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The Rutgers women’s basketball team lost, 66-34, Saturday to No. 3 Connecticut, marking the first time C. Vivian Stringer lost consecutive games by more than 30 points at Rutgers.
Faculty discuss implications of proposed merger
Alumnus earns U. distinction for research
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Dr. David Schuller always believed in research. Research was the reason he took charge of Nationwide’s Children Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Research is the reason he supports the V Foundation, an organization dedicated to finding a DAVID cure for cancer. For more SCHULLER than 30 years, research has been everything to him. “Working with cancer patients — that was the most gratifying and intellectually, the most stimulating,” he said. “That’s kind of how it all led to that.” Schuller’s scientific pursuits and their impact on patients grabbed the attention of members on the alumni board and earned him the nomination as a distinguished alumni in the University’s Alumni Association Hall of Fame, said Brian Perillo, Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations. “His work is extraordinary,” Perillo said. “It’s very obvious that he belongs in the hall. For the past 30 years, his research has been working to develop novel treatments, and if you look at the statistics, his work has really changed the standard of care and nearly doubled survival rates.” Schuller’s research has decreased head and neck cancer mortality rates by 30-40 percent, said Doug Clark, who nominated David Schuller to the Hall of Distinguished Alumni. Clark said Schuller’s unwavering care for people is what made him into a success. “He hasn’t lost touch of the importance of an individual’s vision,” said Clark, Schuller’s fraternity
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The New Brunswick Faculty Council voiced its concerns Friday about Governor Chris Christie’s projected plans for higher education reform including a proposed merger of the University’s New Brunswick campus with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the School of Public Health. About 15 New Brunswick faculty members gathered at the Busch Campus Center to discuss the repercussions of the plan, including the anticipated drop in enrollment on the Rutgers-Camden campus, said Richard Edwards, executive vice president for Academic Affairs. Edwards said the merge of Rutgers-Camden with Rowan in an effort to make the school a research-focused institution has not only affected
In Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed plan, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital will combine with the University’s New Brunswick campus.
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BSU celebrates black women in history BY ZACK BREGMAN STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers Black Student Union kicked of f Black Histor y Month on Friday by honoring several historical black women during their presentation “The Divas of The Diaspora.” Ashley Otto, BSU secretar y, said black histor y events are impor tant because they expose the public to the lesser-known figures of the movement, instead of focusing only on the major characters such as Mar tin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. “People need to know that the ones that are a little underneath ever ything have contributed just as much,” said Otto, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior. “You don’t have to be a Malcolm
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X or a Mar tin Luther King to show impor tance.” The event, which took place at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus, star ted with a presentation on the origins of black histor y month and the role it plays in promoting awareness of black histor y to the general public. The presentation focused on women who contributed to the black historical movements, like Virginia Hamilton, a children’s book author, as well as Malcolm X’s wife Betty Shabazz. Shabazz advised on family planning for the U.S Department of Health and Human Services. Otto said she hopes black students at the University take the opportunities offered this month to gain knowledge of
their background and history. “[Black students] should learn a little bit more about their culture,” she said. Otto said she felt encouraged by the progress made with issues concerning women’s rights, even though she acknowledges that there is still work that needs to be done. “I feel like we’ve made great strides obviously, but not nearly as much as we would need to,” she said. “We’re still held back in many avenues especially when it comes to medicine and the sciences.” Otto said that during the event, politician Shirley Chisholm stuck out in her mind as being of particular significance to the civil rights movement. “[Chisholm] took it upon herself to
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Elected Targum board welcomes fresh perspective, challenges BY MARY DIDUCH AND TAYLERE PETERSON STAFF WRITERS
The Daily Targum elected its 144th editorial board Friday. Although it is losing its senior staf f members and some positions remain unfilled, the young board is prepared to tackle any obstacle. CURIOUS, CALM AND COMPETENT Jumping into the Targum as a photographer her first JOVELLE semester at the University, TAMAYO Jovelle Tamayo became the EDITOR-IN-CHIEF photography editor of the 142nd editorial board. At the COURTNEY GOWER end of her term, Tamayo, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior majoring in political science Zhejiang University Wenquin Art Troupe performs “An and comparative literature, worked as a senior Evening of Chinese Dance and Music Performances” last staf f photographer before deciding to run for night in the Busch Campus Center multipurpose room. editor-in-chief.
“I feel that we can take the Targum to the next level of reader accessibility,” she said. Tamayo hopes to improve the Targum’s creative design and to continue its reliability as the main news source for the University and neighboring communities. “The people working here are dedicated to ser ving those communities,” she said. “It is impor tant that students are informed.” STEPPING UP Continuing the tradition of design editors becoming managing editors, Olivia Prentzel is OLIVIA excited to kick of f the PRENTZEL 144th board with fresh MANAGING EDITOR faces and new ideas. Although her moving up the masthead leaves the design position unfilled, Prentzel plans to use this loss to the board’s advantage.
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