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The Daily Targum caucused in its new editorial board on Friday. With the exception of Henry Strehlo moving from associate video editor to video editor, the entire board is serving for the first time. NICOLE LAGOS / CONTRIBUTING VIDEOGRAPHER

Daily Targum brings on new editorial board CHRISTIAN ZAPATA CORRESPONDENT

The Daily Targum caucused in its new editorial board on Friday, marking 151 years of student journalism at Rutgers.

During an exhaustive 13-hour oral exam at the Douglass Student Center,

members of Board 150 quizzed their inductees on everything from Associate Press (AP) Stylebook guidelines to fresh ideas for improving the paper’s content and hypothetical scenarios meant to test their ethics and decision-making skills.

The Targum’s new editor-in-chief, Rebecca Bright, explained how a

tight-knit bond between new board members forged early on is essential to the paper’s success.

“I could not be more excited to be the editor-in-chief of Board 151. Each of the editors is passionate, driven and make long nights feel like just a few hours,” she said.

Bright will be joined by Managing Editor Priyanka Bansal in helping shape a new identity for the Targum that reflects its passion for student journalism and commitment to the truth.

Brendan Brightman and Catherine Nguyen will work together to tackle all that is news on and off campus,

Polar vortex causes water issues around Rutgers BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN NEWS EDITOR

Due to the polar vortex over the last couple of weeks, which produced feel-like temperatures below zero degrees Fahrenheit, Rutgers—New Brunswick has experienced several water-related issues and damages.

On Jan. 30, yellow water was found to be coming out of a water fountain in Alexander Library. This was due to emergency water excavation and repairs by New Brunswick Water Utility on George Street in the vicinity of Huntington Street, according to a Rutgers utilities email obtained by The Daily Targum.

Traffic on Huntington Street was closed on Jan. 30 due to the repairs, according to the email.

The water interruption affected Alexander Library and the Library Services building. University

spokesperson Neal Buccino said the incident may have affected domestic and fire sprinklers water in Campbell Hall as well.

Last week the Livingston Dining Commons was experiencing water issues as well. Paper plates and utensils were temporarily needed because the building did not have hot water and dishes could not be cleaned, Buccino said. This issue was correlated with cold weather occurring at the time.

On Jan. 22, heating coils ruptured and leaked on the Mason Gross School of the Arts side of the Civic Square Building, causing sheetrock and ceiling tiles to be replaced. Buccino said some laptops were also exposed to water and are being assessed for damage.

Laurie Granieri, director of communications for Mason Gross, said classes in the building were cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday of that week.

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“Our role is to be a source of information on all of these happenings and present them in the fairest and (most) accurate way. I’m grateful to have found something that I love doing — SEE BOARD ON PAGE 4

U. Professor develops new AIDS sensor MEHA AGGARWAL CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Rutgers has experienced multiple water issues due to the polar vortex last week. The Huntington Street water repairs caused yellow water in Alexander Library. BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN / NEWS EDITOR

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Umer Hassan, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and core researcher for the Rutgers Global Health Institute, has developed a biosensor for AIDS diagnosis and management.

Hassan, whose team develops point-of-care biosensors for a myriad of global health issues, aims for his biosensors to be disposable, handheld and economical devices which are able to deliver quick results.

Presently, an HIV/AIDS diagnosis requires hundreds of SEE SENSOR ON PAGE 5

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Campus Calendar MONDAY 2/4 Depar tment of Genetics presents “Mapping the molecular machines of the cell: human ciliopathy complexes and beyond” from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Life Sciences Building on Busch campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “MFA Thesis Exhibition I: Necessar y & Insufficient” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Civic Square Building on the College Avenus campus.

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TUESDAY 2/5 Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drugs Assistance Program and Psychiatric Services presents “Mindfulness Meditation” from noon to 1 p.m. at Busch Student Center on Busch campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers presents “Art After Hours: First Tuesdays” from 5 to 9 p.m. at Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.

WEDNESDAY 2/6 Department of Landscape Architecture presents “RULA Seminar: ‘Creating The National Forest’” 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.

Rutgers Geology Museum presents “Egypt Late Night” from 4 to 8 p.m. at Geology Hall on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.

University Career Ser vices and Rutgers–New Brunswick present “2019 Spring Career and Internship Mega Fair” from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Louis Brown Athletic Center on Livingston campus. This event is free and open to students.

THURSDAY 2/7 Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program presents “Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program Seminar: Dr. Tetsuya Nakamu - ‘The genetic mechanisms underlying fish diversity and fish-to-tetrapod transition.’” from 4 to 5 p.m. at Marine Sciences Building on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.

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Incoming professor wins astrophysics award CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR

An incoming Rutgers professor has recently won the Annie Jump Cannon Award for her research on magnetic turbulence in the universe.

Blakesley Burkhart, a future assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and recipient of the award, said it was the oldest award given out by the American Astronomical Society (AAS). First conceived in the 1930s, the prize was inspired by female astronomer Annie Jump Cannon, who worked at Harvard University cataloging stars.

Cannon faced discrimination as a woman working in a male-dominated field, so to acknowledge future female astronomers, the award is given annually to women who do notable research in the field of astronomy.

The prize has also shifted throughout the decades. Winners used to only get physical prizes, such as a plaque or pen, but now they also get the opportunity to speak at a plenary sponsored by the AAS. This increased the prestige of the award compared to others given by the AAS, and also helped to raise the status of women in astronomy because they were given a platform to explain their research. “(It’s) an awesome, big deal because it’s in front of the entire conference, which is usually a thousand people,” Burkhart said.

Burkhart’s research focuses on turbulence, which is something that people are very familiar with, she said. For instance, when people travel on airplanes or go canoeing, the bumps they feel when they are flying or the swirls

produced by paddling are concepts that are very similar to how turbulence works in outer space.

The concept of how liquids and gases move, otherwise known as fluid dynamics, is also important in explaining many processes in the galaxy. Contrary to popular belief, the space between stars is not empty, Burkhart said. Between them is the interstellar medium, which is matter and radiation such as gas, dust and cosmic rays.

What differs between fluids in outer space and earth is the fact that the interstellar medium is charged due to the high amount of electrons floating in the universe. This is why gases in the interstellar medium are much more turbulent than on earth, reaching velocities faster than 10 kilometers a second, Burkhart said.

Throughout outer space are magnetic fields, which exert a force on charged gases.

“There’s this conversation, or this dance, between the charged particles in the fluid and the magnetic field in our galaxy, and that does all sorts of interesting things,” she said.

Phenomena such as supernova explosions are a direct result of turbulence in outer space. The idea of turbulence also leads to implications for how stars are formed and the evolution of galaxies, which are questions Burkhart is trying to answer through her research.

Stars are made by gas and dust in the interstellar medium, and turbulence influences factors such as how fast they form, what kind of stars they become and their size. The more turbulent the gases which forms the stars are, the denser they become, which

Blakesley Burkhart, a future assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and recipient of the Annie Jump Cannon Award, focuses her research on magnetic turbulence and how it works in the universe. RUTGERS.EDU has profound effects on what types of stars form.

The effects of turbulence can also be brought down to earth, Burkhart said. Aurora borealis, known also as the Northern Lights, is caused by the wind from the sun reaching Earth.

Like gases in the interstellar medium, the wind contains charged particles that interact with the

Earth’s magnetic field to produce the bursts of light which make up the phenomenon.

While Burkhart is an astrophysicist, she is also hoping to promote more women in classrooms as well as positions of leadership in the scientific field.

She said she was sometimes the only female in her classes while pursuing her studies. The Annie

Jump Cannon Award has allowed her to meet other female scientists who are also doing prominent research in astronomy.

“If you have a supportive environment where you feel safe and welcome, then you can thrive. Instead of thinking about how awkward it can be, you could instead focus on physics,” she said.

Annie Jump Cannon was a female astronomer who cataloged stars during her time as a researcher at Harvard University. The award is named after her for the discrimination she faced working in a male-dominated field. FLICKR

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BOARD Targum Board 151 has 14 members all coming from different backgrounds CONTINUED FROM FRONT The Daily Targum means a lot to me and I will work my hardest to make the news section the best it can be,” Nguyen said.

For Sports Editor Jackson Thompson and Associate Sports Editor Jake Schmied, this is only their second semester at Rutgers. Both Thompson, a transfer student from Mercer Community College, and Shmied, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year, were editors at their school papers and plan on connecting students with sports content that anyone can access.

“The sports desk will put out more in-depth coverage of Rutgers athletics while showcasing student athletes at the same time. Rutgers students can expect more human interest stories

and sports collaborations with the video desk that will feature football practice updates as well as profiling several Knights,” Schmied said.

Luke Hinrichs will be in charge of the opinions section. He plans on working closely with the video and news desks to connect students with new perspectives and hot takes on current events.

Photo editors Dustin Niles and Garrett Steffe have been with the Targum for less than a year and rose in its ranks quickly — proving early on that they were willing to step up when needed.

“Garrett and I really want to get more original content into the paper. We’re excited to work with our photographers on getting more coverage at events and get more feature photos. We’re also restarting Humans of RU and

we’re really excited to work on that and make it as successful as possible,” Niles said.

In keeping up the vision of a multimedia-friendly paper, Video Editor Henry Strehlo and Associate Video Editor Andreana

new Copy and Associate Copy Editors Taylor Dua and Ria Malatesta are a vital part of the team. The duo plan on presenting stories that are easy, entertaining and accessible.

“As our motto goes, one should

“As our motto goes, one should ‘expect the unexpected,’ but I hope (students will) be happy with our consistency and dedication to producing a quality paper which represents them.”

TAYLOR DUA COPY EDITOR

Loukidis plan on partnering with fellow editors to produce a series of short documentaries and video news coverage similar to that of The New York Times.

Increasingly, papers across the countr y are cutting their copy sections in an effort to roll back production costs, but the Targum is proud to report its

‘expect the unexpected,’ but I hope (students will) be happy with our consistency and dedication to producing a quality paper which represents them,” Dua said.

Jordan Levy is a bit of wildcard.

Prior to joining the Targum, he worked for fellow campus media outlet Rutgers Radio, hosting his own show and dabbling in the

underground music scene here in New Brunswick. He is double-majoring in music and journalism. As Inside Beat editor, he will channel his love of art into a constructive, creative entertainment section.

“I also hope to continue to publish incisive and effective cultural criticism. Students can expect the Targum to be a source for news, entertainment and commentary that spans the wide breadth of opinions and interests at Rutgers University. More than anything I hope the paper can answer the questions of the day and inspire thought that builds toward a better future,” he said.

One of the biggest challenges facing the paper this year is Referendum. Every three years students get to decide whether they want to continue supporting the Targum through their term bills.

It will not be an easy undertaking, but one that the collective energies on Board 151 are fully capable of accomplishing by following through on their goals and publishing content that is by students, for students.

Proper sleep schedules tough task for students ANNIE KIM CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Students at Rutgers face the task of managing a proper balance between their daily schedules and sleep. It turns out that naps may not be the solution to a sleepless night.

Andrea Spaeth, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health, said naps cannot be perfect substitutes for a full seven-hour rest at night.

“Daytime sleep is not as high quality as nighttime sleep,” she said.

Ideally, a person would get all of their sleep at night so that it would align with their circadian rhythm — one’s biological clock that outlines when and how much sleep one should have — to reach optimal sleep quality and health outcomes.

“They’re nice when they last and can feel necessary, but in reality, they just ruin my body clock.”

CATHERINE TUITE School of Arts and Sciences first-year

Spaeth said that napping creates a harmful cycle. Sleeping during the day leads to less desire to sleep at night and, as a result, a person who naps would stay up later and get less sleep. The next day, they would feel sleepy during the day and nap again, repeating the cycle.

Spaeth advises students who do nap to gradually shorten naps and take them earlier in the day. By doing this, they would eventually be able to shift their sleep to the nighttime period over time.

Specializing in understanding the relationship between a person’s sleep and metabolic health, Spaeth

Naps during the day are not an uncommon habit for Rutgers students. Andrea Spaeth, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health, said naps can cause a harmful cycle. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR said these circumstances can affect a person physically and mentally.

Lack of sleep, even with naps, contributes to chronic health problems such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and certain cancers.

There is also a link between lack of sleep and mental health problems.

“Research consistently shows that individuals who obtain insufficient sleep are at increased risk for anxiety and depression, experience negative moods and exhibit greater reactivity to mild stressors,” she said.

The experience of students at the University affirm her research

that naps are not enough. Catherine Tuite, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year, said she understands how important sleep is, especially as a college student. With her ever-changing schedule, some days require 12 hours of studying for classes and homework that can keep her up past midnight. A full seven hours of sleep is not feasible for her.

“They’re nice when they last and can feel necessary, but in reality, they just ruin my body clock,” she said.

As a result, Tuite sees napping as a useful but temporary solution

for her lack of sleep. Taking naps ended up causing her circadian rhythm to fall out of sync.

Naps are not only insufficient, but also difficult in general to fit into a schedule. Tuite said she naps in public places because it is more convenient than walking back to her apartment, but is aware of how awkward it feels to fall asleep in front of others.

While some students resort to naps, Skylar Lewis, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, believes they are unnecessary, and that staying on top

of course loads is a better solution.

She said that napping was actually a setback to her daily plans.

“If I do nap and I wake up, I’m still tired,” she said.

To avoid becoming dependent on naps, Lewis said she established a consistent schedule that prioritized her coursework and relied on coffee as a daily supplement.

“If I don’t get enough sleep, I will take a nap the next day as long as I don’t have anything going on. But I try not to because when I take naps, I take four-hour naps,” she said.

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SENSOR Hassan hopes his team’s biosensors will become commercialized, cheaper for patients CONTINUED FROM FRONT dollars, expensive machiner y and trained technicians. Hassan said his biosensor requires just one drop of blood and can display results in less than 30 minutes. He hopes that once the biosensor is commercialized, it will cost less than $10.

Each biosensor is embedded with a chip that detects and quantifies the number of CD64

“There are 35 million people who are living with HIV.” UMER HASSAN Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

cells, or cells that aid the body’s immune system, that have been af fected by the HIV virus, he said. This allows the biosensor to be useful for AIDS management in addition to AIDS diagnosis, since physicians can monitor their patients’ CD64 cell levels before and during treatment.

As a global health researcher, Hassan was inspired to address the issues of HIV and AIDS in an effort to improve global healthcare equity. He hopes the biosensor can lower the cost and shorten the time of diagnosis in the United States as well as other regions.

“There are 35 million people who are living with HIV,” he said.

“70 percent of these people live in Sub-Saharan Africa. There’s a ver y large need for inexpensive biosensors there.”

Hassan’s team, along with researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has co-founded a startup to commercialize the production of his biosensors. He said they have received grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in order to produce a commercial prototype of the biosensor.

In addition to researching HIV/ AIDS, Hassan said his team is addressing sepsis diagnostics.

Sepsis, according to the Mayo Clinic, is when the body cannot properly fight off a blood infection that has the ability to damage organs and may lead to death.

“Even in the United States, more than a million cases (of sepsis) occur, and of those cases 250,000 people die each year,” he said. “That’s greater than the number of people dying of HIV/AIDS, prostate cancer and breast cancer combined.”

Hassan was interested in the idea of automation from a young age. As a child, he wrote computer programs to solve his math homework for him. Later, he explored his interest in biomedical sciences through applying his engineering background to global health problems.

In the future, Hassan hopes to continue developing point-ofcare devices that promote global health equity. He credits the Rutgers Global Health Institute and the School of Engineering for helping him push the boundaries of science.

“Rutgers Global Health Institute particularly targets global health issues that have an impact all over the world,” he said. “Rutgers is a good place to be in order to make such biosensors.”

Umer Hassan, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Chemical Engineering, has developed a biosensor that is embedded with a chip that detects and quantifies the number of CD64 cells affected by the HIV virus. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

BOOKSTORE INCIDENT The New Brunswick Police Department responded to an incident at the bridge connecting the Rutgers Barnes and Noble and the New Brunswick Train Station. GARRETT STEFFE / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

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Sensationalist media delegitimizes reporting

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n the weekend of Jan. 19, social media was in a frenzy as footage MICHAEL HOLEY showed a group of white, Catholic students wearing “Make America Great Again” hats surrounding a group of Native American demonstrators. Immediately, most mainstream media outlets, a handful of celebrities and other respected figures collectively bashed the teenagers. Fury on social media gathered as people cited the incident as an example of the deep racism that exists in the United States.

That was until nearly two hours of additional footage emerged, giving additional context for the situation. Suddenly, people saw the group of Black Israelites, which had been present throughout the ordeal, yelling racial slurs and other insults at the students. People started pointing out that the Native American demonstrator Nathan Phillips went up to the students instead of having the students gather around him. Some claimed that some of the Native American protestors had been using racist slurs, while others claimed that the teenagers were still making racist gestures toward the activists. Eventually, people from the actual event started offering their own testimonies of how everything happened.

Over time, different mainstream media outlets began to change its own perspectives on the story. News sources began to retract its statements, and some even offered apologies. A reporter from The Atlantic released an article subtitled “Next time there’s a viral story, I’ll wait for more facts to emerge.”

Yet, the damage had already been done, and the chaos had already spread across social media. The teenagers had already faced an onslaught of death threats and threats of possible expulsion. Random people appeared in Park Hills, Kentucky in order to protest, and Covington Catholic High School had to be shut down due to threats.

Even President Donald J. Trump weighed in on the situation and said that the media mistreated the Covington students. No doubt, the bundle of Native American protestors had also received their fair share of death threats from angered people on the internet. This is despite the fact that Nathan Phillips and Nick Sandmann, the two main faces from the two sides of the incident, seem to hold no ill will toward each other.

THE BREAKING POINT

“Outlets are too quick to declare the definitive truth of any situation without admitting that sometimes stories may have additional information yet to be revealed.”

The real tragedy of this whole experience is probably just the further degradation of the trust people have in the media as a whole.

All this incident will do is further validate the concerns of people who believe that the mainstream media exists to spread political propaganda. People will further isolate themselves from different perspectives they see as “manipulative” and then turn to other sources that produce a narrative counter to what they see as mainstream, even if that narrative is false.

It is important to note that traditionally, mainstream media outlets actually offer good coverage of events — though we cannot act as if they are always going to give us the perfect, objective coverage of every situation. They will not. That is why looking at all of the information available to you, and formulating your own perspective based on definitive facts (not speculation) is important.

Nevertheless, I do believe that the news media is undermining its own legitimacy to a certain extent. Outlets are too quick to declare the definitive truth of any situation without admitting that sometimes stories may have additional information yet to be revealed. Many news outlets offer perspectives that are opinionated, yet they act as if it is part of the otherwise objective coverage of the events. News stories are sensationalized because the media feels compelled to attract the biggest audience to their platform, and they refuse to admit that the constant drive for being on top of “viral stories” ends up hurting the quality of news coverage.

Both news media and we as individuals need to address some rather large issues concerning expectations of media coverage. We cannot have a fundamental narrative of objective truth existing within a 24hour news cycle with dozens of different stations competing with each other in order to grab viewers’ attention. As it stands now, partisanship grabs attention. Appealing to political ideologies grabs attention.

Having a strong opinion and fighting against some sort of “side” grabs attention. Turning every small incident into a huge battle as part of a larger culture war grabs attention. Then, throughout all of this, we allow ourselves to be caught up in our raw, worst natures — we subtly seem to start supporting some sort of agenda.

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We must rectify injustices of prisons Misconduct, dehumanization pervasive in criminal justice system

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he mere loss of liberty has been supplemented with the absolute theft of human dignity. Our system of punishment begins before the crime and reaches its end when buried 6 feet below. But that is how we prefer our societal problems: buried, hidden, locked away, often off of a remote exit on a highway such that the commuters can reach work and the mall shoppers can expand their debt without the implosion of our national cognitive dissonance. A nation of inalienable rights, a world leader of human dignity and democracy, and yet America is a country of mass incarceration and abuse of the imprisoned.

The axiom of incarceration must not solely be the incapacitation of the convicted, but rather it must be fundamentally grounded in rehabilitation and re-entry. These goals are unattainable in a system of punishment that dehumanizes and strips those incarcerated of their human rights.

New Jersey’s only women’s prison has a history of sexual misconduct and abuse of inmates. A former senior corrections officer currently faces three years in prison after authorities said he “engaged in a sexual relationship with two different inmates.” One of six officers accused of sexual misconduct at the women’s prison, Joel Mercado pleaded guilty to two counts of official misconduct, according to NJ Advance Media.

Mercado was an academy instructor at the prison, whose training of correctional officers is supposed to include New Jersey’s law which prohibits any form of sexual contact between officers and inmates in compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act. In 2017, an NJ Advance Media special report revealed a history of sexual abuse at the same facility, including accounts of one correctional officer who turned a cell unit into a “perverted personal playground, hazing, mocking and sexually abusing (inmates) for several years without repercussion.”

The pervasiveness of sexual misconduct in prisons is a national crisis symptomatic of an unjust and

oppressively constructed system of incarceration.

We are a people that allow for human beings to die of starvation and dehydration while locked in a 6-footby-8-foot cell. No robbery would constitute such a theft of human rights.

In “Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison,” Michel Foucault pointedly asserts, “There remains, therefore, a trace of ‘torture’ in the modern mechanisms of criminal justice – a trace that has not been entirely overcome, but which is enveloped, increasingly, by the non-corporal nature of the penal system.”

As a whiplash of warmth ends the polar vortex, the sound of metal clangs that cluttered the streets outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn will either be forgotten or never heard. Without heat or power, inmates sat in inescapable darkness as freezing temperatures penetrated the walls and vents. In protest of their conditions, inmates held in the federal prison that had no heat or power for days during the bone-chilling cold front made banging noises that rang out as a call for humanity.

Last August, a nationwide strike of incarcerated workers began and was set to end on Sept. 9, 2018, the anniversary of the 1971 Attica prison uprising in which 43 people died, according to the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC). The IWOC is committed to bringing about the necessary end to the unlivable prison conditions, racial disparity in sentencing, disenfranchisement and “death by incarceration” that has been woven in to the nature of America’s penal system.

Imprisonment masquerades as a practical means of solving the problem of crime, perpetuating the idea of retribution, maintaining the endless cycle of violence and substituting the elimination of the conditions of poverty, unemployment, racism and greed that are at the root of most punished crime. Organizations that advocate for prisoners like the IWOC must garner our support as the current era of criminal justice reform attempts to correct the injustice of decades of draconian policies.

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We need to understand real meaning of self-care for benefits PRIDE, NOT PREJUDICE NEHA SAJU

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y piece this week is inspired by Brianna Wiest’s article “This Is What ‘Self-Care’ REALLY Means, Because It’s Not All Salt Baths And Chocolate Cake.” This article will be based off the ideas discussed in Wiest’s piece, as they have caused me to re-examine and research what self-care entails, socially, politically and economically in present-day American society.

For the longest time, self-care was taking an extra-long hot shower, eating vanilla ice cream and watching Netflix. It was procrastinating on my responsibilities and waiting for the weekend to do the things that I really enjoy doing. Others shop or wear face masks or play video games, but most of us are either trying to escape something or avoid something. Weist’s article pointed out that true self-care is not just about salt baths and chocolate cake.

There is a difference between self-care and excessive self-indulgence. Making conscious daily decisions to take care of yourself is far more difficult than satiating your immediate desires. Real self-care is making the choice to build a life you do not need to constantly escape from. This means parenting yourself sometimes and doing the hard things. The activities that you

indulge in should be methods to enjoy your life, not run from it.

Unfortunately, self-care has been subsumed by modern corporate culture. It was used, and is still used, as a buzzword to market products to the American people.

Advertisements that promote spa vacations or expensive clothes or bath bombs in the name of self-care are actually implementing and perpetuating the idea that peace necessitates consumer indulgence. Not only is this notion a false one, it causes society to (unjustly) believe that those without privilege do not deserve self-care.

Audre Lorde, Black lesbian writer and activist, stated in 1988, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation,

consumer culture self-care over real selfcare. When we attempt to ration selfindulgence to only those who can afford it, we cripple our own society.

Back in December, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced on social media that she was taking a break for self-care in which she would be taking one week off before beginning her term. She states that before running for Congress, she did yoga and ate healthy meals but now, she eats fast food and falls asleep in her day clothes. Of course, she received (unfair) ridicule and criticism for taking this break.

In a tweet, Ocasio-Cortez responded to this judgement by stating that for working

“Self-care is not a luxury, and it is not selfish — it is a necessity.

Activism, race and self-care all are connected.” and that is an act of political warfare.” The term “self-care” was popularized by people of color and people who identified with the LGBTQ community, in the 70s and 80s, as a gesture of defiance.

Self-care was a way to insist to an oppressive culture that you were worthy of being cared for and that you mattered, no matter who tried to ignore your identity and deny your importance. We forget the importance of this notion when we promote

people, immigrants and the poor, self-care is political not because these groups want it to be, but because these marginalized groups are often shamed for caring about themselves and their well-being while stressing financially.

Burnout is a very real consequence of forgetting to practice self-care. Breaks and vacations are effective in increasing productivity and reducing stress. According to the “Stress in America” survey done

by the American Psychology Association, women are more likely than men to state that their already-high stress levels are on the rise. People of color are more likely than their white peers to be stressed, as systemic racism continues to take a toll on their livelihoods. The people who are socially disadvantaged are the people who should be encouraged to focus on real self-care.

Self-care is not a luxury, and it is not selfish — it is a necessity. Activism, race and self-care all are connected. When you consider yourself both worthy and vulnerable, you apply that same deep selfcomprehension needed to understand the complexity of the people around you. This perspective allows other individuals to have the same level of subjectivity that you grant yourself, even when their opinions and experiences are different from your own.

Even though self-care is essential, we must be careful of promoting it as the solution to oppression. Nothing short of fundamentally altering unjust societal structures through a variety of solutions can begin to fix the problem, but self-care is a start. It is only by choosing to care for ourselves first that we can begin to rebuild a community and a world worth living in.

Neha Saju is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student planning on majoring in political science and history and minoring in English. Her column, “Pride, Not Prejudice,” runs on alternate Mondays.

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February 4, 2019

Ad-ception: Super Bowl commercials adapt to social media BREANA OMANA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Super Bowl is one of the most-watched events on television, and is celebrated like a national holiday — raking in hundreds of millions of dollars each

year. From stadium tickets, television viewership and hotels, the event reeks of profit.

It’s not just views and tickets that contribute to these millions – VICE recently reported that the Super Bowl, which will be held at the Mercedes-Benz

Cardi B and Chance the Rapper are just a few of the celebrities gracing Super Bowl ads this year, in both Pepsi and Doritos ads respectively. These ads were shown before the game. TWITTER

Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, is going to "make it rain" at strip clubs around the city.

More notoriously, the Super Bowl makes most of their massive profit from the advertisements and commercials that many of us anticipate every year. Every year, millions of people — including those who know nothing about football — tune in just to watch the commercials played during the game.

I'm sure we all remember the 2013 “When sexy meets smart” GoDaddy.com commercial or the 2004 Pepsi commercial starring Beyoncé, Pink and Britney Spears. These commercials were long-time icons that captured the attention of millions of viewers, but they came at a high price.

The chance to advertise to more than 100 million people will cost approximately $5.25 million for a single 30-second spot, according to Thrillist.

There’s money to be made from these advertisements, but this year may be on a whole other level. Just a few days ago the new Pepsi advertisement, which features Cardi B and Steve Carell, found its way online. Though fairly new, the question is whether

this type of advertising — in which you show commercials even before the game — takes the excitement away from the Super Bowl.

With the increasing importance of social media, the buildup to the game has been massive, so it's no surprise to see your favorite celebrities representing their team, promoting the game or showing up in a commercial even before the big day. But it's not just Pepsi.

USA Today listed more than 10 Super Bowl commercials that were shown and promoted before the game. Among these commercials are Doritos, Audi and Amazon Alexa.

To put it simply, it’s strange to see trailers for commercials, but it's not surprising. The $5 million cost of these commercials is a “bargain” when you put it into perspective and realize that for 30 seconds, companies have the undivided attention of 100 million people, according to For The Win. Mixing social media into this only generates more attention, views and profit. But does the introduction of trailers for commercials and social media advertisements take away from the allure of the Super Bowl?

While times may be changing, big companies and advertisers know exactly what they're doing.

Just as many, if not more, people will tune in to watch the game, commercials and halftime show.

We're submerged in a commercial culture, with millions of dollars spent on advertising that show what's valued most in our culture: consumerism and materialism. Additionally, we're prey to these big advertisers who feed off of the attention and recognition allowed by their products.

America may be the clearest example of a commercial culture.

The truth is that as a whole, we don’t really care so much about the constant flow of these advertisements or how they're being aired for massive amounts of money.

Yes, we might question why Amazon Alexa has a Super Bowl advertisement out already, or maybe even understand how elitist and unfair technology may be, but we will still buy it. That’s just the point.

It’s all about money for advertisers, and these products help us fit in. It seems like fitting in is the goal, whether it be by watching the game, the advertisements or buying the products.

Familiarity rarely breeds contempt, big names rely on promo less TAYLOR DUA COPY EDITOR

In a heated debate on the subject, Saturday Night Live’s (SNL) Leslie Jones put it best: “Real Weezer fans know they haven’t had a good album since ‘Pinkerton’ in ’96.” But even so, the band is still filling big-name stadiums like Madison Square Garden and even sold out Foxwoods Resort Casino’s Grand Theater in Connecticut for its upcoming album, “Black Album.”

So how, and why, is a geeky 90s alternative band from Los Angeles still relevant in a music industry dominated by pop and hip-hop?

“Weezer? I didn’t even know they were still a thing,” said Rick, Beck Bennett’s character in the SNL sketch from Dec. 15, 2018. In the scene, neighbors sit around a dinner table getting to know one another when Weezer’s rendition of Toto’s original song, “Africa,” starts to play.

Everyone in the room remains relatively unfazed aside from guest star Matt Damon. He excitedly praises the band’s upcoming work and defends it to the bitter end in an argument with the aforementioned purist, Jones.

It's because fans such as Damon’s character exist that bands like Weezer can maintain a following, even when characters like Bennett’s simultaneously exist.

When an artist puts out something we like, whether it’s a song

or previous album, it's likely that we’ll ask what’s next, and when.

This is because “we connect positive feelings with familiarity,” according to Medium. It releases endorphins, and humans tend to be creatures of habit.

Because we attach the sentiments we felt upon first encounter with the content, grow familiar with it and hold it near and dear to our hearts, we trust that anything the artist or band will put out will be of the same quality. So — of-

tentimes, at least — we continue to support the artist throughout their entire career, even if we don’t really like their work as much.

This devotion — the support of the diehard fan — definitely has its benefits. It’s why Weezer could release the surprise that was “Weezer (Teal Album),” comprised solely of covers (and not necessarily well-done ones) and still make No. 7 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales for this past week. It’s a double-whammy of

Once artists develop a large, loyal fan base, falling off the map isn't a huge risk. Frank Ocean is one of the industry's leading hermits, rarely giving interviews or making appearances. TWITTER

familiarity: a band that fans have have also garnered substantial fan come to know and love over the bases. Needless to say, they have last 27 years, playing songs that some clout in the industry. have been popular for even longer.

That is a keyword in the success Having a big, loyal fan base of the short-notice release: clout. has worked for artists dropping By having already-established short-notice original content popularity and a good reputation, as well. artists like these can achieve Take, for exhigh record ample, Frank sales without Ocean.

Four support of “... Beyoncé could release the years after his promotion. It’s a recording of herself debut album, why Weezer “Channel Orguitarist Brian reading the phonebook Bell got away ange,” there and the diehards would with singing were a series of missed Black Sabstill fall at her feet.” deadlines and bath’s “Pararadio silence noid,” and peoconcerning his ple somehow next release. Finally and unex- still paid money for it. But, this is pectedly on Aug. 20, 2016, Ocean not the case for all artists. dropped not only “Blonde,” but Gaining traction in the music inalso “Endless” — a video album dustry is an uphill battle for many. accompanied by 18 songs — a It's one thing to have raw talent, day earlier. It was the third-largest but it's another to have the social debut of the year, behind Drake’s and financial backings to support “Views” and Beyonce’s “Lemon- it. J.I.D, a rapper of the Spillage ade," which were other albums Village collective and under conthat came as surprises, whether tract at J. Cole’s Dreamville label, by delay or spontaneity. took some time to claim fame.

Perhaps a reason that odd reThough he independently release like this earned No. 1 spots leased four mixtapes and an EP over on the Billboard charts for Ocean, seven years, it was not until J.I.D Drake and Beyoncé was simply signed to Dreamville in 2017 that his because they could do it. work received critical acclaim.

With a following formed colWhile it's a struggle, this lectively from Destiny’s Child shouldn’t discourage anyone from and her own solo work, Beyoncé a pursuit of music and happiness. could release a recording of her- Just think of it this way: Maybe self reading the phonebook and one day someone will love you the diehards would still fall at enough to buy your compilation her feet. Drake and Ocean alike of subpar covers.

DIVERSIONS

February 4, 2019

Mark Tatulli Horoscopes

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Page 9 Eugenia Last

Happy Birthday: Show how innovative you can be this year. Try something new; take a unique approach to handling both personal and professional responsibilities. A change will do you good and help you develop new skills.

Nurture important relationships, and put more time and effort into mental and physical improvements. Evaluate your goals, interests and your concerns.

Romance is highlighted. Your numbers are 7, 15, 24, 26, 32, 41, 48.

Over The Hedge

T. Lewis and M. Fry

Non Sequitur

Wiley

Pearls Before Swine

Stephan Pastis

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Refuse to get bogged down with tedious details. Be open to suggestions, but do what feels right. A physical change will turn out better than anticipated. Go somewhere you’ve never been, and it will encourage you to do something unique. 4 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Be careful what you wish for. Consider what’s worked for you in the past and rearrange your day to ensure you don’t fall behind. Dedication and loyalty will make a difference to the outcome of an important deal. 2 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Pour everything you’ve got into getting ahead, pumping up your reputation and connecting with people who have something to contribute that will help you reach your goal. A change made to a contract or joint endeavor appears to be beneficial. 5 stars

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t let what others do influence you. Aim to stabilize your life, not disrupt it. Concentrate on the things and the people you enjoy most. Learn from mistakes, and keep what’s important to you moving along at a steady pace. 3 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You need a change. Consider what stimulates you mentally and physically and head in that direction. Love and romance will enhance your life and lead to new and exciting opportunities. A change at work will be to your benefit. 3 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Settle into a routine that makes you feel at ease. Knowing what’s expected of you and how best to use your skills and experience to come out on top will enable you to outmaneuver any competition you meet along the way. 3 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Socialize, network and keep busy doing the things you do best. Spend time with people who share your interests. A suggestion someone makes will help you bring about a positive financial change. A domestic matter needs to be handled delicately. 5 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ll be torn between what you should do and what you want to do. Get organized, take care of your responsibilities and move on to the things you enjoy most. Don’t ponder when you should be moving full speed ahead. 2 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Trust will be difficult when dealing with someone using emotional blackmail. Don’t believe everything you hear. Look at every angle, and let your gut feeling lead you in the right direction. Socializing will lead to a romantic encounter. 4 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t make a move because someone else does and prompts you to follow suit. Being a friendly observer will serve you well and offer insight into the changes needed to ensure you are successful. Believe in yourself. 3 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Check the online job market or consider offering your skills and services to organizations you’d like to work for. Someone you have collaborated with in the past will offer information that will encourage you to try something new. 3 stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Put more time and effort into the way you do things. Details will make the difference when you present what you have to offer. Someone who owes you a favor will offer good advice and hands-on help if you ask. 3 stars

©2018 By Eugenia Last distributed by Universal Uclick

Universal Crossword ACROSS

61 Tiny bathing suit brand

1 Clumsy sort

62 Defeat, as a dragon

4 Latvia’s capital

63 “___ questions?”

8 Criticize harshly 14 Certain sculptor

DOWN

16 So last year

1 Checking condition, for short

17 One with a 1.0

2 Sounds of relief

18 X-ray vision and others

3 In good shape

19 Get all misty

4 Cash in

21 “Peter Pan” girl

5 Words in many wills

22 All-ages video game descriptor

6 Comedy or horror

26 Like a generic brand

7 Pianist Rubinstein

27 Do great, slangily

8 Soak (up)

30 Small songbirds

9 “Packed” circus vehicle

31 Doolittle of “My Fair Lady”

10 Marketing magazine

33 “I pity the fool!” speaker

11 Now and ___

35 Manning of the NFL

12 Like boozy cider

36 Top-tier celeb

13 Custom quilt site

38 More, to a musician

15 Buddha’s sermons

(anagram of “UPI”)

20 Fool’s gold

39 Sleep cycle inits.

22 Go inside

47 Lords above viscounts

40 Scoundrel

23 Thwarted

48 Far from urban

41 Remove from power

24 Not late

49 Short punches

42 Scarcity

25 Move like molasses

50 “Stat!”

44 Serenaded

28 Call into question

51 Tahiti or Capri

46 Desk implement, or a hint

29 Sad, in Sevilla

54 Sellout sign abbr.

to the starts of 17-, 22-, 36-

31 Figure-skating figures

56 Org. for hunters

and 55-Across

32 Tigers’ southern sch.

57 Hot glue dispenser

49 Bar scenes?

34 One-on-one instructor

58 James Bond, e.g.

52 Steamy spa spots

36 Taken into custody

53 Liabilities’ opposites

37 Ex-senator Trent

55 What violent movies

41 Toddler’s bodysuit

might receive

43 Mutated gene

59 Skilled NBA player

44 Beethoven’s “Moonlight ___”

60 Cover in suds

45 What causes some not to vote

Yesterday’s Solution

Yesterday’s Solution

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February 4, 2019 SWIMMING & DIVING NEBRASKA 193, RUTGERS 160

Knights drop 3rd straight meet in Nebraska ALEC SPECTOR STAFF WRITER

This past weekend, the Rutgers swimming and diving team faced of f against Nebraska on the road. The Scarlet Knights lost by a score of 193-160.

Although this might be Rutgers’ third loss in a row, it goes into a shor t break now before the Big Ten championships from Feb. 20 to 23. Before the winter break star ting in late December, the Knights were undefeated.

Freshman Simone Lusby posted her best time in the 200yard back stroke against the Cornhuskers.

“Coming from New Zealand, I think that the team effort and all the girls have helped attribute to my improvement and success in the past year,” Lusby said.

Going for ward, Lusby believes that her practicing will be a little bit more focused than before, as Rutgers readies for the Big Ten championships.

Junior Clare Lawlor finished first in the 50-yard freestyle event and finished fifth in the 100-yard freestyle.

“Ever y day, coming in, knowing that I’m working hard for my teammates, my friends, and my coaches, knowing that whatever they tell me to do will pay of f in the end,” Lawlor said.

From Lawlor’s perspective, she believes that future prac-

Junior Clare Lawlor took a first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle event against the Cornhuskers.

She also claimed a fifth-place result in the 100-yard freestyle. THE DAILY TARGUM / FEBRUARY 2016 tices will be no dif ferent for her compared to the past. She mentioned how the team has treated each practice as a major competition.

Lawlor and Lusby’s camaraderie has helped not only the team in general but all the swimmers individually. Each of these swimmers trusts each

other for suppor t. They have helped the Knights obtain success this season.

Head coach Jon Maccoll summed up this weekend by

mentioning that he is very proud of his swimmers and how they did not back down the whole time they were out there swimming.

“We had standout performances from the first day, our top players swam fast, on the second day, all our players swam fast and I attribute that to our focus,” Maccoll said. “The travel on us the first day was a bit hard, but I could not ask for a better week this year. We won a ton of meets this year, swam really well and it was nice to see us get punched in the face and then get back up and punch back.”

With all the success this past season, Maccoll does not view the future as dif ferently as the past and thinks his team can do ver y well if they stick with the process they have been working with over the past months.

Rutgers will ready for the postseason championships later this month.

“We will rest a little bit more, as we get ready to swim fast.

With that being said, we have to follow the process and what we have previously done this year,” Maccoll said. “This year, there were three meets that mattered, and swimmers did ver y well to tr y and drop times, but in the end, (they have to) rest more, hope for the best.”

For updates on the Rutgers swimming and diving team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

TENNIS RUTGERS 4, PENN STATE 3

RU edges Penn State for 2nd win of season ALEX FABUGAIS-INABA CORRESPONDENT

Head coach Hilary Ritchie and the Knights came back down 3-1 against the Nittany Lions to take a 4-3 victory in East Brunswick.

MICA FINEHART / FEBRUARY 2019

The Rutgers tennis team battled Penn State for a win in a tight 4-3 match on Friday afternoon. The Scarlet Knights (20) had a rocky start in doubles play, but inched their way closer to finish ahead of the Nittany Lions (4-1).

Losing the lone doubles point at the beginning of the match, Rutgers dropped the first two doubles matches to Penn State.

The Knights’ duo of junior Kat Muzik and freshman Tess Fisher held a tight set, but ultimately fell 4-6 to the Lions’ Gabby O’Gorman and Olivia Rohrbacher for the No. 1 spot.

Sophomore Maya Jacobs and junior Jaci Cochrane also weren’t able to pull together a win, losing 4-6 to Penn State’s Frederikke Svarre and Chelsea Sawyer for the No. 2 spot.

Freshmen Sydney Kaplan and Kristiana Zahare were on the way to a doubles win for Rutgers at 5-4 against the Lions, but tied 5-5. Since Penn State already won the first two doubles sets, they clinched the early doubles point lead to get ahead of the Knights heading into singles play.

“Today was a great matchup,” said head coach Hilary Ritchie. “Penn State competed very hard, but after we lost the

doubles point, we came out very determined and today the results of our match was truly just a demonstration of what happens if you don’t give up.”

Jacobs was the first to storm away with a 6-2, 6-4 win to O’Gorman for the No. 1 position. Next to finish was Cochrane, who couldn’t take the No. 5 spot away from the Lions’ Svarre (3-6, 4-6). Along with Cochrane, Kaplan was unable to secure the No. 4 position as Penn State’s Samantha Smith took the match 3-6, 2-6.

After four matches, the Lions carried a 3-1 lead over Rutgers, but that’s when the Knights turned the match around.

Muzik took the No. 3 position away from Sawyer. Falling 1-6 in the first set, Muzik didn’t start off her singles match well. But she took charge to capture the second set in a close 7-5 win.

In the third and final set, Muzik tore through a dominant 3-0 win by retirement to close the gap against Penn State.

Down to the final two matches, Fisher and Zahare both worked their way to three sets and followed behind Muzik’s comeback performance.

Fisher lost the first set 4-6, but came back around in the second set to a 6-3 win. Holding onto the third set, Fisher captured a 6-3 victory against Rohrbacher

for the No. 2 spot to tie up the overall dual at 3-3.

In the final match, Zahare would break the tie for Rutgers.

In the No. 6 position, Zahare sealed the first set 6-4, but struggled in the second set for a 1-6 loss. Her loss in the second set was a wake-up call as she ran away with a 6-2 win in the third and final set of the match.

“We were down 3-1 and (Muzik) and (Fisher) just fought hard to come back, the same as (Zahare) to finish in three sets,” Richie said. “So I’m very proud of our team and I hope we can keep the momentum going.”

Hours of hard work spent in practice and maintaining consistent performances throughout the fall has grown the Knights’ confidence tremendously in believing that a match is truly never over until it’s over.

“I think it’s all about confidence in the fall,” Muzik said. “It builds our confidence, and the results this fall were definitely good.

That confidence will hopefully carry over into the spring.”

Rutgers has now won two consecutive home matches, its next match against Army will be the Knights’ true test to be able to garner a win on the road.

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

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February 4, 2019 MEN’S BASKETBALL OHIO STATE 76, RUTGERS 62

Rutgers falters against Ohio State on road ROBERT SANCHEZ CORRESPONDENT

Three weeks after the Rutgers basketball team took down thenNo.16 Ohio State inside the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) for its first Big Ten win of the season and making a statement for the rest of the conference, the team traveled to Columbus, Ohio to try and recreate its success.

But, the Scarlet Knights (1110, 4-7) couldn’t capture that same magic on the road, losing to the Buckeyes (14-7, 4-6), 7662, inside Value City Arena — snapping the team’s three-game winning streak.

“Credit to Ohio State,” said head coach Steve Pikiell, according to scarletknights.com. “They had a good crowd here today and they played really well … They are well-coached. That’s a program I have a lot of respect for.

It wasn’t our day today. And they had a good day.”

Ohio State, and especially forward Kaleb Wesson, started off the game hot. Eighteen minutes into the first half, Wesson scored 22 points on an 8-9 shooting performance which included going 3-3 from beyond the arc and 2-2 from the free throw line.

In fact, Wesson scored more points by himself in the first than Rutgers’ starting five had combined and after the 20-minute mark, the Buckeyes had a 37-29 lead.

“Ever yone tries to slow him down. When he’s making threes like that it’s a problem. We can only take away so many things,” Pikiell said about Wesson. “I thought he was outstanding today, that got them off to a great start, and kind of carried them.

If he shoots the ball like that, it is going to cause problems for a lot of coaches.”

Meanwhile, for the Knights, sophomore guard Geo Baker

struggled the entire game scoring only 5 points on 2-10 shooting. It was just the fourth time all season Baker failed to reach double-digit points.

In Baker’s absence, true freshman guard Caleb McConnell stepped up, tying his career high in points (14), but just the first time he eclipsed double-digit points against a conference foe.

“Teams can go on winning streaks and losing streaks in this league,” Pikiell said. “We play one game at a time. We have one senior and 7 of our top 11 players are freshmen or sophomores.

We’ll keep grinding.”

As for the team’s other highly regarded freshmen in guard Ron Harper Jr., forward Montez Mathis and center Myles Johnson, the trio had a combined 11 points.

But, in spite of McConnell’s efforts, this Rutgers offense, which runs through Baker, had a tough time getting set up all game long, even though the Knights dominated the boards, out-rebounding Ohio State 36-25.

“We’re always physical,” Pikiell said. “We got a few offensive rebounds, but we didn’t finish enough plays. You are not going to beat Ohio State at Ohio State when its two best players have great nights. We pride ourselves on our good defense and just didn’t accomplish that today.”

It’s true: during Rutgers’ three-game winning streak, the defense hadn’t allowed 70 points in any of them. In fact, the Knights have let up 70 or more points in just eight games this season, boasting one of the better defenses in the conference.

Nevertheless, one of the few bright spots of the day was junior forward Eugene Omoruyi.

Omoruyi, who dislocated his knee cap the last time Rutgers faced off against the Buckeyes and was making only his second start

True freshman guard Caleb McConnell scored 14 points, tying a career high on the season. He also tallied 4 steals, defensively. GARRETT STEFFE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / JANUARY 2019 since coming back from the injury, had 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

It looks like the Knights can breathe a sigh of relief as their oft-injured captain and leading scorer looks to be back on track.

For now, Rutgers will have to put this one behind it and get ready for its biggest challenge this season when it hosts No. 5 Michigan inside the RAC tomorrow, proving there are no days off in this conference.

“This is a great league. We have Michigan next. The RAC is sold out. Nothing is easy,” Pikiell said.

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TROPHY Knights earn 23rd straight win over instate rival CONTINUED FROM BACK a statement win, earning a 4-point major decision to tie the meet at 9 points.

“He had no leverage in his backside, so I was really good at tilts. He was focusing on my hands, and I slipped to the side really quick. He was able to get off his back. I was able to hit that twice.” Ashnault said. “When I was up 4 to 1 in the second, I knew that match was mine. I’ve never heard a roar like that for me at the RAC.” No. 14 graduate student 157-pounder John Van Brill gave the Knights a 12-3 lead by defeating Princeton’s Quincy Monday, but it would only be the first in a series of swings over the final six bouts as the lead changed on every subsequent match.

By the final contest in the heavyweight slot, Rutgers would have to come back in a big way after falling behind by three when the Tigers’

Patrick Brucki defeated junior 197-pounder Matthew Correnti 3-2.

Down 18-15, the Knights sent out junior heavyweight Christian Colucci. Since transferring from Lehigh, Colucci has blown a couple oppor tunities to claim a meet-deciding victor y against Minnesota and Wisconsin back in Januar y.

But in this meet, Colucci would give Rutgers just what it needed from him in the final bout.

Colucci took the mat against Princeton’s Kendall Elfstrum and delivered a 12-2 major decision to earn 4 points and clinch a 1-point victory. This ensured that the Knights kept their dominant 23meet win streak over the Tigers, on Super Bowl Sunday.

“I tr y to just have a stonewall face. (Head coach Scott) Goodale knows how ner vous I can get before a match and what happens,” Colucci said. “I just tr y to keep my composure knowing that at the end of the day my

Junior heavyweight Christian Colucci celebrates after earning a major decision over Princeton’s Kendall Elfstrum, which gave the Knights the win. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER teammates and coach are still going to love me.”

Back in November, in his first appearance at Rutgers, Colucci said that there was something special about wrestling in his home state.

He had his signature moment for

the Knights to make the difference in a showdown between two historic Garden State rivals.

“That’s one of the reasons why I came here, you can’t beat a crowd like Rutgers, and I transferred here for moments

just like that, to have Jersey on my back and be able to deliver,” Colucci said.

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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK

SPORTS MONDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2019

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“It was nice to see us get punched in the face and then get back up and punch back.”

— Swimming head coach Jon Maccoll

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WRESTLING NO. 18 RUTGERS 19, NO. 20 PRINCETON 18

No. 2 graduate student 149-pounder Anthony Ashnault is crowned the match’s champion after ousting the Tigers’ Matthew Kolodzik, the consensus No. 1-ranked wrestler at 149 pounds, in a 10-2 major decision victory. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Amazing Anthony

Rutgers keeps Big Ten-Ivy trophy as Ashnault dominates top-ranked Kolodzik JACKSON THOMPSON SPORTS EDITOR

A year removed from missing an entire season to injury, No. 2 graduate student 149-pounder Anthony Ashnault is closing his sixth and final season undefeated through 19 matches. The consensus No. 2 wrestler in the country tallied what he said is one of his best career wins against Princeton’s Matthew Kolodzik, the consensus No. 1 wrestler in the country.

NCAA BASKETBALL SCORES

Xavier Creighton

54 76

63 Minnesota No. 17 Purdue 73 Wake Forest Clemson

37 64

65 Georgetown No. 14 Villanova 77 New Hampshire Maine

53 62

Wright State IUPUI

79 74

“I rank this win probably in the top two.

Winning a state title in my freshman year of high school was a pretty great accomplishment, and this is number two for me right now,” Ashnault said. “Just the energy I felt and given the circumstances that I might not have the opportunity to ever do that again.”

Ashnault’s 10-2 victor y over Kolodzik headlined the Rutgers wrestling team’s 23rd consecutive victor y over Princeton. The No. 18 Scarlet Knights (9-5, 2-3) defeated the No. 20 Tigers (6-5, 2-0) 19-18 to claim the

Big Ten Ivy League Rivalr y Trophy in front of a crowd of 5,290 at the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC).

In another close meet that came right down to the wire, several other Rutgers wrestlers contributed arguably their strongest performances of the season to edge out Princeton in the final match of the day.

No. 4 junior 133-pounder Nick Suriano totaled a season-high 25 points over the Tigers’ Jonathan Gomez. Suriano earned a 5-point technical fall for his third straight win, the most points the

EXTRA POINT

ADAM CHARALAMBIDES, sophomore attack on the men’s lacrosse team, scored a gamehigh 4 goals and tallied an assist, spearheading the Knights to a 14-8 win against Lafayette in their season opener. He missed the last two seasons due to injury.

Knights would get out of a single match all day.

When Ashnault took the mat against Kolodzik, Rutgers trailed 9-5 in a RAC filled with a loud New Jersey crowd. The featured bout between the two wrestlers at the top of the 149-pound weight class would be a key turning point in the duel.

With the opportunity to prove himself as the best midweighter in the country, Ashnault didn’t even let Kolodzik into the match with SEE TROPHY ON PAGE 11

KNIGHTS SCHEDULE

MEN’S BASKETBALL

TENNIS

SOFTBALL

WRESTLING

vs. No. 5 Michigan

at Army

Mercer Invitational

at Indiana

Tomorrow, 8 p.m., The RAC

Friday, noon, West Point, N.Y.

Friday, 1:15 p.m., Macon, Ga.

Friday, 7 p.m., Bloomington, Ind.