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Study finds NJ millennials most likely to live with parents in nation Christopher Bohorquez staff writer
The U ASK app claims to have resources that sexual assault victims can use, but Rutgers administrators said using on-campus resources is faster. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
U. officials cite issues with new assault resource app Nicole Osztrogonacz staff writer
The University Assault, Services, Knowledge (U ASK) is a college-based app created to provide both victims and bystanders with numerous support resources when needed. Jean Semelfort, a prevention education coordinator for Rutgers, is concerned that the app is too broad, rather than pointing university students to nearby services. “I think it could be helpful but I’m not certain to what extent it would be beneficial for Rutgers students because of the specific resources,” he said. “Would it give them local information or generalize things and work as yet another step towards getting help?” Users of the app should question whether the resources listed on U ASK are accurate and the best options for the Rutgers students, said Laura Luciano, interim director at the Office for
Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance (VPVA). “I hadn’t really heard of the app until it was recently brought to my attention. If the creators of the app want it to be widely known, they need to advertise better,” said Jessa Bedser, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. Resources at Rutgers University to help victims include Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance, Counseling and Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Programs and Psychiatric Ser vices (CAPS) and the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD), Semelfort said. Individuals from RUPD and CAPS are trained to handle these situations, he said. “A lot of individuals from RUPD are mindful of language and know how to address victims or sur vivors of sexual assault. CAPS has been working on training
New Jersey has the highest number of millennials in the U.S. still living at home with their parents for various reasons, according to an NJ Advance Media report. In 2015, almost half of the percentage of people aged 18-34 were still living at home with their parents. New Jersey also ranks number one in housing costs, according to the report. Nationwide, millennials are more likely to be living with their parents than in any other living condition, like with significant others or with roommates, according to the Pew Research Center. Just under a third of millennials live at home, compared to 31.6 percent who live with significant others or on their own. This is a drastic shift from 50 years ago, when only about 20 percent of people aged 18-34 lived with their parents but more than 60 percent of people in that age group
lived on their own or with their partners, according to Pew. New Jersey also has recovered a lot slower from the recession than other states, said James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Many suburban economies in the country have fallen, causing New Jersey to recover more slowly and
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RUSA, RUPD prepare to install new security cameras off main campus chloe dopico contributing writer
The Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) is optimistic that by the end of the year, they will be able to put their plan of implementing off-campus cameras into action.
“Having off-campus cameras is very important for creating a safer environment for Rutgers students and for our community. Off-campus cameras will allow our police department to better track down those who commit crimes, and stop repeat offenders from breaking the law,” said Justin Schulberg,
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Rutgers has been added to a growing list of colleges that have had alleged clown sightings in recent days, a list including Penn State University and Temple University. Clowns were reported to be seen on both the College Avenue and the Cook/Douglass campuses by various students on social media. It is not clear whether official reports regarding the sightings were filed with the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) or the New Brunswick Police Department (NBPD).
Ashley Kong, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, was told by friends that there were clown sightings on multiple campuses. “My friend texted me about a clown sighting, and she said that a guy with a clown mask on looked into the window of the (Sigma Phi Epsilon) house,” she said. “And my friend told me there was allegedly a clown at Passion Puddle.” The clown sightings began in late August in Greenville County, South Carolina, The New York Times reported. See students on Page 5
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More millennials live with their parents than with any other person for the first time in at least 130 years, according to a Pew Research Center study. GRAPHIC BY MICHAEL MAKMUR / STAFF DESIGNER
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making it difficult to find a job out of college, he said. “The basic reason for that is New Jersey is the most suburban of states,” Hughes said. “Corporations were fleeing cities, we flourished during that time but over the past 15 years, many companies, businesses want to be in urban areas that are 24/7.”
The Rutgers University Student Assembly is partnering with the Rutgers Police Department to install security cameras at off-campus locations to protect students. MATT CERISANO
president of RUSA and School of Arts and Sciences senior. RUSA is partnering with the Rutgers University Police Department in order to make off-campus cameras a reality, Schulberg said. He said RUSA hopes to help pay for a few of the cameras and help to place them in strategic areas that would help RUPD deter crime. The idea of off-campus cameras was created by RUPD, said Tyrus Jackson, RUSA University Affairs chair and an Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy senior. Evan Covello, RUSA vice president and an Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy junior, said RUSA and RUPD are partnering together to ensure Rutgers students and the New Brunswick community are as safe as possible, and this initiative has been brought up before to improve public safety. “This is a proactive approach to deter crime and make our community safer,” Covello said. “While this initiative may not have been spurred by a single incident, it makes you think about the incidents this past year that we received crime alerts for, and how security cameras could have played a great role in catching criminals and make us all safer.”
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