NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—In an effort to make Rutgers University's enrollment process more competitive and selective, University President Robert Barchi set out to shrink the size of this year's freshman class.
But those efforts were surprisingly unsuccessful, leaving the state university with its largest incoming class yet.
NEWARK, NJ–A tragic auto accident on the night of Friday, March 21 on the New Jersey Turnpike left one Rutgers student dead and another injured.
Santa Pumpura, a 21-year-old student studying finance at the Rutgers Business School, was killed in the accident.
According to police, the students were struck by a 2011 Dodge Caravan that swerved into the shoulder while they were inspecting their own flat tire on the side of the road.
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