Cheaper Textbooks

Academic Affairs Committee of RUSA is currently working to make recommendations to help make textbooks cost cheaper for students. Instead of promoting Barnes and Noble overly priced books, professors will be encouraged to let students use older editions of textbooks that can be purchased second hand. 

Campaign Season

I have been working on several safety initiatives over winter break so far. Ian Wolf approached me earlier and told me that we can consolidate all of these into a Campus Safety Campaign. I will be pushing for goals and deliverables that will further make Rutgers New Brunswick safer for all students. That means undergraduates and graduates. 

Another important project

One of the biggest issues on campus so far that I want to fix is the constant speeding on Livingston Campus. Speeding cars jeopardize the lives of students, faculty members, employees and parents who constantly visit the campus and the university every day and week. One of the trouble spots is Road 3 between Livingston Campus Recreation Center and The Quads. Students who live in the quads need to cross a road where plenty of cars speed through faster than the 25 mph speed limit. Furthermore, they have to go through a busy parking lot with inexperience drivers like young adults. The reasons for this issue stems from the lack of visible speed signs, speed bumps, and the direct cross walk to the recreation center. I propose that we add several speed bumps on Road three and add a crosswalk that directly faces the entrance of the recreation center.
Another speeding issue is on Joyce Kilmer road where students commuting park their cars have a difficult time crossing the road due to speeding vehicles. It also jeopardizes the lives of students and people who frequently cross the road to get to the Asian American Student Center and the Thomas Edison Papers Project.
Business School students frequently cross another road, Rockafeller road to get to the Business School for classes. Often, they have to wait or risk getting hit by cars. These vehicles neither yield nor slow down their speeds. They keep on zooming through Livingston Campus.
I seek to make sure more speed limit signs are visibly placed and more crosswalks are created. Along with the creation of several speed bumps, livingston campus can be much safer. 

Another amazing project and change will be coming next semester

As of currently, I am working on researching the heating issue at the residence halls and academic buildings of Rutgers New Brunswick. Many students especially those who live in Quad 2 have been complaining that the dorms are too hot. Of course, they are too hot. The room temperature is 78 degrees and 80 degrees everyday. The problem needs to be further researched. From what I know, the temperature of other residence halls automatically adjusts because there are sensors outside that detect the outside temperature. However, the quads are too old and therefore do not have those sensors. I am investigating how we can continue to fix this issue by installing sensors. This makes living in the dorms more comfortable, more environmentally friendly, and cost efficient. 

Amazon Student

One of the great things that I did before I started college was make an Amazon student account. It gives you a 6 month free trial, which offers free 2 day shipping. It is excellent for buying new textbooks, renting textbooks, and buying used textbooks.
 Amazon Student
Here's the Link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/student/signup/info?ie=UTF8&refcust=3O6S7E2XYRWOU325JJA3WSVLEY&ref_type=generic

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