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AAUP-AFT pickets for part-time lecturers CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR
Yesterday afternoon, the faculty union continued protesting to achieve a contract for part-time lecturers at the University. That same day, an agreement had been reached between the University and Rutgers American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers (AAUPAFT) on a four-year contract that provided a salary increase for faculty members, graduate assistants and teaching assistants.
The agreement also aimed to establish a process for salary inequity, longer term appointments for non-tenure track faculty and increased diversity hiring, according to an email sent to the Rutgers community from Vivian Fernández, senior vice president for Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness. Though the compensation package will provide salary increases of 3% in the first three years and 2.5% in the final year, partSEE LECTURERS ON PAGE 4
Barchi weighs both sides of Athletics spending issue BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN NEWS EDITOR
While picketing, faculty members and students held homemade signs and chanted slogans such as “Rutgers is for education, we are not a corporation.” JAIMIN GANDHI
University President Robert L. Barchi has heard the complaints about Rutgers Athletic’s spending, particularly the issue that the department receives more financial support from the University’s operating budget and student fees than just about any other majorSEE ISSUE ON PAGE 5
Congressman Pallone answers student questions at informal U. town hall APARNA RAGUPATHI CORRESPONDENT
On April 16, more than 70 students attended a town hall with Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) hosted by Rutgers Democrats at the College Avenue Student Center. Muffin and coffee in hand, Pallone updated students and answered questions in an informal, accessible setting. “I really liked the speech today, and as someone who isn’t ver y involved in politics, it was ver y accessible to outsiders,” said Taylor Robinson, a School
of Arts and Sciences first-year. “Especially compared to other speakers that were hosted by the Rutgers Democrats.” Pallone has served as a representative for New Jersey’s 6th congressional district since 1988, and is widely known in Congress to have an affable personality and a willingness to work across the aisle, said Jordan Taylor, a School of Arts and Sciences junior and Rutgers Democrats president. Pallone gave a brief overview on updates from Congress, particularly his committee.
“My committee is called the Energy and Commerce Committee, and it has the broadest jurisdiction of any committee in the House of Representatives. About 60% of the bills in the house come to this committee, and we have six subcommittees: Health, Environment, Energy, Telecommunications, Interstate Commerce and Oversights,” Pallone said. In the last two weeks, the committee reported out four sets of SEE HALL ON PAGE 4
The executive board of Rutgers Democrats poses with Congressman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) after the town hall held on Tuesday night at the College Avenue Student Center. APARNA RAGUPATHI
Rutgers faculty give opinions on gun study JAKE MCGOWAN CORRESPONDENT
The study was conducted by comparing 50 states using metrics in several key areas: firearms industry, gun prevalence and gun politics. New Jersey has the third-strictest gun laws in the nation, behind only California and Connecticut. PEXELS
New Jersey is the state that is least dependent on the gun industry, according to a study conducted by WalletHub. Jill Gonzalez, communications director for WalletHub, commented on the methodology of the study, as well as its other findings. “We compared the 50 states using 17 metrics grouped in three key areas: firearms industry, gun prevalence and gun politics. We used data collected from reputable sources, such as the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI,” Gonzalez said. The report’s purpose is to compare the economic impact of guns in each state. WalletHub wanted to
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determine which states rely most heavily on the gun industry, both for jobs, as well as taxes and political contributions, she said. Lisa Miller, a professor in the Department of Political Science and director of the Lloyd C. Gardner Fellowship in Leadership and Social Policy, is not as confident in the study’s methodology as Gonzalez is. “I’m dubious about an article on the economics of guns from a personal finance blog. If you read their methodology, it doesn’t make a lot of sense. What does ‘depend on the gun industry’ mean? There are a huge number of confounding factors that they lump together,” Miller said. Miller also said that the study’s results were of no surprise, SEE STUDY ON PAGE 5
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Credit cards wasteful, use Venmo, professor says JAKE MCGOWAN CORRESPONDENT
Possessing a credit card can contribute to wasteful spending, and therefore Venmo is a better option, said Thomas Prusa, a professor in the Depar tment of Economics. School of Ar ts and Science sophomore Neal Gopani spoke about his usage of credit cards, and said that he seldom uses it. “I do have a credit card. I don’t use it that often, though,” Gopani said. Prusa said Gopani is making a good choice by not using it. Credit cards can give the illusion that money is not as valuable as it really is. On the flip side, Venmo and similar money transferring ser vices are not as harmful to students bank accounts. “Venmo and online banking are dif ferent from the impact of ‘easy-to-access’ credit cards. Credit cards give students the false impression that money is cheap and that they can spend more than they earn. That is a problem,” Prusa said. “Venmo and online banking are just ways to access your funds.” Gopani spoke on his usage of money transferring apps, such as Venmo.
“I indeed do use Venmo. I’ve been using Venmo since last year, and I have to say, it’s definitely better than PayPal, because they allow you to do transactions for free,” Gopani said. In general, financial literacy is a problem among college students. Only 40% of students attending four-year college have taken financial literacy courses, according to a sur vey by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). “Overall, the survey found that just 40% of four-year students and 45% of students attending two-year institutions had ever taken a personal finance course,” according to NASFAA’s website. Gopani spoke on his own financially literacy, and said that he could find any information that he needed on the internet. “I’d say I’m 50% financially literate. I know the basics, I know what everything is, but if you were to actually tell me to apply the information, I’m not sure if I could do it. But I could probably figure it out. All the information’s online,” Gopani said. Gopani said that his friends are not financially sound, fur ther demonstrating the results of the NASFAA study.
While Rutgers offers a personal finance and decision-making course, it is partially online and there is only one session available each semester. The class is meant for college students who may need help managing money, and also adults. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR Rutgers of fers a personal finance and decision making course, but it is par tially online and only has one session. Prusa said that this may or may not be adequate, though it is beneficial regardless. “It’s not clear that one personal finance course is enough. I do think it gives a serious student a good background better financial
decisions in the future,” Prusa said. Prusa said the class is partially hybrid, meaning that there are both online and inperson components. The class is needed not only for college students mismanaging money, but also adult members of society, according to the course website. Gopani spoke of the possibility of taking a financial
literacy course at Rutgers. He does not view it as a possibility in his future, citing the internet as the best source for economic knowledge. “No, because they’re a waste of time. I feel like you could just learn ever ything on your own, online, and probably faster,” Gopani said, when asked if he would consider taking a personal finance course.
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positions, Thorpe said, which was a fact also echoed in an article from The Atlantic. Rutgers was a part of that trend, because despite
the fact that the undergraduate population has been rising — in 2009 the headcount was 27,588, and last year it was 50,957 —
there was also a 200% increase in part-time lecturers, she said. The difference between part-time lecturers and other instructors at Rutgers is that the former teach on a semester-to-semester basis, while the latter had more secure positions. Lauren Frazee, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, was at the negotiations over the past few days. She said that the current contract was a culmination of all the efforts the AAUP-AFT had been working on for the past years. “Everything we’re asking for is less than the yearly profit of the University,” she said. “We felt that these were completely reasonable demands given the situation.” At 4:35 p.m., Wolf suggested that the faculty union take the picketing from Paul Robeson Plaza to Winants Hall, in order to protest in front of University President Robert L. Barchi. Continuing to chant and even sing, the picketers marched down College Avenue and ended at Winants Hall, singing their composed “Solidarity Forever” inside.
because they were tired of the status quo, which was getting less progressive with the current administration. Participants like Awais Qazi, who graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2017, had mixed reactions to Pallone’s responses. “I thought it was interesting, but we have very different political ideologies and I wasn’t satisfied with his answer to my question,” Qazi said.
Javahn Walker, who was Pallone’s primary challenger in 2018, said that he was different from Pallone because he gave more direct answers. “Giving vague answers is a way that you hide behind your lack of commitment. In terms of (Pallone), I think he’s very evasive, but in terms of coming back to his constituency and his voters, absolutely A+,” Walker said. Michael Zhadanovsky, a School of Arts and Sciences senior,
vice president of the College Democrats of New Jersey and executive director for Rutgers Democrats, said that overall the town hall was successful. “Our goal was to bring him here so he could talk about what’s going on in Washington, (D.C.) and hear from the Rutgers community and answer some questions. He got some tough questions, but he answered them fairly and explained thoroughly,” he said.
Part-time lecturers had separate bargaining unit so they are still negotiating, Thorpe says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
time lecturers were not included in the negotiations for the contract. Megaphone in hand, Sherry Wolf, senior organizer for the AAUP-AFT, said that even with the victories won by the faculty union, there were still more battles to fight. She also mentioned the significance of Paul Robeson and the plaza named in his honor, which the protestors picketed around as they held up signs and chanted for pay equity. Wolf said Robeson was a revolutionary fighter, standing for the values of racial justice, internationalism and solidarity. “It seems utterly shameful to have a plaza in his name roped off as if it’s a museum piece,” she said. “Let’s rechristen the legacy of Paul Robeson, a fighter, an activist, a scholar, an actor and
frankly, let’s call him what he was, a communist.” With that, several dozen professors, par t-time lecturers and students picketed around the plaza, chanting phrases such as “when Barchi cuts back, we say fight back” and “Rutgers is for education, we are not a corporation.” Marian Thorpe, a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology, said that there was a separate bargaining unit for part-time lecturers, which was why the tentative contract yesterday did not include them. At the University, though, there are several thousand part-time lecturers who teach approximately 30% of the total courses offered. The current trend was that universities in the country had been cutting back on full-time
HALL Pallone is working on bills to lower prescription drug prices CONTINUED FROM FRONT
bills that dealt with restoring net neutrality, improving access to healthcare, lowering prescription drug prices and repealing President Donald J. Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, he said. Regarding healthcare, Pallone said that the bills focus on the Affordable Care Act. “There were two sets of packages in the bill, and one was meant to take the Affordable Care Act and basically get rid of the sabotage that (Trump) and the Republicans in Congress brought about in the last two years,” he said. Pallone then addressed a student’s concern that Democrats were unable to impact change while Trump and the Senate are both Republican. “People elected a Democratic majority to the House in November because they wanted the House and the Democratic majority to be a check on Republican excess and sabotage. We can stop bad things from happening and this results in a stalemate, but a stalemate is better than things getting worse,” he said. On issues like climate change, Pallone said Democrats try to tackle issues that they can get Republican support for. For instance, when Trump ran against Hillary Clinton, he wanted to enact a major infrastructure bill for new roads and highways. The proposed bill included aspects from Pallone’s committee, such as upgrading the grid, maintaining pipelines and moving toward electric vehicles. “Through this infrastructure bill, which we think can get bipartisan support, we want to implement these measures to address climate change,” he said. Pallone also took questions from the audience on topics such as the Green New Deal. He said his job as chair of the committee was to get Democrats
to reach a consensus, because while he thought it was a good proposal, it would be difficult to get enough votes. “One of the reasons, for example, is that the deal says we’ll get rid of fossil fuels in 10 years. There’s no way I can get enough votes in my committee for that. Maybe 50 or 40 years, but not 10,” he said. Pallone also said that his committee includes Democrats from Texas that support oil, from Western Pennsylvania who support fracking and others who support coal. Students went on to question the division in the Democratic party, and Pallone said that the Democratic divisiveness portrayed by the media is largely false. “The media plays up the disunity. The media acts as if all we do is attack each other. That is not true. We had a Democratic retreat last week, and if you were there and you watched the interaction between the new people and the senior people, the Left and Right, you would be shocked. It’s just not true,” he said. These differences are not as ideological as the differences between Democrats and Republicans, Pallone said. “Within the Democrats, the differences between us aren’t ideological so much as practical in terms of what we think we can accomplish. Democrats like (Sen.) Joe Mansion (D-W.Va.) and (Rep.) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) both believe that the government can solve problems. If you go on to (the) Republican side, there’s a huge number of Republicans that don’t believe that,” he said. Pallone also supported Sen. Cor y Booker (D-N.J.) and felt that young people were getting more involved in politics. Attributing it in part to Trump, he said younger people were becoming more active
The rally was held at the new Paul Robeson Plaza because he represented AAUP-AFT’s values of racial justice, internationalism and solidarity. JAIMIN GANDHI
Pallone said that Democrats were trying to focus on issues that they knew Republicans would support, such as infrastructure. By getting bipartisan support, measures can be implemented to also address issues such as climate change. BEN CHELNITSKY
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ISSUE Rutgers Athletics provides intangible benefits due to Big Ten status, Barchi says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
level school on an annual basis, according to an article by NJ Advance Media. At a University that has 71,000 students, 23,000 faculty-and-staff members and more than 500,000 living alumni, he understands the juggling act between developing a competitive athletic program and remaining fiscally responsible, Barchi said, according to the article. He also knows that there is not going to be consensus opinions among the community on the issue, he said. Some want their Scarlet Knights to win no matter the cost, while others want the program — which makes up 2% of the University’s overall budget — to be revenue-positive.
Barchi, while understanding both sides of the argument, pointed to the intangible benefits of an athletic program competing in the Big Ten, according to the ar ticle. “It’s impor tant for people to understand how impor tant academic success is for our students ... but it’s also impor tant for people to realize the impact of Division I athletics on the University. There’s absolutely no question — whether it’s the huge amount of publicity we get in ever y game we play with the Big Ten or in ever y 2-minute commercial focused on our academics that’s aired during our football games — the presence of Rutgers in the Big Ten is a significant factor for
the University,” Barchi said, according to the ar ticle. The Daily Targum repor ted earlier this week that athletics ran a $47.4 million deficit in a $99.2 million budget last year. In 2017, $33 million of athletic’s revenue sources come from the University’s non-athletic revenue sources, including $12 million in student fees. But Barchi remains optimistic and sees the value in athletics, according to the ar ticle. “One of the questions I get asked is what is the impact of these programs at Rutgers. Why are you spending all this money on big-time athletics? What does it do for Rutgers? Well, I can tell you what it does for Rutgers: You look at the highest level of our successful competition on building spirit, on unifying our alumni, our students, our faculty and staf f and projecting a national presence — it’s immeasurable,’’ Barchi said, according to the ar ticle.
University President Robert L. Barchi affirms that the presence of Rutgers in the Big Ten Conference is a large factor for the University community. GARRETT STEFFE / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
STUDY Strict gun laws discourage gun industry in New Jersey, Boxer says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
Lisa Miller, a professor in the Department of Political Science, said while she questioned the results of the study, New Jersey has strict gun control laws. RUTGERS.EDU
considering the strict gun laws that have been instituted in New Jersey. “Still, in the end, it doesn’t seem to tell us much that we don’t already know — some states are more economically and politically gunfriendly than others. New Jersey, not surprisingly, scores low on the metric because it has strict gun control laws, few gun manufacturers and it’s also politically fairly liberal so its representatives, on the whole, tend to favor gun control and, as such, are less of interest to the gun lobby for campaign donations,” Miller said. According to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, New Jersey has the third-strictest gun laws in the nation, only behind Connecticut and California. The study comes shortly after Rutgers announced that they will ser ve as New Jersey’s Center on Gun Violence Research. The announcement was made in October, The Daily Targum reported. “The center will gather community-level data on gun violence and other public health
factors, conduct research on efforts to reduce gun violence across the nation and the world, consider innovative technologies to improve gun safety and create policy recommendations for gun violence prevention and public education,” according to Rutgers’ website. According to the site, professor Paul Boxer, a professor in the Department of Psychology, will serve in leadership role for the center, though it is not specified exactly what his role will be. Boxer commented on the WalletHub study, agreeing with Miller that the strict gun laws in the state discourages gun industry. “I am not sure that states deliberately attempt to rely on, or not rely on, the gun industry. Our gun laws are very restrictive in comparison to other states, so it probably is not a very comfortable state for the gun industry for doing business,” Boxer said. He said that while the gun laws may be detrimental to business prospects in the area, the laws are effective at preventing violence. “I suppose from a strict economic perspective, any increase in business development
could be construed as positive, but our existing laws are designed to promote safety and just going by the numbers they appear to be working — certainly in comparison to other states,” Boxer said. Boxer also specializes in atrisk juveniles, according to his Rutgers site. He said that the lack of gun industry is beneficial to those demographics. “I would prefer that juveniles have as little access to guns as possible,” Boxer said. “There is a lot of evidence to suggest that the mere presence of a gun increases someone’s aggressiveness — this is a robust finding from social psychological research. There also is research to suggest that the risk of successful suicide attempts increases when a gun is available.” While the data may show that New Jersey has a faint gun industry and restrictive gun laws, gun violence remains an issue for the state, according to the Rutger’s website. “Firearm violence remains a public health problem throughout the United States with nearly 100,000 firearm-related incidents annually, about one-third of which end in death,” the site stated. “New Jersey, which has more comprehensive firearm laws and fewer deaths than other states, has an average of 475 firearm deaths each year and countless more injuries.”
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Oil drilling plans must continue to be opposed
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n 2019, the population still faces problems involving oil drilling. STACEY NUNDA While one par t of the countr y strives towards a greener, more ef ficient future, the other half continues to push back with their environmentally harmful ways. Just recently President Donald J. Trump attempted to open up the Arctic in an attempt to fur ther the hunt for what seems to be the ear th’s gold mine: oil. We are almost into the second decade of the 21st centur y and fossil fuels are still being sought after, even with the knowledge of its detrimental impact on the environment as well as its lack of renewability. While the Trump administration has made an attempt to open up Arctic waters for oil drilling, Judge Sharon L. Gleason continues to draw back on its ef for ts, taking into consideration the impacts of climate change. Not many individuals with political power have taken into account the world challenges we are currently facing. But, Gleason stated that the Trump administration’s ef for ts were “unlawful” and have “exceeded the president’s authority.” Since he has been in of fice, Trump has gone through a pattern of undoing and redoing policies that were set by his predecessor, former President Barack Obama. It seems as though the current president has a hidden agenda to simply provoke Obama by undermining his past decisions. Trump lacks even the slightest bit of what can be defined as good judgement. He makes irrational decisions without taking into account the after ef fects of his thinking on future generations. The attempt to open up Arctic waters to oil drilling is almost like a hard slap in the face to the previous administration that held of fice. Trump’s order completely violates Obama’s 2015 and 2016 decision to withdraw from drilling that included “120 million acres of Arctic Ocean and about 3.8 million acres in the Atlantic.” The two decisions are a complete contrast from each other’s way of thinking. One takes into consideration the well-being of the planet and the fur ther impacts oil drilling will have on current and future generations, while the other acts ignorant toward these factors. In Washington, D.C., Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled to direct the Bureau of Land Management to fur ther look into Obama’s previous environmental decisions. The order obstructs Trump’s oil drilling attempts and prevents his administration from fur ther venturing into the fossil fuel industr y. Gleason and Contreras are just two suppor ters in the judicial system aiming to promote the greener lifestyle we are striving toward. Taking a shift from fossil fuels to more eco-friendly
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“We cannot allow individuals in political power to make decisions that negatively impact the future and well-being of generations to come. The time to make a switch toward a greener society is now. ” sources is just the kind of push we need. Energy sources such as wind energy is one of the rising alternatives in the market. For one ver y obvious reason, wind does not emit the harmful contaminants to the air that power plants often do because of the combustion of coal and natural gas. Wind energy also opens up an array of jobs for unemployed people. The environmental sector can be a tricky and high-demand business as not so many individuals are immediately jumping at the thought of eradicating climate change and reversing global warming. But, the Depar tment of Energy has stated that, “wind has the potential to suppor t more than 600,000 jobs in manufacturing, installation, maintenance and suppor ting ser vices by 2050.” Not only is the use of wind power contributing to fur ther bettering the environment and working toward a more sustainable future, but the renewable energy source would help to increase the nation’s clean energy economy at the global level as well. We are a society moving toward more sustainable ways. The recent oil drilling attempt is just one way of tr ying to push us back from reaching this goal. We cannot allow individuals in political power to make decisions that negatively impact the future and well-being of generations to come. The time to make a switch toward a greener society is now. Stacey Nunda is a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore majoring in environmental planning and design. Her column, “Capitalist Culture,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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GOP no longer has vision for governance TAMING TRIBALISM CONNOR O’BRIEN
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ormer Speaker of the House Paul Ryan — who left office just four months ago but who already feels like a distant figure from another political era — famously said he viewed politics as a “battle of ideas,” a substantive competition between well-intentioned people to solve public problems. While there was ample reason to question his commitment to this vision in practice, Ryan presented himself as a serious wonk with big ideas to reform America’s tax system and social safety net. But there is a reason Ryan is back home in Wisconsin and no longer roaming Capitol Hill. His political vision lost decisively, not in the national Democratic wave that swept his par ty out of power in the House last November, but three years ago in the Republican presidential primar y. Even as his par ty seized control of both Congress and the White House, his ef for ts to make drastic cuts to the countr y’s social safety net went nowhere. His long-running pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act fell flat once his party realized it had no substantive plans to expand access to health insurance or lower costs. While he was able to push through tax cuts, they hardly resembled his original plan, which was centered around reforms like a destination-based cash flow tax, wholesale changes to the structure of corporate taxation and curtailing the tax code’s complex web of deductions and credits. Some of his ideas were good and others downright awful, but if nothing else, he had a coherent policy vision for the countr y. But this is not a critique of Ryan. The center-Right as a movement would be better off with him as an active member. Yet there is no longer room for Ryan in the Republican Party. Why? Because today’s Republican Party is simply out of ideas. It is allergic to them. It shuns intellectualism and expertise of any kind. It has no vision for governance, intellectual curiosity or drive to find creative solutions to America’s problems. There is one indispensable value that remains at the core of this broken institution, one far more enduring than any policy position: “Owning the libs.” Stephen Moore, one of President Donald J. Trump’s picks to ser ve on the Federal Reser ve Board of Governors, embodies this new, toxic, tribal attitude. The Federal Reser ve is the single
most important institution in the global economy — a force for growth and stability more influential than presidents and Congress. This is why, historically, presidents have chosen accomplished economists or bona fide experts in financial markets to ser ve in these positions. But Moore has spent his entire career as a political activist and holds no such expertise. He has taken ever y conceivable position on monetar y policy and is regarded by accomplished conser vative economists as a partisan hack, willing to say anything to curr y favor with the president. What does he have going for him? He gets under liberals’ skin. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) praised Moore for having “thrown the card-carr ying members of the Beltway establishment into a tizzy.” Well, let us hurr y up and hand him the keys to the global economy! Or look at the recent administration proposal to release undocumented immigrants into “sanctuar y cities,” as if they were a disease to unleash on an enemy population. There is no practical purpose to such an action. It is not meant to improve our immigration system in any way. Its sole purpose is to troll. This attitude is not limited to regulator y actions or personnel decisions. Even the Republican Party’s major legislative initiatives have been poisoned by this politics-as-trolling approach. The party’s desperate efforts in the summer of 2017 to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without a replacement revealed it had no ideas for a post-ACA healthcare system. Sure, there are plenty of compelling ideas in the healthcare space rooted in conservative or libertarian thinking, but as with Ryan’s tax efforts, none of these ideas ended up in repeal plans. The final and most cynical effort of them all, the so-called “skinny repeal” bill, would have left 16 million more people uninsured and raised exchange premiums by 20%. Of course, that pales in comparison to the joy we would get from totally sticking it to the libs. At the moment, this empty, substance-free sentiment is mostly limited to the GOP, as Democrats begin a policy-focused primary, but it will eventually infect our entire political system without a conscious, uncomfortable intervention. It may be fun to expend so much political energy on a trolling-centered culture war right now, but when forced to confront an urgent national problem — like a financial crisis or deep recession — the Republican Party is going to wish it had not abandoned its genuine wonks. Connor O’Brien is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in economics. His column, “Policy Over Politics,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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End of semester marks start of beautiful month of Ramadan THE UNAPOLOGETIC WRITER LAILA AHMED
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he end of the semester is slowly coming upon us. The weather is gradually star ting to get nicer as the spring weather is truly star ting to kick in here at Rutgers. Cherr y blossoms and daf fodils have been spotted all around campus, and though ever yone wants to tr y and enjoy the beautiful magic that comes with nature, ever yone is busy. Professors are cramming their last few exams and assignments of the semester before finals and ever yone is simply crammed with time and ever yone’s time management and organization is completely whack. I understand it all, as I am experiencing the exact same thing with four essays due yesterday, one due Friday, one due Monday and an exam the following week (the end of the semester is so rough). With just nearly three weeks left, along with finals, my ver y first year as a college student will end. It is honestly quite mind-blowing how quickly this year has gone by and how many things and people I will miss from this year. But for a Muslim woman like myself, the
end of this semester brings about the beginning of one of the most beautiful Islamic months: Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. In this month, Muslims from all over the world fast from sunrise until sunset and abstain from drinking or eating any food or drink during that time period. Muslims wake up some time before sunrise to eat and drink before endur-
as menstruating or pregnant women, who make up the fast on later days. Muslims fast for two reasons. Firstly, Muslims fast because, simply, that is what God has commanded us to do, and we must follow his word. Secondly, Ramadan is obser ved by Muslims around the world in order for them to experience the hunger millions of people around the world experience on a day-to-day basis. During Iftar time, we are able to find a
Fasting in the month of Ramadan is 1 of the 5 pillars of the Islamic faith. It is obligatory for every Muslim who has reached the age of puberty to fast, with exceptions to those who are sick or traveling, as well as menstruating or pregnant women, who make up the fast on later days. ing the fast. This meal in the morning is referred to as Suhoor. When breaking the fast at sunset, the meal is referred to as Iftar. Fasting in the month of Ramadan is 1 of the 5 pillars of the Islamic faith. It is obligator y for ever y Muslim who has reached the age of puberty to fast, with exceptions to those who are sick or traveling, as well
meal at our table. But, there are millions of people in the world, not just Muslims, that live in star vation and die of hunger ever y second. With all this being said, Ramadan is not only through abstaining from food and drink. Ramadan is a time for Muslims to rid themselves of any worldly desires and focus solely on their devotion to God.
Ramadan warrants a spiritual reflection of yourself and establishing a stronger relationship with God. Ever y moment of the day and night is sacred and precious, and Muslims find ways to practice their faith. While walking to class or sitting on the bus, you may find a Muslim reciting oneword supplications, or listening to or reading Quranic recitations from their phones. There is a lot of significance attached to the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the month in which the ver y first few verses of the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book, was revealed to mankind. With Ramadan being the time to grow closer to God, many Muslims will travel to their local mosque following Iftar to perform more prayer or read more Quran. After the month of Ramadan is completed, which can be either 29 or 30 days depending on the sighting of the moon, comes a celebration known as Eid al-Fitr. This celebration marks the end of the month and end of fasting. I am ecstatic for Ramadan and am glad to have shared some answers to some common questions people may have about this month. Laila Ahmed is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year majoring in information technology and informatics and English. Her column, “The Unapologetic Writer,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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Making space: Muslim artists hold panel on creative careers MANNAL BABAR CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Muslim Feminists for the Arts hosted an Artist Career Panel on Tuesday, April 16 at the Kathleen W. Ludwig Global Village Living Learning Center on Douglass campus. The event included a guest panel of three Muslim artists that taught the attendees various skills from how to make your own web-series to the basics of Arabic calligraphy. When I walked into the room, I felt a candid and amicable atmosphere wash over me. People laughing, talking and encouraging each other to eat made me feel welcomed. Ali Abbas was the first of the panelists to deliver his presentation and talk. He is a queer, Muslim writer and creator based out of New York City whose focus is in horror, sci-fi and comedy. Some of his works include the hit horror dark comedy web series, "The Girl Deep Down Below." Currently, Abbas is a diversity fellow for the Upright Citizens Brigade in NYC and is working on his new horror sci-fi series about artificial intelligence. His presentation at the Artist Career Panel delved deeper into his own experience and obstacles navigating the filmmaking industry. It’s already hard as it is for most people to squeeze their way into meetings with renowned writers and producers. Abbas highlighted that it’s even harder for people of color to move through these spaces and tell their
stories accurately. His presentation included a rundown of tips and resources for those who needed to know the 101 on scriptwriting. He also pointed out some stereotypes and tropes used in TV shows, films and media that render many people of color and their identities as one dimensional and invisible. “I focus on science fiction and horror because I grew up with these genres thinking that I was a part of them, until I realized that there aren’t many spaces either in science fiction or horror for people of color, Muslims or queer people," Abbas said. "I realized that these genres that I wrote for and loved didn’t have room for me so I set out to create that space.” Many spaces for artists aren’t designed to include people of color or examine the art from the Muslim world and other heritages that aren’t Eurocentric. The second panelist was Zahra Bukhari, a designer at GHD Partners, who made sure to expand on the lack of spaces for Muslims in the art world. She received her Bachelors of Fine Arts at Mason Gross School of the Arts where she studied visual arts with a double concentration in design and printmaking. Bukhari also co-founded and co-led the Muslim Feminists for Arts organization. “My goal is to create a platform for people to speak about the importance of Islamic feminism through the visual, literary and performing arts,” she said.
In her talk she highlighted how difficult it can be pursuing a career in the arts when people from her own community don’t tend to take her profession as seriously as her brother’s degree in finance. But she made sure to leave on an empowering note as she talked about the need for more Muslims to go into art, filmmaking and design so we can create art that represents the world we live in. The last guest, artist Areej Sabzwari, gave the attendees the opportunity to interact with her, and each other through art. A design enthusiast, her work is rooted in creating an
emotional connection with the environment and the viewer. She runs her art studio with a focus on Islamic art and calligraphy. Sabzwari holds a Bachelor of Architecture from NJIT and a Master of City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University. She is a self-taught artist and was brought to share some of her work and expertise with attendees. She hosted a short workshop that gave the audience the chance to try Arabic calligraphy for themselves. Students stacked papers so the markers wouldn’t bleed through as Sabzwari talked the audience through the steps of writing
Arabic alphabets and words during her calligraphy workshop. As the night and event came to an end, students and faculty rushed to talk with the guest panelists. Many of the guest panelists exchanged the list of resources at their disposal with students looking to expand their interest in the arts. For me, as a content creator and student at Rutgers, I was grateful to be in a space where successful artists validated my line of work. It was amazing to see the way these artists were so open to helping others create room for their stories and encourage all to live in their creative expression.
Students came out en masse to participate in the Artist Career Panel hosted by Muslim Feminists for the Arts. The group's co-founder, Zahra Bukhari, came out to participate. SARAH WALLEY
Israeli artist Ohad Meromi builds communities with his craft HAOLUN XU CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Ohad Meromi, in collaboration with Mason Gross School of the Arts, hosted a gathering for the general public, featuring a brief talk between exhibitions of two ongoing projects, last Tuesday on 33 Livingston Avenue. Meromi was born in 1967 in Kibbutz Mizra, Israel, graduating from Bezalel Academy of Art. He went on to receive his MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts. He spoke to an audience filled with visual art patrons, ranging from sculpture graduate students to professors. His deep voice drew in a meditative pace in the brief introductions to his pieces. Meromi presented his film "Worker! Smoker! Actor!" The film follows a quiet cigarette factory worker as she goes about the rhythmic cycle of her usual day. The small landscape created is automated, with each sound mechanical and true to the form of a cigarette factory as combinations of paper and cotton fold into each other to make a new pack of Natural American Spirit. Meromi's titular focus is the dynamic between labor and rest as a concentrated motif toward atmospheres of motion and cessation.
As each day finishes, Meromi has wooden cards being presented to the audience during intermissions, reflecting on the nature of labor within our everyday lives. One card focuses on "the cardinal problem is that of fatigue," as the film progresses quickly through the tempo and routine of everyday life. The repetition creates a loop, played out with the beeping and flashing lights of black-and-white
squares to denote sleep and the progression of time. As the film ended, I could hardly recognize the difference between the physical sense of a heartbeat and the work's own internal clockwork. Meromi presented this film as a manifestation of his own fascination with programming and architecture, deciphering patterns within specifically-designated spaces. His main exhibition was titled “Resort.”
Born in Israel and trained as an artist at Bezalel Academy of Art and Columbia University School of the Arts, Ohad Meromi has centered community and social justice in his work. HAOLUN XU
“Resort” structures itself as a five-scene play, centered around the running motif of travel through countries and home, dealing with the visceral sensations found in diaspora, cultural shock and human movement. It was originally featured within a "black-box workspace," a gallery space where people were invited to bring their own story-telling methods to the play as they act it out. Meromi spoke about the objectives within this task, where the "aim is to have a useful object," a tangible entity interacting with the “Resort” play. Everyone at the event participated in acting out the second scene, called "Terminal," which featured a group of child students led by a single teacher being met with a line of guards within a new country. Among laughter within the room, the exhibition guests took turns reading as different characters as we all huddled within the space, reading the lines of either the guards or the cluster of students in unison. The dialogue reads poetically, as the character of the teacher negotiates with her own comfort before the line of security guards, a set of characters that talk as a wall in one giant uniform voice. "So Ohad comes from an architecture and sculpture background, and it's really interesting how he's engaged with performance, play
and theatricality. So it was nice to experiment with the text he used almost as an architecture sculpture, which he arranged almost like a performance," said Erik Thurmond, a Mason Gross School of the Arts graduate student. Meromi's "Terminal" segment was inspired by an incident in recent news, when a school teacher was strip-searched in the vicinity of her students in airport security. Thematically, the violence within the play speaks to global urgencies, nodding heavily to the many migrant crisis around the world today. "This type of action, in a way, it's not something I can do everywhere. It answers to very specific places, but it's very accommodating. Just by moving some chairs. Hopefully, maybe there is a desire for political language or method for creating a community or ritual," Meromi said. Meromi spoke out, with the intention for the play to be picked up by anyone and be passed down to more public spaces for others to participate in. "This is a kind of communal, ritualistic gathering," Meromi said. He hopes that with more engagement in works like these, participants can find deeper understandings of themselves as citizens, or as a community.
DIVERSIONS
April 18, 2019
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Happy Birthday: Listen and respond cautiously. Refuse to let your emotions interfere with what’s right. It’s OK to fight for your rights or the rights of others, but study all sides of a situation before you put your reputation at risk. Truth matters, and so do your motives. Choose wisely, and do your best to make a difference that will benefit society. Your numbers are 2, 13, 20, 27, 34, 37, 41. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Consider your options and prepare diligently. There is no room for error or risk. Change can be good as long as you go about it the right way. Trust in what you know, not what others tell you. 3 stars
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
Non Sequitur
Wiley
Pearls Before Swine
Stephan Pastis
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t let your emotions get mixed up in your professional affairs. Doing a poor job because your mind is focused on personal matters will not bode well if you want to advance. Keep your personal matters to yourself. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Control your emotions; you will accomplish your goals. If someone tries to pressure you or complains, focus on activities that require you to do something physical. Put your energy into positive action, not negativity and arguments. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A business trip or meeting will clear up any uncertainty you have about the best way to move forward with your plans. Include the people you feel have the most to offer. When in doubt, ask direct questions. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Leave nothing to chance. If you want something done according to your specifications, do the work yourself. Don’t let someone’s accusations throw you off guard or cause you to get into an unnecessary argument. Speak the truth to avoid criticism. 5 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Recognize a good deal from a bad one. Don’t let someone take advantage of you or lead you astray. Stick to what and who you know best, and let go of situations and people who tend to meddle or cause problems. 4 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Make changes at home that will add to your comfort and will put you at ease. Doing something physical will encourage you to live a healthier lifestyle and to spend more time with people who bring out the best in you. 2 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Sharing too much information with someone who cannot keep a secret will leave you open for criticism. Do your own thing to avoid interference. A change at home will surprise someone you love. A romantic gesture is encouraged. 2 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Expand your mind, but don’t overspend, make unrealistic promises or travel somewhere that isn’t safe. If you want to help others, contribute something physical, not financial. An improvement to the way you live will require you to make a physical adjustment. 4 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Participate in something that will bring you in touch with people with similar interests. Sharing your knowledge will give you a different perspective on how to accomplish your goals. A partnership will help you achieve good results faster. 3 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A money matter can be resolved. Go over your investments, assets and any matters concerning government agencies or institutions. A home improvement project will turn out well and within budget if you do as much of the work as possible yourself. 5 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Show a little passion when it comes to your work and what you are trying to accomplish. Attitude will play a hefty role when it comes to drumming up the support or cooperation you need to move forward. 3 stars
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Universal Crossword ACROSS
65 Home, in Jalisco
1 Map book
66 The planets or a spider’s legs
6 Atkins dieter’s bane, briefly
67 President after Ike
10 46-Across sibling
68 Was aware of
13 Evil demon
69 Wetland plants
14 Tibet’s place 15 Sandwich in a tortilla
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16 Cigna competitor
1 Athlete’s peak performance
17 Place for a food court
2 His and hers
18 “___ No Sunshine”
3 “___ luck!”
19 “Life in Motion: An Unlikely
4 Cousins’ mothers
Ballerina” autobiographer
5 Dragon’s assassin
22 Pencil end
6 Forest-toned pattern, informally
23 Most senior
7 “And hurry!” acronym
26 Reel go-with
8 Irk
28 Holstein’s sound
9 Hot-air conveyance
29 Greek T
10 Shower honoree
30 Beer dispensers
11 Fled
34 Alarmist’s activity
12 Make a decision
37 Fairy tale’s second word, often
15 Spell-casting stick
38 Long, long stretch
20 Swamp snapper, for short
43 Unfreeze
39 “A likely story!”
21 Easy as falling off ___
48 Pitch reader
40 Taking to task
24 Oregon’s capital
50 Long swimmers
44 Precious stones
25 School near Boston
52 Wonderland explorer
45 “Rules ___ rules”
27 Wine remnants
53 Appetizer holder
46 10-Across sibling
28 Non-plus?
54 Like well-exercised muscles
47 ___/her/hers
30 Heavy horns
55 Hits, as a mosquito
49 Wall or Beale
31 Separated
57 Persian is its official language
51 Takes from stage to screen, say
32 Jog alternative
58 Pinocchio protrusion
56 Its leaves reach to the ground
33 NBC sketch show
59 Chew concertedly
60 Greenish-blue hue
35 “Hoo” lead-in
60 ___ Mahal
62 Fe, in chemistry
36 Hairpiece with a lace
61 Christmasbeing
63 “The Princess and the Frog” princess 64 “___ fair in love and war”
closure, perhaps 41 “Understood” 42 Find tiny faults
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April 18, 2019 WOMEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS-OHIO STATE, SATURDAY, NOON
Knights welcome Buckeyes on senior day NICK YI STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team hosts Ohio State this Saturday at HighPoint.com Stadium. The Scarlet Knights (5-9, 0-4) are coming off a fourgame losing streak after dropping a game to Michigan this past weekend. Despite its offensive stars, Rutgers has had a hard time keeping momentum during games and go into slumps on defense. The Knights have proven their ability to compete with top opponents, but still haven’t had a decisive win over a ranked team. The Buckeyes (8-7, 0-4) have not improved in their past outings, losing their last three games. In its matchup history, Rutgers and Ohio State are even at three wins a piece. Looking at the Buckeyes’ last game against Johns Hopkins, Ohio State showed its strengths on shots and draw controls. The Buckeyes were able to shoot 30 shots against the Blue Jays. Ohio State also dominated draw controls, winning 14 of 21 draws. Looking at the Knights, the trio of season shine with sophomore attack Taralyn Naslonski continuing to lead the team in scoring. Rutgers’ defense has been solid with even control of ground balls and caused turnovers throughout the season. Redshirt freshman goalie Kameron Halsall has a save percentage of .427, especially with the talent she has faced the past couple weeks. In order to beat the Buckeyes, the Knights will need to focus on
a couple aspects of the game in order to give Ohio State a hard time. First off, the offense will need to play at a high tempo, keeping the Buckeyes defense on their heels, letting key offensive players Naslonski and junior midfielder Samantha Budd pressure the opposing nets. If Rutgers’ offense can give its player the opportunity to possess the ball for longer periods of time and a higher volume of shots, then the Knights will have no issues racking up the score against Ohio State. Another note based off the offense is the ability to consistently win draw controls, which in turn will give the offense more time to work and take the pressure off the defense. The defense itself has done what it can, but can use the help of less time facing the opponent offense and allowing Halsall see less shots. To even further increase time on offense, Rutgers will need to focus on completing more clears and aggressively win more ground balls. It’s a simple math game, as the less opportunities the Knights give to the Buckeyes, the smaller the chance for them to convert goals. This is key as Ohio State has no issues getting a large amount of shots of its own. Beside the points mentioned, there is nothing in the way of Rutgers securing the win this weekend, as it has home field advantage and the fuel of conference rivalry to amp it up. For updates on the Rutgers women's lacrosse team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Sophomore attack Taralyn Naslonski leads the team with 57 points and 38 goals. She netted a goal against Michigan last weekend. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2019
END Rutgers’ 5-game win streak snapped in non-conference action CONTINUED FROM BACK Knights as an error by Sclafani loaded the bases with one out. Seconds later, right fielder Jimmy Joyce hit a bases-clearing double to put the Pride on top 5-2 at that point. The exclamation point of the inning came when Alex Sica hit an RBI single for Hofstra’s fifth run of the inning. Acosta struck out Sean Rausch, but the damage had already been done. The next inning, Rutgers tried to start a rally as Blum reached first base on an error by the Pride’s Anthony D’Onforio. The next batter sophomore outfielder Mike Nyisztor, powered a triple down the middle to notch their first run on the scoreboard in six innings. Dezzi was able to get his fellow teammate across home
to cut the lead down to two to make it a 6-4 game with a groundout as Nyisztor was unaccounted for. The eighth and ninth innings were a breeze for Hofstra as it ended the Knights’ five-game streak after Dezzi’s flyout in the bottom of the ninth gave it its 20th defeat of the season. “We walked two guys and gave an extra out in the sixth and they took advantage of it,” Litterio said. “That was the difference. We had runners on base and in scoring position, but just didn’t get the big hit today.” Rutgers will be in tough company this weekend as it will be facing Purdue over Easter weekend. For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
“We had runners on base and in scoring position, but just didn’t get the big hit today. It’s a tough loss and proves that we have to play well each time out to win, no matter who we are playing.” Senior outfielder Luke Bowerbank went 4-for-4 in Rutgers’ 6-4 loss to Hofstra at Bainton Field. He is hitting .200 on the season. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2019
JOE LITTERIO Head coach
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April 18, 2019 TRACK AND FIELD VIRGINIA CHALLENGE, TOMORROW, ALL DAY
Fresh off home meet, RU heads to Virginia DELANEY ZUBRICK STAFF WRITER
Last weekend, the Rutgers men’s and women’s track and field teams ran the show at the Metropolitan Championships at the Bauer Track and Field Complex. There were 22 first place, 17 second place and six third place-finishes for the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers will travel to Charlottesville, Virginia for the Virginia Challenge this Friday and Saturday. Having such a successful meet, it will be interesting to
see how the Scarlet Knights fare against teams like Virginia and other highly-renowned groups across the country. The teams that compete at the Virginia Challenge vary every year. While some are consistent, a majority of the teams rotate. This year, Rutgers has an opportunity to showcase its talent. On the men’s team, there are several notable athletes that could potentially medal. In the men’s 100-meter dash at the Virginia Challenge, Kennesaw State’s Cameron Bolden, last year’s first place-finisher, clocked in a time of 10.58, while Navy’s
Devin Enslen followed in second with a 10.64 time. In comparison, at the Metropolitan Championships, senior Izaiah Brown earned first with a 10.49. This year will not be Brown’s first appearance at this meet. Last year, he competed in the 400-meter at the Virginia Challenge and earned himself a fourthplace finish with a time of 47.26. About 2 seconds slower than his personal record, Brown could easily claim the title in the 400-meter this year, since last year’s winner won with a 46.19. Even sophomore Taj Burgess could place in the 400-meter. He
recently earned first place at the Metropolitan Championships with a 46.06, so he could potentially follow right behind Brown at this coming meet. The 4x100 relay could also do significant damage at this meet. The Knights recently beat the school record again with a time of 40.49, and the first place winner last year was Illinois State with a time of 40.67. There is no doubt that this is a high stakes event, but the men’s 4x100 team consistently comes up with a new record. Last year junior Tobi Tella competed in the triple jump in-
Junior Greg Harnett earned a second-place finish in the javelin at the Metropolitan Championships last weekend, with a throw of 62.56 meters. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2019
vite, and he placed third with a jump of 15.23 meters. While he did not compete at the Metropolitan Championships, Tella already has a firm idea of how tough the competition is at the Virginia Challenge. There was also sophomore Malachi Davis, who placed first in the open triple jump at the Metropolitan Championships. Davis surpassed his competition last weekend with a 15.35 meter jump. There is potential for Davis to be in the invite triple jump this year with such a successful jump from last year. On the women’s team, at the Virginia Challenge, the first place-finisher at the 100-meter was Penn State’s Keianna Albur y, who ran an 11.59. True freshman Iyanla Kollock ran an 11.93 at the Metropolitan Championships and scored a second-place finish. Senior Oniesha Clarke is also an impressive 100-meter runner, and she might make an appearance in the 100-meter dash. Her personal record stands at a 11.59, which ties for first place. Clarke is also a successful long jumper. She was the title holder for the Metropolitan Championships with a jump of 6.05 meters. The winner of the last year’s Virginia Challenge long jump was a jump of 6.18 meters, so there is still a good chance Clarke could score highly in the 100-meter dash if she competes. True freshman Reanda Richards is currently the season leader in Division I 400-meter hurdles. Last year at the Virginia Challenge, the winner placed first with a time of 1:02.50. Knowing that Richards’s best time is a 57.21, there is a good chance that she could hold the title at this meet. There are many unknowns about the Virginia Challenge. The team list is extensive, and knowing who will compete is hard to judge. But even though Rutgers was able to claim 22 first-place medals at its home meet against regional teams does not mean that it isn’t ready to compete against bigger teams. For updates on the Rutgers track and field teams, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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“It’s a tough loss and proves that we have to play well each time out to win, no matter who we are playing.” — Baseball head coach Joe Litterio
THURSDAY APRIL 18, 2019
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BASEBALL HOFSTRA 6, RUTGERS 4
Head coach Joe Litterio and Rutgers lost their 20th game of the season, bringing their record to 8-20. They return to Bainton Field this Friday against Purdue in a conference three-game series. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2019
SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE
Knights leave 8 stranded against Pride as streak comes to end MATT SIRIANI STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers baseball team didn’t need the sun to feel great as it was coming in fresh off a five-game winning streak and looked to continue the positive vibes. To hit six wins in a row, it rested on the arm of true freshman left-handed pitcher Jared Bellissimo as the Scarlet Knights (13-20, 5-4) were set to take on Hofstra. The thoughts of six straight wins seemed legitimate as senior infielder Carmen Sclafani made his return to the starting lineup in fashion as he hit a single to left field to allow redshirt freshman infielder Tim Dezzi to cross home plate for the first run of the game.
Senior outfielder Luke Bowerbank added on to Rutgers’ first inning scoring charge with a single to the right side allowing true freshman infielder Chris Brito to cross home to make it 2-0 with two outs in the first. Bowerbank stole second to allow two runners in scoring position. Despite the oppor tunity to open the flood gates even fur ther, true freshman outfielder Victor Valderrama flew out to the Pride’s (8-24) right-fielder Jimmy Joyce to keep the damage at 2 runs. After a quiet second and third innings for both teams, Hofstra scored its first run of the game which started with a two-out double by Hofstra shortstop Austin Gauthier. The next batter Anthony D’Onforio, cap-
head coach of the men’s lacrosse team, and the Knights welcome the Wolverines to HighPoint.com Stadium for their final home game of the regular season. Rutgers will honor 11 seniors prior to the 3 p.m. faceoff.
freshman right-handed pitcher Parker Scott on the mound. Scott walked his first batter Austin Pollack in four pitches. Two batters later, with Pollack on second following a sac bunt allowed him to advance, Vito Friscia mustered a single of f of Scott as Polack hustled from second to home plate to tie the game at two. Following another walk by Scott to Austin Gauthier, the incompetent pitcher was taken out of the game for junior right-handed pitcher Steven Acosta, who would fair no better. After Litterio shipped Scott to the dugout, luck seemed to have turned on the
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italized with a double of his own to put the Pride on the board with a single run scored. The Knights had an oppor tunity to get a run back on Hofstra on its end of the four th inning as Bowerbank collected another single to reach first. True freshman catcher Peter Serruto chopped a single as Bowerbank sprinted from first to third to put him in scoring position with two outs. But, Rutgers squandered its oppor tunity as junior outfielder Kevin Blum might have reached on a single, but Serruto couldn’t reach second in time to extend the inning. Hofstra had a scoring par ty in the sixth inning as it scored 5 runs to take the lead with some comfor t. Head coach Joe Litterio took a risk in the sixth by putting true
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