With victories in two March national debate competitions, the RU-Newark debate team (again) returned home with championship trophies in hand. In doing so, RU-Newark became only the second team in U.S. collegiate debate history to win both the Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) National Tournament and the National Debate Tournament (NDT) in a single season.
Whether we realize it or not, food always makes political arguments, posits Aaron Hostetter, assistant professor of English at RU-Camden. His course encourages students to acknowledge and discuss the politics of consumption in their everyday lives.
NJ.Com reports that chicken wings will be baked instead of fried, hot sauce from the jar will be replaced with fresh spices, and processed meats will be traded for poached salmon or turkey roasted and smoked by university chefs.