Fall means sweaters, pumpkin-flavored everything and, most importantly, new television shows. Last year, a good number of shows were picked up, leaving us with a smaller number of pilots this year. Still this fall brings us many comedies, a couple dramas and one Avengers spin off.
The Rotary Ice House Gallery celebrated its first art exhibition of the year with a reception hosted at 5 pm on September 12. This collection was created by the artist Zaun Lee and will be on display until November 15. Numerous professors attended with their classes, though other patrons were simply curious students eager to see this new display. Refreshments were served until the event ended at 7 pm.
The University’s communication department and center for the arts presented a film documentary called “Shored Up” on September 9, which explained the effects of sea level rise.
Raymond Santana spoke at the University in Bey Hall, Thursday, September 12 about the wrongful conviction that he and four others were accused of in 1989.
Junior political science major Daniel Roman was elected as the Vice Chair of Political Affairs at the Young Democrats of America College Caucus, a nationwide organization that engages young people throughout the country in the political process last month.
The Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers hosted a program called “The Center for Woman in Politics” where students Jacquielyn Corsentino and Leonor Torres represented the University from June 6 to June 11.
Former New Jersey governor, Christine Todd Whitman was introduced as the University’s Public Servant in Residence during a round table discussion with students and faculty in Wilson Auditorium on Thursday, September 12.
The Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT), a finance based test in which last year University students outscored the world average, will be taking place on campus this September 21 and November 16 in the Bey Hall Financial Markets Lab.
The Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act was signed into law this summer by President Barack Obama, which ties student loan interest rates to treasury notes. This will make the federal subsidized Stafford loan interest rate 3.86 percent instead of 6.85 percent.
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