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Faculty protest for salary increase, fairer contracts

Rutgers staff and faculty demanded to have their voices heard this year during protests for higher salaries and better treatment. Faculty and staff protested at a Senate meeting in September with complaints about a slow contract negotiation process and Rutgers’ compensation policies, according to an article in The Daily Targum. Dec 9 2014

Panelists discuss impact of militarism on women

Companies have begun to address sexual harassment only because their profitability is threatened by such acts, said Joanna Regulska, vice president of the Rutgers Centers for Global Advancement and International Affairs. Violence against women still persists and is one of the most common violations of human rights today, Regulska said. Dec 5 2014

Rutgers' Darrin York recognized as 2014 NJ Professor of the Year

Learning how to teach helps to teach you how to learn, said Darrin York, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.Dec 2 2014

Author discusses religion and race in Arab-Israeli conflict

On the last Saturday of October 1909, two members of Palestine’s intellectual elite, Eliezer Perelman Ben-Yehuda and Ruhi Al-Khalidi, met for an interview in Jerusalem, Jonathon Gribetz said.Nov 19 2014

Shark attack: Daymond John visits Rutgers

Alumnus captures Ebola epidemic

When Marcus DiPaola was an undergraduate at Rutgers, he got up and left in the middle of School of Communication and Information instructor Steven Miller’s class to cover a ferry crash in New York. It may have hurt his grade, but he got a story out there, Miller said. Nov 13 2014

Professors discuss future of Massive Open Online Courses

Massive Open Online Courses attract curious people who are looking for specific information on a given topic, said Richard Novak, vice president of the Division of Continuing Studies and Distance Learning at Rutgers. MOOCs are free online classes that offer university-level learning to anyone in any geographical location with Internet access. Nov 5 2014

Hospital CEO discusses women in business field

If women do not play golf, they will be the only ones in the office while the men are out on the course, said Amy Mansue, president and CEO of Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick. Whether or not they like golf, women should play because golfing excursions can double as meetings with coworkers, and they tend to be even longer, affording workers more time to discuss necessary business, she said.Oct 30 2014

Town hall meeting addresses dining, housing concerns

Rutgers is ranked No. 1 in Food Management magazine, which ranks schools’ food services based on how many students are on campus, said Joseph Charette, executive director of Dining Services at Rutgers. Every other Big Ten school was ranked below Rutgers on this list. Even a few Ivy League schools have visited Rutgers to learn a thing or two from its dining halls, he said. The Rutgers University Student Assembly sponsored a town hall meeting last night at Trayes Hall in the Douglass Student Center. The meeting addressed student’s concerns about dining, facilities and residence life.Oct 29 2014

Public health experts discuss solutions to Ebola crisis

“Fear, hysteria — all those things travel through the air, but not Ebola,” said Tefera Gezmu, epidemiologist and assistant research professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. An infectious disease is not the same thing as a contagious disease, he said. The chance of passing a contagious disease, like the common flu or the measles, is much higher than transmitting an infectious disease like Ebola.Oct 24 2014

Petition proposes single mascot for all Rutgers campuses

Seeing Eye club members talk toils and joys of raising puppies

Abbey Hartman cried for two days after being separated from her puppy Nestle. These tears, however, turned into tears of joy soon when she reminded herself that Nestle would help a visually impaired person take control of his or her life. “I can imagine how hard it will be with Nestle,” Hartman said. “But there is nothing but pride in my heart.” Hartman, a Rutgers Business School junior, is the treasurer of the Rutgers University Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club. The organization trains puppies to be Seeing Eye dogs for the visually and physically impaired.Oct 20 2014

Byrne seminar teaches students about complaining

Experts reflect on anti-apartheid movement since Mandela’s release

Many people thought they would never live to see the day Nelson Mandela was released from prison in February of 1990, said Edward Ramsamy, chair of the Africana Studies Department. “The anti-apartheid movement was one of the most important movements of the 20th century,” Ramsamy said.Oct 9 2014

Rutgers makes list of top universities for career paths

Rutgers ranks No. 4 on ‘Best for Vets’ annual list

RUSA Proposes Bill for New Student Center Advisory Council

The Rutgers University Student Assembly passed a bill last night that would create a student advisory council for the student centers. At the meeting, held at the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus, the student-run body discussed the need for input from student organizations in student center use. Sep 26 2014

Rutgers alumnus thrives in world of costume design

With a 2010 Emmy nomination for best costume design, CBS’s “The Good Wife” has been recognized for its elegant display of fashion. The man behind the actors’ wardrobes is Rutgers alumnus Daniel Lawson. Sep 25 2014

Feminist critic talks life of Latina porn star

Vanessa Del Rio does not only consider herself the most legendary Latino pornography star of the 1970s.Sep 18 2014

Rutgers class uses virtual world to prep students for real world

Students build benches and tables in their “Self and Society in Virtual Contexts” class. They also create objects that fill virtual residential halls. These students have access to what is known as “Second Life.”Sep 17 2014

Rutgers alumni make list of top contributors in Teach For America

NJ Film Festival gives unique films the spotlight

The New Jersey Film Festival is not like visiting the multiplex, said Albert Nigrin, executive director and curator of the Rutgers Film Co-op and NJ Media Arts Center, Inc. The festival kicks off this Thursday in the Ruth Adams Building on Douglass campus, featuring a retrospective of famous French illusionist George Méliès.Sep 10 2014

Rutgers students offer skills, talent to Rutgers

Looking at exceptional student achievements, it is clear that Rutgers has a great deal to offer to the world. A-Nam Nguyen, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, created a documentary featuring a homeless woman from New Brunswick named Jill Tice. As the first member of her family to attend college, Nguyen temporarily fell into depression as she tried to adjust to her new life at the university.May 5 2014

Group discontent with sweatshop policy

University appoints chancellor for Rutgers-Camden

RUSA Supports Overturning Citizens United

Every fall, while helping register students to vote in national elections, Francine Glaser hears students say they do not believe their votes make a difference. Glaser, a School of Arts and Sciences senator-at-large for the Rutgers University Student Assembly, said on some level, they are not wrong. “The big money is what gets people elected, not the average citizens voting,” said Glaser, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.Apr 22 2014

E-cigarette use raises concerns

With flavors like “chocolate treat” and “snappin’ apple,” purchasing VMR electronic cigarettes can make an adult feel like a kid in a candy store. Public concerns have risen over the increasingly popular battery-operated devices known as e-cigarettes, often designed to look like conventional cigarettes but considered a healthier alternative. Apr 18 2014

Students volunteer to teach via 4-H program

Rutgers philosophy department sees boost with $3 million fund

Rutgers Affiliates Examine Tobacco Sales in Pharmacies

Each year, the United States sees nearly 438,000 premature deaths, $157 billion worth of health-related costs and loss of labor linked to tobacco use, according to the American Cancer Society. The American Pharmacists Association has stated that mass displays of cigarettes in pharmacies directly contradict the role of the pharmacy as a public health facility. Apr 7 2014