Neighborhood Narratives Final Project: 'Common' Clues

Neighborhood Narratives Final Project
Clues Sheet

Clue #1- given to class, stand anywhere
Go one, go all…go on and drift but don’t fall. Here you’ll rest and make your call.
Sends them to the benches

Clue #2- At the Bench
Hipcast won’t help you here. Call this # to make your clue clear! (This uses up Lifeline #1)
Has them call me- I send them to the tree with this poem----sends them to the tree

“As a class we’ve gone into New Brunswick to see what’s there,
Each adding to the experience to show we all care.
Joyce Kilmer’s House was one stop on our way,
I think his poem might be something to say. “
I will give you the first line, complete the thought for your next clue:
CLUE: “I THINK that I shall never see”



Clue #3- At Tree
Here people have their ups & downs, smiles & frowns. Use your memories of doing emotional maps to go where people feel at home. Go as a group, never drift alone!
Sends them to Stonier

Clue #4- At Stonier
Now that you found your way to another clue, there’s something I need all of you to do. Take out a camera & stalk for a minute, then regroup and we’ll get back to it. Use the map (on the back of the clue) to get to the next clue.
Sends them to the back steps (use map to get there)

Clue #5- At Back Steps
From now until the puzzle is pieced together, you must tag each location with something that reminds you of weather. (Take a photo of this) Still need a clue? A lifeline will do!
Has them call Professor…

Clue #6- At Back Steps Still…
Professor: “Cats are curious creatures- where in this area would be a great outdoor feature? I suppose a pasture is out of the question, but there might be a small scale suggestion.”
Has them go to the grassy knoll

Clue #7- At Grassy Knoll
Creating this puzzle was no easy task, only a few more questions I will ask. What icon looks like a junkyard but the material is way hard?
Has them go to the statue

Clue #8- At Statue
You made it to the statue! Listen to my trivia and then solve this acronym:
B CATS (Brower Commons are the solution)---sends them to Brower

TRIVIA: That statue at the College Avenue entrance to Brower is NOT Richard Nixon staring towards the River Dorms. We asked Colonel Henry for information on this sculpture, and here is what we found out.
The sculpture was done by Herbert Ferber and is entitled Caligraph KCIII (1965). The Nixon interpretation is mistaken and the sculpture is simply a three dimensional rendering of the initials "K" and "C." Captain Commons continues to hear Red Shirts and other Tour Guides tell the Nixon Story, and wonders how long the Nixon "Urban Legend" will continue.


Clue #9- Congratulations! Brower Commons Dining Hall completes your puzzle. Put it together for one final thought (on the back)

“The Steps @ Brower Commons are a Free Speech Zone.”



So clearly, my project deals with the issue of Free Speech. These are the ‘Designated Free Speech Areas’ on Campus-

Designated Free Speech Areas:

Douglass CampusA designated free speech area is the patio and grass area on the Nichol Avenue side of the Douglass College Center

Livingston CampusA designated free speech area is located on the patio of the Livingston Student Center.

Cook CampusA designated free speech area is located in the middle of the Newell Apartments.

College Avenue CampusA designated free speech area is located on the steps between the main entrance of Brower Commons Dining Hall and Stonier Hall on College Avenue. The space also extends back to the Records Hall courtyard.


Ø Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship or limitation.

Ø In the United States freedom of expression is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. There are several exceptions to this general rule, including copyright protection, the Miller test for obscenity and greater regulation of so-called commercial speech, such as advertising. The Miller test in particular rarely comes into effect.



FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education)Freedom of speech is a fundamental American freedom, and nowhere should it be more valued and protected than at America's colleges and universities. The "marketplace of ideas" upon which a university depends for its intellectual vitality cannot flourish when students or faculty members must fear punishment for expressing views that might be unpopular with the public at large or disfavored by university administrators. Yet this freedom is under continuous assault at many of America's campuses. Speech codes dictating what may or may not be said, "free speech zones" confining free speech to a certain area of campus, and administrative attempts to punish or repress speech on a case-by-case basis are common today in academia.
Complaint Filed Against Rutgers-Victory for Freedom of Conscience," FIRE Press Release, April 2, 2003: In September 2002, Rutgers University denied the InterVarsity Multi-Ethnic Christian Fellowship, a student group, the right to take into account religious beliefs when selecting its leaders. A lawsuit, sponsored by the Alliance Defense Fund, was filed against Rutgers by FIRE Legal Network attorney David A. French on December 30, 2002. Rutgers has now settled with the group, and the students will be allowed to organize on Rutgers’ campus in a manner consistent with the purposes of their freedom to associate on the basis of their shared beliefs.