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At the Rutgers Board of Governors (BOG) meeting tomorrow, which will be held at the Paul Robeson Campus Center in Newark, New Jersey, the board is expected to conduct business during a picket labeled as “Final Warning: Contract or Strike” by the Rutgers American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers
(AAUP-AFT). The faculty union represents more than 7,700 Rutgers faculty and graduate students across all three campuses and has been negotiating a new contract for more than a year. “First they say it’s not bargainable, then they ignore you, then they claim they suddenly found $20 million dollars for diversity hiring and it has nothing to do with your 13-month contract fight! We have more 2 win Final Warning: Contract or Strike at the
BOG #RUReady2Strike,” read one of the tweets posted by AAUP-AFT over the weekend. The union also tweeted that there will be a tele-town hall today for members to get bargaining updates and hear the latest on strike preparations. Another tweet urged members to RSVP for picket captain training. The $20 million the initial tweet is referring to is the additional SEE MEETING ON PAGE 4
On the agenda for the next Board of Governors meeting, which will occur tomorrow at the Paul Robeson Campus Center in Newark, are recommendations for commencement speakers. THE DAILY TARGUM
RUSA condemns U.’s reply to misconduct NICOLE WOOTTON-CANE CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) passed a bill condemning the University’s response to sexual misconduct cases.The legislation, which was passed by unanimous consent at a meeting on Thursday night, calls upon Rutgers to make changes to the way it investigates allegations of sexual assault. It follows months of anger by some over the University’s response to allegations of sexual misconduct made against faculty and staff, most notably surrounding Professor Nabil Adam.
Adam, who is accused by one of his former graduate students of sexual assault and harassment, was found not guilty of sexual assault by the Office of Employment Equity (OEE) in two separate investigations. He was found guilty of violating Rutgers policy by not reporting the accusations made against him in various emails by the student to the University himself. The Daily Targum reported in February that Adam was still under investigation for allegedly retaliating against his accusers. He currently works in an office at the SEE MISCONDUCT ON PAGE 4
Molloy invites all to Paul Robeson Plaza dedication event BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN NEWS EDITOR
This meeting was the last to be presided over by current President Suzanne Link (right) and where Nicholas Tharney (left) would serve as parliamentarian. THE DAILY TARGUM
Chancellor Christopher J. Molly has invited the entire Rutgers community to the University’s dedication of the Paul Robeson Plaza on Voorhees Mall April 12. “I ask that we join as a community at 3 p.m. on April 12 to honor Robeson with performances, reading, and remembrances that reflect upon him and his contributions to our University SEE EVENT ON PAGE 6
Supersonic wind tunnel aids aerospace research JAKE MCGOWAN CORRESPONDENT
Located in the Emil Buehler Aerospace Lab on Busch campus is a supersonic wind tunnel, a facility used mainly by the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace (MAE) Engineering to learn more about how aircrafts can fly. “A supersonic wind tunnel is simply a wind tunnel designed to achieve Mach numbers greater than one, and typically less than five,” said Edward Demauro, a professor in the MAE department. Mach numbers are a measure of speed, specifically the ratio of an object’s velocity compared to the speed of sound. The greater the Mach number, the faster the object is traveling. Rutgers’ supersonic
wind tunnel is a 3.4-Mach tunnel, meaning that it is capable of producing speeds at more than three times the speed of sound, which is approximately 1,430 miles per hour. These high speeds mean that there is a limit to how many times the supersonic wind tunnel can be used per day. Demauro said the tunnel can only typically be ran 5 to 8 times per day, with each run lasting approximately 20 seconds. The supersonic wind tunnel is primarily used by professors and other researchers in the department. During the spring semester though, a senior aerospace engineering lab is invited to observe the tunnel while operating, and collect data for SEE RESEARCH ON PAGE 6
The supersonic wind tunnel is located in the Emil Buehler Aerospace Lab on Busch campus, and is primarily used by researchers in the department to conduct their work. It was designed in 1996 and fully built in 1999. RUTGERS.EDU
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Center for Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drugs Assistance Program and Psychiatric Services presents “Mindfulness Meditation” from noon to 1 p.m. at Busch Student Center 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.
WEDNESDAY 4/10 Eagleton Institute of Politics presents “RU Running? Political Campaign Training” from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Eagleton Institute’s Wood Lawn Mansion on Douglass campus. This event requires registration.
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences presents “Internal tide-driven mixing: processes, parameterizations, and impacts” from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. at Marine Sciences Building on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.
The English Department presents “Writers at Rutgers Reading Series: Alexander Chee” from 8 to 9 p.m. at the College Avenue Student Center on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.
TUESDAY 4/09 Rutgers School of Public Health presents “How Scientific Research Informs Tobacco Regulatory Decisions” from noon to 1 p.m. at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Research Building and School of Public Health on Busch campus. This event is free and open to the public.
The Department of Nutritional Sciences presents “The 2019 Hans Fisher Lectureship, Circadian Rhythms and the Molecular Clock: Why Muscles Care About Time” at 11 a.m. at New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.
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Psychology professor gives analysis of movie ‘Us’ MIA BOCCHER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Horror thriller film “Us” presents a psychologically accurate portrayal of trauma and personality disorder to viewers. A Rutgers professor explained the psychological undertones, including borderline personality disorder (BPD) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), of the new blockbuster. “I think the overriding theme (of the film) was trauma,” said Anthony Tobia, director of the Division of Consultation Psychiatry at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) and professor in the Department of Psychiatry. “Certainly, traumatic childhood experiences and how they can shape future adult behavior was a central theme in the movie.” “Us,” directed by Jordan Peele, focuses on the character Adelaide Wilson, who returns to her childhood home in Santa Cruz, California with her husband and two children. The movie takes a turn when Adelaide, played by Lupita Nyong’o, and her family members are attacked in their house by four people who look exactly like them. The film showed that in 1986, young Adelaide was walking on Santa Cruz’s boardwalk with her mother and father before wandering off into an isolated funhouse and encountering her doppelgänger. In the scene, Adelaide’s parents are depicted to have a volatile relationship which allows her to wander off unnoticed and explore the mirrored funhouse with an escalator leading downward. Tobia said that he saw this part of the scene as Adelaide dissociating, or going into another reality. The audience sees this other world, but from a psychiatric perspective it was Adelaide withdrawing into her subconscious.
“It’s a hall of mirrors, certainly a rabbit reference. This little girl goes down the rabbit hole in the movie in this very sinister-looking escalator,” Tobia said, referencing the similarities in “Alice in Wonderland” to the film. This withdrawing into subconscious and dissociating shows that there could have been even earlier trauma than the audience is not shown, Tobia said. The “Alice in Wonderland” movie is an explanation of an LSD trip or substance abuse, with the example of Alice smelling flowers, Tobia said. Yet, in this film, there were no signs of substance abuse, and the more likely explanation of this dissociation is a mental disorder. A sign of Adelaide exhibiting a mental disorder was the inability to maintain relationships as an adult and express herself. Tobia said this communication difficulty was shown between Adelaide and her husband when Adelaide did not want to go to the beach with them. Originally perceived as a failure in the husband’s part for not understanding, it shows that Adelaide is unable to communicate and maintain a healthy relationship. This is very telling, because adult relationships show how effective our childhood relationships were. BPD is a personality disorder in which a person has affective instability such as a weakened strength in the ego, and emotional mobility such as impulsiveness. Due to these symptoms, individuals have a difficult time maintaining meaningful relationships, Tobia said. “I think the use of the scissors is a very interesting choice,” Tobia said. “Because some individuals inflicted with borderline (personality disorder) do cut themselves.” Individuals with BPD cut to relieve themselves of the numbing and dissociation of their condition, Tobia said. The
Anthony Tobia, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry, said there were similarities to “Us” and “Alice in Wonderland.” He proposed that the movie could also be an explanation of an LSD trip or substance abuse. RUTGERS.EDU use of the scissors in the film showed that with early childhood trauma, the subconscious psychological development of the ego is weakened. With a weak ego, the psychological identity manifests and an individual acts more impulsively than logically. The doppelgängers reflected these conditions in the film by
Lupita Nyong’o plays the character Adelaide Wilson in the movie “Us.” In the film, she returns to her childhood home in Santa Cruz but is later attacked by four people who look exactly like her and her family. FLICKR
breaking into consciousness. Tobia said that according to the teachings of Sigmund Freud, this would show that childhood trauma is the cause. In the film, the doppelgängers who lived underground broke free and went above ground. This is another example of how the doppelgängers look to be the identity, living under the
sur face subconsciously and rising to the conscious level. With the information shown in the film, Tobia said he would diagnose Adelaide with BPD and PTSD. This additional mental disorder is not surprising, as individuals with BPD additionally having PTSD is approximately 25 to 60 percent likely.
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MEETING Kratovil’s lawsuit seeks to remove 4 members of Rutgers’ Board of Governors CONTINUED FROM FRONT
money University President Robert L. Barchi put toward a diversity hiring initiative, which he extended to 2024. The University Diversity Hiring Initiative originally promised $21.8 million for diversity hiring through 2021. 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 University continues to negotiate in good faith, Devlin said, and has given 3-percent raises in agreements with 25 percent of its workforce. “The picket will be an appeal to the top administration at
the final BOG meeting of the semester to invest in their students’ learning conditions and fund the first grad raises since 2013, gender equity in the era of #MeToo and equal pay for equal work across all Rutgers’ campuses and job titles. In March, faculty and grad union members voted to authorize the elected leadership to call a job action, up to and including a strike,” according to an AAUPAFT press release.
NEW JERSEY FIRST ACT LAWSUIT
Four members of the Rutgers Board of Governors could lose their seats because they do not
live in New Jersey, according to an article by NorthJersey. com. A state judge is currently deciding if the members are in violation of the New Jersey First Act, which requires state residency for “certain public officers and employees.” Attorneys defending the board members refute the lawsuit brought by Charlie Kratovil, editor of New Brunswick Today, because they argue that the law only applies to those who are compensated, as opposed to working as volunteers. Members of the board are unpaid and meet at least six times a year, according to the article.
The decision could be a consequential one that could reverberate to volunteers serving on boards throughout New Jersey, according to the article.
MEETING’S AGENDA
The meeting itself will cover recommendations for commencement speakers and honorary degrees for graduation at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, a proposed resolution on the creation of the Charles A. DeMarzo and Keith A. Lamb Endowed Chair in Educational Equity and a proposed resolution for a University external audit for the last fiscal year.
The faculty union will be picketing at the meeting to convince the administration to invest in students’ learning conditions and increase the salaries for part-time lecturers. There will also be a tele-town hall today for members to get updates on strike preparations. GARRETT STEFFE / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
MISCONDUCT RUSA publicly supports ‘End Assault at Rutgers,’ which aims to advocate for Rutgers survivors CONTINUED FROM FRONT
Rutgers Business School in New Brunswick and does not teach. The RUSA bill stated that “based on recent cases, such as the cases involving professors Nabil Adam and Stephen Bronner, students have expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of transparency and efficiency on faculty and staff sexual misconduct cases investigated by OEE.” The OEE is currently the sole investigator into sexual misconduct cases involving faculty, staff and graduate students. The bill “condemns the conflict of interest involving the OEE serving as the sole investigator on cases involving faculty, staff and graduate students.” It also calls for a minimum of five undergraduate students and five graduate students to serve on the Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee established by University President Robert L. Barchi. The committee, created in October 2018, currently does not share information regarding what they have been tasked with, or what they have achieved. The bill “urges that the Sexual Harassment Prevention
Committee publish their membership, objectives, and findings by the start of the Fall 2019 semester.” It also publicly states RUSA’s support for the “End Assault at Rutgers” coalition, which aims to advocate for Rutgers survivors of sexual violence. “We believe that there has been a gross overlook in how survivors, especially graduate students, have been handled,” said Chanel Jordan, a School of Arts and Sciences and the Sexual Violence Education Department chair. She said that the Adam case was the “impetus” for the writing of the bill, but that it is intended to apply to cases of sexual misconduct at Rutgers. Other legislation passed at the meeting included a bill to approve the 2019-2020 Allocations Board. The board, made up of students, is responsible for allocating money to student clubs and organizations. The new members were voted in with a majority of 37 votes. The Undergraduate-Alumni Relations Committee also presented its recommendations, which included making improvements to PeopleGrove, the current Rutgers alumni directory.
University President Robert L. Barchi established the Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee. The bill passed by RUSA calls for a minimum of five undergraduate students and five graduate students to serve on the committee. DUSTIN NILES / PHOTO EDITOR Its recommendations were passed by unanimous consent. RUSA also voted in favour of resolutions to suppor t the recommendations of the ad hoc committee on sustainable governance, which worked
to find solutions for how Rutgers’ various student governing bodies can work more ef fectively, and to explore alternative structures for student governance at the University.
The meeting was also the last to be presided over by current President Suzanne Link, who will end her term next week when the newly elected Jhanvi Virani will take over the role of president for 2019-2020.
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EVENT Paul Robeson Plaza is co-sponsored by Rutgers’ Class of 1971 CONTINUED FROM FRONT
– and the world,” Molloy’s University-wide email stated. The prominent open space will sit within the heart of the University and will be a physical monument “to an alumnus whose life’s achievements are central to the stor y of Rutgers,” the email stated. The dedication is part of the Robeson centennial, a yearlong celebration of his legacy as a scholar, athlete, actor, singer and global activist, the email
stated. The Daily Targum reported in Februar y that the prominent Commercial Avenue in downtown New Brunswick would be renamed Paul Robeson Boulevard. There are also exhibitions on Robeson’s life at the Alexander Library and Zimmerli Art Museum, the email stated. The email also expressed Molloy’s sincere gratitude for the Class of 1971 and the Rutgers African American Alumni Alliance for their dedicated fundraising efforts for the new plaza.
During the dedication of the Paul Robeson Plaza on the College Avenue campus this Friday, there will be performances, readings and remembrances to celebrate the activist’s achievements and contributions to the University. MICA FINEHART / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Stephanie Tu, a School of Engineering senior, said using the supersonic wind tunnel was both enjoyable and educational because seeing how objects acted under high pressure winds helps to understand how they fly. RUTGERS.EDU
RESEARCH
There are currently no plans for further renovations on Rutgers’ supersonic wind tunnel CONTINUED FROM FRONT
manipulation. “With this in mind, the wind tunnel is first a research facility for my research group, and secondarily used by MAE students in their education,” he said. One student who has used the supersonic wind tunnel though is Stephanie Tu, a School of Engineering senior, who said it was a useful tool in testing how aircraft react to high winds. “The wind tunnel can be used to test scale par ts or even models of aircraft and spacecraft. Companies like NASA and Boeing have wind tunnels on a much larger scale to test how the air moves an
object. The wind tunnel at Rutgers allows students to see this firsthand,” Tu said. The supersonic wind tunnel has been a par t of Rutgers for more than two decades. While the University had a wind tunnel prior to the current one’s completion, the older model was not nearly as advanced, Demauro said. “The current wind tunnel actually only dates back to about 1996, when the design was initiated by Professor Greg Elliott, one of my predecessors. It fully came online about 1999,” he said. “Prior to 1999, a previous supersonic tunnel existed that had allowed the
user to achieve a larger range test section, which also makes wind tunnels that are more of Mach numbers. However, it it easier to arrange cameras to widely used by students in had a smaller test section and take pictures of areas within the the MAE department. Tu said these tunnels are used by small did not easily allow for the flow being studied. There are currently no plans groups of students mainly for use of many types of modern for further renovation since the their lab classes. measurement techniques.” “Students will probably use The issue with the old previous renovation occurred so the supersonic supersonic wind wind tunnel at tunnel, though, least once while was that it had a smaller test “The wind tunnel can be used to test scale parts or at Rutgers, but may use the section, which even models of aircraft and spacecraft.” smaller wind meant it did not tunnels more accommodate STEPHANIE TU frequently most modern School of Engineering Senior in their lab measurement classes,” Tu techniques. said. “Students Demauro said might also the new wind tunnel was specifically designed recently, but there are plans to choose to conduct research that to terminate these shortcomings. update the facility with a wider utilizes the wind tunnel.” She said using the tunnel was not Many of these modern range of measurement techniques. techniques require the use of There are also plans to use the only enjoyable, but also educational. “Getting to see the how the cameras and lasers, which help facility to measure pressure on to study a given flow of air. solid surfaces, such as pressure- objects act when high pressure winds are applied to them helps Demauro said the current tunnel sensitive paint, Demauro said. Besides the supersonic wind you understand how things are has large windows so that laser beams can be placed within a tunnel, there are also smaller able to fly,” she said.
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Society should shift to be more vegetarian
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his weekend, I was plagued with a constant sneezing which MICHAEL HOLEY reached a point that it almost felt rude for me to sneeze a fourth time after my friends had said “God bless you” three times before. Never in my life had I received such a bad case of sneezing. In fact, I had rarely sneezed up until this emerging spring. Now it is part of my daily lifestyle. I had not planned on writing about it, but while researching topics for my opinion editorial I came across the finding that climate change may be prolonging the allergy season. It was quite dreadful news. Although this editorial is not actually about the effects of climate change, it is about a lifestyle change you can adopt to reduce your environmental impact: embracing vegetarianism. “Agriculture and land-use generates more greenhouse gas emissions than power generation,“ said former Energy Secretary Steven Chu. We dedicate significant amounts of food raising livestock in order to be consumed by humans. It is incredibly wasteful in comparison to just eating plant-based foods ourselves. Not to mention that these animals then take up valuable land space in inhumane factory farms, and they release harmful methane gas into the environment. To put it into a simple summary, meat and dairy provide 18 percent of food calories and take up 83 percent of farmland use. Avoiding meat and dairy would be the greatest single action you could take to reduce your environmental impact. If you remain unconvinced, then it is important next to take into account the matter of health. The American diet is terrible. We fill our diet with foods that are full of fat, sugar and grease. There is a reason why nearly 40 percent of Americans are obese, and it is not just a matter of natural causes. Many people may be under the false impression that it is easy to work off all the weight gained by unhealthy foods, but that is fundamentally false. In reality, having a healthy diet and consuming less calories is far more important than working out to burn calories. As in turns out, vegetarians naturally consume less calories than those who eat meat. This is partly due to the fact that vegetables generally have a large array of different nutrients, including fiber, which end up creating a feeling of fullness. In addition, there are less calories in a cup of vegetables than
THE BREAKING POINT
“A lot of people feel the pressure to become vegetarian immediately, but in reality it is just a matter of changing your lifestyle as much as you are able to. ” there are in a cup of meat. If all Americans made a shift away from their unhealthy diets with an imbalanced amount of meat, fat, grease and sugar, then perhaps we would see a reduction in obesity and an increase in people living more healthy lifestyles with more nutrients and balance. Finally, there is the moral case for vegetarianism. To the average person an animal life will be worth far less than a human life, but people may be able to agree that the killing of any life is less ideal than the preservation of all life. We have chosen a select few species of animals to be raised for death. But our use of livestock is no longer necessary. We have easy access to all the nutrients we need. Not to mention the fact that we have taken the humanity out of our meat consumption. Nowadays livestock is processed and killed mostly in factory farms where there is no care for life. If we each raised a chicken or cow on a farm and grew up with these animals our whole lives, would we be able to kill them as easily? Would we be able to kill a dog or a cat the way we slaughter a cow or chicken? Why are dogs and cats more valuable than the rest? Throughout our human history, we have gradually heard people spread the message that we must take responsibility for nature and humbly interact with the earth. In Christianity, God created all life on earth and yet modern Christians seek to defile the creations of an allloving God in order to fulfill their own gluttony. Does God not love all of his creations? Why would God create animals who experience pain if He wanted them to die cruelly in a factory farm where life is not cherished or cared for? In this life where we do not need to kill in order to sustain ourselves, then why should we kill at all? Surely, the all-loving Christian God would prefer life to be living in harmony without death. It is a gradual process and a philosophical discussion that should happen throughout society. A lot of people feel the pressure to become vegetarian immediately, but in reality it is just a matter of changing your lifestyle as much as you are able to. University students do not have complete control over their diets, thus they may have a harder time getting the nutrients they need if they switch to only eating vegetables. Oftentimes there are those family parties you go to in which they only cook barbeque food and barely have any vegetables around. It is fine if someone cannot make a full transition, but being able to even make a few lifestyle changes can have a significant impact overall. Michael Holey is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science. His column, “The Breaking Point,” runs on alternate Mondays.
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Democratic civil disobedience looms at U. Students must stand in solidarity with Rutgers teacher union
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fter leaving his village in Colonial America, Rip Van Winkle wandered up into the Catskill Mountains. Fatigued from his climb, he sat down to rest and fell into a long slumber. Rip awoke to a new world 20 years later. The longevity of his sleep has become the most memorable element in Washington Irving’s classic fable. Few readers recall a small but significant detail that is often overlooked and forgotten. Irving described that when Rip awakes and walks back to the village, the sign above the inn was no longer the familiar portrait of the English monarch King George, but instead had been replaced by the image of General George Washington. Rip slept through a revolution – snored through great social change that altered the course of history and American society. And yet, he continued his routine, displaced and lost in the new world around him. Martin Luther King Jr. warned, “One of the great misfortunes of history is that all too many individuals and institutions find themselves in a great period of change and yet fail to achieve the new attitudes and outlooks that the new situation demands. There is nothing more tragic than to sleep through a revolution.” For decades, the working class of America remained in a coma induced by the demonization of collective bargaining, an anti-union legal environment and the other means of muzzling defiance of exploitation and wage stagnation. But there are now signs of a great awakening. The year 2018 was marked by “no longer.” No longer will the public education system remain idle as billionaire-funded campaigns wage a war of privatization against the education and well-being of the future of this nation. No longer will teachers passively accept the legislative schemes that hollow funding for public schools and undermine the strength of public sector unions. No longer will professors and teaching assistants remain dormant as wages continue to stagnate and progress in faculty diversity continues to be nonexistent. Approximately 485,200 workers took part in major work stoppages in 2018 — the highest level of involvement since 1986. Behind this tsunami of civil disobedience were the guardians of democracy, the teachers of America. The waves of teacher strikes in “West Virginia (35,000 workers) to Oklahoma (45,000) and Kentucky (26,000)” rippled outward across the nation. As nearly half of school funding comes from state budgets, funding for public education in most states never rebounded from the
slashing it received during the Great Recession. As of 2016, 24 states were still spending less on total school funding per student than in 2008. Economists Sylvia Allegretto and Lawrence Mishel found “the mid-1990s marks the start of a period of sharply eroding teacher pay and an escalating teacher pay penalty.” Early in the 1990s, public school teachers and support staff in 26 of 42 analyzed states with comparable data had “above-average” earnings. As of 2017, teachers in only one state (Rhode Island) earned a paycheck that surpassed the average. As the Rutgers American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT) continues to negotiate a new faculty contract with the University, the union has begun preparations for democratic non-violent acts of civil protest. Fighting to increase the ratio between full-time faculty and students, equal pay for equal work for female faculty and to raise the salary of teaching assistants, who earn $26,000 a year and have not seen a raise since 2013, the collective of educators have called for solidarity among the student body. A call that cannot be left unanswered. The students of this University must shed their apathetic tendencies and indifference to avoid the tragedy of sleeping through the current demands of social change and progress. We must awaken to see that the fate of the efforts of our educators is intertwined with our own future. Our educational experiences are not isolated from the hardships of underpaid teaching assistants. Our identities as Rutgers students are not insolated from the injustice of unequal pay for equal work. As the Targum reported, Chancellor Christopher J. Molloy has said, “I know people, I’ve had colleagues that have been PTLs in the past, and I understand that the amount that people are paid for courses is not something you can live on. If they don’t want to do this, they need to get another job. There are probably other people who can fill the role, so it’s sort of like supply and demand.” We must not accept the administration’s inhumane and apathetic non-solution that acknowledges the amount of pay as unlivable and immorally recommends simply that those who are displeased with a paycheck that cannot maintain a reasonable standard of living should just get a different job. The students ought to question and oppose the administration’s contention that we should not try to address unethical practices of the school, that we should not go against the “supply and demand” of their market of depravity. We must stand in solidarity with the educators that empower our learning. Our awakening must not be deferred any longer.
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Nation must address disparities in our system of education PRIDE, NOT PREJUDICE NEHA SAJU
H
ow does a nation secure its future? While there are numerous answers to this question, the most obvious response concerns a country’s treatment of its youth. The real test of a progressive nation is how it chooses to support and empower its young people, as they are the future of that country. To sustain the institutions and systems that the United States has built, the education system in America must be altered to narrow the widening achievement gaps between students of different backgrounds. In accordance with the sentiments of the U.S. Department of Education, equational equity is vital because equal opportunity is a core American value that is integral to the nation’s economic strength. While the civil rights movement, school desegregation and the war on poverty helped bring a measure of equity to the playing field, class privilege as well as the individual choices of parents helps to maintain the systemic segregation of the American school system. The importance of education is more critical than ever before, as college is now commonly viewed as a precondition for upward mobility. But individuals from lower socioeconomic classes are at a disadvantage long before they have the chance to achieve their college
pursuits. Seemingly unimportant factors like the educational experience of one’s parents, especially combined with class disadvantage, have a direct result on the educational opportunities for children. From the day these kids start kindergarten, they are already more than a year behind the children of college graduates in their grasp of both reading and math. This gap between children of different financial backgrounds eventually widens over time. Nine years after beginning kindergarten, the gap (on average) will have widened by somewhere from one-half to two-thirds. Even high performing children from disadvantaged
outcomes concerning education than the United States. It can be done. But it must be done justly. Instead of just focusing on improving the school curriculum, bettering conditions for teachers, or even investing to bring struggling students to speed (although all of these ideas are important to take into consideration), the education system must also direct attention to helping parents. It is nearly impossible for poorer, less educated parents to keep up with their more privileged colleagues, as the gap between the earnings of individuals with a college degree and those without one is bigger than ever.
“This discrepancy between children of different socioeconomic classes is arguably the biggest problem in education today. ” backgrounds, who are at the same starting level as their richer peers, will fall behind through the course of their schooling. This discrepancy between children of different socioeconomic classes is arguably the biggest problem in education today. In fact, taking steps to narrow proficiency gaps that emerge before college would be more beneficial to increase America’s college graduation rate than offering universal community college, easier terms on student loans or more financial aid. Achieving increased educational equality is possible. Countries like Canada, Australia and Britain have achieved more equitable
By helping hardworking parents balance the demands of work and family, the school system can help to ameliorate the cycle of disadvantage instead of reinforcing it. Furthermore, the presence of a divided school system is structural and systemic, but it is also upheld by individual choices. When parents make choices to benefit their children without taking the community into consideration, the education system as a whole is negatively affected. Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones said that her work chooses to unearth the “hypocrisy of progressive people who say they believe in inequality, but when it comes to their
individual choices about where they’re going to live and where they’re going to send their children, they make very different decisions.” By choosing to send her daughter to public instead of private school, Hannah-Jones justified her decision and said that this was how she could avoid being someone who contributed to the inequality that she is writing about. On the other hand, journalist Michael Godsey said in an article — also referencing his previous article aptly titled “Why I’m a Public-School Teacher but a Private-School Parent” — that while he believes that a common and equitable educational system is integral to equality, democracy and a sense of true community, he also understands that public schools often allow for the normality of disengagement and concedes to “buying into” the system rather than “selling out.” It must be noted that parents with the best intentions for their children’s lives are not entirely to blame for the inequality that exists in the American school system. But they are, at some level, contributing to the problem. In order to foster a more prosperous and equitable society, America must address its severe socioeconomic disparities and support low-income communities so disadvantaged kids will have the chance to write their own futures. Neha Saju is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student planning on majoring in political science and history and minoring in English. Her column, “Pride, Not Prejudice,” runs on alternate Mondays.
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Budgeting beauty: Your guide to wallet-friendly makeup LEONA JUAN STAFF WRITER
Walking into a Sephora, we’re constantly hit with the latest launches from brands and our holy grail products. Unfortunately, many of these high-end brands that we love can break the bank, especially for college students. Brands like NARS Cosmetics, Tarte Cosmetics and Anastasia Beverly Hills, Inc. can charge $30 for just one item, making them impractical for our wallets. Over recent years, more affordable makeup has been emerging, giving all of us beauty lovers the same great products for half of the cost. Rather than spending an entire paycheck on a few products, checking out items from these super affordable and high-quality brands can not only make our faces look great, but also leave us feeling happy that we didn’t just spend a fortune.
COLOURPOP COSMETICS
Rising to popularity due to its super pigmented and extremely affordable liquid lipsticks, ColourPop Cosmetics has become one of the biggest names in beauty. It has come a long way from just selling liquid lipsticks, with the brand selling a wide range of products including eyeshadow palettes, foundation, brushes, brow pencils and much more. Its makeup is great quality for a low price, which is the reason
for its large fan base. Most of its products are less than $10, and it has a huge range of colors. Due to its rise in popularity, it has collaborated with beauty influencers and Disney. Some of its top-rated products include its super shock shadow, matte liquid lipsticks and super shock highlighters. Don’t forget to check out its "last call" section, filled with items on sale that won’t be returning.
E.L.F. COSMETICS
An acronym for eyes, lips and face, this cosmetics brand has perfected products for these features without breaking the bank. It can be found in tons of drug stores, grocery stores and discount retailers. Eyeshadow palettes are approximately $10. Bronzers, highlighters, lipsticks and blushes are less than or about $5. A full face of makeup can cost less than $30, which is the cost of one concealer from a high-end brand at Sephora. Its best sellers include brow pencils and contours palettes, as well as skin care. For those that are concerned about their skin before and after makeup, e.l.f. also has super affordable skincare. Including eye cream, moisturizer and face mists, to name a few, e.l.f. has our makeup and skincare routines covered.
NYX COSMETICS
Loved by both amateur and professional makeup artists, NYX Cosmetics has been providing
beauty lovers with near duplicates of our favorite high-end items, providing all of us with makeup comparable to products from Urban Decay, NARS Cosmetics and Benefit Cosmetics. One of its most loved items is its soft matte lip creams, which come in 40 shades. Speaking of a big shade range, its total control drop foundation comes in 30 shades with different undertones, and it costs only $14. If you’ve already found your favorite foundation or lipstick, NYX Cosmetics has a wide range of other products to experiment with. Eye glitters, setting powders, brush sets and false lashes all come at an affordable price, letting us get a professional full face of makeup for the low.
WET N WILD
A name that was previously never associated with good quality makeup, wet n wild has stepped its game up. One of the most affordable brands in this list, it constantly proves that great makeup doesn’t have to come at a high cost. Its MegaGlo highlighting powder is one of its most loved products, and it’s easy to understand why. Coming in at $4 a piece, these bright and reflective highlighters come in our favorite shades including pinks, champagnes and bronzes, as well as more unique ones like lilac, white and holographic. Its brushes start at $1, and are as soft as one that you’d find in Sephora. To make things
Makeup is an essential for many, but buying highlight, eyeliner and lipstick can get costly. ColourPop Cosmetics is just one of many brands that won't break the bank. TWITTER even better, the brand is completely cruelty-free, making it great for your bank account and the animals.
MORPHE COSMETICS
If eyeshadow palettes at great prices are your thing, Morphe Cosmetics is the brand to check out. Its famous 35O eyeshadow palette features 35 eyeshadows for $24. Its 35 palettes all have a different theme, whether you want something filled with bright colors or one with cool, taupe tones. Brushes are one of the things in
beauty that people may not realize break the bank, but Morphe Cosmetics has a wide range of affordable brushes and tools. It has different lines depending on what anyone may need, and a quick look on its website will show all of its variety. Morphe Cosmetics used to be just an online store, but it has recently expanded and opened up its own stores, and can also be found at Ulta Beauty. As if it already wasn't super affordable, it works with tons of beauty influencers and constantly has discounts and sales.
National Poetry Month: Passionate, polemical, powerful HAOLUN XU CONTRIBUTING WRITER
April commences the annual celebration of National Poetry Month. Within these 30 days, one considers the literary form that has withstood centuries of American culture and history. The range of biographies present are immense, starting as early as notable figures preceding the boom of Modernism straight through the current day. James Baldwin, known for his poetry, prose and public speech, utilized his oratory skills to meditate on the role of a poet within society, particularly in the American conscience. Speaking about the Civil Rights Movement, he denoted the necessity of a poet, or any literary or artistic voice that seeks to open eyes and further the tradition of meditation through creation. “... something awful is happening to a civilization when it ceases to produce poets, and what is even more crucial when it ceases anywhere whatever to believe in a report that only poets can make,” he said. Many poets throughout the ages, often interact with their form as a means to engage with suppressed feelings, contemplating and granting a voice toward
Poetry predates this nation, but Americans have left an indelible mark on the literary form. From Henry David Thoreau to Audre Lorde, there's plenty of art to celebrate this month. UNSPLASH instincts stamped down by oppression, social disorder or an individual's own blocks within their psyche. T.S. Eliot's "The Hollow Men," expresses inner grief toward a lost era, encapsulating the waves of trauma and shock from the World War I. But as time passes, the sensations connect, as the memorial of a home lost is found again in works such as William Carlos Williams,
such as the domestic coquettishness of "This Is To Say." The range of color that comes with each poem, each perspective, speaks not only to the magnitude of many poets' endeavors throughout the ages, but also the scale of introspection that brinks on divinity. For instance, Emily Dickinson lived a life akin to a monk as she spent most of her life confined to her room in a house in New
England. Using only her interiority as a map, she religiously documented exactly how she lived, as a woman, artist and individual. Decades later, more writers took to the stage and explored equal levels of internal peril. Claudia Rankine's recent collection, “Citizen: An American Lyric,” explores fear, violence and taking shelter within oneself through the daunting journey of modern Amer-
ica and its many social and racial divides. Each step further into the soul, the more daunting the path. In William Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Hotspur says, "Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety." To be frank, poetry is not lucrative, and largely ignored. It is also a silver lining, as the market keeps poetry relatively untouched, allowing for writers throughout the ages to focus on their own sensibilities of what is true to them and to others. It is an interpreted weakness of the form, but also a prime advantage and privilege. The canon of poetry is enormous, one must consider the many volumes of text created yearly by colleges and institutions to track how poetry connects the themes of the decades rolling by. Each poet holds within them, even in death, an aspect of the human condition that we all encounter and must face. Enjoying poetry is making a choice to not face life alone, as the voices within libraries and bookstores all around the country will allow for good company during life's trying times. It is a victory as well as a relief that National Poetry Month allows us to remember another way to go beyond ourselves in this life.
DIVERSIONS
April 8, 2019
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 11 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: The best opportunities are the ones you research and make happen yourself. Consider the possibilities; take the most natural approach to reaching your objective. Staying on course and making changes along the way that promote success are encouraged. If you let someone interfere or take over, you will lose momentum as well as control of the outcome. Your numbers are 5, 12, 17, 21, 26, 38, 42.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Change the way you handle money matters or earn your living. A chance to do something physical for extra cash will be rewarding and boost your confidence. Don’t let a change someone makes ruin your plans. Do your own thing. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t hesitate to make a change. Seize the moment and go after what you want. Put everything in order before you share your plans. Being fully prepared will prevent someone from meddling in your affairs. Be proactive, not stubborn. 3 stars
Non Sequitur
Wiley
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Be sensitive to other people’s concerns and issues. You can make suggestions, but don’t take over or take on something that isn’t your problem. Don’t offer to pay for someone else’s mistake or let anyone take advantage of you. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Partnerships should be a priority. Much can be accomplished at work or at home if you work alongside others. Your input, memory and experience will serve you well when trying to bring about positive change. Romance is on the rise. 4 stars
Pearls Before Swine
Stephan Pastis
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t be surprised if someone makes an unexpected change or decision. Look at your options, but don’t react until you have a plan in place. Network or attend a conference or meeting that will give you the chance to make suggestions. 2 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Share your thoughts and intentions, and be open to suggestions. A change can be made that will encourage progress if you take your time and don’t respond with criticism or anger. Give others a chance to express new possibilities. 5 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may feel like getting away, but before you do, be sure to take care of your responsibilities. Don’t let a challenge get you down or stand in your way. Approach problems head-on to keep moving forward. 5 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t let what’s happened in the past weigh you down or hold you back. Concentrate on the present and the people you enjoy being around. Good relationships will develop if you surround yourself with creative people. Love and romance will improve your life. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Listen carefully and don’t respond in haste. Mull over what’s being said or offered, and consider what’s good for you and what isn’t. Stick to the ideas and plans that won’t jeopardize your reputation or important relationships. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Work from home if possible, or take care of business you’ve left undone. Don’t give anyone access to personal information or passwords. A domestic project will add to the value of your place and please someone you love. Romance is highlighted. 5 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t let the changes going on around you stress you out. Pay close attention to what it is that will make you happy, and head in that direction. Making personal improvements to your environment and supporting causes you believe in will be rewarding. 2 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Mix the old with the new in order to come up with something worthwhile. Get involved in an event that gives you a chance to voice your opinion and bring about positive change. Personal improvements and romance are favored. 4 stars
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Universal Crossword ACROSS
59 Fundamentals
1 “Law & Order” spin-off, briefly
61 *What the starred answers do
4 Radio options
(Hint: Read them right-to-left!)
8 Sean Lennon, to Elton John
62 Noisy crib toy
14 She lays eggs
63 Singers’ club type
15 Grain structure
64 Docs’ grp.
16 Egyptian sun deity
65 Sad-faced hound
17 *Metaphorical coin that returns
66 Journalist’s focus
at the worst moments
67 Badminton barrier
19 Yesterday, today 20 Heads the cast of
DOWN
21 Pottery shard, perhaps
1 Pettifogging lawyer
22 Antacid brand
2 Risky undertaking
23 *Weapon that returns to
3 Like a secret Santa
its thrower
4 Egyptian cobras
27 Before, in verse
5 Knee-covering skirt
28 “___ Thrills” (2016 Sia hit)
6 Projecting rim
30 Heavy British weight
7 Angry crowd
31 It’s parted in the Bible
8 Fortnite pro, e.g.
38 Anagram of 13-Down
33 Vardalos or Long
9 Folded brunch dish
39 Car loan initials
35 ___-to-know basis
10 Literally “half world”
40 Take legal action
36 *Weed that returns when
11 Frozen, colorful treat
41 Buys funds, say
12 Former Bruin Bobby
44 Tony Stark’s alter ego
39 Bhutan’s continent
13 Opposing vote
45 Like a gymnast
42 “Comp” follower, at college
18 Hosp. areas
46 Telephone pole sign
43 Playwright Eugene
21 Speedy
48 Fin de ___
47 Rock fans with spiky hair, maybe
24 2018 Hannah Gadsby special
50 Prophet
49 Showing no feeling
25 Young toddler’s age
53 Briefly unplug, perhaps
51 ___ de Janeiro
26 Place to dream
54 Tether
52 *Dog that returns with game
28 Top exec
57 Greek earth mother
54 Take Marie Kondo’s advice
29 Pellets that pelt
58 “Wanna make ___?”
55 Fencing swords
32 Chaotic, dangerous places
59 Texter’s “Just a sec”
56 Cards ___ Humanity
34 Secret author: Abbr.
60 Tire-changing org.
37 Menus
61 “The Americans” spy grp.
you mow it down
(party game)
Yesterday’s Solution
Yesterday’s Solution
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April 8, 2019
Alumnus center C.J. Gettys had 19 points, 16 rebounds and five assists for the Cheshire Phoenix team of the British Basketball League. During the 2016-2017 season on the Banks, Gettys averaged 5.2 rebounds. THE DAILY TARGUM / MARCH 2017
April 8, 2019
Page 13 TRACK AND FIELD SAM HOWELL INVITATIONAL
Rutgers takes 4 event wins in Princeton DELANEY ZUBRICK STAFF WRITER
This past weekend the Rutgers men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to Princeton, New Jersey for the Sam Howell Invitational. Both teams were able to capture several event titles in various events. The Scarlet Knights captured several event titles and will prepare for the Big Ten Championships down the road. On the women’s team, senior Oniesha Clarke took the 100-meter dash title with a time of 11.85 seconds. She won by 0.01 seconds, and was the only Rutgers student athlete to compete and place inside the top 25. Clarke was one of the few women’s team athletes to compete, let alone place this past weekend. Neither junior Rhonda Rogombe nor freshman Reanda Richards competed in Princeton, which, after their previous meet, comes as a shock. Rogombe was able to nab the second-highest jump in school history back at the Florida Relays, and is continuing to focus on details that can help her in the future. She had previously beaten her own record as third-highest jump, and is only a few inches away from claiming the title. Richards was able to nab the fastest 400-meter hurdles time in the country at the Florida Relays and recorded a school record to top it off. On the men’s side, senior Sterling Pierce was able to place third in the open 100 meters in 10.80, but then went on to capture the 200-meter title with a time of 21.46. Pierce was one of many athletes that captured a title at this meet, but he was able to claim two medals this past weekend. Another surprise was in the men’s 400-meter dash, where senior Izaiah Brown and sophomore Taj Burgess did not compete. With all of the absences from athletes, prepping for the Metropolitan Championships on the Banks would not be out of the question. Sophomore Eric Barnes came to the meet to compete in the 800 meters and ended up leaving with a gold medal. Barnes ran a time of
Senior Jordan Lorenzo was 1 of 2 Knights that competed in the high jump at the Sam Howell Invitational. He placed seventh with a jump of 1.98 meters. THE DAILY TARGUM / FEBRUARY 2016 1:53.44, nearly 2 whole seconds faster than the second and third-place finishers. This was a new personal record for Barnes. For the 400-meter hurdles on the men’s team, sophomore Chris Jenkins represented the Knights and placed third in a time of 53.26. The men’s 4x400-meter relay competed and placed second overall, with the lineup of Pierce, Jenkins, freshman Jameson Woodell and sophmore Semaj Willis with a time of 3:14.98. Rider placed first with a time of 3:14.72, which made for a close finishing race.
When it came to long and triple jump, freshman A’Nan Bridgett was not to be found on the leaderboard, but he competed in other events. In the 100 meters he finished with a time of 11.15, and in the high jump, he jumped 1.93 meters. Senior Jordan Lorenzo also was a competitor in high jump, placing seventh. He finished with a jump of 1.98 meters. Freshman Kamron Kobolak came in fifth place in the men’s shot put, and the other competitors were all fairly close in proximity. Kobolak was the only freshman to
compete in the “B” group, where he and five other athletes fell in 15 meters. It came down to a tight race in the end. In discus, senior John Mooers and sophomore Jason Campbell swept the leaderboard for first and second place, respectively. Mooers claimed the title with a throw of 54.35 meters, while Campbell held second place with a throw of 52.34 meters. As Rutgers prepares for its home meet this coming weekend, it will be interesting to see which athletes will be competing in which
events. At the Sam Howell Invitational, there were some varying lineups for relays and other single events due to the lack of top athletes that competed. The Knights’ upcoming meet, the Metropolitan Championships, will be held at the Bauer Track and Field Complex this Friday and Saturday. Last year, there were 13 teams that came to compete on Rutgers turf from Columbia to Iona. For updates on the Rutgers men’s and women’s track and field teams, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
RECORD Huang finished 5th in 53-gymanst field at NCAA Regionals CONTINUED FROM BACK
Sophomore Belle Huang was the lone representative for Rutgers at the NCAA Regionals, held at the University of Georgia this past weekend. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2019
“I really don’t think it was us having to change our routines,” Salim-Beasley said. “We just needed a few more routines in our lineup that had a higher level of difficulty and that would’ve helped our scores this year to be able to have two or three more routines scoring in the 9.5-9.9 range.” When a completely new coaching staff joins a team, anything can happen. A team can either rise or fall. Time and time again, the Knights are seen as the underdogs in the Big Ten, so Rutgers decided to capitalize on that. This season, the Knights defeated nationally-ranked Big
Ten rivals Penn State and Ohio State. Rutgers learned valuable lessons to stay in its own bubble and brush past any adversity that comes in its way. At the Big Ten Championships, the Knights did drop to the bottom of the conference. To Rutgers, it was a big disappointment because it knows that it’s capable of so much more. Reviewing the season as a whole, one thing is for certain. The grind never stops. “We just have to keep doing what we’ve been doing,” Huang said. For updates on the Rutgers gymnastics team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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April 8, 2019 MEN’S LACROSSE NO. 20 JOHNS HOPKINS 15, NO. 19 RUTGERS 13
Knights lose in Baltimore on Jays’ homecoming CHRIS TSAKONAS CORRESPONDENT
BALTIMORE — There’s an old saying in sports: It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. Unless you start by conceding six unanswered goals on the road against a ranked opponent. That was the story at Homewood Field on Saturday afternoon, as the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team fell to No. 20 Johns Hopkins 15-13 in its second game of conference play.
The first period could not have gone any worse for the No. 19 Scarlet Knights (6-5, 1-1), as they conceded 3 goals within the opening 5 minutes of play. Rutgers struggled to generate quality of fense in the first, with most of its possessions ending in low-quality shots or sloppy turnovers. Junior attack Kieran Mullins managed to get a goal with 2:31 to play in the opening period, but it was disallowed on a crease violation call.
“We just weren’t focused mentally, we turned the ball over early and didn’t get the shots that we need to hit,” Mullins said. “We gotta come ready to play right out of the whistle, we can’t afford to spot them 5 goals.” The second period didn’t star t of f much better, with the Blue Jays (6-4, 2-0) scoring another three goals. Sophomore midfielder Michael Sanguinetti finally got the Knights on the board with 8 minutes left in the half.
Rutgers would get 2 more goals to cut Johns Hopkins’ lead to 6-3, but the momentum would be cut short by 2 Blue Jay goals in the final 15 seconds of the half. The Knights played with much more intensity and composure after halftime, getting two goals within the first 4 minutes of the third. While Rutgers finished with 4 goals in the third period, it failed to cut into the deficit as the team couldn’t get a stop on Johns Hopkins. The Knights’ offense would start firing on all cylinders in the
Head coach Brian Brecht and Rutgers dropped their first Big Ten game of the season to Johns Hopkins, last Saturday. They allowed 6 unanswered goals to start the game. VIVEK VIDYARTHI / FEBRUARY 2019
fourth period, going on a 5-2 scoring run in the opening 5 minutes to cut the Blue Jays’ lead to 12-14. Johns Hopkins would get clutch goals down the stretch from Joey Epstein and Kyle Marr, which was just enough to maintain the lead in the final minutes. For Rutgers, its slow start was defined by an inability to win and maintain possession of the ball. The Knights went 9 of 30 from the face-off spot, while trailing the Blue Jays in the ground ball matchup 33 to 20. Johns Hopkins controlled the ball for long stretches, which had the effect of both limiting Rutgers’ offensive possessions and wearing down the defense. For the Blue Jays, the MVP of the game had to be Epstein. The freshman attacker finished with 5 goals and three assists, acting as Johns Hopkins’ leading scorer and facilitator offensively. Epstein came into this season ranked as the best freshman in the nation, according to Inside Lacrosse, and earned 28 goals on the season so far. This loss is a major blow to the Knights, who were coming off a major upset against then-No. 4 Ohio State last weekend. Now at 1-1 in conference play, Rutgers will have to play up to its competition again when it faces No. 3 Mar yland at home on Sunday. “We came into Big Ten play looking like we had something to prove,” said head coach Brian Brecht. “Now we have to go out and prove ourselves again.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s and women’s track and field teams, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
BASEBALL RUTGERS 15, IOWA 3
RU comes home from Iowa with 1 win SAM MARSDALE STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers baseball team went on the road to Iowa City, Iowa to take on an Iowa team who had just swept then-No. 23 Illinois. The Scarlet Knights (9-19, 2-4) lost 2 of 3 in the Midwest. Sophomore left-handed pitcher Harry Rutkowski was dealing on Friday, as he often does. The only problem was that Rutgers continues to struggle against Friday starters, this time being Hawkeyes (18-12, 5-4) righthander Cole McDonald, who tossed 6.1 scoreless innings, scattering eight hits, while striking out eight and walking three. Iowa broke through to Rutkowski in the bottom of the sixth inning, where it plated 4 runs, highlighted by a 3-run homer by first baseman Izaya Fullard. Rutkowski went back out for the seventh inning, where things did not get much better. With two outs in the inning and two runners on and down 1-2 in the count, the Hawkeyes’ second baseman Mitchell Boe doubled into the right centerfield gap, scoring 2 runs and ending the day for Rutkowski.
Sophomore right-handed pitcher Kyle Muller relieved him. The Knights would score one in the eighth inning on a RBI single from true freshman infielder Chris Brito, but that would be all the scoring on Friday night. They would fall 6-1. For the second straight conference series, Rutgers would play a doubleheader with rain in the forecast on Sunday. Senior catcher Tyler McNamara would get the scoring started with an RBI fielder’s choice, but Iowa would score the next 7 runs in the game. Junior right-handed pitcher Tommy Genuario, making his second career start, allowed 5 earned runs in five innings. The Knights would rally in the seventh inning, starting with the first career home run for sophomore infielder Mike Nyisztor, a solo shot. After a RBI single from junior infielder Kevin Welsh and a 2-run single from senior infielder Carmen Sclafani, the score was 7-5, but that is the closest Rutgers would get. Iowa first baseman Zeb Adreon would hit a 2-run double to extend the Hawkeye lead
to 9-5, and that is how the game would end. The second game of the doubleheader went very well for the Knights. They got off to a booming start, scoring five in the first inning, capped off by a 3-run home run from Sclafani. Junior left-handed pitcher Tevin Murray would give Rutgers a strong start, pitching five innings and yielding just 1 unearned run. The Knights would score 15 runs on 15 hits, both season highs. Brito went 3-for-4, including a 3-run home run. Senior right-handed pitcher Serafino Brito pitched the final three innings of the game, yielding no runs, while striking out four and walking one. Rutgers would go on to win by a score of 15-3, its first Big Ten road win since the opening series of the 2018 season at Michigan State, who it will welcome to Bainton Field for a three-game series this weekend. But, first the Knights head to Lafayette on Wednesday for their mid-week game. For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
True freshman infielder Chirs Brito had an RBI single against the Hawkeyes in the series’ first game, on Friday night. His batting average is at .270. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / MARCH 2019
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Sophomore Belle Huang competed on the floor exercise of the NCAA Regionals in Athens, Georgia, last weekend. She tied for third out of 25 nationally ranked gymnasts in the first session. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2019
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Huang ties program record with 9.900 at Regionals ALEX FABUGAIS-INABA CORRESPONDENT
As the Rutgers gymnastics team stayed in New Jersey, sophomore Belle Huang ventured out into uncharted territory to compete at the NCAA Regionals hosted by the University of Georgia over the weekend. The lone Scarlet Knight competed on floor in the first session and posted a 9.900 to tie for third among 25 other gymnasts from nationally-ranked teams. From both of the sessions, Huang wound up fifth in a field of 53 that competed in the event on Friday. “She had a fantastic performance, probably one of the best routines she’s done all year,” said head coach Umme Salim-Beasley.
“She really went out, did a clean routine. She was aggressive. She just had a lot of fun and enjoyed it. She was really excited. (It) was one of the higher scores that we’re given today, and she got that from all four judges.” Huang’s floor performance in Georgia tied the highest-recorded score at the NCAA level in Rutgers history. In 2002, Courtney Turner represented the Knights at regionals, also throwing down a 9.900 in floor. Making her first NCAA appearance last year as a freshman, Huang competed in the all-around event where she scored a 9.825 on floor, adding to her total of 38.600. Even with a score that placed Huang within the top five performances at regionals, she still remained her humble self. After her performance
head coach of the softball team, earned his first Big Ten win after the Knights defeated the Buckeyes 8-6 on Saturday. Butler is in her first season at the helm of the Rutgers program and has compiled a 17-19 overall record on the Banks.
“Looking at the gymnastics that we were seeing, we know that are team is just as capable as being there as a team,” Salim-Beasley said. “I think it really drives me as a coach to be able to get our whole team here next year.” What does it take to get there? In Salim-Beasley’s eyes, not much more than what the Knights are already doing. Minor mistakes and details matter in the gymnastics world. Rutgers is going to continue to improve in those aspects, but also take on challenging routines in the hopes of garnering more points for the team. SEE RECORD ON PAGE 13
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was finished, Huang only had two words to describe how she felt: relieved and excited. “I thought it went well,” Huang said. “There was a few minor mistakes, but it’s hard to be perfect every routine.” Rutgers’ return to the national stage marks its ninth consecutive year that the Knights have performed at NCAA Regionals. The last time all of the team’s gymnasts competed at that level was back in 2014, where they recorded a team score of 193.750. The seniors have set the bar high for Rutgers when they come together next season, but with new talent coming in and a more defined team culture, they aren’t shying away from vocalizing the goal that’s on everybody’s mind.
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