Hope remains for students, regardless of market woes
By Rachel Gillett | October 16, 2008Students are learning the hard way that the current financial meltdown doesn't just affect Wall Street or the big banks, but "Main Street America," too.
Students are learning the hard way that the current financial meltdown doesn't just affect Wall Street or the big banks, but "Main Street America," too.
After taking a multitude of science classes last year, Michael Rich, a Cook College junior decided a pre-med major was not for him. Following his dreams, Rich decided to launch his own T-shirt company — Killah Dance Squad, along with a close friend from high school.
Construction on the new high school for city students is on time, on budget and not expected to be effected by the credit crisis, said Sarah Clarke, the executive vice president of the redeveloper managing the project.
Cook campus, home to the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, radiates a passion for the environment.
It's home to the second largest stadium in the Garden State and it's only getting bigger. It's arguably the site of the best food and student center at the University. And if the University finds a cure for cancer, it will probably happen at one of the many high-tech laboratories on this campus.
U.S. presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama squared off for their third and final debate last night –– the focus of which centered on domestic policy and the current economic crisis.
As John McCain and Barack Obama came together last night for the final presidential debate, one candidate's presence was absent from the stage. Despite being on the ballot in 45 states, including New Jersey, third party presidential ticket member and consumer rights advocate Ralph Nader was not in attendance.
While students at the Neilson Dining Hall on Douglass campus worked to register voters before the 2008 election voter registration deadline, Professor Jane Junn released her findings on whose votes are missing in this election, at the nearby Eagleton Institute of Politics.
While students at the Neilson Dining Hall on Douglass campus worked to register voters before the 2008 election voter registration deadline, Professor Jane Junn released her findings on whose votes are missing in this election, at the nearby Eagleton Institute of Politics.
While students at the Neilson Dining Hall on Douglass campus worked to register voters before the 2008 election voter registration deadline, Professor Jane Junn released her findings on whose votes are missing in this election, at the nearby Eagleton Institute of Politics.
The second annual Tied to the Cause breast cancer awareness event was held Tuesday at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
While students at the Neilson Dining Hall on Douglass campus worked to register voters before the 2008 election voter registration deadline, Professor Jane Junn released her findings on whose votes are missing in this election, at the nearby Eagleton Institute of Politics.
Twenty-five University affiliated service teams were honored yesterday afternoon for their collaborative work at the fifth annual President's Recognition Program.
Twenty-five University affiliated service teams were honored yesterday afternoon for their collaborative work at the fifth annual President's Recognition Program.
When thinking of Livingston Campus, one might call to mind the infamous Tillett Dining Hall, or perhaps Lucy Stone Hall's confusing hallways. Or perhaps one would recall the intimate setting of Quad life or visualize the campus's layout of its boxy buildings.
Demolition at the site of the future Gateway Center began last week on Easton Avenue, and redevelopment plans are progressing throughout the city, although some activists feel redevelopment should be put on hold.
Year after year, incoming first-year students submit their housing request forms and wait, anticipating their residence hall fate at the University. Historically, many of those students have deemed the College Avenue campus, the oldest campus at the University, as the most desired place to live.
Amid ongoing controversy surrounding University athletics spending, officials announced sweeping reforms to improve oversight at yesterday's Board of Governors meeting, held in Camden.
For one day every spring, vendors, craftsmen, dancers, and musicians populate the Woodlawn of Douglass campus for the annual New Jersey Folk Festival.
A new redevelopment project, targeted at New Brunswick's theatre district, is set to move forward as soon as a corporate tenant is in place, said Christopher J. Paladino, president of the New Brunswick Development Corporation.