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Rutgers holds Giving Day event for 5th year CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR

Yesterday marked the fifth annual “Giving Day” campaign at Rutgers, a daylong event that encourages members of the University to donate and recognize the role of philanthropy.

Nevin Kessler, president of the Rutgers University Foundation and executive vice president of Development and Alumni Relations, said that one of the purposes of the event was to highlight the importance of philanthropy in the University’s ability to fulfill its goals and missions.

“In addition to generating philanthropic support for many causes throughout the University, Rutgers Giving Day helps galvanize

the University’s community around Rutgers’ priorities and principles, energizes and engages its alumni worldwide and helps inspire support of all kinds: volunteerism, advocacy and more,” he said.

Donors have the choice of which school, unit or cause at the University they want to give to. More than 150 options are listed on the Rutgers Giving Day website, including the President’s Fund, which goes to University areas where “immediate support is most vital,” the Douglass Difference Annual Fund, which goes toward creating programs and offering support to students and the Rutgers Business School Dean’s Excellence SEE YEAR ON PAGE 4

Executive order links federal funds to free speech BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN NEWS EDITOR

President Donald J. Trump said that the executive order was the first in a “series of steps” the administration would take to defend free speech for students. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to ensure colleges uphold free speech by threatening to withhold billions in federal research funding, according to an article by USA Today.

“My administration seeks to promote free and open debate on college and university campuses,” the executive order stated. “Free inquiry is an essential feature of our nation’s democracy.”

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U. runs instructor rating service, offering evaluations of professors MADISON MCGAY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Rate My Professors is a website where students can rate faculty out of five stars on “overall quality” and “overall level of difficulty.”

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Though students are the ones typically receiving grades, the tables turn with online platforms such as Rate My Professors, where the instructors themselves are being graded.

On Rate My Professors, students can offer their opinions on the quality of their college professors.

Reviews include the name of the course taken with the professor, the grade received in the course and an open-ended portion where students can leave their overall personal thoughts.

Among the professors reviewed are those teaching at Rutgers.

It is not only the students who

recognize the website, but also the professors themselves.

Neil Sheflin, an associate professor in the Department of Economics, said he was well aware of this site. While he has viewed the site himself, he offers caution to his students in using it, finding it to be a useful site for students only after consulting all other options.

He said the reviews are more “interesting and amusing” than “accurate and reliable.”

Norman Markowitz, an associate professor in the Department of History, adds that the site does not offer constructive criticism for professors. Instead, it encourages students to be more interested in ratings than the actual quality of the class.

“Rating websites like this are part of the commercialization of higher education,” he said. “Based on my experience at Rutgers, which goes back to 1971, (that) is not good.”

Stephen Kilianski, a professor in the Department of Psychology, views this platform on a fairly frequent basis and has formed his own thoughts on the site.

“For the most part, the comments there represent opinions, not objective facts, and thus are highly variable, extremely subjective and often lack a rational foundation,” Kilianski said.

He said that most students fail to mention how much or how little they learned from the class, which SEE PROFESSORS ON PAGE 5

New volunteer-based program helps babies exposed to opioids MEHA AGGARWAL CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Baby Steps, first piloted in the spring of 2017, involves cuddling newborns in order to decrease the time they spend in the hospital and improve their long-term health outcomes. YOUTUBE

Medical students at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) have developed a volunteer-based program, known as Baby Steps, to help newborns affected by opioid use during pregnancy.

Along with the support of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) staff and NICU neonatologist Dr. Danitza Velazquez, four medical students

piloted the program in the spring of 2017. The program was developed in response to the opioid epidemic, said Samantha Freedman, a medical student and one of the program’s four co-founders.

There were 42,000 deaths in 2016 due to opioid overdose, higher than any previous year on record, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Throughout the years, as healthcare providers prescribed opioid medications at greater rates,

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more people began to misuse the highly addictive drugs.

The consequences of the opioid epidemic extend to infants. In response, Baby Steps aims to help newborns affected by Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), which is seen in newborns who were exposed to opioid use during pregnancy and display symptoms of withdrawal upon birth, said Sally Tarabey, a co-founder of the program.

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Campus Calendar 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.

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.

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 Insect-Pathogen 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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Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Rutgers University Glee Club” at 7:30 p.m. at Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus. This event is $5 for students.

SUNDAY 3/31 J-FAS, the President’s Initiative on Diversity and Inclusion and the Hann Foundation, Harriet and George Blank and the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey present “Confronting Discrimination, Promoting Dialogue: A Practical Workshop” from 1 to 4 p.m. at the College Avenue Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

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Students given glimpse of life on Wall Street JACOB TURCHI STAFF WRITER

Rutgers’ Road to Wall Street program gives rising sophomores an opportunity to give students a chance to experience the world of Wall Street as well as a glimpse into some of the most elite positions in financing, said Kenneth Freeman, an adjunct professor in the Department of Finance and director of the Road to Wall Street program at Rutgers Business School.

“I like to call it, ‘The Navy Seals of Financing’ — that’s who we are looking to train,” Freeman said.

“Ultimately, the purpose of this course is to prepare these students for interviews as well as their future jobs, giving them the tools to navigate and get their hands on these jobs.”

The program is in its third year as a class for students. Prior to that it was a mentorship program where students would be paired up with an alumnus, Freeman said. The class currently contains 55 students, who regularly visit different firms on Wall Street.

Recently, the class visited Jefferies Group LLC, an independent investment bank located on Wall Street. An alumnus of the program is the managing director of equity research at Jefferies who showed the

Though there are numerous Rutgers alumni who work on Wall Street, there is no distinct network between them. With the new modifications to Road to Wall Street, there is a wider and more personal connection between students and alumni to further their careers. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS students the different branches of the bank, Freeman said.

Freeman said he began his career on Wall Street in investment banking for Deutsche Bank. He noticed that Ivy League connections on Wall Street were very strong, as many high-profile positions were connected to elite schools such as Brown University or Harvard University.

When Freeman began to work as a professor, he set out to turn the program into a real system that would connect students with other Rutgers graduates that work on Wall Street.

“I knew there were many Rutgers people on Wall Street, but there was no real connections or network put together for us. It was very fragmented,” Freeman

said. “With this program, we are really able to create a wider and much more personal connection between all Rutgers people to help them further their careers.”

The program is also working to raise an endowment of $10 million, with a goal to sustain the program forever, Freeman said. The endowment will provide students with resources and research that

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will give students the ability to excel in the field as a student, and will ultimately help the program expand and establish a group of Rutgers students and alumni on Wall Street.

The program is currently getting its funding from the business school, which is temporary.

Sapan Shah, a Rutgers Business School junior, is in the Road to Wall Street program. He said that the biggest takeaway from doing the program is getting the mentality and work ethic that is demanded from an employee on Wall Street.

“The thing that people always say about Rutgers students is that they have grit,” Shah said. “So this program allows us to really get in the field and do what we’ve always wanted to do. For students who don’t attend very elite Ivy League schools, this doesn’t happen much.”

The program has been expanding, Shah said. In the future, he hopes to be able to reach out to Rutgers students the same way the current alumni are doing now.

“Having these mentors around, you always have someone to reach out to and having that support from people that want you to succeed the way they have is a really great thing to have with you,” Shah said.

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YEAR Certain donations are ‘unlocked’ when 5,000 others give money for Giving Day CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Fund, which will assist students going into accounting, finance or management careers.

Giving Day also extends to social media, with online challenges that require posting on Facebook or Instagram with a hashtag in order to win. Some of the challenges include the Bookworm Challenge, where students must share a late-night study selfie on Instagram before 3 a.m., Scarlet Pride, which selects winners who leave a comment about why they are proud of being a Scarlet Knight and Dynamic

Duo, which encourages students to share a selfie with a friend, according to the Rutgers Giving Day website.

Each of these hourly challenges had various monetary prizes, which would go to the winner’s cause of choice.

Students who walk past the student centers will also see tabling events for Giving Day, which include giveaways and recreational activities. Those who make a gift at these tables have a chance to give their Rutgers cause extra money, according to an email sent out by Franklin Prado, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

Prado said he was hired by the Rutgers University Foundation to be the “Scarlet Senior Gift” campaign president for the senior class. The foundation aims to encourage students to donate to areas they care about at Rutgers.

“Students can donate to any area they care about, including hundreds of funds that support

and scholarships. Today is the largest and most unique opportunity for students to donate and rally as a student body community,” Prado said.

Another aspect of Giving Day is “unlocking” donations from donors. For instance, when the count reaches 5,000 unique donors, a $100,000 donation from Ken Johnson, a Rutgers alumnus,

“The beginning of spring is an ideal time to hold an event that embodies such great hope for the future.”

NEVIN KEESLER President of the Rutgers University Foundation and Executive Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations

their student organizations and clubs, Rutgers student food pantr y, cancer research

and his wife Jackie Johnson will go toward supporting student aid.

In an email sent to the Douglass

community, Douglass Residential College also “unlocked” a $2,500 gift from Rutgers alumna Donna Hickey Hascher.

Though Keesler said philanthropy should not be a oneday event, he said the impact of philanthropy deserves a day of recognition and awareness.

“The beginning of spring is an ideal time to hold an event that embodies such great hope for the future,” he said.

Historically, the amount of money that has been donated on Giving Day ranges from $1.5 to $2.5 million, Keesler said.

The goal is not the amount, though, but inspiring alumni and students to participate throughout the day.

In a few weeks, results will be available regarding the total amount of money raised and toward which causes at the University.

At Rutgers Business School, located on Livingston campus, students were encouraged to donate $5 to the Finish Line Fund, which helps students nearing graduation and requiring assistance to finish their education. CATHERINE NGUYEN / NEWS EDITOR

SPEECH Conservatives say colleges have been unfairly labeling their ideas as bigoted CONTINUED FROM FRONT

The order was issued in response to voiced concerns by conservatives that college campuses have been too liberal, according to the article.

Conservatives are concerned that some colleges and their faculty have been leery of conservative speakers and have unfairly labeled some of their ideas of bigoted.

Trump said that the signing was a first in a “series of steps” the administration would take to defend the free speech of students. Trump did not specify what the next steps would be, according to the article.

“Rutgers’ position on free speech is clear: All members of our community, including faculty, staff and students, are free to express their viewpoints in public forums. At Rutgers, we also strive to foster an environment where the rights of all are protected,” said Dor y Devlin, the senior director of University Media and Public Relations.

The University received $299.6 million in federal funding for research in the fiscal year 2018, Devlin said. At this time,

it is unclear if Rutgers’ funding will be affected, as the order did not specify the criteria for cutting a public university’s federal funding, according to the article.

The Daily Targum reported last semester that Lisa Daftari, a regular on-air political analyst for Fox News and editor-inchief of The Foreign Desk, was postponed from speaking at Rutgers after a change.org online petition received more than 1,600 signatures to prevent her speech.

The petition was started by Adeel Ahmed, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and copresident of RU Progressive, according to the article.

“In the last few years, we have had speakers from ever y part of the political and social spectrum at Rutgers. In a few cases, some students protested those speakers, but did so respectfully and lawfully. Their First Amendment right to do so was protected. Our Student Affairs staff works with student leaders and student groups to ensure that if students or student groups decide to engage in protest, they do so safely,” Devlin said.

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PROFESSORS Rutgers’ instructor survey service is completely confidential, giving students chance to be honest CONTINUED FROM FRONT

would be more of a true measure of a professor’s effectiveness. The site also tends to be used by those with opinions on the extreme ends of the spectrum, and should be approached with a high degree of skepticism.

Ross Baker, a distinguished professor in the Department of Political Science, said he does not believe students can get a clear picture of a professor based off of this site and the opinions offered by students are those who “have an axe to grind.”

Before turning to Rate My Professors, Sheflin instead advises that students consult the Student Instructional Rating Survey (SIRS).

SIRS is an evaluation process at Rutgers where students can go to answer a series of ten broad questions based on the classroom behaviors of their professors, said Monica Devanas, director of Faculty Development and Assessment Programs at the Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research (CTAAR). The process was originally designed to help professors and faculty improve their teaching.

“This process has been in place for 26 years, and after about 4 or 5 years, in the mid-90s, it was decided that it was okay to share this information with the students,” Devanas said. “Faculty

voted, across all three campuses at the time, to provide this information back to the students.”

Later in 2002, more faculty members investigated this process and decided that it would be an important element to use when making decisions for personnel purposes, she said.

The data from these evaluations are used by professors to improve their teaching and by departments to rehire or change a professor’s course load.

“A lot of this information is used behind the scenes, originally by the faculty for the faculty, with their departments and their chairs,” Devanas said. “And then to bring the students into the picture so that everybody can see this transparent process.”

She added that a benefit to the process is that professors are only compared to other professors in their department, not by professors across various departments.

Another difference is that for SIRS, students can only comment on a particular professor in a specific course if they are verified to be enrolled in the course, said Christina Bifulco, associate director of Teaching and Learning Analytics at CTAAR. She also added that SIRS provides 10 questions, providing more structure and useless information than Rate My Professor.

“Our survey over the years usually gets around 50 percent of students responding. That

means you get way more of those students in the middle who have thought about it and they don’t care so passionately that they are trying to change your career but they do want to give you feedback,” said Chris Drue, associate director of Teaching Evaluation at CTAAR. He said that SIRS has been around significantly longer than Rate My Professors, allowing for a greater record of information and data for students. Since Rate My Professors is a public platform, people are also more hesitant to provide their thoughts. SIRS is completely confidential, which

can give students the chance to be more honest, whether it is a positive or negative review.

“When I read a lot of Rate My Professor comments, it’s usually about whether the class is a really easy class, not about whether you learned a lot,” Drue said.

“I don’t feel like SIRS has taken that. Because they take it more seriously, they also consider if this is actually a good teacher.”

Both Devanas and Bifulco said that with this system, student responses are completely confidential and professors do not receive their evaluation results until after the semester has ended.

Being able to look for professors that will help generate interest in the course material when students can choose other instructors allows for more possibilities, Devanas said. It is in the interest of the students to participate in SIRS to make it more effective.

“The purpose of SIRS is that feedback for faculty members whether it be formative for them to actually use to improve, or summative for their tenure promotion, but also that information for students as well,” said Bifulco.

“Where Rate My Professor has a very different purpose.”

Professors at Rutgers claim the reviews on Rate My Professors should be taken with caution, as they can be inaccurate and unreliable. Some have also said that reviews tend to be either overly positive or negative. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY GARRET STEFFE / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

OPIOIDS Program volunteers receive education for when handling newborns CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Newborns who are exposed to opioid use during pregnancy can develop Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, which can lead to symptoms of withdrawal such as tremors, irritability, sleep problems and high-pitched crying. YOUTUBE

“One of the most devastating consequences often overlooked by the media and public discussion is the subsequent development of NAS in newborns due to increasing maternal opioid use, including those receiving medication-assisted treatment,” Tarabey said.

Freedman and Tarabey, along with students Anya McDermott and Anne Levine, emphasized the importance of cuddling newborns with NAS. Studies have shown that cuddling newborns with NAS decreases the time spent in the hospital and improves long-term health outcomes, Freedman said.

“We strongly believe in the benefits of human contact during these first days of life, and what better way to take a study break than cuddling newborns,” Freedman said.

In the program, volunteers receive education in the benefits of their role, cuddling techniques and special instructions for handling newborns affected

by NAS, all in addition to basic volunteer training, Tarabey said.

“It is really rewarding for us as volunteers, helpful to the NICU staff who have many newborns to take care of at once and beneficial to development and overall well-being of the newborns,” Tarabey said.

The program is currently open to RWJMS students who volunteer their time in the program, Velazquez said. In the future, the team has plans to expand the program to allow anyone who meets the criteria to volunteer, and aims to expand cuddling to all newborns in the

“The cuddler program gives parents peace of mind during the times that they must be away from their newborns. ” SAMANTHA FREEDMAN Medical Student and 1 of the Program’s 4 Co-Founders

NICU, Freedman said.

As for the parents of newborns, they are deeply invested in optimizing the present and future well-beings of their infants, Velazquez said “The cuddler program gives parents peace of mind during the times that they must be away from their newborns. They are reassured, knowing that their newest family member is receiving the best care that goes beyond medicine,” Freedman said.

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Peele’s “Us” comments on our human nature

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ver spring break, I intended to let my brain rest as much as possible.

After two months JOSH VALDEZ of constant assignments and exams, it was time to relax. There were two rules I imposed upon myself: Do not do homework of any kind and do not do anything stressful.

Unfortunately, Jordan Peele’s new movie “Us” completely destroyed any chance I had of following the second rule. I had read the synopsis before watching it, so I knew it was going to be a wild experience. That being said, I am not easily freaked out by films, so I assumed I would easily get through it.

Boy, was I wrong. Without spoiling anything, I will tell you this: If you are looking for a light, easy-to-digest movie, this is not the one for you. With constant jump scares, bloody violence and creepy-looking characters, it had me sweating a bit. There was one thing, though, that separated it from any other film I had ever seen. The villains looked like the good guys!

Clearly, Peele likes to make movies that make you think critically about society. “Get Out” was a thought-provoking perspective on racial dynamics in America and was impressive for his debut. But “Us” was entirely different. Personally, I interpreted it as a representation of humans: Everyone has a good and bad side. My dad said it was a metaphor for “people fighting their inner demons,” and I could not agree more.

The basic premise of the movie is that a family of four is attacked at their vacation house, and each attacker resembles one of them. The mother in the attacking family looks like the mother in the innocent family, and so on. The violent scenes literally resembled people fighting clones of themselves. It begged the question: Why would Peele make the film this way?

The whole movie made me think of someone fighting off the urge to do something they know they should not be doing. For example, let us say a college student has an essay due soon, and they have not started. They could easily plagiarize to get the assignment done faster, but they know it is morally wrong. Not only that, it could end up backfiring on them. If they get caught, they could fail the class and possibly get

THE POWER OF AN OPEN MIND

“The difference between good and bad people, though, is that the good people have the strength to fight off the side of them that wants to make the wrong choice.” suspended or expelled. This internal debate is what Peele symbolizes through his freaky-looking villains and resilient protagonists.

The brilliance of the movie is that the concept can be applied to an infinite amount of real-world situations. A former drug user constantly fighting the urge to relapse, or a university considering taking a bribe to admit a student into the school. Every minute of every day, there is constantly someone in this kind of dilemma. Surely, you have gone through plenty of them as well. The main question is, do you give into the side of you that you know is wrong?

I will be the first admit that I have done so before. I am pretty sure that most people do at some point in their lives. After all, humans are imperfect beings. Sometimes, we make the choice that others would frown upon. Rather than be ashamed, though, I believe the best thing to do is to learn from mistakes. Whatever it was, accept that you made the wrong choice and move on. Promise yourself that next time, you will listen to the part of you that wants to do the right thing.

Ultimately, it is up to you to decide which side you want to present to people. If you make too many bad choices in public, you could end up ruining your reputation. Even if you do not get exposed right away, it could happen at any point. Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein come to mind. I am sure they both have good sides to them, but they were not strong enough to fight their horrifying impulses. Now, their bad sides will be what they are remembered for.

Thankfully, though, there are plenty of people who will be remembered for their good deeds and inspiring actions. From Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves, to Martin Luther King Jr. risking his life to deliver his “I have a dream” speech, the list goes on. You would be naïve to think that they were perfect human beings who made the right choice in every situation of their lives.

The difference between good and bad people, though, is that the good people have the strength to fight off the side of them that wants to make the wrong choice. Which type of person will you be remembered as?

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

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Rutgers wrestling success emboldens all of U., athletic department’s future

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aturday evening in Pittsburgh, one of the FROM THE notable events in NOSEBLEEDS Rutgersmost Athletics history took T.J. HITCHINGS place as wrestlers Nick Suriano and Anthony Ashnault both stood atop their respective weight classes as the best in the NCAA. The wins are the first in wrestling for the school but have a much larger impact on the program than just two trophies in a case.

Over the last 12 years, head coach Scott Goodale has built the Rutgers Wrestling program quite literally from the bottom up. He often recalls in interviews his first home dual meet at Rutgers back in 2008, a 42-0 win over Wagner at the College Avenue Gymnasium, attended by less than 100 people. He describes how the scene was so dismal, he had to leave to grab a portable clock from his car after the one in the gym broke down.

Now, in a training room that hangs a banner proclaiming “Rutgers Wants NCAA Champions,” they have two. Suriano, a junior from Paramus who transferred from wrestling giant and Big Ten rival Penn State, and Ashnault, a graduate student from South Plainfield who is Rutgers’ all-time leader in wins. The two are quintessentially Jersey. Suriano is often seen in flashy clothes, or on Instagram dancing to club music.

Ashnault stays taunting opposing coaches and living and dying by his “Shnaulty be mobbin’” attitude. Together they are now cemented in history as Rutgers athletic legends.

The wins are the first individual national championships won by a Rutgers athlete since a fencing gold for Alexis Jemal back in 2003. The school discontinued their fencing program in 2007. The wrestling program was almost cut before Goodale was hired. His persistence to bring the energy to New Jersey wrestling is so well known that it kept the program alive. It is what fills the seats of the Rutgers Athletic Center to capacity, it is what brought home two national champions and it is what has set up the wrestling program and athletics as a whole, allowing it to change the culture around the Scarlet Knights. Winning is no longer a pipe dream.

On Tuesday, Ashnault, Suriano and Goodale received an honor reser ved for a champion as they rang the nearly 200-year-old bell at Old Queens.

This was the first time the bell was rung for athletic accomplishment since the women’s basketball team’s Women’s National Invitation Tournament Championship in 2014.

The wrestling trio donned work gloves to protect their hands from the elderly ropes, but as they are celebrated at one of campus’s oldest buildings, its newest one is nearly finished being built.

The RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center, will provide, among other services, training facilities for Rutgers basketball, gymnastics and wrestling teams. The multimillion-dollar facility is steps from the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC), where each of these teams play their home games. It is projected to open in July 2019, placing Rutgers among the nation’s top training facilities. The wrestling team currently practices in the basement of the College Avenue Gymnasium — the decades-old building with not much more than a room of wrestling mats and some cardio training equipment.

This new facility breathes a breath of fresh air into the lungs of four of Rutgers most successful programs. Women’s basketball just made the NCAA tournament, and led the Big Ten for most of the regular season. Men’s basketball had a historic year, smashing previous conference records. Gymnastics upset Penn State at the RAC in February, and wrestling now has two national champions. That success, aligned with a new state-of-the-art facility opening this summer, has recruits buzzing to come play at Rutgers for the first time in more than a decade.

Scarlet Knight coaches have long tried to figure out how to keep top recruits from New Jersey high schools to stay in state. The addition to the Big Ten did not help that struggle, as names like now NFL star Saquon Barkley committed to, and then left Rutgers for bigger and better athletic programs.

With this new-found success, certain sports have begun to crack that code. Next year the men’s basketball team will add Paul Mulcahy, one of the state’s best, from Gill St. Bernard’s School in Gladstone, New Jersey. Wrestling will add to its fully stacked roster of Jersey names as top-ranked recruit JoJo Aragona joins the program.

For the first time since the mid-2000s football explosion, the mood around Rutgers Athletics is overwhelmingly positive for the near future. Rutgers has not hoisted an NCAA Team Championship since a 1949 fencing win. Do not be surprised if that changes in the next few years.

T.J. Hitchings is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in journalism and media studies, with a concentration in sports media. His column, “From the Nosebleeds,” runs on alternate Thursdays.

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College should not be framed as only option after high school AN OPTIMIST’S OPINION ANUSHA KEMBURU

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n perhaps the greatest known college admissions cheating scandal, big names like Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman and several CEOs have been implicated and indicted with federal charges. This entire scam was orchestrated by William Singer, CEO of the college admissions preparatory company The Key. Singer was the one who hired a third party to take the SAT or ACT in the place of students and bribed the administrators of the test. He also bribed college coaches to help recruit students as college athletes, even though they were not. What is truly disheartening, perhaps, is that this scandal stands as proof that the wealthy can buy their way out of anything or into anything.

Ever since the media has first gotten hold of this scandal, people have had a newfound interest in Lori Loughlin’s daughter, Olivia Jade, a student at University of Southern California. Jade is a social media influencer and YouTuber who has never been quiet in voicing her feelings about college. Though these comments have definitely not aged well in light of this scandal, they deserve to be heard and further explored.

In a YouTube video in August 2018, she detailed how she was going to college for the experience of it rather than her education: “I

don’t know how much of school I’m going to attend. But I do want the experience of, like, game days, partying … I don’t really care about school.” On the Zach Sang Show, she also talked about how she was primarily attending college to appease her parents, and said: “Mostly my parents really wanted me to go because both of them didn’t go to college.”

While it is easy to see and hear these kinds of comments and become enraged by this attitude toward higher education — a privilege that many in America do not receive — it has to be remembered that Jade already has a career, and one that was doing quite well before the scandal.

Due to the hindering debt — about $27,000 — that most collect during their time in college, people leave college looking for the easiest ways to pay it off.

“For those caught in the limbo of more precarious labor, the burden of finding the means to pay off student debt may drastically reduce the choices traditionally available to the college-educated workforce,” said Andrew Ross, a professor in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University.

So, with student debt increasingly threatening the future and limiting the career options of our youth ever y day,

“College is constantly being pushed upon us as the one and only option, and other paths such as trade school and entry-level jobs tend to be looked down upon. ”

Why then, did her parents push her to go to college? Why are many teenagers pushed to go to college?

The typical answer to this question is that college can help individuals further educate themselves, and that a degree would help them secure a job that would likely pay well. But, it can be seen that more and more often, this stands to be false.

why do we still choose to set our sights on college?

I propose that a large part of it is because of societal normalities and social prestige.

College is constantly being pushed upon us as the one and only option, and other paths such as trade school and entry-level jobs tend to be looked down upon. “It has been made clear that if you don’t get good

grades and attend a four-year college, the rest of your life will be a dismal failure,” said Dale Stephens, founder of UnCollege.

This is due to the basic assumption that a higher education will pave the way for your future.

But, studies have found that as many as 45 percent of students show no improvement in critical thinking, complex reasoning or written communication during their first two years in college. This is evidence that a college education does not guarantee that a student will actually learn new skills and gain more knowledge. In fact, other paths such as trade school and entry-level jobs can provide the same — if not higher — level of experience.

It is important to understand that I am in no way demeaning the experiences and the education that one receives in college, but I also think it is important for society to recognize that there are other respectable means of making a living, and that college is not and will not be for everyone.

Maybe if the parents of Jade had realized and come to terms with this fact, a more deserving and grateful student would be attending University of Southern California.

There are other paths that an individual can take after they graduate high school. It is time we open up and recognize them.

Anusha Kemburu is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year majoring in political science. Her column, “An Optimist’s Opinion,” runs on alternate Thursdays.

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Elizabeth Warren says Big Tech must break up, protect privacy EAMONN O'NEILL CORRESPONDENT

The era of Big Tech may soon be over. Well, that’s if presidential hopeful Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has her way. A few weeks ago Warren, who has been the policy table-setter of the Democratic primary thus far, unveiled a massive regulatory plan aimed directly at Silicon Valley.

The proposal is designed to reign in major tech companies that have outsized power, both financially and over the public.

Warren called out Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple for their business practices.

Warren made the policy speech in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, New York. Some may know Long Island City as Amazon’s abandoned home for their second headquarters. Amazon held a dystopian sweepstakes in which seemingly every city in America competed to be the home of a corporation. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.)and Mayor Bill DeBlasio trotted out billions of dollars in tax incentives Amazon graciously accepted. Soon a grassroots opposition movement started — eventually leading to Amazon’s withdrawal.

The regulations would break off several arms of these tech behemoths and increase scrutiny

over acquisitions as well as banning the sharing of data to third parties. Warren’s plan calls for two designations of tech companies. The first type makes between $90 million and $25 billion.

The second type makes more than $25 billion. Once a company crosses that high threshold, it is forced to separate its key businesses. Increased regulation

around acquisitions would allow the startup market to flourish, abolishing Facebook’s strategy of acquiring over developing.

Under the proposal, Facebook would have to split apart WhatsApp and Instagram. Amazon would have to spin off both its main Amazon Marketplace and its line of consumer products, AmazonBasics. Google

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has decided to prioritize policy in her presidential campaign. One of her latest initiatives has been disrupting the status quo in Silicon Valley. TWITTER

would be reformed into two separate businesses, Google Search and a platform for its ad business. Youtube and Waze, subsidiaries of Google, would also become independent companies.

Apple, whose app store charges app-makers 30 to 50 percent on in-app subscriptions would be forced to either remove its apps from the store or relinquish that source of income.

One policy not in the proposal is the oligopolistic tactics surrounding the internet itself.

Three companies control the bulk of servers where websites are hosted. Google, Amazon and Microsoft effectively are the internet’s gatekeepers. They could shut down competing sites simply by charging them exorbitant rates to exist. This makes it hard for startups to compete. A rival marketplace could spring up on Amazon Web Services and even if it becomes successful, it has to pay Amazon every time they want to expand. This seems like the most obvious area for regulation.

The public desire for tech regulation has ballooned since the 2016 election. Facebook’s omnipresence in the news after its constant mishandling of user data has led to a sea change. For the past decade, tech companies have been held in reverence in American society. They are seen

as benevolent disruptors. They wear hoodies and work in bean bag chairs. Meanwhile these companies skate by on taxes and expose personal data. Google paid more money in fines to the European Union than it did in taxes last year. Amazon literally paid no taxes but was given billions in incentives to grace New York with its presence.

Facebook and Google must be reigned in through strict regulation. They control information seen by billions across the globe.

In India, they call the internet “Facebook.” They cannot remain unchecked any longer and have proven that time and time again.

Warren will have no trouble getting people to support dismantling them. But Amazon and Apple may prove more difficult a case.

People love Amazon. They deliver anything in two days' time, cheaper than most other marketplaces.

Apple makes beautiful technology and actually does not share any user data with any third party.

Warren’s plan is only a campaign proposal and by no means set in stone. The details are scant but the ideas are necessar y. Warren touts herself as a capitalist and these proposed regulations are crucial for the tech sector to flourish — not only for the CEOs but for the workers and consumers.

Feminist perspectives on Islam explored in discussion FATUMA MUSSE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers Muslims Feminists for Arts club hosted an event on Tuesday called "Feminist Conversation: Gender Roles in Islam.”

Multiple professionals were invited to speak at this event, opening the table up for conversation not just between Muslims or feminists, but for everyone willing to learn more.

The first speaker to start the conversation was Atiya Aftab, a professor who teaches the course Islamic Law and Jurisprudence and the chair for Center of Islamic Life at Rutgers University. Aftab began to discuss how to approach the topic of gender roles from different sectors, focusing on the foundational perspective, or the foundation of creation itself.

Despite the representations or depictions of God being a masculine figure put out from society, Muslims believe in a creator that is neither male or female. How do Muslims really comprehend the concept of God or Allah?

Well, it comes from the 99 names and attributes provided to God and God only. From a cultural perspective, some of these attributes could be considered masculine, such as The Protector, and some could be feminine, such as Most Gracious. It is im-

portant for Muslims to embody all these attributes within themselves, and not let cultural understandings influence their concept of God as being either masculine or feminine.

The word "Allah" in Arabic is attributed to a masculine characteristic. Even with the English translation, a language that does not attribute masculine or feminine characteristics to words, certain words that depict Allah in the Koran are translated as “He,” thus emphasizing the masculine gender role attributed to God. It is important to understand that these are linguistic and cultural implications that define the concept of God with masculine gender roles, but that does not mean that God is masculine, or even feminine.

Abed Awad, an adjunct professor at Rutgers Law School in Newark, was the second speaker. His work focuses on general civil litigation, including complex matrimonial law, commercial law, Islamic law and international law. Awad started a conversation about the gender integration of early Muslims societies and the erasure of that in written history due to colonialism and modernity.

Awad selected the stories of 10 women who lived during 1400 to 1500 A.D. in pre-modern Islamic societies. What these women had

in common was that many of them were famous scholars of Islamic literature. Some of them were married multiple times, despite that being frowned upon or not even allowed in other cultures, especially the West, during this time period. All of these women were literate with an income and some economic wealth, whether inherited or from their own work.

Awad discussed the Western feminist revolution that had to occur in order for many women to gain the same rights as men, and how that did not occur in pre-modern Islamic societies for there was no need. Yes, there were certain cultural gender roles, such as men being the protectors and women being mothers, but women could learn how to read and write, attended public conventions, whether religious or cultural. Women were scholars and travelers, who not only learned, but taught others.

They were their own independent, legal people by Islamic law, could own property and did not have to change their last name upon marriage.

The third speaker, Chaplain Patricia Anton, discussed the importance of Maryam and her legacy.

Having grown up Catholic, Anton talked about how she grew up with Mary or Maryam as a role model.

She was taught that Mary was the

example of all women, or the perfect woman. The depiction of Mary in a cultural sense is that she’s the perfect woman who embodied feminine gender roles – being pious and having no desire at all.

This creates a culture of shame, bringing up the dangerous humiliation of women who are not mothers, women who are not married and women who choose to be sexually active outside of marriage.

Anton discussed the importance of understanding this within both Catholicism and Islam, and that it

is manifested from not a religious understanding, but a patriarchal, sexist culture.

Sarah Attalla, a Mason Gross School of the Arts senior, is one of the members of the Rutgers Muslims Feminists for Arts who put this event together. “We put this event together in order to tackle cultural misconceptions about gender roles in Islam through education to understand the true religious conceptions rather than the cultural ones,” she said.

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Happy Birthday: Keep a close watch on what others do and say this year. Ask if you don’t understand, and question if you don’t agree. Letting others know where you stand and what you are capable of doing will build trust and respect that will help you open up opportunities to advance. Make a personal adjustment to help fulfill your long-term goals. Your numbers are 2, 7, 15, 23, 30, 34, 45.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let negativity step in and take over.

Look for the positive in everything that happens. You will find solutions and gain recognition for your ability to overcome adversity.

High energy and input will lead to self-satisfaction. 2 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take a ride on the information highway.

Learn all you can, listen to what others have to say and make positive changes that will enhance your life personally and professionally. A chance to help someone you love will be rewarding. 5 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t pay attention to anyone who is trying to sway you in one direction or another. Be true to yourself and to your beliefs. Keep your life simple and affordable to avoid stress as well as being exploited. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): You don’t have to struggle. Choose the path of least resistance to see how quickly you get things done. Use ingenuity, integrity and your unique imagination to your advantage.

Love and romance will enhance your life. 3 stars

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Consider what’s doable and what isn’t. Don’t put yourself in a precarious position or make promises you can’t keep.

Take steps to lower your overhead and to improve your skills and qualifications. Hard work will pay off. 2 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ve got plenty going for you, so don’t slow down when the momentum is pushing you toward peace of mind, emotional happiness and relationships with people who spark your imagination and touch your heart. Romance will enhance your personal life. 4 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t hand out too much personal information. Listen, but don’t let others cause you to doubt yourself.

Think matters through, and move forward with moderation, clarity and reluctance to let anyone interfere in your life. Make home your safe place. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ve got everything going for you, so don’t let anyone lead you to believe you need help. Set your mind on what you want to achieve, and bring about the changes that will set you on the right path. 3 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Set goals, and don’t let anything distract you.

Flesh out your ideas, go over details and keep your eye on how much you spend and on what. Change doesn’t have to be drastic to improve your life. 3 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Consider your options, and stick to what’s doable. Avoid getting into an argument over something that isn’t in your control. Stay centered, and look for a way to help those in need or a cause that matters to you. 3 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You can make moves that will improve your state of mind and your prospects.

Refuse to let someone make decisions for you or come between you and the people and pursuits that make you happy. Walk away from disruptive people. 5 stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Get involved in matters that concern you. Take it upon yourself to make a difference in your community and to reach out to people you care about.

Take time to share your feelings, beliefs and what you are willing to contribute. 4 stars

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March 28, 2019 BASEBALL RUTGERS 6, STONY BROOK 5

Knights break Seawolves’ 8-game winning streak MATT SIRIANI & JACKSON THOMPSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER & SPORTS EDITOR

Two streaks came to an end on Tuesday as the Rutgers baseball team outlasted Stony Brook 6-5 in only their second home game of the season. The Scarlet Knights (6-15) ended their four-game losing streak and ended the Seawolves’ (11-8, 3-0) eight-game winning streak, the second longest in the nation.

Rutgers built an early 6-0 lead off the contact hitting of freshman infielder Tim Dezzi and the power hitting of freshman outfielder Victor Valderrama, as he hit a 3-run homer in the third, putting the Knights in cruise control.

True freshman left-handed pitcher Jared Bellissimo had a solid afternoon as he delivered five shutout innings and six strikeouts to earn his first win at Rutgers.

Despite the hot start, Stony Brook wouldn’t go down without a fight. In the seventh inning, true freshman right-handed pitcher Garrett French allowed 4 runs as the Seawolves feasted up four crucial hits which cut the Knights’ lead to 2 runs.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Stony Brook threatened to take the lead after their own Michael Russell was able to reach first base off a muffed throw from true freshman infielder Chris Brito, allowing teammate Johnny Decker to score to make the score 6-5 with Sean Buckhout on third for the game-tying run.

But the Seawolves’ momentum was cut short, as senior right-handed pitcher Serafino Brito stuck out Stony Brook’s Dylan Resk to earn the win and remains undefeated at Bainton Field.

“We are happy to be home and it was great to pick up this win headed into Big Ten play,” said head coach Joe Litterio. “Another tight ballgame. We’ve been in a bunch of pressure situations lately, which have been great learning experiences. We know it will be like that during the conference season. Hopefully we can build from this win and take the momentum to the weekend.”

Rutgers improves to 4-4 in 1-run contests. While the overall record doesn’t look pretty, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.

The Knights will have their hands full this weekend as they get set to take on Big Ten powerhouse Ohio State in a three-game series beginning on Friday at 2 p.m.

On top of that, Rutgers’ long-awaited home game against Wagner is set for April 3 after the previously scheduled game was postponed due to snow.

After being so used to playing on the road for a good portion of this season, the Knights will have four games to play in front of their home crowd, and the best part is, they won’t have to travel far.

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

Senior right-handed pitcher Serafino Brito tallied his seventh career save in Rutgers’ 6-5 win over Stony Brook. THE DAILY TARGUM / MARCH 2018

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March 28, 2019 TRACK AND FIELD FLORIDA RELAYS, TODAY, ALL DAY

RU track teams visit University of Florida DELANEY ZUBRICK STAFF WRITER

This weekend, the Rutgers men’s and women’s track and field teams are heading back down to Gainesville, Florida for the Florida Relays. Last weekend, the Scarlet Knights had a meet at the South Florida Bulls Invitational in Tampa, where they competed in their first outdoor meet of the season.

Rutgers was able to capture several podium finishes across the board, many of which were from underclassmen.

On the women’s team, senior Oniesha Clarke finished fourth in the 100 meters with a time of 11.96 behind three other seniors on competing teams. Freshman Iyanla Kollock followed close behind finishing the race in 12.05 for a fifth-place finish. Kollock was also able to place fourth in the 200 meters in 25.56 seconds.

For the men’s 200-meter race, senior Izaiah Brown was able to capture first place with a time of 20.81, and sophomore Taj Burgess followed right behind in second place with a time of 21.30.

Both were also able to sweep in the 400-meter race as well. Brown ran a time of 45.92, while Burgess ran a time of 46.05.

Brown and Burgess also competed in the 4x100-meter relay for a first-place finish along with freshmen A’Nan Bridgett and Anthony Tarantino in an impressive time of 40.29.

Brown and Burgess held on for a third place finish in the 4x400-meter relay with freshman Semaj Willis and sophomore Chris Jenkins. The Knights finished in 3:18.92.

Freshmen Mackenzie Prezume and Brooke Reidy took second and third place-finishes respectively in the 800-meter race with times of 2:15.98 and 2:16.33. Both women followed behind the first-place finisher by less than 2 seconds.

In the 800-meter and 1,500-meter races, sophomore Billy Hill snagged a third and first-place finish respectively.

In the 800 meters, Hill finished with a time of 1:52.99, which was a little more than a second behind the first and second-place

Senior Jenna Sobieski won the 1,500-meter race with a 4:41.32 time at the South Florida Bulls Invitational last weekend in Tampa, Florida. THE DAILY TARGUM / FEBRUARY 2016 finishers ahead of him. Hill also finished with a time of 3:54.41 in the 1,500 meters, with a competitor from Saint Leo close behind his final time.

Senior Jenna Sobieski was able to conquer the 1,500-meter race, coming in first place with a time of 4:41.32, beating out the next racer by more than a second.

In an amazing finish, freshman Reanda Richards blew out the competition with a time of 1:00.25 in the 400-meter hurdles, while the second-place finisher followed behind by more than 5 seconds.

Another impressive finish for Rutgers came from the 400-meter hurdles. Both underclassmen finished top 4 of 14 competitors.

Jenkins finished first in the event with a time of 52.83. He has

an impressive track record in his short time with the Knights with several high-placing records under his belt in varying events.

In fourth place, freshman Jameson Woodall was able to finish in 53.81 seconds, less than a second behind Jenkins.

The women’s 4x400-meter relay also conquered the track with a first-place finish with the help of Prezume, Richards, senior Phyllis Gordon and junior Arianne Strunkey with a 3:45.93 time.

Moving onto the field part of the meet, freshman A’Nan Bridgett nabbed first place in the long jump followed by senior Jarius Paul with jumps of 7.55 meters and 7.30 meters respectively.

Freshman Kameron Kobolak was able to get his first first-place

finish in shot put in her first year on the Banks with a throw of 15.29 meters, winning by more than a meter.

In javelin, senior Chris Mirabelli captured the title with a throw of 72.3 meters while junior Greg Harnett placed second with a throw of 61.24 meters.

On the women’s team, sophomore Courteney Campbell and junior Rhonda Rogombe captured second and third-place finishes in the high jump with jumps of 1.75 meters and 1.70 meters respectively. While in the triple jump, freshman Zia Barr nabbed second place with a jump of 11.22 meters.

Senior Halia Rosemond was also able to nab second place in discus with a throw of 43.20 meters,

out throwing her following competitors by nearly 2 meters.

Sophomore Kathryn Campbell captured the javelin title with a throw of 44.74 meters, while freshman Alexa Gardener nabbed third place with a throw of 38.70 meters.

It is impressive to see how much talent comes from the underclassmen, with so much time to improve.

Overall, both of the Rutgers track teams were successful this past meet, and if that is any indication of how the Florida Relays will pan out, then the Knights are in a good position.

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rest of the match playing catch up.

She ultimately lost the final set 6-4.

Similarly at the No. 4 spot, Kaplan lost her first set 6-2 to Northwestern’s Caroline Pozo, who hadn’t competed in doubles.

Even though Pozo had a ton of energy in the tank, it was Kaplan who came through in the second set by a hair to win 7-5.

In another third set that looked all too similar to Fisher’s final play, Kaplan fell 6-4 to the Wildcats to close out the competition.

The Knights don’t seem to get a break this season with

their hectic schedule out of spring break. Flying out the following day, Rutgers is heading to Champaign, Illinois to ser ve up against No. 36 Illinois on Friday at noon.

“Obviously, we have a fast turnaround for our Illinois match on Friday,” Ritchie said. “We’re making sure they’re taking care of their bodies, so that they’re ready to bring out some energy and effort and get some wins on the court against Illinois.”

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“We’ve been in a bunch of pressure situations lately, which have been great learning experiences. We know it will be like that during the conference season.”

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TENNIS NO. 24 NORTHWESTERN 7, RUTGERS 0

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Fresh off of back-to-back wins in New Orleans, the Rutgers tennis team returned to Big Ten competition on the Banks, yesterday afternoon. But, the grueling match schedule may have gotten the best of the Scarlet Knights (8-6, 0-4) when competing against No. 24 Northwestern.

Rutgers fell to a blistering 7-0 to the Wildcats (9-5, 3-0), who wiped the Knights’ courts clean. On the bright side, Rutgers didn’t go down without a fight on its home turf.

“The team competed very hard today,” said head coach Hilary Ritchie. “We put ourselves in chances to play a lot of third sets.

Even though we lost, it was a really tight match. Our team is giving the mental and

physical energy to compete, but I keep wanting to push to seize their moment.”

In doubles play, the Knights fell to scores of 6-3 to Northwestern at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. The duo of junior Kat Muzik and freshman Tess Fisher lost to the Wildcats’ Clarissa Hand and Lee Or. On another court, freshmen Kristiana Zahare and Sydney Kaplan weren’t able to cap the last couple of sets to Northwestern’s Inci Ogut and Rheeya Doshi.

At the No. 2 seed, team captains sophomore Maya Jacobs and junior Jaci Cochrane were battling it out, but didn’t get to finish their match with the Wildcats in the lead 5-4.

Facing a top-25 nationally ranked team is difficult enough, but during doubles play Rutgers really showed the changes that were

senior infielder on the softball team, hit her 100th RBI, contributing to her 4-RBI afternoon in the Knights’ 10-2 run-rule victory over the Rams yesterday afternoon. Hughes went 2-3 on the day, including a double.

In the third set, Jacobs wasn’t able to get a hold of Hand’s control of the ball and lost her final set 6-3.

The Wildcats had the slight edge over sophomore Isabelle Da Silva for the early 7-6 lead. Da Silva was making an early comeback at the start of the second set 2-1 before their match came to an abrupt end, giving the default point to Northwestern.

Down 5-0 to the Wildcats, it was up to the freshmen to seal their matches and get the Knights on the scoring board.

Fisher came up short in her first set to Or 6-4, but showed the meaning of what it means to be a Rutgers athlete by taking the second set 6-2. Trying to an establish an early lead in the third set didn’t pan out, and Fisher spent the

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being made to put it in a better position heading into its singles matches.

“When we have game points, we just need to really step up to the ball and capitalize on those,” Ritchie said. “That’s what we keep talking to them about.”

At the No. 2 position, Muzik lost early at the start of her match to Northwestern’s Julie Byrne in dominating sets of 6-1, 6-3.

Cochrane hurt early on in first set of her match 6-3, but rallied on the second set to see if she could squeeze by the Wildcats. But, that wasn’t the case this time around, and she got outplayed in the second 7-5.

Jacobs lost momentum at the back half of her match, falling to Northwestern’s No. 1 seed Clarissa Hand. Jacobs stormed away with the first set 6-4, but took a really big blow in the second set, losing 6-0.

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