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Students appeal their financial aid awards CINDY XIE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Approximately 30% of the student population in New Brunswick appeal for financial aid, said Brian Berry, the director of the Office of Financial Aid. Rutgers students are able to appeal their financial aid if they have a compelling reason and supporting documents for Rutgers to reconsider their financial aid award. The process for a student to appeal financial aid includes writing a letter to the Office of Financial Aid explaining their financial circumstances. The
Office of Financial Aid reviews the letter with any supporting documentation, as well as the information received from the student’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and makes a determination from there. The appeals are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, because “institutional funds are limited,” Berry said. Every student and family financial situation is different, so there is no standard template to approve or deny an appeal. “There are a variety of reasons that students typically appeal, usually around some type of SEE AWARDS ON PAGE 4
Into the Light 5K raises awareness for mental health MIA BOCCHER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Brian Berry, the director of the Office of Financial Aid, said appeals for financial aid are reviewed on a case-by-case basis depending on the student’s financial circumstances. RUTGERS.EDU
On Saturday, May 4 at 4:30 p.m., the second annual Into the Light 5K will take place at 50 Biel Rd on Cook campus. The 5K run/walk is for mental health awareness and offers free registration to any who would like to participate, according to fliers. The organization held its first 5K in September 2017 after Phil Mazzini, father of Artemis Mazzini SEE HEALTH ON PAGE 4
RUSA impartially passes support for The Daily Targum in its referendum NICOLE WOOTTON-CANE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) passed a resolution to support The Daily Targum for its 2019 referendum. “It is in the best interest of Rutgers students to exercise their right to vote in this referendum and to be informed of that right ... RUSA suppor ts adver tising The Daily Targum Referendum of Spring 2019,” according to the resolution. It also allows the Public Relations Committee to “advertise information provided by the Daily Targum Referendum staff and the
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Rutgers exchange student wins $1.4 M. after crosswalk incident BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN NEWS EDITOR
An exchange student at Rutgers in 2016 has settled for $1.4 million in a lawsuit after she was struck by a vehicle at a crosswalk while jogging from Busch campus in Piscataway. She was jogging along the John A. L ynch Sr. Memorial Bridge that brings Route 18 over the Raritan River, to Buccleuch Park in New Brunswick, according to an article by New Jersey Law Journal. The plaintiff, Ziyue Xia, followed the jogging path along the bridge
and, in New Brunswick, went through a crosswalk where the path led to the park, said her attorney Nicholas Leonardis of Stathis & Leonardis, LLC, according to the article. When at the crosswalk, a motorist driving on George Street — the defendant, Sanford Becker — struck Xia with the front passenger’s side of the vehicle, according to the article. Becker said that he did not see Xia due to the glare from the sun, said his attorney Jason Winkler of Winter & Winkler, P.C., who confirmed the settlement, according to the ar ticle.
Xia suffered a head laceration, subdural hematoma and traumatic brain injur y, which caused her to be hospitalized for 13 days, according to the article. She received treatment in her home countr y of China before she returned to Rutgers in Januar y 2017 to attend for the spring semester, Leonardis said. The suit claimed that Xia was also able to maintain a high GPA despite having to spend more time on work due to concentration and memor y issues associated with the brain injur y, according to the ar ticle.
While she was jogging through the crosswalk to Buccleuch Park in New Brunswick, plaintiff Ziyue Xia was struck by a motorist driving on George Street. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR
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Campus Calendar MONDAY 4/29 Center for Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drugs Assistance Program and Psychiatric Services presents “Mindfulness Meditation” from noon to 1 p.m. at Rutgers Business School on Livingston campus. This event is free and open to the public. Center for Women in the Arts and Humanities, Douglass Residential College and New Jersey State Council on the Arts present “Exhibition: News, truths, love, disaster, and unfinished attempts at perfection” at Douglass Library on Douglass campus. This exhibit is free and open to the public. TUESDAY 4/30 Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station EcoComplex and EcoIgnite present “Integrating Entrepreneurship for 21st Century Solutions & Circular Economy” from 6 to 8 p.m. at Kathleen W. Ludwig Global Village Living Learning Center on Douglass campus. This event is free, but reservation is requested. WEDNESDAY 5/01 The Department of Nutritional Sciences presents “Promoting Just, Sustainable Food Choices
Through Behavioral Nutrition Education” at 2:30 p.m. at Food Science and Nutritional Sciences Building East on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public. Rutgers Geology Museum presents “Environmental Technology Late Night” from 4 to 8 p.m. at Geology Hall on the College Avenus campus. This event is free and open to the public. Rutgers Athletics presents “Rutgers Baseball vs. Rider” at 3 p.m. at Bainton Field on Livingston campus. This event is free and open to the public. THURSDAY 5/02 Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Rutgers Symphonic Winds” at 7:30 p.m. at Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus. This event is $5 for students. FRIDAY 5/03 Animal Sciences presents “Interactions between Zinc Status and Environmental Stressors across the Fifespan” from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. at Foran Hall on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.
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Rutgers Day attracts alumni, future students CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR
Approximately 94,000 people attended the 11th annual Rutgers Day this past Saturday, an event that provides visitors the opportunity to learn about all the aspects of the University, according to Rutgers Today. Rutgers Day first began in 2009 in New Brunswick, and has since expanded to the Newark and Camden campuses as well to give a brief over view of research, ser vice and education offered at Rutgers. In New Brunswick, Rutgers Day began with a parade of students and alumni led by the Scarlet Knight mascot. One of the alumni was William Caracci, who graduated from Rutgers in 1955 and later from the Graduate School of Education in 1957. Caracci has participated in Alumni Weekend festivities for more than 50 years, and carried the banner for his class in the parade. “The only time I missed it was when I was away in the Army,” Carracci said, who is also a Korean War veteran. There were more than 600 free performances, demonstrations and interactive activities across
four campuses: Busch campus, the College Avenue campus, Cook campus and Douglass campus. On Busch campus, there were activities related to science, technology and business, while on the College Avenue campus there were tents for history, English and theology. On the the Cook and Douglass campuses, participants were able to enjoy a variety of food trucks and a petting zoo. Registered dietitian Evelyn Garcia was part of the Eric B. Chandler Health Center table on the College Avenue campus, speaking to elementary school students about the sugar content in their beverages. “You know what doesn’t have any sugar in it? Water,” Garcia said. “How many of you started your day with water?” Visitors were able to tour the newest facilities on Busch campus, including the Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering and the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Building. Justin Haber, a resident of Franklin, New Jersey, said this year was his first year attending Rutgers Day. “This is incredible. This event shows the true spirit of Rutgers and our nearby community,” Haber said. “I can’t believe it took
At Rutgers Day, there were more than 600 free performances, demonstrations and interactive activities across the College Avenue, Busch, Cook and Douglass campuses. Participants were also able to take pictures in front of R statues near Voorhees Mall. BENJAMIN CHELNITISKY me this long to attend. I’m already looking forward to next year.” Another popular part of Rutgers Day was the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale, in which pepper species such as the Trinidad scorpion and pumpkin habanero pepper were sold out. “This is the place to get your plants,’’ said Linda Cortinas, a West Orange, New Jersey resident who came for lemon drop peppers. “There is a lot of stuff here you can’t get in other places.’’
One of the highlights of Rutgers Day is the New Jersey Folk Festival, which is considered one of the largest studentrun events of its kind in the country. This year was its 45th anniversary, as well as the last year it will be overseen by Angus Kress Gillespie, its founder and a professor in the Department of American Studies. During the festival, Gillespie was given an award from the Folk Festival Board of Trustees
recognizing his years of service, presenting him with a homemade quilt made out of folk festival T-shirts from the past. One of the stages at the folk festival was also renamed after Gillespie. The festival is run by students who sign up for a course in festival management. “I tell students this is a lot more work than a regular course, but they continue signing up for it,’’ Gillespie said. “It’s ver y gratifying.’’
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HEALTH More than 550 people have signed up for this year with hopes it will keep growing, Mazzini says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
and Sophia Mazzini, died by suicide in 2016. Sophia Mazzini, a Rutgers Business School junior, is the current president of the Into the Light club and founder of the Into the Light nonprofit organization. “(In) my senior year of high school, my dad passed away by suicide and it was really hard,” Mazzini said. “I came to Rutgers that following September and (my sister and I) wanted to do something for depression, suicide and just mental health in general because we know other people struggle with it, and that there is no point in not talking about it and being ashamed about it.” After hosting the first 5K and seeing its success, Into the Light became not just a singular event but also a nonprofit organization, which is run by the sisters and their mother Yannah Mazzini. The success of the event though, was a surprise to Sophia Mazzini. “We thought it would be small, like it would have 200 people and raise $5,000. So we put together this event and we ended up raising over $100,000 and we had over 1,200 participants there. It made us realize that people wanted to talk about mental health and it was way more (important) than people were making it,” she said. Artemis Mazzini, Sophia Mazzini and Yannah Mazzini are respectively the chief executive director, president and executive director of the organization. According to Into the Light’s website, the mission is to rid the
stigma of mental health issues for teens and young adults. Into the Light also collaborates with other restaurants and organizations. For instance, on April 25 there was a Greene Turtle Fundraiser at the Greene Turtle Sports Bar and Restaurant in North Brunswick, where 20% of the day’s food sales went toward the Into the Light organization. The event was meant for customers to have dinner and also participate in games in anticipation for the following week’s 5K run/walk. Other past events included a panel on prevention of teen suicide, an interfaith youth dialogue on the role of religion in hard times and multiple events incorporating physical health and mental health. Into the Light also reaches students by hosting mindfulness events such as yoga sessions at the University. Besides Rutgers, the organization also does presentations at other colleges such as Westchester College and Endicott College, and high schools such as Red Bank Regional High School on where to get resources for mental health, how to handle stressful situations and other tactics to use when stressed out or feeling down, Sophia Mazzini said. According to fliers for the 5K run/walk, there will also be food, music and a feeling of community offered at the event. Sophia said a live Rutgers band, Other Lovers, will be performing at check-in. Following that, MMA fighter Alexa Conners will be speaking on her experience with mental health and fighting for awareness.
Radio personality Mark Farrell will also be emceeing the event, speaking on his and his brother’s experience with mental health. Other amenities at the event will include face painting tables, food trucks and resources for mental health, Sophia Mazzini said. “We thought, ‘Daddy liked running, let’s do that.’ And we thought it would be a one-time
thing, and we figured at a 5K we could have speakers, music, be more of a community event,” she said. The 5K is less of a sprint, but more of a community event where people show up to support the cause of mental health and is one of the main events the organizations has, she added.
Last time, the 5K raised funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. This year, the funds will be split between the foundation and mental health services on campus. “Over 550 people have signed up, and you can keep on signing up until the day of the race,” Sophia Mazzini said. “I think (the number) is going to keep growing and I hope it does.”
Sophia Mazzini (right) said when her father died by suicide in 2016, she wanted to do something to combat depression, suicide and mental health. With the success of the first 5K she organized, Into the Light has expanded to raise awareness of mental health. RUTGERS.EDU
AWARDS To be eligible for appeal, students need to have a FAFSA on file, Berry says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
extenuating circumstance that has arisen during the given semester. In addition we need to see that the student has financial need. Oftentimes these appeals are to help toward an outstanding or past due term bill balance,” Berry said.
appeal I had no more problems,” said Brandon Paredes, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences first-year. To be eligible to submit an appeal letter to the Office of Financial Aid, students would need to have a FAFSA on file for the current academic year of the term they are appealing for. Typically, students
“I spoke to a financial aid officer over the phone and she sent me some form through email.” BRANDON PAREDES School of Environmental and Biological Sciences First-Year
One student got their financial aid appealed because their base aid tuition was not enough to cover the remaining costs of tuition they could not pay. “I spoke to a financial aid officer over the phone and she sent me some form through email. It took about half of the fall semester to finish the process. I got an appeal because base aid tuition wasn’t enough to cover what I couldn’t pay. When I got the
with large term bills that are unpaid due to family financial hardship are what the Office of Financial Aid is looking for, Berry said. Rutgers is looking for ways to improve and expedite the financial aid process for its students, he said. “We meet as senior leadership group regularly to constantly look at process improvement and work with our colleagues at our Big Ten peer institutions as well,” Berry said.
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Safe rideshare tips start with checking your ride
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he recent crime committed by a fake rideshare driver in South Carolina TRACEY BRADEEN was horrifying and heartbreaking. While no words can alleviate the pain felt by the Josephson family, Uber is committed to continuing to take action to help make our communities safer. We want every rider to be safe when using Uber. That is why we have been working hand-in-hand with law enforcement since 2016 to create rider safety tips and educate the public about our Check Your Ride steps. Safety starts with checking your ride. Ever y time you take a trip with Uber, it is important to make sure you are getting into the right car with the right driver by matching the license plate, car’s make and model and the driver photo with what is provided in the app. In addition, you can also ask the driver to confirm your name. Your driver sees your name in their app, and your driver’s name is displayed in your app. To safely exchange names, you can ask, “Who are you here to pick up?” The driver may also ask you to confirm their name for their own peace of mind. If the information does not match, do not get in the car. Instead, go to a safe place and wait for the right car to arrive, or cancel the ride and report it to Uber. If you ever feel you are in an emergency situation or if you feel threatened, call 911 immediately and inform Uber of the incident when it is safe to do so. Working with universities, we will do more to get the word out. In partnership with the University of South Carolina, we are launching a national effort to help students learn how to avoid fake rideshare drivers. The Campus Safety Initiative will build public awareness of the Check Your Ride steps — use the Uber app to remind riders how to
COMMENTARY
“We are also working with law enforcement, entertainment districts and anti-violence advocacy organization NO MORE to expand #DontStandBy, our bystander intervention partnership, across college campuses nationwide during the back-to-school season.” check their ride, and support campus ride programs at major colleges across the country. Our goal is to make checking your ride before you get in the car synonymous with using Uber. You may have noticed an email from Uber recently with these Check Your Ride steps, or started to see this information via ads on social media, billboards and in newspapers. You will also begin receiving a new push notification after requesting your ride to remind you of the Check Your Ride steps just before your car arrives. The information will also be featured in-app periodically. We are also working with law enforcement, entertainment districts and anti-violence advocacy organization NO MORE to expand #DontStandBy, our bystander intervention partnership, across college campuses nationwide during the back-to-school season. Launched in 2018, #DontStandBy is designed to empower the nightlife community — patrons, bar staff and rideshare drivers — to look out for each other and help prevent gender-based violence before it happens. Starting with the University of South Carolina, we will launch a new tool for universities across the country to provide service for students at hours when other options are limited or unavailable. We will also engage major universities to direct riders to dedicated zones selected by them to facilitate safe and easy pickups. Uber is deeply committed to your safety. Some of the features you may not know about include the following initiatives. Driver screenings — Uber screens drivers’ criminal and driving history before allowing them to drive. We also have technology that continuously checks criminal records to flag recent charges that may disqualify a driver from using Uber. Tracking every trip with GPS technology — there is a record of every trip. Two-way accountability — riders and drivers can report safety issues at all hours of the day and our safety team will respond and take action. Emergency button and 911 integration — riders can connect directly with 911 through the app with this new feature, which shows real-time location, both on a map and as an address. In select cities, the rider’s location and trip details will be automatically sent to the 911 dispatcher. There is nothing more important than the safety of the people we serve — and that is you. We are always working to raise the bar. Whether you are heading home, to class or to the airport, remember these safety features and to check your ride, every time. Tracey Bradeen is the head of Women’s Safety and Gender-Based Violence Programs for Uber. Submission is in response to The Daily Targum editorial ran on April 5.
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Horrific targeting of faith groups continues Attacks on those of Jewish, Muslim faith must spur solidarity against hate
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y words of ‘never again’ have disap- and that together we can build an economic, political, peared from my language,” said Tree of social and cultural reality based on love and accepLife Rabbi Jeffrey Myers on Saturday. tance, peace and nonviolence, social and economic “They have been replaced with ‘yet again.’ And so it justice, environmental sustainability and caring for is that we stand here yet again at this (vigil) as one one another and the world. This is the tikkun olam calling of the Jewish people, the calling for the healunited community.” On the last day of Passover, this past Saturday, ing, repairing and progressing of the world. The ultimate message of Passover is that change, a gunman wielding an “AR-type assault weapon” opened fire inside a synagogue in San Diego, Cali- liberation and justice are possible. It is a celebration fornia, leaving one person dead and three others in- of past victories of righteous progress, an acknowljured. Saturday also marked the six-month anniver- edgement of past struggles for freedom like the Warsary of the shooting at the Tree of Life in Pittsburgh saw Ghetto Uprising that began on the second night of Passover and recognition of current movements in which a white supremacist killed 11 people. of liberation. Congregants The suspect of worshipped and the shooting, radhate victimized “This is not a time for divisions among religious icalized through the innocent. faiths. As hateful messages and racial online far-Right Lori Kaye, identichat sites, reflects fied as the womdog-whistles that motivate a conservative the horrific forces an killed in the base lose their subtlety, so too should the that oppose liberattack, was at the ation and justice. synagogue praycondemnation and confrontation He was inspired ing for her mothof such positions.” by the New Zeaer, who passed land mosque away in Novemshooter who killed ber. Kaye jumped in the line of fire to protect the synagogue’s founding 50 people in March. The killer on Saturday was not a lone wolf, but rather the derivative of the rising tides rabbi, Yisroel Goldstein, according to reports. Injured in the attack, 34-year-old Almong Peretz of hate and Right-wing violence in the world. The day before the synagogue shooting, a driver was shot in the leg while guiding children to safety. Currently being treated for shrapnel wounds is in California identified as a 34-year-old Army veteran 8-year-old Noya Dahan, who has been transferred attempted to drive his car into groups of people, “into a children’s hospital, according to the San Diego tentionally targeted the victims based on their race Union-Tribune. Dahan’s family moved to the area and his belief that they were of the Muslim faith,” from Israel after members of the family were injured according to The Washington Post. There must be solidarity among the oppressed by rocket fire. Israel Dahan, her father, reportedly informed and targeted. Rutgers is witnessing its own rise of far-Right CNN that his children now look to leave the U.S., wondering and asking after the shooting: “Why are extremism among budding student organizations. This is not a time for divisions among religious we staying here?” Passover is a celebration and continued asser- faiths. As hateful messages and racial dog-whistles tion of the Jewish people’s stor y of liberation from that motivate a conservative base lose their subtleslaver y, a stor y that is placed at the crux of the re- ty, so too should the condemnation and confrontaligion, most of the holidays and the Torah reading tion of such positions. There must be a clear distinction made between ever y Shabbat. Passover is not a hollow celebration, but rather it speaking to start a conservation and speaking to deis an upholding of the task of telling the people of the nounce. There must be a clear line drawn between world that no system of oppressive power is fixed, the safety of hateful speech and the safety of minorithat the world can be fundamentally transformed ty lives. “
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Statue madness continues, extending into sports world A RINO’S VIEW ROBERT SURIANO
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resident Donald J. Trump again reignited the debate over Confederate memorials in recent days in a somewhat vain defense of his own words following the white supremecist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. But, there has been another monument debate brewing in the world of sports. The subject of the debate is singer Kate Smith whose version of “God Bless America” had been a main stay of New York Yankees baseball games and Philadelphia Flyers hockey games. Some believe the song to be good luck and even put up a statue of Smith for her efforts in helping them win the Stanley Cup. But recently, a song with racist lyrics was brought back up that had been recorded by Smith, leading to the Yankees stopping the use of Smith’s version of the song and the Flyers removing the statue. So how should we deal with this specific case and the larger debates over the history of statues? Well, the Smith case is far more clear-cut than the one of Confederate monuments. This has been a case of sports organizations rushing to make decisions without really thinking out their actions. There are several factors that these organizations did not consider.
Let me be clear that these songs have racist lyrics. This is not in dispute. But with context, we should consider if we should damn a woman’s memory as racist. One of the songs is considered to be a satire at a time when racism was far more wide-spread. The song was recorded by Rutgers alumnus Paul Robeson. Should we tear down the brand new Robeson Plaza on the College Avenue campus? She also recorded a racist song in a movie from 1933. She did not write these songs, she just sang them. A woman starting off in show business in the 1930s did not have
me put my cards on the table here: I am an unabashed Yankee. I am a descendant of a Union Army officer and believe General William Tecumseh Sherman did absolutely nothing wrong. I am still uncomfortable with the wholesale tearing down of Confederate monuments. Firstly, it should be left up to the local communities as it is not really a national issue. Now, all of the Confederates were traitors — this is not a question. But there is some grey area here. Jefferson Davis should have been hanged after the
“We should have to face the bad part of our history and I believe that if we start taking down statues it would be easier for us to forget.” the power to say, “I will not sing that song.” Should we damn a woman because of the sexist attitudes of Hollywood? We should not forget why she was so beloved. She was a superstar singer but beyond that she raised hundreds of millions of dollars in war bonds to defeat the Axis in WWII and she traveled thousands of miles to sing for the troops. We must not damn someone’s memory with out-of-context singular moments in long careers. The ongoing struggle over Confederate monuments is far more complicated. Let
war and Nathan Bedford Forrest was a founding member of the Ku Klux Klan. Neither of these men should have statues and you would not see me arguing against their removal. But I am uncomfortable with removing statues honoring dead Confederate soldiers, who mostly did not own slaves or really understand that they were fighting for slavery. Do not get me wrong, they were but they did not understand that. Also, the Confederates had a large military draft. It seems cruel to tear down monuments to
dead soldiers. But again, it should be left up to the local communities. The larger reason I do not like the tearing down of statues is because I believe it is a cop-out. Think back to high school: when did we learn that Christopher Columbus was a really bad guy? At least for me, we learned about the darker story around Columbus Day. Without Columbus Day, we would have likely not learned about it at all. High school courses run so fast that I have no doubt he would have been cut out of the popular historical record. We should have to face the bad part of our history and I believe that if we start taking down statues it would be easier for us to forget. The response to this will be, “Well we do not have to honor bad people to remember them.” This is true, but I think a less divisive idea would be to add to the historical record. For example, where there is a statue of a Confederate general, the town should put up another statue to Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, Frederick Douglass or Harriet Tubman talking about their stories. In addition to that, I would put up a sign explaining the history of the statue and explain the cause of the Civil War — slavery. This would be the best way to continue to keep the country together. Robert Suriano is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in history. His column, “A RINO’s View,” runs on alternate Mondays.
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April 29, 2019
Beats on the Banks takes indie turn with Young the Giant RHEA SWAIN CORRESPONDENT
Rutgers–New Brunswick faced some torrential rainfall on Friday, and the band Young the Giant certainly brought the thunder. This semester’s Beats on the Banks headliner dazzled its audience with its amalgamation of evocative alternative rock and indie pop music. Come April 26, the quintet took to the stage at the College Avenue Gymnasium, hosted by Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) to perform songs off their latest album, “Mirror Master,” as well as their greatest hits, like the poignant “Cough Syrup.” Mithu Sankaranarayanan, the director of Concerts and Coffeehouses for RUPA, explained why and how this iteration of Beats on the Banks is different from previous years’ events. “This Beats on the Banks is actually the first year where RUPA picked a band to be our artist, which is really cool. We usually have rappers or DJs or EDM artists. My committee’s goal this year was to reach a different demographic than we usually do and I think we really managed to do that with Young the Giant. It’s definitely a different genre, so we’re hoping that different kinds of students come out,” she said. Young the Giant formed in 2004 in Irvine, California. This eclectic five-member band – who originally called themselves The Jakes – is now composed of lead vocalist
Sameer Gadhia, guitarists Jacob Tilley and Eric Cannata, bassist Payam Doostzadeh and drummer Francois Comtois. They have released four albums thus far: “Young The Giant” (2010), “Mind over Matter” (2014), “Home of the Strange” (2016) and finally, “Mirror Master” (2018). My personal introduction to Young the Giant was, oddly enough, through a "Glee" cover of their nostalgic hit “Cough Syrup” by Darren Criss in 2012. Their music opened a door to the genres of alternative and indie music, and from then on, encouraged me to listen to and discover other great bands of the same
genre, like Grouplove, Saint Motel and Walk The Moon. The event started at 8 p.m. and the student opening act for the event was New Brunswick-based indie rock band, Sonoa. The charismatic group opened with their song “Johnny” and proceeded to wow students with their head-bobbing, scintillating sound. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Gabriel Yoder Shenk, drummer Anthony Gallardo-Vega, bassist Chris Castano and guitarist Luis Pimentel. Despite the fact that much of the crowd had not heard of Sonoa before, their music made you feel at home in many ways,
making the unfamiliar seem familiar. This group consists of Rutgers students – an English major for a lead vocalist, STEM majors for instrumentalists and a graduating senior in the mix – who have evolved from basement shows to big events like Beats on the Banks. After the opening act, Young the Giant took to the stage in a timely fashion at 9 p.m., opening with their song “Oblivion” off their latest album. From the moment they walked on, the band’s live performance was stellar, raw and energetic. RUPA’s disco ball left people radiantly smiling and taking videos of the venue.
Usually headlined by rappers and EDM artists, RUPA took a different approach for Beats on the Banks this time around by hosting a band instead of a solo artist. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR
Young the Giant performed a balanced mix of old and new songs, from more mellow songs like “Apartment” and “Titus Was Born,” and upbeat numbers like “Tightrope” and “Silvertongue.” The concert’s climax was, of course, the vivacious “Cough Syrup,” which almost all of the audience passionately sang along to. After the concert ended at approximately 11 p.m., audiences were more than content with their experience. Hajra Haque, a School of Engineering first-year, went on to praise Young the Giant’s performance. “I enjoyed this event. This was definitely a good option after Aminé, which was rap. I’m glad they had this new genre. Young the Giant was great. I’ve been a fan since I was 13, so this was like a dream come true, coming to see them. I really like how they performed ‘Titus Was Born,’ the visual effects were amazing for that and the way everything for that song was tied together was great,” she said. RUPA’s approach to this semi-annual event is to be constantly evolving. “Beats on the Banks just started as an idea. When we first started, the event was at the RAC (Rutgers Athletic Center), but we realized that the College Ave Gym is just a better location. It’s intimate and we can make it a better venue for a concert. Every year, we make little changes and we’re always looking to improve,” Sankaranarayanan said.
Overlooked: Underrated aspects of history, moments we miss MANNAL BABAR CONTRIBUTING WRITER
A decade is defined by its popular culture at the time. The 1980s were musically defined by artists like Michael Jackson, Madonna and Prince. But there are hidden gems, events and forces in every decade that many don’t know
about. People overlooked and still don’t fully realize the massive impact of one of the most influential albums of the decade, which came near the end: Public Enemy’s “Fear of a Black Planet.” But mainstream artists and cultural forces aren’t the only factors shaping history. Some hidden events in history have shaped social
There are plenty of events, people and places that aren't heavily historicized, or widely known. In discovering what flew under the radar, our cultural understanding is broadened. UNSPLASH
movements, society and the way we live itself. These hidden gems, may those be events, people, music or another story, are rendered invisible amid the popular highlights, so let's bring them to light.
THE BLACK COWBOYS
John Wayne films about the frontier, a great many saloons and the threat of “Indians” missed one important thing when it came to the American West: Black cowboys. Historians estimate that 1 in 4 cowboys were Black, according to Smithsonian. Many of the first cowboys were Black. During the Civil War, many white Texan ranchers depended on slaves to maintain their land and cattle herds. The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves, and ranchers were compelled to hire now-free, skilled Blacks as paid cowhands. Black cowboys were brilliant horsemen, and even today, there is a generation of Black cowboys that is continuing the legacy of its ancestors, and should be celebrated.
THE GREATEST SONGWRITER YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
You probably don’t know who she is or what her name is, but
you know her songs. Rose Marie McCoy composed and collaborated approximately 850 songs with artists such as Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, James Brown and Aretha Franklin. An Arkansas native, she brought Black and white, Northern and Southern musical styles together. In the 1950s and early 1960s, American pop music saw the melding of dif ferent genres, according to NPR. As rock 'n’ roll was on the rise, people were eager to meet with anybody who said that they could write in that genre. And McCoy was one of the major forces in music that we don’t hear enough about.
THE LADY THAT GOT US TO THE MOON
Many times when we talk about taking the first step on the moon, we discuss men and the first man landing on the moon. But Neil Armstrong wouldn’t have been able to get to the moon if it weren't for Margaret Hamilton. Hamilton is a renowned mathematician and computer science pioneer. She is credited with having coined the term "software
engineering" while developing the navigation system for the Apollo spacecraft, according to Software Magazine. From her days with NASA to her current standing as a revolutionary software engineer, she is one of the hidden figures that paved the way for the industry itself and changed the world forever.
THE SILENT ERA OF HOLLYWOOD WAS DOMINATED BY WOMEN
When we hear about Hollywood, our minds tend to go to the male-dominated spaces of production and behindthe-scenes environment. But during the silent era of Hollywood, women were at the forefront of the industr y. Screenwriter Frances Marion was among one of the women that was at the epicenter of the industry, according to Refinery29. She wrote 325 scripts over the course of her career and created a space for women in the industry where they gathered, socialized and supported each other. She is one of the prominent women and hidden gems in history, and paved the way for women in the Hollywood industry.
DIVERSIONS
April 29, 2019
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
Lio
Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Manage your time wisely. Much can be accomplished this year if you use your ingenuity and discipline to get things done. Opportunities are within reach, but so are opportunists waiting to take advantage of you. A hands-on approach to money, health and contractual matters will deter others from taking advantage of you. Stakes are high; do your due diligence. Your numbers are 8, 19, 23, 28, 31, 36, 40.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Communicating, traveling and learning are featured. A challenge will pique your interest and turn into an unforgettable experience. Taking charge of a situation will leave a good impression. Romance is in the stars, and personal improvements can be initiated. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Stay focused on your goal. It’s up to you to bring about positive change and to make adjustment to your life or job that will make you stand out. Don’t miss an opportunity because you are too stubborn or slow to react. 4 stars
Non Sequitur
Wiley
Pearls Before Swine
Stephan Pastis
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep your intentions and your plans a secret until you have everything in place. Walk away from anyone prying into your affairs or trying to entice you to take part in something that is excessive or risky. 2 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t try to change someone else. Concentrate on yourself and what you can do to make your life better. If someone doesn’t want to tag along, continue on your own. Physical and intellectual growth should be priorities. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make changes for the right reasons. If someone is pressing you to overspend or get involved in something questionable, back away. You’ll do best if you work on things that make you happy and relationships that matter to you. 5 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Keep your distance from anyone who tends to meddle or spread rumors. Make improvements to your living space, and spend time with someone you love. A promise or plans you make will give you something to look forward to. 2 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Do your own thing. Work on a project that encourages you to strive for personal growth and a better lifestyle. Invest your time in relationships and projects that will help you expand your mind as well as your friendships. 5 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Matters concerning institutions, government agencies or medical facilities should be handled carefully. If you act in haste or you don’t look at the fine print, it will end up costing you. Make your living space more comfortable. 4 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Consider what’s possible. If you want to make a change, don’t include others in the transformation. Work on yourself, your attributes and being the best you can be. Self-improvement will lead to new opportunities. 3 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Physical fitness, a healthier lifestyle and events geared toward helping a cause you believe in should be priorities. New friendships can be established that will encourage you to be the best you can be. 3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Get involved in events or activities that will enhance your knowledge or target skills that can help you advance. Networking and meeting someone who is cutting-edge will inspire you. A partnership will tempt you, but it may not be practical. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Someone will offer false information or use the power of persuasion to take advantage of you. If you want to make a change, do so for the right reason, not because someone is twisting your arm. When in doubt, walk away. 3 stars
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Universal Crossword ACROSS
62 “Got it”
1 Essential acid
63 Scarfs (down)
6 Way up the slope
64 Wraps up
10 Share a border
65 Stethoscope wearers, for short
14 Gymnast Comaneci
66 Like salad greens
15 Perry Mason creator Gardner 16 Philosopher Descartes
DOWN
17 How to make the letter K
1 “Puppy Love” singer Paul
from a kit?
2 Tailless cat
19 ___ of Man
3 Beyonce, to the Beyhive
20 Wheel turner
4 Kudos on the green
21 Three: Prefix
5 Acorn, in time
22 “Et cetera” language
6 Four: Prefix
23 How to make the letter V valid?
7 Cook with intense heat
27 Sheriff’s assistant
8 ‘80s sitcom extraterrestrial
30 Instrument played with hands
9 Zebra with a whistle
and feet
10 “7 Rings” singer Grande
31 Join forces
11 Dog handler’s dream
32 Tarzan’s transport
12 Totally dark
34 Soak (up)
13 Bat mitzvah attendee
40 How some boxers go at it
37 How men can become
18 ___-bitty
45 Tanning hazards
22 Sawmill input
46 Where to start playing a round
41 Medium strength?
24 Salt Lake City team
47 Behrs of “2 Broke Girls”
42 Sainted Norwegian
25 Apt network for a
48 Mount, as a horse
the letter N?
43 Goofballs
chemistry show
49 15th-century Mexican
44 Bizarre
26 Closed, as curtains
50 Marriage and burial
47 Screwed up
27 “Bro!”
51 Long look
48 How to make the letter R rarest?
28 Grandson of Adam
54 Saints’ home, familiarly
51 Musical category
29 Located exactly
55 Sleeve feature
52 Pimple
32 Fancy parking option
56 Craft-selling site
53 Fairy tale starter
33 Retirement vehicle, briefly
58 Spanish hero El ___
57 “___ girl!”
35 Present opener?
59 Private entertainment grp.?
58 How to form the U.N. with
36 Pain in the neck
60 Leatherworker’s punch
U Thant? 61 Nickelodeon’s “___ 101”
38 A famous Amos 39 They flew from Pandora’s box
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April 29, 2019 ROWING KNIGHTS FINISH IN BOTTOM HALF OF STANDINGS
RU falls in Varsity 8 but takes 3 event wins JACKSON THOMPSON SPORTS EDITOR
The Rutgers rowing team’s Varsity 8 team finished in the lower half of the Varsity 8 on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, New Jersey over the weekend. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2019
The Rutgers rowing team took its latest national ranking down Route One this weekend and stroked its way to 3 out of 6 event wins at Princeton’s Lake Carnegie. Competing against conference foe No.12 Wisconsin, in-state rival No. 7 Princeton and Columbia, the Scarlet Knights finished in the bottom half of both Varsity 8 races. In the first Varsity 8, with senior Sarah Johanek in the stroke seat, Rutgers finished third, 6.6 seconds shy of the first place Tigers and 3.4 seconds shy of the Badgers for second place. In the second Varsity 8 with junior Grace Lewis in the stroke
seat, the Knights finished in last place as the only team to go over the 7-minute mark. After a slow star t in the two Varsity 8 events, Rutgers took its first top finish of the day in the Varsity 4 with senior Mackenzie George in the stroke seat with a time of 7:19.4. This was its best Varsity 4 time of the season. Two Knights boats claimed the top two finishes with a 7:48.2 time in the Varsity 4A at with junior Rebecca Barglowski in the stroke seat and a 7:52.2 time in the Varsity 4B race with senior Gabriella Conmy in stroke seat. Rutgers finished of f the day with a first-place and thirdplace finish in the Novice 8 and second Novice 8 race. The
Knights’ Novice A boat, with sophomore Olivia Ling in the stroke seat, finished with a time of 7:10.3 for a first-place finish. The B boat, led by sophomore Zoe Toner, finished in third with a 7:40.5 time. Princeton’s two top finishes in the Varsity 8 and second Varsity 8 races were enough to hold onto the Hewitt and Dauphiny Cup and maintain its reputation as the top women’s rowing program in New Jersey. Rutgers will finish the regular season with the Eastern Sprints on May 5 in Worcester, Massachusetts. For updates on the Rutgers rowing team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
SOFTBALL RUTGERS 5, INDIANA 2
Knights take 1 game against Hoosiers on road ALEX FABUGAIS-INABA CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers softball team was unable to win the series against Indiana over the weekend, but did clinch the final game on Sunday afternoon for a 5-2 win to close out Game Three. Going into last weekend, the Scarlet Knights (25-22, 9-11) won 7 of the last 8 games and have now put that stat to 8 of 10. Freshman right-handed pitcher Corah Price kept the Hoosiers (3319, 8-12) from running over Games Two and Three of the series. After Rutgers took a hit in the first game, the Colorado Springs, Colorado native was brought in to start off the second game and held on for the rest of the series. She recorded 10 strikeouts with seven of them coming from Sunday’s game. Even under the pressure of bases loaded and two outs, Price was able to seize the moment only letting Indiana run away with 13 hits and 5 runs in the last two games.
GAME ONE (9-1, INDIANA)
Leading off the first pitch of the series, senior infielder Jess Hughes scored a base hit and
retired the run with freshman infielder Aleah Marra replacing her on the base. Marra moved her way from base to base, all the way to home thanks to junior infielder Nicole Bowman’s RBI single. Afterward, it was all Indiana that kept the Knights scoreless the rest of the time, including a 1-2-3 inning at top of the fifth to close out the first game. Senior right-handed pitcher Whitney Jones struggled to hold off the Hoosiers in their first run of many, starting with back-to-back doubles in the second inning to tie the game.
GAME TWO (3-2, INDIANA)
A leadoff solo home run in the second inning for Indiana rattled Rutgers for the majority of the second game. With the Knights unable to score in five innings, it was all Price to hold off Indiana to eight hits — one of them being an RBI double in the bottom of the fourth that put the Hoosiers up by two. One play turned Rutgers around for the rest of the series. After Hughes’s leadoff walk in the top of the sixth inning, junior utility Anyssa Iliopoulous hit a
2-run homer for the Knights to tie the game at 2-2. Price continued to stop the Hoosiers’ batters with a scoreless sixth inning for Indiana. But, the last inning saw the Hoosiers’ runner on third make her way to home from a hit that went down centerfield for the 3-2 finish.
GAME THREE (5-2, RUTGERS)
It didn’t matter that Sunday’s game was Indiana’s Senior Day. From its two consecutive losses to the Hoosiers, Rutgers came in hungry for a win and left it all out on the field. Hughes got the ball rolling with a huge right-field homer that put the Knights in the early lead on the board. Sophomore infielder Myah Moy logged a 2-run RBI double, bringing sophomore outfielder Erin Collins and Marra to home. With Moy moving to third, Hughes hit down the right field for an RBI single and putting Rutgers up to its biggest lead against Indiana in 4-0. The Knights kept their streak glowing in the third inning. Bowman singled and made her way across the plates with freshman center
Penelope Russ’s RBI single to center field, adding another run to Rutgers’ 5-1 lead over the Hoosiers. Next up, the Knights have a single game against LIU Brooklyn on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Rutgers’ Softball Complex. The Blackbirds (29-14) have won the past 10 out of 11 games, losing only to Stony Brook in a midweek game two weeks ago.
This will be Rutgers’ first single game since it faced Fordham last month at home and the last of four home games for the Knights, wrapping up one of their best conference seasons since joining the Big Ten. For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior infielder Jess Hughes hit a leadoff home run on the first pitch of the game in Rutgers’ 5-2 win over Indiana. She went 1-for-4. CASEY AMBROSIO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2019
April 29, 2019
Page 11 FOOTBALL PAIR OF KNIGHTS BEGIN NFL CAREERS
Austin, Hampton picked on NFL Draft’s 3rd day JAKE SCHMIED ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Senior defensive backs Blessuan Austin and Saquan Hampton are moving up to the highest level of football. The two individuals on the Rutgers football team were
picked in the NFL Draft by the New York Jets and the New Orleans Saints, respectively, last Saturday in Nashville. Hampton, a fifth-year senior, was the first Scarlet Knight off the board in the sixth round as the 177th pick to New Orleans. The
Rutgers defensive back was the second safety that the Saints took in the draft after taking Florida’s Chauncey Gardner-Johnson in the fourth round. Hampton, who was a team captain last season, totaled 177 tackles and 5 interceptions in 39
Senior defensive backs Blessuan Austin and Saquan Hampton were drafted in the sixth round of the NFL Draft last Saturday. THE DAILY TARGUM
games as a Knight. At the NFL Combine in Indianapolis early in March, the safety ran a 4.448 in the 40-yard dash. Austin, a Queens, New York native, was selected 19 picks after his teammate by the Garden State Area’s AFC local team: the Jets. He was the second Big Ten player to be drafted by New York, after Minnesota linebacker Blake Cashman in the fifth round. The 6-foot-1-inch cornerback missed 11 games after suffering a season-ending injury against Texas State, back on Sept. 1. Austin has not played a full season since 2016, when, as a sophomore, he broke up an average of 1.7 passes per game, good for 12th in the nation. Five out of the Jets’ six draft picks were defensive players. Austin was the lone secondary taken in this year’s NFL Draft and is the first Rutgers student athlete to be selected to New York since 1967. But, Austin and Hampton weren’t the only former Knights to join NFL clubs. Fifth-year seniors offensive lineman Tariq Cole and defensive lineman Kevin Wilkins were the first pair of undrafted Rutgers soon-to-be alumni to be picked up by the Arizona Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles, respectively. Cole, a fifth-year senior, served as an offensive team captain last season as a left tackle. He was an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten in 2016 and 2017.
In 47 games as a Knight, Wilkins played in 12 games except for 11 last season. He made 126 total and 46 solo career tackles. During his career, he made 2.5 sacks for a loss of 10 combined yards. Graduate student running back Jonathan Hilliman was picked up by the New York Giants, marking the third Rutgers player to sign an undrafted free agent deal. Hilliman, who transferred to the Banks after spending the previous three seasons at Boston College, rushed for six touchdowns and 337 yards last season. With Boston’s ACC team in 2017, the Plainfield, New Jersey native ran for five touchdowns and found the end zone twice as a receiver. He is 12th on the Eagles’ program list with 2,238 rushing yards and ranks seventh with 26 touchdowns on the ground. Hilliman joins alumnus running back Robert Martin on the Giants, who signed a reserve contract earlier this season with the team. Senior linebacker and last season’s defensive team captain Deonte Roberts rounded out the Knights’ undrafted free agent list, finding a home with the San Francisco 49ers. He made 297 total and 93 solo career tackles in four seasons at Rutgers. For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @SchmiedJake and @TargumSports on Twitter.
WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD SPRINT MEDLEY TEAM SHATTERS SPRING SCHOOL RECORD
Rutgers breaks program record at Penn Relays DELANEY ZUBRICK STAFF WRITER
This past weekend, the Rutgers women’s track and field team raced at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. There, the Scarlet Knights earned school records and personal records. This would be Rutgers’ last meet before the Big Ten Championships, and it has put in hard work to get to its position now. Senior Oniesha Clarke was able to finish seventh after qualifying for the 100-meter dash. She placed second in her opening heat with a time of 11.76 and in the finals, she ran a time of 11.89. Freshman Reanda Richards placed second in the 400-meter hurdles by only a fraction of a second. Richards finished in a time of 57.58, and the first-place finisher, Shannon Kalawan of St. Augustine, ran a 57.37. Richards held the fastest time in the nation recently for Division I athletes, but she came to this meet as second in the nation. The women’s sprint medley team placed fourth with a time of 3:48.63, which was a new school record. They were also only a few seconds behind the firstplace finisher, Penn State, who ran 3:45.25. The Knights’ sprint medley team consisted of freshmen Iyanla Kollock, Ajae Alvarez-Tyler and Richards and senior Jenna Sobieski.
Junior Rhonda Rogombe tied for fourth in the high jump as she cleared a height of 1.74 meters. Sophomore Courtney Campbell claimed the college high jump title with a jump of 1.67 meters. Campbell was also the champion at the Metropolitan Championships. Freshman Zia Barr is making a name for herself in her first year at Rutgers. Barr competed in the triple jump, and while she placed ninth, she competed against 30 other athletes with more experience. Barr jumped 11.69 meters and has progressed this season. Senior Halia Rosemond also placed ninth in discus with a throw of 43.12 meters. Rosemond was only a little more than 10 feet away from first place, so it was a successful meet for her as well. The 4x800-meter relay team placed sixth with help from Richards, freshmen Mackenzie Prezume and Brooke Riedy and Sobieski. They ran a time of 8:46.80 while the first-place team, Indiana, ran an 8:33.47. For the Big Ten Championships, some athletes to look out for include Richards, Clarke, Campbell and Rogombe. All four of these women have successful track records and there is a lot to see from them coming up. The Big Ten Championships will be held in Iowa City, Iowa from May 10 to 12. There will be
several tough competitors that some of the athletes have yet to compete against, but with the
success of this season, Rutgers should have confidence in its races and events.
For updates on the Rutgers women’s track and field team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Junior Rhonda Rogombe tied for fourth in the high jump, clearing the bar with a height of 1.74 meters at the Penn Relays over the weekend. THE DAILY TARGUM / JANUARY 2016
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“Even with them being the No. 1-ranked team in the country, we realize there isn’t that big of a gap between all the teams in the Big Ten.” — Sophomore attack Tommy Coyne
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Head coach Brian Brecht and the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team lost their regular season finale to Penn State in the final minutes of the game. They can avenge this loss at the Big Ten Tournament, this Thursday, as the Knights welcome the Nittany Lions in the first round at HighPoint.com Stadium. GARRETT STEFFE / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2019
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The Rutgers men’s lacrosse team concluded its regular season in nail-biting fashion last Saturday, falling 14-13 against No. 1 Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania. Although the game ended in defeat, it was another demonstration of how capable the team is of competing with the elite teams in college lacrosse. “Even with them being the No. 1-ranked team in the country, we realize there isn’t that big of a gap between all the teams in the Big Ten,” said sophomore attack Tommy Coyne. It was a nightmare start for the No. 20 Scarlet Knights (7-7, 2-3), as the Nittany Lions (12-1, 5-0) quickly jumped out to a 3-goal lead thanks to a pair from Cole Willard and a goal from Dylan Foulds. Rutgers was able
to regroup following an early timeout, ending the first period on a 4-0 run. Penn State responded in the second, with leading scorer Mac O’Keefe getting his first 2 goals of the game in the opening 3 minutes of the period. The Lions would score 3 of the next 5 to go into halftime with a narrow 8-6 lead. The Knights came out swinging in the third, retaking the lead on a 4-1 run off a brace from Coyne and goals from fifth-year senior midfielder Casey Rose and sophomore attack Adam Charalambides. Penn State answered back with goals from Jack Traynor and Jack Kelly to retake the lead from Rutgers at the end of the quarter. Coyne opened up the third period with 2 goals in 80 seconds to put the Knights back up by a goal. O’Keefe tied it up with 8:44 to
graduate student on the men’s track and field team, placed third in the javelin throw at the Penn Relays this past weekend. He captured the javelin title at the Metropolitan Championships, this season. He was a First-Team All-American in 2017.
with a career-high 6 goals and played a critical role in keeping the Knights in the game. With this loss, Rutgers now has three more days to prepare for a first round rematch in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. Although facing the top-ranked team in the country isn’t exactly an optimal situation, the Knights feel they have a better idea of how to handle the Lions in an elimination game. “We’re going to tighten some things up and know what we need to do on Thursday when we face them again,” Coyne said. “We know it’s going to be a great atmosphere at our home field for the Big Ten Tournament, so we’re excited to get another chance at them at our place.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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go, but junior attack Kieran Mullins retook the lead a minute later. Foulds got another equalizer just under the 6-minute mark to set up a dramatic conclusion. The final minute of play was arguably the most dramatic finish of the season for Rutgers. With the score tied at 13, Charalambides had a one-on-one opportunity on the edge of the crease, but his top-shelf shot was deflected off the helmet of goalkeeper Colby Kneese. This save gave the Lions a final opportunity to win the game in regulation. Grant Ament found Kelly on the edge of the crease, and Kelly beat fifth-year senior goalie Max Edelmann to give Penn State the game winner with just 40 seconds on the clock. Despite the loss, there were several positives to take away from this game. The main story on offense was Coyne, who finished
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