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plained. The website featured college humor that was targeted at the Rutgers community. It might have something on the drink of the week or sexual position of the week along with funny images and captions sent in from students. in any sort of official manner, which was fine with us,” he said. Rosenfeld still remembers the first live stand-up show he ever saw. It was Chris Titus performing at the Stress Factory in New Brunswick. He and his friend bribed the guy at the door $20 It was created one drunken night during his Freshmen year. “As with most things at Rutgers, alcohol was involved” Every time Rutgers changed the front page of the website, slutgers.com would change theirs to look the same way. Rosenfeld’s co-founder and roommate had a brother-in-law who was a lawyer and they would always check with him to make sure they weren’t crossing the line. “I think the administration never acknowledged our existence NewJerseyStage.com to put them in the front row, not knowing that most people hate sitting there and they could have simply asked for the spot. His roommate used to perform at open mic nights at the club, but Rosenfeld didn’t start with stand-up until a few years after college. When he eventually decided that his passion wasn’t in the corporate world, but resided 2016 - ISSUE 1 Table of Contents 32