Extras
Back to School for Rutgers Seniors
When we think of senior citizens going back to college, the first thought is often of Rodney Dangerfield, who played Thornton Melon, the senior who went back to college with his son. In the movie “Back to School,” Melon had to buy his way into getting admitted to college by making a large donation towards a new building for their business school. To enroll in the Rutgers Senior Citizen Audit Program, however, senior citizens don’t have to make a donation to sit in on classes.
The Day a Dream Ended
Rutgers Reacts to JFK Assassination
November 22, 2023, will mark the 60th anniversary of the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. It’s one of those events where individuals who lived through it remember where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news.
Two Rutgers alumni shared their and other students’ recollections about the atmosphere on campus that day and in the days that followed.
June 15, 1950
Rutgers’ late rally defeats defending champion Texas in College World Series opener
In June 1950 the Rutgers University baseball team made their first visit to the College World Series a memorable one. As numerous sportswriters watched the action in Omaha, Nebraska, they all affirmed Rutgers’ well-deserved bid to the eight-team, double-elimination tournament that determined college baseball’s national champion.
April 10, 1958
Rutgers edges St. John’s on Paul Tootleman’s three-hitter at empty Ebbets Field
When the Rutgers Scarlet played at an empty Ebbets Field, it was a time in Brooklyn that baseball fans of a certain age wish had never happened. The old ballpark was clinging to life after the Dodgers played their last game at the bandbox in 1957. On this day, no Newk, no Oisk, no Drysdale, no Koufax on that hallowed mound. Just Paul Tootleman pitching a three-hitter.
May 17, 1963
Rutgers beats Lafayette to conclude Jeff Torborg’s All-American season
Attention was beginning to focus on final exams, graduation in the first week of June, and the looming summer exodus, but the buzz around campus was about baseball and one particular catcher, All-American Jeff Torborg, and his record-setting season. “And now for WRSU’s call of the game, we take you to University Heights Field…”
Hurricane Sandy’s Impact on Rutgers
Rutgers beats Lafayette to conclude Jeff Torborg’s All-American season
The days leading up to and after October 29, 2012, when Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, were a time of intense preparation and coordination with Rutgers staff teams and surrounding communities on the Camden, New Brunswick and Newark campuses. The aftermath led to developing strategies to mitigate future major weather events impact not only on Rutgers properties but throughout the New York City metro area.
