Reporting on the Stories of the Rutgers & New Brunswick Communities

The Vicious Cycle, overseen by the Center for Communication and Health Issues and the Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program, is a campaign that seeks to end the stigma surrounding substance use disorder recovery among college students.

On designated days, posted on the program's Instagram, students can expect to see a bicycle with a bright purple umbrella, the color representing overdose and recovery awareness, and a portable coffee stand, both of which are emblazoned with the message "Free Coffee."

Students manning the bicycle provide visitors with cold brews in biodegradable cups and information about on-campus resources for students pursuing recovery, such as the Rutgers Recovery House.

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On Monday, the Rutgers chapter of Reclaim Earth Day (Code R.E.D.) hosted an event to raise awareness of the various ways the University contributes to environmental issues and offered solutions to rectify them.

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The organization's demands from the University are related to public transportation, food waste and environmental and socioeconomic hazards across Rutgers campuses.

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On February 29, Hidden Gems Literary Emporium, a local bookstore focused on philanthropy and access to literacy, will lose its brick-and-mortar location on Morris Street in New Brunswick.

The shop is owned by Kaila Boulware Sykes, a Rutgers alum and current graduate student in the School of Public Health, and her husband, Raymond Cheley Sykes, also a Rutgers alum.

The store currently has more than 10,000 books in storage from various individual and corporate donors, demonstrating the importance people place on the shop.

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Conservative cultural and political commentator Candace Owens spoke at the Douglass Student Center as part of a Turning Point USA event.

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Turning Point USA is a non-profit Conservative organization founded by Charlie Kirk. Each semester, the organization hosts the Live Free Tour, a speaker circuit across various college campuses all over the country.

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The Rutgers Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs (OFSA) recently organized a Service and Philanthropy Week from November 14 to November 18, according to the office’s getINVOLVED page.

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The week featured events such as Elijah’s Promise Day, O’Bagel Promo Day, Hype Knight and a greek life food drive, all of which occurred around the College Avenue campus and downtown New Brunswick. 

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Three associate deans from the Rutgers School of Public Health recently designed and obtained funding for a scholarship program that will cover half the costs of tuition for 84 students, according to a press release.

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The program is funded by a $1.5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration that aims to provide money for students who wish to obtain certifications in the public health field, according to the release.

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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) is presently registering participants for a study on the effectiveness of a medication for monkeypox, according to an article in Rutgers Today. 

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NJMS Research with a Heart, a research center based out of NJMS, is facilitating this trial as part of a larger nationwide study called the Study of Tecovirimat for Human Monkeypox Virus

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An undergraduate student at Rutgers will be conducting multiple registration drives for bone marrow donors across campus during the coming year.

 

Sarah Allen, a senior in the School of Arts and Sciences, said that bone marrow drives are held for the Gift of Life Registry, with whom she currently has an internship.

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The Rutgers School of Public Health held a virtual event last Tuesday that focused on “dismantling racism in academic public health," in order to acknowledge how racism is a public health crisis that requires a comprehensive and collaborative approach.

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The webinar was led by Laura Magaña, president and CEO of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), which is a nonprofit organization that works toward strengthening voices in the academic public health field.

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The Rutgers Division of Student Affairs is currently accepting applications for the No Hungry Knights Initiative, a scholarship that provides partial or full meal plans to students who struggle to afford them.

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Kerri Willson, associate dean of students and director of off-campus living and community initiatives, said the initiative was created in 2020 with the support of donors who wanted to address food insecurity —  the inability to consistently access nutritiously adequate food — on campus.

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The Second Reformed Thrift Shop, located on Stone Street near the College Avenue campus, lost nearly all of its merchandise to flooding during Tropical Storm Ida and is in the middle of recovery with the help of students.

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The store is part of the College Avenue Community Church, and all of its sales support the Five Loaves Food Pantry, which sits directly above the shop, said Ellen Van Glahn, the manager of the shop.

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Two Rutgers alumni are opening Hidden Gems Literary Emporium on June 6, the first of-color, family-owned bookstore in New Brunswick.

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The bookstore will feature author Lattifa Bryant and tap dancer Omar Edwards, among other creatives, during its grand opening, said co-owner Kaila Boulware. It will take place on Morris Street with in-store and outdoor events from 3 to 6 p.m.

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