April 2015

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Protesters against police brutality and Governor Chris Christie's decision to dispatch 150 New Jersey State Troopers to Baltimore, Maryland, repeatedly disrupted a high-profile event held on Suydam Street.

What began as heckling turned into more organized chants as the small but growing group spoke from behind a large metal gate taller than all of them.

A small group protesters originally gained access to the event, held in the parking lot of the New Brunswick Counseling Center at 320 Suydam Street.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Since about 10:21am on April 27, many of the computer networks at Rutgers University have been experiencing outages, apparently the result of yet another cyber-attack on the university.

Students were outraged to find that several services were not working, including wireless internet access, several online learning tools, and even the ability to accept credit and debit cards at some on-campus stores.

UPDATE (4/28): The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved the planned 28-unit building on Morrell Street, and its developer said he hopes to start construction in three months.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—More apartments geared towards college students are planned for an area between Morrell and Ray Streets in the Sixth Ward.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–More than 100 people came out to a recent reception for the Annual BFA Thesis Exhibition II: Ladies Night at the Civic Square building at 33 Livingston Avenue, home of the Mason Gross School of The Arts.

This spring, the Mason Gross School has been exhibiting the works of  its senior class through an ongoing series of gallery installations.

EDISON, NJ—A woman walking near the Treetops Apartments in Highland Park told police she was pushed, sprayed with mace, and robbed near the intersection of Road 1 and Cedar Lane in Edison.

The Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) is investigating a robbery because the incident technically happened on the fringe of the university's Livingston campus, which is located in Piscataway, and small portions of Highland Park and Edison.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A coalition of community leaders and members from Unity Square, the Esperanza Project, and New Labor have been ramping up pressure on New Brunswick's City Council to pass an ordinance requiring paid sick leave for nearly all employees in the Hub City.

Paid sick leave is time off from work that employees can utilize in order to tend to health and safety concerns, or care for sick children, while still being able to retain their pay and not risk losing their job.