school’s plan to update its facili-
ties to match those of its Big Ten
peers.
“I think a lot of things that hap-
pened over the last couple of
years have reenergized the
university,” said Paladino. “Rut-
gers entering the Big Ten - both
with its impact on athletics and
academics, but also its impact
on the City of New Brunswick
and the amount of people who
come to visit. At the same time,
we’ve got a new president in
Bob Barchi who was able to con-
summate the integration of the
University of Medicine and Den-
tistry. So, there’s a general era
of good feeling at the university.
I think this administration has
reached into the city wanting
to be engaged. Taking Mason
Gross, which has always been
a high profile school and mak-
ing it part of this redevelopment
project, was an easy call by the
administration.”
Mason Gross has long wanted
to launch a musical theater pro-
gram, but lacked the produc-
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