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U. awaits largest pool of applicants in history NIKHILESH DE CORRESPONDENT
More than 48,000 prospective students will apply to Rutgers this year, an all time high for the University, said Cour tney McAnuf f, vice president for Enrollment Management. “We worked really hard with enrollment, and I think it’s a combination of many things,” he said. A number of factors could cause the increase in applications, he said. The launching of the new honors college had a significant impact among students considering a college within New Jersey. Joining the Big Ten Conference also raised the University’s profile among many domestic students, he said. Applications within the United States have gone up by about 15 percent compared to past years. A larger increase was seen among international applicants, with about 40 percent more students applying than in previous years, he said. The Center for World University Rankings placing Rutgers at 33 out of 1,000 schools in 2014 probably had an impact on this. Rutgers was also named the best public university in the U.S., fur ther improving its image, he said. Aakash Patel, a School of Ar ts and Sciences senior, said the University has a strong reputation
for academics, which are likely to draw in potential applicants. The amount of research done by faculty and students is equally strong. “As Rutgers continues to make more innovations and renovate its campuses to make it more aesthetically pleasing and efficient, there is sure to be more interest generated for prospective students,” he said. “(They would) want to apply to Rutgers (rather than) other New Jersey institutions.” More attractions such as Starbucks, Henr y’s Diner and Rutgers Cinema in The Plaza on Livingston campus would add to the appeal and interest of prospective students as well, Patel said. The University saw its largest incoming class a few years ago, but now has a smaller number of admitted students, particularly in New Brunswick, McAnuff said. The Newark and Camden classes should see larger incoming classes than previously. The New Brunswick campuses do not have the capacity to see larger incoming classes, he said. Besides individual class size, the number of buses and current infrastructure would not support that many people. “It depends on the campus and the program, but generally we’ll have some 18,000 students admitted (this year),” McAnuff said. SEE HISTORY ON PAGE 4
The Rutgers network collapsed under a Distributed Denial of Service attack starting the afternoon of March 27 and ending March 30. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Rutgers network crumples under siege by denial of service attack KATIE PARK NEWS EDITOR
The Rutgers network came under a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack beginning on March 27 and ending on March
30, according to an email sent on March 29 by Don Smith, vice president and chief intelligence officer for the University’s Office of Information Technology. The incident, which knocked out access to RUWireless and RUWire-
less Secure, the school’s Internet networks, as well as Sakai, the University’s online learning platform, among other sites, was the third DDoS attack allegedly committed SEE ATTACK ON PAGE 5
Gov. Christie moves to slash employee fringe benefits ERIN PETENKO STAFF WRITER
Middlesex County was ranked the fifth-healthiest county in New Jersey according to a recent study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
Middlesex County ranked as one of healthiest counties for three years DAVID TADROS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Rutgers students can now say they reside in one of the healthiest counties in the state, according to a recent study conducted by the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Middlesex County was ranked fifth healthiest county in New Jersey for the third consecutive year, according to the study.
The study ranked ever y county in ever y state, including all of New Jersey’s 21 counties, by examining four types of health factors that affect the entire countr y, SEE COUNTIES ON PAGE 6
The annual battle over the Rutgers budget has begun with a state budget proposal from Gov. Chris Christie that would cut direct operating support to fund fringe benefits for employees. Fringe benefits, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service, can take the form of a company car, cafeteria plans, health insurance or other forms of “pay for a performance of services.” Christie’s budget proposal –– which will go to the New Jersey legislature for review and revision –– reduces direct funding to colleges across the state, said Peter McDonough Jr., senior vice president for external af fairs. “The aid to senior public institutions … is the same as last year, but the mix is different,” he said. Rutgers’ funding from the state last year totaled $811 million, McDonough said. Of that, $409 million was direct aid and $402 million went toward fringe benefits.
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Total funding remains at $811 million this year, but only $394 million goes to direct aid, representing a decrease of roughly 4 percent. Fringe benefits include pensions, health insurance and other benefits for faculty, staff and other Rutgers employees, McDonough said. Direct operating aid is the University’s disposable income. These changes are the same across all of higher education, McDonough said. Total funding for higher education comes to $2.225 billion, an increase of $19 million, but that figure includes an increase in tuition aid grants for students. Other public research institutions would experience a 6 percent direct aid reduction under Christie’s plan, and non-research state universities would experience a 9 percent reduction. “Relatively speaking, our reduction of $15 million –– It’s a challenge, but it’s not cast in stone,” he said. State funding forms about SEE BENEFITS ON PAGE 6
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Rutgers alumnus, CEO shares music industry career success NIKHILESH DE CORRESPONDENT
Michael O’Neill is in the business of protecting musicians, said Dina Anello, director of development at the Rutgers Business School. O’Neill, a Rutgers Business School (RBS) alumnus and the chief executive of ficer of Broadcast Media Inc., spoke to the University community March 9 for the “CEO Lecture Series” about his experiences as a former Rutgers student and as a senior of ficial in a major company. O’Neill’s experiences as a member of BMI were among the topics he spoke about, Anello said. O’Neill’s company is an organization dedicated to helping ar tists and music distribution in the internet age, and his professional ef for ts were a key point in his talk, she said. Ensuring ar tists make money when their music could be downloaded for free online was a key issue for BMI, O’Neill said. The Internet’s ef fect on the music industr y keeps companies like BMI aler t, he said. Past changes include letting us-
The lecture was an engaging op- about five years,” Anello said. ers stream, rather than down“As we meet alumni that are a portunity for students, Anello said. load, music for free. “(Students) asked a lot of good fit for (the lectures), we While streaming in and of itself was not necessarily a bad great questions, they loved ask them if they would like to thing, not paying musicians for meeting an alumna in such a be par t of the event.” Scheduling with senior level their work was, he said. Sites dynamic industr y,” Anello said. O’Neill received an MBA in of ficials is a lengthy process, like Pandora should pay more royalties to ar tists compared to 1986 from RBS. He said it was she said. It took about a year to what they pay now. People who crucial to his later success in coordinate with O’Neill due to use alternative sites should an inter view with the Rutgers his schedule. Generally alumni are invited also consider paying ar tists for Business School. The work he did while fin- who actively show an interest their work. “A lot of the questions were ishing his graduate degree was in speaking with students, she said. Those around that, who work in about how do “(O’Neill’s) dynamic personality, his ability, desire and an interesting you pay royalties … what will to speak to students and to give back is something industr y, or have taken an the impact of that we look for.” abnormal ca(social media) reer path, are is on a musiespecially welcian and how DINA ANELLO come. the changes Director of Development at the Rutgers Business School Introducimpacted the ing current music indusstudents to tr y,” Anello those formersaid. Preparing for future chang- more applicable than under- ly in their shoes is a unique edues in the industr y would be a graduate work, he said. Having cational oppor tunity, she said. It challenge, O’Neill said. No one the MBA degree “legitimized” allows these students to get advice directly from a CEO can say what those changes will his position with BMI. RBS holds the lecture series ev- and learn about their careers be yet. Planning for competitors is ery semester, where a C-level alum- after graduating. About 150 students atanother aspect of being in busi- nus speaks to students about their ness, he said. Companies also experiences, she said. C-level posi- tended this talk, which exhave to keep relationships with tions include CEOs, chief financial ceeded the normal number of their employees, par ticularly officers and chief information officers. attendees, she said. An over“We’ve been doing this for flow room was required to with songwriters.
accommodate the crowd, the largest to date for a CEO lecture. The fact that he works in the music industr y was likely a big draw, she said. O’Neill was an engaging speaker, said Dean Lei Lei of the Rutgers Business School. “He did an excellent job,” she said. “It was an honor to have him.” One of the goals of the lecture series is to establish a long term relationship with these leaders of industr y, Anello said. Each guest may be asked to help provide resources to aid student learning or for assistance in other areas. O’Neill might be asked to provide case studies for the MBA students in the program, she said. The Vice Chancellor for Development at the University would determine these requests. After the talk ended, students were able to speak with him oneon-one, she said. He remained with the University for several hours to answer questions. “(O’Neill’s) dynamic personality, his ability, desire and will to speak to students and to give back is something that we look for,” she said. “If they’re not interested then it’s probably not a good fit.”
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HISTORY Enrollment staff uses mathematical projection to determine student enrollment, McAnuff says CONTINUED FROM FRONT
According to the University website, more than 16,400 students graduated last May. When more buildings are opened, such as the up-and-coming residence halls, the New Brunswick campus will be able to accommodate more students, McAnuff said. The University’s infrastructure is heavily taxed with this year’s population, said Jacob Migdail-Smith, a School of Arts and Sciences firstyear student. Modernizing it should be a priority before greater numbers of students are accepted. Patel said he believes the University should slowly increase its acceptance rate because it is a public institution. Expanding its ability to house residents and provide parking and facilities for commuters would have to happen first, Migdail-Smith said.
The number of students admitted also depends on the programs prospective students apply for, McAnuff said. The Enrollment Office works with the deans from each school within the University to determine how many students they can accept. The Enrollment Office then determines how many students will be admitted, he said. A mathematical projection is used to determine how many admitted students will enroll. The yield for each school is different, which is factored into the overall admittance numbers, he said. Other factors include where the prospective students are from, their gender and ethnic backgrounds. “It’s a science,” he said. “What we’re tr ying to do is build a ver y diverse class, and so we tr y to make sure within each school there’s a diversity mix.” New Jersey students got first consideration in this process, he said.
More than 48,000 students are expected to apply to Rutgers this year, which is an all-time high for the University. YINGJIE HU / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / SEPTEMBER 2014 Though prospective students can now apply to the University using the application on its website, future classes would have a new application, he said. “We’re looking in two years to a new application system,” he said. “That’s by 90 universities and Rutgers is one of them to come under this new application.” Other institutions to use this application include the Univer-
sity of Michigan, Stanford University, the University of Chicago and the Ivy League schools, he said. All private institutions that met 100 percent of its need and many public institutions with strong graduation records would be part of this new application, which will formally be announced later this year, he said. An institution meets 100 percent of its need when all students
who require financial assistance receive it, he said. Rutgers cannot provide financial assistance for all of its students, although it does cost less to attend than a private school. “The mission of a great state university is to provide access to all of its citizens, whether a first-year student, a transfer student or an international student,” he said. “We have space for them.”
CRIME MARCH 30 NEW BRUNSWICK — Police detectives are investigating a disturbance that occurred inside Mi Tierra Bar at 14 Jersey Ave. A fight broke out inside the bar between multiple combatants, which resulted in three individuals receiving stab wounds. The injuries were not life threatening, and the victims are being treated at a local hospital. MARCH 30 JERSEY CITY — Tinisha L. Melendez is charged with aggravated assault after stabbing a man with a 9-inch serrated knife during a domestic violence incident. She cut the victim on the left hand while he was blocking the knife from puncturing his side. She also allegedly attempted to stab the victim in the chest. MARCH 30 JERSEY CITY — A dark green suitcase was left unattended near City Hall, and the police determined the suitcase to be "non-suspicious." It was reported that the suitcase was unattended for almost an hour and a half. Jersey City's Emergency Service Unit's Bomb Squad shot the suitcase with a water cannon and deemed it not dangerous. MARCH 30 NEWARK — The police are pursuing Elijah Shabazz, a prisoner who escaped from a guarded hospital room. He had been admitted to University Hospital after complaining of chest pains. The hospital was put in lockdown after police and doctors discovered Shabazz absent in his room. Shabazz had been held on robbery, burglary and resisting arrest charges.
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Kirkpatrick Chapel named one of most beautiful U. chapels NATASHA TRIPATHI
sity, Marsh Chapel at Boston University and Benjamin Brown Graham Chapel at Washington Standing on campus since 1873, University in St. Louis. “(Kirkpatrick Chapel) is an exthe non-denominational Kirkpatrick Chapel, standing near Old cellent example of High Victorian Queens on the College Avenue Gothic ecclesiastical architecture campus, has not only brought Uni- … and the chapel’s stained glass versity students culture, religious windows contain some of the first service and social service, but has opalescent and multicolored sheet glass manunow also factured in achieved America,” status on a the New list of the “Unlike other buildings on Jersey His“50 Most campus, the Kirkpatrick toric Trust Amazing Chapel is very unique and noted on College the chapel’s C h a there’s something about it.” website. pels and The facChurches.” YASMEEN ELSAKARY conA c c o r d - Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy First-Year Student tors sidered ing to reand used to search by deter mine Theology Degrees, a website dedicated to the status in the study were arranking and evaluating theologi- chitectural style, historical value, cal and religious-based academia, social and community influence, Kirkpatrick Chapel, funded by involvement and impact on stua generous gift of $61,054.57 dent life, according to Theology and designed by Henry Janeway Degrees’ website. “(The chapel) was initially Hardenbergh, the first president of Rutgers, ranked as the 10th designed to be the chapel and “historically significant and aes- main librar y for Rutgers,” said thetically pleasing houses of wor- Patrick Cogan, operations manager of Kirkpatrick Chapel. ship” in the United States. A few buildings leading Kirk- “The bulk of the building was patrick Chapel on the list were used for chapel purposes, and Rudolph Tuskegee Chapel at about a quarter of it was used Tuskegee University, Old St. as the main librar y.” After about 24 years, around John’s at Fordham University, Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred 1903, when the Voorhees LiHeart at Georgetown Univer- brar y was built, all the books ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
were moved over to cross the new librar y, Cogan said. The wall separating the chapel and librar y in Kirkpatrick Chapel was then demolished, extending the area exclusively for chapel purposes. Cogan said for about the first 50 years, the chapel was used for daily religious worship services for the men of Rutgers College, but the chapel was later used less often for regular worship services. Today, Cogan said the chapel is rented for various events, such as weddings, baptisms, memorials and concerts. It is primarily used to serve as a venue for occasions such as weddings, performances by many of the University’s choirs and chorus groups, Rutgers Glee Club, as well as for the Mason Gross organ students to practice and perform, Cogan said.
As a venue, Kirkpatrick Chapel, with its chairs, instruments, paintings and stained glass windows is “color ful,” said Elizabeth Lindh, a preser vation architect in the University Architect’s Of fice. Lindh also pointed out the large and pointed entrance window, which vibrantly depicts the signing of the Queen’s College Charter on Nov. 10, 1766. The other windows nestled into the walls were gifted by one of America’s most acclaimed artists, Louis Comfort Tiffany, vice president and art director of jewelry company Tiffany & Co. and an American artist and designer best known for his stained glass, Lindh said. Tiffany crafted, framed and gifted four windows around the turn of the 20th century. The windows used a varied palette with rich and intense hues to
depict a variety of subjects such as typography, moments in history, nature and prints, Lindh said. Having previously visited the chapel, Yasmeen Elsakary, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy first-year student, said she thinks the weight of having beautiful and historical buildings on campus plays a role in reminding students how tiny they are in “the big scope” of Rutgers’ history. “Unlike other buildings on campus, the Kirkpatrick Chapel is very unique and there’s something about it,” she said. Natasha Tripathi is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in journalism and media studies and painting and minoring in political science. She is an Associate News Editor at The Daily Targum. Follow her on Twitter @natashatripathi for more stories.
ATTACK During November DDoS attack, 40,000 bots flooded Rutgers network, according to article CONTINUED FROM FRONT
by an individual hacker since the first occurrence on Nov. 19, 2014. Not all DDoS attacks are the same, but a common attack method, and the one that OIT worked to combat in November, saw the Rutgers network saturated with external communication requests, according to an article printed on Nov. 23, 2014 in The Daily Targum. During the DDoS attack in November, 40,000 web robots, or “bots,” originating from Eastern Europe and China flooded the network, dismantling the class web registration system when first-year students were scheduled to enroll in classes for the upcoming spring semester, according to the article. The second DDoS attack overloaded the Rutgers network on March 4, 2015, when the alleged attacker sent two emails to The Daily Targum detailing his intentions. “A while back you had an article that talked about the DDoS attacks on Rutgers,” the email read. “I’m the one who attacked the network … This might make quite an interesting story … I will be attacking the network once again at 8:15PM EST. You will see sakai. rutgers.edu offline.” The emails, which were relayed to OIT the same day, launched an investigation. Based on the specific details provided by the alleged attacker in the emails and the occur-
rence of a DDoS attack on Sakai around the same time frame indicated by the individual in the emails, Smith said he was inclined to believe the messages were “credible.” Despite the emails sent by the alleged attacker, Smith said that since the DDoS uses intermediary computer systems to create the denial of service, it is difficult to tell if the perpetrators are the same in each event. OIT is working with the Rutgers University Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to identify the individual(s) responsible, Smith said. He declined to comment any further on the case because it is currently under investigation. Since the most recent DDoS attack launched on the afternoon of March 27, OIT managed to restore RUWireless, RUWireless Secure and Sakai in the earlier part of the day on March 30. Smith said there is no indication that any personal information was compromised, but that he and his staff are continuing to monitor that aspect of the situation ver y closely. This is a developing story. Stay tuned as details emerge. Katie Park is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science and journalism and media studies. She is the News Editor at The Daily Targum. Follow her on Twitter @kasopar for more stories.
The non-denominational Kirkpatrick Chapel, which has stood near Old Queens on the College Avenue campus since 1873, was named the tenth most beautiful chapel on a list of the “50 Most Amazing College Chapels and Churches.” RUOXUAN YANG
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Rutgers students should feel proud that Middlesex Benefits have increased from 2.5 to 3 percent in County is fifth healthiest, Grascia says the past year, McDonough says awareness of eating right and tr ying different physical activiincluding social and economic ties,” Grascia said. “Promoting, factors, health behaviors, clin- rather than forcing it down peoical care and physical environ- ples’ throats, gives them the opment, according to the 2015 tion to participate.” Derek Shendell, an associate County Health Rankings Key professor in the Rutgers School Findings Report. A total of 30 factors were of Public Health, echoed Grasconsidered in the study, such cia’s advice and advocated on as air and water quality, hous- behalf of healthier lifestyles. “I believe faculty, staff and stuing and transit, alcohol and drug use, diet and exercise and dents should lead balanced lives with proper, balanced nutrition, sexual activity. “The County Health Rankings hydration with water and hot have helped galvanize communi- beverages … and regular daily exercise.” ties across the Other stunation to im“Start somewhere. Even dents suggestprove health,” ed the Uni20 minutes in the gym Risa Lavizversity would z o - M o u r e y, one day is better than benefit from president and nothing.” healthier and CEO of the more conveRobert Wood ELYSE CROTTY nient food opJohnson FounSchool of Arts and Sciences Junior tions. dation, told Rutgers MyCentralJershould of fer a greater variety sey.com. Rutgers students felt the of healthy meals in the dining county ranking has a positive halls and work to control drinkreflection on the University and ing on campus, said Elyse Crotty, a School of Ar ts and Sciencfelt honored to live in the area. “Rutgers students should be es junior. “It would also be helpful if proud that the county that they live in is ranked fifth healthiest,” there were a food store within said Hayley Grascia, a School of walking distance of College Avenue,” Crotty said. Arts and Sciences senior. A self-described health adGrascia, a Rutgers competitive cheerleader, felt the University vocate, Crotty said she works and students could help raise out multiple times a week and the ranking by living a healthier feels working out with friends lifestyle and eating better foods, can be a fun activity for college as well as promoting more phys- students. “Start somewhere,” said Crotical activities. “The best way to raise our ty. “Even 20 minutes in the gym ranking would be to promote one day is better than nothing.”
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one-fifth of the University’s budget, McDonough said. The exact number depends on the Rutgers budget, which has not been released for the next academic year. He emphasized that the budget was far from final. The state budget is typically passed in June, in time for the Board of Governors to pass the Rutgers budget in July. In the time before then, the legislature will debate and decide whether to keep or change Christie’s numbers. University President Robert L. Barchi plans to testify to the legislature in April, McDonough said. “Obviously, he will plead the case strongly for increased aid for higher education, to help keep tuition increases as affordable as possible,” he said. Barchi would also point out ways in which Rutgers effectively uses its money with an update on the Big Ten integration and the needs of Rutgers-New Brunswick, -Newark and -Camden, he said. “He will tr y to put together testimony as (completely and
compellingly) as possible,” he said. Many of the problems with higher education funding are the result of New Jersey’s pension system, McDonough said. Benefits have increased 2.5 to 3 percent in the past year, but the issue has more longterm implications. The state pension system has not been fully funded since 2001, and has fallen under terrible deficit, he said. In addition, if a lower court decision is upheld, the government may be forced to increase contributions. Both Christie and the legislature have of fered reforms to address the costs and take the pressure of f year-to-year payments, he said. That may make more money available for higher education. “All colleges and universities wish that (the) proposal didn’t nick away at direct operating revenue,” he said. “We would like to try to preserve increases for grants to students while getting more aid.” Student aid in the form of scholarships and grants would
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increase from $427 million to $443 million, according to Christie’s budget proposal. Some individual grants have increased as well, McDonough said. For example, a one-time $10 million grant to the Cancer Institute of New Jersey would be extended to the next year. Brian Cunningham, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said he is concerned about the cost of Rutgers, since he is about to graduate with student loan debt. While he found college to be a vital tool to get a leg up on his career, he is worried his salary as a police officer will be too low to support his loans. “Most students don’t care about the costs until they see their first bill,” he said. “When you graduate high school, you just think you’ll go to college and deal with it later –– you think about the repercussions after the fact.” He said he would be curious to know if students would be as likely to assume debt if they were to enter college in their 20s, rather than at 18. Seth Ankrah, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said the direct aid reduction may have a negative effect. Still, he is concerned about where Rutgers’ funding will come from. “Does this mean increased tax dollars?” he said. “Unless it’s donated by Gov. Christie himself, probably.”
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Before plan: $427 milllion After plan: $443 million
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Some individual grants, such as a one-time $10 million grant to the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, have increased as well.
Other public research institutions would experience a six percent direct aid reduction
Other non-research state universities would experience a nine percent reduction
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Tech Tuesday
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Periscope, Meerkat mobile apps open door to live-streaming life TYLER GOLD STAFF WRITER
While attending a concert, many people want to share their experiences with friends using their smartphones, to take photos, record videos and add content to Snapchat Stories. With all of these options to choose from, many can become overwhelmed. There are two new apps vying to fill this void –– Periscope and Meerkat. Both apps have only been live for a few weeks, and both apps allow your phone to shoot live-streams that your followers can watch in real-time. Even though it’s not exactly real-time, because there is usually a delay of a few seconds, Meerkat and Periscope enable anyone with a smartphone to broadcast virtually anything to up to thousands of followers, as long as the network can keep up. When a person starts a broadcast, both apps send an alert to their followers to make them aware of the broadcast. Getting spammed by these alerts can get annoying and many people already report having turned them off, but it can also be an efficient means to get people to tune-in. At least for now, an alert as soon as a friend starts broadcasting can be exciting.
Both Meerkat and Periscope have a chat-room space where viewers can interact with the broadcaster. Users can ask questions, provide encouragement and give suggestions on what to do or where to go next. The instant nature of these interactions can make someone feel like they are right there with whomever is broadcasting –– and for many intents and purposes, they are. Periscope and Meerkat appear to be the next evolution of Snapchat’s My Story feature. Snapchat Stories became popular because they let friends share what they see in (more or less) real time. Someone can post a Story, and anyone can watch it until it expires after 24 hours. This is an ephemeral, in-the-moment way to share with friends. Periscope and Meerkat want to take those interactions one step further. They take your audience one step closer to your experience. Arnold Schwarzenegger broadcasted live from the stage of Wrestlemania. Tech journalists used Meerkat to live-stream parties, conferences and press events at the South by Southwest music festival (SXSW) in Austin, TX. One Periscope user livestreamed the aftermath of a gas
explosion in New York City on Thursday, broadcasting long before “real” reporters and police arrived on the scene, according to The Verge. These capabilities might be seen as future tenets of online entertainment, as well as citizen journalism. Both apps have a similar purpose and function in a more-or-less similar way, but Periscope and Meerkat are innately different for a few reasons. Meerkat launched in early March, just before the South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX. SXSW is primarily a music festival, but some might also know of it as the place where both Twitter and Foursquare originally took off, according to The Verge. Meerkat was the talk of the convention, just like Twitter and Foursquare were, according to The Verge. Everyone at the show was using it — not only tech journalists, but also celebrities like Jimmy Fallon and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The “social graph” is how apps like Meerkat connect to Twitter, providing access to Twitter’s backend so Meerkat can use Twitter accounts as usernames. Twitter has become increasingly protective of its social graph, removing Instagram’s access to it a while ago and recently cutting off
Apps such as Periscope and Meerkat, which only emerged a few weeks ago, start live-streams that followers can watch in real time. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR Meerkat’s access to its social graph as well, according to TechCrunch. For an app that is as integrated with Twitter in the manner Meerkat is, this could be devastating, especially given how they recently launched Periscope, the biggest competitor to Meerkat, according to TechCrunch. Meerkat has a big head start, but Periscope has several benefits that Meerkat doesn’t have, according to TechCrunch. Being owned by Twitter is its biggest advantage, but there are a few additional features that set Periscope apart. Periscope is usually more stable when viewing streams, and the app’s notifications tend to work faster than Meerkat’s. Arguably, the most significant difference is how Periscope saves replays of a stream for 24 hours
following a broadcast, according to AdWeek. These replays self-destruct like Snapchat Stories, adding a new dimension to live-streams, which are realistic and hyper-ephemeral by nature — as soon as the moment’s gone, it’s gone. Apps like this aren’t anything new — services like Twitch, Justin.tv, and recently YouNow have done this type of streaming for years. But those services are primarily desktop-based, restricting someone to their computer. The smartphone is quickly becoming more powerful, gaining the ability to replace desktop computers for all but the most intense tasks. As smartphones continue to evolve, many expect more services originally seen as desktop-only, like live-streams, will continue to shift toward mobile.
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Talking about our Generations XYZ Generation Z, millennials not defined by cataclysmic event
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efining a generation is used tactically to cat- with social media and access to nearly any information egorize different groups of people within the available with the stroke of a key or swipe of a finger. The perception of personal branding is an instance greater American context. First there was the “Greatest Generation,” followed by the Baby Boomers where a cultural shift has occurred between both genand then Generations X, Y (millennials) and Z. It is erations. The character and personality traits associnecessary to distinguish between these groups of in- ated with Generation Z are far more endearing than dividuals because their contributions to society vary, those associated with millennials. Generation Z-ers are but it is difficult to choose specifically where to draw allegedly driven and independent, eager to learn and the lines between generations for a number of rea- be on their own — while millennials are lazy, entitled sons. Namely, the relationship that each generation and lack passion. This is largely because millennials has with America as a whole is not linear. A genera- were the first generation that had to seriously define tion, which typically spans 20 years, can either be per- themselves on an individual level in order to get a job, ceived as a long or short period of time. Conceptualiz- start their careers and make something of themselves. ing war and conflict is one way of understanding this. When they began to personally brand their image, by The Baby Boomers experienced the Vietnam War and creating websites, Facebook pages and taking selfies, the Cold War. While they were two very different al- they were seen as egomaniacs and narcissists without a cause. Yet, as Generation tercations, both emphasized Z-ers try to define themselves, the need for nationalism and they’re praised for it. While taking pride in the American “Today’s college students are they may be doing it in a difdream. The Afghanistani and ferent, less trivial manner, the Iraqi wars are considered the awkwardly situated between concept is the same. Through conflicts that will define this both generations.” creating research projects generation, but millennials and using blogs and social and Generation Z-ers not media, Generation Z-ers are nearly as concerned with war as past generations have been. Therefore, it’s hard to branding themselves, all for the same purpose of looktell just where to draw the line between millennials ing different in comparison to the person next to them. and Generation Z because they share war as a homog- Generation Z-ers are also praised for being aware of enous trait. The dates separating both generations what is going on around them, but how could they not are also heavily contested. Millennials are assumed to be? With digital globalization, they have the ability to be individuals born between the 1980s and 2000s — use the Internet and social media to easily connect with they’re as old as 35 and as young as 15. Generation Z, people that are hundreds of thousands of miles away. Today’s college students are awkwardly situated referred to as its own generation as opposed to a subset of the millennial generation, are individuals born between both generations: upperclassmen can be considered millenials while underclassmen belong to between 1990 and the present day. Because there has been no cataclysmic event mark- Generation Z. But a sense of belonging to either gening the shift between generations, it is hard to know eration depends on the changing American landscape. where to draw the lines between each group. There Most students currently in college will be graduating was, however, a shift between Generation Z and the into a difficult job market that forces them to define millennials, both technological and cultural. The exis- their personalities in reference to one another. In that tence of the Internet is the distinct difference between sense, there is no difference between the two generamillennials and Generation Z. The latter group has nev- tions. The two labels might be just that: labels that, as er known a world without the Internet. They grew up of now, create an unnecessary divide. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 147th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Da’esh, destruction of archeological sites immanent but implacable threat to all surrounding communities and states. While Da’esh militants have claimed to oppose the sites for their focus on idolatrous practices, MARGARITA ROSARIO the fact that valuables have been taken from the cites for financial gain tells a story of strategy rather than one of redemption. Da’esh onquest, whether through the milimilitants have aimed to cleanse the lands that tary seize of nomad populations or they conquer from exhibiting any remnant of through the hegemonic appeal to that which was pre-Islamic and which diverg“purification,” continues to function as the dises from the professedly virtuous era known placement of identity through the destruction as the Caliphate, yet these destructions reflect of memory and the erasure of history. Conlosses for Islam as an entity with a “history” quest is not only about proliferation, growth in and as a deep vessel of divergence. numbers. Conquest is also about exterminaDa’esh is attacking a history that is thoution of the evidence. Today, the destruction of sands of years old, a history that belongs to archeological remains of ancient and fleeting the memory of humanity as exhibited in the civilization in the lands by the names of Iraq practice of faith. Da’esh ought to have no govand Syria, whose every presence is at once ernance over this history, yet such is vanishing, reminds us that the the nature of conquest. Imperial conuse of brute force is not beyond quest is as alive as it ever was, and yet human capability — that the the commodification of these destrucmethods of forcing cultural am“Conquest is not only about proliferation, tions for propagandistic purposes and nesia are well within our reach. growth in numbers. Conquest is also about the self-aggrandizement by which The terror organization Da’esh extermination of the evidence.” “ISIS” functions irritates the very (who refer to themselves as the fact that conquest has historically Islamic State) has taken up methbeen glorified. Without material hisods of conquest that, although tory, who can claim that Tal Afar and ubiquitous, are hardly portrayed in today’s day by the media unless used as “story” that will be Assyria. This is not to say Mosul were ever anything other than cites of an example of that which is utterly primitive. that memory exists only in artifacts, but rath- the Islamic State? Who can claim that there While Da’esh’s tactics are not exclusive to er that the destruction of artifacts leads to a ever was something other than the mystified them, their use of social media to proliferate destruction of that which at times served as present? Who can claim that the cataclysmic voracious images of their destruction is in- a reminder to the Iraqi people of “they” who ruptures that constitute forthcoming changes to the lands of Iraq and Syria are “invasions,” deed of an extreme nature and its reception constituted their past. Survival. Perhaps it is only in memory. But rather than “reconquests” as “history” has is no less notable. The global uproar over the destruction of archeological material in Iraq whose memory? The hundreds of thousands tended to frame these developments? Where and Syria marks one of the most widely wit- killed in Iraq and Syria, who have taken with can I find history if not written in the sand? nessed destructions of cultural artifacts in this them their identity? Or the future inhabitants Margarita Rosario is a School of Arts and new millennium; yet all that seems possible is of that land who will thereby have no such to watch it happen, to grieve the immanence identity? The Ahmed al-Rifai shrine right Sciences senior majoring in political science outside Tal Afar was viciously destroyed with a minor in philosophy. Her column, of destruction. The content of their destruction seems and caught on tape, adding insult to injury “A Woman’s Place is in Politics,” runs on secondary here, that the group is primarily and without a speck of doubt, serving as an alternate Tuesdays.
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targeting religiously specific sites and sources of idolatry does not allow any room for reconsidering the indiscriminate nature of Da’esh’s rage. To destroy history for one people is to close off that history for all peoples off all epochs, to allow for the rewriting of history with no archeological evidence to suggest fraud, to allow for the erasure of cultural heritage. Iraq’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has documented (and is thereby ironically permanently at a loss for documentation) yet another archeological destruction by Da’esh’s militants earlier this month: the destruction of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq. The vast cultural artifacts that have been lost through the destruction of this ancient city amounts to the complete mystification of its very existence; it contributes to the
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On-campus washing machines, dryers can go green to cut costs
hot water, I predict that more students will choose to pay for using cold water and only use warm/hot water when it is really needed. Simply washing the load with cold water can decrease the energy consumption up to 90%. The current drying time per load is an excessive amount of time and a waste of energy and money. I propose a dry time of 8 minMachine washers and dryers on the Rututes, at a cost of $0.25. This would make the gers University campuses are wasteful in student check their clothes every 8 minutes terms of energy and water consumption. so they would only continue to dry as There is an eco-friendly manner to long as necessary. approach this problem, which can ulIn addition, I propose the addition timately cut down on Rutgers Univer“The majority of energy spent in all of drying racks in laundry rooms and sity’s costs. Using cold water instead washing machines goes towards simply dorms/apartments, to give students of warm and hot water and utilizing heating the water.” the option of air-drying instead of madrying racks instead of machine drychine drying. If each dryer on caming will not only help the environment, pus ran for 1 hour per day, 522,315 but it will save money too. Currently, The majority of energy spent in all wash- kWh would be spent each year. At a cost of the university has close to 1,000 energy star washers and dryers that promote an efficient ing machines goes towards simply heating $0.10 per kWh, that translates to $52,231.50 method to wash and dry clothes. However, the water. Although hot water is important to per year. These figures could be greatly dethe implementation of drying racks in dorm sanitize clothes in order to eliminate certain creased if drying racks were installed. Small changes to the laundry system will and laundry rooms as well as altering the illnesses and kill off bacteria, it is not essenprice of hot and cold water use within the tial for every wash load. I propose that for add up to great amounts of conservation of Rutgers laundry rooms will be essential to re- students that want to wash their clothes with energy throughout the five campuses at Rutducing the university’s expenditure on water, cold water, they can continue to pay $1.25 per gers University. natural gas, and electricity, while at the same load. However, for the students that want to Vanessa Freire is a School of Environmenuse warm/hot water for their loads, they can time, promoting a healthier environment. The current cost for laundry at Rutgers is be charged $2.50 per load. By implementing tal and Biological Sciences senior majoring in $1.25 per wash load and $1.25 per dry load. this change in price for the use of warm/ biological sciences.
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For the washing machines, there are six different settings that vary on the type of fabric being washed. For the dryers, there are three different settings, which also vary on the type of fabric. Before each wash, the student must select one of these settings, currently there is currently no default setting. The time for a “colors” wash is 35 minutes and the time for a “colors and whites” load to dry is 60 minutes.
Tattoo ink can be more toxic than you think COMMENTARY HANNAH POISNER
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bout two weeks ago I saw a line of people waiting to get a $13 tattoo from Revolver Tattoo, a tattoo parlor fairly close to the New Brunswick campus. Probably most of the people in line were attracted to the low cost and not thinking much about the impact that the tattoo may have on their health. Figuring that the tattoo parlor had a license to operate, most would conclude that it must be safe. What many of these people may not know is that many inks used today contain heavy metals that may include, among others: lead, arsenic, and mercury. Many pigments used in tattoo inks are industrial-grade colors suitable for printers’ ink or automobile paint, none of which have been approved for injection by the FDA. Unless this tattoo parlor uses specific inks that do not contain dangerous compounds (there are some), they will be injecting heavy metals and pigments (which they may have an allergic reaction to) into their skin. All of these metals are associated with a slew of health problems, ranging from an allergic reaction to more serious complications, when people of any age are exposed to them.
“Many inks used today contain heavy metals that may include, lead, arsenic and mercury.” Tattoos are generally considered permanent that people may regret in the future. The only practical option for removing a tattoo is by having high powered lasers break up the pigments. These lasers do not remove the ink, but rather dissolve it into the individuals skin allowing the byproducts to enter the bloodstream. Acknowledging that tattoos are an important part of self-expression for some individuals, it is important to insure that the tattooing process is safe. As of now New Jersey does not regulate tattoo inks, or even enforce any policy of warning about the ingredients in the inks. My home state, California, started in the right direction back in 2005, when a judge ruled that several major ink manufacturers had to label their products and explain that they may contain harmful chemicals. There are safer inks available and this kind of legislation would push tattoo parlors to use safer inks and allow for people to make a more informed decision about what they put inside their bodies. If you are considering getting a tattoo, you might want to do your homework and request that the tattoo parlor use nontoxic inks that you specify. You could also write to your state legislator and request that they better enforce the tattooing process, perhaps requiring the clear posting to consumers of a warning (like “tattoo inks may be harmful to your health”) and to phase out the use of toxic inks (possibly by the year) to be replaced with nontoxic ones. Hannah Poisner is a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior majoring in genetics. Julie M. Fagan, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.
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Today’s Birthday (03/31/15). Fortune favors doing what you love this year. Springtime planning sets the stage for summer action. Dreams can come true ... make bold declarations. Increase your level of fun and play. Confirm reservations for an exciting trip or educational project after June. October eclipses (10/13 & 10/27) illuminate professional breakthroughs. Discover something new about yourself. Pursue passion. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Get into your work today and tomorrow. You’re exceptionally clever with words over the next few weeks, with Mercury in your sign. Creative ideas abound. Write them down. Grow your savings over the next six weeks with Mars in Taurus. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Today and tomorrow could get creatively fun. For the next three weeks, with Mercury in Aries, finish up old business. Review what worked and didn’t, and update plans. Grow your savings over the next six weeks, with Mars in Taurus. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Your team is especially hot over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Aries. Friends are a constant source of inspiration. Over the next six weeks, with Mars in Taurus, clean closets, garages and attics. Nurture physical health and well-being. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Together, anything seems possible over the next six weeks, with Mars in Taurus. Friends provide your secret power. Watch carefully for professional opportunity over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Aries. Prepare to jump when the moment is right. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Travel beckons over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Aries. Make long-distance connections. Advance in your career over the next six weeks, with Mars in Taurus. Take bold action. Pour energy into your professional growth. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — It’s easier to manage shared finances over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Aries. Your wanderlust grows with Mars in Taurus over the next six weeks. Get up and go! Experience a subject directly by visiting the source.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Think and plan today and tomorrow. The competition heats up over the next few weeks, with Mercury in Aries. Work together. Revise the budget to fit future plans over the next six weeks. Grow family assets with careful tending. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Partnership flowers over the next six weeks, with Mars in Taurus. Work together for a shared vision. Over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Aries, find ways to work smarter. Organize your work for greater efficiency. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Work faster and make more money over the next six weeks, with Mars in Taurus. Romantic communication flowers over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Aries. Express your deepest feelings. Put your love into words. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Your actions speak louder than words over the next six weeks. Romance and passion take new focus. Practice what you love. Take on a home renovation project over the next three weeks. Set family goals. Clean house. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Pay bills today and tomorrow. Learn voraciously over the next three weeks. You’re especially creative and words flow with ease. Write, record and report. Improve your living conditions over the next six weeks. Beautify your home. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — For nearly three weeks, with Mercury in Aries, develop new sources of income. Make profitable connections. Writing projects flow with ease over the next six weeks, with Mars in Taurus. Get the word out. A partner helps.
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Laviano, Rettig open spring camp with equal results at quarterback on offense
Knights contemplate experimenting with lineup in meetings with local opponents
CONTINUED FROM BACK After a season spent running the scout team, Rettig finds himself splitting equal reps with Laviano on the first team. Known for his strong arm and talented pedigree, the LSU transfer made his fair share of precise passes, but was also the only quarterback of the three to be picked off. Seeing time with the first team on defense in the spring, redshirt-freshman Isaiah Wharton intercepted Rettig with a nifty snag on a high pass 30 yards down the right sideline. “It was a lot different. It was a lot faster,” Rettig said on working with the first team. “… I felt all right, just need to get back in it and keep doing what I’m doing. … I felt like I threw some good balls, threw some bad balls but just gotta learn from it, watch film and get better.” Like Rettig, Rescigno also spent his first year at Rutgers watching and learning. Fresh off his late commitment to the Knights at this time last year, the De La Salle (Mich.) product sees himself just as much in the thick of the competition. “(Redshirting) was definitely beneficial. I got to learn a lot from the two guys ahead of me … especially Gar y (Nova),” Rescigno said. “Learning what he told us to do and the advice he gave me, gave me a good advantage going into the spring — getting better with the guys in the huddle and leadership-wise.” *** With a handful of players on both sides of the ball limited for the spring, some saw more action than others in the Knights’ return to the gridiron. While junior cornerbacks Anthony Cioffi and Nadir Barnwell participated in position workouts with the defensive backs unit, there was no sight of Paul James. The junior running back has been recovering from a torn ACL suffered Sept. 20 at Navy. Others, like wide receiver Janarion Grant, pedaled a stationary bike on the sideline at most. The junior, who enters the spring as Rutgers’ top return man with 955 combined yards on kickoffs and punts, watched while fellow junior wideouts Andre Patton and John Tsimis joined junior running back Desmon Peoples in fielding punt returns for the day. *** After graduating a combined 114 career starts between three offensive linemen, Flood knows there may be a bit of shuffling on the line. While he pegged junior Derrick Nelson as the starting center heading into the spring, Flood was open to the idea of versatility between the open spots. Flood and offensive line coach Mitch Browning will experiment with sophomore Dorian Miller, junior Chris Muller and redshirt-freshman Marcus Applefield in an effort to see where each fits on the line. “I’ve always believed you’ve gotta have a lot of people who can snap the ball because you can get in trouble in a hurry if you don’t,” Flood said. For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @GarrettStepien and @TargumSports on Twitter.
CONTINUED FROM BACK games and that he has a good idea who will get a chance to start one of the games on the mound. “I think we might play a few different guys Tuesday (against Manhattan) and Wednesday (against Monmouth),” Litterio said. “That’s just to get some other guys in there. Pitching-wise, I don’t know who we will go with. We didn’t use (freshman right hander John O’Reilly) this weekend, so maybe we’ll use him a little bit on Tuesday or Wednesday.” O’Reilly has been one of the Knights’ best pitchers this spring, mostly competing in midweek games. The rookie has posted a 3-0 record this season and boasts
an earned run average below three — his opposing batting average is also below .250. But as good as Rutgers’ pitching has been, the offense wants to take strides to make their job easier. Senior first baseman Joe D’Annunzio knows exactly what needs to be done. “I think we hit some balls hard (Sunday) — we had a lot of line drives that they made some nice catches on,” D’Annunzio said. “We’re just going to keep grinding out at-bats, get ourselves into good counts and keep driving the baseball.” For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow @TylerKaralewich and @TargumSports on Twitter.
After belting a walk-off home run in a win over Ohio State, Kyle Walker looks to stay hot in a pair of midweek games starting today. EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2015
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March 31, 2015 WOMEN’S LACROSSE
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD
Freshman exhibits early talent KAYLEE POFAHL STAFF WRITER
Musical artist Henry Rollins once said, “In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.” Rollins’ method seems to be mated with what freshman javelin thrower Stacey Anning has accomplished so far in her career as a member of the Rutgers women’s track and field team. Opening up the 2015 outdoor season with a bang at the Bulls Invitational, the Ridgefield Park, NJ, native captured the javelin title in her debut performance as a Scarlet Knight by throwing an ECAC qualifying mark of 41.81 meters (137 feet 2 inches). It would have be easy to say that this breakout performance was a fluke, but Anning was quick to prove otherwise. The young Knight was tested at the Raleigh Relays in North Carolina where she was among 2,500 athletes competing from top universities throughout the nation,
while combating heavy rain, cold temperatures and high winds. Despite the increased intensity of competition and unanticipated, adverse conditions, Anning was dominant once again. Obliterating her previous personal record by over 13 feet, Anning captured a fourth place finish with her ECAC throw of 45.89 meters (150 feet 6 inches). Among her teammates, she was the only one to post an ECAC qualifying mark over the weekend. Head coach James Robinson attributes the freshman’s top per formances to dedicated, focused training. “She’s working very hard to learn the technique and she’s doing a great job of applying it thus far in competition,” said head coach James Robinson. “She’s a very hard worker and you can see that the hard work is paying off early on.” Since the javelin event is not held during the winter season, Anning took advantage of the additional training time in order to
Head coach James Robinson has been impressed with freshman Stacey Anning’s performance so far in the outdoor season. EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2015
prepare herself as much as possible for competition at the collegiate. Anning agrees with Robinson that the months of ceaseless training have been pivotal in helping her springboard into the season. “I think, because we started in September and we’ve just been training the whole year, I think it just helped me a lot to get in that (personal record) early on,” Anning said. Finally able to apply her hard work to competition, the spring season holds ample opportunity for Anning to reach even greater personal feats. As she looks to keep her momentum moving in a productive direction, the freshman can do so armed with the assurance that she has proved herself thus far in the newly intensified competition level. The resulting confidence could overshadow any intimidation that Anning may feel as a young athlete, promoting a positive mindset. Hard work, paired with a strengthened mental makeup, propels Anning forward into her outdoor season. “(Reaching a new personal record) gives me a lot more confidence now because I know that I can throw to the ability that I want to throw,” Anning said. “I’m definitely going to be more confident now when I’m competing because coming in, I was definitely more nervous because I was coming in as a freshman. Hopefully, it just helps me out in the further performances and hopefully I just continue to (personal record) every meet and do well.” For updates on the Rutgers women’s track team, follow @TargumSpor ts on Twitter.
Senior netminder Candice Dandridge ranks 15th in the nation in saves per game, deflecting an average of nine shots per contest. EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2015
RU eyes win in break from conference play BRIAN FONSECA
Junior attacker Halley Barnes made it clear that despite the losing streak, Rutgers will not relent After making history last Sat- in its pursuit of victory. “(The late comeback aturday by playing in the first Big Ten Conference game in program tempt) shows that we’re a team history, the Rutgers women’s that doesn’t roll over and die,” lacrosse team will pursue the op- Barnes said. “We don’t let adportunity to alter history with an versity bring us down, where as in the past we might have been old rival. The Scarlet Knights (1-10, 0-1) that kind of a team, so it really host Lehigh tonight with a chance shows that day by day we’re getto prepare for the gauntlet that ting better and we won’t back is the remainder of their confer- down at the end of a game.” The Garnet Valley, Pennsylvaence schedule. The match also provides the opportunity to end nia, native remains confident as the dominance that the Mountain ever in the capacity of her team to Hawks (6-5, 2-2) have had in the pull out a win on Tuesday to get the monkey off their backs. all-time series. “I never go into a game thinkWith its broadcast set for Big Ten Network for the second time ing about anything but a win,” this season, Rutgers will have a Barnes said. Lehigh enters Piscataway chance to showcase its resolve on ranked 20th a national stage. in the nation Lehigh leads “Tuesday is going to in scoring the series, 19-3, defense, alhaving played be a really competitive lowing just Rutgers every game. Lehigh is a very 8.27 goals year between per con1977 and 1997. talented team and they test. The But there hasn’t Mountain been an official have good speed. ” Hawks are game between also ranked the Mountain LAURA BRAND-SIAS eighth in Hawks and the Head Coach c a u s e d Knights in 18 tur novers, years, something that head coach Laura causing their opponents to Brand-Sias sees as a positive for give away the ball 10.27 times a game. her team. After losing a tight 10-6 contest “(Not playing Lehigh in so long) could be good for us,” against then-No.16 Loyola (Md.), Brand-Sias said. “This is a young the Mountain Hawks have won group, so kids can come in with a three consecutive away games, preconceived idea of what’s going outscoring their opponents, 42-20, in the process. to happen going in.” Senior goalkeeper Candice The 13-year head coach acknowledges the Mountain Hawks Dandridge, who currently ranks present one main cause for con- fifth in the nation in saves with 99, exuded confidence in her cern: speed. “Tuesday is going to be a re- team’s chances to leave High ally competitive game,” Brand- Point Solutions Stadium with an Sias said. “Lehigh is a ver y emphatic victor y. “I’m completely confident that talented team and they have good speed. We need to pick up we’re going to dominate Lehigh,” where we left off and we need Dandridge said. “The team needs to get multiple people involved that right now. Once we carry that win into our next Big Ten game, in our offense.” Last time out, Rutgers dropped we’ll take that boost of confidence its 10th consecutive contest. De- and go from there.” spite trailing then-No. 15 Penn For updates on the Rutgers’ State by 13 in the final five minutes, the Knights fought back, women’s lacrosse team, follow resiliently scoring three goals be- @briannnnf and @TargumSports on Twitter. fore the final horn sounded. STAFF WRITER
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March 31, 2015 MEN’S GOLF JACK PANAGOS, SON OF RUTGERS DEFENSIVE LINE COACH, LOOKS TO CREATE OWN IDENTITY
Rutgers finds true hidden gem in freshman golfer EVAN BRUNO STAFF WRITER
When Rutgers men’s golf head coach Rob Shutte first laid eyes on freshman Jack Panagos, he saw a diamond in the rough. Standing at approximately six feet and four inches, Shutte knew Panagos had the potential to be a special golfer. “When I recruited Jack, I felt like his body frame ... and his great pair of hands ... was a nice raw talent situation,” Shutte said. “He had won down in Florida when he was a junior (in high school). He won the Architects event when he moved up here, so I knew he could win. And I just liked the size, the hands, the potential, the attitude and things like that.” Despite flying under the radar as a prospect, Shutte did not hesitate to recruit Panagos to be a part of the Scarlet Knights. “He wasn’t like a national level recruit necessarily,” Shutte said. “But then again, not ever ybody is and yet, they can be ver y good players. I just liked the raw ‘dough,’ you know, not in a bad way. ‘Dough,’ because he needed to get trimmer, but he had a good canvas there. We could tr y to develop him.” Panagos hails from Mar yland but now resides in Hillsborough, New Jersey. “My first two seasons, I was actually in Florida,” Panagos said. “So, that was a big change when I moved up here (New Jersey). I moved up here at the beginning of junior year. It was a big difference. With the winter here it’s kind of hard to practice
and stuff, but I got used to it. I had a decent career when I got here (to Rutgers).” He credits his father, Jim, for introducing him to the game. “I know he’s a football coach, but he’s still a big golfer,” Panagos said. “One time we went to the range, and I first star ted playing. I think I was 10 years old when I star ted.” Panagos’ first taste of success came at a local nine-hole tournament. He said it is one of his fondest golf memories. “I think I was 12-years-old, and there was this nine-hole tournament,” he said. “I just remember doing really well, and it was the first time I broke 40, too. I was just doing really well in that, and it was pretty cool.” Panagos’ father, Jim, is the defensive line coach of the Rutgers football team, so he was already familiar with the campus. Panagos said he felt comfor table and decided to commit. Now, he enjoys the convenience of being able to visit his father at the Hale Center after he has study hall. “It was nice to know a few more people around here when I first got here,” Panagos said. “It’s nice to be able to just pop in his of fice after study hall and just talk to him. I see him more when I’m here during the season than I was when I was in high school at home.” Shutte is ver y impressed with how Panagos has handled himself more so off the course than on it. With his father being a football coach, Panagos could have relied on the advantages of his situation, but chose to instead make his own road.
Freshman golfer Jack Panagos strives to step away from his father’s shadow. Jim Panagos is in his third year as a defensive line coach at Rutgers. EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2014 “Knowing that background, I think what’s impressive has been just his ability to make his own pathway amongst our team,” Shutte said. “For him to start to create his own identity within the team and earn those things that he’s gotten. It’s impressed me for him to be able to be his own man here at (the) University and not be someone who’s just simply riding the coat tails of other family members.” Shutte believes often keeps the fact that his father is a football coach to himself.
“I feel like he almost wants to disassociate himself at times to make sure he’s creating his own identity,” Shutte said. “He doesn’t mention his family ties very often unless it’s kind of pressed because he wants it to be about him and his process with the team. Panagos has not seen much playing time in tournaments during his freshman season, but Shutte says his time is quickly approaching. Although Panagos is known by many for being a football
coach’s son, he is widely regarded as a great teammate by his fellow golfers. “Oh yeah, he’s a great teammate,” said fellow teammate sophomore Michael Howe. “He really fits in well. He’s just a fun, loving guy. He’s hard working like the rest of us, and he’s just a really good friend.” For more updates on the Rutgers men’s golf team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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Energy surges across board for Rutgers GARRETT STEPIEN SPORTS EDITOR
With heavy hip-hop tunes by rapper Young Jeezy blaring through the speakers at the F-3 turf practice field in Piscataway, the Rutgers football team returned to work from its winter slumber. As the music abruptly cut and the opening horn sounded on the dot at 9:40 a.m. Monday morning, head coach Kyle Flood gathered his troops at midfield before breaking off into position workouts to commence the first practice of 2015. “It was great to be out there, back out there with the team,” Flood said. “It’s the first of 15 (practices). One thing (that is) ver y clear after the first day is (that) we’ve got a lot of energy, a lot of people that are passionate about football and a lot of things to work on.” Out of the spectrum of position battles ensuing across the board, all attention instinctively draws back to the first spring quarterback competition in three years. Gone are former field generals Gar y Nova and Chas Dodd. In their place, a three-man race for the position has officially gotten under way. Along with redshirt-freshman Giovanni Rescigno, sophomores Chris Laviano and Hayden Rettig strapped on their helmets to embark on a quarterback competition that Flood admitted could be decided by the end of the annual Scarlet-White intersquad scrimmage April 24. The stakes are certainly high for each of the three, but Laviano — the only Scarlet Knight at the position to have done as much as take a snap in a game — said he has a good relationship with Rettig and Rescigno. “We’re a competitive group of kids,” Laviano said. “We just wanna push each other and compete.” Sophomore Chris Laviano enters the spring with the most experience at quarterback. In limited action as the backup last season, Laviano completed 11-of-28 passes for 107 yards and one interception. MICHELLE KLEJMONT / MANAGING EDITOR / OCTOBER 2014
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BASEBALL MANHATTAN-RUTGERS, TODAY, 3 P.M.
RU seeks momentum in midweek games TYLER KARALEWICH
13-4 loss against the Buckeyes where Rutgers was outhit 12-8 in the contest. The problems for Knights stemmed from a defense and offense that failed to support the starting pitcher — Rutgers committed three errors on the day, while also stranding seven runners on base. The Knights followed up their poor outing Friday with back-to-back positive performances. Rutgers won in walk-off fashion Saturday, 4-2, when freshman designated hitter Kyle Walker crushed a hanging slider in the bottom of the ninth for a three-run home run. The Knights followed that up with an impressive pitching performance in a 1-0 loss in
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The Rutgers baseball team hosted its first home series of the season this past weekend against Ohio State and the results were not what the team envisioned. Heading into back-to-back midweek games against Manhattan Tuesday and Monmouth Wednesday, the Scarlet Knights will need to rebound in order to gain some momentum before the weekend, but not before clearing the most recent series loss from their mind. Opening up the series, the Knights (816, 3-3) began the weekend with a dismal
the rubbermatch against the Buckeyes. Sophomore right-hander Gaby Rosa impressed, spinning a gem after a long hiatus from the mound in favor of playing middle infield. Although Rutgers was in contention to win the last two games of the series despite a blowout in the opening game, the one common thread was the failure to produce offensively. Litterio tried in the final game to shuffle up the lineup in order to make the offense run a bit smoother. “Knowing that kid was a left-handed pitcher, I just took (sophomore outfielder Mike Carter) and dropped him down to the eighth spot in the lineup,” Litterio said after the 1-0
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senior left-hander, was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week. Landrith tossed two complete games against Purdue, posting a spotless ERA of 0.00 while striking out eight in 17 innings pitched in the wins.
loss to Ohio State Sunday. “I wanted to give him a little breather — he’s been struggling a little bit, being in the leadoff spot for a year and a half now. He has a lot of pressure on him and I wanted to take a little off of him. That’s all it was.” With two midweek games in the way of next weekend’s home series against Minnesota, Litterio will use the games to prepare the lineup and give some guys a different chance to compete. Litterio also hinted that more lineup changes are possible for both of the midweek SEE MOMENTUM ON PAGE 13
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BASEBALL
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Middleburg Bank Intercollegiate
vs. Manhattan
at Stony Brook
Today, All Day, Williamsburg, Va.
Today, 3 p.m, Bainton Field
vs. Lehigh Tonight, 7 p.m., Piscataway, N.J.
Tomorrow, 3 p.m., Stony Brook, N.Y.