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President Robert L. Barchi sent an email to the Rutgers community on Monday inviting students to support a legislative act that would protect DACA students. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
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Students have the opportunity to advocate for bipartisan legislation that would cement Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protection for undocumented students, University President Robert L. Barchi said in an email on Monday. This follows several protests last semester where Rutgers students called for the school to declare itself a “sanctuary campus” and
protect undocumented students from potential deportation by then President-elect Donald J. Trump. Instead, Barchi announced that the University would be a “safe haven” for students. “Many students at the University have called for protections for undocumented students. This legislation would provide those protections,” he said in the email. “If you feel strongly about this issue, I encourage you to … send an automatic letter to your U.S.
senators and your member in the House of Representatives.” The legislation in question is known as the BRIDGE Act (Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream of Growing our Economy) and was sponsored by both Republican and Democratic senators last year. It effectively secures the protections afforded by former President Barack Obama’s executive order authorizing DACA. The act will allow all current DACA students to retain their status. Barchi’s email encouraging students to advocate for the act is a way of helping students to become more involved with the political instruments surrounding undocumented immigrants who are students, said Peter McDonough, senior vice president of the Department of External Affairs at Rutgers. “(For) any number of students protesting, demonstrating, calling for an extension of DACA, this is an opportunity,” he said. Last fall, students participated in several protests in response to certain comments made by Trump during his campaign that were deemed as anti-immigrant rhetoric.
“Our hope is that we’re giving students who would like to support extending DACA protections a way to speak up and let their voices be heard in a way that is more direct and more constructive (by) reaching out directly to their members of Congress,” McDonough said. In the first three hours after the email was sent out, he said more than 3,400 messages were sent through the included automated form. Students are not required to fill out the form or sign anything, he said. “(Barchi) has made this option available but he recognizes that some people do not agree and he just wants people to participate,” he said. “There’s room for disagreement and certainly those students who want to voice an opposing opinion are welcome to do that, but that is not the position we are taking.” Rutgers’ president emphasized the point in his email, telling students that it was not mandatory to fill out the form. “I would never presume to tell you what to do with respect to legislative advocacy,” he said. “We are offering this option to you because
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eSports hosts annual Spring Social event for gamers
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During this year’s Spring Social, casual game players and experienced eSports competitors alike had the chance to bond over video games and learn about different clubs and teams within the Rutgers eSports organization. According to the roster, 170 students attended the event, said Kevin Luyo, an event coordinator and Rutgers Business School junior. “Ninety percent of the people who showed up were Rutgers—New Brunswick students,” Luyo said. “Freshmen were the majority, with 52 percent, and the rest were pretty evenly split between the other three classes, alumni and others.” Some of the most popular eSports clubs at Rutgers are for games like “Hearthstone,” “Overwatch,” “League of Legends” and “Pokemon,” said Vanessa Gao, manager of the competitive eSports team and a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “We only started trying to become a sports club and have a board this past summer, so I’m on the first group of board members,”
many in our community have participated in activities to bring attention to the plight and status of undocumented students.” This is not the first time Rutgers has been involved in supporting the BRIDGE Act. Last fall, Barchi signed a letter supporting DACA and the protections it provides undocumented immigrants, McDonough said. DACA was first launched as an executive order by Obama in 2012, and was opposed by Trump during his campaign. On Monday, Press Secretary Sean Spicer said repealing DACA may not necessarily be a priority for Trump. McDonough said this creates some breathing room for students who were afraid of being deported and allows proponents of the bill to take more time in ensuring it is passed. “It does create some flexibility and time for the Senate,” he said. “I’m sure there are students who will be comforted by that statement.” This is not the first time Rutgers has involved itself in advocating for a piece of legislation, McDonough said. The Department of External Affairs
The eSports Spring Social is intended to draw both experienced and amateur eSports players together. This year, the event took place at the Livingston Student Center. FACEBOOK Gao said. “We’ve had teams before but not much of an infrastructure, so this year has been our attempt at gaining an infrastructure so that it will carry on in the future.” Most Rutgers eSports clubs compete against teams from other universities, but competing is not a necessary part of joining an eSports club, Gao said. Many club members who compete have little to no experience playing competitively, said Jonathan Lin, a School of Engineering firstyear student. Lin is a member of the Rutgers Pokémon Trainers club. He said he played Pokémon in elementary school and recently picked it up again after buying a Nintendo 3DS. Lin played in his first tournament last December and placed second. “It’s mostly a friendly environment,” Lin said. “We don’t force
people to go into competitive play. Usually, it’s centered around the video games and Pokémon Go. It’s more of a bonding experience with other people.” Lin said club meetings usually have about 30 attendees. Filip Donskoy said he plays “Starcraft 2” competitively, and he started playing it when it released and has played competitively for about three years, he said. He was recently ranked as 1 of the top 10 grandmasters in “Starcraft 2” in North America. “Starcraft 2” has a very large and very active competitive community, but the club is open to people of all skill levels, the School of Arts and Sciences senior said. “The club is not like football, where you have a coach and people See gamers on Page 4
Rutgers students wrapped up a promotional video shoot Saturday as part of a campaign for Ellen DeGeneres to speak at the University’s graduation commencement. The final scene involved students gathering outside the Buccleuch Park Museum, adjacent to the College Avenue campus, spelling out “Ellen” with their bodies, said Kayla Brantley, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. Students stood on top of the duct tape letters, while Phillip Shvartsman, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, shot the scene with a drone. Brantley organized the rally and the campaign to get DeGeneres to speak at Rutgers with the help of her friends. In the campaign’s first stage, she created a Facebook page and a petition that about has 1,000 student signatures. Despite this success, she said she expected the completed video to be when the campaign “really took off.” “Videos go viral,” Brantley said. “Ellen is always bringing people on her show (for them) ... so the whole point of this is to get her attention, so I think a video will be perfect for that.”
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With the success of past video and petition campaigns at Rutgers for former President Barack Obama and William Sanford Nye, popularly known as “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” to come for commencement, she thinks it is possible to convince DeGeneres to come, too, Brantley said. The students prepared for the event with hot chocolate, a speaker blasting Beyoncé and a box of t-shirts with Ellen DeGeneres’s face on them. After, students were invited to write reasons why they want DeGeneres to speak at commencement on a dry-erase board. Photos of the finished board were shared on the “Ellen for Rutgers Commencement 2017” Facebook page. Shvartsman said there are a group of seniors from different organizations throughout Rutgers who helped create the video, many of them being friends of Brantley and himself. Kiera Del Vecchio, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said the talk show host would be the perfect person to speak at the commencement ceremony. “We love Ellen because she is so inclusive and giving ... and See campaign on Page 4
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Enactus pilots sustainable projects in local community
Last year, Rutgers Enactus qualified for regional and national competitions. The chapter is currently continuing to work with “Popcorn for the People,” while also expanding its Youth Empowerment Services (YES) project. FACEBOOK
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Enactus is a non-profit social entrepreneurship organization that aims to develop sustainable community empowerment projects and to improve the quality of life for people in need. The Enactus chapter at Rutgers University was chartered in 2014 and has since gone on to win the Enactus National Exposition, according to the club website. “The organizations we support aren’t necessarily about the monetary gain, it’s more about the social cause behind them,” said Cynthia Lyn, director of recruitment for Rutgers Enactus and a Rutgers Business School junior. Enactus chapters find social issues such as homelessness that affect communities and create projects to sustainably address them, said Schatze Palen, vice president of Rutgers Enactus and a Rutgers Business School senior. “Instead of providing the homeless with food for a day, we figure out what is causing this and create a project like helping the
homeless find a sustainable job,” Palen said. “We see a disparity between the Rutgers University campus and New Brunswick.” Rutgers Enactus has partnered with existing organizations based in New Brunswick to address some of the most prevalent needs in the city, Palen said. One of their main projects is Youth Empowerment Services (YES), a local nonprofit, that provides after-school tutoring and mentoring for at-risk New Brunswick youth. Because YES is a nonprofit, it runs solely off of donations and grants and it is not widely known in the community, Lyn said. “If people don’t know about it, they cannot donate to it, which makes YES very financially draining for the people who run the program,” Lyn said. Rutgers Enactus recently added more structure to YES programs by creating a curriculum for citizenship classes, taught by the organization’s founder, Barry Smith, she said. They are currently piloting “Keep it REAL (Rising Entrepreneurs Aspiring Leaders),” a program within
YES that teaches entrepreneurial skills to high school students. “Our project directly empowers the youth of New Brunswick to live a better life socially, economically and academically,” said Matthew Canale, project marketing lead for Keep it REAL and a Rutgers Business School sophomore.
“We see a disparity between the Rutgers University campus and New Brunswick.” schatze palen Vice President of Rutgers Enactus
Rutgers Enactus also organizes “Popcorn for the People,” a program that employs local adults on the autism spectrum by making and selling gourmet popcorn. This program gives adults opportunities to gain hard skills that they might not otherwise have the chance to learn, said Camille Suarez, the director of marketing and a Rutgers Business School senior.
Projects can last anywhere from one to 10 years, depending on their size, complexity and the chapter leading it. The organization ensures that the project is self-sustaining before they step away from it, Palen said. All chapter members work directly on one of the projects and oversee any executive board roles they might have. In addition to leading weekly marketing initiatives, Suarez works directly with “Popcorn for the People,” she said. Currently, the chapter is focused on preparations for an annual competition between regional, and eventually national, Enactus chapters across the country. “Enactus, as an organization, believes that competition brings out the best ideas,” Lyn said. Last year during its premiere appearance at the competition the Rutgers chapter made it to regional and nationals competitions. Lyn said due to this, there is a standard to live up to. The chapter faced some early challenges in 2014, with member retention and
members not having a clear understanding of the organization’s mission, L yn said. She addressed these issues by developing a four-week program for new members where they gain a deeper understanding of the needs in New Brunswick and best practices for developing sustainable solutions to these needs, she said. Canale said he believes Enactus is the perfect organization for students of all majors and backgrounds who are passionate about making a positive difference in their community. This is because Enactus members are deeply involved with the New Brunswick community and recognize the need for more consistent involvement throughout the student body. “For me, Enactus is really the opportunity to try to make a difference in our community,” Suarez said. “We have to think long term. We have to think differently about service. If students really want to make a true difference in the community, they need to start digging deeper.”
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New Rutgers Cancer Institute director shares goals for coming year
The Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (RCINJ) is working to maintain its status as one of the National Cancer Institute’s highest ranked centers for research and treatment. JASON YE
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The Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (RCINJ) began the new year under the leadership of new Director Steven Libutti, who assumed the position on Jan. 10. One immediate responsibility that the new director will hold is ensuring that RCINJ is renewed as one of the 47 designated Comprehensive Care Centers of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This will be determined one year from now, Libutti said. “Competitive grants are awarded to cancer centers that exceed certain criteria, that and expectations that the National Cancer Institute sets,” he said. “Every five to seven years, we have to re-compete for the designation and grant.” There are three levels of designated cancer centers, currently comprised of 15 Cancer Centers, 47 Comprehensive Cancer Centers and seven Basic Laboratory
Cancer Centers nationwide, according to the NCI. The designation for a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest of the three levels, is a very competitive process that requires a demonstration of excellence in criteria that includes clinical trials, research in the basic sciences of cancer and research for cancer prevention at the population level, Libutti said. Libutti, who most recently served as the director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care in New York City, said the close alignment of science and clinical care at RCINJ prompted him to relocate across the Hudson River to New Brunswick. “I look at cancer care delivery as a two-sided coin. On one side of the coin is outstanding clinical care and on the other side is outstanding cancer research,” Libutti said. “You can’t do either one well without having the other one.” RCINJ’s new director said his two other titles, vice chancellor of cancer programs for Rutgers
Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) and the senior vice president of Oncology Services for Barnabas Health, enables him to balance the two aspects of cancer care by creating connectivity between researchers and patient-care. With his position at RBHS, he said he can stimulate partnerships and collaborations around cancer research between RCINJ and other institutes at Rutgers. “In addition, the partnership between Rutgers and RWJBarnabas (Robert Wood Johnson and Barnabas) Health would allow for us to take the very exciting, new discoveries we make at the laboratories of RCINJ and bring it to patients throughout the integrated health system,” Libutti said. The health system spans across New Jersey and includes six major hospitals in the RWJBarnabas Health system, according to the RWJBarnabas Health’s website. “It gives us the two-way flow — from the science to the patients, and from patients back to the science — by which we can address new questions that come up,” he said. Libutti plans to leverage the science from RCINJ and RBHS to make new clinical trials and therapies, bringing those advances to patients across this integrated health system, he said. “He will expand the reach of (R)CINJ within New Brunswick and to Newark and ... expand throughout the RWJBH system, statewide,” said Chancellor of RBHS Brian L. Strom in an email. With President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration having followed 10 days after his own, Libutti said the new administration does not change his goal of obtaining more government
commitment and investment for cancer research. “As a cancer investigator, a cancer clinician and a cancer center director, I have concerns no matter who occupies the powers in government,” he said. “It’s too early to say what the commitments will be moving for ward, in terms of investment in cancer research.” In the 20 years he spent in the field of cancer research and cancer care, Libutti said he has seen that members of Congress and the executive branch tend to understand
“Cancer favors no one political party, gender, religion or ethnicity over another — it is an equal opportunity destroyer.” steven Libutti Director of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
the gravity and severity of cancer. To this point, they historically have done what they can to help cancer research succeed. The American Cancer Society estimates there will be over 1.6 million cancer diagnoses and over 600,000 deaths related to cancer this year. “I recognize that our country faces other issues and problems beyond cancer,” Libutti said. “It is my job to continue raising the fact that cancer is a major problem on behalf of all of our patients suffering from cancer and patients who may develop cancer in the future.” Under former President Barack Obama’s administration,
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continued from front who specifically train to be good. We have that in the club, but it’s more of a side thing,” he said. “The main purpose of the club is to be a place where you can come together and socialize. Most people are casual, but for those who want to compete, I’m there as their acting coach.” There is also a small but active club for the rhythm game “osu!” said Hu Chiao, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student. Chiao said that he does compete, but not as often as players of major eSports do because many other members are new to “osu!” “I’m really hoping that more people can come in, and then we can give them advice,” Chiao said. “If you want to better your reaction time, and then basically your consciousness, I would say that “osu!” is pretty good. It actually makes you think sharper after you’ve played for a while.” One of the most popular games at the Spring Social was the Nintendo fighting game “Super Smash Bros.” In the Scarlet Smash club, there are people playing every version of the game, dating back to the
original version for the Nintendo 64, said Steven Schley, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “There are of course the ‘Melee’ elitists who are like, ‘Nothing’s ever gonna be better than ‘Melee.’’ It’s a flawed game, but it’s a great game and people will stick by that,” Schley said. “But the thing is, I know people who play ‘Melee,’ ‘Project M,’ ‘Smash 4,’ and 64. I know people who play every game and who are in love with every game, excluding ‘Brawl,’ because ‘Brawl’ sucks.” Michael Serpico has been a member of the Scarlet Smash club since his first year at Rutgers. He competes in local tournaments and encourages people to get involved with the Scarlet Smash, even if they do not want to play at a competitive level, the School of Arts and Sciences junior said. “A lot of people are afraid to start playing ‘Melee’ right now,” Serpico said. “People have been playing so long, and the technical barrier is pretty high ... But it’s such a fun game and the community is so nice. If you’re questioning whether or not to play it, just play it and you’ll see that it’s one of the greatest games ever to exist.”
overall message of human kindness, Brantley said. “Whether you’re conservative with Rutgers being such a diverse place, it’s really nice to or whether you’re a liberal, I think see someone who helps out so (Ellen would) be perfect to relay many different types of groups that message to everybody at and different communities, and I graduation,” Brantley said. Among the students featured in think she’s the perfect person to come here and inspire people,” the video are members of sororities, fraternities, athletic teams she said. and the nursLidia De ing program. Los Santos, a The video School of Arts “Whether you’re itself is going and Sciences conservative or whether to sound like senior, also you’re a liberal, I think a Rutgers unicame out to the (Ellen would) be perfect fied voice askrally to support DeGeneres for to relay that message to ing for DeGeto speak commenceeverybody at graduation.” neres at commencement. ment, with difDe Los Sankayla brantley ferent people tos and Del School of Arts and Sciences senior from different Vecchio were organizations both studying throughout abroad with Brantley when they collectively Rutgers, he said. Shvartsman said the experience decided they wanted Degeneres of creating a video was rewarding to speak at their graduation. “We started thinking about and he believes DeGeneres’ meswho could be better than (Barack sage will resonate regardless. “Whether (Ellen) speaks, Obama), and Ellen DeGeneres came to our mind,” Brantley said. which I’m pretty sure she will, I She said Degeneres is the think it’s been ... a good experiperfect choice for a commence- ence to create a video and to be ment speaker because of her hu- able to have people work togethmanitarianism, charity work and er,” Shvartsman said.
the federal government spent around $150 billion for research and development, according to Vox Media. In December, Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which includes a section for cancer research called “Moonshot,” which was championed by the former Vice President Joe Biden after the death of his son Joseph “Beau” Biden in 2015. The “Moonshot” section provides $1.8 billion funding for cancer research over the next 10 years, according to CBS News. “We’re excited about the 21st Century Cures Law, especially the component of the law that focuses on cancer research and progress,” Libutti said. Last month, RCINJ’s resident research member Wenwei Hu also received a $1.8 million grant for her research, Libutti said. “We’re looking forward to working with the NIH and the NCI to compete effectively for funding from this new law,” Libutti said. “We will do everything we can to be as competitive as we can be to bring more resources to New Jersey.” Libutti said some immediate projects he is working on are advancing precision medicine and immune-oncology at RCINJ, stimulating collaboration with RWJBarnabas Health and increasing partnership with the state health commissioner and state government to improve cancer education and screening. “Cancer favors no one political party, gender, religion or ethnicity over another — it is an equal opportunity destroyer,” Libutti said. “We have to learn as a nation and as citizens of this planet that we have to work together to make progress in this disease.”
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continued from front has an entire section dedicated to advocating within the government — the Office of Government Affairs. This office is in charge of helping students by working with the nation’s leaders. In the past it has worked on securing funding for financial aid, among other issues, he said. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for federal and state financial aid programs like Pell grants, McDonough said. Rutgers cannot grant any special financial aid based on a student’s immigration status as the school does not ask for that information. In December 2013, Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) signed the Tuition Equality Act — otherwise known as the New Jersey Dream Act — into law, allowing undocumented students in the state to pay in-state tuition rates at public universities and colleges. “When Governor Christie signed the Dream Act into law, he said loudly and clearly what the policy is on undocumented students who arrived in this state as children and have spent years in the school system in New Jersey, and have become, for all intents and purposes, just another Jersey kid,” he said.
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Racial stereotypes in STEM do not add up
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t might seem crazy, but I enjoy math. My maSIP ON YOUR CHAI jors and minor are all math-intensive, I can calculate the results of complex NEEHARIKA THURVAIL series with (relative) ease, I find tricky math problems fun and I only use calculators to check my work, not to do it. There are many people like me, who genuinely enjoy the subject of mathematics, are engaged by the logical and complex processes needed to solve a problem and want to further STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) through research and discovery. I know that what I do isn’t easy. Anyone who pursues a field that involves math knows that success and true appreciation for discipline comes only through a lot of hard work, practice and thought. So why, when I’m able to solve a problem without using paper or a calculator, or calculate how much change I need to get back from the cashier or split the cost of dinner mentally, are those years of studying and work abruptly demeaned by an offhand: “Oh, you’re Indian, though”? There are a variety of things wrong with such an observation, not the least of which is the insensitive assumption that my race somehow grants me a gene that gives me an IQ of 6,000, an affinity for the subject that lets me grasp the most difficult concepts with zero difficulty and the ability to apply them to effortlessly compute my way through life. A superpower of sorts. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case, no matter how much anyone might think it is. The stereotype of the “genius” Indian (or any other Asian person) not only devalues the hard work of students whose family happens to hail from some part of Asia, but also puts an arbitrary premium on the work of non-Asian students, which further harms the confidence and self-esteem of Asian students. There have been multiple times when I’ve seen the mathematics paper of a non-Asian student raved over and the work of Asian students simply graded and tossed to the side. The myth of the phenom Asian student seems to have lead graders, teacher’s assistants and professors to the conclusion that phenomenal Asian work is only to be expected and not a reflection of a student’s passion or discipline. No Asian student asks for special recognition for their work, only that what they do be treated with respect. And the stereotype is equally damaging in the other direction — Asian students who happen to not be good at math. As much as I’ve heard, “Oh my god you’re so brown,” and “Shut up, you probably got an A,” I’ve heard my friends and family be asked, in a tone equal parts mockery and disappointment, “Aren’t you supposed to be good at math?” No one is “supposed” to be good at math, like how no one is “supposed” to wear pink on Wednesdays or no one is “supposed” to go into the arts and humanities because of some damning factor such as race. It’s offensive to assume that because someone has the same skin color as a group of people which happens to pursue STEM-fields with greater frequency that they automatically have the same aptitude as everyone else in the group. Mathematics and STEM fields are challenging for everyone, regardless of ethnic background. Just because I have a tinge more melanin in my skin does not mean that I’m destined to be a prodigy, and just because someone else may not have that tinge doesn’t mean that their skills are more admirable or rare. Math is hard, okay? The only way to become good at it is through practice, understanding and patience. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a calculus test tomorrow. Neeharika Thuravil is a School of Arts and Sciences freshman majoring in computer science and astrophysics. Her column, “Sip on Your Chai,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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Hurting more than just abortion President’s restoring of global gag rule will impact family planning
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The worst part of this law is the blow it sends to ith over 2.9 million people protesting in the Women’s March just this past week- contraceptives in general. Say that an NGO decides end, it seems like President Donald J. that it cannot sustain its services without governTrump’s latest reinstatement of the Mexico City Pol- mental assistance in funding and that there is no way icy, or global gag rule, on women’s health seems like to receive the funds from an outside force. The NGO would have to be shut down. This does not just mean a severe punch to the gut and to the uterus. The enactment of the Mexico City Policy would that abortion services would go away. This means mean that international non-governmental organiza- every service offered by that NGO would go away tions (NGOs) that offered family planning and repro- as well. And despite the belief of many members of ductive health options would be cut off from receiv- the Republican Party, abortion is not the only family ing federal funding if they offered abortion services. service that women visit these NGOs for. According This makes it hard to believe that Trump was even to the statistics of Planned Parenthood, a popular organization that has been under deep scrutiny by aware of the protests happening around him. It was no secret that Trump was a pro-life candi- Trump’s administration, only 3 percent of their total date. It was one of the stances in his campaign that 10.6 million services account for abortions. The rest, including testing his supporters were and treatment for passionate about. sexually transmitBut this is not just a “This means every service offered by that ted infections, conshot at women who NGO would go away as well.” traception-related obtain abortions. services, cancer This is a shot at screenings includwomen as a whole. ing Pap smears and According to the details of the policy, these NGOs will only receive gov- pregnancy and prenatal services. These are all of the ernment funding if they choose to eliminate their abor- things Trump and his policy are putting at risk. But tion services. If they fail to do this, the government es- of course, there are concerns about whether Trump sentially retracts their funding and leaves them to raise prioritizes contraceptive services at all. Many wommoney for themselves. This is telling women that the en, after the announcement of Trump’s win, flocked act of getting an abortion warrants punishment. This to their gynecologists and asked about immediate is also sending a message to these NGOs, frightening IUD insertion because of the fear of Trump repealing them out of offering these services. Imagine having to the Affordable Care Act, leading to the fall of their choose between offering a service and getting fund- contraceptive options. In an administration that does ing cut, and removing an essential aspect of service in not seem to favor abortion or contraceptive use, it is order to remain in business. Trump is bullying family difficult to find a direction women can turn to. Everything seems to be slowly falling apart, and planning organizations out of offering a procedure that some women have no other choice but to obtain. In women seem to be standing and watching as it hapfact, the policy states that “it is unclear as to whether or pens. Rather than taking initiatives to improve sexual not services are actually provided under (rape, incest health education or creating easier channels to conand life endangerment).” How can someone who just traceptives, Trump and his administration have, yet witnessed millions of women (and men) voice their again, put the pressure on the women of the country. anger and concern over the neglect of their needs And with it still being within the first five days of his still manage to turn a blind eye? How disconnected is presidency, one might wonder what other obstacles Trump from his nation’s people to reenact such a law? women are going to face. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 148th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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To ‘Make America Great Again,’ Trump must unify nation THE HARD TRUTH DAN CHULAK
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n Jan. 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States — but if anyone thought that Trump’s inaugural address would be a contrast to the controversial and divisive rhetoric of the campaign, they were mistaken. He continued to bash the political establishment on both sides of the aisle and promised to restore power to the American people. He launched attacks on the establishment because they have “reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost” and described the United States as a broken system teeming with poverty, crime and hopelessness. Trump painted a bleak image of our country, all while presenting no clear solutions to any of these problems. Trump claims to be the change America needs in Washington, D.C. because he will “drain the swamp” and not represent the political and financial elite. But based on his cabinet nominees, it’s clear that Trump has no intention of draining the swamp, but rather expanding it. As last week’s confirmation hearings concluded, many of Trump’s cabinet nominees failed to clarify the potential conflicts of interest they will bring into the new
administration. Rex Tillerson, outgoing CEO of the energy conglomerate ExxonMobil and the nomination for secretary of state, has been criticized for his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who awarded him the Order of Friendship, a state decoration of the Russian Federation. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has been nominated to be the attorney general. Sessions has received sharp criticism for allegations of racism and was even denied a federal judgeship earlier in his career. The Republican senator has also waged war on immigrant, LGBTQ and minority communities
Puzder, the former CEO of CKE Restaurants and a staunch opponent of minimum wage increases and labor regulations, has been appointed to U.S secretary of labor. Trump has also chosen Wilbur Ross, who has an estimated net worth of $2.9 million, for secretary of commerce, Steve Mnuchin, former partner of Goldman Sachs, for secretary of treasury and Linda McMahon, the former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, to lead the Small Business Administration. If this is what an anti-establishment cabinet looks like, I am afraid to know what the establishment looks like.
“He has never attended public school, taken out a loan for college or worked a minimum wage job.” his entire career. Betsy DeVos, Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Education, is a billionaire who has done nothing for underfunded public schools, and has advocated for the expansion of privately run, but publicly funded, charter schools. Georgia State Rep. Tom Price (R-6) was nominated to be the secretary of health and human services. But, in congress, Price fought hard against former President Barack Obama’s most notable achievement, the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Price has said he would work to repeal the ACA, which would leave millions of Americans uninsured. Andrew
Although Trump’s anti-establishment rhetoric may have worked on the campaign trail when he was running against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, this will not work in the White House. Trump will continue to proclaim his disdain for the establishment, but whether he admits it or not, he is very much a part of that establishment. Trump is a billionaire real estate developer who used his wealth and influence to buy his way into the public view. Throughout the campaign, he attacked and degraded his opponents, who he often criticized for being ineffective and out of touch. The reality is
that Trump is no different from the Washington establishment he claims to be taking on. Wealthy his entire life, Trump has never had to deal with the struggles of poverty or discrimination. He has never attended public school, taken out a loan for college or worked a minimum wage job. While it is easy for the president to claim that he is going restore the power back into the hands of the people and assist them, it is far more difficult for him to give concrete policy proposals as to how he is going to do this. As we transition into a new administration with one of the most unpopular presidents in modern history, many wonder what can Trump do to earn the admiration and trust of the American people? If Trump truly wants to be a champion for the working people, he must raise the federal minimum wage. If Trump wants to repeal and replace the ACA effectively, he must guarantee health care as a right for all people, not a privilege. If Trump truly wants America to be safer, he must condemn any discrimination and violence against women, people of color and LGBTQ communities. Trump has promised he will make America great again, but if he is going to honor his word he needs to be leader, not a divider. Daniel Chulak is a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior majoring in environmental and business economics with a minor in German. His column, “The Hard Truth,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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January 24, 2017
Rutgers hosts workshops to help instructors navigate Sakai
Senior Instructional Designer, Jeniffer Obando said the goal of Sakai pop-up workshops is to guide professors through different components of the website and give them the opportunity to ask questions. The site was updated to Sakai 11 last semester, which came with a number of new features and changes. JASON YE
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source project with designers from several different institutions contributing to it. If someone from Rutgers finds a Most students are familiar tool they think can be useful, they with Sakai, Rutgers’ primary will develop it further for the Unilearning management system, versity’s specific needs, or adopt which is used throughout the a tool that the larger community three main campuses. has developed, Obando said. Last semester, the Office of On the other hand, if a tool does Instructional and Research Technot seem to be a good fit for Rutnology (OIRT) rolled out Sakai 11, gers, Sakai’s development team the newest version of the web serwill not adopt it. vice. This semester, OIRT is hostSakai also has a sort of digital ing a series of “pop-up workshops” suggestions box, but developers to help faculty members better may not have the understand how time to create evto use the differ“It’s a very versatile learning management system, and a little orientation can help (instructors) ery tool suggestent features the ed, she said. site provides. achieve what they couldn’t before.” There will be The workmore workshops shops are an jeniffer obando held throughout informal way Senior Instructional Designer at the Office of Instructional and Research Technology the semester on for faculty and topics ranging staff members Meeting with designers to go from how to make video lectures who use Sakai to ask questions If the instructor has allowed the so around June,” she said. “Hopeor learn more about the service, student to upload content, they fully by then, we’ll have achieved over the site’s tools is helpful for with proper lighting and sound to just general tips on managing a said Senior Instructional De- can do that,” she said. “With the parity between Gradebook and instructors, she said. “I think the most important Sakai page, she said. signer Jeniffer Obando. Rather new Kaltura tool, students can Gradebook 2.” “We have been doing a lot of Right now the two tools have thing is getting to know Sakai than force instructors to travel to upload assignments or reflections OIRT’s office on Busch campus, or homework via media, not just some differences, which may (and) use the tools that align training this semester, some of the workshops allow for casual (documents). They can upload make it difficult for a professor with (an instructor’s) objec- (the features) are new, some video (or) whatever the project who is only familiar with Grade- tives,” she said. “Sometimes are media creation (related),” conversations on any campus. book 2, the older version, to use coming in and sitting down with she said. “It’s a ver y versatile “It’s us coming to them. That might be.” This would help students who Gradebook, the new version. De- an instructional designer is real- learning management system way, when they’re coming to and a little orientation can help lunch they can ask questions,” are more comfortable creating signers with OIRT are working ly the best way to learn.” The site will continue to im- (instructors) achieve what they she said. “They can stop by, ask videos or other forms of multime- to minimize these differences to prove as well. Sakai is an open couldn’t before.” dia content than they are writing ensure a smooth transition. a question and be on their way.” news editor
These questions can range from learning how to use the new tools Sakai 11 offers, including a new Gradebook and a media tool, to how to set up the different possible pages, she said. Some of these tools allow instructors to receive more feedback from students, including through the assignments tab. There is also a forum tool, which enables easy communication between students and their instructors. “It really depends on how the instructor has set up their course.
papers, she said. Students can also upload image files if they want. Many of the instructors who use Sakai do so because their departments require it, rather than Blackboard or eCollege. Instructors also have a new way to post grades on the site, Obando said. “The new Gradebook is the only one that’s going to exist after the spring semester. Right now we still have Gradebook 2, but it’s going to be going away after the spring semester ends,
The new Gradebook has a learning curve, and instructors are most cautious about it due to how important grades are for students, she said. Faculty members want to ensure they post students’ grades correctly. The busiest times of year for training instructors on Sakai are during the starts and ends of semesters, she said. This is at least partly because many faculty members do not receive access to their Sakai sites until shortly before the start of a new term.
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DIVERSIONS
January 24, 2017
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Happy Birthday: Make a difference, reach out and offer your services and help to those in need. An enthusiastic approach will bring positive and negative results. You can’t please everyone, so choose your battles wisely and aim to do what brings you the most satisfaction. Change will lead to greater satisfaction as well as prosperity. Be a participant and make a difference. Your numbers are 7, 18, 21, 24, 29, 38, 43.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Learn as you go. Your dedication and desire to do your best will be praised by some but shunned by those who are jealous of you. Don’t let anyone interfere with your progress. Disagreements will only slow you down. 5 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Foolish spending or selling yourself short when negotiating a deal will be apparent if you don’t take your time and consider unique ways to get the most out of your dollar, your time and your effort. Don’t settle for less. 3 stars
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be careful how you handle friends and relatives. A diplomatic and disciplined approach to suggestions will help you avoid getting into a dispute. If you want to bring about change, offer incentives and choices. 2 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Listen and learn. Share your experience and knowledge. This is a great day for discovery and putting new plans in motion. Children, friends and lovers will play a major role in your life and the decisions you make moving forward. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Emotions will take over, leading to disruption if you aren’t aware of all sides of a situation. Take a step back and consider what’s best for everyone, and do your best to make it happen. Avoid demanding people. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Listen to sound advice. It’s best to take time to mull over what you want to do or say before you jump into action. Delays will arise while traveling, or confusion will set in regarding domestic issues. Avoid confrontations. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Live by your rules. Make suggestions and paint a colorful picture of the way you see your future unfolding. Honesty and integrity will help you avoid being trapped in a situation that doesn’t live up to your expectations. Romance is featured. 3 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Secrets will be revealed due to emotional outbursts. Be prepared to take care of any damages that occur as a result of someone’s lack of discretion. Keep your plans simple, honest and within reason to avoid controversy. Make love, not war. 3 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t get angry -- get moving. Look for alternatives. Don’t feel the need to stay put if you are bored. A partnership you form with someone will offer a little extra income and a chance to be your own boss. 5 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Be the one to bring about positive change. Get involved in events that will give you the platform you need to raise awareness. It takes reason, common sense and an astute ability to get things done properly and on time. 4 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Set up shop and get things done. Don’t linger when a timeline is in force. Stretch your imagination and you will discover ways to make your life easier. Surprise someone who is expecting you to fall short. Romance is encouraged. 5 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Proceed with caution. Trying to fit too much into your day will bring few results. It is best to concentrate on whatever will bring the highest returns. Getting emotionally caught up in someone else’s affairs will be to your detriment. 2 stars
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January 24, 2017 SWIMMING AND DIVING SENIOR RACHEL STODDARD PLACES 1ST IN 100 BREASTSTROKE
Rutgers places 2nd in tri-meet vs. Hokies, Bearcats Coby Green Contributing Writer
The Rutgers swimming and diving team wrapped up its final tri-meet of the season this weekend. The Scarlet Knights placed second among two Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opponents — just behind Virginia Tech and outscoring Cincinnati. The three-team meet, which occurred on Jan. 20-21 in Christiansburg, Virginia, was the second in two weeks for Rutgers. The Knights easily outscored the Bearcats, 223-130, but came up short against the Hokies, 191-157. “We were good,” said head coach Petra Martin. “Our first day was very good, the second was a little bit more inconsistent but still pretty strong. I think showing up and pushing through and fighting against two very strong teams was good and looked very tough. It was a good sign as we are getting closer to championships.” After the first day of matchups, Rutgers almost doubled Cincinnati, 109-58, and was in a close race with Virginia Tech, only down by 19 points, 93-74. “We need to get better moving from one day to another, staying little more consistent on that second day,” Martin said. “Championships are four days of competing, so we are going to have to make sure that we are getting up every day and attacking the same way.” The Knights came into the matchup with the Big Ten Diver of the Week, junior Addison Walkowiak, riding a hot streak. Walkowiak placed first in the 3-meter dive with a score of 331.90 and third in the 1-meter dive with a 296.70. Both dives were National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Zone qualifying marks. Also placing third in the 3-meter dive was senior Alyssa Black with a 292.55, while sophomore Rachel Byrne finished sixth with a time of 280.60. Both of their scores were NCAA Zone qualifying marks.
Senior Rachel Stoddard finished first in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:02.92, which was just off a NCAA B cut. Stoddard also contributed a second-place finish in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:06.22. “I’m very happy with how I swam. My times weren’t my fastest, but how I swam and my strategy was where I wanted it to be,” Stoddard said. Martin said he saw some strong performances both off the diving boards and in the pool swimming. “I was really happy to see Rachel Stoddard go down with a lot faster dives than last weekend and be very consistent with her performances,” he said.
Rutgers provided a first-place finish in the 400-medley relay with sophomore Vera Koprivova, Stoddard, sophomore Francesca Stoppa and freshman Alexandra Fabugais-Inaba finishing in 3:46.85. “We felt really good,” said Stoddard. “It was helpful prep for Big Ten’s and how we need to handle it, so I thought we handled it ver y well. The process of traveling, having our bodies run down and then still stepping up and swimming fast is something we need to focus on.” In other relay action, the Knights finished third in the 200-medley after Koprivova, Stoddard, Stoppa
and freshman Vanessa Ruiz hit the wall in 1:46.07. Koprivova, an international student from the Czech Republic, came in first for Rutgers in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:59.37, while Stoppa, a student from Italy, finished first in the 200-meter butterfly in 2:02.65. “I was happy with my swim on Friday,” Koprivova said. “I was able to break my personal best on the 200 backstroke, which makes me very happy. With the relay, I still have things to work on in this event in order to prepare for Big Ten’s.” Freshman Federica Greco made her collegiate debut this weekend, contributing a
fourth-place finish in the 200-meter butterfly at 2:04.66. The Knights have their final dual meet of the season this weekend, as it hosts Richmond at the Rutgers Aquatics Center on Jan. 28. After that, it is two weeks of training to prepare for the Big Ten Championships hosted by Purdue, starting Feb.15. “We are going to get a little more rest over the next couple of weeks, kind of change gears towards the championship segment that’s going to come,” Martin said. For updates on the Rutgers swimming and diving team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior Rachel Stoddard won both the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke events this past weekend with times of 1:02.92 and 2:06.22. She swam the breaststroke leg in the Knights’ first-place 400-medley relay. THE DAILY TARGUM / OCTOBER 2015
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oel Embiid and Kawhi Leonard were named Conference Players of the Week Monday. Both Embiid and Leonard led their teams, the Philadelphia 76ers and the San Antonio Spurs respectively, to three-win weeks, as the 76ers went 3-1 and the Spurs finished 3-0 on the week. The rookie center Embiid, Eastern Conference Player of the Week, rounded out the week with averages of 22 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.67 blocks per game, the last leading the NBA. Embiid posted two double-doubles en route to leading all rookies on the season with nine. Leonard, Western Conference Player of the Week and All-Star starter, led his conference in scoring on the week, averaging 36.3 points. Leonard added 6 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game as well, contributing to an 118-115 overtime victory over the Eastern Conference leaders, the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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CONFERENCE Rutgers hits road against red-hot Terps after 1st conference win of season continued from back win over Indiana in College Park sandwiched in between. Melo Trimble led Mar yland with 20 points against the Hawkeyes, pushing his teamhigh average to 17.6 points per game, good for sixth in the Big Ten. Assuming he plays, as he reportedly sat out their most recent practice with an illness, shutting him down is a must for Rutgers to have success. The
good news for the Knights is that Pikiell has just the guy for the job. Corey Sanders, a name known across the conference for his productive freshman season on the of fensive end of the floor, has added a new specialty to his game in his sophomore campaign — keeping the opposition’s top scorer below their average. The guard held Iowa and Big Ten leading scorer Peter Jok (21.6 points per game) to 18 points,
Indiana’s James Blackmon (18.3) on whatever player Coach puts He’s averaging 19 points per to 16 in Bloomington, Nebraska’s me on.” game over the last five contests, The developed defensive prow- with the best performance of Tai Webster (18.1) to 14 in Piscataway and Wisconsin’s Bronson ess comes at a time when Sanders season coming in the form of his Koenig (14.6) season-high 25 to 8 in Madison points, five resince the start of bounds, four asconference play. sists, three blocks, “We’re consistently inconsistent. We just gotta get “I just try to one steal and a more consistent efforts out of everybody ... ” take my matchgame-winner up and try to against Nebraska. Steve pikiell lock that person It was a cruHead Men’s Basketball Coach down because I cial performance know if I could for Rutgers — limit that person, without it, the it’ll probably be University is still an easier game for us,” Sanders is finding his groove on offense. fighting for their first conference The Lakeland, Florida native win of the year in Maryland — said. “So I just try to go out with the mindset that I could lock that is looking more like the freshman but it wasn’t the only good outing. person down. It’s been working who led all conference classmates Johnson hit all three of his atmost of the time … so I feel like in scoring, assists and steals per tempts from beyond the arc, inI just gotta keep doing a good job game last season. cluding a crucial shot to end a 9-2 run just when it seemed like the Cornhuskers were going to run away with the game. Junior forward Deshawn Freeman contributed 10 points, none more crucial than the 2 points he earned from the free throw line that brought the Knights within 1 point late and set up Sanders’ goahead bucket. Graduate transfer center C.J. Gettys chipped in another 10 points of his own with an efficient 4-for-4 clip, grabbing five rebounds, a block and a number of other shots he altered that didn’t make the stat sheet. The key to Rutgers getting its second (and third and fourth) Big Ten victory lies not in reaching that level of performance, though, but maintaining it. “We’re consistently inconsistent,” Pikiell said when asked what he learned about his team a third of the way through conference play. “We just gotta get more consistent efforts out of everybody … every guy on the roster has to be more consistent.” If the Knights can replicate what they did against Nebraska on a consistent basis, the victor y over the Cornhuskers will be the first Big Ten win of many for Pikiell in Piscataway.
Head coach Steve Pikiell is fresh off of his first career Big Ten victory against Nebraska over the weekend and will look for his team to keep the momentum going against the Terrapins on the road. JEFFREY GOMEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / JANUARY 2017
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EFFORT Knights come close to upset of Terps, but put together incomplete 2nd half continued from back and sophomore forward Aliyah Jeune in double figures, with Parker adding a team-high of 17 points and seven assists and Jeune putting in 13 points. Despite the loss, the Knights put forth one of their best performances of the season, with a single-digit loss on the road against one of the best teams in the country — a result not many people expected. Rutgers led at multiple points in the first half, but Maryland kicked up the tempo in the second quarter and jumped out to a 7-point lead. Soon after, Rollins hit back-to-back 3-pointers and Aliyah Jeune hit another to bring the Knights within 1 point. Rutgers kept clawing back and would not go away. In fact, it seemed as if the Knights had all the momentum going into halftime, until Destiny Slocum pulled up in front of
the halfcourt line and drained a buzzer-beater that put Maryland up 4 points going into halftime. That set the tone for the third quarter when the Terps put Rutgers away for good. Toward the end of the game, Maryland had extended its lead to 20 points. But with the game all but lost, the visitors would not quit, as a 14-5 run to end the game brought the Knights within single digits resulting in a much more respectable scoreline. Rutgers will have plenty of time to recover after this physical matchup, as it is a week until the next game. The Knights are back in action Sunday afternoon as they host Northwestern at the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) in a 2 p.m. tip-off. For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow @grif finwhitmer and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Junior guard Shrita Parker continued her trend of being Rutgers’ most prolific scorer, dropping 19 points while adding seven assists against Maryland. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / JANUARY 2017
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“It just lets us know that what we’ve been doing all year has been paying off.” — Junior guard Nigel Johnson on Rutgers’ win over Nebraska
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Sophomore guard Corey Sanders led Rutgers with 12.4 points per game and hit the game-winning shot against Nebraska on Saturday, providing a strong defense. JEFFREY GOMEZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / JANUARY 2017
The Rutgers men’s basketball team is faced with its toughest stretch of games of the season next week, with a trip to College Park, Mar yland on Tuesday to take on No. 22 Mar yland up next and a meeting with No. 15 Wisconsin Saturday at Madison Square Garden. The task is made harder by the fact the Scarlet Knights (12-6, 1-6) have just two days to prepare for the top team in the Big Ten. “It just lets us know that what we’ve been doing all year has been paying off,” said junior guard Nigel Johnson, after the team broke through and earned its first conference win of the season against Nebraska on Saturday. “To finally have it happen and have it happen in our home, it just lets us know that we could go on the road from here and go to the next place we gotta go and get a win at their place.” Building on the momentum of getting the weight of a seven-game losing streak and a winless start to conference play off their back is easier said than done, especially going on the road with just two days of preparation. Rutgers suffered its worst losses of the season — by 28 at Michigan State and by 19 at Indiana — by similar circumstances.
If the Knights put up another sloppy performance in College Park like they did on their last road trip, when they turned the ball over 21 times and gave up 33 points off turnovers in Bloomington, things could get ugly. “Going on the road is a double challenge,” head coach Steve Pikiell said before practice Friday. This is not the first and certainly not the last time he’ll acknowledge the difficulties of playing away from home in the Big Ten. Winning against the level of competition Rutgers faces in it’s conference is always a tall task. Doing it in a gym, miles away from the University in front of usually raucous crowds takes the difficulty up a couple notches. “I told them the other day, I think you have to play 42 minutes on the road,” Pikiell said Jan. 11, three days after coming close but returning empty-handed from Iowa. “You gotta have a 10-point lead to win by 1.” It doesn’t help that the Terrapins (17-2, 5-1) have been on a tear as of late. They welcome the Knights to the Xfinity Center on the heels of a four-game winning streak, recovering from their only conference loss — which came against Nebraska, coincidentally enough — to earn wins in Ann Arbor, Champaign and Iowa City, with a See CONFERENCE on Page 11
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NO. 3 MARYLAND 80, RUTGERS 71
Knights’ valiant effort comes up just short Griffin Whitmer Staff Writer
The Rutgers women’s basketball team left it all on the court in College Park, Maryland, but ultimately came up just short against No. 3 Maryland, falling by a score of 80-71. The Scarlet Knights (6-15, 3-5) took the Terrapins blow for blow during the first half, but Maryland (19-1, 7-0) blew Rutgers out of the water in the third quarter, outscoring it 26-13. The Knights fought hard until the final buzzer and held a 28-20 advantage in the final period, though it wasn’t enough to outdo the potent scoring offense that Maryland brought to the table. The Terps had four players in double-figures, led by Kaila Charles with 18 points and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough with 17 points. Brionna Jones and Destiny Slocum each added a double-double, with Jones contributing 11 points and 13 rebounds while Slocum had 11 points and 11 assists. Rutgers was able to keep the first half tight with the play of sophomore guard Jazlynd Rollins. She has mainly been a reserve player this season, averaging just 2 points per game. Scoring 15 points on 6-6 shooting through two quarters of play, she looked anything but a reserve. Rollins was joined by junior guard Shrita Parker See EFFORT on Page 11
Sophomore guard Jazlynd Rollins scored a career-high 15 points and did not miss a shot in the first half. Her strong performance was not enough to match the firepower of the No. 3 Terps, as the team fell, 80-71. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / JANUARY 2017 knights schedule
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