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Nine months out of the school year, students learn “history.” During February, students get to learn about the accomplishments of certain “notable” Black Americans, read speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Frederick Douglass, and learn a little something about slavery in America.

 

With February — Black History Month — now past and Women’s History Month upon us, the expectation might be that the lessons particular to Black History Month will give way to lessons about “notable women,” and in April, schools return to “normal” studies. No more having to include African-American or women’s perspectives or historical participation in any significant way for another year.

 

On January 26th at the Rutgers Student and Alumni Federal Credit Union's (RSA FCU) annual public meeting, a new board of directors was elected. The board expanded from five to nine members, with only one returning member from the previous board, Ken Buren, who founded the student & alumni credit union while a student at Rutgers.

Members of political action committee Empower Our Neighborhoods (EON) were elected to four seats, along with RSA FCU administrator Aimee Becker, a university senior.

The Highland Park High School varsity wrestling team finishes 11-11 on the season and earned a lot of accolades along the way.

The Owls came up one position short of placing into the Group 1 sectional tournament, finishing seventh, but were led by a number of young and seasoned grapplers who showed their merit and strength in on the mat and off.