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Points of Interest
  • Atlantic City
  • Continental Airlines Arena
  • George Street Playhouse
  • Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
  • Jersey Gardens
  • Jersey Shore
  • PNC Arts Center
  • The Rutgers Gardens
  • Six Flags Great Adventure
  • State Theater
  • The Stress Factory Comedy Club

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Rutgers is like its own self-sufficient world. It has five campuses, on-campus dining, various student organizations that provide entertainment—there’s really never a reason to leave campus. However, when midterms and finals roll around, and students want to tear out their eyes, there are means of escaping from the New Brunswick and Piscataway campuses into the “real world.” The College Avenue campus is typically referred to as the city campus. You can walk downtown to a local Rite Aid to buy shampoo or candy. However, the other campuses do not have this luxury, since they are enclosed. Students on these campuses sometimes feel trapped, especially on the weekends when buses run less frequently. If a student wants a life outside Rutgers, they must take a bus over to College Avenue and start from there.

From College Avenue, you can go to the Stress Factory, Starbucks, dollar stores, and CH Martin discount store. There are also many four-star restaurants for students to stare at while eating items from the dollar menus. Many cute shops occupy downtown New Brunswick, as well as date spots such as Thomas Sweets and Sanctuary. One of the best and most unique aspects of Rutgers is how versatile the atmosphere is. Depending on the campus, you can have a country college experience, as well as a city one. You can take care of farm animals and dance at a club at night. A 10-minute bus ride can take you from cows to high-rise buildings, without ever leaving Rutgers University.

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Local Atmosphere at Rutgers University

jazgar

'13

Computer Engineering

2.7
C+

Eh

Depends where you go. Each campus is very divided up.

Feb 09, 2012

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Local Atmosphere at Rutgers University

gmmabalo

'15

Journalism

4.6
A

Diverse Campuses to Check Out

Because Rutgers is such a big school, there's plenty to do. The five different campuses each have a personality, and it is very easy to find your place. The bus system makes traveling around Rutgers easy, allowing anyone to visit the quiet Douglass campus to the busy life of College Avenue. It's wonderful.

Jan 24, 2012

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Local Atmosphere at Rutgers University

mkubal

'14

Biology and Biological Sciences

4.6
A

RUCAC

The rutgers colleges against cancer organization works together to raise money and awareness and get students involved to learn and educate others about the dangers of cancer and learn of the impact it has on those with cancer as well as their families.

Jan 12, 2012

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Facts

Shopping Centers
  • Menlo Park Mall
  • Woodbridge Center
Major Sports Teams
  • New Jersey Devils: hockey
  • New Jersey Nets: basketball
  • New York Mets: Baseball
  • New York Yankees: Baseball
City Web Sites
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
  • New York City: PA: 1 hour
  • Philadelphia: PA: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Did You Know?

5 Fun Facts about New Brunswick:

• The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick. Rutgers won against Princeton in 1869.
• New Brunswick has the most four-star restaurants in the state of New Jersey.
• New Jersey’s largest student-run philanthropy annually takes place in New Brunswick. In 2005, the Rutgers University Dance Marathon raised $191,172 for the Institute for Children with Cancer and Blood Disorders.
• New Brunswick is referenced in the movie, “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension,” directed by W. D. Richter.
• The house featured in the opening credits of the 1980s sitcom Charles in Charge, is located on the corner of George Street and Commercial Avenue.

Famous People From New Brunswick:
Michael Douglas (actor)
Alfred Joyce Kilmer (poet)
William Vanderbilt (financer)

Local Slang:
Cell it – Call my cell phone.
Mad – A lot of something.
Shottie – You scream this when you want to sit in the passenger seat when a lot of people are packing into a vehicle.
Tool – A person, typically male, who is not very fun to be around.
What’s good – Instead of saying “what’s up,” or “how are you?”

Movie TheatersWhat's This?

AMC New Brunswick
Route 1 South
New Brunswick
(732) 846-2275

Mega Movies at Brunswick Square
755 Route 18S
East Brunswick
(732) 651-MEGA

Regal Cinemas Commerce Center 18
2399 Route 1 S.
North Brunswick
(732) 940-8361

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