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Yesterday’s Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) meeting selected what student organization will run Meal Swipe for Charity this semester. The winner — The Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF). PCRF, Delta Upsilon and the United Nations International Children’s Educational Fund (UNICEF) were the three remaining finalists. Each group showcased a 12-minute presentation, followed by a Q&A session, a brief moderated debate and an unmoderated caucus. Thirty-one attendants voted for PCRF, followed by 10 for Delta Upsilon and 8 for UNICEF. Meal Swipe for Charity offers students an opportunity to donate a guest swipe to benefit a charitable organization. Any registered student organization is eligible to apply and organizations must donate to a legitimate, charitable organization. Prior to that, the meeting kicked off with an approval of the agenda and last week meeting. The first speaker was Marques Jules, the coordinator of the Senior Class Gift Campaign. As the leader of the initiative, Jules pilots a yearlong effort to encourage seniors to give back to the University as they bid farewell to their alma mater. “I hope that this is the beginning of something new and something that will become a tradition here at Rutgers University,” the School of Arts and Sciences senior said. In previous years, student donations combined to endow the University with one class gift. Past senior gifts have included the clock above the doors of Barnes and Noble and benches around campus. He said he hopes this year’s class takes a different approach.
Class of 2018 seniors can donate as individuals to any organization on campus of their choice — enabling them to support a specific area within Rutgers that they personally care about. By donating to the campaign, seniors can leave their legacy at the University in the form of a gift that future generations will enjoy, he said. Students can donate on the campaign’s website, Jules said. As of right now, there have been 266 donors that give gifted a total of $7,242. That is 16 percent of its goal to collect from 1,600 donors, according to the website. He addressed that some students question why they should donate as students, let alone as alumni. “Rutgers has its struggles, but what school doesn’t,” Jules said. “You know, what school doesn’t have its fair share of troubles. But, regardless of that there’s a reason why you all are here tonight, and the main goal of why you guys meet here is for the enhancement of the student experience.” He said that donating to an area that one is passionate about can later impact students in that same major, department or other program. The Rutgers Cancer Institute of NJ research fund currently has the most donors, followed by the Douglass Residential College, which is celebrating its 100th year anniversary this year, he said. Jules said that, as a senior, his personal contribution is a monthly gift to the Rutgers Future Scholars, a program that provides the opportunity of free college education to academically promising, first generation seventh grade “at risk” students from low-income areas. Next, the three finalists to run Meal Swipe for Charity gave their presentations.
Amy Nicole (left) and Alla Khalil (right), members of the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, showcased their 12-minute presentation followed by a question and answer session. Other finalists included Delta Upsilon and the United Nations International Children’s Educational Fund. BRITTANY GIBSON Amy Passaro, co-president of PCRF — the winning organization — said the group is dedicated to getting children medical care in the Middle East, regardless of their race or religion. “Because the refugee crisis is at the forefront of the international agenda right now, we feel like this cause is really worth your consideration,” the School of Graduate Studies student said. Passaro said PCRF has a goal of raising $15,000. The proceeds will be sent to its national chapter which will then be distributed to places like the first cancer center in Gaza. PCRF also holds a 100-percent score for accountability and transparency, according to Charity Navigator. Passaro said this is a monumental achievement, because approximately 100 charitable organizations in the country have achieved a perfect score.
Their organization has an upcoming meeting with Rutgers Dining Services, which will be raising money for their cause this semester. After the vote came a presentation on Open Public Record Acts (OPRA), led by RUSA Internal Affairs Committee Chairman Viktor Krapivin, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. He explained how the act can inform students conducting research or looking for more information on a topic or issue. The presentation explained that things like University financial statements, contracts with third-party vendors and salary information are
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Last night’s Rutgers University Student Assembly meeting featured presentations from charitable organizations on campus pitching to run this semester’s Meal Swipe for Charity. The Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund won with 31 votes, the majority. BRITTANY GIBSON
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David Frum, a senior editor at The Atlantic, stopped by the Douglass Student Center yesterday for an open conversation on President Donald J. Trump and his latest book “Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic.” The event, hosted by the Eagleton Institute of Politics, recognized Frum for his prior work as speech writer and special assistant to former President George W. Bush. He delivered his remarks before accepting questions from a predetermined student audience, then he opened the floor to the public. After the event, Frum lingered in the back of the room where he signed copies of his book and greeted fans. He was quick to discuss his thoughts on Trump — outlined in two points which he said served as
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Local groups converge at Rutgers in pursuit of clean energy
At an event on Wednesday, the Food & Water Watch discussed its primary initiative to convert New Jersey to 100 percent renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, by 2035. FLICKR
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In light of rising environmental concerns, a “Clean Energy for a Better Future” event was held at the Cook Student Center Wednesday evening. Hosted by Food & Water Watch and The Andrew Goodman Foundation, the event was constructed as an educational forum with participant interaction. Numerous other organizations, largely local, also attended the meeting. Representatives from establishments, such as the Raíces Cultural Center in New Brunswick and the Franklin Township Task Force, embodied local sustainable advocacy, whereas members of NJPIRG and the Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War emphasized less visible factors that contribute to the climate change crisis. This encompassing approach to environmental issues was most prominent in the choice of speakers for the event. Four individuals presented their viewpoints on the realities of climate change and why it is imperative to acknowledge them. “It’s great to have different perspectives. (Climate change) is a multidisciplinary problem that requires people who can address it from different angles,” said Dr. Robert Laumbach, associate professor in the School of Public Health and the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute. Laumbach was 1 of the 4 speakers discussing the effects air pollutants and climate phenomena have on physiological and mental health. While he offered insight on human health, other speakers remarked on climate change’s lineage back to capitalism, government exploitation and demographic-based inequalities. Scott Edwards, the National Climate and Energy Program director for Food & Water Watch, spoke on the organization’s goals for New Jersey’s future as well as how policies have the ability to counteract them.
The Food & Water Watch’s primary initiative is “Off Fossil Fuels,” a plan to convert the state to 100 percent renewable energy by the year 2035. According to Food & Water Watch’s fact sheet, the New Jersey Off Fossil Fuels Act (S1405/ A1823) is the “strongest climate bill in history.” Edwards and Matthew Smith, senior organizer for Food & Water Watch, emphasized the importance of proactivity as the planet approaches a point of irreversible damage. Several policies in the past have been implemented to reduce or mitigate the rate of climate change, but deceptively so, Edwards said. Emissions cap and trades, most popular in California, were designed to reduce emissions by imposing a tax on facilities that exceed a set limit, but facilities have instead paid the fees and continued polluting, leaving no significant decrease in carbon emissions. Taking a more international stance, Jessamyn Bonafe, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, discussed the detrimental influence imperialism and exploitation have on environmental justice in the Philippines. Militarization and environmental devastation in the forms of logging, quarrying and mining, give reason to believe that Typhoon Sendong, thought to be the world’s deadliest storm of 2011, was man-made. Anakbayan, a national organization of Filipino students, is spreading awareness and protesting the
Despite efforts made to tax companies that exceed a set limit on gas emissions, Scott Edwards, a senior organizer for Food & Water Watch, said these have been ineffective because companies can bare the financial burden. FLICKR “FWW’s short term goals for clean energy and sustainability include engaging thousands of students and community members throughout New Jersey in
change,” said Aubrey Abbes, a Food & Water Watch intern and an Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy senior in an email.
“Getting involved ... provides the knowledge, tools and resources needed to affect positive change for the environment and for a sustainable future.” KRISTIN TEREZ Food & Water Watch Intern and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Junior
further government-endorsed destruction of the Philippines. Closer to home, organizations, such as Food & Water Watch, are also making efforts to engage communities around New Jersey to participate in the climate change dialogue.
a conversation about the effects of fossil fuels on our environment and future (as well as) educating people about current energy policies and showing how they can get involved in the democratic process to create positive and sustainable
The event closed with an open question and answer session for the speaker panel. Questions tackled the role of the marketplace in the climate change movement as well as the possibility of using other sources of energy, such as nuclear power.
Smith concluded with a call to action — stressing the importance of participating in the climate change discussion and re-emphasizing the necessity for everyone, especially government officials, to collaborate to make New Jersey 100-percent-renewable-energy based by 2035. “Today people of all ages, but especially younger individuals, are concerned with the future of their environment. Getting involved ... provides the knowledge, tools and resources needed to affect positive change for the environment and for a sustainable future,” said Kristin Terez, a Food & Water Watch intern and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior in an email.
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EDITOR Frum served as speech writer, special assistant to former President George W. Bush CONTINUED FROM FRONT president still works under a modern bureaucratic government that does not grant unrestricted access. The danger comes from anticipating the very worst and ignoring the small moves that could spell a negative situation. “Donald Trump is not the heart attack of American democracy, he is the gum disease of American democracy,” he said. Frum said he sees this shift, away from law enforcement that prosecutes criminals for unlawful wrongdoings to a president who controls the status of investigations, as signs of an entirely different country. He said that despite 2016’s low voter turnout, the lowest since 1942, people now find themselves in the same position. “What you’re seeing is a kind of national convergence,” he said. Away from the days where citizens relied solely on guidance from presidents, Frum said people are now beginning to see a separation from one truth to many truths — the dissemination of advanced voices that started at college campuses like Rutgers. “I think we’ve all gotten a better understanding of the difference between fallible but legitimate and honest journalism and official lying, and we’ve also come to
see the danger it has posed when people … are empowered to lie,” he said. Frum said he considers Trump’s presence as a sort of cleanse, surfacing many of the underlying issues the country faced prior to his election. “That may be the real value of the Trump years and the real gift, a rediscovery of the central centrality of the value of kindness, not just in personal affairs and as a public area, but in public affairs too … I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the MeToo message of dignity and decency and the treatment between men and women has accelerated so much in the Trump era, the Trump era has been the accelerant of this,” he said. Frum left the audience with three suggestions. The first, to stop fake news — making personal advances to vet fake news in ever yday life. The second, to understand that the values that Trump offends daily are ones that ever yone should be conscious of. “Everyone in this room needs to think, you’ve had the advantages of a great educational institution like this or others like it … I think people need to actually start competing to say ‘you know what, I want to talk about the avantages I’ve had and the
David Frum, a senior editor at The Atlantic, met a packed audience at the Douglass Student Center on Wednesday where he discussed his views on American democracy under President Donald J. Trump. CASEY AMBROSIO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2018 responsibilities that come with them,’” he said. Lastly, he stressed that people keep in mind the possibility of a new kind of politics, away from the same answers to the same questions that have kept it stale for years. “All of this may be about to break, and all we can do is be ready,” Frum said. He then proceeded to take audience questions that ranged
from his time working with Bush, fake news, Trump’s rhetoric and more. In an interview with The Daily Targum, he gave his impressions of the night along with some advice for media consumers and aspiring journalists at Rutgers. When asked about how student journalists and media consumers on campus can prepare themselves for the future, Frum said that they should read widely —
carving out enough time to make thorough decisions on what is and is not interesting. He suggested that young voters brush up on their media literacy and pay as much attention to local politics as the presidency. “Make it a commitment when you go to the ballot never to leave a line blank cause you don’t know enough to cast a decision … government starts from the ground up,” he said.
Trauma coalition helps students in wake of tragedy JACOB TURCHI STAFF WRITER
Amid a surge in numbers of school shootings in recent years, the Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth Program (TLC) at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC) offers students a program that focuses on trauma relief. The first seven weeks of 2018 have seen eight school shootings that have resulted in either death or injury, including the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed, according to The Guardian. Maureen Brogan, coordinator of TLC for the state of New Jersey, said its duty is to respond to any type of traumatic event statewide that involves someone younger than 22. The coalition began in 2000 in Mercer County, New Jersey, as a response to the high rate of student deaths and suicides among young people. It was started as an effort to provide more counseling to schools and the youth community after any type of tragic events. After Sept. 11, 2001, every county in the state adapted a TLC program, Brogan said. She said the TLC in every county works with local schools, colleges and communities to cope with any traumatic events. Brogan, as the statewide coordinator for the coalition, oversees all of the counties in the state. She described her job as providing “psychological first aid” by assisting young people through the first few days after a traumatic
Maureen Brogan, coordinator of the Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth Program at Rutgers (TLC), provides students a space to voice their concerns and hold conversations over school safety as well as the aftermath of school shootings. RUTGERS.EDU incident and helping them move back to their normality. “If something should happen, such as a car accident, a homicide, a suicide, a death by illness, any loss of life, the school will reach out to us and ask for some assistance in either breaking the bad news or dealing with the events,” Brogan said. For many years, the coalition’s main focus was on suicide. Bro-
gan said approximately 24 to 27 percent of their responses are to suicide. Over the years, the coalition has developed programs that are both proactive and reactive to school suicides. She said that suicide is the hardest topic for both schools and families to deal with, because it is the most difficult issue to discuss. In light of school shootings, the TLC has been asked by dif-
ferent schools in the state for information on how to speak with students, as well as adults, about school shootings, Brogan said. The coalition has also provided schools with social media guidelines for dealing with a traumatic event that is also public. “We’ve gotten calls from schools that say things like, ‘Hey, it didn’t happen here, but we just want to know about it,’”
she said. “When the students are talking about it, we want to be there to help.” Brogan said that both her and TLC have received phone calls about the upcoming school walkouts across the country to protest school shootings. Although TLC has taken a neutral stance on the walkouts, it is engaging with students in the conversation about school safety as well as the aftermath of a shooting. “If the students are doing it, have a conversation as to why they are doing it. Also have a conversation about what other ways can they express this concern and foster change,” she said. “We need them to understand that they are not walking out because everyone else is doing it, but to acknowledge it is for a cause.” Brogan said that in times like these, following a massive school shooting, their main concern is the safety and well being of students. Although they do not dictate what schools say to their students, they do provide training and psychological aid to any school in the state that wishes to engage in a meaningful conversation about traumatic experiences. “We are really talking to the schools about sending both a consistent and safe message about what they are teaching to their students, and also to always relay the message to care about their students,” Brogan said. “We definitely want to further and continue a dialogue with students about how to approach delicate issues and care for their mental fitness in the aftermath.”
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U. group builds all-inclusive philosophical conversations RYAN STIESI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Rutgers—New Brunswick is among the world’s top schools for studying philosophy, and now a new group on campus is working to incorporate people from all walks of life into the mix. Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) strives to identify issues regarding a lack of minority participation in the discipline, and help to include these underrepresented groups and people in the discussion, said Sabrina Huwang, an organization member. “It’s not just for minorities, we welcome everyone,” the School of Arts and Sciences sophomore said. “That’s what we really want to get at, like we really do welcome everyone for discussion and dialogue, because that’s how we shed light on issues.” Huwang said she did not expect to become a philosophy major when she came to Rutgers, but fell into it by accident. After taking a logic course and not liking it, she took what became her favorite class, Introduction to Philosophy — Writing Intensive, which sparked her passion for the field of study, she said. The course had an interesting curriculum, she said. It covered several topics like the philosophy of religion, free will and epistemology — the study of knowledge — which became one of her favorites. “I guess I wish there would be more marketing to underrepresented groups, because philosophy isn’t something someone necessarily thinks about majoring in immediately when they go into college,” Huwang said. Ayanna Thompson, a member of the student group and a School of Arts of Sciences sophomore, said that organizations like MAP can be the bearers of change. “A lot of the time when people think about philosophy they think of ancient Greek men, they don’t often think that it’s something for them,” she said. “So the mission is to try to include (minority groups) in the study as philosophy is a subject that needs different people to thrive.”
Through discussions and events, the group hopes to bring new diversity to philosophy, which Huwang said is a traditionally male-dominated field in the humanities. One of their first events is happening later today. It is called the “ImPIEstor Syndrome Workshop,” a play on imposter syndrome which is when someone feels like a fraud or that they do not belong even when they have accomplished a lot, Thompson said. The group and those who come out will eat pie, discuss and share experiences dealing with imposter syndrome all while connecting people with campus resources. Huwang said it is open to both graduate and undergraduate students, which she thinks is beneficial. “When you see graduate students you think ‘they made it, like they’re so smart in something,’ and sometimes that may not necessarily reflect how they feel,” she said. “So it’s kind of interesting to see these people you look up to be more vulnerable Sabrina Huwang, a member of Minorities and Philosophy (MAP), said the organization looks to and discuss their own challenges address a misrepresentation of minority groups in philosophical fields of study and to help bring (and) overcoming them.” them into the conversation. FACEBOOK.COM She said imposter syndrome can impact everyone, but minori- ant to have minority voices heard the differences between individHuwang said blanket terms can ty populations might be more sus- in philosophical discussion, Hu- uals and groups that fall under it. be frustrating, because different ceptible to the feeling. “But it’s difficult, because there people will face different challenges. wang said. “So specifMAP is new to Rutgers but has are so many ically in acadifferent mi- seen overwhelming support from “So the mission is to try to include (minority groups) norities and the Department of Philosophy demia it can make memeven when you and University students, Thompin the study as philosophy is a subject that needs bers of such say more spe- son said. different people to thrive.” groups more “What it seeks to do is idencific like Asian susceptible Americans or tify issues of minority particiAYANNA THOMPSON and more vulsomething like pation in academic philosophy School of Arts and Sciences Sophomore nerable to the that, it’s still … I think that sometimes we incredibly awk- need to approach things with imposter synShe explained that the term ward because there’s so many more inclusion and diversity. So drome,” she said. “It’s kind of like ‘well what if I got in because of “minority” is a blanket term and different Asian Americans within I think that’s the goal of MAP,” Huwang said. affirmative action or something’ even that alone does not address that category,” she said. … That workshop that we’re going to have, its kind of like trying to fight that and give valuable resources and advice, and discuss how our own experiences have shaped us.” Thompson said that having the University advocate for groups like hers and similar ones, letting students know that the philosophy major is open to them, might help recruit a more diverse set of people. Everyone has different experiences, which is why it is import-
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Academy Awards should fade away WAIT, WAS THAT RACIST?
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n 2018, the prestigious Academy Awards turns 90 years old. Why do we still consider an institution as ancient as the Oscars the truest measurement of a film’s artistic brilliance? As an age-old film institution, an Oscar has generally been the mark of a successful film or actor. But, the Academy Awards are also widely recognized as the bullhorn for a pretentious parade of film critics who have never been quick to celebrate diversity or films that are popularly enjoyed beyond just critical acclaim. Ninety years later, it is simply a microcosm for what is wrong with the film industry as a whole. The #OscarsSoWhite movement sparked in 2016, when, for the second year in a row, all actors who had been nominated for lead and supporting roles were white. In a further dissection of the diversity of Oscar winners, in the 88 years before this hashtag, only 14 Black actors, five Latinx and three Asians have won. Statistically, that is a disturbing lack of diversity within the winning pool. It seems almost like pandering when the Oscars made history with the greatest amount of Black winners in its history in 2017, the very next year, giving the biggest award of the night to Black-led Moonlight. It is less than fulfilling to see the Academy adjust its film preferences solely to address the height of identity politics. Sure, it is necessary to use movements like #OscarsSoWhite to highlight the lack of recognition for people of color (POC), but the Academy’s response seems to be more politically than genuinely motivated. It is almost as if the Academy is trying to politically subdue minorities — not actually empower them. This year, the Oscars may be a little less white and a lot more revolutionary with Rachel Morrison’s nomination for best cinematography (becoming the first woman to be nominated in this category), “Get Out,” a satirical horror film, for best picture nomination and many other nominations recognizing minorities, but Asians and Latinos remain painfully underrepresented during the awards season and simultaneously underserved in the film industry. Hong Chau was snubbed for her acclaimed performance in “Downsizing,” and there were no Latinx Oscar-nomination contenders.
“The Academy Awards may be bearing the brunt of an issue endemic to the entire industry.” Even with the Academy’s attempt to reach out to minority audiences by nominating diverse and unique films, Hollywood as a macrocosm has not responded in a progressive fashion. According to a UCLA report on diversity, less than 7 percent of the directors of the top 200 films were women, and only 13.9 percent of films were led by POC. In a study done by USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative by examining the 1,100 top-grossing films released in the past decade, of the 665 most popular directors, 31 were Black, 20 Asian, 24 Latinx, 43 women and only 7 women of color. Hollywood’s vision of a director is still a white man. Seventy percent of speaking roles in films belong to white actors, even though minority groups buy tickets at a higher percentage relative to white movie-goers. The premiere of “Black Panther” proves that box office responds to diversity. But, cultural moments like “Black Panther” are rare and have failed to completely revolutionize representation in films across the board like they should. We have the potential to make this a moment of sustainable change in Hollywood, but it is unclear that the Oscars can lead such a revolution. Watching an outdated film institution scrambling to catch up to current times to recognize talent outside of the mainstream is quite pathetic. Every year, some of the most talented and popular filmmakers and actors participate in gimmicky films with the sole vision of achieving recognition from the Academy. Just the fact that movies need to be catered specifically to win an award is telling that the award’s show is not conducive to recognizing distinct and enjoyable talent. The Academy Awards is simply symbolic of an institution that has never given the time of day to films without big budgets and big names. The Academy Awards may be bearing the brunt of an issue endemic to the entire industry. The flagrant lack of diversity within the industry itself is perhaps more frightening than the films that are critically recognized. But the Academy Awards must symbolically fade in relevance to give way to the rebirth of Hollywood, eliminating the boundaries of Oscar bait and creating films with deeper and unique dimensions. We can retire an ultimately useless award institution that has failed to reward the most popular movies and actors in the entertainment industry. To the POC in the film industry: instead of looking to gain acceptance by the Oscars and popular media, why not fundamentally restructure what it means to be successful in Hollywood? Why not judge critical success with a new institution that is committed to genuine progress and not political pandering? Until then, let us celebrate the progress we have made since then — they are baby steps, but hopefully, we are getting there. Perhaps 91st time is the charm? Anjali Shah is a Rutgers Business School first-year, double majoring in finance and political science. Her column, “Wait, Was That Racist?”, runs on alternate Fridays.
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EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW: Laurels and Darts PROMISING FUTURE
University Chancellor Debasish Dutta spoke at his first “State of Rutgers Address” where he touched upon topics such as his goals for the future and his vision for Rutgers over the next 10 years. He explained that he especially saw growth in Rutgers’ areas of research, as well as the attention of some of the top professors. He noted that Rutgers accumulates more federal research money than all other New Jersey schools combined, and hopes that this will help bring the University to a reputation of being par t of the top 10 public universities in funded research. We laurel Dutta for seeing such great potential for the University and for making it par t of his objective to help Rutgers improve even more.
NO LAUGHING MATTER
In just the past four days, two students from New Brunswick Middle School were arrested for making false statements about carr ying a gun in their backpacks. One of the charges was issued on Monday afternoon to a 12-year-old student for “Creating a False Public Alarm.” But after further investigation by the New Brunswick Police Department and the New Brunswick Public Schools, it was determined that there were no actual guns involved. We dart these extremely serious and poor-taste decisions of these students for adding to an atmosphere of hysteria so quickly after the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
FUTURE IS FEMALE
The Center for American Women and Politics reported that female representation in 2018 state legislature is at a record high. Since 2017, the percentage of women in state legislatures in the U.S. has grown from 25 percent to 25.3 percent, leaving the total number of women that serve in state legislatures at 1,871. A majority of this number is made up of Democrats, with 1,140 female representatives, while Republicans make up 704 of these female representatives. We laurel women for their determination in fighting for equality and for ensuring that the government is more representative of the people it governs.
BRING NUMBERS DOWN
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released its annual audit detailing that New Jersey had 208 reported instances of anti-semitism, including vandalism and harassment. Eight of these incidents were reported to have occurred on Rutgers campuses. The instances at the University included a swastika spray painted onto the side of Stonier Hall and also the incident in October when the anti-semitic Facebook posts of Michael Chikindas — a professor in the Department of Food Sciences — came to light. These occurrences contributed to the 32-percent increase of instances from last year that the ADL reported. We dart this surge of discrimination at Rutgers and in the entirety of New Jersey for creating a hateful atmosphere.
4D FOR RUTGERS
Rutgers engineers recently created a way to print a 4D hydrogel that may be able to have a significant impact on the future of both the scientific and medical worlds. The project was led by Assistant Professor Howon Lee of Rutgers’ Schools of Engineering. The gel itself is highly reactive to changes in temperature, which gives it an enormous potential to function inside of a person’s body for various potential medical purposes, which may include, “soft robotic microdevices, targeted drug delivery and tissue scaffolds mimicking active bodily functions.” We laurel Lee and the team of engineers that created this hydrogel for helping make advancements in important fields and bringing an even better name to Rutgers.
TIGHT SPOT
Parking has been a hot issue and has garnered a significant amount of negative attention in the past year or two. This is a result of transportation transformations that Rutgers is making with regard to maximizing the efficiency of its bus system and dealing with budgetary constraints. Jack Molenaar, the Director of Transportation, said building additional parking decks would put the University in unnecessary debt. Considering how frustrating this issue is to so many students, we dart the tight spot that the University is in with regard to allocating resources toward low-priced and convenient parking for all students that use cars on campus in poverty have.
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March 2, 2018
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Gun debate deserves to be looked at with more nuance CONSERVATIVE ACROSS THE AISLE GIANA CASTELLI
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he news cycle in the past two weeks has been dominated by testimonies from survivors in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. Instead of promoting honest and productive dialogue, conservatives and liberals alike continue to vilify each other on national television. In the wake of this horrific event, high school students, championed by Emma Gonzalez and David Hogg, from around the country are taking to the streets on March 24 to spark a conversation about gun control, called March for Our Lives, hoping to enact some change. When it comes to gun control, I have always chosen to suspend my judgement. Solutions are not as common sense as Democrats and Republicans paint them to be. The subject is much more complicated and requires more nuance. There is a combination of issues with the accountability of law enforcement, mental illness and history of abuse and crime. One piece of legislation will not resolve this issue. Until I understood the entire picture, I refrained from speaking. But, recent events have prompted me to reconsider remaining neutral on the subject. On Monday, a sophomore at Dumont High School threatened to “shoot up the
school” on social media, forcing the school into lockdown. The student was promptly taken into custody and is suspended from the school indefinitely until the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office has fully investigated. Authorities found a rifle in the students home. Those kids were saved from what could have been another tragedy. What prevented Dumont from becoming another statistic, another Parkland? With the information and limited space I have, I will attempt to explore the possibilities. What distinguishes Dumont and Parkland was the promptness with which the local authorities responded. In Dumont, police
police officers, who rarely freeze during high stress situations. Because of their hesitation and negligence to pay attention to various red flags, 17 children are now dead. I do not think this is an unfair criticism. Becoming a police officer means coming to terms with the possibility of being injured or killed in the line of duty. Their job is to keep citizens safe, and if those deputies have any doubts about that, then perhaps being a police officer is not for them. The lack of officers during those crucial moments in respect to Parkland were not the fault of a gun, but of people. The correlation between gun violence and mental illness involves a multitude of factors
“The answer is not to ban all guns nor is it to do nothing, but it lies somewhere in the middle.” received a call about an online threat and immediately responded with the regional SWAT team as well as neighboring police departments. The police reacted quickly and made no hesitation entering the school in the event of an active shooting. The police in Parkland received calls and complaints since 2008 about the suspect’s increasingly violent behavior, yet did not take action. During the shooting, three sheriff deputies remained outside and failed to quickly neutralize the event. This is not a common reaction from
that require several different reforms, a study shows. Recommendations include clarification and refining of “existing mental health firearm disqualification criteria” and “new restrictions on purchase and possession of firearms by individuals whose behavior presents evidence-based risk factors for violence.” With all the facts in the world, though, gun owners and non-gun owners are seemingly at odds with each other, right? But this is a common misconception. A study from The New England Journal of Medicine found that
there were smaller differences between gun owners and non-gun owners: 85 percent of respondents supported requiring states to report on persons who are “prohibited from having guns because they have either been involuntarily committed to a hospital for psychiatric treatment or been declared mentally incompetent by a court.” An overwhelming majority of Americans are in agreement that mental illness plays a role in shootings. To call the NRA and subsequently gun owners “child murderers” is not only a gross mischaracterization of 42 percent of U.S. households, but it stifles conversation and does not lead to any solutions but rather leads to further divide. Resorting to name calling does not convince the other side of your view. This demagoguery needs to end if we are to have a productive conversation and enact change. Emotions are high, but it should not be exchanged for respect and courtesy. The debate on gun control involves numerous factors, few of which I examined due to a limited word count. For advocates on both sides of the argument, looking critically at various sources from different points of view will only help you better understand the issue. The answer is not to ban all guns nor is it to do nothing, but it lies somewhere in the middle. Giana Castelli is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in political science. Her column, “Conservative Across the Aisle,” runs on alternate Fridays.
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‘The Shape of Things’ tells quirky love story ABIGAIL LYON CORRESPONDENT
Boy meets girl at the museum he works at after she hops over a rope she really shouldn’t have, girl threatens to spray paint a censored sculpture of God with male genitalia (and does once he leaves), then boy and girl fall in love. Or something like that. Under the direction of Krystina Matos, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, Cabaret Theatre’s production of Neil LaBute’s “The Shape of Things” made its debut on Thursday night. In an intimate black box theatre, a meditative preshow begins with actors sprawled in a sleep-like state on the whitetiled floor of the set, serene music and dim lighting inclusive. It sort of soothes you into the play and invites you to envision what you’d like: frolicking cows, a Scottish landscape, a good nap, whatever. Then, the play begins on the mostly-white set save for rope
barriers, small, movable white columns and lightly speckled tiles on the floor that’ll remind you of high school. A seeming blend of vanilla themes, LaBute’s play follows a typical course. A certified literary dweeb, Adam, falls for a turbulent, Oscar Wilde-quoting, manic pixie dream girl MFA art student, Evelyn. The two date and she grinds him into a sort of Adam 2.0, a glittery diamond à la Mia in “The Princess Diaries,” classic. As Evelyn, Loretta Adams, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, stamped an unremovable first impression into the audience’s mind as the play began, clad with both her large cheetah-print coat and rebellious-cool demeanor. She is artsy, enchanting and a bit abrasive. Peter Toto, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year, captures Adam well — in all the timid, uncomfortable energy you’d expect. Even as he blossoms from bespeckled geek to god, sheds 20 pounds and wraps himself up with
A charming, relatable coming-of-age story, “The Shape of Things” is Cabaret Theatre’s latest production. All played by Rutgers students, every character is easy to fall in love with. INSTAGRAM Tommy Hilfiger clothes, contacts and newfound confidence, he retains some bits of himself. This means Adam’s prose is just as peppered with literary references in the beginning of the play as it is toward the end, and he’s still friendly and modest. He’s just so in love, that’s all. Though he does make a pass at his a longtime crush, sickly-sweet Jenny, played by Megan Lako, a Mason Gross
School of the Arts junior, after his girlfriend Evelyn molds him into a cutie. This happens while Jenny is engaged to Adam’s best friend, equally sweet and sour Philip, played by Matthew Volpe, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. The play shapes up to be so much more than transformations and relationship troubles. After all, LaBute, the American playwright, is quite the provocateur.
He once said, “It’s part of my makeup to ruin a perfectly good day for people.” He, unshockingly, did that. What began as a vanilla play was rounded out with a good old unnerving ending, but no spoilers. The play, which closes this Sunday, is successfully underway, and it surely does seem that things are shaping up just as well as always at Cabaret Theatre.
NYFW prints, colors make high-fashion looks attainable LEONA JUAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Fashion lovers’ favorite week recently passed, gracing us with designer collections that we can hope to someday own. New York Fashion Week, which happens twice a year, showcases the gorgeous, intricate and over-the-top collections by our favorite designers. For the majority of us, our college budgets don’t give us the ability to afford Gucci or Balenciaga, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t follow the trends. Each designer creates looks that make each brand unique from one another, but there are trends that are commonly seen throughout the runway. While we most likely aren’t showing up to our 8 a.m. covered in sequins and feathers, there are trends that we can easily incorporate into our everyday wardrobes without breaking the bank as well. Luckily for us regular people, the styles that debuted this season were less over-the-top than usual and looked more like garments we’d actually want to wear. Prints were popular on the runway this year, specifically camouflage, animal print and plaid. Christian Dior’s Fall 2018 collection featured a lot of the latter. Models were suited up in plaid, with the brand incorporating full plaid suits to contrasting plaid prints on tops and bottoms. A plaid suit probably isn’t a staple in our closets, but putting a plaid jacket on top of an outfit or wearing plaid pants instead of jeans is a great way of incorporating this trend.
Fashion Week doesn’t always consist of unpractical styles. Models from Nanshuka’s New York Fashion Week presentation were decked in floral prints and bright reds paired with neutrals — styles that the average fashionista can easily pull off. COURTESY OF MICHAELA FELIX R13 Denim’s Fall 2018 collection dominated the runway in animal print and camouflage. Some models were dressed in head-to-toe leopard print, which might be too over-the-top for a regular day out. A great way to incorporate animal print is on a jacket, which can be thrown over a casual outfit or worn on a night out. R13 had the same approach with camouflage print, covering its models in it. Camouflage pants are super popular right now and can match with a huge variety of tops. These
versatile pants can be worn to class with a pair of sneakers or dressed up with a pair of booties. There are endless possibilities. See-through materials were all over the runway, which included lace and fishnet. Lace was a popular material for creating dresses and tops, especially within Yves Saint Laurent’s Fall 2018 collection. Many of the dresses were constructed completely with lace, and black lace tops were paired with leather. This trend can easily be recreated, by pairing a lace
top with a leather skirt or pants. If you wanted to opt for a lace dress instead of a top, throwing on a leather jacket on top of the dress will give a more edgy look to an otherwise dainty and girly dress. Fishnet was a small detail on the majority of models in the Dolce&Gabbana Fall 2018 collection, but it added a lot of character. The brand decided on adding fishnet socks to their extravagant looks. Models were seen wearing them with heels, boots and flats, showing how versatile fishnet socks
are. Wearing fishnet socks is an affordable and subtle way to make an outfit look even more fashionable. If you wanted to use fishnet in a more dramatic way, wearing a long-sleeve fishnet shirt under a short-sleeve or putting on fishnet tights under ripped jeans are great options. Neutrals will always be classic and in style, but it’s clear that pairing neutrals with bright colors is trendy right now. Everyone loves blacks, nudes and whites, but adding bright colors can really make an outfit stand out. Lanvin’s Fall 2018 collection showcased pairings of black and beige with bright colors. Bright orange, green, yellow and blue stood out paired with the neutrals. With spring quickly coming our way, this is a great way to incorporate our dark winter clothing into a bright and refreshing outfit. Wearing a bright colored top with black jeans or color blocking bright colors is an easy way to add some color into your life. If you want the color to be more subtle, throw on a colored bag or wear bright shoes. Wearing a bright pair of pants or layering a dress on top of a t-shirt or long-sleeve are even more dramatic ways to play around with this trend. New York Fashion Week always serves looks, and following trends may not seem like the easiest thing. The often eccentric looks seem almost impossible to recreate, but we can incorporate these trends into our everyday lives. Finding easy ways to follow these trends can turn our everyday surroundings into our very own runway.
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Think before you act. Knowing what you want and formulating a plan will be essential if you want to make it through this year with fewer conflicts and greater gains. The potential to have a wonderful year is present, but will depend on how you treat others and handle difficult situations. Sharing ideas and strategies will make a difference to the way things unfold. Your numbers are 3, 11, 22, 25, 32, 39, 41.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Handle your colleagues and peers with caution. Don’t feel like you have to share personal information if you don’t trust a situation or someone you are dealing with. Listen carefully and move forward. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What you do for others will not go unnoticed. A kind word or offering something special to someone you like will improve your relationship. Love and romance are highlighted and should be handled responsibly. Share your feelings and intentions. 5 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll get taken advantage of if you are too eager to please or if you take on tasks that don’t belong to you. Anger will eventually set in if you end up doing the brunt of the work. Emotional blackmail is apparent. 2 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Make a point to include someone you love in a business function. It will help you fit in better with those you work with and encourage your personal ally to take on new professional challenges. Romance is in the stars. 4 stars
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Communications can go either way. Strive to remain calm, offer what you can and walk away from anyone who is being unreasonable. Be cautious while traveling or dealing with emotional matters that could affect your status and reputation. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Partnerships should be your primary concern. Whether you are looking for love or are already in the midst of a relationship with someone, ironing out any issues that need adjusting will make your life better. 3 stars LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Whether you are looking for love or friendship,
consider including someone you are close to in your plans. Before you let your imagination run wild, however, consider the risks of pursuing something questionable. Secrets are best kept that way. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make time for the ones you love. Whether you make plans to spend time with children, friends or your romantic partner, live in the moment and share your feelings and future plans. A short trip will bring you closer together. 4 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Emotions will escalate if you get into discussions with friends, relatives or your immediate family. Don’t let tempers mount. Instead, let everyone calm down and rethink what’s at stake before you continue. Time is on your side. 2 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You can turn your dream into a reality. Your sensitivity toward those you deal with will make a difference in the outcome of a situation you are trying to manipulate. An open and honest approach will lead to personal success. 5 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Channel your energy into activities that will stimulate you mentally, physically and emotionally, and it will diminish a tendency someone has to derail your plans. A personal change will make you feel confident and content with your accomplishment. 3 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Stay calm, focused and refuse to let anyone goad you into an argument. Have a plan in place and stick to what you know you can accomplish. Personal growth will come from the ability to know your limits and your strengths. 3 stars
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DADDY Knights advance to quarterfinals to face No. 3 seed Purdue tonight CONTINUED FROM BACK And when it had to close out the game at the free throw line, the second-worst team in the Big Ten at the charity stripe came through. No one was more clutch at the line than Baker, who made all four of his attempts, after battling the flu and not looking like himself as of late. “(Geo) showed some big cajones tonight,” Sanders said. But Baker knew that those issues were in the past and he needed to step up for his team. Baker added 15 points, two rebounds and an assist in the big upset at the Garden. “It was a big stage, and I just had to step up and make big plays,” he said. “The whole time (I was) just telling myself that I gotta
be special and step up for the team. I didn’t want to go home today.” But the Knights never would have been in that spot if it weren’t for the second straight dominant night by Sanders. The night after willing his team to a win with 23 points, he casually dropped in another 28 on 60-percent shooting from the field with three assists to go with it. Sanders scored 6 straight points late in the second half, including back-to-back dunks to put Rutgers up 69-63 after Indiana fought back with three 3-pointers. But at the end of the day, playing in its own backyard, the team showed the Big Ten that it is no pushover. The Knight faithfuls showed up and made an impact. The players fed off of that energy and lived up to the motto set
Fifth-year senior forward Deshawn Freeman dunks over Indiana’s Juwan Morgan for 2 of his 18 points on the night in Rutgers’ 7-point win over Indiana. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ forth by Pikiell: 40 gets you 40. Play 40 minutes of Rutgers basketball, and you get another 40 the next day.
“It’s great, man. We love it,” Baker said of the crowd. “It feels like we got the home court advantage, and we feed off it.”
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WRESTLING BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS, SATURDAY, ALL DAY
RU switches to indivdual matchups at Championships ROBERT SANCHEZ SPORTS EDITOR
After a grueling regular season, the Big Ten Championships is finally here for the Rutgers wrestling team. The No. 19 Scarlet Knights (8-7, 3-6) who finished 11th out of 14 teams in the conference — just showing how loaded the Big Ten conference is — will head to East Lansing, Michigan over the weekend to take part in the twoday festivities. “That’s the greatest thing about the Big Ten wrestling championship, so many guys are at the same level, and it’s whoever really wants it or whoever puts together the best 7 minutes in that moment ends up advancing,” said head coach Scott Goodale. Heading into the championships, Rutgers boasts six pre-seeded wrestlers, including No. 1 seed sophomore 125-pounder Nick Suriano who will be ready
to compete after missing the final two weeks of the season with the flu. Goodale said Suriano has been training for the last couple of weeks and is “locked in.” Joining Suriano in their respective weight classes are teammates fifth-year senior 133-pounder Scott DelVecchio (No. 5 seed), No. 12 fifth-year senior 149-pounder Eleazar DeLuca (No. 6 seed), No. 18 junior 157-pounder John Van Brill (No. 8 seed), No. 7 fifthyear senior 165-pounder Richie Lewis (No. 4 seed) and No. 9 fifthyear senior 184-pounder Nicholas Gravina (No. 5 seed). “I know it’s the individual part of the season,” Goodale said. “But if everybody — you know we went through this a couple years back at Iowa when the Big Tens were there — you kind of get rolling so it’s important that we get going at (1)25, and everybody follows suit and it becomes a team effort and that’s kinda what we’re looking to do. (sic)”
And Goodale has high hopes that this team can get on a roll and thinks he has a good tournament team. Nevertheless, he doesn’t think the Knights will sneak up on anybody — not during the Big Ten Tournament. For DelVecchio — and his fellow graduating seniors — this tournament is especially important as it means one final chance to get on the podium and to go out on top. “It’s all on you,” he said. “You’re not worried about a team score or anything like that. There is a team score, but it’s all individual matches so you just have to go after it, attack it.” But for those who will be making their championship debuts, DelVecchio has one piece of advice — just enjoy it. Of those making their debuts will be redshirt freshman Joseph Grello who took over the reigns of the 174-weight class midway
through the season from junior Jordan Pagano. With a 14-8 record, Grello has quietly had a very nice season, but to get over the hump Goodale wants him to be more aggressive. If he does that, Goodale wouldn’t be surprised if he and classmate 141-pounder Michael Van Brill make a deep run. “You’ll see upsets going on in the first round so it wouldn’t shock me to see Grello and Michael Van Brill make moves and really have big tournaments,” Goodale said. As for another graduating senior looking to make a deep run, Lewis is ready to take on possibly the toughest weight class in the country, let alone the Big Ten, Goodale said. But as a 2017 U23 World Championships, Lewis has the experience of being in the big
moment, which can only serve to help him over the weekend. Another wrestler to keep an eye out for is Gravina who Goodale said is traditionally at his best this time of year. “He’s wrestling the best he’s ever wrestled in five years here,” he said about Gravina. No matter what, though, the Big Ten Championships is a whole different animal. The regular season stats go out the window and there’s only one thing to do. “Now you kind of just switch your mentality,” DelVecchio said. “Whatever happened over the season, good, bad, whatever it’s kind of like a whole new season. You just gotta go out there and wrestle.” For updates on the Rutgers wrestling, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Head coach Scott Goodale leads Rutgers into East Lansing with big things on his mind for the team to accomplish during the Big Ten Championships. JEFFREY GOMEZ / FEBRUARY 2018
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Rutgers begins 3-game road trip in Rhode Island GRIFFIN WHITMER CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers men’s lacrosse team is set to kick off a crucial three-game road stretch on Saturday when the team heads to Providence, Rhode Island to take on Brown. The No. 15 Scarlet Knights (31) are coming off a 12-7 win over Fairfield, where senior goalie Max Edelmann and the offense were clutch down the stretch putting away the Stags. After being ranked No. 18 to start the season, the Bears (1-1) had a poor start, losing in overtime to an unranked Quinnipiac team. They bounced back a week ago, blowing out Stony Brook by a score of 18-11. In that game, faceoff specialist Ted Ottens went 18-of-24 (75 percent) from the ‘X’ and added two assists to keep Brown in control. That is immediately a matchup to look for, as senior faceoff specialist Joe Francisco is back to full strength for Rutgers and went 11of-18 (61.1 percent) against Fairfield. Head coach Brian Brecht would not commit to Francisco as the lone starter, as he has used senior Alex Schoen extensively this season. “(Francisco) is right in the mix, and he was our starter last year,” Brecht said. “Schoen and him took all the reps two years ago. I like the two-headed monster and the 1-2 punch that we
Senior goalkeeper Max Edelmann has been the anchor of a Rutgers defense that ranks in the top 10 in scoring with 7.75 goals allowed per game. GARRETT STEFFE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2018 have with both of them right now fully healthy.” The Knights will also have their hands full with a top-five scoring offense that is averaging 14.5 goals per game. But if there’s one constant on this Rutgers team, it is the play of Edelmann and the defense. Three of the Knights’ four starters on defense are seniors and have seen just about everything.
Brecht is fully confident in his back line, as it is a top-10 scoring defense in the country and is tied for tops in the Big Ten with 7.75 goals allowed per game. “Brown is a high-octane, pedal down, go, go go (offense),” Brecht said. “... I don’t wanna say they’re reckless, but they’re certainly highrisk, high-reward. Our defense is gonna have to be mature, sound, make good decisions (and) get stops.”
Senior captain Michael Rexrode, a four-year starter on defense, said that when Edelmann gets into a groove in the cage, he and the back line are more loose and play better together. Jules Heningburg, another senior captain and attacker, said the same thing about the faceoff ‘X,’ noting that holding possessions gives the team better flow and leads to better possessions.
“When your goalie’s making saves and when you’re winning faceoffs, those are two specialty areas that really motivate not only the guys on the field but it also excites the bench as well,” Brecht said of Edelmann and the play at the ‘X.’ The Bears’ defense is not quite at the same level, giving up 11.5 goals per game against two unranked teams. Heningburg is tied for third in the country with his 21 total points on the season and is playing his best lacrosse in his final season on the Banks. Sophomore Kieran Mullins is a year wiser and the two of them have acted as mentors to true freshman Tommy Coyne, who has been thrown into the fire as the third starter up top. The three of them all have different games and the more they play together, the better they will be. As for now, Heningburg said as long as they can limit unforced errors, Rutgers should be able to take care of business on Saturday. “I think just kinda taking better shots,” Heningburg said on what the team needs to improve upon. “Not forcing the ball inside as much. Just understanding that possession time matters against these teams. I think that we’re gonna dial it in this week.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team, follow @GriffinWhitmer and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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Knights survive Boilermakers’ comeback attempt MATTHEW HOWE STAFF WRITER
Although it is not quite NCAA tournament time yet, the No. 9 seed Rutgers women’s basketball team survived a fourth-quarter surge to fend off No. 8 seed Purdue in the second round of the Big Ten Championships to advance to the quarterfinals, winning the game 62-60. The win is the 20th of the year for the Scarlet Knights, moving them to 20-11 on the season and 8-9 in Big Ten play. It is also win number 997 for head coach C. Vivian Stringer, inching her to just three wins away from 1,000 career-coaching victories all-time. Down by 9 points heading into the fourth quarter, the Boilermakers outscored Rutgers 21-14 in the final quarter, but came up just short of making up the 9-point gap. Purdue went on a 9-0 run to tie the game at 58 apiece before the Knights were able to secure the 62-60 win. In the game, fifth-year senior guard Tyler Scaife led all Rutgers scorers with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting, and also scored the winning basket. Junior center Victoria Harris had a fine game as well, adding 11 points, six rebounds and three assists in the victory, while junior forward Stasha Carey was also a key factor, putting up 9 points, seven rebounds and three assists. “We hit some key shots, but we let it get away from us, we
started turning the ball over,” Scaife said to the Big Ten Network after the game. “We got a lot of paint shots because we’ve been focusing on rebounding, so our post players were doing a better job of getting shots closer to the basket and getting rebounds and putting them in.” A huge reason the Knights were able to win the game was that they outscored the Boilermakers by 10 points inside the paint. Of course, Stringer had the perfect game plan for Rutgers to beat Purdue, and Scaife talked about that as well. “Coach said in Big Ten play we weren’t really playing well on the defensive end, so we’ve been focusing on nothing but defense,” Scaife said. “We didn’t really touch a ball at practice this week, so I feel like that showed today, we played with a lot of pride and our defense is the reason we won the game.” Boilermaker Dominique Oden led all scorers in the game with 25 points. She also had help from her teammates Ae’Rianna Harris who had 10 points and eight rebounds, and Karissa McLaughlin who had 13 points and four assists. The win on Thursday avenges the Knights' previous loss to Purdue back on Jan. 10, when they lost 47-33 in their worst offensive performance of the entire season. Rutgers has also now won the season series against the Boilermakers, going 2-1 on the year.
With the win, the Knights will move on to face the top-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes (24-6, 13-3) in the next round of the tournament, which will take place on Friday at noon. Rutgers lost to Ohio State earlier in the season on the road, 90-68. In that game, Scaife had 27 points and seven rebounds, but the next highest scoring player on the Knights was Carey with just 8 points. The Buckeyes were led by Kelsey Mitchell, who had 28
points on 10-of-13 shooting, and was 5-of-6 from 3-point range. Ohio State was also aided by three other players in double figures. Of course, the win against Purdue definitely helps Rutgers’ stock in hopes of making the NCAA Tournament, as it is now considered a bubble team by ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme. Creme currently has the Knights projected as an 11 seed, taking on sixth seed
South Florida in the first round in Knoxville. If Rutgers wants to pull off the huge upset tomorrow, two staples of its team must show up to play — Scaife, and its defense, which was absent the last time it squared off against the Buckeyes, allowing them to shoot 56.1 percent from the field. For updates on the Rutgers women's basketball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Junior center Victoria Harris played a key role for Rutgers in the win, scoring 11 points, grabbing six rebounds and blocking two shots. JEFFREY GOMEZ / FEBRUARY 2018
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Junior guard Corey Sanders raises his arms in triumph on the court at Madison Square Garden, as he begins to celebrate Rutgers’ upset of Indiana in the second round of the Big Ten Championships on Thursday night. Sanders poured in 28 points to help lead the Knights to a third-round matchup with Purdue. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ
No. 14 seed Rutgers upsets No. 6 seed Indiana in 2nd round of Big Ten Championships to keep season alive GRIFFIN WHITMER
World’s Most Famous Arena. It was 24-8 and everything was going wrong for the Knights. Junior guard Corey Sanders wasn’t making shots. The offense was stagnant and sloppy and Indiana couldn’t miss a shot. But the team wasn’t ready to go home. Senior guard Mike Williams and fifth-year senior forward Deshawn Freeman were not ready to call it a career. If you blinked, you might have missed the 21-4 run, sparked by Freeman’s offense and the team’s defense. “I thought De(shawn) really gave us terrific energy,” said head coach Steve Pikiell. “Geo Baker, coming off the flu, had great
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Rutgers won its opening round game against Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament. The game was at Madison Square Garden, a semi-home court for the Scarlet Knights. That was their moment — they got a win against a down-and-out Gophers squad. Everyone expected them to bow out against Big Ten blue-blood Indiana and the big dogs of the conference would battle it out. And when the game tipped off, the Hoosiers nearly ran Rutgers right out of the
minutes, too. I told the guys I believe in what we do, I believe in our defense, I believe in our players. We just have to stay the course.” Pikiell’s guys did just that, fighting through just about everything the Hoosiers threw at them, en route to a shocking comeback victory and the biggest win of his tenure on the Banks. With the Big Ten Tournament moved to Madison Square Garden, the “purists” of the conference from the Midwest were not happy. They didn’t think Rutgers deserved to essentially host the tournament and that it was another mistake by commissioner Jim Delany. Even though the Knights won their first game, no one thought they had another one
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KERRI PUCKHABER, senior captain and attacker on the women’s lacrosse team, had her fourth straight game with multiple goals scored for Rutgers in the team’s 19-9 loss to Penn on Wednesday. Puckhaber now has 10 goals in the early season for the Knights.
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in them. They were 7.5-point underdogs in their own backyard. But neither Pikiell nor anyone associated with the team doubted the program one bit. “We did something special I knew we could do,” Pikiell said. “And it was nice to do it here at Madison Square Garden.” Not only did Rutgers win, but it looked like winners. It battled through difficult officiating, with the foul-shot discrepancy being 25-8 in favor of Indiana before the Hoosiers started intentionally fouling.
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