ANTI-MUSLIM SENTIMENTS University needs to address discriminatory actions against Muslims
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MEN’S BASKETBALL Rutgers returns to Steve Pikiell’s old stomping grounds to face Stony Brook
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Faculty member will run 50 miles for students chloe dopico staff writer
While many of the Rutgers faculty care greatly for their students, Jeffrey Broggi plans to take that dedication to a new level by running 48.6 miles to raise funds for two community causes. Broggi, the assistant dean of Students for Livingston Campus will be running the Dopey Challenge – a 5K race, 10K race, half marathon and full marathon in consecutive days – in order to raise money for a student emergency fund and for the Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy organization. “There are so many challenges that our students go through that we don’t have the ability to solve, fix or clean up for them because we just don’t have a fund to help students,” Broggi said. He hopes to set up the fund for students who are successful inside of the classroom but face difficult and uncontrollable situations outside of the classroom. This includes students whose parents get laid off from work or have passed away, whose homes were lost in fires or whose parents refuse to support them due to their sexual orientation or religious choices.
“A few years ago, (Rutgers) created an emergency fund and right now, there’s nothing but $5,000 in it. You think about $5,000, that’s roughly a semester of housing for one student and we have a population of 48,000,” Broggi said. “I’m trying to figure out a way to keep students who belong here and should be here but unfortunately can’t be here, remain.” Broggi is also raising money for a young boy with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, he said. “I also met a young man named Danny Garofalo, he has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We met because he is a tremendous Rutgers fan, he just loves the Rutgers football team, he loves everything about Rutgers, he’s 14 and he has been in a wheelchair since he was 10,” Broggi said. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a severe deteriorative muscular condition that causes muscles to develop incorrectly. It advances quicker than other forms of Muscular Dystrophy and has more severe symptoms, according to the US National Librar y of Medicine. See students on Page 5
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-19) visited Rutgers on Wednesday night to discuss his campaign and his plans for the state of New Jersey. He will face Phil Murphy in the primary on June 6. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
John Wisniewski visits school to share his vision for New Jersey nikhilesh de news editor
Democratic Assemblyman John Wisniewski (19) thinks that New Jersey should be a sanctuary for its students, that institutions and infrastructure should receive greater funding,
alternative energy sources should be explored in greater depth and property taxes should be reduced. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate spoke to the Rutgers community during an open meeting in Van Dyck Hall on Wednesday night, explaining his views
Millennials talk about giving to community stephen weiss correspondent
While millennials are often considered lazy and selfish, studies show the opposite may be true.
and why voters should choose him to lead the state during next year’s election. New Jersey’s government should serve its residents to the benefit of all, he said. See VISION on Page 5
AAAS appoints 10 Rutgers professors as science fellows
Seventy percent of millennial employees spent at least an hour volunteering in 2014, according to the Millennial Impact.
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including live sound effects produced onstage. This event is on Saturday night at 9 p.m., in Room 411 AB&C of the College Avenue Student Center on the College Avenue campus.
For scientists, whose individual research depends heavily on collaboration and feedback within the field, the appointment by peers to a nationally-recognized fellowship program is one of the highest honors possible. On Oct.19, Rutgers professors were named fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In addition to being the publisher of the prominent peer-reviewed academic journal, the AAAS is “the world’s largest multidisciplinar y scientific society,” according to the organization’s website. The association sought “members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished,” according to its website. The newly-elected fellows were recognized in 24 scientific categories through a nomination process, according to the
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WRSU will air a live production of A Christmas Carol on Saturday night. The show will feature aspects of traditional radio, including in-studio effects. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / THE DAILY TARGUM / MARCH 2016
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A study showed 70 percent of working millennials volunteer for at least an hour each year. Rutgers students are part of this altruistic group. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2015
Rutgers Radio will present a live radio play performance of “A Christmas Carol,” which will feature rare traditions from the “Golden Age,”
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