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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK
Local Artist’s New Modern Sculpture Attracts Many Spectators BY HALBERT PARKS STAFF WRITER New art has been popping up all over Rutgers lately and it has some students curious. Passersby on their way to class can be seen taking pictures with many of the sculptures. One abstract piece in particular has been called “inspirational” by many students. At the corner of Ray and Sicard, New Brunswick residents have been seen spending quite a lot of time around the sharp sculpture. They are eager to share their impressions on the artwork. “This has become the go-to spot for me and my friends during the night,” commented one local. “Something about this piece is just so calming.” The anonymous creator of the sculpture is very pleased to see that the residents are enjoying his work. He aspires to add many more installations to enhance the Rutgers New Brunswick campus and create an environment that is “sightly more provocative.” The Rutgers Community has taken to interacting with the art. SEE ARTIST ON PAGE 4
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED AS 2016 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER BY MICHAEL-VINCENT D’ANELLA MERCANTI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Addressing the press corps on Tuesday, Press Secretary Josh Earnest confirmed that the White House will be sending Vice President Joe Biden to Rutgers University to present the commencement address for this year’s graduation ceremony. “This is exciting for both the President’s administration and the Vice President’s family,” said Earnest in his written statement. “The second most powerful man in the world will go to celebrate Rutgers Revolutionary 250th.” This announcement comes after reports last week of US Secret Service surveying the Campus, specifically around High Point Solution Stadium. “This is a great opportunity for Rutgers,” said Vice Chancellor Richard Edwards during a press conference Tuesday afternoon on the Olde Queens section of the College Avenue Campus. Sources inside the Rutgers Administration told reporters that Edwards played a large role in getting the deal to go through. According to an official statement by Vice Chancellor Edwards, the University spent about $800,000 on the courting
Vice President Biden delivered the commencement speech for the University of Pennsylvania in 2013. He brought a message of hope and change. JING RAN/ COURTESY OF THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN process. This included dinner in the nation’s capital, Twitter promotions, and a video invitation sent out by the Rutgers Administration to the invited guest. “We were in a lot of communication with the White House after we sent the many letters over the course of several months,” continued Edwards. Our reporters reached out to the Vice President but could not
get through to his line. His office also refused to comment. “This is so exciting,” said Assistant Dean Penny Karlson of the School of Arts and Sciences. “Having the nation’s second-incommand will really resonate with our student body.” “This is an easy choice for the administration,” said Political Science adjunct professor Carolyn Chaney, “After the protests
following Condoleezza Rice’s announcement, the school has learned to make better choices.” Rutgers University President Robert Barchi weighed in on the appointing of Vice President Biden as the speaker for the 2016 Commencement ceremony. “We originally asked the White SEE BIDEN ON PAGE 4
Rutgers Business School Rutgers to pilot mandatory alumnus now CEO of Anthem Expos II requirement BY MITCHEL PRATSIS
BY ADAM ROMATOWSKI
NEWS EDITOR
BUSINESS MANAGER
On March 5th, Susan Grey, a member of Rutgers Business School’s Class of 1989, brought scarlet pride to the Fortune 500 as the new CEO of health insurer Anthem Inc. Grey began working at Anthem as an intern while majoring in finance during her undergraduate years at Rutgers. She attributes much of her success to her studies at the Business School. “I could not have made it this Grey maintains a modest working environment in her commitment to reduce the cost of insurance. COURTESY OF ANTHEM INC. far without the resources offered by Rutgers,” Grey said in an jobs from the temp agency, Grey locations in her junior year. Ademail. “I made invaluable con- helped her family pay for food ditionally, she was a prominent nections with my professors who and amenities from as early as member of Alpha Kappa Psi as guided me towards internships nine years old through neighbor- a two-year executive on their eand gave me the skills to thrive hood lawn care. Her persever- board. In her email with the Targum, there.” Grey continued to stress ance eventually led her to receive the importance for young stu- the Presidential Scholarship and Grey expressed interest in hiring current Rutgers students and dents to utilize Career Services attend Rutgers. While at Rutgers, Grey quickly graduates to work at Anthem: offered by University faculty. Her success story is considered got involved in several organiza- “Since I can attest to the work by some to be like the works of tions to gain the experience that ethic and knowledge of Rutgers Hollywood taken life. Grow- would contibute to her eventual students, I will say that we are ing up in Maple Shade, NJ in a success. She bacame Tresurer of family getting by on welfare and Rutgers University Student AlSEE CEO ON PAGE 4
Following a recent study on GRE testing scores across Rutgers, the School of Arts and Sciences has announced plans to pilot a new core curriculum centered around helping students prepare for future graduate careers. The study, conducted by Rutgers Office of Research and Sponsored Programs in partnership with the American Educational Research Association (AERA), focuses around the Analytical Writing and Verbal Reasoning sections of the GRE, and compares former Rutgers yearly averages with those of other schools in the Big10 along with PAC10 and Ivy League schools. The findings showed that despite producing strong Verbal Reasoning scores, Rutgers students ranked below comparable schools in terms of Analytical Writing, ranking only above the University of Oregon and Indiana University. With these finding, the University Senate leaders along with Karen R. Stubaus, Vice President
of Academic Affairs and Administration, has announced a new three-year pilot plan through the School of Arts and Sciences to improve these scores, centered around the addition of a new mandatory Expository Writing II requirement for graduation effective next Fall. “When we saw the data on our students’ GRE scores, we accepted that we were not taking a strong enough approach to preparing our students for this test, and therefore graduate level research and writing,” stated Stubaus at last Friday’s Senate meeting. “More and more students are applying to graduate school programs. We must do our very best to prepare them for graduate school and the competitive workforce they will face afterwards.” The three-year program would begin with SAS students who are 32 credits or fewer away from graduating being required to take the Expository Writing II class, following up on the “Expos I” class already required by the majority of all first-year students. SEE EXPOS ON PAGE 4
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