NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On April 13, Rutgers students and supporters marched for a long-standing tradition called Take Back the Night.
Take Back the Night (TBTN) is an organization working to end gender-based sexual violence.
It has been active since the 1960s, and thousands of colleges, domestic violence shelters, and rape crisis centers have held events in solidarity during TBTN's history.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The Rutgers Board of Governors announced that the university's 2016 commencement speaker will be Bill Moyers, a major figure in broadcast journalism for decades.
The announcement came at the board's April 6 meeting in Winants Hall on College Avenue. Moyers' speech will be open to the public at the May 15 graduation ceremony scheduled for Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On March 31, Robert Wood Johnson Health System and Barnabas Health have merged to create "the most comprehensive health system in the state of New Jersey."
The combined healthcare system will reach about five million people, or more than half of New Jersey's entire population.
It is now the state's second-largest employer with more than 32,000 employees.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The New Brunswick Historical Society's monthly meeting for March was on the topic of the city's historic synagogues.
Deborah Cohn, an archivist at the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey, gave the talk.
Cohn is a longtime member of Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick herself, and speaks fondly of the area's Jewish history.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On Saturday, March 26, the New Brunswick dance company 10 Hairy Legs held a showcase at Crossroads Theater.
The showcase featured five dancers and works by six separate composers.
Randy James, the company's founder, is always looking out for diverse pieces.
He says he's "often not interested by the end of the nights" when he goes to a show by a single choreographer.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A coalition named Reclaim Revolution, formed in response to the Rutgers's 250th anniversary campaign, is hosting several teach-ins between March 28th and April 21st.
Reclaim Revolution wants to present a different side of Rutgers history, as we reported. They argue that the one shown in the Rutgers 250 campaign is whitewashed and minimizes the contribution of minority groups.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—An all-male dance troupe based in New Brunswick, 10 Hairy Legs, is having an all-company showcase Saturday, March 26 at 2:00 p.m. at the Crossroads Theater in downtown New Brunswick.
Randy James, a lifelong county resident who founded 10 Hairy Legs in 2012, says all the performances "are abstract—there's no story, there's no narrative…you're going to see modern dance like you've never seen it before."
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