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White supremacy group posts new flyers at Rutgers Kira Herzog & Dan Israel Staff Writers
Earlier today, students discovered a series of recruitment posters for the white supremacist group Identity Evropa plastered on University buildings. Photographed on the College Avenue, Douglass and Livingston campuses, these flyers featured the phrase “Our Generation, Our Future, Our Last Chance,” with the organization’s name dominating the bottom third of the page. The flyers are the same ones that prompted a heated protest at New York University in late September. Identity Evropa is a relatively new “alt-right” organization with direct ties to the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville this August, which ended in violence. The group’s leader was reportedly inspired to create Identity Evropa after reading the autobiography of Ku Klux Klan grand wizard, David Duke. Mere hours after the original poster was reported, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior Christopher Leet recorded a video of a hand-written “Black Lives Don’t Matter” sign glued to the inside of an EE bus. He shared his account of the
incident in an inter view with The Daily Targum. “I saw an ugly note on the wall of the bus when the driver came to the back to investigate. I initially had no idea it was there but someone complained to the driver, prompting me to investigate what was going on. I was immediately disgusted by what I saw,” Leet said. “The note looked like it originally said ‘Black Lives Don’t Matter,’ but the ‘don’t’ was crossed out with black sharpie. It looked as if it was then edited again to say ‘Black Lives Matter Only to Blood and Crip thugs.’ This was even more disgusting as it implied that multiple people felt this way towards the black community.” It is not yet apparent whether the note on the bus was affiliated with the Identity Evropa posters, but the two incidents took place within hours of each other. Leet said students on the EE bus alerted the driver to the situation before taking action to remedy it. His video depicts a group of students using a pen to black out parts of the sign until only “Black Lives Matter” remains. “I am sad that there are still people, even at Rutgers, who feel this way towards their fellow peers but happy that we as a community can still work together to silence this
Identity Evropa, a white supremacy group with ties to the Charlottesville rally this August, posted recruitment flyers around campus at Rutgers yesterday. DAN ISRAEL hate and show each other support,” Leet said. To the Rutgers community, the series of incidents that transpired today may feel familiar. Last spring the white nationalist group Vanguard America facilitated a flyer-based recruitment campaign at the University, similar to
the one now being endorsed by Identity Evropa. On Feb. 14, police investigated the origins of a poster on the Paul Robeson Cultural Center with the slogan “Imagine a Muslim Free America.” The bottom of the flyer featured Vanguard America’s name, website and twitter handle.
On March 1, less than a month later, The Daily Targum discovered that a flyer posted to several official class Facebook pages on behalf of the Rutgers Conservative Union (RCU) was copied nearly word for word from Vanguard America’s website. Dylan Marek, a member of the RCU and a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, initially denied allegations that the two “Take Your Country Back” flyers were connected but admitted to another publication that he had come across the template on Vanguard America’s website. When asked about the flyer, RCU President Nick Knight said the e-board approved it but did not know where it had come from. “Members can come up and have a say in what they want for certain flyers. We didn’t ever hand out any of the ‘Take Your Country Back’ flyers, (Marek) just posted one on two Facebook pages,” Knight said. “We didn’t give approval of where it came from, we just said, okay you have this flyer and it looks okay — it is a little eye catching when you look at it but it’s not inherently racist.” Marek resigned earlier this semester under threat of impeachment, Knight said. “Most people I talked to were like, ‘it was a mistake, you shouldn’t have done that,’” Knight said. “It was a fluke, it shouldn’t have happened, but there were also people See flyers on Page 4
U. turns The Yard pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month Dimitri Rodriguez Photo Editor
About 1 in 8 U.S. women will develop breast cancer over the course of her lifetime, according to the RWJBarnabas Health website. In a joint effort to battle breast cancer, The Yard @ College Avenue was donned pink for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month along with other sponsors. Together, they hosted “PinkOUT” on Oct. 20. Ryan Stevens, a clinical supervisor of Athletic Training and Wellness at RWJBarnabas Health, said the event was to help raise awareness about breast cancer. “So you know, we got homecoming weekend this weekend and RWJBarnabas Health is a principal sponsor of Rutgers Athletics and Rutgers University, so it’s a natural collaboration to try and raise awareness for breast cancer awareness month,” he said. Taking ownership of one’s health, making healthy choices and taking ownership of the things that are controllable in life can make a positive impact in the future, he said. “Whether you’re extremely healthy or you are dealing with
something personally, you have to take ownership of what you got going on. There’s stuff that goes on on a daily basis that comes unexpected,” he said. “But the reality is, there’s also a lot of stuff happening in life that we can control. Ever y healthy choice you make, ever y workout you attend, ever y healthy meal you eat is a dedication to your future self. And by taking ownership of that, you can really make a positive impact on your future.” Director of Marketing Operations Rachael Fonseca said the objective is raising community awareness together, something that everybody can do, in a fun setting. “If you notice outside, there’s ever ybody from college students, there are some kids that look they are as young as 7 and all the way up to some older folks as well,” she said. Fonseca said any indicating signs of cancer that are found early will put someone in a much better spot down the road in terms of treatment. “We’re looking to make sure that women need to get out and get mammograms,” she said. “If you’re over 40 now’s the time, you can go
out and schedule yours today. If you’re under 40 but have a loved one that might be hesitant or hasn’t gotten her annual mammogram, you really should push her because preventative medicine is really the best kind.” Jeniffer Caba, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, attended with her organization Sigma Lambda Upsilon because the cause is important to her and to support the sponsors that put together the event. “It is a cause I hold close to my heart,” she said. “My grandmother, who raised me, fought breast cancer bravely for 5 years. She was in and out of remission, but unfortunately, it came back stronger and she lost her fight. I remember the strength during her fight and use it as motivation to help raise awareness for women’s health.” While sharing her grandmother’s fight story, she said it is important to raise awareness about the illness. “It is important for everyone to have an understanding of this illness and show support to those who are currently living it,” she said. “I was excited for the large turnout and was glad to see so many people
During the “PinkOUT” event, the Rutgers community participated in Zumba tutorials to raise money for breast cancer awareness and research. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR uniting for greater efforts, despite ... our differences.” Hayley Cattonar, director of Philanthropy and Service of Zeta Tau Alpha and a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said the goal of the sorority’s sponsorship of the event is to raise awareness and educate people within the Rutgers community. “(Our) ultimate goal was to ultimately spread awareness about breast cancer by handing out our little (Zeta Tau Alpha) pink ribbons
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while also promoting our philanthropy, Breast Cancer Education and Awareness,” she said. Throughout the month, Zeta Tau Alpha organized other events focused on breast cancer awareness, she said. “We had ‘Think Pink Week’ the first week of October where we had an all pink bake sale, RU Grill fundraiser, ‘Think Pink’ information See pink on Page 4