59-692: College Avenue is the oldest campus of Rutgers University – New Brunswick , in New Brunswick, New Jersey , U.S. It includes the historic seat of the university, known as Old Queens and the campus of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary . Many classes are taught in the Voorhees Mall area, also home to the Zimmerli Art Museum . It is within walking distance of the train, shops, restaurants, and theaters in downtown New Brunswick and
118-488: A cupola with a weather vane , hence the unofficial Demarest motto, "We've got a big gold cock." It is the only Rutgers residence hall completely dedicated to Special Interest Housing . Demarest originally housed only freshmen , but older students protested. Demarest became the football players' dorm (until the mid-1960s) with sets of football player andirons in the two Main Lounge fireplaces indicating this status. One set of
177-553: A non-profit organization , the Targum Publishing Company, which now oversees all areas of the paper. The Daily Targum is published Monday through Friday while classes are in session, in New Brunswick, New Jersey . In 2006, publishing of The Newark Targum began (and ended), having served the Rutgers–Newark campus for four issues. CNBC personality Rebecca Quick served as the newspaper's editor-in-chief for
236-406: A daily basis. 2002: The productions staff leaves film behind as the newspaper begins fully electronic publication. 2004: The "Happy Hour" comic strip begins appearing in the paper on November 30, originally created by Jim Kohl. 2006: The first issue of The Newark Targum is launched on February 15, 2006. A total of four issues were published; then it folded. 2008: The first video is posted on
295-560: A designated lot for nearly two decades until August 2013. Truck owners were forced to relocate due to the construction of an $ 84 million student apartment complex. Three trucks remain on the College Avenue Campus, while the remaining two were moved to the Cook/Douglass Campus. Now, there is a store opening in the new area on College Avenue called "The Yard". The Dance Marathon is a student-run organization that consists of
354-409: A discussion between Whitson and editor-in-chief Nick Sevilis ensued, first focused on the logistics of transporting the daily paper to Newark from New Brunswick, and ending with a discussion of the logistics of creating a second newspaper with Rutgers–Newark as its main focus. Though little stock was placed in such a grand plan by either person, planning moved ahead swiftly as little resistance was met in
413-460: A faculty advisor for each section. The sections were segregated, their members forced to live together in contiguous blocks of rooms. Sections were required to answer directly to Bishop House. Residence Life never directly informed Demarites of the new rules; they had to find out about them by reading an ad in The Daily Targum . Berni Calkins, the then-Assistant Coordinator of Residence Life, who
472-536: A full page Targum ad against funding sports at the expense of supporting student newspapers. The Newark Targum was a weekly student newspaper published by the TargumPublishing Company for the student population of the Newark campus of Rutgers University. It had a weekly circulation of 5,000 copies, printed each Wednesday during the academic year. It existed as a bi-fold tabloid-sized newspaper, similar to
531-418: A group of truck-based food vendors located on the College Avenue Campus. They serve traditional grill fare, Middle-Eastern specialties, and are especially well known for serving "Fat Sandwiches", a sub roll containing various ingredients such as cheesesteak, burgers, pork roll, chicken fingers, French fries, mozzarella sticks, eggs, bacon, gyro meat, marinara sauce, etc. The Rutgers Grease Trucks were located in
590-732: A less bitter relationship, including SIC, the Section Issues Committee. SIC was formed to give Demarest residents a better opportunity to tell Residence Life their concerns about section-related issues. SIC was composed of the Residence Counselor, all the section leaders, and two additional representatives from each section who had lived in Demarest for at least a year. SIC was responsible for reviewing section program proposals, drawing up section budgets, reviewing section applications (for entire sections, new and continuing), and determining
649-403: A lottery system for non-incoming freshmen determining the order in which students choose their preferred housing (With the exception of Demarest Hall , which exempts students from the lottery system as long as they are contracted to special interest sections, and BEST (Busch Engineering, Science, and Technology) Hall, which is open only to students from SAS, SOE, and Pharmacy, and exempts them from
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#1732856087908708-575: A mobile app for iPhones and Androids. 2013: The Daily Targum began live streaming, beginning with the March 12 Strategic Planning Town Hall with University President Robert L. Barchi — the first on the New Brunswick campus. 2019: The Daily Targum was unsuccessful in its triennial referendum, failing to pass the vote across all eight voting units polled. The vote amassed less than 30% of the total eligible undergraduate student voting population. The Targum saw
767-451: A new program of co-ed living environments. Students of either gender who wish to share a room with a roommate of the opposite gender could do so under this gender-neutral housing program, provided both parties select this housing option together. The bathrooms on the second floor are gender-neutral, and require a swipe of a Rutgers ID card to enter. For many years, all of the building's bathrooms were unofficially co-ed. Freshmen do not live on
826-588: A period, before joining The Wall Street Journal . AVN personality David Aaron Clark had previously served as the newspaper's editor-in-chief for a period. 1866: Then Rutgers President William H. Campbell lectures to Rutgers men on the original text of the Old Testament , including Aramaic language paraphrases of the Hebrew Scriptures, called Targums . The word "Targum" means interpretation in Aramaic and
885-607: A recording studio and more. Attendance for the annual event was about 40,000–50,000, topping out at an estimated 65,000 in 2004 at the event which featured Kanye West and Sugar Ray The event was staged by the Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA), formerly known as the Rutgers College Programming Committee (RCPC), as a year-end celebration before the start of the final examination period. During its final year in 2011,
944-416: A reduction in funding of about 75% through student fees. The Targum responded by cutting its Friday print publication, decreasing its circulation to 5,000, and taking on a digital-first approach. 2020: The Daily Targum transitioned into a fully digital publication. They no longer publish newspapers and only publish their articles on their website and social media pages. In order to secure student funding for
1003-414: A relaxed, more in-depth alternative to the standard classroom lecture. Some sections were created in conjunction with academic departments, such as French, the first special-interest section, created in 1966. Some early Demarest sections included Arts and Crafts, Women's Studies, Puerto Rican Studies, and Natural History. In the late 1970s, Demarest became an official special-interest hall, with funding from
1062-534: A renaissance—including the appointment of an official Demarest Historian position in Hall Government. New policies were enacted in the Fall 2009 Semester to create an environment where only Demarites who are actively contributing and participating in the various sections and events will be allowed to return. This new policy while already currently in effect, will be changed slightly so that Room-Selection will occur prior to
1121-648: A state university (1945/1956). Each of the five campuses hosts their own student center, libraries, commercial venues, dining halls, and residence buildings. However, the physical atmosphere of each campus differs and may also host specific academic departments, facilities, and schools. Residence halls provide many facilities for students. With over 15,000 resident students, 5 different campuses each with its own identity, 58 residence halls, 4 dining halls and 30-plus food courts/cafés, students can find everything they need right on campus. Despite some over-crowding, students wishing to live on-campus are usually accommodated, with
1180-514: A year of negotiations with the University and an arduously fought battle to pass the student vote for funding. Students now fund the Targum directly through a refundable fee on their term bills. 1983: Typewriters are discarded as the first computers enter the Targum's newsroom. 1996: The Targum goes online. 1998: In January of this year, the Targum begins using full color on the front and back pages on
1239-655: A year-long series of fundraisers and culminates with the annual Marathon on April 5–6 in the College Avenue Gym. At the Marathon over 400 dancers pledge to raise funds and remain standing for 32 hours without sleeping. The 'Dancers', along with over 500 volunteers and countless visitors, are entertained by live bands, comedians, prize giveaways, games, sports, a mechanical bull, computer and internet access, various theme hours and much more. Rutgers has held this tradition since 1999 and to date has raised in excess of $ 1.3 million for
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#17328560879081298-456: Is air conditioned. It is named after Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh , who had been the first president of Rutgers College from 1785 to 1790, when it was still called "Queen's College". The classrooms are located on the basement level of all three buildings. A complex for freshman opened in 2015. The dorm building houses approximately 500 first-year students each year (around 7% of the applicant pool). Centralizing these students beneath one roof supports
1357-489: Is also known as the birthplace of college football. The eighth of nine colleges established during the American colonial period , Rutgers was chartered as Queen's College on 10 November 1766. It was renamed Rutgers College in 1825 after Colonel Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), an American Revolutionary War hero, philanthropist , and an early benefactor of the school. With the development of graduated education, Rutgers College
1416-795: Is located on the former Parking Lot #8, which had been home to the Grease trucks . River Halls, known as the River Dorms, are a trio of three residential/classroom buildings. Constructed in the International Style and opened in 1956, they are so called due to their excellent views of the Raritan River . The three buildings, named Campbell, Frelinghuysen, and Hardenbergh, are 38 m (125 ft) tall and are 7 stories high. The buildings were built so as to be raised above street level with open air underneath to preserve sight lines between George Street and
1475-555: Is one of three regional campuses of Rutgers University , a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey . It is located in New Brunswick and Piscataway . It is the oldest campus of the university, the others being in Camden and Newark . The campus is composed of several smaller campuses that are large distances away from each other: College Avenue , Busch , Livingston , Cook , and Douglass ,
1534-759: Is printed. The issue reports that a Rutgers professor has been held in the county jail, charged with cruelty to animals. 1954: The Targum is printed four times a week. 1956: The newspaper becomes a daily publication, printing five days a week. 1969: Letterpress printing off-campus abandoned in favor of photo-offset print shop run by students on campus. 1970: Targum staff threatens strike if editors appoint new editorial board without staff input. Staff election of editors established through Targum caucus. Tony Mauro elected editor-in-chief over prior editors' choice. 1978: The Targum staff strikes after demands for honoraria are not met. 1980: The Targum Publishing Company files its papers of incorporation on July 1, 1980, following
1593-1128: Is responsible for handling a number of tasks, such as planning programs and events, monitoring for safety, and documenting policy and procedure violations. In the past, due to overcrowding, Rutgers has rented rooms for students in the Franklin Township Crowne Plaza . Shuttle buses provided transportation to campus for these students. Residence halls by campus: Other Halls: Davidson (Busch: Closed in 2016), Ford (College Avenue: Closed 2013), Corwin (Cook: Closed 2013), Old Gibbons (Douglass: Closed 2020), Rockoff (Downtown: Now off-campus). Three complexes provide graduate housing. They are Johnson Apartments, Marvin Apartments, and Nichols Apartments. Marvin Apartments and Nichols Apartments offer housing for graduate students with families, whereas Johnson Apartments are shared by two single graduate students. All three apartment facilities are located in Piscataway Township on Busch Campus. In 1966 Johnson
1652-588: Is served by Rutgers Campus Buses , a zero-fare bus network. Other campuses at Rutgers–New Brunswick include the Busch Campus , the Livingston Campus and the Cook-Douglass Campus. The historic heart of College Avenue Campus takes its name from Queen's College, which was the original name of Rutgers. The Gateway is a mixed-use tower at the beginning of College Avenue adjacent with a direct link
1711-463: Is to cancel the event." Rutgers University is referred to as The Birthplace of College Football as the first intercollegiate football game was held on College Field between Rutgers and Princeton on November 6, 1869, on a plot of ground behind where the present-day College Avenue Gymnasium now stands. Rutgers won the game , by the score of 6 to Princeton's 4. In 1864, rowing became the first organized sport at Rutgers. Six mile races were held on
1770-650: Is used as a slang word when referring to crib sheets, among various Aramaic terms that become part of the campus vernacular. This is the inspiration for the name of the forthcoming periodical. 1867: The Targum first appears as a four-page publication, the forerunner of the Scarlet Letter Yearbook. 1869: On Jan. 29 the Targum begins publishing as a monthly newspaper and literary magazine. It includes campus news, poetry, humor and essays on literature, science, philosophy, religion and travel. This same year Rutgers hosts
1829-549: The Daily Targum (the daily newspaper at Rutgers University published since 1869 on the university's main campus in New Brunswick , New Jersey ). Content of The Newark Targum is generated largely by student editors and reporters based at the Rutgers–Newark campus and at Rutgers' main campus in New Brunswick. Some content is shared between The Newark Targum and the Daily Targum , especially with regards to issues relevant to
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1888-729: The Embrace Kids Foundation . In the seventies the Dance Marathon raised funds for the American Cancer Society. In the Eighties it was the Rutger Cancer Research Association. RutgersFest was a day-long cultural event staged variously on either Livingston Campus or Busch Campus. It was designed to promote college spirit through student organization participation with activities and entertainment throughout
1947-488: The Northeast Corridor Line New Brunswick Station . It houses a three-story Barnes & Noble store the headquarters of Rutgers University Press and Scarlet Fever shop. The Yard, designed by Elkus/Manfredi Architects , was built in 2016 to service as central meeting point, or "living room" or "front yard" of the College Avenue Campus. The area features restaurants and housing. The Yard
2006-420: The Raritan River . But the open space was largely unused and the interior of the buildings did not have any significant space for study, lounging, or student programming, which led to renovation project in 2014. Hardenbergh Hall was originally designed as the "medical" dorm for Rutgers students who suffered from physical maladies such as asthma, and as such is one of the few dorms on the College Avenue Campus which
2065-481: The first intercollegiate football game with Princeton University , which Rutgers wins (and the Targum dutifully reports), 6–4. 1880: The Targum begins printing once every three weeks. 1891: The Targum becomes a weekly publication. 1919: The format changes from an 8 1 ⁄ 2 " by 11" format to an 11" by 17" tabloid size. 1927: The first annual spoof issue of the Targum, the Mugrat (Targum spelled backwards)
2124-464: The 2nd floor. Most freshmen live on the first floor, although there are a handful on the third. The worldwide community of those who have ever lived in Demarest Hall is known as "Demarest-in-Exile." 40°29′12″N 74°26′40″W / 40.486678°N 74.444414°W / 40.486678; -74.444414 Rutgers University %E2%80%93 New Brunswick Rutgers University–New Brunswick
2183-524: The Daily Targum website. Source: Celebrating 25 Years of Independence , by Theresa Poulson. pgs. 6–7. May 2005. 2009: Regular videos and audio slideshows begin to be posted on the Targum website. 2011: The Daily Targum increases circulation to 18,000 papers Monday through Thursday, and 15,500 on Friday. The Targum website also switches to Town News CMS web hosting, launches a Tumblr account (in addition to its Facebook and Twitter pages), and gets set to launch
2242-523: The Daily Targum, the newspaper is required to hold a referendum every three years. Since 1980, the Daily Targum has sought to receive "yes" votes from 25% of the students at each University division in order to receive funding from all the students in that division. On May 13, 2019, the Daily Targum announced it had failed to receive the necessary votes for the referendum to pass and for the paper to continue to receive funding through student fees. 22 years prior, economist Milton Friedman, class of '32, stated in
2301-525: The Livingston Apartments, Demarest Hall, and Rainbow Perspective Special Interest Rooms in New Gibbons. (These, however require special applications to be made) Most floors and buildings are co-ed, with the exception of Douglass Residential College facilities for women. Rooms usually contain beds, desks, chairs, dressers, and a closet for each student. Cable/internet access are also provided, but due to
2360-594: The Office of the Dean of Students; this funding was later assumed by the Bishop House Office of Residence Life, which was founded in 1980. Students ran the sections autonomously until the first time Rutgers College overbooked itself into a housing shortage and decided to implement the lottery system. Demarites had, up until then, been able to freely return to their sections year after year, but now it seemed that living in Demarest
2419-622: The Raritan River among six-oared boats. In 1870, Rutgers held its first intercollegiate competition against the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard. During the following century, Rutgers built a strong men's crew program consisting of both heavyweight and lightweight teams. A women's crew team was added in 1974. In the fall of 2007, men's heavyweight and lightweight crew, along with men's swimming and diving, men's tennis, and men's and women's fencing were cut as NCAA Division I sports by
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2478-459: The United States. The Daily Targum is student written and managed, and boasts a circulation of 5,000 in 2017. In its current form, it exists as a bi-fold tabloid-style paper featuring international, national, local, and university news, as well as editorials, columns, comics, classifieds, sports, and other amusements. In 1980, the paper achieved independence from the University, establishing
2537-447: The criteria and procedures for section member applications. The sections were desegregated, wounds healed, and people actually started working together. The cooperative spirit seemed to have evaporated with Anna-Marie Toto's departure from Bishop House: Residence Life retained control over the sections, but did not fulfill its part of the original bargain. However, Dean Calkins left to be a full-time mother, and Demarest has since undergone
2596-576: The day, culminating with a free concert and fireworks at night. The event was free to all students and guests and was funded as part of an elected programming fee paid by all students as part tuition. Past musical guests have included: Kanye West , Everclear , Sugar Ray , Guster , Goldfinger , Ludacris , Reel Big Fish , Method Man and Redman , Fuel , Third Eye Blind , Hawthorne Heights , NAS , SR-71 , Ok Go , N.E.R.D , Pitbull , and more. The event would feature carnival attractions such as bungee bull, bouncy boxing, moon walk, electronic basketball,
2655-399: The distribution of Lottery Numbers. This change reflects a new direction for Demarest where some members who would return to the dorm only did so due to a poor lottery number. The new policy actively seeks to remove these denizens who use Demarest as back-up housing in case they get a high lottery number. In 2011, Demarest became be one of three residence halls at Rutgers-New Brunswick to test
2714-456: The festival was held on Busch Campus. Invited musical guests included Yelawolf , Pitbull , and 3OH!3 . Several violent incidents that year lead to the indefinite cancellation of the event. President Richard McCormick, in a letter to the Rutgers community, commented: "The problems that occur following RutgersFest have grown beyond our capacity to manage them, and the only responsible course of action
2773-457: The football player andirons remain, though apparently the other set was stolen between 1993 and 2004. Rumors persist, and have been partly confirmed that the stolen set of football players is now at the Rutger's Club dining establishment. In the mid-1960s, Demarest began housing Honors students. These students formed special interest sections as a way to learn from each other in informal discussion, as
2832-400: The form of financial constraints by the printing and delivery companies. Promising too was the positive reaction from Rutgers–Newark students and administration. With a tentative budget set, the four student executives went to the company's Board of Trustees, which approved a test run of four issues. The paper received approval to continue printing until the end of the Fall 2006 semester, when it
2891-474: The latter two sometimes referred to as "Cook/Douglass", as they are adjacent to each other. Livingston's nickname is Livvy (Liv-ee). All 4 sub-campuses connect primarily via State Route 18 . Rutgers–New Brunswick also includes several buildings in downtown New Brunswick. It is classified among " R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The New Brunswick campuses include 19 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools. The New Brunswick campus
2950-471: The lottery if they got into the hall as a freshman). Single, double, and triple-occupancy rooms (in traditional residence halls), apartments housing four students each, and suites housing six (or four, as in BEST Hall) students each are available. Rooms and apartments are single-sex, with the exception of married graduate student housing, which also permit children of students. The other exceptions to this rule are
3009-489: The mission of the Honors College community: to prepare students for a purposeful career through hands-on learning, collaboration, and interdisciplinary training. Members enjoy substantial scholarships, close connections with professors and advisors, and smaller class sizes. Demarest Hall was built during 1950 and 1951, and was named after Reverend William Henry Steele Demarest , President of Rutgers from 1905 to 1924. It has
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#17328560879083068-510: The next year would depend solely on the best lottery numbers, rather than their desire to remain active in the Demarest community. The residents of Demarest made a deal. They would accept limited supervision from the Office of Residence Life and implement certain requirements for living in the dorm, such as required individual projects, while still reserving the major decisions, such as the establishment of sections, for Demarest residents. In return, they would receive guaranteed housing in Demarest and
3127-406: The right to control section membership. The autonomy did not last. In 1987, Residence Life imposed an unprecedented degree of supervision and administrative procedures on the special interest structure. Among the changes were the enumeration of membership criteria, the reformulation of most sections along strong academic lines (Arts and Crafts, for example, became Visual Arts), and the appointment of
3186-433: The university administration. The university claimed these changes were due to budget cuts, while others said it was a politically motivated move used to protest funding changes by the state. The university currently has no plans to restore these sports. The Daily Targum The Daily Targum is the official student newspaper of Rutgers University . Founded in 1867, it is the second-oldest collegiate newspaper in
3245-480: The university community. The Newark Targum also prints content from The Associated Press , most notably on page 2 in the World Briefs column and occasionally in the sports section. The first issue of The Newark Targum was printed on February 15, 2006. Mid-fall semester 2005 an e-mail was sent to business manager Brad Whitson asking for The Daily Targum to be delivered to the Rutgers–Newark campus. From that e-mail
3304-405: The widespread use of mobile phones, traditional land-line phone service is no longer provided in the halls. Many residence halls include laundries, main lounges with TVs, foosball and ping-pong, floor lounges with sofas, study tables, and kitchenettes, study lounges, and vending machines. Every floor or house has a resident assistant, an upper class student mentor who has received special training and
3363-523: Was built. In 1973 Marvin was built. Nichols was constructed in 1975. The campus is home to over 80 fraternities and sororities, including African-American, Latino/a, multicultural, and Asian-interest. Several organizations maintain houses for their chapters in the area of Union Street (known locally as "Frat Row"), adjacent to the College Avenue Campus. Greek organizations are governed by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs . The Grease Trucks were
3422-534: Was primarily responsible for this low point in Demarest/Bishop House diplomacy, refused to cooperate with Demarest residents or even believe that some residents had rights under the Constitution , despite repeated invitations for her to attend a Hall Government meeting to discuss the issues. In 1989, a new Demarest populace and a mostly-new Residence Life staff, including the inimitable Anna-Marie Toto, began
3481-480: Was renamed Rutgers University in 1924. Originally established as a private institution affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church , it is now a secular institution and became the state university of New Jersey under legislation passed in 1945 and 1956. At present, Rutgers is unique as the only university in the United States that is a colonial chartered college (1766), a land-grant institution (1864), and
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