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Rutgers wastes 4 M. pounds of food per year APARNA RAGUPATHI CORRESPONDENT
In 2016, Rutgers—New Brunswick produced almost four million pounds of food scraps from all of the campus dining areas combined, said Dorothy Lee, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior and president of RU Compost. Currently, the dining halls either send their food scraps to pig farms or put the scraps through digesters that liquify the food so it can be put down the drain, she said. Joe Charette, executive director of
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Career Services helps students find internships, co-ops ELIZABETH KILPATRICK CORRESPONDENT
Rutgers dining halls say they already recycle. But, clubs such as the RU Compost Club have been collecting food scraps from places Harvest Cafe to compost. CURSTINE GUEVARRA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Members of Rutgers University Career Services (UCS) hope to help students on their career paths with the Rutgers Internship and Coop Program (RICP), emphasizing internships as a good first step. Director of Career Exploration and Experiential Education Sue Pye said those at UCS define internships as “professional level experience SEE CO-OPS ON PAGE 4
Research reveals new role for brain signals RYAN HALSTATER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The mice used in the study were roughly half the size of an adult’s cupped hands, with a short white device that resembled an antenna sticking out of its head. The structure of a mouse’s brain is relatively similar to that of an adult’s. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Researchers at the Margolis Lab, which is in the Depar tment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, have discovered a new dif ference in the behavior of mice when dif ferent par ts of the brain are stimulated. “We were interested in understanding how different sensory inputs can affect how mice respond to a particular sensory input or sensory stimulus,” said Christian Lee, the study’s lead author and research associate.
The structure of the parts of the brain studied are largely similar between mice and humans, Lee said. The part of the brain that the study focused on was the cortex, which is involved in motor control and transforming sensory input into action. In the study, researchers found that mice trained to respond to texture tend to respond more when their motor cortex, which is the part of the brain that controls movement, was activated compared to their sensory cortex, which is SEE SIGNALS ON PAGE 5
Metamaterials advance 3D printing into newly created 4D technology CHRISTIAN BALBUENA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The pinnacle in the realm of creation just a few years ago was 3D printing. Now, researchers in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers University have discovered a new frontier in 4D printing. Chen Yang, a graduate student and researcher, said that “4D printing is 3D printing with shape transformation capability over time.” This means that this new technology, unlike the stiff plastics created though 3D printing, is able to create complex machinery. This innovation in printing technology was not so much due to the printer itself evolving, but the
materials used for the printing itself advancing, he said. These new materials are known as metamaterials, which are described by Yang as “materials engineered to exhibit unusual and counter intuitive properties … The name ‘metamaterials’ is from the Greek word ‘meta,’ meaning ‘higher’ or beyond.” The use of metamaterials will give way to machines that were physically impossible though conventional means. “We combine design of metamaterials, shape-memor y polymer and 3D printing to create tunable metamaterials,” Yang said. “Previous metamaterials didn’t have the tunability in mechanical
proper ties and flexibility of shape transformation. But it will soon give way to new innovations that allow machines to adapt to cer tain situation if need be.” Yang also said the tunable metamaterials we created can be potentially used in shock absorption mechanism, morphing airplane or drone wings and soft robotics. When using shock absorption mechanisms, for example in a car, it can tune to absorb the shock for safety and comfor t. When using it in airplane wings, it can morph to optimize drag force. In soft robots, it can deform to adapt to environmental constraints. SEE TECHNOLOGY ON PAGE 5
Despite the name, 4D printing is essentially 3D printing, except that the materials are more flexible. The process of 4D printing also involves temperature. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
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Rutgers Esports wins NY Excelsior Spring Rally SAMIR PATKI CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Rutgers Espor ts recently won the NY Excelsior Spring Rally championship for “Over watch,” a popular multiplayer shooter game. Initially down 2 games to 0 against the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Rutgers won the final three games to complete a reverse sweep, said Thomas Palka, a School of Arts and Sciences junior and president and event coordinator for Rutgers Esports. “It was a best of five. (NJIT) took the first two games, and it was looking kind of bleak for us. But then our team reverse swept them and took the next three games and ended up taking the finals ... it was amazing to watch,” Palka said. Rutgers came in as the favorite for the competition due to how renowned the esports team is on the East coast and in the country. The “Overwatch” team in particular has a strong reputation, even though it was only officially finalized this past fall. The team still needed to put in the hard work and spend hours practicing the game to ensure their victory, Palka said. Esports, defined as multiplayer electronic sports that are played competitively online, is becoming increasingly popular throughout the country and on college campuses, according to The Washington Post. One of the most popular games currently is “Overwatch,” in which teams of six players work together to achieve certain
goals. In one of the game modes, for example, one team attempts to escort an object across the map to a specific point, while the other team tries to stop them from doing so. In another, both teams attempt to fight for control over a singular point on the map. Whoever has earned more control over the point when the time runs out wins. These game modes test how strategically a team can work together, as well as how skilled a player is at the game mechanically, said Kyle Frick, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and vice president of Rutgers Esports. The esports organization has been officially recognized on campus since 2014, but its origin dates back to 2007, when students hosted fighting game competitions recreationally. Today, there are a total of 12 clubs under the organization including League of Legends, Dota 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO), Rocket League, Super Smash Bros. and more. In its relatively short time operating, Rutgers Esports has been a successful organization in many different games, Frick said. It has achieved success in games such as “Over watch,” League of Legends, Rocket League and Hearthstone. The esports organization has more plans to come for the future. It hopes to have more success in competitions, which will help to provide scholarships to its members. One such competition is the Tespa League LAN Finals in Texas later this May, where the “Overwatch” team will be competing.
“Overwatch” is a popular multiplayer shooter game where teams of six players work together to achieve certain goals, depending on the game mode. Later this month, the “Overwatch” team will be competing in Texas against other schools. YOUTUBE Though scholarships are not currently awarded to players, they still receive benefits such as coaching and connections to large companies such as Microsoft Corporation, Micro-Star International Co., Ltd (MSI), Ubisoft and even international gaming companies from other countries, such as South Korea. Another plan is to create a LAN gaming center at Rutgers, specifically Busch Student Center. Frick said it would be similar to a cafe with consoles
for different games where people can pay to play. Beyond its success in competitions, the gaming community is also an important part of many of the members’ social lives. Gaming is an entertaining and recreational activity that many members participate in weekly. Palka said approximately 200 people come to the Science and Engineering Resource Center (SERC) every week to play games and participate in the organization. One of his personal favorite parts
of the community is how large and diverse it is. Frick said that gaming was important because it was an escape from stress. “Gaming is important overall because it’s an escape from the stress of society, it’s a way to relieve stress and it’s a way to get happy. It’s especially an escape from all the homework and stress of a student, so we allow our players and anyone to come and just play games to pass the time, try to forget about homework and let out all the stress. It’s to just have fun in your free time,” he said.
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be fed the majority of the scraps, the University has to start looking into other ways to deal with the food waste, Lee said. “That pig farm contract is ending soon, so it needs to find a different way to deal with its food waste. We want it to heavily invest in an industrial composting facility that takes all the food scraps and has the gases and heat from it turned into energy,” she said. In addition to the existing nine aerobic digesters on campus, the University is looking to get an industrial aerobic digester that can be used to collect and sell methane and CO2 gas as well as produce fertilizer and replace the current deal with pig farmers, Fehon said.
The University also has other systems in place to deal with food waste, he said. “Fry oil is actually collected separately. It goes into the Vegawatt between Busch Student Center and the dining hall and it is used to give electricity to the dining hall,” he said. From his interview with Charette, Fehon said that every dining hall recycles and many facilities already implement composting initiatives at the student centers. Waste management companies take organic waste from student center stores, such as Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts, to a compost facility. If plates and silverware from dining areas such as Harvest Café are contaminated with food, they also go to a compost facility.
In Fehon’s interview, Charrette said that food waste may not be as big a problem as students think. “Go look at the back of the dining halls to watch and see how much is really taken to landfill,” he said. “Only about 1 by 2 cubic feet, or 2 to 3 meals out of every 7,000 go to a landfill.” Students are also able to use the left-over pulp from the Somat Pulper for composting and take the material from the compost bins at Harvest Café, Fehon said. RU Compost has collected food scraps from Harvest Café in the past to compost, which is the process of diverting food scraps from going to landfills, Lee said. Instead of letting it emit greenhouse gases, composting combines food waste with carbon rich materials that decompose over time to create a nutritious soil amendment. “Those decomposed beautifully, but what we also want is students to take off the produce stickers before they put it in the bins. That’s just
something little, but it doesn’t decompose and contributes to microplastics overtime in the soil,” Lee said. But, Harvest Café only composts kitchen scraps, not its food scraps, she said.
“The first step is to reduce your food waste for sure.” DOROTHY LEE School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Senior
“(Harvest Café) said the major reason why it wasn’t composting the food scraps was because of too much volume, too much contamination and the fact that facilities weren’t giving them the proper bags to put the food scraps in,” Lee said. While Rutgers Dining Services is looking into an industrial aerobic digester, Lee said that others are heavily advocating for an industrial composting facility.
“Not only would you be able to collect from Rutgers, but also you would be able to create a hub to collect from all of the New Brunswick community and possibly Middlesex County to create energy from this food waste,” she said. Composting is the last step before a landfill, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The first step is reducing food waste in general, then feeding people and animals. The next step is industrial composting, and the last is composting. While composting is not at the top of the hierarchy, it is still a way to give back to the earth. To make a difference as students, Lee said it is important to just start somewhere. “The first step is to reduce your food waste for sure. You don’t have to be amazing at composting or zero-waste or all these buzzwords we hear as long as you’re trying,” she said. “It’s a learning process for all of us.”
One of the opportunities offered by University Career Services is the Internship and Co-op Program, which is an online pass/fail internship course students can take for academic credit. MICA FINEHART
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suited to a student.” Internships are supposed to be a mentorship that focuses students’ time on learning in areas that are related to their interests and majors. Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Academic Affairs Dr. Ben Sifuentes-Jáuregui said that internships have moved past shadowing a master employer. “Students are no longer gophers,” Sifuentes-Jáuregui said. “We want employers to be like teachers.” Pye said that part of her and her colleagues’ jobs are recruiting employers that pay students. Some employers, like those under a non-profit organization, do not pay interns because their institutions are volunteer-based.
She went on to say how beneficial it is to have at least one internship during college, but it is better to have multiple. Pye also said that there are many opportunities on campus for students to get involved with internships. Sifuentes-Jáuregui added that there are all kinds of additional advising and support from those students who do work with the University. Director of Research Programs in STEM at Douglass Residential College (DRC) Nicole Wodzinski spoke about her specific program relating to paid summer research for students. Introduction to Scientific Research started in the 1990s with approximately 12 students in the program, Wodzinski said. She works
on the program, which is tailored to people with no experience in the research field from start to finish, with the goal of recruiting first-year students in the fall. She said that its aim is to help undergraduate women students with summer research. “There are 72 students in the class now, and 48 have applied for the summer,” Wodzinski said. “The rest of the students in the course either have a heavy academic workload or a paid STEM-centered internship.” She also said that in regard to the $3,000 stipends for individuals in the summer program, 77 were available. Yet Rutgers’ co-op program is described more of a special agenda for students who show promise with certain employers who prefer a co-op setting, Pye said. She used Johnson & Johnson as an example. Through the co-op program, students will still work full-time while studying as a full-time student. Pye said that it is very demanding, and only a handful
of students participate in it each year. UCS always encourages students to take internship courses, but the co-op course is a special case scenario. Senior Director of University Career Services William Jones pointed out that securing a job after graduation has transformed in some small ways over the years. “Experience has become the new entry-level requirement,” Jones said. Rutgers’ Handshake, an online career management platform, funnels paid internship opportunities to students. Jones said that since the launch of Handshake more than a year ago, 13,663 internships were posted by employers. Of that overarching number, 82% — 11,186 — of the internships were paid. Another dataset that UCS uses to calculate its program progress is reports from each graduating class. Jones provided statistics from the Class of 2017 since 2018’s report was not yet available.
Of the Class of 2017, 51.8% reported having an internship or coop while they were undergraduates, and 51.2% of those students reported that they had two or more internships. Of students with internships, 60.9% said that they were paid experiences, Jones said. Jones touched on one major project, called the Bright Futures Internship Scholarship Fund, which will launch in the summer of 2020. It will be used to offer financial assistance to a maximum of 100 students who are participating in unpaid or lowpaying internships. “The funding will come from financial reserves that UCS has saved from employer revenue over the last five years in preparation for this opportunity,” Jones said. The goals of the fund involve getting more undergraduate students to participate in internships, and to help those students have more meaningful experiences with those internships.
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the part of the brain that receives information from all five senses. This is one of the first studies to show that different parts of the cortex engage striatal circuitry differently. The striatum is the part of the brain that goes wrong in people with Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease, said David Margolis, the study’s senior author and an assistant professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience. Thus, the results have implications for new treatments for these disorders. “You need to understand how all the pieces interact with each other before you can really come up with the best therapy,” Margolis said. The findings from the study are significant because they suggest that there is both a behavioral and physiological difference in how the striatum takes in information
from the sensory cortex and motor cortex, Lee said. Many people see diseases such as Parkinson’s disease as “something going wrong in a black box,” Margolis said. The lab focuses more on how all the pieces of the box fit together, rather than developing therapies for the diseases themselves. Future studies will be based on observing the natural behavior of mice to observe the relationships between their brain and behavior, Margolis said. In this study, different parts of the brain were manipulated to see how the mouse responded. The mice used were roughly half the size of an adult’s cupped hands, with a short white device attached to its head. This antenna-like structure was surgically installed to deliver light to the mouse’s brain. Using a method called optogenetics, Margolis said light-sensitive proteins were used to activate the mouse’s neurons.
TECHNOLOGY It is not likely that 4D printing will see commercial use anytime soon CONTINUED FROM FRONT
The process in which 4D-printed technologies change shape and adapt is by tunable mechanical properties and reconfigurable
shape came from constituent shape memory polymer of metamaterials, Yang said. This means that the machines created with metamaterials are programmed to certain shapes
This method is otherwise known as “remote-control” of neurons, since it essentially allows researchers to control the activity of neurons, such as how the brain cells would communicate with each other in a mouse, he said. Research for optogenetics is typically used to understand how the brain works on a mechanical level. For this study specifically, the lab focused on understanding how groups of neurons work, because they are responsible for the flow of information throughout the brain. For example, the process of looking at a phone involves photons hitting the eye, and then information traveling to the brain to recognize it as a phone. Margolis said he was personally more interested in how neurons work on a macro level, as opposed to the micro level. “(What I’m more interested in) is how people interact with the world, how we learn things ... eventually, if we understand enough about how the brain works, then we will have a much better chance of finding treatments and cures for disease,” Margolis said.
David Margolis, the study’s senior author and an assistant professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, said he performs optogenetics. RUTGERS.EDU
that they can switch between when needed. Like 3D printing, temperature is an essential part of the process of using metamaterials. Yang said the role of temperature in 4D printing is that these metamaterials were fabricated using UV-reactive polymer and 3D printing technology, projection microstereolithography. Temperature is the stimulus to tune mechanical
properties and trigger shapechanging capability. Stereolithography is defined by Live Science as “one of several methods used to create 3D-printed objects. It’s the process by which a uniquely designed 3D printing machine, called a stereolithography apparatus (SLA) conver ts liquid plastic into solid objects.” Although 4D printing will most likely not see any
commercial use anytime soon, there is great hope for the applications of this technology. “Metamaterials already demonstrated unprecedented properties. With tunability and reconfigurability, it can adapt to environments and tune performances based on requirements. Fields that it can potentially be used are automobiles, aeronautics, robotics and medical devices,” Yang said.
Rutgers tomato, once nationally sold, gets revived for recent Rutgers Days MADISON MCGAY CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers tomato was developed jointly by Rutgers and the Campbell Soup Company. Tom Orton, an extension specialist in the Department of Plant Biology, said that the Rutgers tomato, or “Rutgers” was a tomato open-pollinated cultivar, which is a type of plant produced by selective breeding, developed during the late 1920s and early 1930s. In 1934, the cultivar was then released to the seed industry for use. “Rutgers” was originally meant to be used for both fresh market and processing, Orton said. The cultivar was the most prominent during the late 1940s, and was the most popular worldwide until later in the 1950s. “After ‘Rutgers’ was released, the RU team member, Professor Lyman Schermerhorn, maintained a ‘foundation’ breeding population until he retired in the mid 1950s,” Orton said. “But it was apparently lost after that.” Orton said that during the 1960s, hybrids were introduced and new processing tomato cultivars were released, which rendered the “Rutgers” obsolete. William Hlubik, a professor in the Department of Agriculture
and Natural Resource, said that the Rutgers tomato has still been sold for more than 25 years at Rutgers Day by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Team of Middlesex County. “My father Joe and my grandfather John were growing the Rutgers tomato for many years for Campbell Soup Company starting in the 30s,” Hlubik said. “My grandfather John Hlubik received a gold watch for being in the 10-ton club for Campbell’s soup many years ago.” At one time, the family hauled 2 to 4 large trucks of tomatoes to Campbell’s soup in Camden during peak harvest in July and August, Hlubik said. “We shipped 30 to 50 tons per day of tomatoes that were all picked by hand,” Hbulik said. “All five of my brothers and myself helped in all aspects of production, harvest and shipping along with 20 to 30 part-time workers.” Hlubik added that the family still farms in Chesterfield in Burlington County, New Jersey. The farm is now preserved and still grows many varieties of tomatoes. While the original Rutgers tomato had lost popularity, a new reinvented version was being developed, Orton said. “Jack Rabin of Rutgers was informed by Campbell Soup Tech Center colleagues in 2010
that (Campbell Soup Company) possessed descendents of the populations that were used in the development of the original ‘Rutgers,” said Orton. Orton added that they decided to recreate “Rutgers” based on these descendents and the “roadmap” Schermerhorn originally published on the development of “Rutgers.” “From 2011 to 2014, a breeding program was applied to refine and select subsequent generations for the original traits targeted by Schermerhorn,” Orton said. “Plus better fruit firmness, vine strength and vigor, fruit quality (color and color uniformity) and fruit flavor (high sugar/acid).” In 2014, there were three selections that appeared to be worthy to evaluate for release, Orton said. Orton added that during 2015, these selections went through intensive testing for their field performance, fruit quality and flavor. This testing was done by growers and Rutgers extension scientists. “The cultivar was officially released in February 2016 amid the 250th anniversary of Rutgers,” Orton said. He said that the “Rutgers 250” is much more superior to the other versions of “Rutgers” available in 2019.
Tom Orton, an extension specialist in the Department of Plant Biology, said the cultivar of the Rutgers tomato was most popular worldwide in the 1940s and 1950s. RUTGERS.EDU Orton added that it is highly adapted to climate and growing conditions in New Jersey, has a strong vine and is tolerant of New Jersey diseases, and holds an impressive yield.
“They exhibit consistently high flavor and excellent, uniform color,” Orton said. “Finally, since the cultivar is open-pollinated, home gardeners can save their own seeds for subsequent years.”
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ulling all-nighters before final exams seems like the logical thing to do. At least in my experience. I MALAIKA JAWED keep hearing that sleep is important, but when push comes to shove the night before the exam and I feel unprepared, sleeping is the last thing on my mind. It just makes more sense to stay up, cram and walk into the exam knowing that I at least covered everything even if I barely got any sleep. But based on a recent experience when I got no sleep the night before and blanked out on an important exam, I have finally decided to reconsider this approach. You always hear that sleep is really important for performing well on exams. Unfortunately for us procrastinators, the only way to make that happen is to study in advance, and over a considerable amount of time. “This seems like a ridiculous idea, but chances are that you’ll find yourself staring at the ceiling/television/dog rather than the textbook on a few of those nights, and you’ll have a buffer since you started studying early, rather than freaking yourself out two days before the exam” according to an article by the Daily Collegian. Learning material and sleeping on it is one of the best ways to build memor y. You have heard this before, but I am going to say it again. Sleep optimizes alertness for the test, so pulling an all-nighter is not the way to go. It is one of those things I wish I would have learned from my own experiences. But somehow whenever the next exam rolled around, there I was the night before, cramming. But no more. These are the sleeping tips for optimal exam performance you need to know. It is exam season, so this sounds ridiculous, but learn and THEN SLEEP. Then wake up and do it all over again. Much to my dismay, waking up early and getting studying done is usually more effective and efficient than staying up late and studying as you battle the day’s exhaustion. Waking up for the 8 a.m. has already probably been hell this semester, but desperate times — also known as finals week — call for desperate measures. Wake up early.
IF NOT OUR OWN, THEN SOMEONE’S
“Write it all down. What you are going to study, when you are going to study it and how you are going to do that. Make a conscious effort to minimize any unnecessary activities and stick to the plan. ”
Now, you can manage your sleeping cycle all you want, but you do need to actually MAKE time to study. As the end of the semester rolls around, finals are, without a doubt, the priority. Minimize time spent in club meetings, extracurriculars and even jobs if possible. And for whoever needs to hear it, this is not the time to go out. “Say no to unnecessary things. (If you learn how to do this, please come teach me),” said Gabrielle Barone, the author of the Daily Collegian article. In addition to deciding when to study, which is usually early, you want to think about how to study. Planning on how to study for particular finals is just as important as actually studying for them. Rutgers Learning Centers have A LOT of in-person and online resources. These include peer tutoring, academic coaching and writing coaching, all of which can be crucial in this last attempt to save your grade or to maintain satisfactor y performance. They also have multiple ongoing finals workshops that inform you on how to approach the planning aspect of studying for finals. A couple of minutes of planning will make studying much more efficient and beneficial. The planning tools provided in the 1-hour workshops are designed for you to conclude what exactly you need to study and how to study it. Sometimes this missing component is the only thing holding you back from a better grade. In your head, you probably kind of know how you should go about finals season, but chances are that things are going to get in the middle of studying and this arbitrary plan in your head. Write it all down. What you are going to study, when you are going to study it and how you are going to do that. Make a conscious effort to minimize any unnecessar y activities and stick to the plan. Malaika Jawed is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. Her column, “If Not Our Own, Then Someone’s,” runs on alternate Fridays.
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Insensitive tuition increase reflects U.’s decline Students must shed indifference, shift Rutgers away from regressive path
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e cannot simply withdraw into a dark age of disconnection and disengagement. We are no longer just the beneficiaries of the generations before us waiting for a seat at the table, and we are no longer mere bystanders to the political discourse in this country. We are members of the Rutgers community, a microcosm of the world in which we cannot blindly inherit the corrosive trends of our declining direction. As Eleanor Roosevelt insisted, it is in these small places, in the microcosms that reflect society, that progress is made. She had said, “Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerned citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world.” It is here at the campuses of Rutgers that we must create the future we wish to see. We must not accept changes for uniformity’s sake if the stringent uniform mold is one of injustice. We cannot submit to tradition if such a tradition results in the disregard for the disenfranchisement and systematic disadvantages of many. Though the nation has begun to feel the strangling sensation of student debt, recognizing the debt crisis that grips our generation, Rutgers administrators have once again decided to make their annual increase in tuition and fee costs. Desensitized to the realities of the students, without compassion and courage, the University’s decision-makers entry the fray once more to blindly follow, rather than justly lead. The American reality is one of financial instability and micro-hardships. Any type of tuition increase puts a new strain on a family’s budget, a greater burden on a student. That increase means less money for food, that extra cost means less money for living expenses, that extended debt means more accrued interest and all the while the snowball rolls on, economic tensions rise, the shackles get tighter, the mobility weakens and all we are told is that other universities exact the same burdens so it is fine.
In agreement with Jeffrey Dowd, a professor in the Department of Sociology, we should not accept a comparison to others’ abuse of students as the justification of our reflective shameful practices. Dowd had said at the Board of Governors meeting, on the tuition increase, that the University’s presentation relied on comparing Rutgers’ tuition to other institutions, but the goal should be to make a statement by not raising tuition. Rutgers’ administrators must re-evaluate where we, as a University, choose to lead and where we choose to follow. When we choose to follow the national trend of exploitation of part-time lecturers, we decide to take part in the national corruption of higher education rather than leading in the fortification of the values of education with investments in tenure-track opportunities and financial security of educators. When we choose to follow a path of crippling homogeneity and our faculty diversity declines, we decide to embark down a familiar path of exclusion and inequality rather than leading down a path of representation and empowerment. As Robert Kennedy said, “This world demands the qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.” This University demands our will to stand steadfast in righteousness, our imagination to envision the progress we must seek, our courage to act in defiance and our appetite for the blazing of a new path. We cannot wash our hands of the regressive trends of Rutgers. We cannot accept the self-defeating belief that what is, is right and that things will not be changed by the powerful who wish things to remain the same. A year of civic engagement, semesters of empathetic action, must follow the impending summer. In order to have the state’s public financial commitments to, at the very least, increase with inflation, we must act. If we want greater transparency regarding faculty sexual harassment investigations and the University’s financial investments that account for 38% of our $615 million in unrestricted reserves, we must act. We must come back ready to act.
The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 151st editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Social media influencers need to promote positive change THE BIGGER PICTURE DILARA GUVERCIN
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ouTube. Twitter. Instagram. Snapchat. Facebook. All of these platforms have birthed a wave of socially-integrated, extremely rich, young and trendy group of people who widely self-identify as “influencers.” These people regularly post videos, pictures, tweets, commercials, brand deals and more from which they are able to make a large profit as they build their way up the social ladder. “A Social Media Influencer is a user on social media who has established credibility in a specific industry. A social media influencer has access to a large audience and can persuade others by virtue of their authenticity and reach,” according to Pixlee. There are some influencers who have established careers as actresses, models, socialites and business owners who require an integration into media for promotion and outreach but do not use it as their only professional platform. Some examples would be Selena Gomez, Huda Kattan and Justin Bieber. There are also some influencers who use their platforms in meaningful ways. There is Yara Shahidi, an actress and activist who advocates for women, diversity and education and has worked with Michelle Obama on the Let Girls Learn initiative, and Lilly Singh, a YouTuber and actress advocating for mental health
and female empowerment who served as a spokesperson at a United Nations conference. And then there are self-named “influencers” like Olivia Jade and Kylie Jenner, who may have other professional pursuits, flaunt lavish lifestyles, provide no means of relatability or positive influence on a wider audience and are merely products of wealthy backgrounds, agents, social connections and the glory of making life seem perfect on social media.
aware of their outreach and the power of their platforms, yet continue to take no responsibility in promoting social change, be it environmental awareness or mental health advocacy. What they typically use their platforms for instead is brand deals and promoting products to their viewers that they likely do not even use themselves. If you look at the world of YouTubers, there are many young and (frankly) talentless “con-
“We should start rewarding positive influencers more than we reward people who make little to no contributions to society or to the youth watching them, because ultimately, can you really call yourself an ‘influencer’ when you do not influence at all?” Champion golfer Debbie Doniger provided her opinion on the social and emotional danger social influencers hold on children, and said: “Very few are actually being the best version of themselves. Because those ‘who are living their best life’ do not have to use selfies on social media to promote it … Social media is all a ‘show’ and should be viewed as such.” As consumers of social media systems, we are enabling these influencers to receive bounties in financial compensation and social status, when they are contributing nothing substantial to our society. We are also promoting a non-existent ideal lifestyle to a generation that is highly influenced by what they see on social media. Many of these influencers are very
tent creators” who have dropped out of school to pursue YouTube as their career, and as soon as they start making money, they adopt a lifestyle that is not relatable to the average viewer. They set an expectation that one can make money and gain fame by doing absolutely nothing meaningful and disregarding education altogether. This is not to discredit those YouTubers who use their channels to both entertain and to inspire change, as there are many who promote awareness for certain causes, host donations and fundraisers and speak up about important issues. But when some of these people become millionaires before their 20s for doing nothing and get everything handed to them in life with-
out wanting to give back in some meaningful way, there is reason to doubt and criticize the systems that got them to where they are. Now, this is not all to say that you should stop watching certain YouTube videos or following certain people on social media, as everyone benefits from casual entertainment at times. But, the issue is socially and financially compensating these influencers to a point where they are idolized by younger generations and flaunt unrealistic lifestyles filled with largely unattainable and unhealthy habits. There are many more inspirational, intelligent, successful and motivating individuals that should be looked up to by younger generations and who are using their platforms in meaningful ways to instigate change. So instead of watching Tana Mongeau’s hundredth video, try watching a Ted Talk for once. Or, when you see your sibling watching Olivia Jade’s million-dollar closet tour or some sort of Fortnite dance challenge, do them a favor and show them something that is actually going to benefit them in life. We should start rewarding positive influencers more than we reward people who make little to no contributions to society or to the youth watching them, because ultimately, can you really call yourself an “influencer” when you do not influence at all? Dilara Guvercin is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore double majoring in philosophy and psychology. Her column, “The Bigger Picture,” runs on alternate Fridays.
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May 3, 2019
Grassroots marketing: How top brands get noticed, stay relevant ELIZABETH LEOCE
the clothing was on the exterior of the shop so skateboarders could easily come in and see what capThe way advertising works tured their eye. Many skaters felt nowadays seems to draw people that the environment was very in instantly. As trends grow, cor- welcoming and from there, the responding ads begin to pop up brand depended on its fan base. Contrasted to mass media, everywhere you look, making them unavoidable. But creating a grassroots marketing involves the brand that is valuable and desired customers, making it a more entakes time, effort and a strategy gaged community, therefore bringthat is often not constructed right ing in more revenue. The initiative that involves from the begingrassroots marning. Yet for keting is so imsome, it seems portant because to come easi“... the best way to go results can ly. Brands that about creating a brand, the be promising. are well-marOftentimes keted such in following the footsteps fads come and as Supreme of Supreme, is go, but to make or Champion know how grassroots marketing.” a product last involves not to play their just an outreach cards, but what to its customers makes them so but to the larger captivating that people are so devoted to that pric- purchasers as well. For Supreme, you can see many of its products es seem to become obsolete? There are many methods to dis- on famous celebrities such as tributing your brand, but the best Chris Brown, Kanye West, Kid way to go about creating a brand, Cudi and more. By having larger in following the footsteps of Su- influencers show off the prodpreme, is grassroots marketing. uct, it encourages others to come While having limited money and a forward and buy it, too. Like Sugreat idea, James Jebbia built his preme, lots of brands are endorsed brand by creating a store where and promoted through celebrities. CONTIBUTING WRITER
In the beauty community, it is no longer about quality but rather about who is selling what and how fast you can get it. As for Kylie Jenner, prior to her brand Kylie Cosmetics, she starred on her family’s reality TV show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” With more than 129 million followers and prior fame, her advertising is done all
by herself, as she does not need much help to promote her products. Her fans are drawn to her own body, as she is one of the youngest influencers out there. For the beauty community, being well-known is the key to success. Especially on YouTube, where there are tons of makeup videos, knowing how
Building a mystique for your brand, like Supreme or Off-White, takes ingenuity and patience. Once it all pays off, a cult fanbase will line the company's coffers for years to come. UNSPLASH
to stand out is part of building a company. For example, Jeffree Star and James Charles are wellknown due to their following, not just their makeup. Since people know who they are, it is no longer about quality, but it is the desire to get your hands on the next beauty product. Therefore, the retail experience is what catches consumers and draws people in. If there is a product out there that is extremely desired and the creator is well known, money seems to no longer be a problem. Coined by Thorstein Veblen in 1889, he talks about the concept of “conspicuous consumption,” a marketing term meaning that consumers want products even more when prices rise due to the fact that the expense broadcasts wealth and status. As companies continue to grow their brands, prices seem to mean nothing, and it is more of the status of having the product that brings all the attention. It's like that friend that owns that Gucci belt, probably does not need it, but bought it to flaunt and boast. A smart and effective way of marketing, popularity and innovative marketing is the key to the branding of the future.
Mapping out most expensive products money can buy CLARISSA GORDON CORRESPONDENT
Millennials are prioritizing experiences, spending more of their disposable income on concerts and vacations rather than material things, according to an article on Forbes. That still doesn’t make up for generations before us, and there’s always going to be those big spenders out there who can’t resist the occasional frivolous, ridiculously expensive purchase. Homes, cars and even some leather goods have investment value, while other items are purely good for their novelty.
Here’s a list of some of the most expensive, probably pointless items that might actually make you relieved you’re not made of money.
FAST AND FURIOUSLY OVERPRICED
Just this week, rumors started to swirl that superstar soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo shelled out a whopping $19 million on a Bugatti supercar, making the vehicle the most expensive in the world. The one-of-a-kind model doesn’t fly, but it’s pretty darn close. It has an 8-liter turbocharged engine and a top speed of a casual 260 miles per hour. Ronaldo’s camp
insists that the athlete did not buy the car, but Bugatti President Stephan Winkelmann announced during the Geneva Motor Show that it was sold to a mystery buyer for $16.9 million at a silent auction. Drive safe!
SO RICH, HE WIPES HIS ... WITH IT
They very well could be trolling us all, but Australian toilet paper manufacturer Toilet Paper Man is selling a three-ply, 24-karat gold roll of toilet paper, listed at $1.2 million, according to its site. Rumor has it that President Donald J. Trump has a gold toilet set. Perhaps Trump should look into
Money may not be able to buy happiness, but it can definitely get you a luxury sports car. Many costly items are valuable because they broadcast wealth, a golden ouroboros of sorts. UNSPLASH
this toiletry to match his bathroom aesthetic.
FEELING SHADY
Some people like to splurge on clothes, shoes and handbags, while others don’t mind spending hundreds on a designer pair of sunglasses, regardless of the high risk of misplacing or breaking them. Swiss luxury brand Chopard is taking it to another level with its $408,496 pair of shades, detailed with 51 river diamonds and made with 60 grams of 24-karat gold. UVA protection? Priceless.
FOODIE FORTUNE
New York City has a reputation for being expensive, even when it comes to indulging in comfort food. Midtown tourist-favorite Serendipity 3 is famous for its footlong hot dogs and decadent desserts, and for a special occasion, you can hash out on a $1,000 Golden Opulence Sundae. The ice cream, which must be ordered 48 hours in advance, consists of three scoops of Tahitian vanilla ice cream covered in 23-karat gold leaf, as well as almonds, caviar and a sugar-forged orchid that takes 8 hours to build. The dish is served in a $350 Baccarat, 23-karat gold leaf crystal goblet, served complete with an 18-karat gold spoon on the side. You can also order a $214 grilled cheese at this place, made with gold, of course.
SPEND YOUR SOCKS OFF
A pair of vicuña socks go for an average of $1,188 due to the fine wool they’re carefully made of. The vicuña, a relative of the llama, is in demand for its small amounts of high quality fur. They can only be shorn every three years, and they’re not domesticated, so they’re hard to find and capture. Only 10 pairs of these socks exist, so you might want to start saving up now.
BOTTOMS UP
If a $50 bottle of Hennessy sounds like a splurge to you ... think again. The Henri IV Dudognon Heritage Cognac Grande Champagne was first produced in the 1770s, and it aged in oak barrels for a century. The bottle itself is plated in 24-karat gold and sterling platinum, and is encrusted in 6,500 diamonds. Would you even dare to break its seal?
WEALTHY AND WIRED
Coffee enthusiasts, add this one to your bucket list. Kopi Luwak coffee beans go for $600 per pound, or $50 per cup. Many of the world’s finest delicacies are produced in a less-than-luxurious process, and this coffee is no different. The Kopi Luwak beans have to be eaten and digested by a small Indonesian animal called a civet, whose stomach enzymes alter the chemical makeup of the beans, making them (allegedly) more delicious once the civet poops it out. Bon appetit!
DIVERSIONS
May 3, 2019
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Don’t let anyone saddle you with responsibilities that don’t belong to you this year. Pick and choose what you will and won’t do, and channel your efforts into something that is going to ease your stress and give you greater freedom to do your own thing. Look for opportunities that will help you possess less and experience more. Your numbers are 5, 16, 24, 29, 31, 33, 42.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
Non Sequitur
Wiley
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take nothing for granted. Do your due diligence if you want things to unfold according to your plans. A financial opportunity looks promising, but joint ventures do not. Take care of money, health and legal matters personally. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Get moving. Fitness, traveling and doing something constructive that will build character should be your priorities. Work alongside people who want to contribute and offer positive support. Make plans to do something special with someone you love. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Responsibilities will catch up with you if you made too many promises. Call in favors, and offer incentives that will enable you to get things done on time. What you accomplish will have an impact on prospects. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A change will do you good. Look at your options, and check out what’s available. Learn something new or update your qualifications and your resume. New beginnings will put an end to living in the past and hanging on to negativity. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t limit what you can do or let anyone stand in your way. Demonstrate your strengths and your intellect, and channel your energy into making positive changes. Be responsible for your actions, and live up to your promises. Romance is highlighted. 4 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Make a change because it’s the right thing to do or what’s best for you, not because someone is pestering you. Information you are given about a rule or regulation will end up being false. Don’t act without proper guidance. 2 stars
Pearls Before Swine
Stephan Pastis
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Wasting time will turn into a missed opportunity. Follow your heart, your intelligence and your gut feeling when it comes to your reputation and status, and when making an adjustment to your looks or your position. Romance is on the rise. 5 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take a day trip or go on a shopping spree. Venture out and see what’s going on in your neighborhood. Socialize and share experiences with friends, lovers or people who come from different backgrounds. Cut corners to lower your overhead. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Think big, but stick to what’s affordable. How you handle situations at home or within important relationships will determine how much you accomplish. Mental and physical improvements will lead to greater opportunities, recognition and self-confidence. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Consider how best to move forward. Dealing with friends, relatives and relationship struggles without making a fuss will help calm things and give you an opportunity to assess the situation and make positive adjustments. Offer solutions. 2 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Personal improvements will lift your spirits. Reaching out to help a cause you believe in will enrich your life. Going to a reunion or reconnecting with someone from your past is favored and will help revive dreams, hopes and wishes. 4 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Make a change for the right reason. Distance yourself from anyone who is pushing you to get involved in things that aren’t in your best interest. Offer your services and time to a cause you feel passionate about. 3 stars
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Universal Crossword ACROSS
65 Closely related
1 “Law & Order: SVU” star
66 Sometimes tricky-to-spot humor
5 Super impressed
67 Club alternative, for short
9 Honey-glazed meat
68 Hunt for
12 Shows, as a new gadget
69 Portrait focus
14 Like staring at someone 15 Hubbub
DOWN
16 *Mandela’s land
1 Bouncers screen them, briefly
19 Possessed
2 Fortune 500 VIP
20 It has many kernels
3 Bird that uses its wings to
21 *Early tool time 23 *1765 law that made colonists go postal
cool itself 4 Carving on a pole 5 Cartoon bark
27 “I Love Lucy” neighbor
6 “Liver” or “brat” follower
28 Pioneering ISP
7 Menu next to File
29 “Don’t Bring Me Down” grp.
8 ‘30s building style
30 Broadband giant
9 “That’s hi-LAR-ious!”
32 ___ parmigiana
10 Proverbs
34 Certain sweatshirt
11 Revolutionary Ford creation
36 Book of opinion pieces, or a
13 Pentagon, for one
41 Swishes touch them
phonetic hint to the
17 Dried-up Asian sea
44 Take in
starred answers
18 Needing iron
45 Leave base without permission
42 Biblical parting place?
22 “... and so on and so forth”
46 Will of “Arrested Development”
43 Pirate ship’s haven
23 Keep in the bank
48 Stone cast in movies
44 Not in favor of
24 Ballet digits
49 Native New Zealander
47 Pelosi’s party: Abbr.
25 “If only ...”
52 “Sexy” Beatles woman
50 King with a famous tomb
26 Either of two anchors
53 Sneezy, e.g.
51 2006 Sacha Baron Cohen role
30 Pina ___
55 Small batteries
52 *Beer named for a founding
31 Poem that praises
56 Microwave
33 Cowgirl’s rope
60 Tattoo artist’s supply
54 *California city or winds
35 Futbol cheer
61 Flamboyant neckwear
57 Do some yardwork
37 Busybodies
62 “Monsters, ___” (Pixar film)
58 The “O” in IOU
38 LP successors
63 “Yes, captain!”
59 *Mecca’s land
39 Very small amount
64 Spoil
40 Egg
father, familiarly
Yesterday’s Solution
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May 3, 2019
Spotlight Knight John Mooers DELANEY ZUBRICK STAFF WRITER
With the Big Ten Championships on the horizon, there are several notable athletes on both the Rutgers men’s and women’s track and field teams that can potentially place highly or even nab a personal record, but there’s one athlete in particular that has made his final year as a Scarlet Knight one to remember. Senior John Mooers has definitely left his final year with several high points, but he has not always been the school record holder for discus. As a freshman, Mooers mainly competed in the hammer throw, which lasted through his sophomore year until his focus was directed onto discus. In his freshman year, Mooers’s best finish was fifth in discus and third in hammer throw. He did not frequent the podium, since a majority of his placements landed him in the double-digits. But, moving into his sophomore year, there was a clear shift in talent. As a sophomore, Mooers only landed in a double-digit finish three times, two of which were in shot put, a new event for him. While he did nab a personal record in hammer throw his sophomore year, he was never able to improve off of that distance of 48.31 meters. This distance also gave him a fourth-place finish, which matched his best finish of the season. This personal record in the hammer throw also allowed him to place third in Rutgers history. He follows right behind sophomore Jason Campbell, who recorded a 48.81 meter throw. His personal best in his sophomore was recorded at 50.44 meters, which landed him in fourth place at the Metropolitan Championships, here at Rutgers. Mooers was never able to top fourth place in his sophomore year, no matter the event, but that was all about to change as he transitioned into his junior year on the Banks. In his first meet of the season, Mooers landed on the podium with a throw of 53.65 meters, which was more than a 10-foot difference to his previous personal best during his sophomore year. Mooers’s junior year was different than his two previous
years, since he focused on discus and did not compete in either the hammer throw or the shot put. This was a good decision that he and the coaching staff had made for the remainder of his track and field career. Since he was able to direct all of his attention on discus, he could focus solely on it, pushing himself to the next level, where he is today. One of the most surprising pieces of information from his junior year was that he only threw below 170 meters once, and it only missed the mark by a measly 3 feet. Moving on to the current senior year that Mooers is taking part in, he has been crushing his personal records with great significance. While in his junior year he placed highly compared to his previous years, in his senior year alone, he has scored three first, one second and one third-place win in his six total meets. Mooers has been breaking his personal records back to back, and currently, he sits with a recorded 56.45-meter throw to place third at the most recent Penn Relays. Mooers was able to score first place three times in a row before the 125th Penn Relays, and two of those first-place wins also came with a personal record being broken. His first personal best in his last year as a Knight came with a throw of 54.35 meters, and now he has almost broken that record by 10 feet. It’s rare to see a Division I athlete rack in personal records so far away from his previous bests in their senior years, but somehow Mooers continues to impress and improve in his final meets of his collegiate career. With the Big Ten Championships coming up this weekend, one can only imagine the hard work Mooers is putting in prior to this meet. He currently stands in seventh place out of the Big Ten teams with his personal record thus far. While he’s not on the podium, it’s not out of the question that Mooers is able to break his personal record by nearly 10 feet again to gain on the top throwers in this conference. For updates on the Rutgers men’s track and field team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
John Mooers Spring 2019 Event Finishes 125th Penn Relays
56.45m
Virginia Challenge
54.39m (1st)
Metropolitan Championship
52.79m (1st)
Sam Howell Invitational
54.35m (1st)
Florida Relays
54.35m (1st)
USF Bulls Invitational
48.28m (13th)
NCAA East Preliminary Round
51.22m (2nd)
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May 3, 2019 MEN’S GOLF GOTTERUP BECOMES 1ST KNIGHT TO EARN SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG TEN
Gotterup earns Knights’1st Big Ten award JAKE SCHMIED ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
For the first time in the past five seasons, the Rutgers men’s golf team has a student athlete capture an end-of-season award from the Big Ten. Sophomore Chirstopher Gotterup was selected to the Second Team All-Big Ten for the first time in his career after finishing the season in the top 10 at the Big Ten Championships, last weekend. At the conference tournament at the 165-year-old Philadelphia Cricket Club, the oldest country club in the nation, the Scarlet Knights came in sixth place, their highest placement in program history. Rutgers captured a sixth-place finish with a score of 887, with all of its golfers going a combined 291-316-280 in Philadelphia. Freshman Shayler Dance tied for ninth place with Maryland’s Peter Knade, rounding out the pair of Knights in the top 10 at the Big Ten Championships. In Philadelphia, Gotterup’s 214 performance earned him a top-five placement, tying for fourth with Michigan State’s Donnie Trosper. Because of this, he was the first Rutgers golfer to capture an All-Big Ten Championship Team honor. “He’s really been on fire during the last several tournaments,” said head coach Rob Schutte. “To have the other coaches in the conference recognize that means a lot
to both Chris and this program. It shows that we’re able to attract and develop top-level talent here at Rutgers.” The Little Silver, New Jersey native’s best performance of the Fall 2018 season was his sixthplace finish at the Mountaineer Invitational, hosted by West Virginia University, at the beginning of last October. In that competition, Gotterup was one over par with a 217 score, going 74-70-73 in the competition.
Penn State-hosted event in University Park, Pennsylvania. In Fall 2018, the Christian Brother Academy product represented two top individual finishes for the Knights, including his Mountaineer Invitational performance. At the Wisconsin-hosted Badger Invitational, Gotterup captured a one-under-par 71 score. While at CBA, Gotterup won two consecutive Monmouth County Tournament Championships. As a high school sophomore, he
“To have the other coaches in the conference recognize that means a lot to both Chris and this program. It shows that we’re able to attract and develop top-level talent here at Rutgers.” ROB SCHUTTE MEN’S GOLF HEAD COACH
A 2018 Preseason All-Big Ten honoree, Gotterup also recorded a team-best finish at the Colleton River Invite, the Dessert Mountain Intercollegiate and the Redhawk Invitational, all during this spring season. At the Rutherford Intercollegiate on April 14, Gotterup finished with a two-under-par performance in three rounds. He eclipsed 10 birdies and had one eagle at the
was selected as the Asbury Park Press Golfer of the Year. Rutgers graduates one senior — Matthew Mourin — while returning seven golfers on the team, including Gotterup. Mourin was captured the Academic All-Big Ten accolade twice in his fouryear career on the Banks. With their 2018-2019 season over, the Knights will prepare for
the fall season by welcoming incoming freshmen Brendan Hansen and Xavier Marcoux. The two Rutgers newcomers signed their National Letter of Intents last November. The two new Knights were ranked as top-70 high school recruits for the Class of 2019, as per GolfWeek. Hansen will reunite with his former CBA teammate Gotterup this fall season. The Spring Lake, New Jersey native was a part of a CBA team that earned two straight NJSIAA Tournament of Champions first-place finishes. Hansen set the school’s record with an average of -1.88 in dual competitions. Marcoux, who spent his high school golf career at Florida powerhouse Montverde Academy, earned a first-place finish at the 2017 IJGT Kings Classic, which was held in Orange Lake, Florida. He also qualified for last year’s Massachusetts Amateur Championship. Current junior Tony Jiang will be the only senior graduating in the spring of 2020. Gotterup and sophomores Putt Sridma, Bobby Weise and Oliver Whatley complete the upperclassmen leadership for the upcoming 2019-2020 season, which will be Schutte’s eighth at the helm. For updates on the Rutgers men’s golf team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
GOTTERUP EVENT FINISHES BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS: 69-74-71: 214 ROBERT KEPLR INTERCOLLEGIATE: 71-69-: 140 RUTHERFORD INTERCOLLEGIATE: 293-287-299: 879 RED HAWK INVITATIONAL: 70-71-72: 213 DESERT MOUNTAIN INVITATIONAL: 77-74-68: 219 COLLETON RIVER COLLEGIATE: 74-70-74: 218 BIG TEN MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2 UP VS. DANIEL WETTERICH OHIO STATE 3&2 VS. BENTON WEINBERG IOWA OLD TOWN CLUB COLLEGIATE: 70-67-69: 206 MOUNTAINEER INVITATIONAL: 74-70-73: 217 GRANDOVER COLLEGIATE: 79-72-74: 225
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“We lost a great senior class last year, and we responded to that by building a tough schedule and we were competing in the postseason.” — Men’s lacrosse head coach Brian Brecht
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MEN’S LACROSSE NO. 1 PENN STATE 18, NO. 20 RUTGERS 6
TOURNAMENT TUMBLE
Fifth-year senior goalie Max Edelmann allowed 18 goals against the Nittany Lions yesterday, tying his season high when he allowed the same number against Syracuse in March. Edelmann made 13 saves in the loss to Penn State. GARRETT STEFFE / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2019
Rutgers falls to Penn State in lopsided semifinal CHRIS TSAKONAS CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers men’s lacrosse team saw its season end in disaster last night, losing to No. 1 Penn State in an 18-6 blowout at HighPoint. com Stadium. The No. 20 Scarlet Knights (7-8, 2-4) came into their rematch with the Nittany Lions (13-1, 6-0) feeling confident that they would be able to compete with the best team in the country, having lost to Penn State on a Jack Kelly winner five days ago. In the first, Rutgers conceded an early 2 goals from Mac O’Keefe and TJ Malone, but responded back with scores from sophomores attack Adam Charalambides and midfielder Ryan Gallagher. The Lions ended the half up 3-2 when Jack Kelly got an unassisted man-up goal. Penn State would take control of the game in the second, going on a 5-0 scoring run and dominating both sides of the ball. The Knights had their shots on the other end, but couldn’t
penetrate the lockdown the Lions defense and went into the locker room down The struggles only got worse for Rutgers after halftime and Penn State opened up the third on a 7-1 scoring run. Grant Ament had a goal and three assists to lead the Lions to a 12 goal lead. The loss eliminates the Knights from the postseason, marking the 15th consecutive season without an NCAA Tournament bid. This season will also go down as the first season since 2015 in which Rutgers finished with a losing record. “All good programs are going to lose seniors to graduation — that’s the process of collegiate athletics,” said head coach Brian Brecht. “We lost a great senior class last year, and we responded to that by building a tough schedule and we were competing in the postseason.” With this defeat, the Knights will now face the prospect of graduating a senior class that won more games than any other in program history. Fifth-year senior goalie Max
For updates on the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Rutgers - Penn State Notable Losses in 2018-19 FOOTBALL
Penn State 20 - Rutgers 7 Rescigno drops ball in end zone on senior day
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Rutgers 0 - Penn State 1 Lions shut out Knights in battle for first place
MEN’S SOCCER
Rutgers 0 - Penn State 2 RU finish season with three straight losses
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Penn State 66 - Rutgers 65 Knights can’t finish at rim on senior night
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MEN’S LACROSSE
Penn State 18 - Rutgers 6 Knights lose to Lions two weeks in a row
KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
EXTRA POINT freshman defender on the women’s lacrosse team, was selected to the U19 Puerto Rico Women’s Lacrosse Team. They will participate in the Federation of International Women’s U19 Championships this summer.
Edelmann and senior defenders Kyle Pless and Garrett Michaeli are just some of the key contributors that will not return to the Banks next season. Despite not making the NCAA Tournament, they have left their mark on the season. “I cannot say enough about my overall experience (at Rutgers),” Edelmann said. “From the guidance of Coach Brecht to the networking opportunities that I’ve had, the whole experience that has been truly life-changing.” Now Rutgers will look to the offseason, and the task for Brecht will be to fill the holes left by the graduations this season and develop a 2019 freshman class that is ranked 36th in the country by Inside Lacrosse. It’s a challenge that could make or break the trajectory of this program. And it’s a challenge that they’ll have to undertake with the shadow of an elusive NCAA Tournament berth still on their backs.
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