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Rutgers Rise wins RUSA presidential election Stephen Weiss associate news editor
The Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) announced the results of this year’s election during their biannual Town Hall event last night. The meeting featured Chancellor Richard L. Edwards for the final time before his retirement. After a long campaign, the Rutgers Rise ticket triumphed over Knights for Change. “It feels good, a lot of work was put into this. We definitely had a lot of help, and it’s a relief. We’re just excited to get to work,” said Evan Covello, the president-elect of RUSA. Rutgers Rise built their campaign on trying to improve the Rutgers experience and strengthening students’ voice, the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy junior said. “They’re things like making sure the student organizations get the funding that they need, making sure we do all we can to end sexual violence on our campus, to improve mental health services, make college affordable and make sure that each student feels safe on this campus,” Covello said. The new leaders of the student government will do whatever it takes to ensure that students are represented at Rutgers and that finding new ways to improve and strengthen the school is a continuous priority, he said. “I want people to know that RUSA will always have their back,” Covello said. Christie Schweighardt, RUSA’s vice president-elect and a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said that the work Rutgers Rise has done has paid off, but that it is now time
At Thursday’s meeting, the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) announced the results of their spring elections. Rutgers Rise candidates Evan Covello and Christie Schweighardt will assume the positions of president and vice president, respectively. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR to assume the position of vice president and get to the real work. Schweighardt said that one of her main focuses as vice president will be to improve student access to mental health care. “We still have a (mental health care) funding issue. I really want to push for online appointments,” she said. “I identify with that problem
and a lot of my friends identify with that problem, and that is the number one thing that I want to push for next year.” Schweighardt said that she also plans to focus on improving the culture on campus in terms of diversity and inclusion. One way of doing this will be through increasing student awareness.
“We have people who identify as different things, as different religions, different nationalities and a lot of us just don’t understand each other still,” she said. Motivating younger RUSA members to strive farther in and out of student government is another one of Schweighardt’s goals.
U. plans to replace takeout menu with healthy options Chloe Dopico associate news editor
Bite Night at Rutgers take-out is about to become a lot healthier. The University has made plans to replace unhealthy food items such as hash browns and chicken nuggets from takeout and implement healthier alternatives, NJ Advanced Media reported. Fried chicken wings will be replaced by baked ones, and the hot sauces used to season the wings will be replaced by spices and natural seasonings. The changes to the menu will begin gradually starting this April, and eventually will be complete by the end of the fall semester if all goes as planned.
Dining Ser vices plans to monitor student demand for certain items in order to decide which items will ultimately be removed from the menu, said Executive Director of Dining Ser vices Joseph Charette. The decision to implement healthier alternatives was made after consultation with a student advisor y committee, Charette said. “We have been talking for almost two years now about the kinds of items that are available on our takeout menus, and that a lot of students feel takeout doesn’t have healthy choices,” he said. See takeout on Page 7
“I would not be here right now if I did not have older people in the body helping me and seeing the potential of what I can do, so I really want to keep that going because I think it has really helped,” she said. Shannon Chang, a Rutgers Business School junior, has been elected See election on Page 7
Student sets out to build ‘Lost Library’ in Murray Hall Kira Herzog news editor
Over the next few months, Dining Services will implement healthier options into their takeout menus. They will decide long-term changes based on which items resonate best with students. Casey Ambrosio
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A School of Arts and Sciences junior has made it her mission to transform the Writers House Lounge in Murray Hall into a takea-book, leave-a-book library for the Rutgers community. Already, Kristan Petillo has curated a collection of more than 600 books for the library from a wide variety of genres and time periods. Throughout the last month, she has also raised nearly $500 of her $1,000 goal on GoFundMe, which See library on Page 6
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U. organization fundraises for underdeveloped communities Christina Gaudino staff writer
The Rutgers chapter of Thaakat, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to sustainable development at locations in Pakistan, Sierra Leone and Ghana, works on campus to raise money for overseas communities. The organization also focuses on local community service initiatives to help underserved communities in the United States and beyond. Founded in 2007 by New Jerseyan Uzma Bawany, the foundation seeks to encourage students and young professionals to recognize their capacity to impact those in need across the world, according to the organization’s website. The foundation now has hundreds of members in the United States and internationally, with eight college chapters, including Rutgers, The College of New Jersey, the University of Illinois and the University of California. “The national Thaakat Foundation has three global projects,” said Zamin Kazmi, the current president of the Rutgers chapter. “A primary school in Pakistan, a primary school in Ghana, and a maternity ward in Sierra Leone.” The individual college chapters of the foundation all fundraise individually, the School of Arts and Sciences senior said. All the fundraised money then goes to the national foundation, which uses it for supplies, renovation projects and initiatives to improve health and education conditions at their three global sites. “They’re mostly small villages without a lot of infrastructure or money,” Kazmi said. “We try to make the sites a community center for local people, where they The Rutgers chapter of Thaakat fundraises for sustainable development projects in countries like Sierra Leone, Ghana and Pakistan. can come for help.” Students help create programs for farming, education and health care in communities that need them. PHOTOG Kazmi said the foundation dis“We have one member of internationally, our goal is to bin,’” he said. “This village is tributes care packages during heat University Student Assembly) allowaves and encourages students to cations. So when we hold an event, Thaakat marry one member provide for our global projects,” where all the trash from the main city of Karachi goes. It’s a landfill, we don’t put any of our Thaakat from PSA,” Farooq said. “Most Kazmi said. take food home with them. Although fundraising is the but people have formed a village The organization also focuses money into it. If you walk in and of the time, 100 percent of those on helping the communities be- pay $5 at the door, 100 percent of proceeds go to the Thaakat main goal, Kazmi said it is not on top of that landfill.” Rutgers Thaakat’s most recent their number one priority. come sustainable and self-reliant, that goes to our proceeds,” he said. school in Pakistan.” “People are only here for donations paid for medications at Between general meetings, In fact, yesterday evening at Kazmi said. In Ghana, the Thakkat helped the Busch Student Center, the ice cream socials and different four years, so if they come to the maternity ward in Sierra Leto found a mushroom farm so that Rutgers chapter held a commu- fundraisers, Farooq said there are our events, they may pay $5, but one, Kazmi said. When the founder posted a list Thaakat Foundation really needs the people would be able to sus- nity event called the “R Factor,” about six events per semester. The next general meeting will longevity. So I try to focus more of medication and named a price tain themselves and raise money a talent competition featuring by selling the mushrooms at the various performances by stu- be on April 21, for Thaakat’s “Pie- on educating people about these for them, the Kazmi said he was able to respond by simply asking issues,” he said. dents and members of the outside in-the-Face” event. market, he said. Kazmi said that although there when the check needed to be sent, “Students can pay $2 for a pie, “Our chapter plays a vital role community, said Zia Farooq, the for our National Board,” said Ruh- events coordinator and a School and then you can pie whoever you are only three sites, they are because Rutgers Thakkat had already raised the baan Zubair, the money during Rutgers chapter secretary and “They’re mostly small villages without a lot of infrastructure or money. We try to make the sites a community the fall. This meant School of Arts center for local people, where they can come for help.” the organizaand Sciences setion was able nior. “We are one zamin Kazmi to provide the of the top three President of Rutgers Thakkat and School of Arts and Sciences Senior money instantdonors throughly, he said. out the nation,” “In Urdu, thaakat translates to want on our board in the face,” constantly expanding. of Engineering senior. he said. “Our first project that we ever ‘strength’,” Kazmi said. “Thaakat Other events throughout the Farooq said. In terms of the amount of monIn addition to fundraising founded (at Rutgers) was the ba- has allowed me to use my resourcey raised, Kazmi said, last year years include community service was one of the best years at the fairs, benefit banquets and “DJ events, the Rutgers chapter of sic school in Pakistan. Our school es here in New Jersey to enact Rutgers chapter — they raised be- in the Dark,” a music showcase Thaakat also has a focus on do- is in Karachi, Pakistan, in a village change 8,000 miles away. We may never meet the people we aim to tween $8,000 and $10,000. In gen- involving producers and musi- mestic community service, an ini- called Kachra Kundi,” he said. The people have used the help, but I feel an obligation to eral, total yearly donations range cians from the local community, tiative which was started by Kazmi during his junior year. Now, board landfill to survive by collecting them. I often take for granted the Farooq said. between $5,000 and $9,000. Rutgers Thaakat also co-hosts members are required to attend and selling metals, and living opportunity to do things like atThe Rutgers chapter raises money primarily by holding an annual event with the Pakistani at least three community service in tents made from discarded tend school. To make up for that, Thaakat Foundation has allowed sheets, he said. Students Association (PSA) at events per semester, Kazmi said. events on campus, Kazmi said. “In the Pakistani language, (us) to offer that opportunity to “Our main goal here domesti“Everything, all our events, Rutgers, a mock traditional Pakically is community service. And Urdu, this literally means ‘trash someone else.” are funded by RUSA (the Rutgers stani wedding.
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U. collects donations for kids in foster care Christian Zapata contributing writer
Rutgers Off-Campus Living and Community Partnerships held “Project Night Night” Wednesday, an event where students stuffed bags with various items to support children in foster care. The event was sponsored in part by the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD). They purchased a number of stuffed animals and coordinated delivery to the homeless shelters in the area. The yearly collection looks to gather blankets, books and stuffed animals for children in the foster care system. With help from student volunteers, they then package the items in Night Night bags to distribute among different shelters, according to their site. Palak Shah, a Rutgers Business School senior, said the event was first brought to the organization through a student who stumbled across the idea online and felt it needed attention. The department was equally excited about the cause and began “Project Night Night” in 2016. The nationwide project supplies over 25,000 children across the country with Night Night packages each time they are admitted into a shelter, Palak said. Many of these children are constantly in between homes and this provides
them with a keepsake throughout the process. “I know as a child I always had a blanket that I took everywhere I went, it was kind of a safety net and I think that these children in homeless shelters especially need it more than anything. Because they don’t have a stable house it’s something they can take with them as a part of them,” she said. Through the “Project Night Night” website, donors can select between shelters in their area or anywhere across the country to donate their goods, Palak said. Off-Campus and Community Partnerships opts to keep donations in the New Brunswick area as a way to give back to the community. The organization has chosen Friends in Service to Humanity (FISH), Ozanam Family Shelter, Women Aware and Dina’s Dwellings as the four primary shelters they ship Night Night bags to within the New Brunswick and Piscataway area, she said. Any business or organization looking to take part in “Project Night Night” can do so by registering through the main site. Here organizations can receive a shipment of Night Night bags that comes with the company’s logo ready to ship out to locations across the country, Palak said. Student feedback for these events has been great, she said.
“Project Night Night” at Rutgers takes place every year and brings students together to collect books, blankets and stuffed animals for children in the foster care system. Casey Ambrosio During a blanket making event the organization held earlier this year, they nearly doubled their expected numbers as a result of a high student turnout. Since then, the organization has expanded its reach and distributed collection bins to student centers across campus for students and faculty to donate gently-used books, blankets and stuffed animals even if they cannot make the bagging event, Palak said.
Shannon Sy, a School of Arts and Sciences junior and event intern, said there is a lot of student involvement because of advertisements on social media and weekly LISTSERV postings. Watching donations come in waves serves as motivation for students to stay involved and keep up with the latest events. By sending their information through LISTSERV the group has managed to contact different
local businesses and organizations willing to get involved and slowly help the project gain momentum, Sy said. “Something students can expect when coming here is meeting different people that share the same passion as them, to give back and really do something for the community. I think the people you met here are here for a reason, whatever that is the purpose of the event is to give back,” she said. Nick Cahill, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said he first got involved with the event last fall through Give Where You Live, an organization working in conjunction with Community Partners to provide opportunities for semester-long service commitments. “This was actually the event l hosted with my initiate class when I was rushing Phi Sigma Pi. A lot of the events we do as a fraternity are cooperated with Give Where You Live, so when I heard we were doing this event again I had to jump on the chance,” he said. Knowing the event is actively benefitting the lives of others is constant motivation for student volunteers, Cahill said. Many times children are overlooked when in fact they need role models to guide them through everything they absorb at that age. “I know a couple of freshmen have asked me, being a senior what is the one thing I would tell you? It’s get involved,” he said. “It was something I didn’t do in high school and regret it now. Now that I’ve done it in college and seen it, it definitely works. Two words. Get. Involved.”
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Rutgers study finds flaws in pediatric health care Marissa Scognamiglio contributing writer
A new Rutgers study found evidence confirming that extended wait times for pediatric evaluations could be severely detrimental to the diagnosis and early intervention strategies needed for treatment. Published in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the study found that the average wait time nationally for development pediatric evaluations falls between five to six months. When comparing appointments made in Spanish, about one-third of the programs contacted did not provide language accommodations, said Manuel Jimenez, an assistant professor of pediatrics, family medicine and community health at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The study specifically focused on diagnostic evaluation delays for pediatricians who specialize in autism, attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder and cerebral palsy. There are only 1,000 pediatricians nationally who are specially trained to treat these disorders, which is likely one of the reasons why there are such lengthy wait times, according to the study’s press release in Rutgers Today. “Relative to the number of children who would benefit from seeing a developmental pediatrician, the number of specialized physicians in the field is relatively few. This has the potential to limit access to rigorous diagnostic evaluations which, in turn, can ensure access to specialized services and therapies. Given that individuals
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with limited English proficiency often have difficulty navigating the health care system, we were especially interested to see if there would be differences when we called in English versus Spanish,” Jimenez said in an interview with Rutgers Today. Prior to this study, there had only been one other peer-reviewed study exploring wait times for pediatric evaluations, which found a three-month average wait time for children who are diagnosed on the autism spectrum. The previous study had been confined to a small metropolitan area, and thus inspired Jimenez for a more diverse and updated study, he said. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program, the team consisted of Jimenez, Jerome Williams, a professor and prudential chair for the Rutgers Business School and Brian L. Strom, a chancellor for the Department of Biomedical and Health Sciences, according to Rutgers Today. The study was conducted through a mystery shopper strategy, in which a bilingual research assistant called various programs asking to make an appointment for his son who was experiencing difficulty in school, Jimenez said. This technique is largely used in market research, although has been rarely applied in health research. According to the study’s press release, 140 programs were contacted, and 75 provided wait times of nearly five and a half months. Of the 62 programs reached in Spanish, only 55 percent responded
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A new Rutgers study found that wait times for pediatric evaluations could be harmful to children’s ability to receive treatment for pressing medical problems. The report also showed a lack of accommodations for non-English speaking patients. RUTGERS.EDU with a wait time estimate and onethird did not offer non-English speaking accommodations. Jimenez said his team was not surprised by the studies’ outcome,
“For researchers, our findings reinforce the need to examine different care models ... ” manuel jimenez Assistant Professor at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
anticipating the result to have lengthy wait times, although he did not expect the lack of language accommodations for patients scheduling appointments.
“As we expected, we identified long wait times, in fact, on average the estimated wait time nationally was over five months. While this study was not designed to answer why the wait can be so long, we do know that developmental behavioral concerns are common among children and there are relatively few developmental pediatricians nationally,” Jiminez said. Jimenez said the study highlights the need to improve health access for children with developmental concerns much earlier, as well as improving language accommodations for patients. “For researchers, our findings reinforce the need to examine different care models that can leverage the strengths of different professionals to ensure children reach the right provider at
the optimal time. For clinicians and families it’s important to remember that there can be long wait times for these evaluations and it’s important to seek therapies and other supports simultaneously,” Jimenez said. More work and further study are needed to identify different strategies on how to better provide access to all children in need, and overcome such obstacles like language barriers. Fortunately, that has been the precise focus of Jimenez and his team as they attempt to find solutions for these issues, Jimenez said. “At Children’s Specialized Hospital, we’ve been working hard to reduce the wait times for our families including several innovative, ongoing pilots that we are in the process of evaluating,” Jimenez said.
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She first became aware of this problem after seeing the changes in Demarest Hall over the course of the last few years, she said. After serving on the student government there for two years, she fell in love with the culture and diversity that so uniquely contrasted College Avenue. The Hall continues to host drag shows, philosophy clubs, basement shows and other countercultural communities — but described Demarest as the last of a dying breed at Rutgers. “Steadily, Demarest has been dying,” she said. “My freshman year it was so full of life. I remember all the doors being open. I remember the second-floor lounge being a literal philosophy salon, filled with passionate students arguing over the nature of reality and smoking out of the windows when the coast was clear. The walls of the painted room — a room in the basement where you can paint anything anywhere — were tattooed with song lyrics and mural-sized art pieces flowed right into each other.” There was also an overt sense of pride that existed in Demarest back then, she said. Vandalism was a rare occurrence because the hall’s inhabitants felt such a close connection to the space and the “pragmatic value” that existed there. “But that old group of Demarites graduated together over the next two years, and, as one of the young stragglers left in their wake, it is rather sad to see the hole they left,” Petillo said. “Rutgers filled Demarest with people who just want to be on College Avenue, not people who want to be in a place like Demarest.” Despite this shift, Petillo quickly realized that there were still students at Rutgers who were in love with literature, art and philosophy — students who could
she plans to use to build shelves and additional amenities for the room. Most of the books were donated through the drop-off sites that are located in Murray Hall, the Writing Centers on George Street and Lucy Stone, she said. “When I’m done, I’m hoping to have lined the back corner of the room with bookshelves to hold the amazing donations I’ve collected so far, as well as a projector so people can have movie nights or watch films assigned to them for class,” Petillo said. “I’m hoping to make a warm, welcoming space for people to hang out between classes, do homework, find mentoring and hold whatever events they desire.” Petillo said she hopes to use the “Lost Library” space to encourage creativity through a variety of outlets — including spoken word poetry. “The Rutgers poetry scene is rich and fantastic, but it is rather underground (as the best poetry scenes truly are) so I was hoping to create a space where students could dip their toe in the water in the light of day, and meet others with similar passions to team up with,” she said. The project fulfills the final requirement of Petillo’s internship, but her inspiration for embarking A Rutgers student has made it her mission to build a brand new community library in Murray Hall on the mission goes much deeper where students can read, hold events and collaborate. Her project was largely inspired by the than that. She hopes her contriunique culture of Demarest Hall. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR bution will help preserve the unthe Lost Library, and by that I down hallway after hallway, up Maggic Stiefvater, more quick, derground culture at Rutgers and don’t mean that we need more and down stairs, trying not to get fun adventure paperbacks than benefit liberal arts students long recreational libraries, I mean we stuck in dead ends or get turned I can count, hardcover books after she graduates. need more students polka-dot- around. It’s the type of architec- with original dust jackets, some At smaller schools, Petillo ting Rutgers with what they spe- ture that makes you want to start author signed books in amazing said students have more opa trail of breadcrumbs or bring a condition,” she said. “The library cifically love.” portunities to forge commuMurray Hall is one of the old- roll of yarn to mark where you’ve is also going to have a handsome nities and make their school political section and a fantastic est buildings in Voorhees Mall. It been before.” their own. But Rutgers is a Currently, the only existing spread of Stephen King’s works.” is the home of both the English large school with an extensive Petillo’s current goal is to piece literature and the creative writ- take-a-book, leave-a-book liundergraduate population, and ing programs and is known for its brar y on campus is located on together $200 more in donations administrators often treat stubefore April 12 dents without in order to finish much regard “We need more projects like the Lost Library, and by that I don’t mean that we need more recreational the project. for their individlibraries, I mean we need more students polka-dotting Rutgers with what they specifically love.” She said the ualized needs fundraiser has and interests. Kristian petillo already done “I must first School of Arts and Sciences Junior better than she say how much I ever could have love this school and how much I owe to its pro- use a space to collaborate and feel maze-like interior, which Petillo the second floor of Demarest expected. She posted links to likened to the Lucy Stone building Hall. Unlike the Lost Librar y, her GoFundMe on the Rutgers fessors, but I also felt that Rut- at home. the Demarest librar y is desig- class pages and within days, her This was what she hoped to fos- on Livingston campus. gers was never truly ours,” she “I named it the ‘Lost Library’ nated more for academic books posts had collected hundreds of said. “I am in no way saying we ter when she set out to build the because, while it is actually lo- rather than “afternoon pleas- likes and shares. Students can should have free reign and go Lost Library. track the Lost Library’s progress “Unless people give a crap, cated in a very easy room to ure reading.” crazy, but I also sometimes feel “I really can’t say how grateful through the “Rutgers Writers” that Rutgers struggles to feel get geeky and take some depart- find in the lowest level of Murlike a home, to feel like a place mentally-approved risks, Rutgers ray, right next to the big writing I am for the fabulous donations page on Facebook. “I thought it would just fit to where you can really stake isn’t going to get better by itself. classrooms and the elevator, the I’ve received. Some highlights your claim for a few years and And everything can stand to get basement of Murray itself is a are an original 1996 copy of have a little shrine to reading then pass it on to a new batch better, no matter what state it is labyrinth,” she said. “To get to ‘Game of Thrones,’ the entire right next to where we’re growing in. We need more projects like the back offices, you must go series of the ‘Raven Boys’ by future authors,” Petillo said. of students.”
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takeout Changes to dining hall takeout menu will be implemented in April continued from front Charette said Har vest, a healthy-food dining venue on Cook campus, which opened in September 2015, sparked student interest in them asking for healthier alternatives in dining halls. Over spring break, Dining Services and a group called Forward Food met to discuss healthy food training. As a result, they will implement healthier food alternatives in Neilson Dining Hall as a test, Charette said. “For the last 4-5 weeks of the semester, in Neilson Dining Hall in the takeout area, we are going to incorporate some brand new, ver y healthy, planet-friendly type foods and see if that’s going to
meet the needs the needs of the students. And if it does, if it does, then we would go forward and tr y to incorporate some of those items in the other three dining halls,” he said. Charette said ever y time a student swipes into a dining hall, Dining Ser vices receives a count of how many students show up. Because of this, they are able to keep track of which dining halls are favorable, which can be a good indicator of if students prefer the new healthy options or not. If the takeout options receive a good reception, some healthy options may eventually move into regular menu inside the dining halls as well, Charette said. Some changes Neilson takeout will undergo may include
election Chancellor Richard L. Edwards appeared at Town Hall for last time before retirement continued from front to serve a second term as treasurer of RUSA. “Having invested so much, the re-election was hard to handle,” she said. Chang said the win was especially rewarding not because of her individual success, but because of the success of her running mates. “Obviously (other candidates for Rutgers Rise) were integral (to their win). Just the fact that I know that all of them are so passionate and so ready to work for RUSA is awesome,” she said.
Chang said that due to her prior experience as treasurer, her learning curve is far less steep and she will be able to begin working more effectively to improve issues regarding the RUSA’s Allocations Board. “The biggest issue we’re working on right now is the student fees issue,” she said. “Currently, from what the near 500 organizations on campus that receive the funding from student involvement are requesting is significantly more than allocations has, and so we are tr ying to restructure the student fees in an effort to minimize that discrepancy.”
CRIME MARCH 31 NORTH PLAINFIELD — Matthew Williams, 33, was caught breaking into a residence on Walnut Street and was charged with first-degree armed robber y. Williams allegedly asked the Walnut Street resident for drugs and then forced his way into the home when the resident said he did not have any. When police arrived they found a handgun on Williams. He is currently being held in the
Somerset County Jail awaiting his hearing. MARCH 31 BRIDGETON — Adolfo Carrera, 24, was arrested for possession of a handgun and resisting arrest. He was allegedly found with one other man trying to get into Casa Reyes with the weapon because they got into an argument with a third man and wanted to confront him. Carrera was held in the Cumberland County Jail.
Pioneered by the Culinary Inchicken burgers, blended patties with mushrooms, and other alter- stitute of America and Stanford natives, although Charette said the University, the movement aims to integrate prime nutrition in final menu is not completed. Dining hall changes will also public menus. Charette said Rutgers was workinclude a smoothie and juice bar stations, along with changes to ing with the Culinary Institute of the cook-to-order station, accord- America before Menus for Change was develing to NJ Adoped, and that vanced Media. Rutgers was a According to “(Schools that have prime candidate the article, the implemented these to join the movemenu changchanges) are finding ment when they es are a part of an initiative that the reaction by the partnered up with Standford. called Menus students has just been In order for Change, outstanding.” to follow the a national guidelines movement joseph charette set forth by “that works to Executive Director of Dining Services Menus for realize a longChange, items term, practical such as chickvision integrating optimal nutrition and public en nuggets will be replaced with health, environmental steward- a healthier alternative, grilled ship and restoration, and social chicken. Smoked chicken sauresponsibility concerns within sage will be replaced with pork the foodservice industry and the sausage on a whole grain Enculinary profession,” according glish muffin and a new bagel bar will have vegetable cream to their site.
cheese, according to NJ Advanced Media. The push for healthier alternatives supposedly came from students, not administration, said University officials. “They ask a lot of questions, and they are eating smarter, so we have to make more choices available that are not only better for their health but better for the planet,” Charette said in an interview with NJ Advanced Media. Routine menu changes are based on student feedback, according to NJ Advanced Media. The latest changes to the dining menu were made with the aid of a student advisor y board panel. “(Schools that have implemented these changes) are finding that the reaction by the students has just been outstanding, really, really positive experiences in terms of having people feel like they’re eating healthier foods and they’re doing more good for the planet so it’s a win-win and we’re thinking we’re onto something here,” Charette said.
said with regard to this being his last RUSA Town Hall meeting. “Coming to RUSA is one of the things I will miss. The opportunity to interact with students and the RUSA students impress me as among the best and brightest that we have, people that are the most involved, the most concerned about a range of issues.” Edwards said he is positive that after his retirement, the remaining members of the administration, as well as the new incoming chancellor, will continue to improve and build upon the greatness of Rutgers. “I am absolutely confident that the new chancellor is a person that will be a great addition to Rutgers when people find out
who he is and his background, and I know personally that individual and what kind of human being he is, and he’ll be a great person here,” Edwards said. Chancellor Edwards was presented with a plaque and a bouquet of flowers at the conclusion of his speech. “Every year, Rutgers’ ranking of all kinds increases, the quality of the student body increases, we have more and more applications so we are more and more selective,” he said. “We really are a world university now, with people coming from every corner of the world, as well as from all over New Jersey, so I am absolutely confident that Rutgers is on a great roll.”
This is a problem that Chang said she has been working on, and that she can now continue to solve. “In college, I feel like every year you get to experience so many different things and you meet a lot of different people, so (running again) was different in that I had so much more exposure to more diverse people, which is awesome,” she said. The event began with statements from the chancellor, which included discussions of important issues such as the University’s 14-point Scarlet and Black Initiative, as well as adding a student representative to the Board of Governors. “It’s pretty emotional for me, it’s kind of bittersweet,” Edwards
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Arabic can help create better communication
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anguage is important to communicate COMMENTARY our thoughts, ideas, inspire actions and more. We have the responsibiliMAZHAR SYED ty to choose our words as we choose our actions, a lesson that President Donald J. Trump has yet to learn. Despite the freedoms bestowed upon us by the First Amendment, our words have consequences. The phrase “Language Matters” is something we have heard throughout our lives to remind ourselves that the words we use are important during our interactions. For this reason, it is crucial for us to learn languages other than English to communicate with different people in our globalized world. One such language is Arabic. Our elected officials and media use Arabic words without knowing their meaning or their importance to their communities. A few examples include Arabic words like “Muslim,” “Islam” and “jihad”. The word Muslim is an Arabic word that means “the one who peacefully submits to One Creator Worthy of Worship (God).” So, if someone is Muslim, they believe they are “one who peacefully submits to One Creator Worthy of Worship (God).” Islam is an Arabic word that means “peaceful submission to One Creator Worthy of Worship (God)” and is the name of the religion that the Muslim community adheres to. The term Islamist, while widely used to refer to people who believe Islam should take a dominant role in social, political, economic and cultural aspects of their lives, is linguistically problematic as it means “an extreme peaceful submission to One Creator Worthy of Worship (God),” which does not articulate the violent extremism, falsely, in the name of Islam that the term Islamist refers to. Furthermore, jihad is an Arabic word that means “to strive” or “to struggle” and this can take in many forms, from a personal struggle to defending a nation or a just cause. As you may have noticed, I chose Arabic terms that are religious in nature due to the way they are used inaccurately to paint communities negatively. Learning and using Arabic can be challenging but it is one of the best languages in the world, as almost half the world speaks it. Arabic
“We all should open doors to communicate with as many people ... ” is useful for people in all fields such as in business, political science, linguistics, medicine and law. The growing population of Arab people in the United States is another important reason to learn Arabic and its many dialects. The Arabic language is one of the most logical languages in existence. Its words are based off three-letter root words — in some cases, two-letter root words that dictate the meaning of the words. Root letters make it easier to learn its vocabulary and to form sentences. In the language, there are a variety of words for one meaning of a single word. Arabic has more than 10 words for the word “love” measuring the level of one’s love to their state of mind. Its rich history as an oral language gives it an edge in its poetry and beauty from most languages. Throughout history, cultural exchanges and natural flow of languages have led many Arabic words to be adopted into other languages such as English. We even have scientific research that encourages us to learn new languages such as Arabic. Bilingualism helps improve our cognitive skills, opening our minds and new concepts to use in analyzing our world is a consequence of learning new languages. While learning the Arabic language has its benefits, it is a tough language to learn and grasp. While the process of learning Arabic can be exhausting, it is worth it to be able to communicate with more people. In my ongoing process to master the Arabic language, I have taken Arabic classes within the Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures (AMESALL) with the intention of fulfilling my requirements as a Middle Eastern Studies major. As I progressed through Arabic with the instructions of a great Arabic professor, I realized that with determination and hard work, I was learning a tough language that I had previously thought to be impossible to learn. Learning Arabic opened me to new ways of communication and analyses that not only benefited me in appreciating an elegant language, but in understanding how one can overcome obstacles through hard work and dedication. My jihad in learning Arabic led me to understand that the meaning of our words inspires our thoughts and actions, and that the words we choose have consequences — a lesson for us all and our president. We all should open doors to communicate with as many people, and Arabic is one of the greatest languages to start today. Mazhar Syed is a Class of 2014 alumn from Rutgers University.
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EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW: Laurels and Darts GIVE AND TAKE
QUITE THE SITUATION
Students and families in New Jersey who go to college and are considered to be in the low-income bracket are reported to be offered more financial aid from the state than from the federal grant program. So although schools like Rutgers are known for having high tuition, high aid goes hand-in-hand with this. The Federal Pell Grant Program, on the other hand, only provides a maximum of $5,920 for an award. We laurel New Jersey for stepping up and attempting to provide more aid for its college students.
New Jersey is looking to instill a bill that will limit the amount of money a university can spend on a speaker to $10,000. This limit would include commencement speakers as well. This bill came as a response to the anger over the payment of $32,000 to reality-TV star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi in 2011. Snooki spoke at two shows holding 500 students each and discussed topics such as tanning, hair styling and fried pickles. We dart Rutgers for originally spending so much money on a speaker whose appearance did not essentially benefit the student body.
TICKET TRAUMA
RALLY FOR RELAY
It was reported that between June 2014 and June 2015, Rutgers collected assigned $5 million in parking tickets, but collected $1 million in citations. Rutgers hands out an average of five and a half tickets per driver on its New Brunswick campus, which is considered much higher than those given out on any other major New Jersey universities. Even its Newark campus does not collect as many tickets. We dart the New Brunswick campus for being so inclined to give out a large number of tickets to those on campus.
The annual “Relay for Life” had more than 600 participants at this year’s event. This event is organized by Colleges Against Cancer, which works with college students nationwide to raise money and support for cancer research. “Relay for Life” included live music, speeches from sur vivors, a basketball tournament and an honorar y ceremony for sur vivors. We laurel the students who organized this event for creating such a warm and welcoming atmosphere for people who are affected by this prevalent issue.
LET’S GET POLITICAL
NOT AFFORDABLE, NO CARE
“RU Running?” is an annual event hosted by the Eagleton Institute of Politics’ Youth Political Participation Program (YPPP) as well as the League of Women Voters of New Jersey’s Young People’s Network. “RU Running?” works to connect students with other young adults who hold elected public office. They also show methods on how students can enter the political party system. The event tries to make the idea of running for office less intimidating for college students. We laurel for the people behind this event who make the political world viable for everyday students.
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Professor Joel Cantor looked at the possible effects that repealing the Affordable Care Act could have. He said that the lack of a replacement plan is one of the biggest concerns. But Cantor also explained that the proposals for the new plan would not guarantee that people would not lose coverage. A new plan would also allow insurers to charge higher premiums to individuals whose coverage has been lapsed. We dart the possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act for not fully addressing the issues and potentially costing people a lot of money.
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Less test-prep may eventually lead to better scores UNDER THE RADAR LUKE DERMODY
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very three years, the Organization for Economic and Co-operation Development (OECD) administers an exam that tests 15-year-olds on their performance in mathematics, science and reading. The Program for International Student Assessment ( PISA) evaluates students in 72 different countries and will be taken next in 2018. The most recent PISA results from 2015, similar to years prior, told us: Asian countries dominate all three sections, European nations are competitive and occasionally crack the top five and America remains average — as the United States once again ranked in the middle of the 72-nation pack. While the PISA test is not meant to be exhaustive, nor should it be used as the sole indicator of a nation’s intelligence, it does provide us with basic insight into our ability to prepare students for the world around them. Although there is no single method to follow or country to model in terms of educational success, all effective education systems have one thing in common — constantly adapting to the changing needs of society. What does this look like? In Finland, it looks like much smaller class sizes and
less standardized tests, to keep students interested and engaged. In Singapore, it is better-trained teachers and more time for students to be innovative, to ensure that the curriculum coincides with real-life applications. As a result, these nations waste less time preparing for tests but still score better on them anyway. Why is that? The PISA test does not measure our ability to simply take an exam or memorize information — it assesses our understanding of broad concepts and our ability to communicate and solve complex problems. While other nations have
system can never exceed the quality of its teachers.”Currently, there is a shortage of educators in the country and a shortcoming of the quality standards of teaching. We need to invest in a teaching force that is better paid, highly educated and more appreciated. If we treat and respect our educators more like doctors and lawyers, and less like “those who cannot do, so they teach,” we will certainly see a change in the type of person that is attracted to the profession. Eventually, we could become more selective and enforce stricter prerequisite requirements. Nations such as Singapore and Finland,
“In doing so, we have created an academic culture that is stagnant and counterproductive.” realized this, the United States has not. Instead, America has adopted a backward way of thinking and has attempted to improve test scores simply by increasing testprep. That is like a runner training for a marathon by buying the best shoes, rather than putting in the miles. By focusing on test-prep, America is covering up the symptoms rather than treating the problems. So what does America need to do differently? Two things: First and foremost, we need to invest in our teachers. As the education chief at OECD recently reminded us, “ … an education
for instance, have invested heavily in quality teaching forces. They have found that higher pay and more training did not result in wasted money, but instead a revival of the profession. By heightening the prestige and status of teaching, their education programs have been able to attract the brightest graduates and in turn, strengthen the education that they provide. Secondly, America must then combine qualified teachers with a school environment that promotes academic, social and emotional learning. In Ireland, for example, teachers meet strict hiring requirements
but their academic results are far less impressive than Singapore and Finland. Why is this? Nations such as Ireland (and the U.S.) fail to incorporate creativity into their vigorous curriculums. The teachers may be qualified, but they fail to understand that standardized testing is not always the best way to measure or foster intelligence. The primary goal of our country’s education should be to produce students that are equipped to understand their society, participate in democracy and contribute to the workforce. However, the country has become so bogged down in the testing well and appearing to look good on paper that we have completely lost sight of everything that is needed to make that possible. In doing so, we have created an academic culture that is stagnant and counterproductive. Students are overworked and stressed, which prevents them from enjoying school and valuing their education. And teachers are unenthusiastic, as they have simply accepted American schooling as the “standardized-test prepping machine” that it has become. American schools must provide students with a balance between academics and artistic expression, if they truly have an interest in preparing students for life beyond graduation. Luke Dermody is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science and criminal justice with a minor in economics. His column, “Under the Radar,” runs on alternate Fridays.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Wabi Sabi design show exhibits feast for your senses Abigail Lyon Contributing Writer
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Design students formally unveiled their work at the opening reception for the Wabi Sabi Thesis Exhibition on March 23, marking the date for the first ever design-only thesis show hosted by the Mason Gross School of the Arts. At the exhibition, visitors senses were marinated by the wealth of diverse pieces. The highly interactive and cerebral pieces were aesthetically strung across the floors and against the walls of the Livingston street-located gallery. Upon entering the gallery, my eyes took a quick tour of the rooms. There was a wall strewn with controversial political messages and an artist’s written plea for visitors to vandalize the wall, a new take on a children’s book, prints, magazines and a surveillance interactive station. I was quite intrigued and overwhelmed by it all. Rais Ahmed, a Mason Gross School of the Arts senior, was one artist part of Wabi Sabi. Ahmed’s piece is called “Midpoint,” which is his name for an app that does exactly what the name suggests. It locates middle points for a pair of people looking to meet up for any reason — from a safe venue for a Craigslist exchange or for a sensible date spot to score some yummy pizza with your latest Bumble babe. “Midpoint has got you covered,” Ahmed said on the wabisabi.show website.
Ahmed was also the artist who pitched the name for the show, Wabi Sabi, which he said fit in perfectly with the work of all the artists. “Wabi Sabi came up, and what it means is the acceptance of the natural cycle, the growth and decay, building up and breaking down,” he said. “So, the way I related that to our show is that we’re all designers and we all go through trends, and we live in a digital age, so there are always trends that build and break down, and then new ones come up.” Wabi Sabi is also a Japanese worldview centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection, which the artists thought dovetailed perfectly with their works. Located right next to Ahmed’s piece is a work by Khirsten Harper, a Mason Gross School of the Arts senior. Harper’s aesthetically pleasing work is titled “Beauty Redefined.” “It is a collection of a hundred silk-screen prints, and the majority of them are on top of magazine pages that I got from high-fashion magazines,” Harper said. “And what my project is about is really combatting Eurocentric beauty standards, and I’m addressing how they impact women of color.” The different standards she addressed include body type, skin color, facial features and hair texture, which are things she wanted to address by imposing her own standards and definitions of beauty, she said. After spending some time with Harper’s piece, beautifully sprawled across a wall, I found my way over to the rear gallery
The first-ever BFA design thesis show is currently on view at the Civic Square Building gallery. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
to the left, where a piece by Devayani Kumaran, a Mason Gross School of the Arts senior, was set up. Her piece is called “Dusky and Lovely,” a mock-campaign against skin-whitening treatments. “Within my culture, the Indian culture, there is a product called ‘Fair and Lovely,’ which has the message saying that fairer skin is more beautiful. Also within our culture there is a term called ‘dusky,’ which means darker skin and is usually used in a negative way,” Kumaran said. Kumaran wanted to encompass all women of color and to celebrate them, she said. Additionally, with her work she would like
to change the negative meaning of dusky to a more positive one, which is why her piece is called “Dusky and Lovely.” In her piece, she interviewed 10 women of color of different ethnicities and spoke to them about the negative impact of skin-whitening treatments. She then put their responses into booklets, and additionally presented the interviews on the wall to be read. I only had the chance to speak with a few of the artists about their pieces and their take on the opening — each one of them was excited to see not only their work, but the work of their peers come to fruition. The excited energy beaming
among the artists throughout the gallery was pervasive. The gallery-goers seemed to enjoy their time interacting with the pieces as well. Whether this meant flipping the pages of a large anti-yoga book, gazing at interviews on a wall or vandalizing a wall, the curiosity of the visitors was expansive. After a night of exploration at the first-of-its-kind thesis exhibition, it can perhaps be safe to say the work of the University’s artists mentally found its way to the visitors’ homes, too. The pieces can be seen at the Civic Square Building gallery, which will be open for limited hours through April 8.
ЧAYU’s music creates tranquil feel with unique sound
ЧAYU is a local artist who fuses reggae, hip-hop and jazz styles
to create his own originally produced blend of beats. COURTESY BY MITCH LACSAMAANA
Deanna DiLandro Contributing Writer
Listening to ЧAYU’s music is like arriving at a place you can stay and hang out with your friends surrounded by comfy pillows,
good conversation and grooves that make everything feel as light as the smoke in the air. After spending 15 years in California, multi-instrumentalist, producer and mastermind behind ЧAYU, Danny Boutoussov, has
come to make that space in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Spoken in Boutoussov’s native tongue, his moniker originates from the Russian word meaning tea. His name uses the character Ч, pronounced “ch,” in conjunction with English lettering following it, all together pronounced like “chai-you.” The tranquility experienced when sitting and enjoying tea is not only heard in Boutoussov’s music, but it is felt like the warm steam coming off a fresh cup and onto your face as you take a sip. With his first release “Ribbon Faced,” Boutoussov brews up a distinct style of reggae, hip-hop and jazz-influenced beats adorned with elements of electronica and dubbed instrumentation. The five-track EP unravels deep sonic textures through samples gathered during his 2016 travels. Shuf fling dance floor rhythms, layered guitars and distant melodic tones tell a stor y of Boutoussov traversing coasts and taking inspiration from looking out of many
dif ferent windows and at many dif ferent skies. However, Boutoussov has found himself calling New Brunswick home, making music from his bedroom that houses proper recording equipment, a variety of instruments and creative minds willing
“New Brunswick has given me a comfortable space to collaborate with an open-mind and passionate collection of artists.” DANNY BOUTOUSSOV
to hang out and listen to music that is organic and groove-able. His willingness and openness to share company as easily as he shares music has been a catalyst for Boutoussov’s production and immersive collaborative work with local musicians and friends.
“New Brunswick has given me a comfortable space to collaborate with an open-mind and passionate collection of artists,” Boutoussov commented. The advantage of being submersed in New Jersey’s vibrant music community has allowed Boutoussov to play live DJ sets at house venues and coffee shops and later opening for Vic Mensa at the Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) event Beats on the Banks. The reggae and jazz leanings of his work tunnel through the twists and bends of synth and wobbling sub-bass lines that move easily under bright drum hits, adding his sound to the growing electronic scene in New Brunswick. Living his simple, supple lifestyle Boutoussov gathers sounds of samples of instruments from the Navajo flute to deep classical piano to add to his compositions, experimenting and always expanding his musical pallette. And like the hot tea he will prepare and pour before kicking back, ЧAYU music is all about the process and being immersed in it.
DIVERSIONS
March 31, 2017
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
Lio
Page 11 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Don’t feel the need to go overboard or to live up to someone else’s standards. Keep your life simple, doable and focused on what’s important to you. Laying down the groundwork and showing discipline and determination will be your ticket to future success. It’s never too late to revisit old ideas and make updates that suit your current situation. Your numbers are 7, 13, 22, 25, 32, 41, 47.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take pride in whatever you do. Don’t waffle or think someone else is better than you. Use your intelligence and street smarts to outmaneuver anyone who stands between you and what you want to conquer. Do what makes you happy. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Stubbornness will work against you. Ease up and get along with others in order to get things done quickly and efficiently. Stability should be your goal, not letting trivial matters dismantle your plans or hurt your reputation. 3 stars
Non Sequitur
Wiley
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An opportunity to make alterations to your professional direction or to improve your health through fitness and nutritional changes should be recognized and put into play. A celebration with someone you love will bring you closer together. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Partnerships can make a difference to what you accomplish and how. Nurture the relationships you have with others to ensure you both get the best of everything life has to offer. Erase negativity with positive thoughts and action. 4 stars
Pearls Before Swine
Stephan Pastis
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A playful game with someone you love will set the stage for a wonderful weekend. Turn your energy into passion and use your intelligence to attract positive attention. A commitment can and should be made. 4 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Be careful not to offend someone who is in a position of authority. Criticism isn’t the best way to get attention. Stay focused on the positives and show a willingness to pitch in and help. Actions will speak louder than words. 2 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Look at the possibilities that will help you get the highest returns. Express your thoughts and feelings, look for inner strength and the possibilities to expand your creative skills and improve the way you present yourself. 5 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Ease into difficult situations. Say little until you know exactly what’s coming down the pipeline. It’s up to you to monitor and control whatever comes your way if you want to come out on top. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Work-related matters should be taken care of before you depart for the weekend. Knowing that you have everything in place will ease your stress, allowing you to concentrate on personal matters, home improvements and romantic adventures. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Make personal changes that require your mental, physical and emotional input. The plan should be to improve the way you live, not to make life more difficult. Live within your means and avoid overreacting. Set reasonable standards. 5 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t take the bait if someone tries to provoke an argument. Opt to do your own thing or align yourself with people who are more in tune with the way you do things. A personal change will lead to compliments. 2 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Work alongside people you have worked with in the past. Finding common goals will give you a better chance to reach your goals. Put your heart and soul into bringing about the changes that will improve your lifestyle. Don’t stop believing. 4 stars
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March 31, 2017
Page 12 BASEBALL RUTGERS 6, MONMOUTH 4
Rutgers comes back to stave off in-state foe Monmouth Robert Sanchez Staff Writer
The Rutgers baseball team didn’t have that many hits in its showdown with Monmouth at Bainton Field on Wednesday, but the team sure made them count. After the first game of a twogame midweek series was rained out on Tuesday, the Scarlet Knights (10-14) were back home as they defeated Monmouth by a score of 6-4 to improve their winning streak to four games. Rutgers scored 6 unanswered runs to secure the win after going down 4-0 early. Head coach Joe Litterio was impressed by his team’s newfound fighting attitude. “We’re starting to fight a little bit at the plate,” he said. “We’re not an easy strikeout which I think we were at times in previous weekends.” Despite only getting eight hits on the day, the Knights only left three men on base, meaning the hits came when they needed them the most. One of those hits came off the bat of sophomore second baseman Carmen Sclafani in the fifth inning — and it was a big one. Sclafani launched a pitch right over the 410-foot wall — the deepest part of the ballpark — to cut the deficit in half. Sclafani finished the day going 2-for-3 with a run batted in while scoring 2 runs.
His second home run in his last three games, Sclafani credits a new approach at the plate for his recent success. “I’m really trying to stick with this mental approach that I kind of picked up over spring break,” he said. “I’m just trying to make everything as simple as possible because my job is to get on base for the team so my teammates can knock me in.” On Wednesday, he decided to take matters into his own hands and knock himself in. After a clean top of the sixth by freshman left-handed pitcher Eric Reardon, Rutgers would score twice more in the bottom of the inning — this time with junior first baseman Milo Freeman legging out an infield single to take a 5-4 lead. Sophomore Mike Martinez, who had just come into the game as a pinch runner, made a great heads up play and scored all the way from second base on the play. Martinez would later score again leading off the eighth inning after the Monmouth right fielder, Chris Gaetano, dropped a fly ball off his bat. Running hard all the way, Martinez ran the bases and slid home to give the Knights a 6-4 lead. The bullpen pitched five and one-thirds scoreless innings, giving up just two hits and walking one. Senior left-handed pitcher
Ryan Fleming (1-0) earned the victory after going two and one-thirds innings and striking out five. Reardon came in to start the seventh, followed by freshman right-handed pithcer Joe Neglia with senior closer Max Herrmann slamming the door in the ninth. The bullpen bailed out senior right hander Christian Campbell, who started the game and only went three and two-thirds innings. “Our bullpen is absolutely crucial for this team,” Herrmann said. “I love our bullpen because it’s a great mix of young and old guys who are starting to gel together at the right time, right before Big Ten play. We have a bunch of guys out there that did the job today and everyone did their part. It’s a great feeling because it shows the strides that we’ve taken from the beginning of the season until now.” Rutgers goes into its first conference series against Maryland this weekend playing its best baseball of the season. The Knights have even adopted a new mantra for the season. “We have this new little slogan right now called ‘Battle Mode,’” Sclafani said. “Whenever we get to two strikes we just want to fight, foul balls off and work our way on base any way we can whether it’s a walk or a hit so we can get on base and score some runs for the team and pick each other up.”
Litterio was happy with how his team fought on Wednesday and has been pleased with how his team has responded to its slow start and expects that same momentum to carry over for the Maryland series, especially since it will be at home. “It’s good to get that tough game in because now we know how to
handle that situation going into the weekend,” he said. “We’re all starting to come together with the same plan right now and it seems like for the last four games we’ve put it together.” For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Sophomore second baseman Carmen Sclafani went 2-for-3 against Monmouth, including a home run in the fifth inning. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2017
March 31, 2017
Page 13 WOMEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS-NO. 10 CORNELL, TOMORROW, 1 P.M.
Knights take on No. 10 Cornell in clash of rolling teams Coby Green Staff Writer
The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team is red hot as of late, which is perfect timing, as it gets set to face off against a highly-ranked Ivy League opponent this weekend. The Scarlet Knights (7-4, 1-1) are facing off against Cornell (6-1, 3-0), the No. 10 ranked team in the nation, this Saturday afternoon in their third straight game in Piscataway. Rutgers, currently on a two-game win streak and winners of five of its last six, are finding the right time to play well, as it faces its fourth ranked opponent this season. The team has outscored its opponents 76-53 during this span, dating back to March 4. On Tuesday night, the Knights knocked off Niagara with ease, scoring a season-high 18 goals and matching a season-high 10 goal differential in the 18-8 win. Some highlights included a season-first hat trick for sophomore attacker Abbey Brooks, a second straight hat trick from senior midfielder Kristina Dunphey and a season-high point total as a team with 27. “It’s definitely good to feed off of,” Brooks said, after also adding an assist to her three-goal performance. “I think that we are going to enjoy the win, but we are going to put it behind us and look forward to Saturday.” On the other side of the ball, Cornell is coming into Saturday’s game riding a five-game win streak and playing well in its short start to the season, so far.
Sophomore attacker Abbey Brooks scored her first hat trick of the season last time out in Rutgers’ 18-8 win over Niagara and looks for the same against Cornell. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2017 In their last game, the Big Red had a conference matchup with Yale in New Haven, Connecticut, and it was quite a game. Cornell went into the locker room at halftime down 5-3, but outscored the Bulldogs 12-1 in the second half, winning the game by a comfortable 15-6 outcome. Rutgers have seen some great overall performances from multiple student athletes this season. So
far, Dunphey and redshirt junior attacker Nicole Kopyta lead the team with 20 goals apiece, while senior team captain attacker Amanda Turturro leads the team with 14 assists. Dunphey and Turturro are currently tied atop the points leaderboard with each having 29 on the season. Kopyta has scored in 10 of the Knights’ 11 games this season, where Rutgers has been 7-3 in games she’s scored.
Although the team is in a great spot heading into the meat of their schedule, it doesn’t seem to be enough for them, still wanting more and feeling like there is more to improve on. “I think we have to work on faster ball movement, dodging with our heads up and looking for feeds in the middle,” said junior attacker Kerri Puckhaber. “But I think we should be okay for Saturday.”
Puckhaber had a very well-rounded game on Tuesday, scoring twice and hooking up her teammates for scores three times. The Knights and Cornell haven’t seen each other since 2014, where this year’s senior class were just fresh-faced first years, looking to get their careers going. Rutgers defeated the Big Red 10-9 and brought the all-time matchup record up to 12-4 in Cornell’s favor. “I think there is a lot that we can watch on film,” said head coach Laura Brand-Sias. “A lot that we can learn as a program from what we see on film. We have got a super quality opponent coming in on Saturday.” The Knights and Cornell have faced some similar opponents this season, having both faced Penn and Penn State. Rutgers fell to both teams in hard fought matches, including coming back from five goals down against Penn but ultimately losing 11-9. Big Red also couldn’t handle the Lions in a close one-goal loss, but was able to take out the Quakers on the road in a 10-4 win. The Knights will return to conference play and close out their four-game home stand next week, as Maryland will visit High Point Solutions Stadium on April 8. “We’ve got to make sure we tighten up a lot of the stuff that we were doing and put together a really good game plan for Saturday,” Brand-Sias said. For updates on the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
March 31, 2017
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opener Rutgers begins Big Ten play against Johns Hopkins Saturday on heels of 1st loss continued from back George spoke of the significance of a “new season” with
conference play and how the Knights will embrace their difficult schedule. “Brand new season, man. 0-0
right now, everyone is. It’s a whole new season. We’re very excited,” he said. “Big Ten’s tough this year.” While Rutgers currently ranks top-10 in both scoring offense and defense, it has been the defense holding it down with the offense struggling at times shooting the ball. The Knights lead the conference in shots per game with
Head coach Brian Brecht was disappointed with his team’s effort against Delaware and hopes for a better performance against stronger opposition. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2017
regionals Junior Groden will compete in all 4 events at NCAA Regionals Saturday continued from back If she performs the way she is capable of and the way she has performed all season, Levine said Groden will do just fine. “I expect Libby to go in and do what she does, and that’s hit routines,” Levine said. “We are going there to do the best we can and whatever happens, happens. She is very consistent meet to meet and day-in and day-out. That is one of her biggest strengths.” Consistency is right. Out of her 48 routines she has performed this season, 37 of them have received scores of 9.700 or higher. That consistency netted her a Second Team All-Big Ten selection. Groden also goes into the competition with a regional qualifying score (RQS) of 38.940. Her most consistent event is floor exercise where she’s averaged a 9.800, but she has scored as high as 9.825 in that event this season. Her other season-highs are 9.750 on vault (9.725 RQS), 9.800 on bars (9.735 RQS) and 9.850 on beam (9.780 RQS). Groden’s season-high all around score came on March 5 at Central Michigan — Rutgers coincidentally scored a season-high team score that day as well — where she received a 39.075, a career-high. She has reached the 39.000 mark eight times in her career, three of which came this year.
When asked what she has learned from previously being at Regionals, the veteran didn’t sound nervous at all. Groden has been there before and has learned to just have fun. “I’ve learned that this is just a meet to have fun and just show off what I’ve been working really hard at this whole season,” she said. “So it’s just a no pressure meet and I’m ready to have fun.” Because the competition will be a six-rotation meet, Groden will have two bye rotations, with one of them coming right off the bat. After her first rotation bye, Groden will start the competition with uneven bars followed by balance beam. After her second bye, she will work her way to floor exercise and finish the day on vault. The top two all-around competitors from the regional who are not from an advancing team will receive an automatic berth to the national championships in St. Louis from April 14-15. Groden’s last time competing came on March 18 during the Big Ten Championships where she tallied an all around score of 38.950 to help the Knights capture ninth place out of ten teams. Although her last time out came two weeks ago, Groden doesn’t see the time off as a bad thing. “It’s the end of the season, so having that extra week I think is some good rest,” she said. “At the
same time it gives me a little more time to get ready and focus on the details for this weekend.” Despite the season ending for Rutgers quicker than it would have liked, Groden is excited about what the
nearly 43 attempts each contest. taken around 80 percent of the Despite this, they rank last in shot team’s faceoffs and is winning 57 percentage, putting in just 29 per- percent of them. Craig Madarasz has taken the cent of their attempts. After the game against Dela- majority of the faceoffs for Johns ware, head coach Brian Brecht Hopkins, but is winning just under was not pleased with the shooting 40 percent of them and has seen effort and encouraged his players Hunter Moreland and Matt Ledwin to put in extra work on their own step in for brief stints and put up better numbers, time to improve. Brecht was not happy with the “Hopefully we’ll have a burning hunger in our belly to get out there team’s effort at the “X” against the outside of practice and continue to Blue Hens as Francisco, freshman Palmer Lloyd and sophomore Kyle get better,” he said. Pless all took Although faceoffs and the Jays have combined three loss“Obviously now that it’s Big for a measly es, they have 11-26 mark. played a very Ten play and it tough schedreflects on playoffs, we’re face“Weoff didn’t well, ule, with all gonna be definitely more our man up three of those was atrocoming against hungry.” cious,” he current ranked said. “You’re teams in No. 17 Chris groel not gonna win Princeton, No. Senior Defender road games 15 Towson and (like that).” an overtime W h i l e loss to No. Johns Hopkins is a traditional 4 Syracuse. Johns Hopkins is led by junior power in Division I lacrosse, Rutattacker Shack Stanwick, who is gers had the Jays’ number last averaging 3 points per game with year, beating them twice, includ11 goals and 13 assists through ing on their home turf in the Big Ten Tournament. eight games. The Knights have shown that Sophomore attacker Kyle Marr leads the team in goals with 14 on despite being a program only rethe season and junior midfielder cently on the rise, they can play Joel Tinney has made multiple high- with anyone. Brecht hopes that light reel plays this season while last Saturday’s game was simply also being one of the best all-around an outlier from what he has seen midfielders in the nation, shooting this year and they can clean it up at a 40 percent clip and tying the Friday night. “(That) was hopefully an aberrateam lead in ground balls with 20. Hopkins has proved to be vul- tion of the team we have this year,” nerable at the faceoff “X,” where he said. the Jays are just 43 percent on the For updates on the Rutgers men’s year. Rutgers is winning 54 percent of its faceoffs with junior Joe Fran- lacrosse team, follow @griffinwhitcisco being the main man, as he has mer and @TargumSports on Twitter.
future holds for the gymnastics program. “I think there is always ways to improve,” she said. “There is always places to get better and I think this season, it was alright, but I think we’re really focusing on making
Rutgers a better program and continuing to improve each year because that’s always the end goal.” For updates on the Rutgers gymnastics team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Head coach Louis Levine will travel with Groden to the NCAA Regionals in West Virginia, as he did last year when the event was held in Michigan. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2017
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MEN’S LACROSSE NO. 10 RUTGERS-NO. 13 JOHNS HOPKINS, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.
No. 10 RU faces No. 13 JHU in Big Ten opener Griffin Whitmer Associate Sports Editor
Looking to rebound from its first loss of the season at the hands of Delaware, the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team will head to Baltimore for a Friday night contest against No. 13 Johns Hopkins (5-3) in what will be the Big Ten opener for both teams. The No. 10 Scarlet Knights (8-1) will play three of their five conference games on the road and their game at Hopkins will set the tone for a crucial and difficult stretch in the season. With all six Big Ten teams ranked — No. 2 Penn State leads the way — nothing will come easy for the team. “The next game is the most important for us. We always live for the next game,” senior defender Chris Groel said. “Obviously now that it’s Big Ten play and it reflects on playoffs, we’re gonna be definitely more hungry.” Groel leads the defense in ground balls and has been a key leader for one of the best defensive units in the country. Another senior, midfielder Jeff George, has been a veteran among the midfielders and a very important goal scorer for a unit that is finding itself on the scoresheet much more than last season. Senior defender Chris Groel helps anchor a defense that is top-10 in the country in goals allowed. The California native leads the Rutgers defense in ground balls and will have a tall task against Johns Hopkins. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2017
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GYMNASTICS JUNIOR RETURNS FOR HER 3RD NCAA REGIONALS
Knights send Groden to NCAA Regionals Robert Sanchez Staff Writer
For the third straight year, junior Libby Groden will represent the Rutgers gymnastics team at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Regionals in West Virginia this Saturday at 4 p.m. Groden, who will compete in all four events as she has done as an all-around competitor, will be making the trip to WVU Coliseum without the rest of her teammates. The rest of the Scarlet Knights will remain at Rutgers but will be cheering for her every step of the way. “It’s definitely going to be a little more difficult (without my teammates there),” Groden said. “I wish my whole team was with me — I wish we made it as a team, but I know they are with me in spirit as I go into this meet so I’m really excited.” Head coach Louis Levine will make the trip with Groden and is not worried about his all-arounder considering she has been in this exact situation two years in a row. In 2016, Levine and Groden traveled to Michigan where Groden put up a 39.025 as a sophomore. The year before that, during her freshman season, Groden tallied a 38.850. That year’s competition was also in West Virginia. Junior Libby Groden will return to the NCAA Regionals for the third year in a row after securing a score of 39.025 at last year’s event and a score of 38.850 as a freshman two years prior. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2017 NHL SCORES
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3 6
Carolina Columbus
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Montreal Florida
6 2
Detroit Tampa Bay
3 5
Anaheim Winnipeg
3 4
Nashville Toronto
1 3
CARMEN SCLAFANI,
sophomore infielder, hit what head coach Joe Litterio called “the longest ball ever hit at this field” in a win against Monmouth. The Toms River native blasted a home run over the 410foot sign in dead center field to spark the Rutgers comeback.
See regionals on Page 14
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Today, 5 p.m., Columbus, Ohio
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Tomorrow, 12 p.m., Bainton Field