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Student groups launch ‘Where RU Barchi’ club
In an email issued at the beginning of the fall semester, Rutgers president Robert L. Barchi said he would not personally meet with student groups during the fall semester because he was going on a tour to meet with donors who would back the University’s merge into the Big Ten Conference.This move halted the agendas of several student activist groups on campus.Suraj Patel, as a member of Rutgers NORML, a non-profit organization working to reform New Jersey’s marijuana laws, saw his work being set back.It was the same for Kaila Boulware, a member of Women Organizing Against Harassment, whose group had been gunning for adding a more thorough sexual conviction vetting process when hiring prospective faculty and staff.But Sivan Rosenthal, a member of Rutgers United Students Against Sweatshops, decided to combine the powers of Rutgers NORML, WOAH and RUSAS, among other student groups, to start the campaign “Where RU Barchi.” The idea transitioned from being a popular topic of conversation to a first coalition meeting last week.Rosenthal, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, formed “Where RU Barchi” as a movement to improve relations between Barchi and the Rutgers student body.Oct 14 2014