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Johnson & Johnson pledges $1M. to New Brunswick theatre RYAN STIESI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Johnson & Johnson has pledged a $1 million donation to the New Brunswick-based State Theatre New Jersey, another move in a longterm relationship with the theatre and surrounding city. Johnson & Johnson is one of the State Theatre’s current partners, according to the theatre’s website. Scott Fergang, board chair of State Theatre New Jersey, said that the donation represents the company’s support over the past 30 years and its commitment to Middlesex County and its residents. “We are ver y grateful to all of our partners at Johnson & Johnson, helping us tremendously in our ongoing fundraising efforts, and whose dedication has been so inspiring,” Fergang said in an email. “J&J’s support of State Theatre New Jersey over the past 30 years has demonstrated its stalwart commitment to the Middlesex County community.” The $1 million donation will be paid over a 5-year period, according to a report from ROI-NJ. The pledge happened at the beginning of the fourth annual Johnson & Johnson Evening at the State event, according to the report. Genevieve Rogers, a global media relations professional at Johnson & Johnson, said the company
Johnson & Johnson’s $1 million donation to the State Theatre will be paid out over five years. The theatre attracts approximately 200,000 patrons yearly and contributes to New Jersey’s multi-million dollar performing arts industry. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS is proud to make the donation, and called the theatre an important part of New Brunswick. “The New Jersey State Theatre is an integral part of the New Brunswick community, bringing world-class performances to New Jersey and providing educational opportunities to young people in
our community,” Rogers said in an email. The theatre is the second largest not-for-profit presenting hall in the state, according to its history. It contributes to New Jersey’s multi-million dollar performing-arts tourism industry, and attracts approximately 200,000
patrons annually. The theatre also provides educational programming for students that includes an Artist-in-Residence program, Scientists Exploring the Arts and more, according to its history. “We are proud to be gifting $1 million to the State Theatre as part of our longstanding commitment
to New Brunswick and foundational responsibility to support the communities in which we live and work,” Rogers said. “This is the latest contribution to the theater, building off of many years of partnership and we hope it will continue to support all of the theater’s important endeavors.”
More white supremacy flyers found on 3 of 4 campuses CHRISTIAN ZAPATA NEWS EDITOR
Spotted in front of the Sojourner Truth Apartments, Identity Evropa flyers were also photographed next to the Douglass Student Center and near the Ravine Bridge on Douglass campus. The images were posted on the organization’s Twitter. TWITTER
Last week, new white supremacy flyers were spotted on campus that mirrored those found last semester by the same organization. Identity Evropa, a group that self-describes itself as “a fraternal organization for people of European heritage located in the United States” has had its flyers taken down by the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD), according to an article from the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. Some flyers were found on a post in front of the Sojourner Truth Apartments, near the Douglass Student Center and by the Ravine Bridge next to the Mason Gross School of the Arts, as seen in a tweet by the organization. Last semester its flyers were found on the College Avenue, Douglass and Livingston campuses with the phrase “Our Generation, Our Future, Our Last Chance”
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written across and the organization’s name in bold letters at the bottom, according to an article by The Daily Targum. This time around the organization sported flyers with its name and emblem centered in the middle, along with other variations of those spotted last year that featured Identity Evropa in large bold letters and images of its members in the background. “The group has made a concerted effort to display posters at colleges and universities nationwide as part of #ProjectSeige, an outreach effort to connect with students,” according to the Homeland Security site. The organization was founded in March 2016, and it has since joined the ranks of other white supremacy groups entering the public sector under a more discrete alias. “While traditional white supremacist organizations have focused on ‘rebranding,’ new SEE CAMPUSES ON PAGE 4
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THURSDAY 3/29 The Microbial Biology Graduate Program presents “Microbial Biology Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Ashley” at 10 a.m. to the Marine Sciences Building on Cook campus. This event is free and open to the public.
The Center for African Studies presents “Fake’ Genre, Twitter Humor & The Constitution of Youth as Political Agents in Guinea-Conakry” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Rutgers Academic Building on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.
The Center on Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program and Psychiatric Services presents “Mindfulness Meditation” from noon to 1 p.m. at the Douglass Student Center on Douglass campus. This event is free and open to the public.
The Office of Summer & Winter Sessions presents “Summer Session Info Table!” from 12:30 to 4 p.m. at the Busch Student Center on Busch campus. This event is free and open to the public.
The TA Project presents “Online & Hybrid Teaching: An Overview” from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the College Avenue Student Center on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.
The Rutgers Graduate Students presents “Mapping New Directions in International Research: Second Annual Graduate Student Symposium” from 1 to 6:30 p.m. at the Livingston Student Center on Livingston campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Friday 3/30 The Catholic Student Association presents “Catholic Good Friday Living Stations of the Cross” from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus. This event is free and open to the public.
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Rutgers student studies declining orangutan population firsthand RYAN MCAULIFFE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Orangutan populations in Indonesia and Malaysia are declining at a rapid rate. Didik Prasetyo, a Rutgers doctoral student in the Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program, has been working with orangutans for 15 years. He said in an email that in ideal conditions like protected forests, female orangutans live for approximately 53 years while males live for approximately 58 years. Due to high deforestation, the land use changing and habitat loss in the last five years, both the orangutan-human conflict and the number of killed orangutans has increased, Prasetyo said. The orangutan’s unique characteristics and behaviors are ignored in favor of fast economic development, he said. Demand for high crude palm oil and timber are primary causes of the increasing forest loss and land-use changes in Indonesia. He said he finds their behavior interesting, and believes that studying them is beneficial to human understanding of the Indonesian and Malaysian rainforest ecosystems. “Orangutan is the actor for regenerating the forest, they could disperse the seeds from the fruit tree that they consumed, or they could open the forest canopy while build a nest and allow sunlights touch the forest ground, (sic)” Prasetyo said. In the past, Prasetyo said he has worked with several non-government organizations in Indonesia on orangutan conservation. He said he now works closely with the community in Borneo,
Asia to protect the orangutan habitat through research and community environmental education. “Tuanan Orangutan Research Program is the best example of collaborative management on orangutan conservation, we work together with ministry of forestry, Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, and other Indonesian universities,” Prasetyo said. He is currently working on behalf of a partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Rutgers University and the Universitas Nasional in Jakarta. He has been a member of this team for four years. Funding for the research is secured for the next two years from the USAID Program to extend scholarships and training to achieve sustainable impacts, he said. “However, I still need more funding for my sample analysis and hopefully Rutgers University could help,” Prasetyo said. His current research centers on how environmental cues might affect the morphology of male orangutans. “By understanding (these) cues, we would understand how orangutan could adapt or maybe not with several environmental changes such as food availability, (sic)” Prasetyo said. Erin Vogel, a professor in the Department of Anthropology and advisor in Prasetyo’s program, agreed with Prasetyo on the need for change in orangutan habitats. Orangutan populations are declining, Vogel said. This is happening rapidly due to human migration into forested areas for logging, palm oil, agriculture and hunting operations.
Didik Prasetyo, a Rutgers doctoral student in the Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program, spent 15 years studying orangutans and has worked with non-government organizations in Indonesia on their conservation. He currently works with a community in Borneo, Asia. RUTGERS.EDU “ ... Orangutans are the only living great apes in Asia. Their populations are declining at an alarming rate, thus placing both species (of orangutan) on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered.” Vogel has been working with orangutans for 15 years. She has seen how rapidly the landscape is changing and has developed a personal attachment to securing its protection. She has developed an environmental education program at
A male orangutan, pictured above, lives for approximately 58 years, while their female counterparts have an average lifespan of 53 years. Both populations are rapidly declining due to human interference. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
several schools along the Kapuas River in Indonesia, according to her website. “Rutgers has provided me with logistical and financial support to fund my research and the field station that I co-direct,” Vogel said. Prasetyo said protecting the orangutan population and habitat is the most important action in minimizing how much the population decreases. He said collaborative management
between the government, private sector, educational and research institutions is needed to implement a plan for conser vation efforts. Both Prasetyo and Vogel said that public awareness is key to preserving the orangutan population. “I think that we can all contribute to making a difference,” Vogel said. “This may start as being a conscientious consumer, or promoting sustainable methods to growing palm oil.”
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CAMPUSES Identity Evropa was founded in 2016, it claims to have members present at Rutgers CONTINUED FROM FRONT white supremacist groups have emerged, promoting a purist European identity and recruiting younger, educated members. Many of these groups originated
has people at Rutgers, among other schools, according to the article. “We’ve got people at around 60 to 70 schools across the country. We’ve probably got around 300 members, last I checked,” Damigo said. In a statement to MyCentral-
“We’ve got people at around 60 to 70 schools across the country. We’ve probably got around 300 members ... ” NATHAN DAMIGO Founder of Identity Evropa
on social media platforms, such as 4chan, 8chan, Twitter and Reddit, but they have expanded activities, to include distributing recruitment posters on campuses and inciting violence at protests and rallies across the United States,” according to the site. In an interview with The Tab last semester, the organization’s founder Nathan Damigo, a student at California State, said the organization had visited more than 40 colleges and
Jersey.com, Rutgers University— New Brunswick spokesman Neal Buccino said, “Rutgers University—New Brunswick condemns all forms of bias, which have no place in our society or on our campus ... The flyers were not posted by a recognized University organization and violated our posting guidelines and policy.” Buccino said the flyers were taken down after being reported to RUPD.
These flyers have since been taken down by the Rutgers University Police Department. In a statement, University Spokesperson Neal Buccino said Rutgers condemns all forms of bias which have no place in society and on campus. TWITTER
CRIME BAYONNE - A Bayonne woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated manslaughter in the stabbing death of Pablo Caamano, 34, an acquaintance who picked her up from a road in Woodbridge, authorities said Monday. Caamano, also of Bayonne, was found dead in July 2016. Investigators said Calderon was walking on Randolph Avenue in Woodbridge when Caamano drove by and stopped to pick her up early in the morning. Calderon must ser ve at least 85 percent of her prison term for the murder before becoming eligible for parole. JERSEY CITY - A Jersey City teen was charged with dealing heroin on Saturday when police interrupted a sale in an area known for drug traf ficking, authorities said. Of ficers conducting sur veillance between Bergen Avenue and Mar tin Luther King Drive said they watched Adams accept money from a man, then walked away and entered a vehicle. Of ficers surrounded the vehicle, believing Adams intended to drive away. They said he threw the bags into the back seat, got out of the car and tried to close the door before being taken into custody according to a criminal complaint. Shawn Adams, 19, has been charged with possession of 20 bags of heroin, possession with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of Snyder High School.
JERSEY CITY - Jose Pais, a 75-yearold Kearny man, has been charged with robbing lottery tickets and cash at knifepoint from a gas station on Saturday. He is also being charged with weapons offenses in connection to the incident on Schuyler Avenue near Duke Street, according to a criminal complaint. The gas station employee said Pais asked for scratch-offs and when he realized Pais could not pay for them, he removed them from the counter, according to the complaint. Pais appeared on the charges Monday in Criminal Justice Reform Court in Jersey City via video from the Hudson County jail. BERGEN COUNTY - A 27-year-old man allegedly broke into and stole from 19 businesses between July and September 2017, police said. Aaron Sukhdeo was jailed for driving without a license and was set to be released on Monday, but police from his hometown were waiting for him at the jail with a new arrest warrant charging him with the recent burglaries. He allegedly burglarized gas stations, a carpeting business and a Burger King, but it is unclear how much Sukhdeo stole Bergenfield Police Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said, because the dollar amounts business owners left in their registers overnight could not be determined. Sukhdeo was processed at Bergenfield Police headquarters and sent back to Bergen County Jail to await a detention hearing.
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Students, law enforcement consider danger of driving high JUSTIN VON DEN STEINEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
New Jerseyans have long toyed with the idea of legalizing marijuana in the Garden State. With Gov. Phil Murphy’s (D-N.J.) recent election, lawmakers have already introduced a bill which would legalize possession and personal use of small amounts of marijuana for persons age 21 and over, according to bill S830 in the New Jersey State Legislature. While some members of the community are excited for the possibility of New Jersey becoming the ninth state to legalize marijuana for recreational use, others are concerned about the impact the drug could have on New Jersey’s motorways. Recently, the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) stated its opposition to legalizing marijuana, according to NJ Spotlight. Due to safe-driving concerns and the lack of verifiable testing methods, some New Jersey law enforcement officials are worried that legalizing marijuana could increase the rate of accidents on New Jersey’s roads. The NJSACOP will form a working group “comprised of law enforcement professionals charged with gathering input from community leaders and healthcare professionals,” which will begin to reexamine previous research and start a new conversation around the subject, according to its press release. It stated that there is currently not enough evidence to come to a solid conclusion regarding the long-term effects that legalizing marijuana could have on the state. Sayreville Police Chief John Zebrowski of the NJSACOP said that despite an unclear understanding of data surrounding marijuanna use, there is still cause for concern among law enforcement officials, according to NJ Spotlight. Even supporters of marijuana legalization agree that evidence of the effects it could have is not necessarily clear. Anish Patel, a graduate student in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, said the lack of research and federal law remains a hindrance on the push for legalization. “Without a federal rescheduling, a lift on the ban or some sort of movement at (the federal) level, it’s going to be really tough to do the research necessar y,” Patel said. Under the supervision of professor Ray Caprio, director of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center, Patel has conducted interviews with municipal leaders throughout New Jersey to try and understand what a legalized market might look like across the state. The real issue is that federal law prevents universities like Rutgers from conducting the research necessary to determine what effects marijuana legalization would have on the state, Patel said. “We get a lot of money from the federal government in the form of grants, research opportunities, and if we’re using a federally controlled substance, illegally essentially under federal law, then we’re in a pretty tight spot,” Patel said.
Police chiefs across the state are looking at new ways to discern the effects of driving while under the influence of marijuana as New Jersey moves closer toward legalizing the Schedule I drug. Some students feel driving under the influence of alcohol is a more pressing issue. PIXABAY Public officials and experts are Other students think the issue of Health (NIH) showed that not the only ones weighing in on is not as serious as some have “(marijuana) users perceive their the issue. Rutgers students carry made it out to be. driving under the influence as strong opinions on marijuana and Amanda Leifer, a School of impaired” and, as a result, tend to the effects that legalization could Environmental and Biological drive more cautiously, according have on the University. Sciences sophomore, said that to NJ Spotlight. Mei Chen, a Drivers tendSchool of Arts ed to increase and Sciences their following “Students who chose to use these products senior, said it distance, deare most likely going to be too high to want is hypocritical crease their to get up off of the couches, so I don’t for marijuaspeed and rethink Rutgers will have such a big issue.” na to remain fuse to overtake illegal over other drivers on AMANDA LEIFER safety issues the road, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Sophomore while alcohol study reported. While eviremains easily dence like the accessible. “Why aren’t we concerned “students who chose to use these NIH study has been cited by about accidents cause by drink- products are most likely going to marijuana activists, there is a ing and driving? If we are ban- be too high to want to get up off of growing body of evidence that ning marijuana due to safe-driv- the couches, so I don’t think Rut- marijuana legalization could potentially increase the number ing concerns, then we really gers will have such a big issue.” According to NJ Spotlight, a of accidents by drivers under should have banned alcohol a study by the National Institutes the influence. long time ago, (sic)” Chen said.
“The number of drivers involved in fatal crashes in Colorado who tested positive for marijuana has risen sharply each year since 2013, more than doubling in that time ...,” The Denver Post reported. Despite fears that marijuana could increase the danger on New Jersey roadways, there are many people who feel the issues surrounding marijuana are far greater than road safety. Under the current system, students with arrest records can face stiff challenges in finding jobs, and some even run the risk of losing financial aid. Chen said she thinks it is wrong that for some of her friends, their futures remain in jeopardy under current laws. “Background checks often date back seven years and look through all the arrest records of individuals, and I believe it is a little silly if an individual is not able (to) obtain jobs because they have an arrest record of marijuana usage,” she said. While students risk big fines and arrest records from getting caught with marijuana, they are not the only group that could benefit from more relaxed drug laws. One of the biggest factors in the push to legalize, are issues of social justice and systemic racism. “Legalizing, decriminalizing, those two things would go a long way in restoring a population of minorities that have long been a target of anti-drug laws,” Patel said. He said the fight for marijuana legalization is important to Rutgers students because it affects their futures, especially if they plan to stay in New Jersey. Millennials have been the driving force in the shift toward accepting marijuana as a recreational drug, Patel said. With the Pew Research Center reporting that the number of existing millennials is now beginning to surpass the population of previous generations, including baby boomers, it is clear that going for ward the young adults of today’s generation will have a part to play in the discussion.
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Young Americans are taking massive strides UNVEILING THE TRUTH LUKE HINRICHS
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n a local New Brunswick elementary school, a young girl’s tiny hands meticulously built the divisions she had seen outside her window. She resurrected the very same walls of hate she has seen permeate her world. It was Valentine’s Day and all the second graders were rifling through their bags for their gifted sweets. Her sugary focus at the moment was on those lovely messages — “Be Mine,” “Miss you,” “Soul Mate” — which for her, had been smothered by a darker reality. I watched as she had taken out her small container of sweetheart candies and began separating the white hearts from the colored hearts. The white hearts had to be separated, she claimed. She said the white hearts did not like the colored candies, that they hated them. They did not care if the colored candies lived or died. They hated being around them without even taking the time to listen to what they had to say — “I love you,” “Me & You,” “Friend me.” In the second grade, she recognized social grouping and the “othering” of America. In her youth, she understood the existence of the hate that is perpetuated through the refusal to listen and learn. Young America does not have its head in the sand. It watches from a unique position above the generations who have abdicated responsibility because of the ingrained status quo suppression of the belief that change can be made. Young America, from this heightened position of hope, will hoist up the torch of liberty to shed light on the injustices and misguided actions of the path on which we currently lay in rigor mortis, so that we can move forward righteously as non progredi est regredi. On March 24, the organized efforts under the leadership of young activists culminated in not the apogee of a movement, but in a significant step toward decisive change: the March for Our Lives. Demonstrators in support of the student-driven movement flooded streets across the nation and across the globe, calling for governmental action against senseless gun violence. Over the course of the march and rally, the Parkland survivors stood up and spoke out against the senseless gun violence that plagues America. The Parkland students time and again recognized their privilege in relation to the amplification of their voices and the success of the movement and, in doing so, they couple their acknowledgement with a stage for the marginalized and silenced. The movement is strengthened in unification with the communities whose stories of gun violence too often have been ignored. Among the speakers who had survived mass shootings were those from these communities with pervasive gun violence. The shooting like the one in Parkland, which affected affluent white youths, occur relatively rarely, while children of color fall victim to gun violence approximately every hour of their lives. On average, Black children are four times more likely to be killed by gunfire than white children and Black men are 13 times more likely, according to the group Everytown for Gun Safety. One of the most visible survivors of the Parkland shooting, David Hogg, unequivocally answered when asked how the media has faltered in its coverage of the tragedy. “Not giving Black students a voice,” Hogg responded, according to Axios. The discussion cannot and importantly has not been based solely on the devastating school shootings. School shootings represent only a tiny fraction of the gun violence epidemic. A child is left bleeding or dead in the streets every hour on average. Not in a war-torn undeveloped country, but in the United States, the right to life has been relinquished to profiteering and interest group influence. In an interview with The Atlantic, Meira Levinson, a Harvard Graduate School of Education professor, cited research showing that “the concerns of middle-class and affluent students, particularly those who are white, are ‘more likely to be interpreted as universal’ whereas the concerns of their lower-income peers of color are more likely to be regarded as relevant to and true of a small percentage of kids.” While factors resulting from education inequality, income and race have played a role, the Parkland survivors have quickly turned gun-violence activism into an inclusive national movement. The survivors of the tragic Parkland mass shooting have translated their trauma and the horrific facts of gun violence into a campaign that has lifted up the hammer of democracy in one hand and the voice of the people in the other. In a swinging and continued motion, they have come to turn the cemented progression of post-gun violence events, which anticlimactically end with forgotten lives, unanswered democratic calls and no change, into a memorial of rubble. Through pain, grief, frustration and hope, the youth of America refuses to be content with an inactive role in the present and future, refuses to “know their place.” The future is in the young, and the future is now. Luke Hinrichs is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year majoring in political science and economics. His column, “Unveiling the Truth,“ runs on alternate Wednesdays.
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nyone who lives in New Brunswick sees of one’s preference. In other words, those students its rapid development firsthand. Mom- who are fortunate enough to come from a well-off and-pop shops that once ser ved the family will be able to live in their housing of choice, community have since been replaced by large but those who do not will be forced to make living and wealthy corporations and new buildings. The accommodations that may not have been necessary gentrification of cities does well to improve their if gentrification had not happened. With that said, it is not obvious that gentriaesthetic and infrastructure, but there are other consequences that go along with it. It may ver y fication is entirely a bad thing. It seems that on well be wor thwhile to examine the ef fect that the face there is nothing wrong with bettering the continued gentrification of New Brunswick the city’s infrastructure. Additionally, since genwill have on its community, including the Rut- trification entails the construction of new buildings and projects, jobs may ver y well be created gers community. Often times, gentrification is followed by the through this process. But what else is not obvidisplacement of those in poverty. As cities be- ous is that this is an either/or situation — that come, in a sense, more “livable” places, those we must either have gentrification and push out those in poverty, or with the money to have no gentrificado so will pay the tion at all. It seems necessar y price to both are possible. live there — even“... it seems as if gentrification without We can allow for tually pricing out a plan to help or allow those struggling the development of those who cannot the city without disafford the rising financially to remain in New Brunswick placing families. cost of residence. would be morally and Considering the At approximately implications that 35 percent, New ethically questionable.” come along with Brunswick’s povgentrification in reerty rate is signifigard to the current cantly higher than New Brunswick the poverty rate of the nation as a whole, which is 14.7 percent. We community, it seems as if gentrification without a can see, then, how gentrification will affect many plan to help or allow those struggling financially to remain in New Brunswick would be morally and residents of the city. If gentrification brings with it a higher cost of ethically questionable. Additionally, it would seem to living, it may very well set additional financial bur- go against the values of Rutgers University. For the dens onto students. Considering the fact that many sake of preserving our community’s efforts toward Rutgers students wish to live in off-campus housing, diversity and inclusion, before the gentrification of there is no doubt that a good portion of them will feel New Brunswick reaches the point where those in the negative affects of the city’s rapid development. poverty are forced out, there must be some plan or It seems that with gentrification may also come an policy devised that will make accommodations for unfair disparity with regard to accessing the housing those who will need it. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 150th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Students should take time away from worrying about future TRAIPSE THE FINE LINE SRUTI BEZAWADA
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anging out with family is great, especially for us college students. After spending weeks at the residence hall avoiding them and their drag-you-off-the-bed-by-the-legs, “back-inmy-day” justification for everything, it is always nice to return home to the familiar dysfunctional monotony of your siblings’ whining, lectures on the dangers of weight gain and the sudden, suspiciously coincidental influx of chores. This spring break, we arranged a trip to San Francisco, California, thanks to my parents’ time and effort. The decision was a bit risky. My sister’s spring break does not coincide with Rutgers’, so she would miss a week’s work of school. And as my dismal luck would have it, the very Friday before the break began, I lost my folder containing all the study materials required for two midterms scheduled right after. And I broke my laptop. My parents’ reaction — disappointed, to say the least. Plane tickets were already purchased, no refunds allowed. I tried to be excited. Well, as excited as all students try to be as life falls apart around them. My only consolation was our destination: the Golden State. I had never been there before, and I was determined to enjoy it no matter what.
Let us just say, with the way things were going, drama was bound to get in the way. The funny thing about road trips is that there is no escape. When you are at home, you can lock yourself in your room and scroll away on your phone, and there is no way your parents could catch you until they open your door. So you have a split-second chance to look like you have been studying. In a car, though, you are exposed, and there is no way you are running out on a 10-lane-wide highway with vehicles hurtling past at more than 60 miles an hour. Plus, if you are like me, you
only triggering my parents further. During the trip, the incessant infighting, sulking, bickering and blaming seemed insurmountable and I was ready to give up on the Yosemite adventure. But we persisted, and it made the long journeys to Yosemite, San Francisco Chinatown, the attractions on the Piers, Muir Woods National Monument and the Golden Gate Bridge and State Park all the more memorable. In fact, now when we look back on the petty things we fought about, it was all nothing — even funny — compared to the impact
“... when we do not have our book and laptop-filled backpacks hanging off our shoulders and weighing us down, we feel strangely vulnerable.” usually do not see or help your family much during the Rutgers school week. Which, on the 4-hour car ride from San Francisco International Airport to Yosemite National Park, indubitably translates to: “Sruti, watch how your father parallel parks.” “Don’t use that tone with your sister!” “How many clubs have you joined?” “I was suggesting this hotel, why did you go with that other one? WHY DO YOU KEEP COMPLAINING?” Cue millions of eye rolls, exasperated sighs and infuriating misunderstandings,
of the overall experience. I had yearned to see Yosemite and the giant redwood trees native to California since I was 5 years old, and the sight was everything I wanted it to be. The only true downsides were the gorgeous snowglobe from a visitor’s center I had to abandon due to airline liquid restrictions, and that we could not hike the entire length of the Golden Gate Bridge. There is an interesting phenomenon my roommate and I experience sometimes — while on a walk or heading to the dining hall — that when we do not have our book
and laptop-filled backpacks hanging off our shoulders and weighing us down, we feel strangely vulnerable. The cold wind blows on our backs during those rare occasions, a chilling sensation both literally and figuratively. It is the sense of heart-racing fear that comes with possibly forgetting something essential, “oh, no, did I lose my phone?” and enduring the mental turmoil between denial and reluctant acceptance that you actually did, “well, I guess I gotta live with whatever happens next.” We are so accustomed to dealing with the terrifyingly vague “future” that we feel physically odd when we are not. It was a giant, frustrating two-in-one package of losing my most important belongings right when I needed them most and a whole lot of fighting. But it also included the heat of the San Francisco tropics warming my back, the rainy mist of Bridalveil Falls spraying my face, the rumbling beneath my feet as I trekked the Golden Gate Bridge, the imposing bulk of El Capitan looming over my body and the canopies of mighty redwoods soaring far beyond my sight. And, man, would I pay for that package a million times over. Sruti Bezawada is a Rutgers Business School first-year double majoring in marketing and communications and minoring in Japanese. Her column, “Traipse the Fine Line,” runs every alternate Wednesday.
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Students channel body positivity, design bras for #LikeAGirlWeek ELIZABETH LEOCE CORRESPONDENT
The energy was all about support at Katzenbach Hall on Tuesday night, and not just in the name of sisterhood. Katzenbach Hall on Douglass campus celebrated #LikeAGirlWeek by turning bras & briefs into blank canvases. Not only was there an array of art supplies and refreshments, but there were guest speakers that led thought-provoking discussions on stigmatized topics of feminine beauty. Hosted by the many dedicated Resident Life Assistants of the DRC, they shared what it truly means to be a part of a family and how living in an all-girl residence hall makes them feel at home. “This event is about teaching girls to feel confident in their own body and loving who they are. It is also about learning what DRC is and having a sense of community. DRC is my home, and this event is welcome to anyone who feels empowered to show off who they are,” said Uchenna Achebe, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “DRC opened my eyes to things I didn’t know about myself, and I am forever thankful. Hopefully, this event inspires others to be kind and even make a new friend.” Inspired by the body-positive lingerie campaign #AerieREAL, the event brought many guest speakers, including Rutgers own Aerie Ambassadors Amanda Gaglio, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, Tinah Ogalo, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, and Cassidy Wiltshire, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. The women led a presentation on the importance of being true to yourself and real, physically and emotionally. “We promote body positivity across campus and encourage both men and women to be unedited. Just like the Aerie models. They pose untouched, which symbolizes strength and honesty. We want to be role models by presenting self-love and girl power. It
is all about loving the real you,” Wiltshire said. The event highlighted the importance of finding healthy role models at Rutgers to look up. Being true to yourself is what the event at Katzenbach was all about, and the students who attended left feeling inspired. Loving yourself when we are at this vulnerable age is so important, because it means you will grow into a more confident and powerful person. Nicole Peck, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year, explained why she appreciates Rutgers Residential Life for hosting this event. “When I first came to college, I was scared about gaining weight, and I didn’t know how to accept my body. Through this event, I learned how to love who I am. I am 100 percent for feminism and what it stands for. Females supporting females is what DRC is all about: empowerment and equality,” Peck said. Learning to accept who you are and how your body works was also a large part of the Bras and Briefs event. Health Outreach, Promotion and Education (HOPE) came out to discuss the cruciality of practicing safe sex and what it means to give a breast self-exam. HOPE is an active-learning, student-centered unit within Rutgers health services. After giving a thorough explanation of what a breast exam is and how a mammogram works, representatives from the organization emphasized how performing these exams is a great way to catch any early signs of cancer, as catching it early could be more effective in treatment success. Not every cancer can be found this way, but it is a critical step you should take for yourself. HOPE also discussed how to use a condom, where to store them, what an STD is and when and where to get a pap smear. Taking the first step toward understanding your body is the best way to embrace it. A supportive institution that HOPE brought to light was the Pride Center in Highland Park. The mission of the Pride Center is to provide comprehensive program-
Students gather in Katzenbach Hall to decorate lingerie with positive messages as part of a weeklong celebration hosted by Douglass Residential College. ELIZABETH LEOCE ming and access, which fosters the health of the LGBTIQ community, and to increase public acceptance through education and outreach. Having a friendly face who is sensitive to your needs is essential when it comes to body positivity. By having access to this local organization, it provides a safe and secure place for those who need it. We live in a world where people make assumptions about women strictly by the clothes they wear or the purses they carry. After attending the Bras and Briefs event, students were reminded that there is so much more to a woman than that. As a woman in college, embracing who you are is key to a healthy mind, body and soul, and spreading love throughout your friends and your residence hall can be so rewarding. Through creativity and discussion, event goers realized that lingerie can and should be more than about sex, and although it can be sexually appealing, lingerie should not be something to be ashamed of, but rather to be empowered by.
Aerie ambassadors and Rutgers students Amanda Gaglio, Cassidy Wiltshire and Tinah Ogalo lead a discussion on body positivity, self-love and female empowerment. ELIZABETH LEOCE
DIVERSIONS
March 28, 2018
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Don’t sit back when you should be moving forward. Take control of your current situation, and use your experience and insight to help you unravel any glitches that might hold you back. Plan to excel, not to coast along. Use what you’ve learned to your advantage, and you will bring about positive change for not only yourself, but also those you encounter. Your numbers are 7, 15, 21, 26, 37, 43, 49.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): A change of pace will do you good. If you are bored or fed up, look at your options and make some inquiries. Stop waiting for someone else to take over or put you in a compromising position. 5 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Someone will play with your emotions if you are too generous. Take the time to find out what’s really going on before you decide to take part in someone else’s plan. Don’t feel obliged to help others. Do your own thing. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Bring about change, but stay within your budget. You won’t get ahead if you go into debt trying to do the impossible. Think, plan and execute your idea with precision, detail and the confidence that you played by the rules. 2 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Look for new ways to use your skills. Ask questions and sign up for seminars that will emphasize what’s trending and what’s economically feasible for you to pursue. Know your boundaries and look for a plan that suits your budget. 4 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You can make changes to your appearance, how you live or who you spend most of your time with as long as you don’t neglect to watch your spending. Remain true to your word when dealing with sensitive issues. 4 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Stick to the truth. If you give someone the wrong impression, you will end up paying for your mistake. Concentrate on home, family and making positive changes that will help improve your relationships with the people you care about most. 2 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Put more into your relationships with people at work and at home. Speak from the heart and avoid putting a negative slant on what others do or say. Acceptance coupled with positive reinforcement will encourage a better outcome. 4 stars
Pearls Before Swine
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Someone from your past will be a reminder of what it is you wanted to accomplish. Settle down and get into the hard work required to actually turn your plan into a reality. Know your limitations and set a strict budget. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Get involved in activities that will broaden your perspective. Strive for expansion that is within your means and for the right reason. Don’t follow what someone else is doing. What works for him or her may not work for you. 3 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A joint venture may tempt you, but caution will be required. Someone’s bravado and finesse are likely to draw you into something you will live to regret. Don’t spend money you cannot afford to lose. Stick to what you do best. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may feel as if you need a change, but before you decide to jump in or out of your comfort zone, consider the consequences. If a relationship is suffering, discuss the problem and potential solutions before you take action. 3 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A change of plans will turn out to be to your advantage. A new look or image will put you in a good mood and encourage you to explore new possibilities. Reconnect via social media with someone from your past. 3 stars
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March 28, 2018 FOOTBALL KNIGHTS NEAR MIDWAY POINT OF SPRING PRACTICES
New D-Line coach Brown focusing on fundamentals ROBERT SANCHEZ SPORTS EDITOR
As the Rutgers football team inches closer and closer to the start of the season, spring practices become more and more intense. And it’s no different for the defensive line. Sporting a new defensive line coach in Corey Brown, the Scarlet Knights hope to move in the right direction on the defensive side of the ball, and early this spring it all starts with the fundamentals. “Really up front, it’s definitely something where you have to have the fundamentals down,” Brown said, noting that’s not the only thing. “But you also gotta play with passion, you gotta be tough, you gotta have a great attitude and that’s something on a daily basis you have to approach with the right mindset.” Last year, the Rutgers defense fell shor t — especially
“We have a designated leader a unit.” After that, things will fall at the defensive line and tackle positions, compiling only 15 to- in every single room, but in our into place. And regardless of the new room we all kind of respect each tal sacks. This spring, Brown has made other,” he said. “… We all have coach, Wilkins, at least, enjoys leaders in the room. Do we have the new and different presence that a focal point for his players. “Definitely pass rush, coach a designated one? Probably so, and coaching style that he brings Brown emphasizes that a lot, we me, Jon Bateky, Julius (Turner), to the locker room. “I like coach need to get Brown a lot better at pass actually, very rush,” said “It’s a process, and it’s something that you gotta easy to talk fifth-year seto,” he said. “... nior defensive embrace day by day.” I like the way lineman Kevin he’s coaching Wilkins. “… COREY BROWN us right now, a We need to find Defensive Line Coach lot of different better ways to techniques, a get to the QB.” lot of things Wilkins will assume the vacated leadership it is what is, but I think we all that I didn’t know, a lot of different role this year after the depar- lead in our own way with each terminology that he uses, which is tures of players like Kemoko other, we all kind of feed off of always good to learn. You’re never a finished product so having three Turay, Sebastian Joseph and each other.” That’s something that Brown different coaches kind of benefits Myles Nash. Nevertheless, Wilkins thinks also preaches. Brown said it’s you at the end of the day.” In spite of all this work, though, the entire team respects each oth- about trusting the guy next to you and “getting things done as the Knights still lack depth on the er and leads one another.
defensive line, something both the players and Brown are aware of. But the journey to add depth doesn’t happen overnight and Brown knows that. “It’s a process, and it’s something that you gotta embrace day by day,” he said. “It’s definitely something where we’ve addressed it, understanding the things we gotta take on, but understanding it’s not gonna happen all at once.” Nevertheless, more time spent doing anything should net better outcomes. “Year two with this defense we look a lot better,” Wilkins said. “We knew what we were doing last year, but, I think, as a whole everyone is a lot more confident in what we’re doing.”
should be second nature this late in the season.” Brooks scored 4 goals, but her goals were extra valuable because of when they were scored. Her first goal was the first of the game, which allowed the Knights to play their style throughout the first half. The second and third stopped the Purple Eagles run, and put Rutgers back into the lead at 9-7, while her last goal essentially sealed the win for the Knights. “Definitely the defense,” Brooks said on who deserved the most credit for her goals. “I think that they get clouded in the wind, especially when you have a lot of goal scorers, and the defense is why we won the game tonight. You know they held down their side of the field.” Senior defender Amanda Casten scored her first goal of the season in the win. She has been a three-year starter for the Rutgers defense, and had only scored 1 goal prior to this season. Casten also added a career-high seven caused-turnovers,
which tied the school record for caused-turnovers in a game. “As a defender, it’s something that doesn’t happen to many of us so it’s really great when a defender scores her first goal,” Casten said. “It’s incredible, it’s a great honor,” she also said about her turnover record. “I didn’t even realize I had seven caused-turnovers tonight. I just go out and tr y to get my team the win.” The Knights went into the half giving up 2 quick goals, and then gave up 4 more to start the second half. The team rallied behind its coach’s words, and will look to keep playing the Rutgers way heading into its next tough stretch of games. “We just wanted to make sure that we’re getting back to the basics of Rutgers lacrosse. We’re a team that’s going to be gritty, and we’re going to fight til the end,” Sias said.
VICTORY Rutgers ends 4-game losing streak with win over Niagara at High Point CONTINUED FROM BACK six people scoring a goal in the first period. Junior attacker Abbey Brooks ended the game with a team-high 4 goals. The team’s leading goal scorer, sophomore midfielder
Samantha Budd, had 2 goals to move her season total up to 22. Rutgers snapped out of its funk when it made a goalie change with 18:56 left in the second period. Senior Bianca Dente entered and allowed 1 goal and had seven saves.
The energy shifted and the Knights ended the game on a 7-1 run, ending their four-game losing streak. Head coach Laura Brand Sias saw several things Rutgers can improve upon in its next game to keep the win streak going. “I think our shooting percentage is pretty low, some of our shot selection is just throwing the ball behind the cage,” Sias said. “Some discipline pieces, you know, some false starts, rules that you should know by now,
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Senior defender Amanda Casten scored her second career goal on Tuesday. DANIEL MORREALE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2018
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YEARS Rutgers beat Princeton 12-11 in its last meeting, went 7-4-1 between 2001-2012 by a score of 9-3. After the game, Litterio stressed that the Knights game is that the “Queensmen,” would work hard on offense as Rutgers athletic teams were during practice. “We got to get back to what called back then, played with only eight players, and lacked a we’re doing well, and that’s swinging the bats and two-out center fielder. Returning to 2018, the RBI’s,” he said. “ … We’ll be out Knights picked up their fourth here on Tuesday swinging and consecutive series win against working on what we’ve been Penn State this past week- preaching all year. We got to get end, winning 2 of 3 games on back to playing baseball like we the strength of their pitching. can and hopefully it carries over O’Reilly pitched a complete to the weekend.” Senior ingame on Frifielder Kyle day and freshWalker leads man Harr y the team in Rutkowski “We got to get back to batting average pitched 6.2 at .426. He is innings of what we’re doing well, in hits scoreless ball and that’s swinging the second with 23, behind to pace Rutgers’ wins. bats and two-out RBI’s.” junior outfielder Luke BowerRutkowski bank’s 25. was named JOE LITTERIO Freshman the Big Ten Head Coach outfielder Mike Freshman Nyisztor leads of the Week the team in for his perRBI’s with 19, formance, becoming the second Knights and junior catcher Nick Matera pitcher to win the honor this sea- has the most home runs with 2, including 1 on Sunday. son after Eric Heatter. While Rutgers has won four “I am proud of the way Harry approached his first Big Ten start consecutive series, the Tigers have as business as usual,” said head not won any this season. Princeton coach Joe Litterio. “He did a great has lost 10 of 12 games, and most job keeping the Penn State lineup recently lost 7-3 to Richmond last Monday. It had scheduled a seoff balance.” Despite having a winning re- ries against Old Dominion and cord over the weekend, not all Harvard after that game, but both were canceled due to weather. went well for Rutgers. Leading the Tigers on ofThe team scored 8 runs over the series, and lost the final game fense this season is junior CONTINUED FROM BACK
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avier men’s basketball head coach, Chris Mack, has agreed to a seven-year contract worth $4 million per year with Louisville, according to ESPN. Mack coached the Musketeers for the past nine seasons, reaching the NCAA Tournament eight times including this year as a No. 1 seed, but lost to No. 9 seed Florida State in the round of 32. Xavier also won the Big East regular-season title for the first time in program history, but lost to Providence in the second round of the conference tournament. Mack shared an emotional farewell on Twitter. “The past week has been one of the toughest of my life. For my over 18 years I called Victory Parkway home. From the day I walked on campus as a student-athlete in 1990 - to returning as an assistant coach in 2004 - to that life changing moment when I was named your head coach in 2009 … THIS PLACE has always had my heart,” he said. Mack was Xavier’s assistant coach for five seasons under Sean Miller and played for the Musketeers while in college. At Louisville, Mack will be replacing Rick Pitino who was fired from his post in October after the program was linked to an ongoing FBI investigation into the NCAA for fraud and corruption claims. Pitino and the Cardinals were accused of making payments of $100,000 to the family of Brian
Bowen to sign with Louisville, among other things.
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FL owners passed a surprising rule on Tuesday regarding penalties on helmet-to-helmet contact. The rule says “a player will be penalized 15 yards and potentially ejected any time he lowers his head to initiate and make contact with his helmet against an opponent,” according to ESPN. The change, which replaces the old rule that only penalized for contact with the crown of the helmet, is in line with an initiative by the NFL to make the game safer. Last year, the league recorded 291 player concussions, a new regular-season record, and a severe spine injury to Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ryan Shazier on a play that would now be penalized. “It just seems that players at every level are getting more comfortable playing with their helmets as a weapon rather than a protective device,” said NFL chairman Rich McKay. “Therefore, we need a rule that is broad and puts that in context, and that’s what we think this does.” Eric Winston, NFL Players Association president shared his thoughts about the new rule on Twitter. “The league will continue to pass rules and fine players more with the hope that things will change, but meaningful change will happen only when everyone-players, coaches, owners-share responsibility in making the game as safe as possible,” he said.
Junior catcher Nick Matera leads the team in home runs with 2, including 1 in Sunday’s 9-3 loss to Penn State. DANIEL MORREALE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2018 Joseph Flynn, who’s batting .362 with 17 hits, 3 home runs and 12 RBI’s, all of which are team highs. He won the Ivy League Player of the Week award for the first time in his career two weeks ago.
The Knights are 5-2 this season in games following a loss, so a game against a team like Princeton is definitely a way to get the team back on track. “We’ve been bouncing back all year from tough losses and
grinding out all nine innings,” Heatter said, “So that’s our plan for Wednesday.” For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“As a defender, it’s something that doesn’t happen to many of us so it’s really great when a defender scores her first goal.” — Senior defender Amanda Casten on scoring her second career goal
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BASEBALL RUTGERS-PRINCETON, TODAY, 3 P.M.
RU, Princeton to meet for 1st time in 6 years JORDAN FARBOWITZ CORRESPONDENT
After a successful opening weekend of Big Ten play, the Rutgers baseball team returns to non-conference play to take on an in-state rival in some midweek action. The Scarlet Knights (13-8, 2-1) face Princeton (2-10) this afternoon in a battle between two rivals that hasn’t occurred since 2012. The two teams played each other every year from 2001 to 2012, and Rutgers had a 7-41 record against the Tigers during that span. The Knights won the most recent game 12-11 on a walk-off home run, and are hoping for similar results this time around. “It’s my first time playing Princeton in my college career, so I’m excited to see what kind of team they bring,” said senior pitcher John O’Reilly. The two teams have a storied history, dating all the way back to the 19th century. While it’s well known that Rutgers played Princeton in the first ever-college football game in 1869, the first intercollegiate sporting event for the university was actually a baseball game three years earlier. On May 5, 1866, the Rutgers “Base Ball Club” traveled to the Princeton Grounds and lost, 40-2. An interesting note about that Senior infielder Kyle Walker leads Rutgers in batting average at .426, while also sitting in second place in hits (23), just behind junior outfielder Luke Bowerbank (25). GARRETT STEFFE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2018
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WOMEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS 14, NIAGARA 8
Brooks’s 4 goals propel Knights to victory SCOTT BRENNAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team hosted Niagara at High Point Solutions Stadium amid periods of heavy rain on Tuesday night. The Scarlet Knights (5-6, 0-2) struck first, scoring the first goal of the game in the opening 30 seconds. After the Purple Eagles (4-6, 1-0) retaliated, the Knights scored 5 straight goals heading into halftime. The defense being played in the first half was great by Rutgers, holding Niagara to just 1 goal in the first 23 minutes. The Knights held a 6-1 lead for the majority of the half, but the Purple Eagles battled back before halftime to head into the locker room with a 6-3 score on the board. Niagara then went on a 6-1 run of its own to tie the game, which stretched from the closing minutes of the first period to the first 12 minutes of the second period. Rutgers had no answer for either Rachel MacCheyne or Caroline Crump, who scored a combined 5 goals in the aforementioned run alone. On the offensive end, the Knights were scoring among themselves pretty evenly, with Junior attacker Abbey Brooks leads the offense for Rutgers on Tuesday night, scoring 4 of the team’s 14 goals in the Knights’ win over the Purple Eagles. GARRETT STEFFE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / FEBRUARY 2018
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KNIGHTS SCHEDULE
EXTRA POINT
NBA SCORES
San Antonio Washington
106 116
Portland New Orleans
107 103
Denver Toronto
110 114
Cleveland Miami
79 98
Chicago Houston
86 118
Dallas Sacramento
103 97
JUSTIN PRICE, head coach of the rowing team, led the first varsity eight boat to Big Ten Boat of the Week honors on Tuesday. Rutgers swept Columbia over the weekend, defeating it by 6:23.5 seconds for the first time since 2001, snapping the 17-year streak.
BASEBALL
TRACK AND FIELD
TENNIS
SOFTBALL
vs. Princeton
Florida Relays
vs. Illinois
vs. Penn State
Today, 3 p.m., Bainton Field
Tomorrow, All Day Gainsville, Fla.
Friday, 12:30 p.m., Piscataway, N.J.
Friday, 3 p.m., Softball Complex