April 2013

PISCATAWAY, NJ—Amidst a swarm of negative publicity stemming from a nationally-released video of Rutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice verbally and physically harassing players during an early-season practice, the university announced Wednesday that it has severed ties with the three-year coach.

Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti announced Rice's firing a day after ESPN's Outside The Lines aired a video of Rice shoving players, pegging them with basketballs, and yelling homophobic slurs towards the young men.

TRENTON, NJ—Rutgers University alumna and activist Marisol Conde-Hernandez was honored at the New Jersey State House by Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula for her dedication to fighting for change and opportunities for the state's undocumented immigrant population.

Conde-Hernandez has inspired others with her fearless sharing of her own story as an undocumented immigrant, and strengthened the community through her active involvement with the state's immigration policy.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— The major forces in New Jersey's gubernatorial election are making their presence felt across the state, but especially in New Brunswick.

Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Christie, who leads his presumptive opponent by 41 points in a Rutgers-Eagleton poll, held a private fundraiser for his re-election campaign on February 4 at New Brunswick's Hyatt Regency Hotel.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The Mabel Smith Douglass Library hosted an event Thursday evening that featured spoken word performances by members of Rutgers University's Verbal Mayhem, as well as a student-produced video that featured accounts from lawyers, historians, and prisoners released from Guantánamo Bay.

Attorney Yvonne Bradley said it is unbelievable "how fear and propaganda can make a difference on how people see things."

PISCATAWAY, NJ—Dr. Eddy Arnold, a professor at Rutgers University, was awarded an anticipated $10.1 million dollars in federal funding for his work in anti-HIV research, according to a report on NJ.com. 

BRONX, NY—The U.S. Marshals arrested a 21-year-old man from South Brunswick in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old community college student in a basement on Robinson Street, in New Brunswick's sixth ward.

PISCATAWAY, NJ—Despite its name,  this theater is in the shape of a rectangle.

This doesn’t leave room for an elaborate set, forcing the audience to absorb both the action and dialogue.

When done right, these  constraints can make one feels like part of the action. This was the case with Ravenscroft, and Director Alicia Harabin made excellent use of Circle’s confined space.