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The University is working to open a Panera Bread adjacent to the Rutgers Student Center in the building that previously housed Au Bon Pain. JEFFREY GOMEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Rutgers took its first visible step towards integrating bike and bus lanes along College Avenue this week. Slated for completion within the spring semester, the new developments will include redesigned parking, fencing and traffic signals. The newly designed street will feature a designated bike lane on
the side of the road closest to Voorhees Mall and a buses-only lane on the opposite side, said University President Robert L. Barchi in an email to the Rutgers community. The bus lane will make it easier for Rutgers buses to move down College Avenue, effectively keeping them on schedule, he said. “I am excited about the benefits that these changes will bring to Rutgers students, both making College Avenue more pleasant for
pedestrians and bus riders and encouraging more members of our community to use bicycles,” Barchi said. University and city officials said the changes will help decrease congestion and make it easier for students to safely access alternative forms of transportation. This comes at a time when traffic and congestion, particularly around the Scott Hall bus stop, is impacted by the See transportation on Page 4
Rutgers in negotiations to open Panera Bread Matt Powell CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Fans of the fast-casual dining chain, Panera Bread, are in for a pleasant surprise this upcoming semester. With the closure of Au Bon Pain’s College Avenue location last month, the University confirmed that it is currently in negotiations with competing restaurant Panera Bread to open a location in the space adjacent to the Rutgers Student Center. When Au Bon Pain’s lease expired on Dec. 31 of last year,
Rutgers University decided not to renew it, said Associate Director of Cash and Catering Operations for the University Joseph Charette. Recent reception of Au Bon Pain had been less than favorable, Charette said. “Faculty, staff and especially students had been expressing displeasure with product availability, product freshness and overall maintenance of the store,” Charette said in an email. See negotiations on Page 6
Metered parking on College Avenue from Huntington Street to Hamilton Street will be removed to accomodate the new bus and bike lanes. The University plans to compensate by opening metered parking behind the Rutgers Student Center. RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
Camden campus improves low-income aid program
PSE&G provides $10K grant to Tyler Clementi Center
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PSE&G delivers more than just electricity to the people of New Jersey, as the company recently forged a partnership with the Tyler Clementi Center at Rutgers University. PSE&G provided a $10,000 grant to help the organization fund an “LGBT Youth Empowerment Initiative.” The Tyler Clementi Center plans to use the $10,000 grant to host a day-long LBGT youth empowerment event for high school students across New Jersey. This event will feature workshops focusing on youth leadership, pre-college preparation and showcasing opportunities open to LGBT youths, according to the Tyler Clementi Center website. The Tyler Clementi Center studies the transition experience of students, particularly those
The electrical company, PSE&G, partnered with the Tyler Clementi Center at Rutgers to create a youth empowerment event for high school students. FLICKR who come from a stigmatized population, by examining the impact of bias and peer aggression. Their mission is to study the transition of young people coming into college in the digital era, according to their website. During this event, students will par take in a series of workshops. Topics will include Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA)
leadership, navigating challenges in the “coming out process,” healthy responses to bullying, LGBT culture and histor y and finding an LGBT-friendly college. “These workshops are designed to engage students in meaningful discussions about identity development, healthy coping strategies, self-care and See grant on Page 5
Rutgers University—Camden hopes to help an increasing number of students attend college through their “Bridging the Gap” program. The Bridging the Gap program pays for qualifying students’ tuition and general campus fees after state and federal need-based grants have been applied, according to the Rutgers University— Camden website. Craig Westman, vice chancellor for Enrollment Management at Rutgers University—Camden, said Bridging the Gap, which was launched in fall of 2015, developed out of the campuses desire to be more accessible to New Jersey residents. “We realized that because of costs, a lot of New Jersey applicants who were accepted into Camden were opting to attend community college,” Westman said. “So we wanted to construct a program that would change this.”
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For the Fall 2016 semester, Bridging the Gap offered grants to students whose families’ adjusted gross incomes (AGIs) were below $100,000, according to the Rutgers University—Camden website. Westman said grant sums varied from one student to the next depending on their family’s AGI. “If a student’s family had an AGI between zero and $60,000, Bridging the Gap would cover 100 percent of tuition and general campus fees,” he said. “If their AGI was between $60,000 and $100,000, the program covered 50 percent.” Amendments to increase efficiency have already been made and will take effect in the fall of 2017, Westman said. Next fall, Bridging the Gap will offer 100 percent coverage to students if their AGIs are between zero and $60,000, and only 75 percent coverage if their AGIs fall between $60,000 and $80,000. See program on Page 4
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Rutgers University Libraries presents “New Brunswick Music Scene Archive Anniversary Exhibit” all day at Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Rutgers Athletics presents “Rutgers Women’s Basketball Vs. Iowa” at 7 p.m. at the Louis Brown Athletic Center on Livingston campus. Ticket prices are available online.
Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers presents “Exhibition - Innovation and Abstraction: Women Artists and Atelier 17” from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Vorhees Hall and Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.
The Depar tment of Genetics presents “Genetics Research Seminar with Srinivas Ramachandran, Ph.D.” from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Life Sciences Building on Busch campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Rutgers University Libraries and Zimmerli Art Museum presents “Counterfeit Caesars on display at Zimmerli Art Museum” all day at Vorhees Hall and Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education presents “New Jersey Fertilizer Recertification Program from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cook Student Center on Cook campus. Ticket prices are available online.
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Course Sniper helps students register for filled sections
Created by Rutgers alumnus Vaibhav Verma, Course Sniper notifies students when a filled course opens back up during add/drop period. The website then links to WebReg so students can be the first to register for the section. JEFFREY GOMEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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“I vividly recall being in a dorm room when courses became available for registration, waiting for WebReg to tell me if I got into a class,” Verma said in an email. Verma began constructing code for Course Sniper in August 2012, and the website made its debut a few weeks later on Facebook. He said he only made one post on Facebook, but word spread throughout campus on its own.
Stanway said he began charging a service fee of $5 per course after his graduation. “Course Sniper intakes the same information that the Schedule Sniper does and checks the Rutgers Schedule of Classes to see if your class is open every 15 minutes and emails you if it is open,” according to its FAQ page. The site also sends subscribers a link to the course registration site, WebReg, so students
“In my experience, Course Sniper did exactly what it promised — it tracked the courses you were waiting to open and sent you an email when the course/section opened up,” said Alex Lilly, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student. Verma said he received numerous “thank you” emails, as well as emails with ideas to improve the application. “There’s a few people who made feature requests — getting
From Jan. 17 to Jan. 25 students can make changes to their academic schedules for the spring semester, otherwise known as the add/drop period. “Course Sniper,” an online resource unique to Rutgers—New Brunswick, notifies students when previously filled course sections open up. Vaibhav Verma, a Rutgers alumnus, created “Course Sniper” while he was “You don’t want signing up for classes to be a race among students that is won by better studying comcomputers, internet connections and software.” puter science as an undergraduate. Course Vaibhav Verma Sniper was inRutgers Alumnus spired by a preliminary version Schedule Sniper is still func- can quickly register, according to sniper working for summer classof the program, called “Schedule es, signing up for multiple sections Sniper,” which was created by tioning today, Stanway said, and the website. For many students, Course at the same time and on other camanother Rutgers alumnus, Abe the logistics of the original proSniper has served as a crucial tool puses,” Verma said. Stanway, according to the Course gram are simple. A 15-minute time interval can To use the site, students in building their desired schedules. Sniper website. In a Jan. 13 Facebook poll be quite substantial in the speedy Because Schedule Sniper had enter their phone number and not been updated since Stanway the information for whichever composed of Rutgers—New pace of add/drop period when graduated in 2012, Verma said filled course they are interested Brunswick Honors College stu- everyone is constantly reloading he decided to take the project in. As soon as another student dents, 96.5 percent of the 57 the page, Lilly said. In her experiinto his own hands and create the drops the course, Schedule students who have used Course ence, receiving the notification by second version, which he named Sniper sends a text to the user, Sniper said the website was ben- email was less convenient than by text message. eficial for them. Stanway said. “Course Sniper.”
Course Sniper’s FAQ page addresses many of these types of detail-oriented concerns. As a free, open source, it utilizes its own resources when refreshing the server and pays the notification charges for all of its users, Verma said. Verma consistently refined the program while at Rutgers, but said he has since handed over the website to a team that improves and updates the website each semester. Course Sniper may be unique in its design, but the concept has been implemented into the registration system of several schools, including Pennsylvania State University. While Verma has no plans on continuing work on Course Sniper, he said the University should incorporate a wait-list into their course registration system. “I think, in an ideal world, Course Sniper wouldn’t exist,” he said. “You don’t want signing up for classes to be a race among students that is won by better computers, internet connections and software.”
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Improvements along College Avenue will include implementation of bike/bus lanes.
After piloting ‘Bridging the Gap,’ enrollement at Camden increases by more than 200 students.
our strategic plan,” said Antonio Calcado, executive vice presiinflux of pedestrian traffic at The dent for Strategic Planning and Operations at Rutgers. Yard apartments. According to the press release, The New Brunswick Parking Authority officially covered 50 Rutgers students said they would parking meters between Hunting- be more inclined to use bikes ton and Hamilton Street last week- around campus if it weren’t for end that will be retired permanent- issues with traffic and safety. The ly, according to the University’s new two-way bike lane will include press release. Rutgers intends to a traffic buffer and is designed to compensate for the loss of parking extend through the most congestby incorporating 20 all-day me- ed part of the campus. The imtered spots in provements the lot behind the Rutgers “I am excited about the are also expected to add Student Center. benefits that these an aesthetic Additional changes will bring to element to the public parking Rutgers students.” campus, Barwill also be chi said. available for “The temstudents at the ROBERT BARCHI porary plastic intersection of Rutgers University President barriers along College AveCollege Avenue and Somerset Street at Alexander John- nue by Scott Hall will be replaced ston Hall. These spaces will be in the coming weeks by an attracavailable after 6 p.m. during the tive, permanent fence that will run week and on weekends, accord- from Scott Hall to Ford Hall with gaps at crosswalks,” Barchi said. ing to the press release. Harsh weather could potenThe traffic modifications are part of the larger College Avenue tially affect the completion date Redevelopment Initiative, which of the project, but Barchi said he included the construction of the still expects all of the elements to Academic Building and The Yard be finished within the course of @ College Avenue apartments, ac- the semester. “Making College Avenue safer, cording to the press release. “These improvements mark more beautiful and easier to navigate another step in implementing is one more way that we are working the University’s physical mas- to improve the student experience ter plan to achieve the goals of here at Rutgers,” Barchi said. continued from front
continued from front Students whose AGIs are between $80,000 and $100,000 will only see half of their tuition costs covered, according to the Rutgers University—Camden website. These AGI prerequisites are not the only stipulations for support from Bridging the Gap. Westman said students hoping to obtain grants must also fill out yearly Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms, maintain at least a 2.0-grade point average and earn 30 credits every academic year. Bridging the Gap has only offered support to the first-year class of 2016 thus far, but its impact on Camden students has still been significant. Michael Sepanic, associate chancellor for External Relations
at Rutgers University—Camden, said a larger first-year class size was probably the most discernible impact of the program. Camden’s first-year class increased from 424 students in the fall of 2015, to 667 students in the fall of 2016, according to the Institutional Research Office at Rutgers University—Camden. “This was a great deal of growth for our campus,” Sepanic said. “And moving the needle like that is exactly what Bridging the Gap is here for.” In addition to a substantial rise in incoming students, Sepanic said the first-year class of 2016 experienced an upsurge in diversity as well. “Compared to the fall of 2015, we saw an 85 percent increase in African-American students, a 64 percent increase in Hispanic students and a 48 percent increase in first-generation students,” he
The “Bridging the Gap” program, in its first year at Rutgers— Camden, increased diversity and enrollment by making tuition more affordable for students. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
said. “We were very happy about those figures.” As of late, Rutgers University— Camden is not the only campus making an effort to assist its students. Rutgers University—Newark’s Run to the Top Scholarship offers financial aid to qualifying students, while Rutgers University—New Brunswick’s RU-1st initiative provides intensive academic support to first-generation, low-income and underrepresented students. Both support programs were created within the past two years. James H. Whitney III, assistant vice chancellor for Undergraduate Academic Affairs at Rutgers University—New Brunswick, said he thought Rutgers had an obligation to offer increased support to its various student cohorts. “As a public state university, Rutgers should make an effort to ensure that its student population is a reflection of the State of New Jersey,” Whitney said. “In order to accomplish this, the school has to make sure resources are offered to all students, regardless of their backgrounds or economic standings.” Ideally, worries about paying for tuition would not play a part in a student’s education process, Whitney said. “Everyone should be equally entitled to an education regardless of income,” he said. Sepanic said students benefitted regardless of whether they chose to avail themselves of Bridging the Gap or programs offered in New Brunswick or Newark. “Each campus has high-quality programs and amazing faculty,” he said. “And, in the end, you get the same impressive Rutgers degree.”
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“I have learned the most powerful and entrapping thing LGBT students face are stereotypes. Tyler Clementi Center will use $10K PSE&G grant to However, big companies beginning to take action and celebrities host nationwide program for LGBT youths standing up for LGBT rights have begun to chip away at this stigma,” said Saad Athar, a member of improve the overall mental and continued from front the LGBT community and a firstphysical health of youth particiyear student in the School of Arts constructive methods for responding pants,” Sabatini said. and Sciences. The main focus of these to anti-LGBT violence,” said Lee SaPSE&G’s partnership with batini, the communications advisor workshops will be helping high the Tyler Clementi Center at school students since high at PSE&G. Rutgers sets an example for During the workshops, the school tends to be a challenging other schools Tyler Clementi and compaCenter will also nies to follow, conduct a youth “The most powerful and entrapping thing LGBT students face are stereotypes. However, big companies Athar said. climate survey beginning to take action and celebrities standing up for LGBT rights have begun to chip away at this stigma.” “Our hope is to assess the that students will environment saad athar walk away from that LGBT high School of Arts and Sciences First-Year the event feeling school students a sense of pride face and the spein who they are, cific hardships tiative, including the Gay, Les- feeling a sense of safety in knowthey experience transitioning and transitional period for LGBT Greathouse said. Greathouse said she believes bian, and Straight Education ing the many resources and trustindividuals, Sabatini said. into college. These workshops will provide this partnership between PSE&G Network’s (GLSEN) Central ed adults available to them and en“The program is designed to reduce risk behavior, inter/in- students with tools to be more and the Tyler Clementi Center is Chapter and the Pride Network, ergized and excited for the future ahead of them,” Greathouse said. tra-community violence and to successful in their transition important because many of the Sabatani said. and to later utilize in college, she said. This is not the first time that PSE&G has partnered with the Tyler Clementi Center, said Maren Greathouse, director of the Tyler Clementi Center. “PSE&G Foundation has been supportive of similar LGBT youth programming hosted by Rutgers in the past. PSE&G assisted with funding the very first LGBT youth empowerment event at Rutgers University—Newark in 2012,”
organizations that serve LGBT-identified youth are often understaffed and underdeveloped. Through corporate partnerships, these organizations are able to expand and adhere fully to the needs of students, Greathouse said. These partnerships also provide New Jersey companies with an opportunity to positively impact the lives of young students, she said. PSE&G has supported other LGBT organizations and ini-
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negotiations Panera is expected to sign lease with Rutgers by end of month, associate director says than Au Bon Pain was, since they have more of a following and their The University is using the clo- food is so much better. Panera sure of Au Bon Pain as an oppor- would be perfect with the good tunity to seek out a contract with location and then good food to go Missouri-based restaurant chain with it,” she said. Mahmoud said the draw for Panera Bread, which currently operates more than 2,000 stores Au Bon Pain was more out of in the United States and Canada, convenience than student desire for the restaurant itself, and the according to their website. Rutgers is expected to come to food at Au Bon Pain was not anyan agreement regarding the lease thing special. Other students, such as School as soon as Jan. 20, Charette said. Since the project is still in the ear- of Arts and Sciences junior Rebecly planning phases, it is too ear- ca Rucinski, are indifferent as to what replaces ly to provide Au Bon Pain. specific infor“I just liked mation on the “At this point it is hard (Au Bon Pain) store’s openbecause it ing date and to imagine the was convewhether or not Panera partnership nient when I it will accept falling through.” would walk RU Express, down College Charette said. Joseph Charette Avenue in the The only Associate Director of Cash and morning,” thing that the Catering Operations she said. “It’s University is great that certain of at they want to this point is make it Panethat Panera Bread will most likely be filling ra Bread, but it’s going to be Au Bon Pain’s old storefront on annoying not having that place the College Avenue campus. Most to stop in the meantime since I other specifics are still up in the don’t have a meal plan ... I guess when it comes down to it, I just air, he said. “At this point, it is hard to imag- want my coffee and bagel in the ine the Panera partnership falling morning and I don’t care where it comes from.” through,” Charette said. Rucinski said she hopes the Although the University is confident that the negotiations renovations do not last too long will succeed, construction on but said they probably will due to the store has not yet begun, the small size of the space. “The only real negative that Charette said. Basant Mahmoud, a School I can think of is probably the of Arts and Sciences junior, said amount of people and the lines beshe is excited about the idea of ing a little long,” Mahmoud said. Panera Bread opening its doors “Everyone I know loves Panera. This place is going to be a hot at Rutgers. “Panera would be much more spot for a while after it opens. I popular with the student body can’t wait.”
Study shows more people leave New Jersey than any other state
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CRIME Jan. 17 CAMDEN — Jose A. Fernandez-Ventura, 38, died Sunday at Cooper Medical Center from injuries sustained during a police-involved shooting. Last Wednesday, Fernandez-Ventura was reportedly armed at the time of the shooting and shot at his wife who was holding an 8-month-old baby. Fernandez-Ventura’s wife was shot during the response and had to be hospitalized as well. The of ficer who shot Fernandez-Ventura has been placed on administrative leave. Jan. 17 HOBOKEN — Six juveniles and an 18-year-old Hoboken native were charged after a shooting incident early Sunday. Officers responded to a report
of shots being fired in the area and found of youths nearby who matched a description given by the caller. Police found two 9mm handguns after searching the area. All seven youths were charged with weapons possession and criminal mischief. Jan. 17 WOODBURY — Camerino Perez, 38, has been indicted on sexual assault charges after it was reported that he had sex with an underage, handicapped girl. Perez is accused of sexually penetrating a 16-year-old girl who was incapable of providing consent due to her mental deficits. His charges include sexual assault by force or coercion and endangering the welfare of a child.
Individuals attributed high rates of migration out of New Jersey to cold weather, high taxes and high rent. A recent study also showed the Garden State is one of the hardest states for retirees to settle down in. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
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This means that a renter in New Jersey must earn at least $25.17 an hour to be able to afford the market price for a two-bedWhile Rutgers students may be room rental in the Garden State, accustomed to the cold winters which makes it difficult for minand constant traffic in New Jersey, imum wage workers to afford to these factors may have contributlive in-state. ed to the influx of the population Sienna Jones, a School of Arts that left the state last year. and Sciences junior, said living in New Jersey had a 63 percent New Jersey is just too expensive. outbound population in 2016, “It’s a lot cheaper down south, I tied with New York, according bet all those people moved down to United Van Lines 40th Annuthere,” Jones said. al National Movers Study. ConSouthern states saw a high necticut and Pennsylvania folnumber of people moving in, lowed closely behind with 60 and with 53 percent of total moves 56 percent, respectively. being inbound, according to the “Frankly, it’s quite underNational Movers Study press restandable,” said Chakeema lease. Three out of the 10 highest Cruickshank, a School of Arts inbound states and Sciences are southern sophomore. states — South Most of “New Jersey is expensive to live in and property taxes C a r o l i n a , those who North Carolina left the state are much higher than average.” and the District reported doof Columbia. ing so for Chakeema Cruickshank “It is so employment, School of Arts and Sciences Sophomore much cheaper according to down there,” the study. Jones said. This year’s “The amount I am paying to live data reflects retirees’ location 24/7 Wall St. “New Jersey is expensive to live in my house now, if we paid that preferences as well. United Van Lines is seeing more retirees than in and property taxes are much price down south, we would be ever choosing to relocate and new higher than average,” Cruick- living in a mansion.” Jones and Cruickshank both retirement hubs are popping up in shank said. “Many families canWestern and Southern states as a not afford these conditions and said they believe over-population it’s hard to sustain a family with also contributed to the state’s result, according to the site. high outbound population. More than half of the people all these expenses.” New Jersey is ranked the elevThe national average for who left New Jersey were over the age of 55. Twenty-two percent monthly rent in the United States enth most populated state, acwere older than 65, according to is about $1,100 for a one-bed- cording to infoplease.com. Cruickshank said that despite room apartment and $1,250 for a the site. Kiplinger, a well-known per- two-bedroom apartment, whereas these studies, she believes the sonal finance magazine, ranked the average cost of rent in New pros still outweigh the cons. “Jersey offers so many job opNew Jersey as the fourth worst Jersey is $1,309 for a two-bedstate for retirement in the United room apartment, according to the portunities, especially since we’re States, according to their website. annual report from the National so close to big cities like New York City, Philadelphia and the New Jersey is 1 of 2 states that Low Income Housing Coalition. This report identifies New Jer- District of Columbia. And it especollects inheritance and state taxes on the state level. This brings sey as one of the top five most cially helps students with internfinancial troubles for retirees, expensive places to rent in the ships and job opportunities beleading them to migrate out of the United States, according to NJ cause it allows for more options,” she said. Advance Media. garden state. contributing writer
High property taxes with poor public ser vices, high rent, traffic, pollution and weather are other factors that lead people to leave New Jersey, said Ali Chaudhar y, a professor in the Department of Sociology. The average annual property tax in the United States last year was $2,823. In contrast, the property tax in Essex County averages $12,051, according to victoriacarter.com. New Jersey residents also pay higher property taxes compared to other states. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were cited as the three states with the highest tax load in the country, according to a recent article in
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January 17, 2017
Lil Yachty’s new sound might be anti-hip-hop
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il Yachty has had an incredibly sucFROM BREAKS TO BARS cessful year. His debut mixtape and work with DRAM and Chance JHANVI VIRANI the Rapper brought the 19-year-old rapper out of the underground scene and into the mainstream, culminating at his induction into the most recent XXL Freshman Class. Aside from his discography, Yachty has made a reputation for himself as the rapper who does not care about hip-hop’s past. As someone who said he could not name five Biggie or Tupac songs and openly called Biggie “overrated,” Lil Yachty is every old-school rap fan’s worst nightmare. Modern rappers are beginning to fall on a very diverse, yet explicit, spectrum. On one end, we have rappers like J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, the artists who master their craft by learning from old-school rap legends. On the other end, we have rappers like Lil Yachty and Kodak Black, artists who prioritize creating new sound over lyrical substance. They don’t see the point in studying hip-hop’s past. Musically, it’s difficult to prove that one is better than the other. Lil Yachty and his equals have integrated themselves into the market on a platform of fresh voices, solid production and, most important to mainstream consumers, catchy music. Even if you’re someone who remains strongly loyal to conscientious rap, you can’t deny the fact that you sang along to “One Night” that time it came on the radio and you were in the car alone. Don’t even bother lying. But what artists like Lil Yachty get the most hate for is their lyricism. Even Yachty himself has said that he’s “not a rapper” when defending his weak freestyle skills and his songs, regardless of how catchy they are, lack substantial meaning or intricate rhyme schemes. But the commercial success of this type of rap proves that there’s a legitimate market for artists like him. The Lil Whatever’s of the rap game are here to stay. But what’s so wrong about how Lil Yachty looks at hip-hop isn’t his lack of attention to lyrics. Crunk music has been around for years and
“Hip-hop is not just a list of titles and lyrics — it’s an opportunity for the urban youth to speak their minds.” it revolved around this same perspective. What is worrisome about him and rappers like him is the fact that they openly reject the importance of hip-hop history. It’s more than just not listening to old rap or wanting to bring a new sound to hip-hop. He’s denying the fact that hip-hop is a culture that expands the scope of just music. Hip-hop is not just a list of titles and lyrics — it’s an opportunity for the urban youth to speak their minds. It’s a voice for the people who otherwise wouldn’t be heard. And if rappers like him continue to flood the industry without caring about the message that genre is built upon, it threatens the meaning of hip-hop. Yachty and his new generation of rap artists bring a sound that we can’t find in hip-hop’s archives. But every declaration they make that hip-hop history doesn’t matter is a shovel of dirt that further buries the intention and importance of the industry. It brushes off hip-hop’s dedication to presenting socio-political nuances of American society just so you can have some catchy beats for your next party. And if that is the trade-off we as a consumer base continue to make, hip-hop is doomed. Jhanvi Virani is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year majoring in Computer Science and History. Her column, “From Breaks to Bars,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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here had already been a mélange of differ- from California, Minnesota, New York, Arizona, ent sentiments surrounding the fast-ap- Michigan, Oregon, Missouri, Ohio, New Jersey, Ilproaching Presidential Inauguration. But linois, Washington and even Wisconsin. These repas President-elect Donald J. Trump and civil rights resentatives instead plan to meet with one another leader John Lewis faced an indirect dispute, the at- and discuss strategies to oppose the Trump adminmosphere of pre-Inaugural America has been even istration. These plans for the boycott are upsetting President-elect Trump’s supporters who claim that more muddled. On the final Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of it is a sign of disrespect for the presidency. They the administration of President Barack Obama, the feel as though Trump is being singled out. This is first and only black president of the United States, not true, though. When Obama was to be inaugurated, a large numTrump has relayed insulting comments to Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.). Lewis, a recipient of the Presidential ber of Republicans were not shy about voicing their Medal of Freedom in 2011, spoke with journalist disappointment in his nomination. Among these Chuck Todd in “Meet the Press” to share the fact people was Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who did not that he does not regard Trump as “a legitimate pres- attend Obama’s inauguration. Trump supporters also point out the fact that this ident.” This jab at Trump’s nearing presidency was type of disrespect was prompted by recent alnot displayed during legations by the C.I.A. other controversial that his nomination was “But accepting his presidency does not presidencies, such as due to Russian intellimean they cannot oppose it.” those of Democrat Bill gence hacking attacks. Clinton and Republican Trump, who is known Ronald Reagan. Howevfor his unfiltered comments on Twitter, revisited the social media app to er, black communities have explained that although assert that Lewis should focus his attention on “fix- these presidents enforced certain policies that reing and helping his district” along with the “burning sulted in inexcusable negative effects toward people in black communities, they at least showed sensitiviand crime infested inner cities.” Trump, calling Lewis out on his “crime-infested” ty toward the subject. With Trump’s inauguration only a few days away, district, is implying that Atlanta needs help. But this is not necessarily the case. Crime and unemploy- his opponents need to realize that he will, in fact, be ment rates in Atlanta have dropped from last year our president. But accepting his presidency does and initiatives have been put in place for a gun vio- not mean they cannot oppose it. In fact, as many of those boycotting his inauguration have said, if there lence task force. This is why people have been outraged ever since is a lack of respect for the beliefs that are being put on display, there is no need to support them. This the release of these comments. Representatives from black communities have is what these representatives, as well as the peosaid that these attacks on Lewis, who is a respected ple angered by Trump’s attacks on Lewis, plan to member of the government, is merely further evi- do. Trump attempted to perhaps ease situations by dence that Trump lacks the sentiments of sensitiv- meeting with Martin Luther King III in order to propity and understanding toward black communities. erly celebrate the national holiday effectively, but if But it is not only black communities that are upset. Trump was really concerned about the way the black An increasing number of Democratic lawmakers community perceived him, he would not have waited have decided to boycott the president-elect’s in- so long to blatantly denounce former Klu Klux Klan auguration. Among this group are representatives leader David Duke. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 148th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Modern, Western feminism still has its place in society CALL FOR CHANGE PRIYANKA BANSAL
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hrough several years of paying close attention to exchanges dealing with ideas of political and social reform, I’ve encountered my fair share of opinions dealing with women’s issues and the general stigma around feminism. While most encounters are positive, there are far too many people contributing to political intercourse that express a negative attitude toward modern American/Western feminism with little background or perspective on the subject. Views on moves for modern Western women’s equality are often looked upon as being pointless or asking for too much. We have the right to vote and work amongst men, so why are there still complaints? In reality, though, defining the validity of women’s rights issues solely by comparing the situations of different countries is ignorant. When people think of women’s issues, they refer to a cry for help from disadvantaged girls in India, where social restrictions cause approximately 47 percent of girls to be married before reaching adulthood. They think of Ethiopia, where literacy rates indicate that around 82 percent of women lack a basic education. Saudi Arabia comes to mind, where social values discourage women from
driving. These are statistics that can easily be Googled by anyone trying to argue a point. It takes a deeper understanding of the women’s rights movement to know that the Western world suffers from the same stigmas against women that affect girls in eastern cultures. Although the repercussions may not be as extreme, and we certainly aren’t openly forced into child marriages or subject to female mutilation, the atmosphere still exists. The women’s rights movement still holds valid points in Western cultures.
Here in the United States, our society’s attitude against women faces repercussions that show in the economy or our less than excellent marketing skills. Let’s skip the fact that Barbie dolls and other toys are still marketed towards teaching toddlers how to have self-esteem and body image issues, normalizing the submissive and domesticated behavior expected of women. When we even have pens specifically designed in pink and purple, packaged with sparkles and sold at up to 70 percent
“It has been pointed out that New Jersey, California, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are the only four states with funded maternity leave.” Too many people are quick to disregard modern Western feminism. There is a stigma surrounding feminism in Western cultures because it is seemingly unnecessary here and is subsequently a waste of time. Too many people believe that gender equality has been reached in Western cultures and that further outreach for help is just women being stubborn or spoiled by the media. The truth is that Western cultures are nowhere near where we need to be in terms of equality in any sense. Our society has reasons to fight for women’s equality just as any country does, but the reasons show themselves more subtly.
more than the price of generic black and blue pens generally targeted at men, there is an issue. This is often referred to as the “pink tax,” where our society is willing to normalize the increased price that women face on everyday items — even pens. We also face problems in the field of women’s maternity leave. It has been pointed out that New Jersey, California, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are the only four states with funded maternity leave. Women are at many times forced to choose between their child or their career due to a lack of progress in maternity leave policy. This causes
unhealthy relationships, mental illnesses and many negative economic effects. Perhaps the most straightforward piece of evidence pointing toward the fact that women’s rights movements still have a right to prevail in America are the constant societal issues such as the victimization of women in rape cases and rape culture in general. Scandals, or rather crimes, show up on news feeds every day with headlines summarizing the case of one man or another that was “falsely” accused of rape by a woman. Or, arguably even worse but far too common, are headlines that read about men that were convicted of rape but never faced any consequences. Statistically, while only 2 percent of rape accusations are actually false, 97 percent of the perpetrators never face any jail time. According to society, why should they? How could she ruin his life like that? He has a career to follow, a family to support, a life to lead. And so it goes. Misogyny exists in every crevice of the world. Whether it’s the more obvious cases in Pakistan or the more subtle cases in New York City, both are valid reasons to want to make a change. Negatively stigmatizing the women’s rights movements across the Western world is not going to stop anyone, clearly, it is just slowing things down. Priyanka Bansal is a Rutgers Business School first year majoring in business and journalism and media studies. Her column, “Call for Change,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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DIVERSIONS
January 17, 2017
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 11 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Relate back to unusual people, events or circumstances you faced throughout your growing years, and it will help eliminate doubt and uncertainty regarding medical, financial or contractual matters. Being surefooted will show others how readily you are able to get things done. Handle relationships that need an adjustment by offering incentives and your expectations will be met. Your numbers are 3, 11, 23, 27, 34, 38, 43.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
Non Sequitur
Wiley
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Show compassion. Speaking up, criticizing or complaining will not bring the results you hope for. Don’t let emotional matters infiltrate into the way you do your job or how you handle others. Take time to reflect before you challenge someone or something. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your emotions will make decisions difficult. Take a step back and decide exactly what you want to do, and what the best way is to reach your goals with the least amount of interference. Preparation and organization will be key. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Refuse to let yours or someone else’s emotions interfere with what you are trying to accomplish. Be strong and show tenacity when faced with distractions or opposition. What you do will make a difference and could bring you accolades. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Put in the time and effort to do something nice for someone special. Your help will lead to ideas and an expansion of what you can do to bring in higher revenue. Explore your options and don’t limit yourself. 4 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Pick up the slack and make a point to take care of business. Dealing with relationships will be easy if you are honest about the way you feel and recognize the way you are being treated. Make a difference. 5 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Put more effort into work and consider how you can use your skills and knowledge to get ahead. Don’t let anyone use emotional tactics on you. Use your intelligence and you will prosper. 2 stars
Pearls Before Swine
Stephan Pastis
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Look for a way to advance instead of wasting your time opposing people who don’t see things your way. It’s what you do that will make a difference. An opportunity will change the way you move forward. 4 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Good fortune will come through the connections you make while networking, going in for interviews or traveling. Express your ideas and strategy to ensure success and you will gain popularity and support. Don’t make unreasonable promises or financial contributions. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Anger will not solve your problems. Look for solutions and make suggestions. Your ability to compromise and work alongside others will help you avoid being left out or treated poorly. Someone you help out will influence your life. 2 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Stick to the rules, but don’t be afraid to do things differently. As long as you stay within your boundaries, you will stand out and give others something to think about. Show your capabilities and make your expectations perfectly clear. 2 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Show discipline when handling money matters. Hang on to your cash regardless of the pressure put on you to spend. Ignore the temptations of those who are being frivolous and carefree. Don’t feel the need to donate or pay for others. 5 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Emotional situations will surface. Do your best to find solutions, but don’t let anyone get away with treating you disrespectfully. Don’t make assumptions -- look at the facts and do what needs to be done. 3 stars
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Universal Crossword ACROSS
61 ___ Aviv, Israel
1 Alfred Hitchcock-shaped fruit
62 Word with “flotation”
5 Greek lyric poet
or “mnemonic”
11 Wet marshy place
63 Eye part
14 It knows which way the wind
64 90-degree joint
is blowing
65 Long, broad strips
15 Like some islands
66 Drummer’s forte
16 Miner’s valuable discovery
DOWN
17 Feature of a building in Oz?
1 Plumber’s pipe material (Abbr.)
19 Achieve victory
2 Handy pencil holder
20 Batting practice structures
3 “It doesn’t matter which”
21 Chisel for a stonemason
4 Cancel, as a law
23 The Inuit, old-style
5 Neptune is one
26 Where to find Santiago
6 Wheel shafts
27 Soaked up some rays
7 Some missing soldiers
28 Part of a willow tree
8 Soccer mom’s org.
31 MacKenzie of old beer ads
9 It’s far from the point?
32 Honey relative?
10 “Eight ___, and all’s well!”
33 Fairy-tale beast
11 Blooper originating in an alley?
36 ___ de Triomphe
12 Bracket-braced window
42 Glide high
37 Hit the horn on a subcompact
13 Comedy, sci-fi or drama, e.g.
45 Den newcomer
40 Bad thing to have at a
18 Least wild
47 Butting heads
22 Columbus’ state
48 Cleans oneself
41 Flaps the gums
23 Part of an English exam, often
49 Ramble on
43 Turn tail
24 Infra’s opposite
50 Name tag, essentially
44 Spiral-horned African creature
25 Where to let your fingers do
51 “Here!”
housewarming?
46 Shoe type
the shopping?
53 Was picturesque?
48 Temporary property holder
28 Supply the food
49 Dressy trousers feature
29 Equipped and trained for the job 57 Eggs, in a lab
51 Sang “Silent Night” here
30 Athletic supporter?
58 Not a st.
32 Tree part used for timber
59 Sheepish expanse
52 Muzzleloader accessory
34 Royal Indian woman (var.)
60 Flat back muscle, briefly
54 Like Count Basie’s “Doll”
35 Ran its course
55 Atty’s. group
38 Taking a personal day
56 Resist a roaming charge
39 See 32-Across
and there
Yesterday’s Solution
54 Dentist’s directive
Yesterday’s Solution
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January 17, 2017 WRESTLING PENN STATE 37, RUTGERS 6
RU drops first Big Ten dual to Lions Jon Spilletti Staff Writer
Rutgers may be a wrestling school, but Penn State can do them one better. Or twenty. The Rutgers wrestling team left State College, Pennsylvania winless in its 20th attempt against the No. 2 Nittany Lions (7-0, 3-0) Friday, as the Scarlet Knights (7-2, 2-1) dropped their first Big Ten dual meet, 37-6. Boasting four ranked wrestlers compared to Penn State’s nine, the Knights faced a tall task from the starting whistle, and the opening match did nothing to set head coach Scott Goodale at ease. Though freshman 125-pounder Brandon Paetzell enjoyed a last-second victory against fellow newcomer Travis Piotrowski of Illinois last weekend, he couldn’t find the same fortune Friday night, as he fell to No. 3 Nick Suriano to the tune of 16-2, sending the Lions out to a 4-0 lead. Junior 133-pounder Scott DelVecchio and George Carpenter took the mat next in what was one of the few unranked matches of the evening. DelVecchio, bouncing back from last week’s defeat to No. 4 Zane Richards, earned an 11-4 decision. But following an unranked match came one between two All-Americans. No. 6 Anthony Ashnault and No. 12 Jimmy Gulibon grappled to a 6-4 decision in favor of the former, who shoved Rutgers to a 6-4 edge. The first of a pair of top-ranked wrestlers for Penn State, No. 1 Zain Retherford, approached the mat next, meeting in the middle with fifth-year senior 149-pounder Ken Theobold. Theobold was passed versus the Fighting Illini in favor of
Anthony Giraldo, who did not get the job done. The No. 14 Theobold followed Giraldo’s lead, as Retherford maintained his undefeated record this season with a commanding fall over the senior. And No. 16 John Van Brill was unable to do any better against No. 1 Jason Nolf. Though the sophomore 157-pounder held his own for the beginning of the first period, two quick near-falls gave Nolf the leverage to record a 22-4 technical fall. Nolf recorded his 12th victorious non-decision of the year, closing the front half with a 15-6 dual lead. Hoping to break the Lions’ streak was 165-pounder Willie Scott. He faced off against No. 4 Vincenzo Joseph in a battle of the freshmen, though he once again found himself on his back for much of the affair. Joseph pushed Penn State further into the lead with a 19-3 technical fall. At 20-6, the Knights needed a masterful fight out of fifth-year senior 174-pounder Philip Bakuckas. Bakuckas held then-No. 12 Zac Brunson to a two-point margin last weekend, and the margins were just as cruel to him on the road, as No. 14 Geno Morelli nabbed the 5-3 decision. The last of Rutgers’ four ranked wrestlers took the mat next and he did so with a wrestler 12 spots higher. But No. 14 Gravina and No. 2 Nickal did not wrestle for long. The latter put away Gravina before the close of the second period, putting the meet out of reach for the visitors. Despite the early win for the Lions, freshman 197-pounder Matthew Correnti looked to continue his good run of form from last
Junior 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault was 1 of 2 wrestlers who picked up victories against Penn State Friday, defeating No. 12 Jimmy Gulibon in a 6-4 battle. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / DECEMBER 2016 weekend’s dual-saving decision over Illinois’ Andre Lee. This time head-to-head with No. 11 Matt McCutcheon, Correnti was unable to further last week’s success, dropping the match at a 4-3 line. To round out the evening for the Knights was sophomore Ralph Normandia in only his second match
of the season. In his 11th match across the mat was the undefeated No. 5 Nick Nevills, whose ranking brought no worry to the fresh Normandia, who held his own for much of the first period before making way for a Nevills technical fall. A fitting end to a frustrating night for Goodale and company, Nevills’ technical fall marked the 7th consecutive victory on the evening for Penn State. Rutgers only collected two wins on the night with back-to-back early decisions for DelVecchio and Ashnault.
And they’ll carry those decisions into a conference intermission Friday night in a dual against winless Oregon State. For the other spots in the lineup, Goodale is still shuffling around, a job he was hoping to cease by the new year. Who will figure into the starting roles is less certain after Friday’s loss, in what was not the team’s first test against higher-ranked competition. For more updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow @TargumSports and @jon_spilletti on Twitter.
IN BRIEF
P
resident Barack Obama welcomed the Chicago Cubs to the White House on Monday to celebrate their World Series win and speak to the power of spor ts to unite a divided nation. “Throughout our history, sports has had this power to bring us together even when the country is divided,” Obama said in honoring his hometown team. The ceremony came four days before Obama hands the presidency over to Donald Trump following one of the most divisive elections in recent memory. The president has a home in Chicago, but he is a White Sox fan. He rooted for the Cubs after the Sox failed to reach the playoffs. The Cubs gave Obama a baseball jersey with the number 44, a fitting gift for the nation’s 44th president. Obama invited the Cubs hours after they won the series in November, asking on Twitter if the team wanted to visit before his term ends on Friday. The Cubs won their first World Series title since 1908 by defeating the Cleveland Indians.
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hiefs coach Andy Reid said he didn’t agree with the late holding call on tackle Eric Fisher that wiped out the Chiefs’ two-point conversion in the fourth quarter of Sunday night’s playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. “There are certain things you agree with and don’t agree with during games,’’ Reid said Monday when asked for his opinion of the call. “It really doesn’t matter now that we’re sitting here. I don’t want to be fined any money but I would tell you I was probably leaning the other way ... I know Fish is going to have a lot of eyes on him for that call, and I’m not sure I completely agree with what took place, but it did. The call was made and we live with that.’’ The holding penalty pushed the Chiefs’ attempt for the tying twopoint conversion with less than three minutes remaining to the Pittsburgh 12. That try was unsuccessful, and after receiving the ensuing kickoff, the Steelers were able to run out the clock in their 1816 victory. Chiefs players, including tight end Travis Kelce and quarterback Alex Smith, said they also disagree.
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INDIANA Turnovers, free throw shooting, lackluster shooting among Rutgers’ issues continued from back
total of 17. He also dished four assists and grabbed as many boards, some difficult turnovers in some though he wasn’t without fault in tough times. It’s been a problem their sloppy play as he conceded possession three times on the day. for us all year.” Sanders increased production It was those deficiencies, two of the most glaring issues surround- on the offensive end of the floor coing this Rutgers team, that imped- incides with some added responsied a pair of positives from making bility given to him by Pikiell on the defensive end. Tasked with guardan impact. Pikiell’s continued emphasis ing the opposition’s best player, on rebounding paid dividends he put in a quality night in the last game he didn’t once again as the lead Rutgers in Knights became the first team “We keep getting better. scoring, holding Big Ten scoring this season to Our record doesn’t leader Peter outrebound the say it but we’re Jok of Iowa to Hoosiers (38-29), plugging away ...” 18 points, five though not everyshort of his thing around the Steve pikiell 23-point averrim was positive. Head Coach age coming into Of its 11 offensive the contest. rebounds, Rutgers “Corey’s only managed 11 second-chance points, with another played a lot better in the last few recurring problem — missing easy weeks,” Pikiell said in the postgame lay-ups around the rim — rearing its press conference in Bloomington Sunday. “He’s really done a great ugly head on a couple of occasions. The loss also marked another job in film prepping and games. He step in the emergence of Corey ran our team today.” Pikiell acknowledges the flaws Sanders’ increased role in Big Ten play. The sophomore guard led the in his team — he mentions the Knights in scoring for a second lack of shooting ability, the sloppy straight night, scoring 7 of their ball-handling, the foul-shooting isfirst 9 points en route to his final sues, the inability to play a full 40
HOME Knights have won 3 straight Big Ten games at Rutgers Athletic Center continued from back season. However, they have not taken a step back defensively, as they rank towards the top of the conference in defensive categories. Sophomore point guard KK Sanders has been the team’s best defender this year and ranks third in the Big Ten with 2.4 steals/game. However, she has greatly improved in conference play, as she is averaging 3.2 steals/ game against Big Ten opposition.
“Rutgers is known for defense. That’s what we live off of,” said junior guard Shrita Parker. “You can thank (C. Vivian Stringer), she’s the one.” Aside from the defensive end, Parker is the team’s leading scorer and set a career-high with 20 points against Michigan State. She has been transitioning into the shooting guard role since the emergence of Sanders as the starting point guard. Stringer has said that her role is
Sophomore guard Corey Sanders has seen his role increase by the game on both ends of the floor. He’s led the Knights in scoring in their last two games. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / DECEMBER 2016 minute game in Big Ten play — but that does not deter him from seeing the positives and shining a light on them. And with fellow Big Ten coaches heaping praise on the improvements they see in the Knights in comparison to last season, including Michigan State’s Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo bringing up Pik-
iell when asked about the level of coaching in the league, he’s not the only one who sees it. “I thought we played really hard,” Pikiell said following a loss to Northwestern, though it feels appropriate to say following each of Rutgers’ six Big Ten losses. “We’re struggling with that 40-minute marker. Played a really good basketball team that I
have a ton of respect for and I thought we did a lot of good things. We keep getting better. Our record doesn’t say it but we’re plugging away and we’re going to get a couple of these.” For more updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow @TargumSports and @briannnnf on Twitter.
to be a pure scorer and she has re- able to get consistent production gotta make sure we keep ourselves calm and collected.” sponded to the call, averaging over from any of them. Iowa also happens to be where 15 points in Big Ten play. Junior wing Kandiss Barber, Against the Hawkeyes, the fo- who had the game-winning points Stringer coached before coming to cus will be on the frontcourt, as against Michigan State, says that Rutgers in 1995. She is not focused on storylines, Iowa boasts one though, just her of the best forgetting the wards in the con“Rutgers is known for defense. That’s what we live off team result they want. ference in Meof. You can thank (C. Vivian Stringer), she’s the one.” The Hall of Fame gan Gustafson. coach is all busiThe sophomore ness for this one. is averaging a SHRITA PARKER “They’re a double-double Junior guard great team. We with 17.4 points need to work on and 10.1 rebounds per game. She will be a the Knights are only focused on (maintaining consistency).” matchup problem, as Rutgers has what they can do to improve and to For more updates on the Rutbeen rotating frontcourt players win games. Desiree Keeling, Victoria Harris “We can’t worry about what gers men’s basketball team, follow and Jordan Wallace, not being they’re doing,” she said. “We just @TargumSports on Twitter.
C. Vivian Stringer and the Scarlet Knights look to extend their home winning streak against her former team, Iowa, at the Rutgers Athletic Center on Tuesday. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / DECEMBER 2016
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January 17, 2017 MEN’S TRACK RUTGERS FINISHED BEANTOWN CHALLENGE WITH 18 PLACEMENTS
Sophomore breaks record in Beantown Challenge jordan farbowitz staff writer
The Rutgers men’s indoor track and field team’s season officially began last Saturday and they have quite literally hit the ground running and jumping.
After winning six events at last week’s Rutgers Invitational, they repeated the feat this past Saturday at Harvard University’s Beantown Challenge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Scarlet Knights were the clear winners of the meet, as
they won the most events out of any school. Their triumphs consisted of four track wins and two field wins, four of which were individual performances and two of which were won as a team. The Knights ended the meet with 18 top-10 finishes.
Sophomore Izaiah Brown broke a 33-year old school record in the 300m with a 33.12-second finish, en route to securing first place in the event. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / NOVEMBER 2016
But according to head coach Mike Mulqueen, the team is capable of doing better, especially since a lot of athletes sat out for various reasons. “It is very early in the season and we have a lot of work to do,” he said. “We did not compete a lot of athletes due to illness, injuries or coming back from injuries.” Headlining the Rutgers performances was sophomore Izaiah Brown. He won the 300-meter dash with a time of 33.12 seconds, breaking a Rutgers record that had stood for 33 years. Brown was also part of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished first with a time of 3:16.61 minutes. He joined senior Jordan Jimerson, first-year student Nathaniel Gravesande and senior Jermaine Griffith in the Knights’ winning effort. The team won the event for the second meet in a row. Griffith and Gravesande also ran well for Rutgers in the 500-meter dash. Griffith won the event with a time of 1:03.87, and Gravesande was not far behind, finishing in third with a time of 1:05.14. The Knights’ other team win and last track win came in the 4x800 meter relay. Junior Luke Wiley, first-year student Nick Pschunder, sophomore Andrew Comito and first-year student Jason Schweizer won the event with a time of 8:02.94 minutes. Just like in the 4x400, the Knights repeated
their first place finish from the Rutgers Invitational. The Knights also performed well in field events. Tobi Tella continued his stellar start to his rookie season, winning the triple jump for the second consecutive week. He won with a distance of 15.18 meters, beating last week’s winning distance of 14.95 meters. “Tobi is jumping well, training hard and hopes to keep improving,” Mulqueen said. The final Rutgers victory belonged to sophomore Jordan Lorenzo, who won the high jump with a distance of 1.99 meters. He improved on his second-place jump of 1.95 meters from last week’s meet. The Knights return to action this Saturday, Jan. 21, when they compete in the Penn 8 Team Select in Staten Island, N.Y. Rutgers has made quite a first impression so far this season. With 12 event wins in the last two weeks, the Knights will be on every program’s radar in upcoming competitions. 0.The season is still young, but Rutgers is emerging as one of the teams to beat in the Northeast, especially once they are at full strength. “We will look a lot better when we get everyone back,” Mulqueen said. “Staying healthy is vital to our success.” For more updates on the Rutgers men’s track and field team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
WOMEN’S TRACK RUTGERS CAPTURED TITLES IN 3 EVENTS
Knights place fifth overall behind Saunders’ record kevin stapleton contributing writer
After a victorious first weekend at the Rutgers Invitational, the Rutgers women’s track and field team continued its early-season success with an impressive outing at the ninth annual Beantown Challenge in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Scarlet Knights captured three different titles in the 200, 400 and 500-meter events, and saw the 300-meter university record toppled by junior Bria Saunders, who became the 300-meter runner up (39.25). The Knights placed fifth overall in the Beantown Challenge, scoring 72.50 points. Beantown host Harvard scored 138 team
points, earning the top spot at the indoor meet. “With (this) being the second meet where we also got to travel a little bit, it was a new experience for some of our athletes,” Saunders said. “There was definitely tougher competition than what we faced at the Rutgers Invitational.” Saunders also commented on her improvements this season.
“This meet was interesting because the Beantown Challenge doesn’t usually have the 300-meter event very often, so it was fun for me to run the 300 meter and break the school record,” she said. “Every week I see myself getting stronger, better and faster. Moving forward, I have to maintain a positive outlook and execute my plan, not get caught up if I don’t meet the standard I
want to because I know it will come later down the road. It’s still early in the season — I have to ensure that every week I go out on the track is better than the last.” Saunders also placed fourth in the 60-meter event (7.67), an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) qualifying achievement. During separate track events, sophomore Phyllis Gordon had distinguishable performances, taking first place in both the 200 (25.04) and 300 (39.25) meter events — both ECAC qualifying times. Senior Alayna Famble also had a strong performance at the meet, earning first place in the 500-meter event (1:17.93). The Knights took fifth (4:03.70) and third place (9:27.04) in the 4x400 meter and 4x800 meter relays, respectively. In field events, Rutgers saw a notable effort by sophomore Rhonda Rogombe, who seized second place (5.29m) in the Long Jump event. “As far as our performance … it’s all a learning process for the newer athletes, (gaining) more exposure and getting used to how collegiate meets work,” Saunders said. “For returning athletes, we’re getting back into the swing of things, remembering how every week we’re facing new competition. So for the second meet, overall it was a good team effort and performance.” For more updates on the Rutgers women’s track and field team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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“We’re a team that’s been up and down but what’s important is that we demonstrate to ourselves that we can be really up when the big games are there.” — Head coach C. Vivian Stringer
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MEN’S BASKETBALL INDIANA 76, RUTGERS 57
Recurring struggles doom RU in Indiana Brian Fonseca Sports Editor
The Rutgers men’s basketball team will begin the spring semester with as many wins as it had to begin it. The Scarlet Knights fell to Indiana at Assembly Hall Sunday in a similar fashion to the five other losses they have suffered in Big Ten play. The Scarlet Knights (11-8, 0-6) came storming out of the gate, taking a 15-6 lead just over five minutes into the contest by capitalizing on their solid defense early. Rutgers forced the Hoosiers (12-6, 2-3) into missing 7 of their first 10 attempts from the field as it hit 8 of its first 12 shots. But like the contests against Northwestern and Iowa, the Knights would run out of gas on defense as their early efficiency on offense regressed to the mean. Indiana went on a 21-8 run to take the lead for the first time, one it wouldn’t relinquish. Rutgers responded with a quick 9-4 run to reduce its halftime deficit to nine, but the Hoosiers opened the second half with a 15-6 run of their own to seal the win. The home side was backed by another sloppy performance from Rutgers, who had 21 turnovers that Indiana would convert into 33 points. The Knights also didn’t help their own case from the free throw line, where they hit 12 of their 26 attempts. “Just couldn’t click from the free throw line. If we could’ve made some free throws, it would’ve been interesting,” said head coach Steve Pikiell postgame to Chris Carlin on Rutgers IMG Radio show. “And then, obviously, Head coach Steve Pikiell insists his team is improving by the game despite Rutgers riding a seven game losing streak, including its first six games in Big Ten play, the latest of which coming against Indiana Sunday. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / DECEMBER 2016
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS-IOWA, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.
Knights look to remain hot at home griffin whitmer staff writer
Coming off its most impressive victory of the season, the Rutgers women’s basketball team will look to keep the momentum going when Iowa comes to Piscataway for the 7 p.m. tip-off on Tuesday night. The Scarlet Knights (6-13, 3-3) are currently on a three-game winning streak at home, which includes two Big Ten upsets over Penn State and Michigan State. The Hawkeyes (11-7, 2-3) are coming off a 16-point loss to No. 3 Maryland and will look to rebound against Rutgers. In their last outing, the Knights came back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to stun Michigan State. However, that victory was following two consecutive road losses, including a 37-point loss against Illinois. While Rutgers has been a very strong home team as of late, they have struggled greatly on the road and struggled overall with consistency.
If the Knights play at the level they did against the Spartans, they will be one of the best teams in the Big Ten. But they are still trying to piece everything together and play at a high level every game. “We’re a team that’s been up and down but what’s important is that we demonstrate to ourselves that we can be really up when the big games are there.” said head coach C. Vivian Stringer. “Hopefully that will carry over to the rest of the games.” One thing Stringer thinks that will add consistency is continued contribution from the bench. “We have nine altogether that came in and did a heck of a job,” she said of the bench players’ effort against Michigan State. “It allowed the veteran players to watch that and make a difference.” With a roster that returned very little scoring from last season, Rutgers has seen a dip in overall offensive production this See HOME on Page 13 EXTRA POINT
NBA SCORES
NY Knicks Atlanta
108 107
Washington Portland
120 101
Orlando Denver
112 125
Junior guard Shrita Parker is the team’s leading scorer and is coming off a career-high 20 points against Michigan State. JEFFREY GOMEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / DECEMBER 2016
Philadelphia Milwaukee
113 104
New Orleans Indiana
95 98
MADISON TIERNAN,
and fellow former Scarlet Knight Erin Smith were both taken in the NWSL draft. Tiernan, a forward, was drafted 24th overall by Sky Blue FC and will remain in Yurcak Field. Smith was drafted 33rd overall by the Houston Dash.
knights schedule
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SWIMMING/DIVING
WRESTLING
MEN’S BASKETBALL
vs. Iowa
Cincinnati/Virginia Tech
vs. Oregon St
vs. Nebraksa
Tonight, 7 p.m., The RAC.
Friday, 5 p.m., Christiansburg, VA
Friday, 7 p.m., The RAC
Saturday, noon., The RAC