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Verizon donates $50,000 to U. to aid survivors of domestic violence AVALON ZOPPO MANAGING EDITOR

Most students know Verizon as a global cellphone provider, but the company is forging a presence right here at Rutgers by standing up against domestic violence.

HopeLine, a Verizon organization, collects no-longer-used cellphones, batteries, chargers and accessories, and then donates these devices to local domestic violence shelters across the country.

There are several drop-off locations at Rutgers, including the College Avenue, Busch, Douglass and Livingston student centers, along with any administrative building on campus.

On Wednesday morning, HopeLine presented a $50,000 check to the Center on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) at the New Jersey Department of Children and Families Professional Center.

The grant will help develop an online-training platform addressing the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault, according to a press release.

The platform, inspired by the New Jersey Department of Children and Families Program, will be available for child welfare employees across the county.

“Thanks to Verizon, we are able to put select courses online to be utilized by child welfare employees across the country,” said Judy Postmus, founder and director of the Center on VAWC, in a press release.

The center at Rutgers will continue to support child welfare employees and ensure that employees can effectively respond to women and children affected by abuse and trauma, Postmus said in the release.

At Wednesday’s event, Rutgers staff, Verizon Wireless representatives, past training alumni and current students showcased how online-training courses have impacted the community, according to the press

release. Speakers included Cathryn Potter, dean of the School of Social Work at Rutgers, and Allison Blake, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families.

Since its launch in 2001, HopeLine has collected 11.4. million phones nationwide and provided more than $29 million in cash grants to domestic violence organizations just like VAWC here at Rutgers.

Support is especially needed in higher education, where 1 in 3 college women and 1 in 10 college men may be victims of sexual dating violence.

Verizon Wireless is striving to be a partner in the Rutgers community, said Andrew Testa, public relations manager of the Northeast Market of Verizon Wireless, in the press release. “(Verizon Wireless is) thrilled to be able to support a university center and program like the Center on Violence Against Women and Children at the School of Social Work at Rutgers,” Testa said.

Verizon’s HopeLine has provided more than $24 million in donations to groups who aid survivors. SUSMITA PARUCHURI / DESIGN EDITOR

New dining facility has healthy food options

Study finds climate change impacts wealth distribution

KIRA HERZOG CONTRIBUTING WRITER

CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ CORRESPONDENT

Climate change, labeled by some as the most daunting challenge facing humanity, appears to influence wealth distribution, according to a study examining the seemingly insignificant movement of fish.

A new report, compiled by a research team of scientists and academics at Rutgers, Yale, Princeton and Arizona State University, found that economic capital is being reallocated in parallel with the movement of natural resources.

By observing fish migration, the researchers have been able to study how communities with different economic and institutional circumstances are affected by climate change.

“Over the last few decades, climate change seems to be pushing many resources, like fish, into new areas,” said Malin Pinsky, an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources. “We tackle what this means for the value of the fish and what these movements of natural resources mean in terms of wealth.”

It turns out that communities with developed economic institutions can better adapt to the changing patterns of natural resource movement that is being stimulated SEE STUDY ON PAGE 4

“From Exclusion to Inclusion” was a symposium hosted at Rutgers on Tuesday, where researchers discussed the lives of women at the University over the years. CHLOE COFFMAN / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

Symposium features past Rutgers women CHLOE COFFMAN AND NIKHILESH DE STAFF WRITERS

With hopes of changing the future, women of Rutgers took time on Tuesday to speak about their influential predecessors.

Held on International Women’s Day, “From Exclusion to Inclusion” highlighted the work of several prominent women in the University’s history, said Marisa Fuentes, an assistant professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies.

“Recounting the history of women at this institution is vitally important so it’s not forgotten,” she said. “It gives us a sense of how far we’ve come and how far we need to go, and the community that’s here for us.”

Learning from the past can help those trying to force change in the present, said Nafisa Tanjeem, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies.

Underrepresented or otherwise marginalized groups are able to learn from the struggles that their predecessors overcame.

Understanding the historical roots behind why these groups are marginalized can help society advance beyond them, she said.

“You need to look at the past and have a critical lens,” she said. “(You need to) look at why people do what they did and how we can address the mistakes (made) in the past, how they can correct it and make changes in (the future).”

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College students living on campus often struggle finding healthy and nutritious dining options. But now, those seeking a break from ramen noodles and Brower Commons have a new option.

The Harvest dining venue opened in September of 2015 on Cook campus in collaboration with the Department of Food Science.

The venue aims to provide students with fresh, locally sourced alternatives to typical dining hall food.

“Harvest is the first operation of its kind at Rutgers. Dining halls make a lot of things fresh daily, but at Harvest, everything is made fresh daily using whole foods,” said David Donlon, the director of Neilson Dining hall.

Featuring stations for pizzettes, flatbreads, noodles, salads, grains and smoothies, Harvest seeks to encourage people to “eat well” and “live well,” according to the venue’s webpage.

The venue offers students a chance to customize their meals to create unique combinations, placing an emphasis on the coexistence of flavor and health, both key to the institution’s mission.

Harvest is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and operates both a breakfast and lunch service according to the website.

The new dining venue has encountered two obstacles on its path

to mainstream popularity— location and visibility.

While its location in the lobby of the New Jersey Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health allow for more convenient access to locally sourced ingredients, students living outside the Cook/Douglass campuses have difficulty reaching Harvest.

“I don’t step on Douglass ever,” said Isabel Lim, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. “I don’t have any classes there and generally I don’t want to take a trip there.”

Despite the location, Lim said she was excited about the concept behind Harvest and would still be willing make the effort to go check it out.

“Healthy eating is really important to me and it’s kind of hard to find healthy food here because most of the dining halls don’t offer too many options,” she said.

A similar complaint was made

by Richard Faringthon, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student who said he plans on visiting Harvest for the first time later this week.

“Regular dining halls don’t have enough healthy options available and I tend to have a hard time finding food that’s good for me,” Farnsworth said. “I feel as though most college students have accepted that healthy eating is impossible in college.”

The lack of healthy options is something Donlon is working to change.

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Campus Calendar THURSDAY 3/10 The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy presents “Krueckeberg Doctoral Conference” from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Civic Square on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Rutgers University and the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences presents “Russell Nutrition Symposium 2016” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Neilson Dining Hall on Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Charlotte M. Craig and Bob Craig present “Spring 2016 Craig Lecture” from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Rutgers Discovery Informatics Institute and Office of Advanced Research Computing presents “HPC and Scientific Computing in the Cloud: An HPC @ Rutgers Seminar Series Event, with Amazon Web Services” from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Computing Research and Education Building (CORE) on Busch campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences presents “Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program: Dr. Tadushi Fukami ‘Embracing Historical Contingency in Community Assembly’” from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Marine Sciences Building on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Confucius Institute of Rutgers University presents “Extravagance and Grandeur in 18th Century China: The Qianlong Emperor” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Visiting Filmmaker Series: Daniel Hui, ‘Snakeskin’” at 6 p.m. at Rutgers Cinema on Livingston campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Imani Meets Many: Music of Many Lands” at 7:30 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus. Ticket prices can be found online.

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Students discuss raise, bonus for University President SOFIYA NEDELCHEVA

received a big raise. The money that went to his raise could have been used somewhere else, he said.

“His raise might be due to the Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi has been awarded an extra co-mingling of RBHS but that pro$97,000 to his annual salary, which cess has been going on for years,” provoked the interest and opin- Patel said. “And if he is getting awarded for that then it would ions of many University students.

President Barchi was awarded not be fair because a lot of people a $97,000 annual bonus earlier this have been involved with that so month after a closed-door meeting just raising Barchi’s salary is not fair to the othin New Brunser people who wick, which worked included mem“His raise might be due have just as hard.” bers of the to the co-mingling of Roilan MarRutgers Board tinez, a School of Governors, RBHS but that process of Engineering according to has been going on junior, said NJ.com. He is for years.”

Barchi should the highest-paid not have republic college KISHAN PATEL ceived the president in Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy raise because the state and Third-Year Student student tuition ranks 12th in is increasing. the nation.

The raise Rather than complain about his salary increase, was awarded to Barchi based students should demand a better on his job performance beallocation of the total amount of tween July 2014 and July 2015, money the school has, said Hans according to The Daily Targum.

Rojas, an Ernest Mario School of While his contract allowed for this bonus, he did not ask for it.

Pharmacy third-year student.

Money should go toward end- The Board of Governors made ing on-campus crime or to the sci- the determination to award him the bonus. ence departments, Rojas said.

With the salary bonus, Barchi Kishan Patel, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy third- will make more than $676,000 year student, asked why Barchi per year. According to Forbes, CONTRIBUTING WRITER

University President Robert L. Barchi is set to make a little more than $676,000 in 2016 based on his work performance between July 2014 and June 2015. This includes a $97,000 bonus, which was awarded to him by the Rutgers Board of Governors. CHLOE COFFMAN / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR Ohio State University’s President Gordon Gee had a base pay of $851,000 in 2013.

The role of president comes with many responsibilities, said Diane Cardose, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

“I do not understand why he got a raise, I have never even seen his face,” said Rachel Abill, a School of Arts and Sciences firstyear student. “How does he get a raise if he does not even connect with the students?”

Barchi annually answers student questions at RUSA meetings in the spring. Since Barchi took over as University president, Rutgers has joined the Big Ten Conference and opened a new Honors College on the College Avenue campus.

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Studies found that wealthier communities are less impacted by mass fish migration, as these areas are better able to adapt to resource scarcity. RAMYA CHITIBOMMA / STAFF DESIGNER

STUDY Climate change may be affecting fish migration, which hurts poorer communities, Pinsky says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

by climate change, Pinsky said.

Groups with less advanced capabilities to manage resources, and whose economies rely on said resources, will be affected to a greater extent.

A model by Eli Fenichel, a professor at Yale University, suggests that as fish move northward

towards colder waters, the wealthier communities in the northern latitudes benefit from the incoming natural resource of fish, said Kevin St. Martin, another member of the team and an associate professor in the Department of Geography.

Yet the pattern is not constant because wealthy and more developed communities can also be deprived of their natural resources.

“We’ve had lots of change and More developed communities just happen to be better prepared to turnover of (fish) species in the confront any changes to their nat- coast,” he said. “Populations of summer flounder and sea bass ural economies.

“If there is more a conserva- have become more abundant in tion-oriented management in a lo- our waters … and some species cation ... those people stand a bet- have moved away.”

As the team continues their reter chance of benefiting as more fish and resources move into their search, which is being financed by a grant from the National Sciwaters,” Pinsky said.

Fish migration happens to be an ence Foundation, they hope to effective indicator of the inconsistent spur further discussion and interconsequences of climate change, St. est on the issues they are raising.

For example, the contemporary Martin said. It reflects the profound effects that resettlement of resources debate around climate change frequently fails has on human to observe beings and their consequences activity in differ“The food we eat, the on distribuent regions. wealth we have, in tion of wealth, St. Martin terms of access to Pinsky said. said that since “We often fish are indisputresources, is being think about cliably moving into affected by mate change deeper areas climate change.” affecting the of the ocean as natural world they move poleKEVIN ST. MARTIN and species ward because of global climate Professor in the Department of Geography but we often don’t realize change, they how much the serve as perfect changing climate affects us and samples to conduct research.

“It could be that the community our pocket books,” he said. “We that is watching its fish disappear want to make that link more clear.”

Students around campus might fish harder for those fish because there are fewer left,” he should care about the changes said. “It could be that they give up that are occurring here in the on that species and move to a new Garden State and around the species, and it could be that they globe, St. Martin said.

“The food we eat, the wealth follow the fish and move along we have, in terms of access to with the motion of the fish.”

Pinsky is certain that the effects resources, is being affected by of climate change present them- climate change,” he said. “The selves here in New Jersey and its coastal communities here in New fishing industry. Both commercial Jersey are going to have to adapt and recreational fishing in the state to that change … In the longer will continue to be influenced by the term, we are all going to have to altering water temperatures, he said. adapt to these changes.”

CRIME MARCH 9 MILLTOWN — A man was charged with simple assault after he threw his drink in the face of a taco bell employee through the drive-thru window. The suspect was identified yesterday, said Lt. Chris Johnson, of the Milltown Police Department’s detective bureau, but his name has not been released at this time. Johnson thanked people who submitted crime tips and the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) for helping with the case, according to NJ.com. RUPD was able to help identify the man because a Rutgers Parking tag on the man’s rearview mirror was visible in the video.

MARCH 9 CAMDEN — Michael Fanelli, 36, admitted to robbing six banks last year before U.S. District Judge Renee M. Bumb.

He stole $38,200 from all of the banks, according to court reports.

To rob the banks, he would go to a teller window and threaten him or her with a hand gun, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. No one was hurt in any of the incidents. He robbery carries a maximum jail sentence of 20 years and a $250,000 fine.

MARCH 9 LAWRENCE — Town manager Richard Krawczun wants to confirm the integrity and quality of work his town’s volunteer firefighters do after one firefighter was arrested. James “Jay” Macheda Jr. was charged with making terroristic threats and weapon possession after a dispute at the firehouse.

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Professor explains history of nation’s electoral college NICOLE OSZTROGONACZ

given to people who work for the party. But generally speaking, these are virtually unknown people,” Baker said.

Each state has a different number of electors, which is determined by both inhabitants and representation, Glascock said.

The number of electors are equal to its representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

“For instance, New Jersey has 14 electors. That’s because we have two senators and 12 members of the House of Representatives. And

tation, said Matthew Lee, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.

The process behind the electoral college does not sound compliVoting may seem like a simple cated, he said. concept, but actually electing a “I think there’s definitely a reapresident is more complicated son that it’s been there. It’s like than tallying the popular vote. a safeguard against potential bad America’s electoral college was things that can happen when the created by the framers of the Conpopular vote doesn’t really represtitution toward the end of the sent the best interest of the na18th century, said John Glascock, tion,” Lee said. a part-time lecturer in the DepartBut there are some disadvanment of Political Science. tages to the electoral college, “It’s been there ever since. And Glascock said. it is there largely because (they) The electoral college is an didn’t trust direct democracy,” intermediate Glascock said. step, he said.

One of Winning the the reasons “Everyone’s vote matters, and it’s everyone’s popular vote the electoral does not neccollege was duty to vote and represent what they want to essarily mean created was happen in the country.” winning the to separate election. the presiMATTHEW LEE “It is usually dent from the School of Arts and Sciences Sophomore just ceremonipeople, said al. But someRoss Baker, times it can be distinguished professor in the department of each state works similarly depend- quite undemocratic, as it was in ing on its population,” he said. the year 2000. I was surprised by Political Science.

Although winning the majority how accepting people were of the “There are many undemocratic features of the U.S. Constitution,” of electoral votes in a state often outcome,” Glascock said.

But every individual has the Baker said. “We don’t elect our means receiving all of the electorpresident by popular vote. And it’s al votes from that state in the pres- opportunity to change the world a reality in which 51 percent of the idential election, this is not always they live in for the better or for the worse by taking action, popular vote doesn’t get you the the case, Baker said.

“Maine and Nebraska split Lee said. presidency. It’s gotta be enough “Yes, it’s true that everyone is votes to get you 270 electoral their electoral college vote up.

They have a method by which just one number. So everyone’s votes. That’s the magic number.”

Early on, electors were chosen they use congressional districts vote matters, and it’s everyone’s based on their states and how to distribute electors. In the oth- duty to vote and represent what elite they were as members of the er 48 states, if I won 51 percent they want to happen in the counsociety, which is slightly different of the electors, I wouldn’t get 51 try,” Lee said. percent of the electors. I would than nowadays, Glascock said.

“You would not recognize the get 100 percent of the electors,” name of any of the electors in Glascock said.

The electoral college is vital New Jersey. They are basically party people. And being an to America’s voting system and elector is kind of an honor that’s prevents any sort of misrepresenSTAFF WRITER

The electoral college was created by the founding fathers near the end of the 18th century to elect America’s president. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHLOE COFFMAN / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR Only a few votes can serve as tipping points in an election, Baker said, even though the popular vote does not directly rule elections.

A person’s vote always counts, and presidential elections are can be very close, Baker said.

“Somebody winning the presidential election by 53-48 is quite common. Fifty-three (percent) is practically a blow away,” he said.

A singular vote does not matter, Glascock said, but like Lee, thinks it is his duty to vote.

“It is rare that even a local election is going to be decided by one or five votes,” he said. “A lot of countries in fact require by law

that people vote. We don’t think that’s an appropriate society. But citizens sort of have an obligation to their country.”

If a person does not know who to vote for, they should start researching now and try to see who they most agree with and believe in, Lee said.

“If someone’s unsure of whether they should vote, then they probably shouldn’t vote,” Lee said.

“But at the same time, they should be educated enough on the topic because it is their country, and they should be aware (of) these issues and try to find a candidate that aligns with their interests.”

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‘Lost and Found’ helps school find missing items ROMAN GERUS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Students who lose their personal belongings on-campus have a variety of possible locations where they can find their items.

If a student loses an item, they may refer to the Lost and Found database.

The database can also be found as a link on the Rutgers University Police Department lost and found website.

If an item is not found in the database, students can check at a Lost and Found Repository at any of the University’s student centers or at the Public Safety Building on 55 Commercial Ave. in New Brunswick.

According to the Rutgers Student Center Lost and Found website, lost items will be held for one day before they are moved to a repository.

RUPD asks that valuable items, meaning jewelry, laptops and

government-issued identification documents such as passports and driver’s licenses, be reported to the nearest RUPD office as soon as possible. Anyone that finds an item thought to be stolen or lost should contact the RUPD at their number 732-932-7211.

RUPD also encourages those who lose an item on a University bus to call 848-932-7817 after 1 p.m. Monday through Friday to attempt to reclaim their belongings.

According to the RUPD Lost and Found website, any item not claimed after 30 days will be sent to Surplus Property for disposal. The website also specifies that lost state keys will be returned to Security Technologies Unit at 91 Street 1603 in Piscataway and RU Connection Cards will be sent to the RU Connection Office.

Lost and Founds will not accept perishable or non-valuable items.

WOMEN Symposium highlights struggles women faced in past decades, Caravantes says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Tanjeem attended the event to learn about women at Rutgers, and how they succeeded despite barriers in the academic fields here. These women’s coping mechanisms likely helped them surpass their difficulties.

Tanjeem also attended some of the talks presented by undergraduate researchers at the University.

“I was just impressed to look at the research undergrad students did, the depth of their archival research, the variety of topics, the critical analysis,” she said. “The part that Rutgers undergrads stood out to me.”

Tanjeem also found learning from the professors who spoke to be an interesting experience, given they had actually lived through some of the barriers the undergraduates spoke about.

The symposium was part of the Rutgers 250 celebration, said Paloma Caravantes, an instructor with the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies.

“I think it’s crucial to (recognize) the history of women at Rutgers that is not normally known,” she said.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen anything (like this) at Rutgers (and) I’ve been teaching here for three years.”

Analyzing the experiences of women in the past from a

modern perspective helped people see how situations have changed, said Kelly Hannavi, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

Hannavi spoke about her work during the event.

“I think (International Women’s Day) means there’s finally a global recognition to the work and labor that women put in that typically goes unrecognized,” she said.

“To just have one day for women means a lot.”

Recognition of the day was symbolic of the successes women have had, Hannavi said.

“It shows how far we’ve come, from not having any access to higher education to finally getting Douglass, to finally being co-educational,” she said. “It shows there was a struggle there, it wasn’t simple, it wasn’t easy (and) a lot of people fought hard.”

Hannavi’s research focused on analyzing the photographs from the last several decades and comparing that to the actual history of women at the University, she said. The way many women were represented in photos did not match reality.

“These photographs, although we take it as the proof of history, we take it as it is,” she said. “(But) there’s a lot of construction behind them. Those images are not the exact reality.”

FACILITY Normal dining halls lack healthy options, should have more, Faringthon says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Several of Harvest’s grain salads and vegan meals have been added to Neilson Dining Hall’s menu— a change that Donlon said has garnered significant praise.

He said he believes Harvest’s commitment to health will revolutionize the way that typical dining halls operate, though the change

can only come if more people are aware of Harvest.

“Getting the word out there to students is important. We want to make it a destination for everyone,” Donlon said. “The underlying goal is to incorporate a truly healthy dining lifestyle into student’s lives ... I think the need for healthy food will continue to grow generation to generation.”

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Trump, Sanders riding on populist rhetoric

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his may be an unpopular headline, but bear with me.

Donald Trump and BerSTEVEN WYNEN nie Sanders are the same kind of politician with similar endgames. I know, this is a very unpopular statement, but don’t leave. This is important.

Both gentlemen are populists vying for the same demographic: the white working class. Both gentlemen brand themselves as outsiders and owe their success hitherto to the growing anti-establishment fervor of the American public. In reality, both gentlemen are career insiders, spending the entirety of one’s career in various levels of government or spending the entirety of one’s career buying the right politicians is a difference only in what one perceives to be worse.

Trump and Sanders believe that if they are given the power, they will make things right. Their legions of supporters clearly believe this to be the case, as exit polls in Iowa showed a significant portion of Trump supporters would consider Sanders if Trump doesn’t make it to the general election. Both ride high on the tide of their cult of personality: Trump as the avenging right-wing populist to return prosperity to the white working class, and Sanders as the noble left-wing populist who will steal from the rich and give to the poor.

Please consider the following excerpts from their New Hampshire speeches: “It’s special interest money. This is on both sides — the Democrat side, the Republican side. Money just pouring into commercials. These are special interests, folks. These are lobbyists. These are people that don’t necessarily love our country. They don’t have the best interests of our country at heart.”

“Together we have sent the message that will echo from Wall Street to Washington, from Maine to California ... And that is that the government of our great country belongs to all of the people and not just a handful of wealthy contributors and their super PACs.” The first quote is Trump, the second is Sanders. Is there a difference?

Also consider that Trump and Sanders have carbon copies of each other’s views on trade as their policy platforms. Both view trade as a zero-sum game that America is losing. Sanders describes trade with China as “catastrophic,” while Trump himself said the following:

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“The rise of the gentlemen from New York is largely an un-democratic reaction to the abuses — both legitimate and perceived — of the political system by the party elites.”

“The one thing we (Sanders and Trump) very much agree on is trade. We both agree that we are getting ripped off by China, by Japan,

by Mexico, everyone we do business with.”

While Trump has made his strict anti-illegal immigration policy his campaign’s cornerstone, Sanders too has historically opposed mass immigration because it drives down American wages: “Bring in all kinds of people, work for $2 or $3 an hour, that would be great for them. I don’t believe in that ... Real immigration reform puts the needs of working people first — not wealthy globe-trotting donors.” Work for $2 or $3 an hour? Sounds like Trump’s playbook.

The rise of the gentlemen from New York is largely an un-democratic reaction to the abuses — both legitimate and perceived — of the political system by the party elites. Trump and Sanders never discuss the proper role of government, but simply that if they are president, they will do whatever it takes to make America into what constitutes their versions of “great.” And we should all be wary of the dark side that right and left-wing populism brings to the table — see Germany in the 1930s and the Soviet Union in the 1920s for more information.

Another similarity is they both see the world through singular prisms.

Trump sees America’s relationship with the rest of the world as a zero-sum game of total domination, while Sanders sees global capitalism as the enemy of free society, and more social control in all aspects will defeat this evil. Facts that are counter to these broad views are decried by their legions of supporters as heresy. For example, one only has to go to Twitter to see the vitriol flung at Megyn Kelley for simply pointing out that Trump the businessman proves Trump the candidate wrong on certain issues.

If American political discourse was not already so polarized, perhaps Trump and Sanders would not be so divisive. It is thus that the Republican and Democratic parties have given birth to the strongman in American politics. Nothing gets done due to the party establishments, so we need someone to go in there and burn it down. It is a shame that it has come to this. As Lincoln said, the American democracy will not be destroyed by a foreign enemy — it will be suicide. If either of these undemocratic candidates are elected, we are one step further down that path.

Steven Wynen is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in history, political science and Middle Eastern studies.

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NJ Transit can’t ‘ride’ on low salaries Impending strike results from state’s careless treatment of workers

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embers of the University community know fact, the cost of taking the train and bus has increased all too intimately the struggles of inefficient by 9 percent, so where is the extra money that we’re transportation and faulty infrastructure after forced to give to NJ Transit going? Anybody who’s cumulative hours spent stuck in traffic on Route 18, or been to the Rahway train station can tell that it certainwaiting for regularly delayed trains. As New Jersey’s ly isn’t going toward renovating stations or investing flagship state university, Rutgers is considered a “com- in infrastructure. The trains are consistently delayed, muter school.” A large portion of the student popula- so they aren’t much faster. Stations are still dilapidated tion, along with faculty and staff, commute by necessity and dangerous, so money hasn’t gone to that either. If or by choice to the University either by train, bus or car. the ticket price hikes didn’t go into fixing low-quality Commuting is notoriously difficult, but in the upcoming service or increasing workers’ meager salaries, then the other place the money could’ve gone to is in the days it could potentially become worse, even abysmal.

Senior Vice President of Institutional Planning coffers of the corporation managers.

Clearly the magnitude of this strike reverberates and Operations Antonio Calcado sent out an email to University affiliates to prepare for the upcoming NJ beyond the University. Commuters going to school Transit strike that may begin March 13, encouraging might’ve been able to evade the struggle of getting to employees who work and will be on campus during their destination, but everyone else is going to have to the period of the strike to find alternative modes of tough it out. Employees that are dependent on the rail system and are still required transportation. NJ Transit to come to campus are going Rail Operations faces the “Sadly it just sounds like a to have to scramble to find prospect of work stoppage other ways to get their jobs. due to a strike, and the trains terrible excuse when the New Outside of campus, there’s an many take every day are goJersey public transportation abundance of people who use ing to stop working. Since corporation says it can’t afford the trains, particularly those spring break conveniently happens to be scheduled on what the unions are asking for.” with lower incomes and can’t afford cars. the week the strike is supThe NJ Transit strike is not posed to begin, there isn’t an immediate impact on students who could’ve been just going to paralyze the state’s workforce, it will disrupt the entire state’s normal functioning, as well as a attending classes.

NJ Transit workers haven’t had a new contract in deal of damage to companies in New York City. The five years, and 11 rail unions have been seeking to Partnership for New York City estimates that NYC negotiate a new contract with their employers since employers will lose $5.9 million for every hour of the 2011. Unions are asking for 2.5 percent annual pay strike. Moreover, officials said the shutdown forces rises in return for increases in employee health care an additional 10,000 cars into rush-hour traffic during contributions. They firmly say this is their final offer peak times, creating tail backs stretching more than and will not be accepting the incredibly low 0.6 per- 20 miles. NJ Transit is really putting the whole state cent they say NJ Transit put on the table. Until today, (and NYC) at risk by not providing its workers with respectable compensation for their hard work. there has yet to be a compromise.

Meanwhile, while this is happening, Gov. Chris Sadly it just sounds like a terrible excuse when the New Jersey public transportation corporation says it Christie (R-N.J.) is going on vacation with his wife. can’t afford what the unions are asking for. Workers de- It’s good to know our public officials are looking out serve the pay raise they’re demanding, especially since for us and trying to help impending crises within the they haven’t had a raise in five years. As a matter of Garden State.

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U. professor’s tenure denial stems from institutional racism COMMENTARY JENNIFER R. WARREN

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have enjoyed my time at Rutgers and have enjoyed working at the School of Communication and Information (SC&I). There are many colleagues who are genuine anti-racists and who have taken time to help and support me through my six years here. However, when I was denied tenure I experienced first-hand how institutional racism works. It is not deliberate, it’s not malicious and it is not overt. Rather, it was determined that I am simply not a fit.

Over the past 14 years, I have passionately pursued research in the area of health communication. I received a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University and was immediately invited to join the Program in Health Disparities at the University of Minnesota’s Medical School as a postdoctoral associate. My work was well received and I have, to date, produced 26 publications, of which 18 are in top-ranked, peer-reviewed journals. At Minnesota, I became the first person to be awarded three grants in one year, and the university later awarded me a plaque honoring my research. Despite these accolades, I was not good enough.

It came as a shock that in a 7-5 vote, my department denied me tenure. It was

argued that I do not publish enough in my field of communication, and my interdisciplinarity was frowned upon even though SC&I and Rutgers routinely emphasize scholarship and collaboration across disciplines, departments and schools.

I was glad to learn that I had support from the School-wide Promotion Committee and the dean, both of which disagreed with the department’s assessment and unanimously recommended that I be granted tenure. In countering the department’s arguments against me, the Promotion Committee notes that eight experts in my field, from both peer institutions and those more prestigious than Rutgers, who were asked to evaluate my work, all contributed “positive” evaluation letters on my behalf.

Despite the best efforts of the SC&I Promotion Committee and the dean, the University Promotion Committee denied me tenure. In their letter, which contains a mere seven lines of assessment of my accomplishments, they do not even attempt to counter the arguments made in support of my tenure. And even while they note that I am a “productive scholar in an important area,” they state that my teaching is below average based on some student evaluations. Study after study shows these evaluations are an inadequate means of judging teaching effectiveness due to unconscious biases along lines of gender and race. Yet even

using that unreliable measure, they seem to have ignored my overall averages from my very first to last class prior to evaluation, which are about 3.7 on a scale of 5 for teaching effectiveness.

When I received this news, I felt like I was a failure. I did not have the emotional resources to immediately challenge this decision. Despite all of my hard work, I had come up against the limits of what is possible for a black woman on our university campuses today.

I finally decided to fight and to file a grievance that my union, the Rutgers AAUP-AFT, is handling. With the help of my union and students in the Black Lives Matter chapter on campus, I am still filled with anxiety and fear. Powerful people at my school and the University are working to ensure that I do not get justice.

Instructions were sent to faculty at my school stating that the deliberations in promotion meetings are strictly confidential. This is not accurate, according to the union. There are no prohibitions at the University about confidentiality at such meetings after the conclusion of a process.

If anything, when a particular process goes wrong it is important to have transparency. The grievance I filed shows that there were violations of the established procedure for tenure evaluation. If individuals are not allowed to come forward to discuss what went wrong, and to testify before the grievance committee, the

grievance process is meaningless. There would be no way to evaluate whether the promotion process was fair and whether the decision made was correct or not. A gag rule was imposed on my colleagues.

Troublingly, the two individuals who sent these instructions about confidentiality are the very same people who are representing the University against me in the grievance hearing — the SC&I associate dean for Administration and my department chair.

It is also troubling that my department chair is representing the University at the grievance hearing, something that happens rarely. My concern is that my colleagues in the Department of Communication might understandably be worried about speaking at the hearing. The chair’s presence could create an atmosphere of intimidation, which could taint the outcome and tarnish its fairness.

As I go through this struggle, I have heard more and more stories about colleagues of color at SC&I who were denied tenure. SC&I, a school with about 50 tenured and tenure-track faculty, has only one tenured faculty member of color, who happens to earn among the lowest salaries of tenured faculty at SC&I. It’s sad. But in its 34-year history, SC&I has been a largely white institution.

Jennifer R. Warren is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication.

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“I liked the idea of combining genres,” Staten said. “I love acoustic folk, Sufjan Stevens, but I also liked Taylor Swift and Childish GambiIn the advent of failure, one can no, and I wanted to combine them. often discover a new opportunity Some people are nervous about it, among the tragedy in their midst. but I really wanted to try it.”

A prime example of this is the stoWhat is developed from this ry of Justin Fernandez, who saw mix is a unique pseudo-acoustic a door open during a particularly pop, with subtle tastes of modern difficult time, and after pursuing it, hip hop and a dash of high school produced an incredible project — a pop punk, a genre only found by beautiful and tragic album, “Saints.” the work of Staten.

Working under the artist name The album’s progression takes Staten, “Saints” was written, rean extremely corded, prosevere turn duced and through the mixed over a song “Dognine month “Moving, ethereal and grounded in reality, Staten’s wood,” an period. It start‘Saints’ is a groundbreaking LP, which covers themes of outlier from ed on July 29, 2015 and ended romance, failure, religion and suicide in an extremely the rest of the album. Staten this past Feborganic and relatable way.” writes about ruary. The LP his emotional chronicles an breaking point, auto-biographaccompanied ical account of a particularly challenging experi- peaceful harmony, completely by a cold, wandering piano, harsh ence, from moving across coun- contrary to the brewing storm vocals and a dry string section, try for work, then facing isolation, which will follow through song leading up to a powerful resolve of desperation and fear. anxiety and other external pres- after song.

“I was actually afraid of (writing A noticeable theme starts to desures, and ultimately leading in an early resignation and the guilt velop, and the lyrics of the songs Dogwood) looking at my thoughts, darken, reflecting the building I teared at recording it,” Staten that follows.

Though the tale is poignant anxiety and internal struggle, said. “It was very hard to write.”

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Today’s Birthday (03/10/16). Go for professional excellence this year.

A personal dream lies within reach. Add infrastructure for increased demand before a two-year moneymaking phase launches (9/9). How can you collaborate? Manage financial changes after 3/23. Begin a new relationship phase after 9/1. Renew your style after 9/16. Support each other.

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 — Self-discipline makes a difference today. Take charge to realize a personal vision. Slow to avoid accidents. A surprising development charges your team. Research options. Put one toe in the water before you jump in.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Shopping could get expensive. Don’t waste money on stuff you don’t need. Pursue creative avenues. Wait until conditions improve.

Emotions guide your decisions.

Navigate chaos patiently. Keep your long-term vision in mind. Restrain your fantasies.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — A careful, work-related investment may be necessary.

Upgrade your communications infrastructure, maybe. Send long-distance messages. Use your powers of persuasion. Talk your way out of a complicated situation. Write down and share the vision.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 5 — Verify a rumor before acting. Don’t depend on fantasy. There’s more to the picture than meets the eye. Costs may be higher than expected. Check numbers meticulously. Make plans and backup plans.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Practice a passion with discipline and watch your skills improve. Get physical. Play sports and games, and push for a challenge. Provide leadership. Make sure you understand the rules intimately. Connect with someone interesting.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5 — A professional challenge requires your attention. Something doesn’t work as planned. Learn a new trick from old friends. Change could seem abrupt. Don’t let it ruffle your domestic tranquility. Get creative to sidestep an obstacle.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 5 — Update your partner as work rolls in. Make corrections as needed.

Unplanned distractions and disruptions abound. Keep complaints to yourself. Take a time out. Discover a brilliant but unusual solution. Get clever ideas onto paper.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Consider a family investment. Research practical options.

Change directions intuitively toward more profitable ventures. Pool resources and share tasks with siblings and friends. Plan for contingencies.

Talk about dreams and visions for the future.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 5 — Take a pause in your journey. Plan your itinerary farther forward. Find a quiet spot to consider changes in circumstances.

Listen to what others want. Clean up messes. Find treasure hidden among the garbage.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Stick to basics, with shifting circumstances. Pay close attention to detail and look ahead. Listen for the hidden elements. Slow down to get it done right the first time. Postpone travel for better conditions.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 — Friends share a valuable connection. Show up well dressed and on time. Keep your pitch brief and compelling. Conditions are changing in your favor. Track your cash flow. Practice compassion. Speak your gratitudes out loud.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — In the eye of the storm, let yourself be led. When confusion reigns, act responsibly.

Don’t fix what isn’t broken. Say the magic words for a surprising development. Connect emotionally. Love is your lifeline.

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March 10, 2016 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS FAILED TO DEFEAT RANKED OPPONENT THIS SEASON

Missed chances hang over RU as Tourney hopes fade KEVIN XAVIER CORRESPONDENT

The final flurry may have been far too little and a little too late.

The Rutgers women’s basketball team appeared to be sitting in the driver’s seat for an NCAA Tournament selection last Friday, as the Scarlet Knights (18-14, 9-11) held a 5-point lead over the nation’s No. 9 team, Ohio State, when the school’s headed into the locker room for halftime in the

quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Conference Tournament.

But Kelsey Mitchell took the wheel, scoring 25 second-half points en route to a 73-58 Buckeyes win, sending Rutgers’ tournament chances careening of f a clif f.

The Knights finished the season two wins short of the 20-win line of demarcation that the selection committee holds so dear.

Coupled with the lack of wins over ranked opponents, Rutgers

failed to register a victory over a Top-25 team in four tries, zero eyebrow-raising road wins and a sub .500 conference record, it is unlikely the Knights will be dancing next week.

Despite Mitchell’s record-setting performance pushing OSU past Rutgers, the Knights fell only one spot in the RPI rankings to No. 51, according to ncaa.org.

The problem: team’s listed 35-50 in RPI have an average of 21.4 wins.

Head coach C. Vivian Stringer said the Knights didn’t play under enough control in their late 60-57 loss to then-No. 25 Michigan State in February. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2016

An invite to the Women’s National Invitational Tournament would be the likely alternative.

Rutgers took home the WNIT title in 2013-14 and last season they reached the round of 32 in “The Dance” following a spirited 79-72 overtime win over Seton Hall, before Connecticut called a halt to the Knights’ NCAA run, last April.

When trying to discern what went wrong, four specific games from the regular season jump out.

Rutgers carried a 37-33 lead into the second half at Iowa and took a 61-60 lead with 6:57 left to play on a layup from senior wing Kahleah Copper.

It would have been the team’s sixth-straight win.

But the Hawkeyes outscored the Knights 9-4 in the final seven minutes, stifling an opportunity for their first signature win.

Rutgers rebounded with a blowout win over Wisconsin at home, but then Nebraska negated the Knights’ 2-point lead heading into the fourth quarter in Lincoln Jan. 16, outscoring Rutgers 24-11 in the final frame for an 11-point win.

All of a sudden what was once a secondary concern had become primary cause for regression.

The trend continued in a pair of losses to Michigan State.

In the first meeting, the Knights held a 44-40 advantage with 8:21 left to play, before faltering to finish on the wrong side of an 18-4 Spartans run to close out the game, spurring a 9-point win.

Perhaps seeking revenge, Rutgers ran out to a 17-4 lead after the first quarter Feb. 18, led by 9 points after three and held a 65-60 lead with 1:53 left on the game clock.

But the Knights’ inability to close out games reared its ugly head again and Rutgers fell 70-67, this time on the its home floor.

“I think they had enough sense to know, back it out when we’ve got possession of the ball,” said head coach C. Vivian Stringer following the Knights’ second loss to the Spartans. “It just speaks to us not having the kind of control that we needed.”

Foul trouble plagued Rutgers in both games, sidelining center Rachel Hollivay for big stretches of the final meeting between the teams.

And the depth just wasn’t there to compensate.

“We’re all hurt by it,” Hollivay said after the 3-point defeat. “If I come out somebody has to capitalize on defense. They have to rebound, they have to — I mean, I’m not the only one who can block shots on this team, everybody can get it done. So if I come out somebody else gotta be ready.”

Now Stringer and her coaching staff will have to begin the process of rebuilding a roster that will lose six seniors, four of whom were fixtures in the starting lineup.

The WNIT would be a likely landing spot for Rutgers this postseason, if Stringer is willing to accept an invitation.

In the end, Rutgers squandered its chance to dance in the NCAA Tournament by faltering down the stretch.

Stringer summed up her team’s shortcomings after the second loss to MSU. “It’s been our story the whole year,” the Hall of Fame head coach said. “We’ve been freezing when it comes down to the fourth quarter. We just (freeze). And I’m not happy about this but, that’s exactly what’s happening.”

For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow @KevinPXavier and @TargumSports on Twitter.

Senior center Rachel Hollivay was only able to play 31 minutes in the Knights’ second loss to Michigan State due to foul trouble.

MICHELLE KLEJMONT / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2016

March 10, 2016

Page 13 WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEMPLE 16, RUTGERS 9

Owls blitz Knights for 16 goals in sixth straight loss THOMAS CRINCOLI STAFF WRITER

Following a loss to UConn where the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team was exceptional at stopping its opponents’ clear attempts, its success in that same area took a complete 180-degree turn in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon.

The Scarlet Knights (1-6) saw their losing streak hit six games in a 9-16 loss to Temple (6-1) in a game where the Owls were able to overcome any aggressive push from the Knights.

Temple was successful on all 10 of its clear attempts.

Senior defender Addington Elliot said the Knights lack of dayto-day consistency kept her team from repeating the things they’ve shown success with.

“I think we have to be demanding more, from ourselves and each other every single day,” Elliot said.

“We can’t expect to just bring that energy and that skill one day and expect it to just come the next day.

We have to demand it from ourselves every single day.”

Head coach Laura Brand-Sias said she felt her team was really hesitant and scared at the beginning of the game, leading to an unfavorable day for the Knights.

“We were just mentally taken out of the game from the start,” Brand-Sais said. “We did start to rally back at one point but at that

netting two for the Knights while point we were in a bit of a hole.”

The first half was a back and trying to creep up on the Owls’ forth battle in the beginning as lead in the first half.

Temple continued to put the Knights and Owls traded goals with each other, in what looked to pressure on Rutgers in the final set up a close game the rest of the minutes of the first half and was way. Temple had different plans able to finish the period with an though, as it went on a three-goal 8-5 lead.

The Knights have shown their run soon after to get some breathcapability of being able to close in ing room early in the half.

The Owls were led by senior on their opponents leads this seaattacker Lauren Schwaab, who son and especially in the second scored her third hat trick in her half. The Owls made sure Rutgers would have a last four games large mounin the first half. tain to climb, Schwaab fin“I think we have to be breaking out ished the game leading Temdemanding more, both in the second with three ple with four from ourselves and each half quick goals to goals and 6 toother every single day.” pad their firsttal points. half lead.

Rutgers beFollowing gan to make ADDINGTON ELLIOT Temple’s elevits push back Senior Defender enth goal, Rutwhen the gers replaced Knights scored freshman goaltwo goals before the final 10 minutes of the keeper Devon Kearns with sophofirst half. Junior midfielder Chris- more Bianca Dente.

Dunphey was able to finish her sy Schweiber picked up her first of the season while junior midfielder hat trick to put an end to the Owls Kristina Dunphey scored her sec- second half opening run.

The Hillsborough, New Jersey, ond of the season in that span.

Down by only a goal, the native would add one more before Knights were once again put at a the game final buzzer, giving her distance when Temple countered 17 total scores on the season.

Rutgers continued to try and with two more goals of their own.

Rutgers’ senior attacker Kim fight its way back, but TemKolodny, who scored five goals ple’s ability to answer with their against UConn on Saturday, ex- own goals was too much for tended her scoring prowess by the Knights.

Junior midfielder Kristina Dunphey scored four goals in the Knights’ loss to Temple Wednesday.

She has scored at least four goals in a game twice this season. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR

Senior defender Addington Elliot said Rutgers has a lot to prove after only boasting a 1-6 record through almost half the season.

THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2015 Rutgers will continue to try and stay motivated and search for answers when it returns home to take on Lafayette next Tuesday.

The Leopards are just 3-3 on the season and recently lost to Temple by more 11 goals.

After suffering their sixth straight loss the Knights are well aware that they need to improve to get back in the win column.

“Based on our record and the scores of the game’s we’ve been playing, we don’t look like a good team.” Elliot said. “The thoughts (are) in our head that we know just know were a talented team and we have a lot to prove.”

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March 10, 2016

OFFENSE Knights explode for 6 runs in seventh inning to take down Gaels CONTINUED FROM BACK

Rutgers would add an insurance run in the fifth to make the score 6-4 after senior infielder John Jennings scored on a fielding error.

Iona would score two runs in the top half of the sixth inning to make the score an even six, and put the Knights in a closer game then they were in since the first inning.

Rutgers took the lead in the bottom half of the sixth, and Knights prevailed with a 13-8 win thanks to a monster seventh inning scoring 6 runs.

Although the Knights scored 13 runs in a game, the most they have scored in a game in the 2016 campaign, Litterio is not fully pleased with the way his team played.

“We gotta clean up a lot of things,” Literrio said. “Obviously the pitching, the defense I wasn’t too happy with, and our base running I thought ran us out of some innings. And even hitting, we had some guys at third base with less then two outs, and we pop up and strike out and whatever else we did.

We can’t do that, we gotta put the ball in play and get the runner in.”

A big part of why Rutgers won the game is due to Rosa, who doubled twice and knocked in a run.

In the last four games Rosa has compiled a total of six hits, raising

his batting average to .275, tied for fourth on the team.

Rosa credits working on hitting the ball the opposite way in batting practice, and said he wasn’t trying to do too much in the victory Wednesday.

“To be honest I wasn’t trying to do too much,” Rosa said. “ I worked in (batting practice) trying to hit the ball the other way, so the pitchers threw me two fast balls away and I just tried to not do too much and go the other way.”

With the Knights winning their last two games, their record is 5-6, only one game under the .500 mark after starting off 0-3.

With the next 11 games being on the road, three of them against FAU (11-1), Litterio is hoping his pitchers can learn from their mistakes and fix the issues that’s costing them to give up so many runs.

“It’s very concerning,” Litterio said. “Four walks, they had a lot of base runners. They hit, and you know we had some young guys in there that gotta learn that you can’t just throw the ball right over the plate, we gotta hit our spots.

I think its something that we’ll learn from here on.”

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Senior guard Bishop Daniels shoots a floating lay-in in Rutgers’ first-round loss to Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament.

EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

FASHION Cornhuskers defeat Knights by double digits for third time to end their season CONTINUED FROM BACK

Fifth-year senior infielder Gaby Rosa hit two doubles and drove in 1 run in Rutgers’ home win over the Iona on Wednesday.

DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2016

the Knights’ victory on Senior Day against Minnesota had dissipated entirely into the Midwest air. With the season-ending loss on Wednesday night, 14-seed Rutgers (7-25, 1-17) dropped 18 of its past 19 games — 33 of its past 34 Big Ten contests — in its 19th double-digit defeat to end a dark season full of trial and tribulation.

The back-and-forth affair opened up in the second half after 11-seed Nebraska (15-17, 6-12) capitalized on the Knights’ sloppy ball-handling, turning 17 Rutgers turnovers into 27 points on ensuing possessions.

“This game was just another one that we didn’t get it done,” Lewis said. “I thought we did a good job on White and Shields in the first half, but it got away from us that second half.”

The Cornhuskers went on a 17-2 run in 5:01, taking a 43-43 tie and burying it with the Knights for a 60-45 separation with 11:37 left in the ballgame. From that point on, Rutgers trailed by 10 points or more until the final buzzer.

As freshman guard Corey Sanders struggled to post 10 points on a off night of shooting with a 3-for-12 clip from the field to show for his efforts,

sophomore guard Mike Williams led the Knights on the scoring end with a team-high 14 points, but on a 4-for-11 mark.

Rutgers, which appeared ready to compete with Nebraska until the Cornhuskers kicked things up a notch in the second half to pull away, slipped up as Shavon Shields and Andrew White III continued to fulfill their roles as Knight killers with a combined 38 points, causing mismatches all over the floor.

“This game was just another one that we didn’t get it done,” Lewis said. “I thought we did a good job on White and Shields in the first half, but it got away from us that second half.”

With Lewis, Daniels and graduate transfer Omari Grier among the main contributing seniors on their way out, they tried to put the feeling into words at the end of the night.

“The main thing is just talking to the young kids and thanking them and Coach Jordan for giving us this opportunity for this year to fight with us through all the struggles,” Daniels said. “This is a great man sitting here right next to me and I wish him the best. I know he’s got a great group of kids coming back. They’re gonna be good next year.”

Jordan faces inevitable questions regarding the security of his job after Rutgers regressed for the third straight season in the third of his five-year contract on the Banks.

But he declined comment on that matter, pointing to the immediate future — not two years down the road, but as soon as next year — referencing the returns of junior forward Deshawn Freeman and Kansas State transfer Nigel Johnson as reasons to believe that statement.

“I’m not commenting on my future. All I know is we have growing pains and I told the team in the locker room growing pains hopefully leads to positive gains for them in the near future,” he said. “And they understand, being the core group that we have ...

One of the things for young players — you have to break bad habits ... and executing good habits on a consistent basis. But it’s fun working with them. They were energetic, they were wide-eyed, they wanted to learn, they wanted to get better, they had faith in me ... So our future looks really bright — in the immediate future, not two years down the line, but by the summer.”

Shortly after, Jordan received public backing from the program’s rising star point guard.

While Sanders shot down any ideas of transferring with or without Jordan at the helm next year in a postgame interview with The Daily Targum, the freshman echoed support for his coach as the next step for Athletic Director Pat Hobbs remains unknown.

“I’ll continue to defend (Jordan),” Sanders told the Targum.

“What happens when we get everybody else (who was injured) back and then we got these recruits coming in that (Jordan) recruited, and then we get a new coach and then, you know, he gets all the praise because we’re healthy? That don’t make no sense to me. That’s all I gotta say about the situation.”

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March 10, 2016

Page 15 KNIGHT NOTEBOOK COREY SANDERS LED BIG TEN FRESHMEN IN POINTS, ASSISTS, STEALS

Freshman to remain in Piscataway after strong season BRIAN FONSECA SPORTS EDITOR

INDIANAPOLIS — The last member of the Rutgers men’s basketball team to walk off the court at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis was the one who gave the most to the Scarlet Knights all season.

Freshman guard Corey Sanders hung his head after his team suffered its 18th loss in its last 19 contests, an 89-72 drubbing against 11th seeded Nebraska (15-17, 6-12) in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, as assistant coach Greg “Shoes” Vetrone wrapped his hand around his waist.

But there was nothing Vetrone could do to take away the pain of the final bump on the seemingly endless road that was the Lakeland, Florida, native’s freshman season on the Banks.

“I knew (my freshman season) was over with like two minutes left (in the game),” Sanders said. “(Vetrone) was telling me it was one of those nights and I really couldn’t find myself, man.”

Rutgers (7-25, 1-17) once again bowed out in the earliest moment possible after losing in the first round of the conference tournament for the second consecutive season.

While losing to the Cornhuskers wasn’t a new experience for Rutgers this season — it lost the

Freshman guard Corey Sanders chews on his mouthpiece in the Knights’ season-ending loss to Nebraska. He only managed 10 points on a rough shooting night. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER previous two meetings this season by an average of 27 points — the lack of production from its star player wasn’t expected.

Sanders — who lead the Knights, as well as all Big Ten freshmen, with an average of 16.2 points per game — could only muster up 10 points on 3-for-12 shooting in 31 minutes.

Guarded tightly by Benny Parker for a long stretch in the

second half, Sanders struggled to sink routine shots he’s had little difficulty making throughout the season. He doesn’t believe it was his defender that slowed him down, though.

“I feel like nobody could guard me anyway. It was just, the ball wasn’t going in for me.

It wasn’t going my way this night,” he said. “I sat down for a long period of time in the first

half and I feel like that’s what threw me off.”

With his first season at Rutgers officially complete, Sanders could reflect on the campaign he was able to put together.

While he was top among Big Ten freshman in the regular season in scoring (16.2 per game), assists (4.3 per game) and steals (1.8 per game), he was not selected by conference

coaches to the Big Ten All-Freshman team.

Earning an All-Big Ten honorable mention from members of the media wasn’t enough to satisfy Sanders, who felt like he didn’t get what he deser ved for what he was able to produce.

“I did get snubbed (from the Big Ten All-Freshman team). It is what it is. I ain’t really too worried about it, but I got snubbed,” he said. “I feel like I did pretty good. I led Big Ten freshman in three categories, I was top-10 in the others, so I felt like my freshman campaign was pretty good.”

The Knights best player this season has been a big supporter of head coach Eddie Jordan from the moment he stepped on campus in Piscataway.

But with the third-year head coach firmly on the hot seat following a second consecutive last-place finish in the Big Ten after a losing streak of at least 15 games, questions of Sanders transferring have been raised by the scarlet faithful.

He put all the doubts of his loyalty to Rutgers to rest following the game.

“Next season starts now,” he told The Daily Targum. “This is my team. Whatever happens, I’m going to be here.”

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“I did get snubbed. It is what it is. I ain’t really too worried about it, but I got snubbed ...I led Big Ten freshman in three categories, I was top-10 in the others.

— Freshman Guard Corey Sanders on not being named to First Team All-Big Ten

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MEN’S BASKETBALL NO. 11 NEBRASKA 89, NO. 14 RUTGERS 72

Rutgers season concludes in familar fashion GARRETT STEPIEN CORRESPONDENT

INDIANAPOLIS — As Eddie Jordan paced through the bowels of Bankers Life Field House and climbed his way to the top of the podium, the position was all too familiar.

With two senior captains, center Greg Lewis and guard Bishop Daniels, following their third-year head coach onto the stage, Jordan took a seat and waited.

Standing roughly 4 feet above the ground floor and overseeing the scattered members of the media in attendance, the blank stares symbolized the same story that has summed up the Rutgers men’s basketball team’s entire 2015-16 season.

As soon as the Scarlet Knights swooped into Indianapolis, they abruptly left it. For the third time in the past three months, Rutgers came out on the losing end of a double-digit blow to Nebraska, with the latest casualty an 89-72 defeat in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis.

“When the other team gets it to you and they’re bigger and you are trying to make plays — we just didn’t make them,” Jordan said. “You have to give (Nebraska) a lot of credit. There were certain plays I thought we shot ourselves in the foot, but you have to give (Cornhuskers head coach) Tim (Miles) a lot of credit for coming up with a game plan that really pressured us.”

Any of the good vibrations left over from SEE FASHION ON PAGE 14

Head coach Eddie Jordan walks off the court after Rutgers’ season came to a conclusion by way of a first-round loss to Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament. The Knights finished the season with a 1-17 record in the Big Ten. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

BASEBALL RUTGERS 13, IONA 8

Offense propels Knights over Iona BRET LEVINSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Freshman outfielder Juwuan Harris belted his first career home run and had a single in the Knights’ 13-8 win over Iona. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2016

New York Phoenix

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Houston Philadelphia

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108 114

102 96

CHRISTIAN MAZZONE,

sophomore midfielder, was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week. Mazzone picked up 10 ground balls and caused five turnovers in Rutgers two games last week.

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The Rutgers baseball team took care of business at home Wednesday afternoon defeating Iona (1-8) by a score of 13-8.

Senior Chris Suseck, junior Gaby Rosa and freshman Juwuan Harris lead the way for the Scarlet Knights (5-6), all having multihit games.

Harris had the biggest hit of the game, a two-run shot in the seventh inning driving home sophomore Milo Freeman.

“It felt great,” Harris said referring to his first career homerun. “First career home run, it felt great.”

The Knights got things rolling in the second inning with junior Gaby Rosa’s double to right center. Freshman left fielder Luke Bowerbank drove him in with a single down the right side to give Rutgers a 1-0 early lead.

Rutgers would tack on another 4 runs in the third, thanks to Suseck starting the inning of with a triple to left center. Freshman Nick Matera then doubled down the left field line driving in Suseck and senior Tom Marcinczyk.

Freshman Carmen Sclafani then doubled down the left field line, driving in Matera.

After Iona pulled pitcher Andrew Purcillo, Rosa doubled to right center plating Scalfani.

The Knights led after three, 5-0, off of four hits and 4 runs in the third.

What seemed to be an easy win for the Knights, turned into a competitive dual due to reliever Serafino Brito filling in for starter Dante Scafidi, allowing 4 earned runs in the top half of the fifth to let the Gaels slide back into a game only down a run.

Scafidi pitched a total of three innings, allowing only two hits, and no runs, but head coach Joe Litterio didn’t like the stressful feeling he was getting while Scafidi was on the mound, and said it also had to with a long week coming up.

“It was stressful innings in my book,” Litterio said. “They weren’t quick and clean, they were a little stressful. We got a long week coming up on the road. We had a full (bullpen) so there was no reason to stretch a guy out in that situation.”

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