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Japanese culture comes to life at Sakura Matsuri BUSHRA HASAN STAFF WRITER

More than 140 students gathered in the multipurpose room in the Busch Student Center to decorate with pink table cloths, Japanese paper lanterns and brightly colored flowers for Sakura Matsuri, a celebration of Japanese culture on March 25.

Hosted by the Rutgers Organization of Nippon Students (RONS), a Japanese culture club, the event shares its name with the annual cherry blossom festival in Japan, said Alena Capil, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore and member of RONS. Sakura Matsuri is held in Japan and throughout the United States,

with locations in New York and Washington, D.C. Around late March or April in Japan, cherry blossoms bloom for about a week. People go outside and watch the cherry blossoms in full bloom, said Yayoi Amata, a Rutgers graduate of the Class of 2012 and a member of RONS before graduating.

Amata added that she attended the festival once in Japan. In the daytime, people are outside drinking, setting up picnics and playing badminton.

She likens the day’s festivities to that of Memorial Day in the U.S. At night, food and game stands where vendors sell “little goods,” SEE CULTURE ON PAGE 4

The Organization of Luso Americans at Rutgers hosted a Carnaval on Friday. The event featured music, martial arts and traditional dances as it highlighted both the Brazilian festival as well as Portuguese culture. MANQI YANG

Carnaval demonstrates aspects of Brazilian, Portuguese celebrations CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ CORRESPONDENT

Sakura Matsuri is an international celebration held near the time cherry blossom trees enter full bloom. The Rutgers Organization of Nippon Students held an event on campus last week. MANQI YANG

For a few hours last week, Rutgers students recreated the vibrant and euphoric streets of Rio de Janeiro during Brazil’s annual festival.

More than 100 students attended the “Brazilian Carnaval” held in the Douglass Student Center Thursday night. The event, hosted

by O LAR, The Organization of Luso Americans at Rutgers, offered attendees a glimpse of Brazil’s culture through traditional cuisine, pulsating music, a martial arts performance and the staple of any Brazilian celebration — samba dancers.

Since 2008, O LAR has been promoting exposure to the cultural branches of different

SEE CELEBRATIONS ON PAGE 4

STEAM club hosts lecture with Pixar in a Box group

Talk notes changes in activism from social media use

ALLISON BAUTISTA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ CORRESPONDENT

In today’s digital age, activists employ social media to spur political change and topple oppressive regimes online.

There are distinct advantages that digital platforms offer social activist groups across the globe, as examined by Lance Bennett, professor of political science, and Ruddick Lawrence, professor of Communication at the University of Washington, in a lecture held in the Alexander S. Archibald Library on the College Avenue campus on March 24.

The talk was sponsored by the Social Media and Society Cluster, a faculty group in the School of Communication and Information that studies the effects that digital technology has on social life.

“Social media has given real-time capacity for movements to cover

Portuguese-speaking countries such as Portugal, Brazil and Mozambique, and bringing together Rutgers students with heritage from these nations, said Jessica Pinto, president of the organization.

“Every country has taken bits and pieces from each other and also from around the world,” the School

Lance Bennett, a professor of political science and communication at the University of Washington, spoke to the Rutgers community about social media’s impact on activism. BRANDON YOUNIE themselves and to publicize their own perspectives on what they are doing,” Bennett said.

Digital networks have gained a profound significance in our society by facilitating civic participation

among a majority of people under the age of 40 — a demographic that has little desire to be part of formal organizations, he said.

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Pixar in a Box aims to explain the relevance of school subjects that students see no use in studying.

On March 24, the Rutgers STEAM club hosted a live video conference to discuss Pixar in a Box with Tony DeRose, lead of the Research Group at Pixar Animation Studios, and Brit Cruise, a faculty member at Khan Academy.

Launched in 2015, Pixar in a Box merges Pixar Animation Studios with Khan Academy to explore how math and science tie into animation.

“What we want to do is help middle school and high school kids answer that age old question: When am I ever going to need this stuff?”

DeRose said.

At first glance, the relevance of school subjects to real-life situations is not always straightforward, he said. Students may lose interest in topics when they cannot personally relate to them or apply them to their interests.

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Pixar in a Box aims to inspire motivation for learning by fusing artistry and imagination with education. Students can become content creators while also mastering topics that they are currently studying in school.

“Here is a project where we can expose really authentic connections between class and the real world,” Cruise said. “We’re not talking about made-up problems or puzzles. These are stories we’re telling about how people work, which are also directly connected to academic concepts.”

These academic concepts include physics, which helped animate Merida’s fiery curls in “Brave” or the lighting and shadowing with Luxo Jr., the famous opening animation to any Pixar movie, he said.

Computer science helps program characters to move a certain way and adds facial expressions, he said, which was particularly innovative in “Toy Story.”

While artists contribute to character and scene designs, DeRose SEE GROUP ON PAGE 5

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Campus Calendar TUESDAY 3/29 The Rutgers Office of Summer and Winter Session presents “Summer Session Info Table” from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Douglass Student Center. The information session is free and open to the public.

Mason Gross School of the Arts presents “Master class and performance with the Harlem Quartet” at 10:30 a.m. at the Marryott Music Building, ton Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Catholic Student Association presents “CSA Spirit Night” from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at the Livingston Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.

The Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics presents “The Origins of Ecological Economics: Georgescu-Roegen’s Bioeconomics” from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Cook Office Building on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute presents “TB Grand Rounds — Evolution of TB Meningitis to Tuberculoma” from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the International Center for Public Health located at 225 Warren St. on the Rutgers— Newark campus. The event is free and open to the open.

WEDNESDAY 3/30 The Marger y Somers Foster Center of the Rutgers University Libraries, the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, the Douglass Global Village, the Douglass Residential College and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies presents “Community Engagement for Women’s Human Rights Panel” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Douglass Librar y on Douglass campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Department of Human Ecology presents “Environmental Literacy in New Jersey: Why we are where we are” from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Blake Hall on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

University Career Services presents “Writing Personal Statement for Medical School and Professional Grad Programs” from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Busch Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.

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Group aims to raise awareness of human trafficking issue

Roughly 27 million people are trafficked globally, according to the Department of Criminal Justice.

The average victim’s age is between 12 and 14. According to caseact.org, about 8.5 offenders are convicted for every 100 victims identified. GRAPHIC BY SUSMITA PARUCHURI AND NIKI PATEL

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Statistics of human trafficking may be inaccurate because these crimes are typically underreported, said Aneesha Cheedalla, president of the Campus Coalition Against Trafficking club and a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

“The Program in Criminal Justice says that there are around

14,000 to 17,000 people trafficked in the (United States) every year,” Cheedalla said. “The average age of trafficked girls in America is 12 to 14, which is really young. You could do estimates, but it’s really not the true number.”

According to caseact.org, roughly 8.5 people are convicted for every 100 victims.

Human trafficking is such a large problem that we can not even see it fully, said Lily Decky, the public relations chair for

Campus Coalition Against Trafficking and a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.

If people were to Google human trafficking, they would find many different results and types of trafficking, including labor and sex trafficking. It is a huge problem because it is so well hidden, she said.

“The biggest thing that people can do is to be aware of the signs of human trafficking,” she said.

Being aware of the products

“Someone who might not people buy is important, she said.

For example, Wal-Mart was look directly at a person when involved in a scandal when the you are asking them questions Associated Press exposed the fact or look to someone else to anthat their seafood was produced swer their questions for them could be a possible sign of a by slaves in Thailand.

Simply being aware of the trafficking victim,” she said. “Or signs is crucial in order to be able maybe people who don’t know to recognize abusive individuals, their surroundings at all. It’s really hard to tell who trafficking she said.

There are signs of who is a victims are (because) so many trafficker and who is a trafficking different types of people could be trafficked.” victim, Cheedalla said.

The club’s events included There are different types of traffickers all around the world, a coffeehouse event to raise money for she said. The the New Jermost common ster eotypical “The Program in Crimi- sey Coalition Human traffickers are nal Justice says that there for Trafficking, a in the sex inare around 14,000 to movie screendustry. There are also dif17,000 people trafficked ing of “In Plain Sight,” ferent types of in the (United States) which talks individuals all every year.” about human over the world trafficking, a who traffic.

ANEESHA CHEEDALLA symposium There are School of Arts and Sciences Senior where guest immigrants in speakers the U.S. who spoke in detail have established a life in the country and re- about human trafficking and hoturn to their country to convince tline flyering in New Brunswick, people to come to America, she Decky said.

But the main purpose of the said. They tell these future victims that they will live a better life, but club is to spread awareness about end up abusing them and forcing human trafficking, she said.

“The main thing that individthem to stay home or work long uals in general could do is to hours every day.

Trafficking victims may make people aware of traf fickappear to not understand the ing — especially where there situation that they are in and is commercial sex — if you redepend on someone else to duce the demand, you reduce explain their whereabouts, es- the supply. That’s the argupecially in airports or areas of ment that some people have,” Cheedalla said. transit, Cheedalla said.

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CELEBRATIONS Event brings awareness of Portuguese, Brazilian culture to campus, Pinto says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

of Arts and Sciences senior said.

“They have made a beautiful culture that really needs to be celebrated and recognized.”

After students were greeted with authentic Brazilian and Portuguese dishes and a dose of regional music, emphatic drumming introduced the Rutgers Capoeira Club.

With a blend of martial arts, dance and musical instruments, the group performed the centuries-old game-like tradition. Originating from the cultural diffusion between West African slaves and Brazil’s indigenous people during the region’s colonial period, Capoeira has become an essential part of the country’s heritage.

The leading performer, longtime advocate for the exportation of Brazilian culture Jose Silva, has been teaching Rutgers students the art of Capoeira for about 14 years and has not lost any of his passion for it.

“You know, they say now that after soccer, Capoeira is the second (biggest) sport in Brazil,” he said.

Moments after the crowd finished applauding Silva’s group’s act, the room again became animated as the next show was announced.

Two dancers from Samba Novo, a Brazilian dance school in New York, illuminated the

center of the room with their customar y flamboyant attire and colorful feathers. The attendees cheered their spirited and stimulating movements.

The dancers would then invite the crowd to join them at the dance floor and mimic their choreography.

“I think this event allows people who aren’t familiar with certain cultures to learn more about them and from the source too,”

“I think this event allows people who aren’t familiar with certain cultures to learn more about them and from the source too.”

NIA CARTY School of Arts and Sciences Senior

said Nia Carty, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “You are not hearing about it from a textbook, you are seeing actual people from there.”

For Olivia Clifford, the Carnaval reminds her of her hometown of Kearny, where there is significant Brazilian influence and a large Portuguese population.

“I love Brazilian culture. Every year our high school would have an international festival, and the Portuguese and Brazilian tables

were always the biggest ones,” the School of Arts and Sciences first-year student said.

Brazil’s government sends many students to study engineering at Rutgers, and events like these allow them to feel at home, Pinto said. Last year, a group of Brazilian international students approached O LAR to thank the organization for the events it hosts.

“They said, ‘Wow, it’s amazing to see our culture, our country come alive in the United Sates,’” Pinto said. “It brings awareness that there are groups in Rutgers who do enjoy these events, because it brings them back to where they are from.”

The Portuguese cultural event titled, “Knights of Lusitania” that O LAR holds in the fall also ser ves New Jersey communities, such as Newark and South River, that have substantial numbers of Portuguese-Americans, she said.

Different colors, dances and foods all contribute to make the Carnaval a stress-free environment where anyone can experience first-hand the societal aspects of different nations, School of Arts and Sciences senior and O LAR vice president Sara Miranda said.

For Silva, one does not have to be native-born to be able to appreciate another country’s culture and way of life.

“Events like these allow your mind to expand and your judgment about different cultures changes,” he said. “No matter how different cultures are, we are all human beings, we all want the same things.”

Japanese cuisine was served to attendees of Sakura Matsuri as part of the celebrations. The event also featured martial artists and dancers. MANQI YANG

CULTURE Festival models Japanese counterpart while also remaining U. experience, Capil says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Different East Asian organizations were featured throughout typical of most Japanese festi- the night.

The Rutgers Kendo Club vals, take over the celebration, showcased the art of traditional Amata said.

In Japan, the night festivi- Japanese fencing using bamboo ties often involve visiting local swords and taught attendees the temples, Amata said. Cherr y basics of the art form, said Joblossoms and traditional lan- seph Kim, a School of Arts and terns line the walkways to Sciences senior and captain of these temples. Once at the tem- the kendo team.

“Without spirit (channeled ples, people say prayers and through ki), you can’t work up make wishes.

The event is meant to model the courage to hit someone,” he said to one of those the audience, festivals by explaining offering difthe fighter’s ferent kinds of “We try to make (the food, games dance) bigger than what shouts.

The event and perfor(the artists) also featured mances enhave created.”

HARU, a demic to the K-Pop dance J a p a n e s e JULIA GOSZTYLA group created festival.

School of Environmental and Biological in 2011. Julia Among this Sciences Junior Gosztyla, a event’s stands School of Enwere ones vironmental dedicated and Biological to kite crafting, a chopstick challenge Sciences sophomore, said the game, a yukata dress-up and group takes pop music from Korea and expands on the choreogtraditional calligraphy.

A yukata is a traditional raphy delivered by the artists.

Gosztyla added that K-Pop Japanese gown worn to ceremonies and festivals such as artists do not focus primarily on dancing, because they have Sakura Matsuri.

The calligraphy station taught to simultaneously sing and attendees about Kanji, Japanese dance, which gives HARU a characters derived from Chi- creative freedom with their enhanced choreography. nese writing.

“We tr y to make (the dance) Malik Hussein, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and bigger than what (the artists) president of RONS, said the have created,” she said.

Even though the event was club tries to emulate Japanese festivities through the use of stressful logistically, it was incredibly fulfilling to see everything live performances.

“We showcase and expose oth- come together, Hussein said.

“This culture has so much er elements of Japanese culture beyond the typical pop culture more to offer,” he said. “It’s inthat most people are acclimat- credibly rich and has a lot more ed to, like anime and manga,” below the surface, more than just Pokemon and Naruto.” he said.

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Users have taken full advantage of social media to Math, science have importance in art, can help organize protests, Bennett says creative process, Sapit says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

for women’s rights, are using it to incite change, she said.

The most efficient protests are He referred to the social movements during the Arab Spring, the those that integrate both activity Occupy Wall Street protests and on social media and face-to-face the economic unrest in Spain as interaction, Chayko said.

“Social media is increasingly illustrations of the assistance that digital social platforms, such as being used by people to gather toFacebook and Twitter, grant orga- gether and mobilize, so that they can make a difference in the causnizers of mass rallies.

Most of the organizations that es that are important to them,” took part in the protests in Spain she said. “People use social media during the country’s period of finan- to plan and organize rallies and cial turmoil did not have physical ad- protests … and most importantly, dresses. Instead they relied solely on to reach out to one another.”

Bennett said she believes social their online presences, Bennett said.

“Governments have tried in media can restore the interest that various ways to police these social many millennials have lost in an media outbursts and to monitor American political scene that has them,” he said. “But the citizens al- become exceedingly polarized.

“If people really begin to see polways seem to be one step ahead.”

Even memes have the potential to itics in a somewhat more positive help activists spur social discussion. force, social media will help people “These days, there are these engage with them,” he said. “It is inclusive personalized memes, already helping people following like ‘we are the 99 percent,’ that Donald Trump and the young people following travel easily, Bernie Sanders and people can “Social media has figure out how given real time capacity engage.”

Attendees valto share them for movements to cover ued the connoand reproduce tations around them,” he said. themselves and to social media Bennett’s publicize their presented by presentation own perspectives.”

Bennett and comes at a time acknowledged when social LANCE BENNETT the substantial media has beProfessor of Communication at the role that it has come deeply University of Washington in their lives. embedded in “I use it to everyday life, said Mary Chayko, a professor in keep in touch with my family overthe School of Communication and seas,” said Alexandria Russomano, Information and co-chair of the a graduate student in the School of Communication and Information.

Social Media and Society Cluster.

“We thought this would be an “Mainly because I have some famimportant year to have someone ily in Sicily, Italy.”

For Russomano, social media come in and talk to us about these things,” she said. “With every- can also be a professional tool, as thing that is happening with so her last job required the use of it.

Bindi Saikia, also a graduate many different social movements around the world, as well as our student in the School of Communication and Information, said that own presidential election.”

Chayko, who recently published digital platforms allow her to stay the book “Super Connected: The connected with her friends and Internet, Digital Media and Tech- family back in her native India.

“Social media is driving comno-Social Life,” is certain that social media offers more than en- munication across borders,” she tertainment. Diverse groups, rang- said. “It is bringing people toing from the Black Lives Matter gether and it is connecting people movement to groups advocating across a much wider platform.”

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said balancing artistic integrity with physical reality may pose challenges for animators.

Pixar often consults scientific experts during film development, such as for “Monsters, Inc.,” when he said research on animal anatomy was necessary to create Sulley, the big, blue, purple-polka-dotted monster.

Pixar in a Box offers many interactive elements to encourage the development of artistic skills while ensuring understanding of concepts and promoting critical thinking, Cruise said. The first half of each lesson presents an artistic design challenge while the second half covers the mathematics and software used.

“Our goal here is to start in the real-world with the software being used, and then really strip it down to (its) core features … focusing on animation curves, which (play) a role in any software you use and (exploring) the algebra going on behind the scenes,” Cruise said.

For example, a branch of mathematics called combinatorics derives various combinations from a set of criteria. This played a role in “WALL-E” by producing different combinations of robot parts to create a diverse array of robots in a crowd, DeRose said.

“The lesson starts with a problem at Pixar, but it ends with algebraic work problems, which are in the domain of every classroom,” Cruise said. “(The lesson) is not only relevant in teaching about Pixar and how things work there,

but we’re hitting a whole bunch of standards that we know students have to do at school.”

Danica Sapit, president of the STEAM club and a School of Engineering junior, hoped students who attended the Q&A session would draw meaningful relationships between course curriculum and career possibilities.

She hopes the event showed the opportunities for math and science to strengthen the creative process.

“I realize that science is not really restricted to the technical stuff.

There’s so much more that you can do with it,” said Samvitha Cherravuru, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. “It’s good that Pixar and Khan Academy have these projects so people learn about these opportunities.”

Ciera Jones, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said she liked how Pixar offers a wide variety of opportunities beyond film and animation, such as contributions in theater, art, physics and other sciences.

Animating certain objects like water probably involves a large amount of physics, said Brian Ronan, a School of Engineering sophomore.

Pixar’s goal is not to make it as realistic as possible, he said. They have a particular animation style and models that have to remain consistent, he said.

“Students may not be aware that these opportunities are out there,” Sapit said. “It makes sense for people to see where intersections (between fields) lie and the beauty of each — all the different ways they can consolidate to make your own path in the world.”

MARCH 28 NEWARK — Aisha Barr, 29, pleaded not guilty to stabbing her boyfriend after a dispute over an Xbox video game console. According to authorities, the couple’s argument ended when Barr stabbed her boyfriend with a kitchen knife in the chest. She was indicted on Feb. 26 for reckless manslaughter and weapons charges.

Her boyfriend was taken to University Hospital in Newark and pronounced dead later that day.

She is currently in Essex County Correctional Facility in lieu of a $250,000 bail.

MARCH 28 FLEMINGTON — Isidore Heath Campbell was denied release and a decrease in his set bail amount after being arrested for aggravated assault

by Judge Angela Borkowski, who called Campbell a flight risk. Campbell is being tried in an evidence-based case for an incident with his girlfriend Bethanie Zito, who recanted her accusation.

MARCH 28 BRIDGETON — Lloyd Selfridge, 54, was arrested for making false public alarm after calling the police asking for medical assistance when he did not need it. The 54-year-old homeless man has called the police 21 times already this year without cause — half of the calls were made in March. Selfridge was arrested at a local Wendy’s fast-food restaurant, where he reportedly said to responding fire fighter Capt. J. Schaffer, “I’m done eating. It’s time to go.” Selfridge was taken to Cumberland County Jail, and his bail was set at $2,500.

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EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA Various organiations held Easter Egg activities in the days leading up to the holiday that traditionally signals the end of Lent.

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CONFIDENT CLIMBERS The Rutgers Rock Climbing Club hosted the Scarlet Wall on Thursday, letting the general school populace learn or practice their climbing skills. SAMANTHA CASIMIR / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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RUSA discusses Title IX, passes 2 resolutions

Resolutions to “Cosponsor Take Back the Night” and “Support a Diversity Core Curriculum Requirement” passed on March 24.

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The Rutgers University Student Assembly passed two resolutions in an effort to prevent violence against women and increase academic diversity at Rutgers.

On March 24, the Rutgers University Student Assembly held its weekly meeting at the Red Lion Cafe on the College Avenue campus.

The three resolutions presented were a “Resolution to Cosponsor Take Back The Night,” which passed with unanimous consent, a “Resolution to Support a Diversity Core Curriculum Requirement,” which passed and a “Resolution for Rutgers University Student Assembly to Submit a Constitutional Question to the Student Body,” which did not pass.

Jackie Moran, the Title IX Coordinator at the Office of Student Affairs, and Juhi Bhatt, the Investigations Specialist, were invited to speak about the new Title IX Policy and how it applies to the University by Mohamed Asker, a School of Engineering sophomore, and Margaux Taylor, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.

One of the key policy changes involved defining affirmative consent, Moran said. The policy is titled “Student Policy Prohibiting Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, Relationship Violence, Stalking and Related Misconduct.” “(Rutgers) no longer (has) a ‘no means no’ policy — it is a ‘yes means yes’ policy,” Moran said.

There is a growing problem of sexual misconduct in the digital age, she said, in reference to sexting. She urged couples to “please put your phones down” when engaging in sexual intimacy.

Moran cited the iSPEAK survey, which found one in five of all University undergraduates had another Rutgers student tell them that they had experienced sexual violence.

Seventy-seven percent of students, who were victimized since coming to Rutgers-New Brunswick and who told someone about it, told a close friend, according to the iSPEAK survey.

The “Resolution to Support a Diversity Core Curriculum Requirement” was also presented.

“We are diverse in name and not in academics,” said Yasmin Ramadan, one of the authors and members of the task force designated to enhance the core curriculum under Dean Peter March of the School of Arts and Sciences.

Students do not see their backgrounds reflected in what they study, not making for much diversity in academic inquiry, said Ramadan, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. Any attempts to include diversity are “usually shot down,” erasing marginalized groups.

The bill proposes one course on national diversity and one on global diversity. Each course requirement will be replacing an already existing core requirement from the 21st century and arts and humanities current core requirements, meaning the new requirements will not add additional coursework to the core.

The second bill was “Bill to Cosponsor Take Back the Night,” authored by Margaux Taylor and Meenal Patel.

“Take Back the Night is an international march protesting and speaking out on violence against women,” according to the legislation.

The event involves a rally, a march from Douglass Campus to College Avenue Campus and a speak-out.

The last bill presented was “Resolution for Rutgers University Student Assembly to Submit a Constitutional Question to the Student Body.”

The new Constitution for RUSA proposes a three-branch system comprised of the assembly and executive branch, which currently exist, and an additional judicial branch.

Several other Big Ten schools have implemented a judicial branch in their student government, said Sen. Viktor Krapivin, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore. Many issues have been politicized by the student assembly such that they can profit from legislative decisions.

The legislation also modifies amendment procedures such that the assembly “can propose legislation and pose questions directly to the student body” and students can vote on the legislation.

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Debates on academic freedom are limited

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n light of recent nationwide conversations regarding academic freedom, there has been JANNA ALADDIN discussion and debate regarding the nature, meaning and execution of academic freedom — the ability to research, teach and communicate ideas without fear of dismissal, coercion and censorship. Such discourse has been polarizing, yet superficial at best, leaving the nuances of academic freedom unexplored. The academy holds a distinct privilege — it is the site, although not the only site, of the production of knowledge. In discussing academic freedom there are whole sets of questions that remain unanswered: What do we make of academic institutions complicit in the subjugation of others, including such policies that invest in prisons, produce information that propel state agendas forward, operate in illegal lands and receive funding from oppressive regimes? Who is entitled to academic freedom? The simplistic answer assumes that everyone is afforded the right of academic freedom, yet in reality this does not materialize in a way that truly allows everyone this right. Are there prerequisites for academic freedom, and what would they entail?

These questions have been central debates surrounding academic boycotts, including a call for the academic boycott of apartheid South Africa and most recently, the call for the academic boycott of Israel.

Academic boycotts are in response to institutions and not individual scholars or academics. Opponents of such calls have discounted them as threatening academic freedom. Whether calls for academic boycotts have been met with support or opposition the role, reasoning and nature of academic boycotts are critical in conversations academic freedom. Yet the questions remains as to whose academic freedom are we privileging? They are central to university prison divestment debates, among many other campaigns. It was, and continues to be, a large component of the “No Rice” protests of 2014.

It has been almost two years since the No Rice protests at Rutgers sought to revoke Condoleezza Rice’s invitation to speak at commencement. At the time, protests were met with fierce opposition and misunderstanding. However after almost two years and plenty of controversies later, one would think that people would get over the 2014 protests.

Instead I find that people still like to bring up the No Rice protests

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“It is critical to understand the privilege in which such a right is rooted.” with the same fierce opposition of two years ago. It is often used to underscore student’s “lack of commitment” to academic freedom and as a form of censorship. Despite the fact that such debates are and were obsolete, after all, No Rice saw some of its end goals succeed, it is important to dwell on this point regarding the relationship between academic freedom and the No Rice protests. Moreover it is important to turn the mirror on such an argument, effectively proving why it is simplistic, exclusionary and uncritical.

The opposition claims that by blocking Rice’s invitation, protestors were contradicting freedom of speech and academic freedom. Yet those who still oppose No Rice have yet to consider Iraqi academic freedom. According to conservative estimates, more than 400 Iraqi academics have been targeted, assassinated or kidnapped, or killed throughout the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq. Surely academic freedom entails the ability to research, teach and study without the fear of being killed.

Sanctions placed on Iraq (prior to Bush’s administration) ensured the death of Iraqi institutions. Pencils, international publications, sheet music, paper, books and funding were listed among the potentially dangerous commodities and barred. Iraqi universities, once the best in the region, were no longer able to afford desks and chairs, and would constantly lose electricity. The United Nations backed the United States, and denied almost all requests by Iraqi universities for educational material and supplies. Opponents of the No Rice protests have given little to no consideration to college-aged Iraqis, no different than Rutgers students, who were not afforded their academic freedom. Furthermore, there was a direct relationship between academics and propagation of the war.

There were plenty of professors, academics, and researchers who enlisted by the Bush Administration to push the war agenda forward. In this case the academic freedom of one group meant directly impeding on the academic freedom of another. Of course this does not dismiss the many academics who expressed and actively opposed the Iraq War. Instead of superficially calling for academic freedom, it is critical to understand the privilege in which such a right is rooted. Rhetoric surrounding academic freedom may lead to the exclusion of others, as is the case with Iraqi academics. Academic freedom necessitates not only the political right to do so but also proper infrastructure and security. It cannot be selective and requires critical engagement.

Janna Aladdin is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in public health and Middle Eastern studies with minors in history and women’s and gender studies. Her column, “Questioning the Colonial College,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.

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Learning how to be racist, sexist Artificial intelligence on social media is removed after 1 day

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he downfall of Microsoft’s most recent creation, saying cute things like, “hellooooooo w(earth emoji) an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot named ld,” to then saying things like, “Bush did 9/11 and HitTay, provided some insight about humanity. ler would have done a better job than the monkey we Who knew a robot — that had the lifespan of one day — have now. donald trump is the only hope we’ve got could humor the world while also reflecting a provoca- (sic).” Tay’s metamorphosis was cringe-worthy. With only a day’s worth of public online-interaction, the bot tive image of society, an image that wasn’t very pretty.

The chatbot had an extensive online presence on became neo-Nazi and an advocate of genocide.

Microsoft made a huge mistake, and in an ironic popular social media sites such as Facebook, Snapchat and most notably Twitter, but sadly it had a brief life. way. How the world-renowned company, whose impeMicrosoft unveiled it on Wednesday and put it away on tus is to build technology and make technology better, Thursday. Tay spiraled out of control, and Microsoft didn’t see this disaster coming turned out to be a both recently apologized for the racist and sexist Twitter humorous and tragic blunder. When the company created an AI chatbot that learned from Internet-dwellmessages that the chatbot ended up generating.

Microsoft and Bing teams collaborated to create ers, what did it think was going to happen? People the Tay in order to “experiment with and conduct re- who use the Internet, other than for work, are bored search on conversational understanding.” Tay’s lan- and are looking to pass time, so they end up “trolling” guage was a combination of AI and editorial written to have fun. Whether some of the content found on the Internet is serious or by engineers, includjust a way to pass time, ing improvisational are some sick and comedians, and was “It was born innocent and its theoretical there twisted things being made to sound like a tongue didn’t have to be soaped, but as said behind the anonymteenage girl between ity of a digital screen. All the age of 18-24, as Miit grew older (as old as a few hours), it it takes is a cursory recrosoft sought to have exhibited surprisingly crass language view of the “comments” the chatbot interact and a cynical world-view.” section of any website with people in that age (YouTube, the Targum, range. Less advertised etc.), and you’ll know exby Microsoft and Bing was how it was designed in part to collect information actly how vicious the crevices of the Internet can be.

Putting out a bot with a teenage-girl persona also — users’ genders, zip codes, favorite foods, etc. The companies developed Tay to entertain and gather in- made certain parallels with humans more stark. Tay formation about AI, but also to pander to millennials was “a young girl” thrown into the Internet world to learn more, but with no filters or guidance, it took the for more marketing information.

Tay’s inception is understood to be benign. It was information it obtained and became outrageous and born innocent and its theoretical tongue didn’t have scandalous — and outright crazy. However, in real life to be soaped, but as it grew older (as old as a few we tend to do this with children. It’s typical for babies, hours), it exhibited surprisingly crass language and children or adolescents to be immersed in technola cynical world-view. Sound like a typical teenager ogy, and they quickly grow adept in using iPads or who grew up and learned more about the world? laptops. But when they’re commonly left alone, and Well, sort of, but no. Tay transformed into a monster. eventually figure out how to interact with creepers on It went from being a polite, Electronic Dance Music the cyber space, they can be negatively impacted too.

While Tay couldn’t last a day, it at least offered us (EDM)-loving, abbreviation-using, prayer emoji-using bot to a sexist and racist one. Tay started out by some enduring knowledge.

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Stay vigilant, fearless in wake of global terrorism VIEWS FROM THE +39 SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ

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n Tuesday, I woke up to three CNN notifications, four BBC News notifications and a BuzzFeed news notification on my phone at 8 a.m. local time.

I saw there was an explosion somewhere in Belgium, but all the notifications were so vague because the news was so new. Eventually I got a notification that the explosion was in an airport — one person dead. I walked downstairs to have my espresso to find my host mother downstairs, who is always gone for work by the time I wake up.

She had both the radio and television on, jumping between the two in the kitchen and living room — something that is pretty out of the norm in my homestay house. “Have you heard?” she asked me with horror in her eyes. “There was an attack in the airport in Brussels.”

I hate to say this, but I wasn’t shocked at this news. After the arrest of the Paris attacker and killings upon killings done by terrorist groups around the world between Paris, Ivory Coast and California, my first reaction was just kind of “… really? Again?

When will the hatred stop?” Since my spring break started the following week, my host mother warned me to be careful in airports

and big touristy areas, especially since half of my spring break will be spent in Paris.

As the day went on, my friends and I went to get lunch and I realized the TV was on in the restaurant we ate in — something that isn’t normal either (of course, unless there’s a soccer game on). Breaking news was flashing on the screen with the words “death tolls expected to rise” and “bombing in metro” plastered in Italian, all eyes in the small ristorante glued to the screen with small, quiet chatter. The next time I had access to the Internet, I had a ton of emails

airport in Brussels, we can realistically always be in some sort of dangerous situation.

I’m not saying this to scare anyone, but to prove that we cannot put our lives on pause just because something might happen to us. Did Boston stop its annual marathon?

Did people stop going to work in New York after 9/11? After mass shootings and police violence, do we stop roaming the streets?

Do we lock ourselves in our house and eat canned food for however long we live for?

Of course not.

What is life if we allow fear to dictate our

“In the case of traveling in the wake of these attacks, the best thing to do is what we’re told: Stay vigilant, tell people your plans and always follow your gut.” ranging from Rutgers’ global studies program to a message from the CIEE program I’m in to the U.S. Department of State, all reminding me to be extra careful, be aware of my surroundings and to register every trip I take with a million different websites.

It made me think: Should I fear traveling right now?

The answer to this is clearly, “no.” If the last 20 years of my life have made anything clear to me, it’s that danger is everywhere, whether it’s a marathon in Boston, at work in California, a hotel in the Mumbai or an

actions? As I’ve said in my previous columns, knowing the world around you can open up so many things, whether it’s meeting new people, experiencing amazing sights and a lot of learning and education. I feel as though it is an essential part of life to travel, to learn about the cultures around us and to be able to teach other people about who we are in hopes of leaving a mark on their lives.

In the case of traveling in the wake of these attacks, the best thing to do is what we’re told: Stay vigilant, tell people your plans and always follow your gut. Make

informed decisions on where you are traveling and how dangerous it can be, and research advisories and what they mean.

The most important part to being safe can be planning beforehand and being knowledgeable about where you are. Remember that if you are traveling within the next few months, it wouldn’t be odd to see military men walking around piazzas with large guns, ready for anything that could happen.

Security has been vamped up in all airports, plazas and train stations around Europe to ensure our safety.

All in all, we, as human beings who have a duty to learn about the world around us, can not allow the fear terrorists and other hate groups instill in us to dictate our actions. No matter where in the world we are — whether we stay at home or go out and choose to venture the world — we are never immune from danger. In spite of this, we should get in the car and take that road trip, get on the plane to the next country over or even just take the train to work, while keeping an open yet careful mind. We must choose to continue our world experiences and live as though we have no fear. If we don’t, what kind of life are we living?

Sophie Nieto-Munoz is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in journalism and media studies and Italian. She is currently studying abroad in Italy through CIEE. Her column, “Views from the +39” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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What happened with Microsoft’s artificial intelligence bot

Tay.ai was meant to emulate a 19-year-old girl on Twitter, but malicious users on the internet were able to convince it to discuss the Holocaust and other topics. Microsoft took the bot down one day after it went online. NIKHILESH DE / NEWS EDITOR

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Less than 24 hours after creating an artificial intelligence internet bot, the Microsoft Corporation was forced to kill Tay. Tay.ai, an artificial intelligence developed by the famous computer manufacturer, was put on the internet to interact with the world last week, according to TechCrunch. The idea was for it to have whimsical conversations with people online, which would range from jokes to playing games.

Tay went live on March 23.

It was also supposed to learn from people on the internet,

“Tay – a chatbot created for extensive user studies with dibecoming a “smarter” bot in the process. Microsoft created it af- 18 to 24-year-olds in the U.S. verse user groups.” ter developing a similar bot in for entertainment purposes — Developers tested Tay with China, said smaller groups Vice President of users to dePeter Lee of termine what Microsoft Reresults “(Tay) transformed into an evil Hitler-loving, incestual the search Corpowould be before sex-promoting, ‘Bush did 9/11’-proclaiming robot.” rate in a statesetting it on ment made on the internet at HELENA HORTON March 25. large, Lee said.

Writer with The Telegraph The success “It’s through of XiaoIce, the increased interChinese bot, action where made developwe expected to ers at the company wonder what is our first attempt to answer learn more and for the AI to get would happen if they replicated this question,” Lee said. “We better and better,” he said. the process but dropped it into a planned and implemented a Microsoft felt that Twitter lot of filtering and conducted would be an ideal location for Tay different culture. to learn, given the volume of interactions that could occur on the microblogging site, Lee said.

It was also on Kik, GroupMe, Facebook and Snapchat, according to TechCrunch.

Shortly after being allowed on the Internet, Tay fulfilled “Godwin’s Law,” which states that the longer conversations on the Internet continue, the more likely it is that they will include a Nazi analogy, according to The Guardian.

“Her responses are learned by the conversations she has with real humans online -— and real humans like to say weird stuff online and enjoy hijacking corporate attempts at (public relations),” according to Helena Horton of The Telegraph. “(Tay) transformed into an evil Hitler-loving, incestual sex-promoting, ‘Bush did 9/11’-proclaiming robot.”

Microsoft took down the bot on March 24.

Lee said a coordinated attack by internet denizens was able to force Tay to make these comments by exploiting a previously undiscovered vulnerability.

“Internet trolls discovered they could make Tay be quite unpleasant,” according to Ars Technica.

The vulnerability exploited was a feature that had Tay repeat what was said to it, according to Ars. The users, who appeared to be from 4chan and 8chan /pol/

threads, took advantage of that to “teach” Tay about the Holocaust, among other topics.

“Tay tweeted wildly inappropriate and reprehensible words and images,” Lee said. “We take full responsibility for not seeing this possibility ahead of time.”

Because Tay is an artificial intelligence that was learning from its users, it could not know what was or was not okay to say, according to Ars. It also could not understand what it was talking about, according to Ars. While it might know the term “Holocaust,” it would not know what that was or its significance. It also would therefore not be able to know that it happened.

Maleviolent users were able to “convince” Tay that the Holocaust was an event that did not happen, but also that “Hitler was right” by repeating these details to it, which it eventually adopted as its own language, according to Ars. While some topics were filtered, many were not, according to Ars. Lee said Microsoft will continue to develop systems similar to Tay, Lee said. Future iterations would by necessity have to learn from humans, similarly to how Tay was designed.

“The challenges are just as much social as they are technical,” he said. “We will do everything possible to limit technical exploits, but also know we cannot fully predict all possible human interactive misuses without learning from mistakes.”

Microsoft would take more care in creating these systems though, he said. They are already trying to fix the bug present in Tay, to prevent future versions from having the same exploit.

“We are deeply sorr y for the unintended offensive and hurtful tweets from Tay, which do not represent who we are or what we stand for, nor how we designed Tay,” Lee said. “Tay is now offline and we’ll look to bring Tay back only when we are confident we can better anticipate malicious intent that conflicts with our principles and values.”

March 29, 2016

Pearls Before Swine

DIVERSIONS Stephan Pastis

Horoscopes

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Today’s Birthday (03/29/16). Consider your life’s work this year.

What do you want to contribute? Travels, studies and explorations reveal hidden treasure. Romance and partnership flower (after 3/23). Support health with playtime (after 9/1). Begin a two-year collaborative phase (9/9). Slow down for transitions after 9/16. Walk a rambling road together. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Over The Hedge

Non Sequitur

Lio

T. Lewis and M. Fry

Wiley

Mark Tatulli

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 9 — Discover new cultural perspectives. Take notes on your experiences. Go with the flow, and write it down as you go. Surprising developments alter the outcome.

Bittersweet elements make the flavor more sophisticated.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Don’t be afraid of shadows.

Wait for a better time to share your story. Don’t try to convince someone who isn’t listening. Make an emotional connection first. Smile, listen and ask questions.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Set a new course. Responsibilities fall into place. Keep it thrifty. Gather data, and then go to committee. Turn over control on an old job. Friends teach you the rules. Share tips, tricks and suggestions.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Get into a fascinating puzzle in your work. Check prevailing theory. Trust a hunch. Run a small test. Hold on to what you have. Ask for more, and get it. Use your influence to help others.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Play and have fun without gambling or taking risks. Take a creative tack. Your influence is growing ... stay the course. Strengthen infrastructure. Your friends help with a great connection. Things could get blissful.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Stay home with your sweetheart, and enjoy domestic coziness. Save money, even if you have plenty. Travel would interfere with your work. Share delicious tidbits with your family. Take time for fun and romance.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Note a vivid dream.

Scribble on blank paper. Practice

makes perfect. Academic studies and conversations open new opportunities. Add illustrations.

Listen carefully, and play by the rules. Accept a challenge if it pays well.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Put in extra effort for extra profit. Bend rules, but don’t break them. The dynamics shift, and new opportunities knock.

Open the door. Accept advice from loved ones, especially children.

Press an advantage.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Follow a personal passion through shifting circumstances. Handle chores first, and keep to your budget. Dress the part you’re playing. Practice for mastery. Self-discipline serves you well. Pay attention to your dreams.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — You can get a lot done in peace and quiet. Follow through on deadlines and promises. Travel later. Keep confidences and secrets.

Listen to intuition. Learn practical new tricks. Abandon expectations.

Rest and recharge.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Expand your social influence by participating more. Stay out of someone else’s argument. Friends offer good advice. Support a noble cause.

Make charts and graphs. Someone finds you charming. Grab a profitable opportunity.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Focus creative energy on making money grow.

Hop on an opportunity. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel ... copy what works. Work interferes with playtime. Rely on conventional wisdom. Your crew has your back.

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QUARTERBACKS Knights fight for spot under center for 2nd straight spring in open competition CONTINUED FROM BACK

not going to talk about last year ...

While Ash said Laviano “prob- I’m past that. Don’t really want to talk ably” has an advantage due to his about it. In the past. Flip the page.” game experience, he made it clear The coaching staff has been it did not mean he has the starting taking its time in introducing spot locked up. concepts to their players, allow“There’s no pecking order ing things to slowly become inright now … it’s an open com- grained. Mehringer said the team petition just like all positions are “won’t have the depth of the playright now,” Ash said. “Does Lavi- book until probably fall camp,” evano probably have a leg up on the idencing the patience with which other guys because he’s played? the program is being built.

Probably, but does that mean he’s For the former Houston wide annointed the starter or he’s gon- receivers coach, the most importna be the first guy? No.” ant thing right now is not impleMehringer echoed the menting the complete system, sentiment. but evaluating “I told evtalent. erybody from “You want “We just have to keep (Chris) Laviato put in the going forward in the no, the starter things right this past year, spring and see how it goes now that you and then you and we should be fine.” know that you look at Gio believe in, the (Rescigno) and concepts that Hayden (Retyou believe GIOVANNI RESCIGNO tig), all the way in,” Mehringer SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK down to Jack said. “To get Clements the the positions walk-on, ‘Let’s evaluated, you go,’” he said. “If want to give you didn’t come here to compete, them a fair chance at competing. this isn’t the right place for you.”

So you can’t put too much in so Rettig, a fan favorite for which their minds are bogged down #FreeRettig was made to plea for with a whole bunch of informahis release on Saturdays last sea- tion and they can’t go out and son, earned just one start as he play fast, and you can truly evaluplayed backup to Laviano for most ate the talent that you have.” of the campaign.

Two practices in, the quarterThe Los Angeles, California, backs seem comfortable in the native played in five games last transition. With 13 practices to go season, starting the season open- and loads of information to take er against Norfolk State. in, they’re looking to keep moving Rettig threw for two touch- forward as the first season of the downs and no interceptions, com- Ash era approaches. pleting 56 percent of his attempts “I think it’s been going really in his first year of eligibility since well,” Rescigno said. “Obviously, arriving to the Banks from LSU. there are a lot of things to work He believes the new offense al- on system wise, knowing the lows everyone a fair chance in the plays better, knowing the rules, competition, but he chooses not the jobs here and there so we just to look at the past. have to keep going forward in the Instead, he opts to look strict- spring and see how it goes and we ly at the opportunities he has in should be fine.” front of him.

“In general, playbook being even For updates on the Rutgers footbecause we’re both learning the of- ball team, follow @briannnnf and fense, yes,” he said. “(But) I’m still @TargumSports on Twitter.

March 29, 2016 Rutgers continued its strong play on both ends of the field from its prior 16-3 win over NJIT right into its game against Delaware.

Five different Knights scored in the opening period — with two tallies from redshirt freshman attacker Adam Charalambides — to take a 6-1 lead.

In the subsequent quarter, freshman attacker Josh Jordan scored the only 2 goals in the frame from either side in a two-minute frame. Delaware only managed four shots on goal in the first half as the home team entered the locker room with an 8-1 advantage.

The Blue Hens scored 3 of the first 4 goals of the second half to cut their deficit to 5, but Rutgers fired right back and closed the quarter out with goals from Charalambides, junior midfielder Jeff George and junior midfielder Christian Trasolini in the final seven-plus minutes.

The Knights had dominated the first 45 minutes of play, outshooting Delaware 36-16, winning the ground ball battle 26-19 and only committing 6 turnovers to the Blue Hens 14.

Rutgers still produced 11 shots in the final quarter, but 7 of DelaJunior midfielder Christian Trasolini makes a pass in Rutgers’ ware’s 11 shots on goal lit up the win over the Blue Hens Saturday. Trasolini scored twice in the scoreboard to bring the score to contest. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR 14-11 with 2:39 left.

But even though the Blue Hens made a legitimate run at stealing a win from the Knights, Rutgers locked down in the final Goals from 9 different Knights power few minutes to protect its seventh Rutgers past Delaware win of the season.

“We got a little away from ourselves,” Trasolini said of the CONTINUED FROM BACK maybe letting them back in Knights’ fourth-quarter play. off the Blue Hens (3-7) last-quar- the fourth quarter,” he said. “I “We kinda looked at the scorethought we maybe lacked some board and thought we had a ter push for a 15-11 win.

“We got some dynamic players proper decisions knowing the nice, comfortable lead. We were and I’ve always been a firm believ- score and the clock and things moving well on offense, we were getting our er players make looks. We plays and we made ight’ve some big-time “We feel confident, but we definitely have a lot of work m taken a plays all over the to do this week before Hopkins .” little step field, offensively, back, didn’t defensively, that keep our rope unit,” said MICHAEL REXRODE foot on head coach Brian Sophomore Defender the pedal.

Brecht.

But our Brecht pins the visitors dominant fourth-quarter on like that. We’ll get better at that. defense honed in, our offense the poor decision making from his The nice thing is that you have a honed in and we kept the lead, team in the final 15 minutes of action. great win tonight, seven and two, had a strong lead and finished “I just thought decision-mak- and we’ll learn from that without out the game.”

The Knights win over Deling probably was a big part of having to take a loss.” aware marked the finish of non-conference play as they, along with their 7-2 record, enter Big Ten competition.

In its inaugural season in the conference, Rutgers finished 1-4, but it was much more competitive than its record showed with three of its losses coming by 2 goals or less.

One of those close losses came in the Knights’ first Big Ten game as a program against then-No. 19 Johns Hopkins, who they will host this Saturday night at High Point Solutions Stadium.

“Going into conference play with another win, especially I mean our mindset going into this game was this was a big game for us,” said sophomore defender Michael Rexrode. “So we feel confident, but we definitely have a lot to work on this week before Hopkins. We’re definitely determined. I think we have a good mindset going into Hopkins and then conference play ... I think we’re up for it.”

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March 29, 2016

Page 13 SOFTBALL PENN STATE 12, RUTGERS 1

Rutgers begins conference play on short side of sweep BRET LEVINSON STAFF WRITER

It seemed like the Rutgers softball team was finally finding a groove.

Winning 7 of its last 9 games, including a comeback win in their first home game of the season against Hofstra, the Scarlet Knights were looking to continue their success at the Rutgers Softball Complex in Piscataway as they begun conference play.

But the Knights were host to Penn State this past weekend for their first Big Ten series of the season, and the hot play up until conference play took a turn for the worse, as Rutgers (15-19) would eventually be swept by the Nittany Lions (14-14).

What started off with a shaky start by freshman Whitney Jones would only foreshadow the three losses the Knights suffered against what is becoming a rivalry between the two schools.

“I think Whitney had some nerves in the first game,” said head coach Jay Nelson. “I probably shouldn’t have started her and came in with Dresden. But that’s all hindsight.”

The Santa Monica, California, native surrendered 2 earned runs off of a walk and three hits, only securing one out before Nelson pulled the young right-hander.

Senior Dresden Maddox would replace Jones, allowing 5 Senior pitcher Dresden Maddox threw 12 innings in her two appearances against Michigan State. On Sunday, in the third game of runs after walking six and giving the series she pitched eight innings of one-run ball, striking out two hitters. MARIELLE SUMERGIDO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2016 up five hits.

Although the Knights would up the middle plating Shelby Mill- stranded as the tying run was team,” Anico said after Sunday’s “We want to be playing our loss. “Just get back to the basics, best at the end of the year,” Nelretired at the plate. score 5 runs in the seventh to er and taking a 1-0 lead.

Although Rutgers would sur- talking and working hard to hope- son said. “So that when we enThe Knights would respond cut the Nittany Lions lead to four, Rutgers was unable to score back in the second with a double render its second straight loss fully go out and play ball like we ter conference tournament play, again, and would take its first Big steal, scoring Jordan Whitley and Saturday, Nelson said his team hit know how to.” even if you’re in the lower part Nelson also stressed the need of the bracket, you get a game the ball well but it just didn’t capiTen loss of the season by a score tying the game up at one a piece. to improve on hitting with run- with another lower bracket team Maddox had a stellar perfor- talize when it had its chances. of 12-8.

In the third and final game of ners in scoring positions after so you can warm up and gain moFreshman Nicolette Anico, mance in the circle Saturday after sophomore Rebecca Hall and se- allowing 1 run in the first, going the weekend, the Knights would Sunday’s loss. mentum and keep going. Every“Our clutch hitting needs to get body in the Big Ten is good, so nior Melanie Slowinski would all seven straight innings without al- surrender their third straight loss by a score of 12-1, and the game better,” Nelson said. register two hits in the loss, while lowing another run. you need to be playing your best Along with other mistakes such to win. As far as being worried “I just went right at them and ended early due to mercy rules. junior Shayla Sweeney would close Penn State started early, scor- as not being able to hit the outside about it, no, but it gives us some the game out pitching 2 2/3 in- threw the pitches I knew would nings, allowing 5 runs on four hits. work and just work to my de- ing 2 runs in the first to make the pitch, as well as making mental things to work on.” mistakes and throwing the ball score 2-0.

Anico has been batting sec- fense,” Maddox said.

The Nittany to the wrong side of the plate, the ond for some For updates on the Rutgers softLions would Knights believe there is still time ball team, follow @TargumSports time now for “I just went right at them and threw the pitches I knew add at least 1 to improve. the Knights. on Twitter. run in each inNelson exwould work and just work to my defense.” ning for the rest plains his reaof the game to soning being blitz Rutgers in solely based DRESDEN MADDOX the final game. on the need Senior Pitcher Sweeney for run prowould earn the duction down Nelson sent out Maddox to the loss in Sunday’s game, allowing 7 in the order.

“I need someone down in the circle in the ninth expecting the earned runs on seven hits in 1 and order to drive some run in,” same results, but Maddox failed 1/3 innings of work. Jones would Nelson said. “I kind of wanted to pitch as she had been all after- replace Sweeney and give up 5 to drop Jordan cause the theory noon as she surrendered 3 runs runs herself, before freshman Auis, the pitchers let up a little bit off of four hits to surrender a 4-1 brie Levine would pitch the final inning of the game for the Knights. when you’re down in the order, lead to the Nittany Lions.

The three conference losses Although the Knights would as opposed to when you’re three, start the bottom of the ninth this weekend put Rutgers at a four, five.”

The second game of the series with a lead off hit from Carly rough start to conference play, was a nail-biter of a game until the Todd, followed by a walk from but that doesn’t mean it’s impossiteam batting average leader ble to pull themselves back. ninth inning.

“I think we just need to work Maddox started in the cir- Stephanie Huang and a Penn cle for the Knights, as Marlaina State error, all runners were on swinging at better pitches as a Laubach started for Penn State for the second straight game, displaying her arm in an impressive nine innings pitched and 1 earned-run performance.

Saturday’s start would cap Laubach’s weekend off with a total of 12 and 1/3 innings pitched, allowing 1 earned run and striking out seven to improve her ERA to seventh best in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions struck first Saturday, with Lexi Knief singling

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March 29, 2016 WOMEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS 18, HOFSTRA 13

Offensive explosion springs RU back into win column THOMAS CRINCOLI STAFF WRITER

Following an early season sixgame losing streak, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team seem to have found its groove, winning 2 of its last 3 games.

The Scarlet Knights (3-7) defeated Hofstra (1-6), 18-13, in New York on Friday in a game where Rutgers’ barrage of of fense came from nine dif ferent scorers.

Senior attacker Halley Barnes said the Knights’ win

over the Pride was one of her favorite games she has ever been part of because of the way her team’s offense came together as a group.

“We had so many people doing so many things, we had so many assisted goals, we had so many

Senior attacker Halley Barnes scored a team-high 4 goals and helped set up a fifth in the Knights 18-13 road win over Hofstra on Friday. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2016

multiple point scorers, we had so many people scoring points in general,” Barnes said. “It was just an awesome feeling to be part of an offense that clicked.”

Rutgers’ per formance not only consisted of nine dif ferent scorers, but five of them scored multiple goals. It was the second time in Rutgers’ last three games that Knights were able to achieve this feat, after a 19-7 win over Lafayette over spring break.

Barnes led the charge with a team-high 4 goals on the day, in which the Garnett Valley, Pennsylvania, native was happy to see her team perform in conjunction with her personal play.

“As the captain of the of fensive side, I need to make sure I’m doing my par t and hopefully the rest of my team will follow,” Barnes said. “That happened (Friday), and it was a great feeling.”

Rutgers’ other two consistent offensive threats this season had a productive day as well.

Senior attacker Kim Kolodny scored 3 goals, while junior midfielder Kristina Dunphey scored twice, padding her team-leading 24 goals on the year.

It was a big game for some of the complementary components to the Knights’ offense as well, seeing two more multi-goal efforts from senior attacker Kristin Kocher and junior midfielder Macy Scott.

Scott, who finished the game with 3 goals and assisted the game winner, saw her team’s joint effort as a huge accomplishment in a game where the Toms River, New Jersey, native feels she found her groove.

“Personally, I feel like I really found my niche last night,” Scott said. “I really found my groove, found my confidence, knew exactly what the game plan was, knew exactly what I needed to

do to work their defense and work with our attack. I just found my opportunities and it came with a win.”

Four other players from Rutgers contributed to its team’s scoring, including junior attacker Amanda Tur turro, who scored a goal and posted her single game-high in assists with four. Tur turro leads the Knights with 12 assists on the season.

Sophomore attacker Joanna Reilly, whose goal ended as the game winner against the Pride, also passed her personal best in assists with two in the game.

Sophomore attacker Kerri Puckhaber and sophomore midfielder Paige Paratore each had 1 goal in the game as well.

The Knights have a chance to go on their first winning streak of the season when they face off against Penn State next Saturday. This will be Rutgers’ first splash into its games against Big Ten opponents.

According to Scott, the Knights win over Hofstra was not only a confidence builder for herself, but also showed signs of an upward trend for her team.

The Toms River South product noted that the early season struggles were due to her team’s mindset, as her team was scared to get caught in the same hole as last year.

Rutgers will take a win against Hofstra that featured extraordinar y team cohesion and use it as a building block moving for ward.

“I think now we finally realized that it is going to take a lot of hard work, to finally get a win,” Scott said. “Last night we were all on the same page, and we were really one unit.”

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Senior forward Kim Kolodny put together a 6-point effort on Saturday, notching 3 goals and assisting on three others.

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March 29, 2016

Page 15 BASEBALL MICHIGAN STATE 6, RUTGERS 5

Spartans sweep Knights in Big Ten series opener MIKE O’SULLIVAN CORRESPONDENT

Entering its first Big Ten series of the season, the Rutgers baseball team was looking to shake off a stretch of tough and close losses.

While it played some more close games against one of the nation’s top teams in Michigan State, it again found itself on the wrong side of the series and was swept to open conference play.

The Scarlet Knights (8-14, 0-3) dropped all three games against the Spartans (18-3, 3-0), and were hoping for better results after playing solid baseball throughout the weekend.

“We pitched well and played well, but right now, we’re looking for the next step in the program, and that’s to go out and win these close games,” said head coach Joe Litterio. “We have to learn how to win these close games going for ward to make this a successful season.”

In the opener of the doubleheader on Saturday following a Friday rainout, the Knights fell, 5-2, after jumping out to a tworun lead.

Senior first baseman Chris Suseck and freshman outfielder Jawuan Harris each had an RBI in the game.

The Spartans broke through for 2 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie the game, then added 3 insurance runs in the late innings to hold on for the 5-2 win.

Senior pitcher Howie Brey (13) started for the Knights in the first game, completing 6.1 innings and striking out three while allowing 4 earned runs.

In six starts, the veteran has pitched to a 3.66 ERA and leads the team in innings pitched (39 1-3) and strikeouts (33).

Despite the team’s four-game losing streak, Brey remains optimistic about the team’s outlook moving forward because of how they have played against some of the nation’s top teams, such as Miami and Michigan State.

“We’re improving each weekend, but we have to start capitalizing on the improvements that we’ve made,” he said. “We’ve

been in all these close games against some of the best teams in the nation, and it’s disappointing to lose, but we held a lead in all three games and that gives us some hope. We’re looking for ward to continuing conference play.”

In the second game of the doubleheader, Rutgers recorded 10 hits, but fell in another close game, 5-4.

Senior catcher R.J. Devish had three hits from the leadoff spot in the game, and Harris blasted his third home run of the season and finished with an RBI. The Knights again held a lead in the game at 3-2 after the third inning, but were unable to hold on.

Junior pitcher Kyle Driscoll earned the start for Rutgers, throwing 4/2 innings and allowing four earned runs while taking the loss.

After his departure, the bullpen combined to give up just 1 run in 3/1 innings of work.

Harris’ home run cut the deficit to 5-4 in the eighth inning, but the Knights were retired in the ninth as the Spartans held on for the win.

The freshman’s emergence as an impact player has been a welcoming sign for Rutgers, and he feels as if he can continue to produce in Big Ten play.

“I always have high expectations for myself,” Harris said.

“I just want to contribute to the team and help us win games, because that’s what is most important right now.”

In the Sunday finale, Rutgers dropped another third close one, 6-5.

They held a 5-0 lead heading into the third inning, but the Spartans chipped away for the remainder of the game to comeback with six runs and win.

It has been these kinds of games that have frustrated the Knights of late, as they have frequently shown their ability to play competitively with top teams, but have been unable to hold on for wins.

As they get set to host Monmouth (11-11, 3-0) for a home game at Bainton Field on Tuesday, Rutgers is searching for a

Senior Howie Brey allowed 4 runs while striking out three over six-plus innings in the series opener against Michigan State.

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quick turnaround to get back in the win column after a stretch of frustrating results.

“I believe it’s been the little things that we know how to do and can do that have been es-

caping us in certain situations,” Litterio said. “It’s things like missing a cutoff man, the little things we need to pay attention to over the course of the game that we need to start seeing to

put us in better positions to win these games.”

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Freshman outfielder Juwuan Harris collected four hits and stole four bases in Rutgers’ series against MSU. He leads the Big Ten in stolen bases. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2016

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Part of my game is being athletic … so obviously I was very excited. I wanted to get to work immediately, start learning the playbook and I’m excited spring ball is here so we could get better.”

—Sophomore quarterback Giovanni Rescigno

TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016

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MEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS 15, DELAWARE 11

Rutgers fends off late push from Delaware ERIC MULLIN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Had they played five minutes longer on Saturday night, the outcome of the matchup between the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team and Delaware may have been different.

The Scarlet Knights cruised to commanding 12-4 lead over the Blue Hens entering the final quarter of play at High Point Solutions Stadium.

As the Knights have done all season against inferior opponents, they had grabbed an early lead — holding a 5-goal advantage after the first 15 minutes — and kept the opponent at arm’s length for the next two quarters.

But Delaware wasn’t prepared to lie down.

Sparked by Paul Major, it finally broke out.

The Blue Hens scored 7 goals in the first 12-plus minutes of the final quarter — 4 of them coming from leading goal scorer Major — while holding Rutgers to two scores to draw the score to 14-11.

Delaware had seized the momentum, but time proved to be its biggest nemesis.

With 2:39 on the clock and a 3-goal deficit, it was forced to apply high pressure to Rutgers when it had it in its offensive zone.

This led to odd-man breaks the other way and the ultimate dagger delivered off the stick of sophomore attacker Jules Heningburg, who put the game on ice 19 seconds after the Blue Hens cut the deficit to three.

It got a lot closer than they would have preferred, but the Knights (7-2) were able to fend Redshirt freshman attacker Adam Charalambides surveys the field with the ball in Rutgers’ 15-11 win over Delaware on Saturday.

Charalambides’ hat trick in the win extended his team-leading goal total on the season to 25. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR

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FOOTBALL QUARTERBACKS WORK ON LEARNING SPREAD OFFENSE

RU quarterbacks fight for starting spot BRIAN FONSECA SPORTS EDITOR

Offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer will evaluate all quarterbacks throughout the spring as they learn the spread offense. THE DAILY TARGUM / JAMUARY 2016

When head football coach Chris Ash made it known he and offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer planned on implementing the spread offense in Piscataway, few members of the Rutgers football team were as excited as sophomore quarterback Giovanni Rescigno.

The Warren, Michigan, native came to the Banks with a profile of a dual-threat quarterback after throwing for 1,396 yards and 16 touchdowns while rushing for 512 yards and 5 touchdowns in his senior season of high school.

Unable to use his skills to their full potential in the pro-style offense run by former head coach Kyle Flood in his first two seasons at Rutgers, Rescigno is making the most of his fresh start this Spring.

“I was very excited (about the spread offense),” he said. “Part of my game is being athletic … so obviously I was very excited.

I wanted to get to work immediately, start

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senior attacker, passed Bill Naslonski for 10th on the alltime assist list at Rutgers after recording his 85th career assist against Delware on Saturday.

Bieda is just 10 points shy of jumping into the top-10 scoring list in Rutgers program history.

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learning the playbook and I’m excited spring ball is here so we could get better.”

Rescigno has been splitting reps with junior quarterbacks Hayden Rettig and Chris Laviano as the starting spot in the position is up for grabs for the second straight spring.

Laviano started 11 of 12 games last season under center, playing in the pro-style offense he played in high school.

While he said he played out of the shotgun in his final two years of high school, the Glen Head, New York, native admits he hasn’t done it for a while. Regardless, he feels things are going in the right direction.

“It’s been great,” he said of learning the spread.

“It’s different, but we’re on the right track.”

The difference with this spring is the playing field is even as all three quarterbacks are simultaneously learning a new offense and its playbook.

Last season, Laviano had a leg up on his competition after playing in five games as backup to Gary Nova in 2014.

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