Rutgers University
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maintain this rivalry in other sports, neither of them have met in football since 1980. Rutgers has a basketball rivalry with Seton Hall University, and has developed a growing three-way rivalry with the University of Connecticut and Syracuse University, both fellow Big East Conference members.
In the fall of 2007, six Rutgers New Brunswick/Piscataway's NCAA Division I sports were discontinued by the University, including men's swimming and diving, men's heavyweight and lightweight crew, men's tennis, and men's and women's fencing. Some continued as club teams, while some were disbanded completely. The University claims this change was due to budget cuts, while others claim it was a politically motivated move designed to protest state's funding changes.
World records
On April 10, 2008, students at Rutgers University broke the Guinness World Record for the "Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Ninja Turtles." 786 members of the University community gathered at the recreation center in Piscataway, New Jersey to accomplish this feat.
On Thursday, April 2, 2009 1,052 students, alumni, and members of the community at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, captured the Guinness World Record for the "Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Waldo." The event raised money for New Brunswick public schools.
Points of interest
* Easton Avenue
* George Street
* Grease Trucks
* The "RAC" (Louis Brown
Athletic Center)
* Rutgers Gardens
* Rutgers Stadium
* The Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium
at Yurcak Field
* Voorhees Mall
* Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
Drawing from the first football game played between Rutgers and Princeton.