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Vehicle collisions injure students on Douglass NIKHILESH DE AND NIKITA BIRYUKOV STAFF WRITERS
Two students were struck by a vehicle on Nichol Avenue on Monday night and taken to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
At least two students have been injured after a car struck them on Monday night. The two students were taken to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries after being hit by the vehicle on Douglass campus, said University spokesperson E.J. Miranda. The incident occurred on Nichol Avenue close to Suydam Street. The accident happened around 6:00 p.m. Three ambulances were on the scene near Cabaret Theater shortly after the accident and departed with students in tow by 6:35 p.m. The car, a silver Toyota RAV4, sustained damage to its front end. Local police officers at the scene declined to comment on the incident, as did the RAV4’s driver. “The accident investigation is ongoing,” Miranda said.
Rutgers bus drivers discuss everyday lives SOFIYA NEDELCHEVA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Most students do not know much about the bus drivers or the way the bus system operates. Despite working many hours a day, the drivers have different hobbies and interests that they pursue in their spare time. The Rutgers bus drivers are hired and trained by First Transit, said John Karakoglou, assistant director of Transit Services for the Rutgers University Department of Transportation Services. “All drivers must have a commercial driver’s license and ... pass the First Transit safety course, and they must also be qualified to drive all vehicles that we operate on campus,” he said. First Transit is Rutgers’ contracted provider. “The University’s Campus Bus Service is the second largest operating bus system in New Jersey, transporting more than 6 million passengers annually and providing more than 70,000 passenger trips per day. The contract includes First Transit’s management of 70 employees and the operation of 50 transit buses,” according to the First Transit website. Drivers come from all over the state, and although there is no
specified area for recruitment, most live within a 40-mile radius of the University, Karakoglou said. The bus drivers, like students, have hobbies that they engage in during their free time. A Weekend 1 Bus driver said he works all week. The Old Bridge, New Jersey, resident drives the EE bus on the weekdays. In his spare time, he likes to relax and watch and play different sports. In particular, he enjoys bowling. “I’m from South Bound Brook, N.J., which is about 6 miles from Rutgers, and I only work on weekends,” said Leon, a Weekend 2 bus driver. In his free time, Leon plays the organ. Typically the bus drivers operate their vehicles for around seven or eight hours per day, he said. “Depending on the shift that the drivers pick, they could start work as early as 5 a.m.,” Karakoglou said. “A typical morning shift could start at 6 a.m. and finish at 2 p.m. Some shifts are split into a four-hour period in the morning and then another four-hour period in the afternoon.” Normally they drive the same bus throughout the course of the week, barring the weekends when only the Weekend buses are running. SEE LIVES ON PAGE 4
It snowed through most of Monday, with a few inches accumulating by the evening, according to accuweather.com. On average, there are more than 75,000 crashes in New Jersey ever y winter due to vehicles skidding on snow and ice, according to the Division of Highway Traffic Safety website. Drivers can prevent these accidents by avoiding sudden movements when driving, going with turns when skidding and watching out for black ice, according to the site. Drivers who do skid should avoid braking or accelerating, according to the site. They should instead focus their steering wheels in the general direction their car is skidding in, and straighten out after they have regained control. They should also increase separation between cars while driving to ensure they do not crash in the event of sudden stops, according to the site.
U. names Arizona physicist as new Endowed Chair NOA HALFF ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities. The goal of Breathing Room is to host a non-judgmental open space where conversations can come up naturally, said Julia Pennick, a student in the Graduate School of Social Work. Students are free to discuss whatever topic comes to mind. Rago-Craft and Pennick are facilitators of the peer group.
Rutgers has named physicist Jacques Chakhalian as the first appointed to the new Professor Claud Lovelace Endowed Chair in Experimental Physics, according to a press release. The announcement was made on Feb. 3 at a board meeting. Chakhalian, a professor of physics at the University of Arkansas, is happy to do what he loves most — teaching students and learning about the miracles of nature, according to 100lives.com. His ancestry is Armenian, and his grandmother escaped the genocide. He said he is happy to see his extended family now living safe and happy lives in many different countries, according to the website. Chakhalian was named the Scharlau Endowed Chair in 2010 at the University of Arkansas, according to the press release. He was also selected as an investigator by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, which developed a $1.8 million grant to the University to support his research, according to Newswise.com.
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The Breathing Room allows members of the LGBT community to discuss issues. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Breathing room offers students space to relax BUSHRA HASAN STAFF WRITER
Sometimes, all you need is a little room to breathe. “Breathing Room,” a weekly peer-listening group, hosts smallgroup discussion sessions for those looking to connect with others in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, said Zaneta Rago-Craft, director of Student Affairs at the Center
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Campus Calendar TUESDAY 2/16 The Eagleton Institute of Politics and the Rutgers University Bookstore presents “United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good, a Book Talk with Senator Cory Booker” at 7 p.m. at the Douglass Student Center. The event is free and open to the public, but requires pre-registration. The Department of Germanic, Russian and Eastern European Languages and Literatures presents “Empire on the PostSoviet Screen Spring 2016 Film Series” at 5 p.m. at the Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public. University Career Services presents “LinkedIn101: Your Professional Network” at 5:30 p.m. at the Busch Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. The Cook Campus Dean and The DivisionUndergraduate Academic Affairs presents “Undergraduate Research Mixer” at 5:30 p.m. at the Cook Student Center on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Faculty Chamber Concert” at 7:30 p.m. at the Marryott Music Building, Stephanie Morris on Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public. The Catholic Student Association presents “Catholic Student Association Spirit Night” at 8 p.m. at the Livingston Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. WEDNESDAY 2/17 Student Access and Educational Equity presents “Kathleen Cushman to visit RU Campus for 3rd Annual Access Week” at 10 a.m. at the College Avenue Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. University Career Services presents “Grad Students: Resume/ CV & Cover Letter” at 12 p.m. at the Gateway Transit Village on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public. The Department of Neurology presents “Neurology Grand Rounds” at 12:30 p.m. at the Clinical Academic Building on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.
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Student finds cat by searching through social media
Twitch, a deaf cat with a permanent head-tilt, went missing earlier this month. His owner, Casey Haddox, found him after several days through a viral social media campaign beginning with a post on Yik Yak. The cat was eventually located by a New Brunswick resident, who returned Twitch after demanding money for rescuing and taking the animal to a vetinarian. CHRISTOPHER BOHORQUEZ
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One deaf cat’s journey has touched the hearts and minds of many Rutgers students. Twitch, a cat owned by Casey Haddox, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore, was lost on Feb. 6 and found days later with the help of social media. Haddox adopted the cat at the Edison Animal Shelter. His name, she said, comes from a constant tilt in his neck. “He was just born like that,” Haddox said. “He has gotten a lot of tests done on him. He is 100 percent okay. He just literally has a tilted neck. People think he’s very different because of that, and he’s just a little slower.” The playful, friendly cat left the house without any of the owners knowing. “My landlord came to my house, left the backdoor open (and) my cat escaped. I went back to sleep because it was earlier in the morning. (I did not notice) until my roommate, Lindsay started asking me where my cat was,” Haddox said. Twitch usually stays close to the house, but when Haddox and her roommates started to look for the cat, Twitch was nowhere to be found, she said.
“He had been gone all day. So we started immediately just tr ying to retrace where we think he could’ve gone ... the general area around my house, down the streets. He’s gotten out before, but he’s like a stoop cat, so he’ll wait at people’s doors,” Haddox said. Haddox reached out to New Brunswick locals too see if anyone had seen the cat, and she posted a picture on the anony-
had a bunch of people messaging me saying they had seen him, or they thought they saw him,” said Ashley Manzo, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and one of Haddox’s roommates. Not long after the story went viral, someone claiming to have Twitch contacted Haddox. Though animal control had Twitch in their possession, the group had some trouble reclaiming their cat.
their search in city hall. They soon found the person who had Twitch. “He said that they took him to the vet automatically for the head tilt, which kind of upset me, because my cat’s not a stray. Obviously by taking an animal to the vet, they’re automatically going to charge you,” Casey Haddox said. Her suspicions proved correct. The person told Casey that
“He had been gone all day. So we started immediately just trying to retrace where we think he could’ve gone.” CASSEY HADDOX School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Sophomore
mous social media platform, Yik Yak. Responses flooded in out of nowhere, she said. Twitch had been seen at the Hidden Grounds Coffee Shop on Easton Avenue, she said. Following the Yik Yak post’s success, the cat’s owners spread their campaign to other social media platforms. The posts started to go viral, she said. “I was really surprised how fast I got information. I posted it in the Rutgers Facebook group. I
Lindsay Haddox, Casey Haddox’s sister and a School of Arts and Sciences senior, called animal control at least six times and left descriptions of the cat, mentioning the distinctive head tilt. The next morning, they received a call from an unknown number. The caller said that they could pick up the cat behind the New Brunswick City Hall the following day. Casey Haddox and her four roommates were unable to locate the caller and continued
she owes them money for taking care of the cat, despite no paperwork being shown. “So he tells me, without any paperwork, ‘You owe $50 to us for holding the cat, and you owe $87 for the veterinarian fees,’ so it was $137,” she said. “That makes no sense, because we left descriptions telling you my cat was lost.” When asked to provide documentation, she said the person provided a veterinarian bill for a different cat.
At this time, he did not have Twitch with him and did not allow the group to see the cat, she said. “The veterinarian bill says my cat is 15-year-old, two-month, Calico female. Mind you, my cat is 1 year (old), black and he’s a male. He didn’t show me any badges that he was in animal control,” Casey Haddox said. “It was just so sketchy.” The group found that Twitch was in a kennel in the man’s car the whole time. Casey Haddox said she could not see the cat until she paid the bill. The bill discrepancy happened because of a of paper work mix-up at the Raritan Animal Hospital, she said. Lindsay and Casey Haddox then called the police. “The police obviously sided with him. This is what they said — ‘They were on their lunch break and this issue is they left their lunch break for,’” Casey Haddox said. Casey Haddox paid more money because she refused to cooperate. She said she could not see the cat until she paid the money. Twitch is now safe at his home. The final cost of getting him back was $152. “The way animal control handled the situation was unprofessional,” Lindsay Haddox said.
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SPACE Breathing room lets students connect through large community, Pennick says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
Several of the Rutgers bus drivers have hobbies ranging from playing music to working out. At work, they usually have seven or eight-hour shifts, and cover the same route all week. Weekend drivers have different schedules from those who work during the week. GEORGETTE STILLMAN
LIVES Drivers generally live within 40-mile radius of Rutgers, Karakoglou says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
Because of their long shifts, drivers are allowed to take breaks at each end of their routes. They use those breaks to use the restrooms or to stretch their legs, Karakoglou said.
“I live in Nor th Plainfield, New Jersey, which is about 12 miles from Rutgers. I tr y to go to the gym and workout four days a week. In my free time I like to go visit my friends. I also like to go to the librar y and read,” said Raquel, an H bus driver.
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While most students do not know the names, towns or hobbies of the bus drivers, they certainly have some impressions of them. “Most of the bus drivers are very pleasant. You can say hi and bye to them. They are always very nice, and when you say thank you they always reply with ‘you’re welcome’ and ‘have a great day,’” said Jonathan Yaung, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore. He said he met a “very cool” F bus driver. The two would always greet one another, he said. Drivers used to be more reckless a couple of years ago, but they have gotten better, said Farrah Khan, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior. They have started to wait for students when they see them running to the bus, which is a sign of their improvement. “The bus drivers have gotten better over the years,” Khan said.
which is one of the reasons I am passionate about holding this Now in its fourth year, the pro- space and seeing the group grow gram has moved to a new location each week,” Pennick said. It is a “drop-in” space, meaning this year, Rago-Craft said. The biggest issue organizing students can come in at any point these meetings for the new se- in the group and join, Rago-Craft mester was due to the location said. Attendance ranges from 10 to 15 people every week. change, Pennick said. All members of the group are “I worried that students who were attending would be unable anonymous to any outsiders, grantto make the move with us,” she ing students a greater transparensaid. “To the contrary, the move cy, Pennick and Rago-Craft said. “(Students) can come and feel has been of a benefit and we both have familiar faces and new par- a part of a community larger than themselves, and if needed, ask for ticipants each week.” The University is already home to thoughts or advice on any situamany LGBT-affiliated organizations, tion they may be going through,” Pennick said. including severSome weeks al student-run “I find that the support are dedicated groups, as well to reducing as the Center, of hearing from one’s student stress said Sabrina Gatpeers is a powerful space levels and retuso, a School of in which individuals can laxing with Arts and Scifeel comfortable and friends. Other ences first-year weeks are censtudent. grow together.” tered around “The current discussions LGBT resourcJULIA PENNICK about current es on campus Graduate School of Social Work Student events, Raare good,” she go-Craft said. said. “But if they have group activities (or) group Sometimes Breathing Room is used as a “sounding board” for sessions, that might be better.” Breathing Room aims to “facil- students questioning their sexitate a community of supportive uality and/or gender identity, or peers within the larger Universi- those navigating experiences like ty,” Pennick said. And students coming out. This type of program is helpful are able to engage with one another regarding topics important to for allowing students to explore their individual identities and their individuality. Pennick was motivated to join helping them move into those Breathing Room’s community identities, Gattuso said. The most valuable contribubecause of her work in graduate school. She received an internship tions to the group can sometimes with the Center for Social Justice be from the members themselves, Education and LGBT Communi- Craft said. “Often students will bring ties, and was asked to facilitate the in their own experiences, and group’s weekly discussion. “I find that the support of hear- try to find commonality and ading from one’s peers is a powerful vice with others who have been space in which individuals can feel through similar experiences,” comfortable and grow together, Rago-Craft said.
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CHAIR New chair position is part of ‘Our Rutgers, Our Future’ campaign, according to press release CONTINUED FROM FRONT
He will begin working at Rutgers—New Brunswick in September 2016. He is planning to teach public service activities and maintain a high level of research over a five-year term, according to the press release. His research focuses on artificial quantum materials with strongly correlated electrons, a field in modern condensed matter physics. Claud Lovelace was a Rutgers professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and an expert in string theory, according to the press release. He died in 2012 and pledged $1.5 million toward the new faculty position, part of a larger gift of $27 million to establish 18 endowed chairs at Rutgers for “Our Rutgers, Our Future,” a fundraising campaign. Endowed chairs are a main method of fundraising for Rutgers, which supplies a permanent source of funding. It is one of the
highest honors Rutgers can offer faculty members. “We are delighted Professor Chakhalian will continue his internationally recognized career at
“We are delighted Professor Chakhalian will continue his internationally recognized career at Rutgers.” RICHARD L. EDWARDS Rutgers—New Brunswick Chancellor
Rutgers as holder of the Lovelace Endowed Chair, and add to the prestige of our acclaimed Department of Physics and Astronomy,” said University Chancellor Richard L. Edwards in the press release. These positions help draw world-class scholars, strengthen
academic disciplines and improve Rutgers’ reputation, he said. Faculty selected to hold chairs draw excellent faculty, top graduate students and increased funding for research. Chakhalian’s short-term goal at Rutgers is to establish an internationally competitive laboratory for artificial quantum materials and advanced spectroscopies, he said in the press release. “I want to lead a group which provides a diverse and exciting research and educational environment for students and early stage researchers for future advanced careers in condensed matter physics and material science,” he said in the press release. His mid-term and long-term goals are to work with colleagues to create at Rutgers a state-of-theart, collaboration-driven hub for rationally designed quantum materials with outstanding properties, he said in the press release. “One of the decisive factors was Rutgers’ unique combination of talented researchers spanning quantum materials synthesis, state-of-the-art experimental facilities and outstanding theory. It’s hard to think of any other university in the country where such synergy would be present.”
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CRIME FEB. 15 JERSEY CITY — North Bergan pastor, Gregorio Martinez, convicted of molesting a 13-year-old boy may have left the country. The 48-year-old pastor faced up to five years in prison and a source said he left the country after convicted. Martinez lived in Jersey City at the time of his trial after paying a $250,000 cash or bond bail.
SciWomen is a collaborative aimed at helping women earn more degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. NEWS.RUTGERS.EDU
Rutgers group aims to promote women in STEM MADHURI BHUPATHIRAJU
toward “increasing the participation and advancement of women in academic science and engineerIn 2012, less than 23 percent ing careers,” and grants are given of master’s degrees awarded in to certain institutions to attain this engineering and 35.9 percent in goal, according to their website. Institutions have certain meaphysical sciences were to women, according to the National sures in place to help people network with one another and Science Foundation. A group of women at Rutgers learn from each other. These recognizes this inequality and or- measures include data, programs, ganized the Office for Promotion workshops, policy change, policy of Women in Science, Engineer- improvement and conferences ing and Mathematics, also known through the year, Batmanian said. The institutions have assessas “SciWomen.” The group aims to tackle the ment components in place to inequality through a support understand the social impact of system for women, said Natalie a specific intervention. The NSF Batmanian, a former Rutgers wants to see programs actually graduate student and the current making a difference and the University working with social sciendirector of SciWomen. There are many women receiv- tists to obtain and interpret that ing doctoral degrees in the scienc- data, she said. They then es, but the ratio share that of male to feknowledge male employees with the comdecreases as “Our approach is to munity at yearthey progress alleviate isolation, ly conferences to higher posiwhich is one of the where they tions, she said. biggest factors in discuss certain “You enter programs that the workforce people’s lives.” worked well with about an and ones that even gender NATALIE BATMANIAN didn’t, she said. representation Director of SciWomen Like every othbut you are er academic being evaluatenvironment, ed differently from male colleagues so you’re there is a scholarly inquiry in place not getting as many promotions, to help implement these programs. “Like students, faculty find raises, accolades or awards and so men outpace you by the time themselves lost and kind of helpyou get to top positions,” she said. less facing certain challenges, The mission of the SciWomen so giving each other support in office is to serve faculty who are that way helps (get) over those underrepresented in the science, hurdles,” she said. “So it’s not technology, engineering and all that different when students mathematics fields. The office are grouped together in livwas founded 10 years ago by Joan ing-learning communities with Bennett, senior faculty advisor of similar sensibilities whether it’s law or business.” SciWomen, Batmanian said. Typically, universities create “Our approach is to alleviate isolation, which is one of the big- these programs after receiving gest factors in people’s lives, as NSF funding, but SciWomen was they are the sole women in the created at Rutgers using other department,” she said. “We also grants, Batmanian said. “In the beginning it was thought offer programs for skill building, leadership, mentorship or com- of as a waste of time — a tea-time munication skills. They’re typical- for women to come and gossip. ly packaged into a program with But today we are recognized in the community and our resources multiple elements.” These programs help faculty are respected and recommendset attainable goals for themselves ed,” she said. When they first started, people so that they get to those points of success more quickly and ad- were reluctant to participate because of the pressure on them to vance in their career, she said. The office receives a grant from be productive, she said. Over time, the National Science Foundation those people recognized the value (NSF) through the NSF ADVANCE of the program to their productiviprogram. This program is geared ty, and participation increased. CONTRIBUTING WRITER
There is now funding from the University to extend the program to non-science and male faculty. “What we may say colloquially is that a rising tide lifts all boats. Seeing the effectiveness of this program with women, our institution and others, are extending the program to all faculty,” she said. “The academics have a demanding job and to do that job well, professional development programs help.” Batmanian stresses the importance of mentors, as being im-
mersed in a community of mentors will only help advance people in their careers, she said. These mentors can act as a support system and aid in vital work. It is also important to recognize that it is alright to ask for help, she said. “You as a young professional, always take the time to recognize your needs as a human being,” she said. “To succeed as women in a career, we need to realize that we cannot do it alone, we need to do it as a community.”
FEB. 15 CARNEYS POINT TWP. — Matthew Leonardi, of Penns Grove, was arrested after police responded to an unwanted person call at a nursing home. Police responded to the Southgate Nursing Home call at 6 p.m. and the 29-year-old man. Leonard had a hypodermic syringe and other drug paraphernalia on his person. He is being held in lieu of bail at Salem County Correctional Facility. FEB. 15 PHILIDELPHIA — A woman was hit over the head with a beer bottle and had her throat slashed afterwards with the cracked while dancing at Fiddler’s Green Tavern. The 37-year-old victim was at the bar off Frankford Avenue when a women she knew came over to her and attacked her. The victim “suffered a severe face and neck laceration,” according to 6ab report. The victim is in critical condition and police are looking for the attacker.
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US lags behind world in financial literacy
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ou need writing for your resume, papers, for commenAVANTIKA YELLAPANTULA taries in The Daily Targum and for expressing your thoughts on just about anything. It’s like taking bitter cough medicine — awful, but desperately necessary. It’s obvious why you need to know how to read and write. In fact, that’s what makes you literate. But there are other types of literacy that we should know of, such as financial literacy. Financial literacy is just as much a basic skill as reading and writing. It gives us the knowledge to manage our expenses, tells us to set a budget for necessities and prevents us from overspending. So why isn’t financial literacy given as much importance? Maybe because financial literacy still needs to be taken seriously, especially when the United States as a nation scored below average on financial literacy, as compared to 13 of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) countries that took the exam. Generally, Americans, whether they are adults or students in college or high school, don’t care enough. Financial literacy isn’t often in school curricula, and when it is discussed, students don’t have a direct understanding about its significance for their future. The state of New Jersey started a three-year pilot program for high school seniors. The goal was to initiate comprehension and understanding of budgeting, savings, investment, credit card debt and other issues associated with personal finance responsibility. The only problem was that the pilot program ended in the 2012-2013 school year. The fact that the program ended is a problem in the public school education system in all 50 states because students need to understand how to take care of their finances. Despite the results of the global exam, the real problem isn’t an issue of competition between international students but more of an issue of students not learning enough for their own financial well-being. Students who are unable to manage their money, debt, credit and so on will be stressed and unable to manage their lives. Statistically, the typical savings rate of people under the age of 35 is negative (-1.8 percent), according to The Motley Fool. The typical American younger than 35 actually los-
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“Students who are unable to manage their money, debt, credit and so on will be stressed and unable to manage their lives.” es money and accumulates debt over time to an unmanageable degree. Along with mortgage on homes and auto loans, American consumer debt has climbed past the millions mark, past the billions mark and well into the trillions, $11.52 trillion to be exact, as reported by an article in The New York Times. In a different article by PBS, on the global exam of financial literacy, 15-year-olds from Shanghai, China, scored the highest. In turn, their household debt is one-half of the U.S household debt, about 37 percent of their GDP as stated in a piece about China’s Consumer Debt by BreakingViews. Therefore, there seems to be a correlation between student education in financial literacy and household debt. It’s not just American students that are ignorant about financial literacy but also adults. Adults tend to ignore their need for knowledge further even in dire situations. According to a Financial Literacy surveyconducted in 2014 by The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), 61 percent of the adults surveyed said that they don’t have a budget. They’re clueless, and clueless is dangerous. There are those, students and adults alike who try to ignore their student debts until “later,” but that leads to alarming statistics like the fact that only 4 of 10 Americans have enough in their savings to pay for an unexpected expense, according to My Budget 360. Or better yet, according to an article by U.S. News, 18 percent of American households don’t save. Another 20 percent don’t have enough saved to cover even two weeks’ worth of living expenses, while just 43 percent have enough in savings to cover one month of expenses. Aren’t these numbers terrifying? Of course, this is not to say that state governments like New Jersey just sit around and watch the public before them wander around in worry or ignorance about their financial stability. Pilot programs like the aforementioned are interspersed and Rutgers has provided insight to incoming transfer and first-year students about financial literacy through the Financial Wellness Edu online module. But one course isn’t nearly enough to emphasize the importance of financial literacy. It needs to be ingrained into the education system of not only New Jersey — or Mississippi, where financial knowledge rates the lowest score (51) — and not even nationally, according to a post by WalletHub ranking the states by financial literacy knowledge. This neglect of education in finance needs to be stopped and reversed and the growth should be global. Low-scoring countries like Colombia, Italy and Israel should rise up to China’s high-scoring stance. Financial literacy is a desperate need for everyone. Maybe it’s not sunshine and daisies, but it’s crucial. So why isn’t this topic treated like bitter cough medicine? Avantika Yellapantula is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student majoring in statistics and economics.
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Everyone is ready to move on, but GOP After Scalia’s death, republicans try to stall justice appointment
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hile people in the government decided to door to verify they were having the right kind of sex? reduce regulations — such as the case in It would be impossible to know how many people our environment or the finance industry were having sex, which genders are having sex, — it seems they’re finding ways to regulate people’s where they are having sex and what kind of sex they sexuality. Since the Supreme Court’s 2003 ruling of are having. The concept of realistically attempting to Lawrence v. Texas that struck down anti-sodomy enforce this idea is ridiculous, and it might as well laws (typically associated with “homosexual con- be a joke. When news broke out about Michigan passing duct”), there still exist a dozen states that uphold laws generally banning sex that’s not procreative, a bill, it seemed unfathomable that something that like would occur in 2016, and thankfully it isn’t. heterosexual sex. Michigan is one of these states. Earlier this month, the Michigan Senate passed a Many news sources like The Huffington Post or package of bills named Logan’s Law, which was de- Rawstory updated their stories, because it was signed to keep animals out of the hands of abusers. presumed the state of Michigan did pass the bill. And people decried the package for its anti-sodomy Sources that broke the story initially ignored how clause (also known as “deviant sexual conduct” law). the bill only passed in the Michigan Senate, yet still It says, “A person who commits the abominable and had to pass the Michigan House and be signed by the governor. It also isn’t detestable crime against the case that Michigan’s nature either with manlegislatures were trying to kind or with any animal is “The concept of realistically guilty of felony, punishable attempting to enforce this idea is pass a new sodomy law by stealthily incorporating it by imprisonment for not ridiculous, and it might as well into a bill that prevented more than 15 years …” This be a joke.” animal abuse: Logan’s Law controversial clause that’s was created by amending packaged as an anti-animal portions of a long-standabuse bill also includes language that overtly criminalizes human sodomy acts, ing penal code, created in 1931. When revising in the portion that states, “with mankind or with any the penal code, the Michigan Senate changed poranimal.” This makes oral sex or anal sex between hu- tions regarding animal abuse, but kept in place the man beings or humans and animals punishable up to clause that was intended to criminalize homosexual 15 years. Moreover, the anti-sodomy clause vague- activity. Sodomy laws may be unconstitutional and ly addresses sexually deviant activities. Although it illegitimate, but the fact that the Michigan Senate may have been intended to target homosexuals, the changed portions of the penal code for animals — term, “mankind” can apply to men or women, so it’s and didn’t think to remove a clause in the same been speculated that the law would criminalize anal code that was implemented to target a group of peoand oral sex between all human beings — homosex- ple — is extremely disappointing. Although laws against sodomy now fail to have ual or heterosexual. The effectiveness of the clause is slim because a constitutional basis, continuing to keep them in it’s unenforceable, even if it were constitutional. the books hold as a remembrance of hate that the Profound effort, ingenuity and will would be needed LGBTQ community experienced in the past, and it to make sure people don’t take part in anal or oral serves as a signifier of a history of persecution. The sex in the privacy of their home, or anywhere at all. laws that criminalize sodomy in a dozen states are If a couple were to have an intimate moment with unnecessarily a source of shame and pain for many one another, would the cops bust into their bedroom people, and they don’t belong in a modern society. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 148th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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February 16, 2016
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Hate speech hiding under guise of free speech lacks value THE CHAMPAGNE SOCIALIST JOSE SANCHEZ
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ast week, Rutgers, the U.S.’s most diverse university, had the dishonor of hosting professional troll, Milo Yiannopoulos. The openly gay, bleach-blond British provocateur is travelling the States on his “Dangerous Faggot” tour and was invited by the Rutgers chapter of the right-wing Young Americans for Liberty (Y.A.L.) Ever dramatic, the talk was titled “How the Progressive Left Is Destroying Education.” That’s right. It’s not coaches and administrators with six and seven-figure salaries that are destroying higher education in the U.S. It’s not the exploitation of part-time lecturers and adjuncts. Hell, it’s not even Sallie Mae and the crushingly high rates of student debt. It’s the feminists, the liberals and all the uppity queer, transgender and dark-skinned folks that are destroying our universities! This surreal worldview’s short-sightedness is staggering of course, yet every Pied Piper has his flock, and they trotted out in droves to see him last week. Y.A.L. president and my fellow columnist Matthew Boyer argued that even if Yiannopoulos spews fads and fancies of all sorts, that there’s still “value” to his speech. And, what valuable, intellectually engaging words
has Mr. Yiannopoulos graced us with? Well, according to witnesses and reports Yiannopoulos called people who believe in the wage gap “idiots” and that rape culture doesn’t exist. He’s compared the Black Lives Matter to the Ku Klux Klan, claimed that lesbians are behind sexual assault, that he isn’t “entirely sure” if non-penetrative sex was a thing, and that transgender people suffer from a “psychiatric disorder.” He even slammed Rutgers as “Hitler’s Austrian art college.” Now why a Rutgers student group would invite a person who seems to hold such contempt for their own university and fellow schoolmates is beyond me. What is also beyond me is how someone can compare the Klan with the Black Lives Matter movement. The former was the worst white supremacist organization the country has ever seen, responsible for beatings, lynchings, against African-Americans, Jews, Catholics, white liberals and all sorts of ‘purifying’ violence. Black Lives Matter is about opposing the disproportionate murder of African-Americans by the police, a movement backed by the president, presidential candidates and statistics from the Guardian, the Washington Post, and so forth. As for the wage gap, it exists across occupations and affects all women, even the educated and well-heeled. Furthermore, it’s even worse for queer and non-white women. The wage gap is also attributable to how we penalize motherhood, even though mothers literally reproduce the workforce. The U.S.
is shamefully the only industrialized that doesn’t have pro-family policies like paid maternity leave to further close this wage gap. And rape? According to a 2015 Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation study, one in five college women have been sexually assaulted, and that’s most likely an undercount. As for the lesbian and transgender thing, I won’t even deign to comment on it. So to Mr. Boyer and others, I ask what “value” is Mr. Yiannopoulos giving us? What “value” do bold lies and gross, shameless, baseless, ahistorical mischaracterizations have? If Yiannopoulos, a two-time college dropout, was trying to write a thesis or a research paper arguing the nonsense he does, he’d be laughed right out of the academy. My friends, the only business Yiannopoulos had here was to promote hate speech, and he cloaked himself in the guise of ‘liberty’ and ‘free speech’ to fool you otherwise. There’s nothing novel or brave about him. Yiannopoulos is an old-fashioned bigot, and to hell with whomever invited him to come here or cheered him on. But to me it’s not simply enough to poo-poo these reactionaries and their poisonous words, we ought to censor them. Free speech isn’t an absolute right suspended in a vacuum. It must be balanced against others if we’re to pursue a just society. And remember, equality is freedom’s precondition. Courts have already said we can’t scream “fire!” in crowded theaters or
libel people, so we already regulate speech. In Stalinist hellscapes like Canada, France, Germany and other industrialized democracies, there’s already bans on hate speech. Indeed, in many European countries denying the Holocaust’s existence is punishable by law. As New York University School of Law professor and author of The Harm In Hate Speech Jeffrey Waldron has said, there’s already legal precedent in regulating hate speech, namely the concept of ‘group libel’ as taken from the Supreme Court’s 1952 Beauharnais v. Illinois decision. ‘Group libel’ refers not simply to people taking offense to something, but defaming attacks on the dignity of entire groups of people. Using such a legal standard could protect the higher good of women as well as religious, racial, sexual and other minorities of living lives free of intimidation and harassment. Speakers who preach hatred and bigotry should never be welcomed to Rutgers. This isn’t about ‘having a debate,’ because the debate is over. I’m a gay, black, Puerto Rican cis-man and am entitled to a good life just as much as anyone else, regardless of gender, religion, disability and so on. The debate’s over! So next time hate speech comes to Rutgers, let’s shut it up and shut it down. José Sanchez is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in history with a minor in political science. His column, “The Champagne Socialist,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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Researcher discusses advances in solar technology HARSHEL PATEL
carry it’s energy longer, and that may be the reason for perovskite’s high efficiency, Zhu said. The carriers in perovskite cells As the world becomes more aware of the environmental impacts may behave like polarons or partiof greenhouse gasses, researchers cles that interact with other partiare finding more efficient ways to cles as if they are charged. Having a polaronic nature may enable the harness alternative energy. One such researcher is Xiaoy- particles to carry their energy ang Zhu, a professor at Columbia longer, have a smaller chance of University in the Department of being eliminated and decreased Chemistry, who focuses mainly vibration of atoms, he said. Through many different trials on light-matter interaction. Zhu discussed his lab’s research on and experiments, Zhu showed the Feb. 10 in the Physics Lecture carrier lifetime in perovskite cells Hall on Busch campus at a collo- lasting up to 100 picoseconds, alquium hosted by the Department most three orders of magnitude greater than the carrier lifetime in of Physics and Astronomy. Light-matter interactions in- other semiconductors. Typical carriers in a semiconclude light emission and solar energy conversion. Research ductor take in energy and lose into solar energy conversion it ver y quickly. Perovskite, on involves exploring how solar the other hand, has carriers that energy is carried and how that lose some of the energy quickly and the rest energy can over a longer be used to inperiod of time, crease solar he said. cell efficiency, “If you can capture “If you plot according to these two energies, out this shift his website. thermalization and band as a function Zhu’s lecgap, your efficiency goes of time, you ture discussed get exactly the “feverish way up.” 250 femtosecresearch aconds. That is tivities” into XIAOYANG ZHU the timescale. perovskite Professor at Columbia University Whatever we solar cells, a excite initialsemiconducly is forming tor with many unique proper ties that can give something else,” Zhu said. “When tremendous per formance, ac- forming this (new) species, we cording to the colloquium’s are retaining this excess energy.” Having such a long lifetime eninformation page. Perovskite cells come from ables the cell to hold that excess a cr ystal structure with a posi- energy longer, giving it time to tively charged ion in the middle. move the energy through the The cr ystal is made of molecules semiconductor. As more of these of one lead atom bonded to six energized carriers can exist at the chlorine, bromine and/or iodine same time, the cell can hold more atoms, lining up and interacting solar energy and be considered with each other, according to more “efficient,” he said. The ratio of the amount of a research paper investigating energy the cell holds to the perovskite cells. Compared to other solar cells, amount of energy supplied to perovskite cells have shown the cell by the sun is referred marked improvements in efficien- to as the solar cell’s “efficiency,” cy in under five years, going from according to the U.S. Departan efficiency of 14 percent to 21 ment of Energy website. There is a theoretical maxpercent in just three years, according to a graphic by the National imum efficiency that can be achieved by solar cells at a cerRenewable Energy Laboratory. Semiconductors use different tain energy level, called the particles, called “carriers,” to car- Shockley-Queisser limit, accordry a current. The time it takes for ing to the research paper that one type of carrier to be eliminat- established that value. The existence of many enered is called the “carrier lifetime.” A carrier with a long lifetime can gized carriers at once may lead DIGITAL EDITOR
Xiaoyuang Zhu, a professor at Columbia University, spoke at the Physics Lecture Hall on Busch campus on Feb. 10 about perovskite solar cells, which may be able to create more electricity than existing technology. MADGE YEUNG to an efficiency exceeding the Shockley-Queisser limit by preventing some of the solar energy from being converted to heat, Zhu said. “The Shockley Queisser limit for (perovskite) is about 31 percent,” he said. “If you can capture these two energies, thermalization
and band gap, your efficiency goes way up.” After doing many calculations, Zhu’s group found that the normal perovskite cell efficiency of 31 percent can go between 40 and 60 percent by retaining some of the energy that normally gets transferred to heat, he said.
While the research is ver y promising, it would be difficult to obtain the high energy inputs needed from the sun in ever yday use, Zhu said. Perovskite solar cells may not be the answer to alternative energy today, but they appear to hold massive potential.
February 16, 2016
Pearls Before Swine
DIVERSIONS Stephan Pastis
Horoscopes
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Today’s Birthday (02/16/16). Get social this year to reach your goals. Cash flows increase (after 3/8), impacting your study and travel directions (after 3/23). Spread your wings for a two-year educational phase beginning 9/9. New family abundance (after 9/1) opens new financial avenues (after 9/16). Build together. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
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Aries ( March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re especially popular for the next month, with Venus in Aquarius. Group activities go well. Get out in public. Social activities benefit your career. Something unusual is going on behind the scenes. Dreams seem possible. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Take on more responsibility this next month, with Venus in Aquarius. Watch for career opportunities, and assume authority. The spotlight intensifies. Remember what you’ve learned. Put your experience to good use. Extend your reach. Gemini ( May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Travel looks good this month. It’s easier to venture forth now that Venus is in Aquarius. Set study goals. Explore and discover uncharted terrain. Check fuel supplies. An elder has good advice. Cancer ( June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Go over numbers, with Venus is in Aquarius. The next month is good for saving money. Increase your assets with organization and attention. Your standards are challenged and stand up to the test. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Partnerships flow with greater ease for the next month, with Venus in Aquarius. Compromise comes easier. Share beauty and love. Support each other. Help establish a solid structure. Check for water problems. Prioritize practical logistics. Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- There’s more work coming over the next month, with Venus in Aquarius, and it’s the fun kind you like. Creativity and beauty flourish with love. Team projects go well. Balance labor with rest.
Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- You’re even luckier in love over the next month, with Venus in Aquarius. Artistic efforts sparkle. Practice skills, talents and hobbies. Give in to romance. Create it from nothing. Play with dear ones. Scorpio ( Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 7 -- Your home can become your love nest. You’re more domestic over the next three weeks, with Venus in Aquarius. Make household improvements after researching options. Nurture your family from your heart. Enjoy time together. Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is an 8 -- You love learning over the next few weeks, with Venus in Aquarius. You’re especially clever and creative with communications. Write, record and express yourself. Abstract ideas take on new beauty. Discuss discovered solutions. Capricorn ( Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 9 -- Gather new income over the next three weeks, with Venus in Aquarius, for a potentially profitable phase. You find your professional performance zone. Keep on budget. Bring art and passion into the workplace. Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- You feel especially beloved this next month, with Venus in your sign. Your charm and charisma shine. Update your personal appearance with a new style. Do your homework before going public. Step onstage and smile. Pisces ( Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Finish old jobs and rest, with Venus in Aquarius over the next month. Allow yourself more quiet time. Enjoy sweeter dreams. Your imagination is a fertile breeding ground for ideas. Make long-term plans for thriving. Recharge.
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SCORER Sanders leads RU in minutes per game (33.5), scoring average (16.2), assists (99) CONTINUED FROM BACK
latest loss, a 79-69 defeat to Ohio State at the Rutgers Athletic Center on Saturday. He even stepped his game up a bit more on the defensive side of the ball, keeping opposing freshman guard JaQuan Lyle in check for just four points on 1-for6 shooting. “I don’t really look at matchups too much. I just go out there and play,” Sanders said on Saturday. “I don’t really care about what the matchup’s gonna be because that’s not what I’m worried about. I’m just worried about tr ying to (get) my team to play good and focus and things like that. I’m not too much worried about matchups.” Moving on from Sanders, for now, the Knights will be back down to seven scholarship players. Already working in a seven-man rotation, redshirt freshman guard Justin Goode would be the next scholarship player up in the rotation and Bishop Daniels projects to fill the void at point guard. The senior guard has played in all 25 games for Rutgers, starting in 10 with averages of 8.6 points and 2.6 assists. Past the Miami transfer, sophomore guard Mike Williams slides up as the Knights’ leading scorer (12.1 points per game) among active players on the roster. Williams has largely served as a shooting guard with range to complement Sanders as the freshman’s game grew but could see a much larger dependence on a team severely lacking now in offensive weapons. The lack in size has been evident for Rutgers, which is
already without three big men while hobbled senior center Greg Lewis plays through a nagging knee injur y in his final season on the Banks. “It was a physical presence we brought (Saturday) — and we haven’t had that in a while,” Jordan said, referring to his team’s presence defending the Buckeyes in the paint. “So I tell
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Sophomore guard Mike Williams, Rutgers’ second-leading scorer in Big Ten play, will lead RU on the offensive end in Corey Sanders’s absense. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2016
RU produced 10 IC4A qualifying marks at Valentine Invitational last weekend
Both of these times were IC4A marks.
But with no other option than to bite the bullet head-on, Rutgers heads forward into Illinois with revenge fresh on its mind. “We can’t look over Illinois,” said sophomore guard Mike Williams, the Knights’ second leading scorer in Big Ten play. “We go away to play Illinois for the rematch, the crazy triple-overtime game … I feel like if we could finally come together and (we could) possibly get a win.”
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ith Steven Stamkos’ free agency looming in the not-too-distant future, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman has halted any speculation about the possibility of the team dealing its All-Star center. With the trade deadline less than two weeks away, Yzerman said the Lightning have no plans of trading Stamkos, even though there is a chance he could walk on the open market this offseason. “I have said repeatedly that it is our hope to reach an agreement with Steven on a new contract at some point, and with 27 games remaining in the season, our entire organization, Steven included, wants to focus on making the playoffs,” Yzerman said in the release. Stamkos has said that he wants to remain in Tampa Bay long term, but for a player of his high caliber who will be heavily sought after by numerous teams around the NHL, anything can happen when he hits the open market come July 1. “My view hasn’t changed. I want to win with Tampa,” Stamkos told ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun during the All-Star break. “I don’t think that’s going to change between now and 30 days from now.” At age 26, Stamkos currently makes around $7.5 million, but is expected to field offers of over $10 million this summer.
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my team: Look, we didn’t win the ‘W’ in the ‘W’ department. But we won the spirit and physical presence and progress. That’s what satisfies me.” As much as Jordan might be satisfied by the Knights’ effort in their most recent outing, there’s no doubt that Rutgers longs for its elusive Big Ten win. And even if the Knights ultimately matchup best with the Fighting Illini in comparison to the rest of the conference, it expects to undoubtedly grow much more difficult without the presence of their rising star freshman in Sanders.
“I knew coming in that I had to run the fastest the first time I stepped in the track,” Dunbar said. “Usually you have
Freshman sprinter Izaiah Brown finished in first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 46.63 seconds, an IC4A qualifying mark. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / JANUARY 2016
the trials and the finals so you which was good for a personal have a second chance to run best of the season. And in the distance medley rea better time. Being that this is a one final type of run, you just lay, Knox, junior Brennan Jaeger, got to put your best effort and sophomore Morgan Murray, and leave it all on the track on that freshman Conor Murphy finished with a time of 9:59.64, good for an first run.” Senior thrower Joseph Velez IC4A mark. “We did some pretty good produced an IC4A mark in the things,” head weight throw coach Mike with a disulqueen tance of 19.76 “I think (Corey Crawford) M said, listing meters. He is in the top 10 or 11 in off his athjust missed letes that perbreaking his the country right now, formed well at own school so that was a really good the event. record — T h e 19.81 meperformance for him.” Knights will ters — that MIKE MULQUEEN skip next he set at the Head Coach weekend’s Va l e n t i n e ’ s M i l r o s e Invitational Games in last year. Freshman Chais Hill fin- New York City in order to prepare ished four th in the 60-meter for the Big Ten Championship in hurdles with a time of 8.10 Gevena, Ohio, the week after. “There’s always room for imseconds. It was an IC4A time and was his personal best in provement,” Mulqueen said. “The Big Ten is arguably one of the the event. Sophomore Jordan Jimerson top two or three conferences in finished the 200-meter dash the country. So now we have two with a time of 22.16 seconds and weeks to prepare, so we’ll try to the 400-meter dash with a time get everybody healthier and preof 48.61. While neither times pare the best we can and go out earned him gold, they were to Ohio and do the best we can in the Big Ten.” both IC4A marks nonetheless. In the 4x400 relay, Brown, For updates on the Rutgers Dunbar, Jimerson and senior Calvin Knox finished four th men’s track and field team, follow with an IC4A time of 3:14.02, @TargumSports on Twitter.
he New York Mets’ young, promising pitching staff helped propel the team to a division championship and a trip to the World Series in 2015. While the multiple young arms are something the Mets will lean on in seasons to come, at some point in the future, the team is going to have to make a decision on who to commit big money to long term. The first pitcher that is scheduled to hit free agency is Matt Harvey, who would become a free agent after the 2018 season. Even though Harvey and the Mets hit a little bump in the road over setting an innings limit in 2015, the ace pitcher it still open to signing in New York long term. “I think whatever comes up is going to come up,” Harvey told ESPN.com. “I’ve never shied away from it. I’ve never said I wouldn’t consider it. But I haven’t heard anything considering that.” Harvey started 29 games and posted a 13-8 record to go along with a 2.71 ERA in 2015. In Harvey’s first season following Tommy John surgery, he pitched a total of 216 innings, including the postseason. Respectively after Harvey, Jacob DeGrom, Zack Wheeler and Noah Syndergard will become free agents in the subsequent seasons.
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espite how much movement there has been in the AP Top 25 poll this season, the new No. 1 team from last week’s poll was able to remain on top. Villanova, coming off being ranked as the top team in the nation for the first time in program history, remained in the No. 1 spot in this week’s poll after receiving 44 of the 65 first-place votes. Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa and North Carolina rounded out the top-five.
February 16, 2016
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RU dominates doubles, splits results versus in-state rivals ALEX GOLD CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Fresh off its first win of the season — a 4-3 home victory over Binghamton Feb. 5 — the Rutgers tennis team entered the weekend with a chance to continue its winning ways against two in-state foes on the road. Both matches ended in the same score, but the Scarlet Knights were only able to finish on the long side of the scoreboard in one match. The Knights (2-2) fell short to Princeton (5-4) 5-2 on Saturday, before flipping that score around and taking down Seton Hall (3-2) 5-2 on Sunday. Rutgers seized the doubles point for the third-straight time in three tries this season before ultimately falling short in its showdown against Princeton. Seniors Gina Li and Mariam Zein outlasted Princeton’s tandem of Nicole Kalhorn and Amanda Muliawan, 7-6 (1), to continue its dominance in doubles. “Winning doubles against them was huge,” Li said. “I don’t think we’ve ever done that against Princeton, or for at least as long as I’ve been here.” The Knights’ combination of sophomore Chloe Lee and junior Ksenija Tihomirova cruised past Emily Hahn and Katrine Steffensen of the Tigers, 6-0, in No. 2 doubles. Succeeding in doubles has been a concentrated effort from both the players and the coaching staff this season. “Winning all of our doubles points this year has been a huge confidence booster thus far,” said head coach Benjamin Bucca. “Those results, especially against two nationally ranked opponents, have given us some self assurance as we prepare for conference play.” It didn’t go quite as swimmingly in singles play for Rutgers. Although Tihomirova collected her second singles victory of the season with a 6-4, 3-6 (10-8) set win in the No. 3 position, the Tigers made certain the Riga, Latvia, native’s win would be the lone bright spot for the Knights, with five straight-set wins to close out the match. “We played our hearts out and put everything we could into it,” Bucca said. “Unfortunately, they just came out as the better team.”
After such a tolling match versus an impressive Ivy League squad, Rutgers had to swiftly shift its focus and continue its busy weekend. The following day, the Knights traveled to New Providence, New Jersey, and turned their 3-point deficit against Princeton into 3-point win over Seton Hall. “It’s an extremely difficult challenge for an athlete to compete at a world class level two days in a row,” Li said. “I think we came out a little flat, not playing our best, but we bounced back reasonably to pull out the win.” Due to fatigue — or possibly the cold weather and frigid conditions within the indoor facility — Rutgers struggled early on in the match. As the doubles matches wore on, its play showed more signs of energy in accordance with the amount of teammates cheering from the sidelines. “I try to instill within the ladies the importance of inspiration,” Bucca said. “Tennis is traditionally a quiet sport, but we emphasize positive encouragement.” The loud and supportive Knights used this to their advantage and once again captured the doubles point as well as garnering four singles victories during the match. Lee and Tihomirova showcased their strong chemistry yet again in doubles play with a 6-3 victory over the Pirates’ duo of Julia Keenan and Katie Kim in the No. 2 position. The win marked the tandem’s second win in as many matches. In the No. 3 position, senior Lindsey Kayati and junior Farris Cunningham got in the win column for Rutgers with a 7-5 win over Isabell Klingert and Thandy Kangwa. The Knights scooped up wins in four of the six singles matches against Seton Hall. Leading of f for Rutgers, Gina Li swept Luize Strike in a 6-3, 6-0 decision. Following two consecutive singles victories from the Pirates, Zein got Rutgers back on track with a 6-0, 7-6 (1) win over Katie Kim. In the subsequent match, Kayati took down Isabell Klingert in three sets, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 10-1, to give the Knights the deciding advantage. “All three of our seniors (Li, Kayati and Zain) won their singles matches concurrently for the first time this year,” Bucca said.
Senior Mariam Zein picked up her first singles match win of the season with a two-set sweep of Seton Hall’s Katie Kim, 6-0, 7-6. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2016
“They’re steadily developing into the leaders on this team.” The Knights demonstrated their perseverance and resiliency playing clean tennis and keeping their opponents on the move throughout their matches. After a tough and emotionally drenching weekend, Rutgers has a
week of practice ahead of them before they hit the road again. The Knights will bus up north to West Point, New York, to compete in the third and final leg of its road trip against Army. Despite this daunting stretch of schedule, Bucca is more optimistic than ever.
“This team is special,” Bucca said. “They’re a cohesive, hard-working unit and not afraid to support each other which can aid us tremendously in the future.” For updates on the Rutgers tennis team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Sophomore Chloe Lee (pictured) along with her doubles partner junior Ksenija Tihomirova, won both of their doubles by a combined score of 12-3. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/ FEBREUARY 2016
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Rutgers heads to Illinois without top scorer GARRETT STEPIEN CORRESPONDENT
Just when the Rutgers men’s basketball team’s season started to look up, it all hit a new rock bottom. The program announced in a news release on Monday afternoon that it had suspended Corey Sanders for two weeks, keeping the freshman guard out for the next four games. Head coach Eddie Jordan addressed the disciplinary action in the release, keeping the specifics of the suspension vague. “Although I am disappointed to announce this suspension, I believe that it will serve as a valuable learning experience for Corey,” Jordan said in the release. “The team will continue to work hard in his absence and looks forward to his return.” For the Scarlet Knights, it might not have come at a worse time. Rutgers (6-19, 0-12) heads to Illinois for a 9 p.m. ET tip-off rematch with the Fighting Illini (11-14, 3-9) on Tuesday night at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Given the fact their last matchup was a 110-101 triple-overtime loss where the Knights nearly pulled off their first win since Dec. 28 — and the first Big Ten victory since Jan. 11 of last year — the subtraction of Sanders leaves the team in a limbo. The Lakeland, Florida, native increased his game averages of 16.2 points and 4.1 assists — both lead all Big Ten freshmen — after his 23-point performance in Rutgers’ Rutgers will be without freshman guard Corey Sanders in the rematch of its triple-overtime loss to Illinois. The Knights’ leading scorer was suspended by head coach Eddie Jordan for a “violation of team rules.” EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2016
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MEN’S TRACK & FIELD CRAWFORD RESET OWN FACILITY RECORD AT VALENTINE INVITATIONAL
Knights earn 2 event wins in Boston JORDAN FARBOWITZ
was pretty relaxed,” the graduate senior from Oakland, New Jersey, said. “Coach (Mulqueen) and I have been working on a lot of stuff the past week after the Staten Island meet didn’t go so well for me … I wasn’t trying to overthink it … This was my best series all year, which means I’m ready to break through to the next level.” Head coach Mike Mulqueen echoed the thoughts of his long jumper. “It was a really good series,” said head coach Mike Mulqueen. “I think he’s in the top 10 or 11 in the country right now, so that was a really good performance for him.” Freshman Izaiah Brown was the only other Rutgers athlete to leave Boston with a win. He finished in first place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 46.63 seconds, an IC4A mark. Senior Rajee Dunbar finished third in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.87 seconds. He also finished with a time of 21.67 seconds in the 200-meter dash, his best time in the event indoors.
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The Rutgers men’s track and field team went to the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University knowing they needed to perform just as well as it did last week in Staten Island. And although the Scarlet Knights didn’t win as many events as they did last week, they still came away with favorable results. Rutgers produced 10 Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) qualifying marks for the track and field championship in March, but it was one Knight who stood out above the rest. Corey Crawford had a career day, breaking his own facility record in the long jump at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center. Five of his six jumps broke his record of 7.63 meters he set in 2012, with his longest being 7.79 meters. That jump was the 12th best in the country this season and was an IC4A mark. “I really didn’t have anything to lose … I
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Senior Corey Crawford was 1 of 2 event winners for Rutgers, taking the long jump with a 7.79 meter mark. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / JANUARY 2013
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sophomore all-arounder, led Rutgers to a win against Maryland, its first head-to-head Big Ten victory as a member of the conference. Groben led all gymnasts with a career-high overall score of 39.050, including a score of 9.825 on the vault.
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