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Douglass retains identity after school’s merge

At the corner of Chapel Drive and George Street, a marble sign with the gold lettering “Douglass College” stands as a monument to the last public all-women’s college in the United States.
After being integrated into the School of Arts and Sciences at the University two years ago, Douglass College still tries to maintain its identity through the Douglass Residential College.
“Douglass transformed into a residence college where young women in any school in Rutgers can participate,” said Professor Harriet Davidson, Interim Dean of Douglass Residential College. “Douglass is still running the same programs we ran before the

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Identity politics in political parties

Zeitgeist

Since November 4th, one of the most widely discussed topics in the public sphere has been the future of the GOP in national politics. If we think back to this year’s Democratic and Republican National Conventions we may see exactly why. Looking at the crowds that filled the stands at each party’s convention, the contrast could not have been greater: at the Democratic convention in Denver, we saw a highly diverse and youthful group of people who really did look like America’s future; at the Republican convention

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