Almost a year into his appointment as Rutgers University President Dr. Jonathan Holloway revealed that he recently tested positive for COVID-19.
Jad is a local writer, organizer, and life-long resident of New Brunswick. He is a graduate of both Rutgers University and The University of Toronto.
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After Another Bad Season, Rutgers Moves to Re-hire Former Football Coach
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Former Rutgers University football coach Greg Schiano could be re-hired to his old job at a public meeting of the Rutgers Board of Governors at 10am on December 3. Schiano accepted the head coach position for the first time nineteen years ago today, and led the team from 2001 to 2011 before leaving […]
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Arabic Icon Bassem Youssef Performing in New Brunswick
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Comedian Bassem Youssef will be performing his one-man show at the Stress Factory comedy club in downtown starting at 7:30pm on November 7. The show will run through November 9, with two shows each on Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and 9:45pm. Youssef performed an award-winning satirical news comedy show, al-Bernamej, which is […]
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Rutgers Welcomes Second New Brunswick Chancellor of Barchi Era
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—As of July 1, Rutgers University officially has Dr. Debasish "Deba" Dutta as its new "New Brunswick Chancellor."
Dutta replaced Professor Richard L. Edwards, who left the position after a five-year tenure and will take a one-year sabbatical before returning to the faculty.
A distinguished academic hailing from Purdue University in Indiana, Dr. Dutta comes to Rutgers after spending two years as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity for that school.
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NJ International Film Festival Announces Award Winners
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–On June 18 at 7:00 p.m., the New Jersey International Film Festival will hold its final night of the season at Voorhees Hall on College Avenue.
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Three Hub City Institutions Nominated for Discover Jersey Arts Awards
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Discovery Jersey Arts, a cosponsored project of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the ArtPride of New Jersey Foundation, is holding their annual People’s Choice Awards.
Three of New Brunswick’s own institutions, The New Jersey Film Festival, George Street Playhouse, and the State Theatre, are among a handful of organizations honored with nominations for 2016.
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VIDEO: High-Profile Performance Piece Goes Wrong in Hub City
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On September 15, the State Theater held a free event in the middle of Livingston Avenue to promote their upcoming show "The Supernaturalists," a magic show created, directed, and produced by well-known magician Criss Angel.
But the event appeared to come to a premature and anticlimactic end when performer Spencer Horsman was hospitalized after failing to escape from a "water torture cell," a small cube filled completely with water and suspended by a crane.
