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University places 2nd in country for military veteran accomodation Nicholas Simon staff writer
The Military Times ranked Rutgers as the second-best four-year college in the U.S. for veterans. More than 1,100 students at the University are affiliated with the military. GRAPHIC BY HELEN PICARD
After serving overseas, many veterans are choosing to pursue their college education at Rutgers. Rutgers is the second-best fouryear college in America for military veterans, according to a report by the Military Times. The Office of Veteran Military Programs and Services (OVMPS) is Rutgers organization responsible for assisting veterans and other
military affiliated students, according to their website. Military affiliated students include individuals who have either served in the U.S. Armed Forces in some component, or who are dependent on someone that has served, said Ann Treadaway, OVMPS director and U.S. Army Veteran. “There are currently about 1,700 military affiliated students attending Rutgers,” Treadaway said. “And our office offers support to all of these people.”
The primary goal of the OVMPS is to ensure positive integration of veterans into the university atmosphere, Treadaway said. Work towards this objective begins when veterans first arrive on campus, she said. “We want to make the transition from the military to college as smooth as possible,” she said. The OVMPS offers several programs to support veterans, See veteran on Page 4
Students say safety pin support insufficient in helping minorities bushra hasan correspondent
Many minority Americans felt threatened by Donald Trump, and after he won his bid for the presidency, their fears were realized through a series of alleged hate crimes and shows of support by the alt-right. In response to Trump’s win, social media users sparked the #SafetyPinUSA movement. The movement involved people donning safety pins on their shirts in order to signify they stand in solidarity with minorities affected by the election.
The Southern Poverty Law Center reported more than 700 incidents of hateful harassment or intimidation over the week after the election, with anti-immigration comments making up the majority. There was a 57 percent increase in reported hate crimes in the U.K. during the week after Brexit, especially against immigrants, Muslims, and people of color according to the National Police Chiefs’ Council in the United Kingdom. The Brexit vote was also championed by the far-right, which included an anti-immigration platform. Thousands of Australians tweeted stations and availability
time slots with the hashtag so their fellow Muslim citizens could meet them at stations and have a travel companion. But the safety pin movement differs from #ridewithme. It is a more passive way of showing alliance, said Marwa Adina, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “I feel as though it’s the same as being a bystander. If you were an ally, the best way to show it is to stand up for us minorities when we need you to,” Adina said. Wearing safety pins is an effective form of establishing solidarity, said See minorities on Page 4
While Facebook is the most widely-used social media platform among Internet users, some Rutgers students are distancing themselves from the website. GEORGETTE STILLMAN
Rutgers community talks avoidance of Facebook sophie nieto-munoz and Manuel Silva-Paulus staff writers
The safety pin movement grew out of the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union earlier this year. After President-elect Donald Trump’s win in the 2016 election this month, Americans brought the movement back. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JEFFREY GOMEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Some Rutgers students are distancing themselves from Facebook and moving to different social media platforms. Out of all social media platforms, Facebook is the most widely used, with 79 percent of internet users logging on daily, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center. While the usage of the social website may steadily be on the rise, users post less and less about trivial events to maintain a public persona, according to CNBC. “(Facebook) is a pretty big waste of time for a lot of people. I try to stay away from it as much as I can,” said Domingo Grullon, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “It’s just not worth the time.” Grullon said Facebook is something that ser ves only to
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distract people from what they are currently doing. The sebsite has changed drastically since its inception, he said. Contently.com attributes the lack of usage by some millennials due to privacy settings and organization of posts. “Users used to post their own pictures and thoughts but now it’s basically just sharing articles,” said School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Jayne Chacko. “There’s so much clickbait and ads. It’s basically full of junk mail now.” Facebook is outdated, and the platform is primarily used by older people and is used less by millennials than when it first launched, said School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Nelson De Lima. “My parents still use Facebook a lot. It’s probably dying out more among the millennial group,” See facebook on Page 4