Rutgers...GRRRR!!!

TheArtfulDodger
Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:31:02 +0000

One thing that can be said about Mayor Sharp James, he spent a hell of a lot of energy and capital in Downtown Newark. There’s an Arena/Convention center being built (which will make concerts a ten minute bus ride away for a Rutgers-Newark Student), there always has been a corporate presence in Newark and the New offices/high-rises are attracting more businesses looking to save cash by leaving NYC for nearby Newark (which could mean convenient internships), there’s a ton of food and shopping to be done/had, there’s the museum and libraries nearby, then there’s the natural allure of NYC itself.

And lets not forget the fact that all of these investments mean that the city is naturally going to make Downtown Newark as safe as possible, certainly significantly more so than the rest of Newark. Newark-Penn Station is also a major Port of entry into New York City. That means Homeland security dollars to help too. There’s all kinds of reasons you’ll be safe as an RU-Newark student.

Sthug, maybe you’d like to take Jimgotkp’s advice and transfer to NB/Pway, but if you end up in Newark, try to keep an open mind (this is assuming you’ve been denied the former already), you never know…