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Professor reflects on contributions to medicine, agriculture fields DAN COREY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

More than 40 years after cracking the genetic code, Rutgers microbiologist Joachim Messing does not regret his decision to help save lives and not cash in.

Messing, director of the Rutgers Waksman Institute of Microbiology, has entered his 31st year at the University after setting the foundation for creating synthetic human proteins,

such as insulin, along with reducing world hunger with genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

A German immigrant, Messing arrived at Rutgers in 1985 when former University President Edward J. Bloustein recruited him to further develop the University’s life science programs.

The year 1985 was good for those studying life science at Rutgers, because both the University and the state of New Jersey provided support through capital improvements

Joachim Messing, director of the Rutgers Waksman Institute of Microbiology, revolutionized research with his work on genetically modified organisms. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

and active recruitment efforts, Messing said.

“America was very much supportive of young people — young scientists — whereas the German system was very hierarchical,” he said. “It was good to be on the top, but (there) was a complicated path to get there.”

Most notably, Messing founded the University’s Department of Genetics and the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.

But accomplishing these feats was not an easy process.

Messing’s love of experimentation has its roots in a children’s chemistry set that allowed him to measure the pH levels of solutions, among other elementary practices, he said.

“I like to experiment,” he said. “(But) my father was a mason, and he was really disappointed that I wanted to go into the sciences. He thought that I should at least be an architect — that would have been closer, or an engineer.”

Before immigrating to the U.S., Messing was a pharmacy student and doctoral candidate in biochemistr y. But his success truly has its roots in his childhood struggling with food insecurity in postwar Germany.

“My mother told (my son) that she couldn’t nurse me beyond the first month, because there was nothing to eat,” he said. “People can’t imagine SEE CONTRIBUTIONS ON PAGE 4

RUSA researches new proposal for smokeless campus

Student assembly adopts medical amnesty report NIKHILESH DE NEWS EDITOR

Students should not be afraid of calling for medical assistance if their friends are in distress from alcohol poisoning or drug overdoses, said Matt Panconi, president of the Rutgers University Student Assembly.

On Thursday night, the assembly adopted a medical amnesty investigative report written by several members of the body.

The report advocates for Rutgers administrators to change their rules on how underage students are punished when they call the

police or other authorities when drinking or otherwise consuming drugs at the University.

“Medical amnesty is a law, it prevents people from getting in trouble if there’s underage drinking going on and if something goes wrong and they call the police,” said Panconi, a Rutgers Business School senior.

“They’re protected from trouble with the law and I think it’s important to have it at Rutgers.”

The University’s guidelines do not explicitly state that students will be punished if they are caught drinking SEE REPORT ON PAGE 4

First-year students protest more than previous years BUSHRA HASAN STAFF WRITER

NOA HALFF ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Students can be seen smoking cigarettes throughout Rutgers campuses, but some Rutgers University Student Assembly members are attempting to change this.

Zachary Borden, a Rutgers— Camden College of Arts and Sciences graduate school senator and a co-chair for the Student Affairs Committee at the Rutgers University Student Assembly, has been working to create a smoke-free campus at Rutgers.

His goal is to accomplish the charge given to him by the executive committee, to “examine the desirability, feasibility, impact and means of evolving into a smoke-free Rutgers,” he said.

“We have looked at the current Rutgers smoking policy and issues with enforcement, the desire of the student body for a

Viktor Krapivin, left, and Anish Patel, right, worked together on an investigative report analyzing the potential effects of a medical amnesty policy at Rutgers. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Zachary Borden, a Camden College of Arts and Sciences graduate student, has spent the past year studying the feasibility of a smokefree campus. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR smoke-free campus, foreseeable problems with a smoke-free policy and possible alternatives to being completely smoke-free,” Borden said.

Because Borden is an ex-smoker, he said he sees both sides of the issue. He aims to give both non-smokers and smokers the proper consideration, but his goal is to recommend a solution that benefits the Rutgers community the most.

Borden has been conducting research regarding the health concern of vaping and other tobacco substitutes, which are not as well-documented as the effects of smoking. It has been “enlightening” to look into the recent data from foundational studies, he said.

An issue Borden has encountered is the polarization on the SEE CAMPUS ON PAGE 4

First-year college students are more likely to partake in political demonstrations, according to the Cooperative Institutional Research Program.

A study, conducted by the research program, assessed the political activism of the Class of 2019.

When more than 140,000 full-time first-year students were asked if they would demonstrate or protest, 8.5 percent said they had a “very good chance” of doing so, a 2.9 percent growth from the Class of 2018, according to USA Today.

The increased enthusiasm for political movements is unusually higher than previous years, said Ellen Stolzenberg, assistant director of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program.

For those questioning the validity of the study, Stolzenberg said the data was collected “between March and October 2015,” long before students have officially started their college semester.

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“(Our) data (was) collected before a lot of some of the larger-scale protests that we read about, but the students are exposed,” she said.

Members of the student body at the Douglass Residential College have taken an active role in activism for equality and social justice, said Jacquelyn Litt, dean of Douglass Residential College.

“The national context of campus activism and the awareness around inclusion and exclusion in campus, local and national contexts have likely created the conditions for the interest,” she said.

According to the research program, 81 percent, 64 percent and 56 percent of first-year students support same-sex marriage, the legal status of abortion and the legalization of marijuana, respectively.

Litt, a professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, speaks for Douglass Residential College, but said this phenomenon SEE YEARS ON PAGE 4

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of get on the other end of those games,” said sophomore attacker Jules Heningburg. “It played out for us this time and hopefully for the rest of the season.”

The common storyline in each of Rutgers’ first two wins has been its lethal, spread-out offensive attack. In both games, eight different players found the back of the net for the Knights.

Rutgers’ 13-goal effort against the Black Knights was more impressive than their 19-goal effort against the Red Storm.

Army boasted a top-10 scoring defense last season, only surrendering a mere 8 goals per game and added the top goalie recruit in A.J. Barretto to the back of its defense.

On top of that, senior attacker Scott Bieda — who had 9 points in the opener and is the Knights’ lead facilitator on offense — totaled just 1 point, which came in the form of the eventual game-winning goal, against Army.

Rutgers producing 13 goals without Bieda having a huge hand in the scoring effort is a prime example of how deep its offensive attack is.

At the forefront of that attack has been redshirt sophomore Adam Charalambides.

After scoring six goals in his first ever collegiate game, the attacker followed up his stellar debut performance with yet another team-leading tally of four scores against Army.

Charalambides was awarded Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the first two weeks of the season for his blazing start.

With such a high-octane offense on their side, the Knights have the tools to score goals late in games, and they did just that against Army.

“I’m proud of how well this young team is executing those situations. Nothing for nothing, but the St. John’s win was a great win for us. But Army was receiving votes in the polls, Army was a 10-win program last year,” said head coach Brian Brecht. “I think our assistant coaches are doing a great job of preparing the young guys and executing on the athletic abilities and the skill sets that we have to allow us to compete with a team like Army and get a big win on the road the way we have.”

Rutgers will now center its focus on a 3 p.m. matchup with Fairfield (0-2) this Saturday at High Point Solutions Stadium.

Although the Stags come to Piscataway winless, their record is not indicative of their performance through the first two weeks of the season.

Fairfield opened its season with an 11-10 loss to Richmond, who received votes in the most recent Inside Lacrosse poll. In their second game, the Stags led No. 20 Bucknell at halftime before falling 13-8.

For the second consecutive game, the Knights will go up against a tough netminder in Tyler Behring. Through two games, Behring has denied 38 shots, totaling 23 of them in Fairfield’s previous game against Bucknell.

Rutgers’ unscathed record and its impressive road win over Army earned them votes in this week’s Inside Lacrosse Poll and USILA

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not only plays fast pace, but also have an in-your-face style, where it really tries to smother the ball,

making it hard for its opposition to find open opportunities.

The Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, native said her team is more composed and less frantic

Senior attacker Kim Koldony scored three goals and dished out an assist in the Knights’ 12-7 loss to the Blue Hens last season.

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Coaches Poll, meaning a win over the Stags could catapult them into the top-20 in the country.

Possibly being a win away from cracking the national rankings is a complete 180-degree turn from the outside expectations of the Knights from the preseason, when they were voted to finish last in the Big Ten. “I think we felt like we’re a very good team even though we were picked to be last in the Big Ten,” said freshman midfielder

Mark Christiano. “We felt like we had a good group of guys, young guys and experience led by Scott Bieda and a couple of returners on offense ... Playing against Army, we really got to know who we are as a team. Winning a close game like that just shows we can win when it matters.”

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Sophomore attacker Jules Heningburg said Rutgers has worked hard to ensure that it comes out as winners late in close games.

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with the ball this year, making registering seven shots on goal. for better chances if they see a Rafferty has two goals on the similar style as the Blue Hens year after finishing last season with 24. ran last year.

The mentality of playing Rut“I think this year we’ve really proven that we can handle pres- gers lacrosse has also carried over sure,” Barnes said. “I’m not as to the Knights’ defensive end. worried about their high pressure This means being a hard-working team and sticking together as a defense as I was last year.” unit, accordThree reing to Elliot. turning Rutgers “That’s players scored “This year, I think when we in last year’s that our mentality is play our meeting, inbest, I think, cluding senior completely different defensively attacker Kim than it was last year.” when we’re Kolodny, who all on the netted three ADDINGTON ELLIOTT same page,” goals while addSenior Defender the Rumson, ing an assist.

New Jersey, Junior atnative said. tacker Amanda Turturro finished with two goals “If we just stay mentally and physand an assist, while junior mid- ically prepared and we stick to our fielder Kristina Dunphey had a game plan, we’ll be okay.”

After their loss to Johns Hopgoal as well.

The Knights will have a tough kins, the Knights need to get task on its hands trying to limit back to playing Rutgers’ style of the Blue Hens’ offense that fea- lacrosse rather than focusing on tures senior attackers Casey Ly- what their opponent is doing.

“From here on out, I’m not ons and Mckenzie Rafferty.

Lyons leads Delaware with worrying about our opponent nine goals and 16 points this sea- ever again,” Barnes said. “We son. She finished last season with have to play Rutgers lacrosse and 40 goals and 56 points, with two of that’s gonna come through and her goals contributing to the win we’re gonna come out with a win no matter who we’re playing.” against Rutgers.

Rafferty was the biggest thorn For updates on the Rutgers in the Knights’ side during last year’s matchup, when she scored women’s lacrosse team, follow the game-high four goals while @TargumSports on Twitter.

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The junior guard entered the matchup shooting 84 percent from the charity stripe on the season, but this was no reflection.

Scaife missed both free throws and 38 seconds later, the Boilers took the lead, 67-66, on a pair of April Wilson free throws.

With less than one minute remaining, Dominique McBryde converted a 3-point play to put the Boilermakers up 70-65 and push the game out of reach.

In one fell swoop, McBryde padded the lead and fouled out Rutgers’ top scorer.

Copper left the floor with 46 seconds left on the clock, taking the Knights’ hopes of a signature road win with her.

It is likely that Purdue pierced Rutgers’ NCAA Tournament bubble Thursday night, leaving only one game left on the regular season slate on Sunday, when Michigan comes to town in hopes of improving its own tournament resume.

The Knights received production from Copper, Hollivay and Scaife, Rutgers’ big-3.

The problem was, head coach C. Vivian Stringer couldn’t get it from anybody else.

Hollivay, Scaife and Copper combined for 60 points. The rest of the Knights’ roster managed only eight in total.

And that could be a catalyst for the bitterness of this particular defeat.

The only hope left for the Knights is a win over the Wolverines at the Rutgers Athletic Center, followed by a run in Indianapolis at the Big Ten Tournament.

A return home should be a positive for Rutgers as the Knights record stands at 10-4 at the RAC. But they will end the season 3-9 in true road games, possibly the difference between dancing, and filling out brackets.

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RU faces uphill battle in home matchup with Northwestern GARRETT STEPIEN CORRESPONDENT

When the Rutgers men’s basketball team first took the court for its Big Ten debut last year, the Scarlet Knights nearly got off on the right foot.

But as Rutgers struggled to put up points on abysmal shooting, it slipped in a narrow 51-47 loss to Northwestern in its conference opener at the Rutgers Athletic Center.

Since then, what has transpired has been anything but in the Knights’ favor.

Ending the season on a 15game losing streak in Big Ten play after upsetting then-No. 4 Wisconsin close to 14 months ago on Jan. 11, the demons followed Rutgers into its sophomore year in the conference.

After their most recent loss, ​an ugly, 22-point drubbing on the road to lowly Minnesota (8-19, 2-13) on Tuesday, the Knights (6-22, 0-15) will stand in a world of their own.

And now, they head back out to the Midwest for Saturday’s 2 p.m. ET tip-off on ESPNU at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois.

With three regular-season contests remaining before the Big Ten Tournament, Rutgers has lost 15 games in a row as its skid inches closer to a program record, currently at 30 straight conference defeats.

“We were still playing hard,” said senior guard Bishop Daniels after the Knights’ 12-point home loss to Penn State last Saturday, “We just — we gotta get things done.”

Senior guard Bishop Daniels is averaging 13.3 points and 4.7 assists per game in the three games leading scorer Corey Sanders has been suspended. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2016 Rutgers, clearly, hasn’t been able to do that at all this season.

Any brimming beam of brightness for the young program has been shot down time and time again. The Knights went with just six scholarship players against the Golden Gophers, missing Greg Lewis as the senior center sat out to nurse a nagging knee injury.

Rutgers’ leading scorer, Corey Sanders, won’t be back for another game. The freshman guard’s two-week suspension culminates after he serves the finality of his four-game suspension after Eddie Jordan announced on Feb. 15 that Sanders had violated team rules.

But with the season coming to close soon, the Knights’ third-year head coach remained firm on his

season outlook as his embattled squad inches closer to the finish line.

“I look at it like this. We have the opportunity to get in the gym tomorrow and keep them excited and keep them spirited,” Jordan said last Saturday after the loss to Penn State. “It’s a heck of a test, and I’m looking to pass the test.

It doesn’t matter about the W’s and the L’s, passing the test is to

keep doing your job, keep them spirited, keep them organized and continue to give great effort. The test is that as a coach.”

Jordan — and his team as a whole — get another challenging test as they travel to take on the Wildcats.

While Northwestern sits at the bottom half of the league standings, the Wildcats (17-11, 5-9) have been able to compile a competitive resume with close calls against some of the Big Ten’s top teams.

Northwestern averages 8.5 converted 3-point field goals per game, which is bad news for Rutgers and its poor perimeter defense. The Knights allowed both Penn State and Minnesota to shoot 41 percent from behind the arc, allowing 18 treys in their past two times out on the court.

Freshman forward Jonathan Laurent managed to emerge with back-to-back double-doubles and followed up with 8 points and eight rebounds against the Golden Gophers.

As much as Rutgers continues to struggle all the way around as it heads into another uphill battle that hasn’t altered its mentality.

“I mean, I guess it’s just in me,” Laurent said last Saturday.

“I wanna win. It doesn’t matter if we’re down to three scholarship players, two scholarship players.

I just wanna win the game, so I’m gonna go hard every game just so we have the chance to win.”

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BASEBALL RUTGERS-GEORGE MASON, TODAY, 2:30 P.M.

Rutgers battles fellow winless opponent in Virginia MIKE O’SULLIVAN CORRESPONDENT

After beginning its season by getting swept in a three-game series down in Miami, the Rutgers baseball team returns to the diamond this weekend looking to bounce back and get its season going on the right track.

The Scarlet Knights (0-3) head to Fairfax, Virginia, to take on George Mason (0-3) in a battle of teams looking to get in the win column for the first time in the 2016 season.

For the Knights to do this, they know they will have to replicate their solid pitching from last weekend, but also need to see more production out of their bats against the Patriots.

“Like with everything else, we have to keep working to get to where we want to be,” said head coach Joe Litterio. “We’re hoping to get better on defense because that tailed off a little bit (in the last game against Miami), and then on the whole, we know that we have to swing it better, so we’re going to try to attack that part of it this weekend.”

Rutgers was indeed in most of the games against Miami, but could not sustain enough offense to keep up with the No. 4 Hurricanes.

They scored only two runs in the three-game series but pitched

well enough to stay competitive in each game.

Senior Howie Brey earned the opening start for the Knights, lasting six innings and giving up just three runs in a loss.

Though Rutgers couldn’t manage a win against one of the nation’s top teams, it saw some positives to take from its performance that can help them against George Mason.

“We were in it for almost every inning against Miami, so that’s something to build on,” Brey said. “Our starting pitching and bullpen pitched really well, and our confidence has gone up because we know we can play with some of the better teams in the country.”

Brey is expected to get another start this weekend, along with junior Kyle Driscoll and sophomore John O’Reilly.

They made up the trifecta of starters against Miami and are slated to each get another turn against George Mason.

Brey said afterwards that he wasn’t as sharp as he was hoping to be against Miami, but knows he will get more acclimated to the mound as the season progresses.

“I had a rocky start on Friday, giving up a few hits, but I think it was just nerves,” he said. “After that, I started to get into more of a

groove. By the next game we play, everyone will be ready to go and the nerves will be gone. We’re ready to win some ballgames.”

While the offense generally struggled last weekend, one player who got off to a fast start is senior John Jennings.

The veteran infielder reached base in all four plate appearances in the team’s first game, including belting the first home run of the season for the Knights.

Along with other key bats like junior Tom Marcinczyk and senior Chris Suseck, Jennings is hoping a provide a spark to jumpstart the offense against George Mason.

It is the first time Rutgers will have ever played George Mason on the road at Spuhler Field, and it is looking to break through with some wins.

“We’re hoping to work on our approach and have more at-bats that are competitive,” Jennings said. “Moving runners and getting on base are always important. We also need to start seeing some better pitches. Other than that, we just need to stay focused and we should be okay.”

For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow @Mike_ OSully2 and @TargumSports on Twitter.

Senior pitcher Howie Brey will start for Rutgers on Saturday. In his first start, Brey allowed three runs over six innings of work.

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“We have to play Rutgers lacrosse and that’s gonna come through and we’re gonna come out with a win no matter who we’re playing.”

— Senior attacker Halley Barnes on the Knights approach moving forward

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Rutgers aims to keep unbeaten record afloat

Knights search for answers in UDel matchup

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In just two games, the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team has already shown substantial growth from last season.

In 2015, the Scarlet Knights were finding different ways to lose as they navigated through a tough schedule to a 5-10 record, which included six losses coming two goals or less.

This season, the Knights (2-0) have flipped the script and, despite still being a relatively young team, have tallied each of their wins in different fashions.

In the season opener, Rutgers led St. John’s for the final 49-plus minutes while keeping a lead of at least four goals for the final 42-plus minutes, en route to a dominating 19-11 win over St. John’s.

Against a much more formidable opponent, the Knights were given a tough test in its road matchup with Army last Saturday, but the end result was the same.

After an evenly played first quarter, Rutgers controlled the action through the first four minutes of the third quarter while taking a 7-3 lead.

But the Black Knights fired back to tie the score early in the fourth and take their first lead of the game on a man advantage with just under six minutes left.

In the type of game the Knights finished on the short side of last year, the away team showcased a sign of growth after trailing for the first time in the game.

Rutgers pushed right back in scoring two consecutive times, capped off by a cutting Scott Bieda goal from right in front of the net, and held off the Black Knight’s final scoring push on a man advantage to escape with a signature 13-11 win.

“We had a couple of tough losses last year ...

We’ve just been putting in the work just to kind

In what was a promising start to the season, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team finds itself one game behind a .500 record after losing its home opener to No. 15 Johns Hopkins.

Head coach Laura Brand-Sias said the Scarlet Knights’ offense was stagnant in a game where her team only produced two goals after scoring a total of 24 in their two games prior.

“That’s not how we play offensively,” Brand-Sias said.

The Knights (1-2) are looking to get back in the win column when they face off against Delaware (2-2) in their second bout at High Point Solutions Stadium on Saturday.

Rutgers’ offense struggled in its previous game because it was trying to make adjustments to what its opponent was doing on defense, rather than continuing to use its style of attack.

“We kind of tried to stray away from our normal style of play and there was absolutely no reason to do that,” Brand-Sias said. “It doesn’t really matter what a defense is doing to us, we can still execute our gameplan.”

The Knights are 11-14 all-time against Delaware, but 9-3 under Brand-Sias.

Rutgers lost 12-7 against Delaware last season, a game Rutgers made interesting after surrendering a big lead in the first half.

Senior defender Addington Elliott remembers Delaware as being a fast paced scrappy team that never stops fighting. The Knights’ captain believes the team’s mental preparation will be better this time around.

“This year I think that our mentality is completely different than it was last year,” Elliot said. “Rather than focusing so much on them, we’re focusing more on our game plan and executing what we need to do really well.”

In last year’s matchup, senior attacker Halley Barnes saw Delaware as a team that

Senior forward Kahleah Copper contributed 22 points and four steals but the Knights fell short, losing their third straight. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2016

RU drops third straight in overtime loss to Purdue KEVIN XAVIER CORRESPONDENT

Neither Tyler Scaife’s game-high 23 points, nor Kahleah Copper’s 22 were enough for the Rutgers women’s basketball team Thursday night in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Despite holding a 3-point lead with under three minutes left in overtime, the Scarlet Knights (16-13, 7-10) were unable to knock off Purdue to capture a much-needed quality road win.

Instead, the Boilermakers (18-10, 9-8) beared down, retaking the lead with 1:24 left in the extra period and held on for a 7468 win.

Rutgers bounced back after falling behind 29-20 at halftime, outscoring Purdue 25-13 in the third quarter to earn a 45-42 advantage heading into the fourth.

Finishing games had become a point of emphasis for the Knights of late, after losing several games where poor play in the fourth period was a major contributing factor, including their last two.

It appeared this was no different.

Midway through the fourth, Purdue held a 55-49 lead. The Boilermakers maintained

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Redshirt freshman Adam Charalambides leads Rutgers in goals scored with 10.

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control until Copper, Rutgers’ senior wing, banked in a layup to put the Knights within two at 57-55.

But with 59 seconds remaining in regulation, center Bree Horrocks knocked down a jumper for the home team to stretch their lead to 59-55.

Copper answered the call again.

The Philadelphia native drilled a 3-pointer to make it a 1-point game before the Knights were forced to foul.

Two free throws put Rutgers behind, 6158, before senior Briyona Canty got a clean look for two quick points with nine ticks remaining, but she failed to convert.

Knights’ senior center Rachel Hollivay grabbed the rebound, took it back up and scored with the hoop and the harm.

Hollivay hit her lone free throw to tie it up at 61, sending the game to overtime.

The senior center posted a signature performance of her final season on the Banks, scoring 15 points, grabbing nine rebounds to go with one blocked shot.

With 2:02 left, Scaife was fouled with a chance to stretch the lead to five.

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SCOTT GOODALE,

head wrestling coach, and the Rutgers wrestling team finished the season ranked No. 10 in the USA Today / NWCA Coaches poll. Beginning the season at No. 18, the Knights took down three top-10 opponents and finished 5-4 in Big Ten action.

Senior Addington Elliot said Rutgers has to focus in more on its own gameplan.

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at Northwestern

Tomorrow, 2:30 p.m., Fairfax, Va.

Today,, 5:00 p.m., Minneapolis, Minn.

Tomorrow, 12:00 p.m., High Point Solutions Stadium

Tomorrow, 2:00 p.m., Evanston, Ill.

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U. hosts contest on Instagram for free summer tuition

Rutgers is hosting a competition for students on Instagram to provide one winner with free tuition for up to three credits this summer. Participants have to complete four different challenges to be considered for the grand prize, but anyone who completes a challenge will win smaller prizes throughout the semester. INSTAGRAM

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The University will pitch in to alleviate the burden of tuition for one student this summer.

“The contest is called the ‘Keep Calm and Think Summer Instagram Challenge.’ Students have to complete various challenges on Instagram to earn prizes like sunglasses, flip flops and a beach towel,” said Jennifer Valera, marketing manager for the summer and winter sessions at Rutgers.

The students who manage to finish all four tasks as part of the contest will be entered into the sweepstakes for free tuition, she said.

“We will choose one lucky winner in May who will receive free Summer Session 2016 tuition for one undergraduate course, up to three credits,” Valera said.

Joseph Coleman, a School of Engineering first-year student, is one of many who are interested in the contest. He is excited about the prizes of the contest, and his opportunity to win it.

“I would definitely enter the contest. Free tuition is nothing to scoff at. And the contest is definitely worth it,” Coleman said. “It sounds fun even without winning and the fact that only one student wins doesn’t deter me at all. I’m still gonna try.”

It is important to come up with new ways to generate interest in the college and to connect with students, Valera said.

“Each spring and fall, we hold a contest to find a student to feature on the cover of our summer and winter brochures,” she said. “Last winter we had a similar Instagram challenge where we gave out hats, gloves and scarves. Students really seemed to love the prizes.”

Coleman agreed and said the also flooding the students’ soNicholas Kosko, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, approach will both strengthen the cial media pages with pictures said the University made a great community as a whole, and promote of fun things happening at Rutgers, and therefore perhaps condecision in choosing to expand its the better aspects of the University.

“I think that this contest (was vincing their friends to attend,” reach and use of social media. “(Students are) constantly post- created) to increase brotherhood Coleman said.

Valera said ing pictures the faculty and sharing wants students and tagging.

“Free tuition is nothing to scoff at. And the to attend the The way social contest is definitely worth it.” summer sesmedia works, I sions and to be think it’s going JOSEPH COLEMAN conscious of to generate a School of Engineering First-Year Student their future. lot of interests “It’s very and connect to easy to sign up a lot of people, especially on our campus, because and togetherness at the Univer- for the contest. We just want to it’s so vibrant, it’ll really connect to sity, to get other people excited get students thinking about the about being at Rutgers, while summer early. We have a great a lot of people,” Kosko said.

way for students to catch up or get ahead on their degree credits,” Valera said.

And the contest may also help convince students to attend the summer sessions, Kosko said.

“If students are able to gain interest in this, I think a lot of students will participate. It’s a good way to generate interest for summer courses in itself as well,” Kosko said. “I know a handful of students are always debating whether to take summer courses over their vacation and get ahead of the game.”

But as of Feb. 23, the contest has not generated as much attention as individuals like Valera would have liked.

“So far, we’ve had about 150 students complete the first challenge.

Last winter, we had thousands of students participate,” Valera said.

“If you don’t have Instagram, you can easily just download the app and sign up for it.”

The contest may exclude those who do not wish to be a part of the online world, Coleman said.

“I feel a fair amount of students will be unhappy with this competition, specifically those that do not use social media much or prefer to not interact with it. There are a fair amount of people that avoid social media, and they may feel left out,” he said.

Valera and other members of her team thought about that when they created the conteswt. As a solution, they found a way for other students to enter.

“We give students a second chance to gain an entry to the free tuition drawing. All they have to do is attend one of our upcoming online information sessions. They can sign up on our website,” Valera said.

If students wish to enter the contest, they should maintain a positive outlook on its outcome, Coleman said.

“It would be great to even win one of the smaller prizes. Sure I didn’t get tuition but hey, sunglasses are always useful,” he said.

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CONTRIBUTIONS

biotechnology history in purifying certain proteins people need to (treat) certain conditions,” he said.

Before Messing’s breakthrough, insulin for diabetes patients was purified from swine pancreas because that was considered the closest relative to human insulin. The tools and methods Messing created allowed humans to get human insulin for the first time, he said.

Shotgun DNA sequencing also made it easier to create erythropoietin, a rare protein that is used for cancer patients to restore white blood cells after they are

— that I will never see — are well off because of what I did,” he said.

“What could be more gratifying?”

Increasing the world’s food supShotgun DNA sequencing helps create synthetic ply has been extremely beneficial proteins, Messing says for fulfilling the world’s protein demand as a result of global population growth, which tripled the global CONTINUED FROM FRONT population since Messing was born, fill China’s increased demand for he said. protein from livestock — a demand But the use of genetically modhow tough life was right after (World that reflected a change in Chinese ified organisms has also stirred eating habits following the nation’s War II).” quite a controversy.

In what he deemed as an “inter- economic revolution, Messing said.

It is unacceptable to claim that “We had to generate the same esting” turn of events, Messing’s GMOs are unsafe not only because discovery of “shotgun” DNA se- amount of soybeans on the same it is untrue, but also because that quencing allowed him to set the amount of land, with the amount idea caters to a foundation for food and medical of water,” he real human fear “The biotechnology that helped re- said.

“I enjoy seeing that I can help people. It’s very of harming their soybean yield duce global food insecurity.

Messing’s research found that has increased (satisfying) to know that many people I’ve never seen health without realizing, Messing short pieces of DNA can be deci- from geneti... are well off because of what I did.” said. This “inacphered by relying on structural over- cally modified curate” informalaps and the complementary nature soybeans so JOACHIM MESSING tion is worsening of the DNA molecular structure, he tremendously Director of the Waksman Institute of Microbiology the global food said. Geneticists can then randomly that we were shortage and insequence these molecules in par- able to meet killed off during chemotherapy, hibiting progress. allel, using a computer program to the demand.”

“This is (becoming) a crime The same biotechnology associ- Messing said. find which pieces fit together.

By not patenting his research against humanity because the conMessing’s breakthrough allowed ated with shotgun DNA sequencscientists to genetically engineer ing and plant GMOs also proved and making it freely available to the sequences of this uneducated deplants using foreign genes, particu- to be helpful for creating synthetic agricultural and medical industries, bate is that many people actually larly for soybeans, which was criti- proteins for medical purposes, Messing chopped about five years die,” he said. “To scare people that cal because soybeans are a major such as interferon for leukemia and off the development time for genet- something is dangerous is the best protein provider for livestock, which blood protein for cancer patients, ic engineering, saving thousands of method of persuading people to pay more money.” lives as a result, he said. in turn are providers of animal pro- Messing said.

The practice of agriculture is “I enjoy seeing that I can help “When I came up with the way to tein for humans.

The Rutgers microbiologist’s purify these DNA (strands), it also people. It’s very (satisfying) to know 10,000 years old, and since its foundation for GMO usage helped laid the foundation for the early that many people I’ve never seen inception, farmers have been

trying to make improvements, Messing said. More contemporary advancements in biotechnology have been called into question because of the accelerated pace of development.

“It’s just not possible to meet the demand (for) food without this new technology,” he said. “It is really not much different than the one that was applied before.”

Along with wanting to stay relatively close to his three grandchildren in Washington, D.C., Messing continues to work at Rutgers because he wants to address inaccurate perceptions of his contributions to medicine and agriculture, while teaching the next generation to do a better job than he did.

The most important role that educators play is training students to have independent minds, Messing said. It is important for professors to have the courage to tell students the truth, as harsh as it may sound.

One of Messing’s proudest moments as a professor was finding out that two of his students became successful in business and law after he persuaded them not to continue in the life sciences when they were “not suited for medical school,” he said.

“It’s not that you have to have such a large impact, or so much luck as I have had,” he said.

“But you can still tr y to make a small difference.”

REPORT

CAMPUS

Amnesty encourages students to call for help when necessary, Panconi says

Smoke-free campuses are cheaper to implement than other alternatives, Borden says

him that Borden and his committee members plan to compose their response for the Executive Committee before the end of the semester, Borden said.

Borden hopes the Rutgers smoking policy will be revised to have clear and enforceable rules that can be applied fairly.

“I recognize that having to leave campus to smoke is an inconvenience, and we have seriously considered alternatives with smokers in mind,” he said. “The simple truth is that a smoke-free policy is the easiest to implement and enforce.”

A smoke-free is less expensive to implement than constructing special smoking areas. It is also easier to enforce than the current rules and is overall the healthiest alternative, Borden sad.

“Based on the campus survey and other information at our disposal, I anticipate Rutgers joining the growing number of smoke-free campuses across the United States,” he said.

CONTINUED FROM FRONT

before they turn 21, including instances when they call authorities themselves. But the University’s guidelines do allow for punishments to occur, according to the report.

Students are usually not punished by the Office of Student Conduct, said Viktor Krapivin, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore and co-author of the report. Despite this, studies based on other institutions with a medical amnesty program have shown that students are more likely to call for help when they know they cannot be punished.

“It is much more reassuring to people knowing they will be protected,” he said. “That’s why we want it on paper.”

Having a formal policy ensuring students would not be punished for calling for help is “marketable,” said Anish Patel, chair of the Medical Amnesty Task Force at RUSA. The policy tells the student body that they have protections provided they follow the instructions outlined in the final policy.

Patel, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said as a volunteer emergency medical technician, he has seen many victims of alcohol poisoning and performed CPR on patients. He does not want to see that happen again.

“A study done by Cornell University is referenced, where they found that while underage drinking rates stayed the same, the (number) of calls for emergency services increased and the number of alcohol-transports decreased,” he said.

“So more people were willing to call and less people were passed out on the sidewalks for police to find.”

The report does not encourage blindly forgiving students. Students who call for help may be admitted to

an “educational intervention” program that will require them to work with University officials to show reformation, according to the report.

They may be required to attend a sessions with the Alcohol and Drugs Assistance Program or simply work with a counselor, according to the report. Those who do so successfully will not have any marks made on their permanent record, while those who fail may see further action.

In addition, students who do not follow the terms outlined in the final policy may still be subject to disciplinary action, including students who fail to call for help or cooperate with authorities.

The amnesty would also extend to students reporting instances of sexual violence, protecting the person who requests assistance from disciplinary action.

The committee that wrote the report was formed after an undergraduate student died from alcohol poisoning during the Fall 2015 semester, Panconi said.

“When a student dies from that, I don’t know if (those around her) were afraid to call the authorities or not, but we have to make sure students aren’t afraid, that they have those protections in place,” he said.

The next step is to continue working with the Rutgers administration, Patel said. The University should conduct a study similar to Cornell’s, to determine the number of incidents before and after the policy is instated.

“We don’t want someone that is afraid of calling the police to get in trouble just for helping out,” Panconi said. “What we’re trying to do is protect those students who would call the police in an event like that.

They should call the police.”

CONTINUED FROM FRONT

topic, which he said has divided students. It is also unlikely that students’ opinions will be swayed after they have chosen a side.

Polarization was evident when the Camden Student Governing Association voted against supporting the smoke-free Rutgers proposal, despite student support expressed in a previous survey, Borden said.

“The vote was decided last semester by a tie-breaker by the president (of the association) after intense discussion,” he said.

“I honestly anticipate similar acrimony during the senate discussion when the formal response is

presented to the general body.”

But Borden said many of the obstacles initially considered are not as problematic as he thought.

School of Nursing sophomore Pak Chau has been exceptionally energetic in developing the reply to the charge, Borden said.

“I have to give due credit to him for all of the recent accomplishments of the (association) in this matter,” he said. “He has been extremely dedicated to gathering information for the committee and almost all of the research done to inform our decision is a direct result of his efforts.”

Chau has also been active in the investigation of possible alternatives to going smoke-free. It is because of

YEARS More than 2,000 people attended screening of ‘The Hunting Ground,’ Bunch says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

is not exclusive to that campus.

Charlotte Bunch, a professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, believes students over the past four to five years are more politically active than the decade before them.

“I think this reflects the emergence of more political movements since the economic downturn of 2008,” she said.

Several movements, including Occupy Wall Street and students against sexual assault on campus, demonstrate this, she said.

The Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance hosted a screening of the documentary

“The Hunting Ground,” about college rape, and invited two of the main individuals featured in the film last October.

The attendance surpassed 2,000, filling the College Avenue Gymnasium and leaving only standing room and back-room seats for those who arrived late, according to The Daily Targum.

The Black Lives Matter movement is a source of greater political activism. Ethel Brooks, an associate professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, said the movement has been key in galvanizing student activism.

Students from all backgrounds are reaching across the table to understand minority struggles,

according to the study. Seventy-five percent of all college first-year students that were surveyed feel it is important to help others in difficulty.

Just last Thursday, members of the Muslim Students Association reached out to members of the Black Lives Matter movement to better understand how racism affects the Muslim community, and how Muslims can be better allies to the campaign, according to The Daily Targum.

Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos also faced opposition during his visit to the University earlier this month, after activists protested and smeared red paint on their faces and clothing, according to The Daily Targum.

“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,” said Patrick Gibson, a School of Arts and Science junior, in a letter to the Targum. “Ultimately I came to the conclusion that the action was important.”

February 26, 2016

CRIME FEB. 24 JERSEY CITY — Scott Hahn, 36, of Hamilton, had his first court hearing today after being charged with causing the death of Tim O’Donnell and his 5-year-old daughter when weaving through traffic on Feb. 22. Hahn hit the barrier between lanes and then crashed into the back of the teacher’s car between the Holland Tunnel and exit 14C on the New Jersey Turnpike in Jersey City.

The accident happened at about 3 p.m. and Hahn is being charged with two counts of aggravated manslaughter and two counts of vehicular homicide.

FEB. 24 CLARK — A man under the guise of a water company representative allegedly stole cash and jewelry from an elderly couple, police said. The man said he needed to check the water for signs of natural gas, the elderly couple told Clark Police. The man lead them to their basement and then fled upstairs when they were not looking. Clark Police also posted advice on how to avoid “diversion crimes,” which typically target the elderly.

FEB. 24 CARNEYS POINT TWP. — Dana Clark-Stevenson, of Penns Grove, allegedly stole 11 pairs of sunglasses from a truck stop in Salem County. The 30-year-old woman was also already wanted out of Penns Grove because of an outstanding warrant from Pennsville Township Municipal Court.

The sunglasses were recovered from her home.

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Chabad House opens new café on College Avenue campus NOA HALFF ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

An array of fresh tea leaves and the smell of rich coffee beans fills the room of The French Press Coffee Roasters, a new café inside the Rutgers Chabad House, a center for Jewish student life on campus.

Regardless of the location, the café is open to everyone, said Lee Levinson, the café manager.

“Students, non-students, Jews, non-Jews, everyone is more than welcome to come in,” he said.

The café was placed in the Chabad House for its location in the middle of the College Avenue campus and in order to reach as many students as possible and

expose them to good coffee, Levinson said. It is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays.

They do not plan on actively competing with the other popular cafés on College Avenue, such as Au Bon Pain.

“We just want to offer the best possible coffee in this area at student prices,” he said. “We have full confidence that if people get their foot in the door and try our exceptionally good coffee, people will like it.”

What differentiates The French Press coffee involves the entire process of how it is made, Levinson said.

“All of our coffee has gone through a natural process, there

The Rutgers Chabad House opened a new café on the College Avenue campus. The cafe uses fresh, organic coffee beans in its brews. GEORGETTE STILLMAN

is no chemical added whatsoever,” he said. “We have direct communication with each farmer that we source form. The cup that you drink was on the farm at the most two months ago. The coffee is then roasted fresh, ground and then brewed when ordered.”

Micah Liebowitz, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore and Chabad House resident, said he is not a big coffee drinker, but the café has other options like sushi, which is hard to find around campus.

The vibe the café gives off is different, Liebowitz said. He described the “vibe” as unique and hipster. There is also a quiet area for students to study and enjoy free Wi-Fi. Many people wonder what the Chabad House is, and this café offers an opportunity for people to come in and find out, he said.

Usually the same groups of people can be seen on a regular basis at the Chabad House, but since the coffee shop opened, Liebowtiz said there have new faces.

“We want people to know that we are here and to walk through and give us a shot,” he said.

Amy Noor, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said it can be intimidating to enter a residential building on campus when one is not affiliated with it.

“But I believe it’s a great idea because it allows intermingling and exposure among different student groups,” she said.

POLITICAL REVIEW There are 101 days left before the New Jersey primary for the 2016 elections, and so far four different states have begun voting. Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and Republicans in South Carolina have caucused or voted for their preferred candidate, with Democrats in South Carolina being the next to vote.

Donald Trump has won 3 out of 4 of his contests, earning 82 delegates towards the Republican nomination.

Ted Cruz won the last, earning eight delegates from Iowa and a total of 17 delegates overall. Marco Rubio has 16 pledged delegates, John Kasich has six and Ben Carson has four.

The Republican candidates need 1,237 total delegates to earn the nomination.

Hillary Clinton has won 2 out of 3 total Democratic contests, earning 505 delegates, 453 of whom are superdelegates. Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire, earning 71 delegates, 20 of whom are superdelegates.

Superdelegates are tentatively pledged towards one candidate but have the power to change their vote at their discretion, regardless of which candidate has the popular vote.

The Democratic candidate needs 2,383 delegates to win the nomination.

After South Carolina Democrats, the next set of primaries will occur on March 1, or Super Tuesday. Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Colorado Democrats and Alaska Republicans will all vote on Tuesday.

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Free speech protects offensive, hate speech

N

ot too long ago, I helped host British journalist Milo Yiannopoulos with AVIV KHAVICH my organization, Young Americans for Liberty.

But you already know that. You may have heard, perhaps, that Yiannopoulos and the people that defend him are “hateful.” That they are “misogynistic,” “racist,” “homophobic,” and that our speech offers no value. This is patently false, and I would caution the left not to attempt to use conversation-killing buzzwords to attempt to end arguments before they begin.

First, to columnist José Sanchez and to all others that question the Constitutional basis for Yiannopoulos’s free speech: Yes, hate speech is protected by the First Amendment. This was decided in 1992 in R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul and later reaffirmed in 2011 in Snyder v. Phelps. No public institution can limit speech based on the content of the speech, excluding threats and physical incitement.

Sanchez refers to restrictions on free speech such as screaming “fire” in a crowded theater. He is referring to the famed case, Schenck v. U.S. (1919), which was overturned later by Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) to only exclude the incitement of unlawful actions.

There can be time, place and manner restrictions on speech, but the courts have ruled that unless a viable alternative is provided, it is still censorship.

We violated none of these rules when we brought Yiannopoulos to speak — we made sure to follow all necessar y procedures, and neither Yiannopoulos nor his supporters made any threats, harassed anyone or incited unlawful action. Ironically it was the protesters at the event that did these things. They formed a ring around Scott Hall

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“We violated none of these rules when we brought Yiannopoulos to speak — we made sure to follow all necessary procedures, and neither Yiannopoulos nor his supporters made any threats, harassed anyone or incited unlawful action.” to repeatedly harass people leaving the event after wards. There are also rumors of threats made toward Yiannopoulos during the event by the protesters, many of whom allegedly expressed their wish to physically harm him.

Yet despite all these things, despite their calls for segregated dorms and racial restructuring on university campuses, Sanchez refuses to even consider the similarities between Black Lives Matter and the KKK that Yiannopoulos chose to point out. This was not a hateful remark. It was an objective and valid political statement.

The “wage gap” and “rape culture” on campuses are also ver y contentious subjects that by no means has the debate been concluded on, and in fact Yiannopoulos was willing to offer strong arguments against them. Of course, one would have had to listen to him to know that. To label disagreement in politics as hate speech is simply one of the ways the left attempts to poison real debate on these issues. And that’s exactly why we invited Yiannopoulos to come speak here. After all, as George Or well said, “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”

The right to free speech is arguably one of the most important human rights in the world. We should be looking for ways to reduce the limits on free speech, not increase them. My final remark is to Chancellor Richard L. Edwards, who claimed in an email that inclusion and free speech need not be mutually exclusive. I fully agree with that statement, but it’s conveyance is misleading. While both free speech and inclusion are vital, the magnitude of free speech is more important than any arbitrar y attempt to make sure people aren’t offended. And it is offensive speech that needs the most protection. No one challenges the right to acceptable speech. It is that speech that you find unacceptable that you must fight to defend, for when you defend another’s free speech, you defend your own.

Aviv Khavich is a School of Engineering first-year majoring in electrical and computer engineering.

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EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW: Laurels and Darts TACKLING SICKLE CELL

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Sickle cell is a blood disorder where the body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen throughout the body. And since there’s no cure, two former Scarlet Knights football players created a fundraiser to improve the lives of sickle cell patients. We laurel Rutgers alumni Jason and Devin McCourty for raising funds that go toward scholarships, emergency funds, individual tutoring and social services for young adults with the disorder.

University President Robert L. Barchi received a $97,000 incentive compensation payment and a 2 percent increase in his salary, adding up to $676,260. The Rutgers president was the highest-paid public college president in New Jersey, and the 12th-best compensated in the country during the 2013-2014 academic year. Being president of a large university deserves fair compensation, but $676,260 is a high number for a public official. We dart the Rutgers Board of Governors for their misguided allocation of University funds.

AGGRESSIVE ALPHA MALES Looking back at the high-profile incident with Ray Rice, who assaulted his girlfriend in 2014, along with similar incidents, violence against women is not uncommon. Former NFL player Don McPherson is an anti-violence activist, and he came to the University to discuss this type of aggression and the hyper-masculine gender role that promotes this type of violence.

We dart the narrow definition of masculinity that encourages aggression because it hurts both men and women.

HMU, RUPD Suppose you’re walking home, and you’re being followed. Using your phone to call for help could appear conspicuous and alert the follower to take drastic moves against you. In that instance, you could now use the Text to the Rutgers University Police Department Pilot Program by texting RUPD and your message to 69050. We laurel RUPD for rolling out astute reforms that provides different methods for students to reach out to them.

LET’S DANCE Rutgers University Dance Marathon is a longstanding tradition that incorporates shaking your body with raising some money. Actually, a lot of money — specifically $692,046.67 just from last year’s event. RUDM recently announced it will be changing its format and splitting the 30-hour model into two 12-hour sessions. While the change reduces the endurance standard, we laurel the move for eliminating the cap on the number of dancers and allowing the event to become more accessible.

PUPPY EYES FOR BAD GUYS Poor Paws is a non-profit organization that pull dogs from highkill shelters. Shelters often become overcrowded and workers euthanize animals out of necessity. Poor Paws has a had plenty of University students volunteering so far, but there are other college students who recklessly abandon their pets at the end of the semester. We dart the students who keep pets when it’s convenient and then leave them in the cold when it’s not.

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February 26, 2016

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Defining freedom, liberty in contemporary America WAXING PHILOSOPHICAL JONATHAN FINNERTY

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ith recent events on campus, the question of freedom and liberty has been prominently raised and contested. Regardless of the political affiliation you maintain, the terms, “freedom” and “liberty” are usually bid as the object of assertion or reflection. What then, does one imply when speaking of these terms?

Obviously the context here is American politics, with the subject being individual legal status or sometimes freedom from the latter in certain instances. Therefore, it ought to be safe to conclude that the ideas of freedom and liberty are definable by the parlance of enlightenment literature and philosophy.

However, any semantic inquiries are bound to find the paradigm more problematic.

Thomas Jefferson, one of the great figures of American history and politics, was often inclined to muse on the idea of liberty and freedom. After perusing through several documents and letters authored by him, Jefferson appears to believe in at least two related forms of liberty. Jefferson, responding to Isaac Tiffany in 1819 wrote, “of Liberty then I would say that, in the whole plenitude of it’s extent, it is unobstructed action according to our will: but rightful liberty is unobstructed

action according to our will, within the limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add ‘within the limits of the law’; because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual.” So on the one hand Jefferson incorporates the philosophical with the political, while also attempting to define in terms extraneous to the idea itself, namely that of something being an inherent right, based on egalitarianism.

coercion on one’s body, actions or property.” Even further clarifying that freedom is not a right granted by government authority, but is innate and self-realizing.

So is freedom a universal ideal, encompassed by a society at large or does it reside with individual authority? Perhaps an either/ or is not strong enough to deduce meaning, but the question still stands: What do the words “freedom” and “liberty” refer to in the world? Both are synonymous concepts,

“So on the one hand Jefferson incorporates the philosophical with the political, while also attempting to define in terms extraneous to the idea itself, namely that of something being an inherent right, based on egalitarianism.”

Equality, in most instances, is the mechanical function allowing for the idea of liberty and the exercise of freedom. However, one must be necessarily free from something in order to possess the noun, freedom, such a term is almost comparative, and I believe this is where the line between modern society and enlightenment values decline.

A friend of mine, Andrew O’Connor, who is both a member of Young Americans for Liberty and an adherent to a form of libertarian anarchism, was kind enough to lend me his definition of the word in question, “Freedom is the absence of assault or

surely, but what do the words indicate?

Edmund Burke wrote in his “The Thirteen Resolutions” that, “Abstract liberty, like other mere abstractions, is not to be found.”

In regard to non-abstract liberty, compliments to Burke, how is one to embrace and promote this ambiguous term? For example, how is the issue of free speech, as brought to light recently by the Young Americans for Liberty, to be enforced? Can such an ideal even be enforced without violating the very premise it functions on? Hence the modern dilemma. Equality, in such a construct, must be granted to all parties. However, the

sustainability of any proposition relies on the variables at play.

The statements from YAL’s guest speaker Milo Yiannopoulos and the reaction from the protestors both act as variables in this equation. Both sides make the claim to be operating on a principle of freedom, and both sides entirely offend the other. Although of the left and more biased in support of the protestors, I will say that based on my previous inquiry into the definition of freedom, Yiannopoulos did have the right to speak, based only on the idea of equality ensuring liberty, should that be the correct formulation (the right to protest, however, is where I depart).

Contrary to Andrew O’Connor, I do not believe it is necessary to label the government as an antithesis to liberty and freedom, but rather when formed and instituted properly, an extension of such a concept. This modern notion of corporate enterprise, super PACs and extensive non-public spending is far from the ideal I ascribe to liberty and find any concern to be entirely warranted.

Can the government be instituted in a way to protect liberty rather than force some hybrid of it? Perhaps, but only by a consistent and unified persistence, part of which relies on a unanimous definition of what it is we all are fighting for.

Jonathan Finnerty is a School of Arts Sciences junior majoring in classics and philosophy. His column, “Waxing Philosophical,” runs on alternate Fridays.

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LIFESTYLE

Students experience mixed feelings with living on campus

Are you living in a residence hall this year or next year? Get ready for endless messes and a non-spacious room. Maybe you’ll get lucky and end up living in an off-campus house. CHLOE COFFMAN / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

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To dorm or not to dorm? That is the question. Housing lotter y season has come once again to fill our lives with either joy or disappointment. It’s time to ask the important question, is living in a dormitory really the way to go?

Living with other people has a 50 percent chance of crashing and burning, while with the other 50 percent, you could actually meet some of your best friends.

Some unfortunate students have to deal with having a roommate who is a thief without one considerate bone in their body.

I’m positive they are jealous of students that actually have roommates they enjoy being around.

Living with people right off the bat can help shape who you are in college. It can allow you to be comfortable with brand new people and breaking out of your shell.

Kait Mercedes, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, feels it is even super important for first-year students to live in a residence hall.

“I feel that dorming is an absolute necessity for students. It certainly helped me acclimate to the campus, and made making friends easier,” said. “It began

probably think you’re freaks. You can establish a kinship with this person like no other, so expect some amazing inside jokes that can satisfy you on even some of your darkest days.

You thought having a roommate could be great? Your whole floor even has the potential to become a second family to you.

up terrible. Some roommate stories sound like stuff similar to nightmares. Sure you can hate this person, but also play nice because they know where you sleep. Do you really want to risk them making your college experience worse?

In some dormitories, it’s like a rager every night, and you

“Just imagine having multiple inside jokes that only you and roommates could know about. ” my adulthood with the beginning steps of independence that I now carr y confidently today.

Dorming definitely brings someone out of their shell.”

The memories are endless when you have roommates. Just imagine having multiple inside jokes that only you and roommates know about. If other people about your insiders, they would

The people living next door to you are just as capable of becoming your best friends. Living it up with these new folks also guarantees you with some new friends to help ease the awkwardness of initially living on campus.

All of these scenarios sound quite pleasant, but we can’t forget about the possibility of having a roommate that is straight

just aren’t sure how to say shut up without sounding like an old crank. Madison Vanek, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, gave her input about this issue.

“I didn’t like dorming at all.

It was always loud, and the people were just super obnoxious,” Vanek said.

Another downside of living with so many people is the

bathroom situation. Sharing these bathrooms is a complete, living nightmare. From the flip-flops, toilets that have mysterious substances all over it and the showers that look like you just stepped into a prison, it’s like a living, breathing Rutgers version of “Nightmare on Elm Street”.

A lack of alone time also ser ves to be a source of anguish for many when it comes to living with a roommate. Living with people is great, but it’s normal to have days where you want to be alone. It’s not unheard of and it doesn’t make you a hermit.

When you live with someone it’s a little hard to ask for this space without coming off as a jerk.

People often re-enact the “Hunger Games” when it comes to getting the lottery number that will score you a Livingston Apartment. I get it, students want a nice, spacious place to live. Who doesn’t want a nice crib, right?

February 26, 2016

Pearls Before Swine

DIVERSIONS Stephan Pastis

Horoscopes

Page 9 Nancy Black

Today’s Birthday (02/26/16). Advance professionally this year. Social expansion pays. Reach a personal goal (after 3/8), before shared financial changes (after 3/23). Income grows over the next two years (after 9/9), with Jupiter in Libra. Partnership sparks newly (after 9/1), opening new personal options (after 9/16). Follow your dreams. 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 an 8 — Collaborations produce results. Work together. The more you do, the more you discover that needs to be done. Coordinate strategies and plans. Avoid silly arguments. Someone else gets through where you can’t.

Make promises.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Navigate chaos at work. A difficult situation is making you stronger. Don’t take big risks now. Do what you know works. Take a traditional approach, with trusted methods. Support loved ones with upsetting circumstances.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 6 — Slow down and relax. Manage a startling development. Deal with changes without complaining.

With an emotional response, let someone else speak for you. Upgrade your equipment if necessary. Someone’s saying nice things about your game.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 5 — Finish a home project that has dragged out. Work on an improvement that provides more support.

Explore clever ideas online. What you need doesn’t need to be expensive.

Repurpose something under-utilized.

Enjoy the results.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Opportunities arise through communications, with Mercury sextile Uranus. You’re spurred to action.

Knowledge and expertise provides profits. Talk about what you’d love to see happen.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Financial conditions seem unsettled. Don’t let a big change destroy your domestic tranquility. Wait to see what develops. Rely on the wisdom of your elders. Accept help from those with experience.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Slow down to navigate surprises. Something doesn’t go as planned. Use clever tactics. Shrewd decisions sidestep a controversy. Get help with details. Talk about dreams and intuition, with Mercury sextile Uranus. Share insights with family.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5 — Peace and quiet soothe your spirit. Process emotions. Avoid chaos and controversy. Consider and let go of something from the past. An amazing development requires a second opinion. Maintain a mystery.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Provide leadership in a group controversy. Listen to all considerations. Offer advice only if asked.

This is the test. You’re especially clever, with Mercury sextile Uranus. Inventiveness, creativity and inspiration come easily. Create solutions.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — Brainstorm and reap creative abundance, with Mercury sextile Uranus. Ask questions. Listen to your intuition. A study date is both productive and fun. A brilliant insight shatters an illusion. Children surprise you.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Make a commitment. Conserve resources, and be adaptable.

Heed an excellent idea from a friend, with Mercury sextile Uranus. Communication opens unexpected doors.

Share your knowledge and inspiration. Form a new creative partnership.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — Surprising news causes some confusion. Listen to intuition. Don’t let a critic get you down. Talk with people you trust. Keep respectful.

Collaborate. You’re in the eye of the storm. Clean up later. Friends help.

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