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Barchi adds $20 M. to diversity fund, union continues negotiations BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN NEWS EDITOR

While the Rutgers American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT) is recruiting students to join their cause and taking actions that “may potentially culminate in a strike later this month,” University President Robert L. Barchi announced an additional $20 million in strategic funding from his office through 2024, he

announced in a university-wide email yesterday. The University’s Faculty Diversity Hiring Initiative initially promised $21.8 million in 2017 to go through 2021.

“This a huge union victory,” said Deepa Kumar, president of the Rutgers American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT) and associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, in an email to The Daily Targum. “We

held rallies, we challenged him at University Senate meetings and we made diversity hiring central to our contract campaign.”

Barchi’s message stated that he is committed to enhancing its faculty diversity toward world-class teaching and research. The $40 million underscores the University’s commitment to assist schools and departments in attracting and retaining diverse faculty.

SEE NEGOTIATIONS ON PAGE 4

University President Robert L. Barchi said the additional money would go toward the University’s diversity initiative, which initially promised $21.8 million. GARRETT STEFFE / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

Rutgers hosts speaker for journalism lecture CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR

Yesterday evening, Alberto Ibargüen, the president and CEO of the Knight Foundation as well as former publisher of The Miami Herald, came to Rutgers to speak about journalism, its influence on the public and the power of giant tech companies.

The event was part of the annual Richard D. Heffner Open Mind Lecture. In an introductor y remark, Mark Angelson, the vice chair of the Board of Governors, spoke about his personal experiences with Heffner as a mentor and friend.

Angelson also introduced Heffner’s grandson, Alexander Heffner, who is the current host of “The Open Mind” on PBS. “Alexander now reaches millions of people every year,” he said. “I’m honored today to remind you all

about (Richard D. Heffner) and to introduce his grandson.”

Giving further reflections, Alexander Heffner took the podium and described his grandfather’s legacy, as well as how he first got to know Ibargüen. He said his grandfather not only designed a program to entertain, but also to teach. Before Alexander Heffner took on the role of hosting “The Open Mind,” though, Ibargüen took an interest in him as a student journalist.

“He took a chance on me long ago to be part of this grand experiment,” Alexander Heffner said. “I’m grateful for him for his imagination and leadership now stewarding a foundation that is central to the preservation of American democracy.”

Ibargüen started his lecture by first recounting his New Jersey roots since he grew up in South SEE LECTURE ON PAGE 4

Board of Trustees names officers for next year BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN NEWS EDITOR

Rutgers has elected its Board of Trustees Officers for 2019-2020, according to an article by Rutgers Today. The Board acts in an advisory capacity to the Board of Governors and is comprised of 41 voting members: 20 charter members, 16 alumni members and five public members appointed by the governor of the state with confirmation by the New Jersey State Senate, and is headed by a chair and two vice-chairs.

James F. Dougherty will serve a one-year term as chair of the Board of Trustees, according to the article. He is a second-term alumnus trustee serving through 2024.

Professionally, he is a veterinary internist from Collegeville, Pennsylvania and co-owner of Metropolitan Veterinary Associates.

Ronald Garutti will serve as covice chair of the board, according to the article. A Pottersville, New Jersey resident and Rutgers College alumnus, his second term as a charter trustee runs through 2024. He is a

Alberto Ibargüen, the president and CEO of the Knight Foundation, said his foundation’s mission was to inform the community. The foundation will also be investing $300 million in a program to increase local reporting. CATHERINE NGUYEN / NEWS EDITOR

retired group vice president of global regulatory affairs at Schering-Plough.

Jose Piazza is also going to serve as co-vice chair, according to the article. A graduate of Washington University and the University of Rochester, Piazza’s second term as a charter trustee runs through 2023. He is a vice president of business excellence finance at Verizon Communications.

The appointments take effect July 1, 2019, and run through June 30, 2020, according to the article.

Finally, Mary DiMartino will join the Board of Governors for the term running from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2025. A Lawrenceville, New Jersey resident, she is the executive director of J.P. Morgan Securities and a Douglass College alumna, according to the article.

James F. Dougherty, a second-term alumnus trustee, was previously a veterinary internist from Collegeville, Pennsylvania. He is also the co-owner of Metropolitan Veterinary Associates. RUTGERS.EDU

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Campus Calendar THURSDAY 4/04 Center for Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drugs Assistance Program and Psychiatric Services presents “Mindfulness Meditation” from noon to 1 p.m. at Douglass Student Center on Douglass campus. This event is free and open to the public.

FRIDAY4/05 Center for Human Evolutionary Studies presents “Lecture: The Evolution of Morality” from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Dr. Ruth M. Adams Building on Douglass campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers presents “Film Screening: The Gate of Heavenly Peace” from 6 to 9 p.m. at Murray Hall on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.

SATURDAY 4/06 Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “The Rehearsal” at 7:30 p.m. at Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theater on Douglass campus. This event is $15 for students.

SUNDAY 4/07 Catholic Center presents “Roman Catholic Mass” from 11 a.m. to noon at Catholic

Center on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers presents “Art Together” from 1 to 3 p.m. at Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “A Celebration of Women in Music” at 5 p.m. at Robert E. Mortensen Hall on Douglass campus. This event is free and open to the public.

MONDAY 4/08 Department of Genetics and Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey presents “Genetics Seminar with Speaker Louis Ptacek, M.D” from noon to 1 p.m. at Life Sciences Building on Busch campus.

This event is free and open to the public.

Catholic Center presents “Catholic Solemn Vespers and a talk on Our Lady of Divine Providence” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Catholic Center on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.

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HPV rates high among young minority men CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR

A study from Rutgers School of Public Health found that the rate of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is high in young minority men who were gay or bisexual, even though there is a vaccine available to prevent it, according to Rutgers Today.

“There is an urgency in ensuring HPV vaccination before these young men engage in sexual behavior.”

PERRY HALKITIS Dean of the School of Public Health

“The lack of HPV vaccination in sexual minority men is a missed prevention opportunity,” said lead author Perry Halkitis, dean of the School of Public Health.

HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the world, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There are various types of HPV, with some

causing health issues such as genital warts and cancers.

The study, which appears in “AIDS Patient Care and STDs,” found that there was already reports of higher rates of HPVrelated cancers in gay minority men who were older and still sexually active. This should be more preventable in more recent generations though, with advances in healthcare and medicine.

Halkitis said it was also known that those living with HIV are more likely to be impacted by HPV infection and HPV-related cancers.

“Given that sexual minority men are also at highest risk for testing positive for HIV, there is an urgency in ensuring HPV vaccination before these young men engage in sexual behavior,” he said.

The CDC also recommended that individuals be vaccinated in order to prevent contracting HPV. According to the website, the vaccine can protect against certain diseases, including cancers, and was especially recommended for young men who identify as gay or bisexual through age 26.

Conducted at Rutgers Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies, the study also looked at the prevalence of HPV exposure, HIV infection

HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the world, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC recommends that individuals get vaccinated in order to prevent contracting the HPV strand. RUTGERS.EDU and HPV vaccination in people who were older than 23 years old and were members of ethnic or racial minority groups. While it was observed that 58 percent of the participants in the study were infected with HPV, only 18 percent of them had received the full dose of the vaccine.

Another discovery the researchers found was that HIV was linked to HPV oral infection and HPV, which is vaccine preventable.

Neighborhood poverty and HIV infection were also connected to anal HPV. “The HPV vaccination was recently expanded to include

men and women between ages 27 and 45. Previously, it was only approved for men and women ages 9 to 26,” Halkitis said.

“With the uptake of the HPV vaccine incredibly low in the United States, there is an urgent need for outreach to at-risk and underserved populations.”

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NEGOTIATIONS AAUP-AFT represents approximately 7,700 faculty members, graduate students CONTINUED FROM FRONT

The announcement was made to “support a continued effort to hire, mentor and retain faculty from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds,” said Dory Devlin, senior director of University News and Media Relations.

The initiative will provide half the salary for the first three years of each qualified newly hired diverse faculty members, along with additional funds for mentoring and retention activities, Barchi’s email stated.

“While faculty within departments and schools ultimately make hiring decisions for individual faculty members, the University leadership strives to provide the funds and the environment to enable our schools to hire the best scholars, helping to ensure that our faculty better reflects the broad diversity of our student body and our state,” the email stated.

The Daily Targum reported on Monday that the AAUP-AFT was asking for an additional $15 million for a Paul Robeson

Diversity Hiring Initiative for 2019-2020 and 100 Paul Robeson fellowships for graduate students. They claim Barchi’s initiative has only made a modest step for ward so far, spending $4 million on 26 Black and Latinx faculty.

The University has added a total of 79 diverse faculty since the initiative’s inception in 2016, the email stated.

RECRUITING STUDENTS

Members of the union are recruiting Rutgers students to join their cause and take a strike pledge. They are also sending around a Google document that has students give their name, email address, department, cell phone number and campus. The document also has them share when they have class, when they can join the faculty in picketing and how they want to volunteer.

They can volunteer by putting up fliers around campus, passing out leaflets, making an announcement in class or tabling at dining halls.

The document was shared with the Targum from a student,

LECTURE Ibergüen says tech companies should be responsible for their content to ‘reduce harm’ CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Orange before delving into the current state of journalism.

“I’m here this evening … to talk about a world turned upside down,” he began.

His foundation’s mission was to support and inform the community, because an informed citizen might determine their true interest. Ibargüen said the First Amendment was also a “living organism,” because

Nathan Perez, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year, who is involved with the strike.

POTENTIAL STRIKE

In an AAUP-AFT press release obtained by the Targum yesterday, the union will be holding a solidarity food drive for graduate students on the Camden campus on Thursday, April 4.

There they will be collecting nonperishable food items and publicly asking campus community members to donate canned goods for graduate employees to the campus food pantry.

“The food drive is part of a larger series of actions being taken by the Rutgers AAUP-AFT to demand a fair contract. These actions may potentially culminate in a strike later this month,” the release stated.

The Targum reported on Wednesday that the union tweeted that picket duty signups were underway, and that a tele-town hall for AAUP-AFT members is planned for Monday, April 8.

AAUP-AFT represents 7,700 Rutgers faculty and graduate students across all three campuses and “continues to work to ensure public access to highquality and affordable higher education in New Jersey,” the release stated.

attitudes toward its protection have changed during the most recent decades.

These attitudes contradict each other, with cer tain populist leaders calling for control of free speech, college students calling for safe spaces and Internet platforms choosing to use information in a way that makes misinformation more likely, he said.

This is due to both a structural shift in the media and a societal

Mark Angelson, the vice chair of the Board of Governors, said he was scheduled to have lunch with Richard D. Heffner the day he died. During the event, he also recalled Heffner’s impact on him as both a friend and mentor. RUTGERS.EDU

Deepa Kumar, president of the Rutgers American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers, said the announcement was a victory. TWITTER

shift. For most of the country’s history, news has been decentralized, which means that people read newspapers that are more focused on local and regional happenings.

Newspapers in the past also had a more limited reach, often reporting within a district, which meant that there was more attention on candidates that a town would be electing. There was less of a focus on national officials, who were often far away in Washington, D.C. or major cities, Ibargüen said.

This meant there was less of a “distance” between the newspaper and the reader, which led to increased trust in the media.

“Technology upended that structure,” Ibargüen said. “It decimated the business of local and regional news, replacing it with a faster and much more efficient system of delivery. As a result, we’re homogenized news into national shouting matches.”

He argued that local news was the “bedrock” of society, which was why the Knight Foundation recently announced a $300 million investment into local news. The current lack of trust in the media, as well as each other, was a serious issue that increased local reporting could help resolve, he said.

With the rise of technology, Ibargüen said he is optimistic and believes that it will be integral to solving this issue, despite being the reason for media’s downfall. Tech giants have already begun this endeavor, with Facebook focusing on dealing with harmful content and privacy, and Google making investments into finding viable business models for news.

For the most part though, technology has been detrimental to the media. Ibargüen said its efficiency has damaged the

traditional advertising model of newspapers, since it offers information at the cost of information, not money. Given technology’s novelty, it also means that regulations have not caught up to their advancing developments.

“Why is technology still governed by rules and regulations written for print and broadcast? In a world of digital media, we’re still thinking in 18th and 19th-century industrial models,” he said.

Ibargüen then discussed the history of antitrust laws, describing how some have proposed a “duty of care” from tech companies, which could mean placing legal requirements on their products or services.

Others proposed that these companies should have a legal obligation to treat consumers’ information in certain regulated ways, similar to how a bank treats a person’s deposits.

As for his personal view, Ibargüen said considering how publishers were responsible for the content they present to the public, tech companies should also be governed to “reduce harm.”

In the final minutes of his lecture, Ibargüen covered free speech and the First Amendment, especially in relation to college students and the internet. College students support the First Amendment and safe spaces, which he concluded meant that students valued inclusiveness and stopping hate speech.

While the laws in the First Amendment were established for print and broadcasting, there was still ambiguity when it came to how it applied to online platforms, he said.

“These are not issues for you to keep in the back of your mind.

These are issues that require citizens’ immediate attention,” Ibargüen said.

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Threat of bioterrorism requires stock cultures

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ioterrorism, as facilitated by the advancement and exploitation ANUSHKA LAHIRI of technology, is a threat that looms over us constantly. It is a threat that is even more pervasive than terrorism in the traditional sense, as bioterrorists effectively weaponize pathogens with the intent of creating an epidemic or pandemic that can decimate populations before anybody is even aware they are at risk.

Biological warfare is severely unethical in that it not only promotes undue suffering and death for masses of people, but it is very difficult for governments to counteract if they lack thorough research on the organism at use. Essentially, the best weapon to fight against bioterrorism is an extensive arsenal of biological research conducted by qualified scientists in sanctioned facilities.

Currently, the United States enjoys a sanctioned institution, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), that does the kind of research that is most useful in the plight against bioterrorism. The CDC is now confronted with the issue of whether to retain its remaining stock cultures containing the smallpox virus. It is my opinion that, in the face of bioterrorism, it is of utmost importance that the remaining stock cultures are not destroyed.

The variola virus, which is responsible for infecting people with smallpox, is an extremely virulent pathogen. In history, it was one of the most painful diseases to plague humankind until it was eradicated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1980. Because of its uniquely powerful nature, the variola virus is helpful to the research of virus genomic information, the characterization of new antivirals, the evaluation of new vaccines and better ways to define disease pathogenesis.

CDC officials, contest to the necessity of retaining the cultures and how there is still work to be done, saying “...we believe that the original goals of the WHO agenda for newer and safer vaccines, fully licensed antiviral drugs, and better diagnostics have still not been fully met.”

The essay released by the officials also stressed how working with the live variola virus has greatly improved their abilities to diagnose, treat and prevent smallpox with diagnostic assays, antiviral drugs and vaccines like IMVAMUNE and Lc16m8, respectively.

A problematic result of technological advancements is that it is virtually impossible for a virus to be eradicated. Genome replication technology ensures that if someone has access to a virus’ genomic code, it is possible for them to replicate it infinitely.

Recently, research conducted by virologist David Evans and his associate included a detailed account of how the scientists reassembled horsepox DNA to form a smallpox hybrid. This publication is concerning because it leaves the world vulnerable to people who intend to abuse the information and commit bioterrorism.

Moving past the fact that bioterrorists may exploit technology to bring the smallpox virus back into action, critics of culture retainment might also argue that the act of smallpox research is dangerous in itself. But, it has been found by the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity that “...very few government-funded gain-of-function experiments posed a significant threat to public health,” which includes research on pathogens like influenza and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).

To ensure safety in dealing with deadly pathogens, the National Institutes of Health, which provides grants for scientific research, will surveil research more closely than in the past. Moreover, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services intends to thoroughly assess both the gain-of-function projects being conducted with government money and the scientists in charge of them under its new plan.

Aside from the necessity of smallpox research and the risk that might accompany it, opponents of culture retainment might also point out how expensive it is for the government to fund pathogen research. But, in reality, it might be more expensive to forego conducting pathogen research than to deal with the consequences of doing so.

“The human and economic costs of such public health emergencies vary, but they almost always exceed the cost of preventive action,” which rang true in the cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Ebola, which respectively cost $40 billion and $4.3 billion to deal with, while the costs of new vaccines are between $500 million to $1.8 billion. Regarding smallpox, an epidemic would surely cost the U.S. government billions, given the fact that the variola virus is highly contagious. Thus, it would be smart to take preventative measures now by conducting research, rather than paying exorbitant sums in the case of a re-emergence.

In confronting the problem of whether the remaining stock cultures of smallpox should be destroyed, it is important to consider the benefits of keeping them. In researching the cultures, scientists might be able to make useful breakthroughs in vaccines, diagnostic methods and other areas.

To cater to those who advocate for the destruction of cultures for safety or economic reasons, organizations and agencies of the government have stepped up their oversight capacities. As far as financial burdens are concerned, pathogen research and preventative measures are statistically less expensive than the cost of dealing with the consequences of no research or preventative measures. All things considered, it seems to me that the benefits of keeping smallpox cultures greatly outweigh any risks.

COMMENTARY

Anushka Lahiri is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in political science.

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NY’s congestion pricing shows promise system, which is currently in dire need of repairs.

While the city’s subways are no longer in crisis as they were two years ago, they remain plagued by deCONNOR O’BRIEN lays and badly need an expansion and upgrades to their underlying signal system.

Funneling the revenues back toward public transdeal late last week reached among New portation will also benefit lower-income New Yorkers York state legislators in Albany will make who already cannot afford to drive in Manhattan daily.

New York City the first city in America Incentivizing people to substitute public transportato adopt congestion pricing on its crowded streets, tion for driving will even have the additional benefit of which is a system of tolls that charges drivers for reducing the city’s carbon emissions, as subways and entering areas of high traffic. The new policy, which buses emit far less on a per-capita basis than cars on will take effect in 2021, will charge cars a little more congested roads.

The increasing popularity of congestion pricing than $10 per day to drive below 60th Street in Manhattan, with trucks to be charged about twice that by city governments is symbolic of a growing school of thought that is taking hold in urban policy circles fee, according to reports.

Congestion pricing is used in big cities around around the world but particularly necessary in — and the world, from London to Singapore, but has been applicable to — American cities. The late 20th centunotably absent from urban policy in America, in ry brought renewed growth to American cities and a part due to our historic reliance on cars. But it has revival of once-decaying industrial centers through proven successful in managing traffic and helping the booming technology and service sectors.

But while this has seriously turned around some cities pay for public transportation and road upkeep.

The idea has the potential to address a number of struggling places, it has not addressed one of the funurban problems and could help make American damental flaws endemic to our cities. Even in relatively-dense areas like cities more equitaNew York and Boston, ble, pro-business the infrastructure and and environmen“... New York’s congestion pricing plan is a layouts of American tally friendly. promising sign that policymakers are willing cities are based around The plan rests on the idea of what to embrace new evidence-based ideas to make cars, not people.

The result of this economists call an their cities more economically vibrant and cardinal sin is cities externality. Typicalthat are far more ly, when one buys pleasant places in which to live.” spread out, less a good, the money dense, more pollutexchanged for it represents the entire cost of production and some ed, less friendly to pedestrians and less aesthetically profit taken by the seller. The transaction imposes pleasing. Urban economists have discovered the inno costs on anyone else. This is in contrast to when credible economic value to density and the so-called a market produces a negative externality, or a cost “network effects” it can flesh out, but these benefits are largely inaccessible in cities constructed around borne by a third-party.

In the case of driving, traffic is itself a negative freeways rather than walkable, livable open spaces.

Barcelona is taking the plunge and embracing this externality. Its presence imposes an economic cost on society while those causing it — on the roads — vision with an ambitious “superblock” plan to reclaim do not pay the full price of their activity. Economists many of its streets from cars and for pedestrians, both have a straightforward solution to this problem: tax to increase density and build a city friendlier to the unit the activity producing the externality. In our case, tax they are meant to serve: people. And they are not alone.

While just a first step in embracing a new urbanthe act of driving in a congested area.

Contrary to what you might think, this idea has ism, New York’s congestion pricing plan is a prombeen endorsed and implemented by economists ising sign that policymakers are willing to embrace and policymakers across the entire political spec- new evidence-based ideas to make their cities more trum, including Nobel laureate Milton Friedman. A economically vibrant and pleasant places in which to decade ago, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg live. Already, cities like Philadelphia, Los Angeles and tried unsuccessfully to push a congestion pricing San Francisco — which may need this new philosophy plan through the state government. A few years be- more than New York — are considering congestion fore that, the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone — pricing for themselves. Hopefully more cities will bea former Labour Party member and self-described gin to follow New York’s lead.

Democratic socialist — implemented his city’s first Connor O’Brien is a School of Arts and Sciences jucongestion pricing scheme.

New York plans to pump the revenue it collects nior majoring in economics. His column, “Policy Over from these tolls directly into its public transportation Politics,” runs on alternate Thursdays.

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Remember those lost to hate for Islam Awareness Week THE UNAPOLOGETIC WRITER LAILA AHMED

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aying that my heart aches is an understatement. Saying that I have only shed a few tears is an understatement. Saying that I feel frightened to walk alone at night is an understatement. Saying that I fear that the one place where I can find tranquility and peace can be brutally disturbed is an understatement. These were just a fraction of the emotions that flooded my mind on March 15, a day of woe and utter heartbreak.

On March 15, a terrorist in Christchurch, New Zealand entered two mosques during the weekly Friday congregation and live streamed himself shooting Muslims praying in the two mosques. Fifty-one people to date have died all due to this monster’s heinous acts. This attack hit home as some people within the Rutgers community were directly affected when they lost their cousin, Atta Elayyan, a new father, football player and tech leader.

Rutgers University held a vigil on Monday, March 25 at Brower Commons to honor the 51 lives taken from us. People from different faiths, cultures and ethnicities came together to remember our fallen heroes. This vigil personally meant a lot to me and I felt a sense of gratitude as I saw all these different people coming together to stand in solidarity against terrorism and Islamophobia.

Each of these heroes deserves to be remembered, and this paper’s purpose is to

honor them and make sure that everyone reading this paper remembers their names and not the name of the terrorist, as this is exactly what he wanted.

Remember Mucad Ibrahim, a 3-year-old son.

Abdukadir Elmi, a 70-year-old man who survived a civil war but could not survive through his wounds. Abdul Fattah Qasem, a 60-yearold who helped everyone in his community and had a “heart of gold.” Ahmed Abdelghani, a 68-year-old man who immigrated to New Zealand for his son’s education. Ali Elmadani, a 66-year-old engineer killed while praying.

Amjad Hamid, a 57-year-old doctor killed during the attack. Ansi Alibava, a 24-year-old agricultural engineer who moved to New Zealand with her husband. Ashraf Ali, a 58-year-old who was unable to escape the gunman. Ashraf Al Masri, an Egyptian victim whose body was returned to Egypt to be buried.

Remember Ashraf Morsi, a 54-year-old man who leaves behind his wife and two children. Asif Vora, a 56-year-old new grandfather. Atta Elayyan, a 33-year-old tech leader and goalkeeper for the national football team who leaves behind his wife and 2-year-old daughter. Daoud Nabi, the 71-year-old forever known as the man who said, “Peace and blessings, brother,” to the shooter when he entered. Farhaj Ahsan, a 30-year-old electrical engineer who leaves behind a 3-year-old and 6-month-old. Ghulam Husain, a 66-year-old who moved to Christchurch only a year ago.

Remember Hafiz Musa Vali Patel, a 59-year-old visiting family in New Zealand.

Hamza Mustafa, a 16-year-old high school

student beloved by his friends. Haroon Mehmood, a 40-year-old man studying to get his PhD in biochemistry. Husne Ara Parvin, a 44-year-old hero who took the bullet in place of her husband, paralyzed in a wheelchair, after checking up on him. Hussain al-Umari, a 35-year-old hero who tried to tackle the gunman. Hussein Moustafa, a 70-year-old who was an active volunteer in the mosque community. Junaid Kara/Ismail, a twin whose brother would switch places with him in an instant. Kamel Mohamad Kamel Darweesh, a 39-year-old who migrated to New Zealand to join his brother.

Remember Karam Bibi, a 63-year-old mother coming to visit her son. Khaled Mustafa, a 44-year-old who was a refugee fleeing the war in Syria. Linda Armstrong, a 65-yearold woman who converted to Islam in her 50s and was beloved by the Al Noor Muslim community. Maheboob Khokhar, a 65-year-old retired manager who was visiting his son for the first time since 2010. Matiullah Safi, a 55-yearold leaving behind his six sons and daughter.

Mohammed Imran Khan, a 47-year-old who had his own restaurant in Christchurch.

Omar Faruk, a 36-year-old welder leaving behind his pregnant wife. Mohsen Mohammed Al Harbi, a 63-year-old who came to New Zealand 25 years ago. Mojammel Hoq, a 30-year-old dental student. Mounir Suleiman, a 68-year-old man who came to New Zealand from Egypt for a better life.

Remember Lilik Abdul Hamid, a 58-year-old aircraft maintenance engineer. Abdus Samad, a 66-year-old professor who taught at Christ-

church’s Lincoln University. Musa Nur Awale, a 77-year-old who taught religious studies at Al Noor Mosque. Naeem Rashid, a 50-yearold teacher in Christchurch. Osama Adnan Abu Kweik, a 37-year-old Palestinian who was just telling his wife how much he loved New Zealand and wanted to be buried there. Ozair Kadir, a 25-year-old who was studying aviation in New Zealand. Ramiz Vora, a 28-year-old who had just become a father. Sayyad Milne, a 14-year-old goalkeeper at his high school.

Sohail Shahid, a 40-year-old who moved to New Zealand two years ago and leaves behind his wife and two daughters. Syed Areeb Ahmed, a 27-year-old loved and respected in his community. Syed Jahandad Ali, a 34-yearold working at an IT company. Talha Rashid, a 21-year-old who had just gotten a new job and had plans to get married. Tariq Omar, a 24-year-old part-time football coach. Zakaria Bhuiya, a 33-year-old who took the day off to celebrate his 33rd birthday at the mosque.

Zeeshan Raza, a 38-year-old mechanical engineer. Muhammad Haziq bin Mohd Tarmizi, a 17-year-old high school student. Mohamad Moosi Mohamed Hosen, a 54-year-old man who was the last identified in the attacks.

I ask you all to remember their legacies.

Remember their names. Remember the impact that they had on their community.

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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April 4, 2019

From MoMA to Zimmerli, diversity in arts is rising focus RHEA SWAIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

It’s been nearly 90 years since The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) opened in Manhattan.

Today, the museum houses an impressive permanent collection with iconic artworks like impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night,” pop artist Andy Warhol’s “Campbell Soup Cans” and Dadaist Marcel Duchamp’s “Bicycle Wheel.” As MoMA’s 90th anniversary approaches, it has decided to close its doors to the public from June 15 to Oct. 21 to expand its main building in Midtown and diversify its artistic spaces.

The new and improved MoMA intends to display itself as a more culturally rich museum, with a modernized curatorial vision. As MoMA aims to change its historical narrative from one that is ethnically static to one that is more dynamic and diverse, artists from underrepresented and neglected social groups in the art world — such as women, Asian, Latinx and Black — will be thrust into the spotlight they deserve in the new, larger exhibition spaces. MoMA’s radical-but-necessary revitalization is worth the financial costs the museum will incur — the renovations will cost approximately $400 million, according to The New York Times.

Museums struggle with realizing the concept of diversity and balanced perspectives in the workplace. Eighty-four percent of curators, conservators, educators and leadership in museums that are

members of The Association of Art director for Academic Programs at Museum Directors (AAMD) are the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutwhite non-Hispanic. From a race and gers, believes that the extent of an ethnicity perspective, 72 percent of art museum’s diversity is rooted in its leaderAAMD museship. “I would um staff as a “I would say that what say that what whole are white makes a musenon-Hispanic. makes a museum um ‘diverse’ are In terms of 'diverse' are the people the people who gender, the art world is who lead it: the curators lead it: the curators and the informed by and the directors.” director. Those largely female are the people presences in in the museum museums, with DR. DONNA GUSTAFSON approximately Curator of American Art and Mellon Director who help move for Academic Programs at Zimmerli forward the in70 percent of cuArt Museum tellectual conrators, conservatent put on distors, educators and leadership and approximately 60 play — the exhibitions, programs percent of all AAMD museum staff and collections. It helps enormousidentifying as female. These imbal- ly to have a diverse pool of people ances in diversity only make the art with diverse ideas,” she said.

Gustafson went on to discuss world and art historical knowledge the efforts that museums need to more distant from the public.

The public’s general knowl- make and are making to diversify, edge of art history is often con- in the context of both smaller infined to the knowledge of famous stitutions like Zimmerli and largwhite male artists like Michel- er institutions like MoMA. “We angelo, Rembrandt and Monet. at the Zimmerli Art Museum, for Artists like Frida Kahlo, Jean-Mi- example, have three strengths in chel Basquiat, M.F. Husain and our collection: the American, the Yayoi Kusama are all critically ac- European and the Soviet and Rusclaimed exceptions to this general sian collections. These collections knowledge. Still, beyond these are not what I would call extraornoteworthy talents lies a world dinarily diverse. They are very of artists representing minority euro-centric. Building collections communities that people need is, however, an expensive propoto acknowledge and appreciate sition and we’re a university art more. Museums have the power, museum with limited funds for and thus the responsibility, to in- acquiring art," she said.

In spite of this, Gustafson crease public exposure to a more shared what she does to make colholistic depiction of art history.

Dr. Donna Gustafson, the cura- lections representative of a variety tor for American Art and Mellon of cultures.

"One of the things we do at the Zimmerli, and one of the things I try to do in the American galleries, is to exhibit diversity to the extent that we can. We have wonderful examples of African American artists, Asian American artists and artists who immigrated to America and made a place for themselves here. I always try to include Native Americans in our narrative too because they are a part of American art history. So, even though the collection is American art, it is a diverse presentation of American artists.

Also, I think what the MoMA is doing is fantastic,” she said.

Museums must portray themselves as more attractive and viable workplaces to the youth to have a more diverse approach to art historical storytelling.

“For example, there should be opportunities for middle school and high school students in museums because it seems to me that young people really do not think of the museum as a place for a possible career until they get to college and begin to take art history classes. I also think that museums need to be more open to experimentation and change. Fortunately, a lot of museums are embracing change now,” Gustafson said.

MoMA announced it's closing for the summer, with the express goal of boosting diversity. But what does diversity look like — better exhibitions or different leadership? RHEA SWAIN

Hulu's 'Shrill' fails to thrill, but lays foundation for future seasons EAMONN O'NEILL CORRESPONDENT

Earlier this month Hulu released yet another iteration of the “sadcom.” This term or its synonyms (dramedy, half-hour comedy or comedy in theory)

is derived from a specific brand of television shows that became prevalent in the last five years.

These are shows that essentially aim to tell short stories rather than full-season episode arcs, usually centered around a comedian auteur.

It seems like every other week a

Aidy Bryant, of "Saturday Night Live" fame, stars as the show's sharp protaganist, Annie Easton. While a proven talent, "Shrill" doesn't fully capitalize on Bryant's acting chops. TWITTER

new version of this show premieres on one of the dozens of streaming services or prestige cable networks.

The best of these shows are FX’s “Better Things” and “Atlanta,” HBO’s “Girls,” Amazon’s “Catastrophe” and Netflix’s “Master of None.”

The main driver of all comedies, in theory, is a point of view. These shows are designed for a niche rather than a mass audience. They deliver references and make statements about how the world perceives its characters. This month Hulu released its latest entry in the genre, “Shrill.” It aims high but falls short of the achievements of its "sadcom" predecessors.

“Shrill” stars a charming Aidy Bryant as Portland alt-weekly writer Annie Easton. Hulu summarizes “Shrill” as "Annie, described as a fat young woman who wants to change her life — but not her body. Annie is trying to make it as a journalist while juggling bad boyfriends, sick parents and a perfectionist boss, while the world around her deems her not good enough because of her weight. She starts to realize that she’s as good as anyone else, and acts on it.”

The hook of the show is that it stars a plus-sized woman in the lead role. Bryant, who also serves as an executive producer and wrote two episodes, is not relegated to the best friend role or simply played for comic relief. “Shrill” aims to deal with and discuss the issues that fat women encounter in the world. The television landscape does need a show like this, but the debut season is heavy-handed and underdeveloped.

While Bryant’s performance is charismatic and grounded, unlike her performances on “Saturday Night Live,” the writing never matches her talents. Frequently the show opts to show, not tell, leading to drawn-out, grandiose speeches.

Annie spends most of the show trying to break barriers both in her dating life and at her job.

She gets romantically entangled with a deadbeat boy, Ryan (Luka Jones), who has next to nothing to offer her. Ryan cheats on her, fumbles time and time again over commitment and has a strangely close relationship to his mother.

“Shrill” frequently finds Annie gaining confidence and agency

over her life, but she uses that power to date a certified loser.

The workplace portion of the show provides the most laughs.

Annie works as an assistant at a magazine under the rule of a tortured genius, Gabe Parrish (John Cameron Mitchell). Even though “Shrill” cannot decide whether it is lampooning Gabe or taking him seriously, each scene with him is delicious. As Annie attains more clout through writing an article about the human side of strippers and later about her life as a fat woman, her work life becomes more difficult. Gabe forces everyone to do weekly exercise and Annie attracts several internet trolls. The season climaxes with her confronting one of them in the funniest scene of the show.

“Shrill” is a landmark show for its subject matter. But I wish it actually had some tighter writing. It plays too much like a traditional sitcom without any of the jokes. In theory, this is fine but the writing is didactic rather than revelatory or natural. Hopefully, if “Shrill” is renewed, the second season will find a more definitive voice to give to its strong cast.

DIVERSIONS

April 4, 2019

Mark Tatulli Horoscopes

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Page 9 Eugenia Last

Happy Birthday: Put your emotional energy to good use this year. It’s better to build physical strength through fitness and healthy living and to avoid confrontations with individuals who are trying to use you. Maintain a clear head and a fit body that will help you overcome adversity. Caution and strategy will help you reach your goal. Your numbers are 4, 18, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40.

Over The Hedge

T. Lewis and M. Fry

Non Sequitur

Wiley

Pearls Before Swine

Stephan Pastis

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep your emotions steady and your eyes on what’s going on around you.

Look at the big picture in order to see how to handle anyone who gives you a hard time. Stick to your standards and goals. 3 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Emotions will be close to the surface, making it important to keep busy and to get into something you enjoy doing. The less time you have, the easier it will be to avoid someone who tends to be critical. 3 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Follow through and finish what you start without making a big deal or letting others in on your plans prematurely.

What you accomplish will give you greater insight into how to build momentum and carry on. 3 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Size up what you like about your life, the way you look and the people you associate with, and make some subtle adjustments. Love and romance are featured and will promote a healthy relationship. 3 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make changes for the right reason. If you listen to someone else, you are likely to end up making a mistake. Be resourceful, and come up with your own plan. Do your own thing, and walk away from anyone trying to interfere. 4 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Spend more time at home. Set up a personal space dedicated to doing something you enjoy. Don’t let anyone use your talents for his or her benefit. If you are too trusting, someone will take advantage of you. 5 stars

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take a close look at what others are doing to see if there is something you can learn or gain if you participate.

Time is precious, so use it wisely.

Time spent with someone you love will be enlightening. 2 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Control your emotions in order to bypass an altercation with someone close to you. Getting along will be half the battle, and an easygoing attitude and staying focused on doing your own thing are preferable.

Personal physical improvement is favored. 2 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Make plans to do something new. Taking a day trip, making a personal change or checking out the possibility of a position or business opportunity that can improve your life will encourage you to expand your knowledge, experience and connections. 5 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Draw on experience, and follow the path that encourages better relationships and doing things that bring you joy.

Life changes will be enlightening and offer insight into new ways to swap what’s not working for what will. 3 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Consider ways to bring in more cash. An idea you have or a talent you want to develop can lead to a new enterprise.

Clear a space at home to work toward your goal. A personal improvement plan is encouraged. 4 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Look past what’s going on around you.

Take the initiative to start something new. A day trip or educational pursuit will lead to ideas that can help you move in a different direction. Personal gain is heading your way. 3 stars

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68 One pill a day, e.g.

1 “Holy smokes!”

69 Mark down, maybe

6 Help in crime 10 Heavenly body

DOWN

13 Make into law

1Tree that starts with Y

14 Day of old films

2Losing traction, at Indy

16 Outback hopper, for short

3Line judges?

17 *Do a tour guide’s job

4Marc of fashion

(note the starred answers’ vowels)

5Generals’ rank symbols

19 “Ghost” psychic ___ Mae Brown

6Builds on

20 Campfire treats

7Unpaid tech worker?

21 Light controller

8Notable span

23 ___Pen

9What’s missing from “El Nino”

24 *Be a fashion icon

10Balcony scene cry

27 Brake rotor

11Gnawing mammal

29 Geological vein content

12Rink boundaries

30 Camp beds

15Comedy show segment

31 Feral

18Born, in bios

34 Plain folk

22”Goodbye, ___” (1969 film)

37 *Show persistence

23Academic URL ender

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40 Salad restriction

25Fishing vessel

52Beagle, for one

41 Collapsible accessory

26Muscle car engine, informally

53Alley-___

44 “Como ___ usted?”

28Short snoozes

54Sound engineer’s control

47 French article

32”O Sole ___”

58Genealogy chart

49 Bollywood wrap

33Green prefix

61Rock’s ___ Speedwagon

50 *Not quite reach

35Addams cousin

62”Daughters” rapper

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63Beer dispenser

56 Othello’s lieutenant

38Metric weight, briefly

57 Dislike intensely

39”Ouch!”

59 12 a.m. and 12 p.m.

42Yerevan is its capital

60 *Arrive with a few too many?

43Nervous twitch

64 Brink of a celebration

44Abstain from

65 Untrustworthy sort

45Completely stop funding, say

66 Spine-tingling

46Got rid of

67 Form a union

48Gospel author

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Yesterday’s Solution

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April 4, 2019 MEN’S LACROSSE KNIGHT TORE BOTH ACLS IN 2016, 2017

Charalambides returns to offensive supremacy CHRIS TSAKONAS CORRESPONDENT

Adam Charalambides is at the top of his game. Ten games into the season, he is currently the second highest scorer in the Big Ten with 30 goals, establishing himself as the main offensive threat for a Rutgers team fighting for its first NCAA Tournament spot since 2004.

You’d never know from watching him that he’s coming off of two consecutive ACL tears.

Heading into the 2017 season, Charalambides was looking to build off an outstanding freshman campaign that saw him net 43 goals and 16 assists. His scoring punch helped the Scarlet Knights finish with a 10-4 record in 2016, and earned him the Big Ten Freshman of the Year award. The future was bright for the Scarlet Knights, and Charalambides was one of the main attractions.

Everything changed on the third day of preseason camp in January. Charalambides was participating in an offensive drill when he did an inside roll and felt a pop in his knee. He didn’t feel a lot of pain, but the training staff took him out of practice to do some tests. When they came back, he was diagnosed with an ACL tear that would keep him sidelined for the entire 2017 season.

Once the shock of the news wore off, the focus for Charalambides shifted to a long recovery process. He had to spend the next three weeks on crutches, fighting every day to learn how to walk again. For the next three months after that, he spent every day restrengthening his legs just to get to the point where he could jog again.

“The hardest part was not being able to do anything on my own,” Charalambides said. “I felt so helpless.”

His recovery went well, and it looked as if the Scarlet Knights

would get one of college lacrosse’s best young attackers back in their starting lineup for 2018.

In an early preseason practice, Charalambides drew hard contact while shoving a defender during an attacking drill and went to the ground hard. In a cruel twist of fate, he had torn the ACL in his other knee, and had to miss the entire season again.

Suffering one ACL tear was tough enough for Charalambides, but two was an unprecedented challenge. He had spent the better part of a year returning to health, only to have to start all over again.

Having to go through the entire rehab process was tough for Charalambides, and losing another season to injury made him question whether he even had a future on the banks.

“I began to question whether or not I would be able to keep playing and keep my scholarship,” Charalambides said.

What kept him going was the suppor t of his teammates, who went out of their way to offer suppor t.

“Having great teammates was a big help in the process,” Charalambides said. “Guys would check in on me frequently and bring me food and drinks.”

There’s no doubt that the last two years has been a rollercoaster ride for Charalambides. But the arduous recovery process is now in the rearview mirror, and he doesn’t seem to have lost a step.

And with two medical redshirts, Charalambides is set to continue leading Rutgers on the lacrosse field until 2021.

Once preoccupied with a long recovery, Charalambides now only has one thing on his mind: leading the Scarlet Knights to the postseason yet again.

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

Sophomore attack Adam Charalambides missed both the 2016 and 2017 seasons due to two ACL tears in both of his legs. VIVEK VIDYARTHI / MARCH 2019

WALK-OFF On this date, in 2015, the Rutgers softball team defeated Michigan State 22-17, courtesy of alumnus outfielder Bridget Carr’s 2-run walk-off single. The Knight would eventually sweep the Spartans that weekend. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2015

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April 4, 2019 SOFTBALL RUTGERS, OHIO STATE FRIDAY 6 PM

RU heads to Columbus for 3-game series ROMEO PALMIERI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Last weekend the Rutgers softball team lost all three games against Michigan, which leaves the Scarlet Knights (16-17, 0-6) with zero wins through six Big Ten games.

This weekend, Rutgers travels to Columbus, Ohio to battle Ohio State in search of its first conference win.

The Buckeyes (20-10, 5-1) have won their past three games including a nine-inning-long clash against Pittsburgh. For a five-win Panthers team to go the distance with Ohio State proves that it would be no surprise if the Knights can pull off an upset.

The Buckeyes are undefeated in Columbus, as they swept Indiana in their only home series of the season.

They have a total of five players batting over .300, including their leadoff hitter Spencer Sansom, who could be a problem with a batting average of .400. Rutgers has three batters over .300 including

senior infielder Jess Hughes, who is batting .406.

Expect the Knights to have some trouble facing off against Ohio State’s pitcher Lauren Rice, who is 10-1 on the season with a 1.80 ERA. The Buckeyes’ other star pitcher Morgan Ray is 8-5 on the season with a 1.70 ERA. Ray was also selected as 1 of 30 candidates nationwide for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award.

The three-game series should be entertaining. The two teams are very similar in offensive statistics with total team batting averages of .277 for Ohio State and .264 for Rutgers. But, the Buckeyes take charge when it comes to pitching with a solid 1.84 ERA. The Knights’ ERA is at 4.03.

Rutgers has 18 games remaining, not including the Big Ten Tournament and it has a chance to make a statement this week and turn its season around against one of its main conference rivals: Ohio State.

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

Big Ten Batting Average Leaders

Head coach Kristen Butler and the Knights lost all three games to the Wolverines last weekend.

They are still searching for their first Big Ten win. CASEY AMBROSIO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2019

Kayla Kowent

.479

Annie Fleming

.407

Taylor Okada

.426

Jess Hughes

.406

Bella Loya

.413

Taylor Johnson

.406

Lexie Blair

.407

Jenny Behan

.387

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“The hardest part was not being able to do anything on my own ... I felt so helpless.”

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BASEBALL RUTGERS 11, WAGNER 10

O’DARLIN CARMEN

Senior infielder Carmen Sclafani connects for 1 of his 4 hits of the game, including a career-high 7 RBIs, as Rutgers defeated Wagner at Bainton Field, yesterday. Sclafani now has 15 hits this season. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Sclafani’s 3-run homer powers Knights past Seahawks SAM MARSDALE STAFF WRITER

Senior infielder Carmen Sclafani had a day, and in the end, that was the difference maker, as the Rutgers baseball team defeated Wagner 11-10.

The Toms River, New Jersey native went 4 for 4 with a 3-run home run and a career-high 7 RBI’s to lead the Scarlet Knights (8-17, 1-2) to their second consecutive win.

Rutgers started true freshman left-handed pitcher Jared Bellissimo for the third straight mid-week game. He lasted 2.2 innings, allowing 3 runs (all earned) on three hits, striking out zero and walking two.

The Seahawks (7-17, 3-3) led 3-0 at the top of the third inning, but that is when the Knights’ bats came alive, scoring 6 runs between the third and fourth innings, with the Sclafani 3-run homer capping it off.

Wagner would then respond in a big way, scoring six in the top half of the fifth inning.

True freshman right-handed pitcher Garrett French started the inning and loaded the bases with two outs before handing off to junior right-handed pitcher Steven Acosta, who allowed all three runners to score without the ball leaving the infield.

An infield single, a wild pitch and a fielding error by Sclafani knotted the score at six a piece.

Rutgers would then respond, and Sclafani would redeem himself for his error at the same time. He knocked a two out, two 2-run single to put the Knights on top 8-6, and the game would never be tied again after that.

But, the RBI par ty wasn’t done yet for Sclafani.

To open the bottom of the seventh, Rutgers had three straight singles to load the bases. Up stepped Sclafani.

sophomore on the gymnastics team, will be the lone Knight competing in the NCAA Regionals in Atlanta, Georgia.

Huang will make her second appearance on the national stage, after posting a 9.855 in the floor exericse, last year.

The Seahawks would then add runs on a 2-run triple by Wagner’s Freddy Sabido and an RBI double from the Seahawks’ Will Johnson to cut Rutgers’ lead to 11-10.

That would be all for Reardon, as senior right-handed pitcher Serafino Brito entered the game, and showed why he has been a staple in the closer’s role for the past two seasons.

Brito retired the final two batters in the eighth inning and only allowed one batter to reach in the ninth inning on a walk, earning his third save of the season. It marked the first time the Knights have won back-to-back games this season.

This weekend, Rutgers travels out to Iowa City, Iowa where it will take on Iowa for three games beginning Friday.

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KNIGHTS SCHEDULE

EXTRA POINT

BELLE HUANG,

There was nowhere to put him. It was a situation that the Seahawks could not be in. Wagner’s Keaton Freire had Sclafani in a 1-2 hole, but he singled up the middle to extend Rutgers’ lead to 10-7. Sophomore infielder Mike Nyisztor would then draw a bases loaded walk later in the inning, and that would prove to be the game-winning RBI. Junior left-handed pitcher Eric Reardon entered in the bottom of the eighth inning, coming off a strong outing in game two of the Saturday doubleheader in which he pitched 4.2 scoreless innings.

Reardon walked the first batter and retired the next on a strikeout. That is when he ran into trouble. Freshman infielder Tim Dezzi muffed a throw at second base when the Knights were trying to turn a double play, and everyone ended up being safe.

MLB SCORES

TRACK AND FIELD

Sam Howell Invitational

Tomorrow, All Day, Princeton, N.J.

Baltimore Toronto

3 5

WOMEN’S GOLF

Jan Weaver Invitational

Tomorrow, All Day, Murray, Ky.

Detroit NY Yankees

2 1

GYMNASTICS

NCAA Regionals

Tomorrowy 2 p.m., Atlanta, Ga.

Arizona San Diego

1 4