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Johnson & Johnson pledges $1M. to New Brunswick theatre RYAN STIESI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Johnson & Johnson has pledged a $1 million donation to the New Brunswick-based State Theatre New Jersey, another move in a longterm relationship with the theatre and surrounding city. Johnson & Johnson is one of the State Theatre’s current partners, according to the theatre’s website. Scott Fergang, board chair of State Theatre New Jersey, said that the donation represents the company’s support over the past 30 years and its commitment to Middlesex County and its residents. “We are ver y grateful to all of our partners at Johnson & Johnson, helping us tremendously in our ongoing fundraising efforts, and whose dedication has been so inspiring,” Fergang said in an email. “J&J’s support of State Theatre New Jersey over the past 30 years has demonstrated its stalwart commitment to the Middlesex County community.” The $1 million donation will be paid over a 5-year period, according to a report from ROI-NJ. The pledge happened at the beginning of the fourth annual Johnson & Johnson Evening at the State event, according to the report. Genevieve Rogers, a global media relations professional at Johnson & Johnson, said the company
Johnson & Johnson’s $1 million donation to the State Theatre will be paid out over five years. The theatre attracts approximately 200,000 patrons yearly and contributes to New Jersey’s multi-million dollar performing arts industry. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS is proud to make the donation, and called the theatre an important part of New Brunswick. “The New Jersey State Theatre is an integral part of the New Brunswick community, bringing world-class performances to New Jersey and providing educational opportunities to young people in
our community,” Rogers said in an email. The theatre is the second largest not-for-profit presenting hall in the state, according to its history. It contributes to New Jersey’s multi-million dollar performing-arts tourism industry, and attracts approximately 200,000
patrons annually. The theatre also provides educational programming for students that includes an Artist-in-Residence program, Scientists Exploring the Arts and more, according to its history. “We are proud to be gifting $1 million to the State Theatre as part of our longstanding commitment
to New Brunswick and foundational responsibility to support the communities in which we live and work,” Rogers said. “This is the latest contribution to the theater, building off of many years of partnership and we hope it will continue to support all of the theater’s important endeavors.”
More white supremacy flyers found on 3 of 4 campuses CHRISTIAN ZAPATA NEWS EDITOR
Spotted in front of the Sojourner Truth Apartments, Identity Evropa flyers were also photographed next to the Douglass Student Center and near the Ravine Bridge on Douglass campus. The images were posted on the organization’s Twitter. TWITTER
Last week, new white supremacy flyers were spotted on campus that mirrored those found last semester by the same organization. Identity Evropa, a group that self-describes itself as “a fraternal organization for people of European heritage located in the United States” has had its flyers taken down by the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD), according to an article from the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. Some flyers were found on a post in front of the Sojourner Truth Apartments, near the Douglass Student Center and by the Ravine Bridge next to the Mason Gross School of the Arts, as seen in a tweet by the organization. Last semester its flyers were found on the College Avenue, Douglass and Livingston campuses with the phrase “Our Generation, Our Future, Our Last Chance”
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written across and the organization’s name in bold letters at the bottom, according to an article by The Daily Targum. This time around the organization sported flyers with its name and emblem centered in the middle, along with other variations of those spotted last year that featured Identity Evropa in large bold letters and images of its members in the background. “The group has made a concerted effort to display posters at colleges and universities nationwide as part of #ProjectSeige, an outreach effort to connect with students,” according to the Homeland Security site. The organization was founded in March 2016, and it has since joined the ranks of other white supremacy groups entering the public sector under a more discrete alias. “While traditional white supremacist organizations have focused on ‘rebranding,’ new SEE CAMPUSES ON PAGE 4