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Photo contest beckons shots of local city NIKHILESH DE CORRESPONDENT

Residents of New Brunswick and surrounding areas can submit photographs they take with the hopes of seeing them displayed in prominent city locations.

For the eighth year in a row, the New Brunswick Free Public Librar y is hosting a photography competition open to the public.

Submissions should be in by Friday, Oct. 9, and winners will be announced next month on Nov. 13 during a reception held for the contest at the librar y.

Selected photos will be displayed at the library, the George Street Playhouse and Crossroads Theatre.

Winning photographs can all be viewed beginning the evening of Nov. 13, and will continue through Nov. 30 at the theaters or Dec. 3 at the librar y.

This year’s theme is “take your best shot,” and entries can be of any subject. They should include a caption explaining SEE CONTEST ON PAGE 4

Noam Chomsky, the American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, political commentator, social justice activist and anarcho-syndicalist advocate, visits Rutgers’ Trayes Hall on Douglass campus on Oct. 2. SHIRLEY YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Famed academic Noam Chomsky visits Rutgers NATASHA TRIPATHI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

There was a recent international poll conducted by Gallup, a leading poll organization, in which one of the questions asked was which country is a leading threat to world peace.

“The United States wins by a huge margin,” Noam Chomsky said.

The American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, political commentator, social justice activist and anarcho-syndicalist advocate, said the results of the poll were not reported in the U.S.

because they conflict radically with the country’s picture of itself.

“It’s fair to say that there is nothing at all exceptional about American exceptionalism,” he said. “It mirrors the pronouncement of intellectuals of England ... and France and others in their day in the sun.”

A line of people within all ages ran outside of Trayes Hall on Friday night starting at 7 p.m., one hour before Noam Chomsky gave a lecture, “American Exceptionalism: Some Current Case Studies.”

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Student protests changes to Jameson with petition RIA RUNGTA AND KATIE PARK STAFF WRITERS

With plans to install a Global Village Learning Center in the courtyard between the Jameson residence halls on Douglass campus, Jameson residents — most notably Mary Margaret Mumich, a School of Arts and Sciences junior — is making noise to stop the changes.

Mumich, who started a petition on change.org petition titled “Stop Construction at Jameson Dorm, Rutgers University” in late September, said the construction, which included setting up a large fence around the courtyard, is unsightly and inconvenient.

“It creates an unnecessar y amount of noise that interrupts students’ time for studying and sleeping,” Mumich wrote in the petition. “It also negatively impacts the surrounding community, as the space is not only utilized by Jameson residents, but by the citizens of New Brunswick, such as children who use the grass to play soccer on, or who use the walkways to practice skateboarding.”

The Jameson residence halls house the Global Village, a living-learning community that seeks to foster student diversity, and the Global Village Learning Center, which aims to provide additional housing to the Global Village participants. But the installation of

the learning center is posing as a disturbance to pre-existing Jameson residents and removing decades-old trees and bushes — two of Mumich’s complaints, among a litany of other issues.

The former Jameson courtyard, which was an expansive area laid with grass, trees and a wooden gazebo, is blockaded, and Mumich pleaded Jacquelyn Litt, dean of the Douglass Residential College and Douglass campus, Gwendolyn Beetham, director of the Global Village and University President Robert L. Barchi to pause construction on the courtyard until “a reasonable agreement can be reached,” according to the petition.

“I felt that I had barely any time to enjoy the space before the fence went up and the construction began,” Mumich said in an email.

Sohaa Khan, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said she chose to live in Jameson because of the courtyard, and was under the impression that Douglass was the most picturesque campus at Rutgers.

“Not only is the bus stop really convenient, (but) a lot of people told me the Jameson courtyard was really pretty,” Khan said in an email.

But Khan said the construction is not only taking away the aesthetic appeal of the courtyard, but also posing obstacles in terms of

Mary Margaret Mumich, a Jameson resident and a School of Arts and Sciences junior, started a petition on change.org petition, titled “Stop Construction at Jameson Dorm, Rutgers University” in late September. The petition says the construction, which included setting up a large fence around the courtyard, is unsightly and inconvenient. VIKTORIA MARICH commuting. She usually gets to work by cutting across the courtyard, which is no longer possible to do.

The complaints don’t stop when she comes inside, either — from her room, she can sometimes hear the construction in the morning from bed and it wakes her, she said.

Despite Mumich’s ardent protestations at the work being done on the courtyard, she said she believes there is little to be done at this point in time besides passionately expressing her dissatisfaction with the loss of the courtyard.

“I am unsure as to why Cooper Dining Hall (on Douglass campus) is not being utilized for the new center,” Mumich said. “There is a communication gap between Rutgers and the residents, (and) many of them don’t know what is being built in the courtyard or why it has been chosen for the new project.”

Khan agreed, and she said she “(keeps) hearing different things” and that there is “definitely a lot” of communication missing between higher-up administrators and students.

With the loss of the cour tyard, Mumich suggested creat-

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ing a new community space or hosting a tree plantation drive to compensate.

Khan believes the money being used for the construction should be diverted elsewhere in the Rutgers community.

“I think Rutgers should put the money that they are using for this construction into better use for more practical things, like perhaps air conditioners in the dorms, getting a proper firewall that doesn’t get (attacked) or even more buses,” Khan said.

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Campus Calendar MONDAY 10/5 The Rutgers Office of Winter and Summer Sessions hosts, “Winter Session Info Table!” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Douglass Student Center on Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research, Rutgers Libraries and the TA Project present, “Copyright Issues for Academic Research & Publication” from 2 to 4 p.m. in Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences presents, “Anthropogenic Ocean Noise: Sources, Impacts and Some Ideas for Management” at 3:45 p.m. in the Marine Sciences Building on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

TUESDAY 10/6 The Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies and the Centers for Global Advancement and International Affairs presents, “Cuba in Transition and the Realities of the Struggle against Black Discrimination” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers presents, “Art After Hours: First Tuesdays” from 5 to 9 p.m. at Voorhees Hall and the Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Douglass Residential College and the Office of the Chancellor present, “The Douglass Dean’s Colloquium: Conversations with Extraordinary Women” from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Douglass Student Center on Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public.

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Students stride to bolster literacy rates for 14th year in row

On Oct. 17, the G.O.Y.A. Project is hosting their 14th Annual Literacy Walk, which is going to bring books and school supplies to the Dominican Republic, Sierra Leone and Rutgers’ hometown, New Brunswick, according to their Facebook page. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR

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Oluwasimidele Shonibare, a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior and spokesperson for Students will be lacing up their the student organization, notsneakers and bundling up their ed the impor tance of standing coats because on Oct. 17, the in solidarity.

The Friends of the United G.O.Y.A. Project will host their Nations Public Fund will have 14th Annual Literacy Walk.

The Literacy Walk, through strong presence there. Although monetar y and school supplies this organization usually focusdonations, is going to bring es on international health and books and school supplies to women’s rights, they also believe the Dominican Republic, Sierra nothing is compartmentalized.

“If a woman can read, what Leone and Rutgers’ hometown, New Brunswick, according to can’t she do?” Shonibare asked.

According to the G.O.Y.A. their Facebook page.

The supplies will be distrib- Project’s Facebook page, par t uted amongst New Brunswick of their mission statement is to Reading Programs as part of “teach other students the value the Global Literacy project, said of ser vice to others through Jennelle Ramdeen, a School of volunteer projects that have Arts and Sciences senior and both local and international impact.” This Literacy Walk is president of G.O.Y.A. G.O.Y.A., which stands for Gal- attempting to bridge the gap vanizing and Organizing Youth Ac- between the Rutgers commutivism, works on projects like the nity and the New Brunswick community.

Literacy Walk D o to explore Something. volunteerism “We live in a bubble of aca- org also as “both a demic privilege, so its good has a campractical and an intellectuto step out of (it) every once paign focused on al opportuand a while.” incr easing nity to think American about other Literacy people and LUKE SVASTI rates. Acto work with School of Arts and Sciences Senior cording to and for other their webpeople,” acsite, students who are unable cording to their website.

The group will be working to read proficiently by the third this event with more than 60 grade are four times more likely people who have RSVP’d on to drop out of school. Nearly 85 the Facebook event page, and percent of juveniles facing trial there will also be several Rut- in the juvenile court system are gers’ student organizations in functionally illiterate.

Amongst individuals par ticattendance.

The G.O.Y.A. Project works ipating is Luke Svasti, a School all year to volunteer throughout of Ar ts and Sciences senior. the community. They have an Svasti is par ticipating in the active Facebook presence and walk to meet students and give individuals can donate year- back to the New Br unswick round on their website of the community.

“We live in a bubble of acasame name, Riche said.

The Friends of the United Na- demic privilege, so its good to tions Public Fund is one of the or- step out of (it) ever y once and a while,” he said. ganizations pledged to walk.

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Dropping out of school is also linked with a 5-figure drop in annual income compared to high school diploma holders with an even wider gap with bachelor degree holders, according to Education Week’s website.

Literacytexas.org reports on its “Literacy and Crime” page that the

adult low literacy rate can affect all facets of socioeconomics, not just incarceration.

Svasti believes most students at the University are not restricted from access to resources of the University because of the help of financial aid. He said the cost of textbooks alone most likely are

not stopping students from receiving an education at Rutgers, but throughout the rest of New Brunswick, this aid is vital.

“We like to talk about social work and poverty ... as an abstract idea, forgetting that the community around us is ver y poor,” Svasti said.

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CRIME OCT. 4 NEW BRUNSWICK — The New Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) is investigating an aggravated assault that occurred at about 1:53 a.m. behind 18 College Ave. In this incident the victim, who is affiliated with the University, reported that he and his friends engaged in a physical altercation with another group who were also in the area.

During the encounter, the victim was assaulted with a sharp object and received non-life threatening injury, which required treatment at a local hospital. One of the perpetrators was described as a white male, 24 to 26 of years of age, with a beard, a ponytail pulled back into a bun and wearing a “varsity” style jacket. The NBPD is actively investigating the incident, and anyone with information or who may have been in the area at the time, can contact the New Bruns-

wick Police Department Detective Bureau at (732) 745-5217.

OCT. 4 JERSEY CITY — Rev. Kevin Carter, a former long-time priest in St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church in Jersey City, has been accused of pointing a musket at an 8-year-old. The 54-year-old, a devout New York Giants fan, allegedly approached the boy as he and his family arrived for Mass, hours before the Giants went against the Dallas Cowboys.

Prosecutors said several witnesses watched in horror as the priest stood the boy against the wall and allegedly pointed the firearm at his head. Bergen County Prosecutor said, “As he raised his weapon and pointed it at the boy, he said ‘I’m going to shoot you.’

The young boy was apparently a fan of a particular team the priest was not.”

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ACADEMIC Other nations push their national interest, US pushes international principles, Chomsky says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

James Masschaele, executive vice dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, said it is often said that when someone of Chomsky’s stature comes to talk, he’s a speaker who needs no introduction, and that is certainly true.

He did not want to try and summarize Chomsky’s accomplishments, but did mention Chomsky published more than 100 books, is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and The National Academy of Sciences, and received honorary degrees and honorary doctorates from some 39 institutions spread all across the globe.

The breadth of his influence is vast and most notable, Masschaele said.

A book will soon appear, Chomsky said as he opened into his lecture, by two influential figures which informs how the U.S. is an exceptional nation, which has guaranteed freedom, security and peace for a large share of humanity than any other nation in all of histor y. There is no other nation like it, and there never has been, he quoted from the book.

“It’s true that this statement might be discounted, the senior author, Dick Cheney, has prime responsibility for the greatest crime of the current century, the invasion of Iraq,” he said.

Chomsky said the invasion distinctively left hundreds of thousands of corpses and millions of refugees and virtually destroyed the country.

It also ignited a sectarian conflict, which now is tearing the entire region to shreds. But, he said, it would be wrong to discount Cheney’s statement because it is actually conventional, pretty much across the spectrum.

Chomsky went on to list a few case studies to illustrate the importance and then disadvantages

“Reality itself is the unachieved national purpose revealed by the evidence of history as our minds reflect it. That’s reality.”

NOAM CHOMSKY American Linguist, Philosopher and Cognitive Scientist

of the U.S.’s integrity in the international arena.

“Just to take an example, virtually at random ... (social scientist) Samuel Huntington writes in a prestigious journal at Harvard University that the national identity of the United States, unlike other powers, is defined by a set of universal, political and economic values, namely, liberty, democracy, equality, private property and markets, hence the United States has a solemn duty to maintain its international primacy for the benefit of the world,” he said.

Chomsky then leaned toward the leading left liberal intellectual journal, the New York Review.

PETITION Khan says communication gap exists between Rutgers administrators, students CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Dean Litt, one of the individuals Mumich addressed the petition to, said she took a look at the petition and spoke with some residents about their concerns.

“The construction site is also close to the dean’s residence, where I live, so I understand some of the challenges of co-existing with a building project,” Litt said in an email.

The dean’s office and the Rutgers facilities department are working together to increase communication to students living in Jameson and that the dean’s office is planning to schedule a meeting with the residents and key Rutgers personnel so ever yone can understand the process and be able to ask questions, Litt said.

Finally, the dean’s office and facilities department will be providing a project timeline with ongoing communication to the residents to continually update them on the project.

In contrast to the furor raised by students, Litt said the Global Village Learning Center will bolster Douglass student residen-

tial life by providing space for additional support ser vices and mentor-led workshops, among other programs.

And as far as the cour tyard goes, Jameson will still have it after the construction, Litt said.

The courtyard will be “replenished with new plantings, in

“I think Rutgers should put the money that they are using for this construction into better use for more practical things ...”

SOHAA KHAN School of Arts and Sciences Sophomore

keeping with the Douglass campus environment, and space for students to study and socialize outdoors,” she said.

Construction complaints came shortly after the Global Village groundbreaking on Sept. 18, where Litt and Barchi were present.

“The former chair of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace instructs us that American contributions to international global economic growth, freedom and human well being have been so self-evidently unique and have been so clearly directed to others’ benefit that Americans have long believed that the United States amounts to a different kind of country,” he said.

Where other nations push toward their national interest, the U.S. tries to advance universal principles, Chomsky said.

It is fair to say that, in general, the contributors adhere to the analysis of America’s purpose, which was made by one of the founders and icons of hard-headed unsentimental, realist doctrine, Hans Morgenthau, in his book, “The Purpose of American Politics,” Chomsky said.

The book, published in 1960, explains that the U.S. is unlike other powers, past and present, because it has a “transcendent purpose, the formation of equality, freedom in American as well as freedom throughout the world,” Chomsky said.

Morgenthau was an honest and competent scholar, according to Chomsky, who recognized that the historical record is “radically inconsistent” with the transcendent purpose, Chomsky said. But Morgenthau explains that people should not be mislead by what appears to be an obvious contradiction.

In Morgenthau’s words, Chomsky said people should not confound the abusive reality with reality itself.

“Reality itself is the unachieved national purpose revealed by the evidence of history as our minds reflect it. That’s reality,” Chomsky said. “The actual historical record is merely the abuse of reality.”

The center, funded in part by alumni and other major donors, indicates a new step in educating women at the University on issues around the world, Litt said in a previous article by The Daily Targum.

Aside from construction on Douglass campus, other Rutgers campuses are experiencing construction too — for more than a year, students complained about the construction on the College Avenue campus.

The University recently finished building the new honors college, located at 5 Seminar y Place. The Eva and Arie Halpern Hillel House is currently being built at 70 College Ave., and an “800-bed, apartment-style residence hall” is also currently being built on what used to be Lot 8, former home of the famed grease trucks, across from Scott Hall on the College Avenue campus, according to a University press release on June 20, 2012.

“The construction, to be completed by fall 2016, promises to greatly enhance Rutgers’ oldest campus by adding 674,000 square feet of much-needed academic and residential space,” former Rutgers president Richard L. McCormick wrote in the release. “But we realize that it may also raise concerns in the (University) community, especially regarding its impact on parking and the ‘grease trucks’ that now occupy part of Lot 8.”

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Students sit for marathon coding session at fall HackRU

HackRU, a 24-hour to 36 hour-long event in which people compete to win prices, or try and learn new technology, held its first hackathon of the 2015 to 2016 year on Oct. 3 and 4 in the College Avenue Student Center. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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From health apps to hypnotists, 800 students convened at HackRU on Saturday through Sunday to showcase their innovations to have some fun.

“A hackathon is called a lot of things — programming competition, programming marathons — but HackRU is more of a learning experience as we are open to people of all skills, and it is usually a 24-hour to 36 hour-long event in which people compete to win prices, or tr y and learn new technology,” said Michelle Chen, lead organizer of HackRU. The event’s tagline, “The coolest sleepover you have been to,” acts as an opportunity to spend time with friends, meet different companies and learn new skills, Chen said. HackRU organizes the event bi-annually, one in the fall and the other in spring.

Both events stand out individually, but the spring HackRU is usually able to accommodate more people because of the bigger space assignment.

The hackers are judged by members of HackRU and the sponsors. Prizes were given for first, second and third positions.

First place won $1,024, second place received $512 and the third position won $256.

“Sponsors give out their own prices for sponsor-based winners,” Chen said. “Dell gives out tablets to the winners. Some sponsors give out Amazon gift cards, (and others give out) hardware technology that the hackers can use.”

The sponsors and HackRU alumni walk through the hacker tables, running their codes and pick the best five, who then get

fast track interview process for the technology analyst and graduate studies programs.”

As a first-time hacker at HackRU, Williams said he was excited to see such a wide range of people, including men and women.

Yash Sanghavi, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, said he was excited about his first hackathon and was trying to search for internships.

Rocky Trifari, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said he was excited to host his first hypnotizing session at a hackathon.

“I am here to create a sub-comical, goofy atmosphere by inducing a trance state for subjects,” Trifari said. “I am a little nervous but excited as this crowd is a different and huge audience.”

When asked about the turn out, Chen said about 800 people

“It gives us a chance to engage with people and link the next generation of students to technology who can make a difference. Our prices include a fast track interview process for the technology analyst and graduate studies programs.”

NICK WILLIAMS Executive Director at Morgan Stanley

a chance to demonstrate their project for everybody during the closing ceremony, Chen said. The winners are picked based on the technicality of their project.

Morgan Stanley Executive Director Nick Williams shared the company’s reason for being one of the sponsors for HackRU. “It gives us a chance to engage with people and link the next generation of students to technology who can make a difference,” William said. “Our prices include a

Sanghavi said he is working on a health-related app with a team of six people from various universities. The app is geared toward children who are bedridden and unable to interact with other children. “(The child) will be able to use the app for earning points ...

These points can be used as funds by the child’s family or the hospital,” Yash said. “The event is really exciting and a lot of companies are here and I am looking forward to interacting with them.”

came. Unlike previous years, the HackRU team created a registration process to keep a tab on the amount of people it could accommodate in the College Avenue Student Center. Even after taking the registered people in, the team was able to let more interested hackers in.

To provide the “coolest sleepover” experience, the HackRU team consisted of a team of volunteers being led by Volunteer Coordinator Anhelina

Mahdzyar, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

Mahdzyar said that for the fall HackRU, there was a volunteer training session for the people interested in volunteering. The volunteers were mostly computer science majors, and for some of them, it was their first hackathon.

“The volunteers helped feed the hackers, set up the WiFi, run errands ... we honestly couldn’t have done it without them,” Mahdzyar said. “This time, the team managed to get air mattresses and napping rooms for the hackers to help them rest comfortably in between the hacking sessions.”

Mahdzyar also said the unique thing about the HackRU this year was the recycling and waste management initiative. The hackers themselves recycled all the plastic bottles, cans and cardboard by trading the empty ones with new ones. By doing so, the team was able to significantly reduce waste of plastic, water and paper and keep their surroundings clean.

One of the volunteers, Jean Woo Ha, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, shared his experience as a volunteer.

“There (are) a lot of mentors out there who help you code even if you are new, (and) companies are present for you to go talk to them,” he said. “It feels like a lot of work, but is somehow relaxing.”

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Research suggests prions influence Alzheimer’s course

Recent research explained in Nature, International Weekly Journal of Science suggests that prions, or mis-folded proteins, influence the development of Alzheimer’s. COURTESY OF JIANMIN CHEN

ALLISON BAUTISTA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The cause of Alzheimer’s disease is uncertain, but scientists now have new theories on how the disease spreads.

Recent research explained in Nature, International Weekly Journal of Science suggests that prions, or mis-folded proteins, influence the development of Alzheimer’s.

Unlike bacteria or viruses, prions are not killed by standard sterilization procedures, which may mean that they can be passed along by contaminated surgical instruments or blood transfusions.

Jianmin Chen, an associate professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, said the complicated nature of Alzheimer’s disease means that there is no simple answer to its cause.

“There are lots of hypothe- Depar tment of Cell Biology on treating only the symptoms, ses and evidence of all different and Neuroscience at Rutgers, Herrup said.

There are vaccines for Alzheikinds of possibilities for (Alz- said researchers are too fixatheimer’s),” she said. “We like to ed on the amyloid hypothesis, mer’s disease in development. see a disease as simple as possi- and urges them to consider Among one of the researchers for vaccine development is Hong ble so that way we can generate more possibilities.

“Could prions be an initiating Duck Kim, an assistant professor a hypothesis to test it, but it’s not. In real life, it’s not that sim- factor (in causing Alzheimer’s)?” in the Department of Environhe said. “There’s no true answer mental Health Science at the New ple — it’s complex.”

Since current widespread to that question. Right now, pri- York Medical College School of Alzheimer’s theories still involve ons mean something much more Public Health.

The vaccine targets and despeculation, the prion hypothesis generic, and the idea that there might be a mis-folded protein out stroys beta-amyloid, a protein that has yet to gain momentum.

The main theory behind the there doing damage, I think, is develops from stress and damages the brain in development of patients with AD, Alzheimer’s is Kim said. the amyloid hy“Basically, what’s good for your heart is good for “Beta-ampothesis, which your head. And that has really stood the yloid or tau discusses the test of time.” proteins are auprotein amytomatically proloid in the brain duced by stress,” and its effect on KARL HERRUP Kim said. “(The brain function, Adjunt Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience vaccine) is used Chen said. The to clean out (begrowing interest ta-amyloid) … in prions may if you do not clean (this protein) lead to some branching out on certainly an open possibility.”

Prions as disease-causing out, it will accumulate in the brain, Alzheimer’s research.

Karl Herr up, head of Life agents are not something new. which kills neurons in the area.”

He said that the death of neuSciences at Hong Kong Univer- They also cause mad cow disease, sity of Science and Technology which fatally destroys the brain rons is what leads to memory and an adjunct professor in the and spinal cord in bovines, ac- loss in Alzheimer’s patients. Since cording to the National Institutes current treatments only focus on of Health. Humans can develop relieving symptoms of the disease a variant of the disease called and cannot reverse its effects, a Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, after vaccine that clears beta-amyloid can become a more preventive apeating infected meat.

Alzheimer’s disease is not proach for it.

Established routines can contagious, Herrup said. If someone with Alzheimer’s also help prevent the onslaught coughs on another individual, of Alzheimer’s.

“I think the best thing you they will not get the disease like you would with the common can do is exercise,” Herrup said. cold, but the prion hypothesis “Maintain your body’s fitness. Bamay suggest that the disease can sically, what’s good for your heart is good for your head. And that be passed on in other ways.

“There’s no question that the has really stood the test of time.”

He said diet may contribute to prion protein will survive most standard sterilization procedures decreasing risk for Alzheimer’s. (like used for blood transfu- Eating foods high in omega-3 fatty sions),” he said. “You would have acids may make a difference. “(Alzheimer’s) is extraordito know what that protein was benarily incredible,” he said. “It’s fore you could screen for it.”

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease has almost like it’s the normal human been studied for its analogies to condition, and the weird ones in Alzheimer’s. Neither disease our society are the people who has a cure, and therapies focus don’t get it.”

SIMPLE SCIENCE WHAT ARE PERCHLORATES? Anyone who saw NASA’s announcement last Monday explaining how they found water on Mars may have seen the term “perchlorate salts” without a full explanation of what they are.

Perchlorate salts are made from perchlorate acid, which is a combination of hydrogen, chlorine and four oxygen atoms, HClO4.

Perchlorate acid is dangerous, since it is a very corrosive liquid and able to bond with other elements or solutions to create explosives.

It is used in rocket fuel by NASA and can be found in some deserts, such as the Atachama Desert in Chile.

Like most acids, perchlorate acid can be combined with a base to form a salt. These salts easily dissolve in water, and this perchlorate salt-water solution is what NASA found on Mars.

Perchlorate salts can prevent freezing at nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit below zero, according to NASA’s release. This may be what allows water to exist in liquid form on the red planet.

While perchlorates and traces of water have been discovered on their own by Mars rovers already, this is the first time anyone has seen liquid water.

It was discovered by sifting through pictures and other data collected by several satellites over the last few years.

The chief spacecraft involved with the research was the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which arrived at the planet in 2006.

With the confirmation of liquid water, even briny water that exists for par ts of the year, comes fur ther proof that life may exist on Mars.

Determining what and where life might be is par t of NASA’s next goal.

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NJ residents face topsy-turvy weather with too little, too much rain MICHAEL MAKMUR STAFF WRITER

Through the past month, New Jersey residents have been worried over the possibilities of experiencing a drought and hurricane. The state was lucky to dodge both bullets, as both phenomena had the possibility of causing a lot of damage.

On Sept. 23, the New Jersey Depar tment of Environmental Protection announced a water supply drought for the Nor theast, Central and Coastal Nor th regions of New Jersey.

Their website requested residents of the three areas to help preser ve water and lower the water demand.

The drought watch and water shor tage were a direct result from the region receiving less than one half of the amount of rain usually expected over the last three months, said Anthony Broccoli, a professor in the Depar tment of Environmental Sciences.

The unusually warm September also raised water demand at a time that it typically diminishes, and the lack of rain and high demand both contributed to declining reservoir levels around the state, according to the Department of Environmental Protection’s website.

Droughts are an occasional part of New Jersey climate, but a warming climate may cause stronger and longer droughts in the future, and these changes may be hard for the average person to notice, Broccoli said.

In order to get rid of a drought, a region must return to regular rates of rain for a few months, Broccoli said. A singular strong storm would have negative effects on the area.

“When the soil is ver y dr y, it can be difficult for heavy rain to penetrate, which can contribute to flooding,” Broccoli said.

“The rains earlier this week have moistened the upper layers of the soil, but if the rains are heavy enough, there will be a risk of flooding regardless.”

The heavy rain presented itself as a possible problem in the form of Hurricane Joaquin, which many models early in the week saw making landfall between North Carolina and Connecticut. Joaquin became the second major hurricane of

Through the past month, New Jersey residents have been worried over the possibilities of experiencing a drought and hurricane.

The state was lucky to dodge both bullets, as both phenomena had the possibility of causing a lot of damage. REUTERS the season and influenced Gov. Chris Christie to declare a State of Emergency.

A Joaquin landfall would have caused large amounts of flooding and heavy winds, much like Hurricane Sandy did in 2012 to the region, Broccoli said. But he also stressed that future storms

of closed circulations in the upper atmosphere disrupting the jet stream, said Steven Decker, director of the Meteorology Undergraduate Program.

“It appeared that one of these circulations, an upper-level cyclone over the Southeast, would draw Joaquin north and west into

“The cyclone in the southeast had not intensified as much as expected, and Joaquin has also moved further south and intensified much more than anticipated,” Decker said. “Each of these has diminished the influence of the cyclone on Joaquin’s path.”

Despite the dodged bullet in

“It appeared that one of these circulations, an upper-level cyclone over the Southeast, would draw Joaquin north and west into the East Coast in a way reminiscent of Sandy.”

STEVEN DECKER Director of the Meterology Undergraduate Program

would need the right combination of strength and track for similar or even worse damages to occur.

There was a high uncertainty in the predicted paths for Hurricane Joaquin in the beginning of the week. This variance in paths was due to a number

the East Coast in a way reminiscent of Sandy,” Decker said.

But by Thursday, there was a consensus that Hurricane Joaquin would stay off to sea and not make landfall on the Eastern seaboard.

Decker said that two things have changed since earlier in the week that led to this conclusion.

Joaquin, Broccoli still hopes to find out more about storms landing higher up the coast. Broccoli said that there have been other periods of time, such as the 1950s, when the Northeast was hit by an above average number of storms.

While it is expected that global warming will make hurricanes

and other storms stronger, researchers are actively looking into whether or not it will also cause hurricanes to become a more likely event in the northeast, Broccoli said.

With many meteorologists predicting a harsher winter this year as well, students are preparing for the possibility of cancelled classes. After missing several days of class last year due to snow, many students already have a plan for the snow to come.

Shyam Patel, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy second-year student, said he plans to have all class documents he needs saved of fline, as well as to have a stock of food, cof fee, and good winter boots in order to stay warm and healthy during a snowstorm.

Having just dodged two major bullets in the form of drought and a major hurricane, New Jersey has to be ready for more severe weather in the future, whether it be stronger nor’easters this winter, drier weather in the summer or stronger hurricanes in fall.

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America’s new norm: mass shootings Congressional bipartisanship needed to correct poor gun control laws

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chool shootings are the new normal. Mass shoot- are countless innocent lives lost to such barbaric and antiings are the new normal. In 2015, there have been quated violence?

During his speech following the shooting, President 297 mass shootings, with the events that took place in Roseburg, Oregon, serving as the 295th. During Obama essentially agreed with Mercer and outright this incident, a 26-year old male opened fire at Umpqua blamed the lack of bipartisanship in Congress for the Community College, killing nine people and injuring sev- perpetuated cycle of gun violence. His Thursday night en. The gunman later died in an “exchange of fire with speech was the 15th post-mass shooting address Obama has given since he took office. Early on in the broadcast, the police.”

The simple fact that two mass shooting incidents have the visibly angry president mentioned how these speechtaken place since last Thursday, speaks to a vitriolic cycle es are becoming routine or protocol. After every one of of gun violence. Too large a fragment of the American these incidents, he makes a speech and is essentially population is obsessed with the idea of owning guns. forced to say the same thing, because policy-wise, nothClaiming that people need guns for protection is a poor ing has changed: The nation is still facing the same reality.

Yet at the heart of his speech, Obama affirmed that argument: In the event of a home invasion, how easily is someone going to be able to access a gun — one that laws need to change now, sitting back and hoping lawmakers will make the right they allegedly keep under decision won’t work anymore. lock and key — to fire back He rightfully stated that the and protect their family? Of “Guns are the problem. Easy National Rifle Association course it’s impossible to know access to guns is the issue and has been finding ways to stiwithout being confronted with fle actions taken against gun said situation, but the reality unnecessarily relaxed gun rights activists for decades. is implausible. At this point in control laws are the controversy.”

In that sense, Congress has American history, it’s downan intense game of catch-up right irresponsible and negto play with gun rights activligent to hide behind poorly crafted defenses that claim guns are not an issue. Mental ists if they want to work toward putting an end to mass illness is not the problem, and angry individuals are not shootings. Obama is correct — thoughts and prayers, the problem. Guns are the problem. Easy access to guns thinking about the victims and condemning the shooters is the issue and unnecessarily relaxed gun control laws are not enough. It has also become crystalline that they were never enough, for the sheer fact that the nation is are the controversy.

In an interview with CNN, the Oregon shooter’s fa- still having this conversation.

The issue of mass shootings on school campuses was ther, Ian Mercer, provided the most impeccable narrative similarly brought back to New Brunswick following on America’s gun problems.

Mercer said that he had no idea how his son came to the Oregon shooting. An emailed safety message sent posses 13 guns, questioning, “How on earth could this to Rutgers students from the Rutgers University Police happen?” But he also asserted that if his son was unable to Department (RUPD), included a link to an Emergency come into possession of these weapons, the entire shoot- Action Plan that students can refer to in the event that ing would have never happened. Mercer did not excuse there is an active shooter on campus. The thought of a his son’s actions in anyway, but he pointed out what many shooter being on campus is downright insane, but the Americans are thinking. Making a global parallel, Mercer fact of the matter is that the practicality exists. So long similarly asserted that in looking at world news, stories as gun control laws are lackadaisical and flawed, the of such mass shootings are rare. So how then, in a first- idea of a shooter at Rutgers is unfortunately an entirely world westernized democratic nation such as America, plausible situation.

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Stand firm in your truth despite potential disagreements I HATE WRITING JULIAN PINNIX-ODRICK

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s a youngster, before my biggest aspiration became driving to class and finding a parking spot that would successfully evade my friends at Rutgers parking enforcement, I had more modest dreams. In my youth, I possessed a morethan-vivid imagination that enabled me to be anyone from Simba from “The Lion King” to Barney, the singing, dancing purple dinosaur. Every day after school was just a race to get home so I could conjure up the next character to become until my mom called me to the kitchen to eat dinner. It was a great time. But as anyone that has ever developed this type of imagination knows, there are two sides to all the fun. My fantasies and bliss wouldn’t be complete without an equally impressive tormentor. My oppressor came in the form of a Ken doll. Yes, Barbie’s faithful companion who was known for his remarkable fashion sense and for dating the most famous doll to ever hit the shelves of Toys “R” Us. With the help of older siblings and cousins, the Ken doll adopted the name “Man Doll” and haunted my dreams. I was told terrible stories about how if I didn’t eat my

vegetables or listen to my elders, Man Doll would mystically come to life and scare me in my sleep. These rumblings forced me to imagine the type of things he was capable of doing if he ever got a hold of me. That thing was 12 inches of fashion-forward terror.

As I’ve grown older, I now realize that a plastic doll can’t do much to harm my physical or emotional health. To be honest, as a 6-year-old boy, I had enough wherewithal to understand that a toy had a very slim chance

what I knew to be real. This type of belief, while ridiculous, is needed.

As children, we seem to have the innate ability to believe in things that may seem crazy to those around us, but we persist. No matter how many times Mom or Dad mistakenly kicked over our makeshift action scene placed conveniently in the middle of the family room floor, we restored the pieces to their rightful places and commenced the mind’s eye.

“We have fallen in love with the idea of sharing camaraderie with people, so much so that we begin to fuse our initial beliefs with what we ‘should’ believe.” to cause me harm. But I still believed. The people closest to me told me that Man Doll would come alive and get me if I didn’t listen to them or eat my vegetables, and my imagination took over from there. Even after it was clear that this was a joke, my mind could not let the idea go. I had experienced the fear — it was more real to me than it could ever be to anyone else. For the stint that Man Doll was as real to me as anything, no one could tell me any different. My fear stemmed from the pure belief that this doll could hurt me, and I believed it with all of my heart. I needed no one else’s opinion on

At what point in our lives did we stop believing because everyone around us told us that our beliefs were ridiculous? At what point did we start trading in our dreams for a common “reality” with those without the same dream? How can someone else to tell me what my truth is? It’s almost as if any time we have a vision that our peers may have trouble seeing, we go to great lengths in trying to convince them that we aren’t crazy. We’ve been trained to seek approval from others to validate our own opinions.

Why? Why can’t I be the devil’s advocate?

We praise being unique, but in the same

breath, we try as hard as possible to prove ourselves to those around us. We have fallen in love with the idea of sharing camaraderie with people, so much so that we start to confuse our initial beliefs with what we “should” believe. Naturally, every one of us has a distinct set of experiences that helps develop the way we think and the way we believe. These experiences are what make us unique. These experiences are what create perspective.

These types of thoughts incite a new question. Often through education, we focus on what to believe. Every so often, we may look into how we should believe. But at some point we must contemplate who we should believe. When the time is right will we believe in ourselves? Will we know ourselves enough to trust the people we have become, and the beliefs that come with that?

What will be our truth? Whether we believe in toys that come alive or pigs that can fly, let us hold fast to what we see as true. You may believe that I’m completely full of it. That’s okay. Let us accept that not everyone will agree with us and that not everyone has to.

Let us be free to be us.

Julian Pinnix-Odrick is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in communication with a minor in human resources.

His column, “I Hate Writing,” runs on alternate Mondays.

Tales of rebellion excluded from U. 250th anniversary ads QUESTIONING THE COLONIAL COLLEGE JANNA ALADDIN

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hese days, it’s hard to walk around the campuses without finding banners hung from streetlights, classrooms and student centers calling attention to Rutgers’ 250th anniversary. Nov. 10, 2015 marks the beginning of celebrations in honor of the birthday and long history of Rutgers. It is a proud moment, as the University continues to grow and receive greater attention for our advancement in research, academics and the arts. But unlike the banners so proudly and assertively display, Rutgers is not actually revolutionary. That is not to say that the brilliant work of academics, students, affiliates and staff should go unnoticed or unpublicized — Rutgers continues to be at the forefront of inquiry and innovation. However, the widespread video, titled “Rutgers University Anthem Video for New Students 2015,” is telling of the University’s lack of ability to lend itself to this “revolutionary” image. The video boasts of Rutgers accomplishments from producing the cure to tuberculosis, to being the birthplace of college football, to hosting some of the world’s greatest thinkers.

In telling this history of Rutgers, important details such as a history of exclusion, protest, struggle and activism are conveniently neglected. I am not naive, and I know this serves perhaps a larger agenda: This type of history doesn’t look good on pamphlets and websites. But if Rutgers really wants to label itself as revolutionary then it cannot continue

to “otherize” this history or it risks allowing history to repeat its exclusion of certain students today.

But what is this less painted history? It includes the fact that Henry Rutgers, who provided funds to keep the struggling University open, was a slave owner. In fact most of the original founding fathers and board of trustees owned slaves. Rutgers is thus implicated in this awful history of slavery and subjugation, and, as an institution, has to yet to publicly acknowledge and apologize for this role.

The University does little to speak of its exclusion of black students and black history at Rutgers. We learn of Paul Robeson, a remark-

eos from protests and sit-ins but this 15-second mention does little to illustrate the University’s important history of activism. This is perhaps because in most cases, activism at Rutgers generally comes into confrontation with the administration, a fact that still stands true. It is easy to celebrate University students’ involvement in anti-South African apartheid or anti-Vietnam War protests, but at the time, these weren’t supported incidences. In 1965, during a teach-in, Rutgers Professor and historian Eugene Genovese expressed, what was labeled as anti-American sentiments, opposition to the Vietnam War. This generated enough backlash that

“Rutgers will not be revolutionary until it narrates this history of struggle, protest and exclusion.” able individual who was not only an athlete but also valedictorian of his class. But we do not learn of the black student protest movement that stood to demand a less hostile and more inclusive environment throughout Rutgers history, most prominently in the 1960s.

Although Rutgers praises its commitment to diversity today, this was not only the case.

For instance, a 1969 list of demands created by the Black Students Organization called for the acceptance and recruitment of a greater number of black students. All the while, the demand was made for greater representation of black students both in the admission process as well as in governance.

The video briefly mentions the history of activism on Rutgers by showing various vid-

the University was pressured to dismiss Professor Genovese. They didn’t on grounds of academic freedom, however, that did not stop the “Rid Rutgers of Reds” movement across the University. To this day, student and faculty activists still worry about the consequences of their involvement in activist movements and that it may impact their current or future place in the University. The history is there.

Behind every tuition hike, there have been protests calling for shared governance that were not so heavily publicized. For every war, there have been sit-ins, boycotts, protests and mobilization. During the height of the latest Iraq War, students in protest were able to shut down Route 18. Most recently, hundreds of students marched in solidarity

with Black Lives Matter and did the same thing. Many students are actively calling for the divestment of the University from fossil fuels, sweatshops and prisons. This history is as integral and worthy of telling as is the research, athletics and advances in the science Rutgers produces.

Rutgers will not be revolutionary until it narrates this history of struggle, protest and exclusion. The fact is, the University still holds many institutional weaknesses and issues, from the treatment of part-time lecturers, basically paying them poverty-line salaries, to the underfunding of various academic departments not deemed profitable enough, to the lack of shared governance, to tuition hikes, to RUSA’s most recent position on sexual violence and to the narrow focus on athletics (particularly football, despite the endless scandals). Activists are still fighting for their place in the University, while they are constantly being undermined. Denying this “other” history stands to belittle the rich activism on Rutgers and clouds attempts at acknowledging these existing issues. Rutgers can be revolutionary, but it requires each student, faculty member and administrator to be critical of the history being told and to question what the definition of “revolutionary” actually is and must be. We must ask whose history is being told and what narratives are left out.

Janna Aladdin is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in public health and Middle Eastern studies with minors in history and women’s gender studies. Her column, “Questioning the Colonial College,” runs on alternate Mondays.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sanchez right to say faith, socialism not contradictorty ideals Thank you to Jose Sanchez for his thoughts on faith and socialism. Indeed, as he insists, they need not be in

contradiction. In fact, nothing in Christianity needs to be in contradiction with anything, which is authentically good and true.

The core of Pope Francis’s mission is to enable people to encounter the truth as embodied in the person of Jesus Christ.

There is no Left or Right with regard to the truth, there is only a degree of rela-

tionship. That is, when one encounters the truth does one accept or reject it.

Following Pope John Paul II, Pope Francis accords no absolute value to either socialism or capitalism, but only to what guards the dignity and freedom of the human person. For both of them, the proclamation of the truth is one way to do that because they believe Jesus’s words

in the Gospel of John, “you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.”

Finally, just a gentle correction here, the Pope didn’t join,”the Catholic Church decades ago.” He was born into it and his proper name is Francis, not Frankie.

Brother Joseph Donovan is the Director of the Catholic Center at Rutgers University.

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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black

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October 5, 2015 Stephan Pastis

Today’s Birthday (10/05/15). Organization is your power this year. Review big picture objectives. Rejuvenate old bonds naturally. Discipline with creative expression reaps results. A professional breakthrough next spring leads to personal transformation. After autumn, realign your path toward your heart’s work. Demand for your services booms. Do what you love.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Think it over longer. Things don’t go as expected. Confusion reigns. Proceed with caution. Prepare for all the contingencies you can imagine. Travel’s better tomorrow. Emotions spark unprovoked.

Check mechanical equipment. Wait and rest.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Work productively, but don’t take on more than you can handle. Avoid big risks. Don’t touch the credit cards as the cash flow situation fluctuates. Pay off debts as much as possible. Don’t make expensive promises. Ponder possibilities.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Finish what’s already on your lists before launching new projects. Opposites attract. Generate some controversy together.

Stand up for yourself. Don’t react without thinking. Disagree respectfully. Don’t let a heckler distract you. Surprises reveal new possibilities.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Dig deeper. Consider the consequences before taking action. Co-workers tell you the score. Full understanding requires some work. Travel plans are easily disrupted. Work out emotional aspects in private. Don’t forget an important detail.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Get caught up in a controversy. What you learn shakes up what you thought you knew. Find another way to cut costs. You don’t know everything, especially about money.

Disagreement requires compromise.

Wait to make decisions. Listen.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Changes could rock your boat.

Don’t rush into anything. Calm a partner’s anxieties. Ask family to wait a little. The danger of breakage is high now. Offer advice only if asked. Let emotions flow, and provide comfort. Rest.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Investigate all options. Emotional tension crackles. There may be goodbyes involved. The more planning you’ve done, the better. Discover something about to be left behind.

Distractions abound. Don’t forget to do a necessary chore before you go.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Romance and games may not go as planned. Things could get messy and chaotic. Don’t spend more than necessary. Adapt to the new moves. Anticipate changes and maneuver as gracefully as possible.

Clean up later.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re in the middle of a complicated situation. Challenge the generally held opinion if you have facts to back you. Oversee and manage the outcome, and the sooner done, the better. Get terms in writing.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- You could lose money if you’re over-extended. It’s not a good time to gamble. Stick to tried and tested moves. Do it for love, rather than money. Things seem unstable, so shift to higher ground.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- You’re confronting a difficult puzzle. Encourage, without forcing. Talk about money later.

Take extra care with sharp objects.

Stay patient with a communications breakdown. Look at things from a new angle. Admit impracticalities.

Craft a backup plan.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Your idea looks different in reality than the sketches. New tricks don’t work as planned. Spend extra time on infrastructure. Build it to last. You may have to change your overall objective.

Accept all the help you can get.

(Astrologer Nancy Black continues her mother Linda Black’s legacy horoscopes column. She welcomes comments and questions on Twitter, @lindablack. For more astrological interpretations visit Linda Black Horoscopes and www.nancyblack.com)

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VICTORY After double-overtime loss to Michigan State, Rutgers rebounds against Ohio CONTINUED FROM BACK half, she tallied her second goal of the game with senior defender Sophia Walia on the assist.

Heading into halftime, the conference foes matched 2-2 and it was anyone’s game.

Senior forward Nicole Imbriaco got the ball rolling in the second half, notching her 11th goal of the season off an assist from senior forward Katie Champion.

But Macadre completed a hat trick just 29 seconds later, leveling the score.

With both teams finding the back of the net once again, starting with an unassisted goal from Bull, the Knights and the Spartans headed into overtime.

After a total of 50 minutes of scoreless play, that included two overtime periods, a goal for Michigan State with just 10 seconds left in the second overtime gave the Spartans the edge they needed to collect their first conference win.

Through this, junior goalkeeper Shevaun Hayes tied her single-game career high with 13 saves for the second time this season and Yaney earned her second multi-goal game of her career.

On Sunday against Ohio, Rutgers had its eyes on the win column and nothing else.

“We watched the film as a team and they saw where we fell short and they saw where we

made mistakes and they really focused on those areas in today’s game and played some really good hockey today,” Civico said after Sunday’s game.

With an assist coming from freshman midfielder Linde van Shaik, Yaney continued to light up the scoreboard at Ralph Young Field. The Bridgewater, New Jersey, native scored a goal that gave the Knights a 1-0 lead they would hold through the next 45 minutes of play.

Sophomore forward Jade Dixon later took advantage of a hard shot by Imbriaco to boost Rutgers to a 2-0 lead. Ohio evaded a shutout loss with a lone goal just over one minute left in game play.

Despite the late offensive rally for the Bobcats, Rutgers came away with a win to boost their confidence after a disappointing conference loss. The Knights were able to bolster motivation from Friday’s game to propel them toward a successful end to the weekend.

“I think we were really unsatisfied with the first game so we really worked hard today to come out with a win and play our game,” Dixon said after the Ohio game.

“We just came out with an attitude today that we weren’t going to get out of our circle without scoring and (we were) just make up for the game on Friday.”

Resilient despite the absence of a Big Ten win, Rutgers is using the Michigan State game as a

Freshman midfielder Linde van Schaike played a pivotal role in the Knights 2-1 victory over Ohio, providing the assist in Rutgers’ opening goal. RUOXUAN YANG / SEPTBEMBER 2015 learning experience that will better prepare them for games moving forward through this fall.

The sting of defeat undoubtedly bolsters motivation. In every contest, especially conference play, one thing is demanded — all or nothing.

“I think because that was our first overtime game of the season, we know how it feels—we know how it feels to lose and we know how much hard work it takes to win,” Yaney said. “Since

we only have four Big Ten games left, we’re definitely gonna come out stronger.”

With a win to cushion the pang of defeat, the Knights move on from this weekend with the assurance that they are not complete outsiders in the Big Ten. Execution will be the key that opens up the door to post-season success.

“Obviously it’s disappointing to lose but I think the men-

tality kind of throughout the weekend is that we’re there, we’re close, and we’ve got to tighten things up and we’ve got to manage the game better,” Civico said. “I think that they understand that and they know kind of what we need to do in order to win these games.”

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DRAW Rutgers fails to generate offense, misses out on opportunity for weekend sweep CONTINUED FROM BACK

After surrendering her first three goals of the season last weekend, sophomore goalkeeper Casey Murphy bounced back with a shutout and a draw. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2015

able to push one past Murphy right in front of the net. She was assisted by Taylor Timko to give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead.

After the goal, Rutgers made a concerted effort to turn up the intensity and started to get its first real drives of the day against the Michigan defense.

It paid off, as a surge started by a flip throw from senior defender Brianne Reed led to a Michigan own goal in the 72nd minute, and the Knights tied up the score at 1-1.

After more back-and-forth play, the game headed to overtime for the second time for Rutgers this season.

The first 10 minutes of overtime had more evenly matched play from both sides and fatigue started to set in, with both sides deploying their benches.

In the final 10 minutes of action in the second overtime, neither side was able to push ahead with a game-winning goal, and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

The Knights outshot Michigan, 11-10, with goalie Megan Hinz recording seven saves for the Wolverines and Murphy finishing with six for the Rutgers.

The chances became more prevalent as the game progressed, but time was working against the Knights.

“In the final third, we just have to have a bit more calmness and be a bit more aware of

our surroundings as we are creating chances,” O’Neill said. “We possessed the ball well, but just have to be more efficient when creating chances and taking advantage of those chances.”

It was a chippy game, with both sides being aggressive by using many slide tackles to steal the ball and to cut off passes.

Rutgers was called for 15 fouls and the Wolverines were close behind with 14.

The physical style of play led to yelling from both sides and showings of support from veteran leaders for their teammates.

“We all have each other’s backs on the field and if one of us is getting pushed around, we’re always there to support each other,” Murphy said. “We just try to play our game when it gets physical like that and make sure that we are protecting each other.”

After dropping two Big Ten games last weekend, the Knights were pleased with this weekend’s results and the improvement they showed.

“I think what we did this weekend was a lot better than what we had been doing last week,” said senior midfielder Hayley Katkowski, who played all 110 minutes of the match and recorded one shot. “We just have to finish our opportunities and we’ll be okay.”

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October 5, 2015 MEN’S GOLF

VOLLEYBALL

Rutgers battles to 5th place finish EVAN BRUNO STAFF WRITER

The second time is the charm.

Two tournaments in a row, harsh weather and conditions clashed with the Rutgers men’s golf team. At the Badger Invitational on Sept. 27-29, the golfers were plagued by the rain and high winds and fell from fifth place to 11th in the standings. The Scarlet Knights struggled and failed to secure a good finish.

But things were different this weekend at the Macdonald Cup. This time, the Knights did not permit the stormy conditions to hinder their way as the team earned fifth place in New Haven, Connecticut, on Friday and Saturday. The team shot a plus-27, 587 with a 299 in round one followed by a 288 in the second round.

“I mean, we knew going into the tournament that it was going to be tough conditions,” said senior Jonathan Chang. “Coming from the west coast, I haven’t played in too many tough conditions like that. Since I’ve been here for three years, I’ve played in those conditions … I’ve played in similar conditions as that, so team wise, we prepared pretty well.”

The event was cut down from three rounds to two rounds due to the impending storms. Play began on Friday afternoon at 1:15 p.m., but the round was suspended later in the day as the conditions of the course were unfit for the golfers to compete.

On Saturday morning at 9 a.m., Rutgers returned to the course and had to complete the rest of the first round before beginning round two. With all of the schedule changes along with the bad weather, it would be understandable if a golfer was affected.

The Knights closed the gates and did not allow any of the negatives to get in the way.

That fact cer tainly speaks volumes about the team’s mental toughness.

“Well, I mean, you definitely can’t be, you know, mentally weak in those conditions,” said sophomore Toks Pedro. “You have to embrace the weather.

You have to know that everybody else is playing in these conditions and that’s the fair situation and that’s the only way you can really play well in them. You can’t really, you know, get to down on yourself for mistakes or get too high on great shots. You have to stay level headed and realize it’s going to be a grind.”

Head Coach Rob Shutte thinks the team’s effort says a lot about their toughness.

“It says a lot,” he said. “Coming after the final round in the really tough conditions in Wisconsin, you know, I thought we were a mentally tough team but, it didn’t really prove out in the final third round, so I was really curious to see. … Yesterday, it really didn’t rain hard, it was just kind of a sea spray, but it was gusting quite a bit and it was cold … I was proud that we were able to move forward. The scoring was a little better the second day, we moved up 11 shots or something like that, and I was just happy that we moved forward and the guys got better.”

Pedro posted the best scorecard for Rutgers in the second straight event, securing a tie for seventh place with eight other golfers. The Lagos, Nigeria, native hit an even 70 in round one and followed suit with a four over par, 74 in the second round for plus-4, 144 total score.

“I think I had a good performance,” Pedro said. “Obviously, it wasn’t a win but in golf, that’s extremely hard, especially all the time, but I’m ver y proud of how I played in those tough, tough conditions. I real-

ly competed hard. I was proud of how our team bounced back after the first round. We had not our best first round and we had a strong second round. … We moved up the leaderboard, so that was awesome.”

Chang and sophomore Matt Holuta both finished in ties for 17th place in the standings with scores of plus-6, 146. Chang had an even, 70 in round one and added a plus-6, 76 in the second round.

“It was good,” Chang said on his performance. “It was a tough grind. I mean, it’s tough because I want to work on things, but I have to still compete and my coach knows that there’s things I need to work on with the body, especially when we’re working with Ben Shear (Chang’s swing coach). I’m like half in it, half not, kind of thing but I know that I’m with the team and everyone is still working on things.”

Holuta had a five over par, 75 in the first round and a one over par 71, in round two. Senior Louis Bodine secured a tie for 54th place with a 155 and sophomore Jack Panagos shot a 158 to tie for 64th in the standings.

Har vard won the Macdonald Cup with a plus-8, 568 team total. Marco Iten of Sterling University in Scotland won the Individual championship with a minus-2, 138.

Chang is continuing to work on improving his swing after his return from injury.

“The first day of the tournament, I mentally wasn’t really there,” he said. “In the second round, I felt like I really turned it up and I just gotta push through with some of the battles that I have with the swing and stuff like that, so it was good, it was good.”

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Senior Jonathan Chang tied for 17th place with sophomore Matt Holuta to lead Rutgers. Chang and Holuta shot a plus-6, 146 for the Knights. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015

Sophomore outside hitter Meme Fletcher posted a match-high 14 kills for the Knights against the Boilermakers on Friday.

EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2014

Knights cap weekend winless in 2 matches JOE BRAUNER STAFF WRITER

It was another disappointing weekend for the Rutgers volleyball team. The Scarlet Knights dropped a pair of matches, the first coming in a three-set sweep at the hands of No. 18 Purdue and the second in a four-set loss to neighboring Indiana.

Rutgers now falls to an overall record of 3-13 and a winless 0-4 in Big Ten conference play.

The losses come with a substantial disappointment, as the underdog Knights held their own against the nationally ranked Boilermakers (13-2, 4-0) on Friday night, but still were unable to pick up a single set win.

“Purdue is the No. 18 team in the countr y for a reason,” said head coach CJ Werneke.

“They’re a really good team … across the board, I thought we played hard (and) competed well with them.”

Rutgers, which is used to playing in front of a handful at the College Avenue Gymnasium, handled itself well in front of a crowd of 2,169 in West Lafayette, Indiana.

“Personally, I love playing in front of large crowds,” said sophomore outside hitter Meme Fletcher. “It wasn’t really that much of a factor.”

Not only was the home crowd of Purdue not able to throw Fletcher off her game, but it seemed to bring out the best in the leading scorer for Rutgers. Fletcher went on to lead both teams in kills with 14 over the three sets.

Not shaken up by its defeat at Purdue, Rutgers came out firing on all cylinders against Indiana (12-4, 2-2) on Saturday night, winning the first set against Indiana by a score of 25-21.

Fletcher was accompanied by senior middle blocker Eden Frazier in leading the charge against the Hoosiers. Each registered double digit kills to pace the Knights in the four-set loss.

“The first game, we just came out with a lot of energy, I think probably the most we’ve had all year,” Frazier said. “Ever yone was just really going for ever ything and really doing their job.”

But disaster struck for Rutgers in the second set.

Down 24-20, the Hoosiers rallied off six consecutive points to take the second set by a score of 26-24.

“What happened is we get up 24-20 and we took a break, you know, we just didn’t play the same,” Werneke said, critical of his team after their collapse. “Our players just couldn’t quite respond when they needed to and that cost us. It changed the whole momentum of the match and all of a sudden we’re deflated and they’re exhilarated.”

The heartbreaking loss for the Knights seemed to stick with them for the rest of the game. They never regained the momentum they had in the early going and dropped their final two sets against Indiana by scores of 25-20 and 25-19.

Up next, Rutgers looks to turn things around at home when it takes on Wisconsin and Minnesota at home this weekend where they continue their journey for a conference win.

Overall, the team remained positive after another tough weekend.

“I think we really realized how much we can play together,” Fletcher said.

The sophomore expressed a newly found comfort in playing tough conference opponents that she hopes will carr y the team for ward.

“We’re realizing that (each Big Ten team is) just another team and that they have weaknesses, too, that we can use to our advantage,” Fletcher said.

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October 5, 2015 MEN’S SOCCER PENN STATE 2, RUTGERS 0

Rutgers suffers 2-0 defeat after 3-hour power outage BRIAN FONSECA ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

When the halftime whistle blew Saturday night at Yurcak Field, the Rutgers men’s soccer team headed into the locker room to discuss a plan to overcome the 1-0 deficit it faced against Big Ten Conference rival Penn State.

The Scarlet Knights had to wait longer than expected to execute their game plan.

A power outage lasting one hour and 48 minutes on Busch campus, where Yurcak Field is located, caused the halftime intermission in the match between the Knights (44-1, 1-3-0) and the Nittany Lions (52-3, 2-1-1) to last an unprecedented two hours and 40 minutes.

“That’s never happened to me before,” said head coach Dan Donigan. “I’ve seen a lot of crazy things, but that’s a first for me with this delay and the power outage and everything.”

While Rutgers continued to control possession and dictate the match in the second half — which started over three and a half hours after the initial kickoff — a counter-attack goal from Penn State following a Knights corner with under two minutes remaining sealed a 2-0 win for the visitors.

In Donigan’s eyes, the result was not reflective of what happened on the pitch Saturday night.

“The guys deser ve so much more than that scoreline,” the sixth-year head coach said. “Obviously, the second goal was against the run of play. Typical of a game where you’re pressing and chasing to get that tying goal, which we certainly did more than enough to get it, but it wasn’t our night for whatever reason. The delay, ever ything was just kind of … it makes it difficult to swallow.”

Senior center back and captain Mitch Lurie prepares to clear the ball from Rutgers’ defensive half of the field after recovering possession for the Knights. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR Rutgers had all the momentum entering the break.

Controlling possession and creating numerous chances after Brian James opened the scoring for the Nittany Lions in the 10th minute as a result of an errant pass from senior center-back and captain Mitch Lurie, the home side felt it had all the resources to tie the all-time series with Penn State, which was at 9-8 in favor of the visitors entering the match.

But all of the momentum was killed with the unexpected technical difficulties.

“You always love having momentum,” Lurie said. “We had momentum going into the half but stuff happens and we were told it’s uncontrollable. You can’t control the fact that the lights weren’t on, it’s the way it goes.”

While the extended halftime had an effect on the Knights, they will not use it as an excuse as the

team on the other end of the field was also affected.

“We were ready to go,” Lurie said. “(Penn State) had to do the same thing we had to do. Guys were pumped to play and it just didn’t go our way.”

After his uncharacteristic mistake allowed the Nittany Lions to open the scoring, Lurie nearly made up for his mishap minutes later.

The fifth-year senior lofted a perfectly weighted ball over the top of the Penn State defense to Miles Hackett. The sophomore forward ran the ball into the Nittany Lions’ penalty area and fired a shot from just outside the 6-meter area, but it skied over Matt Bersano’s goal.

It was the second miss from Hackett in a clear goal-scoring opportunity. After the miss, Donigan placed freshman forward Brian Hawkins in his place with hopes that the first-year could be more clinical in front of goal.

In his first and most clear chance, Hawkins was unable to put away a rebound after Bersano spilled a JP Correa shot, striking the ball well wide of goal.

“It’s very frustrating,” Donigan said. “We’re all human and we work so hard to get those chances and, for whatever reason, there’s always a great sliding tackle or the ball hits the post or the goalkeeper makes a great save or the ball gets nicked wide or whatever the reasons are, it’s very frustrating.”

The best chance of the bunch for Rutgers came with five minutes remaining in the contest, and it belonged to junior midfielder Erik Sa, who shook Bersano’s goal when his shot struck the far post.

“I got the ball on the right side of the field,” Sa said. “I played Jason in and he had a great touch to (Niel Guzman) and Guzie got a

bit unlucky, I think, with his shot and it bounced back to me. I took a touch and I saw an opening and hit it as perfectly as I possibly could, but just a little too much to the left.”

The frustration felt by Rutgers culminated in that moment, almost a sign that the ball was not destined to go in. It was one of those nights that, even if they had spent all night on the field — which they almost did — the Knights might not have been able to find an equalizer.

“My initial feeling was that hopefully there was a rebound there but once play settled down, I was just like, ‘Come on, how’s that going to happen to us right now?’ We’re dominating play and we have a great chance that just doesn’t go our way, but again, it’s just soccer,” Sa said.

Shortly after Sa’s attempt, Riley Grant scored the goal that clinched the win for Penn State.

While the results may not be positive, the Knights remain confident in their abilities. Playing an attractive brand of soccer, there are no doubts among the boys on the Banks that it will pay dividends soon enough.

“These guys are very head strong right now. They know they’re good,” Donigan said.

“They’re playing with great confidence ... I think our day is very close to coming here. We got Yale coming in here on Tuesday and then we hit the road for a couple of conference games so I’m very confident in my team that we can win the remaining games, there’s no question about it. They just deserve better.”

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Junior midfielder Erik Sa picks his head up in search of an open teammate to pass to after beating his man. Sa had the best goal-scoring opportunity for Rutgers in the 85th minute, but his shot ricochet off the far post of Matt Bersano’s goal and was cleared away by the Nittany Lions’ defense. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “The guys deserve so much more than that scoreline.”

— Rutgers head men’s soccer coach Dan Donigan after Saturday’s 2-0 loss to Penn State

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WOMEN’S SOCCER NO. 25 RUTGERS 1, MICHIGAN 1 (OT)

Rutgers ends weekend with Sunday draw MIKE O’SULLIVAN CORRESPONDENT

The No. 25 Rutgers women’s soccer team entered this weekend knowing how pivotal a pair of conference home games were for the outlook of its season and the Scarlet Knights (9-2-1, 2-2-1) were able to pick up four points after recording a win and a draw.

After defeating Michigan State (6-2-3, 2-11) 1-0 Friday night, the Knights returned to the field on a cloudy Sunday afternoon at Yurcak Field and tied against Michigan, 1-1.

It was an important draw for Rutgers, especially after the Knights got off to a slow start and looked in danger of dropping the contest.

“I’m happy with the weekend,” said head coach Mike O’Neill. “We played two tough opponents and didn’t have a lot of rest, so I thought the effort our kids gave in both games was very inspiring.”

Both sides struggled to get much going offensively in the first half, as it was a turnover-filled 45 minutes of play with only the Wolverines (8-41, 3-1-1) getting one clean chance on goal.

There were only five shots total in the first half, with both sides engaging in a defensive battle, reminiscent of how many of Rutgers’ games have started.

It was imperative for the Knights to come out with more aggressiveness and physicality in the second half to match Michigan’s tough style of play.

Sophomore goalkeeper Casey Murphy stepped up to the challenge by making a critical save in the 52nd minute when the Wolverines had a three-on-one break, preventing Ani Sarkisian’s header from opening the scoring.

But Michigan was able to breakthrough in the 58th minute, when Corinne Harris was Senior midfielder Hayley Katkowski said the Knights’ efforts over the course of the weekend back at Yurcak Field were a step up from their first two losses of the season at Illinois and Northwestern one week earlier. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2015

SEE DRAW ON PAGE 13

FIELD HOCKEY RUTGERS 2, OHIO 1

Knights edge Bobcats in rebound victory KAYLEE POFAHL CORRESPONDENT

Sophomore forward Jade Dixon tallied one of her team’s two goals in Sunday’s road win at Ohio with her strike at the 60:25 mark. RUOXUAN YANG / SEPTEMBER 2015

The effort put in doesn’t always match the results that come out.

The Rutgers field hockey team tastes this dissatisfaction after going 1-1 on a road trip to East Lansing, Michigan, where it took on Big Ten foe Michigan State and non-conference opponent Ohio.

In the search for their first conference victory, the Scarlet Knights (6-5, 0-4) fell short in a razor close 5-4 double-overtime loss to Michigan State (4-7, 1-3) on Friday.

Rutgers was able to rebound against Mid-American Conference rival Ohio (5-5) on Sunday with a 2-1 to break even on the weekend and maintain a winning record.

But the sting of another Big Ten loss is one that resonates.

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Sacheli led the Scarlet Knights with a 157 to finish inside the top-20 in a tie for 16th place.

“Obviously we’re disappointed, you know, we didn’t come away with a win against Michigan State,” said head coach Meredith Civico.

“It was a hard fought game and it was back and forth until the very last second. We scored some nice goals and then we kind of gave up a lot of space and we gave up a lot defensively.”

Nevertheless, the Knights came out hard and fast on Friday.

While Sophie Macadre of the Spartans got on the board first, Rutgers wasted no time in answering. Junior forward Rachel Yaney notched a goal just over three minutes after Michigan State took its 1-0 lead on a deflection from redshirt junior Alyssa Bull.

Macadre was able to regain the edge for her team later in the first, Yaney was again the one to counter. Just before the end of the first SEE VICTORY ON PAGE 13

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