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New courses provide insight on HIV/AIDS
Author shares experiences on hope at book signing event
By Erin Petenko Associate News Editor
By Connie Capone Staff Writer
Author Nikki Stern came yesterday to the University to discuss her book “Hope in Small Doses,” which she said focused on her spiritual and mental growth following the death of her husband in 9/11. Barry Klassel, humanist chaplain of Rutgers, said the Humanist Society brought her to the University, and the American Humanist Association had recommended her. Ster n has written pieces for the New York Times as well as USA Today, and she has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered and various other media outlets, Klassel said. Stern said she has visited Harvard, American University and now Rutgers and planned to visit Columbia in the spring. “My main interest is to give hope to people who don’t have it,” she said.
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Author Nikki Stern discusses her spiritual and mental growth expressed throughout her book “Hope in Small Doses.” JENNIFER HAN Ster n first inquired how people in the audience would define the word “hope.” Gary Brill, president of the Humanist Network, said hope is the belief that things will get better.
Klassel gave his definition by first recognizing how often the word “hope” is used in conversation, to convey small desires. See author on Page 4
Two courses of fered at the University give widely dif ferent but impor tant perspectives on the epidemic of HIV/AIDS. Jack Tocco, instructor for the Depar tment of Anthropology, is teaching a new course titled “The Global AIDS Pandemic” that covers the many aspects of the disease. “It’s an epidemic that af fected so many millions of people — it warranted an entire class about it,” he said. The course, which Tocco said is the first HIV/AIDS course in the depar tment, should cover interdisciplinar y subjects from the cultural dynamics of the disease to the demographic and epidemiological basis of it. Even though the course is based in anthropology, students should learn many dif ferent ways of talking about the disease, he said. Tocco has studied the AIDS epidemic in the context of Muslim society in nor thern Nigeria, concentrating on issues like po-
lygamy and traditional medicine, he said. His research would help inform the class, but he hoped to transition into a wider sense of the epidemic. “The epidemic is so complex, my research would only play a ver y tiny par t,” he said. The class plans to investigate the shape of the epidemic, why Africa has been the hardest-hit continent and how interested groups like activists have played a role, he said. So many topics involve HIV/ AIDS that Tocco found it dif ficult to decide what to include and what to cut. Tocco hopes to bring the class to the New York Public Librar y to view an exhibit on HIV/AIDS activism. But the class currently only has six students. “There are some good things about a small class,” he said. “The dynamic is ver y exciting, since nobody can hide in a corner. But I would love it if more students signed up because I want to share this information with more people.” See courses on Page 4
U. alumna finds success at law firm By Katie Park Correspondent
Taleaht Jennings worked her way up as a student at Rutgers School of Law in Newark to one of the few female partners of color at a top-100 American law firm at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. Not only did Jennings, a Rutgers School of Law graduate, impress her client, but her opponent as well, said Robert Abrahams, the co-chair of the litigation group at the firm. “Our adversar y came up to us and said, ‘She’s extraordinar y. Let us know if you want to make a trade,’” he said. Jennings, 36, is from Brooklyn, N.Y. She is the youngest partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel, a leading corporate law firm, said Lara Gersten, vice president of public relations firm Group Gordon. As a partner, Jennings said she focuses on complex commercial litigation in a firm of nearly 400 lawyers. Jennings spent the majority of her childhood in Cambridge, Mass., where she said she attended Cambridge Rindge & Latin School, the only public school in Cambridge at the time. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Family Studies at the University of Mar yland in 1999, Jennings said, and the idea to attend law school arose toward the end of her junior year in college. “I took a family law class, and I just really latched onto the meth-
od of studying law and the issues we had to consider and prevent,” she said. Rather than transitioning to a private law school after college, she chose to continue with her education at a public institution. “I am a fan of public schools [and] state schools because of diversity and connection to the community,” she said. Rutgers School of Law-Newark also offered a minority students program, a program that she particularly appreciated. “I knew that Rutgers [was] a place that values diversity and took it seriously,” Jennings said. Upon entering law school, she intended to become a family law attorney. “It didn’t work out that way — that’s not what I do for pay. However, I do a lot of family law work on a pro bono basis,” she said. Schulte Roth & Zabel has a relationship with Sanctuar y for Families, an organization that provides ser vices to women who have suf fered abuse by their husbands, boyfriends or domestic par tners, she said. The work she does in family law concurrently with her commercial law work benefits the victims of the organization. Since starting as an associate at Schulte Roth & Zabel in the fall of 2007, she has celebrated significant victories and solidified her standing as a leading litigator, Gersten said.
Her accomplishments include playing a key role in a 54-day arbitration hearing that involved a massive corporate raid, Gersten said. She has also successfully obtained a five-year Order of Protection and full child custody for a client who suffered from severe physical abuse by her husband. Gersten said Jennings is currently preparing for trials involving claims influenced by civil racketeers and corrupt organizations. Abrahams, a fellow partner at the firm, said Jennings has proven to be an incredibly hard worker, as well as uncomplaining, diligent, cheerful and professional in her work. “She’s a fierce cross examiner and a ver y determined advocate,” Abrahams said. Despite the underrepresentation of young women of color in top law firms, Jennings said she is not intimidated. There is no substantive difference in difficulties for lawyers that share her background and those that do not, she said. Jennings said being an attorney requires hard work and long hours, but it is expected that an individual takes a genuine interest in the field. “I’m ver y proud of it … I think being a young partner, a female partner and a partner of color presents more opportunities than challenges — the challenges are shared by us all,” she said.
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Alumnus blinded in accident talks experiences By Jessica Herring Staff Writer
Gabriel Hurley’s life changed drastically on June 18, 2009, when a reckless driver hit him as he was driving to pick up some items for his next-day trip to Las Vegas. Hurley, a Rutgers graduate with a degree in criminal justice, said he has no recollection of the events leading up to the car crash. “When you just graduated from college, you’re at the point where you’re about to take off,” he said. “The last thing I expected that night was to wake up with extremely life-altering injuries.” Hurley said he lost his eyesight and sense of smell as a result of the accident. Surger y is an ongoing process. To date, Hurley has undergone 12 surgeries. He is still undergoing dental surgeries because he lost seven teeth as a result of the accident. Since then, doctors have reset his jaw, and he now wears Invisalign to reset his cross bite. Hurley said the only other bone in his body he broke was his left hand. “This is relevant because as a guitar player, you need your hand to play the guitar,” he said. It took about six months for him to finally make a fist again and be able to play the guitar, Hurley said.
Gabriel Hurley, a Rutgers graduate, lost his sight in a car accident on June 18, 2009. He joined a band called The New Black in 2002 and continues to play guitar for the band. Hurley has given more than 60 speeches about his experiences throughout the state. COURTESY OF GABRIEL HURLE
When doctors removed the wires from his jaw, it took nearly a year and a half for Hurley to be able to open his mouth wide enough to eat pizza. The accident gave Hurley a new appreciation for life.
“I have always been a good friend, brother and son,” he said. “But after this accident, you start to realize what really matters in life, and that includes the people you have and what you do with your time left.”
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Hurley has traveled through- rewarding experiences was in out New Jersey to give talks to 2010 when The New Black got to open for Cavo at the Starland students about his accident. According to Rutgers Today, Ballroom in Sayreville, N.J. Hurley always ends school preHurley has given more than 60 sentations with a guitar medley, talks throughout the state. “If there is one thing I con- he said. The medley catches upon stantly hear from staff, adminis- a lot of different genres and detration and principals who have cades, from Nikki Minaj to Super been there for over a decade, it Mario Brothers to Crazy Train. The medleys are designed is that they have never seen a presentation other than mine for anyone to be able to pick up, where the entire student body is regardless of what type of music they like, so hushed and he said. listening,” Hur“Most times ley said. “You start to realize what students leave H u r l e y presentastressed that really matters in life, and my that includes the people tion feeling inthe crash was not an accident. you have and what you do spired and positive,” he said. “I “An accident with your time left.” try to keep stuis something dents engaged unavoidable,” Gabriel Hurley and make he said. “This Rutgers Alumnus it fun.” was caused by Sean Morthe actions of gan, a close the individual that could have been prevented. friend of Hurley, saw Hurley You can be doing everything and shortly after the car crash. “It was really hard to see him happen to be at the wrong place fresh off the accident,” Morgan at the wrong time.” What separates Hurley from said. “I was constantly concerned others is his attitude. He said he about him because of the type of continues to keep his spirits alive accident he went through and thought about all the difficulties in many ways. Hurley has been a member of he would face.” Hurley is self-sufficient and the band The New Black since very resourceful, and therefore 2002, he said. He became a part of the band did not need much help following because he knew the band’s sing- the accident, Morgan said. “This accident teaches two er, Dan McDonough, since they both attended Saint Joseph High important lessons,” Morgan said. School in Metuchen, N.J. When “Do not be distracted while drivthe band’s guitar player left, ing, and when something signifMcDonough asked Hurley if he icant in your life happens, it can either get you down or you can would fill in for him. As a guitar player for the persevere, which is what Hurley band, Hurley said one of his most chose to do.”
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“People say things like ‘I hope spring comes earlier this year,’” he said. “In another sense, hope presumes that there is something that’s not right, and that something can be better.” Stern said hope is a tool used to find meaning and purpose. Both meaning and purpose encourage people and are the only ways they get up in the morning and try their best. Stern said she grew up in Wisconsin during turbulent times, with a lot of things happening around her. Even so, she said nothing prepared her for losing her husband on 9/11. She said she remembers thinking that the loss was a seminal event, but she pushed that thought away because she did not want anything to change her. Throughout all of her ups and downs, Stern said she had a good sense of who she was, although the answers did not come with instructed religion. “I couldn’t get my head around what happened because it was very private, but always very public,” she said. “On one hand I was a little protected by my skepticism, but I felt relieved in the midst of my grief that I wasn’t questioning how God could do this to me.” Stern said she could never put blame on God, as she believes he wouldn’t do this to anybody. “I didn’t look up to the sky and say ‘how could you do this?’ because I knew my whole life that bad things just happen – horrible inexplicable, unbelievable, cruel things upend the lives of good, normal people,” she said. Stern said she has not changed her central values. She avoided becoming either more compassionate or angrier. She said what did change was the doubt she had always felt in life gave her an excuse to feel very alienated. “I had no answers; I had only the realization that life is so uncertain. The things that had grounded me, like my marriage, were gone and had blown up,” she said. Stern said 9/11 families were
becoming icons in a way that made her uncomfortable. They were becoming representative of a moral specialness. “We look at suffering people as if they know something,” she said. Stern said she related that to the need people have for certainty and answers. “I believe certainty is both overvalued and elusive,” she said. “But I wanted to leave the reader with the idea that even in the absence of certainty, hope might exist.” With “Hope in Small Doses”, Stern said she wanted to drive the point that hope and happiness are possible without certainty. While accepting unpredictability is challenging, humans must accept the things in life they do not know. “Even when there is uncertainty in life, can all the small pleasures add up and lead to happiness?” she said. Some people do believe that happiness can be a permanent condition, but the founding fathers probably would not agree to that statement, she said. “We’re guaranteed the pursuit of happiness, but not actual happiness,” she said.
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scriptase and clinical workers from Robert Wood Johnson to talk to students about HIV/AIDS, Dutta says class covers protein structures, retroviruses, Berman said. “So many people within the drug resistance, other qualities of the disease Rutgers umbrella work with HIV/AIDS that we didn’t even continued from front HIV and AIDS,” on protein struc- know about,” said Dutta, an assistures and other facets of HIV, tant research professor. Dutta helped to organize a “We plan to start with During class, he plans to keep the subject new with information didactic material, then have symposium last December with from documentary films and cur- specialized speakers to present Robert Wood Johnson’s rethe more technical aspects of searchers about HIV/AIDS, and rent websites. learned about “I designed some ways for stu- the disease,” the disease in dents to get out of the textbook said Berman, a program with distinguished and interact with multimedia,” “Looking at protein struc- ahigh school stup r o f e s s o r he said. tures is what makes de- dents last sumthe DeIn the field of chemical biolo- in of signing a vaccine for HIV/ mer. gy, professors are using guest partment none of Chemistr y and lectures and discussion to teach AIDS closer to reality” theBut teachers Chemical Biolstudents about the biological feaare experts in ogy. tures of HIV/AIDS. suchismita dutta HIV/AIDS. InBerman and Helen Berman, director of staff Member of Research Collaboratory stead, they plan Dutta, along the Research Collaboratory for for Structural Bioinformatics to learn along with co-instrucStructural Bioinformatics, has with the stuStephen collaborated with Shuchismita tor dents, Berman invitDutta, a staff member of RCSB, Burley, said. ed researcher since 2006 to provide a class on The class covers basic protein Eddy Arnold, a professor in the protein structures to students. This year, they have decided Department of Chemistry and structures, retroviruses, drug to focus their class, titled “Mo- Chemical Biology who works resistance, the experience of livlecular View of Human Anatomy: with the enzyme reverse tran- ing with the disorder and many
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other qualities of the disease, Dutta said. At the end, the students should do a project on outreach to educate various community members, Dutta said. Berman said analyzing protein structures was essential to finding some of the first drug treatments for HIV/AIDS. The process is still relevant today. “Looking at protein structures is what makes designing a vaccine for HIV/AIDS closer to reality,” Dutta said. Dutta said the class was intended for honors students, but non-honors students can get a special permission number from the department to register for the course. Berman said students write and present material for a large portion of the course and define the shape of the course. Students come from different backgrounds every year, which stimulates different perspectives. “We want it to be not just us standing in front,” she said. “It’s going to be more interactive and engaging after the first week.”
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Markets see turmoil with fast economies
Atlanta faces distress with first snowfall ATLANTA — The mad rush began at the first sight of snow: Across the Atlanta area, schools let out early and commuters left for home after lunch, instantly creating gridlock so severe that security guards and doormen took to the streets to direct cars amid a cacophony of blaring horns. Georgia State University student Alex Tracy looked on with amusement. “My family is from up [the] nor th and we’re used to driving in the snow and stuf f, and seeing ever yone freak out, sliding and stuf f, it’s pretty funny,” Tracy said. Mar y McEneaney was not as amused with her commute from a fundraising job at Georgia Tech in Midtown Atlanta to her home about five miles away — normally a 20 to 40-minute drive, depending on traffic. Yesterday, it took her 40 minutes to move just three blocks. She made it home three hours later. “I had to stop and go to the bathroom at the hotel,” she said. “At that rate I knew I wasn’t going to make it until I got home.” A winter storm that would probably be no big deal in the nor th all but paralyzed the Deep South yesterday, bringing snow, ice and teeth-chattering cold, with temperatures in the teens in some places. Many folks across the region don’t know how to drive in snow, and many cities don’t have big fleets
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of salt trucks or snowplows, and it showed. Hundreds of wrecks happened from Georgia to Texas. Two people died in an accident in Alabama. “As I drove, I prayed the whole way,” said Jane Young, an 80-yearold pastor’s wife who was traveling in Austin, Texas, before dawn on her way to volunteer at a polling station when sleet began falling. “I said, ‘Lord, put your hands on mine and guide me. This is your car now.’”
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As many as 50 million people across the region could be af fected by the time the snow stops today. Up to 4 inches of snow fell in central Louisiana, and about 3 inches was forecast for par ts of Georgia. Up to 10 inches was expected in the Greenville, N.C., area and along the state’s Outer Banks. — The Associated Press
LONDON — Following a bout of market turmoil that’s weighed on their currencies, central banks in emerging economies are moving fast to contain the damage. Yesterday, Turkey’s central bank raised its key interest rate to 12 percent from 7.75 percent to tr y to stave of f inflation and suppor t the national currency, which has fallen sharply in recent weeks. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting the central bank called for after the currency, the lira, hit a record low. The People’s Bank of China yesterday injected more money into the countr y’s financial markets to ease strained credit conditions. India’s central bank unexpectedly raised interest rates to prop up its ailing currency. Much of the turmoil in global financial markets over the past week has been due to developments in emerging economies. Argentina suf fered the most eye-catching fall in its currency amid concerns over the government’s economic policies. However, there are broader worries that emerging markets, which have been some of the fastest growing in recent years, are par ticularly vulnerable at the moment. Among the key risks are China’s economic slowdown and the U.S. Federal Reser ve’s decision to scale back on its monetar y stimulus. The Fed is expected to announce another $10 bil-
lion reduction in its monthly bond purchases to $65 billion. For the past few years, the Fed’s stimulus has helped shore up financial markets around the world. The stimulus had the ef fect of lowering Treasur y interest rates, pushing investors to seek out higher returns in fast-growing emerging economies like India and Brazil. Now that the prop of the stimulus is being taken away and the interest rates on Treasuries are star ting to look more attractive, a lot of the money underpinning emerging markets is flowing out. As a result, that pressures currencies. That’s been evident across the emerging world over the past few weeks, notably in India and Turkey. In a move to shore up its currency, the Reser ve Bank of India raised its benchmark interest rate by a quar ter of a percentage point to 8 percent. Though it justified the move in terms of keeping a lid on inflation pressures, protecting the rupee is widely considered to have been a key motive. Following the move, the rupee rose 0.7 percent to trade at 62.66 rupees to the dollar. “Although it went unmentioned in the RBI’s statement, the recent sell-of f in emerging market assets may have played a par t in today’s decision,” said Miguel Chanco, India economist at Capital Economics. — The Associated Press
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Ban Ki-moon attends peace summit in Cuba
POULTRY PROBLEM Top: Workers wearing protective gear enter the wholesale poultry market in Cheung Sha Wan on Jan. 28, 2014 in Hong Kong. Bottom: Workers place dead chickens into plastic bags after they were killed. Yesterday, the government imposed a ban on the sale of live chickens and will cull 20,000 birds at the market in Cheung Sha Wan today. This is following confirmation that a Guangdong supplier has tested positive for H7N9 bird flu, which killed dozens of people in China since last year. GETTY IMAGES
HAVANA — Cuban President Raul Castro called on Latin American and Caribbean leaders yesterday to work together on pressing regional problems at a gathering of all Western Hemisphere nations except the U.S. and Canada. In his keynote speech as host for the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, or CELAC for its initials in Spanish, Castro argued that the bloc should aspire to unity despite diversity, describing it as “the legitimate representative of the interests of Latin America and the Caribbean.” “We should establish a new regional and international cooperation paradigm,” Castro said. “In the context of CELAC, we have the possibility to create a model of our own making, adapted to our realities, based on the principles of mutual benefit.” The summit’s main theme is fighting poverty, inequality and hunger. According to the UN’s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 28 percent of the region’s inhabitants live in poverty and 11 percent in extreme poverty. But if unity and feel-good talk about lifting up the poor were the order of the day, Castro also heard a rebuke from U.N. Secretar y-General Ban Kimoon, who was invited as an obser ver and met with the Cuban leader Monday. During his first trip to Cuba, Ban praised Havana for its historical preservation efforts, its international medical missions that treat the poor and its work fighting violence against women and girls. But he also criticized the Communist-run nation on human rights. “I emphasized the importance of playing a greater role in enhancing human rights, and providing spaces for people’s right to
peaceful assembly and freedom of association, and the cases of arbitrary detention occurring in Cuba,” Ban told reporters. Dissidents, international human rights groups and Washington have expressed concern at reports of increased harassment and detentions of Cuban government opponents in the days before and during the summit. The Cuban government officially considers dissidents to be traitors in ser vice of foreign interests and out to undermine its sovereignty. Yesterday’s session of heads of CELAC states began with a minute of silence to remember the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who succumbed to cancer last March. Chavez, an outspoken U.S. foe, was a driving force behind CELAC’s creation in 2011. It was conceived as an alternative to the Washington-based Organization of American States, which suspended Cuba’s membership in 1962 shortly after Fidel Castro’s revolution. Proponents argued the OAS has historically served Washington’s interests rather than those of the region, and even Latin American allies of the United States have participated enthusiastically in CELAC. OAS Secretar y-General Jose Miguel Insulza attended the summit as an obser ver, believed to be the first visit by a secretar y-general to Cuba since its founding in 1948. “The integration of Latin America is a strategic project. ... CELAC does not impede bilateral relations within and outside of the region. On the contrar y, it strengthens them,” Brazilian President Dilma Roussef f said in an evening address. — The Associated Press
Newark discusses first NJ Super Bowl NEWARK, N.J. — After serving as the site for the NBA and NHL drafts, a Stanley Cup final and numerous concerts, Newark had no problem dealing with handling a media horde covering the Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos. There were some traffic delays and a late train on the way to Prudential Center. It wasn’t much for New Jersey’s largest city to worry about. The 50 or so buses carrying the media got there on time with reporters and broadcasters seeing a promotional film about Newark to go along with a cup of coffee and breakfast bun. The Broncos and Seahawks got surprises, too. They were greeted by public school students and new Mayor Luis Quintana. Notable among the absentees was New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is under a microscope after allegations that his aides manufactured
traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge as political payback. The fans, athletes and the journalists covering media day had more than enough people to interview without Christie. “This is a great opportunity for Newark,” Quintana said. “Newark is not just an airport. Newark is more than an airport, or train station or seaport. Newark is a place where people live and like to come to a great arena and entertain themselves. New Jersey’s largest city is a great place to have this day, and it’s not just today. We want people to continue to come to Newark.” Scott O’Neil, the chief executive officer of the New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia 76ers and Prudential Center, said a local businessman accompanied every bus and talked about working in Newark and its advantages. “This was a chance to show Newark as a wonderful city,” said
O’Neil, who oversees the arena that has 200 events annually and is the home of the Devils of the NHL. Heading into the arena, the city had some of its youngest citizens greet the players, coaches and other team personnel. Roughly 50 students representing four Newark schools welcomed the players with glow-sticks, pompoms and cheers: “Good Luck Broncos, Good Luck” or “Let’s Go Broncos.” Broncos coach John Fox gave the youngsters a thumbs up leaving the building and Seahawks coach Pete Carroll high-fived many on the welcome line minutes later going into the state-ofthe-art building. One Broncos player gave 12-year-old Sophia — her last name was withheld by school officials — a hat. “I’m going to wear it,” she said proudly.
Moise, another 12-year-old from Robert Treat Academy, said the students discovered they would be going to Prudential Center for media day on Monday. They were up at 6:30 a.m. and stood in an area near a cold loading dock for about four hours. “The players were really happy to see us,” he said. Seattle defensive end Michael Bennett took pom-poms from a cheerleader and shook them. “I used to be one of those little kids, wishing I could be out there when the players came in,” Bennett said. “It means a lot for them to see us come. One day one [of] those guys are going to be sitting up here and they are going to want to give back just like we did.” Fans paid $30 or more to attend the media day, and they enjoyed hearing the players talk. Wearing a Seahawks’ jersey, transplanted Seattle resident Chris
Michelson of Basking Ridge, N.J., was there, carrying his 2-year-old son, Brock. “This is great,” he said. Greg Packer, 50, of Huntington, N.Y. said being at a Super Bowl media day in the New York area was surreal. The only thing that would have made it better was having the Jets in the game. “I think their next Super Bowl victory will be when I’m dead, unfortunately,” said Packer, who said his train from New York was right on time. Harr y Kerch, 47, and his son, Palmer, 14, of Allentown, Pa., had different interests. Harr y is a Broncos fan. His son roots for Seattle. “This is a chance for him and I to come out,” Harry Kerch said, “and see something we normally would not see.” — The Associated Press
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Fast food joint brings Korean barbeque to Easton Avenue By Matt Mikolay Staff Writer
For most people, Korean barbecue is an infrequent indulgence, often reserved for special occasions. Few restaurants serve Korean fare at the speed of a fast food chain such as McDonald’s or Chipotle, but in New Brunswick, one restaurant is dishing out Korean barbecue on a wider scale and at a quicker pace. Timothy Hsu opened KBG Korean BBQ & Grill at 6 Easton Ave. during the summer of 2011. His goal was to make normally expensive or only buffet-style Korean barbecue more accessible and affordable. With a background in food preparation, Hsu was able to apply his experience in the industry to deliver a quality product. KBG specializes in serving Korean barbecue quickly and efficiently and their menu offers complete customization. For only $7, the customer selects a taco, burrito or bowl with rice or noodles and lettuce or cabbage. Customers can choose a protein (bulgogi beef, tofu, spicy pork or barbecue chicken) and a number of different vegetables (kimchi, kimchi cucumber, pickled cucumber, daikon carrots, corn, bean sprouts, fish cake, tomato, spinach and cheese) to add to their meal. Finally, customers can top their order with one of eight different sauces. The restaurant’s “KBG sauce” is particularly popular, made in-house according to a secret recipe and also available for purchase in bottles.
But KBG’s menu was not always so personalized. Until September of 2012, all menu items at KBG were cooked to order. Then, when Hsu and the kitchen staff experienced a backup caused by a sudden rush of 50 patrons, Hsu knew he needed to make a change. “It would take about 15 to 20 minutes for you to get your food,” Hsu said. “People don’t want to wait, so how do you provide that service where you can meet that demand?” The answer was a Chipotle-style method of preparation, where the customer can watch as their order is assembled and each dish is completed almost instantly. Since changing the system, KBG has been able to offer quality food at an impressive speed. “We want to strive to be the finest, the fastest and the freshest,” Hsu said. KBG also provides a catering service, offering both platters and boxes of pre-made tacos, burritos or bowls. Available on the catering menu is KBG’s ever-so-popular tonkatsu, a Japanese-style breaded pork cutlet. Though the tonkatsu is no longer a regular menu item at the restaurant, Hsu recommends customers inquire if any is available when placing their order. To maximize the customer’s experience, Hsu is perpetually making subtle improvements to his restaurant. Most recently, he switched to a superior brand of Angus meat for KBG’s bulgogi beef — a minor change which re-
flects his dedication to serving a top-quality product. “There’s always room for improvement,” Hsu said. “Maybe it’s the oil, maybe it’s the temperature, the [cooking] duration. There’s always something to improve.” KBG recently underwent a more dramatic change through the introduction of a new bubble tea counter, allowing customers to witness the preparation of their beverages in plain sight. In addition to more traditional milk teas and fruit teas, KBG offers more than 20 specialty drinks, many of which possess unique and unusual names — “The D Bag” mixes almond with taro, while “The J Lin” combines strawberry and coconut. In the coming weeks, KBG plans to begin offering macarons in eight different flavors — vanilla, chocolate, orange, Earl Grey, coffee, lemon, passion fruit, raspberry and salted caramel. Miniature macarons would sell for $1.25 each, while original macarons, sized much larger than usual, would sell for $2.25. The restaurant plans to offer additional flavors seasonally. Hsu appreciates customer feedback and is always receptive to suggestions. If demand is high, he might consider bringing back KBG’s discontinued “kimchi fries,” french fries covered in grilled kimchi and cheddar cheese. As the semester begins, Hsu is looking for ways to better familiarize his customer base with
Timothy Hsu opened KBG Korean Barbeque & Grill at 6 Easton Ave. during the summer of 2011. The restaurant offers fusion Korean food. SHIRLEY YU / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / AUGUST 2013 the KBG name. Last December, Hsu partnered with RU Screw’d to offer a promotion whereby customers who sent creative Snapchats could receive discounts on menu items. Hsu looks forward to further connecting with the 500 users who submitted photos. “The whole point of doing that campaign ... was to keep the interaction going,” he said. “I want KBG to be known not just as a restaurant, but as a personality.” Hsu is also seeking ways to connect with the student community at Rutgers. In the past, the restaurant has hosted fundraisers for various student organizations, fraterni-
ties and sororities. In addition, KBG is approved to cater cultural events on campus. Hsu is even searching for local artists and students interested in displaying their artwork on the walls inside the KBG restaurant. In the future, Hsu hopes to one day expand his business and possibly start a franchise. “It is my goal to have a couple of locations,” Hsu said. “In the meantime, I want to make this one location the best that it can be.” For now, Timothy Hsu can be found hard at work behind the counter, treating each customer like family at KBG, his home away from home.
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AD exemplifies future of athletics Hermann defies challenge of minority represention in sports
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ulie Hermann will be the second female athletic an activist regardless of whether she chooses to fordirector in Big Ten history, the first woman in mally address LGBT issues. When it was first revealed that Hermann is gay, it the position at Rutgers and one of the only openly gay women in her field. This past September, there wasn’t that big of a deal. But it is a big deal, and here’s was a lot of controversy surrounding Hermann due to why it matters so much: The LGBT community continJevon Tyree’s decision to quit the football team after ues to struggle with high suicide rates and low graduaclaiming the assistant coach at the time, Dave Cohen, tion rates due to prejudice. Success for one member of had verbally abused him. Hermann was under intense a minority group is a success for all of them, and Julie scrutiny by many who claimed she was mishandling Hermann’s career accomplishments alone speak volthe situation. But an investigation concluded just yes- umes about the progress being made for civil rights. Hermann doesn’t want to be a spokesperson for terday that Dave Cohen did not in fact verbally abuse any players, and that Hermann had acted appropri- LGBT community in sports, but that’s because she ately in the situation despite the fact that she hadn’t doesn’t have to be. We are privileged to have her as officially taken on her position as Athletic Director at our athletic director. As a woman in a male-dominated field, Hermann is the time. a pioneer in her own She has been critright. Being a womicized for a number “ ... Hermann is taking a huge step an, and an openly gay of controversial inin the right direction.” woman at that, is still cidences throughnot easy in our sociout her career, but ety, but by being in having Hermann as our athletic director definitely gives us a lot to be the position that she is, Hermann is taking a huge step in the right direction. Normalizing the presence of proud of. Hermann came to Rutgers after 15 years at the women, members of the LGBT community and other University of Louisville, where she developed one of minority groups in sports and in leadership positions the strongest collegiate sports programs in the coun- in general is incredibly important if we want to put the try. She has held some of the most influential leader- issues of sexism, racism and discrimination behind us. In an ideal society, homosexuality would not be ship positions in athletic programs from the NCAA and USA Volleyball to coaching and managing teams such an inflammatory point of conversation. This at the collegiate level. At Rutgers, she is now playing shouldn’t even be an editorial topic. Unfortunately, an instrumental role in the transition to the Big Ten we aren’t there yet. Hermann isn’t talking about herconference, which is one of the most significant ad- self as a woman or her sexual orientation because that’s not her job. As the athletic director at a school vances for Rutgers in its history. Many people may look to Hermann as a potential transitioning to the Big Ten, she is one of the most spokesperson for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans- visible and highly respected figures in collegiate gender rights, given her position as a leader in a sports in the country. We live in a world where field that has historically discriminated against and straight people are not defined by their sexuality, but stigmatized homosexuality. But what more does she for some reason we assume LGBT people should be. really need to do? Activism in all of its forms is in- If Hermann chooses not to let her sexuality define credibly powerful, and we consider Hermann to be her public image, we commend her for it. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 145th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Hillel demands more than just an apology We are embarrassed for you. We are embarrassed that you disgraced yourselves and the entire Rutgers community last Thursday, publishing the commentary in your Opinion section entitled “Can Hillel’s funding be put to better use elsewhere?” by Ms. Colleen Jolly. We are embarrassed for you because you chose to publish a commentary that was of such poor writing and such impoverished thought, that it’s incoherence almost overshadowed its gross bigotry. Almost. But we are also embarrassed for you because, after publishing such a rambling, offensive screed, your editorial response demonstrated precious little understanding of what you had actually done. You state that “Looking back, moments in this piece relay discriminatory undertones.” Looking back? It is hard to believe you could only discern the bigotry of the piece in retrospect. Moments? Undertones? The entire piece is based on the repugnant, anti-Semitic assumption that there is something unfair and nefarious about Jews and money, and that a visible Jewish presence on campus is alienating and suspicious. Remove those prejudiced assumptions, and there is nothing left. The Daily Targum defamed Rutgers Hillel, one of Rutgers’ oldest campus organizations, and vilified the entire Jewish community, one of the largest minority communities on campus, with anti-Semitic stereotypes and prejudice. That is what requires an apology. Your editorial states that “The piece was originally published it (sic) for a number reasons — The Daily Targum does not practice censorship and hopes to create conversation about issues on campus.” Aside from demonstrating that you don’t proofread even your own work, what does this possibly mean? You do not practice censorship? So you publish anything anyone submits, without review? Knowing numerous pieces submitted by Hillel leaders that have been edited or rejected — censored? We know
that is not true. And exactly what conversation about Hillel and Jews were you trying to create? Not only does the entire piece trade in anti-Jewish prejudice, but also in ignorance of basic facts which any competent, unbiased editor should have caught. But being competent and unbiased are not the Targum’s strengths, are they? To your credit, you do acknowledge factual errors, and your apology came in relation to some of these. We feel an obligation to set the record straight regarding other falsehoods of the piece: For the record, every penny to be used for the new Rutgers Hillel building has been raised through private donations. No University or government funds are involved and every penny will be used as directed by the donors, as is our legal obligation. For the record, Rutgers-New Brunswick has the second largest Jewish undergraduate population in America, with over 6,000 Jewish undergraduates. Rutgers is the only Hillel among the 20 largest that does not already have a state of the art, purpose-built facility. For the record, Hillel is open to all Rutgers students, and many non-Jewish students take part in our events, including Friday Night Shabbat dinners, our annual award-winning “Days Without Hate” program, and our Center for Israel Engagement. Last year, Hillel raised more money for Dance Marathon than any other non-fraternity or sorority organization. For 10 years, Hillel has sent students on alternative spring break trips to help needy non-Jewish communities in such places as Central America, the Gulf Coast and tornado-ravaged Oklahoma. Activities such as these expose the question asked in the Targum’s commentary — “does the Jewish nature” of Hillel “make you feel welcome?” — for what it is: an underhanded attempt at painting Jews as unwelcome and alien at Rutgers. Such a question comes from a place of prejudice that all people of goodwill must reject. We do not entirely blame the author, whose education has failed her so miserably that she cannot even articulate her own prejudice beyond the most elemental tropes of
‘Jews and money.’ Ms. Jolly’s commentary was approved by your Opinions editor, under the responsibility of your Editor-in-Chief, under what passes for the guidance of your Board of Trustees. The problem clearly runs deeper than a guest commentator. The deeper issue is the culture of the Targum itself, a culture that approved this perpetuation of anti-Jewish stereotypes and the delegitimization of Hillel. The issue goes far beyond just ensuring that “Content will be more carefully chosen in the future.” Only you, the leadership of the Targum, can take action to change the culture of our campus newspaper. Only you can take action to correct the anti-Semitic bigotry that you published. Given the size of the Jewish community at Rutgers and in New Jersey, given the overwhelming importance that Rutgers’ culture places on diversity and common purpose at one of America’s most racially, ethnically, religiously and economically diverse universities and given the embarrassment that you brought on our entire university, we ask the following: - We request that you apologize to Rutgers Hillel and the entire Jewish community specifically. - We request that an investigation be done to determine how such a piece could have been published. - We request that those found responsible are removed from any Daily Targum positions, now or in the future. - We request that everyone on the Targum staff, now and in the future, be required to participate in training, to be developed with Hillel, to understand, recognize and avoid anti-Semitism and other forms of vile prejudice. These are the steps necessary to correct the bigotry you disseminated, the hurt you have caused and the disgrace that you brought to our university. If you are ready to take these necessary steps, Hillel stands ready to help you rebuild your culture and your reputation, for the good of our university and our Rutgers community. Andrew Getraer is the executive director of Rutgers Hillel. Ariel Lubow is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in jour-
nalism and media studies and minoring in human resource management and Jewish studies and is the president of Rutgers Hillel Student Board.
Hateful speech only hinders dialogue Being a Scarlet Knight, or just a person in general, there has to be some set of morals, a sense of decorum and, most importantly, good will toward all men and women. This week, however, in the aftermath of a column I will not name, I have seen individuals act inhumanely toward their peers over the Internet. When it comes to publishing an article online or in print, everyone makes mistakes, but it is up to us not to fight, intimidate or discriminate, but accept all as one. With comments submitted over the Internet or through social media networks, people have a sense of “keyboard courage,” but to the individuals who call editors of a student newspaper derogatory terms — why? Would you say that to your mother? Were you taught to hate? Because hate is not something we are born with. The fact of the matter is, whatever you say over the Internet should always be carefully assessed before submission. Instead of using bias and hate, let us work together to become a better society and learn each other’s differences to make our diverse community stronger. I am not in support of this discrimination and hate speech — however, we must all realize there are more than 50,000 of us among the New Brunswick, Newark and Camden campuses. At the end of the day, we’re all eventually going to be walking across that stage, just as we all came to the Banks of the Old Raritan for one thing — an education. And we are getting any more than what our tuition pays for, whether we like it or not. Scott Sincoff is a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences fifth-year senior double majoring in environmental policy and journalism and media studies.
Five better uses for Hillel’s $18 million in funding COMMENTARY CARL LEVITT 1. Give $18 million to Carl Levitt. It is a truth universally acknowledged that life after college is hard. With $18 million, I, Carl Levitt, could pay off my creditors and perhaps even live comfortably for the rest of my days. After four grueling years studying at this institution, $18 million would be the least that a wholly private organization could do for me. This solution would surely be the most equitable to attendees of this university of all ethnicities and creeds as it benefits a significant and deserving minority of students. 2. Build a wall down College Avenue. A wall built down the center of College Avenue could be built to protest all protests regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict. The wall would show the world that Hillel, and by extension Rutgers, believes in the power of common sense and discussion rather than angry protest and straw man arguments. This symbolic wall will be es-
pecially important to the world as a whole, because the fates have decided that a contest spanning generations, occurring in a far and distant land will be determined by opinions culled from the student body of Rutgers University. The actual wall itself does not need to be drab and concrete as these types of walls often are. The wall could instead emulate the spirit of the graffiti wall down by the Raritan River and be constructed in a drab concrete color only to immediately be layered in spray paint. Any leftover funds can be used to drape tarps off the wall as a makeshift lean-to for New Brunswick’s “residence-challenged.” 3. Buy a van with a sweet sound system. While at first this seems like an odd request, the truth is that the Rutgers Hillel fails to represent all varieties of Judaism. Hillel currently has no support or programs for the followers of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, chief among them the sect referred to as “Na Nachs.” The van in question would be parked in front of the Chabad House every day — except of course the Sabbath — blasting techno remixes, as is their tradition. Any leftover
funds can be used toward buying enough drums to outfit a proper drum circle as well as quantities of weed that the unfaithful might term prodigious. 4. Build a castle. Castles are generally regarded as awesome, and the Rutgers Hillel would do well to one of its own. The $18 million would surely be enough to build a magnificent structure here. This estimate includes disability pay for all of the workers after their hands are cut off at the castle’s completion. (We wouldn’t want other organizations to get uppity and claim that their castle was built by the same workers who previously built the Scarlet Bastion). In an effort to promote inter-organization cooperation, the castle could easily be maintained by the Scarlet Cross, which I imagine could operate a proper medieval court if only given a hall grand enough. The Jewish Federation could move their headquarters to the new castle, freeing up space for more exercise rooms in local Jewish Community Centers across the state. Hillel can convert the surrounding land to tenant farms for student work-study in order to provide an authen-
tic peasant experience for students. Rutgers Hillel could lead a new trend in student religious and cultural groups. Why should student groups need to petition for funds and space from the University when feudal self-sufficiency is only a single castle away? 5. Endow a Professorship. It is not uncommon for a private individual or group to fund University chairs. Hillel could completely ignore students’ needs for a place to socialize and eat and instead endow an English chair dedicated to satire and its histor y. The entire $18 million would be necessar y, because the professor in question would maintain a strict diet composed entirely of Irish babies. I am not in anyway insinuating that I deser ve such a position — or indeed that I enjoy the taste of tender baby flesh — but I have already submitted my credentials. At the ver y least the University will have my resume on file just in case. Carl Levitt is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in English and history.
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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (01/29/14). Get into some creative fun this year. Build spiritual, mental and physical health with playful routines. If things seem too serious, get with kids. Plan a family gathering in April, after home renovation in March. In August, curtains open on a new romantic stage. You’ve got your lines, so shine. Take frequent peace breaks. Cultivate joy. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries ( March 21 — April 19) — Today is a 6 — Think up solutions from a new vantage point. New opportunities open up to advance the prosperity of your community. Opposites attract, now even more. Plan actions before taking them. Get into strategy. Taurus ( April 20 — May 20) — Today is a 7 — You don’t need to spend to have fun. Play music, draw or write. There’s nothing wrong with changing your mind. Take small steps toward your goal. Solve a household problem while you’re at it. Gemini ( May 21 — June 20) — Today is a 6 — You can get whatever you need. Let your partner take the lead. Meeting a deadline conserves your good reputation. Finances become more optimistic. Share your gratitude with your team. It does take a village. Cancer ( June 21 — July 22) — Today is a 7 — There’s a problem at work, but you can solve it. Create an elegant social event. Being generous doesn’t have to be expensive. Let the responses come. Quiet, do-nothing time and meditation allow for innovative thinking. Leo ( July 23 — Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Continue your good work, and advance to the next level. It starts with the first step. Postpone cleaning house. A mess is fine. Gamble or take risks another day. Celebrate and appreciate a loved one. Virgo ( Aug. 23 — Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Consider an interesting suggestion from someone beloved. Strengthen your foundation, to avoid losing a deal to another. Have faith, plus a backup plan. Borrow to regain balance. Don’t bite more than you can chew.
Libra ( Sept. 23 — Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — New skills make you even more interesting. Take risks with home projects, while willing to accept consequences good or bad. Wisdom prevails. You have more in reserve than you thought. Tally up, then celebrate the results. Scorpio ( Oct. 23 — Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Select colors and designs. You’re very attractive now. Sparks fly, creatively and otherwise, and it’s all good. Emotional speeches are par for the course. Limit your spending considerably. Slow down and accomplish more. Sagittarius ( Nov. 22 — Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Decline a party in favor of a private activity. Confirm attendance. Express your true feelings. Do the homework. Anticipate controversy. Let go of how you thought it had to be. Flattery will get you everything. Capricorn ( Dec. 22 — Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — You can solve a challenging puzzle. Others vie for your attention. Do the homework. The data you’re amassing comes in useful later. It’s not a good time to gamble. Run a reality check. Postpone having company over. Indulge in mindless diversions. Aquarius ( Jan. 20 — Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — Fall in love all over again. Intuition points the way... follow your heart. Keep digging for the best deal, and drive a bargain. A female records decisions. Mean what you say. Circumstances dictate the direction to go. Pisces ( Feb. 19 — March 20) — Today is a 6 — Begin a new project, but finish the old stuff first. Don’t get intimidated by constructive criticism. Keep more in reserve than in your pocket. Bring excitement to the bargaining table. Insist on complete honesty. Exude confidence.
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slump Temple’s play allows RU to return to its familiar style of running on offense continued from back 3.4 rebounds per game. Temple’s lack of strength might make it easier for senior forward Wally Judge to play aggressively without fouling. The 6-foot-9, 250-pounder fouled out after 10 scoreless minutes against UConn. It might even be a chance for Rutgers to get production from sophomore forward Greg Lewis, who stands 6-foot-9 and 260 pounds. Lewis played 11 scoreless minutes last time against Temple, but his size and physical style matches him up well against Temple forwards. Temple might also allow Rutgers to control the tempo. Better teams slowed down Rutgers’ running offense, but Temple also plays fast-paced. The Owls are fourth in the AAC with 75.2 points per game. They sport four players who average more
Page 13 than 14 points per game, but the rest average less than 4. Temple’s most potent offensive weapon is guard Dalton Pepper, who, at 6-foot-5, holds a significant size advantage against Rutgers’ backcourt, and averages 17.9 points per game. In Temple’s last game, Pepper scored 33 in 38 minutes Sunday against Cincinnati. Rutgers found a way to defend him last time, forcing 6-for-18 fieldgoal shooting. But Pepper still found his way to points with 19 overall, consisting of 5-for-5 free throw shooting. Guard Quenton DeCosey also scored 25 points against Rutgers. Both played 38 minutes and average about 36 minutes each per game, so the Knights’ best way to win that battle is displaying backcourt depth. That means junior guard Myles Mack bouncing back from his 6-point performance against Connecticut. Rutgers, ultimately, must show poise all around to eliminate this losing stretch. For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter @JoshBakan. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
Head coach C. Vivian Stringer said the loss to Louisville was more upsetting than the loss to Connecticut because of possible victory. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
TROUBLE
Rutgers collapsed late versus Cards, with 12 second-half turnovers off unforced errors continued from back and Louisville survived, 80-71, at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. “This is one of those sad ones,” said head coach C. Vivian Stringer. “It’s more sad than Connecticut, because I think that it was truly within the realm of possibility easily. It could’ve been done.” The Knights (15-5, 6-3) collapsed late, committing 12 second-half turnovers with errant dribbling and poor passes. Louisville (21-1, 9-0) seized momentum midway through the period, going on an 11-0 run down by five with 10:09 left. Guard Shoni Schimmel knocked down two big 3-pointers en route to a team-leading 24 points. Rutgers hung around, clawing back within 3 with 4:53 left, but the Cardinals never relinquished control. Scaife landed a critical travel call with 2:25 left down, 70-65. Laney uncharacteristically coughed the ball up with eight minutes remaining. Copper fumbled a pass out of bounds in the paint with 18 minutes to go. Louisville finished with decided 28-12 and 18-8 respective advantages in points off turnovers and second-chance points. “We could’ve let it flow much better in the second half, and we didn’t. I was disappointed with what we call unforced errors,” Stringer said. “If
a team is forcing errors, that’s one thing. But that wasn’t happening. ... We just basically imploded.” What hurt Rutgers the most was the fact Copper and Laney could not find any rhythm offensively following their early first-half departures. Copper, a 60 percent shooter on the season, made just 1-for-6 from the field. Laney, who has 10 double-doubles, finished with just 8 points and five rebounds. The 20 bench points from a second unit that struggled recently were left in vain. “It was very frustrating for us because we had the lead coming out [of halftime], and our game plan was to expand our lead,” Laney said. “When it didn’t happen and we began to go backwards, it was frustrating for us.” Copper admitted her frustration following her third foul disrupted her flow. Many of the 1,733 fans in attendance pled for a jump ball. Instead Copper was assessed with a technical after she jumped up and down in frustration. “It wasn’t anything towards the ref,” Copper said. “It was more myself because I knew I went directly for the ball, and I just reacted with my emotions.” For all the late blunders, a Rutgers team with no seniors still proved capable of competing with three top-16 teams in the country. But Stringer wants more. “I have every confidence that this team is capable of carrying itself amongst the very best — amongst the elite,” Stringer said. “So I don’t want them to feel like, ‘wow, that was a moral victory.’ Scarlet Knights do not think like that.”
POTENTIAL Change of heart led Asha Ruth to give up basketball for track in high school continued from back during the spring. But things took a twist. A change of heart led Ruth to give up basketball during her senior year of high school, which followed with a larger focus towards track. Solid senior performances in the outdoor and indoor season gave her looks from schools like Connecticut, Maryland and North Carolina, but the interest was minimal. Robinson saw something else. “I saw her doing it her freshman year. I saw her doing it when I recruited her,” Robinson said. “I saw the talent. It was just raw.” Despite the coaching staff’s optimism upon Ruth’s arrival to Rutgers, a quad injury suffered in her freshman year that lingered into her sophomore year halted her start. With big things in mind for her future, Robinson’s staff elected to red-
shirt her. “I just used that year to get better, and then for the following years,” Ruth said. “That was really my motivation.” With some help from the coaching staff and quality work with assistant coach Lou Tomlinson, the vision manifested. “She was able to regain some strength in the quads — and not only regaining the strength but improving the strength,” Tomlinson said. “And that’s been a tremendous asset to her improvement. She developed a lot of power in her legs, and that’s a tribute to her hard work and the strength and conditioning people.” In the years that followed, preparation and sticking to the plan paid off. Last spring, she won the Big East championship for the long jump. She later placed 19th in the event at the NCAA championships. Ruth also anchored a 4x400 relay team that placed 14th at the NCAA championships, helping her be named an Honorable Mention All-American. This winter, in the span of four meets, she has continued to elevate her game by taking first place in the 200m, 300m, 400m and 500m dashes.
Her 300m time at the New Year’s Invitational shattered a school record that stood since 2005, while her 500m time at the Terrier Classic last weekend came within .12 seconds from claiming another school record. She was named AAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week in the first two weeks, making her the first to win the award in the conference’s inaugural season. But she is not satisfied — not yet. “AAC champion [in the] long jump,” Ruth said of her goals. “I’ve been doing really good in my sprints in the 200 and 400, so AAC champion in those. I want to go to NCAAs. I really want to get First-Team All-American, because I got Second-Team All-American, I got Honorable Mention.” She paused, and then flashed a quick smile as she nodded her head. “It’s time for me to get First Team,” Ruth said. For updates on the Rutgers women’s track and field team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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Page 15 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK SCAIFE SCORED A SEASON-HIGH 25 POINTS AGAINST NO. 5 LOUISVILLE
Freshman leads scorers after poor performance By Justin Lesko Staff Writer
Freshman Tyler Scaife only shot 1-for-9, scoring 2 points, in the Rutgers women’s basketball team’s game at Temple last Saturday. She earned a vote of confidence from head coach C. Vivian Stringer and it paid of f, albeit it in a 80-71 loss to No. 5 Louisville. “One, I knew she had a migraine [against Temple] and, two, when a player demonstrates on a consistent basis, which she did, then you’re more likely to go back to them,” Stringer said. Scaife ended the game with a career-high 25 points off 10-for-16 shooting in 37 minutes. “She just sort of lost focus and she had other issues [against Temple], but she’s too good not to show up when the big games come up,” Stringer said. From 11:44 to 8:00 remaining in the first half, the Little Rock, Ark., native was the Scarlet Knights’ most potent weapon.
She scored all 11 of the team’s points off 5-for-6 shooting, and converted an and-1 opportunity. The Knights were down 3 at the beginning of her run, but could only come within 1 point of the Cardinals. Scaife would go on a similar tear toward the end of the second half, shooting 2-for-4 with 7 points during the one-minute scoring binge.
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Kahleah Copper — the team’s leading scorer this season — and junior for ward Betnijah Laney getting into foul trouble early, the Knights bench stepped up on the offensive end. Sophomore guard Briyona Canty played 28 minutes off the bench, with 9 points, four assists and two steals. Junior guard Precious Person added another 5 points, including a 3-pointer with 4:21 left in the first half to bring Rutgers within 1, setting up the run to their first lead. For Laney the production by the bench was a relief. ward
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Freshamn point guard Tyler Scaife scored a season-high 25 points on 10-for-16 shooting. Scaife played 37 minutes. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
“Myself, Kahleah and all my teammates on the bench were really excited to see that it wasn’t the star ters out that were out there that were holding the game together,” Laney said. “So it was really calming for us to know that it doesn’t always have to be us. We can take
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Nov. 22 against Howard, Copper said head coach C. Vivian Stringer threatened the team with double suicides if they did not shoot more than 80 percent from the free-throw line. If it is still valid, the Knights will have just missed the punishment yesterday, missing only three attempts of 16 for 81.3 percent. Scaife was perfect from the line on five attempts, and Copper was right behind her, shooting 4-for-5.
WRESTLING CORNELL HELPS RU PREPARE FOR BIG STAGES
Senior diver proves invaluable to RU By Sean Stewart Staff Writer
If one were to attend a Rutgers swimming and diving meet at the RU Aquatics Center, it is easy for divers to go unnoticed. Frantic fans screaming at the top of their lungs and coaches and teammates rapidly waving their arms back and fourth, encouraging swimmers to go faster, usually garner the fans attention. But the program knows it has senior diver Nicole Scott, the newly named NJAIAW Woman of the Year, as the Scarlet Knights’ secret weapon. While most of the divers are hard to spot, Scott sticks out with her strong form, precise movement and the white tape she wears on her left thumb before every diving meet. “She really shows great consistency, and she’s really mastered a lot of her dives,” said head diving coach Fred Woodruff. “She’s also very sharp in competition. She tends to dive a little better in competition than she does in practice, which is always a nice thing to see.” The Toronto native is a team captain, a school record holder and even taught a class in food science. But before all those accolades, Scott joined the Knights as a timid freshman, a bit unsure of her diving abilities. “If somebody were to ask me whether she was going to teach a class when she was a freshman, I would have said they were crazy,” Woodruff said. “But now she’s really matured and developed … and she’s a different person now, more confident, willing to take risks and I think that’s pretty cool.”
Scott’s impact on the team is hard to ignore. During her junior year, Scott broke a school record in the platform event at the Big East Championships for a gold medal finish. She also competed in the NCAA Women’s National Diving Championships after automatically qualifying following her silver medal finish at the Zone A Diving Championships. This season, Scott reset her record in the platform event during the Frank Elm Invitational Nov. 22- 24 and broke a six-year standing record in the 3-meter dive during a quad meet in early November. But Scott’s leadership and a positive personality toward her teammates may distinguish her the most. “She is an amazing person and an amazing diver … and as my co-captain, I trust her with everything,” said senior swimmer Allyson Perrotti. “I will always go to her if I need her. She’s one of my best friends and I think she’s amazing and she’s going to do well no matter where she goes in life.” Although the success Scott has gained are remarkable achievements, the unforgettable friends and relationships made are more meaningful. “It’s been amazing. When I came here I really just wanted to experience a team atmosphere,” Scott said. “Diving isn’t really a team sport. In club it’s more of an individual sport, so I was just hoping that I could be able to continue diving, and it’s better than I ever could have imagined.” For updates on the Rutgers swimming and diving team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior 133-pounder Vinnie Dellefave says he will use the short break from practice to rest and heal his body before the team returns to practice Thursday. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Time off provides needed repose By Tyler Karalewich Correspondent
Two weeks will amass before the Rutgers wrestling team takes the mat again after Sunday’s loss to Cornell, the Scarlet Knights’ first in the EIWA. The break between matches will be the Knights’ longest of the season, not including the time off spent during winter recess. Things do not look any easier for Rutgers, as the program is set to visit No. 23 Lehigh on Feb. 8. Rutgers will have to use the two weeks to improve on some aspects before it can take on another ranked opponent in the Mountain Hawks, according to head coach Scott Goodale. “We have some time off, actually, and we have to get better,” Goodale said. “The process will stay the same and we are trying to peak at a certain time.” The Knights will not resume practice this week until Thursday, giving them a three-day break from wrestling activities that they usually do not have in
a given week during the season. For Vinnie Dellefave, the time will be spent resting his body, specifically his right wrist. The senior 133-pounder sustained the injury in the preseason, keeping him sidelined for the team’s first dual-competition. “I’m going to take a couple of nice days off to relax and let my body heal up before we start practicing to prepare for Lehigh next week,” Dellefave said. The extra practice will also aid Ken Theobold. The sophomore 149-pounder is already having an impressive season for Rutgers. Theobold matched his win total from last season with a 16-10 record. He also exceeded his dual-competition win total from last season with a 7-5 record at 149-pounds. The time off will provide Theobold with the chance to work on some aspects of wrestling for matches in the future. “I’m going to take advantage of the time off, however I’m going to get into more of a technique side of wrestling,” Theobold said. “I’m going to rest up a little bit for the Le-
high match, but use the time to get better and work on my technique. It’s also a good time to prepare for the EIWA [Championships].” For Lehigh, the match also serves as a potential payback situation after Rutgers defeated the Mountain Hawks, 17-16, in a dual-meet last season. According to Dellefave, the atmosphere presented when the Knights competed against Cornell in front of more than 2,800 Big Red fans at Newman Arena will help prepare Rutgers for another raucous home crowd looking to avenge last year’s defeat. “[Cornell] was a really good match for us because they had 2,800 people in the stands,” Dellefave said. “We know Lehigh is going to pack the house after what happened last year in our match versus them, and they are trying to get back on a winning streak.” For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow Tyler Karalewich on Twitter @TylerKaralewich. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @TargumSports.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NO. 5 LOUISVILLE 80, RUTGERS 71
Temple gives RU chance to break slump By Josh Bakan Sports Editor
Ever since the Rutgers men’s basketball team’s 71-66 victory New Year’s Day against Temple, the Scarlet Knights (8-12, 2-5) only assembled one complete performance. Temple (5-13, 0-7) never figured out how to create one. Now Rutgers enters the Liacouras Center tonight losing five of its last six. The Owls’ last win came Dec. 21 against LIU Brooklyn — the game before facing Rutgers the first time. The Knights’ habit of keeping it close before an opponent pulls away late began before head coach Eddie Jordan arrived this season. He is aware of the consistent issue, he said after Rutgers’ 82-71 loss Saturday against Connecticut. “We didn’t keep our poise, the same story that when the skirmish of the game, when it’s a 5-, 6-point swing and you get stops, you have to take over the game somehow,” Jordan said. “And we haven’t learned how to do that, except for maybe two games, Temple and … UCF.” The Knights have every reason to be able to build confidence against the Owls, starting from their weakness in the paint. Temple’s only significant rebounding threat is forward Anthony Lee, who averages 9.1 boards per game. Other than the 6-foot-9, 230-pounder, only one Owl is more than 6-foot-8 and 220 pounds. That is forward Mark Williams, who averages
Louisville limited sophomore wing Kahleah Copper to just 6 points after picking up her third foul early in the first half of last night’s 80-71 loss against No. 5 Louisville. Copper shot just 1-for-6 for the game. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Early foul trouble costs Rutgers
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By Greg Johnson Associate Sports Editor
Not long into the Rutgers women’s basketball team’s pursuit of a second win against a ranked team last night, arguably the two most important variables were forced to sit and watch.
With 14:04 left in the first half, junior wing Betnijah Laney picked up her second foul. Sophomore wing Kahleah Copper collected her third at the 13:18 mark, and the Scarlet Knights’ season-leading scorers went to the bench with foul trouble for the remainder of the period.
Freshman guard Tyler Scaife willed Rutgers to an early lead against No. 5 Louisville with 25 total points, but the upset dreams soon faded. The Cardinals’ offense came alive in the second half following a 38-36 halftime deficit See TROUBLE on Page 13
WOMEN’S TRACK RUTH STRIVES TO BE FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
Senior realizes potential with hard work By Garrett Stepien Contributing Writer
If one looked at her now, they would likely think Asha Ruth woke up this way. In the final year of her decorated career as a member of the Rutgers women’s track and field team, the fifth-year senior has taken the track and field nation by storm.
Sophomore forward Greg Lewis holds a size advantage over Temple’s frontcourt. DENNIS ZURAW / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Ruth’s strong efforts have propelled her into the national stage, with talks of winning nationals and earning First-Team All-American honors buzzing around Piscataway. But if one knew the story of how she got to this point, they would be surprised at where she is. During her high school days in Bowie, Maryland, Ruth was a solid all-around athlete with potential, but needed the right coach.
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STEVE BURKHOLDER, senior distance runner, placed 29th in the 1000m in the Terrier Invitational Saturday for the Rutgers men’s track and field team. He ran a time of 2:31.67 in his event.
Initially, she was not lighting up the track with blazing times. “Asha was not a superstar coming out of high school. She was good, but she wasn’t a superstar,” said head coach James Robinson. “She was not a stud like she is now.” Primarily a basketball player, Ruth used track and field as a way to stay in shape See POTENTIAL on Page 13
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