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overlook everything taking place electronically at Rutgers, including student communications. “Old Queens says they would Rutgers’ adoption of a new email never read people’s emails, but system called Office 365 has creyou have to wonder why they ated tension between University would spend hundreds of thouadministrators and the Rutgers sands of dollars on gaining the faculty union. capacity to read our emails ver y In August, the administration easily,” he said. adopted the new Hughes said system Rutgers he moved off Connect, and in“Old Queens says they would never read people’s servsisted to faculty emails, but you have to wonder why they would spend Rutgers ers as soon as that all Univerhundreds of thousands of dollars on gaining the he became the sity business capacity to read our emails very easily.” union’s president be conducted because he asthrough it, said david hughes sumed his new David Hughes, President of Rutgers American Association of University Professors position would the president of make him a tarRutgers’ Ameriget of administracan Association of University Professors and the Rutgers Connect could potentially tive surveillance. “We encouraged all of our memAmerican Federation of Teachers jeopardize academic freedom by (AAUP-AFT) and a professor of the increasing the University’s ability bers to remove all of their commuto conduct surveillance on users. nications that were related to scholDepartment of Anthropology. “Office 365 is a cloud-based According to its website, Office 365 arship, pedagogy, research, union email and calendaring system that enhances the visibility of the work- matters and all kinds of personal and political matters,” Hughes said. will provide better collaboration place to managers. Hughes said that under the new within and between departments, improved email and calendaring server, managers would be able to See faculty on Page 4 Correspondent
services, excellent spam and virus filtering, a resilient system with 99.95 percent uptime and a service that provides many other useful collaboration, education and business tools,” according to the FAQ page of Rutgers Connect. Hughes represents the faculty union and said he believes
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Worst parts of N.B. to walk through late at night Samil Tabani contributing writer
Rutgers broke ground on the RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center in November. The facilities will accomodate the basketball, gymnastics, wrestling and volleyball programs and is expected to be complete in July. BRIAN FONSECA / SPORTS EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2016
U. outlines ‘R Big Ten Build’ plan for construction of new athletic facilities Marissa Scognamiglio contributing writer
Rutgers University has broken ground on the construction of a 295,000-square-foot, 4-storey athletic facility and parking deck on the Livingston campus.
The facility will be built adjacent to the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) lot, and is a component of the “R Big Ten Build” master plan. This plan includes a comprehensive campaign to raise $100 million for premier Rutgers Athletic training facilities,
according to the Big Ten Build plan website. Launched in January 2016, the campaign initiated a partnership between Rutgers Athletics and RWJBarnabas Health, through which the See facilities on Page 5
Despite police presence in high-volume areas on campus, students still feel threatened by certain parts of Rutgers University. School of Arts and Sciences firstyear student Ryan Chung said that he feels Easton Avenue is the scariest place on the Rutgers campus, especially during weekends. He said he feels Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays are the most frightening times, especially because of all the parties going on. Chung said he has witnessed people partaking in suspicious activity late at night. “I have a friend who actually got drugged with Xanax in the past few weeks,” Chung said. He also said he feels more secure in an on-campus environment, rather than in New Brunswick itself, which he said feels is more of like an open-city environment. Chung said there is a lot of blame on students as well for acting irresponsibly at parties. “(The police) can’t be everywhere at every party, patrolling things,” Chung said. Chung tries to avoid the area because of the stories he has heard, he said. Sanika Kadam, a Rutgers Business School sophomore, also
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believes Easton Avenue is the scariest part of Rutgers, especially the parts further away from the Barnes and Noble on Somerset Street. “It’s dark and less lit and you know there’s not many Rutgers buildings, so you know there aren’t other people around to provide a more protective environment,” Kadam said. She believes that due to a large number of fraternities, you can noticeably observe people who are consuming alcohol, she said. “There was a freshman who was left alone by her entire group of friends and she was lost. Being in an unknown place, especially in that part of campus, was completely unsafe,” she said. Kadam said she lives relatively close to that part of the College Avenue campus, but her observations do not prevent her from looking for housing in the area. “Although people might think it is a buzzkill for parties, I do like that there are some cops around,” Kadam said. Chung said he would become more aware of his surroundings but would not completely avoid Easton Avenue. People seem to trust strangers too easily on these parts of the See night on Page 5
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Students air complaints about Cook, Douglass campuses
Students named inconvenient transportation as the biggest issue on the Cook/Douglass campuses. The campus as a whole was described as disorienting and difficult to navigate, but supporters of the campuses pointed to its natural setting as its greatest asset. GEORGETTE STILLMAN
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As the most rural areas of Rutgers, Cook and Douglass campuses may hold a special place in the hearts of some Rutgers students, faculty and staff. But some students dislike living and taking classes on these New Brunswick campuses due to their remote location and aging facilities. School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Kyrillos Ghaly is one of those students. He said it was largely because of how much of a hassle it is for students not living on the campus to reach it. The size of the campuses and the number of buildings there are are other points against its favor, he said. “It doesn’t seem like a familiar place. It’s way too big, to be honest,” Ghaly said.
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore Emily Gussman lives on Cook campus and takes all of her classes on Cook and Douglass as well. She also said the size of Cook/Douglass is inconvenient for getting to class or navigating around. Her larger complaint is with the lack of upkeep in
before moving to the College Avenue campus. He faced various issues during his time in the Newell Apartments including leaks and broken lights. Levin said the campus was “ver y spatially disorienting,” which can make traveling ver y inconvenient. Daniel Lane, a School of Engineering senior, lived on Cook
the only bus he could take— and it was inconveniently located relative to his residence hall. On the other hand, some students do prefer the campuses to College Avenue or its Piscataway counterparts. Gussman said Cook/Douglass has far more parking spots than other campuses. Levin praised Neilson Dining Hall and described the campus
“I prefer the open spaces and quieter setting that I find on Cook.” craig phelps Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences
public spaces and restrooms, she said. “I feel like Rutgers forgets to do work on this campus. They seem to be more focused on other campuses,” she said. School of Arts and Sciences junior Daniel Levin said he lived on Cook campus during the first two weeks of the fall semester
campus during his first-year at Rutgers and took classes there as well, he said. “The inconvenience of the campus’s location made me not like it,” Lane said. His issues stemmed from the difficulty he faced traveling to Busch campus for engineering courses, he said. The RexB was
as peaceful. The new New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health is another perk, he said. Lane said the Cook and Douglass campuses were very aesthetically pleasing and are possibly the best campuses to take walks on. “Teaching on Cook/Douglass is extremely convenient
for me... Cook/Douglass is the most beautiful campus on Rutgers—New Brunswick, Rutgers—Camden and Rutgers— Newark,” said Siobain Duf fy, a professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources. She enjoys the serene nature of the campus and said it is extremely calming to see the animals playing. T h o u g h Duffy said she is generally a fan of Cook/ Douglass campuses, she sees areas to improve upon. “We need more instructional space here,” she said. Craig Phelps, a professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, said Cook /Douglass have a lot to offer. “I prefer the open spaces and quieter setting that I find on Cook to the other campuses,” he said.
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faculty Professor says ‘Office 365’ email system impedes rights to privacy, free speech continued from front He said the union is working to exclude research, scholarship and pedagogy from the definition of “university business,” because unwanted access to such information constitutes an infringement on free speech. “Much of our academic freedoms are constituted by discussions about higher education policy, about policy and administration and debates,” Hughes said. If faculty knows they are being monitored, Hughes said they will be less likely partake in essential discussions and academic processes. “We have a shared governance system where faculty are absolutely entitled and encouraged to dispute and exercise authority as well as advising capacity through governance,” Hughes said. “This is one of the things that has made universities such a strong institutional form for 800 years.” Being able to formulate positions in opposition to Old Queens and to dispute with administrative figures of the University is crucial to the well-being of the University, he said. “The Administration has set up policies which subject communications running through Rutgers community to surveillance and public exposure, and that is intolerable to us,” Hughes said. Robert Scott, an associate professor of and program director of the Department of Anthropology at Rutgers, said he is skeptical of the email migration. Under the old email system, professors could have emails forwarded automatically from their official Rutgers email address to their preferred email address, a feature unavailable in Office 365, he said. “They have all of these tools now to snoop at will,” Scott said. “It has a chilling effect on academic freedom.” Scott said ideas like these borrowed from the corporate world
and imported into the University context turns the school into a business-like place. When the free exchange of ideas is jeopardized, the essence of university is lost, Scott said. He said the situation being experienced by Rutgers faculty right now is similar to the situation former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton experienced when she used a private email server. Like Clinton, the faculty wants to be able to conduct business that is not necessarily in the view of “Big Brother” for more personal reasons, he said. With effort from the administration, however, he said simple compromises could be made. “Automatic forwarding would be enabled, but you could train faculty on appropriate use of email and warn them about any potential issues with applicable laws,” he said. This issue is serious because it is about preserving academic freedom and the independence of faculty to conduct research and teach their students, which should not be under the administrations control, he said. “Pick any issue, Rutgers faculty are doing research about all of them,” Scott said. “That means taking risks, and the University is a place where we get to take risks.” Austin Leibowitz, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said he has heard about the issues with the new server. “I am surprised more people do not know or really care about the problems it could cause,” he said. “An essential aspect of our Constitution is our right to privacy, and the more privacy the better.” Liebowitz said as a student, he is concerned about the loss of privacy associated with the adoption of the University’s new system. “We would like to be able to carry out conversations through Rutgers servers, the most convenient mechanism possible, without fear of snooping,” Hughes said.
The Department of Transportation Services is working to make buses more efficient by reducing the number of stops, improving routes and encouraging the use of alternative forms of transportation to prevent overcrowding. GEORGETTE STILLMAN
Transportation directors working to streamline campus bus routes Sharbel Skaff
A bus driver’s break schedule typically lines up with each campus’s Standard Course Period (SCP), Karakoglou said. Rutgers buses act as the prima“They will not take breaks ry form of transportation for many during class students, breaks,” Karakowho colglou said. “Once lectively “Each stop is friction and time, and we’re constantly class breaks end, take an trying to find ways to remove stops. If you remove you see the drivers estimatstops it makes everything more efficient, sit for a couple of ed 70,000 more predictable” minutes,” he said. bus trips It can be an inevery day, jack molenaar convenience espeaccording Director of Rutgers University Department of Transportation Services (DOTS) cially for commutto a previers, but there are ous Daily always other buses Targum article. But operating a large- Timing during class breaks is running, Molenaar said. He addscale bus system can often create approached differently to ac- ed that the transit system may not inconsistencies - including the commodate the drastic change be at fault for the inconveniences. “If you keep building big lecture times and locations when bus of riders. At these times, traffic some- halls and keep scheduling classes at drivers choose to take breaks. Students noted that breaks, times leaves students waiting the same time even if we had deditaken at inopportune times, can multiple cycles to catch a bus, cated bus lanes or a light rail system with no traffic you’re still waiting for lead them to arrive late to class- Karakgou said. The commute from a large something,” Molenaar said. es. John Karakoglou, assistant Sometimes bus drivers wait in director of the Rutgers Universi- class is comparable to exiting a ty Department of Transportation large sporting event, said Jack their seat or outside while the bus Services (DOTS) said the proto- Molenaar, director of the Rutgers is filled with students, while other col and scheduling of breaks is University Department of Trans- times, busses are parked at stuportation Services. Rutgers usual- dent centers earlier than they are not rigid. “The breaks depend on the ly sends more buses to accommo- scheduled to, Karakoglou said. Students can always ask the drivers. Some drivers take their date students during peak times, breaks in the morning and wait but he said no matter how many driver how much longer they will until lunchtime for the next one, buses are sent, students will still be or another bus should only be a couple minutes away, he said.The be leftover. but it all depends.” school is also working to improve and streamline its bus system. “Each stop is friction and time, and we’re constantly trying to find ways to remove stops,” Molenaar said. “If you remove stops it makes everything more efficient, more predictable.” Alternative forms of transportation are also being explored for the future, Molenaar said. He said his vision is to keep finding different types of transportation and tweaking how many times people use the bus each day. The school is currently working to do this is by expanding its bike share program on campus, as outlined in a Daily Targum article. In addition, Rutgers has revealed plans to redesign bike and bus lanes on the College Avenue campus. For commuters and residents looking for faster ways around campus, transportation provided by the University is pitched as the most viable option, Karakoglou said. “We run so much more frequent than NJ Transit, so if you miss a bus it’s no big deal there will be another one there soon,” said Karakoglou. contributing writer
With the large lectures, Rutgers buses can often be inundated with students flooding to the nearest bus stop to travel to their next destination, Karakglou said.
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facilities Fundraising campaign has raised $69M towards expanding athletic resources together the State University of New Jersey and the state’s finest hospital will become the exclusive health care system ... with the new health-care provider for Rutgers RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center serving as the Athletics, according to the site. Through this partnership, Rut- cornerstone for a nationally recoggers will not only receive funding nized collegiate athletics and sports for elite athletic training facilities, medicine program, we look forit will be provided a comprehen- ward to investing in academic medsive sports medicine program to ical education, sports performance serve Rutgers athletes and stu- and overall community wellness,” dents, RWJ Barnabas CEO and Ostrowsky said in an interview on the Rutgers Athletics website. President Barry Ostrowsky said. Known as “Phase 1” of the “R Big The facility will primarily serve the men and women’s basketball Ten Build” plan, this proposed masprograms, but will also help the ter plan includes three projects: the gymnastics, wrestling and volley- Multisport Training Sports comball programs, while providing an plex called “RWJBarnabas Health additional parking deck for stu- Athletic Performance Center,” dents and staff attending events, a Lacrosse and Soccer Training Complex and an enhanced Football according to the website. The highlights of the new facil- Training Complex, according to ity are its state-of-the-art locker the project’s outline online. The main mission of the project rooms, practice venues, strength and conditioning suites, coaches seems to be dedicated to ensuring offices and meeting rooms, Os- Rutgers is not only a contender trowsky said. The partnership in the Big Ten Conference, but has been well received by both in- a much larger, and competitive volved parties and was commend- force to be taken seriously within ed by University President Robert the conference, Barchi said. Rutgers Director of Athletics L. Barchi last month. “This partnership between the Patrick Hobbs spoke to the press State University of New Jersey, on the day that construction of the facility with its acabroke ground. demic health “There is center, and the an urgency state’s most “Now is the time to around everycomprehenthing we do sive integrated support Rutgers in athlethealth system, Athletics because we’re here ics,” he said in will be transon our way.” an interview, formational on “We’re in, in many levels, patrick hobbes my view, the giving our stuRutgers Athletic Director best conferdents and athence in the letes a worldUnited States. class sports We’re in the medicine protoughest divigram and helping us construct a cutting-edge sion in the best conference in athletic training facility,” Barchi the United States, and obviously, said in an interview for the Rutgers you’ve seen some of the results. We need to change those results. Scarlet Knights Athletic Website. RWJBarnabas Health will be in- The way we do that is by recruitvesting a total of $18 million to cre- ing great coaches, supporting the ate the sports medicine program coaches you have and provide and construct the facility, which is them with facilities they can be expected to be completed by July successful with.” As of Dec. 31, 2016, the cam2019, according to the site. RWJBarnabas Health has paign had fundraised over $69 shown continued interest, and has million to construct the facilities, promised to contribute future in- according to the site. “My message to all of the folks vestments to advance medical research at Rutgers, Ostrowsky said. that are out there and are thinking They hope to not only aid Rut- about when the time is to support gers medical schools but to ad- Rutgers Athletics, now is the time vance any academic opportunities to support Rutgers Athletics befor students in sports medicine cause we’re on our way,” Hobbes said in the same interview. “We’re fields, he said. “This partnership represents going to build this wonderful the next natural step in bringing building and other facilities.” continued from front
Rutgers University Police Department recommends students walk or jog in groups of three while going home at night and to avoid alcohol consumption. Safety plays a substantial role in where students choose to live, both on and off campus. GEORGETTE STILLMAN
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Students name Red Oak Lane, Easton Avenue, Downtown New Brunswick as scariest areas Public Safety Building on Douglass, but past Commercial Avenue campus, especially when they towards the residential areas of mention the idea of attending a Douglass, I see very few police officers,” Atkuru said. party, he said. Atkuru said increasing securiAnna Atkuru, a Rutgers Business School first-year student, ty, adding more streetlights and believes that parts of Douglass adding more blue buttons could make the camcampus near pus safer. Red Oak Lane RUPD adand Lipman vises students Hall are some “Past Commercial to be aware of the scariAvenue, towards the of their surest locations residential areas of roundings, on campus, along with the Douglass, I see very few walk or jog in groups of three Hill Center on police officers.” or more and Busch campus, avoid isolated she said. anna atkuru or dark areas, “These parts Rutgers Business School First Year according to of the campus their website. typically have They also say dim lighting, to avoid travelvery few blue lights and are generally pretty ing to destinations using the same vacant— not many people hang routes on a regular basis. The website explicitly said that out in these areas past 8 p.m.,” excessive alcohol consumption is Atkuru said. Atkuru said that nothing nega- the single largest contributor to tive has happened to her, but her victimization and crime. “I do intend to live on Douglass friends often feel insecure or unor (Livingston) for the sake of safe at these specific places. “Especially on Douglass or Bus- classes, but it is definitely somech, I rarely see RUPD (Rutgers thing that influences my decisions University Police Department in terms of schedule building,” officers). Of course, there is the Atkuru said. continued from front
CRIME Jan. 20 TRENTON — Edmund Harman, a former Notre Dame High Schol science teacher, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal sexual contact after admitting to touching a female student. The former track coach was accused of grabbing the student’s breasts, kissing her neck and rubbing her back and legs during class. According to his plea agreement, Harman would be sentenced to probation and renounce his teaching license. Jan. 20 NEWARK — Keyon Coleman, 19, was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly wounding a 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy during a Newark shooting. Newark police apprehended Coleman inside an Eagles Parkway residence. Both teenagers were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at University Hospital. Colemans court date is scheduled for a later date.
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Obama was ineffective but merits veneration
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n the spirit of the inaugural season and THE PRINCIPLED MILLENNIAL the inauguration of a new president, I believe it is prudent to shine a light MICHAEL PIQUERO on the incumbent President Barack Obama and provide my analysis of how his legacy should be viewed in a historical and cultural context. Despite my differing political opinion on his oftentimes cut-throat liberal policy positions, there is a large part of me that has tremendous respect and admiration for our country’s first black commander-in-chief. The personal and professional hurdles Obama had to overcome must have been staggering, and for that he deserves nothing but our highest esteem and deference. The movement he created was one of the most legendary and historic feats in American history and he managed to mobilize over 65 million Americans in both 2008 and 2012, easily disposing of both Republican challengers. The personal image Obama cultivated for himself paid off in dividends both politically and socially. His cool demeanor, relatable persona and captivating oratory has led to an overwhelmingly positive perception that accounts for the impressively high approval rating of about 57 percent. This ranks him as the second highest approval rating of any departing President in U.S. history, squarely next to John F. Kennedy, who had a whopping 70 percent approval rating. It is not a matter of argument whether President (and candidate) Obama had the political skills necessary for the job. What is more contentious is how to squarely peg his legacy. To some, Obama is an almost transcendent figure who through adversity and determination overcame all odds and became a successful and generation-defining president. To others, Obama represented more of the same for Washington: Scandals, government inaction and unwillingness to compromise. All the tenants of a run-of-the-mill establishment politician with grandstanding rhetoric but no change to back up the talk. My opinion of Obama generally falls under the perception of the latter category. Although I respect Obama’s sacrifices — both publicly and privately — which naturally come with the job of commander-in-chief of the United States, I think that Obama did not deliver the “change” he campaigned on for eight years and, in turn, let down a lot of his core supporters. It should be noted before I continue into my litany of criticisms of the president that I fully understand the counterarguments that could be made in regards to Obama’s job performance. Congress was historically disruptive. He came into office in a time of great peril for our nation both economically and politically. His true agenda was never allowed to be fully implemented. Although all valid in their own right, I believe the negative attributes of Obama’s term far outweigh these counterarguments. One question to ask when judging the legacy of a president is: What substantial change or direction did the nation take during their term? The answer for the Obama years is, unfortunately, a dangerously-winding spiral downwards. Economically, our country is growing at snail-like speed. According to Bloomberg, although Obama experienced mostly positive economic growth during his Presidency, “at 2.1 percent, it is the fourth-lowest growth rate of any president’s and below the postwar average of 2.9 percent.” Despite record corporate profits and a booming stock market fueled by a technological boom, most of this newfound wealth has been funneling upwards, not downwards thus increasing the income gap and furthering the issue of income inequality which plagues the lives of the poorest Americans and enhances the lives of the richest. Foreign-policy has been another area where the president has made many far-reaching and oftentimes damaging errors. The capitulation to Iran in which the Obama administration brokered a deal to halt the production of Iranian nuclear-grade weaponry while simultaneously preventing the use of American inspections into those programs comes to mind as a major failure. Obama’s — and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s — relentless pursuit of the democratization of the Middle-East has only exacerbated sectarian conflict, emboldened terrorists, propped-up autocratic governments and destabilized a region already incredibly fragile. Places like Libya, Syria and Yemen have all deteriorated significantly under his administration. Socially and culturally, the U.S. has arguably never been more divided the way it is now since the Civil War. The 2016 election opened these rifts that were created under the Obama terms. Neighbor against neighbor. Brother against brother. Countrymen against countrymen. It is an ugly development with even uglier repercussions. The Obama administration’s failure to compromise on key policies and his firm reluctance to embrace differing views undoubtedly fermented this development. So much for bridging the political divide that he spoke so much about in 2009. Although largely ineffective in his position, Obama still can captivate an audience like none other. He is a class act, a wonderful role-model and a decent, honorable man. For that he deserves our veneration, and a tip of my hat. Michael Piquero is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science and history. His column, “The Principled Millennial,” runs on alternate Fridays.
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EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW: Laurels and Darts ACTIVE MIND, HEALTHY MIND
DON’T STOP STOPPING AT CABARET THEATER
A group at Rutgers called Active Minds is leading the way in promoting mental wellness as well as the awareness of mental illness. The group hopes to change conversation regarding mental health on campus by increasing communication, awareness and education. Active Minds also provides information about available resources to those students who live with mental illnesses. We laurel Active Minds for creating a safe space and environment to discuss and aid in such important and prevalent issues.
Rutgers has decided to remove the Cooper Dining Hall bus stop that was previously on Douglass campus. The stop replaced the original Cabaret Theater bus stop on Nichol Avenue after it was closed for fire safety concerns. The removal of this stop has caused concern amongst the Rutgers student body. Concerns such as safety issues, convenience and time were brought up by students. We dart the Rutgers Department of Transportation Services for bringing such inconvenience into the daily commute of students.
SEPARATED AND SEGREGATED Research has revealed that New Jersey has the highest number of severely segregated schools in the nation. These schools include student bodies that are less than 1 percent white and are labeled as “apartheid schools.” This segregation has been credited to the separation of school districts within New Jersey. This creates an atmosphere where 1 out of every 4 black students in the state attends a school where they never interact with a white student. We dart the New Jersey school system for creating an environment where de facto segregation is still apparent today.
RUTGERS RECEIVES RECOGNITION Rutgers is receiving the recognition it deserves. Last month, the New Jersey Senate presented Rutgers with a resolution recognizing the University as a “globally esteemed educational institution in the Garden State.” University President Robert L. Barchi even traveled to Trenton to receive the honor from the Senate, which consists of alumni from the University. We laurel the New Jersey Senate for bestowing this esteemed and well-deserved honor upon our University.
NEW BRUNSWICK IS PAYING ITS WATER BILL After facing several scandals in recent years due to its water utility system, New Brunswick has decided to allocate $15.5 million for water utility improvements. These improvements range from architectural repairs to filtration enhancements. While these improvements were proposed among the midst of a criminal investigation into two former water utility employees, we laurel New Brunswick for finally taking action to improve our water system.
SHOW THEM THE MONEY! Thousands of Rutgers employees recently formed unions and filed a claim with the Department of Labor. This claim accused the University of withholding an estimated $500,000 in wages. Rutgers employees are outraged by this violation of federal hour and wage laws. These employees consisted of University-employed housekeepers, clinicians, clerical staff, scientists, doctors, operations and maintenance staff. We dart the University for not taking action to resolve this solution and denying payment to cherished and significant members of the Rutgers community.
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January 20, 2017
Being female doesn’t necessarily subscribe me to feminism TORY TIME ANDREA VACCHIANO
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’m not a feminist. It’s not something that I like to throw at people, because I’m wholly accepting of most feminists and admire their concern for social issues, but when someone speaks to me with the assumption that my gender requires me to be a feminist, I feel inclined to burst that bubble and deviate a bit. Especially considering that the group behind tomorrow’s Women’s March on Washington retracted a partnership with a pro-life feminist group, proving that mainstream feminists would rather turn away women who disagree with them on a few issues than show solidarity against a president-elect who is being accused of sexual assault. Needless to say, I’m not in good company on a college campus, considering that 78.3 percent of college women identify as feminist, according to a survey by Her Campus. When I lived in an all-women’s residence hall on Douglass, there were two separate situations where my friends said to me, “Oh, you’re a feminist, you just don’t know it!” and, after two minutes of deliberation, admitted that they were wrong and that I was indeed not a feminist. And I think that it’s unfortunate that women are pressured
to identify with feminism. If a woman vocally dismisses that notion, she has to receive the same tedious and patronizing response that amounts to “But don’t you know feminism just means you believe in equality?” Feminists seem to forget that their view is a political movement — a movement that in the United States is less of a necessity than in third-world countries where women have little to no rights. It’s a broad and convoluted movement that includes vocal radicals who believe that gender is an oppressive
get paid less than men, generally, and that women earn less because they choose lower-earning jobs or work fewer hours — even if that is due to social pressure women face, it is not something the government can solve through legislation. There are positions that have been widely publicized on Jezebel and Buzzfeed — like tampons and sanitary napkins being “human rights” that no one who believes in limited government can support. There are real issues — like rape and sexual harassment — that feminism has failed to
“Needless to say, I’m not in good company on a college campus, considering that 78.3 percent of college women identify as feminist, according to a survey by Her Campus.” construct of the patriarchy and that all men are lesser. Western feminism is much more complex than believing in “equality” — and those who opt out of being associated with the movement are not misogynists. Most feminists do believe in “equality,” but because women are virtually guaranteed the same political rights as men in America, feminist “equality” is more concerned with the government solving insignificant — or just made-up — inequities in American society. For example, even though the wage gap is a huge talking point for feminists, economists by large concede that women do not
solve or has not been prioritized by radical feminists who make issues out of nothing. Feminists think it’s an issue that pink pens cost more than blue pens. Perhaps the cost could be a result of marketing towards females being more expensive, or the product being better quality, but no — Bic definitely thinks women are terrible and we should be oppressed. Feminists forget the fact that women have the right to not purchase pink pens — if the consumer does prefer pink pens, the price increase is marginal, yet they stubbornly see it as a worthy fight in a society where there are
no important issues. They also think it’s an issue that pink pens even exist, because why should pens be gendered? Never mind the fact that gender roles have never been as weak in American society as they are today — things that we see as normal, like women wearing pants instead of dresses are the product of centuries of progression and the breaking down of traditional gender roles. But no, it’s oppressive that the color pink is associated with femininity. Maybe our society isn’t perfect, but it’s not for lack of trying. There is little regression to speak of — women have generally been getting more rights and privileges as the years have gone by — so if a woman is content with the status quo and doesn’t identify with feminism, so be it. Feminists have a right to fight against whatever inequities they see in American society, but it’s unethical to pressure all women to subscribe to such a complicated and messy movement, especially when it implicitly goes against the views of many Americans who believe in small government. Mainstream feminists demand so many other beliefs besides “equality,” and as tomorrow’s March on Washington proves, it’s more exclusive than one would think. Andrea Vacchiano is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore double-majoring in history and political science. Her column, “Tory Time,” runs on alternate Fridays.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
dollys has its fans ‘tense’ waiting for its LP release, tour Brittany Gibson Associate Copy Editor
New Brunswick basement show product dollys headlined Asbury Park’s intimate Lakehouse Studios show Wednesday night on one of its last shows in New Jersey before its spring tour begins. Dollys played a set of fan favorites and teased the crowd with two new songs from its upcoming album “tense,” which is scheduled to be released this summer and has just finished being recorded, said lead singer and drummer Natalie Newbold. The music from “tense” will deliver the dollys’ trademark brand of honest lyrics centered on the good and bad of the human condition. “(There are) no tricks, just as humbly as you can, (we’re) talking about how you feel and your emotions: being mad, being sad, being happy,” Newbold said. “Tense” is the first album that dollys collaborated on writing its lyrics, composing every song as a band, she said. “We loved the process of it,” Newbold said. “It was kind of tough at first, but we just felt like we got a so much better and clearer clear message in all of the songs.” In the new album, Newbold, guitarist Jeff Lane and bassist
Dollys is preparing for an East Coast tour and its third full-length album release. Natalie Newbold (pictured) plays the drums and sings for the band. PHOTO BY BRAYDEN DONNELLY / VIDEO EDITOR Erik Romero will continue to unapologetically share their feelings and will even reveal their reactions to recent political news, Newbold said. “I think we were really, deeply disturbed by the past year … with the political climate and everything that we’ve seen,” she said.
“So some of the songs touch a little bit on that and are a little sad.” Politics has also inspired dollys to take an active role in advocating for services that have been threatened recently, such as Planned Parenthood (PP). To raise money for PP, the band released a cassette tape of song covers that was sold
at Wednesday night’s show with all proceeds going to the women’s health organization. Now that the recording of both projects are finished, the threepiece band is shooting music videos for songs on “tense” and creating a timetable of release dates, all on top of a two-month long tour.
On tour, dollys will be traveling across the Northeast. The threesome will visit Canada — a favorite of Newbold’s — and travel to Chicago for the first time. The tour will end in the band’s home state at the Convention Hall in Asbur y Park at the end of March.
New band halcionne breaks basement show barriers
Dream pop band halcionne is making its start in the New Brunswick music scene, sharing its challenges booking shows and releasing its first full-length album. COURTESY PHOTO BY halcionne
Brittany Gibson Associate Copy Editor
The girl-powered pop band halcionne didn’t set out to challenge the well-established New Brunswick basement show scene. But being a primarily female group in a male-dominated, underground music world, studying classical music and playing pop music definitely puts pressure on the existing paradigm. “Bring feminism to the New Brunswick basement scene,” celloist Bri Tagliaferro almost sang.
It wasn’t a conscious goal of the band, but it’s apparent in our composition and presentation, Tagliaferro, a Mason Gross School of the Arts senior, said of the electric atmosphere when they play basements in New Brunswick. Tagliaferro, lead singer Vicki Romano, drummer Lex Douras, guitarist Marc Stasio and bassist Tracey Miller found each other at Rutgers after playing and studying music separately for years. The five-piece pop group prides itself on having a more diverse composition of members compared
to other local bands, and it is something they’ve been complimented on before, School of Arts and Sciences senior Douras said. Now just four-shows old with its current lineup, halcionne is easily one of the newest editions to the New Brunswick music network and is climbing the mountain of challenges that come with being a new band. When asked to name a few of these challenges, front woman Romano said “everything,” which triggered a roar of laughter from the other members and undoubtedly many memories of how that is true.
The band used to have eight members, which was difficult to coordinate and had to balance a lot of contradicting artistic visions, Romano, a Mason Gross School of the Arts junior, said. “We had to re-form with people who had the same agenda,” she said. Bassist Tracey Miller, a Mason Gross School of the Arts sophomore, was the last edition to the band. With a finalized membership, halcionne has been making progress towards garnering a larger fan base, booking more shows since and promoting its first full-length album that should be released later this year. Most of the music on its upcoming record was written by Romano, and it was all recorded by Stasio. The band is honing in on its sound— what Romano calls “dream pop” or “dream folk,” which is influenced by Celtic music, Russian pop and dream pop. “All of these things agglomerate into this sonic world that is very dreamlike,” Romano said. “We’ve been calling it ‘dream folk.’” But don’t be fooled by the simple connotation of mainstream pop music. Halcionne’s performance is deliberate and precise, not dissimilar to the classical music three of the members study. “(We) use a classical education to influence our music,” Tagliaferro said. The band’s sound carries the simplicity of pop music but works
in synthesis with their classical studies and the result is an upbeat, folk-pop blend that is enjoyable and sophisticated. For Romano this album has been years in the making — since she was a first year at Rutgers. Her pop-y tracks will be coupled with a several songs by Stasio’s indie-rock writing. The next step for halcionne is getting into more basement shows in New Brunswick, where local music legends like Screaming Females, Hodera and dollys got their respective starts. All of the members enjoy going to shows themselves but also feel there is another set of obstacles when it comes to actually playing those venues, Tagliaferro said. “(There’s) the Mason Gross stigma— the formal versus informal music scene at Rutgers,” Romano said. “And it’s really hard to break through that barrier because people thing like we’re better than them, and we won’t preform in the same venues (because we study at Mason Gross).” Halcionne has played live shows at several Mason Gross-sponsored events and the Zimmerli Art Museum. “I hope that we can break the stigma and join these two worlds together in a way that is approachable,” Romano said.
DIVERSIONS
January 20, 2017
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Be a good listener and make worthwhile suggestions, and your popularity will grow. Don’t share personal information or let others know too much about your plans until you have everything in place. The respect you gain and the reaction you get will set you up for an opportunity to do something that brings you great joy as well as a higher income. Your numbers are 1, 6, 15, 22, 32, 37, 46.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
Non Sequitur
Wiley
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Stick to familiarity. Spend time with the people you know and trust. Avoid situations that will put you in jeopardy or lead to dealings with institutions or authority figures. Explore what is possible and alleviate guesswork about what to do next. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take care of unfinished business to avoid complaints. It’s important to find out what’s important to others before you make choices that will affect the lives of others. An emotional reaction, indulgence and excessive spending or behavior will be your downfall. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Share your feelings, discuss plans and get involved in events that are important to you. A day trip or attending a retreat will be uplifting and help you make decisions that will alter your life and your relationships. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Emotions will surface. Channel this energy into love, romance and making your personal life better. Working on a creative project will bring stellar results that will inspire you to expand your interests and share your joy with someone you love. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Play the game if necessary when it comes to negotiating or dealing with money matters. Listen and derive what works for you and what doesn’t, and carry on in the direction that will help you maintain a secure position and future. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Share your feelings and you will get a good response. Dealing with children, your partner or even someone you do business with will be much easier if you are honest and offer reasonable solutions to existing dilemmas. 5 stars
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Look at your options. Making a change that will influence your financial life will need special consideration. Don’t base decisions on your emotional needs. Make choices because they will have long-term positive effects. Self-improvement is a good place to begin. 2 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A partnership will give you the boost you need to make your dreams come true. Dealing with peers, children or your lover will help you get a clear picture of how you can accomplish your goals. Romance is featured. 4 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Work on creative endeavors or toward improvements that will help your community or a cause that concerns you. It’s what you put out that will count when you tally up what you have and haven’t achieved. Give your all. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): An emotional plea will work wonders. Your ability to manipulate a situation will help you get ahead. A change in the way you do things will draw positive attention. Romance is on the rise and will improve your personal life. 4 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Look for a new and diverse way to utilize your talents in order to get ahead. You’ll gain insight if you take a course or set up a meeting with someone who is heading down the same path as you. 2 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Use your imagination and creativity to get what you want. Negotiating a deal or contract or discussing joint ventures looks promising. Make personal changes that will encourage more confidence to follow your heart and your dream. Romance is highlighted. 5 stars
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63 A real sight
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64 Tell tall tales
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65 Groening of animation
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17 Retaliated and how
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5 Makes cookies
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6 Bubbles, moons and the like
become official
7 President McKinley’s first lady
25 Didi of “Grease”
8 (As written)
27 Team’s best starting pitcher
9 Coin that’s not legal currency
28 Things locked in battle
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49 “What ___ the choices?”
31 Traveler’s rest
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52 Worker with lots of baggage
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53 Hispanic
36 Romanian currency
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55 Prolix
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56 In a bit, of yore
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57 Indian Ocean island
39 Self-referencing, as a work of art
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SOUTH Knights set to travel to face No. 3 Terps after 12-point Iowa loss at home continued from back averaging just under 9 points per game, but orchestrates the offense with over five assists per game and might just be the defender on the team, as she averages over three steals per game. All of these stats are improvements from nonconference play, as she has emerged as the true point guard on the roster while Shrita Parker has assumed the role of shooting guard. “(I’m) just making progress, doing better, seeing the floor, trying to get the control of the game and just seeing my teammates and putting them in good positions,” Sanders said of her development. “It’s just a work in progress.” Parker has proven to be the most dangerous offensive player for the Knights and is averaging 16 points per game in Big Ten play. Early in the season, Parker was playing as more of a point guard, but is now firmly in the role of a scorer. Head coach C. Vivian Stringer has reiterated that it is Parker’s job to score points, although Parker has said that her game has not necessarily changed.
“Honestly, it’s not really different,” Parker said. “It’s just attacking the basket and trying to get to the free throw line.” She is also shooting a very strong 42.3 percent from threepoint range. In fact, for as poorly as they were shooting the ball in non-conference play, the Knights have three players — Parker, sophomore forward Aliyah Jeune and junior forward Kandiss Barber — shooting above 40 percent from three. Rutgers all of a sudden became a very good shooting team once Big Ten play started and the numbers back that up. In nonconference play, the Knights shot 25.1 percent from three. In Big Ten play they are shooting 36.6 percent which will help keep them in games in the future. This large difference will help Rutgers become a dangerous team on any given day, as a good day behind the arc can be the difference in any game. To beat the Terps, they will have to have one of those games but also be close to mistake-free. In their last game against Iowa, the Knights had nearly 20 more offensive rebounds but
WEEKEND Rutgers takes break from Big Ten competition before squaring off against Purdue continued from back “Preparation’s the same,” Goodale said. “We’ve got to get back on the winning track. I think we learned a lot as a program and as a team from the Penn State loss and from the Penn State environment. So now it’s back at home where we love to be and excited for another really good program to come in here.” Though Oregon State does not boast a collective national ranking, individually, a number of wrestlers on the roster could pose major threats to the Rutgers lineup.
Junior 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault, one of two who left Pennsylvania with a win last weekend, faces another tall task coming back to the RAC. The sixth-ranked All-American is slated to square off with Jack Hathaway, who took No. 8 Bryce Meredith of Wyoming to the closing seconds in his last match, despite losing. Ashnault, who has beaten Hathaway in the past, is less worried about Hathaway and is more focused on himself at this point in the season. “I’m going to have respect for him, but at the same time, I
consistently failed to capitalize on their dominance inside. “When we get offensive rebounds, we just need to make the easy layups with contact. That’s just that,” Stringer said. Another area in which the Knights have struggled is making easy and uncontested shots. This issue must also be cleaned up, as
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Sophomore point guard KK Sanders has embraced her added responsibilities since the inception of Big Ten play. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / JANUARY 2017
feel like I’m wrestling really well As for Theobold, he was pinned right now,” Ashnault said. “I’m handily by No. 1 Zain Retherford not really focusing on the name at Penn State. To add, one of Oregon State’s of the guy I’m wrestling. I’m just two ranked improving what competitors, I’m struggling 18 Joey at and getting “I think we learned a lot No. Delgado, better at what as a program and as a awaits either. I’m already “Two good good at.” team from the Penn State guys A further loss and from the Penn to figuretryingit point of interest State environment.” out, and that’s is the roles where we’re 149-pounders scott goodale at right now,” Ken Theobold Head wrestling coach G o o d a l e and Anthony said. “Kind Giraldo will play of a holding in either match. Goodale has noticeably had pattern, so they’ll keep wrestling a tough time in figuring out it out. They’re both ready to go.” Purdue’s lineup, on the that part of the lineup, despite Theobold’s No. 14 spot in the other hand, features no ranked national rankings. In Giraldo’s last wrestlers, and like the Knights match, he was unable to put away have found trouble at the top of Eric Barone of No. 12 Illinois. the Big Ten conference, falling to No. 3 Iowa in November, 37-3. But as Rutgers will be making the jump from Pac-12 to Big Ten in the span of two days, the Boilermakers may be able to catch the Knights off guard and snatch a few much-needed wins Sunday. Junior 133-pounder Scott DelVecchio, who has seen his mat time increase exponentially with the absence of junior Tyson Dippery, holds that the jump will be a nonfactor as the team has done it in the past. DelVecchio squares off against Luke Welch Sunday, who already has a decision over Rutgers’ 149-pounder Giraldo in the past. To DelVecchio though, the Purdue match and the one prior against Oregon State are lessons in leveled expectations. He expects to win and nothing less. “I mean hopefully the same thing you always expect,” DelVecchio said. “Just to win. You don’t go out there expecting to lose, that’s for sure.”
Junior 133-pounder Scott DelVecchio was only 1 of 2 Rutgers wrestlers to claim decisions at the dual meet versus Penn State, earning an 11-4 victory over George Carpenter. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2016
there will be no margin for error when they tip off Sunday. “We are missing layups when nobody is near us, quite frankly,” Stringer said. “We gotta do better.”
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tri-meet RU travels south ahead of weekend pitted against Virginia Tech, Cincinnati continued from back also where NCAA Zones are hosted, so it will be good to get used to the boards and see some of the divers that I’ll be competing against.” Rutgers comes into this weekend’s tri-meet with a boost of confidence knowing it has the conference diver of the week on its squad. “For us, the focus is always on Big Ten’s and NCAA’s, these meets in between are like stepping stones and checkpoints for us to see what we need to keep working on and see where we are,” Martin said. “These meets challenge us in different ways. We have been on the road a lot this year, which is something that we need to do in order to become a tougher, tighter team.” Senior diver Alyssa Black placed second in the 3-meter dive and third in the 1-meter dive, both resulting in NCAA Zone qualifying marks. “I think we’ve done a really good job this season and I can only see great things coming ahead as Big Ten’s approach,” Black said. “We’ve been doing really well with all the training that we’ve been putting in and applying that to the meets themselves.” Sophomore Rachel Byrne also had a NCAA Zone qualifying mark in the 3-meter event this past weekend. “I think we are going to stay pretty consistent since our training has been consistent and we’ve been making a lot of improvements in detail at this point,” Black said. “I think we can get even better.” Cincinnati is coming off a strong showing last week, where the Bearcats finished in second place when they faced Kenyon, Oakland and Ohio State at home. Junior Jacqueline Keire earned her third American Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week honor, which she has been awarded ever y week since she has been eligible. The Knights’ other opponent this weekend, Virginia Tech, hasn’t been performing as well recently. The Hokies are coming off of a tough loss to No. 4 Virginia. The team only has two more inter-school meets remaining on its schedule, helping it prepare for the start of championships season. The Big Ten Championships, which will be hosted by Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., are less than a month away and Petra Martin is confident with where the team is right now. “We are just a couple of weeks away now from Big Ten’s,” Mar tin said. “I think we are in a good place, and ever ything for us is focused on Big Ten’s and NCAA Championships, so we are following the plan and moving along the way we should.” For more updates on the Rutgers swimming and diving team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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Since the inception of Big Ten play for Rutgers Athletics a few years ago, the Rutgers wrestling team has served as a beacon of hope and light among an otherwise dim setting. The Scarlet Knights have constantly found themselves playing second, third and sometimes 14th fiddle to their conference rivals in other sports. But Rutgers wrestling has given the New Brunswick community something to cheer for, as the team competes with giants in the sport. Just a week after No. 11 Rutgers’ 37-6 defeat to No. 2 Penn State, the Knights return to the Garden State for a pair of dual meets that should relieve the squad of the foul taste of defeat from the State College rout. There are no daunting numbers in front of the schools this weekend, in fact, one doesn’t even hold the Big Ten moniker. On Friday, Rutgers (7-2, 2-1) welcomes Oregon State to the Louis Brown Athletic Center in what will be the first non-conference dual meet for the Knights since Grapple at the Garden almost two months ago and the last of the season. On Sunday, the Purdue Boilermakers (7-2, 2-1) take the mat. Sharing an identical record with the hosts, Purdue rides into the weekend on the back of three consecutive dual meet wins, two of which coming against conference competition in Northwestern and Indiana. Regarding the two sides on Friday and Sunday and the fact that his team will see a break in Big Ten action, head coach Scott Goodale maintains the same level of intensity and preparation, especially on the heels of an uncharacteristically poor performance against the Nittany Lions.
The Rutgers swimming and diving team received exciting news during its preparation this week, as diver Addison Walkowiak was named Big Ten Diver of the Week. Walkowiak — a junior from Ballston Spa, N.Y. — won first place in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events this past weekend, when the Scarlet Knights faced Penn State and Yale in University Park, Pa. “It felt really good,” Walkowiak said. “We just got off of training where we did doubles almost ever y single day over winter break. So we are putting in a lot of hard work, and it just felt good to show what we have been working on through the meet and then getting the 1-meter and 3- meter win.” And Walkowiak’s hard work finally came to fruition when the accolade was announced on Wednesday. “It was ver y exciting, Addi has been doing great work. She’s a grinder. She puts the time and effort in, and you can see that in her results … She’s on a roll and doing great things. I’m really proud of her,” said head coach Petra Martin. The Knights are set to travel down south for their next meet, in which they will face off with Virginia Tech and Cincinnati on Jan. 20 and Jan. 21 in Christiansburg, Va. With Christiansburg set to host the NCAA Zones, this weekend’s meet should also be good preparation for Walkowiak, who earned two NCAA Zone cuts last week. “That’s a ver y competitive meet, Virginia Tech has some really good divers and so does Cincinnati, so I think it’ll be a good meet,” Walkowiak said. “Virginia Tech is
Head coach C. Vivian Stringer looks to upset No. 3 Maryland this weekend and the Hall of Fame coach is no stranger to big games. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
Knights head south for toughest test of season
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Griffin Whitmer Staff Writer
There won’t be a harder game on the schedule for the Rutgers women’s basketball team as it heads to College Park to take on No. 3 Maryland on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off is at 3 p.m. and the game will be broadcasted nationally on ESPN2. The Terrapins are 18-1 and 6-0 in the Big Ten, with their only loss being a sixpoint defeat at the hands of No. 1 Univesity of Connecticut, arguably the best team in women’s college basketball history. Rutgers comes into the contest at 6-14 and 3-4 in Big Ten play. While they are sure to be massive underdogs, the Scarlet Knights will have the advantage of time on their hands as they will have had four days to prepare while Maryland is coming off a game against Michigan on Thursday night.
Junior Anthony Ashnault defeated No. 12 Jimmy Gulibon last week at Penn State. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
But this is a road game and Rutgers has yet to win a game away from the Rutgers Athletic Center and was recently blown out by 8-11 Illinois on the road. A lot of things will have to change for the Knights if they want a chance to record one of the biggest upsets in school history. For the second consecutive game, Rutgers will be tasked with defending against an elite center. Senior Brionna Jones of Maryland is averaging over 24 points and 12 rebounds per game in Big Ten play, as well as a clinical 71 percent shooting mark from the field. The Knights have begun to rotate in freshman center Jordan Wallace along with sophomores Desiree Keeling and Victoria Harris in the frontcourt in order to keep up defensive energy. On offense, everything the Knights do will run through sophomore point guard Khadaizha Sanders. In conference play, she is See
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junior forward, will not return to the Rutgers men’s soccer team next year, head coach Dan Donigan told The Daily Targum. Wright was the leading scorer for Rutgers each of his last three season as a member of the Scarlet Knights.
Junior diver Addison Walkowiak was named Big Ten Diver of the Week. THE DAILY TARGUM / DECEMBER 2015
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