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Islam Awareness Week spreads cultural appreciation at Rutgers Max Marcus contributing writer
Every spring at Rutgers, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) hosts Islam Awareness week to engage with the larger Rutgers community and educate people about the Islamic religion and culture. The event is held this week in a large tent outside of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus and will continue until Friday. This year, Islam Awareness Week was organized by School of Arts and Sciences seniors Hadear Seliman and Reshma Vohra, and School of Arts and Sciences junior Habibah Arshad. “There are so many misconceptions, especially nowadays, in the media or anywhere else, about Islam and what it’s portrayed as,” Seliman said. “This tent is a forum to have discussions with other people about this religion — what we follow, who we follow, what we do in terms of worship. Ever y aspect of being a Muslim. And that’s what we want to make people aware of.” In the tent, there are kiosks with activities that highlight different aspects of Islamic culture. These include a henna tattoo table and various food and art tables. There is a Quran listening table, where people may hear passages from the Quran recited aloud. At
the end of the tent is a table where people may write their reflections about the event on index cards and post them on a bulletin board. During the day there are activities like trivia games, relay races and open mic shows. At night, before dinner is ser ved, a guest speaker focuses on an aspect of the Islamic religion, which Vohra said is not always directed exclusively at Muslims. Given the event’s open-air location, anyone who is walking by can join and listen. “Especially in today’s political climate, a lot of people have misconceptions. Whether it’s due to the media, or the way they hear things, a lot of people have misconceptions and it is scar y for a lot of Muslims that people sometimes don’t understand our religion and misconstrue certain things about our faith,” Vohra said. “So this year more than ever I think it’s really important that we educate our community. Not only is that a way to help them understand us better, but for us to feel like we are less marginalized and part of the community at Rutgers.” Seliman said common misconceptions about the culture comes from people’s ignorance regarding Islamic principles — the most prevalent of these misconceptions are that Islam is a violent and misogynistic religion.
Through Friday, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) will continue hosting events, activities and discussions in the tent outside of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus for Islam Awareness Week. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR Vohra said that because one of the main goals of the event is to dispel misconceptions surrounding Islam, the organizers welcome questions.
“Rather than focusing on everything, we just try to educate people,” Vohra said. “Rather than going after one or two different points, if we just are who we are as Muslims and people
are able to engage with us and have friendly conversations and hang out with us, then slowly but surely those misconceptions, even if they’re not directly addressed, will disappear.” Islam Awareness Week is not just about spreading awareness among non-Muslims, but also about giving Rutgers’ Muslim students an opportunity to learn more about their religion. Arshad said that for many Muslim students, Islam Awareness Week and MSA help them to reconnect with their religion alongside a community of like-minded people. To that end, the activities at Islam Awareness Week are aimed at Muslims and non-Muslims alike. The nightly talks are religious but are on topics that non-Muslims may understand, Vohra said. “This is also about awareness for ourselves,” Arshad said. “To be more aware of the Rutgers community, and a chance to engage with the community.” Seliman said that although most of the visitors to the tent are Muslim, there have been many non-Muslim visitors as well. “We want people to come enjoy the free food, play the activities, learn more about Islam,” Seliman said. “That’s all we ask. Just for people to come and learn and ask us questions because we’re very very open to questions. Listen to our speaker, and come and have free dinner.”
RUPA holds Denim Day fashion show to combat sexual assault Christian Zapata contributing writer
On Tuesday night, the Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) partnered with Scream Theater and Rutgers NO MORE to coordinate a fashion show for Denim Day. Casey Ambrosio
The Rutgers community celebrates “Denim Day” with its first annual denim-based fashion show, dedicated to preventing sexual violence and showcasing self-expression for victims of sexual abuse. The inauguration of the worldwide initiative to prevent sexual violence was held at the College Avenue Student Center this past Tuesday night, showcasing strength in a community of sexual abuse advocates looking to further spread the message through fashion and interpersonal expression. Hundreds of students were in attendance. Rutgers NO MORE and SCREAM Theater were co-sponsors of “Denim Day,” and curated the event in collaboration with the Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) in order to expand their reach and generate student involvement through different organizations.
Maria Alba, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and SCREAM Theater member, said the international campaign to raise awareness for victims of sexual abuse came to fruition after an Italian supreme court ruled that a victim was not sexually assaulted due to the tightness of her jeans. An indication that she must have helped remove them was thereby considered non-verbal consent for sexual activities, Alba said. The event’s attendees protested this by wearing jeans to court the next day, thus initiating the worldwide “Denim Day.” The event has since been commemorated throughout the Rutgers community for over 10 years, with the addition of this year’s “Denim Day Fashion Show” featuring members of the community, Alba said. While sexual violence is a serious topic here, this event encourages a lighthear ted approach to the subject through discussions about fashion, per formance
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and enter tainment. As Rutgers so often explores its revolutionar y status, this is something that truly embodies that feeling, she said. SCREAM Theater is a pure educational interactive theater group that educates on interpersonal violence, standing for Students Challenging Realities and Educating Against Myths, Alba said. The group is best known for their summer orientation performances regarding sexual assault prevention in college but also performs at a number of different events throughout the year. “We are excited for this event in particular because people who don’t usually talk about this stuff can come and digest it. You don’t have to be a sexual violence expert, you don’t have to be a student leader in your community. This is accessible to anyone to just walk in and enjoy the show,” she said. See fashion on Page 5
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Former Rutgers professor gives lecture on ethics of war
Retired Rutgers professor James T. Johnson gave his lecture on Tuesday at a conference entitled “To Kill or Not to Kill: Just War or Nonviolence?” The event, which took place in New York, explored the concepts of peace and war. RUTGERS.EDU
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of interest to contemporary Catholics,” Shmikler said. But, he said the speakers do not have to adopt a Catholic On Tuesday, James T. Johnson, mainstream position or be Catha recently retired Rutgers profesolic at all. sor, spoke at the College of Mount “We’re not looking for the uniSaint Vincent in the Riverdale secversal agreement — we’re looktion of the Bronx, New York, at a ing for what possible positions conference about the concept of one could hold on this matter,” war and different historical and Shmikler said. contemporary positions on miliAt the event, Johnson fotary action and nonviolence. cused his lecture on the historThe conference, entitled “To ical roots of the idea of just war Kill or Not to Kill: Just War or and its specific relationship to Nonviolence?” explored the hisCatholic teaching. torical and modern day context of He began his discussion with just war, social justice and the fuSaint Augustine of Hippo, who ture of peacebuilding, according is traditionally believed to be the to a University press release. first Christian just war theorist. The event was free and open Johnson also to the public explained the and about 200 conditions for audience mem“The just war, as I understand it, isn’t a solely religious idea. It is an idea that’s carried in various contexts.” just war to occur bers were in atas developed in tendance. james t. johnson ancient times. In 2001, the Retired Rutgers Professor Addressing late Margaret F. the Catholic Grace, a Catho“So there are all these differ- voices asserting that the idea of lic lay leader and philanthropist, the nonviolent tradition and learn described the origins and evolubegan The Margaret F. Grace how we can be participants in tion of the idea of just war from ent streams. And the specifically just war should be entirely rejectLecture series, according to the peacebuilding in a violent world,” Augustine through the medieval religious one is only one of those ed, which was the sentiment of canonists and theologians to the streams. What I’ve argued is that the statement from the Vatican University press release. In 2016, Shmikler said. The event featured three modern period, when the main all these different streams of conference held last April, JohnMount Saint Vincent began hostspeakers — Maryann Cusimano carriers of the just war idea have thought ought to be in conver- son said his own view is that if ing the annual event. This was the second year Love, a professor in the Depart- been international law and mili- sation with one another, and so I there were no such thing as just want to bring my idea and their war tradition, society would be that Mount Saint Vincent hosted ment of International Relations at tary thought and praxis, he said. In this connection, he re- idea of just war into (the) conver- “much worse off.” the Catholic University of Amerithe conference. “The power and the imporEach Grace Lecture adopts on ca, Reverend John Dear, a world- sponded to Love’s assertion that sation,” he said. Johnson also said that he is not tance of this conception of just a different theme — last year’s known advocate for peace and just war has nothing to say about peacebuilding by pointing to the a Catholic. Shmikler explained war was carried over the following lecture focused on the life and nonviolence and Johnson. Johnson, a faculty member centrality of the end of peace in that the conference does not ex- centuries in the form of a cultural legacy of American journalist, social activist and Catholic convert at Rutgers since 1969, retired classic just war tradition, noting amine the topic from a strictly re- tradition addressing the endemic violence and political disputes of Dorothy Day — but they all strive in 2015. Johnson has written that it is true that recent just war ligious point of view. “The lecture series operates in the age, so as to limit resort to to foster understanding between several works on the concept thought has generally neglected different Christian churches of just war, religion and peace- this — including the 1983 pastoral the spirit of inquiry and investiga- armed force, and to direct it toand to social justice, said Joshua making, including “Can Mod- letter of the United States Confer- tion, and seeks to gain different wards political order, justice and Shmikler, an assistant professor ern War Be Just?” and “Ethics ence of Catholic Bishops, he said. perspectives on themes that are peace,” he said. staff writer
in the Department of Philosophy at The College of Mount Saint Vincent and chair of the committee of faculty who organized the event. “This lecture explores the relationship between justice, war and peace,” Shmikler said at the event introduction. Shmikler said the question of whether or not war can be just is a timeless question. He said it is particularly timely, given last April’s Vatican conference, where participants recommended that the church reconsiders its teachings on just war and embrace nonviolence. “Our aim tonight is to better understand the just war tradition, and
and the Use of Force: Just War in Historical Perspective.” “The just war, as I understand it, isn’t a solely religious idea. It is an idea that’s carried in various contexts,” Johnson said. He felt the event went very nicely, he said. The presentations were very different, which was by design, Johnson said. Love spoke first, stressing the efforts at conflict resolution, reconciliation and peacebuilding by Catholic organizations and others, arguing that just war doctrine does not speak to this and noting that this has been the direction Catholic Church leadership has been moving. Johnson spoke next and
“I concluded by briefly discussing an effort by Pax Christi USA to have the Catholic Church reject the idea of just war and arguing against this idea on several grounds. John Dear, S.J., was the third speaker,” Johson said. “He’s had a career as a pacifist activist in the Catholic Church and outside. His presentation was an argument for nonviolent opposition (think of the Civil Rights Movement) as the only Christian way to oppose evil, and that violence itself is always evil, whatever its stated purposes.” The implications of this idea are written into the law of armed conflict and reflected in United States military code and rules of engagement, he said.
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RUSA holds town hall with Vice Chancellor Stephen Weiss associate news editor
Rutgers’ Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Academic Affairs (UAA) Ben Sifuentes-Jauregui spoke about multiple issues and initiatives his department is addressing at the Rutgers University Student Assembly’s (RUSA) Town Hall meeting Tuesday night. Having assumed the role of vice chancellor just two years ago, this was Sifuentes-Jauregui’s first time speaking at a RUSA event. He said that his goal in speaking at the event was to show students what Undergraduate Academic Affairs is, how it affects their lives and to think about ways that the office can collaborate more effectively with students. Sifuentes-Jauregui told The Daily Targum that by attending RUSA’s Town Hall and interacting with more students, he hopes to learn how to strengthen the relationship between UAA and the student body. UAA’s main goals are to increase student access to resources for teaching and learning, provide direct academic services and leadership opportunities for students, enhance the learning experience through experiential learning, courses, seminars and workshops and plan for and assist with the transition from secondary
to post-secondary education, according to the office’s website. To Sifuentes-Jauregui, diversity is what makes Rutgers great and is a keystone aspect of a student’s learning experience. “For me, diversity is a very important premium at Rutgers,” he said during his talk. “Excellence in diversity as a way of enriching the kinds of multi-perspectives that happen in the classroom and in everyday life is very important, and so I think about Undergraduate Affairs encouraging access to research and promoting excellence in diversity.” Getting new student ideas and initiatives started and having them succeed requires student participation, Sifuentes-Jauregui said. If there are faculty debates about things that affect students, he encourages students to tr y to be there and have their voices heard. “You have to demand some kind of conversation,” he said. Before becoming vice chancellor, Sifuentes-Jauregui was a transfer dean. He said that since transfers make up around one-third of the student body, taking their needs into consideration is of great importance. He has subsequently helped create the Task Force on Transfer Students, which were student suggested initiatives.
The Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Academic Affairs (UAA) spoke about the department’s current projects and initiatives at the Rutgers University Student Assembly’s (RUSA) Town Hall meeting on Tuesday night. STEPHEN WEISS / ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Additional initiatives that Sifuentes-Jauregui is focusing on include the Clicker Committee, which would attempt to put in place a universal and affordable iClicker for students. “(RUSA) is a great group of young leaders who really care about Rutgers and who think about the next gen(eration) of students,” he said. “Our office is always looking to make sure students’ lives, especially the academic aspect of their lives, is a well-oiled machine.”
Sifuentes-Jauregui said that he believes in aiming more attention at student-centered activities. “We don’t just want to do things, we want to make sure that we work with the communities and the groups that we’re trying to help so that they can tell us what they need from academic affairs, so that we have the right programs, whether they’re in career services, the learning centers or students access in education equity,” he said. All students need to be educated on the services the
University makes available to them, so the work they do in and out of the classroom is something that matters to them, Sifuentes-Jauregui said. It is important that when assuming a position as an administrator that one maintains contact with the students, he said. For that reason, Sifuentes-Jauregui continues to teach in addition to being vice chancellor. “Teaching calms me down, that’s what I love,” he said. “That’s what we do.”
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U. brings back ‘Beats on the Banks’ this Friday Brielle Diskin contributing writer
The Rutgers University Programming Association’s (RUPA) “Beats on the Banks” concert has paired the ballads of electronic dance music with students’ love of the genre by presenting Blau and Baauer in concert this coming Friday night. The doors of the College Avenue Gymnasium will open at 7:30 p.m. and the show is set to begin at 8 p.m. Danielle Paxton, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, is currently the marketing assistant director for the Concerts and Coffeehouses committee. “My whole committee and I have been planning this event since the end of last semester. It takes us a while just to start brainstorming everyone we think would be a good fit for Rutgers,” she said. Paxton said the floor tickets sold out the first day, but they still have balcony tickets available. The concert is a good break from academics and the typical hang out with friends, she said. It gives you something to do for a low cost and is in a convenient location for students. RUPA provided auditions for the opening act spots for 10 student DJs to perform, and the committee chose those who would be best paired with Blau and Baauer, Paxton said. The opening acts set to perform are Mike Allen, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, and Devin Fields, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. A lot of team collaboration goes into the planning, Paxton
said. After brainstorming, the committee consolidates the choices and asks for references from other schools the artists have played at before, and then sends out requests to see if they are willing to perform at Rutgers and fan estimated price. She said students have the opportunity to suggest ar tists they want to see perform on campus by using the option on the RUPA website. “Performers always love hearing from colleges if they want them to perform because it is like a niche audience that they can perform for,” Paxton said. Paxton said the references RUPA sent out to other universities Blau and Baauer gone to said they loved them and Blau and Baauer were ver y easy to work with. Many Rutgers students are fans of rap and electronic dance music, so RUPA always tries to get bigger names for those genres to come. “I’m just really excited right now because I’m excited to share my passion for dance and house music with Rutgers,” Allen said. Allen said he has met the other student DJ performing for the opening act in the hallway at the auditions and it was funny to see his name on the list because he already knew him. He said that he has a number of Blau songs in his library. “I am very excited to be opening for “Beats on the Banks” this year. I’ve always been a big fan of Baauer and my older style of DJing definitely included a lot of his music,” Fields said. Blau is a talented producer
fashion This year, RUPA hosted its 1st annual fashion show in recognition of Denim Day continued from front Taylor Miller, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and member of Rutgers NO MORE, said the organization is the first and only student-run affiliation with the national NO MORE campaign, looking to combat sexual violence through student conversation. “We had this awesome opportunity to partner up with SCREAM and RUPA to make this event and allow sur vivors to represent their stance against this cause and make it an interactive event so students can normalize the concept of sexual assault and not cringe away from it,” she said. The incorporation of faculty and staff into the demonstration further shows the unity across campus and how these issues relate to all people, Miller said. It is not just a women’s issue, it affects all lives in some way and requires that people get involved in order to make a change. In keeping with tradition, the event showcased various acts relating the experiences of sexual abuse victims through poetr y, singing and creation. The use of denim clothing was
individually tailored to each model as symbolic representations of personal topics regarding sexual abuse. Sean Brown, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and director of Traditions and Community for RUPA, said the event was immediately approved as a campus-wide initiative to end sexual violence. The organizations involved then came together to develop a script of distinct personalities that represented different student bodies. The different performances shown are done to show the alternate sides of sexual abuse through different mediums, Brown said. Whether it is spoken word, a musical performance, or even a tasteful scream, “Denim Day” has something for ever yone. “We wanted to make sure that we had a fraternity brother, a sorority sister, we wanted a student athlete, a student involved with orientation, one involved with the student centers or dance marathon. We wanted to show them as student leaders, as anyone on campus, and that’s why we got faculty and staff involved,” he said.
The Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) will be holding its “Beats on the Banks” concert this Friday in the College Avenue Gymnasium. The event, which has already sold out its floor seats, will feature electronic music by Blau and Baauer. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR and runs a nonprofit record label, he said. “Devin’s set sounded awesome and I’m looking forward to what he put together and I’m really looking forward to seeing what Blau and Baauer have put together too, it’s going to be a great night,” Allen said. Allen said he has been DJing for about six years now and producing his own music for about three years. He said that he auditioned last year when Cash Cash was
performing and that it is competitive to win a spot on the stage. He has gone to New York City and played at Webster Hall a few times, Allen said. “I felt like I’d almost skipped a step because I never really played for, like, the quote-on-quote ‘hometown crowd’ of Rutgers,” he said. Allen said RUPA has a great vision for the events they hold on campus. Organizers are in constant communication with the production
to see what kind of instruments they need or to see what kind of food or drinks they would like, Paxton said. Paxton saw Blau perform while on spring break in Mexico, and said she is especially excited to meet him and see him perform again. “I think just having performers come to campus is a great way for people to hang out with their friends and to do something that they normally wouldn’t,” Paxton said.
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Coal jobs may be dead, but hope is not
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o the delight of his base, President POLICY OVER POLITICS Donald J. Trump signed a massive and immensely consequential seCONNOR O’BRIEN ries of executive orders last week aimed at deregulating the fossil fuel industry. In global terms, the most significant portion effectively scrapped former President Barack Obama’s “Clean Power Plan,” a set of regulations aimed at drastically reducing emissions from American power plants, particularly those powered by coal. The climate change argument against this, on its own, is enough to dismiss these actions as anti-science, immoral and terribly shortsighted policy. The scientific case for human-influenced climate change is overwhelming, as is the fact that it will significantly worsen the lives of billions of poor people — who contribute very little to the problem. Moreover, the only way to truly reduce global emissions is through coordinated action. China, for example, will not make the requisite emissions-reducing investments if the United States not only doesn’t spend its part but also pretends the science is a conspiracy. In other words, if the United States doesn’t take the lead in global climate policy, no one will. I will, however, set aside these arguments for the sake of this column, since it’s certainly being discussed enough already. Trump’s primary reasoning for these actions was the economic benefits they would supposedly bring, particularly in “coal country,” which consists of portions of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky. The president performed very well there in the election after promising to revive the coal industry and put tens of thousands of people back to work in the region’s mines and power plants. But for someone who touts himself as such an incredible businessman, it’s ironic that the president can’t recognize a dying industry when it’s staring him in the face. The coal industry is on life support and has been for a long time. After World War II, there were over 500,000 Americans working in coal mines. With the exception of a brief resurgence in the late 70s, that figure has been steadily falling ever since. By the mid-90s, less than 100,000 people worked
“After World War II, there were over 500,000 Americans working in coal mines.” in the industry. Today, there are roughly 50,000. Huge advances in machinery and equipment made it cheaper for companies to use fewer workers to mine and process the same amount of coal. The raw amount of coal produced actually grew consistently until recently, all while jobs steadily declined. Over the past decade, it has been natural gas, rather than Obama’s emissions standards, that has changed the coal industry forever. Advances in hydraulic fracturing technology have made natural gas the cheapest fuel choice for many areas, although it also poses an array of environmental challenges. Additionally, the price of electricity from solar and wind farms has continued to plummet to the point where it too is within striking distance of coal, thanks to heavy government investment in research and development. While it may be politically expedient to blame the coal country’s economic problems on one person or one policy, the long-term forces at play have been much more impactful. Coal country remains home to some of the most economically devastated areas of the country. West Virginia and Kentucky rank near the bottom in median household income. Poverty in both states is well above the national average — and it is also the epicenter of the opioid crisis. For too long, politicians have gone to coal country peddling the fundamentally dishonest idea that the old economy can be restored, if only people make more sacrifices. Cut taxes on the wealthy, loosen safety protections on your drinking water and weaken your union, they said, and we promise the jobs will return. The region was instead left with a crumbling economy and a sense of hopelessness that have spiraled into the worst drug epidemic in American history. Trump and the coal country must embrace the winds of economic change to breathe new life into the region. Instead of sacrificing everything to save an industry that will die regardless, they must adapt to the new economy. The region must repair its long-neglected infrastructure. It must heavily invest in job training programs to give displaced coal miners the appropriate skills to move into other industries. It must renew its focus on public colleges and trade schools to create a globally competitive, 21st-century labor force. While Trump claims embracing coal will be a boon for growth, clinging to nostalgia will only hurt growth in the long run, particularly for the middle class. Instead of running in fear from economic change, we should embrace it and use newfound gains to build a more equitable, fair and just economy that works for everyone from the unhinged New York real estate developer to the middle-aged unemployed coal miner. Connor O’Brien is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in economics with a minor in history. His column, “Policy Over Politics,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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Pepsi’s commercial is hard to swallow Ad campaign for soda has inappropriate depiction of protests
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cold, refreshing Pepsi is perfect for almost any occasion — barbecues, parties and midwork lunch. But do you know where a Pepsi does not exactly fit in? A protest — especially one lead by model Kendall Jenner.
important for ever yone to fight for what they believe in, right? Wrong. Pepsi’s commercial is nothing short of inappropriate and misguided. Protests are not happy, golucky walks down the street with cold drinks being The soft-drink company released an ad on Tues- passed around in ice buckets. Protests are groups day that was pulled by Wednesday, and in the flur- of people who have been oppressed and pushed r y of events that took place in between, a lot of down by the system standing together in solidarity people who probably missed the now-removed ad to show that they will not stand for the injustices are not entirely sure of what happened. So here is that they are facing. Police officers are often clad in armor and equipped with weapons. Protests are not a refresher: Pepsi put out a commercial that begins with what a fun gathering to party at — they are a means of appears to be a Muslim woman in a hijab upsettingly uniting to fight off a force greater than the individlooking over photographs. The scene pans out and uals within them. The worst part of this commercial is that Jenner’s it shows that a demonstration is taking place on the outside streets, with people of different races hold- “bold” move to step up and face the police officer ing up signs of “love,” “peace” and “unity,” while they seems to be modeled after the photograph taken in 2016 of Lesha Evare all high-fiving ans. Evans was proand laughing as they “Pepsi wants to take this extremely sensitive, testing the murder walk. Jenner, the token celebrity sponpowerful moment and reduce it to a woman, of Alton Sterling, who was shot and sor for the commerwho is not even of color, smilingly walking killed at close range cial, appears to be up to an officer and handing him a soda.” by police officers in anxious as she looks Baton Rouge. The on at the young, happowerful picture py crowd marching on without her. And so, as the “super” model she is, of her standing tall in front of officers who are she tosses away her blonde wig, smears off her lip- dressed in SWAT gear was taken moments before stick and joins the crowd. The commercial ends with she was arrested. Pepsi wants to take this extremely sensitive, Jenner walking at the front of the protest and coming face-to-face with a wall of police. And then something powerful moment and reduce it to a woman, who odd happens. Jenner looks to the crowd, steps up is not even of color, smilingly walking up to an offiand then proceeds to hand a police officer a Pepsi cer and handing him a soda. How this commercial can. He takes it, drinks it, the happy crowd begins passed a writing, directing and production team is cheering and the commercial fades away with a shot beyond belief. This may be annoying for some, but you always of Jenner and the protesters with the words “Live have to consider what is going around in the outside Bolder” written across the bottom of the screen. Removing this commercial was the smartest as- world around you. Protests are happening in all corners of the world and innocent black people are still pect of it. Now many might look at this commercial and being shot by police officers, many of which end up feel confused at the backlash. The commercial walking without convictions. So, Pepsi, please stick to barbecues, parties seems to promote the idea of unity, shines light on important social issues and demonstrates that it is and lunch. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 149th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.
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Rutgers must pay attention to University of Puerto Rico strikes FAHRENHEIT 250 MERYEM UZUMCU
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his past week, Rutgers students, faculty, staff and alumni signed a letter of support with the students on strike at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR). The UPR student body concerns echo a resistance to a larger series of austerity measures imposed by the United States Congress with the passage of the 2016 PROMESA Bill. The legislation codified the Fiscal Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) the authority to manage Puerto Rico’s $72 billion debt to the United States government. United States oversight of the debt has led to a $500 million cut to the UPR budget. Slashing roughly one-third of the public university’s budget not only causes a detriment to the foundation of education for Puerto Rico, but sets a precedent for further permeation of United States fiscal intervention. To provide some historical context, a series of United States Supreme Court opinions known as the Insular Cases had claimed territories after the Spanish-American War in 1901, including Puerto Rico as “foreign in a domestic sense.” Thus, while Puerto Ricans are citizens of the United States, they do not benefit from many of the
rights outlined by the Constitution. Puerto Ricans cannot vote in elections or incur any of the benefits of a representational democracy and yet the United States’ legal and monetary structures have made their mark of sovereignty on the island at multiple levels. Although to be dealt at a national level, the complicities occur at local levels as well. For example, Rutgers University has its own investment in the financial institutions that have bought Puerto Rico’s debt in the form of bonds, which now wreak havoc on its economy. At a local level, the hedge fund
Thus even before laying out a much-needed criticism of the kind of exploitative mingling that the general legal and monetary schema allows at institutional levels of power, the call for solidarity must be explained. Graduate student organizers and UPR alumni Mario Mercado Diaz and Isabel Guzzardo wrote and circulated a Rutgers University affiliated letter of solidarity during a one-week strike in which students barricaded themselves inside the campus, halting classes for a week. The list of demands was outlined and disseminated to
“Perhaps the way in which we as a reading public wish to relate to publics in the Middle East during the region’s own string of protests speaks more to the types of intervention tactics used by United States power.” divestment campaign that the Rutgers One coalition has spearheaded will continue as an ongoing effort to untie the exploitative economic binds that our own University has supported through its practices. Although this is reason enough for solidarity, the relationship between U.S. and Puerto Rican student activism should not be limited to dismantling market interests. A deeper question regarding an ethics of recognition probes the U.S. University consciousness.
the departments, union staff and student organizations supportive of the cause. Members of the Rutgers Community must be concerned with what is going on in order to uphold democratic values worldwide. I would go further to say the imposition of democratic values runs into its own set of problems. Nonetheless, the blatant silence from many mainstream news outlets proves to contradict past consumption practices of an American reading public of
national protests abroad. Perhaps the way in which we as a reading public wish to relate to publics in the Middle East during the region’s own string of protests speaks more to the types of intervention tactics used by United States power. Insofar, the silence on Puerto Rico’s crisis remains distant, while the strife of a Turkish or Iranian public is deemed an unacceptable violation of human rights, the representation speaks to the desires of an American public. Such desires support what kind of interventions are deemed responsible for spreading democracy through war or intervention. The spotlight that is not being shined on UPR reveals more about the United States notion of its citizenry as well as who it accepts as recognizable within its publics. Tuition hikes prove to be a relatable point among all universities, particularly state universities in the United States, like Rutgers, our own student body should provide greater solidarity to the efforts at UPR. Their struggle, though silenced by greater outlets, indeed speaks to a greater attack on public services and livability. The Rutgers University solidarity campaign proves to be necessary for this reason, and above all the else, we demand the students of UPR be recognized. Meryem Uzumcu is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in planning and public policy, Middle Eastern studies and women’s and gender studies. Her column, “Fahrenheit 250,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.
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CULTURE
Learn, celebrate, gallop into Gaypril with guide to events Brittany Gibson Features Editor
Gaypril is a University-wide, month-long celebration of LGBTQIA cultural history and pride. Almost every day for the month of April, renamed Gaypril among the queer communities, there will be crafts, fashion shows, service projects and performances all focused on queer issues and topics. In collaboration with many other student organizations on campus, the Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities (SJE) is ready to educate and celebrate with the entire University campus. Opening ceremonies last Monday night focused on the arts and resistance, a program done in collaboration with the Asian American Cultural Center. There were performances by slam poets Regie Cabico and Staceyann Chin in addition to a writing workshop before the event. But that event was just the start of a month chalk-full of activities for members of the queer community and allies, and all of them focused on the education, learning and celebration of the queer community, said Keywuan J. Caulk, assistant director of SJE. “Some other things you’ll see throughout the month is a highlight of the transgender journey and transitions, and breaking barriers (in regard) to that identity,” Caulk said. There are more than 20 events left for the Gaypril celebration, so whether you’re already involved or are new to the movement, get ready to celebrate Gaypril in style with these tips.
Be Open Minded
If you’re not already wellversed in the contemporary topics and issues of the “q-mmunity,” then there’s a lot of room for growth at Gaypril’s events. Caulk’s advice when going to these events is to “be open
Gaypril has officially begun! All throughout the month of April, the Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities along with several collaborating student organizations are setting out to educate and celebrate LGTBQ culture and history. Last Monday was the official opening ceremony where students were invited to perform. One performer was Nyuma Waggeh. CASEY AMBROSIO minded to the content, to the participants and to the perspective.” “The goal is never really to get you to agree right away, but to get you to understand what exists,” Caulk said. So whether you’re attending the always-exciting and vivacious Demarest Drag Show or a more professional lecture or Q&A, focus on being receptive.
get interested in something you’re unfamiliar with.” The first educational opportunity coming up is the “Everything You Wanted To Now HS Sex Ed, But Were Afraid To Ask” workshop hosted by RHS-HOPE, happening next Monday at the Livingston Student Center Gathering Lounge.
Learn Something New
Amongst all of the fruitful learning opportunities among this year’s Gaypril festivities, there are, of course, some events just for the fun of it. Coming up later this month is “Lunch and Learn: Queer Comic Super Heroes w/ RU Alumn Christopher Etienne,” which will be focused on graphic novels and queer representation.
Whether you’re at a film screening, workshop or performance, an important aspect of Gaypril is education. As an attendee, every event is an opportunity to learn something new. “Take a topic and be honest with yourself, ‘I don’t know enough’ or ‘I don’t know anything’ and attend for education,” Caulk said. “(And)
Have Fun
Celebrations will continue mid-month with Queer Ball, a wonderful excuse to dress up, have fun and party (safely) in an all-inclusive space. This year’s is the 10th annual ball and will have music from a DJ, messages from alumni and a live performance from LLEGO, a group of talented, queer, people of color. And to end the month is the Rainbow Graduation Ceremony on May 2. This is a special commencement ceremony dedicated to the LGBTQA & Ally graduates and sign-up to participate are open now. But as Caulk said, “There’s fun that can happen at every session, whether it’s through learning or crafting or whatever it is that’s going on.”
Bring A Friend
With all of the new and exciting information and activities happening during Gaypril, one thing that can make all of the newness feel familiar is bringing a friend. Grab a pal and explore the wonders of queer culture and history as a group.
Become an Ally
If you’re not part of the LGBTQ spectrum personally, one thing you can take away from the teachings and celebration of Gaypril’s events is the importance of being an ally. Students who attend Gaypril events should leave wanting to “become an ally and advocate for these issues and topics and celebrate,” Caulk said. Ally is an active word, so once Gaypril ends, share your knowledge of LGBTQ communities with others.
DIVERSIONS
April 6, 2017
Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Happy Birthday: Get in the game. Sitting on the sideline waiting for someone to ask you to play will not further your interests. Look for any opportunity to get involved. Use your strengths and skills to make a difference. Assess your partnerships and reset your strategy. Spend more time with those who have the same values and plans for the future as you. Your numbers are 4, 15, 21, 24, 33, 39, 42.
Over The Hedge
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have to put your energy to work for you. Avoid fruitless conversations and get down to business. It’s what you do that will count, not what you profess to want to do. Channel emotional energy into success, not a scuffle. 5 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Change can be good if it’s reasonable and fits your current budget. A partnership will stabilize your personal, financial and emotional life. A willingness to share in order to raise your standard of living will lead to a better future. 4 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Look over your options and make choices based on what’s realistic. Don’t let your pride lead to a disagreement or changes that aren’t necessary. Work alongside others in order to come up with the best solutions. Don’t play favorites. 2 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ll be tempted by what others do and say. Look at the big picture and make choices based on what you know, not what you hear. Make a point to do your own research and legwork and you will eliminate mistakes. 2 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Stay away from discord and from people who are trying to coax you into something you don’t want to do. Take responsibility for your personal happiness as well as reaching your goals. Express your thoughts and you’ll attract like-minded people. 4 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Uncertainty when dealing with unpredictable partners or groups that want too much from you will be a sign to back away. Concentrate on using your knowledge and skills to help yourself as well as others. 3 stars
Pearls Before Swine
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make alterations at home or to the way you live that will lower your overhead, ensure your sanity and ease your stress. You can wheel and deal, but don’t let anyone use emotional tactics to pressure you into making poor choices. 5 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t let anger be what leads to change when taking action physically and making things happen should be your means to accomplish your goals. Change can be good when it’s handled the right way. Consider your motives. 3 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Embrace change and do what needs to be done in silence. Don’t waste time criticizing or complaining when it’s up to you to do what’s best for you. Be a leader and offer solutions instead of adding to the problem. 3 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You have a voice. Don’t let anger take over when you should be focusing on what you can do to make things better. Use your knowledge and experience to bring about logical alternatives that will create a greater revenue stream. 3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A couple of changes to your residence will add to your assets. Stay within budget, do the legwork and you will pick up skills as well as learn something new. Don’t let someone else’s uncertainty hold you back. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’ll be offered lots of ideas. Don’t be too quick to jump into someone else’s plans. Consider what’s in it for you as well as how you can negotiate and manipulate the situation to benefit you. Stay calm. 3 stars
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offense Knights come back from 4-run deficit with 4 straight multi-run innings to win continued from back on back-to-back home runs to push the lead to four. The Knights scored 3 of their own in the third
to bring the deficit back to one. Rutgers then retook the lead in the fourth, as Hall tied the game with a home run, followed by two hits and an error which brought
home two more. This was where Nelson said the momentum shifted. “We had second and third and I put Meaghan Wells in as a pinch hitter with two outs,” he said. “She drilled a pitch to left field which scored 2 runs, so that was a big lift for us.” Seton Hall looked poised to tie or take the lead in the bottom of the frame, loading the bases with one out. But sophomore Whitney
Jones induced a groundout and a flyout to escape unscathed from the jam. The Knights stretched the lead to four in the fifth, as sophomore left fielder Nicolette Anico led off with a single and freshman shortstop Nicole Bowman hit a double and scored on a two-base error. And in the sixth, freshman third baseman Anyssa Iliopoulos hit a 2-run home run, the first of
Junior infielder Rebecca Hall went 2-for-5 from the designated hitter spot on Wednesday, hitting a home run and a double, while plating two runs and crossing home twice on her own. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2016
ROAD Unearned run proves to be difference as Rutgers loses close 1 to Villanova continued from back to steal third in the sixth inning, thwarting any threat the Knights had in play. Senior right hander Christian Campbell started the game and after giving up a run in the first, he found his groove. Rutgers scored in the next half inning to pull even at one, and after that it became a pitchers duel. The Knights would break through first, scoring again in the top of the sixth off of Martinez’s double to make it 2-1. Villanova stormed right back in the bottom half of the inning. After a leadoff single, Campbell let up another single that was misplayed by sophomore centerfielder Jawuan Harris allowing the runner on first to score to tie the game. After another single put runners on first and third, former Rutgers catcher Doug deMarrais laid down a sacrifice bunt to burn his old team and give his new one a 3-2 lead, which proved to be the difference in the game. After inducing a groundout to the next batter, Campbell’s day was done. He finished the day going five and two-thirds innings, giving up 3 runs — 2 of them earned — on seven hits while striking out five and walking none.
Seniors Ryan Fleming and Max Herrmann came in for relief and
threw two and one-thirds innings of hitless baseball. With three more errors on the day, the Knights now have 50 on the season in just 28 games, averaging almost two per game. Rutgers’ longest losing streak on the season is five, but going into this game it was hoping for
a better result, especially against a team that had three wins coming into the day. Along with the losing streak, the Knights’ offensive woes continue as well — even against a pitching staff that sported a 7.30 ERA before the game. Rutgers has scored just 5 runs during this stretch and has
her collegiate career, to push the lead to six, which would be the final margin. While credit should be given to the Rutgers’ bats for igniting the comeback, the key ingredient was Jones. The sophomore came on in relief of freshman Cambria Keefer and pitched 5 and two-thirds innings of scoreless ball to prevent the Pirates from staging a comeback of their own. “I knew that I was in relief for this game, so I just tried to be ready in case they needed me to go in,” she said. “I was tr ying to make sure that I was keeping the ball low and worked on hitting my spots. I knew that the defense had my back, so as long as I kept the ball low, they would make the plays.” The Knights also got contributions from many batters up and down the lineup. Six players had two or more hits, five players scored 2 more runs and six different players had RBIs. Hall hit her team-leading eleventh home run this season, and freshman second baseman Tar yn Atlee led the team with three hits. Rutgers also took advantage of a multitude of Seton Hall errors. The Pirates committed five miscues in the field, leading to 4 unearned runs. The Knights return to action against Nebraska in their first home game of the season on Thursday. “This win shows that no matter what deficit we have, we can always come back and fight,” Bowman said. “We have the bats, and it’s just a matter of finding our rhythm.” For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
been outscored 203 to 132 for the entire season. The Knights will look to bounce back against the Gophers (18-8, 6-0) in Minnesota over the weekend. For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
Senior pitcher Christian Campbell only gave up 2 earned runs, but an unearned run and an offense that didn’t have his back led to a close loss on the road to former Big East rival Villanova. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2017
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Page 11 MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD KNIGHTS WILL SPLIT ATHLETES AMONG 2 MEETS THIS WEEKEND
Rutgers rides upward momentum into 2 weekend meets Kevin Stapleton Staff Writer
With its consistent successes since the opening of the 2017 outdoor season, the Rutgers men’s track and field team continues to ride its momentum into both the Dogwood Relays held in Knoxville, Tennessee and the Sam Howell Invitational in Princeton this upcoming weekend. In this rare occasion, the Scarlet Knights will be split up and competing in two separate meets. So far, most of these athletes have been excelling in the past meets, such as the University of South Florida Bulls Invitational and the Colonial Relays, and treating them like intense practice
sessions, using their competition to further brush up on their skills. Not much is truly needed as sophomore sprinter Izaiah Brown looks ahead on using this meet to get back on track after his injury. During the Colonial Relays, his first meet back since the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) Competition back in the beginning of March, Brown took no one by surprise and grabbed first place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 46.50. The 4x100-meter, 4x200-meter and 4x400-meter relays also finished with noteworthy titles. Personal records were made by athletes such as senior distance runner Brendan Jaeger,
Senior Brendan Jaeger finished with a personal record at the Colonial Relays with a time of 1:51.66 in the 800-meter. THE DAILY TARGUM / MARCH 2015
who finished the 800-meter with 1:51.66, shaving off a couple of seconds from his past outdoor season times. On the other hand, some athletes were not as lucky. The javelin events had been abruptly cancelled due to the weather last weekend. Athletes such as Junior Christopher Mirabelli and teammate Thomas Carr were not able to show off their hard work and improved skills during that meet, but hope to get back on the field this time around.
Head coach Mike Mulqueen also spoke of the misfortune and acknowledged the hardworking athletes as “a big point-scoring event.” The two have hopes of getting back in the competition and performing well this weekend. Both meets this weekend will also be a contributing factor in making last minute fixes for the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships that are held annually at Rutgers University. Noting that the athletes will finally be
competing on their home soil, both the Dogwood and Sam Howell meets are crucial times for perfecting performances. The outdoor season goes incredibly fast, but as the season progresses, the Knights plan on taking every meet, one by one, and using them as stepping stones to making nationals towards the beginning of summer. For updates on the Rutgers men’s track and field team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter.
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SOFTBALL RUTGERS 13, SETON HALL 7
RU’s offense awakens to come back vs. SHU Jordan Farbowitz Staff Writer
Before hosting its first series of the season, the Rutgers softball team had to take care of one last order of business. And while it initially looked like the team would lose, it showed its mettle in earning an impressive victor y. The Scarlet Knights (10-24, 1-5) earned a 13-7 come-from-behind win against Seton Hall (16-14-1, 3-3) yesterday in South Orange. The 13 runs were the most Rutgers has scored in a game so far this season, and came in the aftermath of them only scoring three times in three games against Ohio State last weekend. “We did a good job hitting the ball today, and we could have scored more,” said head coach Jay Nelson. “We have a lot of confidence in our hitting. We were 2 runs away from run-ruling them after being down by 4 at one point.” Rutgers started the slugfest right away, as junior designated hitter Rebecca Hall hit an RBI, giving the Knights a 3-0 lead. But the Pirates quickly responded, scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the frame to go ahead. After Rutgers left the bases loaded in the second, Seton Hall tacked on 3 more runs Junior catcher Sierra Maddox led the offense for the Scarlet Knights Wednesday, going 2-for-5 with a home run and triple. Maddox went on to drive in 2 runs and score 2 on the way to a comeback Rutgers win. THE DAILY TARGUM / MARCH 2016
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BASEBALL VILLANOVA 3, RUTGERS 2
Knights stumble on road against Nova Robert Sanchez Staff Writer
After getting swept at home by No. 25 Maryland, the Rutgers baseball team was hoping to right the ship against a Villanova team that had only won three of its first 19 games. That number now stands at four. The Scarlet Knights (10-18, 0-3) again could not garner enough offense to give themselves a chance to win as their losing streak has now reached four games — not exactly the way they wanted heading into their weekend series against Minnesota, who currently sits atop the standings in the Big Ten. On Wednesday, Rutgers amassed seven hits and only crossed home plate twice as it lost to the Wildcats (4-16) by a score of 3-2. Highlighting the offensive production on the day was senior first baseman Mike Carter and sophomore left fielder Mike Martinez. Carter went 2-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base to add to his conference lead in hits and now has 42 hits on the season. The senior first baseman also has now reached base safely in 27-of-28 games. Martinez perhaps had the biggest day for either team as he went 3-for-4 with an RBI double, a run scored and two steals. However, he was caught trying Sophomore infielder Mike Martinez went 3-for-4, scored a run, drove in a run and stole two bases, but his individual effort was not good enough to propel Rutgers to a win, as the Knights fell to Villanova. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2016 MLB SCORES
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Kansas City Minnesota
1 9
Pittsburgh Boston
0 3
Toronto Baltimore
1 3
Philadelphia Cincinnati
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New York (A) Tampa Bay
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Atlanta New York (N)
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EMILY MILLS,
junior captain of the women’s golf team, shot a 69 to vault herself into a tie for 12th place in the 79-player field at the Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational this past weekend at the El Tigre Golf and Country Club in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
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WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
TENNIS
Tennessee Dogwood Tennessee Dogwood vs. Michigan Relays Relays Today, All Day, Knoxville, Tenn.
Today, All Day, Knoxville, Tenn.
SOFTBALL vs. Nebraska
Tomorrow, 3 p.m., Tomorrow, 1 p.m., Rutgers Tennis Center RU Softball Complex