What is this blog?

The RutgersZone is a revolutionary new space located in the Livingston Student Center on the Livingston Campus of Rutgers University. The space includes games like Skee-Ball and Pool, an array of HD Satellite televisions and a full-service ice cream/soda shop.

In addition to creating a unique experience on campus for Rutgers students, the RutgersZone also aims to develop life and leadership skills of the staff members working in the space.

This blog, the RutgersZone Experiment, is a chronicle of this ground-breaking experience being shared by seven undergraduate student managers and one professional staff general manager. These students are being tasked with working as a team to create an unmatched on-campus experience for our guests, learning to become effective managers and constantly "pushing the envelope" for what is expected on a college campus. As a part of their employment experience, each student manager is asked to blog at least once per week about the processes associated with opening this space or developing as a manger.

Welcome to the RutgersZone Experiment!





About The Managers




After reading some of the posts we publish, you may want to know a little bit more about each of us. So, we decided to answer a few questions that are KEY to getting to know us and put them on this page. Below you can see a picture of each of us, and some information we know you'll love.




Name: Rebecca "Becky" Potts
Major: Marketing

Favorite Quote: "I am obsessively opposed to the typical"- Lady Gaga
Favorite game at the RutgersZone: Air hockey because it makes a lot of noise and people are always very competitive when they play it.
Favorite flavor of ice cream: Maine Camp Coffee.





Name: Adam Helgeson
Major: Political Science

Favorite quote: "Only a life lived for others is a life worth while."
- Albert Einstein
Favorite game at the RutgersZone: Pinball because it just has so many possibilities and flashing lights.
Favorite flavor of ice cream: Cookies and Cream.




Name: Ashley Simon
Major: Journalism and Media Studies

Favorite Quote: "Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get." -Forest Gump
Favorite game at the RutgersZone: Air hockey because it's exciting and competitive.
Favorite flavor of ice cream: Wicked Chocolate.




Name: Joelle "Aunt Jo" Bacino
Major: Applied Kinesiology

Favorite Quote: "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today"
Favorite game at the RutgersZone: Skeeball because it's addicting. I need to beat 300!
Favorite flavor of ice cream: Wicked Chocolate.





Name: Phylisha Moore
Major: Psychology and Criminal Justice

Favorite Quote: "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today is a gift. That's why it's called the present."
Favorite game at the RutgersZone: Supershot Deluxe Basketball because I love basketball, it's my favorite sport. It is the one game where you can earn a free round and it has a linked feature.
Favorite flavor of ice cream: Peanut Butter Cup.




Name: Ali Intravatola
Major: Public Health

Favorite Quote: "I have a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell" -Christopher Walken, SNL
Favorite game at the RutgersZone: Pinball because the theme is basketball, which is cool, and the magnets allow for cool tricks.
Favorite flavor of ice cream: Mint Chocolate Chip or Cookie Dough




Name: Lisa McGrath
Major: Communication

Favorite Quote: "Knowing is better than wondering, waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst mistake beats the heck out of never trying."
Favorite game at the RutgersZone: Basketball because I enjoy playing it and it makes me competitive.
Favorite flavor of ice cream: Cookies and Cream.




Name: Matthew "Ferg" Ferguson
Major: American Studies/Urban Planning

Favorite Quote: "Dulcius Ex Asperis"
Favorite game at the RutgersZone: Bullshooter Darts because it is a great game for a whole group of people.
Favorite flavor of ice cream: Maine Camp Coffee






Name: Domo
Major: Communication

Favorite Quote: "Domo, Konnichiwa!"
Favorite game at the RutgersZone: Domo love Shuffleboard.
Favorite flavor of ice cream: Domo love Strawberry.