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Child stars of yesteryear are carrying over their reputations to the latter stages of life. Inside Beat takes a look at where these junior idols are now.
RUSA aims to condense hundreds of organizations BY ANASTASIA MILLICKER CORRESPONDENT
When each of the individual campuses of the University compiled all their student organizations into one list, a gray area spread among organizations and the allocations board. To register as a student organization, a student group is required to form a mission statement that cannot overlap with
an already formed group, said Director of Student Involvement Kerri Willson. Each group has three officers — a president, a treasurer and another officer — and at least seven additional members, Willson said. Funding for these student organizations does not come from tuition but campus fees, which are allocated
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The New Brunswick Police Department and the Rutgers University Police Department work together in times of need as agreed upon in their Memorandum of Understanding.
U., city police officers unite BY AMY ROWE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
In a city with more than 50,000 residents and New Jersey’s largest University, the Rutgers University Police Department and the New Brunswick Police Department are accustomed to helping each other out. The police departments have established a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which is a formal agreement that lays out how the departments assist each other depending on the cal-
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iber of an incident that would necessitate assistance, said Chief of the Rutgers Police Department Rhonda Harris. “I would say our working relationship is pretty good,” Harris said. “All of the officers on the street would say it is good in terms of their response [to incidents] and we have an agreement with the MOU.” Lt. J.T. Miller of the New Br unswick Police Department said the departments are constantly in communication.
“We communicate with the Rutgers Police Department on a daily basis concerning cases which involve Rutgers students, the Rutgers community or areas which could affect Rutgers,” he said. An understanding between the two departments is important to operate smoothly in New Brunswick, said Sgt. Michael Rein of the Rutgers Police Department. “It’s good to understand what each department brings
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METRO The U.S. Census Bureau reported more than 50,000 reside within New Brunswick.
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Marie Howe, author of three volumes of poetry and co-editor of a book of essays, speaks at yesterday’s “Writers at Rutgers” in the Multipurpose Room of the Student Center on the College Avenue campus.
Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen will co-host on Q104.3 Sunday night with DJ Little Stevens.
The national attention scrutinizing Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi’s appearance at the University on March 31 inspired School of Arts and Sciences junior Paul Tranquilli to create a Facebook group, “College Avenue Freeze Out: Let’s Bring the Boss to Rutgers.” Tranquilli said he hopes to garner enough support to bring singer-songwriter and N.J. native Bruce Springsteen to the University as an individual who students genuinely want to see. By doing so, he said Springsteen could bring positive news to the campus after a year in which media coverage has not been so promising. “Bruce embodies the working class New Jerseyan. That is what a lot of Rutgers is comprised of,” Tranquilli said. “Bruce is a very real, honest person and speaks for the plight of a person who didn’t have a voice. We’re constantly being misrepresented.” Tranquilli created the group last Saturday and invited 30 friends from the University and initially there was no response, he said. “But by Sunday evening it exploded to 100 [people] every 10 minutes. It plateaued at 6,000, from my friends sending out invitations. About 3,700 confirmed — we’ll have more once we have more logistics.” Two Q104.3 headlining DJs, Maria Milito and Ken Dashow, showed support for Tranquilli’s cause, he said. They talked about the group on air and posted the link on their websites.
After reaching out to Yousef Saleh, Rutgers University Student Assembly president, Saleh, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior, accepted becoming an administrator for the group, Tranquilli said. Springsteen will co-host on Q104.3 Sunday night with DJ Little Stevens, whom Tranquilli said he has gotten in contact with. He is tr ying to arrange for Saleh to speak with Springsteen during the radio program. “[We just want] to explain to him this has been a tumultuous year riddled with negativity and malaise across campus,” Tranquilli said. “[Our] image is tarnished, and bringing someone like Bruce here will help people refresh their thoughts about Rutgers.” Reading Springsteen’s response to an Asbury Park Press article concerning Gov. Chris Christie’s making cuts to aid programs that would affect poverty-stricken N.J. residents resonated with Tranquilli, because Springsteen considered people who are often left unheard, like University students. “Rutgers students are having some kind of a voice through an open forum on the [Facebook] wall,” Tranquilli said. “[They’re] reaching out through a website, expressing their views. That’s the most important part.” — Reena Diamante
Students with 45 or more degree credits can register for classes from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.