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Celebrating Tim Espar [RESCHEDULED TO 10/25]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED.
Come help celebrate the career of Tim Espar! On October 25th 2 – 5pm at the Rutgers School of Communication & Information Parking Lot #34 at 4 Huntington Ave, New Brunswick NJ. RSVP to Steve Miller at stmiller@rutgers.edu.
A $7.00 donation will be welcomed at the door. Download this flyer for more info.
WRSU will be broadcasting LIVE from the party with Tim and guests from 3-5 PM, just as planned the first time hosted by GM Maria DiPietro and Program Director Priya Ashish.
College Radio Day
WRSU is participating in the fifth annual College Radio Day tomorrow. It’s a day college radio stations around the country – and the world – highlight all that is good about local, college radio.
We have some special programming lined up.
7am to 12pm – John Cooper’s “Jazz from the Hub” will feature some Rutgers professors and former students who’ve made jazz recordings, as well as John’s usual focus on local artists.
1pm to 2pm – Nationwide College Radio Day simulcast. Interviews with artists like Stewart Copeland from the Police and Mike D’Antonio from Killswitch Engage, and more.
4pm to 6pm – “Scarlet Fever” Our sports talk show will be presenting Neil Solondz at 5pm. He is a 1992 Rutgers grad and former Sports Director at WRSU. Currently at Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, he is the pre- and post-game radio host, and fill-in play-by-play man.
10 pm to 12am – “Overnight Sensations,” hosted by Geoff Pape. Overnight Sensations has been a staple on WRSU for over 25 years, “2 hours dedicated to nothing… but local music!” This week’s show features Sarah Donner.
That’s the fifth annual College Radio Day…. Tomorrow, on WRSU!
Interested in Joining WRSU?
Come to our annual New Student Orientation Tuesday September 15th at 8-9:30pm at the Raritan River Lounge in the Student Activity Center. Check out this flyer to learn more.
Catch Rutgers Radio at Rutgers Day 2015!
Look out this Rutgers Day for live music outside of the Bishop House on College Avenue between 10:00am – 4:00pm!
Here’s the Facebook event, and this is the current set list:
11:30am – 12:10pm: Manny Dylan
12:10pm – 12:50pm: Last Day
12:50pm – 1:30pm: Hurricane Season
1:30pm – 2:10pm: Milkmen
2:10pm – 2:50pm: American Lions
2:50pm – 3:30pm: Cold Weather Company
3:30pm – 4:00pm: Chase N’ Treasure
Rutgers Set For NCAA First Round
By James Stumper Jr.
STORRS, CT — One year ago, the Rutgers women’s basketball program was feeling snubbed by the NCAA, uninvited to their marquis postseason basketball event. Now, with March Madness upon us once more, the Scarlet Knights have an opportunity to prove they belonged all along.
After clinching the Women’s NIT in 2014 and a solid inaugural regular season in the Big Ten, the Scarlet Knights will look to build on that success in their 24th ever appearance in the big dance. They enter the tournament a #8 seed with a 22-9 record, and will look for win #23 tomorrow night against in-state rival Seton Hall at UConn’s Gampel Pavilion.
The winner of the all-New Jersey matchup will likely get the pleasure of facing #1 seed UConn, whose first-round matchup is against St. Francis-Brooklyn.
Before Rutgers can focus on that, however, it’s all about how they will handle Seton Hall. The Pirates are loaded with experience, as their starting lineup includes three different graduate students.
“They’re an outstanding team,” said Head Coach C. Vivian Stringer, “they’re very experienced.”
That experience could pose a problem for Rutgers, but they’re feeling pretty confident with the familiar competition. Both Seton Hall and Connecticut are former conference rivals, and RU knocked off Seton Hall in a thrilling 91-79 double-OT WNIT third-round victory last March at the RAC.
While some feel Rutgers got the short end of the stick playing an in-state rival in round one and a longtime nemesis (potentially) in round two, the Scarlet Knights are excited to have the chance.
“We’re familiar with our competition,” said senior Betnijah Laney, “We know what we have to do, and we know what they’re capable of.”
Laney has been one of Rutgers’ best players this season, posting 19 double-doubles on the year, good for 10th in the country. Her Rutgers career is coming to an end, and she will look to build on her impressive 34 career double-doubles, and try to get her first-ever NCAA Tournament game win in the process.
Another key player for the Scarlet Knights who met the media Friday is junior Kahleah Copper. The team’s leading scorer during conference play, Copper averaged 17.4 ppg against Big Ten competition.
Copper told the media the team is, “excited to be a part of the NCAA Tournament,” and that it is “cool to be reuinted with Seton Hall.”
It’s an all-Garden State matchup in the first round, and C. Vivian Stringer called it an “honor” to have two teams from New Jersey competing in tournament play.
As for the game itself, expect a tightly-contested matchup. Rutgers boasts the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in senior Syessence Davis, and Seton Hall’s Daisha Simmons holds the same honor in the Big East.
One x-factor for Stringer’s Scarlet Knights is dynamic sophomore scorer Tyler Scaife, whose postseason heroics at the end of the WNIT final last season have her confident heading into this year’s postseason.
“We feel like we should have gone to the NCAA’s last year,” said Scaife, “so we feel like we’ve got a chance to prove ourselves.”
The game will tip off at 6:30 pm tomorrow night, and you can hear it on 88.7 FM or radio.rutgers.edu. Chris Morales and James Stumper Jr. will have the play-by-play for WRSU.
Make to follow @WRSUSports on Twitter for updates throughout the weekend.
Rutgers Radio Interview with President Barchi!
Tune into WRSU this Tuesday, November 25th, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. for a live interview with Rutgers President Robert Barchi!
Chris Morales, Sabrina Szteinbaum, and Maria DiPietro will be talking to President Barchi about everything you want to know.
Have a question for President Barchi? You will have the chance to call in during our broadcast!
The call-in number is: 732-932-8800
Rutgers Radio election coverage!
Tune in to WRSU 88.7 tonight beginning at 7:30 for Senate election updates every half an hour!
We will have reporters on site in Newark and Teaneck at Cory Booker’s and Jeff Bell’s election headquarters to bring you the latest results. Make WRSU your go-to for everything election, and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @wrsunews for live tweets throughout the broadcast.
