In just three weeks, more than 1,000 students banded together on a Facebook group to protest the new speed cap on the University’s residential Internet network.
Implemented at the start of the spring semester, the new speed cap for downloading and uploading is set to a maximum of 1.5 megabits per second and 768 kilobits per [...]
Facebook group invites you to fix Internet speed
February 15th, 2010 by Ambika Subramanyam No comments »Writer recounts tales of Rwanda genocide victims
February 5th, 2010 by Ambika Subramanyam No comments »
Journalist and nonfiction writer Philip Gourevitch first visited Rwanda in 1995, a little under a year after the genocide that resulted in the deaths of more than 800,000.
He turned that experience into a best-selling book.
Gourevitch shared his experiences with the University Wednesday night when he read and discussed excerpts from his novels in the [...]
SC&I study aims to clear up emergency communication
December 7th, 2009 by Ambika Subramanyam No comments »
To better understand the common information exchange errors teams make while working together, researchers from the School of Communication and Information are conducting a study investigating errors trauma teams make during emergency resuscitations of patients.
“We looked at how [trauma] teams communicate with each other, make decisions and transfer information,” said Aleksandra Sarcevic, School of Communication [...]
Student-run team floats on passion for swimming
November 22nd, 2009 by Ambika Subramanyam No comments »
For most members of the University club swim team, swimming is more than a hobby — it is a way of life.
Their dedication paid off at their first, large-scale invitational Saturday at the Princeton University Invitational, where the team placed third out of nine.
Three members — School of Arts and Sciences junior Kyle Madison, Ernest [...]
NJPIRG puts hunger awareness on table
November 18th, 2009 by Ambika Subramanyam No comments »
University students assumed the roles of people of all nationalities and socioeconomic backgrounds Wednesday night to simulate the discrepancies in food availability between different classes. New Jersey Public Interest Research Group’s Hunger and Homelessness Campaign fed students at their “Hunger Banquet” at the Cook Campus Center to spread awareness about poverty issues.
Lead Intern of the [...]
Warped Tour band wins ‘battle’ at fraternity’s fundraiser
November 8th, 2009 by Ambika Subramanyam No comments »
Four New Jersey-based bands came together to rock out and raise money for cancer research Saturday at the Delta Chi fraternity’s third annual “Battle of the Bands.”
The bands — Skyler, Threat Level: Midnight, The Keating Experience and Death to Surprise — competed at the fraternity’s house on Union Street for a prize of $200 and [...]
Biden: Corzine will move state forward
October 19th, 2009 by Ambika Subramanyam No comments »With just two weeks left until the gubernatorial election, the Democratic Party has ramped up endorsements for the re-election of Gov. Jon S. Corzine with appearances from prominent Democrats including President Barack Obama, Former President Bill Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden all throughout the state.
Biden visited Middlesex County College yesterday afternoon to publicly announce [...]
SCI acts as local field in global breast cancer battle
October 12th, 2009 by Ambika Subramanyam No comments »Hundreds of thousands of women and men are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, and the Susan G. Komen For the Cure foundation acknowledges breast cancer awareness month every October by running the Passionately Pink for the Cure program.
Student Services Coordinator for the School of Communication and Information Mary Beth Hager brings the global movement [...]
Zimmerli showcases individual talents in late night exhibit
October 8th, 2009 by Ambika Subramanyam No comments »The University is the home of one of the three largest college museums in the country, and the Zimmerli Student Advisory Board is working to expose students to the various forms of art found at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus.
The ZSAB hosted its second “First Wednesdays – Art [...]
Art lights up ‘After Hours’
October 6th, 2009 by Ambika Subramanyam No comments »The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus will be hosting “Art After Hours” from 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow, as well as every first Wednesday of the month.
Organized by the Zimmerli Student Advisory Board, “Art After Hours” offers students and the local community the opportunity to engage in a multi-faceted approach [...]