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Eagleton holds event promoting free speech JAKE MCGOWAN CORRESPONDENT

The Eagleton Institute of Politics held the event “Pizza and Politics: Fostering Civil Dialogue on Campus” yesterday. It was headlined by Nancy Thomas, the director of Institute for Democracy & Higher Education (IDHE) at Tufts University, and Elizabeth Matto, the director of Eagleton’s Center for Youth Political Participation (CYPP).

The event was put together to promote civil political discourse on campus. Students and members of the public were in the audience and helped run the discussion by adding their input. This is not the first time that “Pizza and

Politics” has been held. Many campuses put together similar events, Thomas said.

Prior to the discussion, Matto talked about the aims of the Eagleton Institute of Politics, which include encouraging students to vote.

Other goals of the institution include promoting a healthy dialogue among students.

“It’s more than just registering and voting. In our mind, it’s also being able to engage with each other in political discourse, and sometimes in difficult political discourse,” Matto said.

The main topic of this event was free speech on college campuses, SEE SPEECH ON PAGE 5

The purpose of the event “Pizza and Politics: Fostering Civil Dialogue on Campus” was to promote civil political discourse on campus. It was not the first time the event has been held, though, as many campuses put together similar events. JAKE MCGOWAN

Rutgers’ computer science program ranks 35th among national colleges CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR

In a recent ranking from Computer Science Degree Hub, a resource guide that gives information about accredited computer science programs in the country, Rutgers placed 35th.

Jamie Weitl, the communications manager for Computer Science Degree Hub, said the ranking was created by gathering the scores awarded to universities from other higher education ranking sources, including Times Higher Education, Academic Ranking of World Universities, U.S. News and World Report and Forbes Top Colleges.

“There are many factors to consider. You might be interested to discover, however, that not all the best programs are offered by highly selective elite universities. There are plenty of incredible programs that also have the virtue of accessibility, and many of those are featured in our ranking,” according to the article.

Compared to other schools in the Big Ten Conference, Rutgers ranked ahead of Michigan State University, which ranked 40th, and Indiana University–Bloomington, which ranked 42nd. Schools that ranked higher included University of Mar yland, which ranked 18th, and Pennsylvania

State University, which ranked 26th on the list.

Rutgers was considered because its computer science program offered four different study tracks: machine learning, vision and graphics, systems and security, according to the website.

The ranking only considered schools with stand-alone master’s degrees, which was why universities such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology were not included. Additionally, in its methodology, the U.S. News and World Report had the greatest weight in its overall ranking because it ranked graduate computer science programs specifically.

Liza Barbarello Andrews, a clinical associate professor at Rutgers’ Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, said the new model uses decisionmaking that does not rely entirely on the ICU physician. RUTGERS.EDU

New model listens to chronically ill patients CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR

The master’s program for computer science at the University has four distinct tracks: machine learning, vision and graphics, systems and security. It aims to give students a perspective of the field, as well as its structure and problems. PIXABAY

Rutgers, in collaboration with the RWJBarnabas Health System, has developed a new model for intensive care, which can potentially help to discover factors that send chronically ill patients to the intensive care unit (ICU), according to Rutgers Today.

In the new model, members of the ICU team, which include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains, must actively listen to patients as well as their

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families. This would help to ensure that their needs are being met, according to a recent study in the journal “Creative Nursing.”

Named LOTUS (Leadership, Ownership, Transformation, Unity and Sustainability), the new model is different from previous models because all of the planning used to be led solely by the ICU physician, said Liza Barbarello Andrews, a clinical associate professor at Rutgers’ Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy SEE PATIENTS ON PAGE 4

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Campus Calendar WEDNESDAY 3/27 Center for Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drugs Assistance Program and Psychiatric Ser vices (CAPS) 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.

Johnson Crockett Building on Douglass campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Depar tment 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.

FRIDAY 3/29 Blanche and Ir ving 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.

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

Center for Middle Eastern Studies presents “Iran’s Missile Program” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Rutgers Academic Building on the College Avenue 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.

SATURDAY 3/30 Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers presents “Exhibition Opens — Irina Nakhova: Museum on the Edge” at noon at Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus.

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Medical students receive their residency letters CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR

Hundreds of medical school students in the Class of 2019 recently opened envelopes that sealed the fate of their future in medicine, according to Rutgers Today.

Known internationally as Match Day, students in both the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) in New Brunswick and New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) in Newark were all given envelopes that contained which residency program, or medical specialty, they were “matched” to. Students typically spend the next 3 to 7 years training in this specialty.

“This is a very important event for our students and their families,” said Robert L. Johnson, interim dean of RWJMS and dean of NJMS. He announced that 96 percent of RWJMS students were matched to a residency program they chose, which is slightly higher than the national average of 94 percent. Of the students in this year’s class, 46 percent chose primary care as their specialty.

As for NJMS, 98 percent of students matched to their chosen residency programs. This year’s class at NJMS was composed of 158 students, some of which were matched to institutions including Yale, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, New York University and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Approximately 20 percent of the class, though,

will remain at Rutgers to complete specialized training.

The class for RWJMS is the largest in school history, with 189 students. Later in May they will join more than 5,500 RWJMS alumni as physicians after the Convocation Ceremony. Approximately a tenth of the students will remain at the University to complete specialized training, which means they are part of the 18 percent of the class that matched to programs in New Jersey.

One of the students who opened her envelope on Match Day was Lauryn Adams, who discovered that she would be completing a residency in obstetrics/ gynecology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. She previously earned her master’s in public health in a dual-degree program with RWJMS and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

“After residency, I intend to do a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Given the fact that more women are delaying pregnancy until later in life, I foresee an increase in the need for these specialists in the future,” Adams said. “I would like to work on a model to provide less expensive care and increase the accessibility of these services to all women who desire them.”

Akanksha Arya, another medical student, also hopes to improve the lives of underserved communities, and was matched to complete a program in internal medicine with Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Research Tower is located in Piscataway, which is where medical students conduct clinical research. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Previously completing an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, she plans on utilizing her experiences in business as well as public health.

“I most enjoyed the support and encouragement I received from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to pursue my unique and diverse interests in medicine, including public health, health management and community service,” Arya said.

Carol A. Terregino, RWJMS senior associate dean of education,

gave the opening remarks for the event. She said that many students chose to enter primary care fields, which includes family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology.

“This class has been such an extraordinary group, as evidenced by the programs (they) matched into,” Terregino said.

“Highly selective residency programs choose our students because they know from working with our alumni that (they) are committed to achieving a high level of success. We are proud to

have students who have earned placement in competitive residencies, including a program at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, that offers only one open spot each year, and this year went to one of our soon-tobe physicians. We are very proud of the achievements of the Class of 2019.”

A record number of 38,376 applicants participated in Match Day this year, according to the National Residency Matching Program, which coordinates the matching process.

Robert L. Johnson, interim dean of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and dean of New Jersey Medical School, said for both schools the percentages of students who were matched to a residency program of their choice was higher than the national average. RUTGERS.EDU

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Murphy announces college bill of rights BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN

The announcement, “Where Opportunity Meets Innovation: A Student-Centered Vision for New JerGov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) and sey Higher Education,” was held at New Jersey Secretary of Educa- Rutgers University—Newark.

“Today, New Jersey’s great coltion Zakiya Smith Ellis announced their new plan yesterday to ensure leges and universities set course to higher education meets student make our state the hub for Amerneeds under the vision of a Stu- ican innovation and economic oppor tunity,” dent Bill of said.

Rights, affirm“Today, New Jersey’s great Murphy “My admining the central goal of achievcolleges and universities istration has committed to ing 65 percent set course to make our growing New postsecondary Jersey from attainment state the hub for the middle out by 2025 and American innovation and and lifting comcommitting munities from the state to its economic opportunity,” the bottom vision, accordup.

There’s ing to a govPHIL MURPHY no better way ernor’s office Governor of New Jersey to achieve press release. those goals The plan will also invest an additional $33.5 than strengthening our state’s inmillion for Community College stitutions of higher education. In a Opportunity Grants, $2.25 million knowledge-based global economy, for the Educational Opportunity what New Jerseyans know will matFund (EOF) and $5.03 million for ter a lot more than who they know.”

The plan calls for exposing stuthe Tuition Aid Grants, according dents to postsecondary pathways to the release.

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PATIENTS This new model differs from previous ones because planning used to be led by physicians only CONTINUED FROM FRONT

and critical care pharmacy specialist at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

In the first year of the model’s implementation, it worked to identify areas where the ICU was not properly evaluating the causes of the health issues that sent patients to hospitals. Andrews said these gaps were missed opportunities to decrease the amount of admissions.

“Many patients present with life-threatening complications due to failure to take their diabetes or blood pressure medications,”

she said. “We would treat the resulting problem, but hadn’t been routinely investigating what led to the issue or designed a solution to prevent it from happening again in the future. Under the LOTUS model, by focusing on the patient perspective we discovered that some patients had received confusing, mixed messages about the medicine from their healthcare providers. Other patients were struggling with financial or emotional problems that made selfcare difficult.”

On the other hand, LOTUS would empower ICU workers and

Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) said his administration was committed to growing the state from the middle out and lifting communities from the bottom up. He aims to achieve this through enhanced partnerships for students. THE DAILY TARGUM / SEPTEMBER 2017 through enhanced partnerships and access to fee-free college-preparatory programs. This ensures college access and affordability by examining new partnerships between the state and institutions to meaningfully reduce higher education costs for students and their families, build

support systems necessary to make sure students get across the graduation stage and ensure students feel safe, supported and included, according to the press release.

Murphy’s plan calls to “cultivate research, innovation and talent to deepen and recapture our place as

a leader in the innovation economy and effectively prepare students for success after college.”

Rutgers’ University Strategic Plan, released in 2017, called for an increase of out-of-state students from 17 to 25 percent over the next 4 to 5 years, which would be 2021 to 2022.

help to address the issues along- for rounds, which is the prac- representing the health care team side the patients and their fami- tice where all of the members overlapping to meet at the center.

The LOTUS model has helped lies, which would help to prevent of the ICU team evaluate the them from being sent to the hos- patient at intake and through ICU team members to contribute treatment. This lack of struc- to better safety of their patients, pital again.

LOTUS was developed at Rob- ture meant that individual team lesser mortality rates and less ert Wood Johnson University members were not at their hospital stays.

“We took a model that was Hospital Hamilton, after it merged full potential and did not give fragmented with RWJBarnand sometimes abas Health “Many patients present with life-threatening strayed from System in 2016. keeping the paThe new ICU complications due to failure to take their tients’ own wishmodel immedidiabetes or blood pressure medications.” es central to the ately replaced decision-making the old one, LIZA BARBARELLO ANDREWS process – and dewhere the ICU Clinical Associate Professor at Rutgers’ Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy veloped one that physician made is much more efthe decisions on ficient, thoughtpatient care and did not focus on the patient’s own their full exper tise, according ful and deliberative,” Andrews said.

“The ICU team members feel a real goals or input from other mem- to the ar ticle.

The logo for the model is a tes- sense of engagement and collabobers of the ICU team.

With the old model, there tament to its name: A flower with ration and patients and families say was also no formal structure a patient at the center and petals they feel listened to.”

The Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, which is located in New Brunswick, helped to develop the LOTUS model, which puts patients at the center of ICU care.

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SPEECH Approximately 66 percent of Democrats assert that inclusivity is important issue CONTINUED FROM FRONT

and to what extent it should be limited, if at all, Matto said.

“It’s an issue that’s important if you live on a college campus, teach on a college campus or learn on a college campus. It’s also a topic that really touches on democratic ideals,” Matto said.

A notable aspect of the discussion was the tug-of-war between free speech on campus and diversity and inclusion.

“Free speech is extremely important. So is diversity and inclusion. In fact, with Title VI, VII and IX, it is illegal for a campus to support a hostile learning environment against historically marginalized groups,” Thomas said.

College students also feel that free speech and diversity are important aspects to the college experience. Yet, Matto said students in different political parties tend to place heavier importance on one or the other.

“Speech that is not protected, is not protected because the danger is imminent and targeted.”

NANCY THOMAS Director for Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University

Those two tenants of college life often come into conflict with each other, she said.

“On a college campus, it (free speech) is extremely important, because we want our campuses to have a robust exchange of ideas.

It is the responsibility of a campus to shine a light on speech, to bring it out into the open and to allow it to be critiqued,” Matto said.

Thomas said that while free speech and the freedom to express ideas is an important aspect of college life, minority groups are protected by the law from discrimination.

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“These results tend to vary by political background. When asked, 66 percent of Democrats asserted that inclusivity was a more important value. When asked, 69 percent of Republican students survey identified free speech as the more important issue,” Matto said.

When those two ingrained values — the right to free speech, and protection from discrimination — are pitted against each other, the right to free speech often emerges as the victor, Thomas said.

One of the main topics of the event was free speech on campus, and whether it should be limited.

During the event, speakers discussed the “tug-of-war” between free speech on campus and ideals of diversity and inclusion. JAKE MCGOWAN “Where it comes out these days, and probably justifiably, is it almost always airs on the side of free speech. That is because we don’t want to go down that slippery slope,” Thomas said.

While free speech often wins out in court, there are still some limitations to it, she said.

“Speech that is not protected, is not protected because the danger is imminent and targeted. But a violent statement against a group, that is not an individual, is not illegal speech,” Thomas said.

Matto discussed the importance of political dialogue among students and how it is critical to

continue similar events to engage students in the political process.

“In many ways, a healthy and vibrant democracy depends on our ability to engage with others, especially those who have different views than us. This is really an extension of our mission,” she said.

The Old Queens Bell is located inside of a tower on top of the administrative building, and it is only rung during special occasions. The last time it was rung was in 2014, when the women’s basketball team won the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Media’s fixation on Beto hurts Democrats

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n March 13, Vanity Fair published an 8,800-word cover story glossed with a portrait ASHLEY ABRAMS of Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke: his brown-gray hair tussled over his forehead, bucolic Texas landscape in the background and door of his Toyota Tundra ajar. The piece profiles him in detail, covering everything from his penchant for punk rock to his presidential ambitions.

“Man, I’m just born to be in it,” he said.

During his meteoric rise to fame in the 2018 Texas Senate race, he leveraged his charisma and social media prowess to attract the attention of every national outlet. Headlines adorned with his name abounded online. In November, The Hill published “Beto 2020 calls multiply among Dems.” In August, Vanity Fair published “Could Beto O’Rourke be the next Obama?”

This non-stop coverage could explain, meanwhile, how he has amassed hundreds of thousands of social media followers and bested every Democrat in fundraising on the first day of his presidential campaign. He also received nearly double the media coverage within five days of his campaign launch than any candidate received in the first week of their campaign.

When examining O’Rourke’s emergence as a political star, attributing some of it to the media’s fixation on his Senate campaign, the author of the Vanity Fair cover story, Joe Hagan, said: “Positions on issues matter, of course, but they aren’t everything.”

But when did substantive policy positions — ones that delineate thoughtful solutions to problems such as healthcare coverage, Big Tech monopolies and college affordability — stop being “everything?”

After a brief stint representing Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives, O’Rourke was the primary sponsor of three enacted bills. This list of policy successes is meager compared to those of other major Democratic candidates for president. Meanwhile, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) just introduced stunningly comprehensive criminal justice legislation, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) spearheaded the effort to establish what is now the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau before her legislative career even began.

When one visits O’Rourke’s nascent 2020 campaign website, one can see it is pretty empty. Axios dubbed him a “blank canvas” that bounces policy ideas off of the voters he is trying to court.

“We’re going to define ourselves by … the ability to bring this country together,” he said to a crowd in Wisconsin last week. That statement sounds like he watched every presidential stump speech in the last 50 years, jumbled up every trite “unity” statement he could find and came up with that.

All of this evidence points to either a lack of understanding of the processes of policymaking, or a lack of knowledge of what policy positions he actually stands for: Or both. And if either conclusion is true about O’Rourke, then I cannot understand why the media has grown so fixated on him, and not other candidates with more palpable policy accomplishments. Swarms of feminist writers have an explanation, though: Sexism.

In a March 15 Politico piece, author Natasha Korecki shrewdly brought attention to the disproportionate media coverage O’Rourke has received compared to more policy-focused female Democratic candidates like Warren, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).

It is no secret that any of the female Democratic candidates for president have a firmer grasp on policy than O’Rourke. Several times per day, I receive lengthy e-mails from the Warren campaign outlining detailed policy proposals, from her plan to mitigate the exploitative power of several monopolistic tech companies to her path to achieving universal childcare.

Even her comparatively nebulous declaration of the need to abolish the Electoral College is more specific than anything currently listed on O’Rourke’s website. Meanwhile, Gillibrand’s website is packed with a litany of policy positions: her intentions to fight climate change, her plan for expanding the social safety net and her devotion to affordable public college.

These policy positions demonstrate both Warren and Gillibrand’s unwavering commitment to bettering the lives of Americans in the perhaps clearest possible way. Yet, O’Rourke dominates the coverage, glitzy magazine covers and fundraising charts.

The media’s fixation on O’Rourke’s affable personality — rather than on candidates that are churning out substantive policy plans and visions for our country — is a mistake that will hurt Democrats in need of a skilled political player who can negotiate with Republicans to pass impactful legislation. Sure, a charming Southern persona may win an election against President Donald J. Trump.

But if Democrats are serious about bringing much-needed change to the lives of millions of Americans — climate change action, the ability to see a doctor at a reasonable cost and tax cuts for working families — they should work to put a stop to the O’Rourke madness.

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Ashley Abrams is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science. Her column, “Thank U, Next Opinion,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.

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Nation must engage in reparations debate We should not shy from discussions on justice, recompense

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national reckoning, an awakening of the American consciousness, a reconciling of our exceptionalist image and an end to an America that ignores not just the sins of the past but the sins of the present: We must have a debate on reparations.

“Reparations” has once again entered our mainstream lexicon, as whether they support reparations emerged as a potential 2020 litmus test for the Democratic presidential candidates. But this concept of recompense and justice is not new to society nor is it a new practice for America.

The book of Deuteronomy 15:12-15 discusses the buying and freeing of slaves, instructs that one acts as God has acted and upon freeing a being from enslavement and six years of labor, “sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty: thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.”

John Locke, an architect of American society and governance, asserted in his “Second Treatise” that “when there is commonly injury done to some person or other, and some other man receives damage by (another person’s) transgression: in which case he who hath received any damage, has, besides the right of punishment common to him with other men, a particular right to seek reparation.”

As recently as three decades ago, the U.S. paid reparations of $20,000 to each survivor of Japanese-American internment camps during World War II. The family members of those victimized by the horrifically unethical Tuskegee Experiment received a total of $10 million in reparations from the government. Prior to Nazi Germany, the U.S. led the world in forced sterilizations.

Our nation’s sterilization laws would be the model for Hitler to enact his weeding out so-called “genetic defects” and ethnic cleansing. North Carolina has paid $10 million to the victims of forced sterilizations. America strongly advocated for requiring Germany to pay reparations to the victims of the Holocaust and the treaties that ended World War I and World War II both included reparations for the victims of the wars. In 1994, Florida paid $3.36 million to the victims and survivors of the 1923 mass lynching and attacks in its town, Rosewood.

While this nation has opposed reparations for the once enslaved and their descendants, we have readily supported payments to slave owners for compensation of abolition. After Haiti gained its independence from French imperialism, Paris offered an end

to war in exchange for the nation’s compensation of slave owners’ lost property. The U.S. sent warships to enforce the payment of these reparations. Undermining Haiti’s ability to accumulate wealth, even in 1940, “80 percent of the government budget was still going to service this debt.”

As the Civil War ended, Union Army Gen. William T. Sherman issued Special Field Order 15. This was our nation’s attempt at justice, an attempt at correcting the immoral acts of slavery in America. The proposal redistributed land, giving approximately 40,000 formerly enslaved people 40 acres of land each. That same year, justice was rescinded as the redistributed land was rescinded and returned to the white land owners by former-President Andrew Johnson.

For more than 30 years, former-Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) has introduced a bill every session to investigate and study slavery and its long term effects, while also seeking recommendations for “appropriate remedies.” And every session, this bill fails to be passed. At the start of the current session, the bill, HR 40, was once again proposed and it once again awaits action in committee. We have time and again refused to simply collect the necessary data to start the debate.

Two and a half centuries of slavery followed by nearly a century of convict leasing, sharecropping and Jim Crow ended only to be replaced by discriminatory housing practices such as redlining and exclusion of Black individuals from wealth-building government programs like the New Deal and GI Bill. Widespread disparities continue to disadvantage Black America.

The University’s first president was a slave owner.

Our namesake Henry Rutgers was a slave owner. The very foundation upon which Old Queens stands was constructed by a slave named Will. Know his name.

Know that abolitionist Sojouner Truth was owned by the family of the University’s first president. While the Black representation in faculty has declined, Rutgers has deemed that its intertwined existence with slavery is reconciled and just compensation has been made since it has named a few buildings and established a few landmarks.

More is due. More justice, more discourse and more reconciliation. Many of those who advocate for reparations are not simply proposing a check in the mail. Some suggest poverty assistance programs and wealth-building programs such as education grants, small business loans, low-interest mortgages and temporary tax exemption status. The passage of HR 40 is imperative, and the national conversation must continue.

The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 151st editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.

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End of Women’s History Month should not stop discourse FEMINISM IN THE WORLD MARIELIS MEJIA

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arch has been a month to celebrate notable women leaders, our own personal heroines and even women in our families. The whole purpose of this month is to celebrate the vital role women have had in forming history. This is the time to reflect upon our women leaders and the silent operators that do not get recognition for their hand at making a difference.

Women’s contribution is often overlooked, but this month is a way to highlight women’s achievement. We are especially able to recognize the women who were not allowed to make history to begin with. Additionally, we are able to continue celebrating silent victories that women have taken part in. As March is coming to an end, there are multiple things to keep in mind.

Women’s History Month actually started as Women’s History Week in the late 1970’s.

This week of celebrating notable women was extended to last the whole month of March in the late 80’s.

Ever since, Women’s History Month has been incorporated into the learning curriculum of schools all across America.

Today, the month is widely recognized

through social media and events that bring greater attention to feminist issues at hand.

Learning about the amazing women that came before us help us realize how we ourselves can become amazing women.

The lives that we are able to live now are connected to the struggles that women before us had to endure. To be visionaries and agents of change, we have to build upon those achievements of women in our history and take upon lessons they have left for us to learn from.

themselves in past figures as well as in their present ones. Showing young girls that they are able to do anything attacks society’s notions of what they cannot do.

This month is also a remembrance of the social oppression that women have been subject to since the beginning of time. To some, it might be easy to point out that women in today’s age experience more liberation or even less oppression.

While this might hold some truth, it is also easy to see that the world around us is far from being a completely equal

“Gender oppression continues to affect how society is structured, and until we work toward a completely equal society, our future might not look any different. We can break myths about what women are not able to do by showing that women can do it all.”

Images create and shape the future.

In steps for anything great in history, layers have been built upon the basis for change. Images of strong women help shape the young revolutionary minds of the future. Learning about historical figures that constructed paths for equality allows us to imagine ourselves doing the same. Women’s History Month serves as an agent for young girls to be able to see

one. Feminist leaders are still fighting for women’s equality in a society where it does not exist. There is still a need to fight for women’s rights every single day.

How are we able to transform a system of gender oppression? The first step is to recognize that oppression is happening.

We are doing so every year by celebrating Women’s History Month. It allows us to remember that a system of equality does

not exist. By acknowledging a broken system — one of inequality — we can recognize where we can fix issues that still persist. By doing so, we can work toward a more equal society. Greater cultural sense is gained by continuously learning and growing from the errors of the past.

As Women’s History Month is coming to an end, there are many things that should remain with us throughout the year. The things that we celebrate in March regarding women’s history are important to keep in mind throughout the year. It is of extreme importance to not only make efforts to learn about women’s achievements in March, but also to continue learning throughout the year.

When learning about historical events, we should question how women were involved. When there is a human’s right issue, we should think about how women were especially affected and why.

Gender oppression continues to affect how society is structured, and until we work toward a completely equal society, our future might not look any different. We can break myths about what women are not able to do by showing that women can do it all.

Marielis Mejia is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in political science and women’s and gender studies. Her column, “Feminism In The World,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.

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After 200 years, Walt Whitman's impact is still evident CLARISSA GORDON CORRESPONDENT

Arguably one of America’s most influential and innovative poets, Walt Whitman was surely ahead of his time. Written approximately 150 years ago, Whitman’s words continue to excite and liberate us as they offer insights into humanity, sexuality and personal freedom that will forever be timeless.

In honor of the bicentennial of the poet’s birth, the Special Collections and University Archives at Rutgers University–New Brunswick Libraries presented its “Poet of the Future” exhibition on Tuesday.

Featuring rare books and manuscripts from the libraries’ collections, the exhibition showcases several editions of Whitman’s famous collection of poems, “Leaves of Grass,” as well as portraits of Whitman and other literature relevant to the poet. Whitman added hundreds of poetic additions to “Leaves of Grass” and published up to nine new additions of the collection throughout his lifetime, allowing for an extensive and intimate exhibition of his life work.

“What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the print I have read in my life,” Whitman said in his poem

“Song of Myself.” Appearance, body image and sensual pleasure were themes the renowned American writer became controversial and celebrated for, but his affection for print — specifically typefaces and fonts — seems to be hidden in between the lines.

At 12 years old, Whitman entered the printer’s trade in New York and became fascinated with the written and printed word. It was a passion that continued into his adult careers as a teacher, journalist and, of course, poet. Whitman’s extensive training as a printer explained the active role he played in the design and production of all of his books, and many of his personal touches on the early editions are on display in the exhibition.

For the 1855 edition on display, Whitman designed the book, chose the typeface, set some of the type and even published the volume himself. Barbara Henry, a graphic and book artist and co-curator of the exhibition, spoke about her interpretation of Whitman’s “Faces” as a printer’s metaphor rather than a poem merely about human profiles.

Inspired by the way Whitman’s description of faces could equally be applied to letters as they could to people, Henry published “Walt

As a seminal figure in the rise of transcendentalism, Whitman's gripping work changed poetry forever. An engaging exhibit on his life's work is currently showing at Alexander Library. TWITTER Whitman’s Faces: A Typographic Reading” in 2012. On display at the exhibition, the pages include illustrations of the poem that invite the reader to contemplate the meaning of the lines through the lens of a printer.

But it was faces, particularly Whitman’s himself, that speaker

Karen Karbiener chose to focus on during the introduction. The clinical professor at New York University, who specializes in the study of Whitman, expanded on the importance and intent of the daguerreotype found on the first page of the debut 1855 edition of “Leaves of Grass,” a portrait that

is arguably the most recognizable of the poet.

Body-positive and confident in his looks, Whitman was the most photographed and recognized poet of the 19th century. Karbiener noted that this was not always necessarily in vain, and his bold choice of daguerreotype symbolized his emphasis on the reader considering his presence as a poet: He wants to be there as we read.

Game-changing for its time, the famous daguerreotype is full-body and small enough to cause you to squint for detail, a result of the poet using the then-new technology of basing the image off of a photograph rather than a sketch.

Whitman’s stark stance, confrontational direct eye contact and working class fashion in the image connects directly to the reader, and tells us of the revolution that is “Leaves of Grass.” Whitman eventually used the 1855 frontispiece as the illustration for “Song of Myself.” Fitting, indeed.

As April marks National Poetry Month, “Poet of the Future” is an inspiring and educational way to appreciate the art form this month.

Conveniently right on campus, the comprehensive exhibit is on display through July 19 at Alexander Library and is free to the public.

Celebrating humanity's shared artistic tradition: Theatre JORDAN LEVY FEATURES EDITOR

In May 1964, playwright, author and activist Lorraine Hansberry gave a speech to the winners of a creative writing contest hosted

by Reader’s Digest and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF).

Included in her remarks was this illuminating quote: “Write if you will: But write about the world as it is and as you think it ought to be and must be — if there is to be a world. Write about all the things that men have written about since the beginning of writing and talking — but write to a

point. Work hard at it, care about it. Write about our people: Tell their story. You have something glorious to draw on begging for attention. Don’t pass it up.”

As the author of one of the most esteemed plays of all time, “A Raisin In the Sun,” Hansberry was well aware of the transformative power of theatre. Throughout the centuries, theatrical productions have accomplished the central mission of art: To explore worlds real and imagined, using them to comment on the social, political and personal movements of our lives.

Today is World Theatre Day, so there’s no better time to celebrate

the historical and continued relevance of the stage.

From the Hellenistic Age to the Shang Dynasty, various forms of theatre have developed in different cultures. Tracing the history and watching theatre reproduce itself around the world through various times in human history is fascinating. It’s the ultimate proof that performance is natural human instinct, no matter where you are on the globe.

One of the most compelling aspects of theatre is that it’s an interdisciplinary medium. Most obviously there’s the combination of literature and acting, but opera and musicals also introduce music into

Developing independently around the globe, theatrical productions of all kinds are a crucial part of the history of mankind. As the bard said, "All the world's a stage." UNSPLASH

the equation. Musicals also made ning and practice, and the payoff dance prominent in theatrical that comes with running a successproductions. Set design is equally ful show is priceless.

Emre Yenigun, crucial, and other a School of Arts aspects of the vi“You can be anyone and Sciences sesual arts have increasingly played you want to be in the nior and publicist for the College a role in contemperforming arts – to Avenue Players, porary plays. Of explained how course, we can’t me it felt like the theatre has imforget that many world was open, it all pacted his life. of the core tenets “I'm someone of cinema are made sense.” who gets a little derived from the shy and anxious framework laid by EMRE YENIGUN theatre. One way in normal life, but School of Arts and Sciences Senior or another, nearly I found the experievery form of art ence of acting and has been influenced by theatre. writing like the ultimate version of Jennifer Dars, a School of Arts play. It's freedom. A team effort of and Sciences sophomore and imagination. You can be anyone managing director of the Living- you want to be in the performing ston Theatre Company, shared arts. To me it felt like the world was how she fell in love with theatre open, it all made sense,” he said. and how Rutgers has only bolIn an increasingly digital world, stered her passion. “I have been some would say that theatre is involved in the arts since sixth largely becoming irrelevant. But grade when I attended a summer as long as humans have captivating theatre arts camp at my local com- life experiences, the art will persist. munity theatre. Since then the Yenigun shared a quote from arts have always been a passion South African playwright Athol of mine, but it wasn’t until coming Fugard to emphasize the eternal to Rutgers where I was given the relevance of the stage: “My fasciopportunity to learn all the differ- nation lies with the living moment. ent aspects of theatre that I really The actual, the real, the immedibegan to develop a strong passion ate, there before our eyes. Theatre and love for it,” she said. uses more of the actual substance Sure, poke fun at the “theatre of life than any other art. It uses kid” stereotype, but it makes sense flesh and blood, sweat, the human why cast and crew members are voice, real pain, real time.” so dedicated to the craft. A quality The show will go on, for as long production takes months of plan- as we do.

DIVERSIONS

March 27, 2019

Mark Tatulli Horoscopes

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Page 11 Eugenia Last

Happy Birthday: Choose the best route this year, not the easiest. Hard work will pay off and help you build the confidence required to set higher goals and standards. Turn this into a year of conquest and greater understanding. Use experience to bring about changes that add quality to your life and to your relationships with others. Your numbers are 6, 13, 22, 26, 30, 39, 47.

Over The Hedge

T. Lewis and M. Fry

Non Sequitur

Wiley

Pearls Before Swine

Stephan Pastis

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Look at the ins and outs of whatever you are dealing with. Check the rules and standards that are in place, then consider how best to deal with situations that need some tweaks. Using common sense and practicality will trump discord. 5 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Acknowledge what others say and do, but don’t feel you have to conform to ideas and plans that aren’t in your best interest.

Live life your way. Contribute what you can without jeopardizing your own dreams, hopes and wishes. 2 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Carefully study every situation you face.

Do your research and make strategic plans that will help you achieve your goal. Taking action will motivate others to join in and help. A personal change will have a positive emotional effect on you. 3 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Pleasure, entertainment, romance and personal enjoyment should be your priorities. Work hard to make time to spend with someone you love or to follow a creative or innovative pursuit that promotes personal happiness. Personal change will result in emotional stability. 4 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t look back or let what others say or do mess with your plans. Focus on what will bring you greater opportunities and help open your mind to new possibilities. Live in the moment, and make the most of your time. 3 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Revamp your situation. Address matters that concern you, and be prepared to walk away from people who aren’t honest or those who tempt you to do things you shouldn’t. Concentrate on your home base and how to improve your life. 3 stars

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Live life your way. Consider alterations that will bring you joy and make you feel good about the way you look, what you have to offer and the job you do. Be creative, but don’t exaggerate or overspend. 3 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Put more energy into physical strength and health. Exercise and proper diet will bring positive changes that will encourage you to strive for a better lifestyle. Personal and home improvements will inspire you to spend less and enjoy more. 3 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Refuse to let emotions interfere with what you need to accomplish. Learn as you go, and project a positive attitude that will encourage others to lend you a helping hand. Work with what you’ve got, and stay within budget. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Look at the possibilities and what you can accomplish. Pledge to do what counts and what will bring the highest returns. Change begins within, and your attitude makes the difference.

Proceed with an open mind and heart. Romance is highlighted. 5 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t feel you have to make a change because someone else does. Do your own thing, and pursue what you feel is best for you. Helping those less fortunate will change your attitude as well as your goals. 4 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Be careful what you wish for. Too much of anything will result in loss. Stay focused on what’s important and what will promote the best future. Helping others will bring you greater satisfaction than overspending or being indulgent. 2 stars

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Universal Crossword ACROSS

60 Deep mud

1 “Othello” manipulator

61 Place

5 18 or 21, by law

62 Ring-shaped island

10 Island near Java

63 Handling the task

14 Celine of pop

64 Far from grainy

15 Passion

65 “The Post” star Streep

16 Composer Satie

66 Big truck

17 Receding tide?

18 Family fights

DOWN

19 Brand with a swoosh

1 Picked from a lineup, briefly

20 Jeans fabric

2 Congression-al staffer

22 Trains above Chicago

3 Enter, then quickly exit

23 Hit home?

4 Like efficient trains

24 In the thick of

5 Clumsy character

26 ___ Tac mints

6 Uninhibited one

27 Small taste of wine

7 18-year-old, by law

28 Jumbled

8 Hermes and Hades

32 A cow chews it

9 Triage places, for short

33 Doubt-invoking question end

10 Treat kindly

35 Reusable bag

11 Moisture-starved

36 Straddling

12 Facebook verb

38 Sing like a bird

13 Furniture giant

39 Inflatable pilot in “Airplane!”

21 Sushi bar soup

40 Together, musically

23 Two times three

41 Feels bad for

25 Dessert with gummy worms

43 Largest three-letter number

26 Gender equality law

44 Zilch

represented by this

46 App with left-swipes

puzzle’s diagonals

48 “Sprechen ___ Deutsch?”

27 Perform better than

49 Moved to the runway

28 In a rebellious way

50 “Victory is ours!”

29 Where to sign

53 Dudes

30 Downright

54 Pinball fouls

31 Lowly assistant

57 Tucson’s state: Abbr.

32 James who was

58 Post-coup group

Sonny Corleone

34 Form a lap 37 Like small hail 42 Agitated state

Yesterday’s Solution

45 “Bargain” receptacle 47 Mars moon 49 Voice above baritone 50 “You were talking to yourself” response 51 Activist Brockovich 52 What “w/” means 53 Sound-off button 55 Cut, as bangs 56 Alien-seeking org.

58 Strawberry spread 59 ___ of the above

Yesterday’s Solution

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Top 5 RU victories that rang Old Queens Bell MARCH 2019 ASHNAULT AND SURIANO NCAA CHAMPIONS

APRIL 2014 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WNIT CHAMPIONS

MARCH 1982 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AIAW CHAMPIONS

MARCH 1976 MEN’S BASKETBALL FINAL FOUR QUALIFIERS

NOVEMBER 1976 FOOTBALL UNDEFEATED SEASON

It was a historic day for Rutgers wrestling and the University’s athletic department at large.

Junior 133-pounder Nick Suriano and graduate student 149-pounder Anthony Ashnault brought the first-ever individual national titles to the Banks.

Both wrestlers conquered the brackets of their individual weight classes and finished off the gauntlets against familiar opponents.

Ashnault met Ohio State’s Micah Jordan in three title bouts in the 2019 season, winning all three and Suriano got revenge over longtime high school rival Oklahoma’s Daton Fix.

Head coach C. Vivian Stringer led the Rutgers women’s basketball team to three road victories in the final three rounds of the 2014 Women’s National Invitational Tournament, capping off a remarkable underdog run to a WNIT title.

The Knights’ first three victories of the tournament were played at home where they bested Delaware, Harvard and finally in-state rival Seton Hall in a double-overtime thriller.

Then on the road, they upset Bowling Green, University of South Florida and University of Texas at El Paso to claim the program’s first WNIT title down in El Paso, Texas.

More than three decades before Stringer’s squad claimed a national title, the 1982 Rutgers women’s basketball team went on a similar run to the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women’s (AIAW) championship under the leadership of head coach Theresa Grentz.

Spearheaded by MVP Patty Coyle’s career-high 30 points, the Knights grinded out an 83-77 victory over national powerhouse Texas in the final round at the Palestra in Philadelphia. Those early-80’s Rutgers teams were led by a core of veterans that included June Olkowski, Terry Dorner and Patty Delehanty.

Famously, the Rutger’s men’s basketball team’s undefeated season in 1976 was actually predicted

by The Daily Targum.

Former Targum sports editor Alan Venook published a statement that predicted that year’s team “could go undefeated,” according to an article from The New York Times.

Venook’s prediction came to fruition, as the 1976 team under the leadership of head coach Tom Young went a perfect 25-0 in the regular season, and went on a run that led to the defeat of Virginia Military Institute 91-75 to punch its ticket to the final four.

Times have certainly changed since 1976: A year that saw Rutgers claim undefeated seasons in each of the biggest college sports.

Eight months after the men’s basketball team wrapped up an undefeated season, the Rutgers football team defeated Colgate in the final game of the regular season by a score of 17-9 to finish the season a perfect 11-0.

The Knights finished the season with the nation’s top-ranked defense and an AP ranking of 17. They even had an opportunity to play in the first-ever Independence Bowl, but legendary head coach Frank Burns declined.

Ashnault defeated Princeton’s Matthew Kolodzik in Pittsburgh this month. CURSTINE GUEVARRA /

C. Vivian Stringer won her first NIT championship title in 2014. CURSTINE GUEVARRA /

Under head coach Theresa Grentz, Patty Coyle scored 30 points in the AIAW final and won MVP. THE

Phil Sellers averaged a double-double in the 1976 season. THE DAILY TARGUM /

Frank Burns is the winningest football coach in Rutgers history. THE DAILY TARGUM /

FEBRUARY 2019

NOVEMBER 2018

DAILY TARGUM / MARCH 1982

MARCH 1976

NOVEMBER 1976

TIME Celebrations continue for 2 Knights after bringing home NCAA titles CONTINUED FROM BACK three losses in the regular season by beating each of those guys in the postseason.

It started with Iowa’s Austin Desanto, who beat Suriano by a score of 6-4 in January. The first stop on the Suriano revenge tour came during the Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis, where he knocked off Desanto in the semifinals, 6-3.

The next stops came in the last two matches of Suriano’s season, the most important ones. He avenged his loss to Michigan’s Stevan Micic in the semifinals of the national tournament, and moved on to face a familiar foe yet again in the finals.

His final test was Oklahoma State’s Daton Fix. It took two overtimes, but ultimately, Suriano came out on top with a takedown in sudden victory to seal the deal.

“I am blessed,” Suriano said. “It’s an honor to bring history to Rutgers where it belongs. It’s an honor and a blessing. I heard Goodale yell, and it made me so happy, man. Honestly, when I heard coach Goodale yell and cheer me on, it was a dream.”

Back in the tunnels of the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, congratulations were flying from all of the Scarlet faithful and especially athletic director Pat Hobbs, who made the journey out to Pittsburgh to witness history.

Hobbs has always been a fan of the wrestling program and its success

under Goodale, and spoke on how important the night was for the future of Rutgers Athletics.

“This is a historic night for Rutgers University,” Hobbs said. “I cannot be happier for (Suriano) and (Ashnault). It’s a tremendous accomplishment. We’re going to keep this going and keep building.

Tonight, we started to show people where Rutgers is going to be moving forward.”

New Jersey is considered to have some of the best wrestling in the entire country, and that was on display at the national tournament.

Seven New Jersey-born wrestlers finished in the top three of their weight classes, the most by any state. Pennsylvania was in second with four wrestlers.

That just goes to show how important these titles were for the Knights’ program. Championships can be won here, and it will certainly entice more and more New Jersey recruits to stay home and compete for the best fans in the country.

“What an unbelievable accomplishment for both (Suriano) and (Ashnault) as well as this program,” Goodale said. “Those two showed that titles can be won right here at Rutgers.

This state produces some of the top talent in the country, and tonight solidifies those guys can succeed without going too far from home.”

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

Suriano avenged his Feb. 17 loss to Michigan’s Stevan Micic when he defeated him in the semifinal round of the NCAA Championships. VIVEK VIDYARTHI / FEBRUARY 2019

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Spotlight Knight

Zackary Franckowiak CHRIS TSAKONAS CORRESPONDENT

The best way to describe sophomore midfielder Zackary Franckowiak would be as a jack of all trades.

He’s accomplished a lot on the lacrosse field: as a short-stick defensive midfielder, he plays an important role in disrupting opposing offenses. He currently has 15 ground balls through nine games and is poised to play a key role for the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team as it gets set to begin conference play this weekend.

But what makes him unique is the fact that he didn’t play at all in either of the last two seasons. In fact, he wasn’t even in the country.

Franckowiak is returning from a two-year sabbatical in which he served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Franckowiak arrived in the highly rated 2016 recruiting class, which was headlined by key contributors like junior attack Kieran Mullins. He had a stellar freshman season, playing every game and posting 34 ground balls, earning All-Big Ten Tournament honors at the end of the season.

But his promising college lacrosse career was put on hold when the opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream arose for Franckowiak: To serve for two years on a Mormon missionary trip abroad.

“This was something that I wanted to do since I was a kid,” Franckowiak said. “I sent in my papers at the end of freshman year and I received a mission call that said where I would be going.”

Leaving the team for two years wasn’t easy for Franckowiak, but he had the full support of the coaching staff and his teammates.

“I actually talked to (head) coach (Brian) Brecht about this before I committed, and he suggested that I play my freshman year before I go abroad,” Franckowiak said. “He was very supportive of this decision, which was a huge part of why I decided to commit to Rutgers.”

Once he arrived in Russia, Franckowiak had to deal with the challenge of adapting to a foreign culture halfway across the world from his home state of Utah. A specific challenge was the Russian language, which he spent the first year of the trip studying every day.

“Even when I couldn’t communicate verbally, being able to help serve someone in need was a great way for me to show that I was there for them,” he said.

A typical day for Franckowiak would begin with studying the Bible and the Book of Mormon. After that, he would spend the rest of his day performing community ser vice activities throughout the city of St. Petersburg, in particular with the Red Cross and at the State Hermitage Museum.

Franckowiak acknowledged that the two year trip was a challenge, but it gave him an invaluable lesson about the importance of ser ving the community.

“This was an important time of my life, and one of the biggest things I learned was how much I enjoy helping other people,” he said.

“Even when I couldn’t communicate verbally, being able to help serve someone in need was a great way for me to show that I was there for them.”

ZACKARY FRANCKOWIAK Sophomore MIdfielder

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March 27, 2019 LACROSSE BUDD NAMED WEEKLY TOP CONFERENCE PLAYER WHILE PLESS TAKES HOME DEFENSIVE PLAYER HONOR

Rutgers lacrosse players earn weekly awards JAKE SCHMIED ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Junior midfielder Samantha Budd and senior defenseman Kyle Pless were each recognized by the Big Ten Conference for the Rutgers women’s and men’s lacrosse teams, respectively.

Budd earned the Big Ten Player of the Week award along with Maryland’s Kari Hartshorn. The West Deptford, New Jersey native netted 8 goals last week, including a career-high 7 goals, in the Scarlet Knights’ (5-6, 0-2) win over Lafayette and one in the loss at Johns Hopkins.

With 48 seconds remaining in the last period, she broke through the Leopards’ (4-5) defense and fired a shot past goalkeeper Quinn Lacy to secure a Rutgers 16-15 win in Easton, Pennsylvania for the team’s second road win of the season.

“I was really happy with how Sam Budd stepped up today,” said head coach Laura Brand Sias last Tuesday. “She had a great game (against Lafayette) and we were really riding her performance for the duration of the game.

Against the Leopards, Budd tallied 9 points, tying a career high which she set against Monmouth on March 5.

Budd is second on the team with 30 goals, 11 assists and 41 points through 11 games played this season.

Prior to arriving at New Brunswick, Budd, who was a threesport athlete at West Deptford High School, was named a Pre-

Senior defenseman Kyle Pless earned his third Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for forcing four turnovers and collecting two ground balls in the Knights’ win over the Pride, last Saturday. VIVEK VIDYARTHI / MARCH 2019 season Big Ten Player to Watch.

She has the program record for draws controlled in a single game (12 against Temple last season).

As a sophomore last season, Budd was the team leader with 30 goals and tied with alumnus Kerri Puckhaber for first in points (37).

She also recorded 62 shots on goal in 2018.

For Pless, this is the third time he captures the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award, in his last season on the Banks.

He created four turnovers while scooping two ground balls in the

No. 17 Scarlet Knights’ (5-4) 10-7 victory against Hofstra, last Saturday at HighPoint.com Stadium.

Pless, a team captain, first earned the weekly accolade during the first week of action when he made his first start as defense, on Feb. 2 against Lafayette, after transitioning from long-stick midfield to the backline.

He also earned the award on March 5, after spearheading Rutgers’ defensive front in a 8-4 win over Fairfield earlier this month.

He started every game last season at long-stick, tallying 28

ground balls. He has already surpassed his previous mark of 11 caused turnovers with a teamhigh 16 this season.

Pless, a Highlands Ranch, Colorado native, was drafted by the Denver Outlaws in the seventh round of this year’s Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Draft.

Before he stepped foot into the defenseman’s role for his senior year, Pless was named a 2019 Preseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse.

A U.S. Lacrosse All-American during his junior and senior years

at Mountain Vista High School in Colorado, Pless forced a career-high four turnovers earlier this season in the Knights’ 13-10 loss to Lehigh back on March 12.

He has recorded 21 ground balls, good for second on the team behind fifth-year senior face-off specialist Alex Schoen.

Through 54 collegiate games, Pless has tallied 101 ground balls and has caused 51 turnovers.

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Junior midfielder Samantha Budd was named a Big Ten Co-Player of the Week for netting a career-high 8 goals, including the game winner, in Rutgers’ 1-point win over Lafayette, last Tuesday. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2019

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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY—NEW BRUNSWICK

SPORTS WEDNESDAY MARCH 27, 2019

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“I try not to idolize wrestling, but a big part of my life was focused on getting a national title. I was extremely blessed to get a sixth year.”

— Graduate student 149-pounder Anthony Ashnault

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WRESTLING ASHNAULT, SURIANO’S JOURNEYS TO NATIONAL TITLES

VICTORY BELL

Junior 133-pounder Nick Suriano, graduate student 149-pounder Anthony Ashnault and head coach Scott Goodale rang the Old Queens Bell, yesterday afternoon. The bell has not been rang by an athletics team since the Knights won the WNIT in 2014. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2019

Rutgers rings in champions for 1st time since 2014 MATTHEW HOWE CORRESPONDENT

No longer can anyone say it’s not possible to win a national championship in the Rutgers wrestling room. No longer can anyone say head coach Scott Goodale is nothing more than a high school coach.

No longer is there a championship drought on the Banks. No longer do the Scarlet Knights not have a national champion on the wrestling team.

Rutgers has two.

Junior 133-pounder Nick Suriano and graduate student 149-pounder Anthony Ashnault both entered the national tournament with a common goal: Win a national title and become the Knights’ first-ever national champion wrestlers.

Their paths to gold were both very different, yet eerily similar.

Ashnault has been the poster boy for Rutgers ever since coming here after his senior season out of South Plainfield High School.

After a redshirt season and a medical redshirt season, this year was Ashnault’s sixth and final season with the program.

Suriano, on the other hand, star ted his collegiate career at Penn State, undoubtedly the best team in the entire countr y over the course of the last 10 years. After injuring himself his freshman season and missing the postseason, he transferred back home to New Jersey to wrestle in front of the fans that watched him dominate at the high school level for Bergen Catholic.

Both Ashnault and Suriano are New Jersey’s only undefeated, four-time state champions in their high school careers. Now, they are both the Knights’ only ever national champions.

For Ashnault, his season could be considered one of the greatest individual performances ever in the program’s history. He finished the season 32-0, with 7 major decisions, 4 tech falls and 8 pins.

In the championship bout, he beat Ohio State’s No. 2-seeded Micah Jordan by a score of 9-4. It was Ashnault’s third win over Jordan this season.

“It’s everything that I’ve worked for up to this point,” Ashnault said. “I try not to idolize wrestling, but a big part of my life was focused on getting a national title. I was ex-

tremely blessed to get a sixth year, and I just want to go hug my family and be with them and just bask in it for a little bit.”

He came to Rutgers from the start because he believed in the program, in Goodale and that he could win a national title here. And that’s exactly what he did.

For Suriano, his season went a little different than Ashnault’s. During the regular season, he was 24-3. To put that in perspective, the Paramus, New Jersey native was undefeated last year, all the way up until the national title match, where he lost to Iowa’s Spencer Lee in the 125-pound championship bout.

The best part about Suriano’s season was the way he finished it. He avenged all

KNIGHTS SCHEDULE

EXTRA POINT

NBA SCORES

MIKE MULQUEEN, head coach of the men’s track and field team, and the Knights will head to the University of Florida for the Florida Relays, their second meet of the outdoor season. Rutgers previously visited the University of South Florida, last weekend.

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TENNIS

vs. Northwestern

Today, 1:30 p.m., East Bruinswick, N.J.

Boston Cleveland

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SOFTBALL

vs. Fordham

Today, 3 p.m., Rutgers Softball Complex

San Antonio Charlotte

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WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

Florida Relays

Tomorrow, All Day, Gainnesville, Fla.

Chicago Toronto

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