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Geneticists explain using mitochondrial transfer NIKHILESH DE STAFF WRITER
No treatments exist for mitochondrial disorders, said Karen Schindler, an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics. Mitochondrial disorders are diseases that can affect various areas of the body, including but not limited to the brain, kidney, muscles, heart and eyes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The House of Commons in the United Kingdom recently approved a bill that would allow for parents to use a donor’s egg to prevent mitochondrial DNA mutations from being passed down to children. The procedure is banned in the United States. “The donor is a cytoplasmic host, because that’s where the mitochondria is,” she said. “Mitochondria are only inherited through the maternal line.” The process works by extracting DNA from an intended mother’s egg and placing it into an egg with healthy mitochondria, she said. Both eggs would be previously fertilized by the father’s sperm.
An alternate procedure removes the donor egg’s DNA and replaces it with the parents’, she said. This would result in an egg with mitochondria from the donor and DNA from the parents, she said. In total, the mitochondria encodes 37 genes in the new combined egg. The mother and father each provide around 25,000 genes, said Andrew Singson, a professor in the Waksman Institute of Microbiology. Mitochondria are small parts of a cell that provide energy for cellular functions, Singson said in an email. Mutations in the mitochondrial DNA may cause diseases or disorders. By using properly-functioning mitochondria, diseases can be avoided. This procedure will not work if the defects are found in the mitochondrial genes of the mother’s cells, he said. The mitochondria have their own DNA, and this is what gets swapped in the procedure. “Studies on humans suggest that about one in 10,000 people SEE GENETICISTS ON PAGE 5
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The influx of unmarked white buses circulating among the campuses is attributable to the Newark campus claiming six of the New Brunswick campus’s traditional red-and-white buses. NAAZ MODAN
U. discusses cause of ‘white buses’ DAN COREY ACTING ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
While it is no secret that the Rutgers bus system is a consistent source of aggravation for students,
the widespread use of unknown “white buses” has recently made many students curious. In order to address student inquiries, Jack Molenaar, director of the Department of Transportation Ser-
vices, discussed the recent use of the mysterious “white buses.” The white buses are not new, Molenaar said. RUDOTS began SEE BUSES ON PAGE 4
Gov. Christie signs to cut 18 Board of Trustees members DAN COREY ACTING ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill on Feb. 6 approving a reduction in the number of voting members serving on the Rutgers Board of Trustees, removing 13 positions concurrently serving the Board of Governors and five additional trustee positions through attrition. The New Jersey Senate and General Assembly voted in favor of restructuring the Board of Trustees in mid-December with the approval of both of the University’s governing boards on Dec. 18, according to a previous article in The Daily Targum. According to nj.com, Gov. Christie signed the overhaul of University governance this past Thursday, presumably ending a lengthy power struggle between lawmakers in Trenton and Rutgers governance. The purging of 18 positions on the BOT, reducing the board from 59 to 41 voting members, will be carried out by cutting BOG committee membership in half, according to The Daily Targum. The board’s downsizing will not compromise the quality of discussion amongst board members, said Sandy Stewart, chair of the BOT, in a January 2015 interview with The Daily Targum. “It makes [the process] more effective by really allowing ever yone to have a say in things,” he said. “The more people that can introduce their thoughts, the better decision that’s going to come out of it.”
Christie’s actions on Feb. 6 signified the end of a multi-year sequence of threats by state lawmakers, most notably Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D–3). Echoing Stewart, Sweeney told nj.com that the restructuring of both governing boards, particularly the BOT, would improve the decision-making processes of Rutgers governance. The overhaul of Rutgers governance will give greater consideration to the student voice, said Francine Glaser, undergraduate BOT representative for the Rutgers University Student Assembly. In a recent inter view for The Daily Targum, she said the addition of three student charter trustees would create more room for student input with administrative decision-making. “All students on the board will still be able to give their input,” she said. “Students will now have a slightly larger opportunity to give input ... the changes will not have negative impacts for students.” In light of Christie’s approval of the overhaul, Stewart told nj.com he was pleased with the outcome. “Rutgers is committed to making the changes necessary to maintain and improve our position as one of the world’s finest research universities,” he said. Dan Corey is a Rutgers Business School first-year student majoring in Journalism and Media Studies and Pre-Business. He is an Acting Associate News Editor of The Daily Targum. Follow @_dancorey for more stories.
Gov. Christie signed off to reduce the size of Rutgers’ Board of Trustees from 59 to 41 on Feb. 6., which would cut Board of Governor membership in half and amplify the opinions of students sitting on the BOG. REUTERS
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Busch campus to build new engineering building ELMER CHANG CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Busch Campus can soon expect an enormous pile of rubble with the construction of a 100,000 square-foot building. The building, Rutgers’ Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering, will be named after Richard Weeks, the current chief executive officer of Weeks Marine, the marine and tunnel contracting company responsible for recovering Chesley Sullenberger’s U.S. Airways plane that was safely landed on the Hudson River in 2009, according to MyCentralJersey.com. The facility will stand next to the Biomedical Engineering Building on Busch campus by Fall 2018, thanks
to a $10 million donation to the Rut- Davidson Road, according to Thomas Farris, dean of the School of Engineering. gers University Foundation, accord- MyCentralJersey.com. Farris also said that the new hall “We will honor him with a ing to MyCentralJersey.com. Weeks, a Rutgers alumnus, gathering area and various dis- will be a great asset to the university with regards donated a to academics. combined $10 “It will promillion to the “I feel like this building will provide future students more vide students constr uction opportunities and a new place for similar students to with new classproject, along connect.” rooms, study with the help lounges, reof one other LUIS FABIONAR search equipanonymous School of Engineering Sophomore ment, and a donor. great research The facilifacility,” he said. ty will honor The building Weeks and will also be the his legacy by being strategically placed plays to tell his stor y, and how first building prospective students as the first clearly visible he earned his degree as an un- will tour when brought to Busch building while driving down dergraduate at Rutgers,” said Campus, Farris said.
The Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering will be built on the Busch campus due to a $10 million dollar donation from the fundraising branch of the University, the Rutgers University Foundation. COURTESY OF DIANE REED
For current students, the facility will prove to be beneficial in terms of its resources, he said. One student, Tande Mungwa, a School of Engineering sophomore, is excited for the incoming Class of 2019. Mungwa said although he expects to graduate in 2017, he is still content that the facility will allow students to explore in every sense of the word. “I believe that the facility will provide exciting new ways for current and prospective students to explore different aspects of their majors, especially those involved with Civil and Environmental Engineering,” he said. Luis Fabionar, a School of Engineering sophomore, said despite being unaware that the building was in the process of construction, he was excited about the engineering school receiving a new facility. He said that it would add additional aesthetic value to Busch campus. “I think this facility will further improve Rutgers because it will expand the engineering school, and thus advance the university to new heights,” he said. Current funding for the new engineering facility has reached well over the initial $10 million donated by Mr. Weeks and another donor, according to Rutgers Today. The total private funding to date is around $23.8 million, according to MyCentralJersey.com. With knowledge of the amount of disposable funding for the Hall, both Mungwa and Fabionar felt Rutgers could definitely direct some of the money elsewhere, such as toward the bus system. “I feel like this building will provide future students more opportunities and a new place for similar students to connect,” Fabionar said.
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BUSES Six red-and-white buses were transferred to Newark campus, Molenaar says He said First Transit, the contracting company for Rutgers using them this semester be- transportation, is in the process of cause six of the painted red-and- bringing different kinds of articuwhite buses were moved to the lated buses in the future. “We only have 10 [articulatNewark campus. “We’ve always had white bus- ed] buses in the entire fleet,” he es, [students are] just seeing said. “They’re not doing as well more this year,” he said. “This with the overall volume with the year, when we took over the New- weights, so right now we’re workark system, First Transit ordered ing with the bus company to bring six more buses [to be] moved up in some different types of longer, bigger buses.” to Newark.” The University bus system now There are currently nine white buses being used in New Bruns- has a total of 60 buses, Molenaar wick, which is six more than said. Forty-five buses are circulatwhat should be used on a typical ing the New Brunswick campus, with 36 paintday, Moleed buses and naar said. nine white. T h r e e “Your patience kind of RUDOTS white busdisappears when it’s 20 added more es are usudegrees, which is completely buses to the ally loopbus system ing around understandable.” within the the New past five or Br unswick JACK MOLENAAR six years, sub-campusDirector of the Department of Transportation he said. The es in order Services ar ticulated to tempobuses do not rarily substitute broken-down buses, endure icy conditions as well as the regular-sized ones, which led he said. “They’re brought in to re- to the current situation necessitatplace [other] buses when ing the white buses. When asked about potential they’re getting fixed,” he said. “They only, by contract, have a plans to add more buses to the cer tain amount of painted ones New Brunswick fleet, Molenaar [and] when they’re being fixed, said approving this type of initiathey bring them in so we don’t tive would be too costly for the potential benefit. have buses not out there.” Rutgers buses will always be The University’s four articulated buses, or “accordion” packed when classes end, he said. buses as they are colloquially Molenaar said the cost of reducknown, are temporarily out of ing wait times is not worth the micommission because of “normal nuscule benefit. “You can only add so many [buswear and tear” associated with es] because it’s really just little winter weather, Molenaar said. CONTINUED FROM FRONT
rush periods,” he said. “If you just add everything to just make your wait three minutes less, that’s a lot of money [for] not a lot of gain.” Even though he said increasing the New Brunswick fleet would have a minimal impact on Rutgers students, Molenaar said he understands why students want more buses. He said he understands and identifies with wanting to escape frigid weather. “It’s interesting how many more questions [I] get about bus reliability in the winter time, be-
cause it’s colder and your waiting period feels much longer,” he said. “Your patience kind of disappears when it’s 20 degrees, which is completely understandable.” In order to compensate for the six buses the New Brunswick fleet lost to the Newark campus, six new ones will be in the Hub City by this summer, Molenaar said. Molenaar said he encourages students to email buses@ aps.rutgers.edu with any questions regarding the University bus system.
“We don’t really love the highfloor white buses because it takes longer to load and unload [students],” he said. “It’s not something we like out there either … [but] we’d rather have that out there than not have that out there.” Dan Corey is a Rutgers Business School first-year student majoring in pre-business and journalism and media studies. He is an acting Associate News Editor of The Daily Targum. Follow @_dancorey for more stories.
DAILY SHOW DIVERSION Top: John Hodgman humors students as part of the Rutgers
University Programming Association’s event, “Friends of The Daily Show.” Bottom: Travon Free (left) and John Klepper (right) perform as part of the event at the Busch Campus Center on the evening of Feb. 11. LUO ZHENGCHEN
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CRIME FEB. 12 TRENTON – Diesel Barnes was arrested and charged with several drug offenses. The police were patrolling the area of Oakland and Coolidge in response to complaints about violent crime and saw a group of people huddled together, so they approached to investigate. They found a man identified as Barnes in possession of a marijuana blunt. When they arrested and searched him, they allegedly found two oxycodone pills and a folded dollar bill containing cocaine. FEB. 11 SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Nygeria Dixon, a New Brunswick woman, is suspected of making her young child steal a woman’s purse at a Target store last month and has been arrested. The incident was captured on surveillance video, showing a woman grabbing a shopping cart being used by the victim and the child grabbing the purse on top of the cart. The woman, the child and another woman were seen leaving the store shortly before the victim’s credit card was used at Quakerbridge Mall.
A mouse cell embryo and pronuclei, or the nucleus of a sperm or egg cell, is magnified. COURTESY OF KAREN SCHINDLER
GENETICISTS There is no limit on embryo implantation in the United States compared to England, Singson says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
have some sort of mitochondrial disease and mothers can pass this disease through their eggs,” he said. “Of this, only about 15 percent are due to defects in mitochondrial DNA. The procedure can only benefit this tiny population.” There are many disorders caused by mitochondrial mutations, said Jon Wilkins, an evolutionar y biologist in the Department of Genetics. The mutations cause the mitochondria to lose functionality, which
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can cause muscle, neurological or metabolic problems. These problems can range from diabetes to vision and hearing loss, to having trouble exerting oneself physically, he said. These conditions are presently difficult to treat. “There are no therapies, there are no drugs and some of these disorders are quite severe,” Schindler said. “Those are the ones that they’re looking at, not the ones that are more compatible with life. The ones that they’re really pushing these technologies for are the most severe mitochondrial diseases.”
Children conceived through this procedure may be at a greater risk for other health issues, Singson said. Additionally, mothers may be at risk for complications with the assisted reproductive technology. ART also may result in multiple births as multiple embryos are planted in the mother to ensure at least one becomes a child. Occasionally multiple children, such as with “Octomom,” are birthed at the same time, he said. In England, no more than three embryos may be implanted, while in the United States there are no limits, he said. Some controversy exists over this procedure for religious and medical reasons, Wilkins said. “You are messing with the DNA, which always makes people ner vous,” he said. “Like all procedures involving manipu-
lation of fertilized and unfertilized eggs, you are going to create some number of inviable, or viable but surplus, embr yos, which bothers some people on religious grounds.” The procedure itself carries some concerns, Schindler said. Manipulating embryos genetically has the potential to lead “down (a) slippery slope.” Other uses for the procedure could help mothers with low quality eggs who have healthy DNA, she said. Right now, the procedure will be done out of medical necessity, but in the future it could be used to select desirable traits in potential offspring, she said. If the procedure is successful in the UK, it should be brought back to the US, Wilkins said. It was originally banned in response to its being used in the 90s.
FEB. 10 NEW BRUNSWICK – Derick Stevens, a suspended Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center official, pleaded guilty of tampering with an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a 21-year-old female inmate. He is charged with obstructing the administration of law and to witness tampering. The media has termed children born through mitochondrial (nuclear) transfer “three-parent babies” because they contain genetic material from three dif ferent people. Considering the amount of genetic material donated by the third individual, this “third parent” would not have a significant legal claim, Singson said. Defining “parent” is impor tant to this discussion, Schindler said. Gametes are already donated at present for different procedures. The term “three-parent baby” has not been used to refer to children born from donated gametes even though they required three individuals. “I feel like (the) term (“three-parent baby”), sure it’s marketing, but it may be a little misleading,” she said.
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Alabama federal judge legalizes gay marriage
A man holds shopping bags as he stands on 5th Avenue in New York Dec. 22, 2010. REUTERS
Consumer spending lags in 2015 U.S. consumer spending barely rose in January as households cut back on purchases of a range of goods, suggesting the economy started the first quarter on a softer note. Sluggish spending came despite cheap gasoline and a buoyant labor market, leaving economists to speculate that consumers were using the extra income to pay down debt and boost savings. “There is a risk of a temporary soft patch for the economy as it is somewhat surprising the consumer has stopped spending their savings from gasoline prices,” said Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at MUFG Union Bank in New York. The Commerce Depar tment said on Thursday retail sales excluding automobiles, gasoline, building materials and food ser vices edged up 0.1 percent last month. That followed a 0.3 percent drop in December and was below Wall Street’s expectations for a 0.4 percent increase. The so-called core retail sales correspond most closely with the consumer spending component of gross domestic product. Overall retail sales slipped 0.8 percent in January, declining for a second straight month as falling gasoline prices undercut sales at service stations. The soft core retail sales prompted Barclays to lower its first-quarter GDP growth estimate by three-tenths of a percentage point to a 2.2 percent annual rate. JPMorgan cut its estimate to a 2.5 percent rate from a 3 percent pace.
The economy grew at a 2.6 percent annual pace in the fourth quarter. However, inventory and trade data for December was below the government’s assumptions in the GDP report, suggesting growth could be revised to as low as a 1.8 percent rate. U.S. financial markets were little moved by Thursday’s data, with attention focused on details of a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine and a surprise interest rate cut and bond purchasing program announced by Sweden’s central bank. WAITING FOR TAKE-OFF Despite a 39.5 percent decline in gasoline prices since June, consumer spending has been soft in the past two months. Still, cheaper gasoline prices and robust employment gains are expected to provide a powerful stimulus to consumer spending and keep the economy on an expansion path, despite sputtering growth in Asia and Europe. “Should we be worried about the weakness of underlying sales over the past two months? Possibly,” said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics in Toronto. “But all the conditions are in place for a period of very strong consumption growth. We still expect to see that strength come through in the retail sales data soon.” Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, expanded at its quickest pace since 2006 in the fourth quarter. Softer consumer spending posed a risk to a much anticipated
mid-year interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve. “In practice, the Fed cares a lot about GDP growth. GDP has disappointed while the labor market hasn’t,” said Michael Feroli, an economist at JPMorgan in New York. “All else equal, the continued unexciting pace of GDP growth does present a modest challenge to our June Fed call.” A separate report from the Labor Department on Thursday showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 25,000 to a seasonally adjusted 304,000 last week. The underlying trend, however, remained consistent with a strengthening jobs market. Difficulties adjusting the claims data for seasonal variations have caused volatility in recent weeks. The four-week moving average of claims, seen as a better measure of labor market trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, fell 3,250 to 289,750 last week. “Jobless claims still remain in a range that has historically been highly constructive for the jobs market,” said Jim Baird, chief investment officer at Plante Moran Financial Advisors in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The economy has added more than a million jobs over the past three months, an achievement last seen in 1997. A key measure of labor market slack - the number of job seekers for every open position - hit its lowest level since 2007 in December. —Reuters
A federal judge on Thursday ordered an Alabama official to comply with her earlier ruling striking down the state’s ban on same-sex matrimony and start issuing marriage licenses to gay couples, while advocates said couples in most counties were still unable to obtain licenses. U.S. District Judge Callie Granade’s order clarified that Mobile County Probate Court Judge Don Davis should follow her directive despite a contravening order from Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore that led many state judges to refrain from issuing marriage licenses to gay couples. The ruling marked the latest twist in the controversy over gay marriage in Alabama, where probate judges have faced conflicting orders from federal and state courts. The resulting disarray has allowed some samesex couples to marr y in places such as Birmingham, while those applying for marriage licenses in dozens of counties were turned away. Granade’s order applied specifically to Mobile County, where, within an hour of the ruling, same-sex couples who had been waiting in line at a county building began to receive licenses. Judges in the other 43 of Alabama’s 67 counties that have refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples did not immediately begin issuing them in the wake of Granade’s order, advocates said. Attorneys for four same-sex couples named as plaintiffs in the suit had urged Granade to issue a broad ruling to compel all judges in the state to begin granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples. J. Michael Druhan, the lawyer for Mobile County Probate
Judge Don Davis, whose county is the most populous of those that have refused to issue the licenses, said his client was stuck between the conflicting cour t directives and simply wanted guidance. Druhan likened Davis, who had kept his office’s marriage license operations shuttered since Granade’s earlier ruling went into effect on Monday, to a U.S. soldier frozen to the spot after stepping on a mine in a Vietnamese paddy field. “If he stands there and does nothing, the snipers are going to shoot him in the head,” he said. “If he moves, the mine’s going to blow him to pieces.” The U.S. Supreme Court, in a strong signal in favor of gay marriage, refused on Monday to grant a request to keep the weddings on hold until the high court decides later this year whether laws banning gay matrimony violate the U.S. Constitution. But Moore ordered state judges to defy Granade’s ruling and uphold the state’s gay marriage ban, an order his office said remained in effect despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s action. Most legal experts say Alabama’s probate judges, who are elected of ficials in a state that passed a gay marriage ban in 2006 with 81 percent of the vote, will ultimately have little choice but to follow the federal court’s ruling. Among those watching Thursday’s proceedings from the courtroom filled with supporters of gay rights was Toni Quinones, a 34-year-old lesbian from Mobile. “We’re no different than anybody else,” she said. “We deserve to be able to marry who we love, just like heterosexual couples.” —Reuters
A same-sex marriage supporter holds a sign referring to Alabama’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, during a protest outside the Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama Feb. 9. REUTERS
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‘You shouldn’t have,’ woo with quirky Valentine’s Day gifts MARY ELLEN CAGNASSOLA COPY EDITOR
The most romantic day of the year is approaching faster than a coked-up heartbeat. If there’s a certain someone in your life who you like even when you’re not drunk, you’re probably busy trying to decide between flowers and chocolates. But both options are incorrect. What you really need is something so original that it’s actually slightly disturbing. What does that mean? I’ll tell you what it means: three Valentine’s Day gift ideas that no one asked for.
A LOCK OF HAIR TAPED TO A PAPER HEART
While your S.O. is sleeping, carefully cut off a lock of his or her hair. You may ask, “Doesn’t it make more sense if I use my own hair instead?” NO. This is not about making sense, it’s about going where no one else has gone before. You may style the lock of hair depending how long it is. Braid it, twist it, crimp it or curl it. Just make sure you don’t get caught while you’re trying to clip that chunk of hair. Cut out a paper heart. Tape the hair to said paper heart. Give to bae.
VOODOO DOLL OF YOUR S.O.’S ENEMY
This one is a little more complicated, seeing that you will have to procure something belonging to the enemy in question. It is important to create the voodoo doll a` la the Haitian tradition if you want this gift to be useful. According to the simplified cultural narrative supplied by American mass media, you can use an enemy’s blood, hair or a piece of clothing or whatever. Next, wrap a foam ball in yarn or string until completely covered to create the head of the doll. Take two toothpicks and make a lowercase “t” shape. This will be the foundation for the body and arms. Glue the toothpicks together and let dry, then appropriately attach the item belonging to your S.O.’s enemy. For example, if you are using enemy snot, generously coat the toothpicks. Wrap the toothpicks in yarn until there are enough layers to securely hold a pin. Last but not least, decorate the completed voodoo doll in the likeness of the target. Real human hair will make your doll more authentic, but yarn and string are acceptable alternatives. Give it some eyeballs
and top it off with a hat pin –– congratulations, your voodoo doll is ready for playtime, sicko!
PHOTO ALBUM FROM THE FUTURE
The newer your relationship is, the better this gift will be. You will need a blank photo album, photos of you and your S.O., glue and scissors or Photoshop. For this album, it is best to separate into three parts: your future wedding, your future children and the “growing old” phase of your relationship. You may dedicate as many pages to each section as you wish. Cut out or Photoshop you and your S.O.’s face onto a photo of a bride and groom (or a bride and a bride or a groom and a groom, depending on your imagined scenario), a family photo and two old people. The next step requires some creativity on your part. Create your dream future using magazine cutouts, Photoshop or some other photo editing program. When the album is complete, you should have a carefully planned future to share with your special someone –– at least until he or she calls the police.
So there you have it: three great ways to do V-Day a little dif ferently this year. Here’s
to hoping you and your par tner last as long as a Pink Floyd record.
Show your “bae” how much you love those luscious locks by snipping one off and taping it to a paper heart. Proudly declare ‘hair you go’ when presenting it. MARY ELLEN CAGNASSOLA / COPY EDITOR
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Online classes just got personal with the introduction of ProctorTrack, a software surveillance system that tracks student face and knuckle movement to keep them from cheating. Students taking online classes in the Mason Gross School of the Arts this semester will be the first to experience the $132 program. This dart goes out to University professors for using the unproven, overly invasive ProctorTrack software.
VILLAINOUS VALENTINES DAY Valentine’s day is an unnecessary commercial holiday designed to make single people feel even lonelier than they might have already felt. It also makes couples in relationships feel the need to spend a fortune on flowers that will die and candy that will rot your teeth. This dart goes out to whoever thought that capitalizing on love was a good idea –– you can keep your five-foot teddy bears and conversational hearts, we don’t want them anyway.
HACKING HACKHER Rutgers’ first HackHers, a hackathon geared towards women, welcomed novice and skilled app designers, computer science majors and coders alike to sharpen their skills. Computer science and STEM fields in general are dominated by men, forcing interested women to form their own subgroup. We laurel the lady hackers and computer science majors at the University for their efforts to “break into” a male dominated field.
KISS BROWER GOODBYE Over the next 15 to 20 years, Rutgers will be getting a major facelift. Changes to the University will include a Raritan River boardwalk, a new College Avenue dining hall and the consolidation of financial aid, residence life and admissions into one building. This laurel is for the latest University Physical Master Plan as a new and innovative idea and for its efforts to make it easier for students to get around — at least after the years and years of construction are over.
B10 BASKETBALL? Joining the Big Ten has proved a difficult venture for a couple sports teams at the University. The Rutgers Men’s Basketball Team has been on an eight game losing streak. While most of the games were lost by small margins, they were still losses nonetheless. This dart is for ever yone associated with the University men’s basketball team — players and coaches alike — good luck, but get it together.
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RU conscious: understading how you transform culture
RU CONSCIOUS? KAILA BOULWARE
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e have a million and one things going on in our lives, right? We’re working, perfecting our crafts, passing math class, graduating. It’s easy to get consumed in all of this, but we have a responsibility to ourselves and to humanity to think on a much larger scale. There’s so much mayhem in the world today, but many of these issues have been manifesting for decades, even centuries. When we think about huge, systematic issues like oppression, poverty, racism and the power of the all mighty dollar, it can be hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel — especially when the systems that we are up against have long established roots. Thinking about all of this can be overwhelming at times, but what kind of person would I be if I failed to consider the predicament of my people as a whole. We have dealt with over 400 years of severe oppression,
not just during slavery, but afterwards and even still today. You can’t undo hundreds of years of persecution in a lifetime. Jim Crow Laws were abolished only 50 years ago in 1965. It would be selfish of me to only think about my daily life and not think about my people, which long surpasses the immediate future. And as a young (insert identity here), it would be selfish of you not think about your people. We have a responsibility on an individual level to do what we can to contribute to, enrich and elevate our cultures and our communities. It’s up to us to save ourselves. You are the superhero. Consciousness is the cape. And you must, must, must, be conscious of your people. Where do you come from? What is your history? Who are you? I used to hate history class when I was growing up, but I now realize it’s because I wasn’t learning about my history. Once I learned who I was and what my people have accomplished and overcome, I grew a third eye that allows me to see the world as a Black woman who can see through the lies and distractions that surround us all. Open your third eye and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Knowing your past helps you
understand the present. Knowing your past also helps you recognize the privileges that you have today. There are different kinds of privileges that exist, and those of us that benefit from this must always be aware of that when we are interacting with people. Understanding privileges in life is crucial when you are trying to understand another individuals’ situation. This is the first and most important step when interacting with people. Trust me, if you don’t, your message will be lost. Plus, you can either offend someone, get cussed out or both. Language is the art form we all use and it has the most power — it can be the most deadly if used incorrectly. As people, we should always be aware of the words we use and the effect they have not only on the individual, but as a society. Yes, your words impact society. How do you think prejudice started? It wasn’t a poison that was put in the water, but rather a poison that someone spoke into the universe. A thought that was shared from person to person and generation to generation. Think about how the language that exists in majority of mainstream music influences us and our children to do certain things and think
certain ways. How many kids do you know that go around singing “I’m in love with the coco”? Or young girls under the age of ten twerking because they think that’s what they are supposed to do. As artists and as people, we have to choose our message wisely and speak with intention. It can be the difference between life and death in more ways than one. Coming into consciousness sounds like a spiritual moment that happens when you finally realize all of the ins and outs of the world, but developing consciousness is a continual process of learning about yourself and others — making connections between those things and what is going on in the world today. I don’t consider myself a guru of consciousness by any sorts. Like I said, it is a continual learning process that I just began when I came to Rutgers. I have a long way to go, but my goal is to encourage as many people to commence along the same journey, before Commencement Day. Kaila Boulware is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in public health. Her column, “RU Conscious?,” runs on alternate Fridays.
U. online facial recognition system presents major privacy risk
NOTHING, IF NOT CRITICAL PHILIP WYTHE
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re you planning on taking an online course at Rutgers next semester? Then you might need to download University-sanctioned software that will track your facial identity, photo ID and browser activity. According to an article published on New Brunswick Today by Daniel Munoz this past weekend, Rutgers University has implemented a recognition suite called ProctorTrack for online courses. ProctorTrack records face, knuckle and personal identification details during online courses. Munoz also notes that the system “keeps track of all activity in the monitor, browser, webcam and microphone” throughout each session. ProctorTrack’s implementation was largely silent across the University’s online courses. Many students were unaware of the program until the add-drop period had ended. School of Arts and Sciences senior Betsy Chao, who began the change.org petition “Stop Use of Proctortrack in Online Courses,” complained that the University gave no prior notice about the software and its $32 activation fee. “Emails about mandating the use of ProctorTrack were sent out during the THIRD WEEK of classes,” she writes on the petition. “It was already too late to drop classes
and so, students essentially have NO choice but to pay the fee.” Providing insufficient course policy information during the add-drop period is a serious problem. As the New Brunswick Today article discusses, Rutgers’s failure to notify students about the $32 activation fee during enrollment might violate the federal Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. The University should respond to this issue immediately. However legal ramifications aside, the ProctorTrack system is extremely flawed, the program’s various anti-cheating measures present legitimate privacy and security risks for Rutgers students. The three-point verification system that the system uses, for instance, forces students to record their facial features, knuckles and photo ID on camera. However, many students are unsure if the ProctorTrack system efficiently secures recorded student data. The system’s security measures are not particularly clear. Combined with ProctorTrack’s young age — the system was literally patented several weeks ago — potential security vulnerabilities within the ProctorTrack system remain an open question. Rutgers also seems unaware that visually recording personal identification over the Internet is a major risk. Even if ProctorTrack is completely protected, there is no way to guarantee that a student’s computer was not compromised by webcam monitoring exploitation software, such as Remote Access Tools, prior to ProctorTrack’s use. Exposing
personal identification over online webcam for verification purposes may have dangerously unintended consequences. Likewise, ProctorTrack allows instructors to monitor webcam activity during online courses and record video reports for later review. However, recording students in the privacy of their homes presents major concerns. Are students comfortable knowing that every moment of their classroom attendance is being monitored for future review? What if an instructor steals a student’s likeness or stores photos and images of their in-class attendance? The potential for stealing student identities or replicating personal identification information shown on camera is a serious concern within the ProctorTrack system. Rutgers University’s new program also uses a “behavior observation tool,” which monitors student browser activity throughout an active session. While this feature is intended to prevent students from using the Internet to cheat on exams, the power that this grants instructors is extremely invasive. If a student accidentally leaves a personal or embarrassing website in their browser during an online course, a ProctorTrack instructor might stumble upon their activity. Monitoring student browser history is extremely invasive and might not be common knowledge to many students utilizing the ProctorTrack software. Verificient Technologies, the creators of ProctorTrack, also note that the software
allows instructors to significantly restrict student computer access during sessions. Instructors can completely disable keyboard controls if an exam only requires the mouse, for instance. Moreover, ProctorTrack can also block specific programs from opening. These restrictions could prevent students from accessing emergency communication programs during online courses. In offline life, we can pull out our cell phones and call 911 if an emergency arises during an exam. But if instant messaging services are disabled during ProctorTrack sessions, and our keyboards are not functioning, we might not be able to IM or Skype call someone in a sudden emergency. Granted, I understand the University’s concern — if Rutgers is implementing online courses, there need to be accountability measures that prevent students from cheating. However, monitoring and recording our computer activity during online courses is not the solution, and failing to properly inform students of ProctorTrack’s payment fee is only a further blight on a rather terrible product. If Rutgers wants to transition to online courses, then the University needs to hold some inkling of respect for student privacy. Otherwise, undergraduates have absolutely no incentive to sign up for online classes. Philip Wythe is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in English with a minor in political science. Their column, “Nothing, if Not Critical,” runs on alternate Fridays.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Valentine’s day is over publicized, pointless In elementary school, Valentine’s Day week was synonymous with red cutout hearts made from construction paper, taped up with candy that my then-7-year-old classmates would distribute. It was all innocent fun until our teacher would say: “Take out your gifts and count them, kids.” Unspoken rules demanded that the person with the most “gifts” earned bragging rights and took a step up on the social ladder. Evidently America hasn’t matured since elementary school at all — instead, candy hearts have been replaced with flowers and gift counting with social media posts.
Because at the end of the day, Valentine’s Day is still about public display, bragging rights and social ladders. If you have a Facebook — photo caption: “dinner with the most special girl I could ask for <3” — or know anyone in a relationship — “Oh my god, he bought me flowers!” — or just live in America, you know exactly what I’m talking about. This Valentine’s Day, Qdoba is encouraging others to “share the love” by offering a free entree to “guests who pucker up with a significant other, friend, family member or understanding stranger.” In other words, you better have a significant other or be prepared to fake it until you make it, because 21st century America still celebrates dependency on another, or its false public claim thereof, even in an age when independence and finding
happiness within oneself is said to be admired. While I believe my successes as a single, independent woman should be celebrated just as much as the fantasy of having a significant other, the need for companionship is understandable. According to the Mental Health Foundation, loneliness is mainly found in young adults between the ages of 18 and 34 years and is linked to increased stress, anxiety and depression and can, in fact, lead to suicide. There is no doubt then that having a significant other can alleviate those findings. However, it is important to note that the most successful relationships do not need annual reminders, material markers or public testaments. In fact, the most successful relationships are built on the exact opposite — an understanding that two people can survive,
and even thrive, in the absence of such things during times of trial and tribulation. It is the job of Hallmark, Dove and other companies like Qdoba to play on the pressures of social expectations, but it is the consumer’s responsibility to understand that the best gift given to others isn’t a case of chocolate or a free entree, but rather the confidence that things of those nature aren’t necessary for a healthy relationship and that waiting for the right one is not a taboo. In the mean time, I’ll mentally press the dislike button for every cliché post that makes its way onto my newsfeed and happily treat myself to an evening of work on “Congratulations, You’re Still Successfully Single” Day. Naaz Modan is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year majoring in political science.
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Horoscopes
DIVERSIONS Nancy Black
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February 13, 2015 Stephan Pastis
Today’s Birthday (02/13/15). Collective energy can move mountains this year. Work together for positive change. Tackle bigger-than-ever goals. Push the envelope. Funds are available especially after 3/20. Begin a new creative project or study after 4/4. Sign and file papers after 10/13 to expand a joint enterprise or family business. Grow what you love by feeding your roots. 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 — Pleasant surprises bless your journey. Miraculous results seem possible. Follow your intuition (as well as directions) to succeed. Associates can provide what you need. Consider the long term, and get something that will last. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — An unexpected windfall boosts your family accounts. Keep your eye on the numbers today and tomorrow. Accept a big assignment respectfully. Heed the voice of experience. Discipline with practical considerations pays off in spades. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — A creative collaboration offers good pay. Share a dream with your partner. Your work blends together seamlessly, purring like a well-oiled machine. Generosity is a good thing. Practice your artistry. Love provides the perfect sauce. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Buy something that makes your workload lighter. Find a fabulous deal. Use your experience and skills to great effect today and tomorrow. Avoid ephemeral options and stick to practical priorities. Your work is gaining recognition. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Fortune favors a game well played today and tomorrow. Make sure you’re using updated rules. Discover new benefits as you gain skills. Polish the presentation. Weave an enchanting spell. It could get deliciously romantic. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Commit to finish a lingering home project and discover new benefits for your family. Try out an interesting suggestion from an expert. It could be much easier than imagined. A picture is worth a thousand words.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Make long-range plans. Talk about dreams while maintaining practical actions. Stay on purpose (especially when shopping). A creative challenge appears. Explore uncharted territory to discover incredible fun. You can do more than you thought. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — The objective is clear. Keep your eye on the ball. Watch for the moment to pounce. Your touch seems golden. Intuition points the way. Cinch a profitable deal. Put in the work and it pays off. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Keep the momentum rolling. Don’t worry about dreams or fantasies now. Stick to practical objectives. Work the audience. Good luck comes when least expected. New status brings new rewards. Keep or sell? Get something you’ve always wanted. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Retrospection and introspection can spark innovation and insight today. Try a new tactic. Get advice from the most experienced source you can find. Personal growth comes from a willingness to revise your view. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — You have friends who have been where you’re going. Listen to experience. Practical group activities reap a power boost. Work and play together, and enjoy the teamwork. Discipline pays off. Glamour works now. Dress up. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — A professional opportunity gets you moving today. Confront old fears. Offer advice only if asked. New work is possible. See if it fits your requirements. Don’t press a controversial point. Follow your intuition. You’re inspiring someone.
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their Big Ten grind. “They’re very disciplined defensively. They switch a lot,” JorKnights have been winless dan said. “So, again, we can’t get since upset over then-No. 4 them caught in rotations and get people rolling to the basket. They Wisconsin on Jan. 11 stayed out on you 1-on-1, and we just don’t have 1-on-1 players to break you down except for Myles CONTINUED FROM BACK and Kadeem in the post. We just the night. Seven-foot center A.J. don’t have those types of players Hammons led the way with a game- right now.” high 17 points, also proving to be After Mack evened the score at a steady defensive presence with 12 on his first bucket –– a teardrop seven rebounds, four blocks and in the lane –– with 12:38 left in the three steals. first half, Purdue quietly went on a Still, had Rutgers not missed 10- 15-1 run to silence 5,805 fans within of-19 free throw attempts, this was a the RAC. winnable game. The Knights didn’t hit a field Purdue shot just 40 percent goal the rest of the period, ultimatefrom the field –– well beyond ly going 14 minutes and 12 seconds its season average of 46 without one until junior guard Bishpercent, which op Daniels’ layup ranks sixth in early in the secthe Big Ten. half. “I think this is a real good ond“We “The defenwere team — real good groups real stagnant,” sive effort was good,” Mack Jack said. “We of guys — so nobody’s said. “We got couldn’t get going to quit. We keep back to the into the flow of paint and tranthings, and it just fighting and clawing.” sitioned, and got away from they didn’t get a us.” KADEEM JACK lot of transition But through Senior forward points. I think the endless probwe knew their lems and nightsets well.” marish stretch since Rutgers’ last Purdue evidently telegraphed win Jan. 11, Jordan and the Knights Rutgers’ schemes even more. insist morale remains high within The Knights scored only 16 the locker room. points in the first half –– their lowGiven the sticky situation curest output in conference play –– as rently engulfing in-state rival SeMack and Jack combined for just ton Hall’s own downward plunge, two made field goals. perseverance is the best going for Save for two three-pointers Rutgers right now. from sophomore wing Junior Etou, “We’re still out there playing for Rutgers converted just 2-of-12 at- each other,” Mack said. “We’re just tempts on two-pointers in the open- trying to come together as one and ing period. fight until the end.” The Boilermakers never even had to resort to a zone defense, For updates on the Rutgers men’s which has been the blueprint for basketball team, follow @gregp_j and stymieing the Knights throughout @TargumSports on Twitter.
Myles Mack pulls up for a shot from deep in Thursday night’s 61-51 loss to Purdue. The senior guard only managed eight points. RUOXAN YANG
February 13, 2015
HOME After snapping six-game winning streak, Rutgers eyes strong finish to season CONTINUED FROM BACK defensively, I think we’ll be doing great like we did last time.” In that last time out, Rutgers earned a 58-49 win in West Lafayette, Indiana, coming in large part due to the power of a pair of wings. Junior wing Kahleah Copper dropped a game-high 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while senior wing Betnijah Laney posted one of her 16 double-doubles of the season after pouring in 18 points and 14 rebounds. But after the two pitched-in a similar performance earlier in the week at Maryland with a combined 41 points and 14 rebounds on 16-of-30 shooting, the Knights will need more outside contributors in order to cement another win in conference play.
“We got to go over some film and go over the things … like getting more defensive,” Copper said. “They get to come into our place and we get to capitalize on those small mistakes that we made last time.” Referring to the mistakes made at Mar yland, Rutgers was all over the place. Not only did the Terps join Ohio State as the only other team to put up at least 80 points on the Knights this year, but they did so in dominating fashion. Mar yland bullied Rutgers in the paint with 36 interior points, as junior centers Arielle Butts and Rachel Hollivay had no answers, managing a mere seven and five points, respectively. Even with the matchup against
Purdue, Rutgers will need to contain a former Mar yland player in Whitney Bays. The 6-foot-2 for ward leads the Boilermakers in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double at 14.9 points and 10.8 rebounds. In her last time out on the floor against the Knights, Bays posted a team-high 16 points, most of which came on high-percentage shots in the post. To combat that attack, Copper said that Rutgers needs to get back to playing the tenacious brand of defense it has been accustomed to all season long. “We’re really looking to tighten it up defensively. We made some really bad defensive plays down the stretch [against Mar yland] and we’re just really looking to come out and play that Scarlet Knight defense.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow @GarrettStepien and @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
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February 13, 2015 SOFTBALL RUTGERS-UC SANTA BARBARA, TODAY, 11:30 A.M.
Rutgers takes first step with season opening tournament RYAN MORAN STAFF WRITER
Spring doesn’t officially begin for another 35 days, but the college softball season is right around the corner. The Rutgers softball team embarks on its 2015 campaign with a five-game weekend consisting of back-to-back days of double headers and one game on Sunday. “I’m excited to finally be playing,” said head coach Jay Nelson. “I’m really not looking too far ahead. One game at a time. If an opponent is 0-10 or 10-0 it makes no difference how we play. We need to focus on one pitch at a time until the game is over.” After this weekend comes to a close, the Scarlet Knights anxiously await the beginning of Big Ten play. “I hope that we make an impact and we don’t just layover,” said senior centerfielder Jackie Bates. “I want other teams to know we worked really hard this offseason and that we are working to beat some pretty good teams. It’s going to be awesome playing against these teams and seeing their facilities.” After one season in the AAC where it went 28-19 overall, Rutgers hopes that the adjustment into a better conference does not take long.
“I think we will make a quick adjustment,” said junior pitcher Dresden Maddox. “The only thing that is different is [that] we won’t play double headers anymore. It will help rest the team [to] come back more powerful. They’re going to be stronger and faster but I think we have a really good shot at competing with all of them.” Stepping on the field this weekend will be the first time in the outside since Oct. 12 for the Knights, as they have been practicing indoors at the indoor practice bubble outside of High Point Solutions Stadium and at the RAC. Left-hander Alyssa Landrith appeared in 31 games, going 17-8 with a 2.45 ERA in 177 innings pitched. She has accumulated 52 wins in her first three seasons and returns for her senior campaign with more to prove. “Every season you have to reinvent yourself as a pitcher because you don’t want to be predictable,” Landrith said. “Every team has a book on you and know what you throw, so you have to mix it up and play your strengths but also show them something different.” Sophomore Shayla Sweeney and Maddox will look to take the pressure of Landrith, as well as innings off her arm this season with an increased role on the pitching staff.
Sweeney went 9-10 last season in 24 appearances, while Maddox went 2-1 in 16 appearances. Now in her second year, Sweeney hopes to avoid a sophomore slump and looks to continue to grow in an effort to become an integral part of the rotation. “I’m looking to improve on my losses,” Sweeney said. “We faced some tough competition. It was my first year as a freshman in college, so it was difficult to adjust to everything. I just want to increase wins and decrease losses to help the team.” In a season where Rutgers sets to face new and improved competition, Bates thinks it’s imperative for the team to have short-term memory at the plate. After hitting an impressive .390 at the plate last year, she was able to lead an explosive lineup. “You have to take it one pitch at a time,” Bates said. “If you had a bad game or a good game, you have to forget about it and focus [on] what’s on hand with each pitcher. Each pitcher will throw you different and they’re going to recruit on you so they’ll know your weaknesses and what not. You have to keep that stuff out of mind and keep working on your hitting.” Nelson will look to Bates, Landrith and senior left fielder Chandler Howard this
Senior centerfielder Jackie Bates batted .390 last season to lead the team. Bates insists her success has not swelled her head. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2013
season to step up and lead for the Knights. “I look to the upper class athletes to lead the team,” Nelson said. “All three of them have a great deal of experience and are
as valuable leading off the field as on the field.” For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
MEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS-RICHMOND, TOMORROW, NOON
Head coach fears team may lose focus in trap game KEVIN XAVIER ACTING ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Coaches are experts in the science of motivation, but players are expected to maintain focus. That will be the challenge for the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team when it takes an overnight trip to Richmond, Virginia today in preparation for tomorrow’s tilt against the Spiders. The Scarlet Knights (1-0) defeated Richmond in their matchup last year, 10-7, on the strength of four goals and an assist from midfielder Christian Trasolini. The sophomore put up identical statistics in the Knights’ first game of the year in a win over rival St. John’s, 10-8, a week ago. The performance garnered Player of the Week honors for Trasolini from Inside Lacrosse. But St. John’s was different. Rutgers traveled to Queens in a salty mood. After being embarrassed in their final preseason scrimmage against Hofstra, the Knights took the 60 mile bus ride with something to prove. Couple that with the pressure to duplicate their 2014 performance against the Red Storm in which they earned their first win in the matchup in five years, and it’s evident the boys from the banks did not lack motivation. But this is not St. John’s. Head coach Brian Brecht believes this game will prove more difficult than the season opener due to all the other factors that accompany an overnight trip in collegiate athletics. “An hour bus trip over to Queens — thats not really a road
trip,” Brecht said. “Six-and-a-half hours and an overnight down to Richmond, Virginia — that’s a road trip. We’re gonna find out a lot about this team and how they handle this.” Richmond (1-0) finished 6-11 in 2014 placing them in the middle of the pack in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Spiders’ season would have been disappointing had it not been for a playoff run that carried them to capture the conference’s championship tournament crown. The following week Richmond fell in the NCAA Tournament to Air Force, 13-5.
Now faced with a 308 mile ride down Interstate-95, Rutgers is confronted by a classic trap game. With No. 9 Virginia a week away from their visit to Piscataway, Brecht is cognizant of the toughest task for his team: focus. “I’m the head coach of a Division I program that has 48 18-22 year olds — there’s concern every day,” Brecht said with a laugh. “With the focus, to classes and girlfriends and all the other things these student-athletes have to deal with.” Focus was not an issue for senior Joe Nardella last time these two teams met. The face-off spe-
cialist and 36th overall pick in the 2015 MLL draft was flawless in face-offs against Richmond, going 18-of-18 at the X. “The thing I’d like to carry from last year is Joe Nardella facing-off,” Brecht said. With possession being such an important aspect of the game, the ability to continue to win that struggle, especially after tallying a goal, allows the Knights to keep pressure on their opponents. Trasolini is charged with finishing those possessions. He gave a glimpse into the game plan this time around.
Senior midfielder Brian Goss scored two goals when the Knights hosted Richmond on St. Patrick’s Day last March, helping Rutgers to a 10-7 victory. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2013
“They slide adjacent and they’re sliding quick,” he said. “they know our tendenceies and they tr y to force us to our oposite hand.” The Spiders’ propensity to force their opponent to its opposite hand will make senior Brian Goss the X-factor in this game. In a sport of right-hand dominant athletes, the lefty offers a different look and was able to capitalize on that advantage, managing to score two goals in the St. Patrick’s Day meeting a year ago. “I think last year it was a matter of being in the right spot at the right time,” Goss said. “But for whatever reason, I was getting a bunch of open looks.” The senior captain is confident in his team’s ability to remain composed in the face of adversity. “We’re only going to be as good as how we handle our success. We need to stay humble, stay hungry,” he said. Goss reiterated that the team will only go as far as its preparation and execution. So when the Knights roll down to Richmond, the key will be tempo early in the game. If Rutgers falls behind a few goals, their ability to respond will be required and Brecht explained why. “It’s not always gonna be rainbows and butterflies. It’s a game of runs,” Brecht said. “But we’d prefer it not to be, we’d prefer it be a game of one run — us.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team, follow @KevinPXavier and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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February 13, 2015 GYMNASTICS
WRESTLING PRINCETON-NO. 18 RUTGERS, TOMORROW, 2 P.M.
Knights still hunt for Rutgers honors lone senior, first conference win defends rivalry at ‘The Barn’ EVAN BRUNO
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“The fact that [Maryland is] not ranked doesn’t mean that they’re not a good team,” said seThe Rutgers gymnastics team nior captain Luisa Leal. “They’ve hosts Maryland, Ursinus and Cor- probably been having a rough nell in the Livingston Gym on Sat- first half of a season, but Maryurday at 1 p.m. The Scarlet Knights land is a good team. You can nevdon the pink leotards in support of er overlook an opponent because breast cancer awareness for the you never know what they have in their pocket.” team’s annual Pink Meet. Cornell (6-12) has already Rutgers (5-6, 0-4 Big Ten) enters off of a loss at then-No. competed against both Rutgers 22 Ohio State, where the team and Ursinus this season. The registered a 193.800 score. The Big Red lost to the Knights and Knights were in front of the Buck- defeated the Bears. Cornell eyes heading into the final rota- swept the Big Red Invitational on Feb. 7, defeating Brocktion –– the balance beam. But Rutgers was unable to sus- port State (189.425), Southern Connecticut tain the lead. (187.300) Three gymIthanasts, senior “The fact that [Maryland and ca College captain Luisa (183.475). Leal, junior is] not ranked doesn’t Big Red’s Jenna Williams mean they’re not a good team score and senior Anof 190.625 astasia Halbig team. ... You can never matched a all fell off of the overlook an opponent.” season high beam. mark. Despite the LUISA LEAL Ursinus collapse last Senior captain College (4-7) weekend and finished last the frustration Rutgers has endured all season in a tri-meet at West Chester Unilong, the team has an opportuni- versity against the Golden Rams. ty to turn it around and regain its The Bears posted a team score of 190.325 and junior Kristina Stefconfidence. “Hopefully [a win] will help our fenhagen set a new school record confidence,” said head coach Lou- on her way to first place for vault is Levine. “Obviously it’s nice [to with a 9.800. To earn its first conference vicwin] in front of the home crowd. … And we want to go out there tory, Rutgers needs to maintain consistency throughout all four and do our best.” Maryland (1-5, 1-3 Big Ten) events. Senior captain Emma Hoffman offers the best shot at a win. The Terrapins lost to then-No. 5 Mich- had arguably her best outing on igan last Saturday by a score of the floor at Ohio State last week197.100-194.575 and have been end and looks to maintain the winless in their last three consec- high level of play. utive meets. “My floor was definitely the Seniors Ebony Walters and highlight of my personal perforStephanie Giameo were solid mance,” Hoffman said. “It finally competition for Maryland against all came together and everythe Wolverines. Walters posted a one just said it was just the best 9.850 on the floor while Giameo routine that I’ve done — so that put up 9.825 on the uneven bars. makes me happy.” Even though Maryland is going through growing pains in the For updates on the Rutgers gymBig Ten, the Knights cannot af- nastics team, follow @TargumSford to overlook the Terps. ports on Twitter.
Senior 165-pounder Nick Visicaro said he feels like an old man these days. The lone senior on the Rutgers wrestling team, who turned 23 last month, will be honored come Saturday when the No. 21 Scarlet Knights (12-7, 2-7) host Princeton (8-5, 2-1). According to volunteer assistant coach Joe Pollard, Visicaro signaled a change. The shift from a small program to one competitive enough to wrestle in the Big Ten started with landing recruiting classes like Visicaro’s. “He came in with a group of guys — and the guys right before him — and they’ve been extremely important to building this program,” Pollard said. “They took a chance on this program back when [head coach Scott Goodale] took over. He’s been very good for us.” While Senior Night adds significance to the match against the
Tigers, Pollard said the Knights do not need any added motivation. Dual-competition against an instate rival and a member from Rutgers’ old conference, the EIWA, should be enough incentive. Arriving on a three-match winning streak, Princeton boasts four grapplers who have collected 20 wins to this point in the season. Pollard said that the Tigers, with some ranked athletes, rose through the rankings this season. “It’s an in-state rival and that’s the longest running dual-meet series in program history,” Pollard said. “They’re coming on. They have some nationally-ranked guys and they are definitely building.” While Pollard speaks highly of the rival New Jersey program, sophomore 133-pounder Scott DelVecchio doesn’t buy into any different preparation for Princeton. Even though it is not a Big Ten program, that does not change the South Plainfield, New Jersey, native’s approach to the dual.
Rutgers wrestling set to honor lone senior, 165-pounder Nick Visicaro, this Saturday in the dual-meet against Princeton. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / JANUARY 2015
“It’s still just a match and just another one that you have to get through. The preparation is the same as it always is,” DelVecchio said. “You just have to get better in the room and prepare as much as you can.” When Rutgers wrestles Princeton, it will confirm how far the Knights have advanced and shed light on where the program started under Goodale. For redshirt-freshman Anthony Ashnault, the dual against Princeton presents the perfect opportunity to show the improvement of the program. “We’ve gone and wrestled all the best teams in the Big Ten, and now we get to wrestle someone from our old conference,” Ashnault said. “We’re really looking forward to showing how much better we have gotten and where we are at right now. We are trying to go out there and win all 10 matches.” The match still comes down to an “old man” wrestling his last match of his career at “The Barn.” The fact that Visicaro has made it through his five years at Rutgers is a testament to the 2013 NCAA Qualifier, Pollard said. “As his career has gone on, he’s had some injuries and we’ve brought in some other guys who are really good,” Pollard said. “But he’s always kind of been really steady — you know what you are getting with Viz every day. He has his consistent moments and every day he is there to train. He fights through some injuries, but he knows the right thing to do is be there for your program and for your team.” For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow @TylerKaralewich and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We’re still out there playing for each other. We’re just trying to come together as one and fight until the end.” - Senior guard Myles Mack after the Rutgers men’s basketball team’s 61-51 loss to Purdue
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Nightmare continues for Rutgers with loss GREG JOHNSON CORRESPONDENT
Just when it was becoming difficult to envision life getting much worse for the Rutgers men’s basketball team, rock bottom came calling on Thursday night. The Scarlet Knights couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn in a 61-51 loss to Purdue at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, shooting 33.3 percent from the field and 47.4 percent from the free throw line. Rutgers’ (10-16, 2-11) nine-game losing skid matches the program’s longest winless streak since the 2009-10 season. “It wasn’t pretty,” head coach Eddie Jordan said postgame. “They did a good job defensively. We just need to get some package where we can rely on some scorers. We know if people take away [senior guard] Myles [Mack], we have a hard time doing things. We’ve just got to get better, and other guys have to step up and execute better.” That happened over the final six minutes, as the Knights trimmed a 19-point lead to eight on senior forward Kadeem Jack’s fallaway jump shot with 3:29 remaining. Jack came alive down the stretch with 12 second-half points. So did the likes of sophomore wing Kerwin Okoro, freshman forward D.J. Foreman and freshman center Shaquille Doorson, who contributed 11 points off the bench over the final 20 minutes. With the Knights down 15, Foreman drilled a three-pointer from the corner and Okoro drained a tough layup on consecutive possessions to jumpstart the rally. “We found that groove that we were looking for all game,” Jack said. “I think this is a real good team –– real good groups of guys –– so nobody’s going to quit. We keep fighting and clawing.” Unfortunately for Rutgers, the first 34 minutes still counted, and it was yet again too deep of a hole to climb out of. Purdue (16-9, 8-4) went on a mini 7-2 surge to effectively squash any chance the Knights had at storming back. Eight different Boilermakers scored on Senior forward Kadeem Jack creates space as he manuevers his way into the lane Thursday night at the RAC. Despite a team-high 16 points and eight rebounds, Jack received little support in the Knights’ ninth-straight defeat. RUOXUAN YANG
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Knights look to bounce back at home GARRETT STEPIEN
Rutgers responded by ripping of f sixstraight wins — including two home victories over a pair of ranked Big Ten foes in then-No. 21 Minnesota and thenNo. 19 Nebraska. Suddenly, it began to look like C. Vivian Stringer had her team threatening for revenge and an upset bid as it entered College Park. However, it happened again. “You can get ever yone’s attention when
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Tying a season-high six-game winning streak, the Rutgers women’s basketball team rode some of its best play of the season into Mar yland. After the Terrapins handled the Scarlet Knights in the second half to pull out a 71-59 win that night on Jan. 15, something must have clicked.
you lose,” Stringer said in the postgame press conference via RVision. “So now, having won six games, maybe we think that we know it’s gotten back to, ‘Ah, we better focus.’” With the surge of momentum halted following their 80-69 loss at the Xfinity Center to the No. 5 Terps, the No. 18 Knights (18-6, 9-4) return home to the Louis Brown Athletic Center on Saturday in hopes of rekindling the flame.
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