KnightBeat for April 16, 2026: RUSA election results, New Jersey’s World Cup struggles and Dr. Pierce on union contracts

In this episode, the WRSU News Department covers the latest New Jersey news from the Chick-fil-A shooting in Union Township to the anti-tailgating FIFA policy for the World Cup in East Rutherford. Other New Jersey stories included Bonnie Watson Coleman’s discussing women in leadership in New Brunswick and a reminder of the New Jersey primary elections in June. The hosts also discuss the latest updates to the ceasefires between Israel, Iran and Lebanon. In Rutgers news, former NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho appears at Rutgers for the “Scarlet Speakers” series, and WRSU interviews the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund Director, Tareq Hailat, on helping treat children in the Gaza Strip. WRSU interviews Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union President Heather Pierce on union contracts and the union’s efforts to rehire School of Arts and Sciences lecturers. The show ends with the breaking news of Alina Chen becoming the RUSA President-elect. Hosted by Maryam Malihi, Adam Kaplan and Chris Coddington.