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Aikido group teaches students self-defense NICK HUBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers community receives crime alerts of attacks and burglaries that occur around the neighborhood on a regular basis, but with Kokikai Aikido, a Japanese martial arts club, students can learn to protect themselves. Kokikai Aikido teaches the self-defense techniques of Shuji Maruyama, who founded this form of martial art. The club centers around the concept of “do no harm” and teaches counter-attacks to immobilize an attacker without harming them. The student-run club meets twice a week on Tuesday and Wednesday in the wrestling room of the College Avenue campus gym, said Izzat Bahadirov, an instructor in the program. The club does not learn aggressive techniques like in karate or Tae Dwon Do, said Sohyun Lee, the club’s treasurer and a School of Arts and Science sophomore. Aikido tries to teach its students to use the attacker’s balance against them so defenders can pin them down without harming anyone, she said. Kokikai is very relaxed and is not overbearing like other sport activities, Lee said. “When we practice, we pair off in twos,” Lee said. One (person is) the attacker and the (other is)
receiver would be the one practicing the actual moves.” Kokikai is more about coordination than physical strength, and therefore being athletic and having experience in martial arts is not necessary to join the program, Bahadirov said. The most important lesson he tries to teach to students is to find a peaceful way for conflict resolution, he said. Bahadirov is a second-degree black belt, the dojo leader and has been part of Kokikai Aikido for 12 years. “If somebody is trying to hurt you theoretically you have a moral right to retaliate, but aikido puts you in a position where you can harm a person back, but you choose not to,” Bahadirov said. “Instead, you gently drop this person to the floor or immobilize them and take over the situation.” The purpose of this is to make the attacker think trying to harm you was a bad idea, while at the same time, not harming the attacker, he said. “I joined because it was a great way to stay fit, but it wasn’t overbearing like other sport activities,” Lee said. “It’s not for people who want to compete in martial arts.” Cynthia Zheng, the club’s president and a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said aikido tries to teach four principles — to relax progressively, develop SEE DEFENSE ON PAGE 4
Franchise to open ‘Jersey Mike’s Subs’ on campus ROMAN GERUS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
This July, Jersey Mike’s Subs is coming to Rutgers University on College Avenue and Hamilton Street. Headquartered in Manasquan, New Jersey, Jersey Mike’s Subs has been on the rise and opening new
franchises. According to the company’s website, jerseymikes.com, there are more than 1,000 locations either open or under construction after 50 years of existence. Despite their large national reach, Jersey Mike’s is still in touch SEE CAMPUS ON PAGE 4
Jersey Mike’s Subs, a nation-wide chain of restaurants, will open a store at the Yard on the College Avenue campus. The chain first opened in 1956. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
Project Night Night, hosted by Off-Campus Living and Learning Community Partnerships in conjunction with Give Where You Live, created care packages for homeless children, including security blankets. SAMANTA CASIMIR / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Project Night Night volunteers make care packages for homeless children JESSICA HERRING STAFF WRITER
More than 2.5 million children in America are homeless, according to the American Institutes for Research. This problem affects Rutgers neighborhoods of New
Brunswick, but students had the opportunity to help with “Project Night Night”. To help children who suf fer from homelessness, the Rutgers Of f-Campus Living and Community Par tnerships hosted Project Night Night on Tuesday at
8 p.m., where students created care packages. The goal of the event was to create free packages for homeless children with essentials including a security blanket, an SEE CHILDREN ON PAGE 5
Grease truck proprietor, customers discuss history of fat sandwiches CHRISTOPHER BOHORQUEZ AND NIKITA BIRYUKOV STAFF WRITERS
A man once had a vision — two cheeseburger patties smothered by lettuce, tomato, onions and french fries. In 1979, the “Fat Cat,” first of the fat sandwiches, was crafted in a grease truck at Rutgers. Since then, the line has expanded and ingrained itself as an unshakable facet of the Rutgers culture. A lone student, named Darrell Butler, spurred the expansion. In 1997, nearly 20 years after the creation of the “Fat Cat,” Butler, then a Rutgers sophomore, wanted something more. Tired of the same-old sandwich, Butler wanted to create his own sandwich, according to the New York Times. He convinced the owner to make the now famous “Fat Darrell,” a hulking beast made of chicken fingers and mozzarella sticks, topped with french fries, lettuce, tomato and marinara sauce. The sandwich quickly gained popularity on and off the Rutgers campuses and was honored as the nation’s top sandwich by Maxim Magazine in 2004. After seeing Butler’s name stapled to the sandwich, other students wanted to make a sandwich of their own,
The first fat sandwich was born in 1979 and remained the only such sandwich for nearly two decades, but now grease trucks like RU Hungry serve several varieties. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER so the owners decided to create a set of rules and regulations so they could do just that — this is was the birth of the “Fat Sandwich Challenge.” At first, the challenge only required participants to eat three fat sandwiches in less than an hour. Too many students proved gluttonous enough to succeed, and the challenge
changed — now one must eat five fat sandwiches in less than 45 minutes, a challenge that proved to be too much for “Man vs Food’s” Adam Richmond, according to The Daily Targum. Of the nearly 300 people that have attempted the challenge, less SEE SANDWICHES ON PAGE 4
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Campus Calendar THURSDAY 3/3 The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research presents “Exercise as a Neurobehavioral Intervention for Cognitive Dysfunction in Depression” from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research located at 112 Paterson St. in Downtown New Brunswick. The event is free and open to the public. The Art History Graduate Student Association presents “Art History Distinguished Speaker Series 2015-2016” from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public. The Center for African Studies, Center for Race and Ethnicity, Department of French, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies and the Rutgers Advanced Institute for Critical Caribbean Studies presents “’Beyond the Great Camouflage: Suzanne Cesaire, Haiti and the Poetics of Caribbean Identity’ Lecture by Annette Joeseph-Gabriel (French and Africana Studies, University of Arizona)’” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Dr. Ruth M. Adams Building on Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public.
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Group expands campus programs to send students to Israel JACOB GREEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Birthright Israel, a group that helps Jewish students travel to Israel, is ramping up outreach at Rutgers and other college campuses with large Jewish populations. This outreach program is being picked up at college campuses with large Jewish populations that have a traditionally lower rate of Birthright participation — including Rutgers, which is ranked first in terms of its Jewish-student population among public universities, according to edsmart.org. Birthright is a 10-day trip in Israel with an itinerary that includes educational portions like visiting local historical sites and attractions, as well as recreational activities including a camel ride, rafting and swimming in the Dead Sea, according to the Birthright website. Rutgers Hillel, a Jewish organization on campus, offers Birthright to students who have at least one Jewish parent and identify as being Jewish, said Liel Zahavi-Asa, the Birthright coordinator for Rutgers Hillel. Registration opened in February and remains open until the trip is full. The organization has increased its recruitment on
campus by placing advertisements on bulletin boards in residence and lecture halls, having recruitment tables during school fairs or events and advertising as far out as the New Brunswick train station, she said. Rutgers Hillel prides itself on accepting all denominations of Jewish people. From the unaffiliated to the ultra religious, all are welcome, Zahavi-Asa said. This mixture of different levels of religion is what makes the trip special because it allows people to see Israel through their own perspectives, as well as the perspectives of others who could be more or less religious, she said. Alexander Golden, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, went on Birthright with Rutgers Hillel this past winter in order to be exposed to the cultural elements of Judaism and Israel that he learned in Hebrew school. Golden’s trip this past winter break took 80 Jewish Rutgers students or affiliates on the trip. Since returning, Golden has become a recruiter for Birthright and Hillel, and said he hopes to encourage other students to go and enjoy everything the trip has to offer. “You’d think that getting a free trip to Israel, a country that’s on
Rutgers Hillel is working with Birthright Israel, a group that wants to send students to Israel on a 10-day trip to explore the country and get attendees in touch with Jewish culture. Registration opened last month and will remain open until all seats are filled. COURTESY OF RUTGERS HILLEL a completely different continent and has so many geographic and cultural offerings, you’d think that someone would want to go. But it’s actually very hard because everyone thinks there’s a catch,” Golden said. Recruiting college students to join things can be hard, as most students tend to walk past the different tables and advertisements around campus, Zahavi-Asa said. It has become more of a “who you know” and “tell your friends” recruitment style. “It involves a lot of engagement. It’s a lot of friends bringing and telling friends. A lot of grassroots work on the ground and
having new people sign up that way,” she said. The message trying to be sent is quite a simple one. Come meet other Jewish students on and around your campus and spend 10 days with them on a free trip to your homeland, Golden said. Ido Mahatzri, the Jewish Agency Israel fellow for Rutgers Hillel, is also a Birthright staff member and joined Golden this past winter in Israel. A lot of students who go on Birthright have never been to Israel, so educating them about Israel is a fun part of the job, he said. “I think that the two times a year that I lead the trip are the 20 days that I really like all over the
year because most of the time it’s students that don’t have any background with Israel,” Mahatzri said. “To experience with them those 20 days, it’s amazing for me.” It is important to the staff members to have students shape opinions about Israel as well as being as diverse as they can be by showing them Israel from different perspectives, Mahartzi said. “They should come, buses are filling up fast and applications are going to close soon, so they should take advantage of this trip especially since it’s in the summer,” Golden said. “I would really stress that there really isn’t any catch for this trip.”
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Brute force, prior experience not needed to join club, Bahadirov says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
calmness, correct posture and develop mindfulness. “You can’t use brute force against brute force,” Zheng said. “Aikido teaches you to approach things more calmly.” Aikido stresses the mental aspects of a situation rather than the physical aspects. “A major point is keeping a calm mind and asses everything,” Lee said. “If someone grabs you in a fight, one of the main points of Aikido is ‘keep calm.’” Monica Tseng, the club’s risk manager and a a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said the non-confrontational aspect of Aikido is what separates it from other martial arts. “The martial art tells us how we use the attacker’s balance against them,” Tseng said. “We don’t really do anything, we just redirect their kinetic energy.” Kokikai Aikido teaches beginner students counter grabs, basic punches and side blows. Higher levels of training include countering grabs from behind and kicks, but the club stresses the concept of “do no harm.” The club is also
a great way for student’s to destress and stay fit, Lee said. “It’s helped my academic life,” Lee said. “Sitting there on the mat in the dojo area is a good way to destress and not think about school.” The philosophy of Kokokai Aikido is “one-mind together, forward thinking stability and poise,” Tseng said. The club has an upcoming winter camp where many members of Aikido from around the world gather, including the grand master and founder of Kokikai Aikido, Shuji Maruyama, Bahadirov said. Maruyama comes to Rutgers on occasion to run some of the classes and do black belt testing. “I’ve never seen him in action, but how he performs the techniques is what the technique should look like,” Tseng said. “I’ve heard his techniques are just incredible.” For students interested in joining Kokikai Aikido, all they have to do is visit the College Avenue gym where practices are held. “We are an extremely welcoming club, anyone can come in,” Bahadirov said. “Anyone can come in, try the class and if they want to they can absolutely join.”
The Kokikai Aikido program meets twice a week and teaches students how to defend themselves by redirecting an attacker’s energy. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHLOE COFFMAN
in local support and welfare, Capozzi said. To celebrate the grand opening, Capozzi said the owners and their Company has more than 1,000 locations built in team will have a five-day fundraislast 50 years, Capozzi says er with a charity. “In the coming weeks a charity partner will be chosen,” CONTINUED FROM FRONT and development of this new Capozzi said. Michael Steinfeld, a School Jersey Mike’s Subs location. Lowith its local New Jersey roots, cal support and promotion seem of Ar ts and Sciences sesaid Josephine Capozzi, vice pres- to be guiding principles in the nior, said he suppor ted the restaurant’s opening. ident of Franchise Relations for franchise’s endeavor. “It’s good to know I can get “Making a difference in the restaurant chain. In an email, Capozzi said the someone’s life has always been a quality Jersey Mike’s Sub,” franchise’s position and inter- a guiding principle at Jersey Steinfeld said. This sentiests in the ment seems to New Jersey give credence and New “It’s good to know I can get a quality to the Jersey Br unswick Mike’s Subs escommunity Jersey Mike’s Sub.” tablishment’s are based on stance on “qualilocal interest. MICHAEL STEINFELD ty and freshness” “The franSchool of Arts and Sciences Senior on their website chisees are and public relafrom New tions platforms. Br unswick, Lori Scarpa, a School of Enand they said that being Jersey Mike’s. It’s a philosophy that Mike’s Franchisees with a loca- Jersey Mike’s Founder and vironmental and Biological tion so close to the University is a CEO, Peter Cancro, has empha- Sciences senior, was more sized to each and ever y Jersey skeptical of the success of ‘dream come true,’” she said. According to the chain’s site, Mike’s store owner — support opening a Jersey Mike’s Subs at this familiarity and affinity with the community that supports Rutgers University. “I think they’re not going to be the New Brunswick and Rut- you,” Capozzi said. While the logistics have yet as successful as an original place,” gers University communities were significant in the planning to be finalized, there is interest Scarpa said.
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Despite the challenges, Elfeiki remains devoted to his work. “We always have to serve the Temperature drops lead to fewer students buying students. We have to be there all the time,” Elfeiki said. sandwiches, Elfeiki says Students have noticed. Timothy Kraft, a School of Arts and Sciences senior who was preCONTINUED FROM FRONT Despite student support and na- viously enrolled in a nearby high tional recognition, Elfeiki said there school, has been frequenting the than 30 managed to stomach five have been difficulties throughout trucks for years. “I think it’s really good, but you the years maintaining the trucks. of the laden monstrosities. Business drops with the tem- can’t eat it all the time, I would Abdo Elfeiki, part owner say,” he said. of the RutDane Bargers Grease one, a School Trucks, said “We always have to serve the students. We have to of Arts and Scione of the reabe there all the time.” ences Senior, sons for the also had his sandwiches’ ABDO ELFEIKI first taste of a popularity lies Co-Owner of Rutgers Grease Truck fat sandwich as with the peoa high schooler ple working and has only inside the Rutgers-red trucks. Citing constant perature, he said. Freezing tem- eaten more of them since. Positive student reactions are menu changes meant to keep the peratures keep students inside, menu fresh, he said the workers away from the trucks and make it not enough to keep Elfeiki sated, care deeply about the quality of difficult to serve the students that he said. “We want to be one of those do brave the bitter chill. their food. people to have a store too,” Elfeiki said. “We’re going to add up a couple of different new things. We don’t want to talk about it now. We are going to make a surprise when we move to the area.”
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and Public Policy and School of Arts and Sciences junior, attended Project Night Night because of her passion for the cause. 25 care packages made will benefit 25 homeless She loves to see how Rutchildren, Musso says gers students are able to help the community directly in New Brunswick. CONTINUED FROM FRONT People often fail to realize that Rutgers and my community, there are a significant number of and I wanted to give back. If I children without homes in New age-appropriate children’s book could do something to alleviate Brunswick, she said. and a stuffed animal, said Car yn (children’s) stresses and wor“I feel that children homelessWashington, assistant director ries, then I wanted to be a part ness is such an important issue for Rutgers Off-Campus Living of it.” because if we can aid these chilMusso was expecting far and Community Partnerships. dren we are able to help in re“I was thrilled by the turnout less people to come out to the ducing the numbers of homeless for this event,” Washington said. event, but she said the amount adults, thus breaking this cycle,” “I hope students are able to see of people who showed up she said. the importance of security by was amazing. Ever y child par ticipating should have in this event,” the bare neshe said. cessities, and G a b r i while a blanelle Musso, “I love Rutgers and my community, and I wanted to give back.” ket may often a School of be something Management GABRIELLE MUSSO college stuand Labor ReSchool of Management and Labor Relations Junior dents take lations junior, for granted, founded the it provides Project Night a sense of Night chapshelter and ter at Rutgers “Do not just think about the security to many of these kids, Her favorite aspect about ProjUniversity. The non-profit organization originally star ted in ect Night Night is the children, items being collected, think Kumaran said. Because of this event, Kumashe said. They motivate her to about the children who will be California, she said. receiving these objects, and ran said she has developed a “I always wanted to participate work on projects like this. “Specifically, I love the idea how many children receiving larger drive to serve the comin an Adopt a Night Night packof giving them blankets to help then as well,” she said. “It is munity and help the children in age,” she said. Musso, a participant in the them through their hard times humbling and exciting at the New Brunswick. “I believe this event definiteGive Where You Live commit- because these blankets serve as same time.” Musso said she would not ly shed light on this issue betee, initiated the project last security objects — relieving their semester and is now executing stress and bringing them com- have been able to accomplish cause the ser vice event showed this project without help from how many homeless kids there fort,” she said. the plan. People should be educated Alpha Phi Omega and Omega were in New Brunswick alone,” “Washington and the Give Where You Live Committee about local communities’ home- Phi Alpha, the co-sponsors for she said. “It really makes you think about how many more Board are doing a great job and less, she said, because change the event. Ambika Kumaran, an Edward there are and that our ser vice a great amount of work for the cannot happen unless we know project,” Musso said. “I love that change should happen. By J. Bloustein School of Planning is definitely valued.” seeking out educational information, students will be able to create ways to make life better for these individuals. “Children especially, should be a focus since they are our communities’ future, and they should not be forgotten because of their socioeconomic status,” she said. When starting this project at Rutgers, Musso felt as though her efforts would not make a difference. But as collections were being made, and people started showing up to the events, she realized her efforts were having an impact. During the event, 25 blankets were made.
CRIME MARCH 2 NEWARK — The president of Caliper Farms Nursery pleaded guilty to tax evasion and hiding more than $500,000 in income from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Angelo Dimeglio, of Lawrenceville, made his plea to U.S. District Judge Jose Linares about the falsified income tax return he filed in 2011. The count Dimeglio pleaded guilty to has a penalty of up to five years in prison and a fine. He will be sentenced on June 11. MARCH 2 TOMS RIVER — Anti-sematic graffiti found in Riverwood Rodeo playground is now under investigation. The phrase “Burn the Jews” was one example of the graffiti in the North Dover section in town, said Ralph Stocco, spokesman for the Toms River Police Department. The graffiti may be linked to an ordnance that banned “intimidating direct solicitations” for real estate that was suspected to be sent from real estates working for Orthodox jewish clients. The graffiti was removed . MARCH 2 LINDEN — Antonio Rodriguez, 46, faces charges for his role in a drunk-driving incident that killed a motorcyclist. Rodriquez was driving east on East Elizabeth Avenue and when making a turn cut off Carlos Arce, 51, of Elizabeth, authorities said. Arce tried to avoid the collision and was thrown off of his motorcycle. He was later pronounced dead at Trinitas Hospital. Rodriquez was charged with drunk driving, a second-degree offense that has a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
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Politics of privilege plague artists of color REASON IN REVOLT RACHEL LANDINGIN
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conversation that had the potential of opening up other discussions around the problems with diversity in Hollywood fell short of expectations by looking more
like a black and white issue. With actors from Jada Pinkett Smith to Spike Lee boycotting the Oscars all-white dominated nominations that snub worthy performances from Idris Elba in Beasts of No Nation and Jason Mitchell Straight Outta Compton, this year’s Oscars was expected to be a 4-hour long tense program. First on the menu is Hollywood’s token black friend, Chris Rock as the host for the 88th Academy Awards. The only spot in the Oscars that need not a grand nomination. With a great role comes great expectations on how Chris Rock is going to both entertain and discuss #OscarsSoWhite with television viewers all over the world and all of Hollywood. His comedic jab of a monologue ended with a discussion largely focused on representation of black actors. Not only did he fail to use his platform to discuss the larger systematic of intersectional issues of marginalization in Hollywood, but his jokes also came with a tinge of sexism and racism on the way. With references to boycotting Rihanna’s panties, because why not include the same “let’s make fun of black women artists” humor and perpetuating Asian and Jewish stereotypes as model minorities who are good in math. But as Mr.Rock predicted, “if anybody’s upset about that joke, just tweet about it on your phone, which was also made by these kids”. Asian twitter decried that they’re done being the asian sidekick y’all keep making fun off. As Jeremy Lin eloquently twitted “When is this going to change?!? Tired of it being ‘cool and ok’ to bash Asians smh #Oscars.” We’re not really sure if it was another model minority joke or a reference to labor issues pertaining to outsourcing tech companies to Asian countries, but I do hope he understands the latter. All in all, it was a cringe-worthy ceremony full of tiny awkward silences and half-smiled reactions from our A-list white celebrities and the rest of us either applauding Rock’s roast or like me getting mad how much time I wasted on this whole Oscars debacle. But let’s cut the guy some slack because Hollywood’s issue is more than black and white and this diversity issue extends beyond Hollywood. As an audience we deserve so much more than just a dimension of diversity.
“Not only that he failed to use his platform to discuss the larger systematic of intersectional issues of marginalization in Hollywood, but also came with a tinge of sexism and racism on the way.” Diversity is like your fickle, but enticing cool friend who gives lip service on including you in their team, but really just wants to hang with you to look cool-with-it or to save his ass, but leaves you hanging when the going gets tough. As TLC perfectly describes my feelings “I don’t want no scrub / A scrub is a guy who can’t get no love from me.” As of 2012, the Academy membership is made up with a s 93 percent white and 76 percent male membership base. No wonder no women of color have won Best Actress in over 10 years. And the list continues, or lack thereof — the lack of recognition of groundbreaking diverse faces and voices in Hollywood. Many would argue on the notion of duality and contention between diversity and talent. That they (the actors, directors, film producers, etc.) are worried that diversity would impede excellence. When you give people of color the same stereotypical roles, heck yeah that would impede excellence. This notion that diversity and talent cannot mix is a nearsighted vision, failing to see how this can open up to multitudes of untold stories and greater imagination. No wonder why every year Oscars nominations are predictable. Something in Chris Rock’s monologue did stuck with me: “We just want opportunities.” The opportunities I’m talking about is access to the arts, may it be visual or theater. Access to the arts are left to the ones who can afford to make it a living, yet funding for art programs are slashed in inner cities and underprivileged communities. The last thing to dream about is winning an Oscar when surviving is all what your life is about. During that first audition, and the countless more after, this dismal reality first struck in a child’s heart that their talent was not enough. That their skin, their creativity and pockets were not deep, white and rich enough. That being an artist is not about talent, but a whole lot of privilege and politics. Rachel Landingin is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in journalism and media studies with minors in art history and digital, media and information technology. Her column, “Reason in Revolt,” runs monthly on Thursdays.
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The KKK’s legacy of fear mongering prompted a o one thinks the Ku Klux Klan is legitimate besides the Ku Klux Klan. It’s an outdated parallel sentiment of hate that’s directed toward it, organization that unfortunately still exists, and rightfully so. The organization created a hostile therefore its continued presence is a mere anach- divide between itself and others produced by years ronism. Hate is the underlying ideology of the of murders, lynching and attacks. You would harorganization, and it shouldn’t be endorsed or ac- bor anger from the festering pain an organization quired as one’s own. Yet no matter how loathsome has inflicted upon you and your people, considering and despicable a group of people may be, having that the organization systematically and historicala violent response to a hateful organization is not ly intimidated, harmed and killed people who look the correct response. The amalgam of people and like you, wouldn’t you? Now a relatively small orgaideas during KKK rallies can result in violence, nization compared to its 4 million members in 1925, and sometimes it’s not precipitated by the side you the KKK has about 5,000 to 8,000 members, which is swallowed by the 25,000 people who march for would expect. The KKK has a long history of violence, and the Black Lives Matter, an inclusive movement antithetominous three letters still incite fear in minority ical to the KKK, in one protest alone. The KKK is groups today, and heck, a majority of white peo- regarded as one of the most shameful parts of U.S. ple themselves are afraid of the senseless violence history, and anti-KKK protesters sometimes come the KKK has proven to be capable of, violence that to its rallies to demonstrate their anger toward the KKK or to promote ideas that dates back to December 1865. are unlike that of the KKK. Fueled by the doctrine of white actions de-legitimize supremacy, white nationalism, “The organization created theViolent anti-KKK ideas the group nativism, anti-immigration, a hostile divide between was trying to promote. In protest, anti-communism, Christian itself and others produced people have to pick their battles terrorism, anti-Catholicism, wisely, and in this case — it was a antisemitism and homophoby years of murders, literal battle. Without the attack, bia, the KKK is against evlynching and attacks.” the media would have otherwise eryone who doesn’t fit its narlargely ignore the KKK rally. The row criteria of cis-gendered, KKK probably has rallies all the straight, Christian, American time, but this violent instance propelled the KKK and white. On Feb. 27 the KKK planned to stage an anti-im- to the national arena, fueling more attention to its migration and White Lives Matter rally in Anaheim, agenda. That’s the last thing that should happen. In this contemporary political climate of open racCalifornia, but once they stepped out of the van, anti-KKK members were waiting for them and chaos ism and misogyny paraded by people like Donald erupted. According to various news sources, such Trump, who accepts endorsements from a former as the New York Times, anti-KKK members initiat- KKK grand wizard, we need to be wary of giving ed attacks that soon developed into several fights certain groups attention. Donald Trump arose from between the two groups. In total, five people were the massive attention he received from his inane aninjured and three were stabbed on both sides. But tics, and now he’s become a formidable force in the no matter how much you disagree with an organi- 2016 presidential race. In certain situations, violent zation, anti-KKK members shouldn’t have crafted a protests may serve its purpose, but this case isn’t plan that resorted to violence, lowering itself closer one of them and we need to be wary of who we give our attention to. to the same standards of the KKK. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 148th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Sanders’s trade policies complicit of inhumane treatment MANGOES AND REVOLUTION BECKY RATERO
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n the battlefield that social media has become in the months (even year) preceding the upcoming United States elections, my feed is overdosing on Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and how amazing this man is. Needless to say my online network is left-leaning and cares about whether or not an unapologetic fascist is at the head of the leading world empire or not. This time around the enthusiasm seems to go beyond saving ourselves. People seem to genuinely believe that Sanders will somehow turn the course of history — more so than going down in the books as the first Jewish president. I want to focus on Sanders not because he’s any more criminal than the other primary candidates, but because he’s the only one the people who want actual change in the world seem to care about. There’re a few points that are worth noting. He can talk about health care, education, Wall Street, jobs and international trade agreements all he wants. The fact remains that his plan is to keep current modes of production, continue the use of drone warfare and maintain the global systems of exploitation that keep most of the world enslaved to “developed” countries like the United States.
The difference in candidates often lays in their domestic policies, since they all seem to agree that upholding the overreaching U.S. Empire is the way to go. Although there has been talk of getting out of “parts” of the Middle East (a Western notion to begin with) and ending “some” forms of warfare, we cannot ignore the fact that the U.S. military continues to have a heavy presence in many parts of the world. Military presence causes fear, mistrust and trauma. It can also cause the complete de-
were not the target. In other countries like Yemen and Somalia, that percentage of “inaccuracy” is undoubtedly higher, as there is less information about the area. This means that more than 90 percent of people killed from drone strikes are innocent civilians, the kind of casualty the euphemism, “collateral damage” refers to. We could make a very strong case against using drones at all, internationally or nationally. There is absolutely no excuse when such an extremely high percentage of
“I bring up these issues to raise what the current politics of the United States results in for millions upon millions of people all around the world. Temporary redistribution of wealth will do nothing to fundamentally change the conditions of people in this country, in the short term, but especially in the long term — let alone for people outside this country’s borders.” struction not only of infrastructure, but also of people’s lives — those who die and those who are displaced, having to deal with dead loved ones — along with the decimation caused by the bombs and drones that the United States seems so fond of. Why is it so surprising when one form of extremism fuels another? U.S. military tactics increasingly rely on the use of drones to pinpoint and eliminate targets. According to an October 2015 Huffington Post article, at least 90 percent of people killed in recent drone strikes in Afghanistan
the victims are known to be innocent. Yet Sanders agrees with this kind of drone use. The case against this system and its presidents could be made on drones alone, but there are more points worth raising. Sanders puts a tremendous amount of emphasis on opposing trade agreements, including the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and wants to focus on bringing jobs back to the United States. He does not say that the so-called international division of labor creates severe
exploitation and slave-like conditions, including for children and millions of people worldwide who can no longer afford to subsist without working in inhumane conditions. I bring up these issues to raise what the current politics of the United States results in for millions upon millions of people all around the world. Temporary redistribution of wealth will do nothing to fundamentally change the conditions of people in this country, in the short term, but especially in the long term — let alone for people outside this country’s borders. This system is based on the exploitation of human beings and the environment, and on the inherent creation of inequality. No amount of reform will change that. When it comes to drones and the lives of human beings, Obama is no different from Bush, no different from Sanders and no different from the Republicans. The right to vote is something absolutely worth fighting for, and I by no means intend to underestimate the struggle of communities to obtain that fundamental right. But having the right to do something does not mean that you should do something. We again approach the time when instead of reinstating the lesser of two evils, we should make strides toward good for humanity. American people’s lives are not more important than other people’s lives. Becky Ratero is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in women’s and gender studies and history. Her column, “Mangoes and Revolution,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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90.3 Corefest rocks College Avenue student center BRITTANY GIBSON ASSOCIATE COPY EDITOR
The Rutgers radio station, 90.3 The Core, hosted a night of music, fun and free CDs in a pre-Corefest teaser that showcased four local bands last Saturday night at the College Avenue Student Center. Fiscal Cliff, an always-impressive “indie fresh” quartet, an upbeat Jersey City-based group named Hong Kong Graffiti, Sistine, an unapologetically loud, emo group that shook up the student center, and Sink Tapes, a classic NBNJ alternative band, all delivered amazing performances that got us excited for the stations’ day-long music festival in April. The show’s focus was on giving local bands exposure, and was organized by 90.3 The Core DJ, Jason Mallonga. Students saw what was in store for the Rutgers music scene later in the spring semester at Corefest, an annual music festival being held on Cook campus this year. So, with great anticipation for The Core’s biggest event of the year, the night began. Whenever Fiscal Cliff gets on stage, you can expect the very
best of what college basement music scenes have to offer, and of course Saturday was no exception. It was all crowd favorites and their trademarked excellence. From Fiscal Cliff’s first power chords, everyone in the Red Lion Lounge knew they were about to hear an exceptionally talented group and finely-tuned set list. After the set, the band boasted about their inclusive and democratic writing process, which isn’t surprising because their group’s chemistry is obvious on stage and off. When asked to describe their sound, Carlos Bustillo, guitarist and vocals, said it was ambiguous because everyone in the band brings their own styles to each song. Make sure you catch Fiscal Cliff while they’re still playing free events at the student center and basement shows, because you’ll be paying big bucks to see them play in a few years — maybe bassist Micah Prussack will still be pitching his Western-themed music video idea. Hong Kong Graffiti was the youngest band rocking the
student center, with two of its members still in high school — but don’t make the mistake of underestimating their talents. HKG has already put out an EP that was mixed and mastered by Kyosuke Nonoyama, lead vocalist, guitarist and the group’s charismatic front man. The boys’ sometimes jazz-like, sometimes rock-like, sometimes pop-punk style will make you reevaluate how diverse one band’s discography can be. No doubt their catchy songs popped into your head the next morning, but the real treat from the band was the new song they teased us with, “Prophet on a Bike.” Hopefully we’ll see it on HKG’s next album, a full-length to be released in the fall and the first album with new bassist Dan Connolly. Following HKG was Sistine, a heavy emo band that changed the pace for the night. Sistine only released its debut album last October but has already made a huge impact on the music scene here. And how could the band not, when their sound was unlike any other band that played last Saturday? Their set was one that
Dan Connolly, left, and Kyosuke Nonoyama, right, performed at the 90.3 Corefest held Saturday night in the College Avenue Student Center. BRADYEN DONNELLY / VIDEO EDITOR demanded to be heard and featured new songs and old-fan favorites. Sistine’s tracks are headbanging-ready and will make you want to follow their currently, very active tour schedule. Closing the show, Sink Tapes serenaded audiences with its own spin on alternative music. Sink Tapes was the most accomplished band at the show on Saturday, and is already signed to a record label. The four-piece set has released three full-length
albums and three singles last year alone, according to their website, which also hinted 2016 would be no different. Sink Tapes’ music is hypnotic, an elegant balance of classic rock formulas mixed with the boys’ own flare. When you think of Sink Tapes, think of them as the future The Maine — in terms of both sound and potential. Now the only question is: Will one of these bands clench the final band slot at Corefest?
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Today’s Birthday (03/03/16). Organized, persistent efforts benefit you professionally this year. Plan your collaboration. Cash flow rises over the next two years (after 9/9). Reach a personal milestone (3/8), and discover new partnership (9/1). Shared finances take a new turn (3/23), and so does a passion project (9/16). Generate romantic bliss. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — The next two days bring plenty of professional activity. New skills are required. Make a connection to take new territory. Avoid stress with short, frequent breaks. Rest eyes and mind with some nothing time. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Check your itinerary before dashing off. The next two days favor travel and study. Review long-range goals, and align current actions to suit. Keep your frugal ways. Explore and discover uncharted territory. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — Consider new possibilities. For the next two days, review financial arrangements. Discuss shared accounts, and align on priorities. Make plans, and keep your team informed. Opposites attract. Share perspectives. Support each other. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Kindle passion with tender care. Refine plans for mutual motivation. Partnership negotiations occur today and tomorrow. Ask for what you want. Give generously. Get promises in writing. Make sure your partner gets what they need. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Energize your work today and tomorrow. A production streak checks things off your list. Get into powerhouse mode. Gather support for a project. Make agreements and deals. Create new networks. Outsmart the competition. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Get carried away by someone’s fascinating ideas. Share fun with family and friends today and tomorrow. Play and practice your arts. Consider tossing everything and starting over. Invent, craft and create.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — The next two days are good for making changes at home. Get family to help. Talk it over. Draw up your fantasies, and limit to one shared dream. Clean, sort and organize. Give away stuff. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — You’re especially persuasive. Take advantage of your way with words over the next two days. Write a novel, comment or post. Upgrade your communications infrastructure. Learn like a child. Conversation sparks a new opportunity. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Bring home the bacon today and tomorrow. The more you complete, the higher you climb. Pay attention to maintain positive cash flow. It’s OK to mix business and pleasure. Add some glamour to the proceedings. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — You’re becoming more confident and powerful over the next two days. Make a personal change. Keep your promises, and make new ones for exciting projects. Create what you want to see realized. Take responsibility. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 — You’re entering a two-day pensive phase. Get into thoughtful planning mode. Get intimately involved with a project. Peaceful productivity suits your mood. Make nostalgic diversions. Listen to your heart. Success comes through diversity. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Group projects and team efforts go far over the next few days. Pay back a debt. Hold meetings and gatherings. Delegate tasks, and take advantage of diverse talents. Build a shared dream together.
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RECORD Knights were down 2 at halftime before suffering 8th 20+ point loss of season CONTINUED FROM BACK
the mix with 6-foot-9 senior center Greg Lewis for reinforcements in the paint against the deep and physical Spartans.
But with sophomore for ward D.J. Foreman and Laurent taking the bulk of the minutes, Sparty eventually proved why they project to make a deep
Head coach Eddie Jordan watches as Rutgers suffers its program record 17th straight loss, a 97-66 blowout against No. 2 MSU. DAN COREY / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
run to the Final Four later in the month. Izzo’s team had enough toying around with the Knights, storming out of the gates in the second half for a 16-3 run in the first 2:58. Rutgers, which shot 64 percent from the field in the opening period to keep up with MSU, went cold with a 28.6-percent clip from the field on 8-for-28 shooting. “I thought the hero of the game in the second half was Eron Harris,” Izzo said. “He started guarding, he did a much, much better job on Sanders in the second half and I thought that got our running game going and we started making threes.” Regardless of how the Knights got here, they now stare the brutal reality of a winless record in conference play right in the face. With that, Jordan’s job security intensifies. But as Senior Day looms for Rutgers on Saturday with a 1 p.m. tip-off at the RAC against Minnesota (8-20, 2-14), Jordan assures that part isn’t on his mind. “I’m gonna be here tomorrow and we’ll see,” Jordan said. “Again, that’s not my concern. My concern is come in tomorrow and get better tomorrow and then get better the next day and see if we can win a game on Saturday. I’m not into predictions ... It’s a process and we all knew it was gonna be not just two years, not just three years and we knew that coming in. When I signed my contract with (University President) Dr. (Robert) Barchi, we knew it was gonna be a process and that’s how I look at it.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow @GarrettStepien and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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Senior attacker Halley Barnes extended her goal streak to five games in the Knights 15-8 road loss to No. 16 Penn Wednesday. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2016
RU’s first-half struggles continue in loss to Penn THOMAS CRINCOLI STAFF WRITER
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held a 9-3 lead heading into the seventh inning stretch. He would go on to finish the final three innings of the game 10 different Knights recorded a hit as out of the bullpen, earning a save Rutgers scores 11 runs in home opener while giving up no hits or walks on the afternoon. Suseck continued his big day CONTINUED FROM BACK a solid performance which helped by adding an RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the sevbases, including third base maintain his team’s lead. He completed six innings, scat- enth, giving him five RBIs on three times. He was also 4-for-5 at the plate, tering eight hits and allowing the day, and putting Rutgers scoring two runs and adding his three earned runs, and earned his ahead, 10-3. He even added a stolen base in first collegiate RBI, making an first win. the inning, culimpact all minating a terthroughout rific all-around the game. “It helps when you can try and stop day from the vetH a r r i s eran infielder. has been a (the pitcher) from throwing strikes and His 3-for-5 spark for make him pay attention to the bases.” outing raised the Knights his batting avearly in this JAWAUN HARRIS erage to .357 on season, and FRESHMAN LEFT FIELDER the season. he wants to 7 of the Scarlet maintain an Knights’ 8 startaggressive After running into some trou- ers in the lineup recorded a hit in approach to his game. “I try to get in the pitcher’s ble, he was relieved by junior the game, with another three othhead,” he said. “It helps when you Ryan Fleming, who entered with ers coming off the bench to factor can try to stop him from throwing the bases loaded and nobody out at the plate. The offensive performance strikes and make him pay atten- in the top of the seventh inning from Rutgers shows the kind with a 9-2 Rutgers lead. tion to the bases.” Fleming escaped by just allow- of consistency and length they On the mound, freshman Serafino Brito made his first career ing a sacrifice fly, which led to a have been looking for out of collegiate start and put together Lafayette run, and the Knights their lineup in the young season and what they hope to carr y moving for ward. “We’re deeper than we’ve ever been,” Litterio said. “Even guys coming off the bench were able to get hits, and I know we can definitely swing the bats. We’re starting to get a little more confidence.” For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow @Mike_OSully2 and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Getting the season back on track is going to have to wait yet again, as the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team was handed its fourth straight loss by No. 16 Penn (2-1) on Wednesday. The Scarlet Knights (1-4) lost 15-8 against the Quakers in a game where they continued the trend from previous games of falling into a large deficit in the first half once again. Just like in some of the Knights’ other losses, they were able to hold their own against Penn in the first 10 minutes of the game, only to see the flood gates come crashing down moments later. Senior attacker Iris Williamson, who led the Quakers over the Knights last season with five goals, opened up the scoring in the game, setting off Penn’s seven goal run. Williamson went on to score another in the first half as well as five of her teammates, including Penn’s leading point scorer, senior attacker Nina Corcoran. Rutgers was able to avoid the shutout late in the first half, when sophomore midfielder Paige Paratore scored her second career goal. Things did not get any better for the Knights in the second half as more goals from the Quakers kept pouring in. Williamson and teammate Lely DeSimone both capped off their hat tricks early on in the second period. For the Knights, freshman goalkeeper Devon Kearns, who was making her first career start, was finally pulled and replaced by sophomore goalkeeper
Bianca Dente after Penn’s eleventh goal. Following Kearn’s replacement, Rutgers was able to spark a little offense of their own midway through the second half. Freshman attacker Emily Santana picked up her fourth of the season, while junior midfielder Macy Scott and senior attacker Halley Barnes all scored in a four-minute span to help chop away at the Quakers’ lead. Any momentum for the Knights in that span was shut down shortly after by Penn when Catherine Dickinson stopped Rutgers’ scoring run, netting the Quakers’ twelfth of the game. Rutgers finished the game trading goals back-and-forth with Penn, unable to make up for the hole it fell into during the first half, leading to the final score of 15-8. Barnes was able to extend her goal streak to five games in her journey to 100 career points. She currently has 79 in her career on the Banks. Juniors midfielder Kristina Dunphey and attacker Amanda Turturro each had a goal, as well as senior attacker Kristin Kocher. Santana scored two in the game as well as her fellow freshman attacker Abigail Lee Brooks, who scored her first career goal as a Knight. For Penn, Williamson had another big game against Rutgers, finishing with four goals, while Corcoran had two goals and six assists in the contest. The Knights do not have a lot of time to rest, as the team returns home to face Connecticut on Saturday. For updates on the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
March 3, 2016
Page 11 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK SANDERS SCORED 19 POINTS IN FIRST GAME SINCE FEB. 13
Knights get buried in Sanders’ return from suspension BRIAN FONSECA SPORTS EDITOR
The Rutgers men’s basketball team has struggled all season in many aspects, but one in particular stands out among the rest. The Scarlet Knights have been especially bad at defending the perimeter. They’ve been allowing opponents to shoot at will from beyond the arc, with teams averaging a 37.1 percent clip against them heading into Wednesday, a number that jumps to 41 percent when looking exclusively at Big Ten conference games. One of the teams that terrorized Rutgers from downtown this season was Michigan State. The No. 2 team in the country tied a program record with 17 3-pointers when the Knights traveled to East Lansing Jan. 31, winning handily by a score of 96-62. When the Spartans traveled to Piscataway Wednesday night, they looked to exploit Rutgers’ biggest weakness once again, but got off to a slow start compared to the last meeting. MSU hit just 5 of its first 15 attempts from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, the Knights were playing some of their best basketball of the season. Rutgers hit 7 of 9 shots and 5 of 6 on two separate occasions in a first half where it finished at 67 percent from the floor. It looked like the Knights were heading towards replicating the program-record upset of national runners-up then-No. 4 Wisconsin from last season — its last win in Big Ten
play — while shutting down one of the best teams in the nation. Then Bryn Forbes happened. The senior guard caught fire from range at the tail end of the first half and carried the momentum into the second half, hitting 5 of 6 from deep to give Michigan State a 53-44 lead with 18:33 remaining in the contest. Forbes’ efficiency from three propelled the Spartans to a 54-25 run throughout the second half en route to a 97-66 blowout. He finished with a game-high 33 points, all coming from 3-point range, where he finished 11-for-16, resulting a gaudy 69 percent clip. What do you do when a guy is shooting like that? “Hope he misses,” Rutgers head coach Eddie Jordan said of what you do when a guy like Forbes, the nation’s top 3-point shooter, gets hot. “We made adjustments … he just gets up in the air, he just knocks it down. He’s got great confidence.” Freshman guard Corey Sanders was impressed with his fellow guard’s performance. Regardless of the adjustments the Knights made, when someone like Forbes gets into rhythm, there’s wasn’t much they could do, according to Sanders. “That boy was amazing tonight,” Sanders said. “Sometimes, there’s nothing you could do when a man’s on like that. Hand in his face, no hand in his face, the ball’s still going in, no bouncing around, it was straight through the net. He’s a heck of a player, I gotta give it to him.”
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo was hoping his team wouldn’t have to resort to the same strategy as the first contest the second time around. Once Rutgers began playing solid defense on the inside, his team had to begin letting it fly from the perimeter, which ended up paying off. “We didn’t want to (emphasize the 3), we wanted to get it inside. When we got it inside a couple of times, we got it swatted. I thought (Rutgers’) bigs kicked our butt in all honesty in that first half,” the 21st-year head coach said. “The threes changed when we started rebounding and getting a running game going. We weren’t rebounding very well because they were shooting 70 something percent.” *** Izzo told reporters in a press conference to preview Wednesday’s matchup that he believed, “If (Rutgers) play good and we play good, I think we win.” Rutgers played its best for a large chunk of the first half and still walked away on the wrong end of a 31-point blowout. Despite shooting 67 percent and holding their visitors to 44 percent in the first half, the Knights went into the locker room trailing 43-41. But that wasn’t even the most frustrating aspect. “The frustrating thing was the turnovers that we had,” Sanders said. “We had nine turnovers in the first half that led to 17 of their points. We cut those nine turnovers over, we probably would’ve
been up going into halftime with a little more momentum, but that’s the name of the game.” Sanders performance after returning from four-game suspension for a “violation of team rules” wasn’t enough for his team to avoid its program-record 17th straight loss. Like Rutgers, Sanders was on fire in the first half. He scored 15 points and dished four assists in the opening 20 minutes, including a sequence where he hit a 3-pointer in National Player of the Year candidate Denzel Valentine’s face before getting a
fast-break dunk on a steal to give the Knights a 22-19 lead heading into the under-12 timeout. Despite being unable to produce similar results in the second half, the Lakeland, Florida, native is happy with his first game since Feb. 13 against Ohio State. “I had a fast start tonight,” he said. “Finished slow, but I had a fast start, got the juices flowing, the crowd was really into it, so it felt good. It felt good to be back.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow @briannnnf and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Freshman guard Corey Sanders crosses up National Player of the Year candidate Denzel Valentine in Rutgers’ 97-66 loss to MSU. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Rutgers opens conference tournament campaign in Indy KEVIN XAVIER CORRESPONDENT
After 29 games of virtual mediocrity, the Rutgers women’s basketball team saved its most complete performance of the year for last. In the regular season finale, the Scarlet Knights (17-13, 8-10) put on a dominant display, pummeling Michigan, 72-50, on Sunday at the Rutgers Athletic Center, demonstrating that perhaps the Knights are hitting their stride at the perfect time.
But the uptick in production has stretched well-beyond the declawing of the Wolverines, head coach C. Vivian Stringer said. “In the last week and a half, two weeks, I’ve been impacted by the people who have put together another level,” Stringer said on the Weekly Big Ten Coaches Teleconference Monday. “Our team is responding better, so we’re confident, happy, hopeful, going into the Big Ten (Tournament).” No. 10 seed Rutgers will attempt to carry the positive
Senior center Rachel Hollivay will be charged with guarding Big Ten Freshman of the Year Jessica Shepard for the third time. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2016
momentum into Big Ten Tournament play, beginning with No. 7 seed Nebraska (18-11, 9-9) Thursday in Indianapolis in a second-round matchup. The two schools split their two games in 2015-16, with each winning on their home floor. The No. 7 seeded Cornhuskers won by 11 points in Lincoln Jan. 16 and the No. 10 seeded Knights earned a 10-point at the RAC exactly two weeks later. “Both games were typical ‘Rutgers games’ in that they were low-scoring games,” said Huskers’ head coach Connie Yori on the conference call. “Rutgers is a very good defensive team ... Just like every team, they’re capable of beating any team in this league, and that’s been what we’ve seen throughout this regular season.” Aside from the venue, another difference in the two matchups was the health of Nebraska guard Rachel Theriot. The 6-footer poured in 17 points and dished seven assists in the first meeting, helping the Cornhuskers make a fourth-quarter charge, outscoring Rutgers 24-11 in the final frame, ultimately cruising to a 65-54 win. But Theriot did not play the second time around. Yori refused to discuss Theriot’s absence in detail, but she did say the senior has been out with an undisclosed injury, which was surgically repaired on Monday.
As is their sworn identity, defense will likely make the difference for the Knights in round three, an area where Stringer thinks her team can still improve despite finishing first in the conference in scoring defense (59.1 points per game) and blocks (164) and second in field goal percentage (37.7 percent). “We’re relatively high in the Big Ten on the defensive side, but we can be far better and I thought that we began to show that,” the Hall of Fame head coach said. Senior center Rachel Hollivay will be asked for a third time to try and contain Big Ten Freshman of the Year Jessica Shepard on the low block. The first two times the centers were pit against one another, Shepard had her way, posting a pair of 22-point performances and adding an average of six rebounds. But in order to defend, Hollivay and company will need to stay on the floor, a prospect that has been easier said than done for a Rutgers squad that also leads the Big Ten in fouls in 2015-16. It goes beyond just the Hollivay/Shepard matchup, Stringer said. It extends to the Knights necessity to stop the ball in transition, crash the boards and press on players on the perimeter. “As with all teams,” she said. “There are certain things that need to get done no matter who you play, and they tend to be issues that we’ve had in our games. One, defense in
transition and that we rebound, get out to the shooters (on the perimeter) quicker and stop fouling.” These are the times when senior leadership is supposed to persevere. No one is more cognizant of that fact than senior point guard Briyona Canty. Although Canty has not been one of the top scorers on the squad, her ability to fill the box score consistently has allowed Rutgers to supplement all facets, both offensively and defensively. Against Michigan, she posted 9 points, two rebounds, six assists and four blocks. Canty stressed disappointment in her team’s lack of consistency throughout the season, but in an exclusive interview with The Daily Targum Feb. 24, she expressed confidence that the Knights are due for a run. And furthermore, they owe it to their coach and fans, she said. “We have more to offer than we have been giving. I think the fans, they deserve (to see us in the NCAA Tournament) because they have been faithful to us,” Canty said. “I think everybody on this team really deserves it. Especially the seniors. And I think we owe it to Coach Stringer. But it’s up to us. We have to set the tone and start it.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow @KevinPXavier and @TargumSports on Twitter.
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“Sometimes, there’s nothing you could do when a man’s on like that. Hand in his face, no hand in his face, the ball’s still going in ... He’s a heck of a player, I gotta give it to him.” — Freshman guard Corey Sanders on Bryn Forbes, who shot 69 percent from three
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MEN’S BASKETBALL NO. 2 MICHIGAN STATE 97, RUTGERS 66
Knights lose program record 17th straight GARRETT STEPIEN CORRESPONDENT
Bryn Forbes hits one of his Big Ten single-game record 11 3-pointers in RU’s program record 17th straight loss Wednesday. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
As the home crowd fled from their seats for the exits and into the night, chants of “Go Green, Go White” echoed throughout an emptying Rutgers Athletic Center. With the game long over, Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo unloaded his bench. His reserves chucked up shots and flew to the rim for dunk after dunk, only adding to Rutgers’ agony as its second-to-last appearance of the season in front of its home crowd at the RAC ended in another blowout. As the No. 2 Spartans poured it on for the 97-66 rout of the Scarlet Knights on Wednesday evening in Piscataway, it was an end result all too familiar for Rutgers’ third-year head coach Eddie Jordan. “Most of it was we guarded as well as we could,” he said. “Some of it was we had defense breakdowns. We didn’t guard it as well as we should have.” After netting a school-record-tying 17 3-pointers in their last matchup against Rutgers at Breslin Center in East Lansing on Jan. 31, Michigan State (25-5, 11-5) nearly broke the program record once again with 16 treys on a 52-percent clip from deep. Bryn Forbes was a one-man wrecking crew in that department for the Spartans, breaking the single-game Big Ten Conference mark with 11 treys leading to all of his game-high 33 points. It added to an ongoing plague from behind the 3-point arc for Jordan’s squad,
which gave up 17 treys to Northwestern last Saturday as the Wildcats shot 60.7 percent from deep. For the Knights (6-24, 0-17), it was only a continuation of an ongoing struggle. On the season, Rutgers’ skid now sits at 17 and its conference losing streak reaches 32 after the latest casualty. “It’s been a tough season,” said freshman forward Jonathan Laurent, who added 14 points on 6-for-7 shooting. “It’s been a lot of games that we had, but we’d let it slip away.” Despite the final score resulting in a 31-point margin, Rutgers was initially in the thick of this one. Fueled by freshman guard Corey Sanders’ return from a four-game suspension, the Knights kept pace with the Spartans for much of the first half. The Lakeland, Florida, native led Rutgers with a team-high 19 points and dished out six assists, supplying an early run to give his team a slim lead before MSU took it back for a 43-41 edge entering the locker room. “I feel like I played pretty good couple of shots was in and out. That would’ve been better for me,” Sanders said. “But, you know, we still lost. So we’re still waiting to recover on that. But I feel like, individually, I played pretty well in my first game back.” With nine scholarship players at his disposal in the rotation, Jordan rotated 6-foot-10 redshirt freshman forward Ibrahima Diallo in SEE RECORD ON PAGE 10
BASEBALL RUTGERS 11, LAFAYETTE 3
Rutgers bats remain hot in rout of Lafayette MIKE O’SULLIVAN CORRESPONDENT
Coming back home after seeing its bats come to life over last weekend against George Mason, the Rutgers baseball team picked up where it left off by bringing the offensive outburst to its first game at Bainton Field this season. The Scarlet Knights (3-4) took care of business against winless Lafayette (0-5), winning their home opener for the eighth straight season by a score of 11-3. It was a chilly day in Piscataway that resembled a late-season football game, but Rutgers was able to ride its momentum from last weekend and defeat the Leopards. “It’s harder on both teams with the cold weather and usually that gives the advantage to the pitchers,” said head coach Joe Litterio. “But I was very happy to see who everyone came out and swung it from the first inning.” The Knights recorded 16 hits, and they were scattered all throughout the lineup. Things got started quickly for Rutgers in this game, as it went ahead early by scoring three runs in the top of the first inning.
Junior right fielder Tom Marcinczyk laced an RBI double to get the Knights on the board, and was followed by sophomore third baseman Milo Freeman, who singled in two more Knights to give Rutgers a 3-0 lead. The Knights doubled their lead in the bottom of the fourth inning, as senior first baseman Chris Suseck launched his first home run of the season, a three-run shot, to put Rutgers ahead 6-0. They added two more runs to make it a five-run inning, and led 8-0 after the end of four innings. Suseck’s blast was the hit that broke the game open, and he relished in the opportunity to bring some runners home. “It was good to get that home run,” he said. “R.J. (Devish) and Jawuan (Harris) got on base ahead of me, and it gave me a chance with runners on. I was aggressive in the count and tried to put a good swing on it.” They also helped themselves by efficiently running the bases and being aggressive. Freshman left fielder Jawuan Harris feasted on the base paths, stealing five SEE BATS ON PAGE 10
Fifth-year senior first basemen Chris Suseck swings to hit a three-run home run that propelled the Knights to an 11-3 win over Lafayette. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
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