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U. weighs in on NBC’s Brian Williams scandal AVALON ZOPPO ACTING ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
The line between news and entertainment at network stations has been fading increasingly in recent years, said Tim Espar, broadcast administrator at WSRU-FM and parttime lecturer in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies. Espar, along with Rutgers professors and students, weighed in on the recent controversy surrounding “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams’ fabricated account of riding in a military helicopter hit by a rocket-propelled grenade during the Iraq war. Williams, who reportedly makes $10 million a year, was officially suspended without pay last Tuesday by NBC officials, according to The Washington Post. He is not allowed to make appearances during that time without approval from network officials. “Who among us has never embellished a little bit to build up our resume?” Espar said. “But when you’re in his position,
people are looking at you for the absolute truth and you’re held to a higher standard.” Increasing viewership and high ratings are important at the network level, and were clearly important to Williams as well, Espar said. But it is also important to know when to ignore those pressures. Many people have speculated whether Williams has been slowly trying to pursue a career in entertainment over the years, said Phil Napoli, professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies. “Apparently two years ago, Williams wanted to leave Nightly News to host ‘The Tonight Show,”’ he said. “He really did want to be more of an entertainer.” Williams was also a frequent celebrity guest on “Saturday Night Live” and appeared on an episode of sitcom “30 Rock,” according to The New York Times. The Williams controversy raises journalistic issues beyond ethical concerns in the field, Napoli said.
Students gather on the front steps of Brower Commons Feb. 13 on the College Avenue campus to push the University to cut its investments in the fossil fuel industry. YINGJIE HU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Students rally to urge divestment ERIN PETENKO STAFF WRITER
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App rewards students for limiting phone use
Cold and biting wind cut through the steps of Brower Commons on College Avenue last Friday as protesters gathered for the Rutgers Global Divestment Rally. But attendees still managed to chant, listen to speeches and clutch signs between gloved hands to protest Rutgers’ investments in the fossil fuel industry. The Rutgers Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign paired with other environmental groups on campus such as Take Back the Tap and Students for Shared Governance, organized the event in commemoration of Global Divestment Day, said Shane Patel, president of RFFD. The day was an opportunity for separate organizations and
communities to come together and share their views on climate change and fossil fuels, he said. “The actions we take in the community are more important than what’s on the TV screen,” said Patel, a School of Engineering senior. Following an introductory speech, he introduced two slam poets, School of Arts and Sciences junior Justice Hehir and Rutgers alumna Kate Thomas. With their backs to the crowd and poem sheets whipping in the wind, they shouted their poetry in unison, which addressed an imaginary granddaughter suffering the effects of climate change at the hands of the current generation. “We’re hooked on a false optimism, and we carry it home in plastic bags,” they recited. “You have my
word that we wanted something better than this.” After their performance, David Hughes, a professor in the Department of Anthropology, gave a faculty perspective on the University’s fossil fuel holdings. He said the knowledge Rutgers has accumulated on the topic has made it impossible for him to “sit idly by” concerning the fossil fuel debate. Fossil fuels are dangerously altering the course of the Earth’s environment. “Not to [divest] is to actually make the industry stronger,” he said. “There is no neutral position for the University anymore. Its knowledge and its ethics compel it to act.” He ended his speech with another round of chants. Joshua Salley, SEE DIVESTMENT ON PAGE 5
Board of Governors endows new chair NATASHA TRIPATHI ACTING ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Mobile app Pocket Points aims to deter students from pulling their phones out during class by rewarding them with benefits proportionate to how long they can keep off their phones and direct their attention to professors. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Giving students discounted food could entice them to pay more attention in class, said Patrick Mormino, a School of Engineering junior. Pocket Points, a new app designed by students at Chico State University to deter students from checking their phones in class, does just that. Users earn points for not checking their phone in the classroom, and more points are earned the longer students go without checking their phones, according to an article in TIME magazine.
“I think especially for the younger generations in college now, it would help them focus more on the class and get off their phone,” Mormino said. According to the app’s website, the app partners with local businesses to bring coupons to students. The more points a student earns, the greater their discount. Paying attention in class is important, said Matthews Florez, a Rutgers Business School junior. But he expressed skepticism about if an app is the best way to go about it. SEE PHONE ON PAGE 4
The Rutgers Board of Governors established the Elizabeth H. Solomon Endowed Chair in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, making it the first endowed chair that specifically focuses on developmental cognitive neuroscience in the United States. According to Rutgers Today, April Benasich, a professor of neuroscience and the director of the Infancy Studies Laborator y at the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience at Rutgers University – Newark , received the award on behalf of all her academic and professional successes. “It is par ticularly significant that the Solomon Chair will suppor t research focused on understanding early brain development, the multiple factors that may contribute to language
learning disorders and the par ticular strategies that help facilitate optimal organization of the brain as it develops,” she said. Benasich, who is also the director of the Carter Center for Neurocognitive Research at Rutgers, said the creation of the endowed chair may help change the course of early development for children at risk for learning impairments and decrease the number of children who eventually develop language disorders. Rutgers-Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor told Rutgers Today that the board could not be more proud to name April Benasich as the first Solomon Chair for her “extraordinar y” work. The impactful scholarship is cutting-edge and addresses neurocognitive issues faced dispropor tionately among urban populations, Cantor said. Benasich said continued funding for the endowed chair will ensure innovative research into
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the causes of developmental disorders, such as dyslexia and autism, will endure at Rutgers University – Newark. The endowed chair is funded by a $1 million gift from Elizabeth H. Solomon and $500,000 from an anonymous donor, according to Rutgers Today. “Mrs. Solomon has been a passionate advocate for my work and has generously suppor ted my research in the field for 20 years,” Benasich said. “She has been a shining example of how a continuing donation can have an extraordinar y impact on the course of impor tant research.” Natasha Tripathi is a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior majoring in painting and journalism and media studies with a minor in political science. She is an Associate News Editor for The Daily Targum. Follow her on Twitter @ natashatripathi for more stories.
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Peacemakers, Rutgers Hillel talk Middle Eastern conflict AVALON ZOPPO ACTING ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Israeli-Palestinian protests on campus have created divides between the two groups in past years. Rutgers Peacemakers is hoping to change that through open dialogue over coffee. Peacemakers and Rutgers Hillel co-sponsored the third “Israel Coffee Break” event on Wednesday night at Au Bon Pain on the College Avenue campus, in which roughly 20 students gathered to enjoy free coffee and share their views on conflict in the Middle East. “The way the Palestine-Israeli conflict has been discussed at Rutgers is that one group will protest, the other group will counter protest and then the groups will turn their backs on each other,” said Patrick Parlej, president of Peacemakers. The goal for the weekly event is to allow students a place to break down an “incredibly complex issue” and “listen with the intent of understanding,” said Parlej, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. The discussion encompassed multiple topics, including Israel’s Arab minority, anti-Zionist parties in government and grounds for expulsion of Haneen Zoabi in elections. Zoabi, an Arab citizen of Israel and member of Israel’s parliament, is controversial in Israeli politics because she is a member of an anti-Zionist party, participated in the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid and has made anti-Semitic comments publicly, Evan Gottesman, member of Peacemakers, said. Gottesman, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, explained
both sides of the issue. He said Zoabi’s critics cite her participation in the Gaza flotilla as well as anti-Zionist, anti-Semitic remarks as grounds for expulsion. Those who do not support her disqualification believe a double standard exists, by which Jewish members of Parliament are allowed to make malicious statements and actions with impunity, Gottesman said. Peacemakers is meant to act as a third party group during the discussion, with no official stance on Israeli politics, Parlej said. Parlej said, “if it was just Hillel talking about Israeli policies, it would
“There was a huge range of opinions, which was nice to hear.” AVIV ALTER Member of Rutgers Hillel and School of Arts and Sciences Senior
be counterproductive.” Every week, Peacemaker members create a Facebook event page for the discussion and write a summary of the chosen topic for the day, Gottesman said. Gottesman scours the internet each week for op-eds that cover both sides of the issue and posts them on the Facebook page. He summarizes the topic and embeds various articles from different angles about the issue. “We even pool from local news outlets in the Middle East to make sure we are sharing the real opinions people have who are at the heart of these issues,” he said.
Aviv Alter, a member of Rutgers Hillel, said the topic is not easy to discuss and even after an hour of conversation she could not take a concrete position. Students from all different groups are encouraged to come to the event and help other students get a better grasp on complicated issues, said Alter, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “I hope people didn’t hold back and felt comfortable expressing what they thought,” she said. “There was a huge range of opinions, which was nice to hear.” There has been an increase in the number of attendees each week to the point that Parlej said there was a “slight seating crisis.” He said members of the public have even sat in to listen. Conflicts aren’t solved by protesting, Gottesman said, but by formulating new policies and putting partisanship aside. Protestors simply read from a “handbook of slogans” and do not offer real solutions, he said. For instance, Gottesman said people are not protesting the drug war in Mexico or the conflict in Ukraine, and are instead searching for answers to these problems. “[The event] goes to show that given the right context, setting and approach, you can talk about these highly controversial issues,” Parlej said. Avalon Zoppo is a Rutgers Business School first-year student majoring in pre-business. She is an Acting Associate News Editor of The Daily Targum. Follow her on Twitter @avalonzoppo for more stories.
CRIME FEB. 15 IRVINGTON – An Edison resident was shot to death at his family’s business this afternoon in Irvington, Irvington police said. Amit H. Patel, 28, was shot at Roseway Liquors and Deli at 701 Lyons Avenue around 4 p.m. Police are investigating if the shooting was the result of a robbery, but it is too early to tell. FEB. 15 JERSEY CITY – James Fields hid 10 bags of heroin, 49 packages of crack cocaine and one suspected bag of cocaine in his buttocks, Hoboken police said. Detectives had initially arrested Fields for trespassing on Hoboken Housing Authority property. While sitting in the back of a cop car, Fields allegedly shifted suspiciously in his seat, and when he was asked if he had anything in his pants, Fields confirmed that he did. He then allegedly pulled out a large package from his buttocks. Fields’ drugs were just part of a large haul seized by Hoboken police on Friday and early Saturday. FEB. 14 NEW BRUNSWICK – The New Brunswick Police Department are investigating an aggravated assault that occurred 4:30 a.m. on Morrell Street between Wyckoff Street and Sicard Street. The victim, who is affiliated with Rutgers University, was approached by three males
— whose descriptions are limited at this time — after a verbal altercation that occurred at an off-campus party. One of the perpetrators stabbed the victim who sustained non-life threatening injuries. The perpetrators fled and the victim proceeded to a nearby residence hall for assistance, then transported to a local hospital for treatment. FEB. 14 PERTH AMBOY – Authorities are searching for a Franklin Township man who they say was involved in a fatal shooting in Perth Amboy. The man fatally shot Richard Pr yce following an altercation and Pr yce was pronounced dead at the hospital Saturday morning. An investigation into the homicide is active and is continuing. FEB. 13 PATERSON – City narcotics detectives seized two loaded guns from a suspected drug dealer when they raided his First Ward apartment in the morning, Paterson Director Jerry Speziale said. The police said the suspect was sleeping with a loaded Lorcin .380 semi-auto handgun on the bed and $1,368 in his hand when they searched his apartment. The detectives also found a second weapon, a GT .380 semi-automatic handgun with its serial number removed, along with 18 baggies of crack, Speziale said.
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PHONE Pocket Points is in use at Chico State University, Penn State University, according to website According to Pocket Points’s website, the app would lead new Students today are not necessar- customers toward stores through ily using their phones to check on the deals offered, expecting them Facebook or Twitter in class, he to then return multiple times for said. Many students check their the same reason. The website said local busiemails to maintain correspondence nesses have already benefited for jobs and internships. “If people aren’t paying atten- in locations where the app is tion in class, it’s not always to fool available, such as Chico State around,” he said. “In that aspect, University and Pennsylvania State University, two institu[the app is] a little restrictive.” From the business owner’s tions where the app is already perspective, the business owner in use. Rutgers students cannot use would have to make the decision to use the app, said Florez, who Pocket Points at this time. Focusing directly on college or works at RechargeU, the convenience store owned by Barnes high school students makes marand Noble in the Busch Student keting easy for businesses, accordCenter. Since RechargeU is ing to the website. By being digital, companies can owned by the bookstore giant, upper management would have save on printed coupons, while to collaborate with Pocket Points. the app’s interface would ensure If that happened, RechargeU potential customers would actualwould be able to honor the discounts ly see each company’s name and coupons, rather than relegating a provided to students, he said. piece of paper Discounts to a fridge. would help the These busistore if they “If people aren’t paying nesses can were kept within reason, he attention in class, it’s not change what coupons are said. The busialways to fool around.” available at any ness that could time. Managers be attracted MATTHEWS FLOREZ can also monwould offset Rutgers Business School Junior itor trends on selling goods at the app, and a lower price. learn which “If you get coupons are the 10, 20 percent off, that’s pretty significant if you most sought after versus those that go somewhere for coffee or energy are not. More students use the app every drinks –– essential stuff for a student,” he said. “It definitely would day, which continues to increase be valuable, and it probably would how many students see advertiseoffset the amount it’s taking off the ments and therefore attend businesses, according to the website. profit margin.” This app is not currently availGaining new incentive to pay attention in class is a good thing able for Android devices, but can and no student would be opposed be found in the Apple App Store, to saving money, said George Xie, it said. Anthony Hollo, a manager at a Rutgers Business School firstMoe’s Southwest Grill in the year student. To keep the attention of stu- Busch Student Center, said the dents, professors need to regulate app is not something he is inhow they present their material be- terested in, or a technology the cause how they display their mate- company would likely be interrial as well as the tone of their voice ested in. “I think it has nothing to do with are both important, Mormino said. In other words, professors would restaurants or bringing new business to restaurants,” he said. have to remain interesting, Xie said. CONTINUED FROM FRONT
ONE BILLION RISING Marjolein Zijdel, a student in the Graduate School of Social Work, Taylor
Miller, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore and Moya O’Leary, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, rally in the Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance’s “One Billion Rising” march Feb. 13 on the front steps of Brower Commons to demonstrate support for an end to interpersonal violence against women. YINGJIE HU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Many journalists feel pressured to stand out and be the focal point because there are so many information sources available in the age of the Internet, he said. Williams allowed those pressures to corrupt his journalistic integrity, Napoli said. “There is just such a crowded market for our attention, that you can’t be an old, boring guy reading the news anymore,” Napoli said. Audiences need to know the difference between a news report and programs like The Daily Show that spoof the news, Espar said. Most people are not aware of the difference between news and entertainment, he said. According to The Washington Post, a flight engineer on the helicopter that was hit posted a message on
Facebook saying Williams was not on the same aircraft. Social media makes it easier to catch people when they are fudging the truth, Napoli said. “This may have never become the issue that it did without Facebook,” he said. After Williams’ Iraqi fabrication was uncovered last week, newspaper columnists and bloggers began investigating the journalistic integrity of his report of Hurricane Katrina. Williams claimed he contracted dysentery from accidentally ingesting floodwater, witnessed a suicide at the Superdome in New Orleans and saw a dead body floating by his hotel, according to the Washington Post. Taylor Ebron, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, said she thinks Williams should have been fired from the network because audiences have lost trust.
“You can’t be the anchor on a news channel and not have the trust of the people who are watching,” she said. Espar discussed the Brian Williams incident in his classes because he said the controversy raises questions for information consumers, not just reporters. Many students read articles posted on Facebook but must then determine whether this news is being sensational just to garner attention and “clicks,” Napoli said. Rutgers students have to be mindful of where they get their news from, he said. With the explosion of the Internet and existence of so many sources, anyone can tell their version of a story. “There is no gatekeeping,” Espar said. “There is no editorial process. That makes it very important for the news consumer to be careful about their sources.” Avalon Zoppo is a Rutgers Business School first-year student majoring in pre-business. She is an Acting Associate News Editor at The Daily Targum. Follow her on Twitter @avalonzoppo for more stories.
February 16, 2015
Christie watches approval rate decline DAN COREY ACTING ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Almost two years after defeating Democrat Barbara Buono by a 22 percent margin in the November 2013 gubernatorial election, Gov. Chris Christie has received his worst approval rating by New Jersey voters, according to the latest poll from the Eagleton Institute of Politics’s Center for Public Interest Research Polling. According to the poll, 53 percent of New Jersey voters indicated having an unfavorable view of their governor. A press release from the CPIP revealed only 37 percent of vot-
ers in the Garden State view him favorably, a figure that reflects a seven-point decline in the past two months. The decline in Christie’s approval rating has occurred in conjunction with the governor’s expected presidential campaign for the 2016 election season, according to the press release. Winning New Jersey in 2016 would be a difficult challenge for Christie, said David Redlawsk, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling. According to a previous article in The Daily Targum, Redlawsk said it would be extremely challenging for any republican to win the Garden
State, simply because of how many Democrats live in it. “[New Jersey] is a very democratic state and even with a Republican governor the odds are very high that a Democrat would win this state,” he said. “I think it’s still a very difficult task for [Christie] to win New Jersey.” The press release attributed the governor’s presidential ambitions, attitude and the January 2013 “Bridgegate scandal” to the collapse of his voter favorability. This shows a contrast between how he was viewed during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. “[Some voters] used words like ‘arrogance,’ ‘rudeness’ and ‘abrasive’ to explain the turnaround from his high-flying post-Sandy days,” Redlawsk said. According to the press release, only 42 percent of voters said they approve of how he governed New Jersey, a figure that contrasts the 52 percent who said they disapprove of his job performance. Although it would be beneficial to have popular support from his home state, Redlawsk said having a sour approval rating from New Jersey voters is not a major cause for concern at the present time. Establishing himself on a national stage should be the governor’s top priority, Redlawsk said. “It certainly hurts Christie with New Jerseyans, but that’s not a terribly relevant point right now,” he said. “If he’s going to run for president, he’s got to establish himself on the national stage as that’s far more important for him.” 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.
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DIVESTMENT Critics say divestment would cost universities $3 billion per year, according to The New York Times dge truly be power, then let us use that power, our privileges for a School of Environmental and good,” he said. “Let us say ‘no more’ Biological Sciences senior, fol- to the fossil fuel industry, let us say lowed up with words of encour- ‘no more’ to inequity, let us say ‘no agement for the crowd, insisting more’ to the deaths and sufferings that the opinions and actions of for which our privileges have to students matter in the battle over blame for.” Fossil fuel divestment is part of a fossil fuel. He related the issue to the civil project from 350.org to change the rights campaign, where, he said, industry’s impact on politics and soblacks fought –– and won –– against ciety, according to gofossilfree.org. segregation. It brought the voices The organization has a list of the top of previously ignored groups to the 200 fossil fuel companies as targets for student campaigns. forefront of the debate. So far, 25 universities, along with Similarly, he believed the campaign could have a voice in advo- some cities, foundations and institutions have cating for displedged to dienfranchised vest from fossil people living “If knowledge truly be fuels, according in “pockets of power, then let us use that to their website. pollution.” He power, our privileges for Some have said the protest criticized the raised the voices good.” campaign for of the students fossil fuel divestto prominence. RAHUL GHOSAL ment, including “People talk School of Environmental and Biological a recent study about going to Sciences Senior that estimatMars, of finding ed divestment a life outside Earth,” he said. “Why? This is one would cost universities $3 billion per of the most beautiful planets in our year, according to an article in The galaxy … yet so many people want to New York Times. But others have disregarded the rip it apart, tear away the beauty that report, which was funded by the is here on this planet.” Rahul Ghosal a School of Envi- Independent Petroleum Producers, ronmental and Biological Sciences and point to other studies that claim senior, asked the crowd to use their divestment would have a minimal privilege to stand up for others cit- impact, according to the article. izens who lack the resources and Erin Petenko is a School of Arts education to act against climate and Sciences junior majoring in change policies. He pointed to floods in India, journalism and media studies and droughts in Africa and the effects of public health. She is a former AsHurricane Sandy as evidence of how sociate News Editor for The Daily climate change has already harmed Targum. Follow her on Twitter @ epetenko for more stories. the planet. CONTINUED FROM FRONT
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February 16, 2015
Engineering students, staff break into karaoke
Pete Spatocco and Sharlina Keshava, School of Engineering seniors, jam out at the Engineering Affairs Committee’s “Karaoke Night” on Feb. 12 at the Busch Campus Center. AARON SAVAGE
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Students and faculty alike gathered together on Thursday evening for “Singing with the Staf f,” a karaoke event held in The Cove at the Busch Student Center.
The event was organized by the Engineering Affairs Committee, said Riya Ram, a School of Engineering sophomore. It featured both students and faculty singing along to music from various artists and genres and was planned as an alternative to a formal coffee house event.
“Ever y year, we normally have a coffeehouse event with the deans, but the committee noticed that the event was too professional,” she said. “We believed [Singing with the Staff] would be the perfect way to get students and deans to break the awkward barrier and allow students to talk to their professors in a casual setting.” Students may be intimidated by the deans, she said. This event was planned to make students more comfor table with talking to their deans. This allows for better communication by building a bridge between faculty and students. The EAC, a par t of the Engineering Governing Council, hosted the event, she said. While Ram and Christina Parr y, a School of Engineering sophomore, headed the committee, ever y member helped plan it. Members contacted the administrative staf f, distributed invitations, publicized the event and set up the actual karaoke night, she said. Guests at the event sang various songs ranging from Disney to cur-
rent pop hits. People were allowed to pick their own songs and their participation was important, Ram said. “Ever yone was super involved and we loved how ever yone was super suppor tive and actually got people to do karaoke,” she said. “It was our biggest fear that no one would go and do karaoke, but we were happily surprised.” Trevor Alston, a School of Engineering sophomore, said he liked the animated atmosphere at the event. Students were ver y spirited, he said. Vetri Velan, a School of Engineering senior, sang multiple tunes and said he was enthusiastic about the event. “The atmosphere was really upbeat and enthusiastic. Although people were a bit nervous to star t singing [at first], by the end ever yone ended up par ticipating and having a good time,” he said. The event attracted attention from students as well as faculty, with a performance from Ilene Rosen, associate dean for the School of Engineering’s Of-
fice of Student Development. Candiece White, assistant dean for the Undergradute Education/Student Ser vices, was also in attendance. The deans performed Beyoncé’s ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’ for the audience. Ram said she expected more students to attend, given the event’s purpose to network students with School of Engineering staff. Those who did attend gave positive feedback to the EAC. The environment helped attendees relax while attending a scholarly function, she said. “I think it’s really impor tant to have faculty involvement, and indeed, that was the purpose of the event –– for students to meet faculty and get to know them on a more personal level, rather than just as a lecturer,” Velan said. Tande Mungwa is a School of Engineering sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering. He is a contributing writer for The Daily Targum. Follow him on Twitter @MungwaT_RU for more stories.
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Institute launches ‘precision medicine’ therapy ANANTH RAO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Precision medicine can personalize treatment options for patients with cancers that are resistant to standard therapies, said Robert DiPaola, director of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. The CINJ is the only National Cancer Institute Designated Cancer Center in New Jersey, one of 41 centers named by the federal government’s National Cancer Institute, he said. “That’s important because ... there are various activities and functions that we have as an NCI designated center,” DiPaola said. “[These include] research activities, both in the laboratory for new discoveries for cancer and prevention, and clinical activities where we treat patients that come in with cancer or high risk for cancer.” Precision medicine, also called personalized medicine, was launched at CINJ and other NCI designated centers several years ago and seeks to make therapy more precise to attack an individual’s particular tumor. Patients that have tumors resistant to standard therapies are enrolled in trials where their genes are sequenced, DiPaola said. Abnormal genes are found and a team of experts determine what therapies would be most effective against them. Gene sequencing is a process where a composition of all the DNA inside an organism is taken and the sequence of the DNA nucleotides that make up the genome are determined, said Sabri Rafi, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. In gene sequencing, the object is to map out the nucleotides that make up the genomic profile of the patient so that you can compare parts of the genome to the standard genetic profile of the cancer, Hema Arikala, a School of Arts and Sciences senior said. “Genetics plays a significant role in cancer treatment,” Arikala, who is majoring in cell biology and neurosciencesaid, said. “There are a certain set of generic mutations that cancers have and depending on which kind of mutations are present in a given cancer, certain
kinds of chemotherapy may work or may not.” Rafi, who does undergraduate research on cancer at the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital at Rutgers, said that understanding the gene sequence is useful for personalized medicine because it allows for an improved data bank on the individual’s susceptibility for certain types of diseases and cancers. Knowing this susceptibility helps determine which preventative measures are best for a patient, he said. It allows doctors to find new therapeutic measures while understanding the patients’ risk levels. CINJ is doing gene sequencing at Rutgers with the Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository, DiPaola said. Patients coming through the doors of the CINJ are met by a large team of doctors and scientists who help guide the patients’ therapies. Through the partnership with RUCDR, their genes can be sequenced right at the University itself. “What precision medicine then is, and the way it is benefiting patients is, by using technology to better sort out the individual’s medical condition and in our case sorting out their individual cancer using technology — gene sequencing — to really understand their particular situation,” he said. “[We can then] tailor the treatment as best possible to make it more effective for them and have less side effects.” There are already some examples in the CINJ where standard therapies for cancer are being done on that basis. One is in skin cancer, melanoma, he said. A large percentage of patients with melanoma have an abnormal gene, called RAF kinase, that is treatable by a specific drug, he said. The drug does not treat melanoma patients who do not have this abnormality. “Because of this, that drug is approved as a treatment only for those patients that have that gene abnormality,” he said. “More and more, we’re finding that the ability to give therapy is based on the genetic abnormalities in the tumor in the individual.” There is now a national light on CINJ’s research and the research of the other NCI designated centers.
The Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, directed by Robert DiPaola, above, is implementing precision medicine, where cancer patients receive the preventative measure best tailored to their situation. COURTESY OF NICK ROMANENKO At his State of the Union address last month, President Obama announced a new national precision medicine initiative, including a $215 million investment towards precision medicine research. With the federal government’s open support, the precision medicine initiative at Rutgers CINJ will hopefully receive more funding for research, more public awareness and greater adoption of precision medicine, DiPaola said. The CINJ is on the cutting edge of precision medicine, he said. Because it is the state center, it is trying to expand to reach patients throughout New Jersey. This way it can sequence the genes and provide effective therapies to more patients. “I think the more we do that in the clinical research and trials realm. The more we prove the benefits, the more it’ll get
adopted and that’s what we do as a research organization,” he said. “We’re also a clinical organization, but by being both we bring the cutting edge research right to the patients.” wThe donation will also position Rutgers as experts in the precision medicine area so the University can be competitive for grant funding as the initiative is put into research dollars, he said. While the CINJ is based primarily in the New Brunswick area, they are also working with the Rutgers Newark campus to expand cancer research activities there, with the eventual plan of doing precision medicine there as well, he said. Cancer is an area where more needs to be done to help patients, DiPaola said. New discoveries and research are the most impactful way to do this. “Precision medicine for me is re-
ally exciting and important because that’s exactly what that does. You’re taking technology and research and applying to patients in real time right now,” he said. “We want to have great impact to help patients and get to a cure, and the only way we’re going to do that is bringing research right to the bedside.” Ananth Rao is a School of Engineering senior majoring in mechanical engineering, physics and computer science. He is a contributing writer at The Daily Targum. Follow him on Twitter @ananthamapod for more stories.
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Challenging static religious representations Limited media coverage of Chapel Hill shootings shows disparity
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News interpretation is dependent upon political climerican news media outlets have neglected to cover the story. Early last week, three individ- mate: in the heat of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, uals were killed in an execution-style shooting every story involving cops, shootings and unarmed citin Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Deah Barakat, Yusor izens clearly identifies the race of all parties involved. Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha were all victims of a Years ago, such racially motivated reporting would have violent crime, but their deaths have not garnered the been deemed as appropriate. While lawmakers debate type of media coverage that you would expect to see. back and forth on how to respond to ISIS actions, news The news media took too long to pick up on the story outlets are hesitating to pay attention to the religious asand has yet to fully integrate comprehensive coverage pects of the shooting. By using evasive language such as of the shooting in the 24-hour news cycle. This limit- “determined,” “investigating” and “looking for motive,” ed coverage is yet another example of the media mis- they have essentially ruled out the notion that animosity handling a story that involves a minority group. When for religion could have been the motivating factor in the Muslim individuals are the aggressors in an attack or shooting. This is the same exact language that has been shooting, regardless of the initial facts, they are auto- used in discussions about minorities dying at the hands matically painted as extremists whose actions were fu- of police officers. A few of the smaller news organizations eled by their religion. Yet when Muslims are the victims that are paying attention to the religious aspect are perpetuating biased coverage of violent crimes, by employing the same the news media is sensationalist terms that hesitant to view their “When Muslims are the victims of violent applied to the actions religion as motivacrimes, the news media is hesitant to view are of extremists. The imtion for the attack. their religion as motivation for the attack. proper use of religious The dichotomy is a gross flaw perpetuatThe dichotomy is a gross flaw perpetuated identifiers fuels debate between those who have ed by the American by the American news media.” noxious attitudes toward news media. practicing Muslims or folWhenever the lowers of Islam. story of a shooting Viewing Deah, Yusor and Razan as victims of a Musbreaks, news outlets feel pressured to be the first to cover the story, even when no one conclusively knows lim hate crime is a direct challenge to the rhetoric that what happened. This prompts a cat-and-mouse game Americans are used to hearing about religiously motiof releasing information and facts only to retract them vated attacks. In America, Muslims are often discussed a short time after. But that did not happen with this as “anti-American” individuals who are extremists. Since story. From the start, the assumption has been that the 9/11 attacks, media coverage of Muslims and Midtheir deaths are the result of a parking dispute with a dle Easterners in general has been shrouded by neganeighbor. In many instances that assumption is still in tive prejudices. Even when discussing victims of drone place, and there have yet to be any major retractions strikes, the loss of innocent life is portrayed as consequenor questioning of initial facts. Yusor’s father came for- tial collateral damage in the quest to root out evildoers. ward saying that his daughter felt as if her neighbor After thirteen years of negative stereotyping, to identify hated her “because of how she looked and dressed,” Muslim individuals as the victims of a violent hate crime, saying that her husband, Razan was never threatened particularly at the hands of an American male, would be before. But when his wife Yusor moved in, she felt unthinkable. The overarching problem is the lack of abilthat the hostility began because of her outwardly re- ity to see cultures and religions as dynamic and multifacligious appearance. Despite such statements, major eted. Just because someone practices a certain religion news outlets have yet to acknowledge the possibility or has a different skin color does not make them static beings that fit into American preconceived notions. that the attack was a hate crime. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 147th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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David Carr legacy speaks of incremental growth, small changes UNVEILING SOCIETY CHRIS SHA
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n Feb. 12, 2015, the world lost David Carr, a prominent writer for the New York Times. Despite his huge success in ver y same field that I am passionate about, I had not even heard of him until I stumbled upon the news ar ticle announcing his death. I wonder if he helped write his own obituar y… Anyhow, I kept reading through the ar ticle, which was solely about his accomplishments and influence in the media industr y. However, my journalistic instinct told me to dig deeper. Finally, I uncovered a book about a hopeless drug addict that became a New York Times columnist — his personal memoir. This was a man who gave in to addiction and gave up on himself. I don’t exactly know how someone can sur vive through such damage and achieve as much as this man did. I have to believe that the recover y process was primarily driven by passion. We could all learn a lot by adopting this mentality. Therefore, whatever transformations that happened in this man’s psychology needs to happen to all of us. The major problem in today’s society is that so many of us have fallen into a
pit of learned helplessness. This term was coined by psychologist Mar tin Seligman from his research in the behavior of dogs. He shocked dogs in an inescapable box, and they learned to just lie down and accept it. After wards, he placed these conditioned dogs in an open box to shock them, and instead of escaping, they simply laid down. Now what does this terrible experiment have to do with anything? It means helplessness is a learned behavior and an active choice. We like to believe that we are
out your permission, especially if it is something as trivial as Valentine’s Day. It may just be an evil commercial ploy by greeting card companies to increase revenue, but it should not dictate your mood. The only reason why single people do not like this holiday is because they feel helpless in their romantic life. The David Carr mentality, however, would not be influenced by these petty external factors. The ar ticle I read about Carr noted that he died at the NY Times of fice.
“The solution is small, incremental growth every single day. Stop playing life like a lottery system and put in the effort. The only way to improve is to follow a routine and diet, whether it is physical or mental fitness. The best way to enhance self-growth is to learn from those who already did.
more powerless than we actually are. These beliefs lead to poor decision making, which in turn results in more negative beliefs. It is a cycle that feeds on itself and usually goes on unnoticed. Think about the last time you succumbed to your own self-limiting beliefs. For example, Valentine’s Day was this past weekend. Did you spend the day feeling bad for yourself because you didn’t have a date? The truth is that there is nothing that can af fect you with-
Some may find this depressing, but I find this incredibly inspiring. The man died doing what he loved. I believe that is the kind of life ever ybody should strive for. The best par t is, is that it is in the realm of the possible. If Carr can succeed throughout all the hardship he went through, what is your excuse? So the question is, how does one adopt this mentality that David Carr thrived with? This is one of those things that are easier said than done. How does one
just leap from rock bottom to one of the most successful media companies in the United States? Well, it does not happen overnight. The solution is small, incremental growth ever y single day. Stop playing life like a lotter y system and put in the ef for t. The only way to improve is to follow a routine and diet, whether it is physical or mental fitness. The best way to enhance self-growth is to learn from those who already did. Learning from a mentor is like a cheat code to acquiring knowledge and experience. Likewise, books contain the thoughts of the most successful people in histor y, and therefore reading is absolutely essential. I wish I had known David Carr when he was still alive. I would have loved for him to be my mentor. People like him are the inspiration behind human development. Instead of worr ying about being alone on Valentine’s Day, direct that energy into doing something productive. Motivation does not come easily to anyone. It is a rigorous fight to accomplish goals. You are going to want to give up. Just know that it is not what you do in life that you regret, but the things that you never get around to doing. I will not leave any potential behind, no questions unanswered, no dreams unfulfilled. Chris Sha is a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore. His column, “Unveiling Society,” runs on alternate Mondays.
If not inclusive, black history month programs at U. are useless COMMENTARY IJEOMA UNACHUKWU
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hat’s the point of Black Histor y Month? What’s the point of a whole month to make the token black kids squirm through “I Have A Dream?” What’s the point of learning about the same roughly twenty abolitionists and civil rights leaders year, after year, after year. Why save it all for a specific month, making it essentially separate, but equal? The emphasis on specific black education and empowerment during Black Histor y Month not only perpetuates the racial divide, but subliminally implies that this month is for blacks only. At the end of the day, we need it the least. What is the point of Black Histor y Month? To the black community at Rutgers, it’s kind of a big deal. It’s the one magical time of year where we each get out our nicest clothes, step on our soap boxes and attend event after event in the name of “black unity.” But if we see the same people at these banquets, date auctions and discussions, are we really
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accomplishing anything? The point of Black Histor y month is not only to teach black people about their own histor y, but to teach ever ybody –– red, yellow, black and white –– about black histor y. These black unity events simply reverberate the same information all of us colored people have been hearing since bir th, like, “We have to come together.” Black
pa Epsilon hung a confederate flag in their house this semester and nothing was done. Fur thermore, why don’t all of the cultural organizations cosponsor events with each other? Unity inside a specific community is not unity, or “diversity” as the University likes to call it. It is simply segregation. What is the point of Black Histor y
“For example, why hasn’t the Rutgers University Programming Association sponsored any black history month events at Rutgers? What about Hispanic heritage month and Asian heritage month? Why don’t any of the cultural sororities cosponsor events with the white-washed College Avenue Greek life?” Histor y Month is pointless if it does not reach out and par tner with other organizations, depar tments and Greek life. For example, why hasn’t the Rutgers University Programming Association sponsored any black histor y month events at Rutgers? What about Hispanic heritage month and Asian heritage month? Why don’t any of the cultural sororities cosponsor events with the white-washed College Avenue Greek life? Delta Kap-
Month? It is a constant reminder that changes still need to be made. It is a reminder ever y year that we do not live in a completely post-racial society. I was ashamed and appalled at the student response to the Ferguson decision and the Eric Garner decision. While students of all races and ethnicities peacefully took to the streets to protest these decisions and show solidarity, their peers criticized them over social media. During
one protest, one student posted, “I hope all these protestors on George street get stabbed, mugged, or raped next time they go out on college ave. Walking in the middle of George during rush hour screaming f--k the police is stupid as hell. Have fun with anarchy with no police.” While that post was cer tainly one of the most extreme, it is indicative of the state of student suppor t and unity on campus. We come together for football games and par ties but stand alone when it comes to issues that matter. What has Black History Month accomplished? Instead of fighting together, we are in a constant, silent judgmental battle with our peers. Anyone can stand for things that affect them directly, but it takes a special kind of person to stand for things that may not do so. That is the type of unity and compassion we as a University need. At a school with 40,000 students, it is difficult but not impossible. Until then, Black History Month and any other cultural month at Rutgers will be useless. Ijeoma Unachukwu is a School of Ar ts and Sciences junior majoring in public health major with minors in global studies and biology.
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The way the Palestine-Israeli conflict has been discussed at Rutgers is that one group will protest, the other group will counter protest and then the groups will turn their backs on each other.
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- Patrick Parlej, president of Rutgers Peacemakers on the third “Israel Coffee Break,” to promote dialogue between Israeli-Palestinian groups. See story on FRONT.
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Today’s Birthday (02/16/15). Friendship thaws frozen avenues this year. Show up. Support others and be supported. Animate romance. A busy, profitable phase booms after 3/20. Discover new horizons after 4/4. Tend your garden for an abundant harvest after 10/13. You can accomplish results beyond your wildest dreams by collaborating. Get social and talk about what you 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 an 8 -- All signals are go. A lucky career break blossoms. Inspiration comes in a dream. Stash away something precious, and get moving. This is not the time to procrastinate. Can you work from home? Hop on it. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Strengthen your infrastructure to prepare your team for a journey. Review the rules and packing list. Grab an opportunity before it gets away. You feel refreshed. Travels and educational exploration gets farther than expected. Stir vigorously. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Disciplined attention to finances, insurance and long-term budget planning pays off well. Follow through on what you said. Invest in your business. Collaborate to grow your family fortunes. An expert inspires you. Share what you’re learning. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Assume responsibility and accept assistance from your partner. Repay the favor later. Make plans for a trip. A distant contact leads to new profits. Passion and romance enter the scene. Arrange the necessary funds. All ends well. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Squabbling doesn’t accomplish anything. Avoid it and direct all that energy to productivity for fine results. Take big ground at work. Fight for what you believe in. Move quickly to cinch a deal. Celebrate with something bubbly. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- A golden opportunity develops to take advantage of your talents. Practice something you love. A partner gives you a shove in the right direction. Anxiety and excitement feel similar. Call it a thrill, and keep moving.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Major productivity on a home project holds your attention. Work faster and save money. Follow your plans, with deviations to resolve new questions. Discuss your findings as you go along. Make quick decisions. Enjoy the results. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Your word carries farther with less effort today. Blog or tweet for a cause. Get involved in a discussion you really care about and contribute. Compromise with someone you disagree with. Join forces with someone practical and inspiring. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 9 -- Take quick action and profit. Let your conscience be your guide. Throw money at a problem, if it keeps production online. Full speed ahead. Talk with your banker. Pay bills. Reap a bundle from speedy service. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Shine like a star. Bring home a nice benefit. Get your body into motion. Dance, hike, skip, surf, ride or run. You’re growing stronger, and it feels good. A new style or cut suits you. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is a 7 -- Peace and quiet soothes your nerves. Lay low and take it easy as your thoughts race. Handle what’s most important, and reschedule the rest. Keep asking questions, without getting stuck on any particular answer. All ends well. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is an 8 -- Take the lead in a group project. Share your plan, and show the team your appreciation. Together, you can take on the world. Firm up a bond between kindred spirits. Celebrate and let loose.
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INTERIOR Defense leads to offense as Knights force 22 turnovers, score 50 points in paint CONTINUED FROM BACK defense, serving as a pest to Purdue all afternoon and tying a season-high with seven steals in the contest. Although the end result was satisfying, it seemed as though the Knights
February 16, 2015 were out of sync on both ends of the court in the first 10 minutes of the game, and the Boilermakers took advantage by jumping out to a 15-12 lead. Rutgers started to heat up after head coach C. Vivian Stringer called a timeout to make some adjustments. The team responded by going on a 21-8 run to close the first half with a 33-23 lead. Purdue lingered once the second half started, going on a 14-4 run to close the defect to only two points with 14:20 remaining in the game. Then the Knights turned the game around, displaying stifling defensive
pressure that led to easy baskets and 62.5 percent shooting from the field in the final 20 minutes. The trio of Scaife, senior forward Betnijah Laney, and junior wing Kahleah Copper led the charge for Rutgers in its second half run, dazzling the crowd with acrobatic layups and key steals. Copper had another strong outing, pouring in 24 points on 12-17 shooting from the field to go along with six rebounds, three assists and four steals. Laney failed to register another double-double, but notched 16 points on the strength of her play
away from the basket knocking down two three-pointers to go with six rebounds. Scaife registered 14 points, rounding out the four Knights who finished in double figures. “I think we had a lot of points in transition, Briyona did a great job of kicking the ball up and Tyler did a great job of advancing the ball so if we keep running on people I think I can get easy buckets like that,” Copper said. While Purdue challenged Rutgers, it was clear which team was superior when the final buzzer rang.
They’ll need all the convincing wins they can get to improve their seeding in the upcoming Big Ten Conference Tournament and NCAA Tournament. “We wanted to put them away, psychologically,” Stringer said. “With anything, if you keep people hanging around they think they can do anything, so we needed to demonstrate that we have gotten better from the last time we played them.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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Rutgers wins first five bouts of meet to establish momentum on Senior Day CONTINUED FROM BACK With the pressure of f, he could take the dual in from a dif ferent perspective. “It was good to just sit back and watch our guys wrestle. We beat some good guys,” Goodale said. “They’re doing a really good job and they have some really talented kids, but I thought we wrestled well on top and really controlled the mat. We had a bunch of guys get riding time and that’s what we are stressing. I felt really comfortable.” The win does more than give Rutgers another notch in the win column. For grapplers who have struggled this season, it builds confidence. For wrestlers like sophomore 125-pounder Sean McCabe and sophomore 174-pounder Phillip Bakuckas, who have struggled at times through the gauntlet of the Big Ten season, the match against the Tigers provided a boost. McCabe collected a 10-2 major decision to begin the scoring onslaught, while Bakuckas had to open up the scoring in the third period to earn the 8-3 decision. “It feels great to get back into the win column,” Bakuckas said. “It’s been a long road and all through January, and even February, I was struggling to get to my shots. It is not the prettiest win, but I will take it. It is a huge confidence booster. We went through the whole Big Ten grind of wrestling the top teams in the nation and it is nice coming in here and getting our chance to put a beating on someone.” It is hard to believe after a 2411 win that the Knights would be
disappointed, but coming off the mat after each win and decision, not all the Rutgers grapplers were excited about their result. Some of them wanted more. Bakuckas was disappointed he did not wrestle his match perfectly. Redshirt-freshman 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault and junior 149-pounder Ken Theobold wanted
bonus points. Perrotti was three points away from a tech fall but even that wasn’t what he was looking for. “I wasn’t worried about the tech fall, I was looking for the pin,” Perrotti said. “We got this dual-meet challenge going on down in the wrestling room and I was one behind Kenny, in second place. I was just trying to go for the fall, but a win is a win and now it’s on to Thursday against Drexel.” For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow @ TylerKaralewich and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Sophomore Claire Jones scores a 9.825 on the balance beam on Saturday. She has yet to score less than 9.800 this season. TIANFANG YU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
RU stumbles short, finishes in second EVAN BRUNO STAFF WRITER
Junior Anthony Perrotti tries to lift his opponent from his feet to score a takedown in last Saturday’s match against Princeton. MICHELE KLEJMONT / ACTING MANAGING EDITOR
Disappointment and anguish were written on the faces of nearly every competitor on the Rutgers gymnastics team after the public address announcer read aloud the results of Saturday’s Pink Quad Meet at the Livingston Gym. He declared that the Scarlet Knights had finished in second place, just behind Maryland. With those words, a large portion of the sold out crowd of 972 fans filed out of the arena hanging their heads. Despite the result, the Knights (7-7, 0-6 Big Ten) did put on a great show for the spectators. The squad scored a solid 194.450 and picked up a pair of victories over Cornell (192.700) and Ursinus (189.650). The Knights kicked the meet off on the vault and got into some early trouble. Freshman Sahara Gibson (9.075) fell down at the conclusion of her routine when she attempted a perfect landing. Junior Jenna Williams (9.050) also had an error in the event going for a perfect landing as well. Striving for perfection is a good goal to have but it may have been a reach, for it cost Rutgers a higher score in the event and ultimately the win. “You have to hit four events if you want to win,” said head coach Louis Levine. “This week it was vault, last week it was beam, the week before it was bars. We went for perfection and it cost us in falls. We went for that perfect stick [landing] and, unfortunately, when you go for a perfect stick, if you’re not right on, you’re on the ground.” Vault was not entirely bad for the Knights. They posted a solid score of 48.200. Senior captain Luisa Leal put up 9.850 points and earned second place on the event and sophomore April Baker posted a 9.825, good for a fourth place finish. Rutgers competed on the uneven bars in the second rotation and scored a strong 48.750 points. Williams and senior Captain Emma Hoffman both posted 9.8’s and led their team in the rotation. “I’ve been very consistent with it [the bars] all season,” Williams
said. “I’m most proud that I can still keep my consistency going throughout the year.” Williams had extra personal motivation for the breast cancer awareness meet with several family members having battled the disease. The senior admitted to performing with them in mind during the competition. “I had two aunts and my mom’s best friend all had breast cancer,” Williams said. “So, for me, it means way more to me than anything because they fought it and they beat it. I just think it’s a great cause because it’s something that is so deathly and to raise money for it so people can get a cure for it and find a cure ... it’s just amazing to me.” In the third rotation, Rutgers competed on the balance beam and scored 48.475. Sophomore Claire Jones continued her consistency this season by posting a 9.825. She has not posted a score below 9.800 this year. Williams (9.675), Groden (9.675) and junior Claudia Salinas (9.600) all landed high marks. Leal posted a 9.750 and was pleased with her performance. The meet was the fifth year senior’s final appearance at the Livingston Gym. “I thought I did pretty good today,” the senior captain said. “I’m ver y glad and ver y happy with it because this is my last meet in [the Livingston Gym]. We have one more home meet but it’s at the RAC. The Rec [Livingston Gym] is where I did all my five years that I competed here. This is the last one. It was sentimental and I was ver y sensible at the beginning of the meet. I was cr ying and ever ything, but I per formed pretty well.” In the fourth and final rotation, the Knights competed on the floor exercise and posted a season-high team mark of 49.025. Jones landed a season-high 9.875 to lead her team. Freshman Jenna Crisalli (9.800) and Hoffman (9.825) both set career-highs in the event. For updates on the Rutgers gymnastics team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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February 16, 2015 WOMEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS 10, VILLANOVA 7
Knights triumph with strong finish in season opener BRIAN FONSECA STAFF WRITER
Before the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team could get its inaugural season in the Big Ten under way, it had to get past a bitter former rival from a familiar conference. The Scarlet Knights defeated former Big East foe Villanova by a score of 10-7 last Saturday. Rutgers continues its one-sided dominance in the rivalry, improving to 22-1 all-time against the Wildcats. The game was pushed up from a 4 p.m. start to 11 a.m. due to the expectation of a third snowstorm to hit the northeast in three weeks. Although temperatures were below freezing on the field, the Knights started the game red hot. After winning the game’s first face-off, Halley Barnes put the 223 fans who braved the conditons at High Point Solutions Stadium on their feet just 44 seconds into the contest. Rutgers scored on its first possession of the season exactly one week after the men’s team scored on its first possession of the season against St. John’s. The junior attacker penetrated a surprised Wildcats defense and slid her shot past goalkeeper Jaclyn Fraum to give the Knights their first lead of the season. “As a team, our main focus is to come out hard every single half, and we really talk about setting the tone in the first five minutes of the half,” Barnes said. The opening goal of the season was also Rutgers’ first goal as
a member of the Big Ten. Barnes put the moment into perspective. “It’s huge. It’s something I get to hold onto forever,” Barnes said. “Being a part of the first Rutgers women’s lacrosse team in the Big Ten is awesome, and it’s something that will be with me for the rest of my life.” But the home team’s euphoria in the opening minutes was short-lived. Villanova stormed back and scored four unanswered goals to stun the home crowd. After
suffering the third goal in that sequence, which came just six seconds after the Knights allowed the second goal, 13-year head coach Laura Brand-Sias called a timeout to corral her troops. “We told them not to hesitate. We were hesitant in our transition,” Brand-Sias said of what she told her team during that timeout. “We told them to be urgent and communicate and get everyone engaged whenever there was a dead ball foul.”
The timeout helped rejuvenate the team, allowing the anxious Knights to creep back into the game. Junior attacker Kim Kolodny pulled a goal back for Rutgers on a manup situation before senior midfielder Jenny Vlahos scored her first goal of the day to knot the score at 4-3. Before the referee blew the halftime whistle, each side scored a goal in the waning moments. The teams entered the locker room with the score 5-4 in Villanova’s favor.
Junior midfielder Jenny Vlahos led the Rutgers offensive attack on Saturday against Villanova, scoring an impressive three goals on route to a 10-7 win. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2013
If the Knights entered the first half red hot, they started the second half burning white hot. Junior attacker Halley Barnes repeated her feat from the first half, scoring the first goal of the second half 26 seconds in to equalize for Rutgers. Just 10 seconds later, senior attacker Melissa Arthur scored her first goal of the season. The Knights regained the lead for the first time since the 26:33 mark of the first half. Building on the momentum of its ferocious start, Rutgers outscored the Wildcats 6-2 in the second half. Vlahos led the second half surge, scoring two goals to conclude her hat trick. Her three goals are a career high. The Manhasset, New York, native did not foresee having a career day, but attributed her outstanding performance to the help of her teammates. “I didn’t expect to have such a great game, but I couldn’t do it without my teammates,” Vlahos said. “We played great as a team. Everyone contributed to the win.” Brand-Sias believes getting out on the right foot to begin the season provides the right spark. “You’re always going to be happy coming out of the game with a win,” Brand-Sias said. “The second half will be good momentum for us to carry forward throughout the week.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team, follow @ TargumSports on Twitter.
MEN’S LACROSSE RICHMOND 15, RUTGERS 7
Rutgers unable to sidestep trap set by Spiders in Richmond KEVIN XAVIER ACTING ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
On occasion, a team’s schedule will pair games together that var y in terms of quality of competition. When a team faces an inferior opponent immediately before a matchup with an accomplished adversary, therein lies the vaunted trap game. The Rutgers men’s lacrosse team failed to heed that warning when it traveled to Richmond, Virginia, last Saturday. The Scarlet Knights got tangled in the Spiders’ web in a 15-7 defeat. Head Coach Brian Brecht did not mince words when discussing the Scarlet Knights’ (11) performance. “We didn’t play well,” he said. “We didn’t play well enough to get the win. We didn’t play well enough to even be competitive.” After jumping out to a 1-0 lead on a goal from senior midfielder Brian Goss just 1:48 into the game, the Spiders (2-0) bit back, scoring four-straight goals to mount a three-goal lead early in the second quarter. The Spiders’ lead swelled to 7-3 late in the first half as the clock ticked below the one minute mark. Brecht has preached the impor tance of closing both halves and quarters strong, but the Knights lacked strength in this game and the Spiders surged.
Richmond scored two goals with :21 left on the first half clock, pushing their lead to 9-3 and effectively placing the game out of reach for Rutgers. Junior midfielder and captain Scott Bieda attempted to put the loss in perspective. “I think this could be a good learning point for our team,” Bieda said. “You hate to lose, but sometimes good can come from a loss.” The junior scored two goals for the Knights, serving as the only Rutgers player with multiple goals. Bieda blamed breakdowns in communication for the less-than-impressive performance on the field. “I think that we didn’t play together as a team,” Bieda said. “St. John’s was a great team win, and we got away from that against Richmond.” The Knights also got away from sharing the ball. Sophomore midfielder Christian Trasolini, who leads the team in goals with four, stressed the significance of moving the ball around to counter the Spiders’ slide-adjacent defense. Instead, the opposite occurred. After notching seven assists on 10 goals against the Red Storm, Rutgers assisted on only two of the seven goals scored against Richmond. Brecht is willing to shoulder the burden for the inept attack. “It probably lies on my shoulders. We tried to create a sense
of urgency with our gameplan and we didn’t execute that well enough,” Brecht said. The game plan held three particular prongs that Brecht knew would be vital to the outcome of this contest: defending Mitch Goldberg, Mickey Hofmeister and J.P. Forester. Goldberg took the Atlantic Sun Conference by storm last season earning first team all-conference, conference freshman of the year and conference tournament MVP honors after putting the Spiders on his back and carrying them to the NCAA tournament. Goldberg also competed for team Israel this past summer at the Lacrosse World Championships in Denver. He wasn’t exactly sneaking up on anybody. “He was the lead guy that we targeted,” Brecht said of Goldberg. “It was a part of the game plan to know where he was on the field, what he did and how to defend em’ — and he ends up having a pretty big day.” The big day included five goals and an assist. Hofmeister netted two goals and an assist while Forester snuck three past Rutgers’ goaltender Kris Alleyne and added an assist of his own. The three players the Knights had to control, or at least contain, outscored and assisted their entire team. Brecht needs his “knowns” to show up every game.
Senior Scott Bieda scroed two goals and added an assist for the Knights in their loss to Richmond 15-7 on Valentine’s Day. TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2013
“Our known guys who were able to produce against St. John’s didn’t produce and didn’t play well and when that happens, we have trouble winning games,” Brecht said. One of the knowns, Trasolini, was held scoreless and managed only two shots on net. But Scott Bieda knows that the bitterness and disappointment that accompanies this loss can be used as fuel for the team’s next formidable
foe in No. 9 Virginia, when they come to visit High Point Solutions Stadium on Saturday at noon. “We came together postgame and said ‘look, you know this feeling that you have right now, it’s not gonna happen again, we’re not gonna let it happen again,’” he said. For updates on Rutgers men’s lacrosse, follow @KevinPXavier and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “If you keep people hanging around, they think they can do anything, so we needed to demonstate that we have gotten better from the last time we played them.” - Rutgers head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NO. 18 RUTGERS 78, PURDUE 49
Rutgers dominates interior, buries Purdue CONOR NORDLAND CORRESPONDENT
A win would not be enough. The Rutgers women’s basketball team needed a rout. The No. 18 Scarlet Knights were clinging onto a 39-37 five minutes into the second half, with Purdue making a furious comeback attempt. But Rutgers answered in the most convincing way possible. The Knights engineered a 39-12 run in the last 12 minutes to pull away from the Boilermakers for an eventual 78-49 blowout. Rutgers (19-6, 10-4) was able to respond from its road loss at Maryland and return to the winning ways it had grown accustomed to over the past month. Although Purdue (10-15, 3-11) hung around for more than half the game, the Knights showcased why they are one of the top-20 teams in the nation. Rutgers dominated the game from the inside, scoring 50 points in the paint to Purdue’s 20. Junior center Rachel Hollivay, who got the starting nod Saturday, registered 12 points on 67 percent shooting from the field. It was her highest scoring output since dropping 14 points against Maryland last month. “We knew we had the height advantage inside, so we just took it to them,” Hollivay said. Her strong play was indicative of the entire team, as Rutgers shot just under 53 percent from the field and racked up 20 assists. But as the case has been all season long, the players and coaches credited the overall team defense for propelling the Knights to the impressive offensive output. “Our defense turned into offense for us, Kahleah did a good job attacking the rim and scoring, and things just started falling for us,” said sophomore guard Tyler Scaife. “We switched into another gear and scored a lot of points.” In total, the Knights forced 22 turnovers and swiped 16 steals from the Boilermakers, leading to 30 points on the other end of the Senior guard Syessence Davis led the way on Junior center Rachel Hollivay soars toward the hoop on a layup in the second half on Saturday at the RAC. Hollivay dropped 12 points against Purdue, as Rutgers notched 50 points in the paint on the night. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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WRESTLING RUTGERS 24, PRINCETON 11
Knights tackle Tigers in Senior Day win TYLER KARALEWICH CORRESPONDENT
Anthony Perrotti sensed the blood was in the water. Four-straight decisions, including two majors to start the dual, and the sharks were circling — so Perrotti went for the kill. Perrotti needed just one more takedown for a tech fall but secured the 14-2, major and the Rutgers wrestling team went up, 18-0, against Princ-
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The win was the fifth consecutive victory for Perrotti. It wasn’t a defining win for the Scarlet Knights, but it was a win in the longest running dual-meet rivalr y and quality preparation for the conference and NCAA meets. It did not come against a Big Ten school like Penn State or Iowa, but it did signal the change for the Knights in the end of their home dual-meet season.
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eton. The 157-pounder saw a window to open up the scoring and he took full advantage of it. “It’s kind of sad to say it, but you go up against all these Big Ten teams and then you face a team whose inferior — you smell the blood,” Perrotti said. “That’s what we wanted to do. We wanted to get on them early and impose our will on them, because that’s what a lot of teams have been doing to us. When we get that chance, we like to impose our will on them and get bonus points.”
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senior sprinter, set a new school record in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.62 at the Valentine Invitational in Boston this past Friday. She placed first out of 230 competitors in the event.
While Rutgers often came from behind in its matches last season while competing in the EIWA conference, a commanding 24-11 win against former EIWA rival Princeton Saturday solidified the change in conference and how far the Knights program has come. As a passionate fan of the spor t, head coach Scott Goodale was excited to see the Knights jump out to a huge lead. SEE SENIOR ON PAGE 14
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Wednesday, TBA, Columbus, Ohio