Memo discussing the costs of carrying traffic over increased height, pertinent to the construction plans for the bridge over the Delaware River (Benjamin Franklin Bridge).
An older couple sit together at a holiday party. The man is wearing a brown suit and is holding a cigar in one hand. His other hand is over her shoulder. the woman is wearing a black dress. The photo is washed out and cracked.
The student organization Camden Rutgers Advanced Students in History (CRASH) presented the "New" Histories Lecture Series, which kicked off with a talk on gay history by George Chauncey, Jr. of Yale University.
Rutgers students started the bilingual "North Camden County Crier" after a local newsletter was dropped. The aim was to eventually turn it over to local community members and to make a small-town newspaper for the inner city.
Because of a lack of funding and opportunities, Camden has not had much culture (meaning art, theater, history, community engagement). However, with the help of Rutgers, new performances are starting to pop up, and will eventually move to the soon-to-be-built auditorium.
This article documents the cementing of the date stone in the as-yet unnamed new office building, which the article notes will be four stories and have built-in air conditioning. The building will be occupied by the upcoming fall semester.
Layton Hall, former dean, is resigning at the end of the academic year. He did not claim that the student protests caused this resignation but stated that the protests will hopefully bring students together to address modern social problems.
Photo (full spread) debris and rubble from a demolished building (L), a man is stepping up from a hole in the ground in front of an excavator and a collage of the Armitage Hall sign in front of a brick building (R).
Wire mesh on a dirt mound on a campus construction site (Business Building). The photographer is facing the Ben Franklin Bridge, and the Victory Temple Community Church is shown in the background.
The Gleaner asked different students around campus, "do you think that the AIDS issue has affected people's lives at all?" and recorded their responses alongside their pictures.
Donald E. Saunders partcipated in the Whitman Day program, an all day event co-sponsored by the State University and the Walt Whitman Association of Camden.
Dr. Benetta Washington, director of the Women's Job Corps, gives a lecture on "Making Education Relevant" at Rutgers-Camden. A photograph of Dr. Washington accompanies the short news item.
Ralph A. Dungan, State Chancellor of Higher Education, warns Rutgers students to stay calm about "urban problems" and that they should stay "calm and dispassionate." He also advocated for students to approve a state bond issue that would pay more towards higher education. The article is accompanied by a photograph of Ralph A. Dungan together with W. Layton Hall, Dean of Rutgers College of South Jersey, and Barry M. Millett, Dean of Students.
A new union between Protestant and Catholic religious groups at Rutgers forms because students feel they need answers about their big questions. The United Christian Fellowship holds "teach-ins" about contemporary issues and local problems.
News clipping from the Camden Times announcing the election of Rutgers-Camden sophomores Marsha C. Smith and Barbara L. Davis as secretaries for the newly formed Black Allied Students Association.
Article detailing a presentation on campus by Charlotte Bunch, a feminist activist. She discusses feminism in a global context and its intersection with human rights.
A nationwide phenomenon, "sensitivity training," has come to Rutgers as well. The training involves various exercises, including discussions of political issues, trust exercises, and getting to know one another personally. The participants claim it was helpful to learn about each other and become more cooperative, but because attendance was sporadic it was not as useful as it could be.
Cover of the 2003/2004 Rutgers-Camden Campus Faculty/Staff Directory, featuring a photograph of the Quad in springtime with students milling about. The view faces northward, with flagpoles in the foreground and the Paul Robeson Library seen on the right side.
A scan of page 17 has been included here as an illustration for a student project related to the Childhood Studies program. This page provides a snapshot of the Center for Childhood Studies in 2003/2004, featuring key staff and faculty, their roles, and campus location.
Rutgers faculty paint a faux garden on Penn Street to beautify campus. The university had promised to plant grass there but had not followed through, so they took it into their own hands.
This article is about a lecture given by Eleanor Smeal on campus who called for more feminists engage in social issues like, abortion rights and child care. She also urged women to seek out more leadership positions and attend a march on Washington for Women's Equality.
A black and white architectural rendering of the Fine Arts Building. The view is taken from Linden Street and includes stylized landscaping and figures.
A black and white architectural rendering of the Fine Arts Building. The view is taken from the south and features a prominent large-scale abstract sculpture in the foreground, stylized figures walking near the building entrance, and a landscaped plaza.
A black and white architectural rendering of the Fine Arts Building. This interior-exterior perspective is taken from a covered walkway, showing floor-to-ceiling glass windows, brick support columns, and built-in concrete seating. Stylized figures are depicted gathering and walking throughout the plaza.
News article about the Black students' rally at Rutgers University–Camden, mentioning Roy Jones, Michael Edwards (later Malik Chaka), and the Black People's Unity Movement (BPUM).
Five people stand, in conversation at Reunion Party. 2 people have their backs to the camera, 2 people are facing the camera, and the fifth is mostly blocked from the camera's view
A group of four people are having a conversation at a holiday party. The State University of New Jersey Rutgers Campus of Camden sign is visible in the background.
A group of four people are having a conversation at a holiday party from a slightly greater distance. The State University of New Jersey Rutgers Campus of Camden sign is visible in the background.
Four people standing and smiling for the picture. Left to right: a young man in a striped shirt, a young woman in a purple sweater, an older woman with gray hair, and a woman in a green sweater.
Four women are in a room at a holiday party, by a refreshments table. Three of the woman are sitting, while the fourth stands by a bookshelf, drink in hand
White mesh frisbee with a black lining with the MAP-works logo in the center surrounded by the words "MAP-Works Making Achievement Possible https://camden-rutgers.map-works.com. Folds into white sleeve with blue edging.
In the column "From the Left," Robert Jenusaitis asserts that student activism is thriving following a national conference at Livingston College and calls for students to join the All Students Coalition (A.S.C.) to combat racism on the Rutgers-Camden campus. He highlights the urgency of the issue by citing racial epithets found in campus buildings and comparing the local climate to high-profile racial violence cases in Howard Beach and New York.
Mallinger's column criticizes the Gleaner's previous use of the word "pansy" in a headline and how it further spread homophobia on Rutgers-Camden's campus. Moreover, Mallinger explains how AIDS is commonly contracted and how his experiences with death and homophobia push him to speak out for the gay community.
The author protests against "anarchists" and "criminals" being allowed to address college students, as well as "female visitation" to students' rooms being permitted. She concludes that "men of grit" need to be placed in charge of schools, for the benefit of all students, Black and white.
Letter to the Editor about Richard Kaplan's use of the word "Pansies" in the previous publication. The writer, Scott Mallinger, criticizes the usage of the term as homophobic and offensive against the LGBTQ community. He promoted the student organization, Gays and Lesbians at Rutgers (GLAR) as well. Mallinger's letter is followed by a brief response from John, a gay correspondent at the Gleaner, who argues that Mallinger needs to "loosen up" and that the use of "pansy" in a headline is different from the hateful use of slurs.
The editors of the Gleaner write in to the Courier-Post, opposing a recently published editorial about the events of the sit-in. They state that they have been in contact with much of the student body, and the editorial is irrelevant, not detailed enough, and fails to give the important context of the past three weeks, which have led to the students working together to solve institutional problems.
National Collegiate Athletic Association and Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports provides $22,000 to facilitate a youth sports program in the Camden Community. The University hopes that by providing an outlet, it can help improve the local community.
Rutgers Bureau of Community Services started a new program funded by a grant from the New Jersey State Council. The program, Grassroots "71," is a community oriented arts program for young children.
Reporting on a meeting between Dr. Gross and angry parents, the Bulletin author notes that while Gross rejected the need for violence, he did not believe that should prevent them from examining the claims of those students. He also noted that the situation in Camden was different than that in other schools with protests, and believed that calling the police would have only escalated the violence.
Construction site of the Gymnasium Addition, which was complete and open in 1991. Taken on the corner of North 3rd St and Pearl Street, next the Ramp of the Ben Franklin Bridge.
Leslie G. Desmangles, a professor at Temple University, is set to lecture about world faiths, specifically voodoo and its influence on Haiti, at Rutgers.
The openings of two interviews with college presidents, one Dr. Gross, about recent protests. The article also notes that there have been widespread student protests across the nation recently.
This letter is a response to a previous article complaining about disucssions of gay people and homosexuality. They sarcastically complain about heterosexual displays of romance and sexuality on campus.
Circular highlighter with three colors -- pink, blue, and yellow -- from the Rutgers University - Camden IT department. The white circle in the middle has a printed cartoon of a computer above the words "RUSecure? rusecure.rutgers.edu" above the Rutgers long form serif logo.
A series of lectures on Black History are advertised for the upcoming February, being held at the Jewish Community Center in Cherry Hill. The lecturer, a Rutgers professor, is also a member of the community center, and the lecture's aim is to bring attention to the little-known history of African Americans.
A close-up of the holiday party refreshment table before the party. Cake that says "Happy Holidays To All". Fake Christmas Tree in the center of the table.
Article highlighting a research study of political bias in the press led by Thomas J. Madden, a Rutgers-Camden journalism professor and Philadelphia Inquirer reporter.
