After deliberating for two days, a NJ jury has found Dharun Ravi guilty of multiple counts of invasion of privacy, against his Rutgers University roommate Tyler Clementi and Clementi's guest, as well as multiple counts of bias intimidation. Here's the breakdown via the Star-Ledger so far —it's complicated because there are charges related to the various instances of spying, but Daily News reporter Christina Boyle sums it, "Jury find 1st time Ravi spied on TC it was by accident.But TC felt intimidated.2nd time Ravi knowingly intimidated TC & TC felt intimidated." more ›

Chris Christie isn't sorry that he called a Rutgers law student and veteran Navy SEAL an "idiot" during a town hall meeting last week. “Just because he was a Navy SEAL doesn’t give him the right to be a jerk,” Christie told reporters. “This was a guy with a political agenda who came in and wanted to try and make me look bad and not let me answer the question. He can cry his crocodile tears all he wants." Yes, because the only person who is allowed to have a political agenda is the Governor of New Jersey. more ›

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave one of his signature "straight-shootin" performances on Thursday when he called a pesky law student an "idiot." The "idiot" in question, William Brown, served in the Navy during the Iraq War, and wasn't shocked so much by Christie's words but the fact that he was escorted out of the event by two police officers. “I served my country, I am a combat veteran and they escorted me out like I was a criminal," Brown told the Daily News. "I couldn’t believe this is America.” more ›

Yankee Stadium has been re-sodded with thick, heavy Long Island turf for this afternoon's second annual Pinstripe Bowl between Rutgers (8-4) and Iowa State (6-6). People seem quite excited about it too: "Pinstripe Bowl" is trending on Twitter in NY; the Empire State Building was lit last night in anticipation —red, white and red on the north and south sides for Rutgers, red, yellow and red on the east and west sides for Iowa State—and Rick Santorum is hosting his own Pinstripe Bowl Watch Party! Hell, they even rang the bell at the NYSE: more ›

For the past week and a half, Sports Illustrated had asked its Facebook community to select what should be the "2011 Sports Moment of The Year" from 15 possibilities and, today, announced the winning moment is Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand leading his team out of the tunnel at their game versus West Virginia. LeGrand remains paralyzed after trying to make a tackle against Army in October 2010, so his return to the football field on October 29, 2011 was poignant. He said of that day, "So I left tire marks in the snow yesterday as I led my team out. Next time will be footprints." more ›

Dharun Ravi, who was charged with invasion of privacy, bias intimidation and numerous other counts after his Rutgers University roommate Tyler Clementi killed himself, refused to take a plea deal today. Ravi's lawyer said, “Simple answer, simple principle. He’s innocent. He’s not guilty. That’s why he rejected the plea.” more ›

Dharun Ravi, the former roommate of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi, is requesting that charges of intimidation, invasion of privacy, and evidence tampering among others be dismissed based on new evidence submitted by his defense team that paints a more complicated picture of their relationship leading up to Clementi's September 22 suicide. more ›

A 22-year-old Bayonne, New Jersey man is in a coma after a large group of teenagers beat him to within an inch of his life early Sunday morning. Dawid Strucinski, a recent criminal justice graduate from Rutgers University who is described by a friend as "one of the nicest people I’ve ever met in my life," was walking home from a convenience store around 3 a.m. when he intervened to help a buddy being attacked by the mob. CBS 2 reports that he suffered severe head trauma from the assault, and this surveillance video shows his assailants, who numbered between 13-20, repeatedly punching and kicking him in the head while he's down. more ›

A grand jury today indicted the roommate of a Rutgers student who committed suicide after he realized that his homosexual encounter had been recorded on webcam. The 15-count indictment against Dharun Ravi, which you can read below, accuses the former Rutgers student of bias, invasion of privacy, witness and evidence tampering. Another student, Molly Wei, was not indicted "at this time"—prosecutors say Ravi watched roommate Tyler Clementi's liaison via webcam from Wei's dorm room. (Wei already faces invasion of privacy charges, but her charges have not been presented to the grand jury.) more ›

Remember earlier this month when a bunch of Rutgers students used actual money to bring Snooki of Jersey Shore to their school? Paying her more than Nobel winning author Toni Morrison? Ha, kids these days right... well now some other students at the school want to undo it all by inviting Bruce Springsteen to the campus. There's even a Facebook campaign, titled “College Ave Freeze Out: Let's Bring the Boss to Rutgers!” Let's move past the fact that this is such a predictable choice—New Jersey people want to book Bruce Springteen!—and see what Facebook campaign head Daniel Oliveto has to say. more ›

Earlier this month, America's youth—specifically those currently enrolled at Rutgers University—paid Snooki of Jersey Shore an absurd amount of money to come fist pump at the school. More than the university paid Toni Morrison, in fact. (Kids today! Etc.) Now Senator Joe Kyrillos is prepping a proposal in the state Senate that would essentially, hopefully, lead to better choices. more ›

Last night Snooki, of Jersey Shore fame, went to college! Rutgers University invited the reality show starlet to come by for a Q&A, to the tune of $32,000. As everyone is pointing out today, that's $2,000 more than the school gave Toni Morrison for her commencement speech later this year. However, this booking was made by a student-run committee, using the mandatory student activity fees undergraduates must pay with their tuition. But still! more ›

It's been more than four months since Dan Savage started his "It Gets Better" video project, in response to the bullying and suicide of several gay teens, including Rutgers student Tyler Clementi. And now, Mayor Bloomberg has made his own IGB video (which you can see below). Many have criticized Bloomberg for slashing funds for homeless LGBT youths, but the City Council announced today that they have figured out a way to restore $35 million to the street outreach program. more ›

The parents of Tyler Clementi, the 18-year-old Rutgers student who committed suicide after finding out that his roommate had seen footage of him sexually engaged with another man, have reportedly filed notice to sue Rutgers for failing to implement or enforce policies that they believe would have saved their son. That includes judging how the school handled emails from Clementi complaining about his roommate, Dharun Ravi, and his apparent request for a new roommate. more ›

Former Rutgers students Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei have up until this point declined to discuss what exactly they saw the night that they allegedly watched webcam footage of Ravi's roommate, Tyler Clementi, engaged in a sexual encounter with another man. The two were charged with multiple counts of invasion of privacy, and have been the subjects of community outrage in the wake of Clementi's suicide. Now, their attorneys and friends are speaking out about what the two saw to save their reputations. more ›

During Saturday's Rutgers-Army game, Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand was injured while trying to make a tackle during a kickoff return towards the end of the game. He was motionless for seven minutes and taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, and yesterday, the school announced that the 20-year-old has no movement below the neck. His family issued a statement, "We want to say thank you to everyone for all of your prayers, kind words, and well wishes. We appreciate every single thought. Eric is in good spirits and we are praying for a full recovery." more ›

Last night, a statewide town meeting was held at Rutgers University in memory of student Tyler Clementi, who killed himself by jumping off the George Washington Bridge shortly after his roommate allegedly watched and attempted to share his sexual encounter via webcam. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) proposed legislation that would prohibit bullying and harassment at colleges. Lautenberg said of Clementi, "No one could have heard about this degradation he suffered without feeling pain themselves. This is a major problem, and we’re going to fix it." more ›

Rutgers University will hold a vigil today for 18-year-old Tyler Clementi, who killed himself after video of him engaged in a sexual encounter was transmitted over iChat by his roommate. But as the school plans this "opportunity for the members of the community and our allies to stand together united in peace, healing and social justice," officials are grappling over how to charge Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei, the two involved in the broadcast. They are already charged with invasion of privacy, but whether they are further charged with hate crimes or manslaughter, the case shows that for a new generation, privacy is no longer sacred. more ›

The suicide of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi has LGBT activists and other officials calling for bias crime charges. Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei have been charged with invasion of privacy after allegedly broadcasting a sexual encounter between Clementi and another man on iChat and then advertising plans to do it a second time, but some believe the internet voyeurism is an example of anti-gay bullying. Jean-Marie Navetta of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays told AP, "To this poor kid, it's better to be dead than to have people know he's gay. Therein lies the real tragedy here." Ellen DeGeneres also spoke out on her show: more ›

It was previously reported on Gawker that before committing suicide, Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi sought advice about his webcam-spying roommate on the gay message board JustUsBoys.com. Today the tabloids report that Clementi also turned to Yahoo! Answers for help. It's a sad read: more ›

Yesterday afternoon police found the body of a young man in the Hudson River, north of the George Washington bridge. WPIX reports that the NYPD believes the body is that of 18-year-old Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi, who jumped off the bridge last week, leaving a Facebook message, "Jumping off the gw bridge sorry." It's been widely reported that on September 19th, Clementi's roommate, Dharun Ravi, "used a camera in his dormitory room to stream the roommate’s intimate encounter live on the Internet," as the Times puts it. But was the encounter actually "streamed live" on the Internet? more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] Remember that time in college where you brought someone home and your roommate thought it'd be really funny to hide in the closet with your friends while the whole thing was going down? Be glad they didn't have the Internet. Two Rutgers freshman were charged with invasion of privacy after placing a camera in a friend's dorm room to broadcast the "sexual encounter" live on the Internet, and now, the subject of the prank is believed to have committed suicide. more ›

Rutgers may be the Garden State's state university, but the school has declined Governor Chris Christie's request that it grow all of New Jersey's medical marijuana. The idea for Rutgers to be the sole grower—and for hospitals to be distributors—allegedly helped "minimize some of Christie’s concern about the program posing a security and safety threat." But Rutgers' School of Environmental and Biological Sciences dean pointed out the Star-Ledger that "almost every aspect of the school’s business - from providing financial aid, to obtaining research grants, to seeking immigration visas for visiting professors and other guests - is tied up in federal funding." Robert Goodman said, "Higher education is infinitely tied to the federal government, operating under the presumption we are not violating federal law." more ›

Yesterday's annual report by Transportation Alternatives estimated that some 236,000 New Yorkers commute by bike every day; the number was an extrapolation of citywide cycling rates from the DOT's so-called screenline counts [pdf], taken at entrances to Manhattan below 50th Street. But this wasn't the only study of cycling in NYC released yesterday; a team of researchers working with Rutgers University professor John Pucher released their own study [pdf], which casts doubt on the rival report's extrapolation. And now there's a cycling study war brewing! more ›

A Rutgers pre-law student who was vacationing in Cancun is in a coma today under mysterious circumstances after sustaining brutal head injuries there. Joseph "Zeke" Rucker, 21, went on the trip to Mexico with friends two weeks ago to celebrate his graduation from Rutgers undergrad. more ›