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AMERICAN DREAM Unequal opportunity and obstacles only for some have left promises made by the nation unfulfilled

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ESQUIRE COVER STORY The controversial cover of the March edition has started a conversation around representation

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Winter weather puts NJ in state of emergency, Rutgers cancels class BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN NEWS EDITOR

Classes after 4 p.m. were cancelled at Rutgers—New Brunswick yesterday due to a winter weather mix of snow and rain, according to a University-wide email.

Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.), who declared a state of emergency starting at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, issued a ban on commercial vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, cars pulling trailers, motorcycles and RVs from most state highways. The ban will be lifted when

roads are deemed clear, according to an article by NJ Advance Media.

The governor said commuters could expect a “sloppy” ride home because the snow mixed with subsequent rain may prevent water from draining, causing ice, according to the article.

“When you’re on your way home, please take it slow and use common sense and caution,” the governor said during a news conference at the New Jersey State Police headquarters in West Trenton.

The speed limits for the New Jersey Turnpike and Parkway were

temporarily lowered to 45 miles per hour as well, according to the article.

As of 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the State Police had recorded 75 accidents on state roads and emergency personnel had aided 125 motorists, according to the article.

The weather forecast for New Brunswick as of Wednesday evening stated, according to the ABC 7 AccuWeather forecast, “(snow) accumulating around 3 inches, then changing to ice and continuing into this evening, roads and sidewalks will be slippery.”

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Study finds kids are healthcare priority CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR

A Rutgers study found that single mothers tend to spend more of the money from their healthcare on their children than themselves during financially hard times, according to Rutgers Today.

Alan Monheit, a professor of health economics and public policy at Rutgers School of Public Health and lead author of the study, compared how parents and children in single-mother and two-parent families were affected by economic factors such as the loss or reduction in employment, income, wealth and health insurance.

“In particular, we were interested in whether parents sacrifice their own healthcare spending in favor of spending for children

Number of walk-in tutor sessions has risen since 2016

during such times,” he said. “We sought to identify family types whose healthcare spending was especially vulnerable to changes in their economic status, and whether particular family members’ healthcare spending was at risk due to a loss in economic status.”

The study was also coauthored by Irina B. Grafova and Rizie Kumar, both part of the Rutgers School of Public Health.

Monheit, Grafova and Kumar analyzed data in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey from more than 8,000 families from 2004 to 2012 on the total amount they spent on healthcare. Monheit discovered that the healthcare spending decisions single mothers made were

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Over the past three years, the number of students attending weekly tutoring and the number of tutoring sessions have dropped, but the number of students coming to walk-in tutor sessions has increased.

Tutors, who blur the line between instructor and student, can be found throughout the Learning Centers at Rutgers, and help students with an array of subjects ranging from social sciences to the arts and humanities.

The Plangere Writing Center, which is is located on the College Avenue campus, had 84 tutors and 651 students attend weekly tutoring in the Fall 2016 semester, according to statistics from Maria Knapp, a Plangere administrative assistant. Two years later, the amount of tutors remained consistent at 83 but the amount of students attending weekly tutoring fell to 476.

In contrast, though, the number of students who walked in for tutoring in the Fall 2016 semester was 157, while in the Fall 2018 semester it rose to 214. Knapp said this was because last semester, the Plangere Writing Center added extra walk-in hours during the later months.

There was also a difference in the amount of students who attended tutoring between the fall and spring semester. In the Spring 2017 semester, while the number of tutors was similar at 72, the number of students who came to weekly SEE SESSIONS ON PAGE 4

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Students set to bike across country for charity MIA BOCCHER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Twelve Rutgers students will bike 3,500 miles to Portland, Oregon for two months this summer to raise money for the New Brunswick food bank Elijah’s Promise.

The students are a part of an organization founded by Rutgers alumna Gabrielle Rossi called “The Dream Project,” which began in 2013 when the founder and classmates biked 1,615 miles from New Brunswick to Disney World in Orlando, Florida to raise money for pediatric cancer patients.

The nonprofit organization offers three bike journeys during the summer, including trips to Miami Beach, San Diego and Portland. The project’s funds come from business sponsors, friends, family and the Embrace Kids Foundation, according to its website.

The organization’s donations also provide the bikers with food for their ride, and their sleeping accommodations are hosted by families, churches and bike groups, according to the website.

The bikers, focusing on food insecurity, will volunteer for one day at a food pantry along their route, Rossi said.

Jusleen Basra (left), a first-year in the School of Arts and Sciences, and Katie Parrish (right), a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, are two students going on the 3,500-mile bike ride as part of their project. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR She said a support vehicle will accompany the bikers, which will hold luggage and staff accessible for questions from the team.

Any person between the ages of 18 and 25 is welcome to join the trip, as long as they raise at least $3,500, according to the website.

Before departing, riders must log 300 miles, will be mentored by the Central Jersey Bike Club and

complete a 65-mile ride, which is the average amount of miles a biker will track a day, Rossi said. The goal for the bikers participating in the Oregon trip is to raise $45,000 for the soup kitchen.

The Dream Project changed its cause of pediatric cancer and expanded it to other charities that are important to participating students. Each year,

the project picks a New Jerseybased organization that should be recognized for the work done in the community, according to the website.

Elijah’s Promise is a community food bank, soup kitchen and garden meant to engage the New Brunswick community in advocacy and social good, according to its website.

Rossi said biking across the country, whether it be for Elijah’s Promise or the Embrace Kids Foundation, is an effective way to raise money.

“This notion of biking across the country, or down the east coast, seemed just absurd enough to get people’s attention and do something really cool that made a difference to the community at large,” she said.

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SESSIONS Learning center interns must have good grades, attend mandatory tutoring sessions CONTINUED FROM FRONT tutoring was almost cut in half from the Fall 2016 semester at 327 students. For this semester, there are 92 students enrolled in tutoring and 45 tutors, though that number could rise as the semester progresses.

“Traditionally, we have more tutors and students in the fall semesters,” Knapp said.

Regardless, Rutgers tutors and tutees shared their positive experiences with the program.

“I really like it. Originally, I just signed up for it because I needed some summer work, but as you go on, you realize it’s really rewarding to teach people things and to see them understand the material,” said Austin Briffa, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

He also detailed some of the requirements toward becoming a tutor for the Learning Center.

“You’ll need an A in the class you want to tutor in, a generally good GPA and professor recommendations as well,” Briffa said.

Before becoming an fullfledged writing tutor, the applicant must be eligible to apply as an intern by having good grades in their classes and submitting a writing sample subject for review. If accepted as an intern, they must then attend a weekly class and engage in mandator y tutoring sessions for an entire semester.

Briffa said he likes when students have a “lightbulb” moment in their heads. He said seeing the efforts of his teachings lead his students toward understanding difficult concepts is part of the reason he continues to tutor. He is even considering a career in education for the future.

Another tutor at the Plangere Writing Center is Priyanka Patel, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. She said that tutoring and having the opportunity to help others perform better has been a rewarding experience.

“I don’t usually interact with too many international students on a day-to-day basis, but

PRIORITY Data results were from more than 8,000 families from 2004 to 2012 CONTINUED FROM FRONT more affected than two-parent families by both income losses and anything that would signal economic decline, such as a higher unemployment rate.

“Single mothers shift health spending away from themselves and to their children,” he said.

“This shift occurs in single families with regard to total family healthcare spending, and in some cases with regard

whenever they come in here, they’re really working their hardest and tr ying their best to do well in their classes, and just tr ying to do better with their understanding of the English language,” she said. “It’s just so gratifying to see that I can help them achieve their goals to do better in their classes.”

Tutoring still has its challenges for her, though.

“I think the biggest challenge of being a tutor is assessing your student’s learning style as quickly as you can, so that they can get the most out of the time and sessions they have with you,” Patel said.

Meanwhile, Haleigh McGowan, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences first-year, shared some of her experiences as a tutee for Expository Writing at the Plangere Writing Center.

“It’s been very helpful. I did it last semester for Basic Composition, and this semester it’s been really helpful, especially for structuring the essays and forming new ideas,” she said.

Patel gave some final words of advice for those hoping to be tutors.

“My advice for anyone wanting to become a tutor is to do well in your classes and just apply! It’s a great experience, so don’t hold off applying,” she said.

In the Fall 2018 semester, the walk-in hours for tutoring were extended at the Kreeger Learning Center, which led to an increase in students who came for walk-in sessions. RUTGERS.EDU

to spending for ambulator y care, physician office-based care and dental care. We find no such shifts in spending in two-parent families.”

These findings maintain the idea that single mothers tend to be more altruistic toward their children, and also highlight how vulnerable single-mother families are compared to two-parent ones.

“Our findings may reflect the constrained economic circumstances of many single-mother

families, and the difficult tradeoffs such families must make to maintain the welfare of their children,” Monheit said.

Healthcare costs for an overall society can increase when families are unable to afford healthcare, because it can cause treatment to be delayed, health to decline and an increased dependence on hospital emergency departments.

“Our research raises two important questions,” Monheit said.

“First, is the shift in spending in single-mother families in response to an economic shock is likely to be transitory or longer-term in nature? Second, are existing public policy interventions, such as the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion and Medicaid/CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) programs in non-expansion states, sufficient to address the health spending consequences of an income loss by single-mother families?”

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Grammys are hollow honors for rap music

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hroughout the history of mankind, people have craved validation. When someone was being crowned JOSH VALDEZ king in ancient times, they were being validated by their people. They were considered by the general population to have the leadership skills necessary for the job. The same thing happens when athletes win championships, or a new president gets elected. Thanks to their hard work, these select individuals have been recognized and celebrated as high-performing members of their respective professions. Who would not enjoy this coveted honor?

This concept also applies to music artists at the Grammy Awards. It is the biggest stage for famous acts in the field to be recognized for their talents.

Despite its popularity though, it has been heavily criticized, particularly in the hip-hop community. For as long as the genre has been around, notable rap artists have voiced their displeasure with the institution. LL Cool J, Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff boycotted the Grammy ceremonies in 1989. Jay-Z followed suit from 1999 to 2003. This year, Childish Gambino decided not to show up.

Time and time again, A-list and B-list rap artists have refused to support the Grammys. They often attribute their displeasure to the Recording Academy’s bias against the genre. Who can blame them? Out of the 30 years in which rap music has been included in the award considerations, a rap project has only won Album of the Year twice: Lauryn Hill’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” and OutKast’s “Speakerboxx/The Love Below.” Ironically, a large portion of each of those bodies of work had R&B songs. It begs the question: do the judges in the Recording Academy properly analyze the submissions before classifying them?

With hip-hop being my favorite genre, I have rarely been pleased with the Recording Academy’s choices over the years. Not only does it repeatedly fail to recognize hip-hop for the biggest categories, but they even make questionable choices within the genre. In 2017, Drake himself was annoyed that his hit single “Hotline Bling” won Best Rap Song.

“I’m apparently a rapper, even though ‘Hotline Bling’ is not a rap song,” he said in an interview with BBC’s DJ Semtex. “The only category they can manage to fit me in is in a rap category, maybe because

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Whichever selection that has the most sales and radio airplay out of the nominations is likely to win ... Like many things in life, it all comes back to money — how surprising.”

I’ve rapped in the past or because I’m Black. I can’t figure out why.”

As time has passed, I have realized an important truth: the Grammys care about the “safe” pick. Whichever selection that has the most sales and radio airplay out of the nominations is likely to win. Honoring the mainstream appeal means that it will satisfy the most viewers, which increases the chances of them coming back to watch. Maintaining its ratings helps it make profit.

Like many things in life, it all comes back to money — how surprising.

This year, when Cardi B won Best Rap Album for “Invasion of Privacy,” I rolled my eyes. Even though it was an enjoyable listen, I did not personally feel that it was the best in terms of quality. Pusha-T’s “Daytona,” for example, received plenty of critical acclaim, including the Album of the Year honor from Complex. The global success of Travis Scott’s “Astroworld” catapulted his star power to new heights, earning him stage time during the Super Bowl LIII halftime performance.

While I was pleased that non-radio artists such as Pusha-T, Nipsey Hussle and Mac Miller were even nominated in the first place, it served as yet another reminder of the Academy’s priorities. Cardi’s mainstream appeal, combined with her being the lone female candidate, especially made her a “safe” pick. Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing fellow Hispanics being nationally recognized for their talents. On the other hand, it is always important to remember the context.

Just two years ago, the Academy faced backlash when it gave Adele’s “25” Album of the Year over Beyoncé’s “Lemonade.” Nobody, including Adele, could believe it. It refueled the long-standing notion of the Grammys being biased against minority artists. Even though the issue was not about race in this year’s case, it was presented with an opportunity to cater to a different historically disadvantaged group: women. I cannot help but think that they gave Cardi B the hardware in hopes of repairing its public image, rather than genuine appreciation for her work.

Despite annual and justified criticism from high-profile music figures, as well as normal fans, millions of people still pay attention to the Grammys every year. Many of the same artists who bashed them still accept their awards with a smile on their face, such as Jay-Z this year. Why do artists and fans still care? Validation. The artists enjoy winning, and us fans want our favorites to win. No matter the circumstances, there is no feeling like being recognized on a grand stage.

Josh Valdez is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in journalism and media studies and minoring in creative writing. His column, “The Power of an Open Mind,” runs on alternate Thursdays.

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Greed outweighs love for game in sports

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n Tuesday after- expect Harper to push for an even larger pay day and noon, Major League for the rest of the free agents to use these contracts in Baseball (MLB) in- their own negotiations.

This trend of greed among athletes is understandable, sider Jeff Passan shook the T.J. HITCHINGS world with the long-awaited as everyone in every profession strives to make as much announcement of show-stopping free agent infielder as possible, but it is also irresponsible, as it compromises Manny Machado’s new contract. Ten years, $300 million a period in the league year meant for training and prepato become the new shortstop for the San Diego Padres. ration rather than contract negotiation. In the end, these Machado will go from making $16 million in 2018 to $30 men are paid hundreds of millions of dollars to play a million a year for the next decade. The deal is the largest game they have played since they were children. This ever signed by a free agent, but will likely be eclipsed in trend of prioritizing money above all else compromises the coming weeks, as the free agency floodgates open what thousands of ball players would gladly do for free. up and the start of the season grows dangerously close. Chris Long, a defensive end for the NFL’s Philadelphia MLB’s annual free agency hot stove is consistently Eagles, did the latter in 2017.

Long announced in October 2017 that he would be one of the most entertaining among American sports.

But this year, considering National Football League donating his entire season salary of $1 million (3.3 (NFL) running back Le’Veon Bell’s full season con- percent of what Machado will make in 2019) to chartract holdout last fall, has unfortunately set a prece- ities in Philadelphia, St. Louis, Boston and Charlotdent in professional sports to prioritize maximizing tesville, Virginia.

“Every game this year I took the field with a little contracts over actually playing.

This baseball offseason saw a highly-touted free agent extra motivation. I knew that in doing what I love on class, which was headlined by Machado and former Sundays, I was able to enhance my platform and do Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper, but also more good,” Long said in a statement.

Karma proved true for Long, as he won the Super notably filled to the brim with studs like 2015 Cy Young Bowl at the end of Award winner the 2017 season, Dallas Keuchel, and the Walter seven-time All-Star “Unfortunately for baseball purists, and fans in Payton Man of closer Craig Kimgeneral, the love of money has taken over the the Year award brel and five-time for player volunAll-Star outfielder love of the game.” teer and charity Adam Jones, all of work in 2018. whom remain unAs Harper and the other free agents sign their deals signed at the time of CBS’s column publication.

Harper’s free agency storyline has gone Hollywood, — and show up late to spring training — people will forbecoming a marketing tool for this year’s “MLB The get about the circus that this offseason was. The public Show 19” video game. Harper was announced to be on will return to its role as spectators, while free agents in the cover back in November, but the game develop- future years will evaluate their options and strategize ers have yet to reveal what jersey he will wear until he on how to make more money than any person could signs with the team. With the games release now less ever need. Baseball legends of past generations would than 50 days away, they must be sweating this delib- shiver in their cleats at the thought of players not reeration just as much as fans are hopeful to welcoming porting for work due to contract negotiations.

Babe Ruth, an all-time great, signed his historic Harper to their team.

Now, as pitchers and catchers have already report- trade from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yaned to all 30 spring training programs, and opening day kees 5 months before the start of the 1920 season, belooms just five weeks from today, free agents and teams cause a priority until recently was to actually have the will be forced to scramble to distribute multimillion-dol- players settled in and ready for the start of the season.

Unfortunately for baseball purists, and fans in general, lar contracts to these players to finalize their rosters.

The cause for this delay starts at the top. Machado the love of money has taken over the love of the game. and Harper stood out from this group as candidates T.J. Hitchings is a School of Arts and Sciences senior for historically large contract recipients, and turned their negotiations into a bidding war. If Harper signed majoring in journalism and media studies, with a confirst for say, $300 million, Machado could demand the centration in sports media. His column, “From the Nosesame per year. Now that Machado has signed first, bleeds,” runs on alternate Thursdays.

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We awaken from American Dream to inequality, immobility AN OPTIMIST’S OPINION ANUSHA KEMBURU

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istorian James Truslow Adams once said, “The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.”

To paraphrase, if you work hard enough in America, anything is possible. If you put in the time and effort, your dreams can come true. America is the land of opportunity.

These are the words that anyone and everyone is told when they first step onto American soil, and it may be the very reason that they came here in the first place. It is what we are promised as children, when we are asked what we will be when we grow up (hint: it is anything you want to be).

While this all sounds nice enough, I struggle to believe that it is true (and this is coming from the optimist). A prime example of where the American Dream fails is the wage gap. More importantly, how an individual’s identity affects how much they earn. This concept is not one that is new or unheard of. In fact, over the years, we have heard about the gender wage gap and even the racial wage gap and the fight to fix it.

But a part of the solution, according to some people, is to pursue a higher education.

Pursue a higher education, and higher pay will follow suit, no matter who you are.

While this might be part of the truth, it is not the whole truth, since “today a woman with a bachelor’s degree earns roughly the same as a man with an associate’s degree, and the same holds … for each successive level of educational attainment,” according to Forbes. It gets even worse for women of color and people of color in general as, “college-educated Black and Hispanic men earn roughly 80 percent the

can work to help them or hinder them in the United States. This concept is known as intersectionality, and it was coined in 1989 by Kimberlé Crenshaw. If this is true (and it is), then from birth, some people are at an inherent disadvantage, one that cannot necessarily be fixed by “working hard enough.”

But most people in America are either ignorant toward this (after all, ignorance is bliss), or they ignore it, maybe because they benefit from it. And so, they choose to keep this

“The United States government consistently does little to help those who are in need of help, because of the belief ingrained within us that those who fail are lazy, and that those who succeed are successful because of their work ethic and nothing else. But this is so clearly not true, and this perspective needs to change. hourly wages of white college-educated men … Black and Hispanic women with a college degree earn only about 70 percent the hourly wages of similarly educated white men,” according to Pew Research Center. Of course, I am not here to say that these disparities are solely due to discrimination, but gender and race definitely play a part in the wage gap.

The point that I am trying to get across is that the different aspects of an individual’s identity (gender, race, religion, age, etc.)

idea alive. But, the consequences of holding onto this belief are more dire than one would think. Take the current healthcare system that is in place for example. Most Americans “tend to believe that health outcomes are under individual control, and discount the concept that societal unfairness may be behind many poor health outcomes,” said University of Washington professor Stephen Bezruchka.

Because of this perspective, the government is less likely to enact universal

healthcare, implement parental leave policies or provide social assistance to families and those who are unemployed (all factors that have been proven to improve the health of a nation).

Despite being one of the richest nations in the world, the United States is the least generous when it comes to social assistance and welfare for its people. The United States government consistently does little to help those who are in need. This is because of the belief ingrained within us that those who fail are lazy, and that those who succeed are successful because of their work ethic and nothing else. But this is so clearly not true, and this perspective needs to change.

The 2020 elections are coming up, and Democratic candidates are announcing their proposals and standing up for the policies they believe in. There have been mentions of Medicare-for-all, universal childcare, free college and so much more.

All of these ideas have one thing in common: the push for government assistance. I can only hope that these are not just promises to campaign on, but policies that will turn into real programs. Because as a government that is “of the people, by the people and for the people,” I believe that America must strive to do more for its people.

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Esquire starts media maelstrom around representation BREANA OMANA CORRESPONDENT

Magazines, with their addiction to airbrushing and shock-value cover stories, have consistently sent people into a frenzy.

From the 1991 Vanity Fair cover in which Demi Moore posed naked while pregnant to the 2012 Time Magazine cover of a mother breastfeeding her 3-year-old son, magazine covers have often been the subject of much debate and criticism. But that criticism constantly evolves.

Not too long ago, criticism ensued when media strayed too far from the picture-perfect “all-American” narrative. It’s quite a juxtaposition to our current situation, where that same old “all-American” narrative is demonized and media companies come under fire for not being inclusive enough.

The most recent magazine cover to come under fire is that of Esquire, after it decided that the story of a white, middle-class teenage boy would grace its cover. This story did to Twitter and progressives what Britney Spears's 1999 Rolling Stone cover did to conservatives.

People were angr y for a variety of reasons. A demographic as hegemonic and privileged as “white male” is a stor y that doesn't necessarily need telling. This isn't saying that there shouldn't be a stor y written just because the subject is a white man, it's saying that a stor y that revolves entirely around being white and a man in America is unnecessar y and unimportant.

The platform should be given to “real stories,” “real news” and people making a difference or overcoming great obstacles.

Why is it being given to an average, white, middle-class teenage boy? Why is there a story being told about what it's like to be part of a demographic that has historically, and is currently, accepted and privileged? These are many sentiments felt by those bashing

Esquire on its choice to tell Ryan Morgan’s story, the teenage boy on the cover.

A big reason Esquire is coming under so much fire for this

of the story, but in what stories like Morgan's on the cover of a magazine send to impressionable audiences. Christine Flowers, a columnist for the Delaware Coun-

“This story did to Twitter and progressives what Britney Spears's 1999 Rolling Stone cover did to conservatives.”

stor y is because of the recent attention that has been brought to symbolic annihilation, which denotes that the absence of representation, or underrepresentation, is a means of maintaining social inequality.

To minorities and marginalized groups of people, not seeing themselves at all or seeing themselves portrayed inaccurately — have it be on the movie screen, in the news or in textbooks — is a threat to their futures.

Due to the importance that is stressed on telling stories that are inclusive, media outlets are being held highly responsible for representing marginalized groups of people in the stories they choose to tell. So it’s understandable why Esquire’s cover would have the reactions it received, but still, is the backlash too extreme?

Some people feel that Morgan is being attacked for just being a normal teenager, and to some extent, it’s true. You can’t blame Morgan for being a typical teenage white boy. In fact, if you were to interview most teenagers, regardless of their race or gender, many of their stories would be just as boring as Morgan's.

The difference is that the demographic Morgan is a part of is the most privileged in our society.

To tell the story in a manner that verges on victimizing white men is unfair and wrong.

The problem lies not in the blandness and unimportance

ty Daily Times, said “the young white male is an endangered

species struggling to survive in a changing habitat.”

While there are people who are upset about the cover story, there are many who feel that white men are in need of attention and understanding. “Esquire took pains to show how difficult it was for white boys to navigate the currents of race, gender, class and history without crashing against some politically divisive shore," Flowers said.

The cover fed into the idea that being white is now looked upon as “bad,” and that white men are becoming the minority that is not tolerated in the country. This idea is regressive and bolsters

ideologies that support toxic beliefs of masculinity and race.

White people have never faced the oppression, institutionalization and dehumanization that minorities and marginalized people have.

The problem with Esquire, or any media publication for that matter, is that they have the power to send messages that are misconstrued and damaging to people. Media is an integral part of society that has a direct impact on the lives and ideologies of people. It’s no surprise that it's being held at increasingly higher standards for the stories it chooses to tell.

There are a variety of reasons why the March cover of Esquire turned heads, but the main issue expressed on social media was that the story highlights an all-too-common experience. TWITTER

DIVERSIONS

February 21, 2019

Mark Tatulli Horoscopes

Lio

Page 9 Eugenia Last

Happy Birthday: Consider your options and map out your course. Having an understanding of what it is you want to achieve will make it easier to reach your destination. An opportunity to improve your living arrangements, make a move or mix the old with the new to come up with a plan that leads to success looks promising. Your numbers are 2, 7, 18, 24, 32, 35, 47.

Over The Hedge

T. Lewis and M. Fry

Non Sequitur

Wiley

Pearls Before Swine

Stephan Pastis

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Look for an opportunity, and jump at the chance to make a positive change.

Refuse to let someone put you down or discourage you from following the path that leads to greater freedom to think and do as you please. 3 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t miss out on an opportunity because someone is bullying you into taking on responsibilities that don’t belong to you.

Make changes that will stop others from interfering in your productivity and ability to live life your way. 3 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t put on the brakes when you should be speeding up. Nothing will happen if you don’t take charge and put your plans in motion. Recognition and advancement are within reach. Celebrate your good fortune with someone special. 3 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Socialize, travel and spend more time with people who inspire you to express your opinions and pursue your creative dreams. Engage in playtime to discover what brings you peace of mind. Share your intentions with someone you love. 3 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Emotional matters will disorient your perception of what’s really at stake or happening. Take a closer look at what’s transpiring; you’ll see who is being honest with you. Make changes based on what’s best for yourself. 5 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be careful who you share your secrets with. Your reputation will be on the line if you are too open and trusting. Focus on personal improvements, not trying to change or impress others. Don’t ask for opportunities; create them. 2 stars

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Express your thoughts and desires.

Discussing what you want to see happen will bring you closer to your dreams. A partnership will take a favorable turn and encourage you to take the initiative to improve the way you live your life. 2 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Look past the chaos to focus on what’s real. Learn from what others do, and make a point to offer only what’s feasible and what you are willing to part with. Nurture the relationships that matter, and let go of things you no longer need. 5 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Stick to the rules, and take pride in what you do. Note how others respond before you make decisions. Anger will not help you get ahead, but patience and wisdom will. Show compassion, and doors will open. 4 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A change at home or to your surroundings will give you positive reinforcement that you are doing what’s best for yourself. Expand your interests as well as your friendships, and learn all you can that will contribute to reaching your goal. 5 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Get involved in activities that will get you moving and motivated to make self-improvements, new friendships and better relationships with the people who have stood by your side through thick and thin. Romance will enhance your life. 3 stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Situations will get blown out of proportion.

Listen carefully, and don’t say anything if you want to avoid being held accountable. Facts matter, and it will be necessary to make sure that your words are not twisted or misconstrued. 2 stars

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Universal Crossword ACROSS

63 Canadian crooner Michael

1 Tolerate

64 V birds

6 Adventurous journeys

65 Steamy resort

11 4 homophone

66 Face-to-face exams

14 Passover meal

67 Rinsed (off)

15 Kindled again 16 Single-helix mol.

DOWN

17 Half shell appetizer topped

1 Wide neckwear

with bacon

2 Under

19 And so forth: Abbr.

3 Pocatello’s state

20 ___ and aah

4 Blue voter, briefly

21 Not home

5 IV sites

22 Experience sorrow

6 Psychological injury

24 Like Obama’s presidency

7 Relaxation’s partner

27 Hard to climb

8 Peyton’s QB brother

28 Dessert with a stale ingredient

9 Boy ruler of Ancient Egypt

32 Put on a long face

10 Stashed away

35 Lab maze animal

11 College event incentive

36 Actress Saldana

12 Like games at a sports bar

37 Makes firewood

13 Marathon, e.g.

38 Carrey or Caviezel

18 Prepped an apple

43 What stripes and polka dots do

39 “Carmen” composer

23 Roadside bomb, for short

45 Swampy mud

41 Nacho cheese, e.g.

25 1/16 cup: Abbr.

46 With hands on hips

42 Poet buried in Baltimore

26 Significant spans

47 Certain daisies

43 Venice waterways

27 “Marked” email

50 Presses for

44 Stuffed, leafy entree

29 Less wet

51 Like Odin and Thor

48 Fine and dandy

30 Christmas carol

52 Teased, with “with”

49 Unknown quantity

31 Receives

53 Some are civil

53 Improvise

32 Flexible power letters

54 Pancake chain

55 “Absolutely!”

33 Terra-cotta “Pet”

55 Shout

56 Kanga’s son

34 Head of Chiquita?

59 Orlando Magic’s org.

57 Catcher’s cry?

38 Baby such as 56-Across

60 “Eww”

58 Financially greedy, or a hint

39 Lip soother

61 Opposite of paleo-

to 17-, 28- and 44-Across 62 Weasley of Gryffindor

40 ___ many words 42 FedExCup group

Yesterday’s Solution

Yesterday’s Solution

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February 21, 2019

MATCHUP Tekia Mack can capitalize on career-high performance from Indiana CONTINUED FROM BACK for ward Stasha Carey. While Carey only put up 11 points compared to Mack’s 24 in the game against Indiana, her field goal percentage average for this season comes in at 52.1 with a 72.3 free throw shooting percentage.

Carey only averages 12.2 points per game, but this season, she has 38 blocks, 38 steals and 27 assists.

Another Knight to keep an eye on this game is graduate student guard Charise Wilson.

Wilson’s field goal percentage comes behind Carey at 36.6, but

shockingly her 3-point percentage is a whopping 39.5 percent.

Wilson’s abilities behind the arc are impressive to say the least, and there are no Wolverines that come close to Wilson’s stats.

With this being Rutgers’ second-to-last away game, it has to make a serious impact with more difficult teams coming up in its schedule. This will be the first and only time the Knights go up against Michigan, and with the season coming to a close, they will do anything they can to get nationally ranked again.

The Wolverines have gone up against tough competition, with

a win against No. 10 Iowa, who Rutgers lost to on Jan. 23. With the Knights and Michigan winning and losing interchangeably, this game will pose a great challenge to both.

Rutgers goes on the road for the second time in a row to Ann Arbor, Michigan next Thursday in its fourth-to-last game of the season. The game will be held at the Crisler Center at 7 p.m.

“The team is going to focus on getting back and getting some rest and really focusing because Michigan is a really fine team,” Stringer said. “The key is we’ve committed ourselves to not giving up, and we’ve had some rough times, but we were able to make a difference.”

For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

Head coach C. Vivian Stringer and Rutgers can pick up their 11th conference victory of the season tonight. They have a 10-4 Big Ten record. GARRETT STEFFE / PHOTO EDITOR / JANUARY 2019

TEAMS Following 7-run outing in 3 total games in Miami, Knights head to New Orleans CONTINUED FROM BACK

Sophomore outfielder Mike Nyisztor was 3-5 from the plate in Rutgers’ 6-point loss to Miami in the final game of the series. THE DAILY TARGUM / MARCH 2018

GAMES Knights will play in-state rival Monmouth in FIU Panther Invitational CONTINUED FROM BACK Look for Rutgers to try and beat Monmouth on the mound, as the Hawks are 1-3 on the season against righty pitchers. The Monmouth game will be a great opportunity for senior pitcher Whitney Jones to bounce back after a rough showing in a loss against Liberty in the Texas A&M Invitational.

After the Hawks, the Knights will go up against the Lions. This invitational series will be the season opener for Columbia. Last season, the Lions went 21-19, their first winning season since 2002. They return 6 of their 8 AllIvy League honorees.

When head coach Kristen Butler was asked about how she felt the past five-game series went, she gave clear insight on what looked good and what needs to be worked on.

“We were ver y pleased that we scored first and scored early against some ver y good teams,”

Butler said. “We’ll be working on a lot of defense this week because that’s the part of our game that wasn’t where it needed to be to back up our pitchers and our offense.”

Finally, Rutgers will compete against the host of the series: FIU. The Panthers currently hold an impressive 6-3 record on the season. Their only losses so far came from Big Ten school Michigan State and Memphis, a week after sweeping them in a previous series.

One player the Knights will want to look out for is outfielder Jackie Schoff. Schoff has a .355 batting average through nine games with 11 hits and three RBI’s. FIU is also a dangerous team offensively, as it has 20 stolen bases on the season with a 100 percent success rate.

A key aspect Rutgers can improve upon if it plans on beating the Panthers is its late game pitching. FIU has won both of

its past two games by scoring 12 runs in the sixth inning or later in its past three wins.

The Knights, on the other hand, have allowed 8 runs in the sixth inning or later in their past five-game

with Rider in Lexington, South Carolina last weekend.

Butler comes in led by lefthanded hitter and outfielder Kyle Smith, who earned Big East Player of the Week honors last week, going 6-for-11 with a double, triple and 2 home runs over three games against the Broncos last weekend.

On Saturday, Rutgers will take on tournament host New Orleans. The Privateers (21) hosted Michigan State last weekend, winning the final 2 games of the 3-game series. The Knights will again have their hands full with another lefthanded-hitting outfielder, New Orleans’ Pearce Howard.

Howard went 6-for-10 at the plate with a home run and four RBIs last weekend. His performance earned him the Southland Hitter of the Week Honors accolade.

series, with half of those runs coming in the very last inning.

Overall, Rutgers should enjoy a successful weekend in Florida as it plays against teams who are still brushing off their offseason

Rutgers will have left-handed pitchers to counter each of the Privateers’ left-handed hitters. It will be interesting to see who wins these matchups within the game.

If the Knights are still winless heading into Sunday, they will have their best oppor tunity yet to pick up a win. They will face Chicago State, a team that was swept last weekend at Pacific University in California, being outscored 20-6 over the threegame series. The Cougars had a 13-41 record last season.

Pitching has been an issue for the Rutgers, but it only amassed 7 runs over three games last weekend. If the pitching can turn a corner, the offense will have to do the same, as well, if this team has its sight set on making some noise in conference play.

For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

rust and lack the offensive firepower it faced back in Texas.

For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

Senior right-handed pitcher Whitney Jones has pitched 32.1 innings this season and has given up 15 earned runs. CASEY AMBROSIO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2018

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February 21, 2019 WRESTLING RUTGERS-MARYLAND, TOMORROW, 7 P.M.

Knights finish dual meet season in Maryland MATTHEW HOWE CORRESPONDENT

On Friday, the Rutgers wrestling team will cap off its dual meet season with a trip to College Park, Maryland to take on Maryland.

The No. 18 Scarlet Knights (11-6, 4-4) have already locked up their 12th consecutive winning season under head coach Scott Goodale, but have a chance

to capture their first winning season in the Big Ten since the 2016-17 season.

The Terrapins (1-11, 0-8) have not been as successful. Their only dual meet win came against George Mason on Sunday. They won that match 26-12.

Rutgers will be favored in 8 out of 10 matches and should cruise to victory. The match will be a good tune-up for the Knights before the

ever-important Big Ten Tournament, which takes place in Minneapolis starting on March 9.

The only weights Rutgers won’t be favored at will be 125 pounds and heavyweight. At 125 pounds for Maryland, former New Jersey State Champion Brandon Cray has a 6-13 record. He, of course, will be matched up against sophomore 125-pounder Shane Metzler, who is 8-14 on the season.

Metzler is 4-6 against common opponents of Cray, while Cray is 4-7. Since the two wrestlers have the same number of wins, it will be interesting to see how they match up.

At heavyweight, the Terrapins' Youssif Hemida comes in ranked No. 10 in the country with a 9-5 record. Although he will be considered the favorite on paper, junior heavyweight Christian Colucci

Head coach Scott Goodale has tallied 12 consecutive winning seasons at Rutgers and has been at the helm of the program for the last 12 seasons. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2019

has wrestled well recently and has a 14-10. He has wrestled ranked opponents tough all year.

At every other weight, the Knights will be favored to win.

Maryland’s only ranked wrestler is Youssif Hemida at heavyweight.

Rutgers comes in with four ranked wrestlers, including sophomore 174-pounder Joseph Grello who was just recently ranked at No. 20

by TrackWrestle in the 174-pound weight class.

The Knights' other ranked wrestlers are No. 1 graduate student 149-pounder Anthony Ashnault, No. 4 junior 133-pounder Nick Suriano and No. 16 graduate student 157-pounder John Van Brill.

Look for all of Rutgers' ranked wrestlers to score bonus points in this match, as well as the rest of the lineup, like junior 141-pounder Peter Lipari, who recently lost in overtime to No. 6 Kanen Storr of Michigan and has been putting together close matches against ranked opponents.

This is a perfect match for the Knights to finish their season strong and gain some momentum heading in to the Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis. With a win, Rutgers would finish 5-4 in the Big Ten, an improvement over last year’s 3-6 conference record.

For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK

SPORTS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2019

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS-MICHIGAN, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.

BASEBALL SUGAR BOWL CLASSIC

Rutgers takes on 3 teams in Louisiana

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“The team is going to focus on getting back and getting some rest and really focusing because Michigan is a really fine team.”

— Women’s basketball head coach C. Vivian Stringer

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SOFTBALL FIU INVITATIONAL

RU readies for 5 games in Florida

SAM MARSDALE

MATTHEW BROWER

CORRESPONDENT

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

After being outscored 35-7 and losing all three games to Miami, the Rutgers baseball team is already making changes.

An anonymous source told The Daily Targum that true freshman right-handed pitcher Garrett French will replace senior right-handed pitcher Serafino Brito in the starting rotation. French will start Sunday, while sophomore left-handed pitcher Harry Rutkowski will move up one day to Friday, and junior left-handed pitcher Tevin Murray will move up from Sunday to Saturday.

Brito was rocked on Friday night, yielding 7 earned runs on seven hits through two innings. Just like last year when he was pulled following a rocky start at Miami, the same happened this season.

Whether Brito will come back into the rotation remains to be seen. After his start in Miami last year, he did not make another start until Minnesota came to Piscataway for the last series of last season.

French is from Red Bank, New Jersey and attended Middletown North High School.

In addition to pitching two games this past weekend, he made an appearance at third base during Friday night’s game and had two at-bats, going hitless and striking out once.

He pitched Saturday and Sunday, throwing 1.2 innings combined, yielding 0 runs, walking two and striking out three.

The Scarlet Knights (0-3) will take on Butler on Friday in New Orleans, Louisiana in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Baseball Classic at Maestri Field. The Bulldogs (2-1) are coming in to this game after their 3-game series

The Rutgers softball team will play in warm weather as it heads down south to Miami. The Scarlet Knights (4-6) will be in the FIU Panther Invitational, a five-game series, where they’ll face off against Monmouth, Columbia and the host team, the Panthers (6-3), this weekend.

Rutgers faced a rough trip in Texas last weekend, losing multiple close games and coming home with only one win. The team will hope to have better results this weekend than it did in the Texas A&M Invitational.

The Knights’ first challenge will be against the Hawks (2-3), whose season just started this past weekend. Monmouth has kept each game close, except for a 10-0 loss against Delaware. Currently, the Hawks are on a twogame winning streak and have already played in Florida this season.

Monmouth had an impressive 2018 campaign, finishing its season at 32-16 with a conference record of 19-1. Luckily for Rutgers, the Hawks’ biggest weakness seemed to be in neutral sites, where they were only 7-11 last season.

Monmouth is led by junior outfielder Amber Wozniak, who is hitting .231 on the season. Wozniak started the season out slow, but is looking better now after a three RBI and 1 home run game against Holy Cross, batting in 3 of the team’s 5 runs.

The Knights’ biggest challenge against the Hawks, though, will be their ace pitcher, Alyssa Irons. Irons has an impressive 1.75 ERA on the season with a 2-1 record, only allowing five hits in 20 innings pitched.

SEE TEAMS ON PAGE 10

Senior center Victoria Harris is averaging 4.8 rebounds per game and grabbed eight boards in Rutgers’ win over Indiana on Monday. She also played 20 minutes and had two steals. GARRETT STEFFE / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2018

Knights face Wolverines in 15th Big Ten matchup DELANEY ZUBRICK STAFF WRITER

Senior outfielder Luke Bowerbank tallied 28 hits last season. He tallied one RBI last weekend. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2018

After an away game win for the Rutgers women’s basketball team, the Scarlet Knights (18-7, 10-4) head to Ann Arbor, Michigan to take on Michigan. The Wolverines (18-9, 9-6) are currently on a six-game winning streak, while Rutgers got back on track with its first win after a three-game losing streak.

The Knights are 6-3 at away games, and Michigan has only lost one game at home.

But Indiana has played the Wolverines and came away with a win by 10 points.

For Rutgers, sophomore forward Tekia Mack had an impressive game against the Hoosiers (17-10, 6-9), ending the game with a career-high 24 points. Mack was also able to grab five rebounds, one block and a steal. All around, Mack was able to make a pronounced appearance on the court.

Senior center Victoria Harris was able to rack in eight rebounds for the night and added 4 points. She will go head-to-head with Michigan’s Hallie Thome, who averages 5.4

the women’s golf head coach, announced the signing of Leigha Devine and Nicole Ewing to the 2019 freshman class. Devine, a Colorado native, was ranked as the fourth-best golfer in the state

by Junior Golf Scoreboard.

SEE MATCHUP ON PAGE 10

Junior infielder Nicole Bowman started nine games this season and has totaled five RBI’s. CASEY AMBROSIO / APRIL 2018

KNIGHTS SCHEDULE

EXTRA POINT KARI WILLIAMS,

rebounds this year while Harris is close behind with 5.

Thome averages 12.4 points per game, while Harris only averages 5.8. Thome will be some tough competition for Harris in this game.

The Knights have kept 25 consecutive teams under their scoring averages. The Wolverines average 72.2 points per game, while Rutgers averages 63.0 points per game.

With the Knights having this 9.2-average difference to Michigan, it will be interesting to see how this game pans out with such a wide gap between them.

“At the end of the day with our scoring up, we needed to ef fectively score on the inside,” said head coach C. Vivian Stringer. “Now if we can go ahead and make a dif ference, that’s what we’re looking for.

We’ve got to have some scoring in the primitive position.”

A Rutgers player that is consistently high on the final leaderboards is fifth-year senior

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NHL SCORES

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Big Ten Championships

Today, All Day, Bloomington, Ind.

Arizona Edmonton

3 2

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

at Michigan

Tonight, 7 p.m., Ann Arbor, Mich.

Nashville Dallas

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WRESTLING

at Maryland

Tomorrow, 7 p.m, College Park, Md.

Chicago Detroit

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