poll shows response to gas tax hike, economy

Rutgers Alumna seeks to create pluralist society

Working as an activist in Israel, Rutgers alumna Shira Pruce witnessed women get arrested and have rocks and chairs thrown at them while they were praying in what many consider the country’s most sacred Jewish historical site, the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Pruce graduated from Rutgers with a degree in Women’s and Gender Studies in 2004 before moving to Israel, where she works as the director of public relations for the feminist organization Women of the Wall, which advocates freedom of religion for women at the holy site. Mar 13 2014

Contest allows students to meet distinguished alumni

Five students will be selected this spring for a chance to wine and dine for an evening with Rutgers’ most prestigious and successful alumni.For the first time, the Rutgers University Alumni Association is offering students the opportunity to compete for a chance to attend the annual Hall of Distinguished Alumni Awards Gala. Winners will meet the honorees, who are accomplished across many different industries, according to the RUAA website.Mar 12 2014

Experts talk human trafficking

It is a common misconception that human trafficking, also dubbed modern day slavery, does not happen close to home, in New Jersey or throughout the United States. The Rutgers University Campus Coalition Against Trafficking hosted panelists who work in various fields dealing with human trafficking at the Busch Campus Center on Friday.Mar 10 2014

Women share leadership experiences at seminar

In the courtroom, Virginia Long would hear pet names like honey, dear or missy, along with incessant comments about how she looked or dressed from her male adversaries, clients and even judges. As the keynote speaker at the Women’s Leadership Conference last Friday, former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Long spoke about her challenges as one of the first woman lawyers of her generation and her experiences with gender roles in the professional world.Mar 3 2014

Development plan to include community’s contributions

Booker shares journey to politics, inspirations

Cory Booker said today’s generation of twenty-somethings, commonly referred to as “millennials,” have more power to facilitate change than any previous generation. New Jersey’s first black senator, who came from humble beginnings, spoke to an audience of students and faculty in the Hickman Hall auditorium on Douglass campus yesterday about what inspired him to lead his political career and what drives him every day.Feb 19 2014

Dating on a dime: Dining in New Brunswick this V-day

Poet reads literary pieces from new book on love

Terry Benczik’s book “New Love Poems” published in 2013. Since then, she has received feedback from all around the world. “There’s a man from Israel posting about my poems, a man from Japan tells me he reads them with his wife,” Benczik said. “There’s a man who lives on a boat off the coast of Africa who’s emailing me.”Feb 6 2014

Website helps save money on course books

When purchasing textbooks, students have the option of visiting a website that compares prices from all over the web in order to find the cheapest textbook available. In addition to this, BIGWORDS.com tells students if it is cheaper to rent or buy a textbook. Jeff Sherwood, CEO of BIGWORDS.com, said his site compares books sold by sites like Amazon, textbooks.com and eBay.Feb 3 2014

Senate changes course policy on retakes

The Rutgers University Senate voted Friday to allow students to retake courses they receive a grade of a D in, and although the D would still appear on students’ transcripts, it would no longer figure into their GPA. Martha Cotter, co-chair of the Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee, presented a report at the meeting in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus to call for a policy change that would treat a D like an F.Jan 27 2014