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Man dead after jumping from Rockoff garage Chloe Dopico associate news editor
On Saturday afternoon, a Piscataway man died after jumping off the Rockoff Hall parking deck. The 21-year-old unidentified man leaped from the top floor of the Morris Street parking deck around 3:10 p.m., according to a preliminary investigation
conducted by the New Brunswick Police Department. It is currently unclear whether the victim was affiliated with Rutgers University. No further details are available at this time. “There is no evidence to suggest foul play was a contributing factor with this incident,” said New Brunswick Police Department Captain J.T. Miller in a news release.
The Rutgers chapter of Colleges Against Cancer organized the Relay For Life at Rutgers to raise money for cancer research. Students formed their teams and took turns walking throughout the night while also participating in a variety of events and ceremonies. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
600 Rutgers students attend overnight walk-a-thon to support cancer research Max Marcus contributing writer
Following the theme “cancer doesn’t sleep so neither will we,” Rutgers students stayed up all night Friday to walk laps at the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) on Livingston campus to raise money for cancer research. The annual event, “Relay For Life,” is organized by Colleges Against Cancer, a nationwide organization of college students collaborating to raise money for cancer research. Samantha Sherman, the president of the Rutgers chapter of Colleges Against Cancer and a School of Arts and Sciences se-
nior, said there were more than 600 participants at this year’s event. “The idea is to have at least one person from your team walking the track the entire time,” Sherman said. “People can take shifts. It’s a lot more low-key than Dance Marathon in the fact that everybody doesn’t have to be standing or dancing all at the same time. It’s a more relaxed event, but definitely not worse. There’s a lot going on.” The goings-on at this year’s “Relay for Life” began with a lap to honor cancer survivors. Several cancer survivors spoke to the crowd, then led the crowd in the lap.
This was followed by a ceremony to honor those lost to cancer, Sherman said. Caregivers shared their stories and the track set up for the event in the RAC was surrounded by luminaria bags, each dedicated to someone with cancer. Students could purchase a luminaria bag for $10 and decorate it for a loved one who is fighting cancer or who died from the disease. The event also hosted live music and a basketball tournament. Later in the night, there was a “Miss Relay Pageant,” where men See research on Page 4
An unidentified man reportedly died after jumping from the Rockoff Hall parking deck on Saturday around 3:10 p.m. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
RUSA polls close after heated 2-hour debate Kira Herzog news editor
On Thursday night, the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) held a presidential debate at the Student Activities Center. Online voting for the Spring election closed the following day at midnight. The RUSA debate was moderated by two current board members and involved the presidential and vice presidential candidates for both tickets — Rutgers Rise and Knights for Change. The candidates spent a total of about an hour and a half detailing their platforms and qualifications. The most prominently debated issues included the University’s
response to sexual violence, mental health treatment, student representation on the Board of Governors, water quality on campus and college af fordability. “I am running because I believe that words need to be connected to action,” said Rutgers Rise candidate Evan Covello in his opening statement. “As vice president and as the associate director of the Association of Big Ten Students, I have been able to tr y to put those words into action.” Covello, a School of Ar ts and Science junior, said his experience and success within RUSA — in encouraging former President Barack Obama to come to Rutgers and placing a student seat on the Board of
Voting for the Rutgers University Student Assembly’s (RUSA) spring elections concluded on Friday night after nearly two hours of debate. KIRA HERZOG / NEWS EDITOR Governors — prepared him to ser ve the student body. One of Rutgers Rise’s major initiatives is advocating for a University holiday during elections. They also want to move
for ward by allowing a student to vote on the Board of Governors and encouraging administrators to test for lead in drinking water at Rutgers, The Daily Targum repor ted.
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Both members of the ticket were active as RUSA members last year — Covello as vice president and current vice presidential candidate Christie Schweighardt as chief of staf f. Throughout the debate, the candidates’ var ying degrees of experience became a hot-button issue. As the mediator pointed out within one of his questions, Knights for Change largely based its campaign on an “outsider” perspective. “I am tired of the bureaucracy that plagues RUSA,” said Knights for Change candidate Adeel Ahmed during his opening statement. “I am sick and tired of the RUSA establishment putting the interests of the status quo and the administration before the interest of the students. This is not how it is supposed to be, we are supposed to put the interest of the students first. ” The School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore said student unity See debate on Page 4
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U. Glee Club chosen to perform at national conference Zachary Peterson contributing writer
The Rutgers University Glee Club, an esteemed Rutgers choral group, was selected to perform at the American Choral Directors Association conference (ACDA), the premiere choral event of the season. On March 9, the club performed at the national conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They were selected to perform out of hundreds of other choirs that submitted recordings. ACDA is not technically a competition, said Glee Club Director of 24 years Dr. Patrick Von Gardner, it is simply a meeting of the organization which includes 22,000 members. About 5,000 of those members attended the event, which also included performances by more than 50 choirs. The Glee Club was one of the esteemed choirs selected to perform, Gardner said. “Groups are chosen by a system of evaluations after submitting recordings. The evaluations are done ‘blind’ — that is, the evaluation committees do not know which recording is being reviewed, so the judging is purely on the basis of the quality of the performances,” Gardner said.
In addition to the Rutgers University Glee Club, three other major choral groups at Rutgers were selected to perform. Gardner said this is great for Rutgers and the Mason Gross School of the Arts in many ways. “The appearance of one of our four major ensembles at this conference was of enormous importance for the Mason Gross School of the Arts and for Rutgers University,” Gardner said. “As the most important academic conference in our field, simply being chosen provides great visibility for RU. The audiences included nearly all the major professors of choral music from around the country — the University of Michigan, Harvard, Princeton, University of North Texas, Florida State and hundreds more heard the performances.” The Glee Club had two performances, each with roughly 2,000 people in attendance, Gardner said. One of the performances took place in Orchestra Hall, the home of the Minnesota Orchestra, and the other was in Central Lutheran Church. Both were met with swift standing ovations, Gardner said. “The first consideration is the quality of the performance. Only ensembles singing at the highest level are considered,” he said.
The Rutgers University Glee Club was selected by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) to perform at their annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. FACEBOOK Gardner said Rutgers was likely selected because of the quality and difficulty of the group’s repertoire. This extended beyond the music that the group is often associated with, he said. “While the Rutgers University Glee Club is known to many on cam-
pus for its performance of college songs, the greater musical community knows us for performing works by Schubert, Brahms, Shostakovich and Stravinsky at an extremely high level,” Gardner said. The Rutgers University Glee Club is one of the premiere choral
organizations in the country, said Patrick VanBernum, a junior in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and vice president for Special Organizational Affairs for the Glee Club. “The high level of performance that we achieved came from years of building a standard of excellence in the group and every year we seem to be getting better and better. The ACDA is searching for groups that are constantly improving from year to year so we were a perfect fit,” VanBernum said. VanBernum has been involved with the Glee Club since he was a first-year at Rutgers. He joined because he has been in choir since fifth grade and knew of the prowess of this particular organization even before he was accepted to the school, VanBernum said. “One of my favorite aspects is the social atmosphere that is created. As a group, we are extremely committed to making sure everyone is comfortable being in the group and that every single member is enjoying his time in the ensemble,” VanBernum said. “I have talked to many prospective students that were considering joining the Glee Club, and one of my favorite things to tell them is the fact the Glee Club is one of my favorite things to do in college.”
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Rutgers holds 6th annual Women’s Leadership Conference Daniel Israel contributing writer
The Rutgers Women’s Leadership Coalition held its sixth annual Women’s Leadership Conference Friday. This year, the conference used its platform to discuss the importance of advocacy for women in the workplace — as well as the tactics women can use to make their voices heard in a professional environment. Entitled “Speak Up, Speak Out: Advocating for Yourself and Others,” the leadership conference was coordinated in conjunction with the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. This year’s panelists provided Rutgers students with strategies and tactics that they use to empower their voices and the voices of other women in high stakes environments. In an inter view with The Daily Targum, Chelsea MooreRitchie, a graduate student at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and co-president of the Women’s Leadership Coalition, discussed the importance of women’s visibility in the workplace and emphasized the need to help women speak out against other issues they may face. “The Women’s Leadership Coalition, as an organization, really works to foster networking as well as personal and professional development,” she said. “We do that through a series of networking events throughout the year as well as the Leadership Conference ... Our goal is to help women and all individuals throughout the University, not just women, find their voice when they feel like their rights are being taken away.” While the conference is aimed at empowering women, Moore-
Ritchie said everyone is welcome at the conference and that the tools and advice shared throughout the conference are useful to more than just women. Anyone can gain a better understanding of the importance female empowerment as well as how to advocate for their voices, Moore-Ritchie said. “We are really trying to foster collaboration throughout Rutgers and all of the different campuses,” she said. “I think it’s important to empower everyone, not just women. However, we do want to impact the visibility of women in the work environment. It’s important for women to be able to come together and know that they all have common experiences and that there are things they can learn from each other for.” Moore-Ritchie said that more often than not, women’s voices are often muffled and silenced in professional spaces ranging from the boardroom to community organizing. It is important that students at Rutgers have access to professional women who have found a position in fields of work with low female visibility, she said. “I think it’s really important to hear the stories from people who you might not normally hear of,” Moore-Ritchie said. “Our keynote
Moore-Ritchie aimed to make an impact on students’ perspectives on the treatment of women in the workplace. Cara Lubin, a Mason Gross School of the Arts junior, said that she could not be happier with her experience at the conference.
chelsea moore-ritchie Co-President of the Women’s Leadership Coalition
speaker this year, Suhad Babaa, fit that category. In addition to sharing her personal stories, Babaa talked about highlighting the stories that don’t get the media’s attention like non-violent resistance movements.” In addition to teaching women to become leaders in diverse professional environments, the
About 600 students attended Relay For Life at Rutgers this year
dressed up in wigs, makeup and women’s clothes. The night concluded with Zumba at 4 a.m. and yoga at 5 a.m. In the weeks leading up to “Relay for Life,” student participants solicited donations from friends and family, said School of Arts and Sciences junior and chair of the Rutgers Chapter of Colleges Against Cancer Thomas Monaghan. “We encourage people to fundraise not just up to the event, but during the event,” Monaghan said. One team comprised of members of the fraternity Alpha Kappa Lambda who held a bake sale at “Relay for Life,” selling donuts and water bottles. School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Christian Wityk, a member of the team, said they raised more than $120 throughout the night. Students from the beauty school Paul Mitchell The School Jersey Shore in Brick Township volunteered to cut participants’
Women’s Leadership Coalition seeks to inspire a sense of unity through their annual conferences, she said. “I think the best part about all of these events is having people come together from all different specialties from around the University,” Moore-Ritchie
“The conference sold out within a week this year.”
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The sixth annual Women’s Leadership Conference took place on Friday and focused on selfadvocacy in professional environments. The event featured keynote speaker Suhad Babaa, the executive director of Just Vision. Georgette Stillman
hair to create wigs for cancer patients who lose their hair due to chemotherapy. “You put the hair in a ponytail and you just cut, and then we’ll donate it,” said Brielle McAlindin, who was giving haircuts. “You chop it of f and then you refine it. Straighten it out, make it look good, give it a little style.” McAlindin said no minimum length is necessary to donate, but volunteers must have at least enough hair to make a meaningful donation. Kristin Lawton, a senior in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, donated some of her hair. Lawton had attended “Relay for Life” before and knew that haircutting would be offered but had not planned on donating her hair, she said. “I was just kinda like, ‘Oh, I’m gonna do this thing,’” she said. Before her haircut, her hair had been a little past her
said. “Here at Bloustein, we are off campus so we don’t always get to meet people from other schools. So it’s really a great opportunity for graduate students from STEM, education, and many other fields to come together, network and create connections that are sometimes life-lasting.”
shoulders. She said she donated about 4 inches in length. The Rutgers Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club participated in the event and brought their dogs with them, said Mike Schuler, a senior in the School of Arts and Sciences and the vice president of the club. The Seeing Eye Puppy Club brought about 20 participants, making it one of the larger teams at “Relay for Life.” “For our club, it’s a little difficult because we have the dogs, so we have to make sure they’re not stressed out,” Schuler said. “But it’s a great exposure event for the dogs because it’s a lot of loud noises, a lot of people and a lot of crowds.” “Relay for Life” is a year-long process, said Shawn Triggs, an American Cancer Society community manager. Triggs was integral to coordinating the event at Rutgers and he said there will be an opportunity for fundraising on April 2 and 3 at Brother Jimmy’s Barbeque. “We’re definitely going to try to stay motivated since the event is this time of year where we have a month and a half where students are still on campus to try to engage them with different fundraising ideas and keep relay at the forefront of their minds,” Triggs said.
“I didn’t know what to expect initially, but I’m really glad that I came,” Lubin said. “It’s very interesting to hear the stories of different hardships women face at work. I think it prepared me for the world after college in a sense that not everyone is going to be as supportive as the environment here at Rutgers. That may be obvious but
hearing Suhad Babaa’s story was very touching to me.” Looking to the future, MooreRitchie said she feels a sense of accomplishment in terms of student turnout at this year’s leadership conference. It makes her proud to see a conference dedicated to the empowerment of women gaining so much traction and wishes to see that momentum continue to develop at Rutgers. “The conference sold out within a week this year,” Moore-Ritchie said. “We actually had to go to our waiting list to approve more attendees, being careful to not violate the fire code. But we’re very excited for all of the attention and acknowledgment that the event has gotten this year. We hope that the conference will continue to grow and become bigger next year.”
debate RUSA’s first official meeting for new body will take place April 13 continued from front is at the ver y hear t of his vice presidential campaign. He pointed to his success in organizing the march against President Donald J. Trump’s travel ban earlier this year as indicative of what he would be able to do for RUSA. “We are tr ying to find individuals who are really passionate about issues and who are willing to advocate for them,” Ahmed said. Ninety-five percent of the Knights for Change’s team is comprised of minorities, which sets the ticket apart from Rutgers Rise, School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Vladimir Carrasco told The Daily Targum. Carrasco is running for president on the Knights for Change ticket. “We believe that by electing those who have experienced oppression, we change the status quo for minorities.
Our team recognizes the intersectionality of these issues, which is what grants us a new perspective and vision in our approach to RUSA,” Carrasco said. The debate, much like the presidential town hall, ended with each of the opponents being asked to say something nice about one another. The candidates took this oppor tunity to share their respect for one another and to acknowledge the work both sides have done during their time at Rutgers. “We are holding this event because we care about Rutgers,” Ahmed said. “We have dif ferent perspectives but we do this because we care about Rutgers.” Election results will be announced publicly on March 30 and a swearing-in ceremony for the newly elected members will take place on April 6.
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Events in Oregon call for crucial discussions
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regon was created as a white-only refuge, with a GOT RIGHTS? constitution that forbade black residents until 1926. HARLEEN SINGH Decades later, there is a statewide increase in racist vandalism and offensive comments, but authorities are struggling to answer the question: Where do you draw the line between the freedom of speech and hate speech? In October 2002, a Friday night service at Temple Beth Israel synagogue in Oregon, went awry when rocks with carved swastikas were thrown through stained-glass windows. There were 80 people in attendance and what they witnessed was emotionally traumatizing, and they said that it was the most shocking hate crime in the region in years. For this crime, five members of a white supremacist group were charged — the most prominent member being Jacob Laskey, who served 11 years in prison. When he got out in late 2015, he returned to a society that was far more receptive to his ideology. Across the nation, there had been many instances of hate crimes, such as bomb threats to Sikh and Jewish temples, the burning of mosques, and more recently, the shooting of minority men by their white counterparts who demand them to leave the country. In recent months, many Jewish and Muslim organizations have taken precautionary measures to protect them from possible violence by practicing evacuation drills, boarding up windows and calling up the local law enforcement. But the organizations were not ready for the wave of vandalism and legal hate speech that has slowly started washing over America. The increase in such acts spiked upward after the 2017 presidential elections, as white supremacists have started coming out and voicing their opinions more openly. Oregon, in particular, is on the deep side of the receiving end as it has strong ties to racist ideology. Oregon was home to more Ku Klux Klan members per capita than any other state. Over time, things got quieter and there was a lull in the hate crimes and attacks — until the election. Nazi stickers appeared on courthouses when protests against President Donald J. Trump’s ban erupted. A resident of the state, Max Gordon, who has a mezuzah on his front door, woke up in the midst of the rallies to find a massive swastika drawn in the snow on his lawn. Citizens have found supremacy flyers at school board meetings, whereas others have found disturbing messages, such as, “We’re watching you,” and “Anne Frank’s oven,” written on public property in many locations in Portland. Randy Blazak, a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Oregon who studies white nationalist groups said, “I have never seen them so emboldened, they feel there is something of a green light to express their previously hidden political beliefs.” These acts of low-level vandalism fall in a murky gray area compared to high-profile crimes such as shootings, which clearly fall into homicide and felony assault. While the residents feel helpless to the ever-increasing hate speech, authorities are caught between attempting to protect the people and their duty to follow the constitution, more particularly the First Amendment. Free speech is a right to express any thoughts or opinions without restraint. Hate speech, on the other hand, is when people attack and offend a particular group by saying offensive slurs. Now some would argue that since we are all protected under the First Amendment, we should be able to engage in a healthy debate where we should be all inclusive and welcoming of different thoughts and worldviews. So if your hate speech doesn’t sit well with a group, then that group has the right to critique your comments, as everyone is entitled to their own opinions. For example, if you were a television host and said something offensive, the network provider has every right to cut you out. You won’t be thrown in prison and you still are free to express your views elsewhere. The network provider has the right to deny your views on their channel if you say hateful rhetoric, and they disagree with those views. This brings up another important question. Where do we draw this line? The line should be drawn when genuine harmful comments are passed.There is a difference between finding a swastika in a public place, versus finding one outside someone’s home, or at a synagogue, where it’s a more direct threat. In a society where everything is becoming more public and it’s easier to spread thoughts and ideas, it’s crucial that individuals take more responsibility for their actions. This means that we all need to be better judges in discerning the difference between not banning free speech, but also not advocating hate speech. In the end, if you would like to promote something offensive and hurtful, then don’t be irate and upset when you are shut down by those who don’t want to hear it. Harleen Singh is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year majoring in cell biology and neuroscience. Her column, “Got Rights?”, runs on alternate Mondays.
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Missing girls lead to found conversation Disappearance of female, black youth sparks questions about race
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ooking at any social media site recently, one Washington, D.C. has decreased over the years, she would notice that a disturbing headline had still wanted to stress how even “one missing person been popping up everywhere, indicating “14 is one person too many.” This conversation about missing women of color black girls have gone missing in Washington, D.C. in a single day.” This information had been shared is an important one to have, as it opens up doors to over 41,000 times. After this “news” had been spread, other conversations and concerns that need to be news outlets came out to clarify the truth behind the addressed in today’s society. One of the concerns that residents of the nation’s capital had brought cases of the missing black girls. BuzzFeed News was one of the outlets to report up was that a 10-year-old had gone missing but no on the misconstrued information. However, with an AMBER alert had been sent out regarding this inarticle titled, “Here’s What’s Actually Going On With formation. Although AMBER alerts are only supThe Missing Black Girls in DC,” there was a sense of posed to be issued in the case of a confirmed abattempting to decrease the gravity of the underlying duction, Washington, D.C.’s residents raise a good conversation about these missing black girls (and point. The longer someone waits to take action in finding a missing person, the harder it becomes other girls of minority races). This all began when the Washington Metropoli- to find said person. For abductions and cases of tan Police Department welcomed a new command- sex trafficking, many people and people of color are concerned with er, Chanel Dickexplanations behind erson. Dickerson these missing girls. wanted to imme“ ... many people and people of color are Even minutes can diately make the concerned with explanations behind these be the difference bemissing girls from missing girls.” tween life and death. the city a priority. This brings up anIn order to do this, other issue regardshe decided to post several profiles of the missing girls on its Twitter ing these cases. The reasoning behind not issuing feed. She wanted to ensure that all the resources an alert, even something besides an AMBER alert, that were necessary to finding these girls were after the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl, is often being utilized to their full capacity. But above all, embedded in assumptions about the girl because Dickerson wanted to make sure that there were no of her race. As lawmakers pointed out, in 2017 all assumptions being made that would debilitate the teens who have been reported missing left volunefforts of finding these girls. What did she mean by tarily, and people will now assume this is the case in future cases. But the past should not dictate these “assumptions”? According to a letter written by lawmakers to At- what possibilities should be ruled out. Young girls torney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director James do get abducted, and some are even subjected to Comey, “When children of color go missing, author- sex trafficking, and until one knows the absolute ities often assume they are runaways rather than truth, nothing should be assumed or tossed aside. victims of abduction.” So when Dickerson wanted So even though the headlines on social media were to allocate all the possible resources to finding the not true, perhaps this is the coverage young women missing girls, she wanted to make sure that motivat- of color need in order to get a conversation started. ing principles of discrimination, intentional or not, Despite having misconstrued information, social were not hindering the finding of these girls. Al- media has become the “AMBER alert” for young though she, herself, did stress that despite the hyste- black girls, and until the rest of the world follows ria on social media, the number of missing persons in suit, this is a good thing. 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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Rutgers Conservative Union is ruining name of conservatism at U. To the Editor:
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s a child, I became obsessed with knowing the lives and achievements of America’s Founding Fathers. I was fascinated with George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton and how they contributed to American history. What surprised me was that in efforts to appear more enlightened and avoid taking a direct stance on certain political issues, Founding Fathers engaged in political cowardice by publishing their opinions under the names of famous Greek and Roman authors. And to my surprise, this trend has seen a resurgence here on the banks of the Ol’ Raritan in the form of the Rutgers Conservative Union (and most certainly not in a good way). As someone who has been a Republican for six years, I wholeheartedly condemn the Rutgers Conser vative Union as a manipulation of conser vatism. Many students know this group for its incredibly offensive and ignorant rhetoric spouted in flyers posted across campus that bear striking similarities to notable white supremacist groups. And although my better angels tell me that
these individuals did not recognize the disturbing parallels, their rhetoric alone is troublesome. I began perusing their organization’s stated goals and Facebook group and found nothing that is a fair representation of conser vatism. Instead, I have witnessed a staggering degree of ignorance on a wide range of topics and a distinct lack of respect for “the Left.” As someone who is not a member of the Left, I stand in complete opposition to the ideals of this group. Let me explain: The Rutgers Conservative Union has no concrete political ideology supported by any legitimate evidence. The majority of these online posts degrade women, promote a false narrative of Islam and represent a childish effort to mock those with sincerely-held political beliefs that run counter to those of President Donald J. Trump’s supporters. Although these individuals are entitled to their opinions, they clearly lack the academic foundations of their arguments and appear closer to one’s average internet troll. I implore individuals in this group to engage in honest reflection and historical examination. So Seneca, Cato and many others who choose to remain anonymous, you are well within your constitutional right to promote your hate speech, but I have just as much a right to call you out on it. Ryan Pugliese is a graduate student in the School of Education.
Ending immigration is not solution to problems in U.S.
Albert. Given the fact that Albert entered the United States under the name Jan Bialek and later burned his immigration papers, it is evident that he, by definition, entered the country illegally. He went on to become a very hard-working brick mason and lawabiding citizen, raising 12 children with the To The Editor: help of his Polish wife Mary (née Mazan) his letter is in response to the re- and the rest (as they say) is history. Just as Cleveland, Ohio is a city of cent articles covering immigration. My grandfather, Albert Joseph neighborhoods, so is the United States Bialek, came to the United States from a country of immigrants. In fact, all of the Poland (Galicia) in 1910. Per the Ellis Island major cities of America (at one time) served as incubators for website, he boarded the immigrants to not only ship Kaiser Wilhelm become accustomed der Grosse in Bremen, “Gentrification is not to the ways of this Germany (formerly the answer.” country, but also to Prussia). He had just intermingle with each completed his service in other (often prohibited the Austrian Army. Poland at that time was divided into three spheres in their native homeland). It’s a shame that of influence by Austria, Prussia and Russia. the inner cities were handed over to the Upon being discharged, he returned to his absentee landlords following World War ll. father’s farm. Officers from the Austrian Just imagine how much stronger and united Army made an attempt to re-enlist him, our country might have been had this but tradition dictated that he could remain unofficial tradition continued. Gentrification at home so long as he was sorely needed is not the answer. Preventing immigration on the farm. Immediately after the officers is not the solution. Intense vetting is departed, Albert’s father gave him his acceptable during these challenging times, brother’s travel documents and instructed but to unfairly deny one person access to him to immigrate to the United States. His the United States makes us all orphans father knew that war was coming and he again. As a popular song goes: “Let me in, didn’t want to lose his son to it. It took me immigration man.” longer to locate my grandfather on the Joe Bialek is not a direct affiliate of passenger list because I had forgotten he was traveling under the name Jan and not Rutgers University.
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Gunfire in crowded Ohio nightclub kills one, wounds 15 CINCINNATI (Reuters) — Gunfire erupted inside a packed nightclub in Cincinnati, Ohio, early Sunday morning, killing one person and injuring 15 others, as an apparent argument that may have started earlier in the day turned violent, authorities said. Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said there was no evidence of “a terrorist attack,” as with last year’s Pulse nightclub slaughter in Orlando, Florida that killed 49 people in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. “However to the victims, what difference does it make?” Cranley said. “People were just going to have a good time and ended up getting shot.” No arrests had been made hours after the shooting took place around 1 a.m. EDT (0600 GMT) as hundreds of people partied inside Cameo Nightlife. The club has a history of gun violence, including two shootings in 2015, City Manager Harry Black said in a statement. Authorities believe multiple gunmen were involved in the Sunday morning shooting, which grew out of “some kind of dispute” inside the bar, Police Chief Eliot Isaac said. The disagreement may have been started earlier in the day, Black said. “At this point it’s unclear exactly what instigated the shooting,” police Captain Kimberly Williams said at a televised briefing. “Just a lot of chaos when the shots went off.”
The parking lot of Cameo Nightlife Cub remains empty after police removed barrier tape from the scene of a mass shooting in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 26, 2017. REUTERS Four police officers, who were providing security in the parking lot when the shots rang out, ran into the club and treated victims, the chief said. In addition to those hit by gunfire, several people sustained minor injuries attempting to flee. Police did not have a good description of the suspects, in part because witnesses were
reluctant to cooperate, Williams told WCPO television. The man who was killed was identified by authorities as 27-yearold O’Bryan Spikes. Two of the injured were in critical condition, a University of Cincinnati Medical Center spokeswoman said. The others hit by gunfire were in stable condition in other area hospitals, and some were treated and released.
Ohio Governor John Kasich sent his condolences and offered state help in the case. “Saddened to learn about last night’s shooting in Cincinnati,” Kasich said on Twitter. “Our prayers are with the victims and families of all of those involved.” Cameo Nightlife’s Facebook page says it features “College
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DIVERSIONS
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Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Express your thoughts without revealing your emotions. Share just enough to make others feel comfortable and willing to feed you information that will help you make important decisions regarding your future and the people you are going to include in your inner circle. Focus on your creative dreams and developing the skills and talents that will lead to personal happiness. Your numbers are 3, 12, 19, 27, 33, 38, 42.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Emotions will be difficult to control when faced with setbacks that involve your status and reputation. Use logical thinking to ensure that you maintain the level of respect you deserve. Don’t let anyone speak on your behalf. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Put more effort into whatever you are doing. Your courage and endurance will make a difference to the outcome of any pursuit you take on. Don’t be afraid to do things differently. A change in lifestyle will do you good. 4 stars
Non Sequitur
Wiley
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Question everything, but don’t let your findings stop you from striving to reach your goals. Pursue your dreams regardless of the obstacles. It’s important to enjoy what you do if you want to be at peace. 2 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be aware of what others say and do. An inappropriate response will cost you emotionally. Bide your time, be observant and offer help instead of criticism. Too much of anything is best avoided. Work on yourself, not trying to change others. 2 stars
Pearls Before Swine
Stephan Pastis
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t overlook new possibilities. When one door closes, another door opens. Partnerships may be dicey. You will win favors and come out a winner if you treat others with respect. Romance is on the rise. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Unusual alterations at home or within the dynamics of important relationships can be expected. Face each crossroad with a passionate and progressive tone and you will find a way to prosper and forge ahead. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be careful how you handle personal matters and family dynamics. Not everyone will see things your way or want to participate in your plans. Go about your business and you will enjoy the people you meet along the way. 2 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Keep busy, finish what you start and avoid anyone who offers negative remarks or tries to distract you. Getting things done in a reasonable amount of time should be your goal. Maintain simplicity and live within your means. 4 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You can get ahead if you are willing to listen, adapt and use your intelligence to expand your interests. Discipline and the willingness to work hard will put you in a category that will be difficult to match. 5 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sign up for anything that will help you build a better environment to live in. Choose your friends wisely and don’t forget about those who have stood by your side for years. Old friendships will offer strength, encouragement and support. 3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take care of personal health, wealth and settlements. Don’t leave any stone unturned or let anyone speak on your behalf. Control is the name of the game if you want to get things done your own way. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t be fooled by your imagination or the assumptions others make. Stick to basics and rely on truth, facts and what you know. A little force behind your plans will give you the momentum required to excel. 3 stars
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Universal Crossword ACROSS
59 Sound of contentment
1 Type of car lights
60 Litigation starter
4 Mosquitolike flies
61 Exact punishment for
10 Miss. for Mississippi, e.g.
62 Ham surrounder, sometimes
14 Diver’s requirement
63 Mellowed, as wine
15 Form a mental image
64 Made a shambles of (with “up”)
16 Villain’s nemesis
65 Swerve off course momentarily
17 Nucleus contents
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18 Kindly ear to lend
1 Furbys, Beanie Babies and others
20 Vast blue thing
2 Sty sound
21 Good dental advice
3 Some brain tissue
22 Some huge ovens
4 Ones finding it hard to
23 Perform drudgery 25 Common connector 26 It’s not real, but it’s still tugged on
be accepted 5 Musical compositions that evoke rural life 6 Band sample
31 Put bottom to cushion
7 Things in need of filling
34 Poker pay-ins
8 Some fraternity letters
35 Left
9 Weight room unit
36 English river
36 “Comin’ ___ the Rye”
10 In front
38 Sharpen
37 Word with “plow,” “bump”
11 Wagers
42 Deciphered
12 Native Londoner
44 Beer, slangily
13 Legendary creatures that
45 School for teaching
or “break” 38 Fuses together via heat 39 It grows beneath the surface
eat elephants
horsemanship
40 Is remorseful about
19 ___ Kong
46 NBA position
41 One willed
24 Some cookies
48 City of a famous
42 Skin care prefix
25 Some insects
43 Certain honorific for men
26 Head cover
49 Overconfident
44 Nostalgically schmaltzy
27 It involves a low interest rate?
50 Pentathlon sword event
46 Sign of a big-time beer drinker
28 One that’s not quite a teenager
51 Tear open
47 Play components
29 On again, as a pilot flame
52 Removes weeds, in a way
48 Impostor
30 Short-tailed lemur
53 Some places to stay overnight
51 Horned African beast, briefly
31 Brief narrative
55 Tofu source (var.)
54 Recipe amt.
32 Kind of therapy
56 Sound of relief
57 Type of plea filled with emotion 33 Complete
Yesterday’s Solution
leaning tower
58 Legendary singer Cooke
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STREAK Knights have now won 3 consecutive games against OSU with Friday’s blowout continued from back goal by senior team captain midfielder Macy Scott. The Knights then broke the seal on the game, scoring another
two goals and taking a 3-1 lead with 19:54 on the clock in the first half. The back-to-back goals came from junior attacker Joanna Reilly and freshman midfielder Samantha Budd.
“It was a great win, it was a great feeling and it was a total team effort,” Budd said. “After watching them on TV and seeing how exciting it looked to beat them in overtime twice, it was a great feeling to carry that on and win against them three times in a row.” Senior team captain attacker Amanda Turturro extended Rutgers’ scoring streak to three, scoring off a shot from the left
Senior midfielder Kristina Dunphey had a hat trick in the team’s 15-5 blowout win versus Ohio State, giving her 17 goals on the season. HENRY FOWLER / MARCH 2017
SEASON Rutgers loses 1st game ever playing as No. 1 team in country at Delaware top-ranked team in the nation during his six-year tender on The Scarlet Knight defense the Banks. And as the man who was able to tighten up in the sec- brought this team this far, he took ond quarter and allowed just 1 responsibility for a disappointDelaware goal. The offense could ing result. “Players got us to be number not match that effort, though, as freshman attacker Kieran Mullins one,” he said. “We were 8-0 cause scored its only goal of the quarter, we have great players. We didn’t with the Knights heading into the handle being number one. I have locker room down 7-2, a position to do a better job as a head coach.” The defense, which has been Rutgers had yet to be in this season. The question remained if the main reason the Knights the Knights would come out for climbed so high in the ranking bethe second half looking like the fore even playing a Big Ten game, had a very up team many and down day, people saw for locking down eight games Delaware in this year -- a “I guess we thought the second and combination everything would click third quarters, of lockdown the way it’s been all but coming defense and season ...” out slow and an opportunisfolding down tic and clinicCHRIS GROEL the stretch. al offense. Senior Defender S e n i o r Rutgers Chris Groel did exactly leads the unit that, holding a in ground balls commanding 5-2 goal differential in the third this season and said after the quarter and Mullins scored just 26 game that the team didn’t come seconds into the fourth quarter to out with enough intesity to match turn a 9-3 second half deficit to just the Blue Hens’ and could not dig itself out of the early hole. 9-8 with over 14 minutes to play. “We just didn’t play our game But the Blue Hens came storming back on their home field, scor- today,” he said. “I guess we ing 4 straight goals in the fourth thought everything would click to ice the program’s first ever vic- the way it’s been all season and we took for granted all the little things tory over a No. 1 team. Head coach Brian Brecht we’ve been doing right all year.” On offense, Mullins was able has turned the program from a conference bottomfeeder to the to keep his now five-game hat continued from back
trick streak going, scoring 4 goals and dishing out 2 assists. The rest of the attack couldn’t produce at the same level, as Heningburg had just 2 goals -- one of which came in garbage time -- and senior attacker Connor Murphy was a nonfactor, accumulating no points on just four shots.
side and extending the Knights’ lead to 4-1 with 13:34 left in the first half. Turturro connected on her second straight goal off the assist from sophomore attacker Abbey Brooks. Rutgers looked in good shape, holding a 5-1 lead with 11:04 to play in the half. The Buckeyes finally stopped the Knights’ scoring streak of five straight and cut into their lead with two straight goals of their own, making it 5-3 with three minutes remaining in the first half. Rutgers nearly scored another goal with three seconds left in the half, but it was called back because of a penalty. The Knights took a 5-3 lead into the locker room. Budd opened things up for Rutgers at the start of the second half, scoring her second goal of the game and extending the lead for the Knights back to 3 goals. Ohio State didn’t let that stand for long, scoring less than thirty seconds later and putting Rutgers’ lead back to two with the score at 6-4. Redshirt junior attacker Nicole Kopyta added to her team-leading 17 goals on the season at the 25:17 mark in the second half, scoring her 18th goal off a free position shot. The Knights matched their largest lead of the game at 4, after junior midfielder Paige Paratore scored to give Rutgers an 8-4 lead with 22:32 left to play. Two minutes later, the Buckeyes scored to tighten things up at 8-5. “I thought we played really well,” Paratore said. “We
prepared for this all week, we scouted them, we really did the things that we worked on and really executed, so I think we just all around played well on both sides.” After nearly 10 minutes of scoreless action, Paratore broke the silence and scored her second goal of the game, bringing the Knights a 9-5 lead with 10:34 left in regulation. Rutgers took its largest lead of the game at the 9:11 mark of the second half, when senior midfielder Kristina Dunphey scored off an unassisted goal. Dunphey scored again less than two minutes later for backto-back goals for the Knights, extending their lead to 6 goals and an 11-5 score. Budd scored her third goal of the game with a little over seven minutes to play, getting the hat trick off a goal down the middle and bringing the lead to 12-5 in Rutgers’ favor. The Knights brought their scoring streak to seven straight off a goal from junior midfielder Sydney Quinn, another goal from Scott, and a third goal from Dunphey. With that, Rutgers brought the score to 15-5 and would finish it off as such. The Knights matched both their highest scoring game and lowest goals allowed in the matchup with Ohio State. “I think it has just become that natural rivalry,” Brand-Sias said.
The Knights simply didn’t look like or play like the best team in the country and it cost them. This game was no fluke, there was nothing out of the ordinary, they were just outplayed by a team that wanted it more. We didn’t get a great effort from the bench, we didn’t have a great effort shooting, we didn’t
get a great effort on the defensive end in the first half,” said Brecht. “It’s a 60-minute game and we only played well for about 15.”
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Senior midfielder Jeff George tallied a goal at Delaware, but Rutgers could not find consistent offense and suffered its first loss of the seaosn. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2017
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Page 11 BASEBALL RUTGERS GETS ROAD SWEEP OVER USC UPSTATE IN SPARTANBURG, S.C.
Knights sweep USC Upstate, Harris homers 3 times Robert Sanchez Staff Writer
The bats have awoken. The Rutgers baseball team snapped a five-game losing streak this weekend with a three-game sweep of USC Upstate in South Carolina. During that five-game stretch, the Scarlet Knights (9-14) failed to score more than 4 runs, a tough plan for success for a team who had gone 33-8 since 2015 when scoring more than 6 runs. That record now says 35-8. Rutgers took the first game of the series a little differently — with excellent pitching and some timely hitting. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Serafino Brito (1-5) pitched seven innings, giving up no runs on eight hits and striking out five to secure his first win of the season. The Knights offense gave him an early lead to work with as they scored 2 in the first and 2 in the second and would eventually win by a score of 5-1. Senior Mike Carter, who started the game in left field, did most of the damage, going 2-5 with a double and four runs batted in (RBI). Sophomore centerfielder Jawuan Harris and senior third baseman Christian Campbell also had two hit performances. For the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, senior righthander John O’Reilly (1-4) was effective in his five and two-thirds
Senior Mike Carter had a stong weekend in Rutgers’ sweep on the road at USC Upstate. He leads the team with a .402 batting average. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2017 innings of work, giving up 4 runs on eight hits but left the game with his team down 4-1 and could not qualify for the win. Rutgers would quickly respond, scoring 4 runs in the next half inning to go
up 5-4. USC Upstate responded with 3 runs of their own an inning later and went up 7-5. The Knights though had another big inning in them and scored 5 unanswered runs in the top of the eighth and
won by a score of 10-7. Junior Ryan Wares (1-0) came in for the seventh inning and picked up his first win of the season. Shortly after the first game, the Knights were playing in the
second game of the doubleheader and picked up right where they left off, literally. Harris hit a leadoff home run to start the game and Rutgers would score 6 runs in the top of the first inning and chased starter Campbell out of the game after only two-thirds innings. Harris went on to hit two more dingers to give him a team-leading seven on the season as the Knights went on to win 11-3. Harris finished the game going 3-5 with four RBIs. Carter, junior first baseman Milo Freeman, sophomore left fielder Mike Martinez and freshman shortstop Kevin Welsh each had two hits apiece. Martinez, who started both games on Saturday, finished the day with five hits including a home run. Senior right hander Gaby Rosa (3-1) picked up the win pitching five innings of one run ball. Freshman Eric Reardon, Kyle Gerace and Tevin Murray as well as sophomore Kevin Romero finished things off in relief. The three-game sweep was the first for Rutgers since taking down USF at Bainton Field in 2014 and the first sweep away from home since 2013 when they beat Villanova in all three games. For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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“It’s a 60-minute game and we only played well for about 15.” — Head men’s lacrosse coach Brian Brecht on Rutgers’ first loss of the season
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WOMEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS 15, OHIO STATE 5
RU continues dominant streak over OSU Coby Green Staff Writer
In another dominating performance this season, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team beat down on Ohio State and made it three straight victories against the visiting squad. The Scarlet Knights (6-4, 1-1) took on the Buckeyes (6-6, 0-2) at High Point Solutions Stadium on Friday, starting off a four-game home stand with a big win over their conference rival. Rutgers has now beaten Ohio State three straight times, dating back to two overtimes wins, including a tough one in the first round of the 2016 Big Ten Tournament last season. Although the Knights won the initial draw control of the game, Ohio State struck first with the first goal just 2:17 into the game. “It starts from the draw, really fighting for draw control, which is such an important aspect of our game,” said head coach Laura Brand-Sias. “Great defensive sets, good goalie saves, taking care of the ball in transition and just maximizing our opportunities on attack and really trying to work the clock as best as we could.” Rutgers took some time to respond, but eventually tied things up off an unassisted See STREAK on Page 10
Junior attacker Nicole Kopyta scored her team-leading 18th goal of the season in the Scarlet Knights’ dominating 15-5 victory over conference foe Ohio State on Friday night. HENRY FOWLER / MARCH 2017
MEN’S LACROSSE DELAWARE 13, RUTGERS 9
No. 1 Rutgers drops first game of season Griffin Whitmer Associate Sports Editor
NEWARK, Del. -- It was a perfect day for lacrosse. But the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team had anything but that. A lacrosse game is four quarters long, so when the No. 1 Scarlet Knights (8-1) only put together one good period, they set themselves up for a disappointing 13-9 at the hands of unranked Delaware (7-3). After senior midfielder Jeff George fired in a goal to open up the game, the Blue Hens came out with an intensity that Rutgers simply could not match. They went on a 6-0 run to close out the first quarter, giving the Knights the largest deficit they had seen all year. Delaware ran a loose zone and locked on junior attacker Jules Heningburg early and often. It was a new look for Rutgers and stifled them for the first 15 minutes. “We just couldn’t crack it early and that was a problem for us,” said George. “We were more hesitant because we saw something new. If we just come out and run our game and just play fast, that’s how we’re gonna break those new zones and new schemes that we see.” Head coach Brian Brecht took responsibility for the Scarlet Knights dropping their first game of the season as the No. 1 team in the nation. They are back in action Friday at Johns Hopkins. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2017 NBA SCORES
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Houston Oklahoma City
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JAWUAN HARRIS,
sophomore outfielder, hit three home runs on Saturday, bringing his season total to seven and making him the first Scarlet Knight to hit three home runs in a game since Nick Cerulo in 2002. Harris also starts at wide receiver for the football team.
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BASEBALL
WOMEN’S LACROSSE SOFTBALL
TRACK AND FIELD
at Monmouth
vs. Niagara
at Hofstra
Colonial Relays
Wednesday, 4 p.m., Hempstead, N.Y.
Thursday, All Day, Williamsburg, Va.
Tomorrow, 3 p.m., Tomorrow, 7 p.m., West Long Branch, N.J.. Piscataway, N.J.