November 2014

FRANKLIN, NJ—"Hair," the American Tribal Love Rock Musical, is nearing its fiftieth anniversary, and in that time it has run the gauntlet from shocking and controversial, to mainstream and accepted, and into its current and well-deserved status as a classic period piece.

Credit must be given to the playwrights and composers for not updating or contemporizing it in the ongoing performances at Franklin's Villagers Theatre, as so many other writers have done trying to “Keep their stage works relevant”.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—New Brunswick City Hall announced the arrest of a juvenile for a robbery in downtown on Friday, saying it was connected to previous incidents.

"During the investigation, the suspect was found by police to be in possession of property taken from victims in two separate robbery incidents reported over the past month," read a press release issued by city spokesperson Jennifer Bradshaw, rather than the city's police department.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The Rutgers student government announced that Rutgers President Robert "Bob" Barchi  would come to speak at an upcoming student government meeting at 7pm on November 20.

Known as the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA), the organization hosts twice monthly general assembly meetings, where it seeks to discuss and advocate on student issues.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) and Saint Peter’s University Hospital (SPUH) both declined in ratings on their hospital safety report cards issued this fall.

The Hospital Safety Score, provided as a public service by a national no-nprofit organization, is becoming an important measure of patient safety according to recent articles in The New York Times, and AARP Magazine.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Late Friday morning, students and faculty gathered outside the College Ave Student Center with coffins and costumes to hold a mock funeral procession down College Ave.

The funeral was organized by the Students for Shared Governance coalition and the Reclaim Rutgers campaign to symbolize the loss of faculty, student, and staff rights at the univeristy.

On one coffin, it said "RIP Student Voices," and on the other was written "RIP Fair Contracts." In respect for the funeral, protestors wore all black.

THE BRUNSWICKS, NJ—There are a few things that connect all four municipalities in Middlesex County that go by the name Brunswick, and for nine years, 5k races have been among them.

The 2014 Brunswick Cup is a series of 5k races that kicked off on Memorial Day at North Brunswick Community Park and concluded on November 2 in South Brunswick High School.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—In an international show of support of those who have suffered or continue to suffer from sexual abuse and domestic violence, Rutgers students, as well as faculty, staff, friends, and colleagues joined together for a day-long event on October 29 dubbed "Carry the Weight."

It all started when a Columbia University art student, Emma Sulkowicz, decided to carry her own dormitory mattress whenever she was on campus as part of her senior thesis.