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“Avatar” and “Fast and Furious” actress Michelle Rodriguez said she tries to avoid playing certain stereotypes in movies in an interview with nj.com. Stereotypes in media is just one of many issues facing the Rutgers community, and was the focus of Wednesday night’s protest by members of the Rutgers Union Estudiantil Puertorriqueña. “La Marcha” is a yearly event where members of the RUEP raise awareness of different issues. This year’s march was focused on “breaking stereotypes,” said Christopher Hernandez, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and RUEP’s president. “Not so much the words (themselves), but the ideas in general, the ideas (people) carry with them about a certain gender, a certain race, a certain ethnicity ... whoever hears us,” he said. “That’s the purpose, for people to hear us ... and (start) thinking.” These stereotypes could be as simple as educating people on the language they use, said Melvin Delvillar, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore and RUEP’s social chair. Many people casually use derogatory words without thinking about what effect these words may have on their listener. Bystanders may also be impacted. Speakers may not even realize they are reinforcing stereotypes when they use negative language, Hernandez said. “(People’s) words do have more of a profound affect than they think, especially when they carry stereotypes,” Delvillar said. Alerting people about this issue was one goal of the march, Hernandez said. Sharing information about different stereotypes was another. The march was promoted on each of the Rutgers—New Brunswick campuses, Delvillar said. While normally the event is held closer to finals, concerns about the weather led to this year’s march happening early in October. “We chose to do it earlier in the semester so more people would be out and about,” Hernandez said. “(More people) are coming from class (or) going to the library than (there would be closer to winter).” The march took place at night to allow classes to end, he said. The organization did not want to hold a protest while students were tr ying to learn, as that could be counterproductive. “The whole purpose is to raise awareness of a social issue,” he said. Delvillar said he considered the march to be a success given the turnout and panel discussion after the march. SEE STEREOTYPES ON PAGE 6
Members of the Black Student Union set up their beds on the night of Oct. 8 at Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus to raise awareness about homelessness and its associated struggles. YANGENG LIN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Black Student Union sleeps outside for 11 hours AVALON ZOPPO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Camped out on the steps of Brower Commons with sleeping bags and pillows, students stepped into the shoes of the homeless for a single night. From 9 p.m. on Thursday night to 8 a.m. on Friday morning, members of the Rutgers Black Student Union slept outside for 11 hours for the
third annual “Homelessness Awareness SleepOut.” Students collected canned goods and clothes in addition to distributing statistics about homelessness in the United States and New Brunswick. On a particularly frigid October night in 2013, Dionne Higgs participated in the first SleepOut at Rutgers. Looking back at the night, the School of Arts and
Sciences junior said she was humbled by the experience. “(Sleeping outside for) one night was a struggle in its own, so to imagine going through it every day is a completely different experience,” said Higgs, president of the Black Student Union. Homelessness is a major problem in the United States, where in January of 2014, there were 578,424
people experiencing homelessness on any given night. But the issue strikes closer to home in New Brunswick. A total of 1,405 people were e x p e riencing homelessness in Middlesex County in 2014, according to Middlesex County’s 2014 PointIn-Time Count. SEE HOURS ON PAGE 4
Rutgers readies to start investigation of football program with law firm help NATASHA TRIPATHI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Following a wave of scandals that overcame the Rutgers football team in recent weeks, Rutgers hired an outside law firm that deals with NCAA violations to launch an investigation of the football program. LUO ZHENGCHEN / SEPTEMBER 2015
Rutgers University hired a law firm that deals exclusively with potential NCAA rules violations to kick off an investigation of the football program. According to nj.com, the firm is conducting a review of the University’s football program following several recent off-field issues. Peter McDonough, Rutgers’ senior vice president for External Affairs, confirmed the investigation in a statement on Tuesday. “Rutgers has retained outside counsel with expertise in NCAA infractions to help identify any potential rules violations,’’ McDonough told nj.com. “This is an ongoing and rigorous process that helps us to identify any shortcomings, to self-report them as required by NCAA rules and to remedy them as best practices demand.’’
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Student argues for tuition refunds after DDoS attacks SOPHIE NIETO MUNOZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER
is attempting to get some type of compensation. Students who supported the petition commented with reasons such as “Where is my money even going to?” and “When I buy a cup of coffee, I expect it to keep me awake.” Glenn Bouthillette, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, signed the petition. He said he felt as thought students and faculty were not treated with fairness and respect by administrators. “It is the responsibility of the Rutgers executive leadership to represent the University and to make sure that the tuition money we are paying for goes toward a fair and balanced education for students and fair and balanced budget for faculty,” he said. Promises were made by Rutgers, but they failed at keeping them, Bouthillette said. “After the attacks that happened last semester, we received an email stating that they promised to upgrade the ser vers and cybersecurity at the cost of our tuition money,” Bouthillette said. “After the attack a few weeks ago, I felt that most of the money did not improve our cybersecurity and went to other things.” On the other hand, Jeffrey Ma, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, believes the petition is relatively pointless.
Another year, another attack on the University’s ser vers. Rutgers raised tuition and fees 2.3 percent for the 20152016 school year, and part of that money went toward $3 million on increasing cybersecurity and computer networks this year after four attacks on the computer networks last year. According to nj.com, Rutgers hired FishNet Security, Level 3 Communications and Imper va to test the University’s computer network for vulnerabilities. On Sept. 30, Rutgers was attacked again under a DDoS, a Distributed Denial of Service, which occurs when data requests flood a ser ver and overload it, rendering it largely unusable. Following this attack, Riccardo Mui, a School of Engineering junior, began a petition, titled the “Rutgers CyberDefence Budget Return,” which requested University President L. Robert Barchi to return the money spent on these cyber-attacks to the students. As of the afterRutgers raised tuition and fees 2.3 percent for the 2015-2016 school year to spend an expected $3 noon of Oct. 8, the petition had million on cybersecurity and computer networks this year. This was following the four attacks on collected 1,024 supporters of computer networks last school year. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR the hopeful 1,500. “Rutgers has been under a series of DDoS attacks which getting back roughly $100 the network goes down even for paid good money to go to school a little, it means the protection that can’t even keep its Internet has crippled our computing serat most.” ser vice running, not realizing vices, which many of us rely on Ma said he thinks the mon- isn’t working.” Ma said network security is that they were the ones who to get the latest updates on our ey did go toward cybersecuassignments and more,” Mui rity, and just because it was not just black and white, and “a made it so the Internet could be said in a Facebook post. “This not perfect doesn’t mean it did lot more elements go into it than taken down for so long.” The Federal Bureau of Inpeople think.” Many students petition’s goal not work. is to have Rut“DDoS at- are signing the petition because vestigation (FBI) and a state cy“After the attack a few weeks ago, I felt that most of gers send a retacks are pretty “they see ($3 million) and think bersecurity initiative launched the money did not improve our cyber security and fund to its stuhard to protect they’ll get a massive refund,” by Gov. Chris Christie are dents for the against. Given but do not realize they would re- looking into the perpetrators of went to other things.” these attacks. raise in tuition a large enough ceive a small refund. Bruce Fehn, Rutgers’ senior “People think that IT magdedicated to bot net, they GLENN BOUTHILLETTE ‘upgrading’ the can take down ically works without any fund- vice president for AdministraSchool of Environmental and Biological Sciences Junior cyber security even the larg- ing,” Ma said. “If the $3 million tion, is head of the cyber secuframework.” est networks is refunded, and the protection rity effort, according to nj.com. “We were not well protect“You’re asking for pennies for a time, so the fact that this is taken away, and another atStudents should be fully or partially refunded because they back relative to the tuition you time it was down for a few hours tack like last semester’s comes, ed,” Fehn told nj.com. “We feel were not promised the protec- already pay, and even if Rutgers as opposed to an entire week I guarantee people will start we are in a better position than tion Rutgers promised with the refunds you, you’re not getting is a huge difference,” he said. complaining about how they we were before.” much,” he said. “Hypothetical- “People think network protecupgrades, Mui said. He said on Facebook that ly, if only 50 percent of Rutgers tion means that it makes your while attacks are inevitable, he population paid tuition, you’re network invulnerable, and that if
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There was 34.7 percent decrease in number of homeless people from 2007 to 2014, report says
Evrard will collaborate with legal team to fashion final report, according to nj.com
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When walking near NJ Transit’s New Brunswick Station or down George Street, Higgs said she used to feel more ner vous about the homeless population in New Brunswick, but the SleepOut changed her perspective. “Before that night, I might have been more nervous to get too close to someone (homeless), but it reminds you they are all people,” she said. One of the highlights of the event for Higgs is starting a dialogue with fellow Rutgers students who walk past the Brower Commons with puzzled looks. “Ever y year, we always have a whole bunch of people walk by and say, ‘Why do you have blankets on the ground?’ and that is actually what we want,” she said. When people stop to ask questions, Higgs said it opens up a door to explain the homelessness situation in New Brunswick and how homelessness disproportionately affects minority groups, such as black, Latino and LGBT communities. According to a 2012 report, black families were seven times more likely to stay in homeless shelters than white families in 2010. In 2010, black people made up 12.1 percent of the U.S. family population, but represented 38.8 percent of sheltered people in families. This statistic speaks to larger issues that lead to homelessness in black communities, such as discrimination, institutionalized racism and privilege, Higgs said. Fighting issues such as poor education systems and institutionalized racism allows black community members to more easily enter higher economic brackets
and in turn reduce the homeless population. “A lot of the times, African Americans grow up in disadvantaged neighborhoods so they get a lack of education. That starts a cycle of not being able to get a better job. There is institutionalized racism that is perpetuating the cycle (of homelessness) as well. When we are fighting for other causes, we are also fighting for an end to homelessness.” Many people fall into homelessness due to this vicious cycle rather than because of drugs or unwisely spending their money, Higgs said. “A lot of times, the economy is hard or a lot of people in the military fall victim to poverty and homelessness, so it’s really an eye-opening experience,” Higgs said. But the homeless situation in New Jersey is improving. According to the 2014 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, there was a 34.7 percent decrease in the number of homeless people in New Jersey families from 2007 to 2014, the second largest decrease in the nation. Jasmine Dennis, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said she anticipates that the SleepOut event will make her feel more grateful and humbled. “Most of us are privileged enough to lay our head on beds at night, so not many of us think about it,” she said. When Dennis walks around Douglass campus, she said she often sees a homeless man with a sign who appears to be the same age as a college student. “I see him all the time. He’s basically our age, struggling, and we (Rutgers students) are taking things for granted,” said Dennis, the fundraising chair of the Black Student Union. “I already have it good. I should really appreciate what I have.”
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Richard Evrard, an attorney for Bond, Schoeneck & King, verified that his firm was approached by Rutgers to investigate and advise the University on potential NCAA rules violations in August, according to nj.com. They were hired soon after the University asked another law firm, Saiber, to examine an incident regarding head coach Kyle Flood possibly having improper contact with a faculty member with an interest to alter the records of a student-athlete’s academic performance. Evrard, who once worked for the NCAA, will collaborate with his legal team to fashion a final report for Rutgers that will determine whether or not NCAA rules have been breached, according to nj.com. Following the release of the report, the NCAA will be able to “apply penalties and corrective actions” advocated within the report or make a decision on their own. “Questions about the recruiting ambassador program surfaced when it was revealed that the victim in an altercation outside the Hale Center worked for the Rutgers football staff in a role that
includes greeting prospective student-athletes on game-day,” according to nj.com. “Police say she had a romantic relationship with Carroo, one of the team’s best players before he was suspended indefinitely by Flood.” NJ Advance Media was informed by an official with knowledge of the investigation that it is not against NCAA policies for an athlete to have a romantic re-
“I think that’s part of ... our role, which is to give the institution some guidance.” RICHARD EVRARD Attorney for Bond, Schoeneck & King
lationship with a member of the student recruitment staff. But in this case, it was an issue because the relationship was between a recruiting ambassadors and a prospective student-athlete. The Rutgers football team’s drug policy was mentioned in court Sept. 25, according to nj.com.
Backup fullback, Lloyd Terry, was dismissed from the team after being charged with armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed burglary. He also told police officials that he grew toward an addiction to marijuana while studying at Rutgers, said Christopher Kuberiet, deputy first assistant prosecutor at Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Terry informed authorities about his multiple failed drug tests taken while still on the football team, Kuberiet said. According to nj.com, a spokesman for Rutgers Athletics told NJ Advance Media that federal privacy laws precluded University officials from commenting. The University was called to acknowledge what it called a “comprehensive’’ drug education and treatment policy for football players, which has been in effect since 2008, according to nj.com. The team’s policy describes a series of disciplinary measures to take before a fourth offense results in dismissal from the team. “The institution is responsible not just for understanding what rules were potentially violated, but also to present situations that it has made some corrective measures. That’s as important as anything in the higher-education field,” Evrard told nj.com. “So I think that’s part of what our role is, which is to give the institution some guidance as to what corrective actions need to be taken in order to fix the problem.’’
CRIME OCT. 8 NEW YORK CITY — A New Jersey boy is among at least six underage victims of Matthew Tivy, a celebrity chef charged with sexual abuse and possession of child pornography. The 54-year-old owner of Café Du Soleil was arrested at his home in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan at 6 a.m. on Thursday. Tivy allegedly had oral sex with the 14-year-old New Jersey resident and distributed naked photos of the victim as well as distributed explicit photos and videos of victims from Florida, Ohio and New York. Tivy has appeared on multiple episodes of Food Network’s “Chef Du Jour.” OCT. 8 LINDEN — A 44-year-old Linden woman reported to police that she was scammed out of $5,100 by phony IRS agents who called her on her cell phone. The woman started receiving calls in the early morning hours of Oct. 5 demanding that she pay the $5,100 owed back for taxes. She initially thought it was a hoax, however, more calls followed,
and when the callers knew her full name, home address and cell phone number, then she believed the calls had merit. OCT. 8 TOMS RIVER — Information that drug activity was happening at a business on Route 37 led to the arrest of two men. On Sept. 30 police received information of possible narcotics activity. While police were watching the business, they observed a man, later identified as Ansel Applewhite, leave and conduct a drug deal on Adams Avenue. The 23-year-old was arrested and found in possession of 726 wax fold of heroin, 8 Xanax and $2,248 in cash. He was charged with possession of heroin, possession of heroin over one half ounce with the intent to distribute and possession of alprazolam (Xanax). Meanwhile, police learned that one of Applewhite’s associates, Eugene Ayala Jr., was still at the business. Police located Ayala and found him in possession of a loaded .38-caliber handgun and 20 wax folds of heroin.
CAR SMASH CHAOS Top: A student stands on the hood of a car to smash it with a sledgehammer for PhiEsta 2015, the third annual philanthrophy event to raise money for Team LeGrand. Bottom: A student smashes the hood of the car on Thursday, Oct. 8 outside of the College Avenue Student Center on Morrell Street. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Panel highlights lack of funding in science industries KATIE PARK AND KAUTUKI JARIWALA STAFF WRITERS
Scientists have a growing need for funding from the government to expand their research, but as budgets for various scientific endeavors are repeatedly thinned, the future of science is increasingly becoming a dubious one. But the Central New Jersey chapter of the Association for Women in Science believes that science professionals have the capacity to not only participate in it, but also influence science policies that can impact society as a whole, said Kamana Mishra, president of the association. To this end, a room full of people congregated in a mobile classroom on Cook campus on Oct. 8 to hear Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-Mercer), Princeton’s Andrew Zwicker, InnoPharma’s Navneet Puri, Rutgers’ Jeanne Herb and Daniel Van Abs, Ann Stock and Emmanuel DiCicco-Bloom speak. One of the most official blockades that wrests decision-making ability out of the hands of scientists is the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015, a piece of legislation that places the power to determine which scientist receives what types of funds in the hands of government officials who have little to no knowledge of higher-level science. This law abets the disconnect between scientists and legislators
that enables scientific funding deficiencies, Mishra said. But the panel of scientists who gathered at the lecture urged every science student to actively participate in preserving their interests in science and not be demotivated by lackluster funds to do any vital research over a period of time. Science, innovation and discovery will always continue to intrigue young scientists, but how far students will be able to prioritize their research outside of politics depends on science policies, said Zwicker, the head of Science Education at Princeton’s Plasma Physics Laboratory. The future of science depends on these young students who are intrigued, but unless they vocalize their need for research funds to government officials, the investment in science will not increase, Zwicker said. “Students need to take the risk to talk about science in ways that are uncomfortable,” he said. And it seems that students are not afraid to step up to the challenge. A 2014 report from National Public Radio found that academic institutions continue to graduate an “overabundance” of biomedical Ph.D students, but that at the same time, funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) continues to dwindle. In a May 2015 report titled “Stop the Insanity: Changing Our Approach to Federal Biomedical Research Funding,” the NIH saw their funding take a 23 percent
Rutgers S&P credit ranking dips lower NIKHILESH DE CORRESPONDENT
It was reported last year that the University had more than $700 million in unrestricted reserves, but this has not saved Rutgers from seeing its credit rating drop. Standard and Poor’s (S&P) announced they downgraded Rutgers University’s debt rating near the end of September due to the merger with the University of Dentistry and Medicine of New Jersey two years ago. This is the second downgrade since January 2013 by the credit rating company. According to an article by Forbes, a company, country or other institution’s credit rating indicates how much confidence the rater has in their ability to pay off debts. A lowered credit rating means it can be more expensive for an institution to take out a loan, according to the article. The bank or institution providing the loan can choose to charge a higher interest rate or otherwise control the terms of the payback. S&P’s website said its ratings represent what they believe about an institution’s “ability and willingness” to pay back a loan. “Credit ratings are not intended as guarantees of credit quality or as
exact measures of the probability that a particular issuer or debt issue will default,” according to the site. A rating may not actually indicate how well a group can pay back a loan. Rutgers is still spending money to cope with the costs of the merger, according to an nj.com article. According to northjersey.com, combining the two institutions resulted in deficits over the last two years. A deficit comes from spending more money than is earned in a given time period. The University has not updated its financial date since mid2014, according to nj.com. The rating downgrade reflects this outdated information. The rating company also changed Rutgers’ bond rating down one step, due to its “$115 million outstanding on bonds totaling $190 million.” The University has repaid $75 million of its debt on the bonds so far. S&P said the University is “financially flexible” as it “continues to more fully integrate assets” and other aspects to the merger. “Even with the downgrade, Rutgers’ rating is still one notch higher than New Jersey’s,” according to the nj.com article.
The Central New Jersey chapter of the Association for Women in Science believes that science professionals have the capacity to not only participate in it, but also influence science policies that can impact society as a whole. SAMANTHA CASAMIR nosedive, while China announced plans to invest $308.5 billion in biomedical research over the next half decade. But in the United States, biomedical postdoctoral research fellows continue to struggle. Postdoctoral research fellows are conducting their research at a “bargain price,” NPR reported, and many other postdoctorates are being trained for jobs “that don’t actually exist.”
As a hopeful solution to the funding crisis, the NIH projected to increase budget caps, and there were three bills in Congress that would allow for more substantial increases in NIH funding, or exclude NIH funding from budget caps. The three bills, the Accelerating Biomedical Research Act, the America Cures Act and the Permanent Investment in Health Research Act of 2015, would turn
back the clock on the setbacks the academic division of biomedical research experienced. “Our task is to unite as a community, back what we feel is the most reasonable legislation to do this and then take this message strongly to Congress instead of fighting over the breadcrumbs that are left under the current budget caps,” the report said. “To do differently would be insanity.”
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STEREOTYPES Men are treated as being overly manly, women are portrayed as small or minor, Molina says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
This panel discussion was hosted by three students who also participated in the march, Hernandez said. They discussed their own experiences with stereotyping both on campus and in their everyday lives. “It’s a panel discussion, so it’s a chance to reflect on what we just did,” Delvillar said. “We’re explaining this but not all of our members (may) understand to the full extent what they accomplished today.” After the panelists spoke, the audience would have the oppor tunity to speak with each other about their own experiences, he said. One of the panelists, Enovi Molina, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said stereotypes of Hispanic Americans in particular tend to follow a single mold. Men are treated as being extremely “manly” with a negative connotation, she said. Likewise, women are generally small or minor. Some actresses, such as Jennifer Lopez, are able to play other roles, but she is an exception rather than the rule, she said.
Members of the Rutgers Union Estudiantil Puertorriqueña carry a sign with the words “We don’t stand for stereotypes” down George Street for their annual “La Marcha” on the evening of Oct. 8. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Prominent Hispanic Americans may be ignored outright by the media, she said. Despite being a Supreme Court justice, Sonia Sotomayor receives little press outside of her official duties. Less famous people do not see even that much, she said. Having just a few more people aware of the issues and their work than before the event began means there are that many more people involved with the cause, Delvillar said.
“Our focus wasn’t necessarily on race, color, our focus was on stereotypes in general,” he said. “It’s not so much that we’re protesting, we just want to raise awareness about the fact that stereotypes plague our community at Rutgers. We want to raise the issue that stereotypes exist.” That does not mean there is no room for improvement, Hernandez said. While some people may have learned from
the march, many may not have seen it at all. “We’re glad whoever heard us (did so) whether it was one time (or) half a sentence,” he said. The RUEP would host a few more events and fundraisers this semester focused on Puerto Rican issues specifically or Hispanic American causes generally, he said. They would also work with other groups, including the Childhood Leukemia Society, Delvillar said.
“We want to raise awareness or make contributions ... (to) anything that affects people,” Hernandez said. In the spring, the group will host “Huepa,” a multicultural talent show, Delvillar said. Participants would not need to hail from a certain region to be involved with this show. “We’re open to all ethnicities, we’re open to all cultures,” Hernandez said. “We want to exemplify that in all of our events.”
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LIFESTYLE
Fall fashion brings runway to Rutgers this semester
Throwing on a leather jacket over a basic tee is an easy way to add a little grunge to your look. Bonus points if you rock matching leather boots. ANNIE POLLOCK
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is great news if you do a lot of walking around campus. Pair sneakers with skinny jeans, skirts, sweaters or anything, reThe beginning of the school ally — it’s your call! year means one thing: new, If you want to channel the colfresh fall fashion. Whether or palette of fall, you are going you’re on an EE, sitting in lecto have to lean toward certain ture or grabbing lunch in the stylish hues. Colors that are dining hall, Rutgers students trending this season are differcan be seen spor ting the latent variations of greens, yellows est fall trends. Let’s take a and browns. look at what trends made it Alex Arbeitel, Rutgers Her from the r unway to Rutgers Campus correspondent, said colthis semester. or is a major component of this If there’s anything we can year’s fall trends. conclude from this year, it’s that “I think that yellowish-browns 2015 is clearly the new 1990. are going to be Ever ywhere very in,” the I go, I spot a ‘90s blast from “Be prepared to catch leather boots on every corner School of Arts and Sciences the past. Right sophomore said. now, the holy of New Brunswick, particularly ankle boots.” “I have also grail of accesbeen seeing a sories seems to lot of medium to be the choker. “T wo trends I have defi- dark greens.” Now I have an excuse to wear If you take a look around the dinmy mom’s vintage velvet chok- nitely been noticing are ankle er! It even has a heart charm at- boots and T-shir t dresses,” ing halls, it’s evident these fashion staples have now made a comeback. tached to it — I know, too much she said. Feeling nostalgic? With the Are boots not your thing? Not ‘90s to handle. Want to channel your inner a problem. Trainers of all sorts cold weather encroaching, pair ‘90s? Tr y raiding your mom’s have been a major trend spot- a dark colored flannel over a closet the next time you visit ted on the runway. Designers vintage graphic tee with your fahome, or hit up a local thrift used ever ything from glitter to vorite jean wash. Add some prostore like Holy Shirt on 14 holograms for sneaker looks. portion to your look by slipping Stone St., located right off of If statement shoes are not your into a leather jacket, cuffing the College Avenue, to score some speed, have no fear — classic ends of your jeans and throwing white leather sneakers are ver y on your Converse. major vintage finds. The most important thing to reLeather is not just for jackets in style as well. Ever ything from bright Ni- member about fall fashion? Make this fall season. Be prepared to catch leather boots on every cor- kes to classic Adidas Superstars it your own and wear what makes ner of New Brunswick, particular- have been the most coveted you feel comfortable. Rutgers is sneakers of this season, which your runway! ly ankle boots. CONTRIBUTING WRITER
It wouldn’t be ‘90s fashion without paying tribute to gr unge. So if you’re looking for something edgy that screams comfor t, pair black ankle boots with black skinny jeans and a black leather jacket to get a sophisticated, yet edgy ensemble that you can wear from early morning lecture to late-night par ty. Brenna Mazur, a Rutgers Business School first-year student, said she has noticed more people embracing the trend, sporting vintage clothing items like boots.
Quilted leather ankle boots are a nice contrast to a cardigan. ANNIE POLLOCK
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When students have been drinking illegally or using drugs, oftentimes they’re afraid to call for help when one of their friends needs it. Especially when it comes to underage users, students are afraid to call, fearing they might also get in trouble. But thanks to the “Good Samaritan” law, students will not get in trouble for being under the influence when calling the police or emergency services for help. For this, we laurel the Good Samaritan law.
A new app, “Fleek — College Stories” has given the concept of “rusnapyak” a new name. The app operates much like Snapchat and the “Our Campus Story” feature as students can see regular pictures and videos. But the app also has an X-rated feature that allows students to upload lewd and indecent captions as well, creating an outlet for the exploitation of students. This dart is for Fleek — way to keep it classy.
250 BLUNDERS As you can tell from the banners plastered around campus, Rutgers is celebrating its 250th anniversary this November. The posters around campus featuring a group of colonial-era white men barely reflect contemporary Rutgers. Since the University constantly touts diversity, having a poster showcasing this vast diversity would have been a good idea. Until changes are made, this dart goes out to the Rutgers 250 Planning Committee.
HELPING THE HOMELESS Last night, the Rutgers University Black Student Union held their Annual Homeless Awareness Sleepout. BSU members and students took to the steps of Brower Commons with blankets and hoodies to discuss homelessness and to reflect on their own lives. Donations were also collected to help ser ve the homeless communities around Rutgers. This laurel is for the students who participated in the Sleepout.
HALTING HAZING Hosted this past week, Rutgers Hazing Prevention Week (RHPW) was designed to put an end to hazing in greek life. When students want to join a group, oftentimes they’re asked to do things they don’t want to do. But because of the desire to fit in, many students don’t come forward and talk about what they’ve gone through. Initiatives like RHPW work to combat this phenomenon. This laurel goes out to all the students who participated in RHPW.
SUPERSTORM SEQUELS Remember Hurricane Sandy? Well get ready for more super-storms. According to a joint study by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America and other institutions, New Jersey will see more hurricanes like Sandy. This could happen because of rising sea levels, as well as a change in the nature of hurricanes. Such a phenomenon is evidence of the fact that human behavior has an effect on the climate. This dart goes out to all the climate change non-believers.
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Religious ideas not exempt from criticism Furthermore, the claims about the tenants of faith being irrational, bigoted and so on have merit to them, at least in some instances. Why did the smug Kim Davis JONATHAN FINNERTY not perform her duties as county clerk? Religion. What is the major force against Planned Parenthood? Religious forces. Should people that take religion to be n the topic of intolerance, I find in justification in action and thought wish to Henry Grabbe’s letter to the editor partake in this open market of ideas, then and concerns about his religion to one should be prepared for criticism, as all be misplaced and laughable. He purports ideas are open to. that, “Followers of all religions have been People, not ideas, perform great and called irrational, bigoted, hypocritical and terrible deeds. Belief systems are not gender-biased — all in one week.” Speaking alone in this, as political ideologies also as one of the “loud minority” he mentions, allow for similar justifications. However, I would like to remind Grabbe that I critipolitical notions are easily criticized in cize ideas generally, such as religion, in the public spectacle, so why is religion often same way I would in other realm of ideas, wished to be immune from this? Persuch as politics. Had one read my arhaps many view their religious noticle on Pope Francis, one would have noticed my concern is that Francis is “There is no need to feel isolated or to tions as personal and cherished, but then so do I hold my latent Marxism not making good on his claims. While ask for tolerance when one’s organized in similar light. Do I feel marginalized my goal is to never belittle or cause belief system is the majority, not just on on campus? Not particularly, but then harm to anyone, the religion has no campus, but nationwide.” again I do not feel the need to recogspecial rights with regards to critinized by the majority as such. cism and portrayal. There is no need I second Henry Grabbe in encourto feel isolated or to ask for tolerance when one’s organized belief system is the as loud as they’d like. Both Grabbe and aging students to explore the many clubs majority, not just on campus, but nationwide. Brother Donovan have pointed out the no- and centers designed for those with reliThere seems to exist some increduli- ble causes that the Catholic Church has gious needs (and without), but I also welty with Grabbe on why there is a climate dedicated itself to, often in response to an come those with belief and non-belief to where non-believers and secularists can “... article, but why not attempt other points express their views and have critical deshout without consequence.” Fortunately, of view, is open dialogue not the goal? bate with the “loud minority.” We all have the religious can no longer suppress those Brother Donovan stated in his praise for the same desire to understand our place with feelings of opposition. What a terrible Sanchez that, “... nothing in Christianity in the world. With Grabbe raising the flag thing that he feels his religion is marginal- needs to be in contradiction with anything, in solidarity with the faithful, I too would ized in class or on campus. I suppose Sun- which is authentically good and true.” like to extend an invitation for discussion. day services, the plethora of religion-based A beautiful statement indeed, but then Perhaps the minority is loud, partly beclubs and numerous buildings devoted to a glance into the volumes of history will cause we want to be heard amidst the mathe, well, devoted are not enough. Not once show that Christianity has often been on jority, much like early Christians professhave I ever met a (Christian) student that the side of tyranny, persecution, sectarian ing the faith, but we do so with the hope felt persecuted because of their faith, nor violence and genocide, as has been many of dialogue. have any services been denied, so much as other religions and ideologies. Simply put, Jonathan Finnerty is a School of Arts SciI can tell, therefore I find any claim of dimi- in a modern society and public university, nution to be unwarranted. it would be foolish to think that opposition ences junior majoring in classics and philosThe opinions page of The Daily Targum would not be had on organized religion, or ophy. His column, “Waxing Philosophical,” runs on alternate Friday’s. is for individuals to state their opinions. any other topic worth discussion.
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My fellow scribbler José Sanchez published a beautiful article on faith and the left, which was commended by Brother Joseph Donovan — who also provided critical commentary on my article about Pope Francis. In other words, there does not appear to be any attempt to silence those with religious beliefs, nor does the Targum favor only atheists. In fact, others and I, with no belief in the supernatural, just happen to write for the paper, which anyone is more than capable of doing. I personally would like to see more viewpoints and I invite any and all commentary on anything I write. So, why is it that students such as Grabbe feel marginalized in their faith? At Rutgers, everyone has a voice and can be
School shootings can no longer be avoided COMMENTARY ROBERT YOUNG
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othing makes me happier than to walk into a lecture hall or classroom and start talking about a subject I’m passionate about. I become a giant ball of enthusiastic nerdiness when I work with students on physics, chemistry, molecular biology, algebra, energy and climate change. That’s the main reason why I’m pursuing my PhD and why I take on as many recitations to teach as I can without losing (too much) sleep. But in my years teaching in laboratories and classrooms, as I learn new ways of becoming an instructor that can effectively communicate difficult-to-grasp concepts, there is one thing I’ve become far too good at: developing as many “Active Shooter” plans as I can based on the room I am in. I admitted to a colleague on social media that if I am in any room on any campus here at Rutgers, I get anxious if I only have a single plan. I recently proctored an evening examination on Busch campus and came up with four plans by the half-way time point. This was the evening prior to the events in Oregon. I think about this constantly, both as a teaching assistant and a student who sits in lectures daily. This is our reality. Colorado. Massachusetts. Oregon. Places where you wouldn’t think it could happen, but yet it does. Shootings are happening in places where
people want to learn new things. People need to let their guards down to absorb new material and to ask questions. Thinking about whether or not this will be “the day” is not something anyone, from college students to high schoolers or even (and I really hate to say this) elementary school students, should think about. Thinking like that keeps one from focusing on their education and their future plans. Having to come to class thinking that you
“Shootings are happening in places where people want to learn new things.” should have brought something to protect yourself just in case is quite honestly absurd, disappointing and sickening — just the way things are. The best thing you can do is be prepared and plan. It’s not the best feeling in the world, contemplating your mortality when all you want to do is be a big science nerd to a bunch of students in a classroom, hoping that one student enjoys what you are talking about. You want to teach, but you also want to protect those on the off-chance that someone decides to do something horrifying to innocent people. I want to command the attention of my students so all they have to think about is deciphering whatever
formula I’m using or whatever experiment I’m describing. I don’t want them to think about the things that I do when I’m in their shoes: How many exits are there and how close am I to them? How many large tables are in here, and how can I flip them over fast enough? Where are the light switches? Are they close to the doors or far away? How much exposure do these windows have to a quad or side road? So I challenge everyone to talk about this. No more screaming. No more arguing. No more pointing the finger and blaming the “other side.” It’s time we grow up, act like adults, find common ground and fix this issue immediately. It’s not enough just to scream, “Just do this! We’ll be perfectly fine if we do this.” We all need to find a way to fix this. Because it’s not safe anymore, now that someone is on the news (again) saying that if this type of incident can happen here it can happen anywhere. It’s not safe anymore when you read or see the words “yet another.” It’s not safe when you are a student and have a plan to survive when all you want to do is pass a class. I love what I do and I hope to do it for a very long time. I just would like to do so without worrying that I don’t have enough plans to protect those I’m charged with teaching. I’d much rather worry about evaluating papers than evaluating building evacuation plans. Robert Young is a School of Arts and Sciences graduate student in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Blind eye turned to Carroo’s violation of U. code of conduct If the average Rutgers student was to be accused of plagiarizing a paper for a class, he or she would be subjected to Rutgers’ plagiarism policy: “They could be suspended from the University for a minimum of one semester with the notation of ‘academic disciplinary suspension’ permanently placed on their transcript, not to mention failing the class and having to start all over again.” A University investigation of the student would take place and if found guilty, said student would face the consequences. However the University has far more policies than this. If you go to Rutgers’ new webpage on ending sexual violence and select the “Prevention and Education” page you will find these two sentences: “Rutgers University is a leader in prevention and education methods for sexual violence. Please get involved and be part of the revolution to end sexual violence.” Each titled tab on the site offers a sentence or two and not much more. Hidden deep within the “Policies and Key Terms” tab is an option to view federal laws. It includes Title IX information and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) information. It states explicitly that the VAWA, “established federal legal definitions of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.” After following links to a document containing Rutgers’ Student Code of Conduct policy prohibiting the aforementioned offenses, one can see that Rutgers itself defines relationship violence as, “Any act of physical, sexual, and/or psychological harm against an individual by a current or former intimate or romantic partner ...” Recent events have left the Scarlet Knights down a star-receiver on the football field after an altercation involving player Leonte Carroo, his mother, girlfriend and ex-romantic partner. Carroo has been accused of slamming his ex- romantic partner against the concrete ground during the altercation. He was officially charged with simple assault under domestic violence. Just like the average plagiarizer, Carroo, although viewed by some fanatics, municipal judges and Rutgers administrators as some type of demi-god, should be subjected to the University’s Student Code of Conduct policy and its consequences, including warning, reprimand, disciplinary probation, restrictive probation, disciplinary suspension, expulsion or dismissal. I ask readers this: As of Oct. 7, legal charges against Carroo have been dropped, but how can football coach Kyle Flood (who himself is currently suspended for unrelated reasons) reinstate Carroo under the University’s current “Not Anymore: The Revolution Starts Here” crusade against sexual violence, without further University investigation into Carroo’s actions on the night of Sept. 12? I’m not sure there is an answer. But I am sure that come Saturday, up to 52,454 cheering fans will pack into High Point Solutions Stadium to cheer on their demigod Carroo, maybe Felicia McGinty will watch from the comfort of her living room, Kyle Flood, at home, will high-five his son each time Carroo receives another pass and all those who fight every day to end sexual violence on our college campus will take a deep breath and hope that one day our administration will finally take us seriously. Aven LaRosa is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in anthropology and French. She is a member of the Douglass Residential College.
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Horoscopes
DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (10/09/15). Your thoughtful plans bear abundant fruit this year. Meditate, contemplate and create. Discipline with communications and publishing pays satisfying dividends. Springtime professional discoveries make personal dreams possible. An inspiring, peaceful phase over late summer restores you before a busy autumn. Care for family and home with 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 9 — It’s easier to resolve creative misunderstandings now that Mercury is direct. Communications barriers dissolve. Good news comes from far away. The end of a project is near. Keep up momentum, and do what needs to be done. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — It’s easier to play the game, with Mercury direct. Logistics fall together. Assume responsibility. Opposites attract. There’s no pleasing everybody, though. Question authority. Family comes first. You can get whatever you need. Find the perfect deal. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — Exploration calls. It’s easier to learn, now that Mercury’s direct. Creative efforts take a leap forward. Friends spur you to action. A previously hidden door presents new options. Water helps you think clearly. Make a persuasive case for love. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Communication gets easier. Launch projects now that Mercury’s direct. Use charm and persuasion. Successes come through your own efforts, despite the impulse to run. Say what you’ve been holding back. You’re plenty busy ... streamline routines and get support. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — This could be a lucky break. Traffic flows with greater ease, with Mercury direct. A brilliant discovery leads to a new plan. Keep it practical. Avoid distractions and silly arguments. Push boldly forward. Choose, and take action. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — You gain clarity on the job. Wait to hear what’s wanted before trying to provide it. Avoid wasted effort and distractions. Compromise. Consensus comes easier now that Mercury’s direct. Money and travel flow. Align the team and go.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — You and a partner can resolve a previously-stuck issue, with Mercury direct. Lines of communication clear. Speak from your heart. Don’t hold back! The unvarnished truth is best. Create new possibilities. Articulate promises and schedule them. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Be practical. Advance by using old methods and pathways. There’s less confusion at work, with Mercury direct. Push to gain more authority. Work quickly but carefully. A rush job preempts scheduled programming. Avoid provoking jealousies. Full speed ahead. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — A glass ceiling is dissolving. Long-distance connections come together. It’s easier to travel, launch and get your message out, with Mercury direct. Change your tune. Confirm feelings by asking questions. They love you. Leave misconceptions behind. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — It’s easier to advance group projects. Brainstorming is more productive, with Mercury direct. Address an uncomfortable situation head on. Begin a fresh page. Discover new footing. Negotiations go well. Friends are there for you. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — New income opportunities open, with Mercury direct. Go for the big prize. Assume authority. Go ahead and make a purchase. Group membership pays off newly. They support your efforts. Don’t be intimidated. Ask for help. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Work for a vision. A barrier to your objective is dissolving. Words and traffic flow better, with Mercury direct. Career is highlighted, and a move is possible. Watch for hidden agendas. Avoid backtracking. Toss the superfluous. Go.
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DOMINANT Rutgers outshoots Indiana, 25-7, in win to close out 3-game homestand “We had been a little low in our offensive attack in the past Katkowski headed in the ball off a few games, but we came out atcorner kick and assist from fresh- tacking tonight and it showed,” man midfielder Kenie Wright in said senior defender Brianne Reed. “We worked really hard the 45th minute. After the ball was also tipped on it this week in practice and by an assisting senior defender Er- we have to keep working on finica Skroski, Katkowski scored the ishing our opportunities.” With the All-American Reed header to give the Knights a 2-0 lead. Aside from her third goal of playing the full 90 minutes, she the season, Katkowski’s 77th helped lead a solid defensive efstart in a row moved her into a fort in front of Murphy, who fintie for 10th place with former ished with four saves. Now the Knights turn their Rutgers player and 2015 World Cup star Carli Lloyd on the pro- attention to a Sunday road game gram’s all-time list for consecu- against conference foe Purdue. The Boiltive starts. ermakers The Knights 2-3) will outshot the “We had been a little low (7-5, be looking to Hoosiers, 13-2, in our offensive attack in avenge last in the first half, season’s 4-0 thoroughly conthe past few games, but loss against trolling the flow the Knights. of the match, bewe came out attacking Rutgers fore carrying the tonight and it showed.” hopes to momentum into get of f to a the second half. BRIANNE REED quick star t They conSenior Defender like it did tinued to mainagainst Intain possession diana. That of the ball and pressured the Indiana defense by alone would help the Knights gain critical confidence against unleashing aggressive shots. The bulk of the half was played a veteran team on the road, on the Hoosiers’ half of the field according to O’Neill. “What we learn from a game with the Knights passing the ball like this is that an aggressive around the pitch with ease. Their aggressive style of play mentality works,” O’Neill said. did not generate any goals in the “We really worked on it during second half, but they finished the training and the players came game by outshooting Indiana by out tonight and applied that mentality, which we hope to see a mark of, 25-7. They were pleased with the in- at Purdue.” tensity they displayed on offense, For updates on the Rutgers as it matched the stoutness that they are accustomed to getting women’s soccer team, follow @Tarfrom their defense in every game. gumSports on Twitter.
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A starter against the Buckeyes last season, junior defender Elyse Broderick thinks defeating Ohio State is crucial to the Knights’ season. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015
REPEAT Rutgers earned its first Big Ten win in program history against Ohio State, 3-2 CONTINUED FROM BACK competition this weekend will not take defeat easily. “They’re gonna be two solid opponents,” said head coach Meredith Civico. “Ohio State, they’ve won two games so far in Big Ten play and it’s a big game for us. We’ve got to come out, we’ve got to get on the board early on, we’ve got to attack in the first half and then second half, we’ve got to come out and up our energy even more.” In hosting Rutgers, Ohio State carries a staggered momentum after taking its first conference defeat last weekend, a 5-2 loss to No. 8 Maryland. The Buckeyes maintained a clean slate in Big Ten play prior to their match against the Terrapins, edging both Penn State and Michigan State by a 2-1 score. With Miami (Ohio) boasting an undefeated record in Mid-American Conference play and a solid backline that is anchored by Alysa Xavier — who currently maintains a .783 save percentage and has five total shutouts on the season — the opposition the Knights face this weekend will not waver with the differentiation in conference and non-conference play. But regardless, Rutgers has eyes, first and foremost, on
eliminating the zero from their current Big Ten record. “The priority is Big Ten right now, and that’s where we’ll focus our energy,” Civico said. “That’s where we’ll really, as coaches, look to prepare our team — first for that game. You know, it’s really a one game at a time mentality and right now, that Ohio State game is the most important game on our schedule.”
“We’re really excited. I think we’re hungry for a win. ... If we’re working hard for 70 minutes that will get the outcome.” CARLEY HAWKINS Senior Defender
As the Knights under take the second half of their season, they can look back on the previous successes this fall to reinforce both individual and team confidence. Collectively, Rutgers has an edge over both Ohio State and Miami (Ohio) in goals scored, goals per game average, shots per game and penalty corners. Senior forward Nicole Imbriaco the Knights offensively with 11
goals and 25 points on the season. The Clark, New Jersey, native is also the runner up in Big Ten standings in both goals per game and points per game. Rutgers has built a strong foundation throughout the season so far, but every game, nevertheless, reveals areas of improvement. After a week of practice centered on honing these skills, the Knights are eager to execute and earn favorable results. “We’re all really excited. I think we’re hungry for a win,” said senior defender Carley Hawkins. “We’ve taken the things that we didn’t do well last weekend and really focused on it. I think (we have to) just give it our all every minute, every second — just work for each other. I think if we’re working hard for 70 minutes that will get the outcome.” Capitalizing on this next opportunity for a conference win is crucial for Rutgers in solidifying a standing in the Big Ten. Although they are just over midway through their fall season, the Knights’ are treating each game as a postseason game. “Championship mentality,” said junior defender Elyse Broderick said of where her mind is at heading into the Ohio State game. “I think this is a really important game to set us in getting into the Big Ten Championship. It’s crucial to win so that way we’re not lagging behind. We’ve got to make this game — one step at a time.” For updates on the Rutgers field hockey team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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October 9, 2015 MEN’S SOCCER RUTGERS-MICHIGAN, TOMORROW, 11:30 A.M.
Rutgers seeks second conference win in Ann Arbor BRIAN FONSECA ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
For the second weekend in a row, the Rutgers men’s soccer team will face a top-flight Big Ten opponent after crushing a non-conference foe. The Scarlet Knights (5-4-1, 1-3-0) travel to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan this Saturday after blowing past Yale midweek. Michigan and Rutgers have been having extremely different seasons thus far. The Wolverines (5-3-2, 2-0-2) currently lead the Big Ten Conference with eight points in four games. They received 24 votes in this week’s National Soccer Coaches of America Association (NSCAA) poll. Michigan has received results against quality opposition early in the conference schedule. The Wolverines opened the conference campaign against No. 25 Maryland, with whom they forced a scoreless draw in College Park when the Terrapins were ranked fourth in the nation. Michigan then downed Northwestern, 3-0, at the University of Michigan Soccer Stadium before traveling to State College, where they defeated Penn State, 2-0. The Nittany Lions were ranked No. 21 in the NSCAA poll at the time. Freshman forward Francis Atuahene has played a big role in Michigan’s best start since 2009, when it started the season 7-2. After sophomore for ward Jason Wright tore apart the Big Ten in his freshman season for Rutgers last year, Atuahene is following in his footsteps in his first year in Ann Arbor. The Accra, Ghana, native is tied with Wright for most goals in the Big Ten, as both for wards have notched 10 tallies this season. Factoring in Michigan’s last five matches, Atuahene has been
Sophomore forward Jason Wright looks to maintain the form he’s been in. He has scored five goals in his past three outings and is tied atop the Big Ten in points. ACHINT RAINCE / OCTOBER 2015 on a tear as of late. That includes his team’s most recent outing — a 1-1 tie at No. 7 Notre Dame. Given the ferocious start to the season from the Wolverines, a win would be huge for the Knights. “It would be big,” head coach Dan Donigan said. “Michigan’s leading the conference right now, so it would be a huge road win.” While three points is the goal for Rutgers every time it steps on the pitch, leaving the Great Lakes State with a draw wouldn’t be the end of the world for the boys from the Banks. “A point will be good but we definitely want a win,” Wright said. “Going on the road to Michigan, they’re top of the Big
Ten in the standings so even a point will be good for us, but we’re going for a win.” While the Wolverines have been tearing up the Big Ten, Rutgers has not had the same level of success. Entering Ann Arbor at last place in the Big Ten, the Knights’ three points came as a result of a 4-1 upset over then-No. 22 Indiana in Bloomington. Since then, Rutgers has dropped its last two conference meetings. Two weeks ago, the Knights fell in a 3-1 decision to Michigan State, a match where a slow start doomed the Knights. And then last weekend, they lost to Penn State, 2-0, when a 3-hour power outage at Yurcak Field
ruined any momentum they had coming out of the break. Rutgers won its latest contest — a 5-2 drubbing of Yale — but careless mistakes and complacency worry Donigan as his team prepares to face a more formidable opponent this weekend. “We just kind of play the game the way we’re comfortable sometimes and that’s not good enough,” Donigan said. “We could get away with it (against Yale) because we had the lead for the most part, but against a tougher team, it’s gonna be difficult. Can’t get away with it.” In order to assess what went wrong against the Bulldogs, the Knights will review film from Tuesday’s match.
“First, we’ll watch videos definitely,” Wright said when asked how the team will repair its mistakes. “Some guys will watch over the game and see their mistakes. We’ll work on it in training. We’ll imitate the scenario in training and try to fix it and try to create a solution for it.” Video sessions are a crucial part of game preparation, the first step in a long process of constant improvement. “It’s very important because seeing a replay of what you’ve done is always the best way to actually go for it in correcting the mistake,” Wright said. “So the videos are very important for us.” Wright led the Knights’ offense against Yale, scoring his first hat trick for Rutgers. The Jamaican U-23 international member has scored five goals in his last three matches, having scored a brace against Loyola (Md.) last week. Along with Wright, senior forward JP Correa also has a hot foot. He has three goals on top of three assists in the past three games, including a brace against Yale on Tuesday. Correa believes that while Rutgers hasn’t gotten the sought after conference wins in the early going, it isn’t due to a lack of quality. Understanding the quality Michigan possesses, the Montville, New Jersey, native has full confidence his team can return to the win column in conference play this weekend. “It’s gonna be a tough game but I know we can beat them,” Correa said. “We’re a good team. We haven’t really been outplayed. We’ve lost some games, but we’ve been better than our opposition. So we just have to go out there, play the way we can and hope we get the win.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s soccer team, follow @ briannnnf and @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
Junior goalkeeper David Greczek and his back four have been anything but impermeable thus far this season. Through 10 contests in the 2015 campaign, the Knights have only kept two clean sheets — in a 0-0 draw to Monmouth and an 8-0 win against Loyola (Md.) last week. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2015
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October 9, 2015 VOLLEYBALL WISCONSIN-RUTGERS, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.
RU continues pursuit of first Big Ten win this weekend JOE BRAUNER
be on the other side of the net this weekend. “The setter on Wisconsin I The road to success for the played against (her) in club for Rutgers volleyball team doesn’t 10 years so I’m familiar with her,” Cloyd said. “… On Minnesota I get much easier this weekend. The Scarlet Knights (3-13, know a few girls, so definitely fa0-4) try to stop a six-game losing miliar faces.” The Rutgers coaching staff restreak as they welcome two Big Ten rivals to the College Avenue sorted to an unusual method for preparing Cloyd and their other Gymnasium. The Knights begin their week- hitters to get past the towering end on Friday against No. 16 Wis- Big Ten blockers coming to the Banks this consin (10-4, weekend. 2-2) and then “I think we just kind of “Today, finish with a we have the Sunday afteremphasize ... energy, level net up to the noon matchup of communication, men’s height with No.11 Minnesota (11coverage, celebration. ... so that we can work on 3, 3-1). It’s not a magic formula.” swinging high The Badand swinging gers have key CJ WERNEKE against big losses to conHead Coach blockers,” ference rivals Cloyd said. Penn State and Swinging high shouldn’t be Ohio State, but are coming off a weekend where they fared well on much of a problem for Cloyd, who is listed at 6-foot-3. Rutgers their home court. Wisconsin beat No. 13 Illinois might look for her to team up with and dominated Northwestern, sophomore outside hitter Meme making easy work of two teams Fletcher to attack the intimidatthat gave Rutgers trouble at home ing blockers from Wisconsin and Minnesota. a few weeks ago. The duo of Fletcher and Cloyd Despite the daunting task at hand, the Knights seem enthu- has registered 301 of the Knights siastic and ready to meet the 670 total kills on the season. But before looking to the chalchallenges that a pair of ranked opponents is sure to bring. Ju- lenges of this weekend, senior denior right side Lauren Cloyd fensive specialist Ronnie Komislooks to spark old rivalries with arek made it clear that she wants some common enemies that will to do her best to erase the errors STAFF WRITER
Junior right side Lauren Cloyd and her fellow hitters have practiced hitting high to prepare for the Badgers, setting the net at men’s regulation height. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2015 from their road trip of Indiana. “We’re just gonna focus on what we need to work on from Indiana and Purdue,” the San Mateo, California, native said. “Everything that happened this (past) weekend was pretty much on our end … we struggled in some areas, so I feel like we’re just gonna work on those before we can work on what we need to work on for Wisconsin and Minnesota.”
As usual, head coach CJ Werneke stressed an agenda focused on keeping his team energetic and communicating well on the court. After he liked the effort he saw on last weekend’s road trip, the eighth-year head coach hopes the trend will only continue at home. “I think we just kind of emphasize some of the things that energy, level of communication,
coverage, celebration, you know, I think all of that is a combination,” Werneke said. “It’s not a magic formula. ... We’re gonna repeat with what we did last week in some of those areas where we make some technical and skill improvements.” For updates on the Rutgers volleyball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “What we learn from a game like this is that an aggressive mentality works. We really worked on it in training and the players came out tonight and applied that mentality .” — Rutgers head women’s soccer coach Mike O’Neill
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015
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WOMEN’S SOCCER NO. 23 RUTGERS 2, INDIANA 0
Knights beat Hoosiers in dominant fashion MIKE O’SULLIVAN CORRESPONDENT
The No. 23 Rutgers women’s soccer team finished off a three-game home stand with a 2-0 victory over Indiana on Thursday night at Yurcak Field. The Scarlet Knights (10-2-1, 3-2-1) were able to push the pace and control the tempo from the outset of the game. Despite the Hoosiers (3-6-5, 2-3-1) sending an extra midfielder up the field to try to intercept the ball from the Knights, they were unsuccessful and Rutgers was able to have its way with the ball. The Knights struck first in the 21st minute when senior defender Maggie Morash sent a pass to charging senior midfielder Samantha Valliant, who headed the ball into the net to give Rutgers a 1-0 lead. It was the third goal of the season for Valliant, who returned to the lineup after sitting out the past two matches. Her return gave the Knights a spark — and a lead that they never looked back from. “We had a great week of training,” said head coach Mike O’Neill. “We worked a lot in the final third and midfield to keep possession, and I thought we did that really well. The last piece of the puzzle is to get a little more sophistication in the box because that is where goals are scored. We liked what we did and created and now it’s time to get better in that area of the field.” Valliant was glad to get back on the field with her teammates, knowing how important it was for the Knights to grab this win and the three points that come with it. “It felt great to score that goal,” Valliant said. “I had a couple of injuries and I was sick for the last game, so it was nice to finally get back out there. And as soon as the ball came across to me, I knew I had to put it in the back of the net.” Sophomore goalkeeper Casey Murphy stopped Indiana’s closest chance in the 38th minute, where she made a diving save against Cassidy Blacha’s shot. But Rutgers had a final push in it before getting to halftime. Senior midfielder Hayley Senior midfielder Samantha Valliant prepares to strike a pass during Rutgers 2-0 victory over Indiana at Yurcak Field last night. Vallaint scored what ended up being the game-winning goal for the Knights. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
SEE DOMINANT ON PAGE 13
FIELD HOCKEY RUTGERS-OHIO STATE, TODAY, 3 P.M. ET
RU eyes repeat of last season’s success KAYLEE POFAHL
captured their first Big Ten win in program history at Bauer Track/Field Hockey Complex when they defeated Ohio State by a final score of 3-2. Now in its sophomore season, the program’s conference victory pursuit continues with a matchup against Buckeyes (6-4, 2-1) on Friday posing the next opportunity to attain it.
CORRESPONDENT
It is seldom the objective for history to repeat itself. For the Rutgers field hockey team, this weekend sanctions one such rare instance. Flashing back to their inaugural season in the conference, the Scarlet Knights (6-5, 0-4)
Despite coming tantalizingly close to a Big Ten triumph last weekend against Michigan State, Rutgers ultimately fell to the Spartans 5-4 after a fierce double overtime battle. With a 2-1 win over Ohio just two days later to cushion the blow, the Knights look to maintain a consistent spot in the win column as their next road trip heads underway.
EXTRA POINT
NBA SCORES (PRESEASON)
Dallas Houston
82 109
Phoenix Sacramento
102 98
Minnesota Oklahoma City
124 91
Orlando Miami
100 97
Lakers Jazz
114 117
Atlanta Cleveland
98 96
HAYLEY KATKOWSKI, senior
midfielder, earned her 77th consecutive start last night against Indiana, tying 2014 FIFA Women’s World Cup MVP Carli Lloyd for 10th all-time in starts for Rutgers.
Venturing from Columbus to Oxford, it will be another doubleheader weekend for Rutgers as it takes on Miami (Ohio) (7-6, 2-0) Sunday afternoon following its match with the Buckeyes. Though the Knights are adamant about staging a strong rebound performance, the SEE REPEAT ON PAGE 13
KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
FIELD HOCKEY
VOLLEYBALL
CROSS COUNTRY
MEN’S SOCCER
at Ohio State
vs. Wisconsin
Metropolitan Championships
at Michigan
Today, 3 p.m., Colombus, Ohio
Tonight, 7 p.m. College Ave Gym
Tomorrow, All Day, Bronx, New York
Tomorrow,11:30 a,m, Ann Arbor, Michigan
GARRETT STEPIEN SPORTS EDITOR
Believe it or not, the top two quarterbacks in the Big Ten — at least in terms of pass efficiency — will take the field at High Point Solutions Stadium on Saturday night when the Rutgers football team duels with No. 4 Michigan State. While Connor Cook and Chris Laviano might be polar opposites when each of their tendencies and bodies of work are examined or analyzed, the pair of signal-callers sit atop the conference’s leaderboard in quarterback rating at 150.9 and 148.5, respectively. SEE HEROES ON PAGE 5
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KNIGHTS GAMEDAY
October 9, 2015
RUTGERS VS. NO. 4 MICHIGAN STATE GAME 5: High Point Solutions Stadium, 8 P.M. TV: BTN
RADIO: Rutgers IMG Sports Network
INSIDE
Defense braces for potent passer Cook KEVIN XAVIER ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
For the first time in more than a month, the Rutgers football team has a reason to be excited. The Scarlet Knights (2-2, 0-1) announced Wednesday that star wide receiver and team captain Leonte Carroo was reinstated after serving an indefinite suspension as a result of simple assault charges that were ultimately dropped. Interim head coach Norries Wilson announced on Thursday that Carroo will play Saturday night when the Knights host No. 4 Michigan State for the annual Blackout Game at High Point Solutions Stadium. But the enthusiasm will be tempered quickly. Rutgers runs into its biggest challenge yet this fall — corralling the potent passing attack senior quarterback Connor Cook and the Spartans (5-0, 1-0) bring to the Banks. “They’re good up front so they do a good job protecting Cook,” Wilson said. “Cook’s a very good quarterback that can fit the balls into tight spaces.” Cook isn’t just the best quarterback the Knights have seen this season. He’s the best in the Big Ten and arguably the best player taking snaps from center in the country this season. His 195.4 passing yards per game may not jump off the stat sheet, but Cook’s 10 touchdowns to one interception certainly do. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound signal caller leads the Big Ten in pass efficiency with a 150.9 quarterback rating and his 59.7 percent completion percentage stands sixth in the conference. But the Hinckley, Ohio, native’s poise in the pocket, coupled with his experience as a three-year starter, is what makes the MSU offense so difficult to defend. The Knights youth in the secondary doesn’t make matters any easier for Rutgers. After the arrests and dismissal of three potential starters prior to the season opener against Norfolk State ravaged the defensive backfield, freshmen have been forced into the starting secondary. Rutgers has started freshmen cornerbacks Isaiah Wharton and Blessuan Austin in all four games
this fall. It will likely remain that way for the rest of the season. “My coach tells me all the time there’s a reason I’m sitting in the cornerback room,” Wharton said after practice Wednesday. “He brought me to this conference for a reason.” The learning curve has been steep for Wharton and Austin. As a whole, the Knights’ defense has yielded 274 passing yards per game to opponents thus far. That mark is highlighted by a 478-yard performance from Washington State quarterback Luke Falk on Sept.12. Cook crashes the Banks with a premier pass-catcher at his disposal. Senior wideout Aaron Burbridge has racked up 414 receiving yards this fall on 25 catches, punctuated by four touchdowns. By comparison, that’s 233 yards more than any other Rutgers receiver and 13 more receptions than any Knight on the roster — a gap so wide that the margin eclipses junior Janarion Grant’s team-leading 12 receptions for Rutgers. Wharton knows that if Rutgers wants to be successful in slowing Sparty’s receivers, each defender needs to lockdown his man. For Wharton, no challenge stands out above another. “It’s all tough,” the redshirt-freshman said. “I mean, this is major college football. They like to go deep. They have a very good run game that you have to respect, so you just gotta execute your assignment and do your job.” Wharton will look to his safeties, the quarterbacks of the secondary, for defensive calls. The redshirt-freshman credited his teammates on the interior for his progression as a player. “I have veteran safeties, (Anthony) Cioffi and Davon (Jacobs), and they help me each and every day,” Wharton said. “So they’ve made the ride a lot easier for me.” Cioffi has been the one constant at the safety position this season. Sliding inside from cornerback at the behest of now-suspended head coach Kyle Flood, Cioffi has demonstrated ballhawk instincts in the first quarter of the 2015 campaign. The Springfield, New Jersey, native’s two interceptions land him
in fifth place in the conference. His 17 tackles lead all Rutgers defensive backs and stand fourth on the team overall. But as far as Saturday goes, the strong safety spot remains unclear. Jacobs, also a junior, was the starter for the first three games of the year before being held out against Kansas two weeks ago with an upper body injury. It appears the bye week didn’t restore his health entirely. The DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) product is listed as questionable on this week’s injury report. “The injury report is what it is. We gotta coach the guys that show up out there,” Wilson said. Jacobs’s likely replacement is his former high school teammate, redshirt-freshman Kiy Hester. The Miami transfer shined in his first career start Sept. 26 against the Jayhawks, registering nine tackles (six solos), including one for a loss and two pass breakups in his debut. The Plainfield, New Jersey, native now sits seventh in the Big Ten in passes defended per game after his breakout performance in the 2714 win over Kansas. But Hester was unable to hang onto two would-be interceptions against Kansas — opportunities he refuses to forget. This week, Hester smells a shot at redemption for Rutgers. “I feel like I’m gonna be around the ball a lot,” Hester said Wednesday. “I just gotta put my nose in there, that’s the main thing I’m worried about, putting my nose on the ball and just swarming.” Wilson has been encouraged with the progress his young defensive backs have shown, witnessing incremental gains with each practice and each game. And when the bright lights come on for Saturday night’s Blackout, Wharton says he’ll be ready for the primetime tilt against the Spartans powerful passing attack. “Of course,” Wharton said. “Topfive team in the country, 8 o’clock, our place — I mean, that’s what every football player dreams of.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @KevinPXavier and @TargumSports on Twitter.
the
NUMBERS RUTGERS (2-2, 0-1)
PASSING C. Laviano H. Rettig RUSHING J. Hicks P. James RECEVING J. Grant A. Patton M. Flanagan DEFENSE S. Longa K. Lewis Q. Gause
CMP 72% 81.8% NO. 62 41 NO. 12 11 10
YDS 794 110 YDS 371 252 YDS 126 146 93
TD 6 1 TD 4 1 TD 0 2 3 TKL 39 23 21
INT AVG 5 198.5 0 110 LNG AVG 31 92.8 35 63 LNG AVG 20 31.5 30 36.5 16 23.2 SCK INT 0 0 0 1 1 0
NO. 4 MICHIGAN STATE (5-0)
PASSING CMP YDS C. Cook 59.7% 977 RUSHING NO. YDS L. Scott 61 376 M. London 80 372 RECEVING NO. YDS A. Burbridge 25 414 R. Shelton 12 111 M. Kings 10 121 DEFENSE R. Bullough D. Harris R. Williamson
TD 10 TD 4 3 TD 4 1 0 TKL 51 36 24
INT AVG 1 195.4 LNG AVG 38 75.2 62 74.4 LNG AVG 56 82.8 23 22.2 42 30.2 SCK INT 3 0 0 0 0 2
Western Michigan Oregon Air Force Central Michigan Purdue Rutgers Michigan Indiana Nebraska Maryland Ohio State Penn State
W 37-24 W 31-28 W 35-21 W 30-10 W 24-21 noon TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
INJURIES OUT: TE George Behr, WR Jawuan Harris, WR Dontae Owens, RB Desmon Peoples, LB Nick Rafferty, LB Austin Rosa, FB Charles Snorweah, LB TJ Taylor, OL Jacquis Webb. DOUBTFUL: WR John Tsimis, CB Brian Verbitski. QUESTIONABLE: DE Darius Hamilton, DE Djwany Mera, OL Chris Muller, SS Davon Jacobs. PROBABLE: P Tim Gleeson, RB Paul James, CB Ronnie James, DE Kemoko Turay.
SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28
Norfolk State Washington State Penn State Kansas Michigan State Indiana Ohio State Wisconsin Michigan Nebraska Army Maryland
W 63-13 L 37-34 L 28-3 W 27-14 8 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 8 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
SCHEDULE Sept. 4 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28
Key Matchup
Rutgers pass offense vs. MSU pass defense
Expect Michigan State to load the box in order to stop Rutgers’s ground game. But the Spartans yield 248.8 yards per game through the air. If sophomore Chris Laviano can rise to the occasion past his game-manager style of quarterbacking, the Knights could stay afloat on offense against a stout defense upfront.
Redshirt-freshman Isaiah Wharton and the young Knights secondary put their early season experience to the test against Connor Cook. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP: OFFENSE
CARLTON AGUDOSI WIDE RECEIVER
KEITH LUMPKIN LEFT TACKLE
DORIAN MILLER LEFT GUARD
DERRICK NELSON CENTER
CHRIS MULLER RIGHT GUARD
JJ DENMAN RIGHT TACKLE
NICK ARCIDIACONO TIGHT END
ANDRE PATTON WIDE RECEIVER
CHRIS LAVIANO QUARTERBACK
SAM BERGEN FULLBACK
PAUL JAMES RUNNING BACK
Junior 6’-6”, 220 lbs.
Senior 6’-8”, 325 lbs.
Sophomore 6’-3”, 285 lbs.
Junior 6’-3”, 290 lbs.
Junior 6’-6”, 310 lbs.
Junior 6’-6”, 305 lbs.
Junior 6’-5”, 240 lbs.
Junior 6’-4”, 200 lbs.
Sophomore 6’-3”, 210 lbs.
Senior 6’-0”, 250 lbs.
Senior 6’-0”, 215 lbs.
BLESSUAN AUSTIN CORNERBACK
ANTHONY CIOFFI FREE SAFETY
KIY HESTER STRONG SAFETY
ISAIAH WHARTON CORNERBACK
True freshman 6’-1”, 185 lbs.
Junior 6’-00”, 200 lbs.
Redshirt-freshman 6’-0”, 215 lbs.
Redshirt-freshman 6’-1”, 210 lbs.
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP: DEFENSE
QUANZELL LAMBERT DEFENSIVE END
SEBASTIAN JOSEPH NOSE TACKLE
JULIAN PINNIX-ODRICK DEF. TACKLE
DJWANY MERA DEFENSIVE END
STEVE LONGA WLB
KAIWAN LEWIS MLB
QUENTIN GAUSE SLB
Sophomore 6’-6”, 240 lbs.
Sophomore 6’-4”, 295 lbs.
Senior 6’-5”, 275 lbs.
Senior 6’-4”, 265 lbs.
Junior 6’-1”, 225 lbs.
Senior 6’-0”, 230 lbs.
Senior 6’-1”, 220 lbs.
October 9, 2015
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KNIGHT NUGGETS BY THE NUMBERS
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Rutgers hasn’t faced a top-five opponent at home in eight years. When No. 2 South Florida came to Piscataway in 2007, Rutgers pulled off the 30-27 upset one year after shocking the world, 28-25, over then-No. 3 Louisville in 2006.
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Michigan State’s winning streak of nine consecutive games dating back to last year is the fourth-longest active streak in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision.
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Completing 50 percent of their third down conversions, the Knights lead the Big Ten when it comes time to move the chains (23-of-46). Rutgers also leads the conference in passing efficiency (153.2).
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Next to their winning streak, the Spartans have posted at least 24 points in 20 straight games. The mark dates all the way back to 2013 is tied for the longest in the nation with Baylor.
BIG QUESTION HOW ACTIVE WILL LEONTE CARROO BE IN HIS RETURN? The senior wide receiver hasn’t played a down of football since Sept. 12, but still leads the Knights in receiving yards (181). Depending on how conditioned he is, Carroo could make an immediate impact for Rutgers on offense.
LEONTE CARROO Senior Wide Receiver
THE ADVANTAGE GOES TO OFFENSE
While Chris Laviano leads the B1G in completion percentage (72%), Connor Cook remains the greater passer with 150.9 pass efficiency with 10 touchdowns and 1 interception. Ultimately, Cook gives Sparty the edge on offense.
DEFENSE
The Spartans have been opportunistic with a conference-best 11 takeaways to go with 18 sacks. Although the Knights rebounded in their last outing with Kansas, Michigan State’s defense is much bigger, much faster and much stronger.
COACHING
Norries Wilson enters his final game as the interim coach for head coach Kyle Flood. On the opposite sideline, Mark Dantonio boasts an 80-31 record in his ninth season at MSU to complement his status as two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Kyle Federico has been solid for Rutgers (3-of-4) in the kicking game during his senior year. And while Janarion Grant has been contained recently, he still leads the Big Ten in kick return yards (368) and touchdown returns (3).
X-FACTOR
If Chris Laviano can ignite the offense past his conservative style of play and stretch the field with some big plays, he can feed the Blackout Game crowd. But if he turns the ball over, the Spartans (11 takeaways) will make it a long night.
MOMENTUM
After a 24-21 survival past Purdue, Sparty fell two slots in the AP Top 25 to No. 4. Rutgers, meanwhile, comes back to the gridiron replenished off the bye week and can be expected to be backed by an electric sellout crowd Saturday night.
RUTGERS WINS IF
MICHIGAN STATE WINS IF
THE KNIGHTS PROTECT THE BALL AND THE QUARTERBACK
THE SPARTANS REVIVE THE PASS GAME WITH CONNOR COOK
A week after Chris Laviano was sacked five times, Rutgers kept him upright. RU needs to duplicate that and limit mistakes to have a shot against MSU.
Connor Cook had a quiet day against Purdue. But if the Big Ten’s most efficient passer gets it going, the Knights could be in for a long night.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Personally, I don’t pay attention to any of the statistics. I don’t care what ESPN has to say.”
SAM BERGEN Senior Fullback
TARGUM’S FINAL VERDICT MSU WINS, 35-20 As electric as the blacked-out crowd might be, Rutgers won’t receive enough of a jolt to perform all four quarters against a perennial powerhouse.
Interim head coach Norries Wilson leads Rutgers into battle against No. 4 Michigan State following the Knights’ lone bye week of the season. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015
Rutgers feeds off energy entering MSU GARRETT STEPIEN SPORTS EDITOR
When Michigan State rides into Piscataway to take on the Rutgers football team in a primetime 8 p.m. matchup on Saturday night, the experience expects to be reminiscent of the historic night that took place roughly a year and a week ago. Fans descended from the bleachers and onto the turf at High Point Solutions Stadium following the Scarlet Knights’ first Big Ten victory in program history. The 26-24 triumph over Michigan, the all-time winningest program in college football, served as Rutgers’ entrance statement to a conference flooded with perennial powerhouses capped an inaugural season in the Big Ten where the Knights finished 8-5 overall and 3-5 in conference play. The atmosphere conjured up from the blacked-out crowd under the bright lights still resonates with returning players like Sebastian Joseph. “It is (different), especially at home,” the sophomore nose tackle said. “(The primetime atmosphere) just brings out that energy that — you just can’t explain it.” When the No. 4 Spartans (5-0, 1-0) invade the Banks for battle this weekend, the chances of Rutgers producing the latest version of “Pandemonium in Piscataway” cut to razor-thin. After thrashing the Knights last year in East Lansing with a 45-3 rout in late November, MSU clearly left its mark on the conference’s newcomer. While Norries Wilson admitted that the film from that game receives a thorough look in determining what the point of attack was, the interim head coach kept the main focus on the present.
“Each week it’s about — we feel like it’s about how we prepare and how we execute,” Wilson said. “We know we’ve got a quality opponent. But regardless of who we may be playing, we try to make it about what we’re doing and how we’re doing and how we’re executing so our kids can stay focused on what we think’s important.” The Knights (2-2, 0-1) have had a turbulent start to the season both on and off the field. On it, their lone two wins have come against the likes of FCS foe Norfolk State (2-3) and Power Five bottom-feeder Kansas (0-4). Off it — well, suspended head coach Kyle Flood doesn’t return
“But regardless of who we may be playing, we try to make it about what we’re doing and how we’re doing.” NORRIES WILSON Interim Head Coach
to the sidelines Oct. 17 at Indiana (4-1, 0-1). But senior wide receiver Leonte Carroo is expected to return after his restraining order and charges for simple assault under domestic violence were dropped earlier in the week on Tuesday. But even after taking the ups and downs of Rutgers’ early season woes into consideration and tr ying to stack that up against the Michigan State’s proven prestige, the Knights are the ones with the momentum in their favor. While Sparty slipped by Purdue (1-4, 0-1) in a sloppy 24-21 survival on its home turf, Rutgers kicked
back and refueled during its lone bye week of the season. A good number of Knights are banged up per the latest injury report issued on Monday, but the Spartans are dragging as well in their own right. The loss of a veteran safety in senior RJ Williamson, who suffered a torn biceps muscle against the Boilermakers last week, joins outside linebacker Ed Davis as the two members of a stout Michigan State defense that are done for the season. Sparty’s offensive line hasn’t looked much better with right tackle Kodi Kieler missing three straight games and left tackle Jake Conklin sitting out of last Saturday’s contest. As much depth as MSU might possess in the trenches in comparison to Rutgers, the question marks on the line of scrimmage only help the Knights out on defense. If Rutgers hopes for the end result to be anything close to last year when the Knights blacked out the October sky and rewrote history, the program will need all of the help it can possibly get. Whether that’s from the atmosphere itself, an improbable effort by Rutgers, an inconceivable blunder by Michigan State or an unorthodox combination of the three, sophomore quarterback Chris Laviano’s take assures the set of circumstances should anticipate to be different in this matchup between David and Goliath. “You just get juiced up as a player,” Laviano said. “The blackout under the lights, it’s just no better situation no matter who you play.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @GarrettStepien and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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From Cameroon to Michigan to New Jersey, outside linebacker Steve Longa embodies American Dream
DREAM Junior Steve Longa leads by voice, example field for Scarlet Knights’ defense CONTINUED FROM BACK Etienne spent 13-years playing professional soccer for Dynamo Duoala, a distinction he earned on account of the promise of stability, in a nation and a time where jobs were scarce. After excelling on the pitch, the patriarch of the Longa family was granted the opportunity to maintain his employment by starting a security company that protected public officials and foreign dignitaries. Steve Longa remembers enjoying the fruits of his father’s success, but once Etienne left in 2002 to create a better life for Steve and the family, people he held dear stopped coming around. “Close friends of my father that were like uncles to me, aunts to me, they just disappeared,” Steve said. “People say you know who your friends are in tough times and those were tough times and they weren’t there.” Steve was kept in the dark about his father’s plan initially. His mother, Caroline told him his dad was going on vacation for a couple weeks, but Steve soon learned he wasn’t coming back. “I didn’t know what to think,” he said. “In my head I’m like ‘I’m gonna see him eventually.” But until that day in April Steve never knew for sure. He never was angry at his father for leaving, but the emptiness still affected him. He felt like “something was missing.” Steve struggled to understand. “Why did he leave,” he
Junior Steve Longa, middle, waited five long years before being reunited with his father, Etienne, who left their native Cameroon to make a better life for his family. DAILY TARGUM / OCTOBER 2014 recalled wondering. “I was upset, I would cry sometimes because it was tough.” His journey included countless visits to customs in the hope of acquiring a visa, each one a “waiting game.” The family would get a call and they would think “this is the time,” Steve said, only to wait again. “They’d call you in and you think your gonna get your visa and they tell you to wait,” Steve remembers. “Then a year goes on, two years go by.” But that day amazing day in April made it all worth it. The family settled in Saddle Brook, New Jersey after a three-month stay in Michigan upon arrival to the states. Steve gave up soccer, both he and Etienne’s first love and traded his cleats for a helmet and shoulder pads.
The adjustment was far from seamless. “I was terrible,” Steve said. “If I had to rank myself 0-10, I was probably a zero.” His team, Saddle Brook High School, went 1-10 in Longa’s freshman season and 2-9 his second year. But it all began to click in his junior season and he went on to earn a scholarship to play for the Rutgers football team. Fast forward to 2015 and junior Steve Longa is one of the best linebackers in the college football. Longa has led the Scarlet Knights (2-2, 0-1) in tackles ever y season he has played on the Banks. And this fall, his 39 tackles rank fifth in the Big Ten and among the top 25 in the countr y. Longa’s teammates say his leadership and work ethic
are unmatched. “That’s the heart and soul of our defense right there,” said redshirt freshman Kiy Hester. “He has a 100-plus tackles every year since he’s been here. Everyone listens to him, respects him and I feel like he’s just a huge part of this program.” Players tease Longa from timeto-time, Hester said, as he makes the defensive calls, his French accent drips from every syllable. “Sometimes we joke with him about it,” Hester said. But on Saturdays, Longa is no joke, quite the opposite in fact. His 264 tackles in two and one-quarter seasons have him in the hunt for the school record, but the only record the Saddle Brook High product cares about this week is 1-0. Rutgers hosts No. 4 Michigan State this Saturday, with a chance to overthrow a titan of the Big
Ten. If the Knights can slay the Spartans (5-0, 1-0) Longa’s leadersip will be a catalyst. And if Rutgers falls behind, interim head coach Norries Wilson can count on his weak side linebacker to get everyone’s head on straight. “He does a good job trying to help the young guys and to rally the older guys when things aren’t going the right way,” Wilson said of Longa. “We’re very fortunate to have him on our defense and on our team.” In the throws of a controversial year for the Knights, the 6-foot-1, 225-pounder from Cameroon wanted to warn all the critics not to paint the program with a broad brush. “The things that you guys don’t see — guys care so much about what they do here. “ Longa said. “When they are done with classes, they come back here and watch film. That’s how much we care about this place and it means a lot to me and it says a lot about them.” Longa has faced obstacles greater than a two-game losing streak, the dismissal of teammates or the suspension of a head coach. He was left to care for his family while his father worked tirelessly over 6000 miles away. But he says he wouldn’t change a thing. When the lights flicker on at High Point Solutions Stadium Saturday, the 50, 000 fans attending the blackout will be left in the dark. They’ll never know that No. 3 on defense, Steve Longa, is living the American Dream. “Everyday I wake up and thank God for all these blessings,” Longa said. “I wake up everyday and I play football and I’m healthy. I love what I do, I love this place and I love my teammates.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @KevinPXavier and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Weakside linebacker Steve Longa leads the Scarlet Knights in total tackles with 39 in 2015. The total stands fifth in the Big Ten and among the top 25 in the nation this season. Longa is also the active leader in tackles for Rutgers, tallying 264 over the course of his career on the Banks. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015
October 9, 2015
BELIEVE?
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Rutgers builds momentum over week off, sets sights on upset of No. 4 Michigan State in primetime contest
HEROES Behind bye week, return of Leonte Carroo, Knights seek upset of No. 4 Spartans CONTINUED FROM BACK Both pro-style offenses offer a similar foundation for success in putting points on the board, but the one engineered by the Scarlet Knights (2-2, 0-1) and the man behind the schemes, first-year offensive coordinator Ben McDaniels, has a few wrinkles that make it unique. Interim head coach Norries Wilson ensured that not much changes on a week-to-week basis — not even for a no-fly-zone Spartans secondary that limited Rutgers to 14-of-31 passing for 139 yards and three interceptions during last year’s 45-3 rout in East Lansing. “We don’t try to reinvent the wheel each week and try to come up with a new offense,” Wilson said. “We try to find the best ways to attack them, be it with personnel or with formations or a combination of the two.” As much as Sparty stifled the Knights through the air last time out, the circumstances have altered a bit one year later. Ever since former eight-year defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi bolted for the head-coaching job at Pitt, the unit has gone backwards for MSU on the stat sheet. Against the pass, the Spartans plummeted to No. 91 in the nation allowing 248.8 yards per game through the air. Opposing quarterbacks have completed 60.7 percent of their passes through the first five games of 2015. In comparison, last year’s defense under Narduzzi held opposing offenses to 227.3 pass yards per
The top two quarterbacks in the Big Ten in terms of passing efficiency go to battle with sophomore Chris Laviano (148.5) and Connor Cook (150.9). LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015 game to go with a 52.7 completion percentage on the way to an 11-2 overall finish. But that doesn’t always entirely tell the story, Wilson points out. “I see guys that come up and try to strip the ball, guys not scared to stick their nose in the box and tackle,” Wilson said. “They’re not scared to press and play one-on-one, and you have to be confident as a coordinator to allow your defensive backs to press and play one-on-one. They’ve got athletic kids and our kids on the edges are going to be challenged and we expect our kids to step up and meet the challenge.” While the pass defense for Michigan State has changed on paper over the span of a year, the same can be said in a different twist for the
one Rutgers will start under center this time around. Then a redshirt-freshman backup quarterback, Laviano entered at late in the Nov. 22, 2014, road blowout at Spartan Stadium to go 3-of-5 for 31 pass yards and a pick in mopup duty. “I kind of remember a little bit of their defense,” Laviano said. “It’s a little vanilla at the end of the game, but that’s what they play. As long as I can recognize that, I can recognize when they’re not running that base defense and what not.” Approximately 11 months later, Laviano leads the Knights into his fourth-career start. And despite the inconsistency that has skewed the Big Ten’s leader in completion percentage
(72 percent), the Glen Head, New York, native is admittedly looking forward to the latest set of circumstances surrounding the annual Blackout Game. “It’s a new week,” Laviano said. “It’s an incredible opportunity. They’re coming in, you know, to our stadium under the lights and it’s a blackout.” Adding in the return of star wide receiver Leonte Carroo and that excitement for the sophomore likely becomes even harder to contain. Carroo, a senior captain, had a restraining order and simple assault charges under domestic violence dropped in a Piscataway municipal court hearing on Tuesday after a woman accused him of allegedly
slamming her to the concrete after the 37-34 loss to Washington State back on Sept. 12. With the off-field hoopla cleared of the 2014 First Team All-Big Ten selection, the reinstatement of the target Laviano found for three touchdowns on three catches in the third quarter of the Sept. 5 season opener against Norfolk State adds to the Rutgers offense’s aerial arsenal. With Andre Patton filling in for Carroo at the No. 1 receiver spot, the dependence on the junior wide out has increased tremendously. Along with the dynamic of junior speedster Janarion Grant in the slot and the emergence of 6-foot-6, 220-pound junior Carlton Agudosi on the opposite side at the “X,” Patton’s ability as an all-around athlete has gone past his reliability originally as a possession receiver. On the receiving end of 11 catches for 146 yards, the 6-foot4, 200-pounder has been a constant in an offense that has been able to thrive when it balances tempos between an open running game to complement a precise passing game. But just as he doesn’t get too caught up in his own numbers, Patton wouldn’t look too deeply into the upside and downside in the statistics surrounding the Spartans’ defensive backfield. If the Knights can stay within themselves, it doesn’t matter how good or bad the opposing unit has looked. “What I watched on film, they look pretty good as I’ve said,” Patton said. “I mean, I don’t see (Michigan State’s secondary) being as a problem for us. I feel like our game plan will have us prepared well for the game. So, as long as we do what we’re supposed to do, we’ll be fine.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @GarrettStepien and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Following his reinstatement to the program, senior wide receiver Leonte Carroo could provide a powerful spark for Rutgers in the passing game on Saturday night against No. 4 Michigan State. Carroo hasn’t played for the Knights since Sept. 12 against Washington State. THE DAILY TARGUM / OCTOBER 2014
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Knights hope to contain Calhoun KEVIN XAVIER ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
The best always want to beat the best. One look at the conference schedule for the Rutgers football team reveals a gauntlet of games against polished opponents. The Big Ten Conference boasts five teams ranked in the most recent Associated Press Top 25, with the Scarlet Knights (2-2, 0-1) facing two of the AP’s top-five over the next three weeks with upstart Indiana (41, 0-1) sandwiched in between. As the leaves turn and the temperature drops, the Knights battle No. 4 Michigan State in the annual Blackout Game Saturday night at High Point Solutions Stadium — their biggest test thus far this fall. The Spartans (5-0, 1-0) storm the Banks with one of the best defenses in the country that includes a physical front seven and top-flight talent in the secondary. Together, the tandem has tallied 18 sacks this season and leads the conference with 11 takeaways. But if Rutgers interim head coach Norries Wilson could write down one player that must be contained, it’s New Jersey’s own, fifth-year senior defensive end Shilique Calhoun. “That guy that can rush the passer pretty good,” Wilson said of Calhoun. “We know he’s a good player, he’s a real good player and we’ve got to make sure — we’ve got a good idea we know where he’s going to be.” Sparty’s two-time All-Big Ten selection and 2013 conference Defensive Lineman of the Year has collected 4.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss in 2015. The Middletown, New Jersey, native is the type of talent that can wreck a game. Measuring in at 6-foot-5, 250 pounds, Calhoun has the speed to bend the edge and the strength to bull rush the Big Ten’s biggest offensive lineman.
“We’ve got to make sure that whoever’s going against him is going to have to fight and strain and compete against a real good player,” Wilson said of No. 89 in green and white. “I think when you’re a college football player, that’s what you want to do, you want to play against good people.” After allowing five sacks against the league’s sack leader, Penn State (21), on Sept. 19, Rutgers refined its pass protection against Kansas a week later on Sept. 26 in the Knights’ last game prior to the bye week.
“You can’t play confidently as a quarterback unless you have trust in the offensive line and vice-versa.” CHRIS LAVIANO Sophomore Quarterback
The Jayhawks were unable to get to Rutgers sophomore quarterback Chris Laviano, as the Knights’ offensive lineman kept their quarterback’s jersey clean. But Rutgers isn’t playing Kansas anymore, instead the Knights draw a perennial powerhouse Spartan team, led by two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year Mark Dantonio. “You can’t play confidently as a quarterback unless you have trust in the offensive line and vice-versa,” Laviano said. “We all lean on each other and we’ll be alright.” Senior Keith Lumpkin and junior Chris Muller have anchored Rutgers offensive line for the last three years. Lumpkin has started 30 consecutive games at left tackle and Muller has a streak of 17 straight starts at right guard. Lumpkin, who will be tasked with blocking Calhoun when lined up opposite him, complimented Michigan State, saying the whole
defense is impressive, not just the defensive line. The Montclair, New Jersey, native feels the best weapon to combat the Spartans potent pass rush, is the Knights punishing ground game. “You don’t want to get in thirdand-long situations you want thirdand-short obviously,” the 6-foot-8, 325-pounder said. “So we just gotta start the run game early.” For Muller, Michigan State’s entire defense jumped out on film. “They’re not complacent with where they are which shows a lot about their heart and determination,” Muller said. “They are always trying to out-effort the person across from them.” Lining up at right tackle and also assigned to block MSU’s best pass rusher is junior J.J. Denman. Denman has started all four games at the position in 2015, after rotating in and out last fall. The Pennsbury High School (Pennsylvania) product agrees with Lumpkin, saying Rutgers will need to rely on the running game to jumpstart the offense and keep both the Spartans’ line and Calhoun at bay. “It’s something we try to do every game, run the ball. It our starting point as an offense,” Denman said, while welcoming the challenge of a top-five team. “(MSU) is definitely the best team we’ve seen so far and these are the games you look forward to.” Calhoun didn’t play in his team’s win when the two schools met last November, a 45-3 drubbing in East Lansing, Michigan. This season, Wilson sees no secret in the problems Calhoun poses his offense. “He’s sudden, and when I say sudden, he’s got a good get-off. He’s long,” Wilson said. “He’s got speed and he can turn the corner fast. You put all those things together and he can get up the field and get after people really quickly.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @KevinPXavier and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Shilique Calhoun boasts 4.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss this year. Senior left tackle Keith Lumpkin is expected to guard the athletic defensive end on the line of scrimmage. RUOXUAN YANG / SEPTEMBER 2015
Senior Paul James and the Rutgers running backs rotation will face its tallest task of the season against a physical MSU defensive line. RUOXUAN YANG / SEPTEMBER 2015
Stout rush defense poses steep challenge TYLER KARALEWICH CORRESPONDENT
Before the Rutgers football team’s season began, the Scarlet Knights’ running back room declared itself one of the best groups of backs in not only the Big Ten, but the nation. With four different running backs that all bring something different to the table, it was hard to take a side against the Knights’ backfield. This Saturday, No. 4 Michigan State’s defense presents a challenge unrivaled to what the running backs at Rutgers (2-2, 0-1) have seen before. The run defense for the Spartans (5-0, 1-0) does not need to make claims to be the best in the Big Ten. They have ranked first in run defense in the Big Ten the last four seasons. In 2014, that same defense led the FBS, allowing only 88.5 yards per game. Acting head coach Norries Wilson, who also serves as the Knights’ running back coach, acknowledged the challenge Michigan State presents defensively. “They are very good against the run,” Wilson said of the Michigan State defense. “They have two tackles on the inside that are very good players. The two ends on the outside are on par with the inside guys. Their linebackers play downhill and attack the run to tear offensive lineman off the double-teams. They are well-coached, so our guys are going to have to do their best job.” Sixth-year senior fullback Sam Bergen serves as one of the most tenured members of the Knights. He said he’s prepared for top defenses throughout his career. But this Spartans defensive front might be one of the most prolific he has ever prepared for. From top-tobottom, the Michigan State defense measures up with all other top programs in the country. “They are an overall good team,” Bergen said of Michigan State.
“From the defensive line, to the linebackers to the secondary, they have a lot of good players. But we also have a lot of good players. It’s just a matter of us executing and doing our job on offense. If we do that well enough, we are pretty confident we can be successful.” With four different running backs listed as co-starters, Rutgers can offer a flurry of force in the running game. Alternating between different running styles can play to the Knights advantage offensively. Senior tailback Paul James said rotating between running backs and not taking a step back plays to Rutgers’ advantage Saturday against the Spartans. The rotation doesn’t give Michigan State the opportunity to adjust or acclimate to one running back. “Our running back room gives them something different to play against each time,” James said. “With four different running backs, it gives the defense something different every single time. If the same running back is in every time, they kind of learn the tendencies — they know when he is going to make a certain cut or something. It throws them off and it helps us move the ball.” With all the hype about the Michigan State run defense, Bergen takes it with a grain of salt. He knows what preparation and practice can do to prepare for an opponent. To the fullback, the stats are just stats. “Personally, I don’t pay attention to any of the statistics,” Bergen said of the Spartans’ topranked run defense in the Big Ten over the past four seasons. “I don’t care what ESPN has to say. Every day, I get out here and try to get better. If I do my job, that’s all I can do to put us in the best position possible and give us the best chance to win.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @TylerKaralewich and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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Despite prestige, MSU stumbles into Rutgers RYAN KRYSKA FOOTBALL REPORTER, THE STATE NEWS
With a defensive line slowed by injuries, sophomore nose tackle Sebastian Joseph is one of the Knights that will need to step up on defense. LUO ZHENGCHEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2015
RU readies trenches for MSU GARRETT STEPIEN SPORTS EDITOR
In each of the Rutgers football team’s two losses this fall, the Scarlet Knights’ defense has plain and simply been gashed in one of two ways. Roughly one month ago, Washington State handed Rutgers its first loss of the season. In the Knights’ 3734 meltdown, Luke Falk picked apart a young and inexperienced Rutgers secondary stepping directly into the ring of fire against the Cougars’ air raid attack. The sophomore quarterback virtually fired passes until his arm fell off, going 47-for-66 with 478 pass yards and four touchdowns through the air. One week later, Penn State trampled the Knights for 330 rush yards on 41 attempts. With two running backs leading the way by eclipsing the century mark, the Nittany Lions ran Rutgers out of Beaver Stadium, 28-3. And now, what is by far the tallest task on the schedule to this point — and perhaps the 2015 season at-large — comes to High Point Solutions Stadium in No. 4 Michigan State. “They can get after you,” said interim head coach Norries Wilson. “Their quarterback’s good, their offensive line is physical.” Next to No. 1 Ohio State, the Spartans (5-0, 1-0) present the steepest step up in competition for Rutgers. The Knights (2-2, 0-1) didn’t survive the opening month of football without taking their blows and bruises against a schedule that initially looked like it would spell success. With MSU, that starts with one of the top pro-style quarterbacks to step through the college football landscape in the last five years in Connor Cook. What the senior quarterback does for the Spartans isn’t anything new to Wilson. Noting the 6-foot-4, 220-pounder’s size, pocket presence and underrated running ability, Wilson knows Rutgers needs to account
for No. 18 on the opposite side of the ball when the defense takes the field. But Sparty’s weapons on offense don’t stop there. Providing the perfect blend of a smash-mouth running game to complement Cook’s efficiency in the aerial attack, LJ Scott and Madre London mirror the impact that sophomore running backs Josh Hicks and Robert Martin supply for the Knights and sophomore quarterback Chris Laviano. After Michigan State suspended returning leading rusher Delton Williams for the season, Scott and London have since stepped in to provide a seamless transition in a next-manup mentality. Wilson, who oversees the running backs unit for Rutgers, has seen enough of the two MSU tailbacks on film to know the Knights will need to do their due diligence in preparing against the run. “I’ll tell you what, they’ve got two really good tailbacks,” Wilson said. “Both of them got great size, Madre London and LJ Scott. (They are) interchangeable.” To stiff-arm Purdue’s upset bid in last week’s 24-21 squeeze of a win, the Spartans turned to their two-headed monster at tailback. In return, Scott ripped off 146 rush yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. His career day landed him on the conference’s honor roll as Big Ten Freshman of the Week. London, meanwhile, wasn’t far behind. He took an equal load of the work with 17 touches for 97 yards on the ground complement his battery mate. On the year, the pair of freshmen have comined for 748 rush yards and seven scores on 141 attempts. Despite holding an up-tempo Kansas rushing attack to 2.1 yards per carry their last time out in a 27-14 homecoming win over the Jayhawks, the Knights brace for a balanced presence that mirrors the game plan Penn State used to steamroll Rutgers. Sophomore nose tackle Sebastian Joseph, who watched Scott
and London charge all over Purdue during last week’s idle Saturday, had his initial impressions confirmed when he broke it down further in the film room. “Their running backs, as I’ve said, are both very great players,” Joseph said. “They’re downhill runners. They don’t waste no time. They don’t shuffle around. They just hit that hole and try to get as many yards as they can and especially the yards after contact. They’re good at that.” All 6-foot-4, 295 pounds of Joseph will be needed to plug the trenches for Rutgers on the defensive line. With senior defensive tackle Darius Hamilton lost for the season with a lower body injury, more responsibility falls on junior Julian Pinnix-Odrick starting at the three-point technique. Factor in two limited defensive ends with senior Djwany Mera and sophomore Kemoko Turay both listed as probable with lower body injuries and the pressure mounts even further. To help anchor the defense, Rutgers can expect to rely on it’s the back end of its front seven in its balanced linebacking corps. With junior Steve Longa on the weak side, senior Quentin Gause on the srong side and graduate transfer Kaiwan Lewis sandwiched in the middle, the top three tacklers on the team have used tenacious instinct and discipline to combine for 83 tackles. If Rutgers wants to give itself a shot to stage an upset, the it starts with the overall containment of Cook and Company. To Gause, that’s a challenge the senior captain and his defense openly accept. “They’re definitely great guys,” Gause said of Scott and London before alluding to the offense as a whole. “… With them, we just have to play really great run-stop defense and do our jobs.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @GarrettStepien and @ TargumSports on Twitter.
I arrived at Spartan Stadium a generous three hours before kickoff this past Saturday. Fans, friends and family were taking tours around the eighth floor as the beat reporters slowly strolled in. A man in Purdue gear approached me, introduced himself as a radio analyst for the Purdue Radio Network and asked if I would join him on his pregame show. I gladly accepted. We began with a general preview, which went some where along the lines of ‘Purdue has played winnable games’ and ‘MSU has not been covering its spreads.’ My response was that the No. 2 AP ranking makes way for the critics — that MSU would cover the spread against Purdue. The conversation ended with talk about how this team has responded to its AP rankings and of course, a breakdown of the injury report. MSU narrowly escaped the game with a 24-21 win over a Purdue team that entered 1-3. I’d be lying if I said my concern for the Spartans didn’t raise afterward. So now, when I look at a (2-2) Rutgers team with an interim head coach, my gut tells me it wouldn’t be wise to roll with the 17-point spread. Or would it? I put myself in the shoes of the Spartans’ replacement players who will step onto the Rutgers gridiron to a blacked-out crowd after sunset and I worry their nerves may falter. I put myself in the shoes of Rutgers’s players who have rested and planned two whole weeks for a deteriorating Spartans team and I can feel their increased confidence. This trip to New Jersey is nothing short of a trap game for MSU,
but the Spartans knowing of the trap might make the difference. It is easy to forget that MSU’s No. 2 ranking has been the result of winning such trap games. Over the past nine seasons under head coach Mark Dantonio, the Spartans have made a living in games they are expected to poorly perform in. The Spartans had shirts this offseason which literally placed a chip on their shoulder because that is the attitude their program was built on. It might sound crazy, but I think the Spartans will be more prepared for this game than any other this season. The team is finally able to get back to playing with the odds against them — back to what they do best. I have read reports of the Rutgers team watching its 45-3 loss from this past season and trust me, I do not expect a depleted MSU defense to hold any team to three points this year. But it feels as if the Scarlet Knights are currently facing way too many off the field distractions to play their perfect game. A healthy, focused Rutgers team will be needed to take down the Spartans on Saturday, but that is not the team I see. So, in conclusion, I will go ahead and embarrass myself with a prediction that will most likely be wrong. A 35-24 victory for MSU. Injuries will be huge this year for the Spartans and opponents will be able to take advantage of player gaps and home field advantage, but I inevitably believe the Spartans will fend off the blacked-out scare. Ryan Kryska is a Michigan State football reporter for The State News. He can be reached at ryan.kryska@statenews.com.
Michigan State backpedals into its primetime matchup at Rutgers, but the No. 4 Spartans still stand too tall of a task for the Knights. THE DAILY TARGUM / NOVEMBER 2014
KEVIN XAVIER ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
As he walks through the arrival terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport, he acts as if he had been privied to the surroundings several times before. Each gate he passes unfurls a new beginning, but the 14 year-old refuses to appear an outsider. Instead he fights back the feeling of unfamiliarity, while trying to contain his utter elation. His mother and sister lag behind, drinking in the hustle and bustle of the largest international airport on the east coast. But while they stop to smell the popcorn emanating from the various venders and peer out the mammoth windows overlooking a multitude of runways, he marches on at a feverish pace, doing his best to pretend he is not overcome with emotion. “I just looked like I knew where I was going but I didn’t,” he said eight years later. “I was just walking around trying to find him,” He had made it. Finally, the reunion he had been trying to realize for five long years. It’s April 14, 2007 and Steve Longa has just set foot on American soil for the first time. He has left his native Cameroon for good, but that does not worry the young man, for soon he will wrap arms around his hero, the man whose sacrifices made this all possible, his father Etienne. Etienne Longa was a well-known figure in the city of Duoala, the largest in a small West African country. SEE DREAM ON PAGE 4
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