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Chinese New Year begins with bang as groups host Spring Festival Gala AVALON ZOPPO MANAGING EDITOR
Devin McCourty (left), Rutgers head football coach Chris Ash (center) and Jason McCourty (right) raised money for patients and families with sickle cell anemia. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
Scarlet Knights ‘tackle’ sickle cell disease JULIAN JIMENEZ STAFF WRITER
Former Scarlet Knights football brothers partnered with the Embrace Kids Foundation to “bet on” finding a cure for sickle cell disease for a fourth straight year. Jason and Devin McCourty, both
Rutgers alumni, along with the Embrace Kids Foundation, hosted their “Tackle Sickle Cell” casino-themed event at The Brown Football Recruiting Pavilion inside of High Points Solutions Stadium on Saturday night. SEE DISEASE ON PAGE 5
Students hope to compete in Red Bull competition NIKHILESH DE NEWS EDITOR
Many college students dream of traveling through Europe, but they generally plan to have money and the other benefits of living in the 21st century as they do it. One team from Rutgers hopes to travel across the continent with nothing more than a case of Red Bull and a single smartphone. As part of the “Red Bull Can You Make It?” competition, three students are running to win the opportunity to compete in this event, said Sarah Crisci, a School of Engineering senior. She is competing with Jennifer Segal and Colton Kelly, both Rutgers Business School juniors. “We will get sent to Europe and once we’re there, Red Bull will take our phones, money, things like that and give us a case of (their drink) and a smartphone,” she said. “And we’ll have to get around Europe.” Along with her teammates, Crisci will have to convince local residents to help her out, as they try to beat
164 other teams to the destination in Paris. There will be 16 teams from the United States in this international contest, she said. Four will come from the East Coast of the nation. These four will be selected out of the top 18 teams voted for online, she said. Right now the Rutgers team, “Two and a Half Blondes,” is ranked No. 15, with representatives from Rowan University placed first. Voting continues until Feb. 25. The trip itself lasts a week, and will go through seven or eight different countries, she said. Red Bull is working with a travel agency to help the teams that compete make their way across borders. The team is excited to compete, she said. “I think all three of us are really adventurous and if we can accomplish (the challenge), it’ll be really exciting,” she said. “Having a sense of adventure, being outgoing and not being afraid of speaking to (strangers) I think is important.”
Sarah Crisci, Colton Kelly and Jennifer Segal are competing in the “Red Bull Can You Make It?” contest. COURTESY OF JENNIFER SEGAL
Vividly colored red lanterns and pink and white fans overlooked the stage at the State Theater on Sunday night for the Rutgers Chinese Students & Scholars Association’s (RCSSA) celebration of the Chinese New Year. The group’s Spring Festival Gala, co-sponsored by the Rutgers China Office, featured dancing, singing and martial arts from various performers across New Jersey and New York. Students from Steven’s Institute of Technology and Columbia University were among the performers that joined Rutgers groups on stage. More than 500 attendees watched the celebration, including Chen Qian, a Rutgers Business School sophomore and member of RCSSA. Chinese New Year is a long tradition that takes place on Feb. 8, Qian said. The festival represents the reuniting of family and friends, which is why the Chinese find it important to celebrate each year. “The Chinese New Year was about two weeks ago. We couldn’t have this (event) on the specific day, so we’re having it today,” he said. The Chinese zodiac has 12 animal symbols. This new year is the “Year of the Monkey,” which marks the ninth of the 12-year Chinese Lunar Calendar cycle. The monkey represents invention and improvisation, and the
monkey spirit encouraging gambling and speculation. “It’s the most important festival in China,” he said. “It’s like the equivalent to the Western Christmas Eve.” Each year, the festival’s performers are adorned in red, a color with cultural significance. “(Red) signifies happiness, passion and good luck,” Qian said. RCSSA members handed out red envelopes prior to the event that represented good luck. During many Chinese holidays, red packets
usually contain monetary gifts and are meant to ward off evil spirits. Qian, an international student from China, arrived in the United States only two years ago. In a new country with limited English proficiency, Qian said he found a piece of home in RCSSA. “This is my second year in the United States. Before I came here, I couldn’t speak English and even now, my English is not so good,” he SEE GALA ON PAGE 5
More than 500 members of the Rutgers and greater New Brunswick communities attended the Spring Festival Gala to celebrate the Chinese New Year. GEORGETTE STILLMAN
Local group takes stand on hunger, homelessness in New Brunswick JESSICA HERRING STAFF WRITER
About half of New Brunswick residents are poverty-stricken and suffering from a lack of food and shelter, but a New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) campaign is attempting to help. The Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness run by NJPIRG is trying to provide food and shelter to people who struggle with these issues on a daily basis. Avani Patel, coordinator for the campaign and a School of Arts and Sciences junior, joined NJPIRG to sharpen her social skills while helping others. “The impact that NJPIRG has on the people of New Brunswick is that we are able to provide a student force which cares deeply about the subject and wish to make changes,” she said. The goal of this organization is to impact areas of public interest locally and nationally by giving students a voice, she said. They run several
campaigns every semester that appeal to a wide range of students. The campaign allows people to be more flexible in terms of researching the needs of the food pantries in the area and being able to work with them on their goals, she said. “I do think hunger and homelessness is a big issue in New Brunswick, because I can still see homeless people in many parts of New Brunswick and many times when people have to choose between food and shelter, they go with the latter,” Patel said. Currently, Five Loaves, a food pantry located on College Avenue, is in need of a transport vehicle for food shipments they get every month, she said. They rent out a U-Haul truck and are forced to rush to each location and back by the end of the day. The food pantry also has a shortage of volunteers. Often two to three volunteers are in charge of putting away hundreds of goods.
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The Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness is trying to provide them with more volunteers and find them a transport vehicle to help them better use their time and money, she said. NJPIRG has been a part of Rutgers for 40 years with a referendum every three years, Patel said, and has an $11 waivable fee that goes to the campaigns. Patel has had a change in perspective of homelessness and hunger after joining the organization. “I feel my brain is now wired to see the obstacles holding me back from accomplishing our goal and immediately looking for pragmatic solutions,” she said. Julius Moye, campaign organizer for NJPIRG Student Chapter, is committed to increasing civic engagement and learning the leadership and organizational skills necessary to run social justice, public health and environmental SEE HOMELESSNESS ON PAGE 4
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Poor Paws helps lost dogs find permanent homes
Vanessa Rubio, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences first-year student, is a volunteer at Poor Paws Rescue in New Brunswick, a non-profit organization dedicated to pulling animals out of high-kill shelters and rehabilitating them before finding them a “forever home.” COURTESY OF VANESSA RUBIO
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“However, us fosters do have a wide range of freedom when it comes to the number of dogs, Many shelters end up having their breed, age, etc. that we take to euthanize their animals, but in,” she said. Having two dogs at home alPoor Paws Rescue is working to ready, Rubio fosters only one resturn that trend around. Poor Paws Rescue is a cue dog at a time. Recently she non-profit organization based has not had a rescue dog in more out of New Brunswick that was than one month. After being rescued, each dog founded by Cara Szeles, said Vanessa Rubio, a School of Environ- is taken in by a foster group in mental and Biological Sciences Georgia and cared for while refirst-year student and volunteer ceiving their required immunizations to travel. From there, they with the organization. The group pulls at-risk animals are chosen by a foster family and from congested, high-kill shelters transported via a specialty canine in the southern portion of the transport service. “When they arrive, their fosUnited States, but have taken on the occasional case from near- ter family takes them to adoption by shelters, and in some situa- events and meet-and-greets until the time they tions returned are adopted. lost pets to “Fosters do have a wide It isn’t always their owners. easy, but the “Last year, range of freedom work is so rea friend of my when it comes to the warding,” Rumother’s who number of dogs, their bio said. fostered for Poor Paws Poor Paws told breed, age, etc.” does not euthus about her anize animals. involvement, VANESSA RUBIO They take in and I was so School of Environmental and Biological sick animals excited, we Sciences First-Year Student and provide filled out an them as much application to foster that very night from the medical care as required in order organization’s Facebook page,” for them to recover from medical conditions, she said. Rubio said. “Last July, I fostered two Poor Paws Rescue is not a shelter. It is a foster-based rescue, 8-week-old puppies named Patchmeaning each animal that is trans- es and Gracie. (They were) born ported up from a southern shelter in a Georgia shelter after (their) is immediately picked up by a lov- mother had been rescued. The ing and dedicated foster family, owners simply refused to keep a pregnant dog and had no desire she said. “More than just a temporary to keep the puppies either,” Ruboarding, our organization really bio said. Poor Paws Rescue’s founder cares for every animal’s individual needs, and they live with us in received the puppies from the our home until they are adopted, shelter and gave them to Rubio. which can be a few days or a few She found a home for Gracie right months depending on the pup,” away, but Patches took longer. “A good friend of mine, fellow Rubio said. Adoption events are held ev- Rutgers student Daniel Tobar, ery other weekend at PetSmart in was looking to add a little ball of Holmdel, New Jersey, to showcase fur to his family and after meeting, the dogs and help find their family. found that our rescue pup, PatchThe amount of animals the es, was just the one for him,” Rurescue can save is completely de- bio said. Success stories like Patches pendent on the number of willing and able fosters there are in New make it all worth the effort, giving homeless animals the chance to Jersey, Rubio said. CONTRIBUTING WRITER
live long, healthy and happy lives, Rubio said. Anyone can volunteer to show the rescued dogs at adoption events. There is always a need for extra hands, since often more animals arrive than there are people to hold or walk them. “This is especially true for our puppies, who wiggle and play and are always in need of someone to watch them,” Rubio said. To foster, an individual must be at least 18 years old with adequate time and room for a dog. The
individual needs to be prepared to be patient and loving with rescued dogs, and more importantly, prepared to let them go when they have found a home, Rubio said. Many shelters in the South euthanize nearly 70 percent of the dogs. Most of these dogs have been companion animals turned in by their owners for all kinds of reasons, few of which are the animals fault, she said. “This appalling statistic only motivates us to continue our
mission and save as many loving animals as we can and offer them the best chance of finding a forever home. Applications are available at our website and on our Facebook page, Poor Paws Rescue,” Rubio said. Prachi Biswal, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, wanted to volunteer immediately. She said the only thing stopping her from adopting is the fact that pets are not allowed in her dorm. “Volunteering is the next best thing. I even want to represent Poor Paws and spread the word in hopes to reach out to those who are willing and able to adopt,” Biswal said. Shelters that are quick to euthanize must view their animals as a burden, but Biswal said animals should be perceived as an opportunity — as an example for strength and perseverance. Jasmine Feng, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, was unaware about the Poor Paws Rescue organization but she was happy to know they do not euthanize animals. The organization bringing the dogs out to events so they can socialize and get used to crowds and people is a great idea. she said. The dogs would also probably be less stressed outside and away from a shelter environment, so people may be more likely to adopt. “I would definitely want to volunteer. If I could, I would also do fostering,” Feng said.
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CRIME FEB. 22 NEWARK — Luis Mayorga, 24, was arrested as a suspect in a December East Ward shooting. He was taken into custody without incident in a Pulaski Street home and is being held in lieu of $200,000 bail, Acting Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. Mayorga is being charged with aggravated assault. Anyone with more information should call (877) NWK-TIPS. FEB. 22 NORTH PLAINFIELD — Denis Jose Cabrera-Ramirez, 24, of the Bronx, was charged with second-degree aggravated assault after allegedly hitting a 23-year-old man with an aluminum baseball bat in the parking lot of a bar. He was also charged with third degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and was arrested by police. A security guard for bar called the police just after midnight to repor t the incident. The victim was taken to Rober t Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, and his injuries are not life threatening. FEB. 22 CHATHAM — A teen girl was the victim of a hit and run near Elmwood Avenue just after midnight on Jan. 31 and police are now looking for the vehicle involved. Police did not arrive at the scene until after 2 a.m. and did not give a reason for the late response in the press release. The suspected car was described as a black GMC or Mercedes-Benz SUV. There is not an of ficial statement about the victim’s condition at this time. Anyone with information should call the Chatham Borough Police Depar tment’s Detective Bureau at 973-635-8000.
The New Jersey Public Interest Research Group recently launched a campaign to encourage students to help those who suffer from homelessness or lack of food security. Part of this campaign involves talking to shelters and other groups in the area to determine their needs. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / JUNE 2014 / PHOTO EDITOR
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on the street to raise money for Five Loaves. “I think the best part about this work has been hearing the anecBetween 27, 33.9 percent of local residents live at, dotes of others,” Moye said. under poverty level, Moye says In order to make an impact on the community and help people who are hungry and homeless, CONTINUED FROM FRONT Moye advises students to receive announcements, posters and training from workers at local phone calls. food pantries. Then, they can conAdditionally, students can get campaigns on local, statewide duct surveys and ask those who and even national levels through involved with the organization by are hungry and homeless about contacting an organizer or their this organization. their struggles. “Through this work, (students student board R y a n he are) learning skills that they will directly, “I like to hope that the issue of homeless people in Amann, a have for the rest of their lives so said. More inSchool of Arts they can organize their commu- formation can New Brunswick will be better in the future.” and Sciences nities for social justice even after be found on junior, said their website. their college careers,” he said. RYAN AMANN New BrunsThe latest Students can get involved in School of Arts and Sciences Junior wick can help NJPIRG through their “Recruit- statistics estihomeless peoment Drives,” which occur in mate that the the beginning of the semester poverty level in New Brunswick items during drives and volun- ple by holding more food drives and involve students promot- is between 27 and 33.9 percent, teered in hundreds of service and similar events to provide them with food. ing the organization with class Moye said. In 2012, the number hours, Moye said. “I feel homelessness is a big They have also done a lot in of poverty-stricken people in New Brunswick was about 50 terms of outreach, he said, such issue,” he said. “I often see as calling around to shelters, pan- homeless people wandering percent, he said. “It is still clear that there is tries and charitable organizations around New Brunswick and an issue with the amount of peo- to see what is most needed in the worr y if they have enough shelter and food.” ple that have trouble financially, community every semester. When Moye thinks of homeThrough the campaign, Moye which in turn translates to hunhas gotten to know John Sabin, less people, he said bad luck and ger and homelessness,” he said. Recently the “Feeding the Hun- the George Street Saxophonist, hard times come to mind. “I like to hope that the issue of gry” coalition, a network of shelters by discussing with him and invitand poverty-relief organizations, ing him to NJPIRG’s “Playing For homeless people in New Brunswas just officially recognized by the Change” event. During this event wick will be better in the future,” they did musical performances Amann said. City Council this last Wednesday. “This is a great step in the right direction,” he said. Last year, the Hunger and Homelessness campaign raised $1,650 for Coming Home, which focuses on sheltering and feeding families and individuals in need, and $850 for Five Loaves Food Pantry, which focuses on helping people find housing. The participants involved in this campaign have collected thousands of food and clothing
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DISEASE $35,000 raised by brothers, donors through night, Jenkins says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
The event is a campaign dedicated to raising awareness and funds for sickle cell disease, said Glenn Jenkins, executive director of the Embrace Kids Foundation. “We are raising funds that will then go for college scholarships, for young adults that have sickle cell, emergency financial assistance, individual tutoring, social services — really trying to build a full program for kids and young adults who have sickle cell,” Jenkins said. Jenkins said he appreciates the support and chance to work with the McCourty twins for this cause, as well as the efforts of previous Rutgers football players who came out to support the cause. “Brian Leonard had started an event with us eight years ago,” he said. “(Jason and Devin) attended that event.” After attending Leonard’s event, the brothers and the foundation met to come up with ideas for sickle cell fundraising. “They were interested in sickle cell because their aunt has sickle cell,” he said. “They wanted to set up (a) philanthropic (event).” But what really got the twins involved was seeing the foundation’s efforts in battling this disease, Jenkins said. It also helped that it was a home and school-based organization for the brothers.
“This is awesome,” Jason McCourty said. “Just to be able to do this the last few years, we’ve been able to partner with Embrace Kids.” He and his brother also donated blood earlier in the day in support for the cause, he said. “It’s just a blast to know that we’re coming out here for a great cause — you’re making a difference,” he said. “I think the best part is that you get to see some of the kids that you see year in and year out, some of the families — you start to build a relationship.” Seeing the progress the brothers and the foundation have made since they began partnering is remarkable, he said. “I remember Glenn saying that they didn’t really have a face and were trying to do something,” he said. “We just talked about trying to put something together, and now to think four or five years later we have casino nights — we’ve been on ESPN and the NFL Network talking about it.” Jenkins believes having the brothers along in this cause is going to help push their efforts further. “If you’re going to support a cause as a celebrity, then you must be connected to the cause,” he said. “You must meet the people that run it, be an ambassador for it and also meet the people it benefits.” The brothers often visit children in the hospital while also learning the
foundation’s functions. This allows them to be directly invested, he said. Kosta and Georgios Kalogeropoulos are two young brothers that were born with the disease. “It could be hard sometimes,” Kosta Kalogeropoulos said. “So when you’re sick, it’s hard to deal with, but overall it doesn’t affect your daily life.” Georgios Kalogeropoulos said visiting the hospital can be a struggle. “I have to get an IV and fluids or get medicine if it gets really bad,” he said. They both visit the hospital about twice a year, for three days, to receive treatment. It took a while, but the family learned how to live with the disease, Kosta Kalogeropoulos said. “(My mom) takes care of us,” he said. “She has to go above and beyond.” He said the two need a closer watch, especially when they are running sick. His family has the sickle trait, which has been running in the family generationally. “My dad has the sickle trait and my mom has the (folic) trait, so they both go together and make sickle cell,” he said. But the Kalogeropoulos brothers said they appreciate Rutgers’ support because it allows them to meet new people and get involved. More than $35,000 was raised on Saturday night, Jenkins said. At the moment, Jenkins said there is no government funding for their foundation. But he thinks they should be supporting the cause at a higher level. “I think that increased funding at a federal level would absolutely make a difference,” he said.
GALA More than 2,000 Chinese students attend school, Qian says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
of the orphans positively affected by the program. A guitarist stood next said. “For me, I joined RCSSA to to the presentation singing songs in both English and Chinese. find a foreign home here.” Rutgers China Care Club is one Rutgers has more than 2,000 Chinese students, Qian said. RCSSA’s of many One Sky college chapters goal is to unite Chinese students and in the United States, including chapters at Pennsylvania State give them a home away from home. But like all Rutgers students, University, Harvard University Qian shares a love for his school and Princeton University. “Our goal is to raise money and with his peers. He said he chose to attend Rutgers for its location awareness and to send those funds to One Sky,” Nelson said. “We want and established business school. to raise aware“We can proabout the vide a comfort“We are extending good ness lack of access able environwill to everyone here, they have.” ment for them but we also want to Dahlia Nelso they can fit son, a School themselves in extend good will to of Arts and Scito American everyone in China.” ences senior, society fastis majoring er,” Qian said. DAHLIA NELSON in East Asian “RSCCA is doSchool of Arts and Sciences Senior studies, and ing a good job said she has here. I would had a passion for serving the peobe willing to join this family.” In addition to the performers ple of China for a long time. As for the celebration of the Chion stage, The Rutgers China Care Club gave their own presentation nese New Year, Nelson said she and at the event in order to collect do- her club members hope happiness nations for One Sky. One Sky is a is extended to orphans in China. “There are certain wishes that non-profit organization that aims to enrich and empower the lives Chinese people say instead of just saying, ‘Have a Happy New Year,’” of orphaned children in China. Before entering the theater, au- Nelson said. “They wish for good dience members could view the health and abundance, which is RCCC’s display about One Sky. The what we want for our orphans. We display showed the work that RCCC are extending good will to everyone has done for Chinese orphans and here, but we also want to extend even showcased photos of several good will to everyone in China.”
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Protests are justified, stemming from fear
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’d like to briefly address an argument I’ve been hearing against the protest of last week’s PATRICK GIBSON Milo Yiannopoulos lecture — an argument that centers chiefly on the conduct, tactics and motivation of the protesters, seeking to paint them as hysterical, rash, disrespectful and censorious. Let me first say that I see tremendous value in the University as an open forum to contest differing and diverse thoughts and opinions. I am quite cautious and measured in discussing speech regulation on campus — any talk of the administration exercising control over the conduct of student groups, including over Yiannopoulos’s lecture, should be conducted with a very light and incredibly cautious touch. That said, let’s not frame Yiannopoulos as a legitimate or worthy contender in this marketplace of ideas. During his brief remarks, he compared Black Lives Matter to the Ku Klux Klan, Rutgers University to “Hitler’s Austrian art college” for graduating feminist writer Jessica Valenti, called for a halt to Muslim immigration to the United States, seemingly seriously contended that lesbians don’t exist and that lesbianism is more of a fashion statement than anything else (also attributing the campus rape epidemic to lesbian women) and asserted that transgender people are afflicted with a psychiatric disorder. He is also an outright white supremacist, but he tries to dodge this claim by expressing the sentiment through vague generalizations about the objective superiority of “Western society.” What’s perhaps more disturbing is that everything Yiannaopoulos says acts as a bit of a dog whistle to his followers — Yiannaopoulos knows how to take things just to the edge of permissible, but his followers don’t. A number of them, whipped into a frenzy, were overtly racist and sexist outside, during and following the event. Nevertheless, I can confess I struggled a bit with whether it was useful to protest his event at all and whether it was most appropriate to do so in this manner. Ultimately, I came to the conclusion that the action was important in allowing the incredibly brave women involved to take a visible stand against a man and roomful of people who loathe their existence. I strongly believe it was important that people on campus threatened by Yiannopoulos’s and his followers’ ideology see that there are people who support them, who won’t allow inclusion to be a subject of debate at the University where they live, work and sleep. Was the red paint dramatic? Misogyny, racism, Islamophobia and transphobia all kill. They physically threaten. It’s easy to second guess the action here when, as is the case for myself, whether or not his speech goes uninterrupted, has abstract philosophical consequences rather than real-world implications for your own perceived and actual physical security. The consequences of speech such as Yiannopolous’s and his supporters’, taken over time and in aggregate, are quite a bit more dramatic than a few tubes of washable red paint. Was the protest respectful and appropriate? When speech is not only intellectually abhorrent, or morally repugnant, but personally and individually alarming and threatening, is there an “appropriate” response? There’s no way of contesting this event that could have been both “respectable” and effective. We have made a lot of progress at Rutgers in fostering an environment that welcomes students of diverse backgrounds. We have only begun to grapple with the ways in which our University participates in and upholds the systems of oppression that afflict our society. We have barely scratched the surface of dismantling them. It should come as no surprise that the people threatened by such a transformation are coming out of the woodwork to reopen a debate that was closed long ago. Islamophobia, racism, misogyny, homophobia and transphobia had their day in court. They lost. Yiannopolous and his ilk have their right to speak, but let’s not pretend they’re legitimate contenders in a marketplace of opinions. The consequences of his speech are real. They are violent, literally and in metaphor. How do you refuse to be disempowered or quieted by an ideology that demands your silence? What do you do when forces that seek to hold you down, seemingly on the wane, awaken and rear their ugly head? The protest was organized out of fear. Fear that is real and justified. Fear of the proliferation of an ideology of violence and hatred with real-world consequences. For many involved in last week’s protest, the consequences of his speech are not a mere intellectual exercise — they are startlingly and painfully real. To engage Yiannopolous and his followers only as a philosophical consideration is a luxury available only to those who find themselves safely above the fray. How do you stand up to the peers that hate you, deny it as they might? How do you begin to make people understand what’s at stake for the thousands on this campus whose comfort, autonomy, safety and existence are on the line? I might start with a tube of red paint.
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hey might have good intentions, but what survey said Apple should help the FBI access the the FBI demands of Apple sets a precarious information stored on the iPhone used by Syed Faprecedent that could decimate privacy and rook, and 38 percent of Americans said Apple should retention of personal information. Magistrate Judge fight the court’s order and preserve the security of Sheri Pym said Apple must create a new software user information. The company is supporting values that can bypass security features on the iPhone of liberty and security against popular support. In this high-stakes feud, the FBI might actually used by Syed Rizwan Farook, a perpetrator of the San Bernardino massacre last December. Farook not miss out by conceding to Apple. The FBI’s asand his wife went on a killing rampage that took the sertion that the phone contains important evidence lives of 14 people, and the FBI claims unlocking his doesn’t pass muster. The court order notes that phone could lead to valuable clues about the case. Farook destroyed several other phones to hide eviBut Apple said that in order to comply with court dence before the attack, therefore failing to destroy orders, it’s going to have to create a product that this one phone would be a negligent act on Farook’s doesn’t exist — a software that could unlock any part. The phone most likely doesn’t have important information, because it would’ve been one of the person’s iPhone. Apple ultimately refuses to perform what the first phones he destroyed. If it does contain tidbits of judge has ordered it to do, and wrote an open letter information, it’s not going to be enough to justify the FBI’s transgressions of to its customers explainpeople’s personal privacy. ing reasons for its actions, If any information exists but its strong stance was “In this high-stakes feud, the on the phone at all, it’s abwrongly chided as a marFBI might actually not miss out solutely not worth it to put keting scheme to look betby conceding to Apple. The FBI’s millions of other people’s ter to its customers. Since personal lives in potential the death of Steve Jobs and assertion that the phone contains danger. Apple has already the disappointingly low important evidence doesn’t cooperated with the FBI in sales of the Apple Watch, pass muster.” all other aspects, such as many are skeptical of Apgiving the FBI data from ple’s capacity to maintain the phone that was backed its momentum of success. But while it seems plausible that this court order up and stored on its iCloud service. Creating a new occurred at an opportune moment and the compa- software that allows any iPhone to be unlocked is ny would have an easy time to exploit it for their where the line is correctly drawn. If Apple helps the benefit, that’s unlikely to be the case. When Apple FBI in this case, the FBI could also use the software states in the open letter that it “challenges the FBI’s for future investigations, which enables the software demands with the deepest respect for American to easily fall into the wrong hands, including crimidemocracy and a love for our country,” as well as, nals or domestic and foreign intelligence agencies. Data about every individual is already collected “it would be in the best interest of everyone to step back and consider the implications,” its endearing every day. From the proliferation of cameras to data words might actually be genuine. If the company is collected from the Internet, there are a variety of choosing this position to remodel its image, it really ways other people are watching us and gathering isn’t working. Apple is actually losing its PR battle, data about our day-to-day lives. In this world of inaccording to a Pew Research Center survey. Some creasing surveillance, people need to fight for the 51 percent of the people who responded to a national little bit of privacy that they have. 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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During travels, culture shock can bring hidden surprises VIEWS FROM THE +39 SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ
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tudying abroad is an experience. One can learn about themselves, the language and meet new people, but one of the most important things you can do while living in another country for four to six months is learning about a new culture. Although living in the United States gives people the opportunity to become more well-rounded and to know more about some cultures, experiencing it first hand is completely different than an Americanized family, or even just studying it from a textbook. The minute you land in a new country to study abroad, your daily routine changes and becomes unfamiliar. Gooverseas.com defines this as a culture shock: “The process of recognizing, understanding and adapting to these changes.” This culture shock is a part of studying abroad, but the best part is when you accept the culture and become able to come out of that experience more knowledgeable about a new country. There are four basic stages to culture shock: the honeymoon stage, the negotiation stage, the adjustment stage and the mastery stage, according to gooverseas.com. These all differ from student to student, but I
assure you, they will happen and are part of the experience. The honeymoon stage is exactly what it sounds like. The excitement of leaving Rutgers and going off to a new country is overwhelming, and after days and months of researching, you know exactly what you want to do and you’re pretty sure everything is going to go perfect. Shortly thereafter, you’ll realize things are a lot different. One of the first things I noticed is that Italians aren’t as friendly as Americans. I got lost my second day here, and even when I asked the cops how far away I was from
This culture shock might sound terrible, but a lot of good things come out of it. For me, I was able to learn many new things about my host culture that I could not have learned from a textbook, a guidebook or even from someone who had already lived there, because the experience is different for everyone. Ferrara is a town where there are more bikes than cars, which means I actually have to ride a bike to go to school if I don’t want to wake up 40 minutes early to get to the school center. I was really annoyed by this, because the last time I even picked up the dusty bike
“I was able to learn many new things about my host culture that I could not have learned from a textbook, a guidebook or even from someone who had already lived there, because the experience is different for everyone.” my house, they kind of just brushed me off. You’ll realize how disorganized things are: people are always late, servers will take 10 minutes to greet your table and you’ll start to compare how things are so much better back home. Eventually you start to realize adjusting is a part of the process. After this, you’ll become adapted to the way this new society works. You’ll have a new routine, new activities and maybe even take on the habits of some locals. I know that I can’t go a day without my “latte macchiato,” just like my host mother.
that’s sitting in the back of my shed was to take it to Cape May when I was 14, and I don’t even think I used it then. Not only do the locals bike everywhere here, but there is no organization to it. No bike lanes, no “stay to the right” logic, you just have to try your best to see where the biker is headed and if they’re going to move out of your way, or if you’re going to have to move out of his or her way. This was pretty cool my first week because I figured I’ll lose a lot of weight, ride my bike all the time and totally look like a local. As you can figure out, I was
extremely wrong. I would just stop in the middle of the street if I thought someone wasn’t going to go around me or I couldn’t figure out if the pedestrian was going to go to the right or the left. I’ve even fallen off multiple times, though everyone in my program has fallen at least once, in my defense. After a month of riding my bike, I’ve gotten used to it: I’m better at following the traffic signals, knowing whether to stay on the right or left and I haven’t fallen off in a while. Progress is everything. As a result of this culture shock, I also took a lot of walks to take my mind off of things. By doing this, I found a really amazing coffee shop that a lot of locals go to, and my friends and I even found this old abandoned church. Without the culture shock, I probably wouldn’t have gone out looking for things to do to take my mind off of missing my friends and disliking the way things work here. Although culture shock can make you wish you were home, there is nothing like living in a new country and being able to call it home. You also learn a thing or two about how to be as cool as a cucumber when you fall in the middle of the shopping center and everyone stares at you. But hey, that’s a part of the experience. Sophie Nieto-Munoz is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in journalism and media studies and Italian. She is currently studying abroad in Italy through CIEE. Her column, “Views from the +39” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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Apple, FBI collide over concerns about user security NIKHILESH DE NEWS EDITOR
Personal liberties are important to society, said former Congressman Ron Paul (R-Tex.) last Saturday. Apple Inc., one of the largest technology companies in the country, has been asked by the FBI to help the government break into one of their iPhones. This request has been followed by a court order. The device in question was a work phone used by Syed Farook, one of the shooters who killed 14 people in San Bernardino last year. The phone’s password was reset while it was in official custody, preventing it from syncing to the iCloud. The data on the phone could be synced to the cloud, which Apple has access to, until the password was changed. Since the password
on the device no longer matches the password on the account, the data no longer syncs. Apple has access to data on iCloud, but cannot access its physical devices. The court order states that the company must create a way to access the data on the device, which the FBI can then use to determine what Farook did with it after the last synchronization in October. Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, said in an open letter that the company would not comply with the order, and would take the government to court to ensure the security of their devices. “Compromising the security of our personal information can ultimately put our personal safety at risk. That is why encryption has become so important to all of us,” he said.
Users keep a large amount of personal information on their devices, he said. If Apple were to create a “backdoor” for the iPhone, there would be little stopping hackers from taking advantage of it for their own ends. “While the government may argue that its use would be limited to this case, there is no way to guarantee such control,” he said. The backdoor would not have a lasting impact, said FBI Director James B. Comey in an open letter. Because technology is always evolving, it would be rendered “obsolete” before long. “We simply want the chance, with a search warrant, to try to guess the terrorist’s passcode without the phone essentially self-destructing and without it taking a decade to guess correctly,” he said in an open letter.
The FBI asked Apple to create a backdoor for an iPhone owned by the San Bernardino shooters. Apple has publicly refused this request. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHLOE COFFMAN / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR The FBI was aiming to complete a “thorough and professional investigation,” he said. The bureau only wants to fulfill their mandate. American citizens should determine how they want privacy to be treated, he said, because the
aftermath of the San Bernardino attack shows there is a balance between privacy and safety. “That tension should not be resolved by corporations that sell stuff for a living,” he said. “It also should not be resolved by the FBI, which investigates for a living.” The problem, Cook said, is that creating a backdoor would set a precedent for other government or law-enforcement agencies to ask for assistance in breaking into devices at any point. The backdoor would make it easier for these groups to also ask Apple for more assistance in the future, he said. “(The government) would have the power to reach into anyone’s device to capture their data. (It) could extend this breach of privacy and demand that Apple build surveillance software to intercept your messages, access your health records or financial data, track your location or even access your phone’s microphone or camera without your knowledge,” he said. The FBI does not want to break into other devices or let anyone break into whatever they find, Comey said. Cook said Apple does believe the FBI has good intentions, but the mere existence of what they want will have harmful repercussions. “I hope folks will remember what terrorists did to innocent Americans at a San Bernardino office gathering and why the FBI simply must do all we can under the law to investigate that,” Comey said. “I also hope all Americans will participate in the long conversation we must have about how to both embrace the technology we love and get the safety we need.”
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Today’s Birthday (02/23/16). Your career thrives this year with action. Make personal changes (after 3/8) and update shared financial accounts (after 3/23). Jupiter enters Libra (9/9), for a profitable two-year phase. New romance inspires a collaboration (after 9/1), leading to personal discovery (after 9/16). Play 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 — A turning point arises in your service, health and work efforts. Discover a structural problem. Handle responsibilities on time. Expect an emotional impact at work. Define the schedule carefully. Speak from the heart. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — Choose private over public responsibilities. Be patient with a resister. Make no assumptions. Something you try doesn’t work. You don’t need to respond. Wait and recharge. It takes discipline to refrain from automatic reactions. Listen. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 5 — Changes at home interrupt your routine. Don’t strain the budget. Consider potential costs or ramifications before taking on new projects. Can you use something you already have? Ask family for ideas. Finish what you begin. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Take on a challenge. Go for substance over symbolism in your report. Present the pros and cons. Don’t skimp on fact checking. Include your discoveries in a larger conversation. Share with your networks. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Review your finances. Consider and plan for big changes in the future. Tailor your budget to account for your plans. Determination works. Keep your word and business grows. Slow, steady steps reach the goal. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — What would you like to learn? Dream up a plan. Find out what it would take, and begin. It probably won’t go as planned. Let people know what you’re up to. Envision personal goals.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 5 — Slow down and think it over. Take time to absorb recent news. Rid yourself of a thorn. Old assumptions get challenged. A new conversation has your interest. Use your own good sense. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Group efforts take a new direction. Clarify priorities and goals, and then sort out who will do what. Create a fun game to play. Find commonalities and share resources. You can do more for less together. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Doubts come to the surface. Your professional limits are being tested. Don’t make expensive promises. Make things easy on yourself. Follow the money trail. Avoid stepping on toes. Ask nicely. Keep it respectful. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Travel calls. It doesn’t need to be distant. Begin a new phase in an exploration. Outdoor recreation is in the realm of possibility. Gourmet dining is on. Keep your feet on the ground. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — Work together on financial matters. Get the paperwork done and filed. Resolve priority differences. There’s a conflict with the status quo... something needs to change. Determine best options. Look for hidden opportunities. Align on purchases. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Begin a new phase in a collaboration. A crazy scheme could work. Think it through before committing time or money. Get expert coaching. Think fast under pressure. Remain sensitive to another’s feelings. Test theories.
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Knights were outscored 14-2 in 3-game sweep at hands of No. 4 Hurricanes
Gophers were 0-13 in Big Ten play before upsetting then-No. 6 Maryland
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Junior Kyle Driscoll was the Brey’s performance was one of starting pitcher for Rutgers, the bright spots of the weekend, and he struck out four over five along with the pitching as a whole. innings and allowed just one The Knights were competi- earned run. But as was the case for most of tive throughout the weekend, and it began with Brey’s start on the weekend, it was a struggle for the Knights to get their bats going. Friday night. They managed just four hits “Howie is himself. He went out there and competes like he does, in the second game, and only and pitched very well,” Litterio three hits in the third and final said. “He competed very hard and game of the series, where they fell 8-1. kept us in Howevthe game.” er, the three Senior “Those were close ballgames hits were s e c o n d ced baseman that could’ve went either way pbyr o d uthree John Jen... I was happy with the way freshmen — nings also got off to a these guys competed (against outfielders Jawuan Harquick start ris and Mike in the opena top-10 opponent.)” Mar tinez ing game. and catcher H e JOE LITTERO Nick Matreached Head Coach era — who base in all picked up four plate their first appearances, including belting a home collegiate hits of their careers. The early playing time for the run for the team’s lone run of freshmen should help their develthe game. It was quite the start to the opment as the season picks up, season for Jennings, who enters along with making things easier the season hoping to provide on some of the veterans. “A lot of freshmen played this leadership both on and off the weekend and it was good to see field for Rutgers. “In the beginning of the sea- them get out there against comson, you try to get ready and hope petition like Miami,” Litterio said. to have that kind of impact,” he “We didn’t hit the ball as well as I said. “I wasn’t expecting to be like thought we would, but we’ll attack that right away, but it turned out that part of it.” to be a good game.” For updates on the Rutgers baseIn the second game of the series, the Knights were shutout by ball team, follow @Mike_OSully2 and @TargumSports on Twitter. the Hurricanes, 2-0.
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Minnesota also opened up Big Ten play winless with 13 consecutive losses before shocking the conference with a 68-63 upset over then-No. 6 Maryland on its home floor last Thursday. Having lost 13 straight prior to the win over the Terps, the Gophers were proud to get the win for the fans that continuously showed up. “There’s not too many fans that would come out for an 0-13 team,” said an emotional senior Joey King following the victory. “To have the kind of support we’ve had here has been really special.” For the Knights to shed their demons and snap their own skid, they know the process will take much more than another double-double from Laurent. But with the freshman’s play trending in the right direction, he hopes Rutgers can string together enough to make the stars align and leave the Midwest on top. “That’s why we play basketball. Anything can happen on any night and that game showed you that anything can happen on any night,” Laurent said. “That’s why we go hard everyday in practice and we go hard everyday in the game because if ... Minnesota can beat Maryland, then why can’t we beat Minnesota or Maryland or Michigan State?” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow @GarrettStepien and @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
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Knights dominate singles in road win over Army ALEX GOLD CONTRIBUTING WRITER
It featured different lyrics, but the same tune was sung Saturday afternoon as the Rutgers women’s tennis team came away with a victory over Army in West Point, New York. The Scarlet Knights’ (3-2) undefeated doubles streak came to an end as the match began with uncharacteristic losses from the first team of seniors Gina Li and Mariam Zein. In second doubles, junior Ksenija Tihomirova and sophomore Chloe Lee showed an effort for the ages, taking their military counterparts to the final and deciding 13th game, but ultimately losing the tiebreaker in heart-wrenching fashion. Senior Lindsey Kayati and junior Farris Cunningham salvaged what was left in third doubles match, but the point had already been lost and the advantage was in Army’s hands going into singles play. Being down after doubles was a disadvantage Rutgers had not faced yet in the campaign, but the team looked within and flipped the direction the match was heading in. Head coach Benjamin S. Bucca Jr. calmed the Knights down after noticing a bit of angst and unease in their doubles play and told the squad to stick to the game plan and the dominos will fall accordingly. “Losing doubles was disappointing without a doubt,” Bucca said. “Anything can happen when you only play one set and I felt because of the streak, we were putting too much pressure on ourselves and that impacted our abilities very negatively.” Rutgers responded to the midmatch speech with a passion, winning five out of the six singles battles en route to a powerful comeback victory. Li, Lee, Tihomirova, Zein and Cunningham all secured singles’ triumphs with the first four coming in commanding straight set fashion. “Although (the) doubles (result) wasn’t ideal, we didn’t let it faze us,” Tihomirova said. “We kept our heads held high and stayed focused.” Cunningham, on the other hand, was tested throughout the day, having to win seven games in doubles as well as conclude her individual combat in exciting, nerve-racking fashion.
In her first singles match of the year, she lost 6-7 in the opening set. While another player may have gotten down on themselves, especially with the match already in hand for the Knights, Cunningham dominated the second set, 6-1, and forced a tie breaking third. In it, she came out victorious, 10-8, and established herself as the only Rutgers’ participant to win both her doubles and singles matches. “The first set alone lasted an hour and half, which was longer than some of my teammates’ total matches,” Cunningham said. “It was a grueling fight, but I was really excited to get a great win.” The Knights face a tough week ahead with NJIT coming in on Thursday and Big Ten foe Maryland visiting Sunday. The Highlanders, although an in-state rival Rutgers has handled over the years, are a respectable 3-3 on the season. “With them being in Jersey, we’ve played many competitive and hard fought matches,” Bucca said. “We’ve been fortunate to come out with victories in the past, but our team knows we can’t succeed without putting forth our best tennis.” NJIT, in addition to being an important match in order for the Knights to regain their emotionally, mentally and physically best tennis, is in fact the last pre-Big Ten contest for Rutgers as well. So far, the schedule has been up and down for the Knights, who earned a 3-2 record against a wide variety of schools while performing exceptionally well in doubles. The team looks to continue and build on its strong performances as it commences the robust stretch of high-level in-conference play against the Terrapins this weekend. So far in the young season for the Terps, they have had a bit of trouble, and at 1-6, they have a lot to prove. This could create a tough battle for Rutgers, as Maryland will look to enter conference play with a statement looking to turn their season around. “Last year, our match with them didn’t work out the way we planned,” Bucca said. “But this is a new year, we’re playing well and we have confidence.” For updates on the Rutgers tennis team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Junior Farris Cuninngham was the only Knight to win both her singles and doubles match in Rutgers’ win over Army Saturday. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2016
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Rutgers drops 3 of 4 as early season struggles persist BRET LEVINSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers softball team dropped 3 of 4 games at the Rafter Memorial Tournament at Kennesaw State this past weekend. The Scarlet Knights lost to Owls (4-2) and Bowling Green (61) on Friday and Morehead State (6-5) on Saturday before defeating Bradley (3-7) by a score of 9-5 on Sunday. Trying to avenge their 0-5 start — which was handed to them by four ranked teams the previous weekend — the Knights had no answer for Kennesaw State, Bowling Green and Morehead State, but woke the bats up against Bradley on Sunday to score nine runs — seven of which came in the third— and managed to hit two home-runs. “I’m happy we won a game,” said head coach Jay Nelson referring to Sunday’s game. In the first game against KSU, Rutgers sent out senior Dresden Maddox, a Kennesaw, Georgia, native, to the circle. After retiring the Owls’ in order in the first inning, Maddox let up a home run to Rachel Dennis in the second. After Maddox retired KSU’s first two batters in the third, Missy Perkowski steps up and hit a solo shot to left field, enlarging the lead to 2-0. In the fourth, Megan Veringa lead off with a walk. Katie Cannington pinch ran for Veringa, stealing second and eventually being knocked in by Taylor Denton to make the lead 3-0. Lefty Megan Sikes would come on in the top of the fifth to replace KSU’s Logan Viers. Senior catcher Elizabeth Adams would take advantage of the new pitcher and start the fifth off with a double down the left field line. First-year Arielle Couso would pinch run for Adams and senior Stephanie Huang would then single her in three batters later to make the score 3-1. In the bottom half of the the sixth, Maddox let up her third home run of the game to Courtney Sutter extending KSU’s lead to 4-1. Rutgers tried to climb back into the game by cutting the Owls’ lead to 4-2 with a solo shot from junior infielder Bridget Carr in the seventh, but it wasn’t enough as the Knights lost for their sixth straight game. Entering the second part of Rutgers’ double-header, the Knights sent out freshman pitcher Whitney Jones. The first run of the game would come across for Bowling Green unearned via Chelsea Raker’s single to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead. In the fourth, Bowling Green was quick to put runners on. Marisa Shook led off with a single through the left side and Haley Schrock duplicated that. Braiden Dillow doubled to left center driving in Shook and Shrock making the score 3-0 Falcons. Bowling Green scored three runs on four hits in the fifth extending its lead to 6-0. Sierra Maddox would homer to make it 6-1, but that would be it for the Knights as they lost their straight in Kennesaw and seven straight on the season.
Saturday’s contest against Morehead State included three lead changes and a 6-5 victory for Morehead State. Rutgers couldn’t capitalize on errors by the Eagles, stranding two runners in the top part of the first. Junior pitcher Aubrie Levine took the circle for the Knights, making her second start and third appearance of the year. Giving up a quick hit to lead-off hitter Kayla McGuffey, MSU capitalized on momentum, scoring two runs on three hits in the bottom half of the first. Junior catcher Dana Hendr y led off the second with a walk for the Knights, followed by Couso’s first career single. Junior utility player Carly Todd walked to give the Knights runners at all bases. Burcar then singled in sophomore outfielder Jacqueline Kott, who pinch ran for Hendry making the score 2-1. Huang would then add a single of her own to score Couso, trailed by Todd who scored on a fielding error to make the score 3-2 for the Knights. “She battles with the bat,” Nelson said regarding Couso’s performance. “Even if she gets down with two strikes, she fouls off pitches because she gets one to hit. She gets good at-bats.” Morehead State evened the game up at three a piece after two hits and one run in the top of the second. Rutgers would reclaim the lead in the top of the third with Couso’s second hit of the game, driving in Slowinski to take the 4-3 lead. When it seemed like Rutgers would finally win their first game of the 2016 season, MSU scored two runs in the bottom third, and another run in the bottom fourth to take a 6-4 lead. Slowinski gave the Knights hope in the seventh, smacking a one-out double to left center. She then advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on Hendry’s fly out to center field cutting the deficit to 6-5. Couso then flied out to left field, ending the game as Rutgers fell to 0-8. Although Rutgers lost for the third time at the Kennesaw Tournament, Huang extended her hit streak to six games. In what was the Knights’ final game at the Rafter Memorial Tournament on Sunday, Bradley struck first with a run in the top half of the second. Rutgers responded quickly, tacking on seven runs off six hits — including two home runs by Carr and Slowinski — giving itself a 7-1 lead after three. The Knights added two runs in the fourth to take a 9-1 lead after four innings. Bradley showed some life in the fifth, plating two runs on three hits to make the score 9-3. Junior Shayla Sweeney looked like an ace in the circle until getting rattled again in the sixth, giving a home run up to Rachel Huggins. Whitney Jones would then replace Sweeney, only to give up another home run to Bradley, dwindling the lead down to a score of 9-5. That would be it for Braves, though, as Rutgers notched a
crucial 9-5 victory to enter the win column for the first time in 2016. “We wanted to play the game we know how to,” Slowinski said. “The approach was to work together and work hard.” Huang went 5-for-12 knocking in a couple of RBI’s this weekend, extending her hit streak to seven. “I think the biggest thing is not getting down about the game like a bad call,” Huang said. “ It’s more so just worrying about my approach and the pitch that’s in front of me.” Rutgers returns to Piscataway with a record of 1-8, a step down compared to its 4-5 record through its first nine games last season.
The sloppy play in the early going, including throughout the past weekend in Georgia, may be a result of no practice facility so far this season. “We haven’t been able to scrimmage because our practice facility has been down,” Nelson said, referring to the Rutgers Indoor Practice & Conditioning Facility, known as the Bubble, which collapsed due to heavy snow during Winter Storm Jonas last month. “So this (tournament) is our practice.” The Knights travel to Louisiana Friday for two games against No. 7 Louisiana (Lafayette) and two games against Alcorn State.
Ul-Lafayette is coming off a series win against Oregon, extending its record to 8-1. But the Knights aren’t worried about their opponents records. “We really don’t look at the other teams name,” Nelson said. “If you’re gonna let a name beat you, it works both ways. If the team is really good, you’re gonna go ‘oh no,’ and you’re going to get beat. If the team is really bad, you’re gonna go, ‘oh they stink,’ and you’re not gonna play well and you might get beat too.” For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior infielder Stephanie Huang had two hits, one walk and scored a run in the Knights’ first win of the season on Sunday. She is tied for the team-lead in hits with 10. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2015
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“We haven’t been able to scrimmage because our practice facility has been down ... this is our practice.” — Rutgers head softball coach Jay Nelson on the Knights preparation after a rough winter
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Knights face fellow Big Ten bottom dwellers GARRETT STEPIEN CORRESPONDENT
When Jonathan Laurent entered the Rutgers men’s basketball program, he might as well have snuck in. Because of Corey Sanders’ entrance to campus as an ESPN Top 100 recruit, Laurent flew into Piscataway from Orlando under the radar. And at first, it took him time to get acclimated to the next level. But since Sanders received a two-week suspension spanning four games due to what head coach Eddie Jordan labeled a violation of team rules, Laurent has been forced to step up for the Scarlet Knights (6-21, 0-14) as they drag through the remainder of their regular-season slate in Big Ten play. His most recent effort, a team-high 19 points and game-high 15 rebounds to pace Rutgers despite the loss to Penn State, proved his progression even further. The freshman for ward followed up his 18-point, 10-rebound ef for t at Illinois with his second straight double-double in Sanders’ absence. “I’ve been in the weight room,” Laurent said, attributing his increased production to a physical improvement to complement an aggressive mentality. “We have a really good trainer in (strength and conditioning coach) Rich (Dalatri) has been getting me ready for the season, getting me a little stronger so I can compete with the bigger guys down there and it’s been helping me a lot, just
confidence-wise, just knowing that you’re a little bit stronger than when you came in.” As the Knights ready for battle in their Tuesday night trip to Minnesota (7-19, 1-13), an 8:30 p.m. ET tip-off at Williams Arena and Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis on Big Ten Network, they hope Laurent’s rookie season hasn’t peaked just yet. “Jonathan did a lot of good things for us (Saturday against Penn State),” Jordan said. “He’s part of our young core that we hope are going to have success for us in our immediate future with him and Corey (Sanders) and (sophomore center) Shaq (Doorson) and (redshirt freshman forward) Ibrahima (Diallo) and the kids coming in, (sophomore forward) D.J. (Foreman) and (sophomore guard) Mike (Williams) getting older.” Even Nittany Lions head coach Pat Chambers had high praise for Laurent. Rutgers surely lacked in firepower against PSU, but Laurent’s ability to create space and penetrate to the rim for high-percentage shots caught the opposing coach’s eye. “I really like him. He’s rangy, he’s long, attacks the glass, he’s got a nose for the basketball,” Chambers said. “I said that in my scouting report. I’ve never seen anything like it, somehow the ball ends up in his hands.” As much as Laurent’s game has taken off, the reality remains with the Knights’ collective rut of 14 straight losses in a conference skid now on the precipice of 30 games. The Golden Gophers found themselves in a familiar position as Rutgers just last week. SEE DWELLERS ON PAGE 10
Freshman forward Jonathan Laurent led the Knights with 19 points and 15 rebounds against Penn State Saturday. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2016
BASEBALL NO.4 MIAMI 8, RUTGERS 1
No. 4 Miami sweeps RU in opening set MIKE O’SULLIVAN CORRESPONDENT
Senior second baseman John Jennings reached base safely in each of his four at bats and hit a home run in Rutgers’ loss to Miami on Friday. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2015
The baseball season is a long journey at any level, and especially in college. Opening weekend is meant to work out the kinks, with the hopes winning results will follow shortly after. The Rutgers baseball team opened its season with three straight losses on the road against No. 4 Miami (3-0), but played some close games against one of the nation’s best teams. The winning results weren’t there in this first series for the Knights, but they were pleased to return to the field for competitive action against another opponent. “Going down and playing a team like that, especially coming from the north, is a tall task, but I was very happy with the way we responded to the first two games,” said head coach Joe Litterio. “Those were close ballgames that could’ve went either way, but we just came up a bit short … I was happy with the way these guys competed, and especially with the way we pitched.” On Friday night, they began their season with a 4-1 loss against the Hurricanes.
Toronto New York
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Detroit Cleveland
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Indiana Miami
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Golden State Atlanta
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LA Lakers Milwaukee
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Boston Minnesota
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RACHEL HOLLIVAY,
senior center, became the first Scarlet Knight in program history to reach 100 blocks in multiple seasons after swatting three shots against Maryland Sunday. Hollivay owns the single season blocking record after getting 127 in her sophomore season.
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The Scarlet Knights (0-3) sent senior Howie Brey to the hill for the first star t of the season, and he produced a quality star t by pitching six innings and allowing three runs. He struck out seven batters and scattered eight hits across the innings, while only walking one. He also extended his nation-leading streak of innings without allowing a stolen base to 93. Though it was a loss for the Knights, Brey was excited to return to the mound. He left the game knowing what he hopes to work on moving for ward in the season. “For the first weekend against one of the top teams in the country, I felt that I did pretty well,” he said. “There’s a few mistakes that you make early in the season that you don’t make late in the season. There were a couple of times I had guys 0-2 in the count but missed a spot and they would get a hit, but that doesn’t happen often later in the season.”
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