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Rutgers Athletic Director Pat Hobbs, in an interview with The Daily Targum, said he expects Rutgers to take in more than $1 million with a new expansion of alcohol sales for general seating at most sporting events. “Purdue … it has about the same size football stadium that we do,” Hobbs said. “This year had a total benefit of excess of $1 million.” The amount will depend on the size of attendance, the price and how many event locations they ultimately offer it at.
Purdue was also able to redeploy resources in a more effective way, because they previously had to deal with more incidents at the tailgate lots with intoxication. The University spent two years studying the experiences of national programs that sold alcohol to general seating, he said. Schools like West Virginia University, Ohio State University and the University of Maryland all saw improved safety with regulated control of beer and wine sales. Schools also saw a decrease in the amount of binge drinking during pre- and post-games.
To regulate the sale and distribution of alcohol, there will be a limit of two drinks per transaction and the University reserves the right not to serve any individual, Hobbs said. Rutgers will also be adding “drink responsible” campaigns around the expansion, Hobbs said. It will provide designated driver opportunities such as food vouchers and a partnership with Lyft. “We want this to be a safer environment, and we expect this to be a safer environment,” he said. “But we also expect this to be a better environment for the fan experience.”
Chemical processes in DNA causes love CHRISTIAN BALBUENA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Helen Fisher, a visiting research associate and chief scientific advisor for Match. com, broke down her findings regarding love, relationships and the chemical processes that cause these functions. An expert on love, Fisher has conducted an annual study on more than 30,000 singles in the United States with Match.com for the past nine years. She said love is a bodily function, which is illustrated by
her findings from putting subjects into functional magnetic resonance imaging machines (fMRI). “It’s a drive. In fact, when my colleagues and I put people into the brain scanner and found basic brain circuitry for romantic love, we found activity in a tiny factory in the base of the brain called the ventral tegmental area that pumps out dopamine,” Fisher said. “It lies near brain regions that regulate thirst and hunger.” There is an important correlation in these functions, which is why SEE LOVE ON PAGE 4
Physical appearance is the first impression a person gives, especially on online dating services such as Tinder. One issue that arises is that those who have high expectations may end up being disappointed when they meet matches in person. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY GARRETT STEFFE / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
U. students win statewide prize for reimagined landscape design on Cook CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR
Both Edwin Gano, a Rutgers graduate (left) and Giovanni Caputo, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior (right) were given an award for their work. COURTESY OF GIOVANNI CAPUTO
Two Rutgers students have recently won an award from the New Jersey chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (NJASLA) for their design project. School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior Giovanni Caputo and Edwin Gano, who graduated as a Landscape Architecture major in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences last year, reimagined one of the designs for Rutgers’ 2030 Master Plan. The plan includes updates to transit hubs, housing, student centers and athletic facilities to create a more environmentally green campus, according to The Daily Targum. Gano said they decided to take one of the main designs for Cook
campus and Douglass campus, since the majority of the funding and focus was going toward the other campuses at the University. The original 2030 Master Plan drafted a campus walk through the aforementioned campuses that would essentially serve as a means of transportation for students. Focusing on the fact that Cook campus and Douglass campus are known as the most “natural” campuses, Gano and Caputo turned the trip to each into a “garden” walk. The walk would include gardens and living lab systems, which are outdoor classrooms where students can learn about topics such as ecology, stormwater management and carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere. “We really wanted to encourage people to walk rather than just
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take the bus, to help promote that sustainable culture,” he said. While Gano and Caputo mostly stuck within the confines of the walk from the 2030 Master Plan, these plans were generally not as detailed and flexible to change. Gano said he redefined the walk so that it would be based on where current gardens and living lab systems were on campus. Gano and Caputo were par tially inspired by other Big 10 schools for their designs, since those universities were also working on ways to incorporate nature and the environment into their campuses. For the design report, Gano looked at the current bike lane system in New Brunswick in SEE DESIGN ON PAGE 4
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Campus Calendar WEDNESDAY 2/27 The Department of Nutritional Sciences presents “The Psychology of Weight Management” at 2:30 p.m. at Food Science and Nutritional Sciences Building East on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Rutgers Italian Department presents “A talk with novelist, Dacia Maraini, Women Writers: From Convent to Brothel” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Rutgers Academic Building on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Department of Landscape Architecture presents “RULA Seminar: ‘Commemorating the Victims of National Socialism – The Landscape Design of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Memorial’” from 4 to 5:15 p.m. at New Jersey Institute For Food, Nutrition And Health on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.
FRIDAY 3/01 Animal Sciences presents “’Dieting for your Brain: Caloric Restriction and Mechanisms Leading to Neural Preconditioning’” from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. at Foran Hall on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.
THURSDAY 2/28 Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program presents “Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program Seminar: Dr. Derek Zelmer — ‘Parasite communities: sur veillance, scaling, and synchrony’” from 4 to 5 p.m. at Marine Sciences Building on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Blanche and Ir ving Laurie Foundation presents “Visiting Filmmaker Series: The American Sector” at 10 a.m. at Rutgers Cinema on Livingston campus. This event is free and open to the public. SATURDAY 3/02 Rutgers Recreation Department presents “Tree Climbing” from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Cook Douglass Recreation Center on Cook campus. This event requires registration.
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Black council holds discussion panel on inclusion JORDAN LEVY FEATURES EDITOR
Rutgers United Black Council (UBC), the umbrella organization of all African, African American and Afro-Caribbean student organizations, held an event on the College Avenue campus on Monday night titled the “Black Rutgers Community Forum” to connect students and inform them about student organizations, financial aid and more. The program used panel discussion to disseminate information, raise concerns and address dif ferent issues. The panel consisted of two current students and two administrative representatives. Representing students was Chyanne Rhodes, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and president of the Douglass Black Students’ Congress. She was joined by Dominique Little, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and University Affairs chair for Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA). Representing Rutgers’ administration was Anne Newman, the associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs and dean of students, who was joined by James H. Whitney III, assistant vice chancellor for Undergraduate Academic Affairs. The overarching theme of the discussion was accountability between students and faculty. Regarding falling attendance at traditionally popular events such as Caribbean Day and Unity Day, Rhodes and Little both expressed concern with the overlap and miscommunication between different UBC groups on campus. Rhodes said there was a lack in leadership in organizations that aren’t explicitly for African, African American and Afro-Caribbean students, pointing out that RUSA could use more representation from these communities. One of the most pressing issues discussed during the forum was diversity in faculty, a topic met with marked interest from panel participants and
James H. Whitney III, the assistant vice chancellor for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, said during the forum that students should hold the administration responsible for increasing diversity in faculty. RUTGERS.EDU audience members alike. Whitney said that students need to hold the administration accountable for diversity in faculty, and provided strategies on how to effectively petition for change. While still approving of going to the highest levels of administration, Whitney said that the change would have to come from students applying pressure on individual departments and fields of study. “We’ve been talking about this issue for 20 years,” Whitney said. The time range he expressed is closely mirrored by reporting from the Rutgers American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers (AAUPAFT). “For instance, among tenured and tenure track professors, the percentage of African American faculty declined from 5.4 percent in
1997 to 4.2 percent in 2017 and that of Latino/a faculty rose only modestly from 2.4 percent in 1997 to 3.9 percent in 2017,” according to a report issued by the AAUPAFT. The United States Census Bureau reported that in 2015, New Jersey was 15 percent Black or African American. Rhodes also commented on her experience as a political science major, noting that she did not have a Black professor in her major until junior year. “I was motivated to go to office hours and try to get to know my professors, but I realized that none of them could connect with me being a Black woman, being first generation and just the different aspect of how political science influences my personal racial group,” she said. In a piece written for Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Walton Johnson, a professor in
Africana Studies, notes the drastic shift in hiring over time. “In 1976 there were 175 African Americans on the faculty. We aggressively recruited and retained faculty of color by giving rewards to departments that hired them, trying to short-circuit the ‘old boy networks,’ appointing a powerful officer to oversee hiring and by mentoring young faculty,” he said in the article. Rutgers, despite substantial growth, currently has 93 tenure track faculty who are Black. Johnson said the faculty level in the 70s was due to a 1974 federal consent decree that required Rutgers to seek out more diverse faculty in order to continue to receive federal subsidies. Once the requirement left, so did the cultivation of Black faculty. “In the 1980s, however, after Ronald Reagan rescinded the government’s stringent EEOC
(Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) requirements, our leaders methodically dismantled the effective policies and reverted to practices that impede Latinx and African Americans to this day,” Johnson said in the article. Other issues raised were a recent drop in the enrollment of Black students and diversity in staff roles outside of the classroom. Newman mentioned the recent improvements in programs like Center for Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) and Residence Life. She also urged students to attend an upcoming RUSA meeting with Chancellor Christopher J. Molloy to voice concerns and critiques. Another portion of the conversation was around reporting incidents of bias on campus. Newman informed students about the online bias reporting system used to file bias incident report forms. She also said that she had seen “certain groups” become more “empowered” since late 2016, and that Black students should remain vigilant. Recruitment fliers for the white supremacist organizations American Vanguard and Identity Evropa have been spotted on campus in 2017 and 2018 respectively, according to The Daily Targum. After the panel discussion ended, a question and answer session commenced where students from Rutgers Black Lives Matter, West Indian Student Organization and Black Student Union raised concerns and critiqued the administration and each other. As the event closed Little shared what she hoped the forum will accomplish. “What I hope is that it brings the issues in the Black community up to the forefront, especially with administrators. A lot of times our voices aren’t heard and we don’t get a seat at the table. As Shirley Chisholm said, ‘If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair,’” she said.
The panel, which consisted of two students and two representatives from the administration, discussed topics such as increasing diversity in faculty, accountability of student organizations and reporting incidents of bias on campus. JORDAN LEVY / FEATURES EDITOR
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LOVE Fisher divides love into 3 distinct systems for her research on mating, reproduction CONTINUED FROM FRONT the region in the brain that is involved with love is so close to them. Fisher said thirst and hunger keeps a person alive in the present, while romantic love enables a person to focus on another individual and form a bond to continue their DNA in the future. In this way, romantic love is a survival mechanism. Fisher divided love into three distinct systems for mating and reproduction: sex drive, feelings of romantic love and feelings of intense attachment. She said romantic love is a constantly-held trait throughout the world. “When you fall in love, the person takes on special meaning. Everything about them becomes special: the car they drive, the house they live in and the music they like. And then you feel intense energy,” she said. “You could walk all night and talk until dawn, (experience) mood swings of intense elation or despair, bodily reactions like butterflies in your stomach, intense feelings of possessiveness and an increased sex drive. Everything about them becomes sexual.”
Although Fisher sees a strong biological connection between romantic love and the brain, she believes that culture also plays a role in how love is expressed. She compared the feeling of love to the emotion of fear. “People all over the world fear. On the grasslands of ancient Africa, people were scared of getting eaten by a lion. Today, people fear being hit by a taxi cab or failing an exam. These are basic brain systems, and in different cultures they are going to operate differently,” Fisher said. Physical appearance is like a prescreening toward love, she said. A person’s looks are the first thing that other people evaluate, whether they are seen in a bar, subway, church or even on Tinder. The issue with online dating services in the modern age, though, is that people stay on the sites for too long, Fisher said. The longer someone stays on a dating application, the less likely they will be to ever meet a potential partner in person. And if they do meet, they are more likely to be disappointed.
DESIGN Approximately 22 percent of student clubs are involved in sustainability activities CONTINUED FROM FRONT order to incorporate the overall community into the plan. He said since the city was very dense and underserved, there was not a lot of green space for the community to enjoy. “So we thought of our campus as … also a giant park for the community to use,” he said. Another par t of the design repor t involved student
organizations on campus. Approximately 22 percent of the University’s student clubs are involved with the environment or sustainability, Gano said. As a result, he looked fur ther into existing programs at Rutgers in order to incorporate that with programming in the living lab systems. Besides walking, Caputo said he hoped that the project would encourage students to engage
“If you stay on a dating site for too long, you get your hopes up and your imagination is going on about who this person is. Very often, the first real breaking point is when you actually meet them, because they don’t meet what your expectations are,” she said. An alternative to this problem is to redefine dating sites as “introducing sites.” Fisher said when single people meet a potential partner in person, they act and judge the mate in natural ways that evolved long before the digital age. Thus, the internet could be used as another way to flirt, court and bond. An aspect she observed in young people — particularly millennials — is the tendency for them to jump into physical relationships before completely committing to each other. Fisher said this is actually a good thing, because they are setting positive patterns for the future. As opposed to the traditional view that having sex before starting a relationship is reckless, the younger generation is exercising caution in choosing a partner, she said. “(Millennials are) terrified of locking themselves into something that they can’t get out of … they want to go careerfirst and get some money in the bank before they settle down,” she said.
Helen Fisher, a visiting research associate at the University and chief scientific advisor for Match.com, has done a study with more than 30,000 single adults in the United States. RUTGERS.EDU
with nature. The garden walk would give students the experience of being directly involved, not only with the
them more on campus, Caputo said. This differs from the original 2030 Master Plan, which envisioned a campus walk made
“Winning an honors award while you’re going against them, it’s pretty impressive.” GIOVANNI CAPUTO School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Senior
living lab systems, but also with maintaining the gardens. Many students had not heard of the Rutgers Gardens, so the walk would help to involve
entirely out of concrete. Regarding the award itself, it was given during the annual NJASLA meeting in Atlantic City. Caputo said while professional
firms and landscape architects submitted designs for the award, they were the only students to win one of the awards. Ranging from the Garden State Chapter award — which is the highest honor — to honors and merit, the Rutgers team was able to win honors for their redesign of the campus walk. Overall, Caputo said winning the award was an accomplishment because he was able to gain exposure to professional landscape architects, and even win over them “Winning an honors award while you’re going against them, it’s pretty impressive,” he said.
The award was given for the redesign of the campus walk in the Rutgers 2030 Master Plan, incorporating more living lab systems and gardens so that students could become more involved with nature as they walk to class. COURTESY OF GIOVANNI CAPUTO
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Stifling of diversity in U. life, clubs must end
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n the spirit of Black History Month, I want to touch on what I feel is a need for YVONNE OLAYEMI greater leadership in the Black community at Rutgers. Being that our school is so large, it can be difficult to develop relationships with faculty, staff and administrators that help motivate us to maximize our opportunities and better our overall college experience at Rutgers. It is because of this discontinuity that we students rely on the peer support and mentorship provided through the organizations and departments on campus. But, what I notice is lacking in the Black population at Rutgers is a lack of that peer support and mentorship — a severed bridge between upper and underclassmen. There is a waning display of representation of Black students in organizations that work to usher in the next generation of Black representatives. I believe this issue exists both because of decreasing self-accountability on our end, as well as Rutgers’ apparent attempts to stifle and silence the Black influence at the school. In other words, there is a lack of administrative support to help us build a well-networked, self-reliant community as many of the other demographics have successfully done. I am a part of more than four groups and organizations on campus and on the executive board of two, most of which are predominated by minority groups (most notably Black or Latinx). One of the major issues across the board for each of these groups is the uncertainty of who will take over the organization when this year’s board leaves. The issue is not that there is necessarily a lack of interest in the positions. Rather, there is a lack of knowledge, preparedness and demonstration of consistency and initiative among the general body, often consisting of underclassmen. The pattern I have noticed between now and when I first entered Rutgers is the fact that there was a stronger sense of fellowship and mentorship. There was greater relation between the upperclassmen who led our organizations and the general body which, at the time, contained a greater mix of first-years, sophomores, juniors and seniors. But, as of recent, in many organizations, I notice the majority of upperclassman representatives are on the executive board. I presume this phenomenon is directly correlated with the “too cool to be casually involved” attitude that has been heavily expressed in Black Rutgers over this past academic year. Because of this gap in attendee demographics, I believe there is even more pressure on the remaining upperclassmen to foster a relationship of guidance and leadership with the younger members. The big-brother, big-sister dynamic that is provided in this kind of relationship aids in creating a greater attachment and bond to all in which we choose to involve ourselves. At the moment, I feel that most of the Black population of “involved” students at Rutgers are just passively participating, rather than playing an active or contributing role. Nevertheless, aside from what we as students can improve on, I must acknowledge that this disconnect cannot be wholly contributed to us. What largely unites the Black community at Rutgers are the events that we have, whether that be Caribbean Day, Unity Day, the Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (M.A.P.S.) barbeque, Culture Shock, TWESE Fashion Show or any of the other yearly events. The frustrating thing is that for each and every one of these events to occur, there has been an increasing amount of opposition at every step of the way from Rutgers administrators. Free, open events like Caribbean Day and Unity Day have been regulated to charge students and grossly limit the amount of students who can attend. Organizations are all of a sudden unable to book locations for events that have historically been held there. Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) allocations continuously neglect and underfund the organizations that host these events. Contrastingly, more “mainstream” organizations like Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) are given the agency to freely execute its various affairs. While most of us can agree that RUPA offers many amazing events and opportunities, the issue is that there is a lack of minority representation in its organization. Because of this, I argue that there is an inherent bias in what events they choose to throw as their limited lens inhibits their ability to appeal to all of Rutgers. It is in moments like this that we, Black Rutgers, rely on the aforementioned events to give us the same sense of pride and fulfillment in our college experiences. Unfortunately, as Rutgers continues to water down the Black presence here through its regulation and eradication of events, it is just as efficient in decreasing the sense of community in the Black population at the school as well. Not only do we need to do and be better among ourselves in terms of how we operate as a community, but we also need the leadership and advocacy of our administration to make us feel like we actually belong here — to breed more active rather than passive involvement, to assure that our presence at this PWI (predominantly white institution) does not wither into obscurity.
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Yvonne Olayemi is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in biological sciences. Her column “Life At RU,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.
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Green Amendment protects future of NJ We must pass state amendment to claim our right to clean air, water
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he era of indifference, of procrastination, of dense denial and soothing silence is coming to a close. We now find ourselves at the border of consequences, entering the era in which we reach the point of no return. The State Senate has proposed to amend our constitution to “recognize and protect an individual’s rights to clean air and water, and a healthy environment as inalienable human rights deserving of the highest constitutional and legal protection.” As it stands, “New Jersey is 1 of 15 states that has no constitutional provision dedicated to environmental issues,” according to For the Generations. It will soon be up to the citizens of New Jersey to decide whether our state’s constitution will give hope to future generations or condemn them to an unlivable future. The future world depends on the arc of the moral universe bending in the direction of environmental justice and on the people of America to listen to the terrified calls of the world and act. We, the residents of New Jersey, will have the opportunity to solidify — as settled law — our individual right to breathe unpolluted air and drink water not poisoned by our neglect and apathy to the vitiation of our environment. Moving forward, our future will be prioritized in societal development and government action. Our state will be obligated to act not as a facilitator of or silent bystander to our destruction, but rather to act with the focus of preventing pollution and environmental deprivation. “The proposed Green Amendment will require government to prioritize environmental protection when issuing permits, advancing energy creation, approving development, as well as crafting and implementing legislation and regulations,” according to NJ Advance Media. Our state government must be required to evaluate development projects and permit requests based on their environmental consequences and content. We can no longer allow for government and society to be simply responsive to further pollution. “The misplaced focus of current state and federal laws on issuing permits that allow pollution and environmental degradation puts the focus on management rather than prevention.”
With a White House drenched in climate change denial and led by a hostile leader who panders to the interests of the fossil fuel industry, appoints climate change deniers and rolls back environmental standards, the states of this nation bear the burden of humanity’s survival. We cannot afford to wait for the federal government to take action. Latching on to the past will prevent the modernizing and progression of society today. With America’s archaic infrastructure, we will be forced to invest and build such that our nation’s foundation can embolden and reinforce growth. The growth must be in a Green Economy that rationally responds to the need to preserve the world. The proposed constitutional change would ensure that all developments moving forward promote this growth. Economic development and job growth results from a devotion to renewable energy and enactment of this Green Amendment. “Clean energy jobs outnumber all fossil fuel jobs by over 2.5 to 1, and they exceed all jobs in coal and gas by 5 to 1,” according to the Sierra Club. Also, environmentally conscious development projects are sold more quickly and for more money than traditional developments. The Garden State has been the dumping ground for hazardous waste. New Jersey has more places under the federal Superfund program than any other state. A superfund site is a location that has been contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants cause by mismanagement and neglect in disposal. The State Department of Environmental Protection lists more than 10,000 active sites with confirmed contamination. We are a state of pollution. We must be a state of progress. Up to this point, our laws have been designed to accommodate the pollution of industries rather than the health and welfare of the public. The Green Amendment will ensure that our right to clean air and water is protected from ignorant and regressive leadership. To prioritize green growth, predicated in environmental protection, is to prioritize those living today and those not yet born.
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Opportunity paves path for continued hope, discovery TRAIPSE THE FINE LINE SRUTI BEZAWADA
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y battery is low, and it is getting dark.” After the 15-year-old rover Opportunity drew its final breath on the lonely Red Planet, the news of its last message took the internet by storm. Photo edits, GIF sets and posters flooded social media in heart-wrenching artistic renderings of the haunting words. The end of humanity’s favorite robot that was originally intended to travel less than half a mile for 90 days, but against all odds lasted approximately 15 years and 28 miles, could not have been on a more fitting occasion: The day before Valentine’s Day on Perseverance Valley. All of which did nothing to ease the sudden sadness of people all over the world. But it is worthwhile to take a step back from the whirlwind of sorrow and face the facts: Opportunity never actually said that. Opportunity’s final message was a lump of data that “basically” translated to the now-famous quote, according to a Twitter post by KPCC science reporter Jacob Margolis. Over its long life, Opportunity beamed more than 217,000 images and 15 360-degree color panoramas back to Earth. It also discovered the mineral hematite (a strong indicator of water) and revealed at Endeavor Crater the striking possibility of the existence of ponds and lakes.
A massive dust storm blocked the rover’s solar-powered sensors eight months ago, and scientists tirelessly attempted more than a thousand times to contact it since then. The engineers even played it music, a list of songs now compiled under space.com’s public Spotify playlist entitled “Opportunity, Wake Up!” What really fascinates me is society’s abrupt attachment to a rover largely forgotten — save for space enthusiasts and occasional groundbreaking discoveries — since its landing on Jan. 24, 2004. The symbolic martyr of the human race, blanketed dry and alone on a distant planet’s surface, is like something out of the film “Interstellar.” People have shared a complex relationship with outer
to witness the Apollo 11 moon landing and Neil Armstrong’s first steps. Humans are united by a hope for the seemingly impossible, and surge forward by the drive to make it possible. It is the foundation for the art, literature, religion and philosophies of every civilization that existed. It encouraged the Lewis and Clark expedition, Zheng He’s fleet and all other explorations whose ultimate source stemmed from individuals who dared to openly question the limits of their world. The rover Opportunity, as its namesake, is a vicarious culmination of everything humans hope to achieve, regardless of societal boundaries or individual opinions. In an
“The rover lived for 5,499 days, but opportunity lives on. Thank you, Oppy. You did well.” space since the space race of the 1960s. From fruitless attempts and wasted resources to the current problem of “space junk,” we have come a long way. But one commonality remains: Our curiosity — pun intended — for mysteries that lay right before our eyes. Regardless of the intense debate in the 60s over the ridiculousness of the whole plan, millions of people all over the world with access to television or radios put aside their worries and conflicts and tuned in on July 20, 1969
interview with 60 Minutes, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said this universal sentiment: “Earth is just another planet. From a distance, it’s a speck … If everyone had a cosmic perspective you wouldn’t have legions of armies waging war on other people because someone would say, ‘Stop, look at the universe.’” Space, really, is a mirror. Our awe at the vastness of the universe parallels the realization of how small we are in the grand scheme of things. But instead of feeling meaningless, people strive to care for the pale blue dot they
call home. In the interview, Tyson discussed the impact of the Apollo 8 mission, which took the first photos of planet Earth. “Earth Day was founded. Leaded gas was banned. DDT was banned. All of a sudden people were thinking about Earth as a world, that we’re all in it together. We’re thinking we’re exploring the moon and we discovered the Earth for the first time,” he said. In relaying the first-ever photos of Mars, the rover Opportunity, alone in the cold dark of space just like Apollo 8, showed us the warmth of home. Twenty-five years ago, in Siberia, Russia, a girl was born. Laurie Collis adopted her and named her Sofi. At 9 years old, Sofi was selected from 10,000 applicants to name two rovers that would explore Mars a year later. “I used to live in an orphanage,” she said, according to her essay for the naming contest. “It was dark and cold and lonely. At night, I looked up at the sparkly sky and felt better. I dreamed I could fly there. In America, I can make all my dreams come true. Thank you for the ‘Spirit’ and the ‘Opportunity.’” The rover lived for 5,499 days, but opportunity lives on. Thank you, Oppy. You did well. Sruti Bezawada is a Rutgers Business School and School of Arts and Sciences sophomore double majoring in marketing and communications and minoring in Japanese. Her column, “Traipse the Fine Line,” runs alternate Wednesdays.
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Sleep hygiene is crucial for healthy student experience BREANA OMANA CORRESPONDENT
Every time my grandmother calls me she asks, “Are you eating?” What she never asks is, “Are you getting enough sleep?” We prioritize and worry about so many things in our lives and the lives of others, but how often does the worry of sleep end up on our long list of daily concerns? We may joke with one another about how little sleep we get, how many naps we take and how we miraculously made it to our morning class come Friday, despite
hitting the town Thursday night. College students are notorious for pulling all-nighters, taking naps and hitting the juul right before bed, but all these habits are extremely unhealthy and may be the root of a lot of college struggles. From grades, to mental health, fatigue and relationship troubles — the culprit might just be your sleep habits. The National Sleep Foundation recently published an article that revolved around the concept of sleep hygiene. Sleep hygiene is a variety of different practices and habits that are
necessar y to have good nighttime sleep quality and full daytime alertness. But the more one reads this article, the more one realizes that a lot of college students don’t follow some basic rules about healthy sleep. The article mentions many habits that are bad for our sleep, one of which is consuming foods right before bed that are heavy, greasy or spicy. But this is one of the worst and most popular habits among college students. Nighttime is when students notoriously go out to eat together and relish in fast food heaven. For
Poor sleep can obviously affect grades, but there's substantial evidence that it can also hamper mood, which affects relationships and mental health as well. UNSPLASH
Rutgers students, this means fat the night as the body begins to sandwiches and the plethora of process the alcohol,” according to 24-hour greasy goodness that is the National Sleep Foundation. In on Easton Avenue. Heavy foods fact, drinking disrupts our sleep in cause indigestion, so to sleep more ways than one, regardless of better throughout the week, how quickly it can make us sleepy. Another article by the Nationlimit the number of times you partake in a grease binge right al Sleep Foundation found that drinking before bed affects sleep before bed. In addition, the article explains rhythms, interrupts your circadithat long naps are among the an rhythms, blocks REM sleep, worst things you could do for your aggravates breathing problems sleep hygiene. It’s not uncommon and leads to extra bathroom trips. to find students sleeping in odd In addition, “nicotine is a stimuplaces around campus, whether lant that can sometimes have a on the bus, the library or in class similar effect as caffeine,” accord— Rutgers is rife with sleepy, yet ing to another article by Totally creative, students who can make Wicked. “The nicotine hit you get a bed out of anything after a long from e-cigarettes is often more potent than that which you receive night of studying. But napping for more than 20 from a traditional cigarette.” Juuling and alcohol consumpto 30 minutes will not help you come nighttime. According to tion are common among stuthe article, “napping does not dents, but bad sleep will catch up make up for inadequate nighttime to you sooner than later. From sleep. However, a short nap of moodiness, to high blood pres20 to 30 minutes can help to im- sure and aging, bad sleep, both prove mood, alertness and perfor- while lying awake at night and as we’re sleepmance.” While ing, will lead there is nothto a multitude ing better than of problems, taking a nap afmake sure ter not getting “Good sleep is overlooked so you are sleepenough shuting well more eye, falling and we often confuse so than you into the habit napping for a are contributof taking houring to your bad long naps will good shut-eye.” sleep hygiene. lead to nothing The National but a bad sleep Sleep Foundaschedule and a tion goes on to constant cycle list more tips of sleepiness and habits that lead to better sleep and daytime inattentiveness. Try to plan out times to do hygiene like exercising, making homework and study in advance sure to have a pleasant sleep envito limit the amount of times you ronment and establishing a relaxpull an all-nighter. While every- ing, regular bedtime, among others. While we are so caught up in one stay up at one time or another, pulling all-nighters constantly is having fun and being young, all bad for your health, so take care while doing well in our classes, we of yourself. can get so lost in the hustle that Furthermore, the article ex- we forget to take care of ourselves plains that we should avoid nic- in the most basic ways. Good otine and alcohol before bed. sleep is overlooked and we often “While alcohol is well-known to confuse napping for a good shuthelp you fall asleep faster, too eye. Practice good sleep habits to much close to bedtime can dis- ensure you are completely taking rupt sleep in the second half of care of yourself.
DIVERSIONS
February 27, 2019
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Stay focused this year to gain self-esteem as well as popularity. Being responsible will turn you into the go-to person in your circle, giving you the insight into what everyone else wants and is willing to do. Positive changes will make a difference to you as well as to those you love. Don’t lose sight of your dreams. Your numbers are 8, 12, 20, 24, 36, 39, 43.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
Non Sequitur
Wiley
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Make plans, attend meetings and discuss possibilities, but don’t offer personal information or anything that might lock you into something you may decide you don’t want to do. Today is about listening, assessing situations and considering your options. 5 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Put more muscle behind your ideas. Oversee the costs involved. If you leave responsibilities in someone else’s hands, you will be disappointed with the results you get. Leave some free time to be with someone you love. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t be too open regarding your feelings, your intentions or your plans. Someone will give you the wrong impression, leading you to believe something that isn’t true in order to get something from you. Listen, observe and avoid being duped. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Step up, ask questions and make decisions based on facts, feelings and your intuition. Offer only what you feel comfortable giving away, and make your demands clear to anyone asking for too much. A partnership will face changes. 3 stars
Pearls Before Swine
Stephan Pastis
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Participate and have some fun, but don’t be too quick to believe what others tell you. Do your own fact-checking, and stay on top of the changes going on around you. Update your skills to suit changing employment qualifications. 5 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You know what’s best for yourself, so don’t give in to someone putting demands on your time or asking you to pay for his or her mistakes. Talk to an expert before you agree to anything that appears to be unfair. 2 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take a moment to mull over your choices. A short trip or updating your personal papers or contracts will give you better insight into what’s possible. Take better care of your health, your home and your emotional well-being. 4 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Learn from experience or talk to someone who can shed light on your situation. The information you gather will help you make a sound decision that can improve your home environment and your relationships with loved ones. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t say something you don’t mean or mislead someone who wants to know how you feel. Honesty is the best policy. Put stress and your problems behind you by being straightforward and making the changes necessary to achieve personal happiness. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t expect others to do things for you. Keep your personal thoughts to yourself, and protect what’s yours. A change at home should be made for the right reason. Make sure your personal documents and finances are in order. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t get angry; get moving. If you want to make a change, look at your options and start the ball rolling. If you wait for someone else to make the first move, you will end up falling behind. 4 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Listen, but don’t feel obligated to follow. If you have a better way of doing things that fits your budget better, stick to your own path. It’s the outcome that will make a difference, not making someone else your leader. 2 stars
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Universal Crossword ACROSS
63 Head, to Macron
1 Light beige
64 Kind of symmetry
5 Go too quickly
65 Skier Lindsey
9 ___ diving
66 Camper owner, informally
14 Devastate
67 “Beauty and the Beast” princess
15 Theater award
68 Bluesy James
16 Greenish eye color
69 Quaint affirmative
17 Gymnast Korbut 18 Major PC maker
DOWN
19 The Little Mermaid
1 Greek Cupid
20 “You’re about to rear-end
2 Mea ___
that sports car,” e.g.?
3 Demanding standard
23 Elizabeth of cosmetics
4 The North Star can be
24 Alone
seen with it
25 “Bingo!”
5 Guinea pigs, e.g.
28 Dog-___-dog
6 Lyft competitor
29 Was flaky?
7 “___ Marner”
31 Footnote abbr.
8 Formal “Yo!”
34 “Cigarettes are
9 “My” girl in a 1979 hit
dangerous,” e.g.?
10 Basket alternative
38 Speck of dust
11 Action film gun
39 Baaing female
12 Spelling event
40 Three, in Dresden
13 The whole shebang
41 “We need to tone down
21 Meadow
the decorating,” e.g.?
22 “What ___ is new?”
45 “___ la vie”
25 Cognizant
46 Still hidden
26 “___ the thing ...”
47 Year, in Juarez
27 Confess
49 Tokyo, once
30 Germany, for Einstein
50 “___ girl!”
31 Permeate
53 Noted march composer
32 Leap
56 “Don’t mess with Berry’s
33 “Nice to meet you!”
‘X-Men’ character,” e.g.?
preceder?
59 Jackson or Reno
35 Actress Ryan
62 Earth’s pull, for short
36 Possess
37 Mauna ___ 42 Puget Sound city 43 Fascinated by
Yesterday’s Solution
44 Wide pasta 48 Fish-fowl connector 51 Treasure cache 52 Playground retort 54 It doesn’t hold water 55 Starts a poker pot 56 Ball-balancing animal 57 “What ___ wrong?” 58 Disease cause 59 One-two punch part 60 Body spray brand 61 Zilch
Yesterday’s Solution
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PROGRAM Rutgers has lowest athletics budget in Big Ten conference CONTINUED FROM BACK Enter Pat Hobbs, a former tax lawyer and college basketball enthusiast. After 24 years at Seton Hall, University President Robert L. Barchi handed Hobbs the keys to the castle at Rutgers in 2015 to lead the department through arguably the most important period in the history of the school’s athletics. “We’ve always been a great university, a great academic university … but when you start associating your name with the likes of the folks in the Big Ten, now our peer group is what we would think are the great publics of the country,” Hobbs said. “It’s so hard to predict 2027 and where we will be … but we want to get there sooner than that. We want to be a program that’s competing for championships across our sports.” Hobbs and the department’s limited resources are a unique disadvantage in the Big Ten. Among the conference’s 14 members, Rutgers receives the lowest distribution of league revenue. This has, until now, limited investment that the University can make on facilities and staff payroll in comparison to its conference rivals, two assets that are essential to player recruitment. The lifeblood to sustaining success in college sports is recruitment. The decisions of blue chip prospects across New Jersey and the country at large that get scholarship offers from multiple D1 schools are ultimately the decisions that shape the landscape of college sports: Who wins, who loses and who can boast about
sending players to the pros. So why would they choose Rutgers? “It starts with your coaches. I hire coaches who are committed to doing things the right way, to building the right culture, to bringing in students with character and integrity and at times there are going to be misjudgments in that,” Hobbs said. “It’s not just about talent. It’s about character and integrity, and I think character and integrity wins over talent every time.” At Seton Hall, Hobbs made the coaching hires of Tommy Amaker and Kevin Willard to lead the program’s men’s basketball team. Between the tenure of those two coaches, Seton Hall made the NCAA tournament four times. Now, three years after hiring Steve Pikiell to lead the Rutgers men’s basketball team, Hobbs has been rewarded with many of the same qualities that went into his hiring decisions at Seton Hall. This year in particular the Knights have already crossed a number of historic milestones off since joining the Big Ten, and with a core of underclassmen leading the way, the belief is that there are bright days ahead for Rutgers basketball. “Steve is someone I followed a very long time before I hired him. He’s a guy who build programs the right way and he creates a culture around the program which we can all be proud of. I know our students and our student section can see it and they embrace it,” Hobbs said. Hobbs also made the hiring of football head coach Chris Ash in December of 2015, and made the decision to extend his
PRACTICES Among new coaches Ash hired, Andy Buh will serve as defensive coordinator CONTINUED FROM BACK He was also on the Denver Broncos and the Jacksonville Jaguars, before he resorted to ending his career in 2010. Buh replaced Jay Niemann as the defensive coordinator, back on Jan. 21. Buh, who was the primary play-caller for the Terrapins’
defense, will also be the linebackers’ coach for a Rutgers defense that ranked 86th, nationally, in defensive efficiency. Ash, a former defensive coordinator under Urban Meyer’s staff at Ohio State from 2014-2015, gradually took over some of Niemann’s playcalling abilities after the Knights lost to Maryland, on Oct. 13.
Athletics director Pat Hobbs, a former lawyer, served as the Dean of Law at Seton Hall University from 2004-2014 before arriving on the Banks. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2019 contract in 2017 through the 2022 season. When the extension was announced following a 4-8 season, Hobbs stated that he had “100-percent confidence in Chris Ash,” according to NJ Advance Media. One year after that statement the Knights wrapped up the program’s worst season since 2002. “None of us were happy with the win-loss record, nobody wants to go 1-11… but we had 32 freshmen and sophomores on the field,” Hobbs said. “You think about a typical football program, you need 5 or 6 recruiting classes in order to get your program moving forward and Chris has really only had three recruiting classes.” Rutgers football is a program that doesn’t really get the opportunity to even sniff the country’s top high school recruits. On top of that it, likely many programs in D1, endures a high number of decommits in the off-season. Most famously as of late, Saquon
Barkley who was originally slated to play at Rutgers in 2015, decomitted to join Penn State. Hobbs is not bothered by the decommits citing it as a normal part of any college football program. Ash didn’t make any recruits in the country’s top 100 this year, but a number of transfers highlighted by New Jersey natives defensive back Drew Singleton from Michigan, and quarterback Johnny Langan from Boston College. “The premier programs in this countr y are not gonna stop recruiting in New Jersey … but as we go for ward and as we build success I think we’re gonna see more and more young folks who want to stay home and compete for the Scarlet Knights,” Hobbs said. This past off-season has also seen a number of new coaching hires. “We may be able to scale a small mountain in Colorado in a couple days, but it takes weeks to climb Everest. Well, it’s the same
thing in football — when you’re trying to scale the mountain that we are in football it takes some more time,” Hobbs said. Only time will tell if Hobbs’s patience and faith will pay off in the punishing landscape of college football, but fans and students can be sure of one constant: Chris Ash will be at the helm until at least 2022. The success of the athletic department and its contributions to the University at large will still be largely dependent on the two big revenue sports in football and men’s basketball as Rutgers moves closer to the 2027 full transition into the Big Ten. The Daily Targum will be closely monitoring if the former lawyer from Essex County can turn Rutgers into a national powerhouse with the lowest budget in the Big Ten.
Ash and Buh are already familiar with each other, having spent 2012 under former Wisconsin head coach Brett Bielema’s coaching staff. That season the Badgers won their eighth conference championship. Buh was the linebackers’ coach at Wisconsin while Ash commanded the entire defense and defensive backs unit. Buh’s first season, saw a high-powered Terrapins’ defense tie for third in the Big Ten with 37 sacks. Only one quarterback, Michigan’s Wilton Speight, who transferred to UCLA, would
notch a 300-yard game against Buh’s defense. Buh brings a resume that includes several upset wins and close contests against Big Ten opponents. In his last season at the helm, the team took down then No. 23 Texas 34-29 to open the season and was the only team to take then No. 10 Ohio State to overtime. Last year, Maryland booked a ticket to the Quick Lane Bowl that season, but lost to Boston College by 6 points. At the time, it was the team’s second bowl appearance since joining the Big Ten in 2014. In 2017, the Terrapins’ defense, with Buh at the helm, recorded 10 interceptions — the most passes a Maryland team had picked off since 2013. But, the Terrapins missed out on a bowl appearance, finishing 4-8, 2-7. Under Buh, four Mar yland players have moved up to the NFL, most notably Quinton Jefferson, who plays for the Seattle Seahawks. Niemann, who was hired by Wyoming as its linebackers’ coach, was with Rutgers for the previous three seasons at the helm of the defense. In 2016, he commanded a defense that was top 10 in the nation in red zone defense (.727) and top 20 in allowing 186.5 passing yards per game to opposing quarterbacks.
Rossomando was hired as the offensive line coach after serving as Central Connecticut State’s head coach for the previous five seasons. Last season with the Blue Devils, he compiled a 6-4 overall record, going 4-2 in the Northeast Conference. His best year in in New Britain, Connecticut was in 2017, where he guided the team to its first NCAA FCS Playoff berth. The Devils were penciled in to the tournament after securing a conference title. They finished the season with a perfect 6-0 record. Rossomando was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year award and was selected as the Northeast Conference’s Coach of the Year. Valai was hired as the cornerbacks’ coach after he spent the last year with the Kansas City Chief in the NFL where he was a defensive quality coach. The Chiefs led the NFL in total sacks (52.0) and forced fumbles (25) last season. All the new coaches will get accustomed to Ash and the Knights next week, when spring practices start. The annual Scarlet and White Game will take place on April 13 at HighPoint. com Stadium.
The Rutgers football team will begin spring practices in March and will participate in the Scarlet and White game on April 13. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2018
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February 27, 2019 WRESTLING RANKING TOP 3 DUAL MEET WINS OF THIS SEASON
RU’s top-3 dual wins of 2018-19 season MATTHEW HOWE CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers wrestling team’s dual meet season is complete. The No. 18 Scarlet Knights finished 12-6 overall and an impressive 5-4 record in the Big Ten. Listed below are the three best dual meets of the season.
NO. 18 RUTGERS 22, NO. 20 PURDUE 15.
On Feb.10, Rutgers took to the road to take on then No. 20 Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana. While there, the Knights muscled out a 2215 win, capturing 6 of 10 bouts and earning bonus points in two of them. The match started at 174 pounds, where the Boilermakers’
Dylan Lydy won a toss up match against redshirt sophomore Joe Grello by a score of 4-3. At 184 pounds, graduate student Nick Gravina, who had not wrestled most of the season due to injury, earned a hard fought 3-2 over Max Lyon to knot the score at 3 apiece. After giving up a 6-point pin in the 197-pound bout, Rutgers rebounded and won the next five weight classes, including an over time win from junior heavyweight Christian Colucci and a 4-1 decision from sophomore 125-pounder Shane Metzler. The bonus points came from No. 4 junior 133-pounder Nick Suriano and No. 1 graduate student 149-pounder Anthony Ashnault. Suriano earned a 12-4 major decision over No. 14 Ben Thornton, and Ashnault made quick work of his opponent with a first period fall. The win was the Knights’ third victory over a top-25 ranked team this season.
NO. 24 RUTGERS 17, NO. 10 WISCONSIN 16
No. 1 graduate student 149-pounder Anthony Ashnault went undefeated this season in his sixth year of eligibility here on the Banks. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / FEBRUARY 2019
NO. 18 RUTGERS 19, NO. 20 PRINCETON 18
On Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3, the Knights faced an in-state rival, the Tigers. In that meet, a No. 1 vs No. 2 matchup at 149 pounds was set to take place, an all-time classic. Starting at 125 pounds, Princeton’s Pat Glory worked his way to a first period fall over Metzler, putting Rutgers in an early 6-0 hole. At 133 pounds, Suriano earned himself a technical fall to narrow the gap to a 6-5 the Tigers’ lead. At 141 pounds, things got interesting. Lipari is the normal starter at 141, but had been in a bit of a rough stretch. Instead, sophomore 141-pounder Michael Van Brill started and lost a critical toss up match, 8-5. Goodale later admitted that wrestling Van Brill was a mistake, and that Lipari was his guy from here on out. At 149 pounds, the crowd rose to its feet before the match even began. No. 1 Matthew Kolodzik of Princeton was in the building to defend his top ranking over then No. 2 Ashnault. What ensued was mayhem.
Ashnault quickly looked to open Kolodzik up, scoring the first takedown with his signature ankle pick. From there, Ashnault made it look effortless, turning Kolodzik to his back twice en route to a 10-2 major decision. The crowd nearly blew the roof off the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC). Before the match, in an interview with Flow Wrestling, the Tigers’ head coach Chris Ayres said he didn’t believe Ashnault would be able to score a single point on Kolodzik. When the match ended, Ashnault stood up and held ten fingers in the air directly at Ayres. At 174 and 184, Rutgers won and lost a match in overtime, respectively. Grello won in sudden victory at 174, and Gravina lost a tough one at 184 pounds. After those matches, the score was 15-15 with two bouts remaining. At 197 pounds, sophomore Matt Correnti had a tough task ahead of him. He was set to take on Princeton’s then No. 3 Patrick Brucki. It was imperative that Correnti not give up any bonus points.
This match on Jan. 11 was Rutgers’ first Big Ten win of the season. It also was its highest
No. 4 junior 133-pounder Nick Suriano finished the season with 20 wins in his first year at 133 pounds after he moved up from 125 pounds. VIVEK VIDYARTHI / FEBRUARY 2019 win against a ranked opponent all season long. Each team won five matches apiece with the meet tied at 16-16 after the final match at heavyweight. The Knights earned the win on criteria, outscoring Wisconsin in total match points, 56-50. 30 of the 56 total match points came from two wrestlers donning
the scarlet and black singlet. Suriano won a 14-5 major decision, and Ashnault scored 12 points in a 12-6 victory over the Badgers. Rutgers lost two key matches that could have prevented the tie from occuring in the first place, as Gravina dropped a crucial 2-1 bout and junior 141-pounder Peter Lipari lost 8-7 after going out in front 7-4 early.
Junior heavyweight Christian Colucci sealed the Knights’ 1-point win against their in-state rival, the Tigers, on Feb. 3. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / FEBRUARY 2019 Correnti wrestled valiantly, and lost a close 3-2 decision. That gave the Tigers a 18-15 lead with one match remaining. Because Princeton had more pins than the Knights, it would win the match
based on criteria if it ended in a tie. That meant Colucci had to earn a major decision to secure the win for his team. And bonus points he got. Colucci went on to win the match by
a score of 12-2, securing giving Rutgers a narrow 19-18 victory. For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2019
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ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT HOBBS GIVES INSIGHT INTO PLAN FOR RUTGERS SPORTS
Hobbs’s philosophy for Big Ten program-building JACKSON THOMPSON SPORTS EDITOR
This year marks the fifth year anniversary of the induction of Rutgers into the Big Ten, a move that has since put the University’s athletes right in the middle of one of the country’s storied power five conferences, forcing its programs to adapt to the competitively volatile landscape and notoriously imbalanced nature of America’s premier college sports. Since the announcement in 2012, the move has come under scrutiny by national media outlets including The New York Times and Sports Illustrated. The conference realignment has been cited as a means to use Rutgers as leverage to negotiate lucrative media contracts, without any legitimate means for the school’s programs to be competitive. The University’s inaugural year in 2014 would be the first of a 13-year transitioning-in period in which the school would share a conference and field with all of its conference foes, but only receive a portion of the money in comparison to the other member schools. One year after that inauguration, the University would also be looking for a new athletic director after the resignation of Julie Hermann. The Rutgers men’s basketball team, led by head coach Steve Pikiell, is in the midst of its most successful season since joining the conference in 2014. GARRETT STEFFE / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2019
SEE PROGRAM ON PAGE 10
FOOTBALL KNIGHTS BRING IN POSITION COACHES WITH EXPERIENCE IN BIG TEN
Ash adds 4 new coaches before practices JAKE SCHMIED ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
This off-season, the Rutgers football team made several changes to head coach Chris Ash’s staff as it prepares to start spring practice next month in anticipation for the 2019 season. The Scarlet Knights have added Andy Buh, Kolby Smith, Pete Rossomando and Jay Valai to Ash’s coaching staff. Smith becomes the running backs’ coach after Nunzio Campanile spent one year with the backs. Smith spent the last five seasons with Louisville, where he was a part of a four-bowl appearance Cardinals team in that span. With Smith commanding the running backs, Louisville averaged 245.1 yards per game, ranking at No. 15 nationally in 2017. Smith, a Cardinals alumnus, was drafted in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. In his first season with the Chiefs, he totaled 400 yards on the ground in 16 games played. He was awarded the American Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week after a 150-yard rushing and 113 carries performance against the Oakland Raiders. SEE PRACTICES ON PAGE 10
Head coach Chris Ash hired four coaches to his staff after finishing last season with a 1-11 overall record. He hired two offensive coaches in Kolby Smith and Pete Rossomando. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2018
KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
EXTRA POINT JAIRUS PAUL, senior on the men’s track and field team, placed eighth in the long jump with a 14.91 meter score, securing a spot on the podium at the Big Ten Championships. He was also named a Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree.
NHL SCORES
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
vs. No. 10 UPenn
Tonight, 6 p.m., HighPoint.com Stadium
San Jose Boston
1 4
SOFTBALL
at Virginia
Tomorrow, 5 p.m., Charlottesville, Va.
Calgary NY Islanders
3 1
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
vs. Minnesota
Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m., The RAC
Buffalo Philadelphia
2 5