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Man convicted of sexual assault involving U. student receives 22 years Ryan StIEsi Staff Writer
Earlier this week, Michael P. Knight, a 39-year-old man from Newark, New Jersey, admitted to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Rutgers student, according to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. In May 2016, The Daily Targum reported that the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) identified Knight as the suspect in the aggravated assault of an unidentified University student. The investigation found that Knight followed the woman and attacked her near College Avenue and Seminary Place on the College Avenue campus, according to the press release. “Knight struck her on the head, severely beat her, dragged her to the side of a building and sexually assaulted her when a group of individuals intervened. As he fled, he said he had a gun and threatened to shoot one of the men who attempted to chase him,” the press release said.
Knight will be sentenced to 22 years in a New Jersey state prison and subject to the No Early Release Act, in result of last year’s crime. This is under a plea agreement reached with Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Allysa Gambarella, according to the press release. As part of the sentence, Knight must register as a sex offender, serve 85 percent of his sentence before being eligible for parole and undergo parole supervision for the rest of his life. In May 2016, NJ Advance Media repor ted that Knight turned himself in after both his mugshot and the charges were released by authorities. The investigation that lead to Knight being charged was lead by Detective Sgt. Carlos Rodriguez of RUPD and Detective George Stilwell of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. The sentence is expected to be imposed by Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Paone at a hearing on March 5, 2018, according to the press release.
Michael P. Knight, a 39-year-old man from Newark, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 22 years in a New Jersey state prison after admitting to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Rutgers student back in 2016. GOOGLE MAPS
RUSA legislation proposes eco-friendly initiatives by 2050 Christina Gaudino CORRESPONDENT
Legislation endorsed by NJPIRG regarding renewable energy was passed by the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) at last week’s meeting. The text recommends that the University reaches a goal of 100 percent clean, renewable energy no later than 2050. THE DAILY TARGUM / DECEMBER 2013
In the face of uncertainty surrounding national environmental policy, last week the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) took a look at the future of renewable energy at Rutgers. During RUSA’s full-body meeting on Nov. 30, the assembly passed legislation entitled, “Resolution to Support the 100 percent Renewable Campaign at Rutgers University,” which recommends that University President Robert L. Barchi commits “to achieving a goal of 100 percent clean, renewable energy no later than 2050,” according to the legislation. The legislation formally endorses and offers support to the New Jersey Public Interest Group (NJPIRG)’s 100 percent renewable energy campaign. NJPIRG launched this campaign during the Spring 2017 semester, said Amy Wang, secretar y and campaign coordinator of the Rutgers—New Brunswick chapter of NJPIRG. The Rutgers Business School sophomore said, “The goal of our campaign is for President Barchi to make a statement committing Rutgers to 100 percent renewable energy by the year 2050.” NJPIRG has also written several reports published by their partner, Environment New Jersey, which can be viewed online, Wang said.
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The first report, entitled “Renewable Energy 100,” explains why colleges and universities can and should lead a push to renewable energy, Wang said. The second report, “Renewable Energy 101,” describes specific strategies that schools can use to transition to renewable energy. Currently, 4,000 students and more than 100 faculty members have signed endorsement letters in support of the campaign, Wang said. The Rutgers Engineering Governing Council has also passed its own resolution in support of the initiative. Sponsored by the University Affairs Committee, RUSA’s resolution was presented by Dan Chulak, the University Affairs Committee chair and a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior. Other presenters included Michelle Glauberzon, a Livingston at-large representative and Rutgers Business School first-year and Aneesh Deshpande, the Academic Af fairs Committee chair and a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore. Both of them served as authors of the legislation along with John Bacchus, the campus organizer from NJPIRG. Chulak said the purpose of the resolution is to express support for the campaign, and to show the University administration that this is an issue students care about See initiatives on Page 4