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U. hosts 1st sustainability symposium to discuss existing, future projects
P R E S I D E N T I A L C A N D I D AT E S
MADHURI BHUPATHIRAJU CORRESPONDENT
JUSTIN SCHULBERG
NIVEDH RAJESH
V I C E - P R E S I D E N T I A L C A N D I D AT E S
MOHAMED ASKER
EVAN COVELLO T R E A S U R E R C A N D I D AT E S
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The two main tickets for the RUSA elections – Scarlet Knights for You (left) and Our Rutgers (right) – spoke at a candidate forum Tuesday night. NIKHILESH DE / NEWS EDITOR
To showcase its current efforts and support for sustainability, the University held the RU Sustainable Symposium early Thursday. University President Robert L. Barchi praised solar power as he opened the symposium with a speech discussing Rutgers’ sustainability efforts. “We are heavily into solar. All the the solar panels over the parking lots generates about 9.5 megawatts of power,” he said. “Our co-generation plant generates about 3.5 megawatts of power. We recycle about 75 percent of our waste.” The University’s current construction projects’ worth totals at $1.1 billion, Barchi said. All of Rutgers’ new buildings are constructed to meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design’s silver certification. LEED certifications award points based on a number of categories, including water efficiency, indoor environmental quality and transportation impact, according to the U.S. Green Building Council. The silver certification is the second of four ratings on the scale, coming in below the gold and platinum certifications in efficiency. Leith Sharp, director of Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership at the Harvard Center for Health and the Global Environment, was the keynote speaker at the event.
Sustainability is a difficult goal to accomplish because of the number of groups that are required to participate in achieving that goal, she said. Even if one person or group believes in the cause, another will not. This lack of cooperation between groups makes it difficult to move forward on change, she said. Following the speeches, seven members of the Rutgers University Committee for Sustainability came on stage and offered insight into a variety of topics in a lightning guest panel. Among other topics, there were brief talks on energy competition and sustainable transportation at Rutgers.
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The Rutgers University Student Assembly will be hosting elections for the 2016-2017 government. Students can vote online at bit.ly/Vote4RUSA16 from April 1 to April 5. Candidates for the top three positions discussed their goals with The Daily Targum. Nivedh Rajesh, School of Arts and Sciences junior, and Justin Schulberg, School of Arts and Sciences junior, are running for the position of RUSA President.
reach out to other governing councils and organizations, and I, as previous treasurer, have been given the opportunity to do so. I have committed the past two years solely to RUSA and working on initiatives that would be felt by the average Rutgers student. Schulberg: The president is the face of RUSA. The president is the external force that drives RUSA and is literally the one student between President Barchi and the rest of the students. The president takes the brunt of the complaints from administration and takes the brunt of complaints between students and acts as the middle man between the two.
Kashish Negotia, Rutgers senior dies from heart failure NIKITA BIRYUKOV ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Matt Panconi, president of RUSA, gave a “State of the Assembly” address on Thursday night, describing the group’s accomplishments over the past year. NIKHILESH DE / NEWS EDITOR
Assembly summarizes year, lays out goals NIKHILESH DE NEWS EDITOR
HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE THE REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR POSITION? Rajesh: The President needs to be committed solely to improving the lives of every single Rutgers student. The President should be able to
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? Rajesh: No issue is too hard for the student assembly to accomplish. We need to inspire every SEE CANDIDATES ON PAGE 5
SEE PROJECTS ON PAGE 4
Rutgers hosted its first annual Sustainability Symposium yesterday to explore the school’s investment in clean energy to date, as well as discuss future issues. GEORGETTE STILLMAN
Candidates answer questions from Targum MADHURI BHUPATHIRAJU AND BUSHRA HASAN
Many of the topics covered at the symposium were based of off the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Ashley Sidhu, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior and the event’s student organizer, worked closely with members of the Committee for Sustainability to organize the symposium. Although Rutgers has done a lot in regards of sustainable development, many students and staff are unaware of the work being done, Sidhu said.
One year after taking office, Rutgers University Student Assembly President Matt Panconi is proud of what his team has accomplished.
On Thursday night, Panconi gave a “State of the Assembly” address to the student governing body, listing their achievements and explaining how they can tie into future goals. SEE GOALS ON PAGE 4
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Rutgers student Kashish Negotia, 22, died of heart failure Friday, said University Chancellor Richard L. Edwards in an email to the Rutgers community. Services for the School of Arts and Sciences senior were held over the preceding weekend, Edwards said. “My sympathies go out to his family and to his friends in the Rutgers community,” he said. “Support from Counseling, ADAP and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) are available for students in the Rutgers community impacted by Kashish’s unexpected passing.” Those who wish to seek counseling can visit CAPS at 17 Senior St. The office accepts both walk-ins and appointments, which can be made by calling 848-932-7784.