by Anel Fajardo The Rutgers-Camden faculty met with Chancellor Antonio D. Tillis for the first time last week, to get answers regarding the sudden dismissal of Howard Marchitello, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, in the middle of the semester. More than 100 teachers and staff were […]
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Tania Martinez: a leading figure in activism and advocacy on campus
Over the years, Rutgers University-Camden has been home to many successful activists. Tania Martinez, a senior triple majoring in political science, philosophy and global studies with a minor in Spanish, looks to follow in this storied tradition. Martinez, who is originally from Arkansas, has always had a passion for advocating […]
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Profile of SGA President Sydney Johnson
by Abby Richards Since returning to campus, many have had to reintroduce themselves to their classmates. This may be daunting since many of us have been on campus before and met classmates or friends before the pandemic. However, Sydney Johnson is someone everyone should get to know. Johnson is breaking […]
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From the Classroom to the Campus Quad: Professors Protest for Pay Equity
Last month Rutgers-Camden’s faculty took to the campus quad to express their frustration at the lack of inter-campus pay equity. “Nearly three years ago, our union negotiated a contract with the administration. As part of that contract, we negotiated what’s known as a pay equity program because we wanted to […]
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Greek Life Returns to Campus
By: Gia Lukaitis Rutgers University-Camden is no longer at home and online which means greek life, athletics and clubs have also returned to liven up our campus. Social fraternities such as Tau Kappa Epsilon, Tau Epsilon Phi and Alpha Chi Rho all had their first in-person recruitment last week since […]
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Registering for Classes and the Vaccine: A Two-Dose Regimen
By Maria Alcantara As Fall ’21 registration is opening up, students are seeing in-person listings of their classes appear. While many are excited to return to the college life they know, there’s a catch: All students attending classes next semester are required to have the COVID-19 vaccine. Rutgers made […]
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Rutgers-Camden SGA Candidates & Election Update
By Abigail Richards The Rutgers Student Government Association (SGA) has closed its registration for any candidates that would like to run for a position. The application deadline ended on Sunday, April 4th, and the list will be released soon on who is running and what positions they are running for. […]
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Rutgers’ Fall 2021 Return
By Deja Watts When COVID started to get worse around this time last year, every establishment and college campus went on lockdown. College students went from being on campus to being home and learning remotely. Recently, an action plan was announced for Rutgers’ students to safely return to campus. President […]
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The Pandemic Season for RUC’s Women’s Volleyball
by David Parker As the spring semester started up in 2021, spring season sports for Rutgers Camden also started up their seasons. One of these sports was the Women’s Volleyball Team. They did not have a fall season due to the pandemic rolling out, but they were ready to tackle […]
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Diversity Certificate Program
by Yashira Caraballo If you use the Rutgers-Camden app, you’ve likely seen many posts by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion on the new Diversity Certificate Program. But what is the Diversity Certificate Program? According to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, “The Diversity Certificate Program provides participants with a […]