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Rutgers Student Union revived after 3 years Stephen Weiss associate news editor
When it was active three years ago, the Rutgers Student Union worked to solve common student issues like rising tuition costs and underfunded facilities. A group of students are currently working to revive the organization. FACEBOOK
Until roughly three years ago, the Rutgers Student Union was active for a decade, playing an instrumental role in getting undocumented students access to in-state tuition. The organization has since fallen through due to a lack of interest, but two students are working to bring it back to life. Evan Klein, a School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year student, and Kylie Rogers, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore, the group’s organizers, held their first meeting on March 8, where they discussed their plans of campaigning and recruiting to revive the union.
“Rutgers Student Union wants to be the voice of students here on campus when it comes to getting the school to spend money on us,” Klein said. “We want to highlight and make really clear places where we believe money should be spent, either in great amounts or no money spent at all, just to make student life better.” The money Klein is referring to is Rutgers’ nearly $800 million in unrestricted reserves. In an interview last September, Rutgers spokesperson E.J. Miranda told The Daily Targum that unrestricted reserves are accumulated over time and designated by the University to support specific programs ranging from funding See union on Page 5
State committee election will feature 3 U. students Maxwell Marcus contributing writer
Rutgers student Dan Chulak has recently declared candidacy for the Democratic State Committee. The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior will partake in the primary election, which is set for June 6. “I think it’s important that, if we want to see legitimate change
within our community, within the county, within the state and within the party, we have to get involved,” Chulak said. “We have to be willing to take risks and we have to be willing to put ourselves out there so that we can facilitate the change that we want to see.” The committee meets every other week in Trenton, New Jersey, but See election on Page 5
Three University students and one alumna entered their idea for refugee transportation into the prestigious Hult Prize competition. They became the first Rutgers team to win the regional competition. RUTGERS.EDU
Rutgers team makes history by placing 1st in regional Hult Prize competition Marissa Scognamiglio contributing writer
Three Rutgers students including School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior Dan Chulak have announced their candidacy for the Democratic State Committee election. FACEBOOK
A team of three Rutgers Business School students and one alumna have made history when they became the first winning regional champions from Rutgers University in the Hult Prize competition. The Hult Prize Foundation is a notfor-profit organization encouraging
college students to create and present their own unique and innovative business ideas to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. Winners of the entire competition receive $1 million in seed capital to bring their idea to life, according to the Hult Prize website. “This year’s challenge was about refugees around the world. How to create sustainable, and scalable social
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enterprises that empower the rights and dignity of 10 million refugees by 2022,” said Umair Masood, campus director of the Rutgers’ Hult Prize Challenge Team and a School of Arts and Sciences junior. The Rutgers team consisted of Rutgers Business School seniors Najeeha Farooqi, Moneeb Mian and See PRIZE on Page 5