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Two years ago, a high school senior read a newsletter which inspired her to begin competing in pageants. Now, she wears the crown and sash of Miss New Jersey USA 2017. It took Chhavi Verg three pageants to achieve her dream of winning the title, though she had been dreaming of it since she was a junior or senior in high school. “If I can do this, anyone else can,” she said. “It’s all about determination, grit and never losing faith in yourself.” The Rutgers Business School sophomore decided enter the competition because she was already involved with modeling, and competed in Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2015. She said winning was important to her mainly because she
Chhavi Verg, a Rutgers Business School sophomore, won Miss New Jersey USA 2017 after three years of work toward the title. COURTESY OF CHHAVI VERG
saw it as a way to empower, lead and inspire others. “I always felt that competing in pageants gave you a lot of exposure,” she said. “Winning would give you a voice to bring about change because of the following you’d have as a result of being a titleholder.”
Verg attributes her victor y to preparation. “There is a quote I learned in one of my classes at Rutgers Business School: the five P’s are Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. See student on Page 4
U. community debates merits of Trump, Clinton policy positions bushra hasan correspondent
In the wake of the final presidential debate last Wednesday, students are more serious about what the presidential candidates have to offer in exchange for votes come November. When asked about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s foreign policies, Rosemary Diaz fumbled to find a concrete plan.
Trump’s foreign policy is incredibly vague, said the School of Arts and Sciences first-year student. “(Trump claims) we should have all of our options open for negotiating, keep strengthening borders (by building walls) and leave bombs as an option for resolving conflict, which is probably not good,” she said. Trump’s national security policies would “throw into question all of our existing alliances, including NATO, demanding that allies pay
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has firmer plans for her White House than her Republican counterpart Donald Trump, students said. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / JUNE 2016
more in order to receive security guarantees from the US,” said Daniel Kelemen, a professor in the Department of Political Science. Trump considered using nuclear weapons and going to war with countries whose soldiers make rude hand gestures to American soldiers, Keleman said. “Trump’s foreign policy breaks with decades of bi-partisan consensus, which is why national security experts—including former high ranking Republican officials—view the prospect of a Trump Presidency as a grave threat to national security and have come out against him,” he said. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is more motivated by domestic policy, Diaz said. Diaz said her vote depends on “who scares her the least.” Trump’s beliefs scares her because they are motivated by hatred, she said. Clinton’s policies focus on maintaining the U.S.’s traditional alliances with NATO, Japan and other partners around the world, Kelemen said. Millennials mainly care about policies of presidential candidates, Diaz said. “Most of us are smart and want to actually have a functioning government that will make smart See positions on Page 4
Dressed in white wedding gowns and covered in makeup depicting bruises and scrapes, dozens of Rutgers students and New Brunswick residents marched throughout the city on Sunday afternoon to raise awareness of domestic violence. The march, which was followed by a small rally, is hosted annually by the New Brunswick Domestic Violence Awareness Coalition. Five of the students leading the march were dressed in bridal gowns, with makeup on their faces that depicted bruises and scrapes, and were followed by a crowd that chanted and raised signs with various messages for bystanders to read. The brides signified those who believe that marriage is a license to abuse their partner, said Norka Torres, the chair of the New Brunswick Domestic Violence Awareness Coalition. “All over the world women … have been beaten on their wedding day,” Torres said. “We try to bring that out, and so they’re dressed so when people look at it, it brings out
more attention to the community to learn a little bit about domestic violence awareness.” Deandrah Cameron, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, was one of the students depicting an abused bride. “The significance of the institution of marriage, I think, is really important because some people have arranged marriages, some are just thrust into marriage, or you think you know your partner before marriage,” Cameron said. “And so it’s symbolic because you enter into the unknown and this becomes some peoples’ lives.” Being dressed as an abused bride and representing people who are in domestic violence situations that begin at marriage changes your view of domestic violence, said Lyndra Sahou, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “Just wearing the makeup, being able to go back and take if off is … some people can’t take it off, and that’s the sad part about it,” Sahou said. “I’m just happy that I was out here to represent a great cause like this.” See violence on Page 4
A crowd organized by the New Brunswick Domestic Violence Awareness Coalition marched to inform residents about issues surrounding domestic violence. ALEXANDRA DEMATOS / COPY EDITOR
Group raises awareness of solitary confinement chloe dopico contributing writer
Inmates who are without a high school diploma, young, gay or bisexual, all are more likely to have spent time in solitary confinement while in jail than other prisoners, according to the Bureau of Justice. One Rutgers organization is wants to change this statistic. The Mountain View Project Student Organization held a demonstration Thursday night outside of Brower Commons to raise awareness about solitary confinement reforms, said Anna D’Elia, a School
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of Arts and Science senior and president of MVPSO. The demonstration, “7x9,” was created by Prison Education and Reform (SPEAR) at Princeton University. The goal was to raise awareness for the overuse of solitary confinement, D’Elia said. “The use (of solitary confinement) on vulnerable populations, people with mental illness, people who are LGBTQIA+, pregnant women, and how it affects these people and their integration back into society,” she said. See confinement on Page 5