EDITORIAL
BY DHIREN SHAH
Hello Readers,
Rutgers Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor has been informed that her contract will not be renewed after the current one ends. There were questions raised as to whether or not Cantor was an effective Chancellor, as per many opinions, and why she was not offered a new contract. Is it political or financial?
In response to our reporter Lev’s question, Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway replied, “I have great admiration for Chancellor Cantor, and as my August 16 message made clear, I believe she has done an outstanding job of leading Rutgers University-Newark since she arrived nearly 10 years ago. I am confident that she will continue to lead Rutgers-Newark with vision in the coming year.”
Despite the prompt response, he did not mention any clarification on the reason of not renewing the contract.
According to Derrick Henry, the CTLO collected 1,721 signatures to put a term limit question concerning Orange’s Mayor and Councilpersons on the November ballot. However, due to the rules and regulations, they might have to take this to the Superior Court. They have already received three quotations of election attorneys for representation. In 2020, for the mayoral election, there were 3,226 votes cast and 7,495 votes were cast for the councilpersons at large (3).
If the committee has collected 1,721 signatures in a very short period of time and not a single digital signature according to Derrick Henry, this shows that the community wants change in the system. This is not a clear change; this is a question in the ballot. Also, the Essex Clerk website is not up to par. Maybe with the politics in mind, the candidates’ names are not being placed before the election, but only after the results. It is Clerk Durkin’s duty to inform the residents who is running for the posts, so voters can easily find their names and can search their credibility to make a better judgement.
In my opinion, when the same person getting elected every time, the chance of growth is very little. New ideas, excitement and stepping into a new way of life will not be there. Politics for the same group of people will not bring a new shine to the economy and services for the people.
For years the Democrats somehow hold Line A and their slogan was Line A All The Way. Now, Essex County will have Line A for the Republican Party. Essex County Clerk Chris Durkin pulled randomly Line A for the Democratic Party for the past 17 years. However, the Republican Party went to court and finally got Line A for the upcoming November 7th election. Let’s see if Line A will have an impact for the Republican Party.
No one has landed on moon’s South Crater so far. Earlier this week, Russia made its latest attempt to be the first to land on the south side of the moon, but they crashed. India’s Chandrayaan-3 is about to land on the south crater on August 23, 2023 at about 8:30 EST in the morning. Let’s see what happens with India’s mission to be the first to land.
Have a wonderful week. I’ll talk to you next week.
