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U. graduate students join national walkout protesting GOP bill Christian Zapata Correspondent
Rutgers graduate students joined members of more than 50 universities across the country in an organized walkout, protesting the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was passed earlier this month by House Republicans. On Tuesday afternoon, a demonstration to raise awareness for the GOP tax plan brought together students — in conjunction with the national Graduate Student Walkout — outside of Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus. The event started at 1 p.m. and opted for a less traditional walkout, encouraging students, faculty and members of the community to take part in the protest without having to leave their classes to show support. Protesters repeated chants like “no tuition, without remission” and “if we don’t get it, shut it down” among others throughout the event. “Some people did walk out, but some of these people are wanting to get out but didn’t have classes, so this is a way for them to participate,” said Austin Baker, a fourthyear Ph.D. student in the Department of Philosophy and member of the Rutgers Union. Protests against the bill began earlier this month, with six clinical See bill on Page 4
In light of the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, graduate students from schools across the country, including Rutgers, organized walkouts to protest tax cuts that could make graduate education financially difficult. JEFFREY GOMEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Top 100 list of NJ’s poltical figures features multiple Rutgers alumni Abner Bonilla Staff Writer
With a close to the 2017 political election season, PolitickerNJ and InsiderNJ released their power lists to rank who has the most momentum among New Jersey politicians and several people ranked were Rutgers alumni. Both the PolitickerNJ Power List and InsiderNJ 100 Power aim to give readers a sense of who are the top party leaders and operatives, lobbyists and activists, lawyers and media figures, who play a major role in shaping politics within the state. New additions to the lists include Rutgers alumnus Shariq Ahmad, former staffer for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Marc Pfeiffer, senior policy fellow at Rutgers’ Bloustein Local Government Research Center. InsiderNJ and PolitickerNJ are news publications that primarily focus on political news in New Jersey and are main sources of news
information for those involved in state politics. For Ahmad, a 2011 graduate, his introduction to the list as an up-andcoming politician in the state was cemented from his new chairmanship of the Edison Democratic Organization (EDO), which has the largest population of all cities in Middlesex County, almost double the number of people in New Brunswick. One of his missions in his new role at the EDO includes keeping younger people and progressives active in the political process and to encourage new, diverse candidates to run for office who have not been involved before. Building off the momentum from the 2016 presidential election among younger individuals, “I want to grow the party and make it more inclusive,” Ahmad said. Ahmad, who also serves as chief of staff to Assemblyman of Middlesex County Robert J. Karabinchak (D-N.J.), said apart from being involved in Model U.N. to polish public speaking and critical-thinking
skills, one of the most important values Rutgers taught him was a sense of idealism. With the release of the power lists, there are other University alumni who have repeatedly made the list, one being Michael DuHaime, a 1995 graduate, who has made the PolitickerNJ Power List every year since 2001. DuHaime, a Republican strategist and current partner at Mercury, a bipartisan public affairs firm, said that as a student, Eagleton opened his eyes to the practical nature of politics. In Political Campaigning, a course he took as an undergraduate and which he now teaches as an adjunct professor, DuHaime learned that there are valued jobs in politics including being a pollster, campaign manager or a press release writer. “It’s a way to have an impact on your community but also, make a living,” Duhaime said. These are the same lessons he imparts to students in his class, which he teaches alongside Maggie
Rutgers alumnus Shariq Ahmad was featured on lists of the top 100 figures who play a major role in shaping politics within the state. FACEBOOK
Moran, a fellow power list member, Rutgers alumna and managing partner at the public affairs firm, Kivvit. Apart from the industry behind politics, DuHaime, who was also been named by Time Magazine’s 40 under 40 rising stars of American politics, said the diversity at
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Rutgers, from the racial and socio-economic to religious and sexual orientation mixture, allowed him to value and understand differences in opinion early on in his political career. See alumni on Page 5