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The Chancellor of Rutgers—New Brunswick, Debasish Dutta, gave his “State of Rutgers Address” yesterday in the east wing of the Academic Building on the College Avenue campus. He remarked on his time at Rutgers so far and his goals for the future in front of Rutgers’ faculty, staff, alumni and guests. In his first eight months, Dutta has overseen many important campus events and developments such as the multi-million dollar donation of art to the Zimmerli Art Museum, the tumultuous political changes affecting schools nationwide, including Rutgers, and the movement to increase the University’s student minimum wage. Dutta can often be found attending campus events or visiting the dining halls for dinner where he and his staff engage students, according to Dr. Felicia McGinty, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. “It’s been exciting for me because he really is interested in students and in their experience,” McGinty said. “He’s been very interested in coming with me to meet students and attend programs. He has a great vision, a vision for moving the University ahead and living out our Land-Grant mission.” Dutta began by describing the two portions his address would take: looking back on the history and accomplishments of Rutgers to date and looking toward the future of innovation and expansion. The past — which includes the Univer-
sity becoming a Land-Grant University, going public and entering the Big Ten — is something Dutta believes is important to understanding the current state of the University. With Rutgers finalizing its transition into the Big Ten Conference, the chancellor remarked on how Rutgers has always fostered the spirit and academic excellence characteristic of the Big Ten and that the University will make a great 14th edition to the conference. The former Purdue University provost did note that Rutgers had some areas to improve upon. Namely, the University is “dead last” in out-of-state student enrollment among the Big Ten. To combat this, Rutgers has taken up an aggressive marketing campaign both nationally and internationally to increase these numbers in the last year and a half. The enrollment numbers in this demographic are already up for the Fall 2018 term. Dutta also addressed the budget. He said that there has been a marked drop in state support for schools in recent years across the country. The chancellor was thankful that amid a slew of failing state budgets and slashed public grants, New Jersey has continued to provide Rutgers with adequate financial support and resources. With a total operating budget of $1.54 billion and 10,000 faculty and staff, he noted that it takes a lot to run the three campuses and several other locations where the University operates and that the University appreciates the consistent support from the state.
University Chancellor Debasish Dutta spoke at his first “State of Rutgers Address” yesterday where he listed his goals for improving Rutgers over the next decade. CASEY AMBROSIO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Fundraising is a major point of interest for the chancellor in terms of increasing Rutgers’ spending power. A good starting place would be the University’s approximately 500,000 alumni, who he thinks are not engaged enough by their alma mater. Dutta hopes to better connect with the alumni by fostering a greater sense of pride among students and promoting a college experience that will create a “lifecycle” of engagement where alumni are proud to be Rutgers students and stay involved in its affairs after they graduate.
Looking forward, Dutta sees great promise in the growth of Rutgers, particularly in the area of research. Rutgers has many research centers spread over its campuses that attract millions in funding and some of the best professors in their fields. The University brings in more federal research dollars than every other New Jersey school combined, Dutta said. His goal is to enter into the top 10 public universities in funded research. Rutgers is currently in the top 20, he said. “We need to increase our large centers, institutes and networks.
U. adds to NJ’s high rate of anti-semitism RYAN STIESI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Dutta maps out the University’s transition into the Big Ten Academic Conference and the steps it must take to stay competitive with other universities. CASEY AMBROSIO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
In its latest audit, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reported 208 New Jersey-based anti-semitic incidents in 2017 — eight of which occurred across various Rutgers campuses. The total marks a 32-percent increase from last year’s reported 157 total incidents. In the state-by-state breakdown, released as part of its audit, ADL separated anti-semitic incidents into three categories, harassment, vandalism and assault. It shows reported incidents from 2015 to 2017.
New Jersey had the third highest amount of reported incidents out of all 50 states, according to the breakdown. New York with 380 total incidents and California with 268 were the only states with more occurrences. Over the last three years, New Jersey has also been trending upward in almost each listed category. For harassment, there were 57 incidents in 2015, 73 in 2016 and 95 in 2017. For vandalism, there were 79 incidents in 2015, 81 incidents in 2016 and 110 in 2017. Lastly, for assault, there was one incident in 2015, three in 2016 and three in 2017, all according to the state-bystate breakdown.
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That is where the big money is going to come from. That is where federal research is headed,” Dutta said. He said students are well positioned to do all of this and that focusing on taking advancements in the lab to the market will help propel Rutgers forward as a public research university. Dutta hopes to have a large increase in the University’s computer science and engineering capabilities. He would like to see a 50-percent increase in engineering and computer science faculty numbers, believing approximately 300 total would be a good number. This would put Rutgers on par with all the other renowned engineering and computer science universities in the country. With a four-year graduation rate of approximately 60 percent, and a one-year retention rate of about 92 percent, the chancellor says that Rutgers is exceptional among institutions of higher education, ranking top 25 in the nation and top 100 in the world. But there is always room for improvement, he said. Dutta sees four major areas the University should focus on moving for ward — catalyzing a surge in funded research, recruiting and retaining top faculty, becoming the institution of choice for students and advancing Rutgers’ higher purpose, which will move the University up the rankings to one of the most respected and productive Universities in the world, he said. “What is the state of Rutgers University? Here’s how I see it. We are at a moment of great consequence, my friends. I will say this — the next 10 years is likely to be the most consequential for this University for a long (time) to come.”
Another document released in the audit, the Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents, organized the incidents by month, state, city of incident, incident type, incident location and audit text — a description of the incident. Eight of the entries occurred across various Rutgers campuses, according to the list. The incidents ranged from a “swastika drawing discovered in bathroom stall,” a vandalism incident at Rutgers—Newark in December, to a “Jewish student harassed over Shabbat while walking on campus,” a harassment incident at Rutgers—New Brunswick in September, according to the list. The list also notes a “swastika spray-painted on a campus building,” a vandalism incident at Rutgers—New Brunswick in October. SEE RATE ON PAGE 4
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Rutgers 4-year research allows asthma patients to breathe easier JAEHYUN KIM CONTRIBUTING WRITER
After four years of research, a Rutgers professor at New Jersey Medical School (RNJMS) identified a drug that relaxes the muscles and opens up the airways in asthma patients. Luis Ulloa, a lead author of “Science Translational Medicine” and other researchers found that the metallothionein-2 (MT-2) protein that is found in asthmatic lung tissue relaxes airway smooth muscle cells and opens up the airways, according to Rutgers Today. This helps asthma patients breathe better. “We are reporting in collaboration with the University of Shanghai that electroacupuncture can open the airways in patients with asthma,” Ulloa said in an email. “We studied how electroacupuncture improves asthma, and we developed a new pharmacological treatment.” Many people can relate the damaging effects of an asthma attack as the illness affects 300 million people worldwide and 40 million in America, according to Rutgers Today. Half of the people diagnosed with asthma had an attack in 2015. These rates are higher among children — they experienced rates Approximately half of the peo- approximately 1 percent higher than adults. FLICKR ple diagnosed with asthma had an attack in 2015. Children tended They identified the MT-2 pro- the treatments currently on the “Our treatment is more efCOPD is an umbrella term to have higher rates of attacks at tein in asthmatic lung tissue af- market are not as effective as the fective than 2-agonists (another that describes a group of lung 47.5 percent, compared to adults ter transmitting short electrical new drug and have many differ- form of treatment), have less side conditions that make it harder to at 46.6 percent, according to the pulses into mice through elec- ent side affects. effects because it does not affect breathe, according to the COPD American Academy of Allergy, troacupuncture needles. That The current drugs available the cardiovascular system and, Foundation. Patients suffer from Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). helped them identify the drug depress the immune system and the most important so far, they do symptoms like recurring wheezResearchers also discovered they think provides more effec- increase the risk of secondary not induce receptor desentization, ing, chest tightness and shortthat more than 50-percent less tive asthma treatment, TSG12, infections, and are not effective so patients can use it as need it, ness of breath, among others. MT-2 was found TSG12 drug in asthmatic therapy cannot “We are reporting in collaboration with the University of Shanghai that electroacupuncture can open the lung tissue, and be put to use just that mice withyet, Ulloa said. airways in patients with asthma.” out the MT-2 The researchers protein were hope to start LUIS ULLOA two-times more experimental Lead Author of “Science Translational Medicine” susceptible to clinical trials this asthma, accordyear in China. ing to Rutgers Today. he said. for approximately one-third of (sic)” he said. “Any other pulmonary probElectroacupuncture induces It improves breathing by re- asthma sufferers, according to The new drug can also be used lem that make breathing difficult, the expression of a protein called laxing smooth muscles cells Rutgers Today. for other lung diseases that make (sic)” he said. “TSG12 will open MT-2. The resultant compound, in human airways, Ulloa said. Ulloa said that TSG12 is breathing difficult, he said. One the pulmonary airways and make TSG12, binds specifically to an- Thereby opening the airways of unique compared to other drugs use could be for chronic obstruc- breathing easier. Other examples other protein called TG2, which the patients with asthma and im- in that it does not affect the car- tive pulmonary disease (COPD), is COPD. We need to start clinihas caused improved breathing proving respiration. diovascular system and does not which affects more than 11 mil- cal trials. We hope experimental in several experimental models of He said this finding could induce receptor desensitization, lion people, according to the clinical trials will start this year asthma, Ulloa said. help asthma patients, because which reduces side effects. American Lung Association. in China.”
After four years of research, Luis Ulloa, a lead author of “Science Translational Medicine” and professor at the New Jersey Medical School, discovered a new drug that opens the airways of asthma patients. RUTGERS.EDU
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In early November, police responded to a swastika found outside of Stonier Hall on the College Avenue campus. It was spray painted in black and encompassed inside a red circle with a diagonal line drawn through the center. RUTGERS.EDU
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Rutgers reported 8 instances of anti-semitism on campus out of New Jersey’s 208 last year CONTINUED FROM FRONT In early November, The Daily Targum reported that police had responded to reports of a large swastika spray painted on the exterior wall of Stonier Hall. “The drawing faced out toward one of the most highly trafficked areas on College Avenue and featured a black swastika enclosed by the international probation sign — a red circle with a diagonal line through it,” according to the Targum. Following this, Allison Yaffee, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, sent a series of timestamped photos, taken on the same day behind the Rutgers Student Center, that depicted at least 10 more graffiti drawings — all with anti-fascist symbols and phrases, according to the Targum. The graffiti was removed. At the time, University spokesperson Neal Buccino told the Targum that “such symbols are antithetical to the values of the University, where we strive to create an atmosphere free from bias and to treat people of all backgrounds with dignity and respect.” Another incident at Rutgers happened in October, when 3,200 students signed a petition for the removal of Michael Chikindas, a professor in the Department of Food Sciences, following anti-semitic posts he made on his personal Facebook page, according to the Targum. The Targum reported that in December, University President Robert L. Barchi and Chancellor Debasish Dutta announced in a letter sent to faculty that students would not have to fulfill any necessary course requirements taught by Chikindas. “This has been a sad and deeply troubling situation for our students and our staff and for our faculty, who stand for much nobler values than those expressed by this particular professor,” according to the letter. “While the University is and should always be a place that challenges students to grapple with complex and even controversial ideas, this situation has threatened the trust between
professors and students that is a prerequisite to learning.” The letter also outlined other actions taken by the University, including the removal of Chikindas from his leadership position as director of the Center for Digestive Health at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health, no Rutgers employee being required to work in an administrative unit that he heads and his requirement to participate in a cultural sensitivity training program, according to the Targum. Earlier this month, Chikindas submitted a letter to the Targum apologizing to the Rutgers community. “I sincerely, without reservation, apologize to my colleagues and the entire Rutgers community for the offensive items I shared on my personal Facebook account,” he said in the letter. “My conduct was irresponsible, insensitive and inexcusable. I genuinely feel remorse for what I did.” In an inter view with the Targum on Tuesday, Feb. 20, Barchi discussed anti-semitism on campus and how the University balances calling out hate speech and protecting First Amendment rights. He said that Rutgers is obligated to, as a state university under the government, act within the rules of the First Amendment. At the same time, he said that it is important for the University to be proactive in calling out speech that goes against the values of the University and its students. Barchi also said that a “major symposium” will be happening on March 27. It will address hate speech and bias under the First Amendment, among other topics. The event will bring people from around the country to Rutgers and will be streamed live across all University campuses, he said. “The issues that came up with anti-semitic activity at Rutgers this year, that’s exactly what we did,” he said. “(We) said, first amendment, academic freedom, yes. But we don’t believe in that. We think this is heinous, detestable, has no place in this campus. And that’s the kind of speech that we have to do to combat it.”
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‘Scarlet and Black’ details decades of oppression at U. ERICA D’COSTA
government’s recognition of the humanity and citizenship of Black people and two centuries older As Black History Month comes than Black people’s universal acto a close, Rutgers holds the mem- cess to the voting booth,” Price ory of oppressed African Amer- said in an email. The book goes on to unveil icans in the light and opens new doors for discussion. Over the other daunting truths about the past few years, the University has University. It reveals that Native uncovered hidden truths about Americans were displaced from the pivotal role slaves played in their homes — the very land that building the school grounds and is now what almost 50,000 Ruthow the University acquired its gers students call home. The few who still lived in New Jersey when land to begin with. “Scarlet and Black, Volume 1: the University was created were Slavery and Dispossession in Rut- sent to an Indian boarding school gers History” is a book released in Connecticut instead of being in 2016 by the Rutgers press that invited to bring in the opening of revealed an untold story — that Queen’s college in 1766. the very existence of the UniverIt also shares the life of Will — sity relied on the exploitation of a slave who laid down the foundaAfrican Americans and Native tion for Old Queens. In the first Americans, according to a Rut- few pages of “Scarlet and Black,” gers Today article. Some of the a picture of an accounting book early founders were slave owners page reveals the University’s payand in fact, the names of these ments to a local New Brunswick men are cemented in every fac- doctor Jacob Dunham “for the laet of the University. The ghosts bor of his negro,” Will. of these past oppressors reigns Last year, the University named through the school grounds from the walkway at Old Queens “Will’s buildings to street names. Way” to remember and honor his Founder Philip Livingston was role in the creation of Rutgers. a slave trader and slave owner. “Like most early American The first professor, Frederick colleges, Rutgers depended on Frelinghuysen, and trustees Col. slaves to build its campuses and John Neilson and Philip French serve its students and faculty,” the are just a few familiar names book says. whose involvement in the slavery It went on to say that the Univereconomy is exposed in the book. sity depended on the sale of Black In fact, the University’s namesake people to fund its very existence. Henry Rutgers was a slave owner. “This (book) shows that we are Along with several other found- not afraid to look at ourselves and ers, Rutgers became an active our early history,” Edwards said. member of the American Coloni- “We are a large public university zation Society that is one of the – an organizamost diverse “I want our Africantion that advoin the country cated for the and we think we American students to resettlement to underbe proud of Will and to need of freed slaves stand our hisin Africa, intory and not be understand that their stead of allowashamed of it, ancestry helped build ing them to but to be able to live freely side face it in a forththe University.” by side with right way.” white people. Price said DEBORAH GRAY WHITE The book that it is esChair of the Committee on Enslaved and was spearheadsential for the Disenfranchised Populations in Rutgers ed by former University to Chancellor be transparent Richard L. Edwards in 2015, af- about its past and acknowledge ter a group of students met with the privileges white people held him and brought to his attention from stepping on the backs of the unacknowledged injustices Black and Native people. committed by the University. The Deborah Gray White, a Board Chancellor then formed the Com- of Governors Distinguished promittee on Enslaved and Disen- fessor of History and chair of franchised Populations at Rutgers the Committee on Enslaved and to investigate the history of white Disenfranchised Populations in privilege and racial hierarchy on Rutgers, said to Rutgers Today the Banks of the Raritan River. that it is essential students under“As we approached the 250th stand the significance of African anniversary, it struck me that this Americans to the University at a is something we really needed time when they were considered to take a look at,” Edwards said, insignificant. according to NJ Advance Media. “I want our African-American “I thought it was really important students to be proud of Will and for us to start examining it, docu- to understand that their ancestry menting what the situation here at helped build the University,’’ she Rutgers was.” said. “I want New Jerseyans and Melanye Price, an associate pro- Americans to understand that Affessor in Africana Studies, said that rican Americans were integral to during her time at Rutgers, one of this nation even though we came the most profound experiences here in chains, and we helped she faced was seeing the 250th build America.” anniversary signs everywhere The committee made a list of during the year of the anniversary. recommendations to the Universi“As a descendant of slaves in ty that included suggestions such Texas and Louisiana, it was a as establishing retention scholarreminder of the head start that ships to increase the graduation many got at the expense of my rates of “at risk” students and conancestors. Every time I saw one sidering naming some of the new I would think about the fact that buildings after prominent African this school was a century older Americans and Native Americans. than my people’s freedom, more In 2017, the College Avenue than a century older than the U.S. Apartments, commonly known ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Deborah Gray White, chair of the Committee on Enslaved and Disenfranchised Populations at Rutgers, and Marisa Fuentes, presidential term chair in African American history, co-wrote “Scarlet and Black, Volume 1: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History.” RUTGERS.EDU as “The Yard,” was named The Sojourner Truth Apartments to recognize Truth, who, in addition to her parents, was owned by the family of Rutgers’ first president, Jacob Hardenbergh. School officials also decided to rename the Joyce Kilmer Library to the James Dickson Carr Library. Carr was the first Black Rutgers graduate. Amid these new titles, White said it is important to understand the consequences of renaming famous cruxes of the University. “We would like to open a dialogue and begin a discussion of what is lost and what is won in the renaming of a building,” White said, according to NJ
Advance Media. “Do we really want to erase this histor y be erasing the name?” Regardless of technical titles, the movement to acknowledge past wrongdoings is what co-editor of the book, Marisa Fuentes, finds critical. Price said that the easiest remedy would be changing the names of a building and that the harder step to take would be to require that students learn more about oppressed people in the form of a diversity requirement or to establish a scholarship for the descendant of slaves and Native-American students as an expression of gratitude to their ancestors for
helping to create this institution. Price said that during the 250th anniversary, she thought about about whether the University’s troubling past can be made right, but that in the end, honest acknowledgement is essential. “Not many people know this history,” Fuentes said, who is also an associate professor in the departments of Women’s and Gender Studies and History. “Walking through Old Queens and knowing who built the building, you think about all the bodies, the ghosts, who linger in that space that we haven’t ever heard about. It is the power of knowledge that transforms the space for you.”
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Shame is too common in female sexuality
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ecently, my younger brother told me that in his high school the police ASHLEY FOWLER from our town gave a 1-hour presentation on current issues facing teens. The presentation began with a discussion regarding underaged drinking, avoiding weed, how keeping drugs in one’s locker probably is not the best idea, among other things. The conversation then turned to a discussion about sexting, and particularly, the illegality of taking or sharing naked photos. The police told the students about the dangers of sexting, the ways in which the images are spread — that if you sext, your parents may have to look at that image because of the legal ramifications, and that you could be registered as a sex offender. And this is pretty much true. Sexting is illegal not only if the teenager sends a naked photo to someone over 18 (and vice versa), but sexting is also illegal if two people under 18 mutually engage in it. These laws are confusing and contradictory. For example, age of consent laws vary state to state — like in New Jersey, one can consent to sex if they are 16 — and there are some cases where it may be younger, varying from situation to situation depending on the age of both partners. This means that two consenting individuals may legally have sex, but may not consensually spread photos. If minors do send naked photos, they may have to appear in court or be registered as a sex offender. Perhaps what makes headlines more than the criminality of sexting itself is the aftermath of shared naked photos, both in and outside the U.S. Namely, for women most commonly, the devastation of the circulation of naked photos has driven multiple women to commit suicide. Jessica Logan, a teenager from Ohio, died by suicide after naked photos she shared with her boyfriend were circulated. Tovonna Holton-Teamer, from Florida, died by suicide when a video of her in the shower was circulated. Amanda Todd, from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, received extensive media coverage after her suicide, as shortly before it, she posted a Youtube video describing the stalking, harassment and bullying which happened as a result of her flashing a boy on a webcam and the photos being spread. It seems like these tragic circumstances could be used as evidence for keeping teen sexting illegal. Perhaps if we can protect teens from
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“It seems like these tragic circumstances could be used as evidence for keeping teen sexting illegal.” ever sending these images, we will not have to deal with the negative repercussions later on. The percent of teenage women who send naked photos is not significantly higher than the percent of males. In light of this, it seems as though legality is less important than the shame which surrounds women’s bodies in a way that it does not surround the male body. The perception of naked pictures from women is different from how naked photos from men are received. In a study of millennials, slightly older than today’s teens, 24 percent of men had sent a “d*** pic” without being asked. Women receive unsolicited photos more often than they receive ones they have asked for. Women facing shame is such a common part of female sexuality. The way in which our culture discusses and handles female sexuality is what creates an environment for a suicidal devastation to be possible. Although female sexuality is a large source of shame for society, one can compare the suicide of these women after naked photos were shared to the suicide of Tyler Clementi, a former Rutgers student. Clementi’s suicide has often been put in conversation with Amanda Todd’s, as Todd killed herself two years after Clementi. Both cases are often talked about under the conversational umbrella of “cyber-bullying,” which, as a New Yorker article points out almost seems “deliberately vague.” Clementi’s roommate took a video of him kissing another man without Clementi knowing. This is a conversation about invasion of privacy, and this could be a conversation about technology, but technology only provides us with another way to attack people on prejudices which have existed for years. Shame plays an enormous part here. Had Clementi been kissing a woman, this is still invasive and perhaps embarrassing, but often, men feel accomplished after being romantic with a woman. Clementi’s death, and the deaths of the women mentioned, should be less of a story about regulating technology, and more of a discussion on how our culture develops shame in minorities. Ashley Fowler is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year majoring in English. Her column, “Sex and the City,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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he Student Affairs Committee recently to young people specifically, the report mentioned drafted a report on what action might be earlier addresses ways to increase voter turnout taken to effectively increase student-voter among students, but there seems to be an aspect turnout in federal, state and local elections. The missing. Students that are being encouraged to get draft discusses ways to address the need for more out and vote should also be encouraged to take an students to have knowledge about how to register interest in learning about politics and the candito vote, and how to actually go about voting once dates they are voting on. Voting while uninformed registration is complete. Suggestions are also on the issues is reckless in any case, and a large made in the draft on how to increase student-voter number of uninformed voters can result in unwantturnout, such as making election days holidays. ed consequences. And on the other hand, a large According to the report, voter registration rates group of informed voters can likely turn out to be among students at Rutgers—New Brunswick good for the nation as a whole, at least if there are were a strong 76.6 percent in 2016, which is an good candidates in the running. Students not only need to be encouraged to regincrease of 3 percent from 2012. A little more than half of Rutgers students eligible to vote did so in ister and to actually vote, but to know and care about what they are the 2016 election. voting for. Making it Young people a necessity to teach in general actualyoung people these ly have an enorthings would be simimous capacity to “Making it a necessity to teach young lar to an investment in be an extremely people these things would be similar to an our country’s future strong force in investment in our country’s future good.” good. By introducing the political realm the idea of not only — if they were to the importance of actually get out civic engagement for and vote, that is. young people but why But this brings up an interesting question, and one which some it is important, we can make more interested and might view as offensive before further reflection: Is engaged future voters. In this day and age, the popular issues are reit in the country’s best interest for so many of its young people to take the reigns in terms of electing lating to young people more and more. Issues like school shootings, sexual assault and student debt government officials? Considering the fact that kids are not even legal- are things that young people can be quite passionly allowed to drink alcohol until the age of 21, it ate about, and are things that perhaps not enough is clear that there is some sort of underlying soci- young people know a lot about. So with that said, etal idea that young people can be impulsive and not only should students be educated on how to go somewhat naive at times. When it comes to politics, about voting, but they should know and care about many young people in the United States today are what they are voting for, and also what they are votuninformed, uninterested or a combination of the ing against. We know that in the past young people two — but that is not to say this should not change have been able to make huge impacts on the wave or that young people are more uninformed than of society, and we have faith in the young people of those older than them, because there are many un- today’s world who seem to be largely more compasinformed people in all age groups. But in regard sionate than ever. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 150th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Weight Watchers free membership may be damaging to teens MIND BODY SCARLET MONICA BULNES
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ust when I thought America could not stray any further from the true importance of health, Weight Watchers announces that they will be offering free memberships to kids ages 13 to 17 for summer 2018. From the perspective of a future marketer, I understand the importance of brand loyalty and why building it is imperative to the success of a product or service. I acknowledge that identifying a clear target market and sending them a direct message ensures alignment with advertising efforts and overall company mission. But, I am also aware that companies who reap benefits from the perversion of America’s youth fail to understand that before business tactics, there were morals. No amount of money made by Weight Watchers for marketing to teens will ever exceed the billions that will be spent in trying to rectify the damage imposed on these children later in life. Putting teens on diet plans and tracking every food that enters their mouths at such a young age has the potential to form eating disorders. Their overall mental health will suffer, because, for as long as they can remember, their selfworth and esteems were dependent upon numbers on a scale or points on a mobile app. These teenagers will be stuck in a
constant cycle of falling on and off the diet bandwagon just like many other American adults are currently struggling with. Teens should be taught how to practice intuitive eating with the help of their families. If parents wish to correct their child’s eating habits at a young age or encourage a natural weight loss, they should be showing them the importance of the food pyramid and creating balanced meals instead of putting their mental and physical health in the hands of influencers and businesspeople. At the end of the day, Weight Watchers
creates lifelong dieters which is the opposite of what modern health and wellness advocates want. We want teens to understand the food pyramid — to be able to look at an assortment of foods and create balanced meals by understanding the body’s need for essentials like protein, carbs, healthy fats and fiber. We want to show them that healthy foods can also be delicious. The younger they are, the easier it is to do this. Parents have the ability to control what foods enter the home and wait for their children at the dinner table. The last thing
“This is what we need for teens — a capitalization on programs that already exist and coincide with other necessities of today’s youth.” makes decisions that support the company and its shareholders. It is every parent’s job to refuse its initiatives in order to keep their child’s best interest in mind. Proponents of this company and its program will capitalize on the weight loss of success stories that have been documented over time. What no one has documented is the amount of people who have stop using the program and gained the weight back, only to end up back on the program. Repeat customers are great for Weight Watchers, but is this great for teens? This initiative
these teens need is to become dependent upon an app that essentially micromanages their consumption. When asked in an interview who Weight Watchers’ biggest competition is, President and CEO Mindy Grossman said, “People ask me who our biggest competition is and the reality is it’s people believing they can do this themselves.” By enrolling teens in this program, parents are essentially saying that their child cannot learn healthy living habits on their own. This is hard to believe since they have not even had a fighting
chance. People come to realizations about their health at different ages, some sooner than others. But children ages 13 to 17 are just starting to realize the importance of wellness. By starting these teens on the Weight Watchers program at such a young age, Grossman is destroying any chance that they will learn how to understand nutrition without investing in her company for years to come. Instead of making children believe they need to worry about the point values of their food, we should be teaching them how to make healthy choices on their own so they can avoid diet companies who make a living off of convincing them otherwise. Think about what it is like to be between the ages of 13 and 17. Making friends, getting good grades and discovering who you are receive highest priority. Those needs are combined with health classes, balanced meal programs reaching lunch rooms, a sport or club for everyone and gym classes. This is what we need for teens — a capitalization on programs that already exist and coincide with other necessities of today’s youth. Enticing them to a program that can permanently damage their relationships with food, their bodies and their self-esteems is immoral and the worst possible way to help. Monica Bulnes is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in economics and minoring in business administration. Her column, “Mind Body Scarlet,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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Shoot your shot: Tinder to introduce ‘ladies first’ feature MARISSA SCOGNAMIGLIO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
For all of our eligible Rutgers bachelors and bachelorettes, get ready, because Tinder is making a change. An impending update for the dating app will soon only allow women to message first. Tinder announced that this “ladies first” setting will allow women to stop receiving all of those rather unwanted, and cheesy pick-up lines, if they decide they would rather make the first move. If this sounds intimidating, don’t fret: men will still be able to initiate conversation if women choose to keep the default setting, rather than opting to activate “ladies-first.” Bumble, Tinder’s rival dating app, was revolutionary for its concept that only women had the power to make the first move, a feature that led to its unofficial branding of being “the feminist app.” Now that Tinder is including this update, perhaps our culture is changing as we challenge these old-fashioned dating norms. “Often, women don’t really want the pressure of kicking off the conversation, but if they want it, that’s great. Giving people the choice versus telling people how to engage is the big difference,”
said Mandy Ginsberg, the CEO of Match Group, the dating empire which owns Tinder, in an interview with MarketWatch. Ginsberg also told Marketwatch that this is only the beginning of implementing more female-focused features for Match Group. Although it does pose an interesting debate, because not all women are comfortable with reversing this age-old stereotype. “I never downloaded Bumble, because I was always uncomfortable making the first move, and so I don’t really see the point of Tinder coming up with their own ‘ladies-first’ setting. It just seems redundant,” said Peyton Wagner, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. This notion of a woman making the first move is often seen as a daunting, or even off-putting, challenge to some men or women, simply as a result of the male-dominant culture we live in. As seen on various TV shows, in movies, even in literature, we have been taught that traditionally men are the ones to initiate any romantic endeavors, therefore putting a considerable amount of pressure on men, and perhaps discouraging women from being
more assertive in their relationships. Why shouldn’t women have the power to message a guy first, and why is this still seen as such a taboo today? “I think it’s really cool for a woman to message a guy first. It’s nice to see that a woman was interested in me and wanted to start a conversation. Plus, it takes the pressure off of me of trying to find the perfect opening line,” said Jonathan Louie, a Rutgers Business School sophomore. It also begs the question: is Tinder simply intimidated by the growth and success of its competitor? Ginsberg did insist that this feature is not a reaction to any of Tinder’s competitors, but rather is an idea has been in the works for years. “We applaud any company making business decisions that empower women,” said the founder and CEO of Bumble, Whitney Wolfe Herd in a CNN article in regards to the update. Whether you have just decided to download and test your luck on any of these dating apps, or recently deleted your profile (for good this time), Tinder and Bumble have become extremely popular mediums for young people, especially those on college
A new Tinder update will allow women to make the first move. The idea still intimidates many women, as traditionally doing so is a “man’s job.” WIKIMEDIA COMMONS campuses, to try to find love, or at least their next date. By implementing this new setting, Bumble and Tinder are challenging a deeply-ingrained, heteronormative notion in our society, that a man should be the one to ask out a woman.
“I definitely think why I feel so uncomfortable asking a guy out has a lot to do with what I saw and read as a kid of the man always initiating things. I mean, in the Disney films, you never see the princess texting the prince asking to meet up, do you?” Wagner said.
Visual artists to follow for aesthetically pleasing timeline JORDAN LEVY CORRESPONDENT
When the average joe posts on Instagram, the stakes aren’t that high. You’ll get some likes, maybe a nice comment or two, and that’ll be that. For visual artists, the photo-sharing platform can be crucial to letting the world see their work. Exposure gained off of Instagram (IG) has turned artists from part-time to full-time movers and shakers in their fields, and luckily the relationship is mutually beneficial. One of the best ways to have a beautiful IG timeline is to follow people who create beautiful art. If you need some prime examples, here are five visual artists, ranging from professional to student, who have feeds to fawn over.
TYLER MITCHELL (@TYLERSPHOTOS)
Tyler Mitchell is a filmmaker and photographer based in New York. A graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Mitchell has dived into the professional world shooting ad campaign videos, magazine covers and much more. Some clients include Ray-Ban, Marc Jacobs, Vogue and The FADER. He’s shot people like Lil Uzi Vert and Spike Lee, while also doing music videos for acts like BROCKHAMPTON. On Instagram, Mitchell posts plenty of past work, and
his feed features intensely free subjects, always unhindered and fully themselves.
Some are weary yet resolved, while some seem more desolate. Garza places huge emphasis around eyes, and they often seem to be the focal point of her work. Intensely human yet still surreal, it’s not hard to get lost in the eyes of her artwork.
NEMI (@NEMIEPEBA)
A sociologist/artist from Norway, Nemi’s Instagram is more of a curatorial example of how to use the app. While she is an artist in her own right (crafting collages), she often posts the work of artists before her, in any context she sees fit. Traditional Japanese art is positioned next to Arthur Jafa’s work, and if you scroll down a little farther you’ll see old clips of Aretha Franklin performing. Nemi’s scope and taste is interdisciplinary and that’s what sets her feed apart from others. Art of all shapes and styles are placed into a “museum” of sorts that would be unfathomable to view in a physical space, an added benefit of the digital format where Nemi thrives.
GUNNER STAHL (@GUNNERSTAHL.US)
A true example of cornering a market, Gunner Stahl is the go-to photographer for hip-hop artists. In fact, having a Stahl portrait is basically a sign that an artist has “made it.” What sets his work apart from others is that he shoots on 35 millimeter film with older cameras like the Nikon L35AF, which was introduced in 1983. He posts a good portion of his work on IG, but has hosted galleries and made a zine out
COREY WASHINGTON (@COREYWASH)
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A recent graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, photographer Tyler Mitchell has gained a cult following and boasts a wide network of celebrity clients. INSTAGRAM of his work. His portraits often capture musicians in intimate settings, while they’re relaxed. For instance, one of his more famous shots is of Lana Del Rey playing with a fidget spinner, not exactly an organized shoot. Other famous figures on his long list of clients include Chance the Rapper, Mac DeMarco, Tony Hawk, The Weeknd, Kylie Jenner and many, MANY more.
MICAYLA GARZA (@MICAYLAGARZA)
As a student at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, Garza may not initially fit the profile of an IG artist. But, after taking one look at her feed, it’s clear to see that she’s a worthy inclusion on this list. Garza posts her sketches, pieces of architecture and striking photographs. Her drawings are often of faces in various expressions.
Born in Baltimore and based in L.A., Corey Washington is a young artist who’s self taught. She’s also plied her trade as a model, but she describes herself in her IG bio pretty clearly: “I draw stuff and go on adventures.” Her work usually features a recurring character traveling through life and all the weird things that entails. The character she’s created does many things including hangs out with friends, checks its ego and goes to work. It may sound mundane, but Washington’s work is set against bright vivid backdrops, and something about the drawings feel familiar. Whether it’s her take on trying to survive in this day and age, or something more abstract, Corey Washington is a colorful and surprisingly thought-provoking addition to your feed. As a platform based around visual media, there are many more top-notch artists on Instagram. Take some time to check out how the art world has reacted and aligned with social media. What you’ll find is sure to surprise you.
DIVERSIONS
March 1, 2018
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Happy Birthday: Share your thoughts and feelings and listen to what others have to say. Getting along will be half the battle this year. Your willingness to help others and to be forthcoming about what you need or want in return will help to ease stress and give you the platform you need to bring about change and peace of mind. Your numbers are 6, 14, 17, 21, 29, 36, 47.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Secrets are best kept that way. Focus on personal changes that will make you feel good about the way you look, what you know and the direction you are heading. Don’t share personal information or passwords. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Settle into something that interests you. Do your research and find out what’s needed to put your plans in motion. Someone you least expect will help you make a decision that can change your direction and improve your life. 5 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Partnerships will undergo distractions, uncertainty and a lack of trust if you don’t keep your communication open and honest. Discuss the matters that have the potential to upset your life. Do your best to keep the peace. 4 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Work quietly toward your goal. Keep your thoughts and intentions a secret until you have reached a point where you feel you have done enough research to persuade others to support your projects. A domestic change is encouraged. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Concentrate on what matters most to you. Extend a helping hand to someone you care about or a cause you believe in. Your input will be welcome and lead to all sorts of interesting new beginnings. Love is on the rise. 4 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Do your research before getting involved in something that someone else is trying to push on you. Change can be good, but it has to be for the right reasons and involve someone who has as much to offer as you do. 2 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Test the waters and say what’s on your mind. Not everyone will agree with you, but you will find out quickly where you stand and whom you can trust. Congregate with like-minded individuals and you will accomplish a lot. 4 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Consider drawing up a contract or at least laying out your plans and discussing the best way to reach an agreement. If you show the willingness to make adjustments, you will find it easier to come up with a workable arrangement. 5 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A solid strategy will make a difference. Don’t go into a meeting or an exam without having a well-thought-out plan in place. Your future is dependent on how well you do when faced with a challenge. Precision and detail are encouraged. 3 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Look inward and decipher what you can do to improve your life, your outlook and the relationships you have with those you care about most. Positive change will encourage praise and keep you from getting involved in indulgent behavior. 3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Emotions will flare up if you aren’t honest about the way you feel. Stay calm and make your points clearly and you will be able to overcome any misunderstanding or differences of opinion you have with someone you love. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Questioning your relationships with different people will help you get a better sense of who is good for you to hang out with and who isn’t. Take steps to get rid of emotional baggage and physical possessions that are weighing you down. 3 stars
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24 Egg maker
46 City in northern Italy
45 Doubting one
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50 Employ a silver tongue
51 McDonald’s logo
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57 “20/20” broadcaster
55 Trashy newspaper
36 Cultural character
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56 Attitude or mood
38 Flexible tempo
59 Not old
61 Bullet holes center?
41 It’s the best policy
60 Hang on a clothesline
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March 1, 2018 MEN’S LACROSSE ROSE IS 1 OF 3 KNIGHTS FROM SAME UTAH HIGH SCHOOL
Rose helps lead Rutgers’ midfield unit in 3rd year GRIFFIN WHITMER CORRESPONDENT
When Casey Rose walked at his high school graduation, he was not committed to a Division I lacrosse program. The Corner Canyon High School (Utah) midfielder had planned to go to Colorado and play on the Buffs' club team where his brother Riley is a goalie. But Rutgers head coach Brian Brecht is a very persuasive man, and it’s safe to say he found a diamond in the rough. Rose’s journey to becoming a Scarlet Knight is not a normal one, and it starts with two current Rutgers players that were high school teammates of his. Brecht originally had interest in Corner Canyon when he recruited current redshirt freshman defender Garrett Bullett. But his attention was also caught by junior Garrett Michaeli, and both of them have developed into starters on defense for the Knights. Little did Brecht know, there was another Big Ten talent right in front of his eyes. In a quarterfinal playoff game, Rose scored 7 goals and Brecht, who was watching the stream to check in on his two commits, took
notice. Rose stayed hot in the semifinals, scoring another 5 goals. "While watching (Bullett and Michaeli) in the spring of their sophomore year, that's when we saw Casey Rose in his senior year ... After his state championship, he had come and taken a visit," Brecht said. But when Rose visited Rutgers, he still wasn’t sold. He graduated high school and took some time to think about it before finally pulling the trigger. “I was pretty hesitant about it. (Brecht) was a really convincing man. The week of graduation I flew out and saw the campus then committed like a week later,” Rose said. Rose spent his sophomore and junior years at Juan Diego Catholic High School, after which he transferred to Corner Canyon. If he had never made that move, there's a very slim chance he would have gotten noticed by Brecht and he would most likely be playing for Colorado's club team this spring. Since then, he has played in every game possible for the Knights, starting 9 of 16 games his freshman year, all 14 his sophomore year and has started all four contests this season.
Last year, he was third on the team and led the midfield with 21 goals, and before this season, Inside Lacrosse named him as the best player in the country from Utah. Rose’s story doesn’t end there. Lacrosse might not even be his best sport. He was raised as a hardcore skier, and spent most of his free time growing up in the mountains of Utah. “I grew up in some of the best skiing in North America,” Rose said. “I grew up skiing with a very high level of kids. In middle school, I ended up competing on the North American Junior Big Mountain circuit.” Not only did he compete, but in 2010, he won the 12-14 age group. And his senior year of high school, despite being a student and varsity lacrosse player, he still managed to place fourth. Big mountain skiing is a different breed of winter sports, one that isn’t even in the Olympics, with Rose’s YouTube channel proving what a dangerous endeavor it can be. But in New Jersey, the mountains aren’t the same and Rose has other responsibilities. While it’s understood that Rose shouldn’t be
Junior defender Casey Rose spends his offseasons away from the field and instead spends his time keeping his passion for skiing alive. INSTAGRAM taking those risks during lacrosse season, one of the first things he inquired about as a recruit was whether he could continue to ski over breaks. “That was one of the first questions I asked coach Brecht,” Rose said. “He said he could not deny my passion.” In addition to his passion for the mountains, Rose loves to represent where he comes from. In his official picture, he sports a bolo tie. A form of neckwear more common out West, Rose said he wore it to represent where he comes from, as well as the other players on the roster from the West. In addition to Rose’s high school teammates in Bullett and Michaeli, junior long-stick midfielder Kyle Pless, the reigning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, hails from Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Not to be forgotten either is midfielder Zack Franckowiak, yet another Corner Canyon product. In 2016, Franckowiak was a midfielder who played in all 16 games and was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team.
Currently, he is finishing up his Mormon mission in Saint Petersburg, Russia and is expected to re-join the team next season. With the exception of Air Force and Denver, the majority of Division I lacrosse takes place on the East Coast. Brecht has shown a willingness to push the boundaries and leave no stone unturned when it comes to finding players. He has a pretty good track record, too, as the four members of the team from Corner Canyon have all been successful in their own ways, as well as Pless and his aforementioned accolades. At the end of the day, Rose is proud to represent the West and certainly brings a unique flavor to the Rutgers men’s lacrosse program. “You just gotta represent the West,” he said. “I like switching it up a little bit. It’s easier to put on. I like the bolo tie, representing where we’re coming from.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team, follow @GriffinWhitmer and @TargumSports on Twitter.
INVITE Rutgers can be at .500 for 1st time this season with invitational sweep CONTINUED FROM BACK Three of the seven home runs that the Knights have hit come off the bat of senior infielder Rebecca Hall, who is hitting .390 this year with 13 RBIs and three triples. Finally, Rutgers will take on Nor th Dakota in the final game of the weekend. The Fighting Hawks (7-8), are on a fourgame winning streak after playing in the Belmont Tournament last weekend. North Dakota has a 4.61 team ERA, compared to the Knights’ 4.28 ERA. It bats .247 at the plate while allowing opponents to hit .289 against them. There is no team — including Rutgers — who has a winning record that is competing in the Pirate Classic. This is good news for the Knights, as they could very well come out of the weekend above .500 for the first time this season. Look for Hall to stay hot, as she currently ranks sixth in the nation in triples with three. She also has three doubles and three
home runs, with 13 RBIs and 34 total bases — 21 more bases than the next highest team member. As far as pitching goes, Rutgers’ top two starters, sophomore Cambria Keefer and junior Whitney Jones have pitched well despite their combined 4-6 record. Keefer has a 3.08 ERA, and Jones has an even lower one of 2.84. It’s the Knights’ bullpen that has struggled, as three pitchers have a combined 7.76 ERA and allowed opponents to bat .353 off of them, so far this season. The Maryland Eastern Shore matchup should be Rutgers’ easiest game of the weekend, while the games against Hampton and North Dakota may be tight. If Keefer and Jones can supply the above-average pitching that they have been delivering so far this year, look for Hall to power the team to scoring runs and earning some hard fought victories. For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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GAME No. 14-seed Knights advance to face No. 6-seed Indiana in 2nd round CONTINUED FROM BACK
Head coach Steve Pikiell looks on at the court during Rutgers’ 6554 win over Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten tourney at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ
leading the charge on both ends of the floor. Outside of clearing the paint for his own rebounds, Omoruyi took the Gophers’ strongest offensive product to task in Murphy and held him to 11 points and only one offensive rebound. Much of that came from getting the 6-foot-7-inch forward in foul trouble early, as Murphy was stuck on the bench for most of the first half. It took 22 game minutes for Murphy to hit his first shot, as Omoruyi — who missed out on the Big Ten’s All-Defensive Team to the dismay of many of the Knights’ faithful — did well in locking the San Antonio native down. Putting the ball through the hoop was not a problem exclusive to Murphy, with Minnesota failing to knock down a field goal for the first 9.5 minutes of the game. Still, the Gophers
stayed within reach of Rutgers by drawing foul after foul in the opening minutes, getting to the line 10 times in that same span. Neutralizing that was junior guard Corey Sanders, who once again set the scoring standard for the Knights with 23 points on 9-of-20 shooting. Sanders’ six defensive rebounds kept the tempo relatively high on offense, and he supplemented that with his requisite drives to the hoop and step-back jumpers. “He’s terrific. I love him,” said head coach Steve Pikiell. “He did a great job today on both ends of the floor. Nate Mason is a real problem, so I’m really pleased that Sanders made big shots and big stops. Ever yone contributed, but he was special.” Rutgers as a whole worked primarily through its inside game, relying on the strengths of players like Omoruyi and junior center Shaquille Doorson, who got his second career start
Wednesday night. Pikiell continued the trend he has kept up over the last several games with an entirely new starting five, with Thiam, Omoruyi and Williams joining Doorson and Sanders. There was novelty around for the Knights Wednesday night, as the team clinched its victor y in a way it has not done all season — from the free-throw line. Though Rutgers only shot 70 percent from the stripe as a whole, the shots went down when they counted. Those shots will count Thursday night too, and the Knights will need to replicate Wednesday night’s first 37 minutes in order to get to that point. But for Pikiell and the rest of the team, there is no harm in taking Wednesday’s win for what it is. “I’m really happy for our guys,” Pikiell said. “It’s been a season of ups and downs, and we got through a good one against a really good, well-coached, team in Minnesota. It was (a) good win for us today in Madison Square Garden.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
MEETS Knights look to capitalize on 1st victory of season this weekend CONTINUED FROM BACK situations. This team continues to get better and grow together as a group.” Coming down the home stretch of the season and trying to make a push for the Big Ten title, Rutgers will continue to lean on the girls that have gotten them to this point so far. At the forefront will be senior Makenzey Shank, who seems to be peaking at this critical point of the season. Last week, Shank had a huge night, tying the school record of 9.925 on the balance beam. She also added a 9.900 on the uneven bars to take first-place in that event. Her astounding showing earned her the Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week. The honor was the first gymnastics weekly honor for the program since joining the Big Ten in 2015. “Beam stands out as a pretty flawless routine. It tied our record for the best routine ever and it deserved every bit of that. She has the potential to do that any week, but this past week she put it all together,” Levine said about Shank. “Hopefully we see more of those moving forward. I see her confidence really growing on those events in practice every day and in meets. We talk about that if you go in there confidently, the sky is the limit.” In addition to Shank, junior Jenna Rizkalla will be looked on to carry the floor rotation. Rizkalla currently holds a team-high average of 9.810 in the event, as well as the individual season high of 9.900 in the event. The last piece of the dominant threesome that the Knights have been showcasing is freshman Belle Huang. Last week, Huang had arguably her best meet of the year, posting a personal best 9.875 on floor. She has also been remarkable in the vault event, holding the team-high Regional Qualifying Score of a 9.745.
The team has just one more regular season meet after this weekend before it hosts Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Penn State for the Big Five meet at the RAC. For updates on the Rutgers gymnastics team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Junior Jenna Rizkalla leads Rutgers in the floor rotation this season, holding a team-high average of 9.810 in the event. JEFFREY GOMEZ / FEBRUARY 2018
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After collecting its first victory of the season last week over Towson, Ursinus and Western Michigan, the Rutgers gymnastics team will aim to keep its winning streak alive during a busy upcoming weekend with two meets scheduled. The first meet of the weekend will be held on Friday at 7 p.m. when they head to Towson, Maryland for a tri-meet against the Tigers and the George Washington Colonials. The last time the Scarlet Knights visited Towson was last season, when they fell to the Tigers in a head-to-head meet. Rutgers will then trek back up to our nation’s capital, to take on Towson for a third straight time, George Washington for a second straight time and Maryland for the first time this year, in a quad meet on Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. It will be a great opportunity for the team to scout the Terrapins in preparation for the Big Ten Championships on March 24. In 2016, the Knights took part in this exact same quad-meet in Washington, D.C., but despite putting up an admirable score of 195.475, Rutgers finished in third place. It is safe to say that the Knights will be looking for some revenge returning to those venues of past defeats. With the momentum that they gained from last Saturday night, the team is sure to be fired up during both meets. Head coach Louis Levine had high praise for his squad, as he recalled that joyous night at the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) last weekend. “We had so many outstanding performances,” Levine said, according to scarletknights.com. “Some of those great performances came under high-pressure
This weekend, the Rutgers softball team will travel to Hampton, Virginia to play in the Pirate Invitational at Hampton University. There, it will take on three teams in Maryland Eastern Shore, Hampton and North Dakota. In the first game of a doubleheader on Friday, the Scarlet Knights (5-8) will play the Hawks (0-4). Having not yet won a game all season, Maryland Eastern Shore has been outscored 37-10 in its first four games. It is also allowing opponents to bat .352 against them, a good sign for a Rutgers team that is struggling at the plate, hitting a combined .219 thus far. The Hawks are led by Samantha Casarez at the plate, who is off to a red hot start batting .636, with four RBIs and a home run. In the circle, Nasya Goodman is their best pitcher and despite her 0-2 record, has a solid 2.45 ERA and eight strikeouts in 14.2 innings pitched. After playing Maryland Eastern Shore, the Knights will play alternating games with the Pirates and Fighting Hawks, but will play Hampton first in the second game of their doubleheader on Friday. The Pirates (3-5) have two wins against Lafayette and another win against Youngstown State. Despite its 3-5 record, Hampton is a good hitting squad, batting .281 on the year so far. It holds opponents to a .269 batting average, making the Pirates ranked higher in both of those categories compared to Rutgers. If there’s one clear advantage that the Knights have over Hampton, it’s hitting the long ball. On the season, Rutgers has seven home runs compared to the Pirates, who only have one.
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Junior guard Corey Sanders roars on the Garden floor after putting up 23 points for Rutgers in its 11-point victory over Minnesota. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ
Rutgers wins 1st-round game over Minnesota JON SPILLETTI CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, N.Y. — There are not many people outside of the tri-state area who are thrilled about the Big Ten Championships being held at Madison Square Garden. For the Rutgers men’s basketball team — who celebrated a 65-54 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-17, 4-15) in the first round Wednesday night with “R! U!” chants from the Scarlet Knight contingent — that is not the case. Rutgers (14-18, 4-15) drew off of the pseudo-home court Wednesday night and will head to the second round of the Big Ten Tournament for the second year in a row, with the team slated to face the Indiana Hoosiers Thursday night. “It’s a great atmosphere,” said senior guard Mike Williams, who did not have as far a trek as the Gophers, hailing from Brooklyn, New
Senior Makenzey Shank was named Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week on Monday. JEFFREY GOMEZ / FEBRUARY 2018 NBA SCORES
York. “I think the Big Ten did this on purpose, because it’s my senior year, and I wanted to close it out here ... I had a great crowd here, my family was here. It was great for Rutgers faithful to come here and watch us play. We just gotta keep the ball rolling and hopefully have a lot more fans tomorrow.” The Knights stuck to what they know and do best, even against far and away the best rebounder in the conference in Jordan Murphy. The team amassed 15 offensive rebounds on the night — compared to five from Minnesota — and doubled down on those boards by taking advantage of its second-chance opportunities as well. Every forward who hit the floor for Rutgers had a hand in its onslaught on the boards Wednesday night, with fifth-year senior forward Deshawn Freeman and sophomore forwards Issa Thiam and Eugene Omoruyi SEE GAME ON PAGE 11
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FRANCESCA STOPPA and Sveva Schiazzano, swimmers on the swimming and diving team, qualified for the NCAA Division I Championships on Wednesday. Stoppa and Schiazzano both produced their qualifying times at the Big Ten Championships.
Senior first baseman Rebecca Hall has hit 3 of Rutgers’ 7 home runs so far this season. JEFFREY GOMEZ / APRIL 2017
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