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New Jersey autism center opens at Rutgers after receiving $4 M APARNA RAGUPATHI CONTRIBUTING WRITER
After receiving a $4 million grant from the New Jersey Department of Health, Rutgers is now home to the New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence (NJACE). The center, led by principal investigator Elizabeth Torres, scientific director James Millonig and clinical liaison Jill Harris, aims to promote research, professional training and public awareness to improve the quality of life for individuals and families affected by autism. “The purpose of the center is basically threefold. We’re trying to
create something that is innovative, collaborative and comprehensive,” Harris said. For years, Rutgers has been at the forefront of internationally recognized autism research as well as the development of services for people with autism. This commitment to advancing autism treatment and care is what puts Rutgers in a strong position to house NJACE, Harris said. NJACE is also partnering with the Children’s Specialized Hospital, which Harris said is one of the largest providers in the region of services for children, teens and families affected by autism.
Autism is an umbrella term that encompasses many different medical conditions that lie in the nervous system and manifest through difficulties with social communication, Torres said. “There’s an expression that if you know one person with autism, you just know one person with autism,” she said. The center hopes to stratify the spectrum and advance personalized treatment methods while recognizing and building on the strengths of individuals with autism. SEE CENTER ON PAGE 4
The newly established New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence, located on Busch campus, helps to support autism research and outreach at the University as well as the state. PRONNOY NANDY
Rutgers students get murder case repealed CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR
Huwe Burton’s murder conviction was exonerated last month due to newly discovered evidence showing that he falsely confessed to the crime. It was discovered that the detectives who interrogated him obtained false confessions from other men as well. RUTGERS.EDU
Huwe Burton, who had no previous criminal record, was only 16 years old when he was wrongfully convicted of murdering his mother exactly 30 years ago. For approximately 10 years, students and attorneys in Rutgers— Newark Law’s Criminal and Youth Justice Clinic worked to absolve him from the conviction, according to Rutgers Today. Last month, in a hearing on Jan. 24, Bronx Supreme Court Justice Steven Barrett finally annulled Burton’s conviction and dismissed the case. Due to newly discovered evidence showing that Burton falsely confessed to the murder, Barrett was able to make his decision. The exoneration was due to the collaboration with Laura Cohen, the director of the clinic, her students, Steven Drizin, a professor at Northwestern University, Barr y Scheck and Susan Friedman from the Innocence Project and the Conviction Integrity Unit of the Bronx District Attorney’s Office. During his hearing, Burton thanked the students and attorneys who helped to vacate his case. “I could not have made it here by myself,” he said to the judge and spectators in the courtroom. Suzanne Hoyes and Adrienne V. Hawkins, both former students at Rutgers Law School, came to the hearing and said they remembered working on the case while in school. “To this day I feel like the work I did on Huwe’s case and in the clinic
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was my most meaningful experience at Rutgers Law,” Hoyes said. She is currently a chief compliance officer for an investment management firm in Chicago. “The justice due to Huwe came after decades and decades of doggedly fighting and I was grateful to be a small part of that fight.” The Criminal and Youth Justice Clinic was first involved in 2009, when Drizin asked Cohen to join the legal team for Burton. Cohen and Drizin had also been working together on another juvenile false confession case, helping to exonerate David McCallum and Willie Stuckey in Brooklyn five years ago. At the time the clinic became involved, Burton had just been released on parole after serving for 20 years. Drizin, Cohen and her students investigated the case for the following six years, finding evidence about an alternate suspect and also revealing that the three detectives who interrogated Burton had obtained false confessions previously from two other individuals. When Darcel Clark was elected as the Bronx District Attorney in 2016, the evidence was used to begin the path to Burton’s exoneration. After her election, Clark established the Conviction Integrity Unit and was introduced to Drizin and Cohen by Scheck, , who also became a part of the legal team. The Conviction Integrity Unit helped to gain access to other evidence, which had previously been undisclosed, that confirmed Burton’s innocence. Based on this SEE CASE ON PAGE 4
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High school collaborates with RAC concessions CATHERINE NGUYEN
“I love working with the kids at the Rutgers games,” said Roberta Smith, the Rotary Club president at the high school, The Interact Club from North according to TAPinto. “They are Plainfield High School has been so enthusiastic and conscientious staffing some of the concession about their work, it’s fun to be stands at the Rutgers Athletic there with them. The scholarships Center (RAC) this season. that we award at North Plainfield The club sent more than High School only go to members 20 of its members to four of Interact. This is our way of basketball games and four thanking them for their hard wrestling matches, according work and dedication to our club to TAPinto. They staf fed two and the community.” concessions at each game to The Interact Club not only raise money for scholarships. helps the Rotary Club with The Interact Club members, concession stands, but also with along with members from the their annual track and field meet in Rotary Club at the high school, June. The club members work as prepared classic game-day foods assistants to the such as hot event, helping dogs, burgers, to officiate pretzels and “We are blessed to have the kids from Interact activities for popcorn to support our club’s service projects.” hundreds of serve to fans. student athletes They also RAVENELL WILLIAMS from various made fountain Past President of the Interact Club middle schools. soda to order, “We are served snacks blessed to have and gave hot beverages such as coffee and hot identifies the ‘best of the best’ the kids from Interact support chocolate. The experience helped for recognition as ‘Students our club’s service projects,” them work together and develop of the Month’ throughout the said Ravenell Williams, a former president of the Interact Club, customer service skills. school year.” “We have been working Whether the concession stand according to TAPinto. “And it’s concessions at Rutgers for over is having a slow or busy night, the our pleasure to help instill in some 18 years,” said Michael Townley, members of the club said they and strengthen in others the ideal of service to others.” a member of the Rotary Club who take their job seriously. NEWS EDITOR
chairs the event, according to TAPinto. “For over half that time, the Interact Club has supported our project with their hard work and dedicated service.” The Interact Club works to serve others through different projects and programs. Alexandra Pereira, a Spanish language teacher, is the adviser of the Interact Club at the high school. “(Pereira) is a great club adviser,” said Townley. “She guides the club through their own activities and ser vice projects, such as sponsoring blood drives, and really allows them to develop their leadership skills. (Pereira) also
Michael Townley, member of the Rotary Club and chair of the event, said he has been working at concessions for the University for more than 18 years. FACEBOOK
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CENTER Current autism research is primarily focused on young white males CONTINUED FROM FRONT
To accomplish these goals, Torres said NJACE is working with an advisory board of patients, family members, school program representatives and other stakeholders to identify priorities and gaps in services. In addition to the advisory board, the center also holds brainstorming events that bring different parts of the community together to collaborate and develop the center’s goals. “It’s driven by self-advocacy, it’s driven by family, it’s driven by
the consumers of the treatments,” said Torres. While the center itself does not conduct research, it does help to support autism research at Rutgers and all over the state. “What we do is lower the barriers so that researchers can accomplish their goals,” Torres said. This comes in the form of buying cutting-edge equipment or recruiting participants for experiments, she said. The latter has proven to be a problem in autism research though, since the majority of current research
is focused on young white males and does not adequately represent females, minorities or adults with autism. The center, while also carrying out its other goals, is addressing this problem. “We haven’t been wasting any time,” Torres said, “We’ve been recruiting participants through the school system and the Children’s Specialized Hospital.” One of the center’s upcoming projects includes creating an online repository of autism resources. The repository, along with training modules and webinars, will also make information accessible and easy to navigate for students, families and service providers. With new technology, the center also hopes to bring autism research to different fields such
as machine learning, computer science and biomechanical engineering. The goal of this, Torres said, is to create a multidisciplinary approach to autism. To that end, the center hopes to educate people in other fields about autism and vice versa. “We have new techniques for scientific computation and artificial intelligence that can help us stratify this heterogeneous disorder,” Torres said. This was not the case 10 years ago, she said. Now it has become part of the center’s mission to bring people up to speed, which means crossing boundaries and integrating people from all different walks of life. “There’s a lot of work to be done and the way that work gets done is by involving as many interested people as possible,” Harris said.
Having recently awarded a Faculty Scholarship Award to Dr. Sallie Porter of the Rutgers of School of Nursing, Harris said the center is encouraging the development of autism-centered curriculum and courses that students can take in the future. The center is also supported by a number of volunteers, including students from the computer science department who are putting together NJACE’s website and training modules. Harris and Torres said students can also get involved by reaching out for lab tours, learning about autism and stopping by the NJACE’s booth on Rutgers Day. “Hopefully it’s the students that will be the generation to solve the conundrum of autism and help us understand how the human brain works,” Torres said.
CASE Darcel Clark was elected Bronx District Attorney in 2016 CONTINUED FROM FRONT evidence, as well as advances in science understanding false confessions, Clark’s unit recommended that the indictment be dismissed against Burton.
“They may have hard exteriors but you don’t know how vulnerable they are on the inside. They’re scared.” HUWE BURTON Exonerated for Murder
Huwe Burton (left) was wrongfully convicted 30 years ago, in 1989. Twenty years later, in 2009, which was when the Rutgers Law School clinic first became involved with his case, he was released on parole. RUTGERS.EDU
“Working on the case seemed an uphill battle,” Hawkins said. “Huwe’s gracious spirit and positive outlook on life despite all that happened to him was inspiring.” At the hearing, Cohen also spoke of how inspired she was by Burton. “I and every student who has worked on this case over the years ... have been inspired and moved by his seemingly limitless
$1.5 M grant awarded to Rutgers health center BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN NEWS EDITOR
A $1.5 million grant has been awarded to the Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC) to bring together University stakeholders from different health sectors to collaboratively develop a new training paradigm for students who should be able to deliver physical and behavioral healthcare simultaneously, according to a press release. The project will bring together eight Rutgers schools under the leadership of UBHC, according to the release. This includes Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers School of Nursing and Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy. “This Nicholson Foundation grant will result in a major shift
in the way the future healthcare workforce will provide care, both in New Jersey and beyond,” said Dr. Frank A. Ghinassi, president and CEO of Rutgers Health University Behavioral Health Care. “Once implemented, this new training approach to healthcare education will produce a sustainable pipeline of better-trained health providers and bring about a future in which healthcare is conceived of, taught, mastered and delivered from an integrated delivery perspective.” Physical health delivery systems have always been separated from behavioral health, according to the release. This is despite decades of research and clinical consensus finding that treating the whole person produces better outcomes for individuals and lowers costs for the health care system.
patience and his steadfast determination to achieve justice, not only for himself but for his parents,” she said. Working in the clinic had a huge impact on both Hawkins and Hoyes. Hawkins said she took the values she learned from the clinic and applied it to her job as a prosecutor in the Bronx District Attorney’s office. “Compassion, humility and above all, a zealous search for the truth,” she said. Burton had previously spoken to Rutgers Law students in 2017, before he was exonerated. He said he remembered being interrogated for hours by the police without an adult present and being told he would get leniency if he confessed. “They may have hard exteriors but you don’t know how vulnerable they are on the inside. They’re scared,” he said. Regarding advice for aspiring future lawyers, Burton said they should let their clients know they will fight for them. “You will be surprised how far you will take someone in spirit,” he said.
The initiative by UBHC differs from most of the current training programs in integrated care, as they usually focus on retraining professionals on the job, according to the release. Instead of this approach, UBHC will build the infrastructure and develop the curriculum needed to create an integrated workforce. The grant was awarded by the Nicholas Foundation, according to the release. Which, according to its website, is an organization that is dedicated to addressing the complex needs of vulnerable populations in New Jersey’s urban and other underserved communities. “Ultimately, we want to make integrated care ‘the new normal’ throughout the state of New Jersey,” said Dr. Arturo Brito, a pediatrician and executive director of the Nicholson Foundation. “We want the next generation of health providers to start their careers knowing how to function effectively in interprofessional teams that provide high-quality, patientcentered, fully-integrated behavioral and physical healthcare.”
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We ought to curb our materialistic practices KAANOTATIONS KAAN JON BOZTEPE
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n the age of modern technology, fast food-style clothing and consumer culture, in the broadest of terms, materialism seems as though it is inevitable. Computers store your cookies strictly to advertise to you, many public icons preach on what they have and what people should strive for and success is seen through which car you drive, how big your house is, if you are married with children and so on and so forth. The disconnect between seeing someone as successful due to their good virtues such as appropriate mannerisms, helpful deeds and charitable works seem to have fallen into second nature. Due to this, today I will be discussing why materialism is bad for you, but why, most importantly, it will lead you down a rabbit hole of continuous dissatisfaction. I myself am an overthinker, so I do understand the inclination to pursue the luxurious things as I, like many others, strive for stability and have been taught to be materialistic due to the nature of the capitalistic society we live in. But, I no longer live in the constant exhaustion of pursuing the “luxurious” things, such as the bigger house and newer car because human beings are never fully satisfied with materials. Let us say, for example, that you were able to afford and get the newer, more luxurious car. People are turning their heads on the streets in awe and envy, your colleagues are talking about how fortunate you are to have the newest model with the fanciest interior and all of this feeds your ego for a few weeks, give or take. But then what? Then it just becomes a car and the dopamine high you got from the first few weeks dies down. The reason behind this is that humans have an insatiable desire to own things and have the belief that possessing these materials will help them achieve happiness and fulfill their desires. Like I said earlier, materialism is normally what people use to bookmark how successful they are, as the more you own, the more fruitful your life ought to be. Humans tend to equate buying things with positive emotions, which causes people to think that buying new things will make us happy. But, these positive emotions are short-lived, causing frequent changes in mood and leaving people to enter a cycle of constantly buying new things to connect to the lack of happiness inside ourselves. Coming back to my point about our fast-paced capitalistic society — buying stuff does not actually make us happy. Human emotion is inconsistent, constantly going up and down in terms of happiness and sadness. Scientific research from Tufts University shows that the strong materialistic tendencies people have undermine the well-being of human health, as the minimal, momentary satisfaction of purchasing new items causes happiness that is shortlived and commonly leads to anxiety, migraines, narcissism and antisocial behaviors. The existing scientific research on the value of materialism shows a clear correlation between people having a lower personal well-being and psychosomatic issues due to the need of supplementing happiness with purchases. Capitalism is only continuing to grow, especially with the increase in ads via social media platforms that can make a brand — as well as common fashion, car and home trends — global within seconds. With this in mind, I want to inform my readers with a variety of ways to either limit their materialistic tendencies or at the very least be selfaware. First and foremost, you are not what you own. Owning things becomes an important tool people use to fill an internal void one feels in life. Unfortunately, as discussed before, even if you are rich, you cannot be wealthy in life unless your internal world is happy. But, materialism is bigger than just objects. Aside from separating your identity from the things you own, you must be mindful that relationships are about doing, not about having and controlling. You do not own your friends, partners or colleagues. Viewing your relationships as possessions will only cheapen the relationship you have with them and limit the true pleasure you can receive by being mutually void of possession and strictly focused on connection. We must build good habits to be happy in our internal world, some of which include: time management, discipline, meditation and emotional control. These intangible properties will replace your need for physical ones. Attachment to things creates suffering. This does not mean abandon everything, but you should learn your limits. On a final note, think objectively, you cannot take material things with you when you are in your grave so be self-aware of what you value and why. Kaan Jon Boztepe is a School of Arts and Sciences junior double majoring in philosophy and history. His column, “Kaanotations,” runs on alternate Tuesday’s.
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Normalize substantive conversations It was a graduation par- Things That Show People You’re Intelligent, Without ty, one that was beautifully You Having to Say It.” These results were far from what I was searching FATIMA NAQVI decorated with lights, a fire surrounded by chairs for for. I wanted information about making critical thinking the guests to sit on and food, a part of an informal setting — a setting where no one that made me realize how disconnected our gener- feels the pressure to prove anything to a potential boss, a ation really is from each other. There were games, setting where friends can help enlighten each other and music, sparklers and smores. It looked and felt per- enjoy the discussion — how can we make that a norm? Although there is not much research available to fect when I walked in. As I sat down around the fire, I sensed a strange prove the psychological impact of everyday discussions feeling of awkwardness and discomfort among the involving critical thinking, a psychologist at the Univerguests, most of whom were in their late teenage sity of Arizona, Dr. Matthias Mehl, performed a small years. I realized then that, although we are great at research experiment on this topic in 2010. He found small talk, it is the absence of substantive conversa- that nearly 50 percent of the happiest person’s convertion that has become one of the biggest obstacles in sations were substantive whereas only 22 percent of the the younger generation for socializing and connect- unhappiest person’s conversations were substantive. Mehl concluded by saying that, “By engaging in ing with one another. Somewhere in the midst of the technological revolu- meaningful conversations, we manage to impose meantion, the social media age and the imprint of the mentally ing on an otherwise pretty chaotic world and interperdamaging aspects of the world around us, our genera- sonally, as you find this meaning, you bond with your tion has standardized the perception that insightful dis- interactive partner, and we know that interpersonal concussions are not “fun” and cannot, therefore, be part of nection and integration is a core fundamental foundation of happiness.” social gatherSmall talk ings. Making does not allow critical think“We are a generation that looks at insightful us to think or ing a part of discussions as something that is banned from a to open our our everyday It makes lives does not social gatherings. We need to learn to enjoy creativity, minds. individuals feel only make a thinking, debates and even arguments.” unsatisfied with person more their social inaware of the teractions. It world around them, it also brings one closer to other individuals and reduces our ability to interact genuinely and comforthelps us understand the complex beings each of us are. ably with people. The world around us, particularly for teenagers in It opens our eyes to countless misconceptions we might have previously held. It teaches us conversational, high school and college, is all about competition. One public speaking and social skills. It allows us to display must get into a good university, one must network, get our knowledge of various issues while simultaneously involved in internships, get a good job and get good motivating us to educate ourselves more about topics we grades. But, it is equally important to take time to work might not have been informed on. If our generation can on ourselves. We are a generation that cannot begin a start working toward standardizing intellectual, deep conversation with one another if we are strangers sitconversations in social gatherings instead of resisting ting next to each other on the train. We are a generation that looks at insightful discusthem, we can become a well-connected, highly skilled, more confident, successful and genuinely happier youth. sions as something that is banned from a social gatherOver the next few days following the graduation ings. We need to learn to enjoy creativity, thinking, departy, I employed the instant access we have to the bates and even arguments. To be happier, to be more internet to read articles that discussed tips for sub- successful, to be more genuine and true to ourselves stantive conversation starters. One of the first ones and those around us, we need to help each other grow. I came across was a Business Insider article titled, The only way that can be done is if we make our infor“14 ways to skip the shallow small talk and have mal social gatherings a space to learn from each other. deep conversations.” It included tips such as “avoid Fatima Naqvi is a School of Arts and Sciences sediscussing the weather” only for professional networking events. Another article was titled, “12 Little nior majoring in economics and political science.
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Liam Neeson showcases blatant racism most hold implicitly LEFT BRAIN, RIGHT BRAIN BREANA OMANA
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f you are a person of color, particularly if your skin and features are not racially deceiving, there is usually a “talk” your parents will have with you at a very young age. “Don’t let anyone mess with you.” “You’re going to have to work twice as hard, just to get half as far.” “You can’t go here or there.” As a Latin American woman, I have heard this my whole life and was not taught to, but grew to understand, that I can almost never let my guard down. “I mean any time you’re different or you stand out, you got that ‘x’ on your back,” said Neil Holmes, a Black 32-year-old man who is a champion and legend in the very white-dominated sport of bull riding. While I will never know what it is to be a Black person in this world, I can sympathize on the level that I know what it is like to have a big “x” on my back. I think there is this misconception that the country and world is racially tolerant, so much so that things are somehow safe for minorities, Black people in particular. To counter and disprove that very inaccurate and ignorant idea, there is an abundance of stories — one like the recent controversy of Liam Neeson. In an interview with The Independent, Neeson
admitted to looking for a “Black b******” in the streets to kill in the wake of finding out his close friend was raped by a Black man. While Neeson says this is a story that showcases blinded revenge, it is not — it showcases the hand-in-hand walk with racism many are unaware they are taking. Neeson says he is not racist, but it is important for him, and others, to understand that what he admitted to doing years ago was, in fact, racist. He could have asked how old the man was, how tall,
He continues, “Who knows how many innocent Black men have been murdered, castrated, lynched or hung or spent time in jail only because a white woman said that a Black man raped her.” If it were a white man to have raped Neeson’s friend, he would not have walked around looking for a “white b******” to kill because that means he could have easily killed himself, a relative or a friend. “I mean anytime you’re different or you stand out, you got that ‘x’ on your back” — it
“Unless people call things for what they are — racist — and stop validating racism and diminishing it, they will live unknowingly as monsters who contribute to some of the greatest evils of our world.” etc., but instead all he cared about was that he was Black. There is this history that Gary Younge and Spike Lee both touch on when commenting on this Neeson story. Younge explains how “the threat of the violation of white women by Black men — both real and, more often, imagined — has long stood at the core of racist tropes and atrocities.” Lee, in an interview with BBC echoed Younge, saying that the KKK was formed to “save white Southern womanhood.”
is not paranoia, it is the reality of our world. Neeson was not looking for the perpetrator of his friend’s rape, he was looking to kill any innocent Black man, as he linked the sins of one man on the color of his skin deeming the entire community as savage, violent, barbarous and not human. Part of white privilege is not understanding what it is to be linked to and held a slave to the sins of one person. There aren’t people walking around ready to kill any white man they find on the street
because of Ted Bundy. It is understood, to stereotype an entire race like that is inhumane and unfair. But somehow this does not apply to Black people because as Younge explains “for some people, Black men are still not yet human.” Younge explains how “the sanctity of Black life has yet to be settled. When some white people look at us they see anything from a misplaced grievance to a cautionary tale. What they do not see are human beings. We are still fair game.” Younge speaks to the reality of the Black experience that Neeson and many others cannot grasp. The dehumanization of Black life is a vital part of Younge’s opinions piece. That dehumanization of Black people, and all minorities for that matter, is subconsciously engraved in the minds of many people. Unless people call things for what they are — racist — and stop validating racism and diminishing it, they will live unknowingly as monsters who contribute to some of the greatest evils of our world. The Neeson interview does not showcase revenge, it showcases the threat people who are unaware of their own racism and dehumanizing ideals continue to pose on this world. Breana Omana is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in journalism and media studies and minoring in political science. Her column, “Left Brain, Right Brain,” runs on alternate Tuesday’s.
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Host or no host: Do award shows need celebrity guides? BREANA OMANA CORRESPONDENT
Glitz, glamour, movie royalty and award statues of a ver y muscular gold man – the Oscars has it all. The 91st Academy Awards will air Feb. 24, but unlike previous years, it seems the world has been talking about the Oscars a lot more than usual. This year, the Oscars will air with no host for the first time in 30 years, and headline after headline shows that people can’t get enough of this stor y. Back in December, Kevin Hart was announced as the 2019 Oscars host, but this didn't last for long. Just a few days after, old tweets resurfaced from 2009 to 2011 where Hart had made a multitude of offensive jokes in regard to the LGBTQ+ community. The backlash was tremendous and Hart, quite fervently, said he would not apologize nor would he host the Oscars. Well that was two months ago, and since then, the Academy, in order to save time during the show, said it will not be having a host at all. With the announcement of the award show forging on with no host, many have wondered if the show will be a disaster and if not having a host takes away from the allure of the show. But Good Morning America anchor T.J. Holmes said it
Once Kevin Hart dropped out of the hosting role, the Oscars made the bold decision to go without one. For the first time in 30 years, we'll see how the stars cope with no host. INSTAGRAM best – “No host, no problem, the show has to go on.” So are the Oscars really doomed with no host, or is Holmes and his “the show must go on” mentality onto something? Award show hosts, after all, usually just do a heavily planned opening monologue, and then pop up intermittently throughout the program. The performance of a host can go bad quickly with old, overused jokes, long and rehearsed monologues that fall flat and trip-ups over teleprompter joke lines. The
Ringer echoed this sentiment when Alison Herman described the show as “an evening-long straitjacket you need to make look like a tux.” Herman continued, “The job may seem ritzy, but it’s considered one of the hardest in show business.” It’s true — they’re either too political, not “woke enough,” too loud and obnoxious or too boring. They just can’t win. In true American fashion, we are greedy and demanding of award show hosts and with those expectations we
are disappointed time and time again. So what is the big deal if we don’t have a host? Well again, in true American fashion, we romanticize traditions and award show hosts are just that – tradition. But it doesn't mean they are necessar y to the success of award shows nor does it mean their bits are good. Award shows may actually pan out even better without a single host. “Instead of a single host tying the show together, that
job will fall to various celebrity presenters who will likely step in throughout the night to introduce segments, hand out awards and, according to Variety’s sources, perform skits and musical numbers,” according to Vox. While many of us aren’t used to watching award shows without hosts, we must understand this is a position we have, for the most part, just grown used to. Furthermore, an award show function can still be just as entertaining without a host. It's refreshing to see new things and break from tradition sometimes, as some traditions are actually quite unnecessar y. Award shows, after all, are about celebrating art and the Oscars should be just about celebrating film. While it’s nice to see an award show host per fectly deliver a monologue and nail their bits, the truth is, this rarely happens. There is so much pressure put on hosts to do something or be someone they’re not, all in the name of having a celebrity host the show. In reality, hosting is nothing but a tradition and an excuse to put celebs through the wringer. The Oscars, and any award show for that matter, will be just fine without a host and as they say in show business, the show must go on.
21 Savage becomes most high-profile ICE detainee yet ALMIER MCCOY CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The shocking arrest of the Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Superbowl Sunday was followed by a demeaning statement released on ICE’s Twitter page, which painted the rapper as inauthentic. These events unmasked the harsh reality of how minorities are viewed when it pertains to felony convictions in comparison to the good they do. The artist, born She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested and detained by ICE following a “targeted operation” in the Atlanta area, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC). ICE spokesman Br yan Cox said Abraham-Joseph was an “unlawfully present United Kingdom national” who came to the U.S. on a visa in July 2005 that expired a year later. But, Abraham-Joseph's immigration attorney Charles Kuck said the rapper came to U.S. when he was 7 years old and has been here for all but a one-month period in 2005, according to The New York Times. Eventually, after re-entering the country on an H-4 visa which expired in 2006, he was left without legal status, according to the New
York Times. What’s even more interesting is that ICE claims it focuses its enforcement efforts on immigrants who have criminal records. When it pertains to Abraham-Joseph, it's believed that he was convicted as a result of a 2014
felony drug case. But, representatives for the rapper reported that he has no criminal record, according to the AJC. As a direct result of the disarray that the rapper’s detainment has caused, fans and celebrities
Originally born in the United Kingdom, news of 21 Savage's detainment rocked the music industry. In the past week, Jay-Z has provided legal counsel to help free the rapper. INSTAGRAM
alike have been in a frenzy online. Many, including singer Demi Lovato, made light of the issue by engaging with a series of viral memes and videos that made fun of the fact that the rapper is British. Additionally, the majority of news outlets covering the stor y decided to focus on the rapper’s past criminal histor y — including his 2014 drug felony case — and place his success in the background. On a more positive note, many figures in the hip-hop community — including Jay-Z, who hired an attorney to get Abraham-Joseph out of detainment — have advocated for the rapper despite the negativity regarding prior charges and alleged convictions that were plastered across the media. Prior to the detainment, in March of last year, Abraham-Joseph appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show to perform his hit song “Bank Account” from his debut album “Issa.” He also discussed his 21 Savage Bank Account Campaign, which is an effort to help educate teens on how to achieve financial literacy, according to Rolling Stone. “I started the 21 Savage Bank Account Campaign and it’s to help kids learn how to save money and make money, and open
bank accounts for kids,” he said, according to CASSIUS. The rapper also announced that he would be giving $1,000 to 21 teens to help them open a personal bank account. This was done while also working with the non-profit organization Get Schooled, which helps students with money management, according to Rolling Stone. This side that the media won’t show indicates that there is an underlying issue when it pertains to people of color, specifically Black men. The negative things that cause turmoil and havoc as a result of what the person has done in their life is propagated across media outlets, crafting a reality that isn’t the whole story. The same can be said regarding U.S. immigration issues. For centuries, immigrants have migrated to America and have helped shape and mold the country into what it is today. Recently, there have been numerous accounts of controversy surrounding immigrants that have been in this country for years. This has affected how society operates on a day-to-day basis. Hopefully, at some point, the injustices that are continuously heaped upon minorities will subside, and individuals will be able to be looked at for the good that they're doing.
DIVERSIONS
February 12, 2019
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Pay attention to what you can accomplish, not what you cannot. Your aim should be to make the most progress, not pursue a dead end. Don’t let emotions take over or cause you to make poor decisions. Use your intelligence and charm to find out what you need to know to move forward without risk or damage to important relationships. Your numbers are 3, 11, 16, 21, 28, 33, 42.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Look for an opening or a new beginning, or take it upon yourself to learn something that will help you advance. If you want change, it’s up to you to do the groundwork necessary to achieve the goal you set. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take better care of your health and well-being. Refuse to let anyone upset you or cause unnecessary stress. Deal with demanding people directly if you want to avoid stewing over something that may or may not happen. Take control. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Speak from the heart. What you say to others will make a difference if you are trying to get the support you need to bring about positive change. Ask for help, but find out what’s expected in return. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Use your creativity, imagination and desire to be unique to your advantage. How you approach others will make a difference in the outcome of what you are trying to accomplish. A personal change will draw compliments. Romance is highlighted. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Look at the big picture and analyze what others do, say and respond. Weed out anyone who appears suspicious or who is offering the impossible. You can move forward only if you build your ideas and plans on solid ground. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your charm will win over even your toughest critic. Use your creative imagination to dazzle those you want to impress. Your relationships will improve if you show compassion and offer help. Love and romance will enhance your personal life. 4 stars
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Trust in yourself and your ability to get things done on your own. If you count on someone else, you will be disappointed. What someone tells you and what he or she does will not coincide. Take care of your interests personally. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Accept the inevitable and do your own thing. The changes that come about will turn out better than anticipated. Focus on home, family and stability. Refuse to let someone’s unexpected reaction dictate how you feel or how you move forward. 5 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Make changes if that’s what you want. Don’t sit around waiting for someone else to step in and take over. If you’d like things done your way, do them yourself. A partnership should be based on equality. 2 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A secretive approach will be in your best interest. If you are too emotional or vocal about the way you feel or what you are doing, someone will take advantage of you. A poker face is favored. 2 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll have an interesting view of what’s going on around you. Observe and make decisions based on what you see and hear. A steady pace and strategic input will help you get what you want within your budget. 5 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Offer to lend a helping hand. You will gain respect and build the resources you need to increase your chance to advance. A personal change will draw compliments and interest. Give-andtake, along with hard work, will pay off. 4 stars
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February 12, 2019 WRESTLING NICK SURIANO RIDING 5-MATCH WINNING STREAK INTO MICHIGAN MATCH
Knights display readiness for March in Indiana DOMINANT SURIANO
JAKE SCHMIED
Suriano defeated both his opponents by margins of 13 and 8 points against the Hoosiers and Boilermakers’ 133-pound wrestlers, respectively. He earned his first major decision of the weekend against Indiana’s Garrett Pepple in a 20-7 match. On Sunday, Suriano faced his sixth ranked opponent of the season in Purdue’s No. 14 Ben Thornton. The higher-ranked wrestler won, as Suriano cruised to his ninth major decision victory of the season, which leads the team. Suriano comes into this weekend riding a five-match winning streak. He has accumulated 17 bonus victories, four technical falls and has outscored his opponents 89-25.
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Fresh of f a narrow 1-point win over in-state rival then No. 20 Princeton, the Rutgers wrestling team added two wins on the road in the Midwest, capturing at least 20 points against Indiana and No. 20 Purdue. In last Friday’s match in Bloomington, Indiana, the No. 18 Scarlet Knights (11-5, 4-3) secured 7 of 10 individual bouts against the Hoosiers (5-10, 1-6), including three major decision wins. After downing Matthew Kolodzik last weekend, consensus No. 1 graduate student 149-pounder Anthony Ashnault found himself down 4-3 to Indiana’s Fernando Silva after the first period. Ashnault appeared almost out of sor ts Friday evening – perhaps the adrenaline of defeating the former No. 1 in the 149-pound weight class took over. But, he would tie the match at 6 and even started the second period on top, a position that he rarely star ts from, and defeated Silva 8-7 to start the match. This toughness was on display all evening against the Hoosiers. Wrestlers like sophomore 174-pounder Joseph Grello and No. 14 graduate student 157-pounder John Van Brill defeated their opponents by 2 and 3 point differentials, respectively. Despite injuries at the 184-pound weight class and the pressure of competing in away matches, especially against the
HEAVYWEIGHT SUCCESS
Junior heavyweight Christian Colucci defeated Purdue’s Fletcher Miller in a 10-1 major decision last Sunday for his 12th win of the season. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2019 ranked Boilermakers (6-8, 2-5), Rutgers showed its readiness to begin the Big Ten Championships, which begin on March 9. Here are three takeaways from the Knights’ wins over both Indiana Big Ten schools:
BACK IN GEAR
After suf fering a nine-match losing streak dating back to Dec. 16, sophomore 125-pounder Shane Metzler earned his first career Big Ten victor y by defeating Purdue’s Marshall Craig in a 4-1 decision.
Metzler’s win tied up the meet’s score at 9 before intermission. He added a takedown in the third period to secure his eighth overall victor y of the current season. This season, Metzler has been thrown into the 125-pounder star ting spot after No. 4 junior Nick Suriano ascended to the 133-pound weight class spot. Taking a former All-American and NCAA finalist’s role is never easy. The transition has cer tainly been dif ficult for Metzler,
but it seems like he has some newfound confidence that will only help him when the team faces No. 4 Michigan in its last Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) appearance, Sunday afternoon. The match against the Wolverines (10-1, 6-1), whose only loss of the season came against No. 1 Penn State on Feb. 1, has all the implications of being a tough one for Metzler. He will most likely face No. 15 Drew Martin, who earned a pin more than 4 minutes into the match against the Nittany Lions.
Junior heavyweight Christian Colucci has won three straight matches including his 10-point major decision victory over the Tigers’ Kendall Elfstrum on Feb. 3. Last Friday, he powered his way to a 10-1 victory over the Hoosiers’ Fletcher Miller, his 12th win of the season. Against the Boilermakers, Colucci delivered another win for the Knights’ heavyweight class, earning a tough 3-2 double overtime decision against Jacob Aven. Colucci has asserted himself as one of Rutgers’ finishers, as his weight class traditionally closes out meets. For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow @SchmiedJake and @TargumSports on Twitter.
MEN’S LACROSSE NO. 8 RUTGERS 19, ST. JOHN’S 15
RU earns 2nd win of season at St. John’s CHRIS TSAKONAS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers men’s lacrosse team got its second win of the 2019 season against St. John’s in Jamaica, New York, taking down the Red Storm (0-1) in a 19-15
shootout that was defined by scoring streaks on both sides. “I give our guys a lot of credit, being able to come back on the road,” said head coach Brian Brecht. “We have a lot of new guys, and St. John’s has most of their guys returning from last year.”
Head coach Brian Brecht and the Knights went on a seven-goal run to top the Red Storm in overtime. They caused six turnovers. JEFFREY GOMEZ / FEBRUARY 2018
Junior attack Kieran Mullins was the leading man on offense for the Scarlet Knights (2-0), finishing the game with 6 goals and three assists on 11 shots. Rutgers went to true freshman goalkeeper Ben Pounds in net once again, as fifth-year senior goalkeeper Max Edelmann remained sidelined with an injury. His status remains day-to-day, and it’s unknown if he will play against Army on Saturday. Pounds finished with 15 saves on 41 shots against the Red Storm. “I give (Pounds) a lot of credit for stepping in and making the most of the opportunity,” Brecht said. The Knights got off to a rough start, conceding the opening goal within the first minute of play to St. John’s Mike Madsen. The Storm’s Ryan Schafer would get the second for St. John’s 7 minutes in to give it an early 2-0 lead. Rutgers would suffer a major injury shortly afterwards, as fifthyear senior faceoff Connor Harryman was helped off the field with 7:30 to go in the first period. Harryman was named Big Ten Co-Specialist of the Week, playing a major role for the Knights by winning 22 of 25 faceoffs in the opening game against Lafayette. His status remains unknown. The rest of the first period would be controlled by Rutgers,
as it would go on a 4-0 run to end the quarter. Two of those goals would come from Mullins. The second quarter was a shootout, with sophomore attack Adam Charalambides getting a hat-trick within the first 7 minutes for the Knights. True freshman midfield Cole Daninger would get the first 2 goals of his career, and with 5 minutes to go in the half, Rutgers found itself up 9-3. But, the Storm came roaring back with 6 unanswered goals to go into the half tied at 9. Madsen scored two straight to give himself a hat-trick. St. John’s Matt Stockfeder scored 2 goals and set up a screen on the equalizer from the Storm’s Chris Buscemi. St. John’s netted the first two scores of the second from its own Jonathan Huber and Colin Duffy. Charalambides would respond for the Knights with a shot from the right wing, while Mullins would maneuver his way through the Storm’s defense to even the game at 11. It wouldn’t last long, as Madsen would get his fourth goal of the game. Sophomore attack Tommy Coyne would respond with a close shot, and Rutgers would end the third period tied at 12. The fourth period would begin with another St. John’s scoring run. The Storm’s Declan Swart-
wood and Matt Oehl netted the first three goals of the quarter, putting the Knights in a 15-12 hole with 10 minutes to go in the fourth period. But Rutgers turned it on late, going on a 7-goal run in the next 3 minutes. True freshman midfield David Sprock would get the run started with just over 8 minutes to go. Coyne would follow up off a dish from the corner to make it a one-goal game. Sophomore midfield Ryan Gallagher played a critical role down the stretch, tying it up with his first of the game and then assisted the go-ahead goal from fifth-year senior midfield Casey Rose with 4:52 remaining in the last period. Mullins would get the next 3 goals to ice the game for the Knights. “I think overall we stayed in the game, kept our heads up and stuck to our game-plan,” said senior defense Garrett Michaeli. The win gives Rutgers a 2-0 record, as it returns home to face Army this Saturday. The Black Knights (1-0) are coming off a 12-11 overtime win against UMass. Army is now ranked at No. 19 in the country. For updates on the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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February 12, 2019
GAME Terrapins top Knights with 54.5 field goal percentage Sunday afternoon CONTINUED FROM BACK
Fifth-year senior forward Stasha Carey scored 15 points on 3-6 shooting in Rutgers’ 14-point loss to Maryland on Sunday. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR / JANUARY 2019
LOSS Knights lie outside top 10 in conference standings, ride 3-game losing streak CONTINUED FROM BACK
HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES
Just hours before Saturday’s game, head coach Steve Pikiell’s mother passed away — a heartfelt condolences to Pikiell and his family — but he still coached Rutgers against Illinois. Pikiell has been on the sidelines of college basketball for more than 25 years and has been a head coach for nearly 15. After 11 years at Stony Brook, Pikiell became the head coach of the Knights program and has led the team to new heights in the Big Ten. Rutgers won three straight conference wins for the first time in 15 years this season, have the most Big Ten wins this season since joining the conference in 2014 and have secured upset wins over ranked opponents in both of the last two seasons. With the help of the freshmen that Pikiell helped bring into the program scoring 65 points on Saturday, the Knights scored 90 points in a game for the third time this season — marking the first time in 13 years the program has reached that accomplishment. “I’ve been a Steve Pikiell fan since the day he came into the league. I really appreciate where this program is going. It’s good for the Big Ten ... He’s building something here,” said the Spartans’ Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo after Rutgers hosted his team in November.
SPARK OFF THE BENCH
For the second time in three games, true freshman point guard Caleb McConnell posted a career high in points for the Knights. After tying his previous mark of 14 in the loss to Ohio State 10 days ago, McConnell exploded off the bench for 25 points to lead the team in scoring against the Illini. McConnell shot a very efficient 8-10 and was 3-4 from the 3-point line along with 6-8 from the charity stripe. The 6-foot-6inch guard also grabbed the second-most rebounds in the game with nine, just behind junior forward Eugene Omoruyi, who had 11. McConnell seems to stay quiet throughout most games and doesn’t tend to shoot much, but on days when he does, it looks like he pulls through.
CONFERENCE STANDINGS UPDATE
Since the win against Indiana put Rutgers up to No. 8 in the Big Ten, the Knights have lost three straight games against conference opponents and now find themselves, again, outside the top 10, with a 4-9 Big Ten. Rutgers is actually tied with the Hoosiers, but since they hold a worse overall record, the Knights sit at No. 11 while Indiana is No. 10. With the Wildcats just half a game back of Rutgers in the standings at 3-9, Wednesday night’s game in Evanston, Illinois can have big conference tournament implications down the line.
If the Knights want to secure a top-10 spot and a bye from the first round of play, they realistically need to win two more games to reach six wins —
fifth-year senior for ward Stasha Carey in the first half. She went 1-5 from the field, after scoring 18 points on 6-13 from the field the last time the two teams met on Dec. 31. Carey finished with 15 points on 6-13 shooting on Sunday, but a lot of it came with Rutgers already trailing by double digits. “I thought two things. I thought Stephanie Jones was a big piece to holding Carey to one first half-field goal,” said the Terrapins’ head coach Brenda Frese. “Defensively, it took them so long to get the ball up the court to be able to run an offense where they just couldn’t punch it into her.” Jones chipped in on the offensive end as well. She was second on the team with 12 points on 4-7 shooting, and was second on the team with seven rebounds. Kaila Charles led the way for Mar yland with 17 points on 7-10 shooting. The Terrapins’ Blair Watson was the team’s third-leading scorer with 9 points and grabbed a teamhigh eight rebounds. The two made things ver y hectic for the Knights’ guards. “We really focused in on having ball pressure, being there and getting over the screens,” Charles said.
Northwestern was the No. 10 seed last season and went 6-12 in conference play. The final weeks of the season are under way and will surely bring excitement for
The starting backcourt of guards, graduate students Charise Wilson, Sierra Calhoun and junior Ciani Cr yor, combined for 2 points and went 1-14 from the field. The Knights’ sophomore guard Arella Guirantes was a bright spot for the team, despite the loss. She scored 20 points on 7-13 shooting and made the only 2 of the 16 3-pointers Rutgers attempted. “For me, it was just making my game more simple, taking what the defense was giving me,” Guirantes said. The Terrapins led by as many as 22 points, and out-rebounded the Knights 35-24. They shot 53.5 percent while Rutgers shot 34 percent from the field. Not counting Carey and Guirantes, the Knights shot 18.5 percent (5-27). Mar yland had more turnovers (23) than Rutgers (19), but when a team is outshot as badly as the Knights were, that advantage doesn’t come into play. Since dropping to No. 23, Rutgers will host Ohio State Thursday night at 7 p.m. inside the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC). For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
players, coaches and fans alike. For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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“We blew the first quarter, and that’s the best way to say it.” — Women’s basketball head coach C. Vivian Stringer
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2019
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NO. 10 MARYLAND 62, NO. 20 RUTGERS 48
Rutgers loses 3rd Big Ten game to Maryland SAM MARSDALE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In its biggest game of the season to date, the Rutgers women’s basketball team faltered in a 14-point loss to No. 7 Maryland, Sunday afternoon. The then-No. 20 Scarlet Knights (17-6, 9-3) trailed 18-4 at the end of the first quarter. It was a period in which they went 2-12 from the field and had six turnovers. They went nearly 7 minutes without scoring a single point. The team played Penn State at home almost a week ago, which it had defeated twice this season. “We blew the first quarter, and that’s the best way to say it,” said head coach C. Vivian Stringer. “I don’t know what it was, it seemed like we didn’t have a sense of urgency, which I find hard to believe.” The Terrapins (22-2, 11-2) came into Piscataway and rolled to a 62-48 victor y. It was a far cr y from the 73-65 victor y Rutgers had in College Park, Mar yland on New Year’s Eve. The Knights brought the game within 9 points at 25-16, with 5:58 remaining in the second quarter, but that’s the last time the game was within single digits. Mar yland did ever ything it wanted to do to a tee. It all started with containing Head coach C. Vivian Stringer and the Knights lost their first game at home to the Terrapins, a team they beat in their home arena back on New Year’s Eve. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR / JANUARY 2019
SEE GAME ON PAGE 11
MEN’S BASKETBALL CALEB MCCONNELL ACHIEVES CAREER-HIGH 25 POINTS
Knights fall back under .500 after loss COBY GREEN CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers men’s basketball finds itself right back in the same spot it found itself in three games ago, albeit with a different record. After suffering an overtime loss to Illinois on the road, the team is now riding another three-game losing streak. The Scarlet Knights (11-12, 4-9) are back under .500 for the first time since Jan. 18, when they lost to Northwestern to cap off the team’s last three straight loss mark. A players-only meeting after the loss sparked what became the first three-game win streak in Big Ten play since joining the conference, but it seems that spark has cooled down. The Fighting Illini (9-15, 5-8) entered Saturday’s game on an extremely high note, having come of f an upset victor y over then No. 9 Michigan State. They took that momentum and put it into a 99-95 over time victor y over Rutgers at home to pass the Knights in the conference standings with about a month left of regular season play remaining. Here are three takeaways from last weekend’s matchup in Champaign, Illinois: Head coach Steve Pikiell and Rutgers commanded a 45-42 halftime lead but couldn’t hang on against Illinois, with them ultimately losing 99-94 on the road. CASEY AMBROSIO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2019
SEE LOSS ON PAGE 11 NBA SCORES
KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
EXTRA POINT
Brooklyn Toronto
125 127
New York Cleveland
104 107
Washington Detroit
112 121
Charlotte Indiana
90 99
Milwaukee Chicago
112 99
Dallas Houston
104 120
TOBI TELLA,
sophomore on the men’s track and field team, won the triple jump at Boston University’s David Hemery/ Valentine Invitational, with a jump of 15.47 meters. In January, he broke Rutgers’ triple jump record.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
MEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SOFTBALL
vs. Temple
at Northwestern
vs. Ohio State
vs. Liberty
Tomorrow, 4:30 p.m., HighPoint.com Stadium
Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Evanston, Ill.
Thursday, 7 p.m., The RAC
Friday, 1:15 p.m., College Station, Texas