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Researchers find new rare earth elements JOYCE CHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A research team at Rutgers offered findings on a new source of rare earth elements, as well as how to extract them.

The term “rare earth element” (REE) refers to a series of chemical elements called lanthanides, which encompass a row in the periodic table. Though they are not actually rare, they are considered so because they do not occur often in concentrated deposits, said Paul

Antonick, a graduate student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

“This makes extracting them difficult, because there is a small amount of them dispersed over large areas,” he said.

Furthermore, the current extraction process for REEs is not environmentally friendly. The largest REE extraction site, which is located in Bayan Obo, China, is incredibly polluted, Antonick said.

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The Department of Materials Science and Engineering, which is located on Busch campus, covers more than 60,000 feet of research laboratories, teaching laboratories and office space. One of the research projects involved the extraction of rare earth metals. RUTGERS.EDU

Rutgers staff member leads physics show CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR

Dave Maiullo, a physics support specialist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was first intrigued by physics when he was 9 years old and looked through his father’s telescope to see Saturn.

Ever since, science has played a major role in his life. Maiullo, who recently won a Staff Excellence Award from the School of Arts and Sciences, said he excelled in science courses in high school and later received a bachelor’s degree in physics from Rutgers.

He realized, though, that he did not necessarily want to become a physics professor, so the year after he graduated, Maiullo worked on a project to build a particle detector in Japan. After the installation process was finished, he returned to Rutgers and took on the job of building demonstrations for the physics department.

“When I took physics here at Rutgers, I didn’t see a single demonstration … but they said they wanted me to make it grow,” he said.

Mauillo soon realized that building the demonstrations was fun and kept him young, since he was essentially “playing” with toys that connected to physics. As part of his job, he figures out what professors are trying to show, and then builds a specific demonstration to convey the concept. Currently, the physics department has more than 3,500 demonstrations in total.

Demonstrations were important in the classroom because they made physics real, Mauillo said. Much of what students did in classrooms were esoteric, meaning they saw equations and only worked on trying to get the numbers right.

After spending time building demonstrations at Rutgers, Mauillo then started to develop public shows. He first started with schools, libraries and senior centers, then eventually performed off-Broadway in “That Physics Show.” “(People) took (physics) in high school and probably failed it,” he said. “So when you go to a physics show and you realize how exciting it is, how it’s really not scary and is what’s around you all the time … that’s what I was trying to achieve.”

At first, Mauillo was hesitant to take a position performing offBroadway because of the time commitment, especially since he had children. After being encouraged by Eric Krebs, who founded the George Street Playhouse, he said he would give “That Physics Show” a shot.

Since first running four years ago, approximately 540 shows have been performed and more than 60,000 people have watched it. Mauillo said in the show, he would start by introducing basic physics concepts and building on them throughout the show’s 1.5-hourlong duration.

First, he would explain how objects move, then relating that to circulation motion, then to the concept of moment of inertia. The show then transitions to waves, specifically in the context of sound waves and light waves, and eventually concludes with an actor lying on a bed of nails as the finale.

The show has even become international. After being performed in New York City, it was soon developed in China, where it won the award for Best Children’s Show in Shanghai.

Mauillo said there were even people in Brazil who were hoping to incorporate the show into the country.

“It works universally, because the physics is universal,” he said.

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Marijuana bill fails, NJ lawmakers hope to hold vote in May BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN NEWS EDITOR

In “That Physics Show,” Dave Maiullo first begins the show by explaining basic concepts about motion. Then, he explains advanced concepts such as sound waves. COURTESY OF DAVE MAIULLO

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A vote on a bill to legalize recreational marijuana for adults over the age of 21 was canceled at New Jersey’s state capital on Monday after not gathering enough support in the senate, according to an article by NJ Advance Media.

“This is not an issue that’s going away,” said New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-3) at a news conference shortly after the vote was called off. “Marijuana will get passed in the state of New Jersey one way or another.”

The vote was called off after it became clear that the senate would vote approximately a handful shy of the minimum 21 votes required to pass a bill, according to the article. Sweeney said he would hold another vote “as soon as (he had) 21 votes for sure.”

Lawmakers are scheduled to plan another vote for as soon as May, according to the article.

Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) made legalizing marijuana a key issue during his campaign for governor in 2017. The lobbying effort was seen as a referendum on how well he could work with state legislators to pass an initiative of his, according to the article.

Both houses of the legislature have to pass the bill, the senate and the assembly for Murphy to sign it into law. The assembly had the 41 votes needed to pass it on Monday, according to the article.

Murphy and other lawmakers who support the bill believe that it SEE VOTE ON PAGE 4

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Campus Calendar TUESDAY 3/26 Rutgers University Student Employment Office presents “2019 PartTime and Summer Job Fair” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the College Avenue Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

This event is free and open to the public.

Eagleton Institute of Politics presents “Pizza and Politics: Fostering Respectful Political Discourse on College Campuses” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Eagleton Institute’s Wood Lawn Mansion on Douglass campus. This event is free and open to the public.

WEDNESDAY 3/27 Center for Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drugs Assistance Program and Psychiatric Services presents “Mindfulness Meditation” from noon to 1 p.m. at the College Avenue Student Center on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Department of Nutritional Sciences presents “Deciphering the molecular mechanisms of skeletal muscle plasticity” 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.

THURSDAY 3/28 Center for European Studies and Department of History present “Symposium on A Specter Haunting Europe: The Myth of Judeo-Bolshevism” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Van Dyck Hall on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Institute for Research on Women presents “Slavery’s Shadow’s: The Afterlife of Dispossession” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building on Douglass campus. This event is free and open to the public.

FRIDAY 3/29 Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation presents “Visiting Filmmaker Series: RBG” at 10 a.m. at Rutgers Cinema on Livingston campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Department of Entomology presents “Plant-Mediated InsectPathogen Interactions: A Case of Phytoplasma in Cranberries” from 11 a.m. to noon at Thompson Hall on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.

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Rutgers, South Africa students make connections ELIZABETH KILPATRICK CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Since it was first launched in 2001, Rutgers’ Graduate School of Education (GSE) has been connecting students and educators between the United States and South Africa through the South Africa Initiative (SAI).

Senior Director of Strategic Alliances and Online Programs Darren Clarke said the goal of the initiative was to encourage students to become agents and architects of a more global society, especially in the 21st century.

“We provide an annual two-week cultural immersion experience for U.S. participants to increase their cultural awareness and knowledge, cultural empathy and to better understand their cultural identity while observing and examining the sociopolitical realities of South Africa communities and schools,” she said.

SAI partners with Rutgers Study Abroad and practitioners from schools in the state to operate the program. Clarke said participants must complete an essay about how they plan to integrate their experience with SAI into their work, classrooms or community.

The program involves Skype sessions with community partners in South Africa, who also organize to discuss current issues such as youth development and educational motivation.

Kelly Andrade, who is currently a registration and financial coordinator for Rutgers Study Abroad, said she participated in SAI as a student. Each year, the syllabus for the class is adjusted to keep students up to date.

“We realize that hope and change begins with individuals.”

DARREN CLARKE Senior Director of Strategic Alliances and Online Programs

Readings, lectures and discussions are based around current events, one example being apartheid, she said. Issues that are the focus of the class include unequal accessibility to education.

Regarding her own experience in South Africa, Andrade said even though the education system for marginalized groups did not have enough resources, the students were never unhappy.

“We visited a school where the classrooms had the bare items like the old-style long classroom tables and a handful of books,” Andrade said. “Although the classroom was bare, you wouldn’t see a sad face in those classrooms, because the students were devoted to their studies and genuinely wanted to learn.”

Ajua Kouadio, who participated in SAI last year, also described his experience with the program.

“We genuinely gained new perspectives and appreciation for people and resources,” Kouadio said. “What we have and what we lack here (in the U.S.) is highlighted by being in another place.”

For instance, Kouadio said access to higher education is limited to Black youth in an attempt to keep universities “elite.” Participants of SAI met with other activists who are working to change this narrative through vocational and alternative education programs for youth pursuing higher education.

SAI also taught Kouadio about the diversity of South Africa.

“There is not just simply Black and white. There’s Xhosa, Zulu and other ethnic groups in addition to immigrants from other parts of Africa, Europe and

the United States,” Kouadio said.

“I learned that South Africa is as beautiful and complicated, if not more so, than the country we are currently in.”

Andrade added that even though students learn about the sociocultural aspects of South Africa, it does not compare to experiencing the reality.

“Ever y par ticipant and ever y student will experience and react to scenarios dif ferently based on how their identity may be perceived and what they feel like is their identity,” Andrade said.

She recalled how she had a conversation with a high school student about beauty standards, and how the student did not consider herself as “beautiful” as Andrade because she had lighter skin.

“As I talked to the student more, she disclosed that there are different standards of beauty and how your race and class play a role in what is perceived to be beautiful,” Andrade said.

“These types of moments are not something you can simply learn from books, but are vital to have in-person with an open mind and heart. Education is not simply going to school through a formal setting, but it also

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includes the informal learning and teaching that happens all around us.”

Since the program’s conception, Clarke said more than 250 people from different walks of life have participated in SAI — including students from Rutgers — to learn about the shared histor y between the U.S. and South Africa, specifically about legalized segregation and the impact of education on democracy.

“Students over the years report that the SAI experience was life-changing for them,” Clarke said. “Many report the experience helped them to more clearly understand themselves in another sociocultural context, and deepened their understanding of race, class, privilege and oppression.”

He also said he takes pride and value in playing a role that helps students have an “educational adventure,” and that each year he develops as a professional.

“We realize that hope and change begins with individuals, and we embrace the enormous opportunity that education can play in improving the lives of the people in South Africa and the United States,” Clarke said.

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ELEMENTS Researchers hope to provide profitable sources for global availability CONTINUED FROM FRONT

With approximately 90 percent of REEs being produced in China, there is increasing interest in sustainable REE production in the United States. One of the goals of the research team is to develop a more sustainable process so that the United States can compete in its production.

REEs are essential for their uses in magnets, lighting, batteries and electronics. They are also necessary for clean energy technologies, including wind turbines and solar panels.

Antonick said in the United States, there is a shortage in the production of REEs, as they are difficult and costly to obtain.

Extracting REEs from phosphate deposits, which was the focus of Antonick’s research team, may lead to a potential solution. In their research, the

source of REEs is a waste product called phosphogypsum, which is a by-product of fertilizer production from phosphate rocks. Along with phosphate rock, the compound is composed of gypsum, a type of soft mineral, and water.

“It has been known for a while that phosphogypsum contains higher amounts of rare earth elements than some other potential sources,” Antonick said. “We have produced results which could potentially be used to design a process ... to commercialize rare earth extraction from phosphogypsum.”

Extraction is primarily based on a process called leaching, which is when a solid material is dissolved in a liquid. Since REEs are chemically bonded to other elements to form a compound, which is the case with phosphogypsum, it must be separated.

“Large chunks of the mineral mix are ground up using

VOTE New Jersey would become 2nd state to pass bill to legalize recreational marijuana by legislation CONTINUED FROM FRONT

will raise tax revenue for the state, create a new industry and improve social justice, as Black people are three times more likely to be arrested on marijuana charges than white people, according to the article.

Lawmakers — both Democrat and Republican — who oppose the bill believe it could erode public safety, lead people to try more dangerous drugs and damage

communities of color, according to the article.

If New Jersey were to become the 10th state to have legalized recreational marijuana, it would be the second to have done so legislatively. The other states passed the law through a ballot referendum, according to the article.

The Daily Targum reported in December 2018 that Chancellor Christopher J. Molloy said while marijuana legalization was up to the state government, it

mechanical grinding and milling and then dumped into some liquid … usually something acidic (that) will dissolve the REE containing compounds, but leave behind the other junk we don’t care about,” Antonick said.

His research team ended up creating six samples of phosphogypsum, each containing a different REE. Each sample was then dissolved into certain types of acids known as lixiviants,

able to see how much of each element was in the lixiviant. They observed that every element had a slightly different color released from the analysis.

“By comparing this amount to the original REE concentration in the phosphogypsum sample, we figured out exactly how much REE was leached,” Antonick said.

The methods they used were also less harmful to the environment. One of the lixiviants

“It has been known for a while that phosphogypsum contains higher amounts of rare earth elements than some other potential sources.”

PAUL ANTONICK Graduate Student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering

tested each lixiviant at the same pH. Some of the acids, such as the bio lixiviant, were capable of extracting REE, while others were not. In an experiment where the acids were tested at the same concentration, the bio lixiviant performed second best.

There are two major applications of these findings. Antonick said the same experiments can also be done on industrial waste from phosphogypsum to see how the results are different for a more complicated and less clean system.

The potential REE extraction process could also be more profitable, according to the results.

There is still much to be done before this new method of REE extraction can be commercialized, Antonick said. The research though, can be used to supplement scientific databases to make more accurate predictions about how REEs behave in different acids.

“The best dream scenario would be that cost analysis shows that REE leaching from phosphogypsum is very profitable, at which point a huge new source of REE would be available to the world,” Antonick said.

which are liquids that can be used to extract metals.

The solutions were then mixed for a set period of time, and any undissolved solids were filtered off from the acids. Using light analysis, the research team was

used was a “bio lixiviant” since it was produced by bacteria growing from sugar, which is a less environmentally toxic way to produce acids, he said.

To see which acid was most efficient at extracting REEs, they

would create some problems for Rutgers at the federal level.

Although the University has conducted some research on the drug in the past, helping farmers grow marijuana in New Jersey would potentially cause Rutgers to lose federal funding for research.

At the time, Molloy also said to the Targum that marijuana legalization’s impact on safety is unclear.

“There are some people who can argue that driving safety can be impacted by marijuana. I don’t think the studies have been that clear on that,” he said. “In my opinion it has been no worse than alcohol, and alcohol has clearly been a problem.”

The New Jersey State House, which is located in Trenton, is the capitol building for the state. Lawmakers there are hashing out the details of a marijuana bill. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

SHOW Maiullo has performed approximately 540 shows since it began 4 years ago CONTINUED FROM FRONT

The work he was doing was especially significant because it bridges the gap between science and art. Mauillo said an issue today was that communication was lacking, meaning that artists tended to avoid science and

he said. “I think that the more people understand the science of life, the better the society.”

Some of the hopes he has for the show is that it inspires children to become interested in science, motivates more women to take science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) courses and

“I think that the more people understand the science of life, the better the society.”

DAVE MAIULLO Physics Support Specialist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy

scientists did the same with art.

Though it is a challenge to make physics an art form, Mauillo said a trick was to use equipment and devices that anyone could understand. For instance, to demonstrate advanced concepts in sinking and floating, he would demonstrate everything using water and soda cans.

“If you can do that to 60,000 people of all different types, nationalities and age groups … that’s going to help,”

convinces people that physics is not as bad as they believe it to be.

His favorite part of his job, though, is two-fold.

“One is working with all of (the students). I get a lot of ideas from their energy, and a lot of inspiration. It keeps me young to work with them,” he said. “The second part is watching someone, whether it’s a young person or grandmother in my show, all of a sudden go, ‘Oh, I got it!’”

When Dave Maiullo was a student at Rutgers, which was more than 40 years ago, he said there were no demonstrations in the physics courses he took. Currently, the department has more than 3,500 demonstrations conveying different concepts in physics. COURTESY OF DAVE MAIULLO

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Barchi’s Rutgers & Ours A Statement by Rutgers’ Distinguished Professors Dear members of the Rutgers community, We, the undersigned Rutgers faculty members at the rank of Distinguished Professor, who in many cases have been at Rutgers for several decades, are deeply concerned about the current direction of our university. We are particularly alarmed at the spending priorities of the Barchi administration. The following evidence shows that Rutgers is undergoing a disturbing drift away from the priorities of a public university: research, teaching, and service.

Rutgers is #1 in Management Bloat • • •

244 Rutgers administrators are paid more than $250,000 a year (38 of them are paid more than $500,000).

The total price tag for these top administrators is $80 million per year.

The administration spent at least $11.5 million on “golden parachutes” for administrators and coaches between 2010 and 2018.

Barchi has refused to prioritize public education.

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Rutgers’ tuition costs keep rising despite student and union protests and calls for an affordable public education.

Barchi has dismissed pleas for a living wage of $15 per hour for student workers, taking student activists to court for speaking out against student poverty and engaging in civil disobedience. Barchi has denied a living wage to our adjunct/Part-Time Lecturer faculty (PTLs are paid a little over $5,100 per course per semester).

Although about 3,000 adjunct faculty do over half of the undergraduate teaching at Rutgers, the administration devotes less than one percent of its budget to their compensation.

During Barchi’s term in office, the number of Graduate Teaching Assistants at Rutgers-NB has dropped from 1,260 to 906.

Barchi claims that “diversity and inclusion” are core values. In reality: •

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The number of tenure-track African American faculty at Rutgers in 1976 was 175, whereas the number of tenure-track African American faculty in 2017 was 89.

The amount Barchi has allocated for diversity hiring for 2018 to 2022 is $0.

Of the diversity funding allocated in previous years of Barchi’s term, less than 20% was spent on African American and Latino/a faculty because of Barchi’s new “broad” definition of diversity. Barchi refused to implement the advice of the Task Force report on inclusion of 2017.

The Rutgers administration has taken millions of dollars out of academic programs and student fees in a vain quest for athletic glory: •

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The athletics deficit in 2017 was $47.4 million, financed by higher student fees, university general funds, and other sources. In that year, the program spent over $200,000 hiring private jets for recruiting purposes.

The administration also in that year transferred nearly $12 million in student fees to the Athletics Department.

Since Barchi arrived at Rutgers, the cumulative Athletics Department deficit has grown to nearly $200 million.

We say NO to the corporate university.

We say YES to a new set of spending priorities that puts teaching, research and service first, not last.

Join us in making Rutgers the best public university in the country.

Email President Barchi at president@rutgers.edu to tell him that you want his administration to honor OUR vision of Rutgers.

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iving is about more than just making a donation — it is about making a difference. I have CLAIRE STERMER learned how to make a difference with the Teaching Annual Giving (TAG) Team at Rutgers. I joined the TAG Team three years ago and quickly learned how important it was to our success as students.

The TAG Team works to educate other students about the importance of alumni support for Rutgers. The people who came before us helped make our experience possible. Their philanthropic donations ensure that we have what we need to succeed.

There is no greater example of this philanthropy than Rutgers Giving Day. On Wednesday, March 27, the Rutgers community will come together to “think bigger” and take par t in this daylong giving event.

Last year, more than 6,500 alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends gave back to support students like us. As a community, we raised nearly $2.5 million to support scholarships, student programming, research, athletics and more.

I know the topic of giving back to Rutgers is confusing. As a student, you may think, “Why does it matter?” or “I pay tuition, why does the school need donations?”

But the truth is, support makes a huge difference. Rutgers is a state institution, but state support, student tuition and fees only go so far.

In fact, they cover less than two-thirds of a Rutgers education in an academic year. This means that we rely on the generosity of donors to fill the gap.

On March 27, you can support any area at the University. There are hundreds of funds that support each and ever y one of our unique experiences. Rutgers Giving Day, or #RUGivingDay, is such an important day to give because your gift combines with thousands of others to have a powerful, enduring impact on Rutgers and beyond. This year, there are so many ways to get involved.

Today, the day before Rutgers Giving Day, be on the lookout for the Gift Box Challenge. Hundreds of lucky students will receive a small gift and learn how to get involved on Rutgers Giving Day.

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“... I choose to donate to the general scholarship fund because the scholarship I received from Rutgers directly influenced my decision to come here. Each gift, large or small, makes a difference. By supporting Rutgers, we have the power to make the impossible possible. ” On March 27, join in the #RUGivingDay fun by stopping at Cook Student Center (and Harvest Café on Cook campus) for tabling events from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for giveaways and more!

Help unlock $10,000 for student scholarships via the Chancellor Challenge by being 1 of 500 New Brunswick students to donate. Make a $5-minimum gift in person or online at givingday.rutgers.edu and earn a scratch-off ticket, which will give you the chance to unlock even more money for your favorite Rutgers fund. You can also vote for a Rutgers cause to win extra cash and receive a Rutgers Giving Day collectible as a thank you.

Finally, share your #RUGivingDay voice on social media. Follow @ RutgersU on Twitter and Instagram for challenge notifications, social contests and so much more.

As a member of the TAG Team, I have found an extension of my family at Rutgers, and I have learned what it means to be Scarlet Forever — forever connected, forever involved and forever invested.

Each year, I choose to donate to the general scholarship fund because the scholarship I received from Rutgers directly influenced my decision to come here. Each gift, large or small, makes a difference. By supporting Rutgers, we have the power to make the impossible possible.

For more information about this year’s Rutgers Giving Day, email givingday@ruf.rutgers.edu or call 732-839-GIVE (4483).

Claire Stermer is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in human resource management and theater arts. She is the assistant director of content development for the Rutgers TAG (Teaching Annual Giving) Team.

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Attacks on Omar must not silence debate

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ep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), in recent STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE weeks, has been IN PALESTINE harshly criticized for tweets she made regarding how lawmakers were influenced by the pro-Israeli lobby. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) threatened punishment against Omar for criticizing Israel. Omar responded to this by tweeting a Puff Daddy lyric, “It’s all about the Benjamins baby.”

When she was asked on Twitter who she believes is paying Americans to be pro-Israel she tweeted “AIPAC!” The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is a political lobby, much like the National Rifle Association (NRA), but instead of convincing legislators to vote in the favor of firearm corporations, AIPAC convinces legislators to appropriate billions of dollars in aid and arms to the Israeli government and enhance the military industrial complex. As we speak, an omnibus bill titled “Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 (S.1)” has passed in the Senate with much of AIPAC’s help. According to AIPAC its most important provisions are “increases (in) security assistance to Israel by $200 million to fully fund the first year of the new 10-year U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). These funds help Israel maintain its qualitative military edge in the region in order to defend itself, by itself, from mounting threats on its borders.”

Israel is mainly defending itself from its own occupation of Palestine. These funds, which would total $3.8 billion of American aid to Israel annually, go into maintaining and expanding Israel’s apartheid wall and checkpoint systems that segregate Palestinians from their own land and illegally annex more of it, restricting their access to family members, schools, hospitals, cemeteries and more.

The bill also “permits the president to withhold 5 percent of U.S. funding to any U.N. specialized agency that acts against the national security interest of the U.S. or an ally of the U.S., including Israel.” This provision was meant to combat an anti-Israeli bias within the United Nations. But when the majority of the world believes that Israel is committing war crimes against the Palestinians and also recognizes the state of Palestine it is hard to believe that Israel or the United States are the real victims.

So when Omar tweets “It’s all about the Benjamins baby,” she is confronting how AIPAC spends $3.5 million a year to lobby federal lawmakers, according to Senate and House lobbying record — a few hundred thousand dollars more than the NRA’s $3.2 million spent on lobbying. Where AIPAC and the NRA differ is in how support falls along party lines.

While Republicans have introduced and co-sponsored this bill, Senate and House Democrats have come out in support time and time again for Israel. The top two recipients of donations this past election cycle from pro-Israel lobby groups (that all donate heavily to

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AIPAC as well) are Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) at $548,507 and $352,894 respectively.

Omar is criticizing the moneyed influence that AIPAC, like other federal lobbies, has on legislators’ votes. The profits driven by pro-Israel lobbies in Washington ensure that Palestinian voices are erased and that their occupation and brutalization at the hands of Israel is unquestioned.

She is and has clearly stated it is AIPAC and other pro-Israel lobbying groups that have done this work, not Jewish people. It is actually quite ironic that the biggest attacks of Omar come from the likes of President Donald J. Trump and others who have said incredibly anti-Semitic remarks but have faced no censorship from their colleagues.

Does no one remember that the president of the United States who called for Omar’s resignation also said that he only thinks “short guys that wear yarmulkes” should count his money, and kept a book of Adolf Hitler’s speeches on his bedside table? No apologies, no censorship. The initiator of this controversy, McCarthy, tweeted during the 2018 midterm election seasons that George Soros, Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg were buying the election for Democrats. No apologies, no controversy.

What no one seems to call out is the blatant anti-Palestinian rhetoric by those who support the influence of pro-Israel lobbies in Washington. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is a recurring speaker at the national AIPAC conference every year and has stated that the real reason there is no peace in the region is because the “Palestinians don’t believe in the Torah.” Nikki Haley, the previous U.N. ambassador for the U.S., habitually voted against any resolution that sought to condemn Israel for its violation of human rights or hold the country accountable for its targeting and murder of Palestinian civilians.

The prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, always speaks at the conference and is invited again despite having recently been indicted in Israel on numerous charges of corruption. Not only this, but Netanyahu also has close ties to extreme Right-wing Zionist groups in Israel that carry out attacks against Palestinians, promote the expansion of illegal settlements by kicking out indigenous Palestinians and advocate for the diminished status and civil right violations of Palestinian citizens of Israel. These are the same people who threw hateful accusations of anti-Semitism against Omar.

Rep. Juan Vargas (D-Calif.), in a tweet, stated that “questioning support for the U.S.-Israel relationship is unacceptable.” The critiques of Omar are not about purging America of its anti-Semitism, it is about silencing any discussion of our relationship to Israel and its continuous illegal occupation of Palestine.

Students for Justice in Palestine is a recognized student organization at Rutgers University—New Brunswick.

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Death to death row: We must abolish capital punishment DISPUTED TERRITORY AMAR WASON

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et us consider the fundamental values of countries such as China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Pakistan, Egypt or Somalia. Think for a second. What comes to mind? Is it democracy? Human rights maybe? I did not think so. Well, at least I would certainly hope not. If we were to add the U.S. onto this authoritarian cocktail of a list, nobody would blame you for picturing them as sitting at the head of a table, scolding the rest for their bad behavior.

Unfortunately, this time the U.S. is here to join the party rather than stop it.

In 2017, the U.S. managed to round out the aforementioned list as the country with the eighth highest number of executions across the globe. When considering capital punishment on an ethical level, I feel that the debate around the morality of the issue can get messy. With this in mind, I will leave that angle of the argument out of this piece.

You can consider the next sentence as a disclaimer of sorts. While I do sympathize with those who find the death penalty to be immoral, I find that arguments on those grounds often end up seeking to answer different questions. That level of discourse is quite simply unnecessary. All we really need are the facts, right? So, let us have at it.

Here is a list that should make a bit more sense. Consider these three components

under the context of those who find themselves struggling at the lower end of socioeconomic ladder: housing, education and jobs. It is no secret that low-income communities, namely those comprised of minorities, often find themselves getting the short end of the society we live in.

How much power are we as a society really willing to give to a criminal justice system that is no different when it comes to its distributive bias?

sentenced to die, yet found innocent before their sentences were carried out.

In other words, the merits of any argument that claims the death penalty is anything but imperfect in nature rests upon all of us, as a collective society, accepting that a human life hinges on the ability of our justice system to catch its own mistake before its own irreversible court order is conducted. Such arrogance quite simply cannot be allowed to prevail when the repercussions of erroneous

“To oppose capital punishment is to refuse the acceptance of fellow citizens as collateral damage, to remind all of society how sometimes the perfect answer to an imperfect system is quite simple: abolish it.”

Our society has failed to demonstrate, at any period in its history, that it is capable of rendering anything close to a perfect sense of justice. That is not meant as a slight: No country has. But, the difference is that the rest of the first world has both acknowledged and reacted upon this fact, abolishing the death penalty throughout the rest of the Western hemisphere.

There have been 156 individuals that have been exonerated while on death row in the U.S. since 1973, according to the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP). That is 156 individuals who have been tried, convicted and

decisions involve walking innocent members of our society to their deaths.

Thankfully, there has been momentum as of late toward abolishing the death penalty in the U.S. at the state level. As of today, 20 states have ended capital punishment.

But, 30 states and the federal government continue to have state-sanctioned murder as a means of punishment, and murder is just what it is. After all, it is still current procedure in the U.S. that following each execution a coroner conducts an autopsy which labels the inmate’s death a homicide.

Despite the fact that executions remain legal in a 30 to 20 majority among the states,

this only puts into greater perspective our use of capital punishment as a nation.

It is nothing short of shameful when considering that 60 percent of the states within our country account for the eighthhighest number of executions globally.

The New Jersey Supreme Court changed its stance on capital punishment largely due to a 2001 court-sanctioned report that found statistical evidence that the death penalty is more likely to be sought in cases that involve the death of a white victim. When New Jersey officially abolished the death penalty in 2007, it was a small victory in the grander scheme of things regarding the fight against capital punishment on a national level.

But, it has become clear that it is not always seen that way. My attempts to find internships this semester to work with a real focus on anti-death penalty advocacy resulted in no luck at all. Has the war really been won?

Not nearly. Not until state-sanctioned murder is brought to an end on a federal level. Not until we, as a nation, can come up with a system of punishment consistent with the human rights we preach around the globe.

To oppose capital punishment is to refuse the acceptance of fellow citizens as collateral damage, to remind all of society how sometimes the perfect answer to an imperfect system is quite simple: Abolish it.

Amar Wason is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science. His column, “Disputed Territory,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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Playing with fire: Pixar pushing limits with 'Toy Story 4' JORDAN LEVY FEATURES EDITOR

Leaving the cinema in 2010, my 12-year-old self was content with seeing the curtain fall on “Toy Story,” one of my favorite film franchises. Sure, “Toy Story 3” had a tearjerker of an ending, but the culmination of the series was more sweet than bitter — or so I thought.

Nine years later, “Toy Story 4” is right around the corner, untying the knot that many presumed was firmly wrapped around what would’ve been a masterful trilogy.

Now, the first trailer for “Toy Story 4” isn’t bad. In fact the film looks quite interesting. The re-emergence of Bo Peep, along with an independent nation of toys, seems like a promising premise for (at the very least) a decent movie.

Still, the question remains: Who is this for?

My memory of middle school is a little fuzzy, but I don’t remember anyone saying that the franchise needed another installment once we watched Andy drive away at the end of “Toy Story 3.” Nearly a decade later, there’s a new film on the way that presents an interesting challenge for Disney and Pixar. “Toy Story 4” needs to grant the cathartic end that everyone from ages 3 to 33 is hoping for, and craft a finale that justifies another film in the first place.

We know that it’ll do well at the box office, but if it leaves viewers confused as to why a fourth film

Forky, a new character in the upcoming film "Toy Story 4," is a pensive spork who didn't ask to be born. Hopefully Pixar is not overplaying its hand with a fourth installment. TWITTER needed to happen, then it could very well come across as a shameless cash grab. With all these “live-action” remakes that have been popping up, we know that Disney is not averse to shameless cash grabs, so the question is worth asking. All skepticism aside, the “Toy Story” team also has the distinct challenge of catering to a few generations of viewers.

Yes, there are the kids who will want to get the chance to see Buzz and Woody on the big screen for the first time, but millennials and Gen Z members are also going to be in theaters with them. Filmmakers of, shall we say, “family

friendly” movies have been including content to keep the older viewers mildly interested for as long as

In a VICE article entitled “Good God, the Trailer for ‘Toy Story 4’ Is Just Unbelievably Depressing,”

“Ending a franchise in a satisfying manner can be a real challenge, so since Disney passed up that opportunity with 'Toy Story 3,' the stakes are high to deliver.” they’ve been in business. But now, the subtle mature themes are hitting a little too close to home.

critic Nicole Clark mentioned the newest addition to the “Toy Story” cast of characters: Forky.

“‘Toy Story 4’ is about Forky, a doll some kid made out of a spork and thereby blessed with the gift of life. Unfortunately, Forky is very, very sad right out of the gate, afflicted by a devastating combination of existential dread and crippling self-doubt,” Clark said.

If that doesn’t describe the mood of college students, I don’t know what does. Along with a mildly nihilistic utensil, there’s the heartrending predicament that Woody has found himself in.

The trailer shows him torn between the life he knows as a toy and a new future as an autonomous individual living life on his own terms. I mean, pairing deep anxiety about existing with deep uncertainty about the future is basically the equation used to craft the average Rutgers student.

Pixar has a knack for handling pretty sorrowful themes with a smile, with movies like “Inside Out” and “Coco” being recent examples of how it makes the best out of a bad situation. In fact, Pixar has been on a hot streak, churning out hit after hit. My biggest fear about “Toy Story 4” is that this could be the film where Pixar finally overplays its hand.

Ending a franchise in a satisfying manner can be a real challenge, so since Disney passed up that opportunity with “Toy Story 3,” the stakes are high to deliver.

If it doesn't, the film will still be a financial success, but instead of Jessie or Rex, we’ll get played.

Chamber of Secrets: Dumbledore's sexuality is recurring theme ELIZABETH LEOCE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

We hear about people’s sex lives in media far too often. Just recently it was the virgin "Bachelor" Colton Underwood – the producers of the show made sure everyone knew he was a virgin every time the show aired.

The popular topic of conversation kept people intrigued and captivated viewers to come back the following week to see if the discussion has changed. Now, even after the show finished airing, people are still talking about his virginity.

Similarly, it’s been nearly 12 years since J.K. Rowling declared in 2007, that Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, was gay.

Fans were surprised and excited to hear this new detail about the character, especially since it was not mentioned throughout the thousands of published pages. Hoping to learn more about Dumbledore’s sex life, the fans were left cheated by the spinoff film series “Fantastic Beasts,” as again, there was no mention of his sexuality.

Although it is shocking to hear an important detail, it is even more frustrating to know that it

would be continually left in the shadows of every production Rowling produces. With many opportunities to verify the wizard’s orientation, Rowling has still yet to confirm this detail. This obscurity makes the Wizarding World fans wonder if his sexuality is even important after all, but the fact that Rowling keeps bringing it up must mean something?

Just recently, Rowling announced that there is a “sexual dimension” to the romance between Dumbledore and Grindelwald in her commentary on the “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” Blu-ray edition, according to Radio Times.

“It was passionate, and it was a love relationship,” the author said. “But as happens in any relationship, gay or straight or whatever label we want to put on it, one never knows really what the other person is feeling. You can’t know, you can believe you know.”

With every mention of Dumbledore’s sexuality comes the question of whether Rowling is doing it for publicity or just for fun. Since she had multiple opportunities one would assume that it should have been shown to viewers by now. But the fact that Rowling is keeping the on-screen

details hidden seems to be dragging on far too long.

With ever y new revelation about his sexuality, the topic has become a meme for fans across social media. The dragged-out memes seem to keep building up and have now expanded beyond Dumbledore and onto new characters such as Dobby and Professor Snape.

To back up Rowling’s argument about keeping his sexuality on the low, she also mentioned, “I’m less interested in the sexual side ... than I am in the sense of the emotions they felt for each other, which ultimately is the most fascinating thing about all human relationships.”

From that response we could potentially assume that we should be paying attention to their stares and glances to understand their romantic relationship rather than hoping to see on-screen action.

The real emotion behind characters are often through their subtle behaviors rather than their words.

Rowling also reiterated that this is a five-installment movie series and there is still more to come. Like any good producer or writer, it is important to keep the audience involved and having this topic of conversation frequently

show up lets the fans know that time will tell.

Reminding the fans about his sexuality is not only good business, but keeps her fans alive.

Still, some fans would rather take a Time-Turner and go back to when Rowling had never mentioned it at all. A now relevant reference, in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” Dumbledore

told Harry, “Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love,” which has struck a note with fans, as it might be an allusion to Grindelwald, or just another ambiguous comment by Rowling. For now, fans must wait until the next “Fantastic Beasts” film and until then, leave it up to the imagination of the Potterworld universe.

Dumbledore's sexuality has been the topic of much discussion.

Oddly enough, the topic has always come up whenever J.K. Rowling has had a product to promote. TWITTER

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March 26, 2019

Mark Tatulli Horoscopes

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Page 9 Eugenia Last

Happy Birthday: Engage in activities that will give you the insight you need to make wise decisions. Don’t take an unnecessary risk that could lead to an emotional situation that will deter you from reaching your goal. Handle finances properly and efficiently. Lower debt and save for the things that matter. Rethink your strategy to open up to new beginnings. Your numbers are 5, 16, 23, 26, 31, 35, 46.

Over The Hedge

T. Lewis and M. Fry

Non Sequitur

Wiley

Pearls Before Swine

Stephan Pastis

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Update your skills to accommodate the changes going on at work or in your community. Being helpful will keep you in the loop, giving you more time to adjust and make the best move possible for yourself. Romance is highlighted. 5 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t leave anything to chance. Look at all your options, and introduce changes that make you happy. Don’t overspend on products that promise the impossible. Focus on inner growth, not exterior changes, and you’ll gain confidence and self-satisfaction. 4 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Put things in perspective. Don’t become overwhelmed with detail and pressure when you should focus on your responsibilities and what needs to be taken care of. Refuse to let anyone take advantage of you physically, emotionally or financially. 3 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Explore new possibilities, and develop your ideas and plans. Personal changes should be kept within budget and approved by those who will be affected by your plans. A creative endeavor will turn you on to something that brings you joy. 3 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Listen to your heart and the facts, not what others say or want to lead you to believe. Take the path that will encourage you to think positively and to fulfill your dreams. Make personal gains, love and new opportunities your priorities. 3 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Alter your environment to better suit your needs. Making room for something you want to pursue will help you get started. Someone will make you an interesting offer, but before you agree, get what you want in writing. 3 stars

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A steady pace forward with wellthought-out plans in place will help ward off making an emotional mistake. A change will turn out better than anticipated. Don’t rely on someone else to do a job if you want it done properly. 3 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Concentrate on getting things done.

Put your energy to good use in order to accomplish your goals. An unusual suggestion will raise suspicion. Double-check the accuracy of the information you’ve been given before you decide to get involved. 3 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Gravitate toward people who are positive, nonjudgmental and caring. Stay away from those who are unpredictable and cause chaos. Walk away from bullies, drama and those trying to turn you into someone you don’t want to be.

Love who you are. 5 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Slow down and figure out what’s best for yourself. If someone pushes, back away until you are ready to make a change. Work hard, avoid controversy and finish what you start. Personal gains and improvements should be your priorities. 4 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Live, learn and participate. Look for comfort in activities and events that bring you joy and people who share your interests.

Limit expenses and walk away from temptation. Channel your energy wisely so you aren’t disappointed. 2 stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Look at the big picture before you engage in something that may not be as good for you as you are led to believe. Concentrate on the things that will bring the highest return and the people you can trust. 2 stars

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70 Cold War initials

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March 26, 2019 TENNIS RUTGERS 6, BINGHAMTON 1

RU combines for 13 points in New Orleans ALEX FABUGAIS-INABA CORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers tennis team traveled to New Orleans during spring break to take on Southern University and Binghamton. The Scarlet Knights (8-5, 0-3) defeated

the Jaguars, 7-0, and the Bearcats, 6-1, over the weekend before returning to New Jersey.

“We had a great training trip to New Orleans,” said head coach Hilary Ritchie. “The weather has been ideal. It is important to get a lot of repetition outside right now.

During both matches, we had to focus on moving up to the ball and dictating the points.”

Taking control of both matches, Rutgers first took on Southern University on Friday, throwing down a clean sweep of the doubles point and all six singles matches.

Junior Jaci Cochrane clinched a No. 5 spot with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in last weekend’s match against the Bearcats’ Ashley Granieri. MICA FINEHART / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / JANUARY 2019

Freshmen Sydney Kaplan and Kristiana Zahare paired up to easily defeat the Jaguars 6-1 while team captain duo junior Jaci Cochrane and sophomore Maya Jacobs struggled in a 6-2 loss to Southern University.

Securing the doubles point came down to the duo of junior Kat Muzik and freshman Tess Fisher, defeating the Jaguars’ Tanaka Chakanyuka and Rufaro Chirewa in a solid 6-4 win.

On the singles court, Muzik and Fisher were back at it with Southern University’s No. 1 doubles pair. Luckily, the Knights didn’t let up for 1 second with Muzik fighting for the No. 1 spot with a 6-1, 3-6, 10-4 decision. Fisher reeled in the No. 2 position in sets of 6-2, 7-6 (0-4).

At the No. 3 and 4 spots, Kaplan and Cochrane dominated their courts. Kaplan landed a 6-0, 6-1 decision with the Jaguars winning a single game point. Cochrane ran through a strong 6-3, 6-0 win.

“Spring break matches are always fun, yet a little bit tough because ever ything is outside with a lot of different elements,” Cochrane said. “Overall, the team was able to have fun while adjusting to the Louisiana conditions and being mentally tough.”

The following day, Rutgers was ready to serve up some more competition against the Bearcats.

The Knights switched up No. 2 and 3 doubles pairs, which played out extremely well. Zahare and sophomore Isabelle Da Silva as well as Cochrane and Kaplan came away with clean 6-0 wins. Fisher and Muzik were able to notch a second doubles point with their 6-4 decision over Binghamton’s Tiffany Dun and Samara Eisenberg.

Similar to Kaplan’s singles play on Friday, Da Silva served up a 6-0, 6-1 win at the No. 6 spot. Cochrane also kept game points to a minimum, winning in two strong sets of 6-0, 6-2.

Coming down to the top two spots in the column, Muzik and Jacobs fought to three sets.

Jacobs wasn’t able to piece together a homerun performance in the third set, losing at the No. 2 spot (4-6, 6-1, 10-3). On the other hand, Muzik came out the other end to clinch the final match and performance in New Orleans before heading back to campus with winning sets of 4-6, 7-6 (0-3), 11-9.

“This spring break was a lot of fun and we were able to get some good practice in,” Jacobs said.

“Both of these matches made us work on our focus and ability to stay mentally tough.”

Making her return to competition, Jacobs didn’t have the best matches as she’s had in the beginning of the season where she put up a string of dominant performances at the No. 1 spot. Her last competition was against Buffalo on March 1.

Jacobs was not medically cleared to compete until three weeks later. With training and a better feel for competition again, Jacobs will be a key player in the upcoming Big Ten matches that await in the next couple of weeks.

“We were able to have Maya back in the lineup, which will be important moving forward,” Ritchie said. “As we go back to Big Ten play, we need to continue to dictate play. It is not good enough to play reactionary tennis.”

From here on out, it’s nothing but Big Ten play for Rutgers.

In their third match in a week’s time, the Knights will take on Northwestern at the East Brunswick Racquet Club on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.

Afterward, Rutgers will quickly pack up its bags and head to Illinois for competition on Friday.

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TIMES After 4 years on Banks, 5 Knights leave decorated legacy CONTINUED FROM BACK This season marks the seventh consecutive year a Knight has been sent to the championships.

A Bedford, New Hampshire narrative, Byrne topped the podium with four first-place finishes this season in the 1-meter dive.

She also came away with the 3-meter diving title at the Justin Jenning Colgate Invitational, back on Oct. 6.

Byrne, who was the New Hampshire State Diving Champion during her junior and senior years at Bedford High School, was named Academic All-Big Ten in the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

With the departure of five seniors—three swimmers and two divers, Maccoll and diving head coach Frederick Woodruff will look to next season where 10 junior swimmers and divers begin their last season as Knights.

The future of the team is headlined by freshman Turka Grusova, who was just the program’s third freshman to book a ticket to the NCAA Championships since 2015. She placed 34th in the 100yard backstroke.

In her first year at Rutgers, the Czech Republic native has already etched her name in Knights history, setting a school pool record win in the 100-yard backstroke, earlier this season.

“Disappointment can be motivating and I honestly think the next year will be better, and the next even better.” Maccoll said.” But it still has that feeling of failure because you can’t come up any shor ter. It’s hard, but we’ll use it going for ward anyway we can.”

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Senior Francesca Stoppa holds the Rutgers record for the 100 and 200-yard butterfly, in the 2017 and 2018 Big Ten Championships. THE DAILY TARGUM / SEPTEMBER 2017

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March 26, 2019 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NO. 7 BUFFALO 82, NO. 10 RUTGERS 71

Knights make early exit from NCAA Tourney SAM MARSDALE STAFF WRITER

A roller-coaster filled season came to an end Friday for the Rutgers women’s basketball team, as it fell to Buffalo 82-71 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Storrs, Connecticut on Friday.

“We want to thank our seniors.

I told them a few minutes ago, we didn’t talk about the game or what happened,” said acting head coach Tim Eatman. “What (senior center) Victoria (Harris), (fifthyear senior forward) Stasha (Carey) and (graduate student guard) Charise (Wilson) did for Rutgers basketball and the Rutgers community is phenomenal.”

The No. 10 Scarlet Knights (22-10, 13-5) found themselves shorthanded early. Graduate student guard Sierra Calhoun did not make the trip for personal reasons, said someone with knowledge of the situation, and true true freshman guard Noga Peleg Pelc left in the opening minutes of the game with an injury and did not return.

That left Rutgers with only two available guards in Wilson and true freshman guard Zipporah Broughton.

Broughton played a career-high 35 minutes, scoring 8 points on 3-10 shooting and passing out six assists.

The Knights trailed 27-21 at the end of the first quarter, but followed with a strong second quarter, outscoring the No. 7 Bulls (24-10, 12-6) 22-14 to go into the half with a 2-point advantage, 43-41. Things would continue to trend upward in the third quarter, with Rutgers opening on a 8-0 run to hold a 51-41 lead.

Buffalo then went on a 10-0 run to tie the game. After a lot of back-and-forth action, the Knights entered the final period with a 6159 lead.

That is when the star power of the Bulls took over.

Since taking the helm in head coach C. Vivian Stringer’s absence this season, acting head coach Tim Eatman has led Rutgers to three regular season wins. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2019 Buffalo came into the game with the nation’s second-leading scorer in Cierra Dillard (25.2 PPG), and she netted 20 points on 6-17 shooting while teammate Summer Hemphill scored a game high 23 points on 9-14 shooting.

The Bulls outscored Rutgers 23-10 in the final quarter to move on to the round of 32, where they lost 84-72 to UConn, the event host.

The Knights were led by Carey, who scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in

her final collegiate game. She finished her career with 1,228 points between Pittsburgh and Rutgers. Sophomore guard Arella Guirantes was second on the team with 14 points.

“There has been a lot of challenges. A lot of you don’t know it but we’ve been through a lot, especially without our coach,” Carey said. “She has prepared us for it, working in day in and day out.

The whole coaching staff coming together to make sure we are prepared for everything.”

The game was tied at 69 with 4:55 remaining, and the only bucket that the Knights had the rest of the way was a Carey layup.

Sophomore forward Tekia Mack, who has really come on in the last month, scored 10 points.

“You either go down punching and kicking, or you lay down for the next team,” Mack said. “We fought for as long as we could but things happen, it’s March.”

Rutgers finished the season with a 22-10 overall record.

Notable returnees include

Guirantes, Mack, Peleg Pelc and Broughton.

The team also has help on the way. Baylor transfer guard Alexis Morris will be eligible next year. Senior guard Khadaizha Sanders, who redshirted this year, will be eligible to return for her final year. Lastly, prized recruit from Alabama center Maori Davenport will be arriving to the Banks for her freshman year.

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SOFTBALL RUTGERS-FORDHAM, TOMORROW, 3 P.M.

RU can snap 3-game losing streak at home ROMEO PALMIERI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Senior infielder Jess Hughes has a .393 batting average and tallied 5 home runs. She drove in a season-high 5 runs on Feb. 4 against Army. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2018

Due to inclement weather, the Rutgers softball team has not been able to play a home game yet this season.

After being swept by Northwestern over the weekend, the Scarlet Knights (15-14, 0-3) head home to Piscataway to take on Fordham in what will be its home opener. Rutgers is holding on to being above .500 by just one game. The Knights hope to add a game to their win column before facing Michigan in a 3-game series this weekend.

The Rams (9-17) may be confident after winning 2 of 3 games against George Washington, but they are just 3-7 on the road.

Fordham is ranked 208 nationally in RPI, while the Rutgers is ahead in the rankings at 113.

The Knights must look out for the A-10 Conference Player of the Week, second baseman Jordy Storm, who had a .429 batting average, a .467 on

base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage for four games in Georgia last week. She had 2 home runs in a single game.

Rutgers offense will need to wake up if they want to win this game. The Knights only had six hits and 4 runs against the Wildcats (22-6). Meanwhile, the Rams had 31 hits and 16 runs against the Colonials (22-9).

Rutgers will rely on some spark on offense from upperclassmen, senior infielder Jess Hughes and junior utility Anyssa Iliopoulos along with true freshman catcher Katie Wingert, who are all batting over .300 on the year.

Fordham’s pitching has seem to primarily been a rotation between Mackenzie Mcgrath and Madie Aughinbaugh. If the rotation stands true, Mcgrath will be on the mound Wednesday against the Knights.

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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK

SPORTS TUESDAY MARCH 26, 2019

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“You either go down punching and kicking, or you lay down for the next team.”

— Sophomore forward Tekia Mack

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SWIMMING AND DIVING NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

VICTORY LAP

Senior Vera Koprivova shattered the Rutgers Acquatics Center and school record with a time of 1:52.42 in the 200-yard backstroke, back on Dec. 1 at the Rutgers Invitational.

She was named Academic All-Big Ten in 2016 and 2017. THE DAILY TARGUM / MARCH 2017

Koprivova, Stoppa finish careers with program best times JAKE SCHMIED ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Senior Vera Koprivova was one hundredths of a second away from becoming the Rutgers swimming and diving team’s first All-American since 2008, last Sunday at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas.

Competing in the 200-yard backstroke preliminary round on Friday, Koprivova placed 17th with a time of 1:53.08, but fell one spot of advancing to last Saturday’s finals round at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.

Koprivova also placed 38th in the country with her performance in the first round of the NCAA Championships.

While she was unable to advance to the NCAA Championships’ finals round, Koprivova

caps off her four-year career on the Banks with the Scarlet Knights’ program best times in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke events.

“It’s hard to not feel like it was a failure, because she came so far and came so close to her goal,” said head coach Jon Maccoll. “Hundredths of a second decided so much this season, from our opening relay at Big Tens, getting a fourth swimmer to nationals, then Vera’s swim today.”

Senior Francesca Stoppa and freshman Turka Grusova joined Koprivova as the three swimmers to represent Rutgers in Texas, the most the team has sent to the championships in 12 years.

After capturing a bronze medal at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 23, Stoppa placed 55th in the 100-yard backstroke, and 35th in the 200-yard backstroke last weekend.

junior attack on the men’s lacrosse team, tallied four assists in the Knights’ 10-7 victory over the Pride, last Saturday. His 20 assists this season are a career high after he recorded 17 last season. He has 37 points this season..

But, the accolades don’t stop there for the 2016 Rutgers Freshman Student-Athlete of the Year. By earning a bronze medal for her 1:55.99 time at this year’s Big Ten Championships in the 200-yard butterfly finals, Stoppa became the first Rutgers swimmer since 201 “Vera and Francesca are trailblazers for RU swimming and diving,” said athletic director Pat Hobbs. “They displayed grit and tenacity throughout their time here. They epitomize the spirit that defines our student athletes.”

Byrne, who has competed in the NCAA Championships for the last three years, represented the team in the 1-meter dive, placing 46th with a 231.50 six-dive score. She finished the championships with a 205.95 score in the platform dive, good for fifth place.

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EXTRA POINT

KIERAN MULLINS,

Stoppa became the program’s record holder in the 200-yard butterfly, attaining a 1:55.95 time at the 2018 Big Ten Championships. She previously wrote her name in the Knights’ history books at the conference tournament the previous season, this time for the 100-yard butterfly with a 53.16 time Since arriving on the Banks during the 2016 spring semester, Stoppa has consistently been a podium finisher and has captured several event titles throughout her four years as a Knight.

This season, Stoppa broke the Rutgers Aquatics Center 200 fly pool record on Dec. 1 at the Frank Elm Rutgers Invitational. A former Big Ten Swimmer of the Week in January, the Trento, Italy native earned three firstplace finishes in the 100 fly, in her final year on the team.

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NHL SCORES

BASEBALL

vs. Stony Brook

Today 3 p.m., Bainton Field

Florida Toronto

5 7

TENNIS

vs. Northwestern

Tomorrow, 1:30 p.m., East Brunswick, N.J.

Pittsburgh NY Rangers

5 2

SOFTBALL

vs. Fordham

Tomorrow, 3 p.m., Rutgers Softball Complex

New Jersey Buffalo

3 1