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Anti-Muslim flyer prompts response from Chancellor Dutta ERICA D’COSTA ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
In reaction to a viral flyer calling for violence against Muslim people, Chancellor Debasish Dutta had a request for the student body on Friday — kindness and solidarity. The flyer called “Punish a Muslim Day” reads, “They have hurt you, they have made your loved ones suffer ... What are you going to do about it? ... Do not be a sheep!” according to The New York Times. Dutta said it was first brought to his attention from images that have been circulating online which promote harassment and violence against Muslims on the designated day, April 3. The flyer shows a point system in which a number of points is awarded for each act listed. These include 25 points for pulling the hijab off a Muslim woman, 50 points for throwing acid in a Muslim’s face, 500 points for butchering a Muslim using a gun, knife or vehicle, 1,000 points for burning or bombing a mosque and 2,500 points for nuking Mecca, what is considered Islam’s holiest city. The flyer states that there will be rewards for actions taken. Dutta asked that students come together as one community regardless of religion, sexual orientation, nationality or any identity at a time when the countr y is deeply fragmented, according to an email from Dutta to the Rutgers community.
In an email to the Rutgers community, University Chancellor Debasish Dutta asked that students show kindness and solidarity to one another following the appearance of viral flyers calling for violence against Muslim people. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS “We all are aware that this is a fractious time in our nation and that many outside groups have seen this period as an opportunity to spark hate and discord among the diverse and inclusive communities at universities, including here at Rutgers,” he said in the email. Tell Mama, an organization that tracks anti-Muslim activity, reported that this flyer was first discovered around the U.K., according to The Washington Post. It was folded up in an envelope and sent anonymously to several communities
in the area. Since then, it has garnered international attention. “Such calls for violence violate basic values that we hold dear in this country, including the right to live in an environment free from threat of violence, and should not be tolerated,” Dutta said in the email. Last semester, The Daily Targum reported that anti-immigration graffiti was found outside the Interfaith Mediation/Prayer Room on Busch campus, a place where some Muslim students go to pray.
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Dutta asked that students rise above the offensive messages floating online and spread warmth and support to one another at this time. “I ask all of us to reject this hateful ideology and take this message as a call for us to show love, compassion and kindness in our community. I ask you to stand with me and affirm that you’ll be vigilant in building an inclusive and welcoming community here at Rutgers,” he said in the email.
Beets, burgers, buffalo wings are back at takeout
Rutgers professor talks social media, maintaining privacy In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook has received immense criticism for not taking more action to protect its user data — with the hashtag #DeleteFacebook being shared across the nation. There has since been a rising curiosity on how to protect one’s personal data across all social media platforms. Norah Kerr-McCurry, a professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations, focuses on how social media is used in the workplace and its ethical implications for employee rights. As many online profiles request some personal information,
The writing read, “No immigrants aliens” and “Dear Mr. T: Build The Wall! Now.” Last year, a flyer that read, “Imagine a Muslim-Free America” with a picture of the Twin Towers was posted on the wall of the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, which houses a prayer room for Muslim students, as reported by the Targum. The bottom of the flyer recognized American Vanguard, a white nationalist group that claims “America is under attack.”
Juggling a social media presence and privacy can be difficult. Norah Kerr-McCurry, a professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations, advises students keep their information basic. PIXABAY
Neilson Dining Hall on Douglass campus changed its takeout menu to include healthier options, and most recently, brought back some old favorites alongside its new choices. Dave Donlon, general manager of Neilson Dining Hall, explained the reasoning behind these changes. “It really comes down to choice for the students. To give them as many options as possible,” he said. The takeout menu was originally changed last spring to include healthier options as a part of the Menus of Change initiative, which is a nationwide effort to encourage healthier food choices that use less resources and take a smaller toll on the planet, according to a Rutgers Today article. The updated takeout menu still offers these healthier food choices,
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but has also brought back some of its old favorites. Available on the Rutgers Dining Services website, the menu offers many options for students to choose between — both healthy and unhealthy. Wednesday night takeout features mushroom burgers, as well as beef burgers. Every Wednesday in the month alternates between quinoa cauliflower burgers, sweet potato falafel burgers, black bean and beet burgers and cod and potato burgers. “I think we have the best of both worlds. I think we have healthful alternatives along the Menus of Change philosophy, and we also have some of the old favorites,” Donlon said. There have been ver y positive reactions to the updated takeout menu from the students. Samuel Hutt, a Mason Gross School SEE TAKEOUT ON PAGE 5