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Updates for March 10, 2010
George Street truck crash delays University operations
By: Mary Diduch
A crashed delivery truck in front of the River Dorms on the College Avenue campus yesterday caused the replacement of a utility pole, the re-routing of University buses for the majority of the day and the delayed delivery of The Daily Targum to the entire…
Census counts on U. to keep services alive
By: Colleen Roache
At a large university, students can sometimes feel like just a number, but this year, there is one way to make sure everyone counts. Colleges and communities across the nation will be participating in the census this year, a count of all people living in …
Christie secures satisfactory ratings
By: Mary Diduch
Just shy of two months after his inauguration as New Jersey’s 55th governor, Gov. Chris Christie is winning over a large chunk of the state’s voters. In a recent telephone poll conducted by the University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics…
Jazz legend harmonizes with student musicians
By: Chris Zawistowski
New York City’s Symphony Space will be filled with the sounds of classical and jazz clarinet and saxophone tomorrow night as the University’s Jazz Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra team up with legendary Cuban musician Paquito D’Rivera. Th…
Director conducts transportation forum at meeting
By: Greg Flynn
Pharmacy Governing Council
Department of Transportation Services Director Jack Molenaar made a stop at the Pharmacy Governing Council Tuesday night to discuss proposed system improvements and pick up complaints and suggestions. Molenaar detailed the series of estimated improvements…
Alumnus bleeds modern themes into classic novel
By: Reena Diamante
Throughout his life, Eric Ruffin has been an actor, dancer and singer, but the 29-year-old Mason Gross School of the Arts alumnus has returned to the University with hopes of impacting audiences in a new role — director of “In the Blood,&rdquo…
Professor governs honorific society
By: Vandan Upadhyaya
Professor Paul Falkowski joins the 12-member governing council of the NAS
The National Academy of Sciences recently elected University Professor Paul Falkowski to its governing council, whose 12 members and five officers lead the academy. The academy is a body of about 2,100 members and about 400 foreign associates, of whom nea…
Right views unfounded
By: The Daily Targum
Editorial
Former Vice President Dick Cheney may not be in the news as much as he used to be, but his daughter has been making headlines as of late. And despite the fact that no one actually wants to give Liz Cheney coverage, an article in The New York Times speaks …
Set school standards
By: The Daily Targum
Editorial
With the range of educational differences across the nation, someone needed to step up and act in favor of the students for once. The No Child Left Behind Act in no way helped children learn by automatically moving them up a grade, and the differences in …
Status: It’s complicated
By: Megan DiGuilio
Dirty Pop
It has dawned on me recently that the creators of Facebook are out to ruin people’s lives. I am not talking about pictures from wild weekends of doing shots and peeing in the streets ruining careers or college acceptances, or the fact that there are…
Utah law potentially endangers mothers’ rights
By: Josh Baker
Zeirgeist
In May of last year, while in her seventh month of pregnancy, an unnamed 17-year-old Utah girl made a desperate and dangerous decision. After having been told by her boyfriend at the time that he would break up with her if she did not have an abortion, th…
Vote for RHA leadership positions
By: Matthew Kirson
The Rutgers Residence Hall Association is a student government organization, which represents all students living in the University residence halls. RHA works closely with University administrators to improve the residential experience for all students. E…
