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Clothesline Project will show solidarity with domestic violence victims Christina Gaudino Staff Writer
The Clothesline Project, which is scheduled to take place tomorrow at Voorhees Mall, will create a visual representation of the scope of domestic violence using t-shirts, clothespins and words. Students will have the opportunity to contribute by decorating their own shirts. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
On Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Rutgers University Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance (VPVA) will be hosting their Clothesline Project event at Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus. One in three women and one in four men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner, according to a press release from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The Clothesline Project, which Rutgers has hosted annually since the 1990s, is part of a national campaign to raise awareness about the sheer scope of interpersonal violence in every community, said Loren Linscott, the director for VPVA. “I’ve always seen this event as (a part of) the process of trauma healing,” he said. At the event tomorrow, students will have an oppor tunity to share their experiences or express emotions related to interpersonal violence by decorating t-shir ts with messages and then hanging them for display on campus.
The display is meant to bear witness to the interpersonal violence that occurs in the community: sur vivors and supporters create the shirts “to give a voice to their experience and break the silence surrounding interpersonal violence,” according to the VPVA website. “The messaging can come from any type of voice,” Linscott said. “If I am a survivor myself, I may make a shirt talking about my experience, but it is also for friends, family members and loved ones of a survivor. If someone I care about has experienced interpersonal violence, I might write a message for them to show support.” The Rutgers Clothesline Project is intended for students who have been affected by any kind of interpersonal violence, he said. This addresses any physical abuse or psychological manipulation in a relationship, such as incest, rape, molestation, sexual assault, domestic violence and dating violence, he said. Linscott stressed that interpersonal violence is not limited to a single type of student or a single See violence on Page 4
Out of 1.7 million, U. lecturer ranks No. 7 Kira Herzog News Editor
Every year, Rate My Professors compiles a list of the highest ranked university professors in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This year, out of 1.7 million professors, a part time lecturer in the Rutgers Department of Mathematics placed seventh. John Kerrigan completed his undergraduate studies at Rutgers and currently teaches a variety of courses ranging from Calculus 152 to Mathematics of Money. Of the 91 students that reviewed his page on Rate My Professors, 100 percent said they would take his course again. “It’s a very nice honor to be recognized for something I love doing,” Kerrigan said. “The real gratification for me comes from being able to make the lightbulb go off for students in math class, providing a student with graduate school advice and hearing about the many exciting opportunities students pursue after my class. It’s such an exciting time to be at Rutgers University and I’m happy to be a part of it.” Many of the students who left reviews on Rate My Professors noted
they went into Kerrigan’s course having already failed or withdrawn from other sections. Students described him as “engaging,” “organized” and “inspirational,” as well as “the best professor at Rutgers.” “We need more young teachers who are vibrant and that we, as students, can understand,” one reviewer wrote. “I think (Kerrigan) has more patience and enthusiasm than a lot of the older teachers who know the information so well but do not know how to teach it effectively.” Rate My Professors is a growing resource for students that takes into account input from over 19 million individuals. The annual rankings are based on a five-point scale that is weighted to place more emphasis on the most recent academic year. Only professors with 30 or more ratings on their page are considered for the final list, according to the site. In 2015, Kerrigan placed 15th on the overall list. His jump to No. 7 this year marks the first time in history that a Rutgers professor has made it to the top 10, according to compiled data. See lecturer on Page 4
Based on data collected from over 7,500 institutions, John Kerrigan, a part time lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at Rutgers had the 7th highest student ratings on Rate My Professors, according to a list released earlier this week. TWITTER
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