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Organization reflects on death of former journalist CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Acel Moore, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and co-founder of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), died Feb. 12 at age 75.

Moore devoted his life to diversifying newsrooms across the countr y and spent his days mentoring and supporting aspiring minority journalists. His collective effort with various black journalists laid the groundwork for the establishment of the National Association of Black Journalists in 1975.

The NABJ chapter at Rutgers discussed Moore’s death and legacy.

“My encounter with Acel sparked a sense of intrigue in the

journalism field because of all he had accomplished and all the doors he opened,” said Deondre Smalls, president of the Rutgers chapter of the NABJ. Smalls, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, had the opportunity to meet the journalist through a program run by the Philadelphia Inquirer designed to introduce high school students to an operating newsroom. Moore himself presented him with a scholarship and inspired him to get involved with the NABJ. The NABJ offers journalists of color a platform to network and have their voices heard. Through calls for diversity, the organization promotes inclusivity not only SEE JOURNALIST ON PAGE 4

Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia’s death has sparked a divide between conservatives, who think President Barack Obama should not nominate a new justice, and liberals, who said he has the constitutional authority to do so. REUTERS

Professor explains process behind nominating Supreme Court justice NIKITA BIRYUKOV ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 13, controversy has erupted surrounding President Barack Obama’s right to nominate a successor to the now-vacant seat.

In a move Politico called a “historic rebuke” of the Obama’s authority, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ken.) called for a halt to the nomination process, demanding the nominations be held only after a new president takes office.

“The American people‎ should have a voice in the selection of their next supreme court justice.

Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president,” McConnell said in a statement released hours after Scalia’s death.

Ross Baker, a distinguished professor in the Department of Political

Science, said the Republican Party has a number of options available to block the nomination.

The Thurmond Rule, named for the late Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.), states that candidates for the Supreme Court should not be confirmed during the last six months of a lame-duck presidency, according to Politico.

In 2008, McConnell himself challenged the rule’s legitimacy, and that “this seeming obsession with this rule that doesn’t exist is just an excuse for our (Democratic) colleagues to run out the clock on qualified nominees who are urgently needed to fill vacancies.”

The other side of the aisle is little different. In a 90-minute 1992 address to the Senate, Vice President Joe Biden, then a Democratic senator from Delaware, called on then-President George H.W. Bush to delay nominations until the year’s election had passed.

Baker said he did not support the rule and its use as a political roadblock. “(The Thurmond Rule is) not a rule at all. It’s something that happened. They gave it a label and they exulted it to the status of a thing that should be taken seriously,” he said.

Regardless of the rule’s legitimacy, the nominations may be blocked.

As Senate Majority Leader, McConnell enjoys a number of privileges, including the ability to schedule the senate’s activity, Baker said. If McConnell does not schedule a confirmation vote, there will be no vote.

If McConnell chooses this option, the Obama’s only recourse would be a recess appointment, which can only be made when the Senate is in a formal recess, he said. This option, like others, can be blocked. “(Republicans could) maintain what they call a ‘pro forma session,’ which is basically (when) a couple of SEE JUSTICE ON PAGE 5

Acel Moore, a journalist who tried to increase newsroom diversity, started the National Association of Black Journalists, a group with a presence at Rutgers. COURTESY OF DEONDRE SMALLS

Students discuss pros, cons when Video streaming service parking at Sears store lot on Cook Netflix sees lowered use NICK HUBER

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

CHRISTOPHER BOHORQUEZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

“Netflix and chill” seems like a popular hobby today, but Netflix has in fact been losing popularity in recent years.

Netflix, the monthly subscription-based video-streaming service that offers a selection of movies and television shows to watch, has been decreasing in popularity, according to USA Today.

Hulu, HBO and Amazon Prime are Netflix’s biggest competitors.

Netflix, which began by offering

DVDs by mail, now is most popular for its instant streaming service. Its service is described as the “godfather of video on demand,” according to cheatsheet.com.

A basic subscription includes video streaming for $7.99 per month, according to Netflix.com. That offers a variety of movies and television shows available for streaming.

New subscribers can watch as much of the programming as they want for one solid rate.

Netflix also produces original

Parking is an issue that affects most students, especially those who commute, but many students have found a solution to their parking issues with the Sears parking lot.

On Cook campus, next to the Henderson apartments and bus stop, there is a Sears department store with a parking lot where many students park their cars. The parking lot connects to Route 1 and is highlighted in green on the RU Maps application.

Heather Falcone, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

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Many students park at the Sears parking lot to avoid paying for a Rutgers parking pass, but they are not advised to do so. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Campus Calendar TUESDAY 3/1 The Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research and the TA Project presents “Using Media with PowerPoint Presentations” from 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. at the Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences presents “Academic Forum” from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Rutgers—New Brunswick Chancellor presents “Chancellor’s Professorship in the Arts and Humanities Lecture” from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the College Avenue Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.

The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers presents “Art After Hours: First Tuesdays” from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Rutgers Graduate School of Education presents “Book Launch: Toward a Just Society: The Personal Journeys of Human Rights Educators” at 6:30 p.m. at the Graduate School of Education Building on the College Avenue campus.

The event is free and open to the public.

The Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program and Psychiatric Ser vices presents “Mindfulness Meditation” at 12 p.m. at the Busch Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.

The Catholic Student Association presents “CSA Spirit Night” at 8 p.m. at the Livingston Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.

WEDNESDAY 3/2 The Center for European Studies presents “The Cold War at Camp Kilmer: Hungarian ‘56ers, Cubans and U.S. Refugee Policy in New Jersey from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Alexander Librar y on the College Avenue campus.

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Childhood leukemia foundation assists victims of cancer SOFIYA NEDELCHEVA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

From monthly arts and crafts visits to the occasional bake sale, Rutgers students are helping children and families affected by leukemia.

The Rutgers chapter of the national Childhood Leukemia Foundation serves to help those affected by blood cancer by providing funds, as well as information to families of sick children.

The chapter raises money for the national organization, which puts money toward a number of different benefits, said Calina Noah, vice president of the club and a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

The Childhood Leukemia Foundation has different projects, including making wigs for children who are going through chemotherapy and have lost their hair due to the treatment, Noah said.

It also has Hope Binders, which provide families with information about the treatment and suppor t they can receive throughout. The foundation also gives out gift baskets for holidays such as Christmas, as well as bir thdays and other special occasions.

The club has monthly hospital visits to St. Peter’s Hospital, where they work on arts and crafts with the children, Noah said, as well as staging bake sales and henna events.

Noah joined because she loves to spend time with kids and loves to bake.

By visiting the children in the hospital, she said the members of the Leukemia Foundation try to keep the kids’ minds off of treatments and engage in more fun activities.

In the past, the club has made tie-dye shirts, Halloween-themed lanterns and Easter baskets, said Amy Noor, a club member and School of Arts and Sciences junior.

The Rutgers chapter of the Childhood Leukemia Foundation raises money and helps patients with the disease. The group also hosts events where students may donate gifts or create wigs, which help children suffering from the side effects of chemotherapy.

COURTESY OF CALINA NOAH

“First-hand interaction with children and their families need such a small club (and) we ran out the kids is very eye-opening for help in such difficult times,” of food within half an hour. It was our members. Knowing that we said Aneri Patel, an Ernest Ma- crazy. The entire student center were able to brighten their day rio School of Pharmacy first- was packed with people, and we were able to donate many gifts,” in such hard times truly puts year student.

Noah said. things into It showed perspective for how dedicatus and fulfills “Trying to make sense of a severe illness ed the execuour mission,” while trying to make sense of the world tive board and Noor said. general body The club’s can be very tough on a child’s mind.” members are, main fundas well as how raising event AMY NOOR supportive of is their gift School of Arts and Sciences Junior the Childhood dropping Leukemia night, Noah Foundation said. To enter The club’s last gift-drop gar- other organizations are, Noor said. the event, one must bring a gift.

“I find childhood leukemia to The event includes wrapping nered a greater number of stuthe gift, while enjoying food dents attended than expected, be a very personal and meaningful cause,” she said. “I have been Noah said. and music.

“We did not expect so many able to experience very closely “It is truly amazing what they are doing, because both the people to show up because we are the kind of impact a child’s life

has after being diagnosed. Trying to make sense of a severe illness while trying to make sense of the world can be very tough on a child’s mind.”

Noor joined to alleviate some of these difficulties.

The organization runs programs that keep kids connected to the outside world, boost their self- esteem and keep them distracted for a time period while they are receiving treatment, Noor said. The club also provides families with information on how to deal with the healthcare system.

“So many people receive the unfortunate news of their diagnosis daily,” she said. “It is even harder for children because they do not quite understand what their diagnosis entails.”

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JOURNALIST Minorities make up 12.8 percent of journalists in daily newspapers in America, according to study CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Netflix is a streaming service that inspired several other companies to also begin streaming video.

These competitors may have impacted the former DVD-rental company, as its stock prices have gone down in recent months. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ACHINT RAINCE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

NETFLIX Service has larger variety of shows, more benefits than competitors, Sales says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

content like “Orange is the New Black,” “House of Cards,” “Mar vel’s Daredevil,” “Narcos” and more.

Hulu can compete with Netflix because it can stream currently airing shows. They also offer a one-week free trial for new subscribers, according to their website. Their streaming service costs $7.99 per month with limited commercials and $11.99 without advertisements.

Amazon Prime is similar to both Netflix and Hulu. It produces original content and can stream movies and shows for $99 per year, according to their website.

There is a student discount with a six month free trial and 50 percent of f Amazon Prime

once the trial is over. Amazon Prime also of fers more than just video streaming such as free two-day shipping, music, unlimited photo storage, deals and discounts.

HBO is also directly competing with these other services.

The company has two streaming platforms, including HBO Go and HBO Now. HBO Go provides access to the network’s full library of shows and a selection of movies but requires a cable subscription, according to their website.

HBO Now costs $15 and is a separate subscription ser vice where a cable subscription is not needed.

Netflix is known every month to add and eliminate movies. Netflix’s deal with the movie network

Epix expired in September, according to PIX11, so a lot of more current movies were lost and Hulu gained them. Hulu has 10 million subscribers, while Netflix has 65 million subscribers.

Netflix’s original content will make up for the loss of popular movies, said Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, according to Pix11.

Jasmine Moradi, a Rutgers Business School junior, said she preferred Netflix out of all of the streaming services.

“It’s cheap, it’s convenient, (and) you can use it at your display whenever you’re bored,” she said.

But Moradi said she was losing interest in Netflix.

“They used to be very popular. It’s getting a little bit old (though). Their choices aren’t as (expansive) as they used to be,” Moradi said.

Maria Sales, a Rutgers Business School junior, said she prefers Netflix.

“I think it has better shows, and you don’t have to pay for them like Amazon sometimes requires you to pay for a couple of like good shows and movies,” she said.

Sales said she is not losing interest in Netflix, but she thinks there are too many original Netflix shows.

Liandro Cordova, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, uses Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Every once in a while, Cordova said he does lose interest but then becomes interested again when Netflix updates their library.

“Netflix, I’ve been using for a long time, and I guess I’ve grown accustomed to it. It has a lot of the shows that I watch. Amazon Prime is super convenient, especially with the student account,” Cordova said.

once they leave school and enter the workforce.

“I think a lot of people hire within the field but in communities across the country as well, people who remind them of themselves,” she said. “They hire peoSmalls said.

Khadijah White, an assistant ple who have the ability to work professor in the Department of for free and a lot of people of color Journalism and Media Studies don’t have that advantage.”

Samaiya Sanders, a School of and a former NABJ United Nations fellow, regards Moore’s Arts and Sciences sophomore work as an essential contribution majoring in journalism and media to the creation of a more inclusive studies, agrees with White and is certain that prejudice still lingers and just profession.

“He realized that it was vital to throughout the media industry have people of color and black and in journalism.

“There are still going to be peopeople in the newsroom to tell the stories of people of color and ple out there that will think that black people,” she said. “Those you can’t do something just bestories were not being told and cause you’re black,” Sanders said.

Fellow journalism and media when they were being told, they often dehumanized and objecti- studies major, Muna Ilogu, believes her race and gender forces fied people of color.”

White experienced first hand her to put forward twice as much the impediments faced by black effort as anyone else in order to succeed. The journalists School of Arts throughout and Sciences her career. She junior also conwas one of the “My encounter with Acel siders diversity few minority an imperative journalists on sparked a sense of the progress the PBS show, intrigue in the journalism to of journalism.

“NOW,” where field because of all he had “I don’t beshe was often accomplished and all the lieve there is overlooked and a single story. not selected to doors he opened.”

I think everytravel abroad body has their for news asDEONDRE SMALLS own experisignments.

School of Arts and Sciences Junior ences based “I felt like ofon where they ten other peocome from,” ple would get she said. oppor tunities “Whether it’s from a different that I didn’t really get,” she said.

Journalism, an industry heav- country, a different home setting ily dominated by white males, is or a different culture.”

If everyone and everything in still plagued by forms of racial discrimination. When the country journalism was consistently the experiences an economic reces- same, there would not be differsion, the first staff members to be ent stories to tell, Ilogu said.

“As journalists, we are put on cut from newsrooms are minority journalists, and particularly black a platform to inform the public about certain topics,” said Camara people, White said.

According to a study by the Francis, a School of Arts and SciAmerican Society of News Edi- ences first-year student. “The tors, all minority groups account- more diversity you have within ed for 12.8 percent of journalists the writers, the more points of at daily newspapers in the United views you can put across.”

Distinct perspectives promote States as of 2015. Further, 12 percent of the news organizations a balanced field and uphold the surveyed said at least one of treasured journalistic tradition of their top three editors was a per- storytelling, White said.

“In order to tell good stories, son of color.

White said she believes race and you need to have a diverse staff,” ethnicity unquestionably dictate White said. “Otherwise you are the opportunities that young mi- just going to tell stories from one nority student journalists receive kind of perspective.”

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that’s kind of scary looking, but I never witnessed it or experienced it myself,” Shuja said. “I do have some Students are advised not to park at Sears at night concerns when it is late at night, but I usually have a friend with me so because it is private property, Miranda says it’s not that bad.”

When Shuja knows his car will be parked in the lot late at night, he CONTINUED FROM FRONT The parking lot is private proper- usually parks closer to the lights or ty and people are advised not to park near the store entrance.

“The safety of all members of the senior, lives on the College Ave- overnight, said Rutgers spokesman Rutgers University community is nue campus and parks her car in E.J. Miranda.

The property is located within the our top priority,” Miranda said. the Sears lot when she goes to her Students who park their cars at jurisdiction of the New Brunswick classes on Cook campus.

Sears in the night time and do not “I’ve been parking here forev- Police Department, Miranda said.

Although both the New Bruns- feel comfortable walking though er, but this semester has been more during the morning hours,” wick Police Department and Rut- the parking lot in the dark alone gers University Police Department can take precautions to ensure she said.

Falcone parks at Sears so she patrol that area, Miranda said any their own safety.

“We encourdoes not need age all members to take a bus of the Rutgers and does not “There’s always people around here and everyone community to use need to buy a good personal parking pass. always parks in here” safety practices, Hamza Shuja, such as walking in a School of EnHEATHER FALCONE groups during late vironmental and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Senior evening hours, Biological Sciavoiding isolated ences junior, said or dark areas and he parked at the Sears lot all three years he has been incidents occurring in that lot that immediately reporting suspicious acare reported to RUPD are commu- tivities to the police,” Miranda said. at Rutgers.

RUPD works closely with the DiShuja parks at Sears twice per nicated to the NBPD. Falcone said she has never had a vision of Student Affairs to educate week, when he has class on the nearby Douglass campus. Parking safety concern when parking in the students as to what they can do to lessen their chances of being the at Sears means he does not need Sears parking lot.

“I used to have night classes so victim of a crime, he said. They also to purchase a parking pass for one of Rutgers’ designated parking lots I’d park here until like 8:30 (p.m.),” provide many programs, services and there are no time restrictions she said. “There’s always people and methods in place to help proaround here and everyone always tect the Rutgers community. for when he can park.

“Upon request, Public Safety perBut since the Sears parking parks in here.”

But Shuja does have some sonnel provide escorts to students, lot is not owned by Rutgers, the parking lot’s overhead lights go concerns about parking and faculty and staff who wish to have out at 10 p.m. and the Univer- walking through the Sears park- someone accompany them to their vehicle, campus residence or the sity has no jurisdiction to keep ing lot at night.

“I have heard some things and University’s mass transit system,” the lot safe from criminal activit gets pretty dark here at night so Miranda said. ity at night.

JUSTICE President has several options for nominating justice, Baker says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

senators hang around Washington, usually ones from states that are closest to Washington, D.C., and go through the charade of actually conducting business,” Baker said.

“It’s basically a way to constitutionally block the president from making a recess appointment.”

To increase the chances of a Supreme Court nominee being confirmed, Obama may choose to nominate a moderate, possibly even a Republican, said Richard Lau, a professor in the Department of Political Science.

Appointing a Republican would make it harder for the senate to block the nomination, he said.

By nominating a Republican, the president would force Republican senators into a compromising position — they either slam one of their own or they appease the president.

With the election so far away, the dispute is mainly about influencing public opinion, Baker said.

“This is all about messages.

Clearly the Democrats have no realistic hope that the Senate will confirm a nominee by the president,” he said. “The Republicans, on the other hand, are confident they can block it, so it all comes down to the messages that both the Democrats and the Republicans send out.”

CRIME FEB. 29 HACKENSACK — Suspects in the murder ofa Nazerah Bugg, 14, are approaching their trail date. Last Monday, their lawyers were given more than 1,000 pages of grand jury transcripts to review over the next six weeks. Jeavonte Dennis, Quajeir Culbreath, Jalon Brown, Devonte Lewis, Tyheem Mayfield, Nyje Johnson, Knolaisha Washington, Shakeem Ricks, Nyjeir Barrett and Baseem Williams have all pleaded not guilty. The defendants will return to court on April 18.

FEB. 29 FREEHOLD — Diquan “Gudda” Speights, 23, of Asbury Park, was charged with murdering Jamar Small, a former Asbury Park star athlete, in broad daylight. Authorities said Speights also injured another 25-year-old man, who is related to Smalls, in the shooting.

His bail was set at $1.5 million cash.

Speights could face a penalty of 30 years to a life in prison if he is convicted of murder.

FEB. 29 TOTOWA — A husband and wife, who both worked at Venus Beauty Spa, have been charged with illegally giving Botox injections to their clients. Carla Haro, 45, was charged with practicing medicine without a license, possession of a prescription legend drug and conspiracy to practice medicine without a license. And her husband, Joe Haro, was charged with conspiracy to practice medicine. Their charges are third-degree offenses and may have penalties of three to five years in prison.

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Pragmatic case against Clinton’s candidacy

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our states into the Democratic primary, and so far for my preferred candidate Sen. JOSE SANCHEZ Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) we have a victorious blowout in New Hampshire, a virtual tie of less than 1 percent between him and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Iowa, a close loss in Nevada and a crime scene in South Carolina. Sanders has come a very, very long way. He started in the single digits when he first announced his candidacy last spring, and now, according to some polls, like a recent one from Reuters, he’s virtually tied with Clinton’s filthy-rich, Establishment-approved juggernaut of a campaign. Yet after losing by a wider gap in South Carolina than he won New Hampshire, just a few days from today’s Super Tuesday when more than a dozen states vote, the sense that Bernie’s “political revolution” will have to wait another four years is eerily palpable.

Pundits on CNN, MSNBC, Fox and elsewhere are declaring Sanders dead.

Yet the corporate media is — as always — exaggerating. Sanders was indeed thrashed by South Carolina’s black voters as Clinton took about 85 percent of them, but that support came almost explicitly from older black voters who supported her astronomically more than black millennials down in the Palmetto State. Furthermore, the demographic makeup of the primary itself was exceptional in racial terms and isn’t representative of the whole country or party. The theory of Clinton’s “Southern Firewall” depends on large numbers of black voters, and South Carolina was the highest with about 60 percent of primary voters being black. Yet in delegate-rich states like Texas or Virginia for instance, blacks make up around one-fifth to one-third of Democratic voters. And nationally, African-Americans were only about 13 percent of the 2012 electorate, which is important to know for the general election. Indeed, with New Hampshire’s black voters being less than 2 percent of the total, that state’s demographics were a bit more representative of the whole country than South Carolina. This isn’t to say black folks aren’t electorally significant, but beating a fascist like Donald Trump means not simply relying on them alone. Victory depends on a multiracial coalition of the 99 percent like the one Sanders is trying to build.

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“Pundits on CNN, MSNBC, Fox and elsewhere are declaring Sanders dead.”

And besides, the primaries have just begun! Barely 5 percent of the delegates have been decided so far, yet that will change tonight. With states outside of the Clinton-friendly Deep South like Massachusetts and Colorado voting tonight, the Sanderista Revolution may just survive. And what’s also crucial to know is that the voters that will be much more significant in the general election were won by Sanders down in South Carolina: Independents, millennials, first-timers and white dudes. Now Sanders isn’t as popular with African-Americans as he is with European-Americans, but he still managed to win Nevada Latinos. But voters of color will reject a fascist like Trump anyway. What’s important is in converting Independents and first-time voters into Democrats by increasing turnout. And Mrs. Clinton isn’t the person to do that. Indeed, all signs point to a Clinton candidacy being a disaster.

As you should know, despite their smugness, Democrats are very weak right now. Under the milquetoast and overly conciliatory President Obama, the Democrats have lost in the U.S. Congress, statehouses and governorships. Democrats are at their weakest since before the Depression, despite Republicans being the more unpopular party. A party as weak as this needs to do something drastic if it wants to remain nationally competitive and elect a president that can actually work with an agreeable, brand-new Congress instead of the obstructionist constitutional hardball we’ve seen for years. Yet all Clinton seems to be offering is more of the same, and not a bold, left-wing alternative to galvanize turnout and kick the G.O.P. out from their jobs.

Clinton would likely be the least-liked presidential candidate in modern history, with a little over half of Americans viewing her as unfavorable and dishonest. Indeed, Sanders is the most favorable candidate of either party.

Amongst electorally crucial Independents, who outnumber voters of both parties, Clinton is especially unpopular. Clinton’s unlikable image is based in her scandal-plagued career, and much of it is her husband’s baggage.

Every Clinton scandal imaginable will be exploited by Donald Drumpf — I mean, Trump. As Nathan Robinson wrote at Current Affairs, Trump will use everything against Clinton, who has never run in a general election, and has been an elected official for only eight years as a New York senator compared Sanders’s 35 years. She’d flailed as Trump attacks her constant flip-flopping on issues like free trade, reminds America that she arrived at his wedding, and can certainly cast her as a corrupted tool of Wall Street plutocrats. And hey, as the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin and others have pointed out, Clinton’s a bad candidate: wooden, uninspiring, awkward and so forth. A socialist firebrand like Sanders then, laser-focused on the issues, un-bought and un-bossed, is the only candidate that’s most impervious to a Candidate Trump and can arouse more turnout while also gaining millions of new converts. Defeating fascism means dumping.

José Sanchez is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in history with a minor in political science. His column, “The Champagne Socialist,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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he safety of police officers is a growing Nevertheless, lesser-armed or (usually) unarmed concern. The general culture in the United groups who encounter officers and have nothing to States is marked by a decrease in respect protect themselves with, and police officers have the for police, as well as enhanced scrutiny and hostility upper hand — equipped with guns, bulletproof vests against them — or at least that is the train of thought and, now proposed, anonymity — so they can act with impunity toward the vulnerable. of some people in the Virginia Senate.

Police departments were making progress with The Virginia General Assembly is considering a bill that could keep the names of police officers a secret, the installation of body cameras, but this bill moves and it’s been fomented by the perception that the police us toward the opposite direction. Even if the accountare heavily surveyed and disrespected on a day-to-day ability of officers is buttressed by what’s captured basis, which makes them vulnerable to harassment by cameras, there have been numerous instances and violence from regular citizens. Yes it’s true that where officers still duck blame for their actions (note they’ve been subject to wearing body cameras during Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice, among others). Society their working shift to make how they interact with oth- and officers commonly work on an uneven plane of er people transparent, and it’s also true that there’s a interaction, and power is leveraged by officers. They already have so much authorgrowing suspicion over their ity, and now, if the bill passes, conduct. But these concerns the public won’t get to know are a response to nationwide “Even if the accountability something as simple as their and highly publicized endemic of officers is buttressed by names. Those who work for of officers abusing the powers what’s captured by cameras, the government are benefiof their position. The Virginciaries of taxpayer dollars, so ia Senate already approved there have been numerous the public has a right to the the bill that would classify the instances where officers still names of who they’re financname of all police officers and duck blame for their actions.” ing. And if people working at fire marshals as “personnel Panera or Target have namerecords,” thereby exempting tags so customers can comthem from mandatory disclosure under the state’s freedom of information law, but plain to them or about them, then officers can wear it ultimately puts the protection of police officers over name-tags, or at least have their names available so citizens can express their grievances. the protection of regular individuals.

The pursuit of justice should be the goal. The genIf keeping the names of police officers a secret is a way to protect them from disrespect, then officers eral culture in the U.S. is actually marked by fear and the government who are rallying to pass this bill — fear of officers who abuse their power and fear are detached from reality. People choose to become of people who abuse regulations. Respect for them officers knowing they’re putting their lives on the line is dwindling because they’ve ceased to be perceived to protect others, and this demonstration of altruism as protectors and are instead viewed as attackers is the source of the respect garnered from local com- and offenders. It’s a shame that all officers now have munities. But the notion that police officers put their the tendency to be painted with the same brush and lives on the line isn’t diminished or discounted, as acquired a bad reputation because of the handful continued effort is made to prevent the casualties and of horrendous officers who overshadow the good enhance safety of officers on duty: They have physical deeds of the rest of who act exceptionally. Disclosprotection from their precarious undertakings, such ing names is a standard protocol, and if officers don’t as bulletproof vests and guns to arm themselves. have anything to hide, then it shouldn’t be a problem.

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Lack of funding responsible for looming NJ Transit strike OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO NICK HANSEN

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f you were planning on taking a train home for spring break, you may need to make other plans. On March 13 — one day after Rutgers’ spring break begins — a cooling-off period will end, and NJ Transit workers will have the option to strike. Make no mistake: This would be absolutely devastating to the economy of the New York metro area — hundreds of thousands of workers in the tri-state area would be unable to get to their jobs. But how did we get here, and what can we do?

Since 2011, NJ Transit workers have been working without a contract. In June, contract negotiations broke down between rail unions and management, and President Obama created the first of two Presidential Emergency Boards (PEBs).

Provided for in the Railway Labor Act of 1926, the president can appoint a PEB when the National Mediation Board, an independent federal agency created through a 1934 amendment to the RLA, finds that a contract dispute threatens, “substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a

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degree such as to deprive any section of the country of essential transportation service.” PEBs make a recommendation, and a cooling off period in which unions are prohibited from striking and management is prohibited from locking employees out is instated.

Our current situation has had two PEBs, both of which have sided with the unions.

The most recent board recommended an 18 percent pay increase, which includes retroactive increases for the years they’ve worked without a contract, and that employees contribute 2 percent annually toward health benefits, whereas NJ Transit management wants employees to contribute 10 to 20 percent of health insurance premiums, which unions argue would effectively eliminate any pay increases.

NJ Transit workers face a bad situation.

Working without a contract for five years is clearly unacceptable, and they deserve regular salary increases. Legislators in Washington recognize this as well: A bipartisan group of N.J. representatives signed a letter, authored by Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9th) and Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-2nd), urging NJ Transit officials to seriously consider the PEB’s recommendation. They specifically highlighted recent federal legislation that grants N.J. $3.1

billion for transit, noting that the funding should make pay increases easier.

Their argument seems like common sense. But as NJ Transit Interim Executive Director Dennis Martin noted in his response, the agency simply cannot afford the costs of the PEB’s recommendation, highlighting the fact that the additional transit funding can only be spent on capital projects, not regular operating expenses.

NJ Transit officials further noted that such an increase would likely need to be funded through an additional fare increase. Workers deserve a fare wage, but the agency can’t pull money out of thin air. Perhaps then we should turn our eyes to Trenton.

Last month, the Christie Administration released its proposed 2017 fiscal year budget, without specifying a final dollar amount for NJ Transit. While some transportation experts are enthused that NJ Transit’s subsidy will increase from $33 million to $127.7 million, the budget’s far from perfect. NJ Transit officials estimate that the PEB’s recommendation will cost more than $180 million. As recently as 2012, the agency received $309.4 million. Many sources of funding are less than ideal. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) hopes to continue last year’s practice of diverting funds from the Clean Energy Fund to NJ Transit, to

the tune of $62 million, a stopgap measure that isn’t sustainable in the long run. This increase of funds is far from enough: Not only is the Transportation Trust Fund about to go broke, but NJ Transit has dramatically higher expenses this year, from maintenance cost increases to pay raises.

If Trenton wants to avert a strike and keep NJ Transit sustainable in the long run, they need to step up funding both for capital expenditures and operating costs.

Perhaps in between campaign stops for new friend Donald Trump, Christie will come up with another source of funds — but don’t hold your breath. Our best hope may be that the contract dispute is handled at the negotiating table rather than the picket line. NJ Transit management and representatives from the Rail Labor Coalition are heading to Washington to meet with the National Mediation Board in order to avert a job action. Hopefully a settlement will be reached. If not, students can buy $17 round-trip bus tickets to New York in the Student Activities Center. I’ll see you there.

Nick Hansen is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in political science with a minor in history. His column, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” normally runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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Computer-generated images make great leaps in film HARSHEL PATEL

he said. “It was not until Sutherland developed his system for man-machine interactive picture The 88th annual Academy generation that people became Awards were held on Sunday, aware of the full potential offered and people have been talking by computer graphics.”

Once Sutherland made it posabout the results ever since. Notably, a large number of the films sible to interact with generated nominated for awards used com- pictures, people began to exputerized visual effects, includ- periment with the technology. ing “The Revenant,” “Ex Machi- They unfortunately found that it is taxing on the computer and na” and “The Martian.”

Visual effects have been a part an extremely complex process, of motion pictures for decades, he said.

As time progressed, computfirst used by creating illusions to deceive the audience. Later, they ers became more powerful and would be used to create entire- computer scientists were able to understand ly new items the intricacies without the of making betuse of physical “(Sutherland) showed ter, more realprops, accordhow a computer could be istic pictures. ing to the PBS. Today, many employed for interactive The focus of productypes of visudesign of line drawings.” CGI tion shifted al effects and over this time, techniques HERBERT FREEMAN creating betare in use, inComputer Scientist ter algorithms cluding forced rather than perspective, more powerful stop motion and motion control, according machines, he said.

Today, CGI has advanced to to PBS. Computer generated imagery the point of creating characters (CGI) is one type of visual effect, that look extremely realistic in and has been the focus of critical the same shot as human charattention for years. Movies such acters. The process involved is as “Star Wars” and “The Lord of extremely long and complex, but the Rings” series have attracted the results are impressive.

In animation, computer animaattention for their exceptional tors used two-dimensional (2D) use of CGI. Despite the prevalence of CGI images to create a single frame, in modern film, the history of the and showing several frames toprocess behind its production is gether per second to give the not widely known. Computer appearance of a moving image, graphic images originate from according to makeuseof.org.

This is comparable to how roll the 1960s when Ivan Sutherland, a computer scientist at the Mas- films work, with each shot represachusetts Institute of Technolo- senting a single frame. Flipbooks gy, demonstrated their use on a also employ this method, while computer said Herbert Freeman, relying on hand drawn images.

Animations with depth have a computer scientist, in “Interaca similar production process. tive Computer Graphics.”

“In his now classic thesis, he Instead of 2D images, three-dishowed how a computer could mensional (3D) “models” can be employed for interactive de- be modified in smaller pieces, sign of line drawings using a sim- allowing the whole image to ple cathode-ray tube display and be slightly different, according a few auxiliary input controls,” to makeuseof.org.

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Computer-generated images have evolved from being 2-D line drawings to 3-D objects. They are now used extensively in movies, including several nominated for an Academy Award on Sunday.

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For example, 2D animation processes would rely on altering larger sections of a character to show movement, while 3D animations processes only need smaller regions to be changed.

The drawback with 3D animating is that these images require much more computing power than 2D images, so there is a limit on how many complex 3D images can be used. This

becomes less of a problem as computers become more powerful, but there are still limits to computing.

Three-dimensional images are extremely complex because they can be thought of as layered 2D images. When attempting to produce realistic 3D images, it becomes a challenge to take into account how each layer would change and react to

other changing images, according to makeuseof.org.

Computer generated images can be used in a multitude of ways, ranging from 2D images in a 3D world, as in “Mary Poppins” from 1964, to creating entire worlds and species, as in James Cameron’s “Avatar.” Ultimately, as technology progresses, the only prohibiting factor is the creator’s imagination.

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DIVERSIONS Stephan Pastis

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Page 9 Nancy Black

Today’s Birthday (03/01/16). Professional efforts pay this year. Consider your dream collaboration. Eclipses highlight new beginnings for you personally (3/8), and for a partnership (9/1). Reach a turning point in shared finances (3/23), and self-image (9/16). Begin a lucrative two-year phase on 9/9 ... all for family and love. 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 — Launch a change.

Track account balances. You’re especially persuasive now. Respect age and authority. Make a private arrangement. Accept help when offered. Build a strong foundation, one step at a time. Less interference is better.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — The completion of a difficult project opens up time for something more fun. Slow down, and play with talented people.

Practice to learn new skills. Learn the rules before taking risks. Add beautiful flourishes.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — A new endeavor tempts.

Collect data and sift through the fluff. Make an honest assessment of income and outgo. Adapt and compromise. Travel when traffic is better.

Responsibilities fall into place. Wait to share results.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — True love isn’t after your loot. Nurture home and family without spending on extravagances. Create peace with simple luxuries like tea and candles. It could be a difficult time to be on the road. Settle down.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Studies and travels reveal hidden beauty today. Stick to practical expenses. Keep written records, as communication glitches may arise.

Stay focused to avoid accidents or pitfalls. Rely on experience, and stick to trusted methods.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Consider upcoming family expenses. Balance self-discipline with your generous heart. Invest in home, family and real estate. You can see what wasn’t working. To pass a formidable barrier, collaborate with someone who sees your blind spot.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Listen to advice from a female with your best interests at heart. Slow down to avoid obstacles. Prepare your message, but post it later. Resist temptation to over-share or spend. Set a new course.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — A conflict between love and money could arise. Invest in home and family. Limit impulsive spending. Sidestep a costly mistake.

Don’t get talked out of what you want. Music, soft lighting and delicious fragrances soothe.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Develop plans for new projects. Try a new style to suit your new role. Dress for the part you want. Practice mental and physical discipline. Study the rules thoroughly. Friends help you advance.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — Love helps you stay on the right path. Postpone a shopping trip. Don’t spend money you don’t have. Wait to see what develops. Practice your skills and arts. Do what worked before. Follow your plans.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Keep your objective in mind. Fact and fantasy clash. Navigate the most solid road. Don’t get distracted buying stuff you don’t need. Clear clutter and earn space.

Achieve harmony in solitude. Play by the rules.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Self-discipline enables creativity. Release an old fantasy to get something real. New information dispels old fears. Don’t participate in gossip or provoke jealousies. Keep your word, and keep it respectful.

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SERIES Knights’ bats come alive for 25 total runs over 3-game set against George Mason CONTINUED FROM BACK

out there playing for 18 innings, and I think we lost our focus a little bit … After the grand slam, we weren’t able to hold the lead and let it slip away. But (George Mason) is a good ball club, and that happens.”

In the rubber game of the series, the Knights showed resiliency by overcoming a four-run deficit to come back and win, 8-6.

Rutgers trailed 6-2 early on, but the bullpen closed the door on the Patriots by tossing 6 2/3 scoreless innings.

Senior Howie Brey struck out eight batters over six innings of one-run ball against the Patriots, earning his first win of 2016.

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GOLD After last-place finish last season, Rutgers came in ninth in Geneva, Ohio CONTINUED FROM BACK

in Boston, the long jumper delivered again.

His top jump of 7.69 meters was good enough for first place in the event, beating out Wisconsin’s Zach Ziemek’s second-place jump of 7.65 meters.

Crawford was competing in his first Big Ten Championship.

He sat out last year with an injury, and chose to return this year for a shot at the Big Ten competitors.

“It was very relieving,” Crawford said on his victory. “It was a very stressful event for me, being my first Big Ten championship I

was competing in. It meant a lot to me. This was the reason I came back and got my redshirt last year. I wanted to come back and be a Big Ten Champion, and that was the result I had.”

Crawford said he changed up his preparation leading up to the event, as he was limited in practice due to injury.

“I had to prepare myself more mentally for the competition, and go back to my old ways of doing things,” he said. “But I definitely was able to work through some stuff, which was very important for me.”

Graduate student Corey Crawford earned first place in the long jump at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships Friday.

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Junior Kevin Baxter, freshman Dante Scafidi, junior Max Herrmann and senior Reed Shuttle combined to throw the shutout innings out of the bullpen, with Shuttle earning his first career save by retiring four of the five batters he faced.

The prowess from the relievers allowed the bats to once again come alive.

Freshman Nick Matera led the offensive charge on Sunday, driving in four runs, including a threerun double and scored twice.

With the game then nodded at 6-6 in the seventh inning, he came to bat with the bases loaded and hit a grounder to third base, which allowed the go-ahead run to score and gave the Knights a 7-6 lead.

Rutgers later added an insurance run in the eighth inning, and the bullpen kept throwing scoreless frames to let the Knights hold on for the win.

The weekend was filled with clutch hitting and pitching, which allowed for comebacks, and should serve Rutgers well as it moves forward.

“These games showed how getting some hits can quickly change your mindset,” Marcinzyk said. “After every hit, you get another at-bat and a chance to do something with it. We never gave up and that was a key point for our success this weekend.”

For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow @Mike_OSully2 and @TargumSports on Twitter.

Mulqueen said the performances of Crawford and Brown were outstanding achievements. “(Corey) Crawford and (Izaiah) Brown were terrific,” Mulqueen said. “Both are national class athletes and they competed like that.

Anytime you can win a major conference is a great accomplishment.”

Despite the fact no other Rutgers athlete won an event, there were still many other accomplishments made by Knights, including school records and personal best times.

Senior Jermaine Griffith finished second in the 600-meter dash. His time of 1:16.12 was a Rutgers’ indoor record.

Freshman Chais Hill finished seventh in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.97 seconds. It was a personal best time in the event for the Clemonton, New Jersey, native.

Senior Emeka Eze finished sixth in the triple jump with a distance of 14.90 meters. He also finished sixth in the long jump with a top distance of 7.34 meters.

The Knights return to action this weekend at the IC4A Championships in Boston, Massachusetts.

Crawford and Brown will not go to the event, as they prepare for the NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, the week after.

Crawford said he hopes to improve on his performance last year and how his teammate has the potential to dominate the field.

“The last time I was there, I was runner-up in the long jump and that left a bitter taste in my mouth,” he said. “Hopefully I can go there, fix some things in this next week-and-a-half of practice …

(Izaiah and I) are definitely looking forward to going out there. If (Izaiah) can do what he did today, he could win the whole thing.”

For updates on the Rutgers men’s track and field team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.

TENNIS

Senior Gina Li was involved in the most intense match of the day, suffering a heartbreaking 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 loss in singles.

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Maryland halts Rutgers’ 3-game winning streak ALEX GOLD CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers tennis team fought, scratched and clawed throughout its match against Maryland at the East Brunswick Racquet Club, but the effort ultimately fell short.

After such a promising start to the season, the Scarlet Knights failed to secure the elusive first Big Ten win as they slipped to 4-3 overall after a loss to the Terrapins.

Despite the lopsided scoreline, which read 7-0 in favor of Maryland, the Knights were in position to win some battles several times and almost every point between the two squads was competitive.

All three of Rutgers’ doubles teams lost extremely close sets, all going down 6-4 against their respective opponents.

Preceding the match, the Knights had captured the doubles point and had gone into singles play with the advantage in an impressive five matches out of matches.

Unfortunately, Rutgers didn’t continue that success Sunday, but it has plenty to build off of.

Seniors Gina Li and Lindsey Kayati as well as junior Ksenija Tihomirova all learned from their doubles losses enough to bounce back and win a set each in singles action, but still could not quite fully triumph in their individual matchups.

In the ace position playing against Maryland’s Arnelle Sullivan, Li lost the first set 6-4, but countered in the second with a win of the same score.

In the third and deciding clash, Li was defeated in a heartbreaker, 10-7.

“The score doesn’t accurately represent the match’s competitive nature,” Li said. “I thought we proved we’re a much better team than we were last year.”

While Li showed great resiliency to persevere and recover from behind during her match, Tihomirova broke the routine of the day and became the first Rutgers player to win her initial set with a 6-3 victory.

However, in spite of a grand display of determination, the Latvia native subsequently squandered the potential bright spot for the Knights by sinking in her last two singles sets.

Kayati suf fered the same fate in a nearly identical fashion, dropping the second and third sets, 7-5 and 10-4, after earning a temporar y lead via a 6-3 opening round victor y of her own.

Sophomore Chloe Lee, who with Tihomirova barely lost in doubles and then got beaten in straight sets in singles, watched her teammates give their all and get nothing to show for it.

“We were within an arm’s grasp of winning a bunch of times, so it hurts,” Lee said. “But we can also use this sour feeling as motivation for the future.”

The team entered the match riding on an air of confidence and a three match-winning streak, but their heroic attempt to vanquish the perennially ranked Terrapins proved insufficient.

Even after almost overcoming Maryland’s force and being humbled on the court in the process Sunday, Rutgers still remains optimistic.

Head coach Benjamin Bucca said that with more experience at this level, the team will grow stronger over time.

“In all my years of coaching, I’ve seen that familiarity promotes parity,” Bucca said. “The more we play these powerhouse opponents, the more constant and consistent improvement I see from the team.”

The Knights have a long way to go in their season, with 11 matches remaining on their Big Ten schedule and 15 overall.

Sunday’s defeat was a tough pill to swallow for Rutgers, but there are plenty of opportunities to claim that essentially important first conference victory.

The Knights recognize they have their reputation on the line and will need to keep focused on the challenging road ahead.

Rutgers faces Northwestern at home on Friday at the East Brunswick Racquet Club at 12:30 p.m. and the search for Big Ten win number one continues.

“You have to move on from each match pretty immediately,” Lee said. “We have 11 more to go, so we’ve got to flip a switch and start preparing for the next one.”

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March 1, 2016

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RU’s early struggles persist after losing 3 of 4 in Louisiana BRET LEVINSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers softball team lost three of four games at the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational this past weekend.

After a 12-0 mercy rule loss to No. 6 Louisiana (Lafayette) in which they had zero hits, the Scarlet Knights (2-11) dropped a 2-1 contest against Alcorn State.

An emphatic 10-0 shutout win against Alcorn State on Saturday would be the only win of the weekend for Rutgers. It was followed by another mercy rule loss to the Ragin’ Cajuns, this time by a score of 8-0.

Senior pitcher Dresden Maddox was the starter in game one, only lasting one out into the game, letting up five earned runs before getting pulled. It was the right-hander’s second straight start letting up at least two home runs in the first inning.

The umpire was also squeezing the pitcher, or tightening the strike zone, adding another reason head coach Jay Nelson to pull Maddox.

“I just feel it wasn’t a good match up with the umpire and Dresden,” Nelson said. “Dresden needed a little bit more of a plate than she was given.”

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 “Watch List” nominee Lexie Elkins hit a two-run shot followed by a solo shot from Kelsey Vincent for the Cajuns.

Freshman Whitney Jones replaced Maddox, pitching two innings and letting up four earned runs herself.

In the second game on Friday against Alcorn State, Rutgers once again found themselves in an early 1-0 hole.

In the fourth inning, Courtney Holt singled down the third baseline getting driven in by Shamberlynn Alop raising the Lady Braves’ lead to 2-0.

Sophomore catcher Sierra Maddox lead off the fifth with a single down the left field line and sophomore Meaghan Wells reached on a fielder’s choice to second base.

Wells then scored on a stolen base going home, but the inning would end early due to freshman outfielder Arianna Burcar getting caught stealing to second.

Sierra Maddox earned a single in the seventh as well, totaling her hits to two on the game but that would be all as the Knights dropped two on the day.

The third game of the weekend was one of the lone positives for Rutgers.

The Knights defeated Alcorn State in a 10-0 mercy rule decision.

Jones was stellar in the circle, pitching five innings while letting up no runs and striking out four.

“It feels great,” Jones said. “It’s great to have such a supporting team, and it feels great that we can all be in this together and share the victory”.

Rutgers got things rolling in the fourth with senior second baseman Stephanie Huang walking and stealing a base in her first at-bat.

Senior infielder Jordan Whitley escaped the slump she was

locked down by and tripled to right center, driving in Huang.

Sophomore first-baseman Rebecca Hall singled to left center and then drove in Whitley to raise the lead to 2-0.

“I dropped her and got the result I wanted,” Nelson said, referring to Whitley getting a hit.

“She’s been swinging away, but she’s also a slap hitter and she went back to slapping and she’s hitting the ball much better.”

Sierra Maddox also earned a single and stole second base, only to be followed by junior Carly Todd, who also got a base hit, bringing in Hall. Maddox then scored on a pass ball.

Senior catcher Elizabeth Adams capped off the inning with a left driving single in Todd, which gave Rutgers a 5-0 lead after three.

After Jones shut down Alcorn State in the third, the Knights would tack on another five runs in the fourth via a Huang single, a Hall double, a Slowinki walk, and consecutive singles from Todd single and Adams.

Jones shut down the Lady Braves for another two innings to complete the first win of her career.

“It was great to get a victory,” Jones said. “It was a great team effort, the defense did really well and we hit really well, so it all came together.”

Coach Nelson said he was impressed with the way his freshman pitched.

“Outstanding,” he said of Jones’ performance. “Three hits,

no walks and her first collegiate win. I felt she did a great job.”

Rutgers went 9-for-17 with runners on, 8-for-14 with runners in scoring position, and 3-for-8 with two outs.

The Knights finished on the short side of a blowout against ULL in the final game of the weekend tournament.

Junior Shayla Sweeney replaced junior Aubrie Levine, who started in the circle for the Knights, with two outs in the third.

Rutgers used four pitchers total in a game that ended early due to the eight-run mercy rule.

While the results weren’t what the Knights were hoping for when they headed down to Louisiana, the most important thing was learning what they’ll be able to work on as the season progresses.

“I think we just need to focus on the little things right now,” Whitley said. “Getting good pitches and not swinging at bad pitches. We’re not really focused on the wins and losses right now, we’re focused on improving and getting better everyday.”

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Senior second baseman Stephanie Huang has registered a hit in 8 of her last 10 contests, including 2 against Alcorn State.

THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2015

MEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS-WAGNER, TODAY, 3 P.M.

Knights carry perfect record into battle with Seahawks ERIC MULLIN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Before the season began, the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team was voted to finish last in the Big Ten conference after finishing 5-10 in 2015.

Through the first three weeks of the season, the Scarlet Knights have not performed to the billing of a basement dweller.

In fact, their play has actually been quite the opposite of that.

The Knights have raced out to a 3-0 start — their best since the 2011 season when they began 4-0 — and their hot start has garnered attention from the rest of the country.

Following its 13-11-road win over Army on Feb. 20, Rutgers received votes in the Inside Lacrosse and United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Coaches (USILA) Poll.

After its most recent win, the Knights cracked the top-20 for the first time under head coach Brian Brecht and for the first time as a program since March of 2011.

The USILA poll slotted them at No. 16 in the nation.

The win that catapulted Rutgers into the national rankings was a grind-out 12-6 home victory over Fairfield (0-3) on Saturday, a game in which it never trailed and dominated in total shots and groundballs.

Redshirt freshman attacker Adam Charalambides leads Rutgers’ high-scoring offense with 13 goals through just three games.

DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2016

In a matchup where the Knights were facing an active defense in front of a tough net minder, Rutgers was even stouter in defense of its own net.

The home team killed off 3 of its 4 penalties and only allowed a total of 16 shots to reach the net.

Of those 16 shots the combination of sophomore Max Edelmann and senior Kris Alleyne — who replaced Edelmann in the fourth quarter after he sustained an injury — faced, 10 were saved.

The Knights gave up just three goals in each half, marking the least amount of scores they’ve surrendered in a game since the 2013 season.

“Our defense was awesome,” said redshirt freshman attacker Adam Charalambides after the win. “Max Edelmann killed it today and you gotta love Kris (Alleyne) coming in for the fourth quarter, senior stepping up like that. And the defense absolutely locked down and killed it.”

With an unscathed record through three games and a national ranking attached to its name, No. 16 Rutgers will now face one of its tougher challenges of the early season.

On a quick turnaround coming off of just two days rest, the Knights will begin a four-game road trip with a Tuesday matinee matchup with Wagner (1-2).

Rutgers’ battle with the Seahawks in Staten Island, New York,

will be the first time this year that it has played a game after less than a week of time from its prior game.

With Wagner having its legs under them following a week break between games, the young Knights will be tested to see how they are able to move on from a win and shift their focus to their next opponent over the span of just a few days.

“I’m expecting (Wagner) to be well rested and prepared they haven’t played in a week,” Brecht said. “With the experience we’ve had so far with this young team, we can keep on maturing and taking steps forward. This is a great opportunity ... to see how mature this young team can be to take a step forward with two games in seven days.”

When these two teams met last year at High Point Solutions Stadium, it was also Rutgers’ first midweek game of the season, as they played on two-days rest.

The Seahawks and Knights were locked at nine entering the final quarter, but Rutgers tallied four of the five goals in the fourth to come out on top 13-10.

Five different Knights scored in that game, including hat tricks from then-freshman midfielder Chad Toliver, then-sophomore attacker Christian Trasolini and Brian Goss, who has since graduated.

A year later and that balanced, high-powered offense still remains on the Banks, only this

season it has more experience under its belt, a new weapon in Charalambides and has been even more lethal.

Rutgers had eight different players score in its first two games, followed by seven different goal scorers in its win over Fairfield.

Against an Army defense that finished in the top-10 last year, and has given up an average of 6.33 goals in its other three games, the Knights found the back of the net 13 times in their win.

Powered by starting attackers senior Scott Bieda, sophomore Jules Heningburg and Charalambides — a trio that has combined for 28 goals and 15 assists — Rutgers not only boast one of the top scoring attacks in the Big Ten to this point in the season, but in the entire nation as well.

For a Wagner squad that has only managed to produce a total of 11 goals in its previous two games, it could be tough for the Seahawks to keep up with the blistering Knights.

“We believe in each other and we know where we’re gonna be at all times basically, and we have a good flow,” Heningburg said on Rutgers’ strong offensive attack.

“So it’s kind of just finding opportunities and converting them and we know they’re gonna be there.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“It was very relieving ... This was the reason I came back and got my redshirt last year. I wanted to come back and be a Big Ten Champion, and that was the result I had.”

— Graduate senior Corey Crawford on his Big Ten title in the long jump

TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016

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BASEBALL RUTGERS 8, GEORGE MASON 6

RU secures first win, takes series from GMU MIKE O’SULLIVAN CORRESPONDENT

Senior catcher R.J. Devish hit his first career home run and drove in 4 runs in the Knights’ 11-5 win over George Mason on Saturday. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2015

The Rutgers baseball team was able to quickly rebound from a tough opening series against No. 4 Miami, as it won 2 of 3 games on the road against George Mason this weekend.

The Scarlet Knights (2-4) played three closely contested games down in Virginia against the Patriots (1-5), but were able to emerge victorious twice behind their pitching and timely offense.

In the first game of a Saturday doubleheader, the offense exploded for nine runs in the seventh inning to give the Knights an 11-1 lead in the seventh inning.

“The first game was a close game until we broke it open, and I was glad to see our bats come alive in that game,” said head coach Joe Litterio. “We started out early on where we left off in Miami, but then something clicked and the guys started swinging it. Hitting is contagious, and we put up a nine-run inning, and that relaxed the entire team.”

Rutgers won the first game 11-5, with senior lefty Howie Brey earning his first win of the season in the process.

He lasted six innings, striking out six and giving up eight hits on 113 pitches.

Senior catcher R.J. Devish was a catalyst in getting the offense back on the right track.

He belted his first career home run and had four RBIs in the win, which played a big role in him becoming the first Knight to earn Big Ten Player of the Week honors Monday.

Another veteran in senior second baseman John Jennings sparked the offensive barrage, as he added two hits and two RBIs. Devish led off for the Knights in the game and felt it was important for him to try to set the tone for the rest of the lineup by getting off to a quick start.

“It’s important to try to get things going from the top of the order, because that helps everyone throughout the lineup,” he said.

“Hitting can be contagious, and everyone can start hitting.”

In the second game of the Saturday doubleheader, Rutgers was unable to hold an early lead and lost a tough one, 6-5.

Junior outfielder Tom Marcinczyk launched a grand slam to give the Knights a 4-2 lead in the fifth inning, marking the first Rutgers grand slam since the 2013 season.

But George Mason would quickly respond by scoring a run in both the fifth and sixth innings, before adding the two go-ahead runs in the seventh inning to take a 6-4 lead it wouldn’t relinquish.

Junior Kyle Driscoll was the starting pitcher for the Knights and earned a no-decision after leaving with the lead after completing five innings and giving up just two earned runs.

It was a tough game to drop, but Rutgers knew it had its work cut out for it against a formidable opponent.

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MEN’S TRACK & FIELD COREY CRAWFORD, IZAIAH BROWN FINISHED FIRST IN THEIR EVENTS

Knights earn Big Ten gold in Ohio JORDAN FARBOWITZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers men’s track and field team went to the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships this past weekend with high hopes.

It faced of f against fierce competition and came away with some great individual per formances.

The Scarlet Knights finished in ninth out of 12 teams in Geneva, Ohio, with 40 team points. It was a big improvement over last year’s conference championship, when they finished in last with only 2 points.

Head coach Mike Mulqueen said he is very proud of his team despite their lackluster overall finish, and pointed to a specific reason for the Knights’ improvement over last year.

“Many of our athletes achieve their lifetime bests, or seasonal bests, even if they did not score points,” he said. “We competed with more confidence than last year. That helped a lot with our improvements.”

Rutgers’ massive jump from last year was in no small part due to the individual performances by many athletes, who set school records and recorded personal bests to pace the team.

Freshman sprinter Izaiah Brown stood out for the Knights, as he won the 400-meter dash with a time of 45.62 seconds.

Brown broke his own school record of 46.61 seconds, which he set at the Rutgers Invitational in January. Even more impressive was the fact his time was the fastest indoor time in the country this season.

Brown said the pressure he faced at his first ever conference championship meet was unlike anything he had experienced before.

“I was freaking out,” he said. “It was new territory. Everyone I was running against was new for me. I’d never seen them run and I didn’t know what they were capable of.”

Brown also said he was happy to have contributed to Rutgers’ improvement over last year.

“We came out here and did better than last year,” he said. “We did a lot better as a team overall … I’m happy I’m able to contribute points to a better standing for Rutgers.”

Graduate senior Corey Crawford was the only other Rutgers athlete to win an event in Geneva.

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Freshman Izaiah Brown recorded the fastest indoor 400-meter time in the U.S. this year en route to Big Ten gold in the event. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / JANUARY 2016

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sophomore 141-pounder, was pre-seeded at No. 3 in his weight class for this weekend’s Big Ten Championships.

Ashnault was 1 of 9 Rutgers’ grapplers to recieve a pre-seed for the tournament.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

at Wagner

vs. Lafayette

at Penn

vs. Michigan State

Today, 3:00 p.m., Staten island, N.Y.

Tomorrow,, 3:00 p.m., Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m., Bainton Field Philadelphia, P.A.

Tomorrow, 7:00 p.m., The RAC