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Wasted dining hall food pulverized, sent to farm AVALON ZOPPO STAFF WRITER
Rutgers is home to the third largest student dining operation in the countr y. Dining facilities at the University ser ve more than 4.5 million meals and cater to more than 5,000 events each year, according to Rutgers Dining Ser vices. Each day, students use meal swipes to pack plates with food, eat what they can and then set their scraps on a conveyor belt. But leftovers are not sent straight to the landfill. Instead, a food waste-recycling program utilized by Rutgers di-
verts food scraps to a local farm, which then uses them as animal feed. The farm, called Pinter Farms, is located less than 15 miles away from Rutgers. John Nason, university sanitarian for Dining Services, said the University has been participating in this food waste-recycling program for as long as he can remember. “My best recollection is that we have been recycling our food waste since the late 70s and early 80s,” he said. “I’ve been here since 1986, and we had a food waste-recycling program long before then.” SEE FARM ON PAGE 4
Professor mentioned in SOTU discusses research NIKHILESH DE STAFF WRITER
Global climate change af fects ever y person on the planet, said Benjamin Hor ton, a professor in the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. Barack Obama gave his annual State of the Union address to Congress last week. When mentioning the issue of climate change, Obama cited a paper published by Hor ton’s team in 2011. Hor ton said he was shocked to hear his research had been mentioned during the event. “You spend your time in academia pursuing science and education and you tr y to communicate to the public, [but] you don’t think it’s going to
go to the ver y top,” he said. “It was an over whelming and humbling experience.” When he found out about the reference, Hor ton told his family, depar tment chair and Rutgers colleagues. He said learning his work had been acknowledged by Obama was “a great thing.” Hor ton said he has been studying global sea level changes on the Atlantic Coast for the last ten years. His team looked at how sea levels have risen and fell over the last 2000 years. Hor ton’s team published a paper that detailed sea level changes during the time. They found that global sea levels had four distinct periods. SEE RESEARCH ON PAGE 5
Firefighters extinguish a home on the 170 block of Hamilton St. around 11 p.m. Feb. 1, where one resident was injured in the incident. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fire damages home on Hamilton St. KATIE PARK AND VAISHALI GAUBA STAFF WRITERS
A fire broke out on the 170 block of Hamilton Street at 11 p.m. Sunday night. Approximately five to six people were reportedly in a three-story wood-paneled house at the time of the incident. Although all occupants escaped the fire, one allegedly suffered second-degree burns and was taken to a hospital, police say. A source said the fire started while he and others were alleged-
ly drinking alcohol in the kitchen. After alcohol spilled on the floor close to an open lit oven, one of the occupants tried wiping it up, and drops of alcohol splashed, igniting flames throughout the kitchen. The occupants tried to extinguish the fire by throwing snow on it. The source said occupants were only engaging in drinking. The New Brunswick and Edison Fire Departments, ambulances and police officers were on the scene, investigating the fire and prohibiting students from approaching any areas near the site of the fire.
After almost an hour into the fire, flames could still be seen from outside in all floors of the house. As firefighters tried to extinguish the fire, the roof of the house appeared severely burnt. Police also checked neighboring houses to ensure the fire had not spread. The police noted down the birth dates for the occupants, one of whom was underage and was told he would not be charged with underage drinking. This is a developing story. Stay tuned as details emerge.
Study analyzes men, role of “hypermasculinity” NATASHA TRIPATHI STAFF WRITER
A recent study analyzed the psyches of men who do not see aggressive sexual behavior, such as rape, as coercive based on the notion of “hypermasculinity,” which promotes the image of power and dominance. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY YINGJIE HU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Nearly 32 percent of college men said they would force nonconsensual sexual intercourse upon a woman, according to a new study published in Violence and Gender, a peer-reviewed journal. In a new study, titled “Denying Rape but Endorsing Forceful Intercourse: Exploring Differences Among Responders,” researchers asked 86 male college students, all identifying as heterosexual, if they would “rape a woman” if no one would know and there would be no consequences. 13.6 percent said yes. When asked if they would “force a woman to sexual intercourse,” that
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percentage more than doubled, as 31.7 percent said yes. The study was meant to examine the psyche of men who do not consider certain aggressive sexual behaviors as coercive. “Hypermasculinity” refers to the exaggerated machismo deriving from stereotypical images of men, “including notions that men should be strong, dominant and tough,” said Sarah McMahon, assistant director at the School of Social Work. These statistics are consistent with similar studies conducted on the male appetite to commit sexual assault, she said. McMahon said she was still surprised the response to the first SEE STUDY ON PAGE 5
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Mason Gross Galleries exhibit graduate student artwork AVALON ZOPPO STAFF WRITER
Just a year and a half ago, the graduate students at Mason Gross were beginning their journey toward a Master of Fine Arts at Rutgers, said Aubrey Kauffman, manager for Mason Gross Galleries. Last Thursday, these graduate students showcased their artwork to more than 50 visitors at the Mason Gross Galleries in Civic Square located in downtown New Brunswick. The MFA thesis exhibition’s reception, entitled “Catch and Release,” aimed to demonstrate the breadth of their practice over the past year. Kauffman, who received his MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts and has taught photography at the school, said when he was in the program, him and his fellow classmates had to start working on art projects before the first day of class began. “I would imagine that any incoming student is looking at the end game,” he said. “It is less than a year and a half after you enter the program that you propose your thesis and then enter the exhibition.” Aside from the faculty and staff, Kauffman said many former MFA students like himself return to support the current graduates in their artistic endeavors. Pareesa Pourian, a second-year MFA graduate student, had a series of paintings displayed in a back room of the exhibition. She explained the process of creating those paintings. Pourian starts with a large square canvas and fills the space with drawings of flowers, then, she “[works with] the space and composition of the painting” to slowly see how the painting will be formed. She said this process leads her through a range of emotions, from boredom and rage to excitement and joy. “All of these emotions going back and forth are what I hope the viewer will see and I hope is produced in the end result,” she said.
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Students attend “Catch and Release” at the Mason Gross Galleries at Civic Square, an exhibit showcasing the artwork of students pursuing Master of Fine Arts degrees. COLIN PIETERS “I hope to be recording an emotion that is then conveyed to the viewer as a visual experience.” The amount of time Pourian spends on each painting varies. Some of the paintings involved a very intense week of spending all day in the studio, she said. “Others I spent a week on, let them sit for two months and then went back to work on them later,” Pourian said. Anthony Sylvia, a second-year MFA graduate student, also had his work showcased in the exhibition. He explained the meanings behind how a trip to Atlantic City inspired his paintings. In addition to photographs he took on the trip, Slyvia said he was inspired by German artist Max Beckman and the psychological qualities of his paintings.
“The paintings aren’t about any- in directions I wouldn’t have gone thing more than creating a quiet otherwise,” he said. Pourian said that at her time situation or letting the viewer into in the MFA program, the greatest a quiet memory of sorts,” he said. He said his paintings have thing she learned was the importance of themes of utilizing intimacy, in quietness “I hope to be recording an emotion time the studio. and the S h e s u b t l e that is then conveyed to the viewer also was psychograteful logical as a visual experience.” for learnqualities of ing how inhabPAREESE POURIAN to speak i t i n g Second-Year Master of Fine Arts Student a b o u t a space. art on a Sylvia said Rutgers was a good place deeper level. “There were a lot of one on one to develop his practice because it was a low pressure and critiques, a lot of group critiques,” she said. “I really learned how “down-to-ear th” environment. “[Rutgers] was a good place to to talk about art in a way I hadn’t explore my practice and be pushed known before.”
After graduating from the MFA program, Pourian said she plans to move back to Brooklyn, where she lived before coming to New Brunswick. She said many professors and graduates of the MFA program at Rutgers are connected to the art world in New York City, which will make it easier for her to start her career there. “There’s an art world in New York City, as you may have heard,” Pourian said. Kauffman said that while art history graduates tend to fill positions as museum curators, an MFA degree in studio art may lead to teaching or any number of related positions in a gallery or museum setting. “Most MFA graduates continue to create work and seek out venues to show their work,” he said.
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FARM U. pays $30 to recycle food, $60 to dump food into landfill, Nason says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
The process is ver y innovative, Nason said. In every dish room, food waste comes off a student’s plate and gets scrapped into a circulating water trough, he said. The trough carries the food into a pulper system that pulverizes the scraps and removes moisture. The food scraps come out from the pulper in an oatmeal-like substance and are dispensed into a 55-gallon drum, he said. The drums are collected and placed in a waste refrigerator located at the back of each facility. Pinter Farms then retrieves the food waste from the four main dining facilities six days a week and brings them to the farm for animal feeding, Nason said. There are costs and benefits to the program, but Nason said the rewards outweigh the costs. “We pay considerably less than if we were to have the food waste hauled away by a company that would dump the food into a landfill environment,” he said. According to a report by the Environmental Protection Agency, Pinter Farms charges $30 per ton compared to the $60 that Rutgers pays to haul a ton of trash to the landfill. There is a significant investment cost in the equipment and maintenance of the equipment,
but by and large, Nason said those costs have paid for themselves over time. For instance, the program has been in effect for the past 30 years at Brower Commons. “I’d say that cost has been recuperated 10 to 20 times over since the inception of the program,” Nason said. Kevin Lee, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, works at the Livingston Dining Hall. He said he knew about the program and thinks the recycling effort is commendable. But Lee was under the impression not all food could be recycled. He thought food waste recycling was limited to “natural waste,” such as fruits and vegetables. “I thought foods like pizza and bread couldn’t be recycled,” he said. Nason said this is not the case. All food waste returned to the dish room gets recycled. Dining Ser vices has other methods to limit the amount of scraps sent to landfills, such as diverting food waste to the sewage system instead, Nason said. He said the University has food digesters at Busch Dining Hall and Henr y’s Diner on the Livingston campus. Leftovers are put into digesting cylinders and that food gets broken down through an enzyme process.
Each day, uneaten food is processed in a pulper and collected in a 55-gallon drum, which is retrieved by a local farm and used for animal feeding. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The food waste is then turned to a nutrient-filled liquid and that liquid is discharged into the sewage system so less food waste finds its way into landfills, he said. In addition, Nason said Busch dining facilities are now utilizing a machine that burns food waste and generates electricity. “We have a machine called a Vegawatt, which burns used vegetable waste oil,” he said. “We drain the oil out of the deep-fr yer and bring it to this piece of equipment.” In turn, he said that machine burns the oil, generates electric-
ity and puts it into a system for utilization at the University. Nigel Johnson, a Rutgers Business School first-year student, said he was not aware of the different processes that his discarded food undergoes. “I had no idea my leftover food was being eaten by pigs the next day,” he said. “But it makes me feel a little better that all the food I waste isn’t really being wasted.” Johnson said a major benefit of keeping food waste out of landfills is that the food will not rot and produce methane gas.
At the end of the day, Nason said food waste management is only one aspect of sustainability that Dining Ser vices must deal with. For example, he said the purchasing division is tasked with buying food in bulk in minimal packaging. He said Rutgers Dining Services is ver y innovative and environmentally sound compared to other college dining ser vices. “As one of the largest college dining facilities in the countr y, we have to be leaders in food production and how we handle our systems,” Nason said.
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STUDY There is evidence childhood bullying may be indicator of later violence, McMahon says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
question in the study was as high as 13.6 percent, considering that the question itself was phrased using the word “rape” explicitly. “Most men know that ‘rape’ is wrong and unacceptable. Usually questions are asked more behaviorally, like the second one,” she said. “Many times perpetrators would not define their behaviors as rape.” She said both hypermasculinity and hostility were proven in research studies to be associated with attitudes and behaviors more supportive of aggression and violence towards women. The research suggested specific character types and subdivisions of men understand hypermasculinity and rape differently. McMahon said there seem to be certain subcultures on college campuses, as well as within society as a whole, where attitudes, behaviors and general environments could promote the denigration of women. “Research on whether fraternities or male athletes are more prone to commit sexual violence is mixed,” she said. “There are some studies indicating that they are more likely and others that refute it.” She also said research has indicated other subcultures may be more prone to violence as well, such as the military. “A very important point is that most men are not violent, and that includes most fraternity brothers and male athletes,” McMahon said. “I have done research with athletes and found that most of them strongly oppose violence and are willing to take a stance against it.” She said she believes effective prevention programs will need to emphasize providing students with the skills and knowledge to recognize indicators that precede sexual assault, as well as the conviction to step in when something is not right. “We need to be starting early with boys and girls, to teach them about treating one another with respect,”
McMahon said. “Bullying may be a predictor of later acts of violence, so we need to work on these issues prior to students coming to colleges.” One primary media literacy program on prevention strategy for sexual assault is being taught in various programs around New Jersey, said Sharon Zucker, an instructor and program coordinator at the School of Social Work. With this program, Zucker said children might be able to better form opinions about gender roles and norms, especially regarding hypermasculinity. “The concept is to be able to talk to kids about how to deconstruct media images and look at the messaging they [see] on a daily basis,” she said. “Not necessarily to criticize, but to look at things differently.” McMahon said Rutgers has a comprehensive and well-developed approach to sexual violence, and has been a longstanding leader on these issues due to the work of the Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance. She said there are many things that need to be done on college campuses and in society as a whole in order to influence possible assaulters and keep more people safe. “There is not just one thing that needs to happen, but rather, a comprehensive approach to addressing sexual assault,” she said. Work at the Center on Violence Against Women and Children heavily focus on the idea of bystander intervention, because the center’s research is showing it to be most effective. Franziska Heidt, a graduate student at the School of Management and Labor Relations, said she imagines bystander intervention would be most effective when another person is in danger. “This is where I think real change will happen,” McMahon said. “There is a trend right now in sexual violence prevention towards bystander intervention, which suggests that sexual violence is a community issue and we all have a responsibility to help address it.
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she can at least provide accurate information on the issues. Shaw said he feels privileged to work for Hor ton. Terrorism is small pocket, climate change affects “In our subject area, [Horeveryone on planet, Horton says ton] is one of the top in the world,” he said. “It’s fantastic to work with someone who’s “The east coast is suf fering got such a great publication CONTINUED FROM FRONT from [sea levels rising] twice record, who thoroughly underThe most recent period be- as fast as anywhere else in the stands the subject, who gives gan somewhere between 1850 world,” he said. great advice.” Hor ton said the next step and 1900, during the IndustriKenneth Miller, a distinal Revolution. Sea levels rose was to understand why the guished professor in the Dechanges were occurring. While par tment of Ear th and Planeduring this period. Rates have tripled over the connecting climate change with tar y Sciences, said Hor ton is a sea level rise was easy, figuring “thorough” and “careful” perlast 200 years, Hor ton said. “It is fairly obvious what out why would take more work. son who is fun to work with. Taking the research to a caused [the rise in sea level], He was not surprised to because it correlates with tem- global level would be an im- hear Obama cited Hor ton’s perature,” he said. “Whenever por tant step, he said. Accurate work, because the Intergov[the temperature rises, the sea projections could be made af- ernmental Panel on Climate ter understanding how levels Change has already discussed level] changes.” Levels rose during the medi- changed around the planet. Hor ton’s research. Nicole Khan, a postdoctoral eval climate, but stabilized or Climate change discussions fell slightly from 1000 A.D. to associate in the IMCS, said she have been ongoing for the last is studying sea level changes 1600 A.D, he said. 19 years, Hor ton Timothy Shaw, a said. The theor y postdoctoral assobehind climate ciate in the IMCS, change was dis“We think about terrorism as one of big things said the rates were covered more than determined by lookthat influence people on the planet, but it’s a 60 years ago, and ing at sediment redata to suppor t it cords in salt marsh small pocket. Climate change is going to affect is infallible. environments. Hor ton said everyone. We will combat terrorism but we people “You could condo not arsider these a sor t gue that temperawon’t act on climate change.” of natural archive,” ture is increasing, he said. “They rebut some people BENJAMIN HORTON cord a picture of still claim climate Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences sea level within change does the sediment.” not exist. MicroorganThese people are isms are preser ved not basing their within these sediments. These over even longer time scales. feelings of f of scientific data, he microorganisms leave behind Her research will provide con- said. Though the United States miniscule fossils whose distri- text for understanding causes has the largest number of scibution is compared to similar of sea level rise. entists in the world, it is not the Among these causes are most informed. microorganisms in a more modern environment to determine large ice sheets melting, Khan Sea levels are definitely rissaid. Her ef for ts include deter- ing due to human activity, Millwhat changed. Radiocarbon dating is used mining whether the Antarctic er said. Acting on this knowlto establish the ages of the Ice Sheets will collapse. She is edge, rather than debating it, fossils and the sediment cores studying the sensitivity of the needs to be the next step. they are found in, he said. This ice in order to project this. “We think about terrorism as Khan said it is exciting to know one of big things that influence allows the team to create a picher advisor’s research was be- people on the planet, but it’s a ture of the area over time. Shaw said he is currently ing discussed at a political level. small pocket. Climate change working on sediments collect- She said bringing information is going to af fect ever yone,” ed from Chesapeake Bay, an relevant in science today to the Hor ton said. “We will combat impor tant location for this type public is her job. While she can- terrorism, but we won’t act on not make policy suggestions, climate change.” of analysis.
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Snapchat ‘Discover’ adds new dimension to mobile app TYLER GOLD STAFF WRITER
Snapchat, the mobile app primarily used for sending social, friendly and sometimes even risqué photos to friends now has a new “Discover” feature. The update that was introduced to users on Jan. 27 is moving Snapchat into surprising and unknown territory that uses content production. “Discover” is the service’s first attempt to produce original content and provide other publishers a way to deliver short videos, music, articles and encouragement to survive Mondays. At launch, there are 12 “editions” spanning various topics: CNN, Comedy Central, Cosmopolitan, Daily Mail, ESPN, Food Network, National Geographic, People, Vice, Yahoo News and Warner Music Group. Snapchat also created an edition for original content. “Discover” functions similarly to “Stories,” with chronological updates that friends can view as many times as they want and expires 24 hours after they’re uploaded. Snapchat announced in June 2014 that “Stories” is its most popular feature. Just like “Stories,” the content on each “Discover” edition is replaced every day. Most editions
feature advertisements that are easy to skip — but are advertisements nonetheless. When you open an edition, Snapchat’s top-navigation elements disappear, displaying content full-screen. Longer content, like articles and videos, have short previews that are reminiscent of magazine covers. Users can swipe up to see more, or swipe to the right or left to view the next page. In its first week Snapchat has already displayed a wide variety of uses for “Discover.” Comedy Central has short clips of shows like “Workaholics” and “The Daily Show”, Vice displays edgy content from their various channels, Cosmopolitan gives horoscopes and ESPN has the expected sports updates. Katie Couric even reads the headlines of Yahoo News articles, then introduces and closes the day’s edition. Users can swipe past the “Stories” page to the “Discover” page after updating the app. In the press release that announced the feature, Snapchat said “Discover” is “not social media.” Instead, it says they “count on editors and artists, not clicks and shares, to determine what’s important.” This means they won’t be using traditional metrics such as page views, likes or retweets. Ideally,
this will return control to artists and editors instead of handing it to the hive mind of the Internet. While there are only 12 editions now, there’s potential for more additions. Brands and companies of all types — from food retailers like Dunkin’ Donuts (@dunkindonuts) to news publications like The Verge (@therealverge) — have created public Snapchat pages, uploading “Stories” for users to follow and connect with throughout the day. “Discover” is the obvious and natural next-iteration of this trend, providing those lucky 11 brands with more editorial and creative control, crucially allowing them to display advertisements with Snapchat’s blessing. I will say that I’ve noticed that Snapchat has taken a little longer to open than usual, and I’ve experienced some lag while loading Discover editions. But overall, Snapchat’s gesture and swipe-heavy interface works smoothly and is instantly intuitive and natural. Snapchat also quietly added a few other features in this update, including a BlackBerry Messenger-esque icon users can take a photo of to add new friends. The “Stories” page, which used to display “Stories” with a full list of contacts below, has also been simplified to only display contacts that have uploaded a “Story” in the past 24 hours. With the introduction of “Dis-
“Discover,” the newest feature for mobile app Snapchat, is rethinking channels of content production. AARON SAVAGE cover,” Snapchat has shown the “Best Friend” feature out the door. Woebegone users can still see who their most frequently contacted friends are by tapping the “compose chat” button on the top left of the main page where you view new snaps. This update is Snapchat’s biggest new feature addition in a long time: the most recent big addition was Snapcash, a partnership with payment-company Square that lets users send money to their friends through Snapchat, similar to Venmo and PayPal. That feature didn’t
seem to pick up as quickly or universally as Stories did. “Discover” is typical of what I would expect from Snapchat — novel in its implementation, clearly focused on a younger audience and prioritizing what’s happening today, rather than yesterday or even tomorrow. Snapchat’s “Discover” is a new medium that exists parallel to what Twitter and Facebook are doing. Snapchat is patiently and methodically filling out its feature list. One can only hope the next big feature they add is group messaging.
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Disney needs more minority representation New Latina princess not enough to showcase culture, tradition
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isney is in the process of creating a new princess — her name is Elena of Avalor. She has dark skin, wears flowers in her hair and is inspired by “diverse Latin cultures and folklore.” In 2016, Princess Elena will be introduced on an episode of Sofia the First, before her own show premieres, in a “Dora The Explorer” and “Go, Diego, Go!” spinoff style. However, it does not seem that Elena will join the ranks of the eleven traditional Disney princesses that cover the bedroom walls of young girls and adorn the shelves in the Disney store. Adding a Latina princess is a progressive idea, but the way her inception is being carried out does little justice to the actual concept of the Disney Princesses and what they stand for in terms of popular culture. Disney markets the princesses as girls with an entire world that revolves around them and their actions. How these girls act and react shapes the entire movie, taking viewers through a wondrous scenario of cause and effect. To young girls, Disney princesses are role models –– They are a figure to look up to and someone to emulate. Girls grow up with these fairy tales on their minds, mimicking their actions and waiting for a prince charming. In total, there are eleven Disney princesses, but only four of them represent ethnic minorities. Pocahontas is Native American, Princess Jasmine is Middle Eastern, Princess Tiana is African American and Mulan is Asian. Growing up, almost every brown girl had three choices for Disney Princess Halloween costumes if they opted to stick with whoever is closest to their race — Pocahontas, Mulan or Jasmine. Meanwhile, white girls can go so far as to match their hair color to the princess of their choosing. There are three blondes, two red heads and two brunettes all with fair skin for children to pick from. In terms of creating ethnic princesses, it’s a one and done type of deal. A token princess is created and then producers are done with the minority. At least for the latest ethnic princess, the story of Princess Tiana in “The Princess and The Frog” felt forced and designed to appease minority viewers. Despite their meek existence, the ethnic Disney princesses are shrouded in age-old stereotypes. Jasmine’s father is forcing her into a marriage against her
own will, Tiana is outshined by her best friend, a white girl who is clearly viewed as a princess by their peers and Pochahontas is painted as a savage girl that needs to be saved by European settlers. Similarly, it’s true that Mulan is a fierce fighter who kicks butt and takes names, but she spends the entire movie dressed as a male soldier rather than a princess. In the same breath, Tiana spends the majority of her movie disguised as a frog, rather than as a girl on a path to self-discovery. In reference to character, Disney princesses evolved from the traditional damsel in distress who waits in the wings for her glorious king to come sweep her off her feet and carry her off into the sunset. Merida is the perfect example of this phenomenon — she’s a fearless young girl who could not care less what other people think of her. Similarly, Elsa and Anna from Frozen, the newest additions to the ranks of tradition Disney princesses, use their sisterly bonds of love to conquer all. But as far as ethnicity goes, there is still a fair amount of lost ground to recover. The traditional Disney princesses represent folktales that are timeless, but to what group of people? In America, it’s apparent that a fair amount of our history, specifically in terms of children’s popular culture, is derived from European tales. For instance, a number of the princess stories are based on the folklore of the Brothers Grimm, resulting in many of these Disney stories to be set in countries like Germany and France. But now there is nothing stopping producers, writers and directors from creating a story line about a princess set in Colombia, India or Haiti. There are every day television characters like Dora and Doc McStuffins that give minority girls the chance to identify with popular ethnic figures in youth media culture. But the stories of the current Disney princesses are timeless. Young non-Caucasian girls have no qualms about looking up to Disney princess who look nothing like them, but its unlikely that the reverse would take place, making the production of dark-skinned princesses movies a niche market. But it is very much possible for Disney to create characters that are new, timeless and representative of what diversified culture looks like today.
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America not #ReadyForHilary’s presidency COMMON SENSE CONSERVATIVE SERGIO ROJAS
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eing conservative here at Rutgers is an anomaly — most of the people I come in contact with are self-described liberals. This is not endemic to Rutgers and aside from some Baptist colleges in the South and Midwest, on pretty much any college campus you go to in America, you will find a majority of students who identify as liberal. As the 2016 election cycle begins, on generic campuses around the country, you are sure to find millennials who are “Ready for Hillary.” This three-word phrase is the name of an independent super political action committee that is urging former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016. Their website claims to have over two million supporters. One of the major efforts of the Ready for Hillary PAC (RFH) is to get college-aged supporters — the key to success for Barack Obama in 2008 — to gain the Democratic nomination for Clinton and eventually win the presidency. This strategy is apparently working well — there are more than 30 student-run pro-Hillary groups on university campuses and that number will surely rise as time goes on. Recently, I saw a poster hung up on a dorm room wall (not at Rutgers) that featured the famous meme of Secretary Clinton reading her smartphone in sunglasses with “#READY” in capital letters. Two thoughts crossed my mind when I saw the poster hanging on the wall. First, the poster was a rather successful attempt by RFH at branding Clinton as someone who is “hip” and that youth could get behind and support. In the picture, she looked sassy
with a look on her face implying that she’s “over it.” She texted people! A hashtag was involved! Great marketing I will admit. My second thought, however, was, “Are you really ‘Ready for Hillary’?” As President Obama completes his final two years in office, he has largely disappointed and disillusioned the demographic that helped elect him, particularly voters aged 18 to 30 (again, usually self-described liberals). As the RFH movement gains traction, I ask myself why millennials and liberals would support and vote for Clinton, as they would essentially be supporting and voting for another four years of disillusionment and disappointment. On the surface, some of the reasons for being “#READY” are obvious. The first woman president of the United States would be historic and is necessary to prove we have an inclusive and representative democracy. I agree, although I don’t personally believe Secretary Clinton is the right woman to elect. Secondly, most people you find who are RFH simply hate the Republican Party and would probably rather elect a pineapple than any of the qualified Republican hopefuls to the presidency. Once we get past the desire for a woman president and intense opposition to any candidate with an (R) following their name however, liberal and millennial support for Clinton just doesn’t make much sense. One of the allures for young voters in 2008 when President Obama was still a candidate was his own relative youth and “newness” to the political scene. In 2008, Senator Obama had only been in the Senate for three years, untainted by a long career in Washington that turns off many young voters. During the Democratic primaries, he was 46 years old while Clinton was 60, making him a more relatable candidate for the 18 to 30 age group. By the time the 2016 primaries start, Clinton will be 69, four years past the age of receiving Social Security benefits,
and 51 years older than the youngest of young voters. Meanwhile, there are at least three Republican prospective nominees under 50 years of age, with two having served in elected government positions for only the past 4 years. Candidate Obama used his promise to change American foreign policy by ending the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq against Clinton, while she had voted in favor of both wars. Liberal youth were electrified by a new direction in foreign policy and threw their support for Obama and away from Clinton. As we all know today, the President broke that promise. However, those who chose Obama over Clinton in 2008 due to foreign policy preferences are RFH today. Why? Clinton remains the same as always when it comes to foreign policy. In the 1990s, she was supportive of her husband’s aggressive Iraq containment policy and his airwar over Kosovo. As Secretary of State, Clinton advocated for the 2011 bombing of Libya and increased intervention in the Syrian Civil War. She is likely to continue to hold these positions when she runs for president. Secretary Clinton is simply part of an “Old Guard” of Democrats, which are not in accordance with the liberal youth found around the country today. The millions of 20-something’s who joined the Occupy Wall Street movement in theory should have a hard time getting behind Clinton, who is cozy with big Wall Street donors. I have no doubt that a majority of them, however, are #READY, in antithesis to their own beliefs. While conservatives around the country are getting ready to win in 2016, it seems liberals are getting ready to be disappointed yet again. Sergio Rojas is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in history and journalism and media studies. He is the chairman of Rutgers College Republicans. His column, “Common Sense Conservative,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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America desperately needs constitutional convention THE CHAMPAGNE SOCIALIAST JOSÉ SANCHEZ
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e need to amend the Constitution and we need a new Constitutional Convention. We need to amend it to such an extent that the final product will be so different from the eighteenth century-born original that it’s unrecognizable. Unless we do that, then nothing on the left wing’s wish list will ever get delivered, short of a miracle. Everything we’re fighting for right now will wind up being an outright failure or a half-hearted concession that will be whittled away at anyway. The manufactured gridlock and dysfunction, from Washington on down, will continue to frustrate liberals and leftists alike. Even President Obama’s agenda, a man twice elected by a majority, will be further straightjacketed by our antiquated and undemocratic constitutional machinery. Unless we amend the constitution, the #blacklivesmatter movement and the People’s Climate March, both which I involve myself with, will have been in vain. I’ll also look back at that visit I made to Occupy Wall Street back in high school as one of the many bloopers of my adolescence. We must remember that our Constitution is the world’s longest surviving, dating back to 1787. It has been left fundamentally untouched, and that’s not something to be proud of. The rest of the world, including
our peers amongst the advanced, industrialized nations like France or Japan have changed their constitutions to meet the needs of their development. Yet, America continues to be saddled with a neo-medievalist eighteenth-century document drawn up by slaveholders in powdered wigs. Born before the British innovations of parliamentary sovereignty and the fusion of powers could take hold in the North American colonies, our Constitution reflects the ancient, petty, narrow-minded aversion by feudal, countryside elites to centralized government that has plagued British politics. Emigrants to the New World had a habit of freezing in time and, or reinvigorating the medievalist, agrarian backwaters that were dying in an England that had gone through a tumultuous period of revolution, centralization and rapid urbanization by 1776. Virginian slaveholders and Puritan extremists alike were eager to live the lavish, backwoods-dwelling lives Oliver Cromwell interrupted. The Founders, genteel bunch that they were, didn’t really want a government that was remarkably different from before. Yes, Britain was a monarchy, but by the time of the colonies’ tantrum, parliament was already in the driver’s seat of state affairs. Cries of ‘tyranny!’ laid at the well-pedicured feet of George III look melodramatic coming from a man like Thomas Jefferson, who owned some six hundred slaves over his lifetime. Unlike the French revolutionaries, the Americans didn’t set up a unitary state, but one with a constitution that fragmented government against itself with a byzantine
structure of checks, balances and competing sovereignties between the states, their subdivisions and the feds. Although preamble boldly declares popular sovereignty with, “We the People…” it flatly contradicts itself soon after by denying voters the power to directly elect their president. It locks us in with an Electoral College and makes it nearly impossible to change. It also set up the Supreme Court, a coterie of old men in velvet robes unaccountable to democracy. The law then isn’t something that humans do to make use of their evolving needs and desires, but something that we just have to live under. Like Moses coming down from Sinai, commanding us to live under some God-given parchment, so go the Founders. And our Constitution has failed democracy ever since. Secession, contrary to popular belief, wasn’t just some hissy fit, but a longstanding element of legal thinking arising from the ambiguity as to where ultimate sovereignty laid. The question as to whether the Union was a voluntary experiment, or a more united nation-state, was fought through a civil war. The federal government emerged stronger than ever and with the agrarian fetishes of Jeffersonian-Jacksonian democracy sloughed off –– Industrialization took off and our cities grew enormously. Yet, the Constitution remained fundamentally the same, and its failure to rein in the Southern states’ Democrats helped end Reconstruction in our last great experiment in interracial democracy. At the end of the relatively brief New Deal order with the Warren Court, the Brown decision and all, Americans elect-
ed Richard Nixon. A conservative faced with hostile branches of government at all sides, he built up an ‘imperial presidency’ through war-making and Watergate. The hydra of divided powers had birthed a super-charged executive branch. The imperial presidency persists. Look at Obama and his drones. Look at George W. Bush. Bush, who lost the popular vote, stole the 2000 election with the Electoral College’s help. As for the Senate, it is surely the world’s most undemocratic legislative body. Since every state gets two senators, one Californian voter has some 1.5 percent of a Wyoming voter’s power. Wyoming’s population is smaller than NJ’s Bergen or Middlesex counties. Senators from Mississippi or Utah can then filibuster and kill reforms voters from demographic mega-states like California or New York demand. These states are less urbanized and diverse in general. With growing inequality between the classes and races, and growing repression in the form of mass incarceration, we need to radically reform and amend our Constitution. As political scientist Daniel Lazare said, the alternative would be, “the old pre-reform Mississippi state legislature stamping on democracy — forever.” I’m sorry Lincoln’s ghost, but that’s not a Union worth saving. But hey, maybe Hillary can save us. José Sanchez is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in history and political science. His column, “The Champagne Socialist,” runs on alternate Tuesdays. You can follow him on Twitter @comradesanchez.
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DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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Today’s Birthday (02/03/15). Tonight’s Full Moon in Leo sparkles for parties. Strengthen and build partnership (and romance) this year. Spark exciting collaborations with people you admire. Dreams materialize with disciplined efforts. Financial activity booms after 3/20. Your educational path changes after 4/4. Plan and carefully tend your family garden for growth, especially after 10/13. Harvest abundant love. 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 9 — Action gets farther than talk today. The Leo Full Moon marks a turning point in the game. Choose the most fun opportunity that presents itself. Practice makes perfect. Win an unexpected bonus with friends playing along. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Practical details gel on a home project. Get into quiet productive mode and solutions appear spontaneously. Sketch color and composition ideas. Measure before ordering materials. If friends want your attention, hand them a paintbrush. Gemini ( May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — A new phase begins in a creative project. Write and record ideas inspired by this Full Moon. Tangible results arise from efforts behind closed doors. Be firm, and persistent. Intuition suggests a new method. Keep it secret. Cancer ( June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Income flows steadily. Count your winnings again, and stash extra for later. Disciplined actions bring in the cash. Keep track or lose some. Your partner can help. After invoicing, go play with friends and family. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Give up a stuck point of view and avoid an argument. Being right is less important than your relationship. The Full Moon in your sign sparks a new growth and development spurt. Release old habits and gain immensely. Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Clean up from your old project before beginning a new one. Avoid provoking jealousies or misunderstandings. A turning point arises in your plans. A surprising connection offers new possibilities. Get a second opinion, before committing.
Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — Your creativity draws admiration. The Full Moon animates a new phase in group activities and community gatherings. Network, hold meetings and play together. Build your collaborative infrastructure. Invest in your team, and it pays off. Scorpio ( Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Practice for the test. A new career level is possible, if you pass. Focus and put in the discipline, and it’s yours. A technical breakthrough opens new options. Stay in communication, especially if working late. Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Apply discipline to your educational adventures and get farther than imagined, especially over the next few weeks. Consider deep philosophical questions. Take time for ritual and symbolism. Then follow through by doing the work required. Capricorn ( Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Put your back into it and reap a fat harvest under tonight’s Full Moon, and for the next few weeks. Keep track of the numbers. Follow practical priorities. Allow for a surprise wrinkle in plans. Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Solicit good ideas from a partner. Collaboration ripens into a new phase in your work together. Someone else can see your blind spots and get where you can’t. It’s about results, not credit, and time for action, not words. Pisces ( Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Discipline at work now provides an income and productivity boost. Don’t get distracted with chatter. Quiet action gets farther. Wax philosophical as you experiment with new concepts. You feel vindicated by new circumstances. Thoughtful focused efforts pay off.
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Rutgers will be playing its third game in six days after last week’s weather delay
Perrotti earned first win against top-10 opponent with 8-5 decision vs Ohio State
CONTINUED FROM BACK Rice and Aaron Cosby were suspended indefinitely for violations of program rules. The pair already missed time during the season dealing with injuries suffered in Januar y, and had just returned to fitness when the suspensions were made. Rice is the Illini’s leading scorer and rebounder averaging 17.2 points per game while Cosby, a former starter for Rutgers’ rival Seton Hall, is fourth on the team in scoring. With three of its top guards out, Illinois has been limited to a seven and occasionally eight man rotation and leaving them so thin in the backcourt they promoted team manager Ryan Schmidt to the roster last week against Minnesota. With lack of depth ser ving as a handicap for the Knights against deeper Big Ten competition, tonight’s matchup will have both teams on a level playing field with freshman guard Mike Williams’ injur y also cutting Rutgers to a thin rotation. But one disadvantage the Knights could face is fatigue. After weather delayed last Tuesday’s game against Michigan State to Thursday, Rutgers now must play its third game in six days. The Knights faced similar scheduling earlier in the season, but with all five of their starters logging 34 minutes or more in Saturday’s 72-64 road loss at Indiana, it raises concern. Illinois has also proven to be a ver y difficult team to beat at home, even with its depth concerns and boasts a 10-1 home record this season. That includes a thrilling 60-58 win against Penn State, where guard Malcolm Hill scored 27 points which included the game-winning layup on 10-of15 shooting. In order to keep pace, Rutgers needs repeat performances from senior guard Myles Mack and senior for ward Kadeem Jack. Mack scored a game-high 24 points in the loss to the Hoosiers rebounding from a two-game cold streak, while Jack added 11 points of his own. The Knights will also need their role players to continue to step up, namely sophomore wing Junior Etou, who scored double-digit points for the first time in conference play at Indiana, and is likely to be tasked with guarding the 6-foot-6 Hill. Even then, avoiding turnovers and making foul shots are a must, with Illinois ranking first in the conference in free throw percentage and third in turnover margin. But most importantly, Jordan stressed the importance belief will play in emerging victorious. “Losing six in a row, you have to keep your kids upbeat,” Jordan said. “Keep them in a positive mood, keep their confidence soaring through the roof. You can’t let them get down on each other or themselves.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow @ SeanStewartRU and @TargumSports on Twitter.
CONTINUED FROM BACK and his other hand already raised, Perrotti exclaimed, “I’m back. I’m back baby!” But is he actually back? Head coach Scott Goodale thinks he is, but won’t know for sure unless Perrotti continues to do things the right way. “Perrotti is back if he continues to train well and continues to win big matches, then he’ll be back,” Goodale said of Perrotti. “You’re not back after one win and he knows that, he was just excited, but that’s Perrotti. He gets people fired up. I hope he is back and if he is, his training will indicate that.” After a top-10 win and a major decision against a tough Midshipmen opponent, perhaps he is back. Perrotti thinks he got his attack execution back at the very least and attributes it to doing things the right way, when in the past he admits he has not done it the Rutgers way.
“It took a while to get my timing back,” Perrotti said after his 11-1 major decision against Navy. “I just feel good right now, my counter-offense was working. I felt great — I cut my weight right and trained right. When you do everything right, everything comes together, honestly.” Last season, Perrotti was 13-11 going into the conference championships, needing to finish in third place in order to qualify for the NCAAs. It was a tall order for someone who didn’t quite do enough to qualify on his own. But after losing in the last dual of the season to Drexel’s Austin Sommer — who was considered an inferior grappler by teammates — Perrotti knew he needed to change his approach. He decided to make a phone call at 2 a.m. to Goodale after that match and they came up with a game plan to be successful the rest of the season in order to come in third at the EIWAs, qualify for NCAAs and be-
Junior 157-pounder Anthony Perrotti has won two of three bouts since returning from a lower body injury. DAILY TARGUM / FILE PHOTO come an All-American. Now, Perrotti has made a change early enough in the season so he won’t need to scratch for a wild-card allocation for the NCAAs. If he continues on his path, he could peak early enough in the season before the postseason grind of March begins. Making the adjustment at this point in the season is fine for Perrotti, so long as he finds himself where he thinks he belongs at the end of the season, which is on top of the po-
dium in St. Louis. “It’s still a little late. It’s halfway through the season and things are finally starting to click,” Perrotti said. “But, yeah it definitely is starting to come along. I made a couple of switches in my lifestyle and what I am doing with my weight, and it works. When everything goes right, it’s easier to win.” For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow @TylerKaralewich and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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February 3, 2015 WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD SAUNDERS FINISHES THIRD IN 200M AT METRO TEAM CHALLENGE
Rutgers freshman details her adjustment to college track BRIAN FONSECA
well,” Saunders said. “We have to keep improving ever y week. We all have to have the When freshman Bria Saun- right mindset.” Sophomore Nicole Nichders entered her first practice with the Rutgers women’s track olas was part of last year’s and field team, she was a decorat- team, which was an upperclassed New Jersey high school track men-laden squad. While she champion of Parsippany High believes the incoming freshman School, winning the 200m in last class filled in the talent gaps left by the graduating seniors, there year’s Meet of Champions. Now, she’s continuing her suc- is something the freshmen will cess at the collegiate level with not be able to replace. “We lost a lot of the experithe Scarlet Knights. At the Metro Team Chal- ence,” Nicholas said. “Last year, lenge two weeks ago, she fin- we had more seniors available ished third in the 200m and to help us with the logistics of qualified for ECACs with a time the meets.” An important positive in havof 24.88 seconds. Despite her early success, ing an inexperienced team is the huge potential h o w e v e r, possessed by the first-year sprinter ad“It’s great having someone the freshmen on the roster. mits that in front of me who “I wouldn’t there have say it’s a disbeen growkeeps pushing me to advantage to ing pains do better and have a young during her team because transition to improve myself ” this can lead to the collegiate a ver y strong level. BRIA SAUNDERS team when “The bigFreshman Sprinter we’re all upgest differperclassmen,” ence is the competition. It’s a lot tougher Nicholas said. “For now, it can than high school,” Saunders be a bit of a challenge, but it said. “The workouts were a big gets better.” While there are only five seadjustment also. In high school, we’d have five minutes to rest, niors on this year’s team, the sebut here, we have a minute or nior leadership provides the underclassmen with guidance. two, tops.” Each member of the team has Saunders is one of 23 underclassmen on a team of 33 athletes. training partners they work out The team is very young, and with in practice. Saunders was very excited about this aspect of they’ve had to mature fast. “We definitely mature more collegiate running because she quickly when we’re on a young didn’t have it in her high school team that needs us to per form running career. CONTRIBUTING WRITER
With 23 underclassmen, Rutgers is full of youth this winter. As one of five seniors on the team, Gabrielle Farquharson leads the Knights by example in her final year. FILE PHOTO / JANUARY 2013 She’s paired up with senior Gabrielle Farquharson, the holder of the school record in the 200m. “I really enjoy training with Gabby. It’s an honor to train with someone of her caliber,” Saunders said. “It’s great having someone in front of me who keeps
pushing me to do better and improve myself.” Regardless of their inexperience, the underclassmen on this team believe in their coaches — and that makes all the difference. “I trust the coaches, and whatever they put me in, I know I can do it,”
Saunders said. “We all have to make sure we do our part. We’re a young team, but we have to learn that we all matter. Age doesn’t matter.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s track team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
SWIMMING & DIVING KNIGHTS CAPTURE FIRST PLACE IN 11 OF 16 EVENTS AT NEW HAMPSHIRE
Swimmers break down how race, season could take turns RYAN MORAN STAFF WRITER
There are many elements that are important in a swimmer’s skillset, but none may be more important than their turns in a race. While some may argue that the start of a swimmer’s race is ver y important, Rutgers swiming and diving head coach Phil Spiniello argues other wise. Instead, he points to the quantity of turns in a race because it can make up for a poor start. “Turns help carr y momentum in and out of the wall,” Spiniello said. “If they are used correctly, they will not slow you down — but if used incorrectly, they can slow down your momentum and tempo.” Sometimes, it may depend on the length of a race, espe-
cially when swimming one or two laps. This means the star t may be more crucial in that situation, according to senior Greta Leberfinger. There are two types of turns in swimming: the open turn and the flip turn. The open turn is where the swimmer touches the wall, with one or two hands depending on the requirement for the stroke, not grabbing and bringing legs to the wall in a tucklike position, followed by turning on the wall to face the opposite end of the pool and push off in a streamline to begin a new lap. Flip turn is when the swimmer swims to the end wall, tucks, does a for ward flip and pushes off in streamline. The type of stroke dictates what turn the swimmer must do.
“I think turns are one of my strong points — tight fast turns especially under water kicks off the wall,” said junior Morgan Pfaff. “If you have strong kicks then you use them to your advantage so we work a lot on that in practice.” Turns in the pool can dictate how an individual performs and can be the difference in wheth-
er they win or set a new personal best. “Shor t course-turns are the race especially for longer distances,” Leber finger said. “You can win a race just for having good turns ... when they do have good turns and are neck and neck with other swimmers, you can tell who is going to get ahead. With the pool being so
Senior Greta Leberfinger dissected the importance of turns in races, saying it can be detrimental to a swimmer’s finish. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FILE PHOTO / NOVEMBER 2014
shor t, 25 yards, you have to get of f your walls as fast as you can to get ahead and pull ahead.” In order to have great turns, Spiniello feels you must perfect the proper technique and get the fundamentals down in this way every time you do during practice; it becomes “muscle memory.” To perfect the technique, in practices they do a lot of work with paddles and fins to improve their speed and momentum when in the pool and then going into the turn. It may sound cliché, but practice does make perfect when it comes to turns especially through repetition, Spiniello said. Leberfinger said exhaustion in practice is the best time to master turns in preparation for the upcoming meet. “One of the best ways is what we do is through a main set and you are tired, you’re dying and sore,” Leberfinger said. “You have to focus on working your turns and it helps, because when you get to a meet and your tired pushing it, you think back to that main set — it becomes second nature and motivates you.” For updates on the Rutgers swimming and diving team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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February 3, 2015 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL KNIGHTS’ BENCH HAS AVERAGED 16.9 POINTS IN PAST SEVEN GAMES
RU bench players provide spark in recent hot stretch CONOR NORDLAND CORRESPONDENT
As Big Ten Conference play reaches its peak, the No. 21 Rutgers women’s basketball team has hit its stride at the right time. By winning six of their last seven contests, the Scarlet Knights (16-5, 7-3) have displayed talent and potential as the regular season winds down.
According to players and coaching staff, the biggest key to the recent success has not been the play of stalwarts such as sophomore guard Tyler Scaife or senior forward Betnijah Laney — it has been the bench. The Knights have a number of rotational players who have stepped up in critical ways during recent contests. Rutgers has averaged 16.9 points per contest of f the bench
in the past seven games. In the seven games prior to that, the Knights were only getting an average of 10 points from their bench. The ability of more players to come in and make an impact has given the starters on the court a major boost. In their game against Penn State, Rutgers collected 14 important points off the bench. Junior guard Cynthia Hernandez led the bench brigade, knock-
Junior guard Cynthia Hernandez has been a catalyst for Rutgers off the bench, highlighted by a season-high 17 points at Wisconsin. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FILE PHOTO / NOVEMBER 2014
ing down two critical 3-pointers in the win. Hernandez has been one of many role players who have come on strong lately for the Knights, as the sharpshooter registered a season-high 17 points against Wisconsin on Jan. 18. “Cynthia has come in several times in the past few games, and we try telling her she doesn’t have to shoot the first thing that’s there, but when it’s good, it is important the team knows she is on the floor,” said head coach C. Vivian Stringer. “We were looking for her to knock down threes, and it was good to see her take the threes as she did.” Rutgers posted its season-high in bench points in its contest against the Badgers, posting 34 points from backups. Other players have executed their roles on the team at an impressive level during this win streak as well, including junior center Ariel Butts and senior center Christa Evans. Both Butts and Evans have seen increased minutes recently to keep starting center Rachel Hollivay out of foul trouble. Each center complements the other greatly, and it has shown in recent games. Butts has averaged 3.6 rebounds this season, while Evans is second on the team in blocks with 15. Evans has seen her role increase lately, having star ted the past two games and matched up with the top centers in the Big Ten. Both played critical roles against a tall Penn State team, and performed as well as their head
coach could have asked. “We are just embracing this opportunity and appreciating the process, because there will bigger and quicker teams. But we have to play anyway — it’s given to us, so it’s good to see the development of the people on the bench,” Stringer said. As for the starting five, they welcome the influx of energy and talent that has been coming off the bench recently. The role players have been able to work in cohesion with the major players in the past seven games, and the offense has become more dangerous as a result. “They didn’t really know who to guard, because at any point I could go off, Kahleah could go off or Betnijah could go off,” Scaife said. “Whoever’s hot at the moment, that’s who we feed. And once they slow them down we give it to someone else, which is a good option to have.” Rutgers will continue to rely on its bench to do the little things that make a large impact moving for ward. With conference play at its height, its importance to the team right now could not be greater. “If we each take that mindset of doing the team things, like rebounding and great team defense, it all works together for the good of the team,” Stringer said. “It’s not about which team has the greatest collection of players, it’s about the ability of everybody to play together and play as one, that is a force to be reckoned with.” For more updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “They didn’t really know who to guard, because at any point I could go off, Kahleah could go off, or Betnijah could go off.” - Sophomore guard Tyler Scaife
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RU aims to end six-game skid at Illinois SEAN STEWART ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
The Rutgers men’s basketball team has lost six straight games. Illinois has not had back-to-back wins since the year changed to 2015. When the Scarlet Knights (10-13, 2-8) square off against the Illini tonight at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois, one streak will end. In what is the only meeting this season between the two schools, and only second meeting in program history — the Illini beat the Knights 77-57 in 2005 — Rutgers might not get a better chance to earn its first ever Big Ten road win. But facing an Illinois team likely to be backed by a crowd upwards of 14,000 fans, head coach Eddie Jordan acknowledged the challenge ahead. “In basketball, if you’re not a dominant, great team you’re going to have trouble on the road no matter what level you’re on, whether it’s high school, AAU, college [or] NBA,” Jordan said postgame after Saturday’s loss at Indiana. “… It’s hard winning on the road no matter what league you’re in.” Yet, for all the misfortune and injuries the Knights have endured this season, there may not be a team who has encountered more adversity than Illinois. The Illini (14-8, 4-5) began the year projected to finish sixth out of 14 teams in the conference’s preseason poll with an outside hope of pushing for the NCAAs, but have hit speed bump after speed bump. It started with an announcement in September that starting point guard Tracy Abrams would miss the entire 2014-15 season after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee during preseason. Abrams averaged 10.7 points per game last season and led the team in assists. Then, Illinois head coach John Groce announced just before the team’s game against Penn State on Saturday that guards Rayvonte Senior guard Myles Mack and the Knights are 0-5 on the road in Big Ten Conference play this season. Rutgers lost six-straight games, including at Indiana on Saturday where Mack scored a game-high 24 points. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / PHOTO EDITOR
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WRESTLING JUNIOR EARNS MAJOR DECISION VERSUS NAVY, TOP-10 WIN AGAINST NO. 4 OHIO STATE
Perrotti battles injury, declares return TYLER KARALEWICH ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
When junior 157-pounder Anthony Perrotti aggravated a lower body injury in early January during a dual-meet against then-No. 13 Illinois, it was a first for the Roseland, New Jersey, native. After all, the plan for the Rutgers wrestling team’s first All-American since 2002 was to improve upon his 2014 season, build for March and have him at the top of the podium at the NCAA Championships.
When Perrotti suffered what he described as the first injury in his life, his overall plan for the season was derailed as he missed three of the Scarlet Knights’ dual meets in January. This included matches against two topsix opponents and Rutgers’ first Big Ten dual-meet victory against Maryland. Perrotti then began to question himself and his approach to the sport. It started to mess with his mind and the mental aspect of wrestling almost seemed too much. “I was letting my injury really affect me.
It was really messing with my head,” Perrotti said. “I’ve never been hurt in my life and not being 100 percent, it stinks, and it really stinks. I talked about it — I talked to my parents, coaches and I just put it behind me in the back of my head.” And maybe that did the trick for Perrotti. After missing that much time from the mat against an opponent and being relegated to the wrestling room, one would expect it to take some time to return from the injury and get back into shape. However, it’s taken Perrotti less time than
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sophomore guard, was added to the Dawn Staley Mid-Season Watch List on Monday. The award is given to the best college guard in women’s basketball. Scaife leads the Knights in scoring with 16.2 points per contest.
expected to get back into the mix. After missing three bouts, Perrotti returned to form after an 11-1 major decision against Navy’s Drew Daniels. Perrotti followed it up the next day on Super Bowl Sunday with an 8-5 decision against top-10 ranked Josh Demas of Ohio State. The upset victory caused the College Ave Gym to go into a rock concert and Perrotti to declare his revival. With his one hand pumping up the crowd SEE INJURY ON PAGE 13
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