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Last November, University President Robert L. Barchi announced that Chancellor Richard L. Edwards plans to step down after the conclusion of the academic year. At today’s Board of Governors meeting, it was revealed that Debasish Dutta, the former provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Purdue University, will take Edwards’ place. Dutta will begin serving as chancellor on July 1. “Dr. Dutta will be an inspiring, collaborative leader and a powerful voice for Rutgers University—New Brunswick at a pivotal time in its history,” Barchi said. “He comes here with impeccable academic credentials, solid administrative leadership and deep experience at three Big Ten institutions.” Dutta said he plans to approach his new position at Rutgers by using the school’s existing strengths — particularly its diversity — as a foundation for his future initiatives. At both Purdue and the University of Illinois, he focused intently on building diverse and inclusive communities for students. He said the school’s diversity was one of the primary reasons he took the position at Rutgers. “Rutgers is a very very fine institution,” Dutta said. “It’s a well-balanced institution, it has balance
At the Board of Governors meeting on April 6, President Robert L. Barchi announced that Debasish Dutta will assume the position as chancellor of Rutgers—New Brunswick. He will officially take Chancellor Richard L. Edwards’ place on July 1. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR across the board in different disciplines and that’s something I really admired. So I looked at it and, as good as its history is, I think the future is even brighter.” Dutta was chosen from a field of more than 100 potential candidates in a national search. Barchi said what stood out most about Dutta was his extensive and wide-ranging experience in academia. Out of everyone
interviewed, Dutta was the only candidate who had simultaneously served as the chancellor and diversity officer of a major University. When he assumes the position, the new chancellor intends to integrate himself into the campus culture by living in a house at the end of College Avenue, which previously housed a university president, Barchi said.
“This is partly because of (Dutta’s) desire to bring students and faculty into his home and to be part of the everyday environment of the campus. As opposed to living somewhere else and commuting in, he’s willing to be with his wife right here on campus,” Barchi said. The primary role of the chancellor is to inspire action among students, faculty and staff, Dutta
said. Above all else, he wants to keep the trajectory of the school moving upward. Dutta has a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Purdue, a master’s degree in engineering management from the University of Evansville and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Jadavpur University in India, according to a University press release. He also served as acting director of the Division of Graduate Education at the National Science Foundation for three years. This, combined with Dutta’s depth of experience in higher education, makes him the perfect candidate for the position, Barchi said. “Engineers are problem solvers. That is, you know, the simple bumper sticker if you will. And I view administration as an extension of my research,” Dutta said. “To be an effective administrator you need the same skill set as you need to be a good researcher — you need analytical thinking, you need a gathering of facts, you need an understanding of the facts and context. And you need to be able to put that all together and come out with some conclusions that are based on facts, that can be defended.” From afar, Dutta said he has watched the prominence of Rutgers ascend over the course of See chancellor on Page 4
Board votes to invest $17M in cultural center Alexandra DeMatos, Kira Herzog staff writers
Rutgers pays for co-ownership of new cultural center On Thursday, the Rutgers Board of Governors unanimously voted to invest $17 million in the creation of the new performing arts center in downtown New Brunswick. The partial ownership will allow for the Mason Gross School of the Arts to expand its curriculum by forming a brand new musical theater program. It will also help strengthen the ties between Rutgers and the surrounding community, according to a University press release. “This is a tremendous collaboration between Rutgers University— New Brunswick and our home city,” said Rutgers—New Brunswick Chancellor Richard L. Edwards. “Our talented Mason Gross students will be able to perform in a state-of-the-art venue that will draw
a wider audience from throughout New Jersey.” Construction for the project will begin in August and, once finished, the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center will occupy a total of 450,000 square feet. This includes a rehearsal space, office space, performance space, residential tower and structured parking. Rutgers will share ownership of the facility with the New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO), the George Street Playhouse, the New Brunswick Cultural Center and the American Repertory Ballet. These organizations will have joint responsibility for the scheduling, management and operation of the space, according to the resolution. “This arts campus will serve as a rich haven of creation and culture, allowing for our partner agencies to grow their programs and performances and reach wider audiences than ever before,” said New Brunswick Mayor Jim Cahill. “Our collaboration with the University
The University’s investment in the new performing arts center will allow for Mason Gross School of the Arts students to use the facilities for practice and performances. The school will be launching its musical theater program once construction is complete. Courtesy oF Elkus Man Fredi Architects community brings an exciting element to this plan and strengthens our melding of public and private collaboration to yield a modern and sensational product.” Of the University’s contribution, $10 million will come from
Mason Gross fundraising and the remaining $7 million will be taken from University reser ves and short-term borrowing, said Antonio Calcado, the executive vice president for Strategic Planning and Operations.
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Newly elected RUSA members officially sworn into office
Justin Schulberg, the former president of the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA), gave his final address at the organization’s meeting on Thursday night. The new board members were then sworn into office immediately after. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR
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Last night, the former president of the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA), Justin Schulberg, gave his final State of the Assembly Address to usher in the swearing-in ceremony for the newly elected leaders. In his address, Schulberg discussed important accomplishments of RUSA during his time in office, as well as issues he believes should continue to be addressed. The addressed issues and initiatives included sexual assault prevention, strides made in medical amnesty, Mental Health Task Force initiatives and sustainability. Schulberg told The Daily Targum that although his leaving the assembly is emotional, he is confident that RUSA will continue to be increasingly successful. “I’m so optimistic. This body has done incredible work. It’s pushed the Rutgers community forward and it’s bettered the student experience,” he said. “A lot
“(Covello) is someone that we of (the address), honestly, was he said. “That won’t end with just putting a couple of dents in me not being RUSA president can trust, that we can respect and chopping down that oak tree, it anymore, but it will definitely be who will build on RUSA’s past acwas making it so the next body emotional not to be showing up to complishments and who will take could actually go and get that oak the SAC at 7:30 on Thursdays, lis- RUSA to where it hasn’t been betree down, to finalize a lot of the tening to the debates, seeing how fore,” Schulberg said. Evan Covello is the eleventh passionate people are, so it’s defiwork that we started.” elected RUSA president and he Schulberg said he is con- nitely mixed emotions tonight.” Following Schulberg’s State of told The Daily Targum that if it fident that the newly swornin leaders will continue to the Assembly Address, the swear- were not for the help of Schulpush RUSA to even great- ing-in ceremony of the newly elect- berg, he would not be where he is today. ed members of RUSA took place. er accomplishments. “He placed “With the his faith in me incredible student leaders “While I’ll be glad to have a little more free time, the to make me vice presithat are going work that I did here was indispensable. I’m not going his dent, and that’s to be sworn in to stop helping students out and serving the something I today and were community.” can never reelected last pay him for,” week, RUSA is Justin schulberg he said. “Evgoing to get a Former President of the Rutgers University Student Assembly ery experience lot more done and initiative next year than that Justin they did this When introducing Evan Cov- went through, he took me along year,” he said. Leaving RUSA is bitter-sweet, ello as the new RUSA president, for the ride, and that taught me Schulberg said that Covello’s so much.” Schulberg said. Covello said he plans on be“While I’ll be glad to have a lit- dedication to RUSA and the stutle more free time, the work that dent body surpasses his own, and ing in contact with and taking I did here was indispensable. I’m that time after time, Covello goes advice from Schulberg throughnot going to stop helping students above and beyond everyone’s ex- out the duration of his role as RUSA president. out and serving the community,” pectations of him.
“Time flies, and (Schulberg) is moving on to really make an impact in his professional career in the world, and he prepared us well,” he said. One initiative of Schulberg’s that Covello said he intends to continue pushing for is the addition of a student vote on the Board of Governors. Francesca Petrucci, a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore, was sworn in as a RUSA senator last night. Petrucci said that she is excited to listen to the student body’s voice and work on things that they want to be done. “I’ve never done this before, so I’m looking forward to working with everyone and getting a lot of good things done,” she said. Petrucci was a part of the Rutgers Rise ticket and said that as long as the assembly is clear on what their goals are, then they will be able to accomplish great things. “We campaigned on a lot of good things,” she said. “I hope we can really bring those to fruition.”
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U. lecture recognizes Paul Robeson’s legacy
life to do this. Not only does art show life as it is but shows life as it should be,” Belafonte said. Belafonte said that while the way this nation treated Paul Robeson was a travesty and injustice, Rutgers, an institution that nurtured his intellect, has done his connect struggles in America with Saige Francis name a great service by comstruggles from all over the world copy editor memorating and honoring his … How does the black struggle teachings and legacy. Paul Robeson — artist, hu- connect with other struggles Paul Robeson’s fraternity, the man-rights activist and Class of around the world? That’s what we Delta Iota chapter of Alpha Phi 1919 Rutgers alumnus — was need to talk about, the interconAlpha — the first black intercolcelebrated and honored by close nectedness of those struggles,” legiate greek organization — upfriend and mentee Harry Bela- Ramsamy said. holds his legacy by co-sponsoring Susan Robeson, director of fonte and granddaughter Susan panel discussions and lectures Robeson as part of the Annual “Don’t Believe the Hype,” activist like this, said Rahim Mahmoud, Paul Robeson Lecture Series on and last surviving granddaughter the vice-president of the fraternity. Wednesday night at the College of Paul Robeson retold stories “Every program that we do, we from a time in her grandfather’s Avenue Student Center. uphold his light, the guidance that I Am Robeson Week, hosted by life when he was closely monihe shows us and the guidance he the Paul Robeson Cultural Center tored by the United States govleft behind. Just last semester we (PRCC) and the Africana Studies ernment and censored from popdid a program about the life and Department and partnered with ular culture. legacy of brother Paul Robeson In the height of the McCarthy the “America Converges Here” where we had the keynote speakinitiative, is a week-long celebra- era, an executive order issued by er, which was the Honorable tion featuring panel discussions, the secretary of state prevented Louis Farrakhan come and speak lectures and films celebrating the Paul Robeson from leaving the about brother Paul Robeson,” the accomplishments of the Rutgers United States. The order also School of Environmental and Bioscholar and the lives of those he blacklisted Robeson from perlogical Sciences senior said. met and inspired, according to the forming shows and selling reMahmoud said that he apprecords across the country, Susan PRCC website. ciates Harry Belafonte coming to Dr. Edward Ramsamy, a distin- Robeson said. speak at this event, because of the “If a promoter scheduled a guished professor and chair of the Africana Studies Department, concert the FBI would force that Harry Belafonte and Susan Robeson came to Rutgers to talk about the loyalty and friendship Belafonte said he and fellow faculty mem- promoter to cancel. And this hap- legacy Paul Robeson — a musician, actor and civil rights activist who showed Paul Robeson during a bers created the lecture series pened systematically concert by attended Rutgers until 1919. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR time when no one else would. Mahmoud said that because of in 2015 as a way to observe and concert all across the country. “We were not invited to the ta- Paul Robeson’s legacy, there is a commemorate Paul Robeson’s No recording studio would rent to Du Bois, he supported liberation contributions to Rutgers and him for any amount of money. If movements in countries impacted ble of celebration … This creat- certain amount of pressure for his a Robeson record was played on by European colonization, Susan ed in us a sense of second-class organization to be the model for American history. existence that we felt was unac- other fraternities. “Two years ago we were think- the radio, the DJ was fired,” Susan Robeson said. “We definitely know that we are He also embraced the labor ceptable. I like many others was ing of different ways in which we Robeson said. Paul Robeson’s vocal criticism movement and was the leader of seeking to find what we would do the example and people look at could commemorate his legacy and out of the discussions came, and denouncement of the United the World Peace Movement to in the age of this injustice. For- what we do. People judge us as the why not hold a distinguished States government while abroad ban the atom bomb and prevent tunately for us, there was a man whole because we are the first,” he said. “We see ourselves as like a lecture where we invite individ- during the Spanish Civil War a nuclear arms race during the named Robeson,” he said. Belafonte said Paul Robeson parent organization, not to be disuals who either knew him, who in the 1930s lead to the United cold war. Susan Robeson said her grand- not only articulated what he and respectful to any other organizaworked with him and or whose States government’s attempt work exemplifies the issues that to systematically remove her father’s goal was to globalize the the other veterans felt but gave tions, but we hold ourselves very Paul Robeson was interested and grandfather’s contributions, Su- campaign for human rights, often them opportunities to fix the in- high, and we set the pace for everysan Robeson said. All of it was an repeating his mantra “I am looking justices they faced. From there one else. It is a heavy burden and fought for,” Ramsamy said. responsibility.” Ramsamy At the end of said that de“In every culture, everywhere, young people change the world. We don’t have the answers, you can find the the event, stuspite doubts answers. It’s for us to support that and listen.” dents and other of successfully audience membringing both susan robeson bers were able Susan Robeson Grandaughter of Paul Robeson to ask questions and Harr y Beto the panelists. lafonte togethfor freedom, full freedom not some Belafonte became a disciple to The main theme of questions reer for the event — neither of attempt to silence his voice. Paul Robeson’s teachings and layed focused on advice for young “Books that mentioned his inferior brand.” whom had previously been feaHarr y Belafonte, the second used his own artistr y to fight adults to get involved in social actured on the same panel — the name were moved from public tivism and how to make a change PRCC and Vice Chancellor for libraries and that’s when (the) keynote speaker of the night for freedom. “As all of us as young black on a micro level. Student Af fairs Felicia McGinty Rutgers Athletics Depar tment and long-time activist, dedicatSusan Robeson, while referencwere instrumental in turning it removed Robeson from the wall ed his life to continue Robe- Americans had made a wise of photos of alumni who had son’s legacy and the pursuit of choice going into the arts, as it ing her grandfather and other acinto reality. was a place with special offers. tivists, said that it is young people Ramsamy said that because been named to the All-Ameri- full freedom. As a high school dropout Artists were, in fact, the gatekeep- that enact change in the world. Paul Robeson was a pioneer can football team,” Susan Robe“In every culture, everywhere, turned Navy man, he returned ers of truth. We were civilization’s for so many social activist cam- son said. Despite their efforts, Paul from the World War II looking moral compass, we were civiliza- young people change the world. paigns, events like this highlight the intersectionality of interna- Robeson continued to fight for for recognition but was faced tion’s radical voice. When Robe- We don’t have the answers, you various social movements. As the with no voting rights, unemploy- son spoke and told us about the can find the answers. It’s for us tional struggles. “Paul Robeson was a citizen co-chair of the Council on African ment and a sense of rebellion, power of art and what it could do, to support that and listen,” Susan that convinced me to spend my Robeson said. of the world, what he did was to Affairs, partnered with W.E.B. Belafonte said.
chancellor Prior to being recruited at Rutgers, Dutta worked administratively at 3 different Big Ten universities continued from front the last few decades. This upward trend is “cr ystal clear” to anyone looking at the prestige and ranking of the University’s individual departments. Through working with all of the facets of the University, Dutta hopes to use the initiatives that Edwards put in place as a jumping-off point for his work. He said Rutgers’ potential is infinite if people are willing to think on a large enough scale.
Chancellor Edwards’ most well-known initiatives included “Scarlet and Black,” which assembled a team to investigate and acknowledge the history of slavery in the construction of Rutgers and the speaker series “America Converges Here.” The latter brought a number of influential individuals like Jose Antonio Vargas and Marc Lamont Hill to the campus to speak on diversity and big ideas. “I believe in the importance of inclusiveness in campus climate
and so forth, so that will be ver y important. Equally important is academic excellence,” Dutta said. “That is what I am here for. Now academic excellence in my way of framing has two parts: faculty excellence and student success. I combine both of these. Students come here for an excellent education so I will be paying a lot of attention to thinking about initiatives where the Rutgers faculty can develop new areas of scholarship, new modes of pedagogy, helping the students to be the productive graduates of Rutgers and be successful.” In the press release where Barchi first announced Edwards’ retirement, he praised the work the chancellor has
done since first assuming the position in 2014. “When I arrived here four years ago, Dick — who was interim
“As good as (Rutgers’) history is, I think its future is even brighter” debasish dutta Future Chancellor of Rutgers—New Brunswick
president that summer — helped make my transition to the Rutgers presidency as smooth as possible,” Barchi said in the statement. “Since then, he has been a trusted advisor, an innovative and
creative problem-solver and an effective ambassador to our external constituencies.” Following his retirement and sabbatical, Edwards plans to return to Rutgers as a professor. The chancellor held his final Town Hall meeting at last week’s Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) meeting. In his address to the student body, he said he has the utmost confidence in his successor and in Rutgers’ future. “I am absolutely confident that the new chancellor is a person that will be a great addition to Rutgers when people find out who he is and his background, and I know personally that individual and what kind of human being he is, and he’ll be a great person here,” Edwards said.
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Students stage small rally outside of Rutgers Hillel Christian Zapata contributing writer
Members of IfNotNow, a division of young Jewish members, met outside the steps of the new Rutgers Hillel building this past Thursday night to protest the institution’s stance on the Israeli occupation of the West Banks and Gaza. An estimated 10 students attended the rally. The protest stemmed from Islamophobic comments previously made by Rutgers Hillel Director Andrew Getraer and an ongoing failure to forge a meaningful relationship with Jewish and non-Jewish groups critical of the occupation, according to the organization’s press release. Gilad Abarbanel, a School of Arts and Sciences junior and member of IfNotNow, said Hillel pronounces itself as an apolitical home for Jewish students while it maintains its own agenda — specifically, the position Hillel has on the occupation of Palestine and the reluctance to openly discuss the topic. By occupation, the organization refers to the enforcement of Israeli military in parts of the West Bank area and the expansion of new settlements that were not present prior to Israel acquiring the land, Abarbanel said. Similar to how an individual from the United States identifies as an American, so too do members of the Jewish community identify with Judaism, Abarbanel said. The problem arises from a lack of understanding that rejecting certain ideologies and
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principles does not make a person any less Jewish. “I feel like they feel that if you’re not always supportive of Israel or have anything critical to say about Israel then you’re a self-hating Jew, you’re anti-Semitic and you’re anti-Zionist. They ostracize you from the community and try to push you out. I don’t feel like it’s a place for me to be,” he said. The need for organizations like IfNotNow comes from an ongoing feeling that individuals in the Jewish community are being misrepresented by major Jewish organizations, Abarbanel said. Most people have not been showing the full picture regarding the current An estimated 10 students gathered at The Yard Apartments and marched to Rutgers Hillel on situation in Israel. Through learn- Thursday night to protest comments made by the organization’s director. The rally focused largely ing more they develop an urgency on the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR to take action and mobilize in the very radical act in the American cities across the country, Fried- unnoticed. Rutgers Hillel hosts United States. man said. While the group is in multiple events throughout the IfNotNow aims to completely Jewish community. “It was a wake-up call for a lot solidarity with Palestinian people year that create space for stuend American support of the occupation by enforcing a stance of people who thought, wow I they feel they can have a different dents of all backgrounds to come together and discuss these issues. on settlement building and avoid really want to be Jewish, I really effect on the Jewish community. Organizations like IfNotNow “Members of the community being passive voices to the ongo- want to own my Judaism, but at ing issue. The way Hillel operates the same time I really want to see it as these are people I went to are prevalent throughout the summer camp country and engage in pop-up in conjunction with, people events at various locations, Zahawith other Jewish organiza“I wish I had met these people earlier, in my career at that were in my vi-Asa said. The emotions evoked synagogue, my by these organizations are unique tions borders Rutgers Hillel and in his as well instead of meeting high school. to them and should be shared censorship as at a protest.” Those conver- over a respectful dialect between they refuse to sations all actu- both parties regardless of context. discuss or acliel zahavi-asa “I wish I had met these people ally happen and knowledge othRutgers Birthright Coordinator by converging earlier, in my career at Rutgers Hiler members of them we think lel and in his as well instead of meetthe community, that’s a really ing at a protest. I wish I could’ve Abarbanel said. met them in a place of discussion Jacob Friedman, a member of own my politics as this progres- powerful thing,” Friedman said. Liel Zahavi-Asa, the birthright and civil conversation as opposed to IfNotNow, said the movement sive person,” he said. From there the movement took coordinator for Rutgers Hillel, a protest holding up signs in front was initiated during the 2014 Israeli invasion of Gaza. A small an underground approach only said as an avid member of the of the building,” she said. A spokesperson for Rutgers group of Jewish individuals recit- to return in 2016 in a run for the Israeli community on campus for ed a prayer of the deceased for election. It has since gained mo- the last two years that she feels Hillel was not available for comsoldiers of the Gazan military, a mentum with chapters in major these were people that had gone ment by press time.
Economic Redevelopment and Growth Program, according to the release. Board of Governors voted to begin construction The naming of the facility was approved in November 2016, on Rutgers’ new athletic complex on Livingston at the same time that Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health announced a partnership to create will replace the outdated facilcontinued from front a comprehensive sports mediities with new practice rooms cine program, according to the The initiative is expected to and locker rooms, according to release. The partnership will increase the number of people the press release. It will also promake RWJBarnabas Health the who attend the performing arts vide strength training and condiexclusive health care provider center by nearly 25 percent, said tioning facilities for men’s and for Rutgers Athletics. Christopher Paladino, the presi- women’s basketball, gymnastics “When comand wrestling dent of DEVCO. pleted, the “This makes a very import- programs. RWJBarnabas Constr ucant statement,” Paladino said. “This is a tremendous collaboration between Rutgers Health Athletic “The University and the city and tion is slated University—New Brunswick and our home city.” Per for mance the other cultural assets of New to begin this Center will spring, adjaBrunswick are truly partners.” Richard L. Edwards serve our Big cent to the Chancellor of Rutgers—New Brunswick Ten athletes, Board votes to begin construc- Rutgers Athletbenefit the widic Center and tion on new athletic center er New Jersey from At the meeting, the Board of across community through sports medifees, according to the release. Governors also approved the the Rutgers Business School. The rest of the project is ex- cine research and provide parking in “The RWJBarnabas Health construction of a multisport training and practice facility for Athletic Per formance Center pected to be paid by using funds what will be a vibrant corner of the Rutgers athletes, according to a will make a tremendous dif fer- raised through the R Big Ten Livingston campus,” Calcado said. ence in the lives of our students Build campaign and tax credits press release. The four-stor y facility will be and the competitiveness of our from the New Jersey Econom- Rutgers creates unified School of Graduate Studies Development Authority’s built on Livingston campus and programs,” said Pat Hobbs, ic director of the Athletics Depar tment for Rutgers. The building will also include a space for nutrition counseling, coaches’ offices, a Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame, a space for student athletes to eat and a spirit shop. The projected cost of the project is $115 million, and the University will go out to bond for $26 million to pay for a 555-space parking garage that will eventually be paid for by event parking
At the meeting, the University voted to create a merger between two of its graduate schools, which will become effective on July 1. Once implemented, the Graduate School—New Brunswick and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences will be combined into the School of Graduate Studies. The new school will serve 5,100 students and will include 2,659 faculty members, according to a University press release. Jerome Kukor, the current dean of the Graduate School— New Brunswick, said the merger will increase the efficiency of the University and create a structure that mirrors those that exist at other Big Ten universities. “There are great advantages to becoming one graduate school for the students and faculty,” Kukor said. “A comprehensive, integrated graduate school can bring together scholars from all disciplines and create an environment where we learn what is best for our students as they move forward and plan for their future careers.”
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False links between U.S., Russia must stop
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want to take this time to reflect on some THE PRINCIPLED MILLENNIAL recent news developments that have been particularly interesting to MICHAEL PIQUERO me as a political junkie but have wide-ranging effects for our country. Ever since the Russian influence in the 2016 election story released and dominated the news cycle, I have been relatively hesitant to write about it in The Daily Targum. My reasons were twofold: One, the facts are largely scattered and incomplete, and I feel a responsibility not to comment heavily on matters that are misunderstood. And two I want to give the benefit of the doubt to President Donald J. Trump and his administration who are presiding during a time of highly polarized political attitudes with the Democratic and Republican establishment wholly at odds with their normal governing style. However, the steady drip of allegations and revelations against specific members of the Trump entourage and the stories complete dominance in the news cycle has made it impossible for me to remain quiet on the subject. I will preface my piece by stating my absolute commitment to American democracy and the rule of law in this nation. This, of course, includes the important democratic tradition of free, fair and open elections with no foreign interventions of any kind. There is an implicit understanding in our civil society that our political structure is hoisted up by these ideals which the founders carefully implemented in our Constitution. Russia, or any other foreign power who actively tries to undermine this process, needs to be investigated, held accountable and dealt with. I have no qualms whatsoever about our elected politicians pursuing inquiries into Russian involvement. What I have a problem with is the mainstream news cycle and certain public officials condemning Trump and calling for his impeachment. The irresponsibility of the media and the establishment in this premature condemnation before investigations and relevant material being properly analyzed has been nothing short of astounding and, unfortunately, not all too surprising.
“My immediate impression of the matter is that I see a ton of smoke and not a lot of fire.” My immediate impression of the matter is that I see a ton of smoke and not a lot of fire. Sure, Trump allies Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Carter Page and Erik Prince meeting with Russian officials may raise warning signs — especially for disheartened establishment politicians upset with Trump’s victory — but nothing substantial has come from the allegations. Jeff Sessions, Jared Kushner and others meeting with Sergei Kislyak, the ambassador to Russia, are suspicious on the surface, but behind the curtain, the story loses its steam. To date, not one investigator, independent or public official, has proven corroboration between the Trump organization and Russia. Instead, as Charles Lipson of Real Clear Politics writes, “The Democrats have deliberately blurred the lines between Russian involvement and Trump collusion, and so have many commentators.” In other words, the Democrats have deliberately conflated the unsubstantiated Trump-team corroboration story and intertwined it with indirect Russian influencing — which has all but been confirmed — in order to confuse citizens who may pay attention to the story. The obvious end-goal of the Democrats in this pursuit is to paint Trump’s presidency as unwarranted, fake and illegitimate. Don’t take my words for it though, just listen to what newly elected head of the Democratic National Committee Tom Perez said just last week. “Donald Trump, you don’t stand for our values. You didn’t win this election.” This damaging and highly misleading rhetoric serves to own up to the “resistance” mantra and conveys to the American people that the Democratic party’s goal is to undermine the administration and its supporters. In this respect, they are taking a cue out of the 2008-2016 GOP playbook by openly dissenting against the current administration and are actively and publicly plotting against the president and his associates for political purposes. As I have tried to convey many times in my columns, both sides of the political aisle are motivated by power. It is perhaps the only thing that unifies both parties. Republicans and Democrats will engage in any tactics, investigations and strategies that enhance their own status, especially at the expense of their constituencies whom they claim to represent. This is not to say that bi-partisan efforts by Congress should not be made in investigating the potential linkage between the Trump administration and Russia. It also does not mean that the media should abandon its reporting on the topic. I simply intend to demonstrate that media over-exaggerations, false and premature implications by public officials and shameless political power-plays are on full display in Washington, D.C. They should be called out for what they are. If a legitimate link between the two sides is established and confirmed, there will be cause for alarm. Until then, all I see is a lot of smoke, but no fire. Michael Piquero is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science and history. His column, “The Principled Millennial,” runs on alternate Fridays.
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Rutgers’ Department of Philosophy is known for its reputation as one of the best in the nation. But now, it is receiving international recognition as well. Philosophers from Rutgers have received many national and international honors, awards and fellowships from other prestigious universities such as Oxford, Har vard, Princeton and Stanford. Members of the department’s faculty Alvin Goldman and Ernest Sosa were also ranked first and third greatest living English-speaking epistemologists. We laurel the Department of Philosophy for excelling and bringing a proud name to Rutgers.
After Rutgers decided not to renew its lease with Au Bon Pain on the College Avenue campus, students were left with the promise that the cafe would be replaced with Panera Bread. Rutgers reached a contract with the restaurant at the beginning of the spring semester, although plans to bring Panera Bread as a replacement were circulating at the end of the winter semester. Matt Scobbie, the senior real estate manager for Panera Bread, stated that Panera is on track to open sometime in May. We dart the planning of this restaurant for making students wait a semester and possibly a summer before a grand opening.
WELCOME AND FAREWELL
PSA FROM THE MSA
Rutgers is excited to welcome the new chancellor, Debasish Dutta this July. Dutta, who was the former provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Purdue University, was chosen from more than 100 potential candidates in a national search. Dutta even plans on living on campus to be closer to campus culture. And although we are happy about his arrival we dart the fact that we are losing Chancellor Richard L. Edwards who has been such a prominent member of our community for almost 12 years. We wish him good luck.
The Muslim Student Association (MSA) is in the process of hosting its annual Islamic Awareness Week. The purpose of this week-long event is to educate the Rutgers community about the Islamic religion and culture. Hosted within a tent outside of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus, this event includes discussions, activities, food, art and a henna tattoo table. We laurel the MSA for sharing their culture with the campus and doing so in such an interactive and fun way.
FASHION SHOW FOR THE FIGHT
RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY
Rutgers held its first-annual “Denim Day,” which is a denim-based fashion show that works to combat stigma and misconceptions surrounding campus sexual assaults. It also attempts to prevent sexual violence and also provides a place of self-expression for victims of sexual abuse. The event was at the College Avenue Student Center with hundreds of students in attendance. We laurel the Rutgers community for not only organizing but also for being a part of such an important event.
Due to the heavy rain on Thursday, many of the Rutgers buses were running slowly, sometimes even delaying buses by 20 minutes. There was also a higher volume of students on each bus, due to the poor weather conditions outside. This weather came with confusion as the week prior has temperatures in the 60s and sunny skies. We dart the transpor tation system for not running as ef ficiently in a time where it was most needed
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Radical feminists treat conservative women hypocritically TORY TIME ANDREA VACCHIANO
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he conservative woman is an enigma that radical feminists like to pretend does not exist — but when they do, many radical feminists make the same gender-based attacks against these women that they accuse the patriarchy of doing. With conservative women, we have a group that is considered a traitor to its sex because it wants to preserve the customs and institutions that society has while shrinking the size of a government due to recognition that superfluous investment in social services does not equate to a happier society. And because conservative women have these “horrid, oppressive beliefs,” modern feminists find it acceptable to attack them in the sexist ways that they usually complain about, particularly by targeting them for being women and using their femininity against them. For example, Kellyanne Conway wore an unusual outfit to the presidential inauguration last January. Conway, a conservative woman who worked on President Donald J. Trump’s campaign and now advises for him, saw the outfit as a way to express herself that particular morning. As a response, Jezebel published an article called “Haha
What the F*ck is Kellyanne Conway Wearing” which essentially made fun of Conway for her fashion choice. But Jezebel is also a publication that complains every year about how actresses are asked “sexist” questions about their dresses on the red carpet of the Academy Awards, because such questions place emphasis on how a woman looks. Asking a woman who designed her dress, feminists argue, is sexist. Jezebel even noted that “asking women about fashion is designed to reduce women to fabric, jewelry and manicures — a kind of lesson in objecthood.” But they find it ac-
unusually sad to the point of possible emotional distress, and another in which her face dropped at the presidential inauguration after speaking to her husband. In response, Medium published a condescending article called “Melania, Are You Okay?” and the First Lady was mocked over social media for being a possible victim of domestic abuse. The internet found it hilarious because she’s married to a Republican. If Melania actually were a victim of domestic abuse, it would have been horrible and very misogynistic for the media to make fun of her for it.
“In the real world, is asking women about what dress they wear oppressive and objectifying?” ceptable to “objectify” Conway and reduce her to “fabric, jewelry and manicures” by focusing on what she wears and mocking her for it because she’s a conservative. In the real world, is asking women about what dress they wear oppressive and objectifying? Of course not, but claiming that one woman is oppressed because there’s a hyperfocus on her dress while being complicit in mocking another woman because of her dress is hypocritical. More disgustingly is the treatment of Melania Trump. Earlier this year, pictures emerged where Melania Trump appeared
Yesterday, there was intense media scrutiny over Melania Trump’s White House portrait, in which she crosses her arms. Wild. The Boston Globe’s headline asked, “So what’s with the crossed arms?” while former President Barack Obama had his arms crossed in one of his presidential portraits, as did John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln and Joe Biden in his vice presidential portrait. But for some reason, it was significant that Melania had done the same. In reality, this was just an attempt on the media’s behalf to criticize Melania by underhandedly focusing on her appearance.
Feminists argue that to focus on a woman in this way and subject her to this type of gender-based attention is sexist. If Melania weren’t married to a Republican president, the media would be outraged. Every single feminist publication in existence would be calling misogyny on whoever dared question what a woman does with her own arms. They would be asking why we focus on appearance over accomplishments and would be blaming the patriarchy for this arbitrary focus on a woman’s looks. But all of these criticisms disappear the moment a conservative woman is subject to same type of gender-based criticism. Conservative women, like everyone else, should not be shielded from constructive criticism of their beliefs. Our society best functions when there is political debate and discourse, but this discourse is negatively impacted when there’s an abundance of hypocrisy. Modern feminists who truly care about advancing the status of women in society should be able to engage in debates about policy rather than make below-thebelt attacks against women who disagree with them. Disagreeing with conservative women is one thing, but being hypocritical and making the same gender-based attacks they accuse the patriarchy of doing is wrong. Andrea Vacchiano is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore double-majoring in history and political science. Her column, “Tory Time,” runs on alternate Fridays.
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TedxRutgers starts space for creative storytelling Clarissa Gordon Staff Writer
Storytelling shapes us into who we are — we tell stories to our family and friends, to mere strangers and even to ourselves as a way to convey emotion, explain ideas and give valuable lessons. As storytelling is a crucial part of our everyday lives, TEDxRutgers held its first-ever “Creative Storytelling Open Mic” night on Wednesday, April 5, where Rutgers students were free to let their voices be heard. Although known for its annual TEDx Conference and public speaking contests, Wednesday’s open mic night was the organization’s first dabble in creative performance. Held at the Livingston Student Center in collaboration with the Verbal Mayhem Poetry Collective, the non-profit aimed to explore the art of storytelling through poetry, song, personal narrative, monologue and beyond. With an initially slow turnout, Mason Gross School of the Arts student Marcus Raye Perez woke the crowd with his spoken word poem “I Met God, She’s Black,” inspired by a T-shirt donning the same phrase. The powerful piece served as an ode to minorities and marginalized people who are often overlooked and seldom found holy or influential. Above
TedxRutgers held its first-ever “Creative Storytelling Open Mic” last Wednesday night. Patnered with Verbal Mayhem, TedxRutgers opened the floor for students to express themselves with different types of performances. ELIZABETH REYNES all, Perez reminded the audience that there is something spiritual in all of us with a thoughtful closing prose perfect for the occasion. “I met God in the mirror and he reminded me that this is our story to tell, and you could feast on a buffet of Bible verses until the
day you die, and still not own the handbook on how to get to heaven.” Perez’s piece was met with high praise and set the tone for a passionate and energetic night. Most stories of the night were told in the forms of spoken word poetr y and music, with
several a capella rap perfor- admit the mix-up and check their mances and honest pieces writ- phones for a refresher. Just as the night felt like it ten on iPhone notes just hours was coming to an end, Professor before the event. Made up of a group of young Deepak Paramanand made a surcollege students, performances prise appearance to tell an encourwere relatable and full of emotion, aging story about the success that covering topics such as relation- can come out of imperfections ships, sex, depression, addiction and failure. Once an international student and loss. Rutgers senior and Verbal May- from India at Rutgers, Parahem regular Lindsay Michelle manand reflected on a college was in attendance, where she experience that still sticks with shared five of her favorite poems, him today. Being raised by a famincluding a crowd favorite about ily who emphasized the importance of achieving high marks, her grandma. a l m o s t Michelle failing an told her exam was story of losa traumating a loved “Made up of a group of young ic moment one to dementia and college students, performances for him. Although the pain of were relatable and full of a studious watching emotion, covering topics such and dedisomeone’s as relationships, sex, cated stumemor y deteriodepression, addiction and loss.” dent, the fact that he rate, a topwas never ic many the best in people can his class resonate with. “I’m 19, and soon I will for- affected his self-esteem permaget everyone who used to mean nently. Ironically, 15 years later, the world to me,” Michelle said, his wife’s professor suggested referring to dementia that runs he take up teaching. Starting in September, Parathrough her family tree. “Do you understand why I cry when I for- manand will become a full-time professor at Rutgers University. get where I’ve put my keys?” With this, Paramanand stressed While Michelle had a clear knack for performing her work, that hard work and passion means the night had a welcoming, casual more than a perfect score in the vibe where everyone felt comfort- long run, leaving a positive message for all of the college students able to express themselves. Poetry newcomer Jerm Gon- in the audience. With a successful turnout and a zalo took the stage to share two poems about acceptance and self- show that lasted for almost three doubt, while sophomore Sade hours, the TEDxRutgers Open Ford recited a lively piece spoken Mic proved to be a great artistic addition to the Rutgers community. through the voice of an alter ego. As the night became a space Performers often read from the top of their heads and the back for total strangers to connect of their hands, and when a verse emotionally and creatively, the was forgotten or a word was stut- Creative Storytelling event surely tered, no one was embarrassed to made a big school feel small.
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Mark Tatulli Horoscopes
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Page 9 Eugenia Last
Happy Birthday: Dig in and get things done. This should be a year of completion. Take note of all the little things you have left undone and either discard or finish them one by one. The adulation you get from clearing the slate of chores hanging over your head will inspire you to make new plans for the future. Press forward with pride and determination. Your numbers are 1, 5, 13, 21, 26, 37, 40.
Over The Hedge
T. Lewis and M. Fry
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Get serious about what you have to offer and how you can put your skills to good use. Pitch in and make a point to get things done. Use your intelligence, experience and know-how openly, and an opportunity will present itself. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take time to explore new possibilities and to learn from those with more experience than you. Engage in activities that are geared toward sharing skills with someone you want to know better. Discuss future plans with your loved ones. 5 stars
Non Sequitur
Wiley
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The case of too little, too late will surface if you aren’t open about the way you feel. Deal with partners and colleagues openly and honestly. If you want to get ahead, take responsibility and make things happen. 2 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll have greater insight into what others want. Share your thoughts, offering precise information to avoid being misinterpreted. Plan something romantic or fun for the whole family and you will enhance your personal life. 4 stars
Pearls Before Swine
Stephan Pastis
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Tidy up loose ends before you shut down for the weekend. Leaving things unfinished will lead to stress, uncertainty and an inability to get the rest you need. Don’t feel like you need to spend money in order to impress someone. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Put your heart and soul into whatever you do. Take a leadership position and follow through with your plans. Your enthusiasm and hands-on approach will separate you from any competition you face. Romance will improve your personal life. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Put reason and reliability first. Don’t jump to conclusions, take on too much or expect too much from others. Keep your life simple and live within your means. Make changes that will stabilize your life, not disrupt it. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Creativity, innovation and enlightenment are heightened. Take whatever opportunity you get to explore the ideas and desires that excite you the most. Celebrate your discoveries and achievements with someone you love. 4 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Know what you want and seize the moment. Confidence will play a determining role regarding what you accomplish and what you don’t. Refuse to let anyone waste your time debating fruitless issues. Stay focused on what’s most important to you. 5 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You can reinvent an old plan and make it work for you. Delve into situations that require thought, planning and physical action, and you will find a way to accomplish your goal. Discuss your financial, legal or contractual obligations. 5 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Look for greater stability when it comes to important partnerships. Coming to terms with things and making agreements that will be beneficial to everyone involved should be your intent. Be the solution, not the problem. 3 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A steady pace forward will be your quickest route to success. Don’t let what others do take priority over how you handle business and personal negotiations. Use your head and you will achieve greater security. 3 stars
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69 “West” suffixes
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34 Egyptian canal
11 Dickens’ Heep
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47 Some tropical fruits
42 Snooty one
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43 Swift pass receivers
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50 Caesar’s native tongue
47 Legendary Ethel of Broadway
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52 Bit of prevention?
48 Ravel masterwork
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51 Cut of beef
fairy tales
Yesterday’s Solution
57 Marina sight
53 “Wanted” initials
30 Deli condiment, briefly
58 Blueprint contents
54 Tiller locale, to those onboard
32 Ryan and Tilly of Tinseltown
59 Strong desires
56 Far from pleased as punch
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61 Printing liquid
60 Fulfilling
36 Reunion member
62 “Rat” suffix
63 Liver fluid
37 Southwest plateau
64 ___-tingling
38 Mideast port
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year Scarlet Knights have sights set on first Big Ten win of season at Michigan continued from back do,” he said. “When we’re playing within our system, we’re really good. We’ll hold teams to very few goals. We definitely got away from that the past few weeks.” Despite being in just its sixth season as a Division I lacrosse program, Michigan has found itself ranked as recently as last week, but a loss to No. 8 Maryland dropped them out, although it is the top vote-getting team in the nation. The Wolverines are led by sophomore attacker Brent Noseworthy, who has 31 goals in 10 games, putting him eighth in the country in goals per game. “He’s a talented player for sure. He’s definitely got a lot of things
going for him,” Rexrode said. “He’s a great finisher inside so that’s definitely something to be aware of.” Rexrode has been the go-to guy for Rutgers when it comes to locking up the opponent’s best player and will see plenty of Noseworthy on Saturday. Sophomore Tommy Heidt mans the goal for Michigan and has done a very good job of that this season. He is letting in just 8.52 goals per game and is saving 57.4 percent of shots on goal. Brecht admits that his team has not been shooting the ball well and will need to improve on its execution going forward. “When we have the shots, whether it’s in transition or
Junior midfielder Christian Scarpello said that the team need to stay focused on one game at a time, starting with Michigan. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / FEBRUARY 2017
whether it’s in our settled sets, (we need) to be able to execute it. We probably haven’t done a good job shooting as a whole,” Brecht said. And although the Wolverines aren’t officially ranked, they were for two weeks and were the final cog in having all six Big Ten teams ranked. With an unofficial ranking of No. 21 in the nation, they are just as dangerous as anyone, especially at home. Brecht understands the magnitude of each conference game and hopes that the difficult non-conference schedule he put together — six of the team’s 10 games have been against teams that were ranked at one point in the season — will help the Knights in conference play. “I think the Big Ten is the most competitive lacrosse conference in the nation,” Brecht said. “I think every game in the Big Ten you gotta be focused, prepared and you gotta execute on gameday with the 60 minutes you’re given. I hope that the ranked teams that we played early on out of conference have prepared us for the league games.” The last time that Rutgers played an unranked team on the road, it lost to Delaware and subsequently its No. 1 ranking. Junior Christian Scarpello said that the team needs to re-focus on the basics and make sure the team is all on the same page. “(We need to) just treat it as a business trip,” he said. “Just make sure everybody knows that it’s the most important game of our season coming up and make sure we’re all on the same page.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team, follow @ griffinwhitmer and @TargumSports on Twitter.
host After losing to No. 8 Cornell, 12-9, Rutgers returns to Big Ten play at home Since joining the Big Ten, the Knights are 0-3 against be an easy game, so we all have to the Terrapins. They also lost their first game fight for it.” As for the Terrapins, they in College Park, Maryland. The started the season hot and haven’t Terrapins have been ranked No. looked back, literally. Maryland 1 in each of the three matchups has gone undefeated this season, with Rutgers. This weekend’s matchup will including two conference games. The Terrapins, who won be the last of a four-game home the 2016 Big Ten Tournament stand that saw the Knights take and made it to the 2016 NCAA down both conference rival Ohio Championship game, started the State and Niagara before falling season at No. 2 in the country. to Cornell. “It’s been great to be at home, After beating then-No. 1 North Carolina, who defeated them in it’s always nice especially down last year’s championship, the the last chunk of your season,” said head Terrapins coach Laura have been in Brand-Sias. possession “We definitely of the No. “We want to just start 1 ranking. from the first whistle and have a lot of work to do Mar yland play our hardest this week and won its 12th throughout the whole Mar yland is straight game an exceptional this past game.” team, so we We d n e s d a y are going when it took Kristina dunphey to have to down No. 18 Senior Midfielder tighten up a Virginia on lot of different the road. That areas to put game was the sixth ranked opponent for the ourselves in a good position for Saturday.” Terrapins this season. Turturro and Dunphey not The Terrapins have been playing great on both sides of the only lead the team in points, with 32 and 31 respectively, but they ball this season. Their offense is scoring will also lead Rutgers with senior in double digits every game, team captain midfielder Macy including scoring 20 goals twice, Scott into Saturday’s Senior while their defense has held Night, honoring the players who opponents to single digits in will be graduating this spring. The Knights junior attacker seven games. They opened the season by holding William & Nicole Kopyta, who joined the team the same year as Mary to just 3 goals. That 3-goal defensive effort the seniors, has scored in all may remind both teams of their but one game this season, regular season matchup from last and sits in second for goals season when Maryland easily scored this season, just one behind Dunphey. took down Rutgers, 18-3. “It’s a special day for us,” The Knights and the Terrapins did see each other again, meeting in Dunphey said. “So we definitely the second round of the 2016 Big Ten want to come out the best.” Tournament. It was a closer battle For updates on the Rutgers the second time around, but the outcome was the same, as Maryland women’s lacrosse team, follow @TargumSports on Twitter. moved on by beating Rutgers, 19-9. continued from back
Senior midfielder Kristina Dunphey leads the Scarlet Knights in goals this season with 22 to go along with nine assists. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2017
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depth Oden’s dismissal, Mitchell’s injury haunt already-thin positions on offense continued from back Compounding the issue is the limited activity of wide receivers Jawuan Harris and Janarion Grant throughout the spring, leaving the elder Mitchell and Bailey to shoulder much of the receiving burden through the spring. But beyond them, Ash holds that the position is still “thin” and won’t be at “full strength ... until the fall,” when Harris and Grant reinsert themselves into the fold. While Ash has more options than he can use at the moment at wide receiver, running back presents a different issue altogether. A position that struggled mightily with holding onto the ball throughout all of last season, senior running backs Robert Martin and Josh Hicks have struggled in the early spring with the exact same problem. “We’ve got too many balls on the ground for what we want in this program,” Ash said. “The guys just have to understand the value of the ball and how important it is to our team success. It’s no secret, last year we had an issue holding onto the ball and it cost us some games.” That loomed large in last Saturday’s scrimmage — the first of the spring for the Knights — as
the defense exposed many of the issues on the offensive
end, as Ash called it a “onesided show.” “We played really fast on defense. We did create a lot of takeaways in our scrimmage, so I was really pleased with that,” Ash said. “Offensively, it wasn’t a very good scrimmage because of what the defense did and how they played.”
The offense’s struggles in a scrimmage, 11-on-11 atmosphere poses problems as spring camp carries on, but Ash called upon its response the following practice on Tuesday as a positive, considering the recent losses of Oden and Mitchell still looming large over the program.
“They bounced back and had a great Tuesday practice and really got after the defense,” Ash said. “I like the team going back and forth like that.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow @jon_spilletti and @TargumSports on Twitter.
Redshirt freshman Ahmir Mitchell suffered a torn ACL in a non-contact drill at Saturday’s practice. Mitchell was named one of three starters on the spring offensive depth chart among wide receivers. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / SEPTEMBER 2016
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Currently on a two-game losing streak and set to play in its fourth consecutive road game, the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team needs a change in luck. That opportunity comes on Saturday, as the No. 13 Scarlet Knights (8-2, 0-1) will visit the historic “Big House” for a Big Ten contest against Michigan (8-2, 0-1). After falling to No. 11 Johns Hopkins last Friday by a score of 12-6, Rutgers has dropped to a middle-of-the-pack team after being ranked No. 1 just two weeks ago. The team’s biggest issue against the Jays was its lack of possession and being able to keep pace. The Knights cleared 15-of-21 chances, which is not a good mark, as they usually clear around 90 percent. Despite the cold and rainy conditions, head coach Brian Brecht said that had nothing to do with it and that his group needs to do more to improve that mark. “It had to do with us probably making poor decisions,” he said. “Not really breathing and seeing all the options we had and not playing with as much confidence as we need to play (with).” The defense has also had two straight uncharacteristic performances, giving up 13 goals to Delaware in addition to the 12 against Hopkins despite only giving up around 7 per game before the two-game skid. Junior captain and starting defender Michael Rexrode has been the team’s best defender this season and said the team needs to remain reliant on the gameplan and not deviate from how it prepares every week. “We just gotta go back to the basics, back to the fundamentals and really focus on what we
After being brought back down to Earth last weekend after going 5-1 in its last six games, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team has an uphill battle this Saturday as the top ranked team in the nation makes a visit to Piscataway. The Scarlet Knights (7-5, 1-1) will face off against No. 1 Maryland (12-0, 2-0) this Saturday at 7 p.m. in High Point Solutions Stadium in their return to conference play after a two-game break. “We have a full week to prepare for them,” said senior team captain attacker Amanda Turturro. “So I think that’s really in our favor. We are going to take this week and just work on the little things to hopefully be in a battle against Maryland.” For Rutgers, a break from game play has been used for time to re-focus after losing to No. 8 Cornell in a hard-fought game. Turturro produced the only two assists of the game and scored a goal as well in the 12-9 loss. After some back and forth early on, the Knights broke things open and took a 4-goal lead in the middle of the second half. The Knights couldn’t score again until the five-minute mark, when senior midfielder Kristina Dunphey scored 2 straight goals and almost put in a 3rd one, but it was called back. “We want to just start from the first whistle and play our hardest throughout the whole game,” Dunphey said. “That all starts in practice where we are going to be locked in and focused because Maryland’s the top team obviously, so we know it’s not going to
Head coach Chris Ash said that the losses of Oden and Mitchell would affect the depth chart negatively. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR / NOVEMBER 2016
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Bad news comes in twos for the Rutgers football team it seems, as this last week has proved particularly negative for those hoping the Scarlet Knights would escape their rather haunting issues of depth that plagued them from September onward last season. With the dismissal of reserve sophomore quarterback Tylin Oden on Tuesday — due to what head coach Chris Ash deemed a “violation of team rules” — and the torn ACL suffered by redshirt freshman wide receiver Ahmir Mitchell in a non-contact drill at last Saturday’s practice, the Rutgers offense finds itself in a similar position as last fall. Oden — who got substantial time on the field last season, though only completing one pass for two yards eight attempts — started the spring behind junior Giovanni Rescigno on the spring offensive depth chart, sharing the second spot with fifth-year senior Zach Allen until being let go from the program, leaving only Rescigno and Allen as the only two scholarship players under center at the moment.
Junior defender Michael Rexrode said they need get back to basics on defense. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2017
Still, Ash contends, the team is not in the market for a graduate transfer despite its lack of depth at the position, citing the incoming freshman Jonathan Lewis as a contender for Oden’s spot and perhaps more. “We’re short right now with our depth,” Ash said. “It is what it is. We’ve got two scholarship quarterbacks, we’ve got another one coming in Jonathan Lewis.” Mitchell’s injury comes just days after being listed as a starter at his position on the depth chart alongside his brother, fifth-year senior Damon “Duwop” Mitchell and sophomore Dacoven Bailey, and his surgery is expected to come “relatively quickly,” says Ash. Of course, the unpredictability of ACL tear recovery spells a lot of question marks spelling the position progressing through the spring. “Best case scenario probably is that we get him back sometime before Big Ten play starts or relatively around that time,” Ash said. “Worst case scenario is he’ll be out for the year.” See depth on Page 11
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HILARY RITCHIE,
head tennis coach, won Rutgers’ first Big Ten match since the program joined the conference in 2015 with a 5-2 win over Penn State over the weekend. Ritchie and her squad look to continue that this weekend against No. 9 Michigan and Michigan State.
Senior attacker Amanda Turturro leads the Knights in points with 32 on the season. JEFFREY GOMEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2017
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