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U. career fair turns away students wearing light grey, blue suits
An estimated 40 students were reportedly kept out of the annual Rutgers Business School career fair on Friday for dress code infractions. At the door, students wearing blue shirts, blue suits and brown shoes were barred from entering. Georgette Stillman
Nikhilesh De correspondent
Several Rutgers Business School students were barred from entering their annual career fair last Friday at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick for dress code violations. Rutgers Business School sophomore Tyler Farnsworth said he was unable to enter because he
wore suede shoes, and that a majority of students prevented from entering were wearing blue shirts, blue suits or brown shoes. He estimates that about 40 students were turned away from the fair for dress code violations. This year’s career fair dress code flyer tells male students to wear “clean, polished dark dress shoes,” but no sneakers or boots.
Men should also wear black or dark gray professional suits. This flyer is linked on the school’s career fair web page. Last year’s flyer also prohibits sneakers, but tells students only to wear “dress or hard bottom shoes,” as well as a “dark, conservative suit.” “I was in contact with a campus recruiter for (a company) that I
was supposed to meet at the fair,” Farnsworth said in an email. “After being denied entry I contacted her, and she replied saying, ‘It was disappointing for us to miss out on the opportunity to speak with students like yourself as a result of the dress code policy.’” Rutgers Business School sophomore Kevin Chen said he wore his dark navy suit to the business school’s career fair last year, as well as to the annual Career and Internship Mega Fair with no problems. He has also worn the same suit to several interviews. Chen said while the flyers were specific about the suit colors, he chose to wear the suit because of these past experiences. On Friday, he was told that his suit would be considered professional enough in the “real world.” “I know at (Rutgers Business School) forums they tell us that navy suits are more professional than gray. (On Friday) a police officer stopped me and said my suit was too light. They directed me to see (Rutgers Business School Director Eugene Gentile),” he said. “He told me I had a nice suit that was too light. He said that in the real world, the suit was fine, but in this world, it was too (light).” A large number of students were sent home, and while some could easily change and come back, most could not, said Andrew Grinshpon, a Rutgers Business School junior. Students wearing gray suits
may not have been allowed in, depending on what shade it was. He was initially stopped by a security officer, but after Gentile looked at his suit, he was allowed in, Grinshpon said. “Many students lost valuable networking opportunities because apparently, the color of their suit wasn’t up to (the school’s) standard. Luckily, (Gentile) let me in even though my suit was ‘slightly too gray,’ but I cannot say the same for the girl in front of me,” he said in an email. The purpose of only allowing black or charcoal gray suits was to ensure companies would be willing to hire Rutgers Business School students, said Senior Associate Dean Martin Markowitz. In the past, students would not be hired from the University because of how they presented themselves. “We have had many round tables and industr y-faculty symposia, and developed relationships with our recruiters,” he said. “Essentially they told us that, while our students are superior academically, they did not ‘present’ themselves well ... (in) inter viewing skills, corporate research and attire.” As a result, the business school will be upholding a “gold standard” for dress code, namely, business professional, he said. This decision was based not only on feedback See suits on Page 5
Police respond to anti-Muslim flyer in Paul Robeson Cultural Center Alexandra DeMatos editor-in-chief
On Monday night a flyer that read “Imagine a Muslim-Free America,” was posted on the wall of the Paul Robeson Cultural Center (PRCC), which houses a designated prayer room for Muslim students, according to authorities. The bottom of the flyer identifies American Vanguard, a white supremacy group that claims “America is under attack,” according to the group’s website. The Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) responded to a report of an offensive flyer at the PRCC at approximately 5:26 p.m. on Monday, said Executive Director of Public Safety Kenneth Cop in an email. “The flyer was removed and information was for warded to the Middlesex County Prosecutors Of fice for review,” he said. “The posting of the flyer remains under investigation and Public
Safety patrols have been increased in the area.” The same poster outside of the PRCC was also found at seven universities in Texas as part of an anti-immigration campaign, according to NJ Advance Media. “The contents of the flyer, which was also posted elsewhere nationwide, violates the values and ideals for which Rutgers stands,” said Zach Hosseini, director of Communications and Marketing for the Office of the Chancellor in an email. “We strongly condemn this speech and are appalled that our Muslim community was targeted in this way.” In an email sent to The Daily Targum last month, a Mason Gross School of the Arts junior reported finding similar flyers on the ravine bridge between the Rehearsal Hall and the Art History Hall on Douglass campus. The source requested anonymity out of fear for his safety after being seen removing posters by members of the group.
“I noticed the fliers (sic) posted to the windows of the bridge and began taking them down once I realized what they were, because they made me angr y,” he said. “Then three white males walked by, maybe in their early 20s. While I was taking the fliers (sic) down, the one in the black coat randomly said to me, ‘Don’t worr y, they’ll be back up.’” He said that he brought the flyers to the Public Safety building where he was received by an officer who allowed him to take photos of the flyers and kept the flyers as evidence on file for investigation. RUPD kept in touch with the source and he later learned that the case was sent to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, where it was deemed not to be a crime, he said. According to a Facebook post by the Center for Islamic Life at See flyer on Page 4
On Monday night, the Rutgers University Police Department received reports of a flyer on the wall of the Paul Robeson Cultural Center with the phrase “Imagine a Muslim-Free America.” FACEBOOK
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