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U. community partakes in Special Friends Day Max Marcus contributing writer
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center hosted over 100 participants with special needs for “Special Friends Day,” a day of activities held for people with intellectual disabilities. Paul Fischbach, the associate director of sports, said the event has taken place every year since 1992. He served as the advisor to the organization that originally started the event, and it has since been operated by Rutgers Recreation. “Special Friends Day” began as a partnership with the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center, Fischbach said. “What happened was, there were students who were involved with recreation, who were doing field placement with (the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center),” Fischbach said. “We could invite the children, who were already part of the Douglass Developmental Disabilities
Center, and host them for a day of carnival-like activities. The first year we did it, we had about 25 children participate, and from there it’s just grown. Some of the kids have come year after year ... Some children I’ve seen grow up here.” This year there were over 100 participants, said AJ Edenzon, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. Edenzon has led the committee that organizes “Special Friends Day” for the past two years. She said the committee began working on the event in December. Each participant is paired with two Rutgers students for the day. Edenzon said that pairing up the participants is the hardest part of organizing “Special Friends Day.” Some volunteers have more experience working with those who have intellectual disabilities, and so they are paired with participants who may need more assistance. Many volunteers have little or no experience working with the intellectually disabled, and they are partnered
On Sunday, hundreds of student volunteers and participants celebrated “Special Friends Day” in the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center. The event gave people with mental disabilities a chance to take part in games and activities alongside Rutgers students. CASEY AMBROSIO with participants who are higher-functioning or need less attention. As fun as “Special Friends Day” may be for the participants, Edenzon said it is a great experience for the volunteers as well. “I talked to a guy last year who didn’t want to be here, kinda just
signed up because he needed community service hours, showed up at 9 a.m. for the training, didn’t want to be here. As soon as the kids walked in, his entire disposition changed. He said that he mentally shifted, physically shifted, he was getting involved, playing basketball,” Edenzon
said. “It’s amazing to see the impact it has on the students.” Because “Special Friends Day” is entirely staffed by volunteers, there is no cost to the parents of the participants, Fischbach said. See community on Page 4
Interfaith conference combats Islamophobia, anti-Semitism Stephen Weiss associate news editor
Rutgers’ Muslims for Peace held their 10th annual “Prophet Muhammad Day (s) Interfaith Conference” yesterday at the Busch Student Center. The event included speeches from multiple prominent figures of varying faiths and communities, such as Hawaiian Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-2) and Rabbi Marc A. Kline. Muslims for Peace’s mission is to foster interfaith dialogue to combat Islamophobia in society, said Mansoor Rizvi, a graduate student in the School of Social Work and organizer of the event. The goal of the event was to eradicate ignorance, create a discussion about coexistence and educate people who may be misinformed about Islam, he said. “Events like this are important in working to break down barriers,” Rizvi said. “Islamophobia is rampant and unfortunately anti-Semitism is starting to creep up as well, so we want to be able to work with others who, individuals who may have been victimized but also individuals who are not sure of what’s right, what’s wrong in terms of what they hear in mass media.” Events like this are a good opportunity for students to learn about things they are not ordinarily exposed to, Rizvi said.
Rutgers Muslims for Peace held their 10th annual Interfaith Conference on Sunday, which featured a series of speakers. The event was briefly interrupted by a demonstration, triggered by a speaker’s interaction with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR “The point is that it is not necessary that everyone has to agree, like I don’t have to agree with your ideology, you don’t have to agree with my ideology, but we should have a respect for one another and be able to work with the things that we have
in common,” he said. “That’s what unity is.” Gabbard is a major in the Army National Guard, has served two tours in the Middle East and is one of two female combat veterans to ever serve in Congress.
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U. organization helps students recover from substance abuse Christina Gaudino contributing writer
RU.HERE, a new organization on campus this semester, takes a two-pronged approach to combating the stigma of substance abuse. The club provides support and resources to those in recovery and also works with the Rutgers community to educate students on the issue. “I look at recovery as the next major social justice movement,” said Megan Fernandez, the club president. The School of Arts and Sciences senior is the organization founder and a member of the recovery community on campus. Fernandez said she has an interest in collaborating with various social justice clubs on campus, mentioning the various LGBTQIA advocates, as well as Rutgers No More, an organization which focuses on violence and sexual assault prevention. “I think that our message is pretty much the same,” Fernandez said. “We’re trying to change the dialogue, the attitude and the stigma on campus about certain issues that are sometimes really hard to talk about.” Despite varying topics, Fernandez said she believes that all social justice clubs move toward the same goal. The organization provides support for students recovering from any type of substance abuse, not just alcohol, Fernandez said. RU.HERE allows students the option of preserving the anonymity of their recovery status by welcoming those who are not necessarily in recovery to be involved in meetings and events. In addition to those living in the recovery housing on campus, there are also students who commute or live off-campus who are in recovery, Fernandez said. “We have this community, but we’re ver y limited because people want to stay anonymous,” she said. “They don’t really want to come out and talk about their sobriety.” To solve this issue and to foster a positive community for those in recovery, RU.HERE also has members who are allies, Fernandez said. “So people who have friends or family in recovery can come to our events, and be involved in our activities,” she said. A unique take on the traditional support group, which focuses on the shared recovery experience, it is not necessary for a member of
As a relatively new club on campus, RU.HERE is currently trying to collaborate with a variety of social justice organizations on campus to better understand and combat substance abuse. They offer education, resources and support for students in recovery. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR RU.HERE to discuss his or her recovery in order to be involved. This enables students who are in recovery to be more active on campus and enjoy a fuller Rutgers experience. In its very first semester, the focus of the club is to gain new members, Fernandez said. They currently have about 20 members, and will begin receiving funding from the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) next semester, she said. “Just like any other social justice movement, whether it’s LGBT, whether it’s the transgender rights movement or anything, we need allies. So we’re working on getting people who are living in any housing, people who aren’t affected by addiction, to step up and say, ‘Hey, this is really important, and I’m going to spend a few hours a month working for this cause,’” she said. RU.HERE also seeks to engage the Rutgers community in a meaningful discussion about the stigma that prevents students
from seeking help for addiction, Fernandez said. The first goal is to help others understand that addiction is typically viewed incorrectly and to help others understand the recovery process.
“What we look for in members is a really positive, excited energy, so even if you aren’t in recovery, it’s completely fine.” Megan Fernandez Club President and a School of Arts and Sciences Senior
“A lot of people will say to me, ‘I think my roommate or I think my friend has a problem drinking, but they don’t black out, or they don’t get into fights. They don’t do hard drugs, so they must not be an addict or an alcoholic,’” Fernandez
said. “I think that when they put people in boxes — thinking that certain things have to happen in order for someone to need help, it’s really dangerous.” Kathleen Foley, the social media manager for RU.HERE, echoed Fernandez’s desire to use the club as a way to educate students about substance abuse and addiction. “I hope to be able to fight the stigma against addiction, and spread the word that it is indeed a disease and not a moral deficiency,” Foley said. The School of Arts and Sciences sophomore is also a member of the recovery community on campus. Rutgers students are very open-minded, Foley said. “It would be rad to see something beautiful come out of this organization, such as a more open dialogue about addiction and alcoholism on campus,” she said. Fernandez said the organization hopes to find members that
are really positive and have an excited energy, even if they are not in recovery themselves. In addition to participating in the Relay for Life event on campus at the end of March, the organization is planning several day-trips through the spring, including a special tour of an equestrian farm in Princeton, Fernandez said. The farm, affiliated with the construction company that built the new Academic Building and the Honors College on the College Avenue campus, allows people who are in rehab to work with the animals on the weekend. This helps people provide for themselves while in treatment, she said. “I think it’s an important organization because Rutgers needs a community like RU.HERE to combat the rising problems of substance abuse,” Foley said. “If RU.HERE can help in any way, then I know it’s worth being a part of.”
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Folk rock band plays at new Rutgers Hillel House Christian Zapata contributing writer
The newly constructed Eva and Arie Halpern Hillel House opened its doors this past Sunday as the Rutgers community showcased the long anticipated return of Safam, the Jewish folk rock band, in their first public housewarming event. The festivities began with dinner hosted by members of the Hillel board, followed by self-guided tours of the new facility and a performance from Kol Halayla, the oldest co-ed a cappella group at Rutgers, then capped off with Safams’ first performance in over 10 years. Samantha Brandspiegel, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and president of the Hillel Student Board, said the event pooled over 250 students, staff members and alumni to see the return of Safam after so many years. The band is known for their various performances throughout Rutgers prior to their hiatus and their members include lead singer, Dan Funk, son of Rabbi Julius Funk, the founder of Rutgers Hillel, Brandspiegel said. The return
of the group is momentous for the community and adds to the overall excitement stirring over the new building. The staff-organized event pays tribute to the new building and thoroughly shows in the excitement on people’s faces as they near their official opening on March 10. Gaining traction from each event has sprung the community into full-blown moving and planning for future events while they steadily approach the opening day, Brandspiegel said. “After spring break we have our student board election and our grand opening gala on April 2 that honors a number of people including Edward Mosberg, a 92-yearold Holocaust survivor. Then on (March 22) we have Hillel Bootcamp that teaches students Krav Maga (self-defense) and other fun obstacle course events,” she said. The event was a landmark for the community as it was the first time they opened their doors to the public, said Andrew Getraer, executive director of Rutgers Hillel. Safam was very popular among alumni, generating nostalgia from their 30 years of playing shows at Rutgers.
community In its 1st year, only 25 children took part in Special Friends Day— this year, attendence topped 100 continued from front Marie Witiuk is a parent of one of the participants. “My son looks forward to this for the entire year,” Witiuk said. “He’ll be talking about this for weeks after this. I want to be sure to compliment the turnout of students that come to help these kids. That’s wonderful. I hope they take away that special needs children are personalities. We tend to look at them in very broad strokes, and we don’t understand they’re all individuals and they’re nice people.”
Many student volunteers are members of organizations that partner with “Special Friends Day” and this year, over 100 student-athletes volunteered for the event, Witiuk said. Steve Hillenbrand, a junior in Rutgers Business School, is a member of the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team. He said that this was his second year volunteering for “Special Friends Day.” “It’s so rewarding to come out here and get to know a kid throughout the course of the day and have some fun,” Hillenbrand said. “It really gives you a different
The Jewish folk-rock band Safam chose to make their first appearance in 10 years at a housewarming show for the Eva and Arie Halpern Hillel House on Sunday. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR “People have been asking me for years, ‘When is Safam coming back? When the new Hillel building is open, are you going to have Safam?’ So we knew this was the right thing to do. When people heard they were coming back we were flooded with feedback from fans all over,” he said. Hillel stresses the presence of its alumni equally to that of students as a cultural home for all members. While the different age
perspective, helps you to appreciate them more, and definitely opens your eyes to a whole new experience. I’m really happy I’ve come back this year and I’ll definitely be back next year too.” About half of the student volunteers had no experience working with intellectually disabled people, Fischbach said. There is a pre-training session where volunteers are informed of things to keep in mind while working with the participants. He said there is no script and there is not an answer for every case, no matter how much experience some volunteers may have, unforeseeable situations inevitably arise. Registration for volunteers opens in the beginning of February. “If students want to get involved in the future, come find me,” Fischbach said. “Now it’s about the students who want to keep it going.”
groups are often difficult to intertwine they offer events like their yearly gala that encourages interaction for everyone, Getraer said. The alumni association encourages graduating seniors to become members and solidify their place at Hillel as a second home, Getraer said. Fostering get-togethers in New York City and New Jersey, the association aims to offer events for members to check in with Hillel at their leisure.
Hillel continues to encourage involvement for non-Jewish students by inviting them to enjoy pizza from their Kosher café. Getraer said they hope students with friends involved in Hillel take par t in Shabbat dinners or any other events as welcomed members. Dan Funk, lead vocalist of Safam, said the band has been a popular cultural singing group for about 43 years, and has held a number of per formances at Rutgers. Now, 10 years later, the group is back to welcome Hillel into their new home. “I wish my parents were here to see this. It’s spectacular and it was a long time coming. We’re proud to have initiated it and we’ll be back in a month for the gala opening,” he said. Many of the attendants are loyal fans of the band and have followed them throughout a majority of their time together, Funk said. While current students may not recognize them yet, the band strives to bridge that gap and expose new listeners to their music. “If they knew the energy we bring despite how long we’ve been doing this, it would excite them. It’d be great to get a new generation involved so they should listen to our music on YouTube,” he said.
conference Demonstrators were escorted from conference for holding signs, voicing discontent continued from front When she began speaking at the event, multiple Syrian-Americans staged a demonstration against her meeting with Assad, calling him a “war criminal.” The demonstrators were subsequently escorted from the conference, waving signs voicing their discontent and shouting “shame on you.” One of the demonstrators was the mayor of Prospect Park, New Jersey, Mohamed T. Khairullah. In her speech, Gabbard focused on the idea that without
mutual respect amongst the varying cultures and religions of the world, there can be no foundation for peace. “Here, our country’s founding fathers invoked our inalienable, God-given right to life and liberty, and enshrined that right of freedom of religion in our U.S. constitution, recognizing that everyone must be free to follow his or her conscience without fear of persecution,” she said. Gabbard continued on to say that the terror we see perpetrated in the name of religion today is a refusal to honor the inherent freedom of all people given to us by God. She promoted unity in the face of today’s political climate. “We’ve got to remember also that nowhere, not even here in the United States, are we immune to the poison of religious bigotry,” she said. Her speech ended with powerful words against threats to religious freedom experienced in the U.S. today. “Let us stand proudly as Americans, as defenders of our constitution, as defenders of freedom, as defenders of peace and as beacons of love,” Gabbard said. “Let us be brave and forceful in standing up for each other’s rights to live and worship freely, and let us not be afraid to say that whoever threatens that right for any one of us will have to face all of us together.”
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Gov. Christie avoids charges in Bridgegate scandal
In an interview with The Daily Targum, State Sen. Ray Lesniak said he believes Gov. Chris Christie should have been charged for the lane closures that gridlocked the George Washington Bridge two years ago. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
Daniel Israel contributing writer
Over two years have passed since two of the three access lanes to the George Washington Bridge were abruptly closed. In that time, the investigation into what has since been deemed as Bridgegate has led to the resignation and subsequent conviction of two state employees. Yet no repercussions have directly affected the man at the heart of the scandal, Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.). “I certainly think he should be charged,” Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-N.J.) said. “I have sponsored legislation that supported that, but he wouldn’t sign it. One of the reasons I’m running for governor is because the Democratic leadership failed to get the ball moving to appoint a special prosecutor. I believe that while he may not have known about it ahead of time, he was up to his eyeballs in the cover-up. That’s official misconduct and he should be held accountable for that.” Anti-Christie sentiments reach farther than just the state government. Alysa Catalano, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, agrees with the opinion of Lesniak. In her mind, Christie is a criminal, she said. “I think it’s disrespectful to the citizens of New Jersey to not put Chris Christie on trial,” she said. “Anyone else would have been indicted, but because he’s the governor he gets to shift the blame to his staff. I thought Republicans called themselves the party of personal responsibility?” But not all New Jersey residents are on the same page regarding
Bridgegate. John Weingart, associate director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics and director of the Center on the American Governor (CAG), has a different take on Christie’s involvement in the scandal. Weingart said the evidence presented does not point toward Christie. “There is no evidence that supports the idea that Christie demanded that the lanes of the George Washington bridge be closed,” he said. “However, I think his staff sought to exact some form of a prank or political revenge to get back at Sokolich for his lack of support of the Christie campaign.” Christie was not at the helm of the decision making in regards to the lane closures, Weingart said. While the governor himself could have potentially been involved in the ordeal, the lack of evidence supporting this claim ensures a trial against Christie will not occur. “I don’t think he ordered the lane closure,” Weingart said. “My impression is that there’s very little chance he will go to trial, though that could change. I’m no lawyer, but if criminal charges were going to be brought up against Christie, I think that would have happened already.” With each passing day, the chances of Christie going to trial become slimmer. New revelations regarding the lane closures have been consistently popping up from the start of the legislative committee investigation. Weingart said that the Bridgegate has persisted for so long due to the nature of the scandal. “One of the features that kept the story alive was that it was so bizarre as to why a campaign that was expected win overwhelmingly,
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would go out of their way to punish one politician who didn’t endorse Christie,” he said. “Also, it’s not clear to me how Mayor Sokolich was going to learn that the lane closings were political retaliation.” Weingart said that while Bridgegate may be outlandish in today’s political landscape, the scandal shares many similarities with Watergate. He noted that both scandals were born out of the hubris of each administration. Weingart explains that staffers aimed to please Christie, regardless of appropriate ethics. “This culture was created, in which those working for Christie were encouraged to go past
what was considered socially ac- matter. The committee discovceptable in order to please their ered the email correspondence boss,” he said. “I would compare between Kelly and Wildstein, the hubris of Christie’s cam- which contradicted the Port Aupaign to that of (former Presi- thority’s claims that the lane clodent Richard) Nixon’s reelection sures were a part of a traffic study. Ultimately, Wildstein’s confescampaign in 1972. There was no doubt that Nixon was going sion in federal court regarding the to be reelected, but members lane closure plot and cover-up led of his campaign staff felt it was to the convictions of both Kelly okay to break into a hotel and a and Baroni. Despite this, a dossier psychiatrist’s office. That cam- of conspirators, yet to be indicted, paign environment created the remains classified in the hands of Watergate scandal in the same the special legislative committee, way that Christie’s campaign led according to U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton. to Bridgegate.” Wigenton later ruled that the The Bridgegate scandal was list should be born on Aug. made public. 13, 2013, when “I would argue that if Many inside email interac‘Bridgegate’ had not come the state astions between former Deputy to light, there’s a reason- sembly are speculating Chief of Staff ably good chance that that the names to Christie, Chris Christie would be may end up Bridget Anne linking ChrisKelly, and president right now.” tie directly to David Wildthe scandal. stein, a Port john weingart This could Authority offiAssociate Director of the Eagleton be a lesson for cer appointed Institute of Politics both parties to by Christie, take to heart, revealed the plot to exact revenge on Fort Lee Weingart said. Christie arguably exemplifies how political figures Mayor Mark Sokolich. “Time for some traffic prob- with high potential can have their lems in Fort Lee,” Kelly wrote career cut short, largely based on in her email to Wildstein. Angry allegations. Christie suffered exat Sokolich for his refusal to en- tensively, whether or not he was dorse Christie’s reelection, Kelly personally involved in his staff’s colluded with Wildstein and dep- unethical behavior. “I think the major importance uty director of the Port Authority, Bill Baroni. This was retaliation of this scandal is really the role it against what they called “Buono played in sinking the political career of Chris Christie,” Weingart voters” living in the city. In the aftermath of the lane clo- said. “I would argue that if Bridgesures on Sept. 9, 2013, the New gate had not come to light, there’s Jersey state assembly formed a a reasonably good chance that special legislative committee to Chris Christie would be president lead the investigation into the right now.”
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America wrongly sees ethnicity over skill
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n Feb. 22, Srinivas Kuchibhotla and SIP ON YOUR CHAI Alok Madasani were the victims of a racially charged attack and were NEEHARIKA THURAVIL shot at by Adam Purinton. Purinton, under the impression that the two were Iranians, threw out slurs and was removed from the bar before returning with a gun and opening fire. While Madasani and another patron named Ian Grillot who jumped in were only wounded, Kuchibhotla was fatally shot, and his murder has enormous implications for not just those of us who are immigrants, but those of us who are American-born people of color as well. Let’s break this down — a white man was under the impression that he had the right to tell Indian men, who were legal immigrants, to get out of “his” country, all the while acting under the assumption that they were Iranians. The fact that Purinton felt such a burning hatred and a need for violence for people who did not share his religion, skin tone or nationality is absolutely horrifying — but it seems to be a growing rhetoric in America today. Since President Donald J. Trump’s election, there has been a documented rise in hate crimes against non-white, non-Christian and non-straight communities and groups. The Southern Poverty Law Center recorded the largest surge in anti-immigrant hate crimes. It is terrifying to know that where you come from is now considered a basis for violence and attack, and that it is all perpetuated by the leader of the United States and his bandwagon of followers. The irony, of course, is seen by the Native Americans, who saw themselves prosecuted and ostracized by immigrants on their own land. The entire idea of hostility toward immigrants and foreign-born citizens and workers is baffling to me. Most people in this countr y, except for Native Americans, is either an immigrant or has at least one ancestor that was an immigrant. Immigration is inevitably tied to all of us and, more importantly, immigrants do not always have to have more melanin in their skin than you do. Moreover, immigrants who come to the United States do not arrive with the
“Sometimes, especially for specialized jobs, it’s great to have outside help — people who are skilled enough to do what others cannot, or people who are willing to work what others will not.” intentions of “stealing American jobs.” They come looking for jobs that either nobody else wants to do, or jobs that suit their skill sets and compensate as such where the countr y that they come from doesn’t. There is nothing criminal about how they obtain jobs and, frankly, if you wanted jobs to be distributed amongst Americans only, then, well, we’d have to find some kind of regulation with the help of the government. And in the capitalistic American dream, we can’t have that, can we? Look, America is not a perfect country. Not every single person educated in America is automatically qualified to obtain any job they want (if we’re chasing that ideal, we’d need to increase spending for public education as well, but not a lot of people seem to be on board with that). Sometimes, especially for specialized jobs, it’s great to have outside help — people who are skilled enough to do what others cannot, or people who are willing to work what others will not. So as long as we live in the age of capitalism and free markets, opportunities will never be handed to us on a silver platter, and competition is necessary. We’re all competing for the best jobs and the best opportunities, and those of us who have the skills, the luck and the tools necessary will get them. Nothing is “stolen,” only achieved. And all of this, I think, is part of a grander scheme that goes far beyond one’s country of origin. Ryerson University and the University of Toronto conducted a study where people with names of Asian origin were 28 percent less likely to get called in for an interview than those with Western, more Anglo names. In this case, it wouldn’t matter where the person with the Asian name came from, be it from Los Angeles or from Chennai: They would face discrimination. The problem begins when people start looking at one’s ethnicity over the skills on one’s resume, when one looks physically different than the ideal image of a “normal” American — straight, white, Christian and male. As a college student gearing up to be set loose in a crippled, ultracompetitive job market in 2017, this is disheartening news. But I believe we can get through it, as long as we realize that a job is just a job, and that the person performing it has no bearing on the end result. And, after this, if you feel like you’re still entitled to a job, I hear Trump’s contractor for the wall is hiring. Neeharika Thuravil is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year majoring in computer science and astrophysics. Her column, “Sip on Your Chai,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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en Carson recently stepped into his official a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandposition as the Secretar y of Housing and sons, granddaughters, great-grandsons, great-grandUrban Development (HUD). Part of his job daughters, might pursue prosperity and happiness in description is providing assistance for those with this land.” Carson’s words are so problematic that it is shocking. low incomes, aiding in the creation of fair housing Although it is white people who make up a malaws, handling homelessness, mandating house ownership and most importantly, as the name im- jority of the population that receive governmenplies, overseeing housing development. Many peo- tal assistance (the white population of America is ple (for the right reasons) felt as though Carson generally larger than any other race), a larger perwas not fit for this position. Besides the fact that centage of the black population receives this assisCarson was a neurosurgeon, he has previously tance. About 42 percent of the black population in voiced his beliefs that the government cannot be of America is part of some governmental assistance much assistance to those in need. He even stated program, and within this, 14 percent of the black that trusting the government in issues of low-in- population uses public housing as this assistance. come assistance is “downright dangerous.” To Carson is supposed to ensure that the governmental department that make things more handles assistance unsettling, Carson that a significant himself, although percentage of black growing up in pov“About 42 percent of the black population people are utilizing erty, had never lived in America is part of some governmental is beneficial, but in public housing or rather than being had governmental assistance program, and within this, 14 a champion for the assistance for houspercent of the black population uses public needs of the black ing. To top it all off, housing as this assistance.” population, as well Carson has publicly as other minorities, said he feels that Carson is instead poverty is “really playing into the more of a choice.” But this is relatively old news now, and just as very ideas that are dangerous to the perception of most of the nation suggests we do with President these minority groups. Slaves, or those who “came here in the bottom Donald J. Trump, perhaps giving Carson a chance and considering his present actions rather than of slave ships,” were not immigrants. Immigrants his past ones is the way to go about the situation. are those who travel to another place by choice, for Except, Carson’s recent actions are no better. In chances of a better life or for other similar circumfact, his words while speaking to HUD employees stances. Slaves were forced to come to America and were abused beyond belief. And to say that these might be even worse. While perhaps attempting to boost the morale were people who “worked for less” is completely unof the company, Carson spoke about his views of precedented. Slaves did not work for anything. They America and praised its “can-do” attitude. However, worked because they were forced to, and a majority after speaking about America being a land of oppor- of slaves were treated worse than animals. It is betunity, Carson said, “There were other immigrants yond any level of understanding why Carson would who came here in the bottom of slave ships, worked ever choose a narrative about slavery to try and paint even longer, even harder for less. But they too had a positive picture for America. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 149th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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U. organizations are against marginalization of Muslims COMMENTARY
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n March 1, the front page of The Daily Targum featured an article pointing out the similarities between a Rutgers Conservative Union flyer and one circulated by the American Vanguard, a white supremacy group. Two weeks ago, American Vanguard posted a flyer that read “Imagine A Muslim Free America” on the front of the Paul Robeson Cultural Center on Busch campus. The article features a quote from Dylan Marek, a constituent of the RCU, who claims that the writing on the flyer was his own, despite the fact that American Vanguard posted an almost identical version more than two months prior to Marek’s own advocacy. While organizations like the Rutgers Conservative Union have the right to propagate anti-intellectualist ideals, the purpose for doing so treads the fine line between expression and the provocation of hateful rhetoric. American Vanguard’s most recent article, titled “A Muslim Free America” published on Feb. 18 of this year claims, “Muslims do not belong in white nations and their culture has no right at all to form ungovernable cells within our society which must be treated as occupied zones.” The inherent naiveté with which the piece is written
dismisses over 400 years of recorded Muslim presence in America. Acting upon it would mean the dangerous and methodological whitewashing of American history. Toby Jones, director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, comments, “The unfortunate reality, in a time of political polarization, is that those who target Muslims under the cloak of free speech have little interest in the truth or protecting cherished freedoms. Rather, it is more likely that theirs are dangerous and callous provoca-
condemned by an institution that seeks to uphold the safety of its students. Marek’s misguided comments about the tenets of Islam are blatantly false. They exhibit a lack of exposure to the most basic Islamic theology. If Marek had perhaps taken the time to only Google these so-called “tenets of Islam,” he would have found his understanding to be a gross misconception of the religion — a common result of the uninquisitive and disinterested narrative many white elitist individuals and groups
“We will continue to unapologetically practice our beliefs and function as vocal members of society.” tions framed in ways that their proponents almost certainly know are not supported by evidence.” Supporting the intention to incite hate and division in a toxic political environment can lead to targeted attacks on the 8,000 Muslim students on campus, and is irresponsible and discriminatory. What is mere rhetoric for one individual or group translates into acts of violence for another. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s annual census, the number of anti-Muslim hate groups almost tripled during this past year alone, coinciding with a 67 percent increase in anti-Muslim hate crimes in 2016. Public expression that thrives off of hate speech should be
have imbibed about politics in a post 9/11 America. He would have found the Qur’an to state that “there is no compulsion in religion” (2:256) and that “ … whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption (done) in the land — it is as if he had slain mankind entirely” (5:32), that the forceful wearing of the burka is condemned and that the oldest existing university was founded by a Muslim woman. Islamic pillars of truth have always supported and aligned with American values. However, we are not mandated nor feel the need to prove our validity as adherents to Islam and as citizens of this nation. Muslims in this country have already done so.
We are physicists, authors, physicians, scholars, musicians, entrepreneurs and educators. Can any kind of supremacist group accomplish the simple task of asking themselves the same question that they so proudly parade around — can your beliefs, ones that flaunt anti-Semitism, neo-Nazism and fascism, be compatible with American values that have birthed gender, race and religious equality in this nation? We will continue to unapologetically practice our beliefs and function as vocal members of society. Posters and rhetoric that spew racism and prejudice will never intimidate us. They can certainly try to undermine us, but we know that the values of religious tolerance and diversity will continue to prevail. Muslim Student Association, Ahlul-Bayt Student Association, Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University, Jumu’ah & Prayer Space, Muslim Public Relations Council, Pakistani Student Association, Bengali Student Association, RU Progressive, UndocuRutgers, puBLACations, Douglass Governing Council, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Black Lives Matter, Afghan Student Association, LGBTQQIA People of Color Organization, Asian Student Council, Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, Educational Opportunity Program Student Association, West Indian Student Organization, Thaakat Foundation, Malaysian Student Association, Graduate Muslim Student Association, Students for Justice in Palestine, Paul Robeson Living Learning Community, Omega Phi Beta Sorority
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Tech Tuesday
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Typo in Amazon’s storage service causes website failures
On Tuesday, Feb. 28, a typo in a command caused failures in Amazon’s Simple Storage Service, which led to temporary issues with over 150,000 websites associated with the service. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
Nikhilesh De correspondent
Nearly 150,000 websites were inaccessible last Tuesday after Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) began experiencing issues in their US-EAST-1 region, including isitdownrightnow.com, a website designed to tell users if other websites are working or not.
Other impacted sites included The Washington Post, Imgur, Giphy and indeed.com. The Daily Targum’s web host, SNWorks, also uses S3 for its file-hosting needs. Programs like GroupMe were unable to use their browser versions, while those like Slack and Imgur could not share any files online during the outage.
Amazon S3 is used to support data hosting online and allows its clients to store data, files, backups and other information on their cloud, which is supported by datacenters located around the world. In a post-mortem statement, Amazon Web Services explained the outage was caused while a team was trying to fix an issue at
one of these datacenters on the East Coast. A mistyped command caused servers at this data center to cease working properly, which ultimately forced the outage. “An authorized S3 team member using an established playbook executed a command which was intended to remove a small number of servers for one of the S3 subsystems that (are) used by the S3 billing process. Unfortunately, one of the inputs to the command was entered incorrectly and a larger set of servers was removed than intended,” according to the AWS statement. In other words, an administrator accidentally typed the wrong command which digitally removed a large amount of storage from the AWS datacenter. The extra servers that were removed supported a pair of S3 subsystems, according to the statement. “One of these subsystems, the index subsystem, manages the metadata and location information of all S3 objects in the region. This subsystem is necessary to serve all GET, LIST, PUT and DELETE requests. The second subsystem, the placement subsystem, manages the allocation of new storage and requires the index subsystem to be functioning properly to correctly operate,” AWS said. Basically, by removing too many servers from active use, sites which used S3 in the USEAST-1 region lost the ability to interact with anything their users had uploaded, which ranged from file storage to internet portals. According to the AWS statement, the team had to reboot the systems they had accidentally crippled, which caused a delay in their ability to recover from the outage. “Removing a significant portion of the capacity caused each of these systems to require a full restart. While these subsystems were being restarted, S3 was unable to service requests. Other AWS services in the US-EAST-1
Region that rely on S3 for storage … were also impacted while the S3 APIs were unavailable,” according to the statement. In all, it took about four hours from the point where everything went down to having it all operational again. “By 1:18 p.m. PST, the index subsystem was fully recovered and GET, LIST, and DELETE APIs were functioning normally,” according to the statement. “ … The placement subsystem began recovery when the index subsystem was functional and finished recovery at 1:54 p.m. PST. At this point, S3 was operating normally. Other AWS services that were impacted by this event began recovering. Some of these services had accumulated a backlog of work during the S3 disruption and required additional time to fully recover.” Put another way, an accidental typo shut down a large number of websites based in the Eastern United States for four hours. Amazon had to restart their systems to fix the issue, and the reason it took four hours is because they had not restarted anything in years and it took longer than expected for everything to come back online. Amazon only hosts around 1 percent of the internet, but have been expanding their cloud storage services over the last few years, according to Wired. The internet giant may actually host more than 1 percent, as that number was an estimate from 2012. According to Similar Tech, AWS hosts more than 152,000 websites with 124,577 unique domains as of March 6. In their statement, Amazon announced it will work on changing how its S3 backend works to prevent similar incidents from happening again. The company has already modified their system to prevent necessary capacity from being removed by accident.
DIVERSIONS
March 7, 2017
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Happy Birthday: Live life your own way. Make your home comfy and welcoming. Share what you have with those you love. Make an effort to enhance your mind, body and soul. Check into lifestyles that will help you present your skills to the best of your ability. Rely on what you have to get ahead. Use your intuition to achieve excellence. Your numbers are 7, 13, 22, 24, 32, 37, 41.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take the time to hear someone out. You may not agree, but there will be value in knowing what you are up against. Take action if you want to make changes, but do so thoughtfully so that no one gets hurt. 2 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t overreact if someone puts pressure on you to do more. Take a moment to rethink the best way to handle anyone who gets in your way or who tries to take advantage of you. Stabilize important relationships. 2 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Let your imagination run wild and you will come up with some interesting ideas. Focus on your dreams and the things you enjoy the most. Any help you offer others will be appreciated and repaid. Share your feelings. 4 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Personal changes can be made. Sign up for a retreat or plan to make a change to where or how you live. New beginnings will sprout through social networking. Expand your mind, your outlook and your future. Follow your instincts. 5 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll be torn between what you want and what you have. Don’t rely on anyone to help you make a personal decision. Figure out what’s best for you and follow that path. Avoid overreacting or letting temptation lead you astray. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll face difficulties if you fight the establishment. Keep diplomacy in mind when dealing with anyone who can influence your position or your future. Stick close to home and take care of your responsibilities. Focus on self-improvements, not trying to change others. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Do whatever it takes to use your skills. Refuse to let anyone or anything slow you down. Overreacting, indulgence and excess will stand between you and your desires. Use your intelligence and strive for perfection. 3 stars
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Check over your personal papers or get your taxes up to date. Taking care of business will be stabilizing and bring you greater freedom to explore something new. Romance and personal growth are on the rise. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Discuss your thoughts with people heading in the same direction as you, and you will find solutions. Collaborating and joining forces to form a strong coalition will help you bring about change. Honor your beliefs and fight for your rights. 4 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll have to counter someone’s poor habits or influences. Don’t be tempted to get involved in risky schemes or joint ventures. Go it alone and control how much time, money and effort you are willing to sacrifice. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Reacquaint yourself with familiar faces, places and pastimes. Your enthusiasm will be infectious and lead to new beginnings. Personal improvements will result if you show discipline and implement a healthy diet and physical fitness routine. 3 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Listen to your inner voice and take action. Follow your emotional awareness and make adjustments to the way you live. Don’t miss an opportunity to achieve what you want to pursue because someone is being demanding. 5 stars
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22 Jalopy
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36 Aeries, e.g.
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59 Level at Camden Yards
45 “Are we not ___? We are Devo!”
28 They grow in the desert
60 Donut part with the
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30 Blows one’s mind
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32 Dirty gunk
61 Final boundaries
50 Baseball pitching stat
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62 Bit of gel
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37 “The ___ Of Kilimanjaro”
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42 Space cloud of gas and dust
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SCORE Knights rebound from poor showing on Friday to score season-high on Sunday continued from back Again, Groden and McLachlan followed with 9.725 scores of their own. Senior Claire Jones also scored a 9.675 to give the Knights a total score of 48.600. Rutgers wasn’t done yet. For the second time this season, the Knights totaled over 49.000 on floor with their 49.025. Sophomore Jenna Rizkalla led the team, tying a career-high with a 9.850, but could not find the podium. Groden helped her all-around cause with a 9.825 while her classmate Shank finished with a career-best 9.800. Ali, the Michigan native competing in her home state, and Amoresano finished things off with matching scores of 9.775. The day ended on beam where Shank scored big and netted a career-best tying 9.900 — enough for a first-place tie. Jones and Groden also had some big scores on the afternoon with their 9.875 and 9.775’s, respectively. Rutgers finished with a 48.550. Shank attributed the success of the second meet in part to the disappointing first meet. “I think it was the first meet that made us really get up for the second meet,” she said. “I know we tried our hardest for the first meet, but we just had an off day. Then going into the second meet we really just
wanted to leave it all out on the floor, give ever ything we had, be aggressive and not hold back,
Saunders takes home honors, Grant sets triple-jump record at ECAC Championships
Rutgers also saw a pair of notable third-place efforts from sophomore Phyllis Gordon and senior Sarah Robbie. Gordon set a season best in the 400-meter relay with a time of 55.15, while Robbie ran the 800-meter relay in 2:09.76 — a new personal record for the senior.
so I’m really excited about that. After the first meet, I was a little bummed but I just tried to move past that and take it one step at a time and move on to the next meet.” The Knights are going to need Groden and ever y one of her teammates to step up two more times in the coming weeks
with conference championships looming. “We got two big meets coming up, and hey, you go in there and anything can happen on any given day,” Levine said. For updates on the Rutgers gymnastics team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Junior Libby Groden scored a 39.075 in the all-around against Central Michigan on Sunday, a meet in which the Knights scored a 194.975, a new high score on the season. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2017
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and I think that really worked out in our favor.” Groden, who came away with a mediocre 38.300 allaround score Friday night, finished with a career-high 39.075 Sunday afternoon. “I’m really happy with my per formance,” Groden said. “It was my career high all around
Junior Brianna Haspel also set a new personal record at the ECAC Championship meet with a time of 2:53.21 in the 1000-meter relay. Graduate athletes Alayna Famble and Paige Senatore set season bests in the 400-meter (56.35) and 3000-meter (9:52.43) relays, respectively. Additionally, the 4x800-meter relay team of Haspel, sophomore Jenna Sobieski and seniors
Nicole Nicholas and Kaitlyn Bedard placed 14th overall with a team of 9:14.67. Overall, the Knights saw three new personal records set and five top-five performances in Boston. This is a marked improvement for a team which only saw two top-five efforts only a year ago at the 2016 ECAC Indoor Championships. Rutgers will jump right into the outdoor portion of the 2017 season late next week at the Bulls Invitational in Tampa, Florida. The meet will span from March 16 to 17. For updates on the Rutgers women’s track and field team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Junior Bria Saunders was named ECAC Indoor Championship Most Valuable Performer following two second-place finishes. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2016
SERIES Rutgers wins Friday night, but cannot win home series victory at Old Dominion also performed well over the weekend, going 6-for-13 with different than the ones that have three runs batted in (RBI) and recently figured in the starting two runs scored. He leads the lineup, as Litterio hinted at some team with a .400 average. One of two captains on the possible changes. “We are gonna tinker a little team, Carter has urged his teammates to bit,” he said. keep the series “We got to work in the back of something out with the “You can’t dwell on these their minds but to not dwell on pitching staff. games, you just got to Obviously, we keep them in the back of the“past. Tuesday are not happy your head and get ready we just gotta with the way get back to the we are coming for next week.” fundamental in out of the side of things pen. We are Mike Carter and doing all not able to shut Senior first baseman of the small the door down things right,” and that is he said. “Just something we getting ready to play again, you are going to have to figure out.” In Saturday’s 6-2 loss, can’t dwell on these games, you sophomore right-handed pitcher just got to keep them in the back Serafino Brito pitched six and two- of your head and get ready for thirds innings, giving up three next week.” Though still early in the earned runs. He struck out four batters but also walked four — a season, Rutgers cannot afford to rarity for the right-hander known become complacent and have too for his control as he only walked many other series like the one it just had. 10 all of last season. “As a team, we want to win the Senior Tom Marcinczyk belted a two-run homer in the Big Ten tournament and that’s fifth inning, a day after hitting about it,” Carter said. “I’ll do a two-run shot in an 8-5 win, to whatever I got to do to help out give Rutgers a brief 2-1 lead. That the team and get us there.” bumped his season total to three For updates on the and 15 for his career. His teammate and fellow- Rutgers baseball team, follow senior first baseman Mike Carter @TargumSports on Twitter. continued from back
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March 7, 2017 SOFTBALL RUTGERS BEATS LEHIGH TWICE IN WEEKEND TOURNAMENT
RU has mixed results at North Carolina State Invitational Jordan Farbowitz Staff Writer
Heading into the weekend, the Rutgers softball team hoped to improve in multiple areas in which it had struggled in previous games. And while it did improve in some ways, there were also performances that left something to be desired. The Scarlet Knights (3-11) finished third at the Homewood Suites RDU/RTP Invitational hosted by North Carolina State this past weekend. Rutgers won one of its three round-robin games, lost the semifinal and then won the third-place game. The main struggle for the Knights over the weekend was the lack of good pitching backing up senior ace Shayla Sweeney. While Sweeney went 2-0 and gave up just one run and six hits, the rest of the pitching staff combined to give up 35 runs and 34 hits. “We need to get one of the other three pitchers on track,” said head coach Jay Nelson. “They need to forget about their (earned-run-average) ERA and wins and losses and listen to the message that we’re giving them and execute. If we just get another one to pitch well, then we’ll be a pretty good team.” Rutgers started off the weekend on a sour note, losing its first two games on Friday to Fordham (15-4) and NC State (5-15). The Knights’ first game of the day game saw them fall 11-3 in five innings to the Rams, as the game was halted prematurely due to the mercy rule. Freshman Taryn Atlee had two hits in the loss, recording her fifth multi-hit game of the season. Fellow freshman Nicole Bowman drove in 2 of Rutgers’ 3 runs for her fourth multi-RBI game of the year. The Knights did not fare much better in their second game of the day, dropping a 10-6 contest to NC State. They jumped out to an early lead in the first, thanks to home runs from Atlee and junior Rebecca Hall. For Atlee, it was her first collegiate home run. The Wolfpack responded with 2 runs in the bottom of the frame, and after Rutgers pushed across a run in the third, it scored 4 runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 6-3 lead. Rutgers loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth and had a golden opportunity to cut into the lead, but were unable to score. NC State capitalized with 3 runs in the bottom of the inning and one more in the sixth. The Knights tried to rally in the seventh, but were only able to score 3, and took the loss. The team picked up its first win of the weekend Saturday morning, collecting an 8-0 victory over Lehigh (4-6), as Sweeney and freshman Cambria Keefer combined to pitch a shutout. Rutgers recorded 13 hits in the contest, which tied a season high. “I was feeling good because I knew that my defense was behind me the whole entire game,” Sweeney said of her performance. “That helped me relax and made me more comfortable.” At 1-2, Rutgers was the No. 4 seed in the knockout round, and
faced top-seeded Fordham. And just like their previous matchup, the Rams’ offensive onslaught caused the game to end early, as they beat the Knights 14-5. Rutgers got off to a quick start with Hall’s fourth home run of the season in the top of the first, and Fordham matched it with a run of their own in the bottom of the frame. The Rams then erupted for 10 runs in the next three innings to take an 11-1 lead. The Knights managed to stave off the mercy rule with 4 runs in the fifth, but a 3-run home run in the bottom of the inning ended the contest. Rutgers managed to salvage its weekend with a 6-1 win over Lehigh in the third-place game on Sunday. Sweeney pitched a complete game and only gave up four hits to pace the Knights to victory. Rebecca Hall hit her fifth home run of the season and third of the weekend in the win.
“I was definitely more comfortable at the plate this weekend, and that definitely contributed to my success,” she said. “The past two weekends I was a little tense at the plate, so this week at practice I was focusing on driving pitches to the opposite field and feeling more comfortable. One of the most positive takeaways from the weekend was Rutgers’ lack of errors. It committed just four errors, which was a big improvement over the eight that they committed last weekend. “We moved Taryn Atlee from second baseman to shortstop and that has solidified our infield,” Nelson said. “We’re doing a better job picking the ball up.” The Knights return to action this weekend at the Florida Atlantic Parents Weekend Tournament, where they will play seven games. While it was not a perfect weekend by any stretch, it was an important step forward for the team as the season progresses.
“Getting two wins definitely built our confidence heading into spring break,” Hall said. “We’re communicating better as a team which is helping us play
better together.” For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Junior infielder Rebecca Hall hit 3 home runs in this weekend’s tournament, giving her a total of 5 on the season. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / APRIL 2016
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“It was the best meet of the season. We showed a lot of heart today and many encouraging signs.” — Head gymnastics coach Louis Levine
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The Rutgers women’s track and field team ended the indoor portion of its 2017 season over the weekend at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston, Massachusetts. The Scarlet Knights finished sixth overall out of 44 Division I collegiate teams at the ECAC Indoor Championships with a total of 38 points. Albany earned the ECAC team championship with 62 points — following in second and third place were Liberty with 54 points and Monmouth with 48 points, respectively. Rutgers ended the season with several outstanding performances during the championship meet — junior Bria Saunders was named the ECAC Indoor Championship Most Valuable Performer, and senior Bryanna Grant set a new record for the Knights in the triple jump. Saunders placed second in both the 60-meter (7.57) and 200-meter (23.93) relays, earning her a pair of silver medals and the ECAC Most Valuable Performer achievement. The junior was only bested by .01 seconds in both events. Grant earned her fourth triple jump title of the 2017 campaign and set a new record for Rutgers with a measurement of 12.62 meters — the former school record of 12.58 meters was established back in 2012. In breaking that record, the senior also vanquished her previous personal best of 12.42 meters set only two weekends ago at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships.
What looked to be a great weekend at first turned into a disappointing series as the Rutgers baseball team dropped two out of three games against Old Dominion over the weekend. The Scarlet Knights (3-7) took the first game on Friday and were in great position to come back home with a series win — possibly even a sweep. But Rutgers could not hang on during the last two games and have yet to win a series this season. Head coach Joe Litterio thought his players played great in the first game but was disappointed with the end result. “Yeah, of course,” he said when asked if the series loss stung a little worse considering his team won the first game. “When you’re able to get Friday night, you’re thinking we got two more games so let’s win the series. So it’s very disappointing after winning Friday night in a good game.” Friday’s starting pitcher, junior righthanded pitcher John O’Reilly (1-2) went six and two-thirds innings, giving up 4 runs on 10 hits while striking out two and walking one in the 98-pitch effort. Despite netting his first win on the season, O’Reilly was hoping his win would jumpstart his team for the weekend. “It’s definitely nice,” he said. “After Friday’s game, we were confident for the rest of the weekend. We played hard on Friday, we played well and we thought that was going to carry over, clearly, it didn’t but it was a strong opening game for us and hopefully we can carry that into Wednesday’s game.” The team that takes the field Wednsday against Iona for those games may be slightly
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Junior Makenzey Shank tied a career-high with a 9.900 on the beam, helping Rutgers to a season-best score. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2017
Rutgers collects highest score this season vs. CMU Robert Sanchez Staff Writer
Bryanna Grant set a new team record in the triple-jump at ECACs this past weekend. THE DAILY TARGUM / JANUARY 2016
After a busy weekend of traveling that saw two meets in two cities, the Rutgers gymnastics team ended on a high note as it now gets ready to gear up for one final meet before the Big Ten Championships, set to take place at the Rutgers Athletic Center on March 18. The Scarlet Knights (10-11, 1-4) finished their double weekend of f with a flourish — notching a season-high score of 194.975 against Central Michigan just days after finishing third with a 192.550 behind Southeast Missouri and Texas Woman’s University. “It was the best meet of the season,” said head coach Lou Levine. “We showed a lot of heart today and many encouraging signs. I look forward to building off this meet as we go into the Big Five and Big Ten meets the next two weeks.” Rutgers’ best meet came on the heels of one of its worst. After a streak of six straight meets scoring a 194 or higher, the Knights lost that streak —
and a chance of winning the meet — Friday night in Missouri. Even with first-place finishes out of sophomore Michelle Amoresano, junior Makenzey Shank and senior April Baker, it wasn’t enough to pull Rutgers out of an early hole. But the Knights responded two days later. “Sometimes the best way to get over a bad performance is to get right back out there and compete again,” Levine said. “Luckily for us coming off of that (first) performance, we did a great job tonight.” Rutgers came out of the gates swinging, tallying a season-high 48.800 on the uneven bars. Shank led the pack with a 9.800 which tied her for a third-place finish. Amoresano and Baker followed closely behind with a pair of 9.775 scores with junior Libby Groden and freshman Erin McLachlan rounding out the scoring with 9.750 and 9.700s, respectively. Next came vault where sophomores Riahanah Ali and Amoresano led the team with their scores of 9.750 — good for a thirdplace tie. See SCORE on Page 10
New York Orlando
113 105
Milwaukee Philadelphia
112 98
Brooklyn Memphis
122 109
Golden State Atlanta
119 111
Chicago Detroit
95 109
Miami Cleveland
106 98
IZAIAH BROWN,
sophomore sprinter, was named USTFCCCA Division I Men’s MidAtlantic Track Athlete of the Year, announced Monday. Brown won the 400-meter title at the Big Ten Indoor Championships this year and has the second-fastest time in the country heading into NCAAs.
Senior outfielder Tom Marcinczyk homered twice against Old Dominion this weekend. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
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