Student Caucus Rationale for Requesting Charge on Reviewing Alma Mater:

Rationale: The current Rutgers alma mater, "On the Banks of the Old Raritan", written in 1873, is not currently inclusive of all Rutgers students. In addition to being exclusively New Brunswick-centric, additional issues have been raised by the university community that the line, "And resolved that I should be a man" is also not inclusive or gender-neutral. Revised wording has already been adopted on the Camden Campus, according to some Camden students. The new wording makes the song's lyrics more inclusive, and the Student Caucus of the University Senate would like the issue of the alma mater reviewed by a Senate committee, with a focus on making the song inclusive of all Rutgers students and alumni.