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Public library serves local youth with free programs camilo montoya-galvez correspondent
For many of New Brunswick’s youths, the beige building adorned with four Greek-styled columns in the heart of the city is a gateway for infinite possibilities. There, they can explore the sublime reddish precipices of the Grand Canyon, delve into Roald Dahl’s literary world or fine-tune their gardening skills. To the delight of their parents, they can also focus on their homework and let out all of the curiosity, energy or stress that they may have at home or in school. Although the place is officially named the New Brunswick Free Public Library, city resident Micaela Flores calls it her daughters’ second home. “I definitely prefer that my little girls come here rather than being on the street or going to the park alone,” Flores said. “They are safe here, and they love coming here.” The Mexico native said she tries to brings her three daughters to the library every weekend. Her youngest child is currently in pre-kindergarten, the middle one is in kindergarten and the oldest just entered middle school. Despite their age differences, Flores said, they all share a bond with the library and don’t mind the walk there from home. The three girls frequently ask her to take them on Sundays as well, but Flores said she is unable to because of commitments. “They all love the programs hosted here and whenever they see something that they like, I sign them up,” she said. Many of the activities that target the city’s youth are organized by Chelsea Woods-Turner, one of the librarians. She is in charge
of running the librar y’s readers club for fourth to eighth graders and hosts a bi-weekly program called “Relax!” in which she helps young students — from kindergarteners to middle schoolers — cope with stress and perform better in school. The conditions of urban areas like New Brunswick tend to produce more anxiety for children than suburban or rural communities, Woods-Turner said. Reading, playing and learning in a setting where no activity is graded serves an antidote to this stress. “We have the advantage of being an informal, no-pressure learning environment,” she said. This past week, Woods-Turner invited her sister, a former National Park Service employee, to the library to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the federal agency that manages all of the national parks and monuments in the country. Aubree Woods spent a year in the Grand Canyon conducting field research on the Sentry Milk-Vetch, a rare and minuscule plant that became endangered as its populations were trampled on by tourists traveling throughout the national park. She told the attentive audience that her job was to make sure that these small plants continued to grow across the rims of the canyon. With photos, a shor t talk and a scavenger hunt, the sisters took the young city residents on an expedition across lands that most of them do not have the chance to experience. “We want them to have exposure to things in their countr y that they might not know exist. We want them to know that these parks are accessible to them,” Woods-Turner said. See programs on Page 4
The New Brunswick Free Public Library hosts accessible programs for city residents. Several of these programs are aimed at children. CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ / CORRESPONDENT
Obiura Onwubuya, a Pharmacy Manager with Walgreens, gives a meningitis shot to Amber Shiffner, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior. After two students were diagnosed with the disease last semester, Rutgers launched an effort to vaccinate every undergraduate. JEFFREY GOMEZ
Rutgers hosts meningitis clinics to vaccinate undergraduates on campus faith hoatson correspondent
Rutgers meningitis B clinics aim to efficiently vaccinate students and prevent further cases. There were two cases of Meningococcal B at Rutgers last semester. These two cases were of the same strain, said Melodee Lasky, assistant vice chancellor of Health and Wellness. “(In) working with the CDC and the Department of Health, it was
determined that this was an outbreak situation,” she said. Numerous groups around Rutgers came together to work on preventing a future outbreak. They adapted a multi-pronged approach. This process began in the summer, with alerting students of the severity of meningitis B, and advising them to get vaccinated, she said. Knowing that not everyone would have the time to get vaccinated, or the accessibility to the vaccines,
the clinics were set up. Setting up clinics on campus was an integral part of the plan, as well as making the vaccinates available in the student health centers by appointment. The clinics have a very streamlined process, allowing students to be vaccinated without much wait. The average time spent at the clinics is 14 minutes, said Nick Taylor, a Rutgers Business School graduate who monitors the logistics and See campus on Page 5
Playa Bowls expands business to U. with new store on Mine Street noa halff associate news editor
Students do not have to take the trip to the Jersey Shore to eat and Instagram their favorite Playa Bowls anymore — now they can take a short trip to a new location right here at Rutgers. The fruit bowl and smoothie shop has locations in Belmar, Pier Village and Bay Head, New Jersey, and is now bringing its summer vibes to Rutgers campus. But its new location is special, said Desi Saran, one of the four co-owners, with Robert Giuliani, Abby Taylor and Nick Komandis. Not only is their largest demographic college students, but three of the four owners are Rutgers alumni, said Saran, who is a Rutgers MBA alumnus and Class of 2007 graduate. “We thought it was a big deal to bring something back to the community, to the University,” he said. It is also the first location away from the beach, Saran said. “This is a big move for us,” he said. “We are confident and ever ything has been great so far. I think it was a great choice for us, for our first location away from the shore.”
Playa Bowls, a Belmar, N.J.-based health food restaurant, is opening a new location just off the College Avenue campus in New Brunswick. COURTESY OF DESI SARAN
Saran said his goal is to replicate the look, feel, atmosphere and menu of the other locations on the New Jersey shore. The shop, which known for its pitaya and acai bowls that are healthy and filling, has a variety of flavors to choose from. Acai berries, a trendy superfood filled with antioxidants, are ground and can be mixed with fruit, granola, coconut, peanut butter, nutella and more. The outcome is colorful, and many take it to social media sites, which has helped in the promotion and popularity of Playa Bowls.
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“I think students like having a healthy food option,” he said. “It’s definitely different and unique. The playa bowls are delicious, they’re filling and they’re a full meal replacement. You can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner.” The shop opened last Saturday and the feedback has been very good, Saran said. There will be a grand opening Saturday, Sept. 17, with giveaways. “The students love our products, they are super happy that we are See store on Page 5