NEW BRUNSWICK—On Saturday October 18 at 11 am, the New Brunswick Domestic Violence Coalition (NBDVC) is having a rally and march in protest of domestic violence and intimate partner violence.

The rally and march will begin at First Reformed Church on 9 Bayard Street in New Brunswick, the soon-to-be-home for supportive housing of domestic violence victims.

After years of advocacy, the local church has raised the funds to transform its space into a 10-unit supportive housing complex.

NEW BRUNSWICK—For the next three days, the Institute for Research on Women (IRW) at Rutgers University is hosting a conference that will explore artstic expression as a response to mass incarceration.

The conference, titled "Marking Time: Prison Arts and Activism," makes history as being the first conference of it’s kind to be hosted at Rutgers.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— The Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance (VPVA) at Rutgers University held their 16th annual Clothesline Project on September 18 at Voorhees Mall on College Avenue.

In 1998, the project began with the goal of providing an outlet for survivors of assault to share their experiences, and to reach survivors that did not want to talk to family, friends, or professionals.

NEW BRUNSWICK—The Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) brought entertainers Shawn and Marlon Wayans to the city's historic State Theatre on Friday September 19 for a special performance.

Marketed as the "Knights of Comedy" Show, RUPA handpicked the Wayans Brothers from a long list of performers provided by Concert Ideas, according to Maria Bayas, RUPA Director in Comedy and Media.

Concert Ideas is “the nation’s largest and most experienced college booking agency,” according to their website.

WEST MILFORD, NJ—According to a statement released by West Milford Chief Timothy C. Storbeck, 22 year-old Rutgers University student Darsh Patel, was killed on Sunday from a bear attack at the Asphawa Perserve in Passaic County.

NEW BRUNSWICK—Rutgers aluma and self-proclaimed “professional feminist” Jessica Valenti visited her alma mater and delivered a lecture on rape culture and positive sexuality Thursday September 17.

Valenti, who was named one of the Guardian’s 100 Most Inspiring Women and founded the popular news website Feministing.com,  spoke to a room full of Rutgers students, alumni, and New Brunswick community members in the Douglass Student Center.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—New Brunswick Police detectives have identified the man they say was involved in the stabbing of 23 year-old New Brunswick resident Miguel Serrano.

Serrano says he was robbed and assaulted by three unidentified individuals while walking towards Hamilton Street after coming from Patrick’s Pub on Somerset Street.