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Angela Davis shares thoughts on race relations in America alexandra dematos copy editor
As a former member of the Black Panthers and supporter of the Communist Party, political activist Angela Davis spoke at “Justice in Action” along with former Rutgers professor Lennox Hinds about the current state of activism in the United States. Professor Edward Ramsamy of the Africana Studies Department introduced the two and said, “Both Lennox Hinds and Angela Davis belong to the tradition of not belonging to the status quo but for fighting for justice.” “Justice in Action” focused on exploring the intersections of social justice, law and activism and was hosted by the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, the Program in Criminal Justice and the Africana Studies Department. Davis became a prominent figure in the 1970s when she was accused of being involved in an attempted escape from a trial in which several people were killed. She has been a controversial figure as a member of the Black Panthers and supporter of the Communist Party, but is well-respected by many as a leader in the civil rights movement.
Lennox Hinds is renowned not only for representing Davis in the 1970s, but for representing former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela in both the United States and South Africa. The two discussed current and past race relations and the Black Lives Matters movement throughout the event. “In 1980 I presented a report on police crimes in the United States ... to the United Nations,” Hinds said. “That report could have been written last week.” Hinds said it is clear that black people, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Native Americans and other minorities are the victims of deliberate government policies and practices that deny basic human rights. Davis told the story of her most memorable visit to Rutgers in the late 1970s. Davis, Hinds and others were attending a fundraiser on campus to raise money for Assata Shakur— a former Black Panther who was convicted of murder after a shootout with a New Jersey state trooper. The three were approached by police officers. “We left, got in cars outside of the venue and suddenly the New Brunswick police comes after us
and made me get out of the car,” Davis said. “Lennox, who’s in another automobile, sees what’s happening and runs over because he’s an attorney, of course, and gets ready to show his bar card and then the officer points a shotgun at his head.” It was a frightening moment for the group because they then understood what could happen to Assata Shakur if she were to come to New Jersey, she said. “The police must be accountable to the communities they serve,” Hinds said. “But herein lies the contradiction — what is the role of the police in our system? We’re told that their mission is to protect and serve. Protect and serve whom?” While Hinds spoke more frequently about police brutality and his history with Mandela, Davis shared her particular concern with the prison system of the United States and comparing the Black Panthers to the Black Lives Matter movement. “It is so interesting that we have become captive to these ideologies about how we think about something like the death penalty, and we automatically assume that the alternative is life without the possibility of parole,” Davis said.
Angela Davis spoke at the College Avenue Student Center on Wednesday night about race relations and her experiences as a political activist. ALEXANDRA DEMATOS / COPY EDITOR Davies said it does not make sense to replace the death sentence with life without parole because the latter is equally damaging. She stands firmly against either alternative. As a former member of the Black Panthers, Davis discussed what she saw as the pros and cons of the movement. “I thought about the connections between these movements and I think that the connections can be connected not through similarities, but the radical differences between these two movements.” The two movements have similarities, but are vastly different
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Clothier Hall deals with week-long roach infestation
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Clothier Hall was abruptly woken up Wednesday morning after two cockroaches were discovered in a student’s room. The College Avenue campus residence hall started seeing cockroaches inside the building on Sept. 29, said resident Amy Lauria. On Monday, Oct. 3, multiple students confirmed the presence of cockroaches on the second, third, fifth and eighth floors of the building. “Monday morning … I get a text from my roommate freaking out saying she had found a roach in my room,” the School of Arts and Sciences sophomore said. “I wrote in the Clothier group chat right away (and) everyone instantly responded that the basement — where the laundry and trash room is — is completely infested with (cockroaches) hiding under all the washers and dryers.” An email to her hall director was not answered, and calls to Residence Life were not returned, she said. School of Nursing sophomore Daniel Thiberge said he saw a cockroach in someone’s room after a
because of technological advances with the Internet and social media, she said. The Black Lives Matter movement recognized early on that we should demand to demilitarize the police, unlike the Black Panthers. “The Black Panther party emerged as a response to the police occupation of Oakland, California, and black and urban communities across the country, it was an absolute brilliant move ... to patrol the neighborhoods with guns and law books,” she said. “In other words, they set out to police the police.”
Cockroaches were spotted in Clothier Hall last Thursday. On Wednesday, Rutgers announced it would work with a pest control company to exterminate them. COURTESY OF AMY LAURIA student brought it up from the laundry room. He later heard that there were two in the resident’s laundry basket, not just one. Lauria and her roommate continued to call Residence Life on Tuesday. In the meantime, she and her roommate sprayed Raid around their room, seeing at least one cockroach “come out of her (roommate’s) laundry basket.” A Rutgers housing employee came to the residence hall on Wednesday morning, and Lauria asked him for help with the cockroaches. He called someone to deal with the roaches in the basement and her room. This extermination was confirmed later in the morning.
“However, I’m not sure how much this will do because we need an actual exterminator, not just someone to go around and spray Raid, something me and my roommate have already done” she said. “When I talked to Residence Life they said they can’t spray serious chemicals and exterminate unless they get a lot of complaints so they can only do something minor.” Maintenance personnel have responded to previous reports of infestation, but only clear away immediate symptoms, Thiberge said. He often has spiders cover his window or the space immediately outside them in webbing. See infestation on Page 5
Students between the ages of 18 and 24 are at the highest risk of catching a sexually transmitted infection, according to Francesca Maresca, director of Health Outreach, Promotion and Education for Rutgers Health Services. The most common STIs are chlamydia, gonorrhea, human papillomavirus (HPV) and trichomoniasis, she said. “The interesting thing about trich … is that women are the ones that have the negative physical impact,” she said. “All the bad stuff happening to women (has) been around for decades but people don’t hear about it that often.” Michelle Bivas, a Rutgers alumna, said there is a misogynistic view of sexually-active women. “The general stigma against females is that the more sexually active you are, the less desirable you are,” she said. “The general stigma against males is that the more sexually active you are, the cooler and more desirable you are.” Oftentimes, students wrongfully assume that it is easy to spot a partner who has an STI, but symptoms can be invisible. Skin-to-skin contact with someone who does not appear
to have an STI can still spread the infection, Maresca said. The genital area is a warm, moist and mucous environment— an area where Maresca said STIs like to hibernate. A common misconception is that brief contact can spread an STI. In reality, Maresca said intimate and sustained contact spreads infections. Students should be tested for STIs if they notice itching, burning, pain, rashes, sores or foul discharge. “Make an appointment with a healthcare provider immediately,” she said. ‘If you’re already in a relationship, use condoms and other latex until both partners have been tested for sexually transmitted infections.” Those who have had unprotected sex while under the influence or with more than one sexual partner should get tested as well, she said. These signs should prompt anyone to get tested, but Bivas said some may fear societal repercussions. John Lerman, a Rutgers Business School sophomore, said there is a large stigma surrounding getting tested without any outward signs of infection. “Everyone likes to assume they’re perfectly healthy until it
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