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Community plans rally to prevent ICE from detaining DACA student Kira Herzog, Chloe Dopico staff writers
In response to threats of deportation aimed at Rutgers student Carimer Andujar, more than 150 members of the University’s community organized at the American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT) headquarters on Tuesday night to strategize for retaliation. Spilling out of the main room and into the stairwell, the group planned the logistics for two rallies. One is currently scheduled to take place in Voorhees Mall on May 1 and the other will intersect with Andujar’s meeting with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on May 9 to accompany Andujar to her meeting. Andujar’s situation first became public around 10 a.m. on Tuesday when the AAUP-AFT posted on Facebook. The School of Engineering junior allegedly received a letter about two months ago requesting her presence at an interview on May 9 with a deportation officer, which is now less than two weeks away. The AAUP-AFT used the hashtag #HandsOffCarimer in
On Tuesday night, more than 150 students crowded the basement of the faculty union’s office to organize two rallies for Rutgers student Carimer Andujar. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR their post about Andujar and within 12 hours, it had been shared more than 200 times. Andjuar said her story received much more attention than she expected, and that this is important
because it shows she has the support of her student body behind her. “To be honest, day to day (Rutgers administration is) not involved,” Andujar said, when asked about the University’s response to
her situation. “We have had a couple of emails that have been sent out in support of undocumented students but this is the first time in which the administration is going to be held accountable and asked to show their support instead of just typing it in an email. This is kind of like, when the going gets tough, are you going to stand behind me as a student or are you going to backtrack and not stand behind me?” Andujar said she has been an occupant of the United States since she was 4 years old. She was able to attend Rutgers University under the protection of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) act, which was passed by former President Barack Obama in June of 2012. Her DACA registration was originally set to expire this Friday, April 28, and she filed to renew it over five months ago in December, she said. “It just was not coming, which was alarming. And then, in addition to that, I was also informed of the deportation order from five years ago. So this became a very serious, serious situation which is why I called you all of here,” Andujar said to the crowd. Andujar just heard that her registration was extended last night, she
said, which relieves a little bit of the tension from the situation. Instead of deportation, Andujar is now only at risk for detention. But she said the prospect of being held in detention is still particularly frightening because she could walk into a federal building on May 9 and be held there. Senior Organizer for the Rutgers AAUP-AFT Sherry Wolf likened the de-escalation of the Andujar’s situation as going from “Defcon 1 to Defcon 3.” “This is a moment we could use to show solidarity because, as Andujar said, she’s stepping into a federal building and although she is not facing deportation, she’s still facing detention and that’s still ver y serious,” said Josue Serrano, vice president of UndocuRutgers and a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “She’s a student, she has a life, she has school work, ever ything, and this is not something we can continue to allow to happen, especially for the other undocumented immigrants who may be students, may be activists or who may also be regular, ever yday, working people just tr ying to make a living.” See rally on Page 4
Rutgers student earns Goldwater Scholarship Samil Tabani contributing writer
Viktor Krapivin, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, recently became the 22nd Rutgers student to win the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. Krapivin is a physics and math double major and plans to pursue a doctorate degree after he graduates. FACEBOOK
In the 10 years since the Office of Distinguished Fellowships was established, 21 recipients of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation have originated from Rutgers University. This list has now expanded to include School of Arts and Sciences junior Viktor Krapivin. According to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation website, “By providing scholarships to college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering, the Goldwater Foundation is helping ensure that the U.S. is producing the number of highly-qualified professionals the nation needs in these critical fields.” Krapivin said he has always been curious about things involving physics and how the world worked. He said he used to ask his father questions, but eventually, he started exploring on his own. His father bought him a book on quantum mechanics when he was in sixth grade. Krapivin said he took several physics courses in high school and
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when he came to Rutgers, he knew he wanted to study physics. Krapivin is also majoring in mathematics. “I’ve been in a research lab here at Rutgers since the end of my freshman year and it’s something I really enjoy doing. It’s something that is very interesting to me,” Krapivin said. His research lab is in a field called material science or condensed matter physics. He said that a lot of the research is not highly applicable to everyday life, although these ideas that are discovered may eventually apply to everyday life. One hundred years ago, people could have never imagined computers being used today, he said. Krapivin said the scholarship reinforced his resolve to have a career in physics after he leaves Rutgers. He hopes to earn a Ph.D. in physics and potentially become a professor. “The quality of education here is pretty good. Without the support of Rutgers and without the help of professors and faculty here, I don’t think I could have ever achieved this. This really shows that the Rutgers institution is excellent, especially the physics department,” Krapivin said. See scholarship on Page 5