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Chancellor’s Task Force prepares to submit report CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ CORRESPONDENT

Simmering racial tensions across college campuses have forced many university administrations to enact reforms to address them. Rutgers University is no exception.

Towards the end of last semester, University Chancellor Richard L. Edwards established the Task Force On Inclusion and Community Values. Made up of faculty, staff and students, the group is responsible for “exploring inclusivity” across the University and promoting “conversations about race, bias and identity,” Edwards said in a statement released February.

The announcement came shortly after race-related protests overwhelmed academic institutions like Yale University, Ithaca College and the University of Missouri, where University President Timothy Wolfe was forced to resign.

“The idea of the task force started … because the administration realized that there was a growing concern on campus regarding racial tensions and tensions between communities,” said Yasmin Ramadan, a member of the task force representing the University’s Muslim community. “Some students were feeling marginalized.”

Members of the task force — who were chosen as representatives of various ethnic, religious and intellectual communities at Rutgers — began meeting in February to gather information on the racial climate around campus and to analyze possible areas of improvement.

Ramadan, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, said the group will compose a preliminary report of recommendations based on their findings that will be sent to the Chancellor’s office before the end of the semester.

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Students prayed during the weekly service hosted by Rutgers Jumu’ah. This past Friday, the group also had their “bring a friend” day, which occurs once a semester and lets non-Muslims learn more about the religion. CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ / CORRESPONDENT

Rutgers Jumu’ah invites guests to weekly service to learn about Islam CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ CORRESPONDENT

For a group of Muslim students, the best way to teach others about their religion is by inviting them to pray alongside them.

More than 200 people gathered in the Cooper Dining Hall on Douglass campus on Friday afternoon to participate in Jumu’ah — a weekly prayer service for Muslims. The event, officially titled “Bring your friend to Jumu’ah,” welcomed people of all faiths and backgrounds.

The organizer, Rutgers Jumu’ah, has been holding a traditional sermon every Friday afternoon since

2013. Last year its members decided to organize a special event that encouraged non-Muslims to attend.

“We want to open up dialogue with the community of Rutgers and give them a glimpse to what it is like to be a Muslim,” said Haris Farooqi, co-president of the group and a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

Fellow co-president Zahra Khan noted that before Rutgers Jumu’ah began their work, there was was no place on campus where the University’s large Muslim population could gather and pray. She recalled the days when she was forced to find awkward places to pray – including under stairwells and in library cubicles.

After initially hosting their prayer services in the Second Reformed Church on the College Avenue campus, the group has now found a permanent home in the Cooper Dining Hall.

“This is going to be the home for the Muslim community (on campus) for years to come,” the School of Arts and Sciences senior said.

“We hope to set a precedent here.”

The event’s Khutbah — or prayer sermon — was conducted by Imam Khalid Latif, a prominent Muslim cleric and the executive director of the Islamic Center at New York University.

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Website assists off-campus students locate housing by networking with landlords Rutgers—New Brunswick Chancellor Richard L. Edwards formed a task force last semester to determine how inclusive Rutgers is of LGBTQ+ rights. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR

Office hosts discussion groups on U. violence ERIC WECK CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance is taking steps to help include men in the conversations on masculinity, homophobia and sexual assault by hosting a series of meetings dedicated to their discussion.

The string of gatherings, called “Knights’ Roundtable: Men’s Discussion Group,” is being led by Prevention Education Coordinator Jean Semelfort, who was hired to the job just two months ago.

“Part of my position is our approach now to start to engage SEE VIOLENCE ON PAGE 5

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When students are down to the final hour of the off-campus housing hunt, suspicious postings and difficult-to-maneuver websites only make the search more complicated. An online platform, uCribs, hopes to make that search easier for college students, especially at Rutgers-New Brunswick.

The site’s goal is to provide a good resource for students to find great off-campus housing close to school, said Colin Kish, vice president of strategic partnerships at uCribs.

“The whole purpose of going to school is to try and be involved and immersed in the college lifestyle and be around campus,” Kish said.

“We don’t want to have properties that are 20 miles away — nobody’s going to use them.”

The platform started in 2013

with one college, the University of Delaware, and about 50 property listings, Kish said. Today the website has property listings at virtually almost every college, totaling more than 200,000 listings.

Rutgers joined the group of colleges on the website in the earlier part of 2015, he said. It is also a target area.

“We want to help the college students out,” Kish said. “The off-campus housing search can be a nightmare and pretty difficult at times.

We’re really trying to increase the (number) of properties (in New Brunswick) and how much we have at Rutgers to help you guys out.”

While many students use Facebook or Craigslist to find housing or sublets, it may not be the wisest decision when it comes to safety, Kish said. The uCribs app focuses largely on making sure those safety concerns are addressed.

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The platform establishes relationships with landlords and managers of property listings, as opposed to random postings like Facebook and Craigslist, which allow anyone to post anything at anytime.

“I’m sure you’ve heard of all the horror stories with Craigslist and the sketchy listings,” Kish said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s an apartment or you’re trying to get shoes, some of it can be really sketchy. With our listings, safety is of utmost concerns, so we have that ace in the hole, so to speak.”

There are features on uCribs that separate the platform from the sites Rutgers students already use to find off-campus housing, Kish said.

“We have an interactive map that works really well and you’re able to scroll through listings and organize your search efficiently,” he said.

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Campus Calendar MONDAY 4/11 The Rutgers Student Centers presents “Monday Mashup: Peace and Paintbrushes” from 12 to 4 p.m. at the College Avenue Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.

The Eagleton Institute of Politics presents “The Louis J. Gambaccini Civic Engagement Series presents: The Honorable Sonia Sotomayor” at 3 p.m. at the Rutgers Athletic Center on Livingston campus.

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

The Department of Environmental Sciences presents “Special Seminar: Photoferrotrophy and the Evolution of Earth’s Surface Chemistry and Life” from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. at the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences presents “Anthropogenic Ocean Noise: Sources, Impacts and Some Ideas for Managements” at 3:45 p.m. at the Marine and Coastal Science Storage Building on Cook campus. The event is free and open to the public.

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The TA Project presents “The Teaching Portfolio” from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at the College Avenue Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy presents “We Can All Do Better — A Discussion on Bipartisian Cooperation” at 4 p.m. at Civic Square on the College Avenue campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School presents “N. Ronald Morris Lecture Series” at 4 p.m. at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Research Building and School of Public Health on Busch campus. The event is free and open to the public.

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Rutgers ASL club teaches members American sign language

The Rutgers ASL club teaches students how to use sign language, as well as about different aspects of deaf or hard-of-hearing life. They also work to dispel different misconceptions people have about those who cannot hear as well as the general populace. FACEBOOK

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A group on campus is teaching students to talk without speaking.

As it enters its second year as a club at the University, the Rutgers American Sign Language Club continues to teach students how to sign while educating them about deaf and hard-of-hearing culture, said Emily Diep, the group’s historian.

“There’s a lot of things we don’t consider. For example, a fire alarm. It gets our attention because we hear it, but someone who is deaf or hard of hearing may not hear that,” the School of Engineering sophomore said. “So they utilize the light fixtures to notify anything that’s going on, and not even just fire alarms.”

This practice extends to other aspects of their lives. The deaf or hard of hearing often have doorbells that are wired to lights around their homes, and their cell phones are usually set to vibrate, said Nour Srouji, the club’s founder and president.

Srouji, now a School of Engineering junior, started the club

with a friend in the fall of 2014 after noticing a lack of opportunities during the semester for students like her, who were interested in learning sign language.

She said her own interest in ASL stemmed from her experiences in high school.

“My high school robotics team was joint between our high

Because many do not know much about what it is like to be deaf, there are a number of misconceptions about the deaf, said Andrea DiSanto, a School of Arts and Sciences junior who ser ves as the club’s public relations chair.

“The most common one is the ‘deaf and dumb’ misconception,”

Many also assume that the deaf can read lips, while majority of deaf people cannot, she said. So though many think that speaking slowly and enunciating may help, it does not.

Misconceptions like these are addressed during the group’s cultural meetings, which also seek to inform students about

“Some of them are like me — they’ve never had any background in sign and they just wanted to learn a new language. Some of them have family members who are hard of hearing or deaf, and others are learning to become interpreters.”

EMILY DIEP American Sign Language Club Historian

school and the school for the deaf, so there were some deaf students on our team,” she said.

Srouji said that after working with her deaf teammates, she wanted to continue to learn and educate others about the world and language of those who cannot hear.

DiSanto said. “Some people ... assume that people who are deaf or hard of hearing … don’t understand as much. I’m not sure why, but a lot of people assume that they can’t write or they won’t be able to speak … but they’re by no means less intelligent than anybody else.”

how the lives of the hard of hearing differ from the lives of hearing people, Diep said. The group’s other meeting format is dedicated to teaching students sign language.

“Each of the members have a different story about why they’re learning,” she said. “Some of

them are like me — they’ve never had any background in sign and they just wanted to learn a new language. Some of them have family members who are hard of hearing or deaf, and others are learning to become interpreters.”

While American Sign Language primarily uses hand gestures, signers incorporate facial expressions and body language to get their message across, she said.

And unlike English and many spoken languages, verb tense does not exist in ASL. Instead, there is a sign to indicate whether something happened in the past or will happen in the future.

ASL’s sentence structure also differs from the English model.

The most important part of a sentence tends to go in the front, she said.

“So if I say I bought a cat, I would introduce the cat before I said I bought it,” Diep said. “It’s just a way of them simplifying our language, because we have a lot of words that they don’t. And they don’t sign every single word, so they bring the most important thing first so that they know what they’re talking about.”

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SERVICE Khalid was youngest chaplain at New York City Police Department, he says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

“What you are doing right now is more dishonoring to the memoHis inter-faith work has received ry of our loved ones than anything else,” she said. “This young man world-wide recognition.

Khalid emphasized the need is standing with us in our moment for individuals to understand the of need and you are making it “narratives” that people from dif- seem like he is doing something ferent cultures, religions and eth- wrong just because he’s Muslim.”

For Khalid, the woman’s acnicities have. Prejudice is simply rooted in pre-conceived notions tions on that day are a spot-on reflection of the true fundamenand misconceptions, he said.

“In a world that is filled with a tals and spirit of Islam. She saw lot of anger, with a lot darkness, her self in a position of privilege with a lot of hatred, you have to and power and used it to defend be the reason that people have somebody who was being marginalized, he said. hope,” he said.

“She didn’t look to see if the In 2007, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg person who was in need was of the nominated Khalid, then 24, to same skin color as her or the same become the youngest chaplain in religion as her or anything that the history of the New York City was similar to her,” Khalid said.

Although not a practicing Muslim, Police Department.

Zachary TorHe derey is certain scribed his that opening experiences up and allowduring a me“This is going to be the ing yourself to morial service home for the Muslim experience othfor the Sept.

11 terrorist atcommunity (on campus) er religions is critical in an era tacks — which for years to come.” plagued by prohe attends evfound tensions ery year as a ZAHRA KHAN and divisions bechaplain. He School of Arts and Sciences Senior tween faiths. was there in “I think that his police unimore people form and with from different his head covered paying tribute to the victims religions should go to everybody’s when three men approached him. services because it helps build the “Secret service has spotted you understanding that there are interfrom the top of the building, they connections between the faiths,” want us to check your credentials the School of Arts and Sciences just in case,” the men said, accord- senior said. “A prayer service is when a religion is at its core.” ing to Khalid.

Indeed, this is the central purHe asked them, “Just in case pose of Rutgers Jumu’ah, Farooqi of what?”

The men apologized for having said. People should not depend on to probe him, but for Khalid, the the media’s portrayal of Islam to make conclusions. damage had already been done.

They should instead attempt to “To understand that what they were questioning at that moment come to events like this to expewas not merely my physical pres- rience directly the genuine tenets ence but the entire validity of my and beliefs of Muslims, he said.

“What we want them (the meemotions tied to that area,” he said.

A Hispanic woman nearby, dia) to know is that we as Muslims who had lost her son in the at- are not afraid to speak on our own tacks, stood up for Khalid and behalf,” Farooqi said. “We want to expressed her disagreement with have our own narrative and we want to be in charge of the narrative.” the men’s actions.

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extension of the uneasy race relations nation-wide.

Many thought that President Barack Obama’s inauguration in Task force was formed last semester, will host 2009 would spur a new chapter of town hall for students on April 19, Battle says “racial harmony” in the country, but issues like police brutality have contributed to an even more CONTINUED FROM FRONT “We would be bringing (the re- tense atmosphere, he said.

“American society is going quirements) back so that the eduBrianna Battle, vice president cation part of Rutgers University through a rather challenging periof the Rutgers University Student reflects our demographics as an od with respects to race and cultural relations,” he said. “Universities Assembly, was nominated by Ed- institution,” she said.

Battle believes student in- are not immune from this general wards to co-chair the task force.

As a black woman, issues of di- put is vital for the success of crisis that society is facing.”

The student body and faculty at versity are very important to her, group’s work.

“The task force is not by any Rutgers will only get more diverse she said.

“I can tell you that there are means a group of faculty and staff over the years, so Battle said it is students and demographics of this making the decisions on their important that students and meminstitution that sometimes feel as own,” she said. “This is primarily bers of the University start having these discussions now. though their voices are not being for the students.”

“It (is) up to heard,” the us as students School of Arts to utilize this and Sciences “The administration realized that there was a timeframe that senior said. growing concern on campus regarding racial tensions we have right “What this task and tensions between communities.” now to make force aims to sure that the do is to amplify YASMIN RAMADAN administration those voices.”

School of Arts and Sciences Senior knows what One of the we desire as proposals that students to feel the student To accomplish this outreach, like we belong here,” she said. members of the task force are hoping to include in the report is the task force will be organizing “These are changes that if they an amendment to the School of various focus groups and hosting a are not going to be here for us, they will be for the next generaArts and Sciences’ core curricu- town hall for students on April 19.

“We are having (the town hall) tion of students.” lum, specifically, to bring back the For Ramsamy, one of the princiDiversity and Global Awareness so that students can have their requirements that were removed voices heard in regards to diversi- pal responsibilities of academic inunder the curriculum’s 2012 revi- ty and inclusion on campus,” Bat- stitutions is to engage its members tle said. “We want to know where in uncomfortable debates around sion, Battle said.

If the measure is implemented, they deem Rutgers University is cultural and racial differences.

“In a world that is being torn the amount of credits required for at currently and ways we can imapart by racial, ethnic and relievery student will not increase, prove our community.”

Fellow co-chair and associate gious strife, one of the tasks of she said. The requirements will simply be brought back at the ex- professor in the Africana Studies education is to enable us to underpense of one of the two 21st Cen- Department Edward Ramsamy stand … how to build a more just tury Challenges requirements and believes the fairly recent ardent and equitable society in which we one of the two Arts and Human- discussions on race and identity can live in peace with each other,” on college campuses are just an he said. ities requirements.

CULTURAL CONVERGENCE Students celebrated Japanese television, video games and manga at Kogaracon 2016, where cosplayers and other guests watched mock-duels, played games, met local artists and attended panels. CHLOE COFFMAN / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

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LANDLORDS Residence walk scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 meaning closest to campus, Kish says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

The uCribs platform offers cutting edge features to stay “And every listing on our platform organized, Kish said. And it will come up with a full descrip- does a ver y good job with the tion, amenities, pictures and walk- user experience.

It’s important for the Rutgers ing distance from campus.”

An added feature, Kish said, are student body to use uCribs to help ease the headwalk scores, ache of off-camwhich rate the “With our listings, safety pus housing walking distance of a propis of utmost concerns, so and to make the process easier erty listing from we have that ace in the for not only stuzero to 100. In hole, so to speak.” dents but for city locations, their families as uCribs also COLIN KISH well, he said. features transit Vice President of Strategic Partnerships “Because scores, which at uCribs at the end of rate the quality the day, that’s of public transportation from an apartment to class. what we’re dealing with — we’re “A 100 (for the walking score) is dealing with college students a walker’s paradise, meaning you in this day and age,” Kish said. don’t even need a car­— you can “Rutgers students and students walk to everything,” he said. “It across the countr y, they’re realdoes a really good job of helping or- ly into technology, so we’ve reganize and plan for your next year ally made a platform that’s great to navigate.” and your living arrangements.”

VIOLENCE Discussion groups are aimed at including men in conversations, Semelfort says CONTINUED FROM FRONT

men in the conversation surrounding sexual assault ... intimate partner violence or just violence in general,” Semelfort said. “We need to include men in the movement of addressing homophobia or LGBTQ rights or queer community rights … not just women or people of the LGBTQ community.”

He said the importance of creating these bi-weekly meetings is to form a consistent safe space where men can engage in challenging conversations that may not be so easy to have other places on campus.

He said that sometimes men are not encouraged to ask genuine

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questions or even speak true to their experiences — if they do, they could very well be attacked for their ignorance on the subject.

“Imagine you share your stor y and then people are automatically defensive, or get angr y,” Semelfort said. “You’re not going to want to engage in that conversation anymore. If anything, the lesson that you learn is, ‘Don’t ever bring this up,’ and so, then, any teachable moment that can come up — it’s already gone.”

The most important dialogues to have are often the ones that people are afraid and unwilling to talk about, meaning topics such as race, politics and religion, he said.

An online platform, uCribs, is helping students find off-campus housing. The service coordinates with landlords in the Rutgers area to list available locations and also rates them in order to help students know how close to campus they are. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Another issue that is a priori- frustrated and not know how to ty for Semelfort and VPVA is to express your voice without gethelp men develop healthier ideas ting shut down, he said. That is what this group is for — to alof masculinity.

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Making sure men have a space ness and the degradation of women as harmful concepts of to discuss issues surrounding masculinity forced onto men masculinity, as well as ensuring that that space comes without from a young age.

In a world where men are so the judgement piece are the key often the perpetrators of vio- aims of these gatherings, Semellence as a man, it is easy to get fort said.

CRIME APRIL 9 NEWARK — A 17-year-old and a 46-year-old were arrested in connection to a Leslie Street home invasion on March 31. The adult suspect, Keir Simon, was charged with robbery, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon. The juvenile, whose name has not been released yet, was charged with robbery, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon. The investigation is still on going.

APRIL 9 ELIZABETH — There was homicide early Saturday on New Point Road near Imperio Latino lounge, according to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office. There was a male victim and the Homicide Task Force is investigating, Mark Spivey, the office’s spokesman, said. An anonymous tip also told police that blood was washed away from the scene.

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never planned on being in journalism. I never even planned on being involved with my college newspaper. The short HASSAN HODGES version of the story is that I wandered into The Daily Targum with a friend to play video games on the office computers after the paper was done for the day.

What I found there was home. The bustle of people working on a shared daily goal was exhilarating. The quirky personalities were like watching bad television. There were always catch phrases and guest stars, sometimes there were very special episodes. But the underlying passion for serving the community gave it all a purpose. I wound up staying for three years, first as graphics editor, then online editor and finally managing editor.

The experience was like no other. Sixteen years after graduating and leaving the Targum, I’ve had what I swore would be my last job in media at least six times. I’ve never been able to pull the trigger on leaving the business, though. My Targum experience planted a seed that continues to grow — journalism matters.

Universities are a special crucible. Everything gets jumbled together and compressed. Because of that, the Targum experience is unique.

Nowhere else have I worked in media has the community been so close and so connected. Journalism is a conversation, and it depends on community participation. I’ve never seen it function as well as I did around the Targum.

The thing with Targum that you don’t get anywhere else is that in the span of a few years, you live an entire career. No internship program or training can prepare you in ways that the Targum can. Targum was always about change. By the time you figure out how to do a job, the

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“The thing with Targum that you don’t get anywhere else is that in the span of a few years, you live an entire career.” next caucus is up and it’s time to move on. In the real world, it can take that long to approve a plan for a single problem. Targum years are like dog years, to live one is to live seven.

A few years ago, I was involved in launching a new media company.

If you’ve never done that before, it involves an insane amount of work, spread across a comically broad range of areas, split up by an incredibly small group of people. I was able to step up to a lot of tasks well outside of my defined area of expertise because I had dabbled in all of them while at Targum. It’s very rare outside of the Targum to get to do so many different things at the same time. Confidence is an important skill, and nothing grows it like being thrown into the blender of The Daily Targum.

But the thing that matters most to me has been the friends. The relationships I built at the Targum are different than any other friends I’ve made since. We have truly meaningful shared adventures as the basis of our camaraderie. When referendum came up while I was at the Targum, editorial page editor Wendy Ginsburg and I hung fliers in the middle of the night. We completely covered every inch of every bus stop on Livingston. It was a great memory, referendum passed and we were able to continue serving the community.

If I think about the depth of an impact that any single decision has had on my life, it was walking into the Targum. My career, my friends, my hobbies, the people I love. It would all be on a different path if Targum hadn’t been a part of the narrative.

Vote “yes” for referendum.

Hassan Hodges is a Rutgers College Class of 2000 alumnus. He is a former managing editor of The Daily Targum and the current director of Product Development at NJ Advance Media.

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Political game is not child’s play Mandatory 20-minute recess for grades K-5 is pocket vetoed

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From a governor (quite a lofty political position), any years later, most of us still have fond memories of recess. When that bell rang you expect basic reading comprehension skills. The and signaled freedom from the small bill’s language made clear that it would not force desk where you were confined and forced to sit children to play outside and indicated a “preference” and pay attention to a long, drawn-out lesson about for outdoor play “if feasible.” A governor that lacked arithmetic, you charged to the playground or the minimal reading abilities — if he did attempt to read area of open space where you knew you could play it — is actually the best-case scenario. In the instance and let your creative and social capacities loose. that Christie didn’t read the bill, then that’s far worse, Recess was a brief period of liberation when you as he demonstrates pure inadequacy in completing were able to associate with classmates and exhaust the requirements of his position. It shows even more, energy by running around. Whether it was playing if it wasn’t blatant enough, how his priorities don’t hide and seek or watching nature’s little creepy lie in N.J., and the Garden State is merely a seccrawlers, childhood’s tender memories happened ond-choice placeholder for grander political aspiraduring those periods of emancipation in between tions (i.e. presidency or vice presidency).

New Jersey is not exempt from the United States’ the day’s classes.

Some students, however, are deprived of these obesity epidemic, and we need competent governance that promotes citizens’ fleeting moments of happiness healthy development and growth, during the school day. When which is not what we’re seeing there are budget cuts and inwith our current governor. A recreased pressure on academic “From a governor port from the Institute of Mediperformance, it’s often recess or (quite a lofty political cine and the National Academy of gym class that is trimmed away. position), you Sciences recommends that all stuStudents are then subject to sitexpect basic reading dents receive 60 minutes of modting for long hours with scarce erate to vigorous physical activity, opportunities to walk around and comprehension skills.” and the N.J. bill also falls short receive exercise. of this and proposed a skimpy 20 A bill that mandated recess is minutes of recess. Although New being reintroduced and pending the Senate Education Committee. It’s making a Jersey has one of the lowest obesity rates in the councomeback after Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) pocket try (11th lowest for adults), it’s still quite significant vetoed the first bill in the beginning of this year. when 27 percent of adults are obese, 16.6 percent of The bill required 20-minute daily recess periods for 2 to 4-year-olds from low-income families are obese grades K-5, and during an interview with Fox News and 10 percent of 10 to 17-year-olds are obese.

The governor, who is far from the paragon of Christie called it “stupid.” But it didn’t seem very stupid to state representatives, since the bill was a bi- health, is preventing New Jersey children from getpartisan proposal that unanimously passed through ting an opportunity to exercise. Health and creative both houses of New Jersey legislature. During the activity are so important, that the United Nations interview, Christie elaborated on why he didn’t like Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights the bill, and claimed that it would have forced chil- recognizes the right of all children to play. These dren to play outside during inclement weather. By essential components for children’s well being Christie’s logic, if there happened to be a thunder- should be incorporated into New Jersey curricustorm or hurricane, children will still be forced to lum. Hopefully the bill isn’t vetoed the second time it comes around. play outside for 20 minutes.

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Voting ‘yes’ for Targum means voting for better journalists COMMENTARY MELISSA HAYES

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still remember the interview for my first job after I graduated from Rutgers. My prospective boss wanted to know whether I had an internship and if I had any college newspaper experience.

When I replied that I had worked at The Daily Targum and secured an internship in the Statehouse Bureau of one of the largest newspapers in New Jersey (thanks to a Targum alumni), he was impressed and I was quickly offered the position.

The Daily Targum has a rich history, and having it listed on my resume carried weight, not only in that interview, but in others that came after it as I worked my way up in the state’s newspaper industry. The editors who hired me in those early years knew that if I worked at The Daily Targum, I could handle the grueling schedule that came with working at a newspaper, because I had done so while balancing a full course load.

While I hope that ever y student on campus picks up the paper at least a few days a week or reads us online daily, I know there are some who do not. But I hope that ever yone will support the referendum because of the incredible

opportunity that the Targum offers students on campus.

Targum is different from other extracurricular activities at Rutgers. It’s one of the few places your peers can help prepare you for a career after college. I learned more from my classmates — journalists who now work at The Washington Post, Politico and The Guardian — than I could have in any lecture hall. The hands-on training gave me the writing and interviewing skills I needed for a career after college, but

engineer and a yoga instructor. We have some incredible alumni — one founded his own hedge fund, another is in the Gaslight Anthem and another is on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” The beauty of the Targum is that it has something to offer everyone. During my tenure, we had artists and musicians writing for Inside Beat. Several of our sports writers had no interest in journalism, but they liked writing about sports, so they did.

There were Mason Gross students who

“It’s one of the few places your peers can help prepare you for a career after college. I learned more from my classmates — journalists who now work at The Washington Post, Politico and The Guardian — than I could have in any lecture hall.” the Targum also allowed me to dabble in photography, layout and design and even advertising and finance. These are skills I still use today as a social media specialist and magazine editor.

While the Targum produces many journalists, marketing and business professionals, our alumni span the career fields. I met some of my closest friends at the Targum, and many of them did not go on to careers in journalism. Among my friends, there are teachers, lawyers, a pharmacist, a software

photographed events for us and helped design the paper — the newsroom was a melting pot of majors.

Targum allowed me to study subjects I was passionate about — English, women’s and gender studies and art history — during the day, while gaining hands-on experience at night. I began as a writer and went on to serve as University editor and managing editor, gaining valuable skills that laid the foundation for a successful journalism career.

I credit those late nights in the newsroom working on stories and copy editing with landing me my first job covering education for The South Brunswick Post and The Cranbury Press. My career came full circle several years ago when I was promoted from a municipal reporter position at The Record to the Statehouse Bureau, the same office I had interned in so many years before (thanks to Herb Jackson, another notable Targum alumnus). This time, instead of writing about lesser-known bills or transcribing interviews other reporters had conducted with the governor, I was the one interviewing Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) and members of his cabinet.

I left journalism late last year after traveling the country covering the G.O.P. presidential primary. It was an incredible experience, one I can’t imagine I would have had if not for those years I spent at The Daily Targum. For the past few years I have served on The Daily Targum’s Board of Trustees as one of four alumni members. It’s my small way of giving back to an organization that has given me so much.

I hope you will help us continue the tradition of serving the Rutgers community — and offering students a place to get real-life work experience — by voting “yes” during referendum.

Melissa Hayes is a Douglass College Class of 2004 alumna. She is a former managing editor of The Daily Targum.

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Researcher discusses autism spectrum disorder

Different tests are used to diagnose children who may have autism spectrum disorder. Different therapies may then help patients cope with their environment. COURTESY OF CAROLINE WHYATT

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Autism Awareness Month seeks to promote the science and societal implications behind autism that are important to understanding the neurodevelopmental disorder and the people it affects.

Elizabeth Torres, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, researches the sensory-motor symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and develops treatments used during early stages of development.

“We put sensors on the skin and detect these irregularities amplified by the motion patterns and their statistics, we read out those statistics and can ‘see’ it all unfolding as they move around,” Torres said.

These quantitative measurements of the patterns in movement

of people with ASD are more accurate than clinical observation techniques, which are more biased, she said.

The issue behind this neurodevelopmental disorder is that the channel that organizes sensory information is broken. The brain continuously receives feedback from your motions, and “noisy code” prevents that information from being integrated, she said.

“It’s like having your cell phone with no bars. With all the bars you get great reception,” she said. “(Without all the bars) they don’t know how to respond properly, and therefore they don’t have proper social skills — how would you?”

People with autism many times “cannot feel their bodies,” and they sometimes walk on their toes or will carry 50 pounds in their backpacks so that they can

feel the pressure on their bodies, she said.

Just as people with ASD have a distorted perception of the world, others have a distorted perception of ASD. The misperception that they have a choice to act the way they do leads to the popular idea that autism is a deficiency in social skills, not sensory-motor capabilities, she said.

Children with autism are often put in settings where they are expected to be “normal,” and subsequently get bullied and are severely lonely, she said.

“The media is not portraying autism the way it should be, and its being diagnosed inappropriately,” she said.

As a result, people with ASD are heavily medicated for depression and other issues, which worsens their condition, she said.

This improper medication is a facet of the “financial conflict of interest” that exists, which is when pharmaceutical companies pay doctors of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) to prescribe expensive brand-name medications, according to PLOS Medicine.

This practice exacerbates behavioral issues in patients and causes financial and sometimes marital distress for their parents, while still being funded by taxpayers, Torres said.

Lara Delmolino, director of the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center is a practitioner of Applied Behavioral Analysis

(ABA) therapy, the most prevalent treatment for people with autism, which is widely covered by insurance. “(Practitioners) look at each individual person and try to understand what their sensory challenges are and what other learning challenges they have,” she said.

They then modify the patient’s environment accordingly to these specific hypotheses. ABA therapy is often used to increase communication skills as well as the abilities of children with autism to function in society, she said.

Torres believes that other therapies can be additive or replacements to current therapies by accounting for the underlying sensory-motor issues of autism that she researches and not just its symptoms, such as aggression and tantrums, she said. These alternative treatments include neurological music, occupational therapy and equestrian therapy, among others.

She hopes that her instrumental method of using sensory technology to collect data of people’s motions will validate the effectiveness of these treatment methods and will lead to these expensive therapies to be covered by insurance companies, she said.

Keshav Patel, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, believes that tolerance toward autism is on an upward trend.

“There has been a lot of integration of autistic patients into society and work,” he said.

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The use of oils to help healing, called aromatherapy, has many proclaimed benefits. These include reducing stress and risk of infection, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center website.

Oils used in aromatherapy are typically extracted from seeds or blossoms of plants. Each oil has its own active ingredient composition that determines the effect the oil may have, according to the site.

Aromatherapy’s mechanism of action is not very well known, although some scientists believe the inhaled oils cause the olfactory, or “smell,” receptors in the nose send messages to regions of the brain responsible for emotion.

This influences the user’s behavior, according to the site.

Despite the potential benefits, some scented candles might actually cause harm to the user.

Prolonged and frequent exposure to scented candle emissions may “(release) unwanted chemicals into the air,” according to a South Carolina State University study.

Researchers tested unscented, vegetable-based candles against paraffin wax candles, and found that burning paraffin candles releases pollutants that may cause cancer and asthma, according to the site.

These effects may occur after years of daily use, according to the site, whereas the effects of aromatherapy may be nearly immediate.

Professor explains work behind virtual reality devices MADHURI BHUPATHIRAJU CORRESPONDENT

Virtual reality (VR) technology is gaining more and more popularity through products such as the Oculus Rift and Virtuix Omni.

Grigore Burdea, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, teaches a course on virtual reality. “(Virtual reality) is a synthetic world with which the user interacts in real time, meaning instantaneously, and in which the user is fully immersed, meaning the user really believes that he/she is in a different world than where he/ she actually is,” Burdea said.

The interaction with the synthetic world is through multiple sensorial channels, not just what the user sees and hears, but in some systems also what the user feels and smells, he said.

A virtual reality system can work in different ways. In the case of Oculus, users wear a head-mounted display. This display works in that if users move their heads in one direction, the computer moves the image in the opposite way, he said.

There is a camera looking at the user that communicates with the computer to tell it which direction the user is looking, letting the computer can change the image immediately, he said.

One special type of virtual reality that takes immersion to

a whole new level is the Virtuix Omni product. In this omnidirectional system, the user stands on a special surface, wearing a head mounted display and is able to run in every direction, he said.

“You’re no longer talking about the user sitting still and interacting, you’re talking about the user physically taking an infinite (number) of steps in that virtual environment,” he said. “The idea is you want to create an ever-larger

“Anything that can be developed on a computer, you can go there and explore it in virtual reality.”

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virtual space as opposed to just a very small local space.”

Rutgers “is a pioneer in virtual reality,” being the first university in the state to start teaching virtual reality more than 15 years ago, he said.

Rutgers has its own virtual reality lab in which students can experience the technology, Burdea said.

“We have a powerful workstation with special graphics, 3-D glasses, the falcon machines, and we have 3-D sound. We even have game controllers, which are

bimanual, meaning you interact with both hands,” he said.

The falcon is a machine that sits on your desk and can replicate different sensations such as jolts, vibrations and the compliance of an object. This is one such machine that allows the whole experience to feel more realistic, he said.

Virtual reality has many useful applications in the real world in fields such as medicine and the military, making it possible to solve problems that conventional medicine could not, he said.

This technology is also extremely useful for training pilots, doctors and even astronauts. Virtual reality is cheaper than traditional training and is much more forgiving when mistakes are made, he said.

“There are things you can do in VR that you could never do in real reality. For example, you could make yourself as small as a molecule and go inside the body and study the molecular forces,” Burdea said. “People have to open their (minds) and understand how powerful this thing is.”

Gavriel Tsioni, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said he believes VR is the next big step in terms of technology, and soon it will not be so intimidating to people new to the technology.

“The first movie that came out was a video of a train that was going straight towards the camera.

And people in the movie theatre

Virtual reality systems like Oculus Rift and Virtuix Omni create visuals that fool the human brain into thinking it is in a different environment. COURTESY OF GRIGORE BURDEA were terrified and were storming out. For us it’s no big deal now, but to them it was so intense. I think virtual reality will be our equivalent of that,” he said.

He also said if given that chance, he would love to use VR to see what the dinosaurs were like.

Daniel Tsioni, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, is also amazed by the possibilities that VR provides.

“Anything that can be developed on a computer, you can go there and explore it in virtual reality. There’s a new genre of entertainment where developers

make an extremely beautiful and immersive scene that you walk around in and explore,” he said.

Burdea also raised the issue that like any other technology, VR can have both negative and positive aspects.

“Philosophically, it is like any other technology in the sense that it can be used for the better of the world or for the worse,” he said.

“Even with a pencil you can write a wonderful poem or you can stick it in someone’s eye. VR is not special in that respect. You can do good or bad with it.”

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Pearls Before Swine

DIVERSIONS Stephan Pastis

Horoscopes

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Today’s Birthday (04/11/16). To really learn this year, go to the source. Meticulously plan. Launch creative endeavors after 5/9, scheduling travels, investigations and exploration for after 8/13. Beginning 9/9, partnership flowers for two years. Professional opportunities after 9/1 lead to personal growth after 9/16. Practice what you love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 6 — Avoid controversy and drama today. Get into a writing or research project, somewhere peaceful. File and organize documents.

Play music to stimulate creativity.

Realize practical plans, step by step.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Reach for low-hanging fruit. There’s a profitable opportunity for one who’s willing to go for it. Get support from your team if you need. Closely monitor the budget. Pool resources for mutual gain.

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Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Provide leadership. Harness extra energy in pursuit of a personal dream. Test the limits of your idea. Learn from natural observation. Consider design, style and image. Envision getting what you want.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 5 — Keep a low profile. Something you try doesn’t work. Modify old rules for new circumstances.

Private work in a peaceful setting soothes. Look at the bigger picture, considering logic as well as emotion.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — Get team feedback before launching an effort. Little mistakes can have big consequences.

Accept constructive criticism and make recommended corrections.

You’re gaining points with someone you admire.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — New professional opportunities and ideas percolate. Favor private settings, over public. Someone who needs your attention could disrupt your schedule. Delegate non-essential tasks, and find out what they want.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — An outing or adventure calls, even if it’s just downtown. News affects your decisions. Take time to assimilate it before reacting. Consider the consequences of your plan. Make advance reservations.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Play together without taking risks, financial or otherwise.

Pay bills and basic expenses. Give away stuff you no longer need and free space. Save money and pack a picnic rather than eating out.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Compromise with your partner on a creative project.

Make adjustments. Give and take.

Don’t evade the tough questions.

Reaffirm a commitment. Collaborate on practical details and share the winnings.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — There’s extra work available, if you can take it.

Speed up the tempo. Get advice, but make your own decisions.

Keep your wits about you. Ride out the storm.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 6 — Invite friends over and get sucked into a fascinating game.

Relax and play together. Don’t fall for a trick. Cutting corners costs you. Keep your objective in mind.

Discover hidden treasure.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 5 — Make your home more comfortable. Plan and plot. Put it on paper first, before you commit funds.

Make sure your family is on board with the idea. Bribe them with something delicious.

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MICHIGAN

But just as the threat of an upset loss began to loom larger, Rutgers’ captain ignited the rest of the offense.

Knights outscore UM 5-0 in 4th quarter, Just over 30 seconds after tops prior year’s Big Ten win total Ian King scored to make it a one-goal game, Scott Bieda scored the next 2 goals in the CONTINUED FROM BACK the subsequent quarter as goals span of 32 seconds, first from why we broke it open in the from sophomore midfielder Chad the top left of the attack circle Tolliver and junior midfielder and then unassisted in front of fourth quarter.”

Sophomore attacker Jules Jeff George extend their lead to the net, to stretch the lead back Heningburg led the way 4-2, but Michigan’s Patrick Tracy out to 8-5.

Chase Young would score offensively for the Knights with scored his first goal of the season a goal in each quarter en route to 31 seconds after George’s score for Michigan with under 10 to bring it back to a 1-goal game. seconds left to make it 8-6, but, career-high 5-goal effort.

Heningburg scored the next led by Scott Bieda, the Knights Senior attacker Scott Bieda finished right behind him with 2 2 goals of the game, the first trampled the Wolverines in the with seven minutes remaining final 15 minutes. goals and a team-high 4 assists.

Rutgers shutout and outshot Although Michigan came to in the first half and the second Michigan 14-5 Piscataway in the fourth with wins in quarter and just a third of Bieda its games this “I just find the right spots. My teammates help set me up 3 of itsset5 season, the up so I give the credit to them.” goals, with two Wolverines’ coming from r e c o r d JULES HENINGBURG Heningburg was hardly Sophomore Attacker and one each indicative from senior of their attacker Ryan performance Hollingsworth, this season.

Just last week, Michigan hung just under five minutes into the freshman midfielder Mark with No. 5 Maryland before second half, to give Rutgers its Christiano and junior midfielder surrendering the game-winning largest lead of the game at three. Christian Trasolini.

“I just find the right spots,” goal to the Terrapins in the final But the Wolverines continued to keep their deficit in close reach Heningburg said on his 5-goal minute of the game.

The visitors showed off their with the only 2 goals in the next performance. “My teammates capabilities early on in holding seven minutes of action to draw it help set me up so I give the Rutgers to 2 goals in the first back to 6-5 with 3:39 remaining in credit to them.”

Through wins in its first two quarter, from redshirt freshman the quarter.

Through nearly three Big Ten games, the Knights Adam Charalambides and Heningburg, and scoring two of quarters, the high-octane attack have avenged close losses to their own to keep the score locked of the Knights had only mustered Johns Hopkins and Michigan 6 goals, and they remained in the from last year as they have after 15 minutes of play.

The Knights seemed to be lead mostly due to Kris Alleyne’s continued to remain atop the conference standings. beginning to pull away early in stout performance in net.

April 11, 2016 A showdown with top-5 Maryland — another team they lost to late last season — on Friday night in College Park, Maryland, has been on the horizon for Rutgers since it blew by Johns Hopkins, but Rutgers wanted to make sure they took care of business against the Wolverines Sunday before moving onto arguably its biggest game of the season.

“It was a huge win, especially from last year, it was a game I’ve been looking for ward to all year. Last year, I think we were not prepared, we had a bad week

of practice and we thought we could roll the balls out and take down Michigan,” Bieda said.

“That wasn’t the mentality this week. We know Michigan’s a great team, even though their record might not prove it ...

So I think it was huge having that mentality all week during practice and coming out and making it show today.”

For updates on the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team, follow @EricMullin_ and @TargumSports on Twitter.

Senior attacker Scott Bieda had 6 points in the Knights’ win over Michigan. He scored 2 goals and had 3 assists in the second half.

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GOALS

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Terrapins score first 9 goals in win, hand Knights 3rd consecutive loss

Knights have limited options in kicking room with Tim Gleeson out injured

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challenge for her team to take on, their cohesive offensive unit. was thrilled her with sophomore Maryland sparked a 9-goal run goaltender Bianca Dente’s strong in which five different players showing, despite the number of goals allowed. scored for the Terrapins.

“It was nice to see Bianca get Rutgers was able to stop Maryland’s blitz of scores midway a good solid game with 14 saves,” through the first half, when junior Brand-Sias said of Dente. “I think attacker Amanda Turturro scored defensively a lot of the shots that she was seeing, the (defense) did her eighth goal of the season.

Head coach Laura Brand-Sias a good job of cutting down angles said the Terrapins speed played and then she had one-v-nones a huge factor in the difficulty that she stepped up and made the Knights faced, but she was good saves.”

Dente’s 14 saves of the night not disappointed in the effort marked a of her team career-high trying to limit “I think at this point it’s for her, as she Mar yland’s for opportunities. all mental and I think that battled the entirety “I think we it’s just how we mentally of her time did a decent net against job,” Brandprepare for games rather in the Terrapins Sias said. than physically.” before being “I mean we replaced weren’t giving HALLEY BARNES m i d w a y up any crazy Senior Attacker through the fast breaks. second half We were by freshman getting in and recovering even if they were Devon Kearns.

Dunphey’s two scores in the getting steps on us.”

With the two teams game leaves her with a teamsignificantly separated on the high 30 goals and 37 points on scoreboard heading into the the season.

Rutgers will have an entire second half, the Terrapins had no plan of slowing down. week off to reflect on its loss to Maryland ran the score up the No. 1 ranked team before once again, scoring another being back in action against No. 13 6 consecutive goals, officially Northwestern in Illinois on Sunday.

Barnes said the Knights’ ending the Knights’ chances of physical preparation will continue making a comeback.

Rutgers showed one more to remain the same, but with that instance of its good character said, she believes her team’s when junior midfielder Kristina mental preparation will be key Dunphey scored her second moving forward.

“I think at this point it’s all goal of the game, as the Knights huddled together one more mental and I think that it’s just time to tr y and give one more how we mentally prepare for games rather than physically,” final push.

The Terrapins had no interest the Knights’ captain said. “I think in letting the Knights have a that the mental preparation and strong finish though, as Maryland the things that we did before this would score the game’s final game really need to carry over to goal with less than two minutes the Northwestern game.” left, adding a little more salt to For updates on the Rutgers Rutgers’ wound.

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Sophomore goalie Bianca Dente made a career-high 14 saves in the Knights’ 18-3 loss to Maryland on Saturday.

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Although things are currently working in his favor, Bonagura isn’t getting ahead of himself.

“I always like a little competition,” he said. “Even though there’s not a lot of competition for me, I still have the mentality because you can’t lose it. If you lose it, you’re going to be content with what you have and then you’re not going to get any better and you always want

to get better. There’s always room for improvement.”

Sophomore Michael Cintron is receiving all the snaps at the punter position as a result of Gleeson’s injury, but he’s well aware his spot as the starter is nowhere near locked up.

The Piscataway native is using the high volume of punts to prepare for when the battle heats up in training camp.

Senior wide receiver Janarion Grant has built a reputation as an effective kick returner after earning 934 return yards last season.

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“I take it as an opportunity to compete. There’s nothing set in stone right now. When Tim comes back, we’ll be right at competing,” he said. “I feel as though the punting I’m doing now, it’s really preparing me and giving me confidence, and when the summer comes around, me and Tim will be back at it, neck-to-neck. And may the best guy win.”

As the Knights figure out who will be kicking and punting this fall, there won’t be as much thought put into who will be receiving the punts and kickoffs from the opponents.

Senior wide receiver Janarion Grant is set to return as the punt and kick returner for Rutgers after his performance in the position in 2015. The Trilby, Florida, native had 934 kick return yards to go with three touchdowns.

Grant possesses the skills necessar y to succeed in the position — something Okruch saw when he came to Piscataway with former team Ohio State last season. “(The returners) have to be trustworthy about catching the ball. And, really, they have to be brave,” Okruch said. “When that punt is in the air, there’s 11 guys within 40 yards and they’re running full speed. You gotta have a guy that has a lot of courage. And we ask them to get vertical, to go straight for ward as fast as they can, and that requires a guy that not only has confidence to catch the ball but the toughness and skill set to get north and south right away. That’s where Jay (Grant) is so good. Jay goes fast, but he goes from one step to full speed immediately.’’

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April 11, 2016 SOFTBALL OHIO STATE 11, RUTGERS 9

Buckeyes explode for 38 runs in sweep of Rutgers BRET LEVINSON STAFF WRITER

Friday’s game between the Rutgers softball team and No. 24 Ohio State may not have been as cold as the Ice Bowl, but it was cold and windy enough to force fans to bundle up in blankets with hand warmers and tissues for their runny noses on deck.

But that didn’t af fect the Buckeyes.

Ohio State (24-8-1, 9-1-1) annihilated the Scarlet Knights this past weekend, tallying 38 total runs over the course of a threegame sweep.

“They hit the crap out of the ball,” said head coach Jay Nelson. “And that’s the way they’ve been all year long. They hit against good teams, they hit against everyone.”

In a series where the Knights (18-23, 2-7) led in two separate games, their pitching could not hold the lead as they got swept for the second time this season against a Big Ten foe.

What looked like a win for Rutgers on Friday after four innings of play turned into an Ohio State rout, as the Buckeyes added 13 runs in the last three innings.

resumed at 10 a.m. Sunday before the last game of the series.

After Ohio State would score a run in the top part of the fifth, senior Jordan Whitley hit a rocket to right center plating Slowinski and making the score 6-5 Ohio State.

In the seventh inning, the Buckeyes would continue their success at the plate, scoring 5 runs to make the score 11-5 and deteriorating any hope for a Knights’ comeback.

Rutgers loaded the bases twice in the bottom half of the seventh, scoring a total of 4 runs, but coming a bit short, losing the game 11-9 and dropping its second straight game.

Although Huang added a hit and 2 runs, she felt the team couldn’t come through with a big play offensively or defensively.

“I think the biggest thing is making the big play when we needed it,” Huang said. “Whether it was on offense or defense, we really couldn’t come through when we needed it.”

Senior infielder Melanie Swolinski hit a 3-run home run off Shelby Hursh, who boasts one of the In Sunday’s contest, senior pitchtop ERA’s in the Big Ten, in Rutgers’ loss to Ohio State. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2016 er Dresden Maddox took the circle.

Maddox allowed two quick Rutgers would then tack on 4 runs in the first, but bounced Ohio State struck first, scoring Aubrie Levine entered the circle for game one, allowing a total 2 runs in the first inning after Er- runs of its own thanks to senior back with four consecutive shutof 15 hits and 12 runs over 6 and ika Leonard hit a 2-run home run Melanie Slowinski’s 3-run shot to out innings, giving the Knights a straight center off of the Big Ten’s chance to come back. to left center.

1-3 innings of work. second best pitcher in ERA this It wasn’t until the sixth and season, Shelby Hursh. seventh innings that the Buck“I really eyes would pull didn’t think of away and add “Learning how to come 8 more runs to who she was,” Slowinski said, the final back and attack after a make referring to score 10-0. tough loss like this is Shelby Hursh.“I T h e just went up to Knights were more important bat, it was the held to just first inning and three hits on than anything.” there was a lot the day and of game to play.”

Slowinski JAY NELSON Sophomore preached the Head Coach Sierra Madneed for the dox would lineup to back then add one more run in the their pitchers up. bottom of the first inning by exe“I just think they are a realcuting a double steal along with ly good hitting team,” Slowinski her teammate senior catcher said. “Our pitching did pretty well, Elizabeth Adams. they just got their bat on the ball.

Ohio State would increase its I mean our bats have to get going lead by one after Emily Clark hit a to back up our pitchers.” solo shot to left field, making the Rutgers is now 0-9 versus score 4-3 Knights. ranked teams this season, but NelBoth teams would earn a run son doesn’t seem to be too worried until the fourth. Then the Buck- about the wins and losses, putting eyes took their hitting to another integrity before winning. level scoring 8 runs in the fifth, 2 “I’m not worried,” Nelson in the sixth and 3 in the seventh. said. “My goal is to get our girls Rutgers would drop the first to play better and to teach them contest by a score of 17-8, while how to play softball. And hopeOhio State’s Katya Duvall would fully at the end of the year, we’re receive her third win of the season. in contention and we’re fighting In Saturday’s game, the for a championship. But our inKnights took an early lead via tegrity is much more important Slowinski’s RBI, scoring senior then our win and losses. Learning Stephanie Huang. how to come back and attack afThe Buckeyes would tack on ter a tough loss like this is more 5 consecutive runs between the important than anything. This is second and third until Rutgers college, this isn’t the pros.” added two of their own to make the score 5-3 after three innings.

For updates on the Rutgers softDue to heavy rain, the rest of ball team, follow @TargumSports the game was scheduled to be on Twitter.

April 11, 2016

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Knights collect wins over Hawks in Piscataway, Philly MIKE O’SULLIVAN CORRESPONDENT

The cold and rainy weather seems to be sticking with the Rutgers baseball team when it plays games at home, but it is not fazing them one bit.

The Scarlet Knights (14-16) picked up two more wins over the weekend against St. Joseph’s (1314), and have now won six of their last eight games.

After struggling with some 1-run losses throughout March, the Knights have begun to turn their season around, coming at a great time with more Big Ten games ahead on the schedule.

“We’re starting to pitch like we’ve been expecting to,” said head coach Joe Litterio. “When we get Howie (Brey) out there on Friday, we expect him to perform every time. Then we did a good job of expanding the lead during the game, so it’s all starting to come together.”

Things got star ted quickly for Rutgers on Friday afternoon, as the team jumped out to an early lead to run past the Hawks and win 11-1.

It scored in each of the first four innings, pounding St. Joseph’s starter Tim Ponto (1-3) for nine hits over 2 1-3 innings pitched.

Junior outfielder Mike Carter had a game-high three hits, including an RBI single in the second inning.

With the Knights leading 5-0 heading into the bottom of the four th inning, junior designated hitter Christian Campbell broke the game open with a bases-loaded clearing three-run double to give his team an 8-0 lead.

It was plenty of offense for senior Howie Brey, the starting pitcher for Rutgers and reigning Big Ten Pitcher of the Week.

After being staked to an early lead, he delivered with another top per formance by striking out seven over six innings, allowing just three hits and no runs.

He improved his record to 3-3 on the season while lowering his ERA to 2.82. He is now 9-2 in 20 career games at Bainton Field.

The run support allowed him to pitch aggressively and attack

hitters, which he took advantage of by pounding the strike zone and only walking one batter.

“I was looking to get my fastball going against them,” Brey said. “At the beginning of the game, I was throwing my changeup for strikes really well, but then I started throwing them in the ground so I had to go back to my fastball. It ended up going well.”

Senior second baseman John Jennings also had himself a day at the dish.

After freshman outfielder Mike Martinez hit a pinch-hit 2-run home run in the sixth inning, Jennings followed with a solo shot of his own to make it back-to-back homers and an 11-0 the Knights lead.

The second home run of the season for Jennings capped off the scoring for Rutgers, as it went on to win the game, 11-1.

He missed some games recently with an injury but has returned by immediately making an impact at the plate.

“I’m starting to feel comfortable at bat again,” Jennings said. “The coaches did a good job of making sure I got (batting practice) on the side when I was out. Every single at-bat it starts to get a little bit easier.”

The two teams were scheduled to play again at Bainton Field on Saturday, but the game was cancelled due to the weather.

They then moved to St. Joseph’s Smithson Field for a series finale on Sunday, where the Knights prevailed 6-4 in a close game.

Despite their road struggles, they played a solid game and closed the weekend with a win away from home.

Junior Kyle Driscoll (2-3) earned the start and the win for Rutgers, completing five innings and striking out seven.

He allowed just 2 earned runs and continued the trend of dominant pitching by the Knights.

Dating back to their 5-0 shutout against Fordham last week, they have allowed just 5 runs over their last three games.

On offense, Jennings contributed again with an RBI single, and the Knights finished with 10 hits in the game.

IN BRIEF

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ormer Saints defensive end Will Smith was shot to death in New Orleans’ Lower Garden District Saturday night following a minor car crash, the coroner’s office confirmed.

Smith, 34, was shot after exchanging words with the driver of a Hummer H2 that rear-ended his Mercedes G63 SUV and caused him to strike another vehicle containing acquaintances of Smith, police said.

Smith was shot multiple times and his wife, Racquel, 33, was shot once in the right leg, according to police. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to New Orleans superintendent of police Michael Harrison.

J

ohnny Manziel is living with Denver Broncos linebacker and Super Bowl MVP Von Miller, he told TMZ. “I’m living out here with my guy, Von Miller. Ever ybody knows Von Miller. Super Bowl MVP, Von Miller, my brother.

I’m living with him right now,” Manziel told TMZ on Saturday night. “We’re getting our lives together, bro.”

Manziel’s comments were made in West Hollywood.

A day earlier, Miller advocated for the reigning Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos to sign his fellow Texas A&M alum.

“If I had to make my decision on it, he would already be on the Broncos,” Miller told repor ters Friday.

In the first win of the series, they belted 14 hits to score their 11 runs.

For the season, they have now reached double-digit hits 11 times, as the hitting and pitching are starting to blend together and result in some winning baseball.

It excites captain Jennings, who believes the best baseball is still ahead for this team.

“We’re going into games now thinking about the ways we can win the game instead of worrying about what might happen,” he said. “We have an older core of

guys on this team that are keeping everyone together, and then the younger guys are starting to figure out how to win in college baseball.”

For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow @Mike_OSully2 and @TargumSports on Twitter.

Senior second baseman John Jennings hit a solo home run in the Knights’ first win over St. Joe’s and followed up with an RBI single in the second win. DIMITRI RODRIGUEZ / PHOTO EDITOR / MARCH 2016

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“Even though there’s not a lot of competition for me, I still have the mentality because you can’t lose it. ... There’s always room for improvement.”

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Rutgers outlasts Michigan for 2nd Big Ten win

No. 1 Terps blitz RU for 18 goals in blowout win

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On April 2, the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team etched its name into the program history book by way of a 16-9 win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins, its first over the Blue Jays since 1990 and the highest ranked opponent the Scarlet Knights have taken down since 2003.

In the Knights’ following game just over a week later, they used another win over a Big Ten foe to make a little bit of history yet again.

No. 16 Rutgers (9-2, 2-0) scored the only 5 goals of the fourth quarter to outlast a feisty Michigan (3-7, 0-2) team 13-6 on Sunday afternoon at High Point Solutions Stadium.

The win secured the Knights their second Big Ten win of 2016, which tops their conference win total of just one from its inaugural season last year through two games.

“It wasn’t as sharp throughout the 60 minutes, but we certainly finished in the fourth quarter in a game where we weren’t able to get going,” said head coach Brian Brecht.

On a day Rutgers’ offensive attack wasn’t firing on all cylinders, senior Kris Alleyne proved to be large for the Knights in net once again.

Fresh off a 14-save performance against Johns Hopkins’ top-10 scoring attack, Alleyne continued his dazzling senior season in stopping 13 of the Wolverines’ 19 shots on goal, scooping two ground balls and causing a turnover. His strong play on Sunday pushed his save percentage to 57.1 percent and his goals against average down to 8.17 “We had a lot of transition, a lot of breaks because of the stellar play and the laser focus of Kris Alleyne,” Brecht said. “Kris Alleyne was sharp two weeks in a row, it’s the best lacrosse I’ve seen him play. He certainly gave us an opportunity to have a 1 to 2-goal lead throughout the game and was a big reason

An upset for the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team will have to wait another week.

The Scarlet Knights (3-10, 0-2) hung on for as long as they could before losing 18-3 to No. 1 ranked Maryland (12-0, 2-0) in a game where the Terrapins continuously proved themselves the best team in the Big Ten. The Knights opened the first seven minutes of play giving Maryland a tightly contested battle while keeping the Terrapins off the scoreboard for a significant chunk of the first half.

Rutgers could only postpone an inevitable scoring outburst from Maryland for so long before the flood gates would finally open in route to an 18-3 Terrapins victory.

Senior attacker Halley Barnes had unlimited praise for her team’s defense, noting the ability they showed on Saturday is something the Knights can carry into their remaining games to have success.

The Garnett Valley, Pennsylvania, native said the way her team’s defense came together and shut down some of the best players for the first seven minutes was unbelievable.

She said the start that Rutgers got off to against Maryland was a reflection of how the team has recently focused on not falling behind early in games.

“To show ourselves that we can do it against a team like Maryland, it’s kind of like why haven’t we been doing this all season, but it’s also — we’re going to do this for the rest of the season,” Barnes said.

The first seven minutes of the game were short lived by Rutgers, though, as Maryland’s onslaught of scoring began with a freeposition goal.

From there, the Terrapins dictated the first half in a dominate showing from

Special teams coordinator Vince Okruch is limited in working with the kicking and punting units due to injuries. EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / JANUARY 2016

Injuries set back Knights’ special teams depth chart

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When the Rutgers football team hits the field at High Point Solutions Stadium this fall in what will be the first season with head coach Chris Ash and his staff at the helm, there will be big questions in the minds of the fans in the stands.

Who’s going to be the starting quarterback?

How will the team adjust to playing in a spread offense after playing in the pro-style for so long?

What can be expected from the linebackers, who will be replacing all three starters from last season?

But one of the most important questions won’t be brought up until the Scarlet Knights are put into a situation they are surely looking to avoid.

“Here’s what I tell those guys — nobody thinks about a punter or kicker until you fail to convert a first down or you fail in the red zone,” said special teams coordinator Vince Okruch.

“Now you need three points or now you need a great punt, so a lot of times, it is overlooked.”

Sophomore Jules Heningburg scored 5 goals in the Knights’ win over Michigan.

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With star ting kicker Kyle Federico and punter Joey Roth graduating, the Knights are working to find their replacements this spring.

Tim Gleeson, the Australian punter who played in nine games in 2014, has yet to recover from a back injury that kept him out of action for all of last season. As a result, the competition for both spots is nonexistent. “(Junior placekicker) David (Bonagura) is the only one kicking. Because Timmy Gleeson had back surgery, Michael Cintron is the only one punting, so (the kicking competition is) a competition of one,” Okruch said. “Until Timmy gets healthy, there won’t be a competition.”

Bonagura, who has never kicked in a game for Rutgers, has been showing steady improvement in the first eight practices of the spring, Okruch said.

The Ramapo High School product hit all his attempts in Saturday’s scrimmage, the second of the spring, getting bailed out by a penalty call when he shanked an attempt, Okruch said.

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Boston Toronto

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Tampa Bay Baltimore

3 5

Miami Washington

2 4

Pittsburgh Cincinnati

1 2

Minnesota Kansas City

3 4

Chicago Cubs Arizona

7 3

PAIGE SENATORE,

Senior Distance Runner, earned 1 of Rutgers’ 7 first place finishes at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships.

Senatore won the 5,000-meter as her teammates won the 100m, 4x100m, 100m hurdles, 4x800m, high and triple jumps.

Junior midfielder Kristina Dunphey had 2 of the Knights’ 3 goals against Maryland.

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