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5th Mark Leadership Conference sells out
Rutgers students face their fears at annual ‘Tower Jump’
Kelly Kim contributing writer
Christian Zapata
The Mark Leadership Conference, hosted by the Department of Leadership and Experiential Learning, had its fifth annual gathering on March 4 at the Livingston Student Center. The goal of the conference is to “inspire action among students and encourage them to think
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Students had the chance to face their fears one dive at a time this past Friday at the annual “Tower Jump” at the Werblin Recreation Center on Busch campus. Normally hosted in the beginning of April, the event allows students to take a chance jumping off of one of the three diving platforms in the Rutgers Aquatic Center, according to the Student Affairs site. Elizabeth Yarus, the aquatics coordinator, said they invite students once a year to jump off the different levels of towers. Working their way up from the 5-meter to the 7-meter then the 10-meter it is an opportunity that students do not usually get, to overcome their fears and have a good time. Yarus inherited the event two years ago when she first became aquatics coordinator and said students are generally hesitant but excited when approaching the jump. They are excited to overcome their fears and it exhilarates them when they are able to complete the jump. “Occasionally we’ve had people require a lot of extra encouragement to make the jump and some only do one or two stations, but most people know they’re here and know they might not get that opportunity again,” she said. Each student starts at the 1-meter platform in order to practice jumping in the straight body position, Yarus said. From there, students line up and progress through the various heights leading up to the 10-meter platform.
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critically about the ‘mark’ they will leave on the world around them,” according to the Mark Conference website. One of this year’s guest speakers was Olympic gold-medalist Laurie Hernandez. “The leadership unit on campus wanted to create something new and innovative for our students. We wanted to explore leadership See conference on Page 4
Every year, the Aquatics Coordinator invites students to jump from the 5-, 7- and 10-meter diving platforms at the Werblin Recreation Center on Busch campus. Christian Zapata / CONTRIBUTING WRITER Fred Woodruff, head diving coach for the women’s swimming and diving team and event organizer, said it was very exciting to the watch the event progress over time. While the first year only had roughly 20 students, more than 80 students came the following year after hearing about the event through friends. The event took place at the Rutgers Aquatic Center, equipped with an Olympic-sized swimming pool measuring 50 by 25 meters long with a 17-foot diving well and a 10-meter diving tower, according to the school’s site. It has become very popular, and he tries to promote the event as best he can so students are able to come
out and challenge themselves and try something new, he said. A lot of times students look at the diving platforms without being able to use them and this event serves as a treat once a year, he said. “Most students are pretty excited that they made the jump and met the challenge to do something they never did before. It’s really exciting for them so we hope to continue the event for years to come,” he said. Prior to his jump, Andrew Nelson, a School of Engineering senior, said he was excited to take part in the event. As a senior, it was his last chance to take the plunge and something he looked forward to for See jump on Page 4
This year, Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez spoke at the Mark Leadership Conference at Rutgers. More than 500 attendees gathered to participate in the nine-hour event. Casey Ambrosio
Entrepreneurs showcase startups at ‘Demo Day’ Christian Zapata contributing writer
In order to further product development and entrepreneurship among Rutgers undergraduates, several Rutgers graduates working in conjunction with RAMENWORKS created “Demo Day”, an opportunity to showcase Rutgers student-based startup companies. RAMENWORKS, the New York City-based startup company, focuses its attention on middle market cities with limited access to capital, said Ryan Toa, a Rutgers Business School sophomore and RAMENWORKS student partner. They set out to challenge this as institutions like
New York University, with entrepreneurial labs, continue to out-contend smaller cities like New Brunswick. The current model for business students tends to eliminate the need for startup companies and streamlines them into a corporate culture. With the help from his company they have been able to reintroduce the need for these businesses and develop professional presentations to showcase for investors at their “Demo Day,” Toa said. “As a student venture partner, my job is to make sure that I understand these startups, that I work with them and make sure they know what they’re doing come “Demo Day.” This See startups on Page 4
On March 1, RAMENWORKS hosted ‘Demo Day’ to give New Brunswick student startups a chance to showcase their ideas to investors. Five teams from Rutgers—New Brunswick participated in the event this year. FACEBOOK
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