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INCARCERATION Mistreatment in prisons strips many of human rights and dignity SEE OPINIONS, PAGE 6

SUPER BOWL ADS Seeing advertisements for

WRESTLING Ashnault earns his biggest decision of

advertisements is a sign of commercial overload

SEE INSIDE BEAT, PAGE 8

the season against Princeton

Weather Sunny High: 49 Low: 34

SEE SPORTS, BACK

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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK

MONDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2019

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The Daily Targum caucused in its new editorial board on Friday. With the exception of Henry Strehlo moving from associate video editor to video editor, the entire board is serving for the first time. NICOLE LAGOS / CONTRIBUTING VIDEOGRAPHER

Daily Targum brings on new editorial board CHRISTIAN ZAPATA CORRESPONDENT

The Daily Targum caucused in its new editorial board on Friday, marking 151 years of student journalism at Rutgers. During an exhaustive 13-hour oral exam at the Douglass Student Center,

members of Board 150 quizzed their inductees on everything from Associate Press (AP) Stylebook guidelines to fresh ideas for improving the paper’s content and hypothetical scenarios meant to test their ethics and decision-making skills. The Targum’s new editor-in-chief, Rebecca Bright, explained how a

tight-knit bond between new board members forged early on is essential to the paper’s success. “I could not be more excited to be the editor-in-chief of Board 151. Each of the editors is passionate, driven and make long nights feel like just a few hours,” she said.

Bright will be joined by Managing Editor Priyanka Bansal in helping shape a new identity for the Targum that reflects its passion for student journalism and commitment to the truth. Brendan Brightman and Catherine Nguyen will work together to tackle all that is news on and off campus,

Polar vortex causes water issues around Rutgers BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN NEWS EDITOR

Due to the polar vortex over the last couple of weeks, which produced feel-like temperatures below zero degrees Fahrenheit, Rutgers—New Brunswick has experienced several water-related issues and damages. On Jan. 30, yellow water was found to be coming out of a water fountain in Alexander Library. This was due to emergency water excavation and repairs by New Brunswick Water Utility on George Street in the vicinity of Huntington Street, according to a Rutgers utilities email obtained by The Daily Targum. Traffic on Huntington Street was closed on Jan. 30 due to the repairs, according to the email. The water interruption affected Alexander Library and the Library Services building. University

spokesperson Neal Buccino said the incident may have affected domestic and fire sprinklers water in Campbell Hall as well. Last week the Livingston Dining Commons was experiencing water issues as well. Paper plates and utensils were temporarily needed because the building did not have hot water and dishes could not be cleaned, Buccino said. This issue was correlated with cold weather occurring at the time. On Jan. 22, heating coils ruptured and leaked on the Mason Gross School of the Arts side of the Civic Square Building, causing sheetrock and ceiling tiles to be replaced. Buccino said some laptops were also exposed to water and are being assessed for damage. Laurie Granieri, director of communications for Mason Gross, said classes in the building were cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday of that week.

with a keen focus on science news and investigative journalism. “Our role is to be a source of information on all of these happenings and present them in the fairest and (most) accurate way. I’m grateful to have found something that I love doing — SEE BOARD ON PAGE 4

U. Professor develops new AIDS sensor MEHA AGGARWAL CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Rutgers has experienced multiple water issues due to the polar vortex last week. The Huntington Street water repairs caused yellow water in Alexander Library. BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN / NEWS EDITOR

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Umer Hassan, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and core researcher for the Rutgers Global Health Institute, has developed a biosensor for AIDS diagnosis and management. Hassan, whose team develops point-of-care biosensors for a myriad of global health issues, aims for his biosensors to be disposable, handheld and economical devices which are able to deliver quick results. Presently, an HIV/AIDS diagnosis requires hundreds of SEE SENSOR ON PAGE 5


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