women’s day Protests for holiday create some controversy
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U. contributes to Women’s Day with teach-in at Voorhees Mall Nikhilesh De correspondent
Nearly 100 Rutgers students and members of the New Brunswick community participated in a teachin at Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus in honor of International Women’s Day. The “Day Without a Woman: Walk-out to Teach-in” was meant to educate people about different issues on International Women’s Day, said Laurent Reyes, a student in the Graduate School of Social Work. Many of these issues stem from policies or statements made by President Donald J. Trump’s administration. Attendees were split into several small groups to discuss various issues, including civic engagement, race and power, reproductive health rights, “mansplaining” and lobbying, she said. Reyes was one of two organizers of Wednesday’s event. “The goal was to bring people together outside to (talk about) different topics surrounding policies put forward by the administration,” she said. “The idea is to have
the most amount of people but have small groups for them instead of one big group because you can’t organize that way. Smaller groups felt more conducive to this kind of learning action.” By splitting the participants up into smaller groups, several conversations were facilitated, said Stephanie Mischell, the other event organizer. The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School student said she was happy she was able to speak with people from different backgrounds about social issues. “It was really all about reaching out across this diverse disparate community and bringing them together, just finding people where they were,” Mischell said. “It was nice having the freedom to talk about these issues and we could move from topic to topic, we were able to share the things that we know.” Each sub-conversation also covered a variety of perspectives, she said. The reproductive health group, which she par ticipated in, talked not only about how to lobby their government
representatives and advocate for better healthcare, but also how to talk to friends and family about the issue. Both topics are different but equally important to a discussion about reproductive health, she said. Every conversation was designed around modifying everyday life, Reyes said. “We designed a guide for the facilitators, so there’s three parts,” Reyes said. “They talk about the topic, then they have a discussion (and) then there’s an action. Each group will decide their action and what they want to do to keep engaging (with) the topic.” Douglass Residential College’s Acting Director of Knowledge & Power and the Barbara Voorhees Mentor Program Jeremy LaMaster facilitated a conversation on “mansplaining” and “bro-culture” during his teach-in. He said he wanted to choose a topic which is small enough to be able to have a conversation about during the teach-in but still impactful enough to be part of the dialogue. “I’m glad to see that both men and women are here to participate
Participants in the “Day Without a Woman: Walk-out to Teach-in” at Rutgers formed groups to discuss issues ranging from reproductive rights to wage equality. Nikhilesh De / correspondent in the conversation because I think it’s good to get both perspectives – as a woman how do you counteract these behaviors of ‘mansplaining’ and as a man how can you be an ally to women facing these issues,” LaMaster said. Facilitating conversations is
important to raising awareness of issues, he said. “I think one of the big things is bringing people together, showing them they’re not alone and giving them the space to actually talk See teach-in on Page 4
RUSA Allocations pool remains constant while number of organizations increases Stephen Weiss associate news editor
The number of organizations funded by the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) has nearly doubled since 2008, while the pool of funding has remained
the same, according to the Rutgers Student Involvement website. This has led to other group’s funding to be stretched thin. The RUSA Allocations Board receives their money through a portion of the Rutgers student fee, and distributes over $1 million each
More than 500 campus organizations are funded by RUSA Allocations, which works with a total budget of $500,000 per semester. GRAPHIC BY WAYLEN GLASS / DESIGN EDITOR
academic year, said Michelle Boyland, chairperson of RUSA Allocations and a Rutgers Business School senior. Each semester, RUSA allocates around $500,000 to the more than 500 Rutgers organizations and clubs, she said. According to RUSA’s bylaws, “In order to receive funding for the semester, student organizations must complete and submit an online budget, due before the semester allocation meeting. Each budget will be reviewed by the Allocations Board. Once completed, the total budget will be reviewed by the RUSA Assembly for approval.” Each organization submits applications to the RUSA Allocations Board for the funding of two of their priority events, Boyland said. “What makes an event fundable is first the mission of the event or project has to match the mission of their organization that is on their constitution,” she said. Boyland added that an educational component is necessar y in order for an event or project to qualify for funding. When an organization puts in an application, they include an See Allocations on Page 4
An argument allegedly escalated to a physical assault that left a University-affiliated victim hospitalized on College Avenue Tuesday night. GOOGLE MAPS
NBPD called in response to altercation on campus Kira Herzog news editor
On March 8, a verbal dispute culminated with an assault at around 12:45 a.m. on the College Avenue campus, according to a New Brunswick crime report. Video footage taken on the night of the incident shows a group of about 30 students involved in an apparent altercation. The incident occurred between Hamilton and Somerset streets, according to the press release. “I think it was one of the College Ave. frat houses,” said
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Jef frey Tolvin, a University spokesperson in an email to The Daily Targum. Tolvin said he was unable to offer a University statement. Police were reportedly called to the scene and a Rutgers affiliated victim was taken to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The case remains under investigation by the New Brunswick Police Depar tment, and individuals with information on events are encouraged to contact the Detective Bureau or the Rutgers University Police Depar tment.