If it was not obvious before to anyone living in New Jersey, Tropical Storm Ida has certainly done a stellar job of making the problem of extreme weather caused by climate change visible. The flooding from this massive downpour put the effects of a strong storm squarely in the faces (and basements) of Rutgers students, as well as staff and commuters who live nearby.

SIEGEL: Rutgers students must be more environmentally conscious in daily life

It all starts with a letter. When we are toddlers, adults guide our clumsy fingers as we grip a pencil and scribble a letter of the alphabet. Once we pass this milestone, we form letters into words, which we associate with illustrations. “A” is for “apple,” “B” is for “balloon” and so on. 

PILLAI: It is time to retire five-paragraph essays

We have all waited more than a year for the beloved walk to class. Logging onto a Zoom class does not have the same flair as the Rutgers inter-campus commute. Unfortunately, our strolls were rudely interrupted by a new addition to campus, the Veo scooters. 

EDITORIAL: Fleets of scooters come with fleets of issues

Back in March, when Rutgers became the first university in the country to mandate the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, I thought it was an unnecessary overreach. After all, millions of people were voluntarily making the informed choice to get vaccinated every day — why provoke controversy by mandating it?

KOZMA: After months of persuasion, only mandates are left

As we, Rutgers students and faculty, begin our return to semi-normalcy following a year and a half hiatus, it seems that conversations about "revolutionary" mandates are at the forefront of controversy. 

SHAH: Pandemic policies are not new

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Rutgers has a lot of great selling points. Fat sandwiches, scenic views of the (slightly polluted) Raritan and a laundry list of possible major and career choices are all Rutgers specialties. Perhaps the most practical attraction Rutgers has to offer is its proximity to New York City and Philadelphia, both bustling hubs of academic opportunities and (often unpaid) internships.

EDITORIAL: Rutgers advertises access to NYC but does not help students get there

When Tropical Storm Ida hit New Brunswick, most of us were in Rutgers buildings, be it an office, dorm or library. While rain pelted our windows, and our phones buzzed with alert after alert, we hunkered down and waited out the storm. Even though some buildings were hit with flooding or leaking ceilings, Rutgers students were, for the most part, safe.

EDITORIAL: After Ida, climate justice should be on your mind

The beginning of the semester at Rutgers, or any school for that matter, is hectic, jam-packed with must-get-dones and generally the busiest time of the semester right after finals season.

EDITORIAL: Making college affordable means minimizing textbook costs, too

editorials

Even when I was ashamed of my Chinese heritage, Lunar New Year was always a joyous, raucous occasion in my household — growing up, it was one of the few moments every year that I felt not just comfortable in my Chinese skin but happy to be celebrating such a vibrant and rich culture. 

COMMENTARY: America’s xenophobic violence against Asian Americans must end

If you are like me, you had some sort of nerdy phase in the early stages of life that seemed to shape how you approach adulthood. For me, "Harry Potter" was my choice because my oldest brother already had all seven books. I grew up idolizing characters and waiting on my Hogwarts letter.

COMMENTARY: J.K. Rowling's legacy casts shadow over 'Harry Potter'

The pandemic has brought the worst in almost everything. The “worst” meaning that people were losing their jobs left and right, and schools were shutting down here and there — all of which was amid the completely and extremely chaotic 2020 presidential election. Yet, through this insanity of constant stay-at-home-orders and dangerous political protest (if you can even call the recent Capitol Hill insurrection a “protest”), pop culture has helped me to stay sane.

COMMENTARY: Pop culture provides needed distraction amid bleak times

We were heartened to read Akhil Dwasari’s plea in his column, "Americans cannot wait until January for stimulus bill," for the passage of a robust coronavirus disease (COVID-19) stimulus package now! We are advocates with Raise Your Voice to End Poverty (RESULTS), a non-partisan advocacy organization for the end of poverty, here in the U.S. and abroad.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stronger leadership required to pass stimulus

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If ever there was an activity that should make you want to turn around and never attempt to leave your house again, it must be finding off-street parking in New Brunswick. You have not known true frustration until you have spent more than 30 minutes circling around your house like a vulture looking for a parking spot. 

ON THE FRONT LINES: Parking nightmare commences at Rutgers

Have you ever truly looked at a comma before? Or deliberated for an hour on the exact capitalization of WALL-E? If you have not, then you probably are not a copy editor.

ON THE FRONT LINES: It is your copy editor's world, writers should try living in it

One day when I was in middle school my mom walked in on me counting pennies in order to be able to pay for my ticket to see One Direction. My mother was a reasonable woman, she offered to pay for my ticket to see my favorite band, but I was an unreasonable child and I insisted that I had to be as close to those five men as possible. 

ON THE FRONT LINES: Still love One Direction? You are not alone

By mandating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for students in the Fall 2021 semester, Rutgers is taking the right step to ensure all members of the community can work and study in a safe environment.  

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SIEGEL: Rutgers students must be more environmentally conscious in daily life

SIEGEL: Rutgers students must be more environmentally conscious in daily life

PILLAI: It is time to retire five-paragraph essays

PILLAI: It is time to retire five-paragraph essays

EDITORIAL: Fleets of scooters come with fleets of issues

EDITORIAL: Fleets of scooters come with fleets of issues

SIEGEL: Rutgers students must be more environmentally conscious in daily life

PILLAI: It is time to retire five-paragraph essays

KOZMA: After months of persuasion, only mandates are left

SHAH: Pandemic policies are not new

EDITORIAL: Fleets of scooters come with fleets of issues

EDITORIAL: Rutgers advertises access to NYC but does not help students get there

EDITORIAL: After Ida, climate justice should be on your mind

EDITORIAL: Making college affordable means minimizing textbook costs, too

COMMENTARY: America’s xenophobic violence against Asian Americans must end

COMMENTARY: J.K. Rowling's legacy casts shadow over 'Harry Potter'

COMMENTARY: Pop culture provides needed distraction amid bleak times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stronger leadership required to pass stimulus

ON THE FRONT LINES: Parking nightmare commences at Rutgers

ON THE FRONT LINES: It is your copy editor's world, writers should try living in it

ON THE FRONT LINES: Still love One Direction? You are not alone

ON THE FRONT LINES: Mandating vaccine is only way to begin to get Rutgers back to normal