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Undocumented immigrants share experiences at Rutgers CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ STAFF WRITER
At one point last year, ever ything seemed to go wrong for Carimer Andujar. A battle with colon cancer had deteriorated the School of Engineering junior’s mother’s health and forced her from her job. Andujar found herself unable to pay for her school tuition along with her sister’s diabetes medication and began to accept the idea of dropping out. In a last-ditch attempt, Andujar called the Office of Financial Aid. After describing her circumstances, she found that the office was unable to help her because they did not know what it meant to be an undocumented student. “They didn’t even know what undocumented meant,” she said. Unsure if there were any financial aid options for non-citizens or non-residents like Andujar, the office told her to seek help at the Center for Global Services, which advises international students. The move seemed odd to her — she had lived in America for most of her life and was certainly not a foreign student—but Andujar said necessity prompted her to go.
The center told her that they could not help her, saying that their services were only for those with student visas. After visiting several University offices and receiving similar responses, Andujar said she knew something needed to be done. With help from the Center for Latino Arts and Culture, Andujar began laying out the blueprint for a group to help fellow undocumented students. “I don’t want any other student having to go through what I went through. I don’t want any other student to feel like they’re completely lost during such a difficult time,” she said. “I want them to have a place to go. I want them to have a community to go to.” Andujar arrived in the United States from the Dominican Republic when she was 4 years old and has been undocumented ever since, she said. She attributes her public disclosure of her legal status to her refusal to be daunted or ashamed by her situation. Through the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, created by President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration in SEE EXPERIENCES ON PAGE 4
More than 11 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States, with the majority of them having spent at least 10 years in the nation. Less than 15 percent have lived in America for less than five years. GRAPHIC BY HELEN PICARD
Bloustein Dean to step down after 22 years at U.
NJPIRG kicks off referendum push to receive funding
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Rutgers members advocate for student interests across the Rutgers campuses at New Brunswick, Camden and Newark as part of the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group, an independent student group which is currently undergoing its referendum to remain on the student term bill. NJPIRG appears as an $11.20 charge on each student’s semester term bill. For the referendum results to be valid, at least 25 percent plus one person must vote yes from each division of each school at Rutgers. The group is hoping for 25,000 students to participate in the voting process across the University. In the fall of 2013, Rutgers students voted to fund NJPIRG, with a voter turnout of more than 40 percent and 89 percent of voters choosing to keep the charge. Arielle Mizrahi, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and state board chair for NJPIRG, said students should vote yes because the organization is the largest student-run and student-funded non-profit group in the state. “We represent student campaigns, we represent campaigns
The New Jersey Public Interest Research Group will need 25 percent of the student body plus one other student to vote “yes” in order to continue to receive funding. THE DAILY TARGUM / JANUARY 2016 students actually want,” she said. “The only campaigns we run are the ones students actually vote on.” She said it is important to vote because it is a democratic vote that allows students to make decisions.
“To say that you go to a school where you get to decide and you get to vote for a non-profit that represents your interests on your SEE FUNDING ON PAGE 5
After 22 years with Rutgers, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Dean James Hughes will leave the University following the school’s 25th anniversar y. All of the anniversary milestones taking place this year make it a good time to step down, said Hughes, who is the longest-standing dean at Rutgers. The Bloustein school is celebrating its 25th anniversary, the 70th anniversary of the undergraduate planning major, the 50th anniversary of the graduate planning major and the 25th anniversary of National Transit Institute. “My shelf life is running out, but one of the reasons is this is the 250th university of Rutgers University,” he said. “So, it’s a real celebratory year and a good point to step down and let someone else take on the leadership of the school.” Hughes said he always considered his job to be the best job at the University. A search committee chosen by Rutgers—New Brunswick Chancellor Richard L. Edwards, who was an associate dean for 17 years, will be responsible for picking a new dean,
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said Michael Greenberg, associate dean of faculty. The search will take most of an academic year. Greenberg has been Hughes’s colleague and friend for 45 years. “I personally feel Dean Hughes was a great dean and that’s because he encouraged among faculty and staff a real entrepreneurial spirit,” Greenberg said. “You cant replace over two decades of management and successfully managing an organization.” Hughes has been an integral part of the school, Greenberg said, having spent several decades building relations with public servants in New Jersey and creating allies within the field of Planning and Public Policy. Rutgers has received several grants from a variety of federal, state, local and private organizations because of Hughes’ entrepreneurial spirit and creativity he ran the school with. “He’s very open minded and very flexible, and it would be my hope that we will get someone who will be similarly inclined for the future,” Greenberg said. Hughes allowed the school’s faculty to modify its curriculum, as well as develop or upgrade majors, SEE DEAN ON PAGE 5