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Rutgers solar race car team receives 1st vehicle BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers solar race car team received a vehicle from a team at Stanford University. Three club members traveled to California to pick up the solar-powered car to bring it to New Jersey. They brought it back in a U-Haul, which saved costs. COURTESY OF ANTHONY SCALIA
The Rutgers Solar Car Team has obtained its first solar-powered vehicle from Stanford University, which it will work on to ultimately use in the Formula Sun Grand Prix race in July. Anthony Scalia, a School of Engineering junior, said the car is 65 percent complete, with missing parts such as the motor and wheels. The solar-powered race car needs to be repaired after it was used by Stanford University in the Australian World Solar Challenge in 2015. To get the vehicle, three team members flew out to California and brought it back in a U-Haul, he said. “(The solar car) is a student-college project,” Scalia said. “They are very similar to the cars you race around a track, but the solar cars take it a step forward from that.” The solar cars have improved since they were built in the 1980s. At the time, they could travel 15 to 20 miles per hour and could seat one person at
a time. Today, solar cars drive on roads and highways as fast as 55 miles per hour and seat up to five passengers. “It has been exciting to see these competitions go from just one person in one car, treating (solar-powered cars) like race cars, to making them more practical,” Scalia said. The new car provides physical proof of the work the team is doing, he said. In past years, when the team did not have a car, members would pitch to potential sponsors with pictures of other solar cars or sketches. The team was able to raise $3,000 from sponsorships from the Alumni Association, Conti Solar, football concessions and Governors Ball concessions. “We are hoping that we can sort of use this to leapfrog into an established team,” Scalia said. The team also works out of a packaging building on Busch campus, which is slated for demolition in four months. A new garage is planned to be built and completed in two years, Scalia said. SEE VEHICLE ON PAGE 5
Study finds new way to predict sea breezes CATHERINE NGUYEN STAFF WRITER
A Rutgers study has developed a new technique using advanced forecasting to interpret sea breezes, benefiting the offshore wind farms industry by making them a more predictable source of energy, according to Rutgers Today. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist Greg Seroka, who received his Ph.D. in physical oceanography from Rutgers, said how sea breezes behave and how oceans affect them has largely been a mystery until his team developed the technique. Seroka, the lead author of the study, collaborated with associate professor Josh Kohut, assistant professor Travis Miles and distinguished professor Scott Glenn in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences. “We have developed a technique to characterize and predict sea breezes, which could be critically beneficial for of fshore wind turbine construction planning, operations and maintenance — and help make wind a reliable substitute for fossil fuels,” Seroka said. The team conducted research on sea breezes crossing the New Jersey Wind Energy Area, which
is a zone off of Ocean, Atlantic and Cape May counties designated for the construction of huge wind turbines. Their study combines statistical analysis and weather forecasting to interpret sea breezes both nearshore and offshore, the first of its kind. Nearshore breezes blow towards the beach from the ocean, while offshore breezes blow the opposite direction, towards the ocean. During the summer, sea breezes occur on warmer afternoons when there is a higher demand for energy. These conditions change when winds from other directions push water on the surface of oceans away from the shore. This causes the water that hits beaches to be colder, since it came from the bottom of the ocean, which not only chills swimmers but also makes sea breezes from offshore more intense and occur earlier. According to the study, winds on land, or land breezes, prevent nearshore breezes from moving more inland, but do not have much effect on offshore sea breezes. With these findings, offshore sea breezes will be more predictable for the offshore wind industry. The Rutgers researchers hope to improve their predictions by learning more about the various kinds of sea breezes.
Two types of sea breezes are nearshore and offshore. Nearshore breezes blow toward the beach, while offshore breezes blow toward the ocean. Land breezes can prevent nearshore breezes from coming inland, but not offshore breezes. FLICKR
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Rutgers physician wins National Blood Foundation award CATHERINE NGUYEN STAFF WRITER
A Rutgers physician has recently been inducted into the National Blood Foundation Hall of Fame. As the provost at Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences, distinguished professor in the Department of Medicine, clinician at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and researcher, Jeffrey Carson holds many different roles in the medical field. While he spends time overseeing the care of adults and teaching, he also conducts research on blood transfusions, which led to his award. Early in his career, Carson was working at a hospital in South Jersey for a bloodless medicine program, which takes care of patients who decline blood, mainly for religious reasons. While most of his patients did not require special treatment, he said some became severely anemic, to the point where their blood count was so low it was life-threatening. Regarding religion, Carson said he wanted to respect his patients’ wishes on their preferences for treatment. His experience with the program inspired his later interest in research. “It just led to my interest in the question of how low could you let patients go in their blood count before they would develop medical problems,” he said. Carson started looking at hospital medical records, to compare patients who received blood with those who did not receive blood for certain medical issues such as heart failure. He then conducted clinical trials, a research technique where a group of patients are given a medical treatment according to an established protocol.
Using a coin flip, half of the patients received more blood and half received less. Some of the outcomes Carson looked for were whether they could care for themselves and which people developed more complications after being given their designated amount of blood. His studies showed that patients who received less blood did just as well as those given more blood. To a certain extent, blood could be withheld from the patient and they would still be healthy, he said. Carson was able to use his research to then publish new national guidelines for the use of blood transfusions. As part of a committee sponsored by AABB, a national blood organization, he and other experts in the field re-reviewed data and previous studies in order to create the revised guidelines. “The guidelines provided recommendations … what we recommend other doctors do, how much blood they give,” he said. In the past, doctors thought they needed to give more blood than necessar y. Over the past 10 years, 30 percent less blood has been used due to Carson’s and other physician’s research, he said. His current goal is to enroll more patients for his clinical trial. Carson said he had a quarter of the patients necessary and that when all patients are enrolled, he will gather information needed to further guide physicians in the use of blood transfusions and heart diseases. “Doctors are not sure how to best use blood … I expect research will provide some of that key information to guide how to care for patients,” he said.
Jeffrey Carson, the provost at Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences, distinguished professor in the Department of Medicine and a clinician and researcher at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, oversees the care of adults and teachers. RUTGERS.EDU
Doctors originally thought they needed more blood than necessary when giving blood transfusions to patients. Thanks to Carson’s research, 30 percent less blood has been used compared to 10 years ago. FLICKR
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VEHICLE Solar cars race by completing 80 to 100 laps, or 400 miles CONTINUED FROM FRONT
Most teams have a fully-functioning garage. With space at a premium at Rutgers, it took the team almost 18 months to find the space they are in now, he said. “There is a lot of driving around,” Scalia said. “A lot of bringing parts in bags, adjusting it and going back again because it is not necessarily next to a shop. We are using all the Rutgers resources that we can without physically having to build a building on our own at the moment.” But the team is optimistic for their race, citing the solar car team from Appalachian State.
Their team received a similar vehicle in 2013, which they got ready for a race within 30 days. In 2018, this same team raced coast to coast in Australia, Scalia said. Solar cars can potentially be used by average consumers in the future. The major drawback has been the use of carbon fibers for the car’s body, which was seen as expensive in the past. This may be changing because BMW produced the i3 car model from carbon fibers instead of the usual steel. “We look at that and say, if the i3 can be built with carbon fibers, why not put solar cells on them,” Scalia said.
Solar race cars compete in a format almost identical to that of fossil-fueled cars. The cars can speed up to 55 miles per hour and hold up to five passengers. Thirty years ago, solar cars could only go 15 to 20 miles per hour and hold one passenger. COURTESY OF ANTHONY SCALIA
Rutgers law school hires new co-dean CATHERINE NGUYEN STAFF WRITER
Rutgers—Camden has recently named Kimberly Mutcherson as codean of Rutgers Law School, making her the first Black and first LGBTQ law dean at Rutgers University. According to The Philadelphia Tribune, Mutcherson will be working with David Lopez, the co-dean of Rutgers Law School in Newark. She succeeds Michael Cahill, who will serve as dean and president of Brooklyn Law School. “I am thrilled to be able to continue my service to Rutgers law as co-dean,” Mutcherson said in a statement. “Working with David Lopez, I know that our institution has a very bright future and will continue to provide a high quality legal education and produce lawyers who change the profession and the world for the better.” Mutcherson first joined Rutgers in 2002, working as an assistant professor. In 2005 she was promoted to associate professor, then she became a professor in 2013. Most recently, she has served as the vice dean of Rutgers Law School since 2015. Some of the courses Mutcherson previously taught were Bio-
ethics, Babies and Babymaking, Family Law, Southern African Constitutional Law and Torts. She was also the faculty adviser for the LGBTQ student organization OUTLaws and the Black Law Students Association. She is also the author of numerous articles, and has experience with research on issues related to reproductive justice, assisted production and abortion. “Kim Mutcherson is a collaborative leader who is positioned to build upon the momentum and energy at Rutgers Law,” said Rutgers—Camden Chancellor Phoebe A. Haddon in a statement. “She is passionate about the value of a legal education that prepares creative thinkers who are ready to be leaders in virtually every aspect of our society. She sees with clarity the role of the law in protecting individual rights.” Before Rutgers, Mutcherson worked as a consulting attorney with the Center for Reproductive Rights. She was also a fellow, then later staff attorney with the HIV Law Project. She received a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania and later her juris doctorate from Columbia Law School.
The BMW i3 is produced with carbon fibers for the body, the same material solar-powered cars are made from. This suggests that the costs of producing cars in this material is becoming relatively cheaper compared to material typically used, like steel. COURTESY OF ANTHONY SCALIA
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A-Rod’s admittance of guilt sets him apart
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uesday evening, the Baseball Writers’ Association of T.J. HITCHINGS America voted closer Mariano Rivera, designated hitter Edgar Mar tinez and star ting pitchers Mike Mussina and Roy Halladay into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The four are undoubtedly deser ving of the grand distinction, being that each are among the best to play the game at their positions. But, with the great players that enter the hall each year, certain deser ving names continue to miss the cut. Namely, Barr y Bonds and Roger Clemens, who are of the sport’s most feared hitters and pitchers respectively. For the seventh consecutive year, Clemens and Bonds have appeared on the ballot, and for the seventh consecutive year, they have not acquired the necessar y 75 percent of votes needed to enter the Hall of Fame. As a shadow of steroid use accusation and of f-field legal drama looms over them, they have consistently improved the number of ballots they have appeared on each year in recent histor y. But, there simply is not enough time or enough confidence from the community to get the most feared hitter and a top-10 winningest pitcher in baseball histor y into the Hall of Fame. At this rate, Bonds and Clemens may never reach Cooperstown, yet another character cast out in infamy, former Yankee Alex Rodriguez, will likely make it in his first year of eligibility, 2022. Bonds, who is the MLB’s all-time home run king, seven-time Most Valuable Player, eight-time Gold Glove Award winner (the league’s best fielder at each position), 12-time Silver Slugger Award (best batter at each position) and is the only player in league history with more than 400 home runs and 400 stolen bases (762 HR, 514 SB) appeared on 59.1 percent of ballots. Clemens, who has the ninth-most wins as a pitcher (354), seven Cy Young awards (the league’s best pitcher each season), one Most Valuable Player award and two World Series Rings appeared on 59.5 percent of ballots. Rodriguez is a three-time MVP, a Batting Champion, a 14-time All-Star, a member of the elusive 3,000 hit club, has the fourth-most home runs of all time (696) and has admitted to using performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). While all three players have had steroid use accusations their whole career, only A-Rod was punished by the MLB directly.
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“With all this drama mounted against him, Rodriguez will still likely get into the Hall of Fame on his first attempt in 2022, even with Bonds and Clemens on the ballot still. ” Clemens had a mistrial and a not-guilty verdict in front of a federal grand jur y, Bonds had one charge dropped and one overturned and Rodriguez received, at the time, the largest suspension in the histor y of the sport. Rodriquez admitted in 2009 to using PEDs during his stint with the Texas Rangers from 2001 to 2003. In 2013, the MLB suspended Rodriguez for 211 games for his involvement in a separate steroid scandal. The suspension would have been the largest in the history of the sport before it was lowered to 162 games (one full season) after an arbitration hearing. The suspension effectively ended his career, playing in just 40 percent of games (260 out of 648) between 2013 and his retirement in 2016. With all this drama mounted against him, Rodriguez will still likely get into the Hall of Fame on his first attempt in 2022, even with Bonds and Clemens on the ballot still. While Bonds and Clemens ran from what everyone knew was the truth, Rodriguez served his time and has emerged as a changed man post-career. While Bonds and Clemens have continued to dodge questions about their scandals, effectively putting their own careers in a shadow, Rodriguez has been very open to discussing the highs and lows of his 22-year MLB tenure. These differences have turned the baseball world upside down on Rodriguez as they went from chasing him out of the league without the proper send-off that a player of his caliber deserved, to praising and admiring his role as a media personality that he has adopted since retirement. In 2018 Rodriguez made history, signing a deal to join ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” commentator crew, a role he already had for Fox Sports the previous year during the playoffs. Seldom before had anyone, nonetheless a former player, successfully worked for two competing media groups at the same time. He has also appeared on “Shark Tank” as an investor, CNBC’s “Back in the Game” and Barstool Sports’ podcast miniseries “The Corp.” He has transitioned seamlessly from disgraced athlete to beloved media personality. While it might take longer for Yankee haters and baseball purists to come around to the idea of A-Rod in the Hall of Fame, it is simply something people are going to have to accept by 2022.
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Reprehensible jeers, smug grin go viral Complicated, tense scene of teen, Native American reflects reality
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Criticism that media outlets got ahead of themeflecting the strained reality of America, on Friday, tense videos of a white teen wearing selves and that the students were unfairly maligned a Make America Great Again hat, staring at and that the media ran with one narrative before an older Native American man singing and playing a having the full picture remain broadly held. Phillips drum at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washing- said that the video shows the scene in which he is ton, D.C. saturated social media. The complicated con- attempting to diffuse an escalating situation between flict shown in the video depicting the crowd of students the teens and another group nearby, which was later from Covington Catholic High School surrounding identified as the Black Hebrew Israelites. The Southern Poverty Law Center characterizes the the man who was later identified as Nathan Phillips, a 64-year-old Vietnam War veteran there for the Indige- group as an extremist militant movement that has aligned nous Peoples March, has only grown more uncertain. against white people, Jewish people and the LGBTQ While we may never truly define the exact occur- community. Phillips claims his path was obstructed and rences of the viral event as no clear story can be deter- remained blocked by the teen. Sandmann said he was mined, the smug smirk of a teen obstructing Phillips there to also relieve the tension in the situation. Questions of how much criticism of the teens and their and the verging on sensationalist coverage by news outlets remains, needing to be confronted and understood. chaperones is due and what will be internalized from the Following the disreputable 1-minute video, which video and subsequent news coverage remains smothered in divisiveness showed a clear stoand uncertainty. ry of a teenager, “Questions of how much criticism of the teens Yet, the settled Nick Sandmann, facts of the conobstructing Philand their chaperones is due and what will be text of the video lips with a smile on internalized from the video and subsequent must not be lost his face as his coin the haze of horts chanted and news coverage remains smothered in contradiction yelled, more details divisiveness and uncertainty.” and sensationalemerged in a nearism. Because of ly 2-hour video that further complicated the situation. But, at this point, the lack of visibility and dehumanization in popular media outlets took the 1-minute video and used it as culture, the conditions of Native Americans are often overlooked. According to a study funded by the Dethe full story. While the apparent willingness to run a narrative with- partment of Justice, 1 in 3 Native American women are out the necessary corroboration is indicative of the prob- sexually assaulted, a large majority of which is comlematic nature of the sensationalist for-profit news outlets mitted by non-Native Americans. Per capita, Native that inform us, the decision of the students and chaper- Americans are killed by police at higher rates than any other racial or ethnic group, according to the Centers ones to act as they did must be critically acknowledged. Ruth Graham, writing for Slate, points out that, for Disease Control and Prevention. Native Americans “There’s no mistaking the core dynamics of the are disenfranchised and face historically omnipresent encounter: Sandmann smugly grins in Phillips’s adversities that demand moral intervention. While the full picture remains blurry among face and declines to step backward, and he’s backed by dozens of boisterous teens who are judgement and defense, the event at the steps of the jeering and mocking the much smaller group of Lincoln Memorial remains as a circulated symbol of tension in America. Native marchers.” The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 150th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff. Twitter: @Daily_Targum Instagram: @dailytargum facebook.com/thedailytargum youtube.com/targummultimedia
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Hart missed opportunity of impactful apology in light of past AN OPTIMIST’S OPINION ANUSHA KEMBURU
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n Dec. 4, 2018, the Academy announced that Kevin Hart would be the host of the Oscars 2019. Two days later, on Dec. 6, a series of homophobic tweets from 2009 to 2011 written by Hart resurfaced on the internet. The Academy provided him with two options: apologize or step down from the position. Then, the next day, Kevin Hart stepped down from hosting the Oscars. While one would think that the story ends there, it does not. Nearly a month after the entire ordeal began, Ellen DeGeneres showed her support toward Hart, encouraging him to host the Oscars, saying, “You have grown, you have apologized, you are apologizing again right now.” Of course, along with support for Hart has also come backlash. CNN’s Don Lemon made it clear during a segment of his show that what Kevin Hart has done thus far to make up for his words are not and will not be enough, asserting that “Apologizing and moving on does not make the world a better place for people who are gay or who are transgender. Being an ally does.” So once again, in the New Year, discussion has sprouted up, and there has been substantial support and opposition against Hart. Officially, on Jan. 9, Hart
announced that he definitely will not be hosting this year’s Oscars, adding that he is done talking about the entire ordeal. While I think that it is important to take in to account both sides of this debate over whether Hart should host the Oscars and whether he was right or wrong, I think that it is even more important to try and understand Hart’s reasoning for what he did and what he has said. When first presented with the ultimatum of apologizing or stepping down, Hart “passed on the apology.” He claimed that he has apologized for those tweets multiple times in the past, and that he has since
did an in-depth investigation into Kevin Hart’s past in order to deduce whether he had actually apologized for his tweets. The outcome of this investigation is the following: while it is clear that Hart has discussed his thoughts on homophobic material in the past five years, it is not clear that he has ever apologized or simply said that he was sorry for what he has said. In my opinion, the only time that Hart truly apologized for was in his interview with Ellen, where he said, “Openly I say, I am wrong for my past words.” This apology was one that was due a lot earlier than when he did finally say it. And while there
“When a celebrity apologizes and acknowledges their wrongdoings and their growth, the situation becomes not only a learning lesson for themselves, but one for the millions of people watching them.” grown and learned from his mistakes. In his interview with Ellen, he further revealed his perspective. Hart said that the unearthing of these tweets a couple days after it was announced that he was going to be the host of the Oscars was no accident. Instead, he claimed that it was “a malicious attack on my character … an attack to end me.” But, an article by Vulture is disputing his claim of past apologies. The article
is no doubt that it was not a coincidence that his homophobic tweets came out only a couple days after he was announced to be the Oscars’ host, Hart’s choice to make himself the victim in this situation is not something that I agree with. There have been many other people who have been hurt by things that they have said in the past. A prime example is YouTube star Jack Maynard, who
appeared on, but was pulled out of British TV show “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” after certain homophobic tweets of his were found on the internet. Maynard later apologized for what he had said and has come out of the controversy relatively unharmed. This is not to say that everyone who has tweeted, posted or messaged something wrong or rude in the past must be punished for it for the rest of their life. I truly believe that people grow, and as times evolve, people evolve with them. Once an apology is made, it is not right for an individual’s words to be constantly held over their heads. And while Don Lemon did say that apologizing does not really have any substantial impact on the world, I think that a celebrity’s apology could. Many people spend their days on celebrities’ Instagrams and Twitters, and many young people idolize certain figures. When a celebrity apologizes and acknowledges their wrongdoings and their growth, the situation becomes not only a learning lesson for themselves, but one for the millions of people watching them. Hart had the opportunity to do that for himself and for the people around him, but he chose to paint himself as the victim instead. Anusha Kemburu is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year majoring in political science. Her column, “An Optimist’s Opinion”, runs on alternate Thursdays.
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Healthy eating habits lead to 2019 resolutions that last BREANA OMANA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
As classes begin and we try our hardest to let go of winter break, we may begin to forget, or even give up on, our New Year's resolutions. News.com.au reported that most people give up their New Year’s resolutions in January, more specifically within two weeks. Alongside that statistic, News.com.au stated that 55 percent of New Year’s resolutions are health-related. It’s no surprise that eating healthier is a popular resolution, but it’s also less surprising that 80 percent of people do not achieve that goal. Eating healthy can be overwhelming, especially if you Google what it means to eat healthy. Is healthy defined as vegan? Vegetarian? Ketogenic? Healthy is so loosely defined and can seem unappetizing, especially if you’ve been raised on fattening, but delicious, food. To eat healthier and improve your wellness, you should adopt healthy habits that are manageable and sustainable in the long run. While this might only sound plausible for an adult with a well-paying job and a normal schedule, eating healthier can even be achieved by college students who juggle classes and work, tackle extracurriculars and have to resor t to extreme budgeting.
Rutgers dining halls take care to keep healthy options available. Neilson Hall on the Douglass campus also offers more nutritional takeout options. The campus also features Harvest, which offers options that focus on "whole, minimally processed food." INSTAGRAM For example, simply making sure to drink enough water throughout the day has led to weight loss for many people. Of course, this doesn't mean that you can eat 5,000 calories a day and have the body of your dreams simply by drinking water. It does mean that a little change, like making sure to drink enough water throughout the day, will lead to a faster metabolism and a flushing of waste from your body. The recommended amount of water per day is known as the 8x8 rule, according to Gaiam,
which is eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day. But what else, besides water, can college students afford, both with their money and time? The first thing that is key in a sustainable, healthy diet is to know what it is to be healthy and understand balance. While there are some people who consider a banana a dessert, your way to a healthier lifestyle doesn't have to be so extreme. If you are eating whole foods that are nutritious for your body, you are more than halfway there. Packaged foods that claim to be
sugar-free, low-calorie or include the word "diet" in it should be avoided. It is far better to eat foods that are closest to their natural state than it is to have a diet soda with a pack of low-calorie cookies. Eating foods close to their natural state doesn’t mean that you are only eating raw fruits and veggies. It means staying away as much as you can from packaged snacks and treats whose ingredients you cannot even recognize. As a college student it’s important to be resourceful and not get over whelmed with all
the presumed demands of eating healthier. The dining hall has options that are good for you and a wide array of fruits to choose from to eat during breakfast or take as a snack for later throughout the day. Additionally, the dining hall has a weekly nutrition newsletter that is a great resource available for all students. Every week, the team writes newsletters that cover topics “pertinent to the college community while utilizing the most current evidence and research-based nutrition information,” according to the Rutgers Dining Services website. These newsletters are reviewed by an expert in the field of nutritional sciences to ensure that you are receiving the best and most accurate information. These newsletters are available online and at every campus dining hall. In all, eating healthier does not have to be as daunting as it may sound or seem. To stick to your New Year’s resolution, adopt simple habits that make a big difference in the long run. The key, after all, to an internal and external change is consistency. Take advantage of the healthy options at the dining hall, Harvest on Douglass, the newsletters and much more. Making small, attainable changes and living in balance will have you on your way to a much healthier lifestyle and your body will thank you on the inside and the outside.
Game over: America's favorite show returns for final season ANNA MASCIANDARO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The widely popular HBO series, “Game of Thrones,” is returning this year for its eighth and final season. Set to premiere on HBO on April 14 at 9 p.m., a little less than two years since the last season aired. With the recent release of two teasers ("Dragonstone" and "Crypts of Winterfell") and two years to spare, fans have already spent time speculating what will happen. Here are four important things to keep in mind for "GoT’s" eighth season. For those behind in the series, read at your own risk.
DRAGONSTONE
The "Dragonstone" teaser shows the Painted Table at Dragonstone being encased in fire and ice. The ice represents the White Walkers and the Wight army coming from the North. The fire could represent Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow and their armies coming from the South. The fact that the ice encases the dire wolf, the sigil of the Starks, indicates that the White Walkers will take over Winterfell and continue south. The fire, in turn, covers a lion, the sigil of the Lannisters. In the last episode of season seven, Cersei
Lannister promised to fight alongside Jon and Daenerys, but she reneges and reveals to her brother that while Jon and Daenerys are up North fighting, she’ll be taking back her cities. The fire encasing the lion could indicate that Cersei either gets overthrown, killed or decides to join forces with Daenerys to fight the dead.
CRYPTS OF WINTERFELL
In this teaser, Jon, Arya Stark and Sansa Stark are seen walking through the crypts of Winterfell while ice slowly creeps through the halls. The three of them meet up in front of their own statues in the crypts, hinting at the fact that they might die in the upcoming season. But, many fans speculate that because Jon’s statue looks like an older version of him, he’ll die in the distant future. Something to note is Brandon Stark’s absence. This could mean that he’ll outlive his siblings, but many fans also believe that the feather which freezes over is his, tying into a larger theory about Brandon being the Night King.
THE VALONQAR
Back in season five, Maggy, a witch who uses blood magic to read people’s futures, prophesied that Cersei will marry
the king, become queen, have three children and watch them die. All of that came true, but in the books, Maggy also predicts that Cersei will die by the hands of the “valonqar,” which means “little brother” in High Valyrian. One of two important things to note is that the show doesn’t always stay true to the books. Many characters look different in the show than how they’re described in the books so this theory could be completely naught. The second is that Cersei has two younger brothers, Jaime and Tyrion. If Jaime is the one to kill her, then the betrayal will be all the more juicy.
THE PRINCE THAT WAS PROMISED AND AZOR AHAI
Azor Ahai and The Prince That Was Promised are similar in that people believe that they’ll be the one to end the long night, but it’s still debatable if they’re the same person. The main contenders for these roles are Jon and Daenerys, as both fulfill many of the character traits tied to the prophecies. Something to note is that Azor Ahai isn’t addressed in the show while the Prince That Was Promised is. Additionally, “prince” doesn’t necessarily mean that the savior must be a man because in
Emilia Clarke will be reprising her role as Daenerys Targaryen for the last time in the eighth and final season of "Game of Thrones." Fans have been waiting with bated breath to see how all the plot holes have been tied up. TWITTER ancient Valyrian, “prince” doesn’t have a gender. If Azor Ahai translates into the show and needs to create the sword Lightbringer,
which helps end the long night, then it will require a sacrifice similar to the what the original Azor Ahai did, which was kill his wife.
DIVERSIONS
January 24, 2019
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Happy Birthday: Slow down and stick to what’s most important to you. If you scatter your energy, you will end up running in circles. Look at your personal and professional relationships and consider who you have time for. Clear your slate of excess debris, and set your sights on what you want to accomplish. Your numbers are 4, 15, 23, 28, 30, 33, 45.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Personal gains look promising. Expand your interests and skills, but don’t buy in to someone else’s scheme. Spend time looking and being your best and concentrating on advancing your ideas and plans. Romantic spending should not be wasted on someone with ulterior motives. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t let your personal life disrupt your business affairs. Stick to what needs to be accomplished, and don’t stop until you’ve reached your goal. How you handle your responsibilities will make a difference in the way your colleagues and superiors view you. 5 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Use your knowledge and expertise to help bring about positive change. Refuse to let someone trying to use you for something throw you off guard. Choose your friends and your lover carefully. Emotional deception is evident. 2 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Make some changes at home that will allow you to pursue a creative hobby or entertain more. Set a high standard, and live by your rules. Personal gains look promising if you lead instead of follow. Walk away from unpredictable people. 4 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Be open to new beginnings or starting something unusual with someone you enjoy spending time with. A change will do you good and give you access to people and places that will stimulate you mentally. Love is in the stars. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t waste time on someone or something that isn’t good for you. Avoid excessive situations and people who skirt issues or mislead you. The best changes you can make are the ones you take control of physically and financially. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Listen carefully and base your decisions on what you verify, not what someone tells you. Problems with an older relative will add to your responsibilities. Be kind, but don’t make unrealistic promises. Romance will bring you closer to someone special. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Think before you respond. Someone is probably asking for too much or trying to push you in a direction that isn’t in your best interest. Let your instincts lead the way to avoid getting involved in someone’s trap. 4 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t make too much noise or someone will complain. Moderation will be necessary if you want to avoid a stressful situation. Avoid indulgent individuals as well as playing mind games. Stick close to home and to those you trust. 2 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Consider what you want and what you can afford before you sign up for something that could turn out to be a scam. Abide by the rules and regulations when dealing with institutions and government agencies. 5 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s important not to reveal secrets if you want to keep things moving along smoothly. Sharing too much personal information will put you in an awkward position. Uncertainty and inconsistency will make it difficult to make a decision. Sit tight. 3 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Emotional matters will escalate if you sit around and stew about what’s happened. Focus on giving back, doing something nice for someone or taking better care of your needs. Someone with greater life experience will offer a wise alternative. 3 stars
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January 24, 2019
OPENER Knights welcome Blue Hens to start 2019 season at East Brunswick Racquet Club ourselves,” Cochrane said. “In the past, we got hung up on who “We definitely had a lot of suc- we’re supposed to beat and what cess in our doubles, which was not. This year, we’re kind of fogreat,” said head coach Hilary cusing more on ourselves as inRitchie. “But we’re still going to dividuals and as a team and doing work to mix up our doubles pair- what we can do.” Even if Rutgers isn’t lookings, so that we have good funing at who it damentals and will be facing we can play throughout with anybody. But we also “I think our biggest goal the season, it’s noting competed well for this season as a team worth that the Blue in singles and Hens have alI think what is kind of not focusing ready begun we need to do on who we’re playing and their spring is continue season last our aggressive just more focusing weekend. Delstyle of playon ourselves.” aware’s first ing.” dual was a 0-7 In terms of loss to UPenn the overall fall JACI CHOCHRANE followed by a season, RutJunior winning sweep gers captured against Mount four out of five St. Mary’s in hidden duals against Stony Brook, Brown, its home opener. The Knights have a busy UConn and Buffalo. The strong and rather con- schedule compared to the fall, sistent showing for the Knights when they would have one or two didn’t come easy since they matches every weekend as well as cranked up training in practice two midweek duals in February and have garnered a lot of com- and March. Rutgers is slated for petitive spirit competing against 10 non-conference duals and 11 Big Ten matches with the majoritheir opponents. Interestingly enough, Rut- ty of its conference plays in March gers won’t be thinking about and April. “We do have a busy season, its opponents anytime soon. The Knights are working on the but I do think it works out nicely controllable, which begins with where we have to really be dilithemselves individually and as a gent with taking good recover y time. Some of that recover y united front. “I think our biggest goal for time includes our yoga,” Ritchie this season as a team is kind of said. “We’re tr ying to schedule a not focusing on who we’re play- really thoughtful yoga, but also ing and just more focusing on foam rolling and recover y time CONTINUED FROM BACK
Sophomore Maya Jacobs won two singles matches at the Northeast Regional Championships in the fall season. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2018 for the ladies, so that we can stay injur y free.” Rest and recovery seems to be key in preparing to compete against hungry opponents every week, but the Knights know that a large part of their season will be coping with the mental aspect of competition.
Not to mention, Rutgers doesn’t have any senior leadership. Luckily, the young and small group of Knights is something that Ritchie thinks will benefit the team in the long run as the season progresses. “I think it’s exciting to have a young team,” said Ritchie. “A lot
of times, being naive can be a great thing. You don’t set barriers for yourself and instead, we’re going to go out and see how much we can accomplish.” For updates on the Rutgers tennis team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter
IN BRIEF
G
reg Schiano, a name Rutgers alumni and football fans alike should be familiar with, may soon be back in the public eye in one of America’s most detested organizations. According to Bleacher Report, the former Rutgers football head coach is the most likely candidate to take over as defensive coordinator for the New England Patriots. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and James Palmer, Schiano is exploring his NFL options and is expected to serve in a “top defensive role” with the Pats. Schiano, who led the Scarlet Knights to six bowl wins in his 10-year tenure at Rutgers, is personal friends with Bill Belichick and is currently the top candidate to take over for current New England defensive coordinator Brian Flores who will be taking over as head coach with the Miami Dolphins after the Super Bowl. The connection between Schiano and Belichick stems from the organization’s penchant for drafting players that come of out of Rutgers. Should Schiano take the job in New England, he would be reunited with defensive backs Jason McCourty, Devin McCourty and Duron Harmon, all of whom played under Schiano during his tenure as head coach at Rutgers.
Schiano most recently served as defensive coordinator at Ohio State under Urban Meyer, but was dismissed this past season after Meyer stepped down effectively disbanding the Buckeyes coaching staff. This will be the New Jersey native’s second stint in the NFL after a short run as Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach in which he tallied an 11-21 record before being fired during the 2012 season. Schiano was also in line to become head coach at University of Tennessee but his alleged knowledge and lack of involvement in the Jerry Sandusky abuse scandal resulted in severe student backlash by Tennessee students and fans as the University was forced to rescind the job offer. While reports suggest Schiano is currently the most likely candidate, it is not set in stone as this is not the first time his name has come in reports in order to take on the role. Last year when former Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia left the organization to take over as head coach for the Detroit Lions, Schiano was reportedly set to take the job, but ultimately stayed at Ohio State. The retirement of Urban Meyer gives this year’s reports more credence, but there will be no confirmation for hires until after the Super Bowl.
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SKID Rutgers wrestling can secure second Big Ten win at RAC CONTINUED FROM BACK Like Rutgers, the Spar tans also had dif ficulty against nationally ranked opponents in recent matches. Michigan State
dropped their four th straight match to a top-20 team last Friday, as they lost a 30-10 match to the No. 6 Wolverines (8-0, 4-0).
Individual Knights who will be looking to break out of recent slumps against the lower degree of competition include sophomore 125-pounder Shane Metzler who has not won a Big Ten match this season and is looking to break a seven-match losing streak dating back to the Cliff Keen Invitational. Metzler will face the Spartans’ Rayvon Foley, who has had a consistent season. He comes into
Friday’s match with a 22-1 overall record in the 125 weight class. Foley was one of two Michigan State wrestlers who came away from their matches with a victory. He earned a 10-2 major decision over Michigan’s Austin Assad. Junior 141-pounder Peter Lipari, who was inserted into the lineup for the first time back in November when defeated Hofstra’s Garrett Lambert, has dropped six straight.
No. 5 junior 133-pounder Nick Suriano has not secured a victory since defeating Wisconsin’s Anders Lantz, on Jan. 11, the Knights’ last home match at the Rutgers Athletics Center (RAC). CURSTINE GUEVERRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2018
Lipari will most likely face the Spartans’ Austin Eicher, who lost his match 13-7 against the Wolverines’ Kanen Storr, despite securing a takedown. Eicher has an 11-8 overall record this season. No. 5 junior 133-pounder Nick Suriano will be looking to break out of a minor slump himself after dropping his last two matches. Suriano, who started the season with a perfect 14-0 and a national ranking in his weight class as high as third, has since dropped to fifth. He will go up against the Spartans’ Anthony Tutolo. No. 2 graduate student 149-pounder Anthony Ashnault has been dominant in his final season, sporting an unblemished 16-0 record and reaching the No. 2 national ranking in the 149-pound weight class. Ashnault will look to tally his 17th win against Michigan State freshman Jaden Enriquez. Another bright spot for Rutgers has been No. 13 graduate student 157-pounder John Van Brill. He has accumulated a 13-7 record on the season. He will likely face the Spartans’ Jake Tucker, who dropped a 12-3 major decision last week. The Knights have had an inconsistent lightweight lineup in their last several matches. But, maybe they can snap out of this slump with a winnable match against Michigan State, who is riding a five-match losing streak. For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow @TargumSports and @SchmiedJake on Twitter
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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK
SPORTS THURSDAY JANUARY 24, 2019
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“A lot of times, being naive can be a great thing. You don’t set barriers for yourself.” —Tennis head coach Hillary Ritchie
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TENNIS RUTGERS-DELAWARE, TOMORROW, 12:30 P.M.
Rutgers hosts Delaware in spring opener ALEX FABUGAIS-INABA CORRESPONDENT
After a successful fall season and a couple weeks on winter break, the Rutgers tennis team is ready to serve up a jam-packed schedule for the spring. The home opener for the Scarlet Knights begins on Friday at 12:30 p.m. where they face Delaware at the East Brunswick Racquet Club. In the fall, Rutgers competed in four tournaments, with the ITA Regional Championships being its most impressive showing in program histor y. Not only did five players make their way into the main singles draw, sophomore Maya Jacobs was able to win five matches to advance to the round of 16 where she lost in three sets to Yale’s Caroline Dunleavy. Junior Kat Muzik and freshman Tess Fisher shined on the court to make it all the way to the semifinals in the doubles draw. The Knights’ duo was the only unseeded team among the four pairs in the semifinal round, and unfortunately, they lost a close battle to Syracuse. Additionally, junior Jaci Cochrane and freshman Kristiana Zahare competed in the doubles quarterfinals, losing to Boston University in that round. Sophomore Isabelle Da Silva had seven singles wins and appeared in eight doubles matches last season. She accumulated a 3-2 record in the fall. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2018
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WRESTLING NO. 13 RUTGERS-MICHIGAN STATE, TOMORROW, 7 P.M.
Knights can end 3-match skid against Spartans JACKSON THOMPSON & JAKE SCHMIED CORRESPONDENTS
Having wrapped up a stretch of four straight meets against teams ranked inside the top 10, the Rutgers wrestling team will face its first unranked opponent of 2019 when it takes on Michigan State at the Rutgers Athletics Center (RAC) tomorrow night. The No. 13 Scarlet Knights (7-4, 1-2) are reeling after suffering three losses in their last four matches against No. 4 Iowa, No. 2 Oklahoma State and No. 7 Minnesota, and will look to get their second conference win against the Spartans (4-5, 1-3). Despite recent struggles, Rutgers has actually moved up a spot in the national rankings according to InterMat Wrestling. The Knights have moved from the No. 14 spot in the country to the No.13 spot. The match against Michigan State will kick off a string of three straight home meets for Rutgers and will be its only non-ranked opponent over that stretch. The meet will be a much-needed opportunity for a number of Knights up and down the lineup who have struggled against higher-tier opponents. Sophomore 125-pounder Shane Metzler has not seen a win since he earned a 5-3 decision over Hofstra’s Dyland Ryder earlier in the season. CURSTINE GUEVERRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2018 NBA SCORES
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UMME SALIM BEASLEY, head coach of the gymnastics team will prepare her gymnasts to travel to Iowa City, Iowa this weekend for their longest trip of the season. This is their first Big Ten meet on the road as they face the Hawkeyes.
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