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Eagleton Institute notes importance of polls in elections IRFAN SHAIK CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The presidential primaries are in full swing, and it is critical that the candidates discuss the topics most important to voters. One of the ways to find these issues and bring them up to the national forefront is through polling. The Eagleton Institute’s Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers seeks to deliver objective information on the beliefs of New Jersey residents. The Eagleton Institute of Politics conducts surveys through three media: online surveys, telephone surveys and in-person surveys, according to the institute’s website. Highly trained professional pollsters conduct heavy research before posing poll questions, said Kathy Kleeman, senior communications officer for the Eagleton Institute of Politics. Pollsters must avoid asking leading questions. “(Leading questions) imply their own answers. There are scholars and professional organizations that develop standards for what a good SEE POLLS ON PAGE 4
Christopher Rodriguez, director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security, said the Islamic State group is using Twitter extensively to radicalize people living in Western countries. The general public is needed to help ensure terrorists are unable to successfully recruit citizens in these countries. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ
Rutgers hosts forum about global, local terrorism NIKITA BIRYUKOV STAFF WRITER
Being prepared for emergencies is important, but knowing how to prevent them could be even more so. On Jan. 20, law enforcement and homeland security professionals gathered to discuss how to better protect faith-based communities and disenfranchised individuals
from the attacks and radicalization, respectively. Last summer, the Institute of Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security (IEPHS) embarked on an international project aimed at addressing the issue of mass casualty attacks directed at communities of faith, said John Cohen, senior advisor at the Institute. Since then the project has evolved.
“We’ve begun to learn that these individuals were not so much organized and identifiable based on their motive, but more so based on their psychological and life experience profile,” he said. “There are people in our population … who are becoming increasingly vulnerable and susceptible to social media campaign used by groups like (the Islamic State group).”
In addition to their efforts on other social media platforms, the Islamic State group puts out 9,000 tweets per day from 46,000 accounts aimed at radicalizing the citizens of the U.S. and various European nations, said Christopher Rodriguez, director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. SEE FORUM ON PAGE 4
Twitter updates policies to prevent cyberbullying NOA HALFF STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers Board of Governors approved an increased spending threshold from $2 million to $5 million for the school to use when working on capital projects. THE DAILY TARGUM / AUGUST 2015
Spending threshold approved by Board of Governors for projects DAN COREY COPY EDITOR
The Rutgers Board of Governors just gave some University students good reason to think that campus construction and renovation projects will be completed more quickly. On Dec. 15, 2015, the Rutgers Board of Governors granted increased flexibility for University Facilities and Capital Planning to
spend public dollars on building projects without gaining formal board authorization. The board raised the threshold for spending on capital projects from $2 million in response to a request from Rutgers administrators, and now the University can spend up to $5 million on construction and renovation projects without requesting the board’s position. The approval threshold for capital project spending was last
adjusted one decade ago in 2006, said Antonio Calcado, Rutgers’ vice president of University Facilities and Capital Planning. It was necessary to ask the Board of Governors to raise the approval threshold slightly because costs have continued to skyrocket over the past 10 years, Calcado said. “Ten years in the construction business is a long time, and SEE PROJECTS ON PAGE 4
Cyberbullies and Internet trolls are in for a disappointment with Twitter’s new policy change. The microblogging platform has changed its policy to combat abuse and prevent cyberbullying of users, according to its website. The site’s administrators want users to feel safe to express themselves and speak up for what they believe in. Two policy changes will be made regarding prohibited content and enforcing policy violations. Rules regarding abusive behavior will now be the largest section of its regulations, according to the Washington Post. Users will not be able to tweet “hateful” content that promotes violence, threatens people or promotes or threatens terrorism.
Twitter will also assist people who have threatened to be suicidal. Accounts may be locked or permanently suspended for not following these rules, according to the Washington Post. Dick Costolo, Twitter’s chief executive officer, told the Washington Post he is ashamed at how the platform’s users deal with Internet trolls. “We’re going to start kicking these people off right and left and making sure that when they issue their ridiculous attacks, nobody hears them,” he said. Vikki Katz, a professor in the Department of Communication, said that since its inception, Twitter has prided itself on being a totally open forum for exchanging ideas, SEE CYBERBULLYING ON PAGE 4
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Figure skating club lets students chill, learn
The Rutgers Figure Skating Club was founded three years ago by Jasmine Lin, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and former Team USA skater. She said she started the club to create a skating community at Rutgers for both newcomers and established skaters. COURTESY OF JASMINE LIN
BRITTANY AHR CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Figure skaters of all levels have a place to share their passion for the sport with the Rutgers University Figure Skating Club (RUFSC). The RUFSC is one of the newer clubs at Rutgers, but it has evolved quickly over the past three years. Jasmine Lin, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and founder of the club, said she started the club because the skating com-
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munity was missing from her college experience. “I have been immersed in the skating community since I was 9 years old, and my first year at Rutgers was my first year without that
Lin ran into obstacles while trying to get the club started. She wanted to make the club affordable for all students, she said. The process to become official took around five months.
skaters in January of 2013. The most difficult part of starting the club was working out all of the potential kinks that could hold back smooth functioning,” Lin said. Lin structured a proposal for the first RU Figure Skating Club that was passed on April 19, 2013. The club has evolved since then, she said. It has grown from only five skaters to having many people with all different skill levels, skating both professionally and simply for fun. “The great thing about RUFSC is that you get to make it what you want it be,” said Ciarra Williams, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore. The club competes at various collegiate competitions where skaters can compete at any skill level, she said. They have open recreational skate sessions at a local rink three times a week. One member of the team is a certified coach and mentor that helps beginners on the team learn basic skating skills and tricks, she said. Williams has been skating since she was 10 years old, and ended up competing as a synchronized ice skater until she began college. Now, she coaches and skates recreationally. “My favorite part is being recreational mentor this year,” she said. “Just helping students who sometimes have never stepped on ice before, and then watching them go from holding onto the
“The great thing about RUFSC is that you get to make it what you want it be.” CIARRA WILLIAMS School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Sophomore
... community. During my freshman year, I found myself missing the feeling of skating with others, so I set out to start the club,” she said.
“I started looking for potentially interested members around December of 2012, and had my first meeting with four other
wall for dear life to (a) two foot spin is something I really enjoy.” Many skaters in the club have competed as well, including Jamie
Moschetto, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “I was a competitive figure skater for nine years, and I actually knew (Lin) long before I came to Rutgers,” she said. “Most of the original members I was actually friends with, since we all skated at the same rink.” Lin, who has skated on Team USA, is not the only competitive skater in the club. “Three club members are coaching certified, one club member is a former member of U.S. Figure Skating’s Team USA, one club member is a current member of U.S. Figure Skating’s Team USA, one club member is a former member of the Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) National Team and one club member was invited to join the Chinese Taipei National Team,” Lin said. The club focuses not only on skating, but also on community service. Last year, the club had a skate night fundraiser at Protec Ponds Iceskating Center where Moschetto said they took over the rink for the night, had public skating and offered free lessons. “This was a great way to get our name out to the Rutgers community, and we are planning on having it again this semester in February,” Moschetto said. This club continues growing and encourages more skaters to join. Moschetto said any student can join the club, regardless of skill level. “The people who are actively involved in the skating community are all filled with the same passion for flying across the ice, and it is that passion that has always kept me going. Being out on the ice is a freeing experience that brings me bliss.” Lin said.
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Increase in funds allows Community effort needed to protect from for more flexibility radicalized individuals, Griffin says in finishing projects, Calcado says CONTINUED FROM FRONT CONTINUED FROM FRONT
The Eagleton Institute is a nationally recognized organization used for both media and governmental work, said Ashley Koning, assistant director of the Institute. COURTESY OF ASHLEY KONING
POLLS
Using polls helps politicians determine where to focus their efforts, Koning says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
organization is,” Kleeman said. “Most of the workers (at the institute) are students.” The Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, home of the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, was established in 1971, according to Eagleton’s website. It is one of the oldest and most respected university-based state survey research centers in the United States. Its mission is to provide scientifically sound, nonpartisan information about public opinion, according to its website. While Eagleton is best known for public opinion polling for news media, it has also conducted research for all levels of government, nonprofit organizations and University faculty and staff, said Ashley Koning, assistant director of Eagleton. “Polls are part of a very important cycle in communicating information about politics,” she said. “Polls are often used by the media for news stories as factual evidence of where public opinion lies, as well as by politicians to gauge public knowledge, interest and attitudes towards certain issues and policies.” Polls help decide which issues policymakers choose to address, and help to show which side of an issue the public sides with, she said.
Polls exercise direct influence on policy by providing the policymakers that craft legislation with information about what the people want, said David Redlawsk, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling. Polling is also important in deciding secondary issues that may not take up the main stage. “Participating as a respondent in polls can be considered an act of civic engagement in and of itself — respondents contribute to the political dialogue by answering survey questions about their society and get their voices heard in a fair and democratic way at little personal cost,” Koning said in an email. In one of the Center for Public Interest Polling’s most recent polls, survey respondents said being heard was a major reason for their participation in the survey Issues that are not brought up in the voting booth on Election Day can be decided through public opinion, Koning said. “Public opinion undoubtedly played a significant role (in the legalization of same-sex marriage),” she said. “If we did not poll the public on this issue and quantify opinion toward same-sex marriage, would legalization have seemed so inevitable so soon? Polling tells us, for better or worse, where the public stands on issues of the day.”
CYBERBULLYING Online attacks can have serious impact on victims’ lives, Dosilk says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
regardless of who might find them objectionable. Free speech has enabled the site to become a powerful social network for users around the world. “The move to adjust that policy to curb cyberbullying is a powerful change, which speaks to just how serious this issue is in the lives of young people growing up in a mediated world,” she said. Jeanine Dosilk, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said she has experienced cyberbullying on a website called Formspring, an anonymous question and answer-based social network. “It was an anonymous website so I never knew who was saying these negative things about me. I didn’t let it affect my whole life, but I knew people who it really took a toll on,” she said. Negative comments or attacks online can affect people’s whole lives for the worse, Dosilk said. Bullying has affected her friends’
academic and social lives, as well as their mental health. She believes there should be more censorship on the Internet. “People say freedom of speech is important on social networks, but they also don’t know if the person on the other side of the screen is suicidal and can be seriously hurt by their words,” Dosilk said. As the Internet progresses at such a high rate, she said that the rules and regulations that should come with it do not progress as quickly. “I support Twitter’s policy change,” she said. “You can’t go up to a random person on the street and punch them in the face, so you should not be allowed to do the same thing online without consequences.” In today’s society, everyone is active on multiple social media websites, especially college students, Dosik said. “It is so easy to do and say anything on social networks,” she said. “But, you shouldn’t be able to hurt someone else without being held responsible.
essentially what has happened is that the costs have risen significantly from 10 years ago, so that we’re not buying in 2016 what we were buying in 2006 for $2 million,” he said. Not requiring a board vote for projects that necessitate less than $5 million gives University Facilities and Capital Planning greater flexibility, enables them to move quicker on projects and promotes decision-making efficiency because the Board of Governors meets about six times per year, Calcado said. For example, if they miss the May or June board meeting, they might not get to another meeting until the first week of October. That would essentially stop a “small” project worth $3 million or $4 million for three months. Raising the spending threshold allows the University to better service students by completing projects faster without taking away from the Rutgers
“We’re not slowing the system down by waiting to take such small projects to the board.” ANTONIO CALCADO Vice President of University Facilities and Capital Planning
governance model, Calcado said. The board is still informed, and is capable of stopping the process if it is deemed necessary. Expanding the Board of Governors’ approval threshold for capital project spending is necessary for accomplishing smaller feats like renovating Hickman Hall on Douglass campus and Scott Hall on the College Avenue campus, Calcado said. “We’re not slowing the system down by waiting to take such small projects to the board,” Calcado said. “We provide a report to the board on a quarterly basis that says what projects are moving. The board is informed, but it doesn’t stop us from moving on these small projects.” No projects “of significance” are typically completed before spring semesters, but students can expect The Yard @ College Avenue student housing and Seminary Place classroom building projects to be completed before Fall 2016, Calcado said. Gaining the board’s approval to bypass the board for projects below the $5 million window facilitates the projects that are already planned, Calcado said. It will not influence the pursuit of new construction and renovation, but expedite work in progress instead. “It really is a housekeeping issue for the most part,” he said. “This doesn’t take away from any governance, and at the same time it allows us to move a little quicker.”
These at-risk individuals run the risk of becoming homegrown violent extremists (HVEs), said supervisory Special Agent James Green of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). “They’re self-radicalized,” Green said. “They actually reach out online and look for radicalization rather than being targeted by (the Islamic State group) or radicalized overseas.” HVEs pose a new problem for the intelligence community, Green said. Because they do not travel to conflict regions like Syria, they circumvent traditional intelligence gathering methods. In response, Rodriguez said local, state and federal law enforcement agencies have started collaborating on programs aimed at educating the public on the detection of HVEs. “In this threat environment the public is often our first line of defense,” Rodriguez said. “What this means is that we need to be constantly pushing unclassified threat intelligence to the public.” Like the Department of Homeland Security’s “See Something, Say Something” program, the program aims to increase detection of HVEs by using the public as an intelligence gathering resource. “It’s more than just ‘see something, say something,’” Cohen said. “We’ve done a pretty good job telling people to ‘see something, say something.’” Localities are attempting to educate citizens on what to look for, and are working on building the trust necessary for someone to report a friend or family member, Cohen said. Radicalization as a result of an extremist ideology, perceived grievance or mental illness can take place in a matter of four to six months, Cohen said. During this process, HVEs will often be observed posting extremist material, but will not be reported. “Local jurisdictions are also working with their mental health community educators and the faith
communities, so when some suspicious circumstances or suspicious behaviors are reported, they have the ability to assess the risk posed by that individual,” Cohen said. Not everyone who speaks or acts in an extreme way is at risk of going down the path to violence, he said. In addition to increasing detection, the Institute and the FBI want to provide active shooter training to civilians, he said. “There’s been a lot of behavioral research done that shows there’s an actual psychology to being a victim,” Green said. “When average people are placed in a situation that they don’t understand and they don’t have a framework for, they do nothing.” The training would teach citizens how to reach safety or intervene in the case of an active-shooter event, Green said. “They talk about it on airplanes. ‘Leave your belongings in the airplane,’” Green said. “They tell you that because you can get so fixated on the minutiae, ‘I have to find my pocket bag,’ that you sit in an airplane while it burns.” The flow of asylum-seekers into Europe also poses a problem for the intelligence community, both in the U.S. and in Europe, said Sean Griffin, Faith-Based Communities Security Program collaborator and former Europol counterterrorism senior specialist. “Last year, on average, 1,000 immigrants per day entered the EU through the Greece area,” Griffin said. “One thousand per day. How on earth do we pick the one person we need to find?” The answer lies in community engagement, he said. Community awareness would be the key to stopping acts of terrorism. “We should not put fear into those communities. It’s about being alert rather than alarmed … It’s about community cohesion, it’s about community resilience,” he said. “The heart of any success in countering terrorism is the relationship between the police and the public … At the end of the day, it’s the communities that will defeat terrorism.”
CRIME JAN. 21 CAMDEN — Shalir Hall, 22, of Edgewater Park, and David Glenn, 24, of Burlington Township, were each sentenced to 108 months in jail by the U.S. Attorney General’s office for a bank-robbing spree throughout South Jersey. The duo robbed several banks including Beneficial Savings Bank in Willingboro, PNC Bank in Mount Laurel and Columbia Savings Bank in Maple Shade. The duo took turns robbing and driving their getaway vehicle. After their time in federal prison, they will both be under supervision for three years.
JAN. 21 OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A 52-year-old man was charged with shoplifting, eluding and obstruction for allegedly stealing $200 worth of fragrances from Target. At about 11 p.m., Mark A. Lawrence fled the Target on bike and Officer Dean Scoch attempted to stop him near the Asbur y Circle. After a brief struggle, Lawrence was taken to police headquarters. He already had an active warrant out of Neptune City and was taken to Monmouth County jail, where bail was set at $10,000.
January 22, 2016
LIFESTYLE
Let’s go back in time with ‘Somewhere in Time’ MARY ELLEN CAGNASSOLA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Old hats, vintage clothing and bric-a-brac line the window of Leonard Paolillo’s 115 French St. antique store, Somewhere in Time. The abundantly decorated storefront sits pretty on a New Brunswick block that also features Dollar Discount, Hub Liquors, Latin markets and NAPA Auto Parts that can seem like a mirage at first. It is unusual to see a place like Somewhere in Time in New Brunswick. Then again, so is the 70-year-old Paolillo. His friend and client, Barbara Mulea, argues that he is “ageless”. Even though Somewhere in Time has operated in the same place for 30 years, it is only one of the many passions Paolillo has. Having already been labeled a dancer, window dresser at a Jordan Marsh department store, United States Army soldier, choreographer and salon owner Paolillo has settled on being an antique dealer, costume designer, estate sale organizer and business owner. “I’ve always had a taste for the old and making it new again,” Paolillo said. “My mother was a big influence, she had impeccable taste. We used to go to Salvation Army to buy our clothes.”
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Point to something and he can probably recall the story attached to it with seemingly little effort. That piece there? His sister gave it to him years ago. One particular clock was a gift from a customer, and his mother’s butcher gave him the old basket of faux fruit when he retired. These are Paolillo’s treasures and they are not for sale. “I was in the Army from 1964 to ‘66, stationed in Germany,” Paolillo said. “In fact, that’s where I got
and set up Leonard’s of Boston Beauty and Wig Shop. While there, Muela told him antique dealing was “in his blood”. Paolillo’s partner and husband of 45 years, Doug Sterner, turns to see what Mulea has gotten into. “Barbara used to model for us. Isn’t that fabulous? Put your hands in the pockets,” Sterner said. “A lot of clothes that I see are one way, but I know should be another, I change them. I also do
Kathy Kady-Hopkins, president and co-owner of ASL-IRS, often visited Somewhere in Time for several years before she and Paolillo began talking about collaborating. While working with him, Kady-Hopkins noticed he demonstrated his abilities as an artist of old times and fashion. “What I have learned about Lenny is he is very talented at putting things together and making the models beautiful regardless of size
“When I do a show, I do sizes two to 24, so everyone gets to go on the runway.” LEONARD PAOLILLO Owner of ‘Somewhere in Time’
that Marilyn, that Warhol. I bought it at the museum there, that’s been there 30 years. It’s just something I enjoy, memories, memories.” Positive and self-confident, one might forget that Paolillo, who is a self-declared gay man, bore the burden of his identity through decades. “I’ve always been comfortable in my own skin. I never had a problem with my skin — other people did, but that was their problem — I’ve always enjoyed. While working with the United Service Organizations, Paolillo completed hairdressing school
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some from scratch. When I was in the Army, I was with the USO, and in the barracks, there was this old Singer sewing machine.” Paolillo said his focus has shifted to fashion. His original designs and improvements come to life in his runway shows. He uses his shows as an opportunity to support charitable organizations like the Somerset-based ASL Interpreter Referral Services. “When I do a show, I do sizes two to 24, so everyone gets to go on the runway,” Paolillo said. “I’ve always interacted with all walks of life, even growing up.”
and shape,” Kady-Hopkins said. “He was always caring and excited to do well and care about people.” Business is good at Somewhere in Time, which is the lone survivor of about a dozen former nearby antique shops. Though French Street is hardly the pride of New Brunswick, Paolillo prefers to see a positive transformation where it can be difficult to get past the rough edges. “New Brunswick was all momand-pop stores on George Street,” Paolilli said. “There were a lot of hairdressers, the hat shop was across the street from me. Everyone worked together, not like today.”
Despite the increasing disappearance of both mom and pop from the streets of New Brunswick, Paolillo still finds that the city has changed for the better. “When I bought this building this street looked like a bomb hit it, but I knew, I just knew,” Paolillo said. His business has outlived its competitors by Paolillo’s ability to adapt, buckle down and create. “It’s not just an antique shop, I reinvent myself all the time. I never get bored, I’ll do this until I’m 80,” Paolillo said. “I don’t go by antique value. I haven’t changed my prices in 30 years, and that’s why I’m still here.” Profits from estate sales, runway shows and dealing in bulk to New York City retailers provide a partial explanation for Paolillo’s financial success. There is something more to it than just shrewd business decisions and hard work though. Paolillo makes sure his customers and clients know how important they are to him. “My customers come first, they get to see everything first before it goes out to New York,” Paolillo said. Though he spends a great deal of time around these intricate little objects, Paolillo’s bottom line is a simple one. “I hope to get out of bed every morning and create,” Paolillo said.
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January 22, 2016
College students take on world’s challenges
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e all know that college kids, at first glance, may not be the smartest tools in the BIYA HAQ shed. We eat eight boxes of pizza at night, make completely horrendous excuses for not going to class and when we do go, our minds are able to be occupied with hours and hours of BuzzFeed posts and remixes of the meow cat song. We have always been seen as some of the most underrated individuals of the world. It seems as if the only thing we are good for are our drinking habits, eating habits and sleeping habits. Or lack of the above. But out of nowhere, sense comes to mind and we immediately become the smartest kids on the planet. Whether it is making snowboards out of Brower Common trays (we miss them, bring them back please) or 1,500 word essays on books we never read, we are the underdogs of the world.
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“Forget about being snowed in the whole weekend. College kids take this kind of thing as a challenge.” It shouldn’t be a surprise that come this weekend, the blizzard will bring out the best that our college minds have to offer. Forget about being snowed in the whole weekend. College kids take this kind of thing as a challenge. We will not be stopped by small obstacles such as 18 inches of full on blizzard fueled ice and snow. Blizzard? What blizzard? When we hear Jonas Brothers we crank up the volume. It might be freezing out there, but it is burnin’ up in here (Jonas Brothers reference). There is something to be said about being resourceful, ladies and gentlemen. Because isn’t that the real gift taught in college? We make do with what we have and more importantly — the time we have. Four years is just a sliver of time that we have in comparison with the rest of our lives. We make the most of our time, friends, experiences and lessons here. Not only that, but we use everything that we have gained at university and translate it into the real world. That is what makes us the smartest people in the world, that is what sets us apart from other individuals and that, my friends, is what makes us the best generation around. No matter what the news and media form to be the popular belief and perception of college kids nowadays, know that we gain some of the strongest potential in the world. We will take the world by storm, and we will have fun doing it. So be you, college kids. Be you, be the lit kids you are and enjoy some of the best years of your life, right here in this fine institution. Biya Haq is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in communications with a minor in digital communication, information and media. 147TH EDITORIAL BOARD
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TECHNOLOGICAL INEFFICIENCIES
Rutgers is globally acclaimed for having one of the strongest women’s and gender studies departments and producing hard-hitting feminist scholarship. To add to its repertoire, the Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies just passed its $2 million mark after a year and a half of fundraising. We laurel the achievement and collaboration between the Institute for Women’s Leadership and the School of Communication and Information for enabling the University to have a permanent focus on a set of academic concerns.
A study by Marc Pfeiffer at the Bloustein Local Government Center found that most local governments use computers vulnerable to technological risk. Ways to overcome these risks include technological proficiency, technology plans and awareness of these risks. We dart the lack of funding for these local governments. Having updated technology would have prevented these problems from arising in the first place.
IMPROVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE
The Raritan River is a landmark icon to the University, so it’s only appropriate that it should be taken care of. The Endowed Johnson Family Chair for Water Resources and Watershed Ecology was recently created to restore the Raritan River to its optimum quality while also furthering students’ education about environmental issues. We laurel the newly appointed endowed chair Robert Goodman for the work he will conduct with the Sustainable Raritan Initiative.
The University’s three campuses are undergoing major change in their infrastructure. The Board of Governors approved eight renovations to restore and upgrade buildings for the Rutgers—New Brunswick, Newark and Camden campuses. While these renovations are great, they are the first set of renovations since the 1960s. We dart the University for waiting so long to fix up these very, very old buildings.
RUNNING TO THE MONEY Last year, Rutgers—Camden disclosed their financial aid program that waives tuition for students whose household income is less than $60,000. This year, Rutgers—Newark rolls out a similar plan that will cover tuition and fees for accepted students. We laurel “RU—N to the TOP,” a major financial aid initiative, and Rutgers— Newark for their help with providing high-quality education to low-income students who would otherwise unnecessarily struggle to achieve it.
RARITAN REDEVELOPMENT
ACADEMIC INACCURACIES Rutgers pays the Academic Analytics, LLC, database $492,500 their services over four years. David Hughes of the Department of Anthropology and president of the Rutgers University faculty union, among several other professors, distrust the program for its inaccuracies and its contribution to creating an audit culture in academia. We dart Academic Analytics, LLC, for reducing professional performance to quantifiable variables and rankings.
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January 22, 2016
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Team must keep crucial players despite abysmal coaching THE MORANT RYAN MORAN
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et’s be honest, it has been a rough couple of decades for the Rutgers men’s basketball team. It has now been 25 years since the team made the NCAA Tournament, also known as “March Madness.” Looking forward, it does not seem all that bright for the program. It may be quite some time before they even get back in the National Invitation Tournament. Of late, things are beginning to look even bleaker because of the team’s performance in Big Ten play, as well as non-conference play this season. Fans are quick to blame Eddie Jordan, as they should, due to how pathetic this team looks when it’s on the court, as well as the lack of recruiting he has done. Other than securing Corey Sanders, an ESPN Top 100 recruit, he has not done much in that department. Obviously, recruiting is what separates the good teams from the bad. After losing Kwe Parker to the University of Tennessee earlier this year, it has completely killed this years class which until last week had zero recruits. While Rutgers does plan on upgrading facilities and building a practice facility, it will not start for a few more years and will not attract recruits in the immediate future.
The saying, “If you build it, they will come,” applies here. When you look around the Big Ten and see all of the money the other schools spend on their athletic programs and facilities, and then compare it to the Louis Brown Athletic Center, it leaves little for the Rutgers fan to question. The difference is that big, and it is no wonder recruits prefer the nice and shiny arenas that actually fill up every game, no matter the opponent. This goes hand in hand with Rutgers failing to build a culture around its athletic programs.
The hope was that he could bring that experience from the NBA level and translate it to his former school, but he has not yet been able to produce even decent results. Sports Illustrated deemed Rutgers the worst men’s basketball team in the country at the Bowl Championship Series level. This means that they are ranked behind 287 other schools at 288. In a conference so valued like the Big Ten, especially in basketball, this is unacceptable. It’s never a good thing when Monmouth
“While Rutgers does plan on upgrading facilities and building a practice facility, it will not start for a few more years and will not attract recruits in the immediate future. The saying, ‘If you build it, they will come,’ applies here.” Since arriving on the Banks after the Mike Rice incident in 2013, Jordan has led the Knights to a combined record of 28-56, including a 2-22 Big Ten conference record. There has not been too much to get excited about other than their upset of No. 4 Wisconsin last season, followed by 15 straight losses. Jordan seems to be a shell of the man who coached in the National Basketball Association, specifically his tenure with the Washington Wizards from 2003 to 2009, where he made the playoffs in four straight seasons.
University is basically 100 times more popular than the State University because of their bench and excellent play exceeding expectations this season. This season, Rutgers basketball has been decimated by injuries. It’s definitely a valid excuse when you are missing three of your five biggest bodies for most of the season. Deshawn Freeman, arguably the team’s best player before he went down, is officially out for the year. Shaquille Doorson hasn’t played a single game, and most likely will not for the rest of the season.
Ibrahima Diallo is out indefinitely. Johnathan Laurent has not played in the last four games. The injuries have definitely hurt the team’s competitiveness this season. Couple the injuries with the fact that only two players, DJ Foreman and Greg Lewis, are taller than 6-feet-8 inches and have played consistently against tall competition, it is no wonder why the Knights have lost their last five games by more than 20 points, as well as a 50-point blowout at home against Purdue, the largest home defeat in program history. As of now, with new Athletic Director Patrick Hobbs in charge, Jordan may only have one more year to try and turn around the program to show some promise, and if not he will be gone, with Hobbs bringing in his own guy. If there is one positive to look at going forward, it will be a healthy trio of Corey Sanders, Kansas State University transfer Nigel Johnson and Deshawn Freeman next season to spark this team and show much more improvement under Jordan. When, not if, Jordan is fired, it will be crucial to keep Corey Sanders at Rutgers. Because the day, if it were to come, that he transferred, the program would be set way back once again, and that is something it simply can’t afford. Ryan Moran is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in journalism and media studies and economics. His column, “The Morant,” runs on alternate Fridays.
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DIVERSIONS Stephan Pastis
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Today’s Birthday (01/22/16). Family business expands this year. Support your community. Divert an income surge after spring eclipses to savings. New frontiers beckon. Jupiter enters Libra next summer, favoring travels and studies over the next two years. Joint accounts grow after autumn eclipses. Put away funds for future adventures. Play together. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Write down what you want to accomplish. Get clear on the desired outcome. The team needs guidance. Get ahead of the eight ball. A friend has useful experience. Make a long-distance call and word gets out. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — There’s more money coming in. Electrify your audience through action, not words. You’re in a glamorous spotlight. Public obligations interfere with private time. New possibilities stretch old boundaries. Track your spending. Hold on to what you have. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Travel beckons, but take care. Finish up all that stuff you said you’d have done by now. Don’t make wild promises, but go ahead and look into your idea. You could make someone’s dream come true. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Don’t fall for a nebulous scheme. Restate the obvious. New layers of meaning get revealed. Slow to avoid accidents. Keep accounts balanced. Group activities interfere with family time. Keep your sense of humor. Watch for surprises. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Listen carefully for what’s wanted and needed. It’s a good time to tell the truth. Others ask your advice. Speak respectfully and compassionately. Make a call you’ve been putting off. Reward yourself with a prize. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — New responsibilities lead to changes at home. Comfort a frustrated partner. Keep or reschedule your appointments. Replacements are required. Do the reading before making another investment. Accept the truth, even if you don’t like it.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Provide comfort and support. Clean up messes, without complaining. Think things over carefully, given recent developments. The answer seems elusive. Don’t take things personally. Avoid emotional outbursts. Parting is such sweet sorrow. Let bygones be bygones. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — You tend to obsess over money now. Get clear on true facts before jumping to conclusions. Feelings may get hurt. Stick to your budget. Friends keep you headed in the right direction. Dreams reveal your true feelings. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Listen first before advancing to avoid a communications breakdown. Follow your emotions as well as your intellect. Distractions can cause mistakes. Delegate to a perfectionist. Someone else enjoys what for you seems tedious or impossible. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Negotiate a bargain. A private conference spells out the facts. Find what you need nearby, and check instructions. Disagree persuasively. Don’t harbor a misconception. What’s really important here? Make a list. Get terms in writing. Judge not. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Seek professional assistance with a project. Don’t make assumptions. Go straight to the source to find out. Stay out of someone else’s argument. Put your back into work, and crank out the profits. Set high standards. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — There are changes going on at the top, and a communications breakdown is possible. When in doubt about what to say, stick to the truth. Your view is only part of the picture. Keep your patience.
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EFFORT RU has 4 players in double digits, but cannot keep up with No. 9 Iowa in loss CONTINUED FROM BACK “I just wanna make a statement: I was proud of our team tonight,” the third-year head coach said. “… The last thing we wrote on the whiteboard pregame was ‘pride,’ and we played with a lot of pride for 40 ticks. I’m proud of my team and we had to perform as we had, withstanding what the score was.” But as much as Jordan’s players exhibited an improvement in effort over the course of the evening, it wasn’t enough to escape with that elusive Big Ten win. The Hawkeyes (15-3, 6-0) proved way too much for Rutgers, running away with the contest midway through the second period, when they increased their cushion to double digits and largely kept it there until the game clock hit zeroes across the board for the 14-point cushion at the end. Corey Sanders, who followed up his career-high 23 points from Monday night against the Boilermakers with 12 points and nine assists, noted that Rutgers did all it could to stay up with Iowa. But the visiting team ultimately proved why it sits near the top of the conference — and the country — when it takes the hardwood. “I think we played great ‘D’ for the most part,” Sanders said. “They were able to make shots that we were leaving them open, and that was a big part of something that we messed up. But for the most part, I feel like we were playing pretty hard out there.” That was evident as ever, starting with Peter Jok’s game-high 29 points with a 5-for-9 clip from
3-point land leading the way for Iowa. Anthony Clemmons and Jarrod Uthoff each added 20 points apiece, headlining a Hawkeyes attack that refused to let up. Sophomore guard Mike Williams posted a team-high 17 points on 7-for-15 shooting, and Laurent followed with 14 points on 6-for-10 from the field to aid a Rutgers scoring response that featured four players in double figures. But as much as Williams and Laurent scraped and clawed throughout the duration of the evening, none of it gave the
COREY SANDERS Freshman Point Guard
before it can go the lengths of putting an end to a skid that currently sits at seven games since the start of the conference slate.
Corey Sanders drives into the lane Thursday night at the Rutgers Athletic Center. The freshman guard had 12 points and nine assists in Rutgers’ loss to No. 9 Iowa. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR
Rutgers suffers seventh straight loss of season as Big Ten skid reaches 22 games
so we just told each other we have to come out strong for the first five minutes and you know, get our swagger, and that’s what I tried to emphasize. I wanted to get the crowd and the fans at home into it.”
“They were able to make shots ... that was a big part of something that we messed up.”
In the meantime, the Orlando, Florida, native gains more time to get acclimate as the Knights’ next game isn’t until next Wednesday, in a 7 p.m. ET matchup in Ann Arbor at Michigan. But now that he is back, he hopes to help the Knights take the steps necessary in order to get closer to competing — as daunting as it may be to experience on or off the court. “Just watching it, it was kind of hard, you know,” Laurent said of the previous five Big Ten games that Rutgers lost by an average of 31.4 points. “I just wanted to come back and do as much as I could to help boost my teammates, try to get a win and obviously, trying to break that losing streak right now.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow @GarrettStepien and @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
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roldis Chapman will not face charges regarding a domestic dispute back in October. The 27-year-old left-handed closer, recently traded from the Cincinnati Reds to the New York Yankees in December, was the focus of a domestic dispute involving his girlfriend, 22-year-old Cristina Barnea. However, Broward County Assistant State Attorney Stefanie Newman cited in a close-out memo that conflicting accounts and insufficient evidence eventually led authorities to decide not to file charges against Chapman. The South Florida Sun Sentinel was the first to report it. “We are all pleased that the Davie Police Department and the Office of the State Attorney took the time to fully investigate the matter and have concluded that charges were not warranted,” Chapman’s lawyer, Paul Molle, told the newspaper.
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Knights a legitimate chance to dethrone the Hawkeyes. Laurent, who provided a spark with aggressive attacks into the lane and to the rim, knows Rutgers still has a long way to go
Williams and his teammates were successful in getting what appeared to be a lifeless crowd at tip-of f on its feet. As the small crowd grew to the final attendance of 4,209, so did the cheers as Rutgers edged closer and closer to catching up
to one of the hottest teams in the nation. While the upset bid came up short and Iowa won its eighth straight game, the Knights did not leave the Rutgers Athletic Center empty handed. “Every game’s a step forward for us just as a learning standpoint,” said freshman guard Corey Sanders. “We still got a lot of young players, and we’re still trying to work with the injuries that we have, so every game is a learning point for us.” ***
Freshman forward Johnathan Laurent penetrates along the baseline Thursday night for Rutgers against Iowa. He played for the first time since Jan. 2 at Wisconsin. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR
Every time Rutgers appeared to be hitting its stride and threatened to take its first lead Thursday, Iowa responded immediately. When Laurent concluded the Knights’ 16-6 run to bring them within one after they trailed 13-2 early on, Ahmad Wagner responded 12 seconds later with a lay up on the other end. When senior guard Bishop Daniels tied the game at 24, Wagner halted Rutgers’ momentum once more, again with a lay up, again 12 seconds later and again on its next possession. When senior center Greg Lewis tied the game at 26-26, a couple of possessions later, Anthony Clemmons responded with a trey at the other end. The Knights were irked to see the Hawkeyes have a response to every basket they made, but they didn’t let themselves get down. Rutgers scored four straight after Clemmons’ three to take its first — and only — lead. “(It was) very frustrating, because everytime you make a great play, they come down and hit a three,” Williams said. “It was getting on my nerves, because I don’t like trading baskets with teams, especially the number nine team in the nation … but I think this game we showed everybody that, ‘okay, we’re undermanned, our record is bad, but we’re gonna keep fighting no matter what.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow @briannnnf and @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
he College Football Playoff selection committee has a new look. The committee announced on Thursday the additions of four members in former Central Michigan head coach Herb Deromedi, former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr, former Southern Mississippi head coach Jeff Bower and Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens. The four new members replace Mike Gould, Pat Haden, Tom Osborne and Mike Tranghese this spring at the beginning of their 3-year terms. “We are delighted that Jeff, Lloyd, Herb and Rob are joining the committee,” said CFP executive director Bill Hancock in a statement. “Throughout the selection process, it was essential that the four new members have an in-depth knowledge and passion for college football. Each of these four fit that description perfectly. They will continue the high integrity of the committee.”
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.S. international forward Jordan Morris has signed a contract with the Seattle Sounders, the football club announced on Thursday. The Stanford University junior striker held interest from German club Werder Breman, making the signing for the Sounders that much more of a win. “You know, honestly, since I was a little kid I knew I wanted to end up in Seattle,” Morris told reporters on Thursday, according to ESPN.com. “The opportunity opened up to go over to Germany and it was a really cool experience but my heart was kind of always in Seattle. I think going over there was fun but it kind of reaffirmed my decision that this is where I want to be.”
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ith inclement weather on the way, the Georgetown men’s basketball team is planning accordingly. As Washington, D.C., prepares for an incoming blizzard and a range of 18-30 inches of snow, the school announced a promotion regarding ticket sales for next week’s home games against Creighton on Tuesday and Providence next Saturday. According to the Hoyas’ athletics Twitter account, fans seeking tickets can get tickets up to 50 percent off depending on the accumulation for snow fall in the upcoming weekend.
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January 22, 2016 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SENIOR LUCKY TO BE ALIVE, LET ALONE PLAY BASKETBALL
Senior sharpens focus for final year of career on Banks KEVIN XAVIER ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Before the season began, Rachel Hollivay promised she would be an improved player in 2015-2016. The 6-foot-4 senior said she was determined to be more aggressive and poised to show progress on the offensive end of the floor after averaging 6.7 points per game in her junior year. “Being more aggressive, playing smarter defense, taking my time on offense and getting my shot better so I can be hard to guard.” Those were keys Hollivay talked about with The Daily Targum at the Rutgers women’s basketball team’s Media Day on Oct. 27. “I work on it like every single day, different things,” she said. “So I’m excited to see what I can do this year.” The fact that she is even playing basketball could be called a miracle. In 2009, while still in high school, Hollivay suffered severe injuries after speed and poor road conditions caused her Toyota Camry to flip multiple times on a Mississippi road, first spinning like a top before tumbling into a tree. She was lucky to be alive, but the damage was significant. Hollivay was showered with shattered glass after her car was thrown about like a rag doll. Much of the broken shards lodged themselves in her arms and legs,
but the worst of the damage was to her left eye. ESPN.com’s Lindsay Schnell chronicled Hollivay’s account in a 2010 article, where the then-high school senior and No. 3 recruit in the 2012 class said the doctors told her the eye was “filleted” and the possibility that she would regain sight in that eye was slim. After several surgeries, Hollivay’s vision was restored, but not completely. She estimated it was at about 65 percent of her right eye, enough to get back on the floor. So she did, but not without dif ficulty. “Sometimes, I’m cross-eyed,” she told Schnell. “And I can’t help it.” Continued rehab and practice allowed Hollivay to adjust and nearly seven years later, she stands as the starting center for the Scarlet Knights (12-7, 3-4). Through 21 games in her final season on the Banks, Hollivay has shown an uptick in her progression. After averaging 6.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in her junior season, the Columbus, Mississippi, native is up to 6.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per contest. But the most marked improvement has come on the defensive end. Hollivay leads the Big Ten Conference in blocked shots (57) and blocks per game (3.0), coming off a six-block performance in the Knights most recent contest,
a loss at No. 21 Michigan State on Tuesday night. It was the fourth time the senior center swatted away six shots this season, after yielding only one such performance a year ago. The increase in her offensive production spiked on New Year’s Eve at the Rutgers Athletic Center against Minnesota. Thanks to some extra attention from the coaching staff over the holiday break, Hollivay looked like a polished low-post player, spinning from her defender to drop baby hooks, facing up for mid-range jumpers and showing a sultry drop-step to get to the rim. Hollivay scored 14 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and batted away six shots in the 66-55 win for Rutgers in the conference opener. Afterward, she was asked if it was the best game the center had ever played at Rutgers. Hollivay’s attempt to answer was halted by a teammate. “Yes,” interrupted junior guard Tyler Scaife. “And we need that everyday.” Then senior wing Kahleah Copper echoed emphatically “Everyday.” Eventually, after a couple chuckles, Hollivay cleared her throat to answer. She pointed to the break as an opportunity to soak up knowledge from head coach C. Vivian Stringer. An opportunity the senior seized.
“You know, Coach Stringer, she’s been trying to teach me this one move that I couldn’t get, but I finally got it,” Hollivay said. “It’s like the spin move or the face-up and drop-step and stuff. She’s been teaching me that so I’ve been working on it.” Since the win over Minnesota, Hollivay is averaging 8.9 points and 8.9 boards per game. And had it not been for a couple less than stellar performances against MSU and Nebraska, where she was held scoreless, the averages might be closer to double figures. With 11 games left on the schedule, the time is now for Hollivay’s progression to bear fruit. Rutgers approaches the stretch run in need of eight
victories to notch the 20-win marker that is so often a make-orbreak measure for determining a team’s worthiness of an NCAA Tournament berth. Stringer knows that in order to achieve that goal, there’s no time like the present. And for Hollivay, there is no escaping that. “We need to be serious about what we know and how we’re executing it. Because for the seniors, they have one shot and that’s it. The other players — the freshman — do have years left, but the future is not always what you think the future is now.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow @KevinPXavier and @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
Senior center Rachel Hollivay has boosted her performance on the offensive end since posting 14 points and 12 rebounds on Dec. 31. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / DECEMBER 2015
SWIMMING SENIOR MORGAN PFAFF CREDITS PAST COACHES FOR GROWTH AS SWIMMER
Senior swimmer reflects on improvements over time EVAN BRUNO STAFF WRITER
On any team, having valuable leadership is important, especially in times of dire straits. The Rutgers swimming and diving team has struggled in its last two outings, finishing in third place in tri-meets. With the biggest meet to date looming over the horizon, the Scarlet Knights will need their upperclassmen swimmers to provide some direction in order to make the ultimate push towards the Big Ten Championship in February. The Knights have a strong group of seniors who can lead the pack the rest of the way. Morgan Pfaff is among that unit. The senior swimmer from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, has seen it all, both the ups and the downs, throughout her time on the Banks. Pfaff has competed in three conferences, beginning the roller coaster ride in the Big East, then moving to the American Athletic Conference before finally stopping in the Big Ten. The veteran began swimming competitively at the age of nine, starting at local summer leagues before moving on to the North Baltimore Aquatic Club — roughly an hour drive from her hometown — with her coach at the time, Michael Brooks. “(Brooks) definitely taught me to love swimming and ever since I got in and found the love of racing in the pool and how much
Senior swimmer Morgan Pfaff, a former four-time All-American in high school, has come a long way over the course of her career in the sport. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR / OCTOBER 2015 dedication you had to put into it,” Pfaff said. “I fell in love and I couldn’t stay away.” Pfaff followed her coach to a different club team during her high school years while swimming for Red Lion High School. As a Lion, she was a member of the swim team for three years and holds both school and District III records in the 200 individual medley and the 100 backstroke. She was a four-time high school All-American and was named MVP and Swimmer of the Year on three occasions.
Pfaff credits Brooks for preparing her for all of the trials and tribulations she would face both in and out of the pool. “The coach I had ... my whole life prepared me for absolutely anything when I came to college,” she said. “It was awesome knowing during the recruiting process that the crazy hours and the amount of work that I put in with him and how strong he made me physically and mentally, that I could handle anything coming into college no matter where I went or what challenges or
changes that I might face throughout my four years.” Pfaff was recruited by former head swimming coach Phil Spiniello, who now serves as an assistant coach at North Carolina after resigning his post at Rutgers at the conclusion of the 2014 season. She was moved when she saw the close bond the swimmers had with each other and the pride they had for their school when she made her visit to Rutgers while being recruited. “Every single person was important and that really stuck out
to me,” she said. “The girls, the pride that they have for each other and for the school is so noticeable and it’s so awesome to be able to like go out and represent that, not just myself but the Knight to my right and the Knight to my left. That’s definitely what I do it for.” Pfaff honoree competes in the individual medley, backstroke and butterfly events for the team. Pfaff loves to race in the 400 individual medley. Senior Joanna Wu, along with Pfaff, will look to help guide their team to victor y in their next meet — the Big Ten Championships Feb. 6. “I think going into Big Ten, we definitely need to step up our mental game cause we are gonna go against Penn State again and it’s gonna be a lot more teams and a lot (of faster) girls and you know, we just gotta be confident and go into it,” Wu said. The team will try and move past the results of their previous two meets in order to secure a much needed victory in their biggest meet to date using the experience gained throughout the season. “I think every meet, good one or bad one or mediocre one, they’re all learning experiences and there is always something that we can pick up from that experience and make things better for the future,” said head swimming coach Petra Martin. For updates on the Rutgers swimming and diving team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL NO. 9 IOWA 90, RUTGERS 76
Rutgers falls to No. 9 Iowa despite effort GARRETT STEPIEN SPORTS EDITOR
After a rough start conjured up instant flashbacks to the worst home loss in program history that the Rutgers men’s basketball team had just endured three nights prior in the 50-point shellacking against No. 24 Purdue, Eddie Jordan’s squad finally showed a pulse. With the Scarlet Knights inching closer to full strength — albeit with just eight scholarship players — after freshman forward Jonathan Laurent’s return from a mild concussion, they initially gave the 4,209 in attendance at the Rutgers Athletic Center a reason to stay deep into the second half. But as the night went on, Rutgers could only ride the spark for so long. Despite fighting their way back to a tie ballgame late in the first half before hanging tight periodically in the second half, the Knights (6-14, 0-7) simply could not keep up with No. 9 Iowa in a 90-76 loss on Thursday night in Piscataway. The latest casualty marks the 22nd consecutive defeat for Jordan and his team in Big Ten play, a mark still dating all the way back to last season. However, before Jordan fielded any questions after the game, he made it clear that effort wasn’t what the Knights were missing. Freshman forward Jonathan Laurent glides beneath the rim for an up-and-under layup at the Rutgers Athletic Center on Thursday night. He added a spark for Rutgers with 14 points, but it wasn’t enough to boost Rutgers to a win. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR
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KNIGHT NOTEBOOK MIKE WILLIAMS LED RUTGERS WITH TEAM-HIGH 17 POINTS IN 90-76 LOSS TO NO. 9 IOWA
RU shows resilience but comes up short BRIAN FONSECA ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Sophomore guard Mike Williams pulls up for a 3-pointer in the second half. He had a team-high 17 points for the Knights in the 90-76 defeat. EDWIN GANO / PHOTO EDITOR
The Rutgers men’s basketball team suffered its seventh consecutive loss Thursday night against No. 9 Iowa, but unlike the previous five, the margin of defeat was less than 20 points. Before eventually getting outscored, 4020, in the final 15:47 of the contest, the Scarlet Knights (6-14, 0-7) kept it close against one of the top teams in the country. The Knights put up a fight against the Hawkeyes, closing an early 11-point deficit to tie the game at multiple points and even take a 30-29 lead with 4:26 remaining in the first half before ultimately falling, 90-76, to their visitors. The return of freshman Jonathan Laurent was a key factor in Rutgers’ best performance since its seven point loss to Indiana Dec. 30., adding depth by bringing the number of available players for Rutgers to eight. The 6-foot-6 forward made some big plays early on, getting his first six points off of putback bank shots on the offensive glass. While Laurent helped Rutgers keep the game competitive with his play inside, he wasn’t able to bring his team close to a legitimate upset bid alone.
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What the Knights managed to do inside, where they outscored the Hawkeyes, 4638, in the paint, they failed to do past the 3-point line. Rutgers shot 23.5 percent from beyond the arc in the loss, missing all seven attempts in the first half before finishing with a 4-for-17 showing. In contrast, Iowa went 11-for-29 from deep. “That’s why the good teams in the country are good — they have balance and they make shots, and right now, we’re not making shots,” said head coach Eddie Jordan. “They spread their zone out, they went zone and they covered the perimeter, so the inside was good. That’s why we got paint scores.” Mike Williams hit three treys in the second period, but most came when the Knights were down by double digits. The sophomore guard wasn’t shy despite his early struggles. Williams came out of the gates firing in the second half, scoring Rutgers’ first seven points and flexing at the camera after getting fouled on a converted lay-up. “Even though we was playing great in the first half, we didn’t like the way we finished, SEE SHORT ON PAGE 10
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