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Rutgers students strive for space launch goal DEEPA BHUSHANAM CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Space Technology Association of Rutgers (STAR) is currently working to build technology capable of going to outer space. Founded in the Fall 2017 semester, STAR is the first democratic collegiate space organization, as well as the only space-focused organization currently at Rutgers, according to its website. “STAR is very student-driven. Nobody on the executive board tells people what projects to do. They get proposed,” said Timothy Nuber, a School of Engineering junior and president of STAR. “We
started the year by having anyone who wanted to start a project propose a project, and then we all voted on it.” Among the first projects taken on by STAR was the CubeSat project, Nuber said. The project was established in October 2017 as part of the larger National Aeronautics and Space Association (NASA) CubeSat Initiative, which gives selected universities the opportunity to launch cubeshaped nano satellites into space for research. The STAR CubeSat, named BEAM, is focused on accomplishing the first thermoset 3D-printing SEE GOAL ON PAGE 4
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Vivek Vidyarthi, a School of Engineering junior, is the aerospike lead of the Space Technology Association of Rutgers. This project aims to create an energy-saving rocket nozzle. COURTESY OF STAR
Celebrity teaches class on costume design CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR
During a five-week workshop, students at Rutgers had the opportunity to learn about wearable art under celebrity costume designer Mio Guberinic. The class, which consisted mainly of students looking to pursue careers as costume designers or technicians, introduced how to use the thermoplastic Worbla. Guberinic said Worbla was a material used mainly for the stage and not necessarily everyday wear. While it was used mainly by cosplayers for their costumes, the material also made its way to film and theater since it was a useful way to make armor and other plastic pieces. The material works differently from fabric or other types of plastic because it becomes flexible when heated through either steam or hot water, so molds can easily be created. Guberinic said since Worbla worked fast, it was especially useful if a structure was needed quickly. “That’s one of the advantages of Worbla, that you can very quickly get to the finish point and very quickly assemble more elaborate structures. It helps you to figure out details around the piece you’re designing,” he said. In the course, Guberinic taught the students all the different ways Worbla could be used by demonstrating how he was able to incorporate it into his work. One of the goals of his course was to expose students to new materials in their creations, he said.
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His examples became a source of inspiration for the students’ own personal projects. After learning about the ways Guberinic used Worbla, the students would then sketch whatever they envisioned before making their ideas threedimensional as well. “My goal was to inspire them and push them as much as they can, and encourage them to push their vision as far as possible into reality,” he said. Worbla was not the only material the students worked with. Guberinic said he also taught students how to combine the thermoplastic with wire, foam, fabric and studs to create their own unique wearable art design depending on their visions and goals. The students then utilized Worbla to make accessories such as hats and corsets, as well as more delicate pieces such as masks, he said. Although he had previously taught courses on his work, Guberinic said this was the first time he had ever taught an extended course as long as the one at Rutgers. ”I enjoyed teaching it, the students are very talented … we made some pretty fun pieces,” he said. Guberinic, who has previously designed costumes for celebrities such as Madonna and Katy Perry, said he knew from a young age that he wanted to be a costume designer. He was interested in “embellishing the human body,” but was not sure if he wanted to work in fashion or theater. SEE DESIGN ON PAGE 4
Celebrity costume designer Mio Guberinic (left) mainly incorporates the thermoplastic Worbla into his designs, which has the ability to bend under heat. INSTAGRAM
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Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) is set to announce his proposal for the New Jersey state budget, which will include a priority in spending cuts while also increasing spending on K-12 education and community college affordability, according to an article by NJ Advance Media. Murphy’s administration has been looking for ways to save money in all areas of the budget, according to the ar ticle. “We want to balance the needs of services, infrastructure, the improvements we desperately need with the need to find more savings to be able to meet our financial obligations going forward,” said Treasurer Elizabeth Muoio at an event last month. Rutgers received $433 million in state appropriations for the University’s 2018-2019 budget and an additional $444 million for statepaid fringe benefits (extra benefit supplementing an employee’s salar y), Dor y Devlin said, the senior director of University News and Media Relations, to The Daily Targum. “It is early in the budget process. We don’t know the details of the governor’s budget proposal yet, and we won’t know the ef fect of any spending decisions until the state legislature approves the final budget,” Devlin said. The proposal is expected to include increased investment toward Murphy’s goal of spending $200 million to provide tuitionfree community college for all New Jersey residents. According to the article, Murphy asked for $50 million to start, and after a battle with the legislature, he won approximately half, $25 million. Another goal of Murphy’s is to increase aid by $1 billion for K-12 education, according to the article. In last year’s budget Murphy received $351 million toward this goal. This aid is also coupled with an update on the budget for education’s distribution, which redistributed funds from districts considered overfunded to districts considered underfunded. Murphy is also expected to call for increased taxes on millionaires and nearly $4 billion in contributions to government pensions, according to the article. “I will speak once again to my commitment to tax fairness for our middle-class families and seniors,” Murphy said.